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THE GEORGIA WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
•" ^ Thr 5on«t« of Florida baa also reject-
?' .,iiu*.iooal Amendment bj a unan-
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K EtKCTtoKa.—James E. Wiliams
Mayor of Atlanta, Wednesday
, v Kime day, Major CHnc wa< chosen
°L»{ Griffin- aau
‘ poNsriruTioNAL Amrndmknt.— On
r A T | 1<f the House of Representatives
V' r r[oridaLe?i*datuw> voted unanimously
^ of the adoption of the committee’s
' A ,,iccting the Constitutional Amend
' p p Rowell, Esq., was re-elected
*' 0 f the city of MHledgeville, on Satur-
,'. \\tn, Peter Fair, Clerk; Peter Fot -
*, , 5 | in i ; Messrs. S. (?. White, F. Skin-
j Moore, C. Vaughn, B. B. DeQraffm
vldermen. Fourth ward, tie. ,
jr V Herald’s Washington special says
f,> " rtf r.rt- 15,000 or 30,000 troops mm
' • -cu in Washington, and between that
'"'At Haiti more. Various speculations
,‘^'t'l ** to the Intention in concentre-
Ajitlarge a force nt the present time.
r^'eversl iron columns, designed for
* , ment Central Railroad bridge ov«r
[ o, i; .ce. arrived at Savannah, on board
!t .v.nohip Fannie, Monday last. They
•h j,250 pounds each, and are from a ball
-^TThe adjourned term of Washington
' tri>r Court, which w»< ordered for the
j ti„ U ilay in December, has been indefi-
tj j putponed on account of the failure of
jjAr Ha'-’s to get another to take his place
no Iwnrh.
llo.v. J. B. Cam well, of Charleston, lias
rt jd«ted Senator in Congress from South
r . ina. Never henrri of him liefore, but
. f f,airier says “ his tnlen*s and atiilitics
3 ;, ( nilv lit him tor the position to which
khnhern appointed by the suffrages of
legislature.”
Columbus Enquirer says: ‘H.uu-
. : At General Longstrcet, Col. P. W. Alex-
^.r.tlic well known war correspondent.
]I„u. James M. Smith, Into of the Con
nie Congress, ate in our city. We hove,
vtn pleated to learn that the two last named
jrttlrmen are likely to become residents.
vv* A Radical United States District
; -ge, at Huntsville, Ala., by the name of
jaitt-J, has delivered a charge to bis grand
'att, instructing them to find true bills for
I tnt*m ag-inst persons who have been en-
l m«] in war against Hie United States Oov-
nrnt. and also against, persons who de-
< tit Congress of the United Stntes.
Inr. Ecpavla News.”—Wo were in er-
*<:*btn Mating llut the above paper hart
tlpesrtd in full size already, niter the confia
miion by which the office was Uestroyvd.—
Wc vert led into error by the last nuralier
(wing to baud some time after the fire. The
-N‘however, will appear very soon, in
iilttk. . \ ■
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Cirrus of Regulars.--Ucn. J. P. Brown-
lov la hi'en appointed Captain in the 8th
R^giatat of Regulars in the United States
iraj, c l is allowed until the first of April,
^apart tor duty at Suu Francisco. Old
Bwnsliw is anything but grateful for this
r.'tipiimrnt to his son, as he says in the lost
Wlic:
•Tie Governor considers the honor of‘
xmoding a company of Regulars on our!
toicm frontier, and skirmishing with wild
liiiians, a poor compensation for having
fafght through the rebellion, and having re
tool wounds in battle, from tho effects of
tilth he never can recover. And had his
i consulted him, the Governor would have
‘ towI him against accepting any such po-
THE RADICAL PROGRAMME.
So far as we can gather from their move
ments In Congress nnd announcements In their
newspaper press, the programme of the
Northern Radicals may be summed up as fol
lows : All power, except to execute the laws,
is to bo taken out of the hands of the Presi
dent. The Constitution is to be changed to
suit the views of their party solely by North
ern votes. Every Southern man is to be held
personally responsible for what he did under
compulsion of the Confederate authorities.—
Jeff. Davisis to be hanged by the neck until
he is dead. Treason is to be “made odious.”
The re 1*1 leaders in exile are to be denied
the privilege of returning. The southern
State governments are to be overthrown.—
The property of rebels is to be confiscated
nnd they are to be disfranchised. There is to
l>e a wliolesnle enfranchisement of the nc-
groi.s, and an enlargement of the powers of
the freedmen’s bureau, and generally an iron
lmudistobc laid on the ‘Obdurate” South
ern people.
Such is the programme; bow far they will
be enabled to carry it into practical effect,
remains to - be seen. There is a vast differ
ence between the laying down of proposition's
by bad or crazy men, and giving them the
force of law through the constituted author
ities of the nation. As regards the change
of the SonthernStatcs into territories, it would
seem ttint even the Radical Congress is estop
ped, ns they have for nearly two years, been
treating tbem ar> states in every respect except
allowing them representation in Congress,
and they promised even that, provided they
would ratify the f’onstUutionnl Amendment;
at least the great body of them did. Amcud-
menta liavo lieen submitted to them at States,
capable of taking part in changing the fun
damental law of the country; bow then enn
they ho considered Territories by the present
Congress ? Tennessee, us much in rebellion
as the tot, ratified (so-called) the Amend
ment, and promptly received the stipulated
consideration in the admission of her meni-
mers. Will Tennessee be made a Territory ?
If not, why f Has Congress the power to
make Territories out of Stntes I It so, give
us the authority. But authority is nothing
now. Even Mr. Greeley, iuore moderate than
TIIE ELECTION TO-DAT.
This journal has taken no part in the active
struggle that has been going on for weeks for
officers to administer our city government for
the coming year; but as the election is at
band, we should be recreant to our duty did
wc fail to give a word of advice where so
much is at stake.
As regards the candidates respectively, tho
people know them far better than we do, nnd
consequently we shall not say elect this or
that man to office. The rule should lie with
every good citizen to elect none but compe
tent and reliable men. Such are to be found
on the tickets, and they should l>e cbosen
without regard to the manner of their com
ing into the field. Macon cannot afford to
have a weak and inefficient administration at
the present time, nor one that will not com
mand respect for the intelligence and high
character of the men who compose it. We
are emerging ftom the embarrassments of a
long and disastrous war. and just entering
anew the race for progress with our sister
cities of the State. Everything of prosperity
with ug depends upon the selection of wise
and virtuous men to manage our mu
nicipal affaire—men who have the
capacity to understand our wants, the
integrity for a faithful appropriation of
our resources, the administrative tact to save
from waste and confusion, and the character
to command respect at borne and abroad. A
corrupt or imfficicrit city government may
squander our means, embark in fatal experi
ments, and throw our city ten years back in
the race for wealth and greatness. Wc can
not afford to have such a government now,
and every old and sterling citizen, every pro
perty holder, instead of remaining passively
in liis office or counting-room, and leaving it
to demagogues and place hunters to put a
bad government over us, should take the
field to day, and by his influence as well as
his vote, give direction to affaire and save us
from untold trouble. This matter lias been
too much neglected in the past, and now is
the time to commence the work of reform.
Let every man go to the polls, without re
gard to weather, and sec that his indifferent
or forgetful neighbor follows his example.
Georgia Legidaiure.
Sf" The New York Herald, consistent
rel.r in its inconsistency, comes out strongly
a (Ivor of tho plan it so bitterly denounced
•Wait was promulgated by Bumner and Sle-
riz: the plan of subjecting the non-
tpratmeU Slates to tho condition of Terri
Wits, It even goes so far as to suggest that
Aree-fourth-* of the present represented States
tlosM ratify constitutional amendments, of
iMtwelvcs.
The HeraUl would not be the Herald witb-
«t such tricks. It [never knew, nor cored,
»h»t principle or truth was, nnd always
fought on the sule that payed beat. It has
fost nearly all its Southern patronage, no man
:f self respect will take it, and hence its aour-
•*** toward tbc South. We have only to
4n>p a few thousand into its coffers to cause
n to wheel about again and take aides with
we South. But the Herald has long since
tst tli influence, and it is a waste of time to
*nte about it. H
THl NORTHERN DE*MOURACr AND NEGRO
SUFFRAGE.
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer thus comes to the
•Mcue of the Democratic leaders North,
kuiMt charges alleged by a correspondent of
’•« Autrust* Constitutionalist:
A MrscirrEvocs Fool or Knave.—The
(Georgia) Constitutionalist has a
-woievaus writer for a New York corres-
who deethh best to misleacfand do-
the readers of that paper. In a late
*' ,e Constitutionalist lie say*:
“Tne course of the Chicago Times, the
J7 ,0a Po*t, and other influential Democratic
P* 8 *! >" openly advocating negro suffrage,
.7* *° demoralized tho Democratic party
it h U lost the little influence that re-
•JWfd to it. * • * I bare known
than a year that a majority of the
leaders hare been in favor of uni-
2*1 suffrage; they have only been pre-
avowinglt by the opposition of Pres-
7*1 Johnson and their distrust of the rank
of the party. * * Still, the
•J** of ‘he presses I have named will il-
*-•-«« again how little the South can rely
T*, Northern politicians who are
. w loud than Southern leaders in proclaim-
rights of the South. The present
men, who at Philadelphia, sol-
S-jj. • Mwr t*d the Jnst rights of the Southern
^T*snd people, and flUadiM
-T^wtion to vindicate them, roust ds-
lingering hopo there is left that
Tk» i Concur will yet prove itself.”
if t '*° vcr J essence and distillation
There is no Democratic lead-
many of Ills class, lias told us that there are llemarlcsof Mr. WernUe, of Upson, on the Hill
duties arising out of tho late wax that rest on I endorse hythe State the Bonds of the Mut-
bigber authority tVanthe Constitution4n1 V" liail ™ d Company, delkired in the
other words, that Black Republican hate a lid
interests are to be hereafter the supreme laws j Mr. Speaker: The bill under considcra-
of the land. Then is there no legal check tion is one which I introduced, and one in
to those imputes, unholy and destructive as which I take considerable interest, and one,
they are. -f favorably received, will benefit a large por-
How long will the great majority of the tion of the people of the Empire State of the
people of the United States submit to these Duri the latc unt brtunate war. the
assumptions ? Has the spirit of freemen de- „ - . ■. „ , .
parted forever that such a perni cious and Confederate Government seized and run our
oppressive revolution can be effected in the I road from Barnesville to Thowuston, from
w hole plan of Government without resist- tbc beginning to tho end of the war, paying
nnce < Are we, in fact and deed, ready to be I us j n Confederate nionev, which is now on
slaves and take the yoke ? Time will deter- L *., n
mine all things, and*this with the rest. °“ r 1,ttnds and ut,er! > * 0n accouut
I of our ports being blockaded, we were una-
GOVERNOR JBNKINS. I ble to keep up our road, and now the road
e fear tho moral tone of the people,of I f rom Thomaston to Barnesville needs repairs.
Georgia is unequal to a just appreciation,of In addition to this, when General Wilson _
our most virtuous and excellent Chief Magis- raiders came to Thomaston, the Federal sol-
trate. He is not the man to suit the tastes I diers burned our depots and destroyed our
that have been gratified by gubernatorial and I engines.
other elections of late rears. He has none of ^ he Confederate Government took control of
2:iS3l?Sl^;sf«2r»aTato 1
of self, no impniscs but truth and his coun-1 federate money, and State of Georgia Treas-
try’s good. We feared, from the beginning, I ury notes. By reference to the report of the
that his administration, while honorable I President of the Muscogee Railroad, you will
and glorious for the State, would not bo a perceive that to day, the Road has on
i tt • • 1-dr * * i I band ninety thousand doliars of 8tate Treas-
popular one. lie is indifferent to popular nry Notcs . J If lLe Iate Convention had not
applause, nnd would follow the dictates of repudiated, her notes, we, to day, would not
duty did they doom him to certain politiud I be under the necessity of asking you for
destruction. His high character is above all * tate would have your notes to
v , . , tlie amount of ninety tliousaml dollars, which
unworthy or selfish purposes, and no earthly wonW enable U3 t ,f go on and con 7 t , ct tho
influence can induce him to perform an act Barnesville and Thomaston Railroad from
thrt be believes wrong in itself or opposed I Thomaston to Genera, a distance ot twenty-
to the fundamental law of the State. He is f ? ar *!»• connecUon, we bring the
not the man to be med for any such purport. ot)lcr roftd> nQW jn operation in lhj8 gtata—
and sf is to be regretted that interests liaro J ft would save the people of this State all the
arisen, weighty and commanding interests, I money, that is now paid to Alabama on the
that may tempt men ot stuff leas stern and | West Point RaHroad to Opelika, and from
appoin t h a’, v ts
Of the Georgia Episcopal Methodist Con
tercnce for 18G7.
Savannah District.—W. Ksox, Presiding
Elder.
Savannah—Trinity—R. J- Corley j Isle
Hope and city mission, A. M. ynn; Ma
riner’s Church, C. T. Oslin.
Springfield cir.—D R McWilliams.
Sylvania cir.—J M Stokes
Bethel and col’d charge—T A Pharr.
Waynesboro—J M Austin.
Habersham, Bethany and Burke colored
charge—T B Lanier.
Louisville cir-FT Reynolds.
Concord colored charge—H B Murphy.
Hine-vi'e cir.—J E Bentell.
Bryan cir.—W B McHan.
Darien nnd McIntosh—S A Clark.
Reidsville cir.—S B Payne, W FJConlv, su
pernumerary.
Ohoopi t-Mission—S S Simmons.
Statesboro—To be supplied by W H Rog
ers.
Home District—A G Hatgood, Presiding
Elder.
Rome—AM Thigpen.
Cave Spring cir.—J W Ilidly.
Cedartown—To be supplied.
Mantissas cir.—C A Evans.
Kingston cir.—W P Rivers.
Calhoun cir.—U. II. Jones.
Npringplaco cir.— ' o be supplied by Wm
Heath.
Lafayette—W T Hamilton.
Dalton—J T Norris.
Whitfield—B J Johnson.
Ringgold—J L Lupo.
Sumuu-rville—W A Parks.
Etowali—To be supplied by T M Pledger.
MiUedgeville District — J C Simmoss, pre
siding Elder.
MiJledgeville—W P Pledger.
Eatonton—J W Hinton.
Putnam cir. J W Knight and R R John
son.
Monticello and colored charge—D Kelsey.
Clinton cir.—W P Arnold.
Jackson cir.—W P Howland.
Liberty Hill cir.—To be supplied by J R
Smith.
Forsyth Station—S T Payne.
Forsyth cir.—W G Allen.
Macon District.—D D Cox. P E.
Macon, Mulberry street—J S Key and J W
Burke.
First street—W P Robinson.
Knoxville cir.—J B Smith.
Jeffersonville cir.—W 8 Baker.
Irwinton amt Gordon cir.—N D Moore-
bouse.
S-mriersville cir.—J D Anthony, one to be
supplied.
Sandereviile colored charge—To be sup
plied by S Bell.
Gibson cir.—W. Lane.
Dublin cir.—C A Moore.
Jacksonville cir.—To be supplied by W D
Busey.
Jit Vernon—W M C Conley.
Swainsboro—L P Neese.
E H Myers, Editor Southern Christian Ad
vocate.
J M Bonnell, President of the W F Col
lege.
Cullodcn and col’d charge—M H White, j your own, and his pleasant, genial smile,
Cauipbollton circuit and Sandtown mission j revealing a beautiful set of teeth, created
—James Jones. j attachment because of the warm heart it
W A Rogers, Pres't Griflin Female College. | indicated.
| He married the sister of Mr. T. C.Nishetof
Athens Diitrirt—W R Brakham, P E. jour city, Miss Santh Nishet. who, with two
Athens—II II Parks. children—a boy and a ^irl—survives him;
Athens c-olored charge to he supplied by J but her home in Athens, Ga., is rendered
RMcClusky. ‘ desolate by this great bereavement. For,
Watkinsville and colored charge—A CI with all his other excellences, Gen. Smith
Worley, and one to be supplied. was the best and most tender of husbands,
Factory mission—To be supplied. and the kindest of fathers.
Madison—George Kramer. When the time conies for the South appro-
Morgan and colored charge—W R Foote, I priately to hallow the memory of her faithful
and J L Pierce, sup. Isons, we hope and believe that a lofty niche
Greensboro circuit -J W Tally and A jin the Temple of Fame will be ascribed to
Means, sup.
Green circuit—T F Pierce.
Lexington and colored charge—A Dolli-
ficld.
Washington—JI Calloway.
Broad River cir.—L L Ledlietter.
Little River cir.—To be supplied by G G
Nonnan.
Lincolton cir.—R J Harwell.
Dahloncga Dist—W A Simmons, P E.
Daliloncga and Aurana—G. Hughes.
Lumpkin cir.—Jos Chambers.
Cummiug.—L Q Allen. J II Jlaslibume, I d e X .
SU P- We would prefix to it onr recollections of
Oharlana cir.—To be supplied by N H Pal- him as the architect of the defences of New
mer * . Orleans. It these were not effectual it was
Blausville and Morgantown.—JI G Ham- j DO { because they were well planned and con
Maj.-General Martin Lctiier Smith,
Tlie L>ntc Gen. Marlin L. Smith.
If we omitted to make more than a mere
mention of the death of this gentleman late
lyin Georgia, where he wasengtaeer-ia-chief
of several lines of railroads in that State,
it was not because we failed to recognize in
him a gentleman nnd a soldier of great yet
modest merit, but because wc were not
aware of the facts as to his life’s history after
the surrender of New Orleans. We find them
now in the Baton.Rouge Advocate, supplied
by their New Orleans correspondent, Vin-
i>y.
Elijah cir.—To be supplied.
Canton.—J it Parker.
Gwinnette.—To be supplied by J
ford.
Brunswick Dist—J W Turner, P E.
Ba inbridge Dist.—
Ocmulgee Jlission.—J W Simmons.
Millen cir.—J B Wardlaw.
Newton and Colquitt Sfation.—T B Har-
ben.
Quitman District—Jlorvin circuit.—P
Harris.
Groversville circuit.—Jas Harris.
Atnericus District.—C R Jewett, P E.
structed, but because they were not supplied
with the proper armament, and because in
J this city the idea \va> rather to play than act
Brad-1 the soldier.—JF. O. Picayune.
DEATH OF OEN. It. L. SMITH.
Many of the bravest and best in the “last
cause” pass away without cveu receiving a
funeral eulogy; but we who served under his
command through so important and trying a
crisis in the late war as the defence of Vicks
burg, bear testimony to his worth and offer
a slight tribute of praise to his memory.
Although his name may not have figured
inofficial reports, or the public journals of
the day so conspicuously as some others en
gaged in the defence of that memorable place,
yet he twice saved the city from capture,
and. at the commencement of the final
investment, prevented the immediate surren-
placed under hi; command and held in re
serve. During the heat of battle, aud when
the result was d mbtful, Smith pi seed him
self at the head of this body of veteran troops,
and passed rapidly along tho line of attack.
As he arrived opposite the 27th Louisiana, he
saw its flag planted upon the breast-work, and
fora moment mistaking it for that of the
enemy, was about to charge, but recognizing
the men he moved on, leading the M'ssouri-
ans through :i storm of shot am she! ’, when
the Louisianians, seeing him jibsp. raised a
"bout above the din of buttle, oti ; of the men
observing him leaning forward in tils eager
ness to reach the point of destination, cried
out at the top of his voice: “Boys, huzza for
‘Old Ramrod,’ this is the first time I ever saw
him bend to his work.” The General, whose
form was remarkably erect, had acquired the
soubriquet of “Old Ramrod,” but on this oc
casion he was too intent on accomplishing
his purpose to maintain bis characteristic at
titude. His presence gave assurance that he
was prepared for the emergency, and ready
to lead his men in person. They stood firm
and the enemy were beaten back. During
the investment it was his habit to visit nml
personally inspect bis whole Ime, seldom leav
ing that duty to subordinates. Wib knew him
only as an officer, \et we ever found hil l cour
teous and kind to his subordinates, beloved
by his men, aud we can truly say, that during
the whole time we served under him, never
heard an unkind word uttered against his
official or private character—and now that
“ he sleeps liis lust sleep, and has fought his
last battle,” we believe none will refuse to ac
cord to liis memory the just title of “ Hero
of Vicksburg.” Vindex.
From the Chronicle & Sentinel-1
E.
moral sense less impregnable, to pursue them
without any Dice regard for the obligations
to be found in tbe statue bonk or the ultimate |
welfare of society.
This spirit of querulousncss against Gov.
Jenkins cropped out more thnu a year ago, I
Opelika on the Montgomery road to Colum
bus. This connection would materially bene
fit all the counties South of Geneva. They
would be able to bring their corn from Atlan
ta, at a much reduced price than is now paid
by the planters in all the counties lying South
of the Muscogee railroad.
Upson county is properly a manufacturing
and there have not been wanting demagogues I county, and the day m not far distant when
who, without the courage to attack him I she will be one of the richest manufacturing
boldly, have, by indirection, insinuation, and counties in the State. Before the war, we
« f **r T*
•moulder, sought to lan it into a flame for I quantities of goods to the Government, nnd
:heir own advantage. We had cant about I we supplied thousands of our soldiers wivrfc,
aristocracy when be sanctioned a bill to I widows and children with cloth to hide tlicir
repair and refurnish the Executive JInnsiop nakedness and make them warm and com
. , , * ... , , 1 fortable. Two ot our cotton mills were
when it had been mutilated and defiled by j burned down by General Wilson’s raiders
tbe Federal soldiery; and when u conscicn-1 when passing through our county. But to-
tious conviction of duty and a sacred regard day, we are building on a much larger scale,
for the constitution of liis State, which he 'V 1 ™^ factories pearly ready to receive
, , ^ the machinery, nnd the machinery on hand,
lia-l sworn to support, leiMi m to aflix lus read y to put Hp j n a gPoj-t time. It will
veto tothe'Stay Law, tho opposition gathered I take between seven and eight hundred ope-
Torcc, and some were oven reckless enough to j ratives to run our mills. In order to main-
chsrge him with unfeeling disregard of the | ^ and support our people, it becomes nec-
Blberton District.—D J Mvrick, I*
Elbert on cir.—J II Grogan.
Elbert—E G Murrain
Jefferson—M F Malsby, A W Williams.
Martison Springs—W T Xornan.
Ilonur cir—C H Ellis.
Hartwell—Britton Saunders.
Clarksville cir—F G Hughes.
Clayton Jliss—H Cranford.
Gainesville cir—W T Caldwell
Augusta Dist—W H Porter.
Augusta—St. Johns—A Wright.
St James—G H Pattillo.
Asbury—C W Key.
Harrisburg JIis9—J S Hopkins.
Trinity—To be supplied by Ned West.
Richmond and Col’d charge J A Reynolds,
D W Calhoun sup.
Columbia and colored charge—S Rush, R
A Connor sup.
Warrenton cir—J M Dickey—J T Curtis,
sup.
Hancock—Joseph Lewis, sen.
Sparta—A J Jarrell.
County Line—J V JI Jlorris.
L. Pierce, ag’t., Sunday Schools North Ga.
Conference.
Columbus District—R. B. Lester, Presid
ing Elder.
Columbus—St. Luke—J E Evans, Girard
and Wesley chapel Jliss., J E Littlejohn.
St. Paul—J O A Clarke.
Muscogee cir.—W W Oslic
Upatoi Jliss—W W Tidwell.
Butler cir.—G S W Anthony.
Tallbotton and colored charge—R W Dix
on.
Talbot cir.—C A Fulwood.
Hamilton—A J Dean.
Harris colored charge—To be supplied by
F W Brannon.
Lanier cir.—W Brooks.
Ellaville—RF Williamson.
Amcricus—G G N McDonnell, J P Dun-1 der of the garrison by liis vigilance, energy
can sup. land military skill.
Bethel—W JI D Bond. I The siege of Vicksburg may properly be
JIagnolia Springs—B F Breedlove. I said to have commenced on the 18th of May,
Oglethorpe and Montezuma—To lie sup-11803, and ended by its surrender on the 4tli
plied. I of July, 1863. Smith was the first Corifedcr-
Fort Valley circuit—E A II JIcGchce. late officer who took command there after the
Perry Station—E P Burch. I tall ot New Orleans. He was then in enm-
Hay.uevillc circuit.—J JI Marshall. mand of a Louisiana brigade, composed of
Vinnna circuit—WM Watte I the 20th, 27th and 28th regiments of infi-in-
Ilaw kinsville Jlission—J J Morgan and J try, with Pinckney’s, afterwords Ogden’s bat-
W Traywick, sup. talion and two companies of the 1st Louis-
Isabella—W T McMicliael. iana Heavy Artillery. On his arrival, Jlay
btarkville circuit.—G. Bright., 12d. 1862, lie commenced placing guns in po-
S. Anthony, Agent Sabbath School, South I sitiou on tbe river to meet the attacks of the
Georgia Conference. I Federal fleet coming from below, and by the
B. Arbogast, transferred to Holsten Con-1 time it arrived, on the 17th of Jlay, bad
fercuce, President of the Martha Washington I mounted eight guns of different calibre.—
College. j With his small force of Louisianians, nearly
A. T. JIann, to JIt-mphis Conference, and I all of whom were raw troops, and these
stationed at Wesley Chapel in Memphis. I uieagro means of defence, he defied and held
Next Conference, to be held for North I at bay the powerful fleet flushed with recent
Georgia Conference at Atlanta. j triumphs.
Southern Conference at Savannah. | It soon became evident, however, that
Lovell, who commanded the department, was
Jlujor General Martin h. .Smith. I about to evacuate the place, aud orders to
. . ... . , ... , | that effect had already been issued, wln-n, bv
JNo fitting tribute to this brave man, per-1 t j le ac t; ve exertions of Gov. Pettus, of Mis-
fect gentleman, accomplished engineer and I sissippi, backed by the influence of the heroic
gallant soldier, fins yet appeared. For months I women, ot Vu ksburg,. these orders were
we have been awaiting a promised JI3. from countermanded, and Smith remained in com
• t > • . tv ■ xt i . mand. From tlmt time- until the final sur-
a member of his staff, m New Orleans; bull Q(]er h( . contlmled at hu po8tf cithcr ft3
as it lias not yet come to hand, we insert n I eliief or subordinate commander, ever active,
few extracts from the Southern Press, which I efficient and faithful tc duty. But the crown-
do partial justice to General Smith. Gen. I big acts of his career were manifested during
Smith was educated at West Point, and for tl 'V" v f‘ , uerit. He -saved the place from
. . , . -. , ’ -T , I capture by surprise, repulsed the enemy in
a number ot years served in the old Lmted I t j lc j r fij-gt onslaught, restoring the drooping
States regular army, mostly in tbe engineer I spirits ot tbe brave but discomfited army of
department. He accompanied Gen. Scott’s I Pemberton, and by a bold and masterly ef-
army to Jlexico, and planned the works to , rt : in the f; iee of Sherman’s corps, prevent-
* 11* ~ i t * i a. v. a* • led tue capture of the wagon tram of am mu-
around Vera Cruz, and planted tbe batteries nhion supp1ie9 , ro ,„ Snyder's Bluff.
that compelled the surrender of that city. T j Je battle of Big Black was fought on Siin-
At tho commencement ot secession, he re- day, the 17th of Jlay, 1863, about twelve
signed a most pleasant and lucrative position I miles from Vicksburg. Pemberton’s army
in the War Department at Washington-tlmt ™? defeated «md retreated into the town, ai-
_ . . ‘ * , riving there about dark. Smith, who com
of inspecting charts of coast survey—and j Inanded a division composed of Vaughn’s,
when our Provisional Government was j Baldwin’s, and Shoupc’s brigades of infantry,
formed, he reported to President Davis for I remained in Vicksburg with a portion of
duty, in Jlontgoincrv, and was ordered, the I Shoupe’s brigade and the heavy artillery, to
visit bislamily, and for three long years, so in ring the investment, his left resting on the which is nmv in nrA ,,_ , nn , rnid ; nn ’
MAJOR.-OEN. M. L. SMITH.
The untimely death of this distinguished
and lamented officer, has called forth from
the Press of the South many touching tri
butes to his worth and services. It was onr
good fortune to have served with Gen. Smith
in the Army of Northern Virginia, and to
have known him afterwards, whilst hq was
Chief of Engineers in the Department of
Tennessee. He was chief of the Engineer
Corps of Gen. Lee’s Army in 1864, ana con
tributed by skill and untiring exertions in
securing our army tlie series of commanding
positions which it at different times occupied
in the spring and summer of that year, from
the Rapidan to Petersburg. He was univer
sally esteemed in the army for his rare gifts,
both of mind ami heart, and his .>‘d com
mander will drop a tear to Ins memory
whene ver the mention of his name recalls the
recollection of liis services. Gen. Smith mar
ried a Georgia lady, who survives him. We
believe his family 'are now living in Athens.
We commend the soldier's widow and family
to tbe tender care uod sympathy of liis sur
viving comrades.
Tlie Louisville Courier says of (his la
mented, noble, gallant and highly gifted
soldier :
In the old Army of the Potomac, a silent
locking gentleman, but one whose restless
eye seemed to notice every shrub and' bush,
wearing the stars of a general, accompanied
by a full staff, could be seen riding along the
lines, liis presence seemed to create an awi
as he rode along, and the most noisy even
hushed. Also tlie staff that rode behind him
were perfectly quiet. They indulged, in no
conversation and no smile wreathed,their
lips. Like shadows they rede after spectres.
Tile soldiers would say, “Who’s that?”
“ Why, that’s General Smith.” “ Who'
General Smith ? ” would be the next question,
“ I don’t know.” V> r e have repeatedly heard
these remarks as this scientific man passed
the lines, and never without the thought of
what is lame?”
General JIartin Lutlicr Smith was a grad
uate of West Point, and served through the
Mexican war with distinction. He had the
reputation of being one of tlie best officers in
his line in tlie service, nc entered the Con
federate service, ot the commencement of hos
tilities, and from that time until the close of
the war, labored industriously in his duties
as general and chief of engineers. It was lie
who selected the sites for the defences thrown
up from the Wilderness to Petersburg, it was
he who selected the lines for our heroes to
dress upon, and night and day. with indus-
try, genius and perseverance, this great man
labored under liis distinguished chieftain, R.
E. Lee, for the cause he loved so well.
He died iu Rome, Ga., only a few days ago,
and he goes to the grave almost unchroni
cled. His Ixidy was carried to Athens^ Ga.,
for interment. At the time of his death ho
was chief ot that section of railroad which ia
to connect Selma, Ala., and Dalton, Ga.; of
essary for us to buy largely of provisions from
Cherokee Georgia. Therefore, tbe counties
in all Cherokee Georgia will be benefitted by
the connection of this Road.
I appeal to Representatives in that portion
r" J T'"T I of the State to stand up and help me pass
could be expected knowingly and wu-1 tll j g " ft
The Alabama and Tennessee Legislatures
sufferings of bis people. His decision con
dieted with important interests, and the ob
jectors bad not tbe ingenuousness to ask
themselves the question whether any honest
man
fully to yiolatc the constitution and bring
Lumpkin District—L J Dttvies PE.
Lumpkin and Green Hill—G Warbrough
Cuthbert and Georgetown, JQA Cook.
Randolph—J Scaife and one to be supplied,
Fort Gaines—B J Baldwin.
Stewart—G T Turner and one to be sup
plied.
Buena Vista—J T Ainsworth, T F Tignor,
supernumerary.
Cusseta—To be supplied by W Hanson.
Weston cir.—D O’Driscall.
Dawson—T T Christian.
Atlanta District.—H J Adams, P E.
Atlanta—Wesley Chapel, W G Harrison,
and W J Scott; City Mission, J B Papne, W
PPatillo; Trinity, W JI Crumley, J N Cra
ven, supernumerary.
Atlanta circuit—W J Wardlaw.
Decatur—W A Dodge.
Covington and Oxford circuit—J J Single-
ton and \V JIaloy, M W Arnold, sup.
Yellow River circuit—W A Florence and
;>°*c
k./’’’Rra suffrage ; no papers of note for
” *th»y e been Democratic, except the Chi-
and Boston Post, whose articles,
C'^ppmvnl which they have received,
kiia.i * . Un * n * ,nous sentiment of the party
juft’l l* mho strongest terms. So far from
p r . un °cracy being demoralized by the pa
^‘“question, and losing their influence,
* granger to-day than they were when
betri^ t,0n * Wero hrid* nnd if they were to
again, would carry someofthem
I* doubt. The Httempt of this let-
jj-.L ,(r lo destroy the confidence of the
! pic in their friendsat the North.
“2J*Kesentatk>n nnd calumny,- is, in the
wicked nnd malicious. The
*i*4? M \ f ''°l, mtamly in the Radi- j
perjury upon his own soul. We may differ have extended State Aid to their people and
in opinion with Gov. Jenkins on these ques-1 the system “works like a charm, ’ and I am
tions, but no upright man will expect him to P r °4 d know that this Legislature is mov- A Gray,
do what he belioves to be wrong. We can I in £ ln same direction. _ I Monroe \> II Evans,
thus afford to differ, and without impairing I 1 hold that a State has the same right to
our confidence ip tlie man. Ho is quite as I htl P t‘ er suffering and distressed people,
patriotic and knows as much of tho constitu-1 whenever made safe, ns a fatlier has to help
tion as most if not all of us, and consequent- his children, when Betting out in life for
ly, however we may dissent from his views, themselves. Wc arc now struggling tor lilo
we are bound to respect them nnd not make I an d all we ask is, for you to come to our re
am upon him. Of one thing ail may rest ns- 1‘cf, and we think that by onr energy we will
sured : Charles J. Jenkins will do what he B° on be °n the road to prosperity. We don’t
honestly believes to lie right, and however ask you for one dollar in money wc only ask
warped othere ma f be by self-interest and the Jou to lend us State Aid by endorsing our
defeat of favorite ocheraes, every good man [ boons to the amount of ^*^80,000, whereby
in Georgia will do him justice by respecting wc buy the iron in Europe to lay on our
both his motives and his acts. road. In order to make yon safe beyond all
doubt, we propose to give yon a guaranty
TJ . | unprecedented. Tho road only asks you to
rn« Wat: | endorec her bonds, which is a valid lien upon
Alpharetta—J R Gaines.
JIarictta—W F Cook.
Acwortb—To*be supplied.
Powder Springs circuit—0 Trusscll, A J
Deavors, sup.
Lawrenceville circuit—J HLowrcy.
Jos Lewis, jr., Professor in Emory College.
Death of Rev. James Sbwaix. ■
timorcpapers announce the cleathin that city eig j, t hundred thousand dollars of property,
of the Rev. Mr. Scwall, of the Baltimore Con* and a | so upon tbo private property of the
fercnce of the 31. B. Church. The decease^ sto ckholdere to the Amount of fifty cents in
was seventy-six years of ago, and during the the dollar on tUe ftmount of that stock,
middle penoa ol liis life was stationed forj in addition to this, we offer you a sub-
several years m Savannah, and occupied a scription from the City Council of Columbus
high position as a ilevout and able minister, f or 0 nc hundred thousand dollars, and a valid
and was universally beloved for the Christian 9nbscri tlon i rom the Jlacon & Western
purity ofhisehiiracter the overflowing kind- R a ii ro adfor one hundred thousand more, and
ucss of lua heart, and his disinterested <lcvo- a mortgage on the whole of the Barnesville
tion to the spiritual interests of Ins confiding | and Thomaston Railroad, nnd a mortgage
flock. AH these noble attributes of charac-1 on cver y mjjg completed between Thomas-
ter won him the honor and confidence ol | ^ on and p ie junction on the JIuscogee Rail-
thosq who knew him.
road, making, in all, one million dollars
worth of property guaranteed to the State,
besides a mortgage on the Road from Thotu-
aston to Barnesville, a distance of sixteen
miles.
m ■ c - ,. r | I am fullv satisfied, in mv own mind, that
upon Treasurer Spooner, of Memphis, for the j th<j m . g ^ Q , and knowing that
Repudiation. — Ex-Confederate General j
Edward Johnson, having been recently par
doned by tho President, some days ago called I
payment of a check for three or four hun
dred dollars due to him on settlement as a
Major in the’United Sutcs army in 1SC1, just
before be joined the army of the Confederacy.
The Treasurer refused the payment.
From the report of tlie Comptroller
Genial of South Carolina, wo learn that tbe
CciT!*- we advise our' friend of the (total debt of that State is about five and a
--•u.iour.list to look out for him. quarter millions.
other gentlemen of more ability than I am,
will follow and explain the merits ot the bill
more fully than I can do. I close my re
marks, trusting that you in your wisdom
will give this bill your most serious and fa
vorable consideration.
1ST An Exchange jays: Mr. Jlorrissey
visited the Capitol a fe.v days since,and on
noticing the Speaker’s desk, inquired wheth
er that was “ where the referee sat V
La Grange District—J B JIcGehee, P E.
LaGrange— E W Speer.
LaGrange and West Point—Col’d mission
to lie supplied by E H Harris.
Troop and col’d—Y S L Harwell.
West Point and Long Cane—P 31 Rybum.
Whitcsyille circuit and colored charge—W
J Cotter.
Greenville cir. and colored charge.—F A
Kimball, J Rust and J W McGhee.*
Coweta cir. and colored charge—F Jones.
Ncwnan—P A Heard.
Newnan and Flat Shoals mission—To be
supplied by C Bush.
Palmetto and GraUtville—J T Lowe.
Franklin cir. and colored charge—T J
Embry.
Houston Jlission—To be suppled by J C
Wright.* ’
Carrollton cir.—W C Dunlap and one to
be supplied
Ilarralson Jlission—To be supplied by 31
D Norton.
J G Pearce, President LaGrange Female
College and Bible Agent.
Griffin District—G C Clark, P E.
Griflin—R W Biglmin.
Zebulon cir. F B Davies, R A Seales, su
pernumerary.
Pike circuit and mission—31. Bellab.
Thomaston and colored charge—J W Rey
nolds.
Barnesville circuit and colored charge—W
F 8mitb.
Fayetteville circuit—R Stripling, and one
to be supplied.
McDonough, and col’d charge—J 31 Bright.
Jonesboro—GT Embry.
cessnntly was lie kept on duty, that he was n vfer “'xive the upper batteries, and his right
New Orleans he was ordered to Vicksburg, I tance of about two miles in extent. During
and may be denominated the real defender of tlie whole of Sunday night, after the battle,
that place. The sketch of “Vindex,” below, this important line of defence was left open
gives a few facts ot that defence, and we will aml unoccupied, while the balance of the
, . troops were at or near th«*ir proper places in
not go into particulars. AH the incidents of , ine J SoInc of Smith’s regiments were more
the seige, however, are not given by “Vin-1 than three miles from their positions, quar-
dex,” and out of many we will narrate two or I tered in town, although on that evening a
three, exemplifying, as they do the bravery victorious enemy were known to be within
e i n .. .. . , . ,"I nine mile? of the breastworks. It seems also
for which Gen. Smith was distinguished. At thot Pefnbcrton , lad out no scouts or videttes.
cue time, during the investment, lie was sit-1 He certainly had none on the Benton road.—
ting on horseback iu the midst of a terrible About sunrise on Jlonday, the 18th of 3Iay,
fire, of both cannon and musquitrv, nnd the I ^ enera ^ Smith was informed that the cne-
i .n. ...i,. inv were advancing In large force and were
balls were whizring by him like hailstones.— I th * en t j, ree mi’es 0 f the trenches; he
Every second it was expected that he would j immediately reported the fact to Pemberton
fall, and yet there he sat, not a muscle of bis and requested that he might be permitted to
countenance moving. His escape was mir-1 take his position in the line. The General
aculous, and solely due to the special pre . veiy peremptorily ordered him back to his
1 1 quarters, and to there wait for orders; lie re
servation of a divine power., turned and waited until after half past 10
At another time, towards the close of o’clock, when, receiving no orders and being
the seige, as ho sat upon liis horse, under n satisfied that delay longer would be danger-
hot fire, a large shell was seen to fall just in ous, lie assumed the responsibility without
front of his horse and almost at his front feet, the sanction of his snperior, and ordered
It was in full view of our soldiers, aud one I Baldwin’s Brigade and the 27th Louisiana
of them exclaimed : Regiment to take their positions in line.—
“Now, boys, we’ll see how bravo‘old Ram-j The latter had to march more than three
rod’ is I” miles to reach its destination, being the point
But Gen. Smith sat perfectly unmoved, I where the Benton Road intersects the line of
awaiting the explosion of the shell. It took the so-called intrenchments. It arrived there
place, covering him and his horse with dust at 1 o’clock, p. m., when Col. Leon D. JIarks.
and smoke, but, wonderful to say, harming its commander, immediately threw forward
neither. JVlien Vicksburg was surrendered, la company of skirmishers, who had not
and the Federal soldiers rushed in, a couple moved four hundred yards before they en
of them entered Gen. Smith’s quarters where I gaged the enemy’s advance, and it at once
he stood unarmed, silent, indignant and hu- became apparent that Sherman’s corps were
miliatcd. _ in a few minutes march of the trenches at
“Your watch or your brains!” savagely ex- the timo JIarks’ regiment arrived at its post;
claimed one of the ruffians, placing a cocked I so that, had Smith delayed even another
pistol to the General’s head. hour, Vicksburg would have fallen without
“You shall have neither,” wa3 the calm, firing a gun, for had Sherman succeeded in
stern reply, accompanied by a steady, com-1 gaining a foothold within our lines, the
manding gaze without the quivering muscle, treachery or imbecility of Pemberton would
that awed the intruder, and made lam desist. I have so completely demoralized his army that
After the surrender of Vicksburg, General their surrender without a struggle would
Smith retired to Athens, Ga., nnd there, in have been the inevitable result,
the bosom of a beloved family, lrom which About the time these events were transpir-
he had been so long separated, he waited for ing. the wagon train from Snyder’s Bluff was
his exchange ; nnd when that was affected, [still on its way, and would have been cut off
ho reported at Richmond, aud was assigned and captured but for the prompt action of
to duty, as’cbiel of engineers in Gen. Lee’s Smith. Throwing out Vaughn’s brigade,
army. And to him is mainly due the con- with some other troops, he placed them on
struction of those lines of defence which so Catliell’s Hill and occupied tlie cross-road
greatly aided that gallant army when con- j leading from the Benton into the Snyder's
fronting Grant Bluff road, and fought the enemy during the
When Sherman was approaching Atlanta | afternoon, holding him fot check until after
President Davis asked Gcu. Lee whom he I tbe train arrived. He held the position until
could recommend for preparing the fortifica- daylight next morning, when lie withdrew to
tions of that city. Gen. Smith was recom- his intrenchments. About 1 o’clock on this
mended and forthwith dispatched to Geor- (lay (19th) the enemy formed for their first
gia, but arrived too latc to be of any effectu- charge. They charged the extreme right of
al service. I his line with an overwhelming force, expect*
After the war, he was elected President I ing to gain an easy victory, but were met by
of the “Wills’Valley” Railroad (if we mis- a part of his old brigade of Louisianians who
take not) and last summer was carried oft' nt hurled them back With terrible slaughter, and
Lookout Mountain, by a severe attack of con- with such stmjning effect that no’further at-
gestion accompanying a bilious attack.— [ tempt was made to renew the combat on that
Previously he liad given much attention to day. This glorious repulse of the onset in-
religiou. having been greatly solemnized by spired the whole line with confidence, and
the terrible scenes ot Vicksburg, and on his I tlie beleaguered army felt that Smith had won
death-bed, expressing his faith in a crucified | tlie fi^t honors in their defence. They were
Redeemer, and, asserting that death had no i not then aware of the deeper debt of grati-
terrors for him, lie sent liis love to his wife, tucle due him for thwarting the stealthy at-
and calmly sank into the arms of death, j tempt to surprise and capture the whole gar-
Gen. Smith was rather stout aud squarely j rison ; we claim for liim the further honor of
built, very erect, below the usual heigut of inaugurating that stubborn resistance which
men, not very talkative, but every inch a immortalized the defenders of Vicksburg,
soldier, and in every respect a perfect gen-I Among many instances, we give onein:i-
tlemen. Exposure had darkened liis com- dent to illustrate his courage, devotion to
plexiou, and cares sprinkled his hair with (duty and tlie confidence inspired by liis pre-
grey, but liis brown eye was ever the same sence. The enemy were making their charge
softly-beaming orb that quietly looked into alluded to above. A Jlissourf brigade was
J which is now in process of construction.
DEATH OF HON. CAVE JOHNSON.
We. learn irom Nashville that the Hon.
Cave Johnson died at his home in Clarkes-
•rillc on Friday last. Like the leaves in Au
tumn tlm most distinguished sons of Ten
nessee are one by one falling off, leaving ns
but the gloom of their absence and the
brightness of their deeds to remind us of
them. Thus in a few weeks have passed
away Barrow, Gentry and Lewis, and now
wc have to mourn the death ct this distin
guished citizen.
Cavo Johnson, says the Union and Dis
patch, was the sou of Thomas Johnson, an
officer in the revolutionary army, assigned to
duty in the southwest, who, after gallant ser
vice in tlie contest, settled in the region whose
freedom he had assisted to gain. The subject
ot this notice was bo<n in 1793, and grew
up among the people from whom he subse
quently received signal marks of distinction,
lie was liberally educated, and entered the
profession ot law, in which he continued un
til 18'Mb when lie was sent to Congress. lie
served -in that body for fourteen years, anil
acquired a national reputation. Superiors
he, perhapst, had in acuteness and brilliancy
of intellect, but few eouullcd him in solidity
of judgment and thorough information, and
none in incorruptible integrity and patriot
ism. As a faithful guardian of the Treasury
against frauds and improvident expenditures
in the appropriation bills, he achieved a na
tional reputation. His service in that sphere
was honorable to himself and to the country.
In 1845, he was appointed Post-Master
General by Jlr. Polk, and admin
istered the office with fidelity and
ability until 1849. In 1853 he was appointed
by Governor (now President) Johnson, to
tho Presidency of the Bank of Tennessee,
and held the position for four years. In
February, 1861, he was elected a member of
tho convention to consider the relations of
Tennessee to the Union—a body, however,
which did not assemble. In 1866 he was
elected to the State Senate, but was refused
his seat and retired to his home, bowed with
age and infirmity, and oppressed with des
pondency as to the future of the State and
the Nation he liad so long served, ard there
he died.
Among the many eminent men of this
State, none preceded Cave Johnson in all
that constituted the cbivalric, noble, upright
gentleman. Through the varying scenes of
a public career of nearly half a century he
sustained an honor untarnished and unsullied
by a political foe, even in times of high party
excitement. In private life he was sociable
and courteous, and admired by t.Jl who met
him. In public life he knew nothing but the
stern integrity which came of a sense of duty
to liis country. He died a communicant of
the Episcopal Church, and leaves an honora
ble name to his posterity, and a bright ex
ample to the youth of the countiy.
'Memphis Appeal.
The Jews.—The Observer says it is a sad
fact that many of the modern Jews are sim
ply infidels. At the dedication of a new tem
ple at Cincinnati, costing *250,000,the preach
er, Dr. Wise, proclaimed a disbelief in a coin
in'! Messiah and in miracles. “They are not
all Israel which are of Israel.”
What is the difference between a sum
mer dress in winter and an extrac ted tootb?
One is too thin and the other tooth out.
cST" The Clothing Bure:
nearly enough equipments
army of three quarters <>i u
million ot