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Savannah, May 21, 1W1.
To Hit KiitUntth, Joseph t - Brown,
Gore mar, &rr-
Sir:—I take mj departure to-day witli
mv Company, tlie Oglethorpe. Light In
fantry. for Virginia, under tlie orders of
the President of the Confederate States.
Jt is a source of profound regret, that any
question of controversy should have arisen
between you and myself.
Under ordinary circumstances, l should
never question the propriety of any orders
emanating from your department. The
situation in which I have been placed by
the acceptance of my tender of service to
the Government at Montgomery, in my
! elusions, as to the character of this act. in' our rights and onr soil. Then count the
its effects upon State rights are doubted by I cost, hero of battles, and let after ages
any, the conduct of the Chairman of the j bless you.
Committee on Military Affairs, who must: KLIZABETH A. PONELSON.
he presumed to have been tlie leading
spirit in procuring its passage; and who
was probably the first to avail himself of
its
lllli
On Friday morning,
acosta” and three oM**"*"£;
undefTtay, and appruachin* " 1
ft I of the battery.
nun. C. I., tallandlgham.
One of the few meix at the North who have
is ptooaoly the hist to avail mmseir oi; . . , „ ■■ ■
, 1 ■ . ... , resisted the War Epidemic, is tlie Hon. 1. l*
benottfs by accepting a high command ! Vallat|Jie(iami otli r 0 who has just whiten the
dor it, : «t is said be is to have a Colo- i following .admirable letter ton committee of gent :e-
We expect. no invasion from the South, and if
Lincoln despises our neutrality, and attempts to
occupy our cities, I believe Kentucky will hoist
the Confederate flag and -drive the invader from
our soil. Revolutions are progressive. Missouri
and Maryland areoverrun. nut the fires of patriot-
jisinaro smouldering in the bi easts of free sons,
and al the proper time they’ll break the bands of
'the usurper, and rally as one man to the cry of ^ _
I victory or death. Though onr river ports are Point, and opened on the su
blockaded, we’ll pour the contents of our garners ntng for an hour and a halt
Lincoln may attempt i meur. several men were
• riff
having a hollow, th
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. Td ' niid the fife was con*
boys promptly ' es l’ 0, ,'“ e b«tweeit the steam-. ,i rat using this ball
r jj| ^ t
jeen^get —
two m»d af to ba^f
Any rifle having a bore from four unttnlo seven j
tenths of an inoh will make a good Minnie KijU b> 1
wider drives-the lead]
* "Sl'imll lit veiy tight. is aot so important! state Rights, and Sfinthem StateTfartts.
During the engage-!
een to I'dl on thesteain
, , . i ' into the lap of the South. .Lincoln mav »«wn|'‘ i ratnr. several men wrm i,.*.,
ltd s commission,) and then, immediately . men who bad requested I IS opinion upon political to ^ his £ aJ , ockg upon onr ?ri)na ries ; then will I ers. and it is generally believed that at . a. ^
setting at defiance the constituted authority ! 'dft'rs:
: Gkntlemfx:—lou
.•t bis State, m the very commencement of
bis career under the
dispel that doubt from the mind of every
reasonable man.
Ilad President Lincoln been invested with
tiie power, under the laws of the United
of the 9th inst., request
ing my opinirn upon certain points connected
ict, must, it seems.; wiih what you justly atyle the present inglorious.
and it may lie, bloody war,” lias been reteived.
That opinion was long since formed, and was re
peatedly set forth through the press or bv speech , , .. , .. ,
and vote in the House of K preset,tatives last P ol ‘7 h »? allayed excitement
, n,r,t a..~i ,1m 17,1. proclamation, and tour States ns
judgment, leaves me no alternative but to j States,to accept troops lrom the border
take the arms and military equipments now States, without the consent of the Gover-
in possession of my corps. j nors ° f those States, be would never have
Should I leave them, I must take one *'i;ule his requisition upon them, and re
hundred of the youth of Georgia, under : chived the stern, united rebuke which
orders for the war, without the means of j tile 7 administered, and which gave such
«T the vessels was badly in.imr"; a ^ a ‘’ ' | >|UU ,„
witbilrcw from the tight ^ ^ „„ #|1 *
the engagement a shot iro battery, about
j jfiniH. North Carolina aud Tennessee, winchi su- , o! the steamers pa.-scu ■ mile* in rear
| perfieial observers called a growth of Unionism, | *2«Mi vjnds over head, mug '‘ . i injury. tlie
» because a protended abandonment of coercion The men in the battery sns «i ^
come tlie tug of war. Your cause is our cause
hut wc cannot disarm prejudices in a moment. f w iron, me «.p— • n fl. e ieee on oue
There was a «*rotvin£ alienation of tcelmjr * n Vir* the engagement a I* , .. _i )
pound.
l’ttjj charge for these rides should’be about one !
tainti to one-eighth the weight ot the ball being j
small as the ball is heavier.”
The Charleston Mercury*, of tbs 18:h inst,
lias the following paragraph in regard to lids sub-,
j eel:
A friend who is in constant practice with flic ,
rith—ami is not very particular whether he uses j
offence or defence, to a country where war
is already actually commenced. This I
cannot do in justice to them, to myself, and
to the State I represent.
I have endeavored, by all the means in
my power to comply with your wishes, but 'lu.rities anu called for Companies from tlie
• tone to public sentiment there, that few, it'
any Companies, have dared to tender
j themselves to him, to aid in the accotn-
; plishment of his wicked designs; hut he
would have passed by the Executive au-
I have found no method of extraction, ex
cept in the course I have thought proper
to pursue.
I protest that I intend, and never in
tended, any disrespect to the authorities of
my State. It is to me a question of honor
and of fidelity to the important trust ci ti-
lided to me by the Government and the
gallant men 1 lead to the service of tlie
country.
I go to illustrate, if I can, iny native
State; at all events to be true to her inter
ests and her character.
strongest Union sections of those States
to rallv to defend the Capital, and having
received no rebuke from State authority,
would probably have obtained as many
Companies as he desired. It was to main
tain ihe great uucii-ino of State rights, and
State sovereignty, that we hazarded all on
this revolution, and we should be careful
in the inauguration of the new Govern-
■ ment, that we do not disregard State rights
j and trample State authority underfoot.
I \\ bile the President of the Confederate
(States has my highest confidence and
winter, ami e'-affirmi-d in a card dated on the 17th
ot last month, a few days after the commencement
of the war. But inasmuch as I never had occa
sion to discuss this particular question at length,
i beg leave to adopt the following admirable sum
mary of the case in an extract from a carefully
prepared and exceedingly able speech of the Hon.
Stephen A Dougins, in the Spnate of the United
States. March loth, IStil:—
“I prefer such an amicable settlement to peace
able disunion: and i prefer it a thousand times to j
civil war.. If we can adopt such amendments as j
will be satisfactory to Virginia. North Carolina.
Tennessee, and other border States, the same plan
Then came the
proclamation, and four States rise in their might,
united as one man for resistance. Let patience
have her perfect woik. Kentucky has^ no love
for her renegade son. Virginia and Kentucky
will yet stand side by side in residing the mat
ricides, Scott and Lincoln. If \ irginia is dis
posed to complain of Kentucky, let her remember
Blanton Dnm-an and hi» band of Spartans. V' hen
I they have poured out their blood in defence of the
I( „ the tearing to pieces of | oue of Happobit’s, (Charleston make j an ordin .
,, - ... „i ‘ . i,v”a shell from the enemy's: ary State ritle, or a Minnie musket—informs us I
the officers quarters In th J t lhe conical ball can be successfully used in |
. ., . ,, 0 -,.|ock. the “Anacosta,” a any of the common rifl-s usually found in the !
o < ay. a _°" . . propeller, supposed to j South or Southwest,
be^tlie Pawnee* and four other vessels, came in j If any of our rea lers will mould some of the j
• I t dirce of the steamers opening on our bat-i conicai slugs, and experiment at three times the'
terv * The Unfit was continued for six hours, tho j usual distance, the result will satisfy them of the
essels firino’’’590 shot at us without doing the j increased range aud accuracy.
SOUTHERN FEDERAL UNION,
(Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson streets,)
OPPOSITE TIIE COURT IIOI'HE.
slightest injury, notwithstanding the fact that th
. ^ J . . ..,1 ..nr hilH. rv ontl mv
i mother State, we'll send a hundred inep to take ( a hell fell thick as hail around our ).t terj . am o i
the plac of each of them. ; of them passed through a port hole and exploded
We have no arms now, but we intend to have ! in our midst Our battery hred M ) snots,
] them. Reason bids us stand until we are • 'parati J of which took effect on the vessel, one ot 1
\nnimisqne opibns. ' Let us unite our pi ople, aud j carrying away the flag of the Anacosta, am an
. if we come in at the ] other cutting down the mast of the large prope -
No t'AllOII to
of pacification which will satisfy them will create j ^ ^ow^T tiie fiVsi | The last shotfi^ was one of Waiker’s rirtle
I had boned that the blessings aud cotti- j wa ! m / s i t »»PP ort . « ad wl '» !e 1 »m entirely
mendation of every son and daughter of j sa tisfied that lie *ias no unholy ambition to
Georgia, would follow me in this expedi- j gratify, and will never subvert the liber-
tion, undertaken, for licr and her confed- f| i*.s nt bis country, by the arbitary ex-
cratc associates, and ^ still eherisb tlie | en ;*: es ot Executive powers, I am tin- _____
lionc that a common danger, and a common i Wl *-- in g to establish a bad preceaent, by | prevent it, that the enemies of the Union—men
.-Ills.' will nut to tli.rht controversies placing power in his bands, which may be | plotting to destroy it—shall drag this country into
lli' e those d by somefutu.e Napoleon, whose un-1 war. under the p.etext of protecting the public
holy ambition may prompt him, under the j | he p rcv ; ’ when th f ir obi ect is disunion; and
k Union party in ihe Cmton Stales which will soon
embiace a large majority of the people in ihose
States, and bring them back of their ow n free will
and accord: and thus restore, strenghten, and per
petuate the glorious old Union forever. 1 repeat,
»hatever guarantees will satisfy Maiyiand and
the other border States (the States now in the
Union,) will create a Union party in the seceded
States that will bring them back by the voluntary
action of iheir o->.i neople. Y"U can restore and
preserve the government in that mode. Y ou can
do it in no other.
‘‘War is disunion. War is final, eternal sepa
ration. Hence, disguise it as you may, every
Union man in Ametica must advocate such
amendments to the Constitution ns will preserve
peaee and restore tho Union; while every dis-
uuionist whether openly or secretly plotting its
destruction, is the advocate of peaceful secession,
or of war, as the surest means of rendering re
union and reconstrui tinn impossible. I have too
much respect for his intellect to believe, for one
minute, that there is a man for war who is not a
disnnionist per so. Hence I do not mean, if I can
place in the post of danger. Armed neutrality is | pieces, which licochetted and struck the large
but another phase of Revolution. If resisted, it | -tearner just above the water line, immediately
will culminate in secession. “There is a divinity alter which the fleet, got under way am. nun
that shapes our ends.” Festina Lente, [hasten j probably to repair damages.
slowly]—although not a Scriptural injunction, is, j During the fight our men were as eon. a_s ice-
RISBET & BtRYES, .Mate Printrri
Terms— 1 Si Ott Per Innunt, in Adranre.
Tuesday Morning, June 11,1861.
The Itnlilwin Volnuleer*.
This volunteer company, Capt . Beck command-
in our -filiation, the voice of inspiration, for it fs
the voice of reason. I believe the common good
of master and slave, a more humane treatment, a
higher elevation ot the latter will be advanced in
our separation. The philanthropic m&etor ear.
ilien carry out his own plans for tho deration of
his subordinates, without having his efforts for
their good turned to the common injury of master
and slave. Let all Christians pray for so desira-
ble an end. The cause of the South is the cause
j ot religion, of liberty, of Afiican civilization and
| Christianization. Then let us confidently appeal
to the God of Battles, and the issue cannot be
doubtful. Let our aim, and our whole aim, bo
our Country, God, and Truth.
JUNIUS.
• a bravery and deter
bergs, every one exhibitii ,,
ruination that would have done credit to veteran
soldies.
During the two days’light, none of onr men
were kitted, aud only one ot them slightly injured
— not enough to pnvenl bis taking part in the
fight Should the enemy attempt to effect a land
mg at tho Creek herealter, you will then lemu
with certainty that somekoeitf has keen hint.
RICHMOND.
iliippril from .’Vorlhrrn
ports.
One of the most important enactments made !
by the Congress at its recent session in Montgom- :
ery was one to prohibit the exportation of cotton ■
from the Confederate States, except through tha
seaports of the said States, and also to punish •
persons who shall violate or attempt to violate
’d'off t P rovis ' ons °f ( he law. This act provides that '-p.r, went into camp on Thursday last, preparatory
’j on andlatterthe 1st of June. Idol, it shall not bo to leaving on Wednesday forrendezvous at Atlanta
; lawful tor any person or persons to export raw cot- 1 , . . .
ton or cotton yarn from the Confederate States, ex-1 "e wish the Y oluntecrs a good time of it while
cept through the seaports The penalty for a vio- j in the service, and a safe return, with honor, to
lation of this provision is a confiscation of the their friends and relatives at home. They have
property attempted to be exported, in addition to ,| )e ive )| wishes and prayers of many hearts in this
a heavy fine and imprisonment. Every steamboat . •
and railroad car which shall ba used with the * 1 - *
consent or knowledge of the owners, for tlie;
whom a common patriotism should con
stantly unite.
1 have the honor to he, your ob’t serv’t,
FRANCIS S. BARTOW.
pica of necessity, to place his heel upon war the means ofaccomplishingaclierishedpur-
llie Constatution,* and ascend the Throne, I pose.
by the use of the military power, without i ’’ihe disiinionisls, therefore, are divided into
the consent of the States.
■ 'anting aud Prayer.
the use of the Confederate [States. The only ex-! I resident D.ivis has issued his Proelama'ion
ception to the operation of this law is in regard to calling on the people of tho Confederate States
Mexico. . «f America, to observe next Thursday, the Uth
The IK tack Republican Programme. 7"hr Verdict of the Coroner's Jury at Alexandria of June as a day of fasting and prayer, in behalf
In order to let our people sec the Abolition pro- *" to , J*J entk f. Mr . J"^on.—^ouw ot | 0 f the country. We suppose all the churches in
gramme made out for Kentucky, we copy lrom i ..A' 'T'l.. 0 Alexandna ewdenlly regard t .e j this city will nnite in services at some place—per-
*Y \. C . r.a . .t A t*i nuinrr nntiVp of Mt. Jackson, the proprietor or the J r
the New Y..rk lnbune the «oHow ng notice of, Mflrshjlll HousCi in „ very diffefent light from baps the Representative Hall would be most con-
Gov. Magoffin s proclamation. I * • - ) ^ - what it is looked upon at the North. There the : venient. Let all men unite in observing the day.
Gen. Kcanrrgnrd. cl IdminisUati^^S£b"Sto^R^ublicais herej ^P ublit " n JO”™ 1 * denounce him as an -smssta ; Our merchants will doubtfess close their Stores.
, The following sketch of the Commanderdn-1 area,tfully endeavoring to conceal. Col. Ander-, ® f ^.pannefied to "nuuire fi.to the =‘" “ P “T ^‘"ess. will, we trust, be dosed
: Chief of the Southern Army, who we have excel- i son is coming to Kentucky, ostensibly on a\isit i cause 0 t the* death of Jackson with a boldness. ^ or * ie w ^ ,0 ^ e 0!i ^* the Lord be on our side,
; lent realms ior believing is not dead, is from th- ! to friends and relatives, but really, aeeordingJo j whk . h not even tljo presence ‘ t ,f ’hostile troops in the end will be well with us.
pen ot oue who knows him well: j the I r.bune, (and it knows ) to J " ^ | their midst, could deter, emphatically declared it
Pieite Gustave loutant Beauregard, the com-j troops here and siilgugate ourgallant people aij (0 be t h e ir verdict—“that the deceased came to •
two classes; the one open, the other secret dis- name mou-ates ,„e is or r renen exiracuon. aim , f*«**«=»■"*' 1;,", Vafi I for profound reflection.* ters from Csmp report fearful ravages of the small
. .unionists. 1 he one is for peaceful secession and he speaks Lnglish with a noticeable French ac- j seen fit. to do so. He is by no means a bold trait j r T Baltimore Fxcbanoe , ,, 1 „ . ” , ” ua “
ATLANTA, May 29tli. 18G1. »* ore I to arm Companies tendering tt recognition of independence; the other is in icem. His hair is stright and black, his eyes j or, either; instead of taking upon myself the re-; t- ’ *' pov at t ortress .vtonroe. onr boys ought all to be
_ directly to the Secretary of War, I must favor of war, as the surest meansof accomplish- i black, and his complexion dark. In height, he is j spotisibility of the step ho proposes, he pretends j rUrnm tho Von- York Tribune I vaccinated; the scourge may break out among
UoL. r E.tXCIS 3. JjABlOH . i leave unarmed those who recognize State M 11 ! 1 *l‘ e °f’j e cti snd of making the separata n final (fivefe-'t eight inches. His shoulders are broad, j that “many good citize s have requested him to ; I v ’J them during the summer. We are sorry to hear
Dear Sir: Your letter of the 21st in- :„„thoritv *anii nnke tlieir tenders tome 1 and e , ,era .*J’, 1 ™ a Unilin , " Ha,an<3 »f a ! ,lst I and his frame firmly knit. Fr vious to being forbid the passage ot Federal troops throngh the ; “We mean to conquer them—not mere-; G f the death of one of the Blues, private Resne*<
• l l ,„1 ;„1 r I aHI ' ,ont y’ ana mane tneti lenaersme, wan but if „ ie Ul)ion must bo t emporaril y broken ! wounded, he was the strongest man in the United State ot Kentucky, or tho occupation by the L in | , . , . . . . , ... ’, , , p .
Stant, IS received, by which I am informed . :la< tile Executive of the Mate as I could by a revolution, and the establishment of a de j titates ; the muscles of his arm were like nail ted States ot any post or place theieim But the [ to fJe ^ at * but to coiujucr, SUbJU 0 ate A dispatch was received lie* or 1 Imrsday last giv,
of your refii'ul to obey my* (general Or- j nf) {; have arms sufficient to supply both.\fucto government by some of the States, let no act rods: and a blow of bis fist was like that of a | subterfuge deceives no one: the “good citizens’ ; tlicm- and we snail do tins the most j ing the sad intelligence iak-i »re of your health t
ders to the Volunteer Military Companies (-pj, e resu ]t would he that Companies from i 1)6 <5olle that wil1 prevent restoration and future sledge-hammer. He is now anexceedingiv strong,! are like the Mrs. Harris of Saury Gamp, or like i meicifully the more speedly we do it. But; boys.
of this State, forbidding them to carry the 5 wpa L noints which ouelit not to he taken !’ r T rva . ,ion ' ^ ace is lhe oul - v P°W®y tlwt can vigorons and active man. ' ! the friend ot the city,’who always furnishes the | when the rebellions traitors arc overwhelm- Some of the Blues are getting quite handsome
.n». belonging .. ifc.bnv.nnl kcr j w “|d fllquenM,- be nceepled by I SSSk »»•■t.enri, j SIZZKZXSZ \ j" Md, and .e.t.erod like leave,, ,,„a„ ,h, „f , Vi.giai. w. I.,.,
limits, without the consent of the Com- Secretary of War, without knowledge! when*, that we must find out whether we have got j ole population of hi? State. He is an elegant J and weakly tries to thrust it upon some one else. J before ail an^r^ 1 wind it mvst not he fo?e- t Lapt. Carake! is getting quite good looking, and
mander-in-Cliief When von reflect, von I of the localitv from which they tender’' 1 Government." “Have wen government?” is J gentleman, mild, gentle and courteous: much 1 As might be expected, the position taken by this j turn to peaceful and contented homes. They j will Send on his daguereotype as soon as he gets
will doubtless feel that there are good L„,i p r , m ' ’ j the question, and we are. told we must test that | iiked by those who know him. and a very great official is as untenable as the road by which he mvs tjindpoverty at theirfiresides, and sec j black enough. If he gels as brick as the Moor of
i i . c-• i i - anu companies from loc-imte-, luiex q U e 8 tj on by using the military power to put down ! tavonto in society. When he visited Washing- i reaches it is tortuous. With an impudence quite i . • .) „r i Venice he mav bo rewarded when ha return, from
reasons why *his act of insubordination j posed to assault, which make late tenders j all discontented spirits. Sir, this question “have j ton, in General Pierce’s term, he was tho person-: stupendous he warns the United States that lie—! 1" s i 1 > ■ ,t ■ .t (
and disobedience to Orders, by one pto- to the Executive, finding other Companies j we a Government?” has been propounded by every jalguest ot tho President, whohad known him ! he, Gov. Magoffin—“solemnly turbid* any move
fessing to be a military man, aspiring to f r0 in their own counties aheadv tendered : r ? rant w,l ° * las trie d »° keep his feet on the necks *n Mexico, and he always stopped at the White j ment upon Kentucky soil, or occupation of any
,'nmm.mrl slmiiVd meet rnv nnoualified j . . ,, , • J of tho people since the world began. When B>e 'House. ; post or [dace therein, for any purposes whatever.”
, ’ - " i and accepted, would at once change tlieir j |j lr0I | S demanded Magna Charm from King John : He graduated at the United States Military He theu warns—still with bis tarcical solemnity—
condemnation. [application to the Secretary of War, and j at Rnnneymede. he exclaimed, “have we a Gov- j Academy June 30, I83H, with distinguished hon- ; all the citizens of the nr.fortunate State which
\ ou commence your military career by : if accented, would call on me to arm them, | eminent?” and called for his army toput down j or, being second in a class of forty-five. He was | calls him Governor not to take arms against the
— Southern Rebels, but to organize themselves into
Tlar Kilim.
*“ . 1 i , * - • ■ | i j • , _ , ‘ . j UC Lilv.il VLI U1LI““ III.ll I 11J UrbLHSCH t rllllv tv* .... . , . T . , , ,
mandmg General in the late attack ot the rebel has been done in Mary land, aud Missouri. j his death at the hands of the troops of the United | 1 he mst accounts locate the Baldwin Blues at
forces on Fort Sumter, and the most capable of Gov. MAtioms,-It is not necessary for Gov. States. whil« in of l.ia nrivate nrnneriv in i Pig s Point, opposite Newport News, where an
ail their officers, is a native of Louisiana, As his j Magoffin, of Kentucky, to issue a proclamation to I
name indicates, he is of French extraction, and | prove himself a Secessionist at heart. Yet he has j
he speaks English with a licliceable French ac- j seen fit to do so. He is by no means a bold trait ;
(cent. His hair is at right aud black, bis eyes j or, either; instead of taking upon myself the re-1
i black, and his complexion dark. In height, he is j spotisibility of the step he proposes, he pretends l
| five fe»*t eight inches. His shoulders are broad, i that “many good citize s have requested him to
and his frame firmly kuit. Pr vious to being forbid the passage ot Federal troops throngh the j
States, while in defence of his private property in Pigs Point, opposite Newport News, where so
his own house.” Does not this verdict afford many Federal troops have been landed. Late let-
matter for profound reflection .’
[ Baltimore Exchange.
setting at defiance the Orders of the officer
upon whom the Const'tution of your State
lias conferred the right to command you.
What may he the effect which your ex
ample may produce upon those whom you
ate to command, is not for nte to deter
mine. 1 t r ust. however, that each officer
under your command may take a soldier's
view of his duty, and that none may fol
low the example set them, in thrs respect,
by their leader. You are at present beyond
ihe reach of State authority, and “Mate
lines,” so far as you are concerned, have
been “obliterated.” How long this may
remain so, depends upon the developments
of the future.
It may not be amiss to refer to the cir
cumstances connected with your departure,
for the purpose of tindptstanding more
correctly the responsibilities you have
assumed in leaving your home and your
family, for others unaccustomed to tlie
climate, to protect, w bile you serve the
common cause, in a more pleasant summer
climate, where there is a better prospect of
glorious distinction.
You doubtless remember, that some
weeks since, you tendered to me your gal
lant Company for service in Virginia, and
I refused to accept the tender. This re
fusal, on my part, was not prompted by
any doubt, as to the patriotism, or the
valor of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry,
hut by a sense of duty to tlie State, and
especially to the city of Savannah. If
the common enemy should invade the
State of Georgia, we have every reason to
expect that an attack would he madeupon
that city*. Yours w as a well armed and
well drilled corps, residing in Savannah,
accustomed to its climate, and acquainted
with every approach to it, and every inlet
in its vicinity. It was in your power,
therefore, to do more with your Company,
for the defence of the city, than could
probably he done by twice the number of
troops sent there from other parts of the
State, who are equally as brave, but -vith
worse arms and less drill, unaccustomed to
the climate, and unacquainted with the
approaches to the city.
Under these circumstances, believing
that true patriotism requires each citizen
of the State—at the sacrifice of personal
ambition—to remain v. here his services are
most needed by the State, I did not doubt
that it was the duty of j’ourself and your
Company to remain at your post and de
fend, if need he, your wives and your
children, your fire sides and your altars,
now guarded by others, against the as
saults and the desecration of the enemy.
It is true, the invasion of the Confed
eracy is now made upon the soil of Vir
ginia, and it is the duty of Georgia to send
as many troops as may be necessary to
meet the invaders upon the border and
drive them hack. To the accomplishment
of this object, I shall in future, as 1 have
invariably done in the past, respond
promptly to every call for troops, made on
me. as the Executive of the State, bv the
Government of the Confederate States.
Were it difficult to get troops ir< other parts
of the State, not exposed as Savannah is
to attack, for seivice in Virginia, you
might he justifiable in leaving Savannah,
(not now attacked.) and going to the point
where the first attack is expected. This,
however, is not the case. On the contrary,
theic ate thousands of troops, from parts
of the State riot likely to he attacked, who
are ready and anxious to go to Virginia.
Indeed, I may truly say, there are thou
sands more than can be accepted. Your
course of insubordination finds no justifica
tion. therefore, in the plea of necessity.
Neither the honor nor the dignity of the
State required yon to go to Virginia, or
that vou carry tlie arms away from Savan
nah.
Soon after I had refused—for reasons
above mentioned—to accept your tender,
you proceeded to tlie Confederate Con
gress, of which you are a member, and a
hill was passed, 1 suppose, chiefly by your
influence, as you are Chairman of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, which author
izes the President to accept the Military
forces of the States over the head, nnd
independent of State authority. Under
this act : you were accepted into service
without my consent, and permitted to leave
Savannah, and go to Virginia.
As long as I have men and guns. T shall
respond promptly to every cal! for troops
which the Secretary of \\ ar makes upon
me, as the Executive of Georgia, hut X
shall arm no troops who disregard State
authority, as you have done, and leave
the State without the consent of her Ex
ecutive.
1 consider the act of Congress, under
which you go, a palpable encroachment
»pon the rights of the States. If my con-
[application to the Secretary of War, and | «t Rnnneymede, Im < x
| if accepted, would call on me to arm them, j ernmeuti” aud called
and enable them in this way, to obtain an 11 ' 16 diseontended Baroi
and the raps of children/”
‘ !
the Wars, with some lair Desdemona. The Blues
j are in the midst of stiriii g scenes at Pig's Point.
“Suggestions for Soldiers.'—A correspondent j V Vo hope to hear a good word from them w hen the
’ ! onemv comes near enough.
unjust pre.erencc over outers who lenuereu j ()f ,h e Constitution of England, and in disregard
to the State and arc entitled to priority., of the rights of the people, and was resisted by
The result would he constant embarrass- i ’hem, he exclaimed, “have we a Government?
ment, confusion and difficult v, as there i , We cannnot treat with relels; put down the tra-
x i fors; we must snow that we have .1 Government,
would he neither system or fixed poljcv j When James II. was drivm trnm the throne of
in the State, in receiving and arming j England for trampling on the liberties of the peo
ple, he called for his army, and exclaimed, “rir us
show that we have a Government!” When
When Charles I. at- j promoted Brevet Second Lieutenant of lhe Frst
Artillery, and transferred, July 7, 17” > -
eorps of Engineers which was tnen re organized.
j! tempted to collect tie ships' money in violation I Artillery, and transferred, July 7, HJt" to the ■ an efficitnt home gn^rd, for the purpose of oppo
, er others who tendered i ,| ie (* onsi - - - • - - - - - 1 - - • - - - .
write gloomy I,riser*.
Those who have relatives or dear friends in the
troops.
In your letter, you refer to the State
w hich “you represent,” and you say “you
go to illustrate, if you can, your native
State; at all events, to he true to her in
terests and her character.” I am not, , - , ,
, , c , , i • i i demanded guarantees, lor their right
aware of the State authority by which | crowned i 1( . ati exclaimed, “have
George III. called upon his army to put down
rebellion in America. Lord North cried out lustily,
"no compromise with traitors; let ns demonstrate
■ bat we havea government ” When, in 1848, the
people rose upon their tyrants all over Europe, and
; He was promoted to a First Lieutenancy June
IB, 1-39, and to the Captaincy in 1854. He
i served during the Mexican War w ith great credit,
having the full confidence of his superior officers,
' being consulted by the commanding General,
and listened to with a deference never before
shown to a subaltern. He was made Brevet Cap
tain August 20, 1843, “for gallant and meritori
misconduct in the battles of Contn ias aifd Cher-
uhusco,” and Brevet Major September 13, 1847,
.-for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Bat
tle of Cbepultepccand on that day ho wa
sing the Federal Government, if it attempts to ex
ercise its right to put down treason. He makes a
shallow pretense of cloak.ng this distinct position,
but his proclamation has no other meaning.
“The peaceful a'titude of Kentucky with refer
ence to tho deplorable war now raging bet ween
the United and Confederate States!” This is cm
of Gov. Magoffin’s most luminious sentences. Om
would think that Kentucky was a calm, some
what bored spectator of a drama, to see which sin
had merely taken a private box, but in which sh,
had no special interest after the fail of the curtain
upon the first or second act. It is not possibl
wounded as the American forces were entering i ’.hat even Gov. Magoffin can be so deplorably de
er-cry j tlie City of Mexico at the Belem Gate
we a govern-
IIe has
that any OlieistiU3tO Iter past character, | own people when they demanded guaiantees for Orleans. During that period little has been done
who undertakes to tramnle down the "reaf i 'heir rights. This erv that we must, have a gov- j on any fortifications in that neighborhood, and hi
.... - , besotted Bourbons
ai Iv maintained against encroachment by | i,y misfortune, never forgave an injury, never for
her .Jackson, her Irwin, her Crawford, her got an affront. Must we demonstrate rh t wc have
Troup, her Berrien, her Gilmer, her Col- get a Government, and coerce obedience without
- .... - - ’ - refi-renco to the justice or injustice of the com-
r.-.7** e v, i .- j ,. , i | eminent, is merely follow ing the example of the has given nearly his entire time to that important
principles i f State rights, so long and so j Bourbons, who never learned anything [ work. Last Fall Major B was appointed Super
intendent of the West Point Military Academy
The intention was to influence the Cadets in tavor
of the South. He had scarcely been appointed to
quitt,'her McDonald, and a host of other "**““2? «.e justice or mjust.ee or the com. ’hat position when the orders was revoked, and
J . plaints/ Sir, whenever ten million ptople pro-
departed statesmen, (to say nothing) of claim to you. with one unanimous voice, thut they
the living whose names are the common apprehend their righto, their firesides, and tlieir
heritage of her people. i family alters are in danger, it becomes a wise gov-
i ~ i ,« , . . eminent to listen to the appeal, and to remove the
In your concluding remarks, you state L,, prell< , nRion . History does not record an ex-
hat you “had hoped that the blessings and ample where any human government hasbeen
commendation of every son and daughter
of Georgia would follow- you in this ex
pedition.”
You have carried away from Savannah,
under circumstances above mentioned,
some of her bravest young inen, who leave
mothers and sisters behind. Should the
city be attacked or destroyed in j our ab
sence, I fear j*ou could not receive the
commendation of mothers and sisters,
whose sons and brothers you took from
that city* to fill places in Virginia which
thousands of others would gladly liax-e oc
cupied.
Again: it maj- be that many- of our
bravest j’oung men, called from other
parts of the State, to fill j our places maj-
not he able to endure the climate, and live
through the summer. In that case, 1 fear
your course could not receive the com
mendation of those daughters of Georgia
dear to them.
Fearing that the example set by j _ ou
may have a bad influence upon the Militia
of the State, as insubordination tends to
anarchy, and desiring that mj- position in
ihis matter he properlj- understood. I shall
take the liberty of publishing this cor
respondence.
1 am, very respectfully,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
A Patriotic Letter.
The following letter was addressed to
Gon. Scott hj- Mrs. A. J. Donelson, of
this citj-. Its noble sentiments will find a
response in every Southern heart:
Memphis, Tex.v, April 19, 1861.
Genb..al Scott—Dear Sir:—I ad
dress j-oii not as a stranger. 1 was intro
duced to j ou in 1834 at the White House
bj- Prxa*ident Jackson, as, mj- -‘niece,
MisajiiartSn, ol^Tennessee.” in 1S3;3, I
strong enough *o cru*h tun millions of people into
subjection when they believed their rights and
liberties were imperiled, w ithout first converting
the government itself into a despotism, and de-
stioying the Inst vestige ot freedom.’’
These, were the sentiments of the Democratic
party, of the Constitutional Union party, and of
a large majority of the Republican presses and
parti, only six weeks ago. They were mine—I
voted them repeatedly along with every Democrat
and Union man in the House I have seen noth
ing to change, much to confirm them since; es-
ficient in the article of brain as to imagine that
been generally employed on military any one ot these United rotates can be a neutra
party in the present struggle. W ho is not for u,
is against us—an axiom too plain to require sta
ting till this inconceivable proclamation made it-
appearance. There is no such thing as neutrality
possible. If this manifesto has any meaniu*.
whatever—a matter not yet beyond a question—
it says that the presence of United Stales troop-
upon ihe soil of Kentucky will be resisted Wlia
then becomes of tho neutrality, the-‘peaceful at
titude” of that State ?
The Governor who made the singular officia
paper here alluded to has taken an oath of alle
giance to the Constitution of the United States
He may not have understood the meaning of tha-
oath Indeed, when this latest evidence of hi
mental capacity is taken into the account, it seem
quite deplorable that he could have comprehends
ho entered heart and soul into the secession
mo-rrinent.
That he should have been chosen a General, is
but a natural acknowledgement of his talents.
who has been in acturi service in other countries,
adds the following to sundry “suggestions to
soldiers ” which have lately appeared in this j
paper. ,
He says that from many causes, but in partieu- , .
lar, change of water while on the march, soldiers ■' Army ought not to wute gloomy or discouraging
are often subject to diarrhoea For this they j letters to camp. The soldier has fuod for sad and
should mix one tablespoonful of wheat flour with j gloomy fits, in his own quiet meditations, without
two or more of water, and diink. In most cases,; being; assisted bv despondent missives from home
one dose stops it instantly. 1
The heart, the heart that’s truly blest
Is never all its own ;
No rav of glory lights the breast
That beats for self alone.
Write the soldii-r cheerful and encouraging let ers.
A letter from In me passes the rounds of the camp,
and if its tone is bright and cheerful it puts a
pleasant hue on all. If you feel sad, don’t write.
IMt-er not write at all than wriloin a.sad strain.
l ot. Brnniaj's Rcgimritl.
We see from the Tunes that Hon. Henry L.
Binning is in the field endeavoring to raises
regiment, for the tear, from South-Western Geor-
., ^Col. Benning is a gallant an l true m m; and
have acquired the unqualified approval of tlie medical j a regiment under him would do good service
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Cylinder the administration of distinguished phy
sicians,Sands’ .SmsAPARiLl.A has bean tested for
twenty years in the public Hospitals as well as in their
private, practice, with such complete success has tojgia
have acquired tlie unqualified approval of tlie medical
faculty, and is now held in the highest esteem and is
universally used
Prepared ami sold by A. B. & D. SANDS, Drug
gists, 100 Fulton Street, New l'oik. i - • .... , Tr , .. ...
Sold by GRIEVE & CLARKE, Milledgcville, also ' in thls P atnot | c '»’” rlc 11 our leaJin ff men ln the
>- all Druggists generally. 3 It, ! State would follow the example of Col. Girtrell
anywhere. We hops our friends in the West and
South-West will cornu up and holp Col. Banning
hv
example
! and Col. Benning, Georgia would soon hare an
medv |” r j army of 50,000 men in tho tiild. Who will hs
-'elebntv ’
verv
and a recognition of his influence in Louisiana, j'he significance of what lie swore to do Yet ii
Withal, his wealth was a consideration-
important one.”—Xashua Gazette.
must have some friend who can tell him that he
now breaking his oath, and putting himself in th
position of a rank traitor. If this is stated to hin
<>ov. Brawn nnd I'npl Harlow. j with great simplicity aud distinctness he may
In the correspondence between Capt. Bartow ■ grasp it.
and Gov. Brown, wc think every candid man will ; It is a matter of very little consequence wha
allow that the Governor has far the best of the ar-1 Gov. Magoffin of Kentucky says, or what sor
gument. If Capt. Bartow's precedent is to he j of proclamations he makes- The loyal peopi
these davs haveverv little regard of trea
sonable or imbecile officials, even though they
be Governors. The loyal people of Kentuck
have declared, with a voice still vibrating throngi
the land, that they will sustain the Federal gov
ernment as far as possible with heart, hand, am
follow ed, if the arms of the State are to be carried
beyond its limits by officers and companies who
set at naught tne Governor’s authority and defy
his orders as Commander-in-C-'hief, who can
say how soon the State may h.- stripped of at) her
means of drfenst, and her people be unable to
pecially in the secession, within the last thirty j defend themselves against invasion from without ■ purse. They have armed themselves: they hav
days, of Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and i or treason within? [called to their head the hero who carried Simile
Tennessee, taking with them four millions and a ! As with the State arms, so with her men. No j through its dreary suspense anu brilliant fight
half of people, immense wealth, inexhaustible j companies of them can pioperly tender th- mselves j 'heirfuture acts will b - worthy of themselves, o
resources, five hundred thousand fighting men, i directly to the Confederate Government, nor can I ’he State ’o which they belong, of the man nndei
and the graves of Washington and"jackson. I j that Government constitutionally accept their se- whom they wish to serve, of the flag they will no
shall vote them again. I vice except through ihe Governor’s mediation, j bly defend and sustain. A proclamation like thi
Waiving the question of the doubtful legality j The control of its military force is a right reserved D’f their unworthy Governor, will be for them o'
! to the State, and any bill or act of Congress which ! less moment than the crackling of thorns under a
j takes that control out of the hands of the Govcr- i P°’-
I nor is per se. null and void. Aside from the nn
| constitutionality of any law for that purpose.
of the first proclamation, of April 15th, calling ont
the militia for “three months," under the act of
1795. I will yet vote to pay them, because they
had no motive hut supposed duty, and patriotism.
to move them; arid moreover, they will have common courtesy would seem to have required
rendered almost the entire service required of
them, before Congress shall meet. But the auda
cious usurpation of President Lincoln, for which
lie deserves impeachment, in daring, against tiie
very letter of the Constitution, and without the
shadow of law, to “raise and support armies,” and
to “provide and maintain a navy,” for three or
five yea’s, by mere executive proclamation, I will
not vote to sustain or ratify—never. Millions for
defense—not a man or a dollar for aggressive and
offensive war.
The war has had manv motives for its com-
that the wishes of the authorities of Georgia
should have been consulted before depriving
them of their rights over their own property,
and their own soldiers. But parties should have
agreed to the compact. The willingness nf one
to give should have been ascertained, and should
have been equal to tiie readiness shown by the
other to take.
War exists, it is true, hut.we do not apprehend
that we have arrived at that point wh-u our Con
stitution is to go down and our laws be silenced
We are reviling the Lincoln Government for its
nieneement; it can have but oneresiilt. whether it ' usurpations ot power, tor its infringements of the
lasts one vear or fifty years—FINAL ETER- Constifution, for its suspension of tho laws pro-
NAL SEPARATION, DISUNION—As for ! tectmg the liberty of the citzeu. While we are
the conquest and subjugation of the South, : recoiling with indignation and dismay from the
I will not impeach the intelligence of any man J pii dug by onr enemies, into which Maryland and
among yon, by assuming that yon dream of it ns i Missouri are hurled, let us beware lest we fall into
at any time or in any way possible. Remember a worse, prepared for ns by our friends. The fun
the warning < f Lord Chatham to the Biiusli Par- : dameutal principles for which we have undertaken
hament. “My Lords, yon cannot conquer Amer- ; this contest with the Federal Government, are
ica ” A public debt of hundreds ot millions, j those of 8tato_rights, and the only amendments of
weighing us and o.,r posterity down for genera- ; the old Constitution of much importance in the
tions, we cannot escape. Fortunate shall we ueif i new, are those which define more clearly and nn-
we escape with our liberri* s. Indeed it is no mistakeabiy the rights of States. It we are to
Public Meeting in Sumter.
longer so much a question of war with the South,
as whether we ourselves arc to have constitutions
and a republican form of government hereafter in
i the North and West.
in brief. I am for the Constitution first, and at
suffer encroachments on, or to be deprived of
those rights, then is our expenditure of blood and
treasure in vain- A time of war when the minds
of men are excited by zeal aud patriotism, when
they aie ready and willing to yield everything
Pursuant to a previous call, a number of thi
citizens of Sumter county, assembled attheCour
House iri Antcricns, for the purpose of tiking
into consideration the propriety of instructing om
Inferior Court to levy a special tar for IFar pur
ses.
On motion, Col. W. J. Patterson was called to
the Chair, and F M. Coker requested to act a.-
Secretary. The chair requested W. A. Haivkins
Esq ,to explain tin- object of the meeting, which
he did in a few stirring rem-.rks; and. upon hi*
motion, a committee of five was appointed t<
prepare action for the meeting. The commute*
consisted of W. A. Hawkins, Micijah B Pickett.
J P Duncan, Geo. W. Bivins, and A J Scratch
ins, to which committee, on motion, were added
II. K. McCay. and J. J. Scarborough. The com
mittee retired, and in a slioit time leported a
series of resolutions, which, after some dis
mission and amendments, were adopted, as fol-
laws :
Resolved, That the Inferior Court of Sumter
county, be, and they are hereby requested, to levy
a tax upon the taxable property ami possession*
of said county, exclusively, for War purposes,
upon the following basis, to-wit:
1. A per capita of One Dollar upon each slave
in said county,
2. An advalorem tax upon all other property,
except negroes, of one ticentirlh of one per cent, as
vear I SOI).
JACOB'S CORDIAL.—This efficient
Diarrhoea and Dysentery is travelling ii: . ,
as faste ns Bonaparte pushed his columns into Russia, the next man to raise an independent regiment?
and gaining conimnndation wherever used.—Georgia | — . ,
Jeffersonian. Mny 19.1853. The Ladle, anil tlie War.
Sold by Herty &. Hall, also by Grieve tk (.larkn. ; q- be m0n can <j 0 muc h ; but there are some
!12- : things the men cannot do; and right there the
Lorn, tuweta county,Ga„ bob. 6 186L I powers aud ingenuity of women come totheirre-
1 lus is to certify that Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon sign ! . ... . J
ed the above certificate in onr presence.—We furthei j hef. We arc gratified to see ihe wcm°n ot the
certify that we were acquainted with tier condition
before she commenced taking Dr Broom’s Anti-Hy-
drophic Tincture, aud so far as you know, all sin
states in the above certificate is true. She was en
country aroused on the subject of relief for
the soidiers lighting the battles of their country-
In this city the ladies are making garments mu J
ttrely helpless, and dependent entirely upon chant) | cartridges at a rapid rate. The work is progress-
for a support ior herself nnd familv. No one thought , . , ... . • .v o. . .. t
that she could ever be relieved. She is now, to all ap ! l!1 ff fi »ely : and if every county in tho State will
pearance, entirely well and able to work and support
herself nnd fatnily.
WESLEY W\ THOMAS,
JOSUA MOORE.
JOHN T. McCOY. J. P.
See Advertisement in another column.
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a. R.
married Lewis Randolph, a grandson of I ,/*> . »u. .or.nc wu..*,.,u„o„ ...«t j L”' K T" fffV' ,L;"canse" , i87 h « iimVwk/n'"™ ! returned and assessed for th
i . i all hazznrds; tor whatever can now by saved nf tho oul i»neri) ior me cause, is me nme wtn-u our, T .. „ . .
, President Jefferson. Ill 183/ he died; and ! ITnion next: and for Peace always as essential to rights should be most jealously guarded, and we I . : I hat the Tax Coileetor I
ill 1841, 1 married Major Andrew J. the preservation of either. But whatever an v one I wliould no’ quietly suffer any encroachments ! saK ' collections'according to the above assessment
i Doneldson, whom you will remember. 1 n ' may think of the war, one thing, at least, every | "hick may be.eafter be made a precedent for forth- [ ? { J»“‘tho namfsTnd
! IS52 I saw vou ireouentlv at Washing lover of liberty ought to demand inexotably: that ■ er nsnrnatmn. Ihook.and transmbem sa.d book, tho names and
j loc>— I saw JOU trequentlj at vv ashing- b ^ b carried ou stiictlv subject to the Con-
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ton.
I write to you. Gen. Scott, ns tlie only
man in the countrj-, who can arrest the
civil war now begun. When it was an
nounced that “Gen. Scott had resigned.”
a thrill of joj- ran through the youth.
Cannon told lhe glad tidings, and my heart
said, “God bless him.” Now it is said
“jou will never fight under any other
than the star sjiangled banner.” We have |
loveu the Union. But the Union is gone, j at
cr usurpation.
The old vexed
question, as to the relative P r0 P ert J’ each tax payer in the county, as ap
claims of tl e State aud Federal Government upon
the .ilkgiance of the citizen, can never again arise
at the South. It lias been adjudicated by the
highest tribunal on earth—the vote of the people sai ^ P nr P oi!es
.. , r l t A ...I *1.., f
or their righttui representatives—and wo now are
maintaining ti at decision by force of arms. They
have decided that the tiist and natural allegiance
of the citizen is due to his State, and the claims of
StltlltlOU.
The peace policy was tried; ii arrested secession,
and promised a restoration of the Union. The
policy of war is now upon trial; in twenty
days it has driven four States and four millions nnd
a half of people out of the Union and into the
Confederacy of tiie Sonth. In a little while longer
it will drive out .also, two or four move States, and
two millions or three millions of people War | ft |l other Governments are subordinate. Obe
may, indeed, he the policy of the East: hat peace .dience to State authorities is the prime duty of
is a necessity to the West. ! ,he citizen, and in a collision of laws of functions
I would have volunteered nothing, gentlemen, between the State Government and that of any
-...v, thi* timo iu regard to this civi war; but. as cun- League, Confederation or Union to which the
and gone forever and I went as each star! Mi " len,s i J 00 Iiav6 a ri e ,,t t0 k,10W my opinions 4 may happen to belong, it is the duty of the
, and position; and briefly, but most frankly, >ou citizen to obey, and to maintain the paramount
leit the held 01 blue and set in night, havethem. * ’ authority of hia State. Such is the decision of the
Now we have another field ot blue, and j My only answer to those w' o indulge in slander
soon our fifteen stars will shine on our and vituperation, wa- given in a catd of the i7th
of April, herewith enclosed.
Very truly, C. L. VallandighaM.
pears upon the books of J’ffiO, and that said tax
when collected, which shall bo on or by the 1st of
November, 1801, he distributed by said Court for
sight. The stripes are all that is left on
tlie banner you have borne victoriously in
many battles.
Of you inaj* I ask it, but not of the
usurper and bis abolition band, who now
desecrate the honored place once filled by
our Washington, Jefietson and Jackson—
of Gen. tjeott I ask it—stop this war. Say
to the-North j-ou shall not shed j’our broth
er’s blood. The sons of Tennessee, have
buckled on their armor, and are ready for
the fight. We will fight this battle, every
Rian woman and cliiJd* to tiie last cent in j Legislature, have decided upon an armed neu-
our pockets »nd the last drop of blood in trality, and Gov. Magoffin executes their views in
our veins The North boasts of its « proclamation that ihe belligerents mnst hold
our soil as sacred. We have been almost upon
Ihe verge of civil wa- here. Lincoln has been
putting arms into the hands of his abolition agents
here. The Uniou party—many of them true
friends of the South—are prejudiced against the
secession movement. They say they can best
serve the South by a neutral position, and I hope
now our people will be united in this position.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispaich.
The rautte or lhe Mouth in Kentucky.
Hopkinsville, Ky., May 22, 1&6I.
The people of Kentucky have been blinded by
the adhesion to the Administration of tlie Louis
ville Democrat aud Journal. The Courier es
pouses boldly the cause of the South. The two
Ohio river organs (Democrat and Journal] have
created such a division in our State that we can
do uoth'ng at present We expect onr Legisla
ture to arm us soon. The people, through the
strength. If this boast be well founded,
it were cowardice to destroy the weak
But “the race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong!” God will
defend us when our husbands and sons go
forth to repel the invader of our homes.
people of the South hy their acts of secession;
such are the cnctiines of our new Constifution,
and we ho d Mr. Wright’s bill, under which Cap
tain Bartow acted, an alarming violation of the
fundamental principles of onr Government, and
we commend Governor Brown’s course in assert
ing the rights and the authority of Georgia on
this occasion
In thus justifying the position of Gov. Brown
we have nothing to say as to the tone of personal
irritation which pervades his letter. We approve
his course as a public officer, and have nothing to
do with his private grievances.
[Augusta Constituticuolst.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
IGght at Aquia Creek.
Fredericksburg, June 1, 1861.
Dear Dispatch : I have just returned from our
batteries at Aquia Creek, where I witnessed the
fights of yesterday and to day. between tour or
five United States steamers and our battery at the
Creek.
On Thursday evening last, four United States
steamers, one of them the Anacosta, were seeu ly
ing off Maryland Point, and our brave bnya antic
ipating a brush, prepared at once to give them a
watm reception.
1. And that the Tax Collector he instructed to
receive in part.or full payment of said taxes, the
amounts hertofore contributed, by any citizen for
said war.
$5. That the estate of any and every soldier in
actual service he exempt from said tax.
<5. That the Collector prepare two copies of
said hook when complete; one to bo filed in the
Clerk’s office of the Superior Court of Sumter
county ; the utiier in the Executive Office, at
Milledgevillc. as a perpetual memorial of the
liberality and patriotism of the people of Sumter
county;
7. That this meeting now adjourn to meet
again at 10 o’clock, A. M , on Saturday ttie 8th of
June, in this house nnd that every good citizen
of the county, who can, he requested to attend on
that day, that we may take thi- matter more fully
into consideration, and taka final action on the
same.
The above resolutions being adopted, the meet
ing adjourned to meet again at 19 o’clock, A. M ,
011 Saturday, lhe8tli of June next.
\X. J PATTERSON, Chairman.
F. M. Coker, Secretary.
Americas, Oa , May 29, 1861.
The Jlinuie Ball—make a note of thi*.
The shape of this ball is what gives range to
the so called Minnie rifle The ball is named atter
Capt. Minuie, a French officer of distinction.
Any rifle, no matter what is i’s bore, can be
made a Minnie rifle, by simply casting a ball of
the elongated shape, hollowed at the bottom, and
having circular groves about ’the lower end, and
using that ball, because Capt. Minnie has no es-
peeial rifle fo' bis ball. Any ordinary rifle can
thus be made into a so-called Minnie rifle.
The length of the hall should be about twieh
the bore of the rifle, and it should go intq the
bore very easily, so as not to drop out. The bad
gulating Pills are
giving the death-blow to all mineral cathartics. The)
operate invariably within six hours. No wholesale
doses are required. Ono Pill is often sufficient, anil
more than “ix are never necessary. Dyspepsia, Bil
ious complaints, and every disturbance of the bowel-
stomach and liver, are controled aud cured by this in
approachable family laxative.
Radway’s Regulating Pills are superior to all other
Pills or purgative medicines in use—they posses vir
tue that all other Pill* are deficient in, viz: during
their process of purging, they impart to the diseased
and exhausted bodi nourishment and strength, the
longer you continue to take these Pills, the greater
you increase in strength. Ladies suffering from sex
ual difficulties: irregularities, &c., an- speedily restor
ed to health. Persons suffering from nervonsuess, rest
lessness, had dreams, may rely upon sound nnd heal
thy sleep by taking one of Radway's Pills on going to
bed—Price 25 cents.
Radway's Remedies are sold by druggists every
where.
RADWAY & CO., 23 John Street, N. Y.
AGENTS.
IIERTY At IIALL, Milledgeville; DAVIS A
GREEN. Eatonton: J. C. BATES, Louisville; A. A
CULLEN, Sandersville. 1 4t.
To Consumptives.
T HE Advertiser having been restored to health in
a few weeks by a very simple remedy, after
having suffered several years with a severe lung affec
tion, and that dread disease, consumption—is anxious
to make known to liis fellow-sufferers the means of
cure. -v ^
To all who desire it, he will send a Sopy of the
prescription used (fre^pf charge) with the directions
for preparing and using the same, which they will
find a sure Cure for Consumption, Asthma, Bron
chitis, \c. The only object of the advertiser in send
ing the prescription is to, benefit the afflicted, and
spread information which he conceives to be inval
uable, anil he hopes every sufferer will try bis remedy,
as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a bles-
sing.
Parties wishing tlie prescription will please address
Rsv EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg?!,
Kings oonnty, New York.
Dot, 9, I860. (c. a RCA.) 20 ly.
lo as well f ir its volunteers as B.ldwin will do,
Winter will find onr soldiers fully prepared toeu-
lure its rigors. Flannel is the most important
article entering into the item of clothing. Shirts
of this material, of any color, ate very accepta
ble. Some white material, to bo placed around
the cap. with capes to fall behind the nock on the
■shoulder, to protect the ears and neck of the
soldier, aro very mueli needed at once.
The ladies of Baldwin will direct tlieir efforts to
the comfort of their immediate volunteers first,
ifter that they will, with pleasure, help any of
our volunteers
“Keep Dark.”
It is the wish of the authorities of our Govern
ment that editors of newspapers should not pub
lish the movements of our troops. The intelli
gence is caught up by our enemies, and put to
iheirown use. Letusa'lba active in aiding ths
irganization of regiments, aud of companies,
ind in raising means to sustain them alter they
inter the service, hut let us keep to ourselves ths
ieparture from, or the arrival of troo; s at, any of
■nr cities or towns. It is enough for the readers
if newspapers to know, that our troops are on
he way to the battle ground, without wishing to
Know where they are destined, and when they
reach certain points. Letters from camp ate pub-
• ished every day in some of oar Georgia papers.
I bis 13 all wrong. Wo do hope Georgia editors
uavo sagacity enough to understand, and patriot-
sm enough to appreciate, the'views and wishes
of our President and superior oiicers in this
respect The enemy get mui-h in formation from
• be country and city press in reterence to the
movements of our Generals. If it can’t be done
in no other way, the Government ought to corn
pel silence. We are glad to see the city papers of
Augusta and Savannah have determined to make
110 report of the passage of troops to the seat of
war. Let us keep still, trust tc Providence, nnd
keep our powder dry.
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flfrffr I nivrrsilr nil righl.
On account of the general war excitement, the
trustees and faculty of Mercer University deter
mined to dispense with tho usual Comencement
exercises this year. By this they save one hun-
Ired dollars of the expense. This amount Presi
dent Crawford has mailed to Gov. Brown, as *
donation to the State, to assist tho 3 oluntecrs.
— —
The Jackson Cunil.
Will not our people contribute something to the
fund which is being raised for the family of the
first martyr in behalf of Southern freedom ! It
should be a pleasure to give in such a cause A
braver man never died, and the heart s blood ot
no patriot ever sanctified a holier cause Tb-
amounts contributed may be small, as it is desireo
that all may have a chance to give something
Will not some of onr enterprising, public spiii”'
citizens, prepare a box for contributions,
place it in some accessible place, to receive
donations of such ns may desire to contribute
their mitei.in this patriotic behalf. Other corom^
nilies fire giving to the cause; and certamlv
ought to lay a small garland ot affectionate if
niembrance on the grave ot the heroic dea..
We will take charge of any contributions,
see that thev are sent to the proper authority
receiving them.
and
the
We are
A Palnsuc nssj.
informed that Mrs. Dr. J. C. C. ^
burn of Pike county, has sent, by Bxpn^
Gov. Brown her fine gold watch with ar q
he sell it and apply the proceeds totbe supp ^
onr gallant troops in the field. B ! ; oD to
Mrs. Blackburn expresses her deternn §
wear no more jewelry while the war •*
such a spirit exists among the women of Geo g
the men will never be conquerea in the fief .
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