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JW- i k \ I M I1VTERF.NTIXR fORRE«P05»B!«’S. 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 4 m ■■CBf **'• % W'N. I eou ^ ur . 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. 2 4t. W i* would particularly call the attention of onr read ers to a remedy known as McLean’s Strengthening Cordial and Blood Purifier. It is certainly a valuabh remedy. We therefore say to all, call at the nircnt'r ami test for yourselves its intrinsic, merits. It is deli cions to tak»*. Wc ask our lady readers to try it. Set the advertisement in another column. 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- JSC Dr. Kndwiiyi. Itenicdirs lire the trne nllie. uf Nuture. Let Ihe wick be ronifortfil! 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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. - —-■ 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 . MmrtB