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. country, with all other intelligent writer* Oil the “adequate forces," add the spirit of reeisience was as
repeated rb su- l "~‘‘ -
he no doubt of
. „ — . . , i cj/imui t criaittuct: *> a? no
lUJts of constiuctim s are to be repeated «s au- you at«te, there was do need of a Cunecriptioo
of *^ ct to enable yon to “raise armies.’*
position, that these three ' ** ince the invasion ol the Confederacy by our pres-
irli -i 1 1 others in the Consti- ^ n * ; fcueiny, you nave made frequent calls upon me as
itn attotners in rue eousn Governor of this State for “organized bodies” of
ibe Hiitnect matter are R -— 1 uomes
your course is not the usual one in such cases.
As the correspondence xas an official one upon a
grave constitutional question I had supposed it
would be given to the country through Congress
Iand tiie Legislature of the State.
But as you have commenced the publication in
this hasty and as I think informal manner, you
will admit that I have no other alternative but to
continue it. I must therefore, request as an act of
jus;ice that all newspapers w hich have published
part of the correspondence, insert this reply.
J.E.B.
theiity, there can; it would seem
the coticclness of the
paragraphs together w
tut ion w Inch relate to the same subject matter are troops. j bave re8pou ded to everUculf and“sent them
to be consti lied together “as one whole as required, “organized” according to the laws of the
Construe them together, and the general Ian- f State, and commanded by officers appointed bv tiie
gunge in one paragraph, is so qualified by another State, and in most instances, fully armed, accoutred
paragraph, upon Hie suu.c tuljict mutter that all und equipped, These bodies were called forth to
can staud together, and tho w hole when taken to- moot an emergency, and assist in repelling au in va-
getiier i stablisiies to my mind the itnsoundness of i ? 10 ” - . 1 , emergency is not yet passed, the invasion
jonr argument, and the fallacy of jour conch.- j ^
M 'pu. I must not omit to notice your definition of i ^"Le^nor“IZ Xe^amminuA' tfePrlb S,3te ®ightS, aild SOllthem States' Rights,
the term “militia," and the deductions which you dent, as is the case, with the armies of the Cnufcdcra-
lirmvtnm it. oy, but they were called forth as bodies “organized
You adopt the definition of the Attorney Gener- j mid their officers appointed by the States.” Hence
a!, that “llte militia area body of soldiers in astute they are part ol the .Militia oi Georgia employed in
enrolled for discipline.’’ Admit for the purposes tbe service of tiie Confederate .States as provided by
of the argument, the correctness of the deliiiiiion \ !•above quoted,
bneun S '"r'V 1 ‘ , r l ° r '( U '° '"'I'f/°h ! w !‘“ l ‘tennsSlIm “militm in “actual service in'time
liue uuoer the laws of Georgia constitu.e hermtti- 0 f war or public danger.” They entered the service
tia. When tiie persons thus enrolled (the militia) | with only the training common to the citizens ot the
are employed in the service of the Confederate State. They are now well trained troops. Gut having
Exchange of Prisoners.
The Lincolnites are very much outraged by the
refusal of our Government to exchange the batch
of Yankee Colonels. Majors, Captains and Lieuten
ants held by it as hostages for the safety ol the pri
vateersmen whom they threatened to hang tor the
IMPORTANT NEWS.
The Battle Begun.
Richmond, 26th,—The battle which is to decide
. . the fate of Richmond was commenced this afier-
privateers themselves, man for man without regard Il00I , on t |,„ ] e f t w j ng . 0 f the Confederacy. Fcr
to rank* Intrinsically, no doubt, our saiiors are ; three itours the firing has been rapid and contin-
tbe equals; if not the superiois, of their commis- nous in the direction of Mechanicsville. The couon-
Stati s” the Constitution expressly reserves to
Georgia the appointment of ihe officers. The Cou-
scription Act gives the President rbe power by
compulsion to employ every one of t.'.ose persons
betweeu 16 and 35, in the service of the Confeder
ato States; ami denies to the State the appointment a b,, u t the time* of
of a stogie officer to command them, while thus
“employed ” Suppose Congress at its next ses
sion ahou d extend the act so as to embrace all
between ltd and 45 what is the result? “The body
of so.diera in the State enrolled for discipline” are
every man "‘employed iu the .Service of the Con
federacy" and the righr is denied to the State to
appoint a single officer, when the Constitution
says stie shall appoint them all. Is it fair, to j federacy, Imt while they “may be employed in tiie
conclude w hen the States expressly and carefully I service of the Confederate States.” lilanr thousands
reserved the control of their owu miiitia, by re- ! are now no employed. Vacancies in the different of-
jieiving the appointment of the officers, to com- I fices are frequently occurring by death, resignation,
mand them, that they intended under the gener
gone in as. “bodies organized by the State,”
mihlin, von say they remain militia, and go home
militia. In this CU£i we seem to agree thatthe State,
under the express reservation in the Constitution, lias
the right to appoint the officers. I have the wiitteu
pinion of Mr. Benjamin, then Secretary of War,
last call for twelve regiments,
j concurring in this view, and recognizing this right ol
j the State. Anil it is proper tliut I should remaik that
j the State has, in each case, been permitted to exer-
j rise this right, where the troops entered the service,
jin compliance, with a requisition upon the State for
1 “organized bodies of troops.” The right does not
i stop hoe, however. The Constitution does not say
I the .Mate shall appoint tiie officers while the orgauiza-
! lions may be form mg to enter the service of the Con-
cl grant of power to “raise armies,” to authorize
Congress, to defeat tin* reservation and control the
militia, with their officers, by calling tiie very
same men into the field individually and not collie
tirrly organiz** them according to its own will,
and t-rm its actii n raising an army” and
not culling forth the militia!. Surely the great men
of the revolution when they denied to the Gener
al Government the appointment even of the Gen-
era! officers to command the miiitia when employed
in the service of the Confederacy did not imagine
that the time would come, so soon, when that Gov
ernment under the power to “raise armies” would
claim and exercise the authority to call into the
field, the whole militia of the States individually,
and deny to the .States the appointment of the low
est Lieutenant, and justify ihe act on the ground
tint Congress did not choose to call them into ser
vice in their collective capacity, and deny that
they were militia if- called into service in any* oth
er way.
if Congress has the power to call forth the
whole enrolled force or militia of the States in the
manner provided by the Conscription Act, there is
is certainly no obligation upon Congress aver to
cull them forth in any other manner, and it rests in
the discretion of Congress whether or not the States
shall ever be permitted to exercise their reserved
right; as Congress has the power in every ease to
defeat the exercise of the right by calling forth
tl e militia under a coascription act, and not by
requsitions made upon the States. It cannot be
just to charge the States with the folly of malting
this important reservation, subject to any such
power in Congress to render it nugatory at its
pleasure. \
Again yon say “Congress may fttll forth “the
militia to execute Confederate laws; the State has
not surrendered the power to call them lorth to ex
ecute State laws.”
•‘Congress may cal! them forth to repel invasion
oo may the State, for it has expressly reserved this
right.”
“Congross may call them forth to suppress in
surrection and so may the State.”
If the conscription law is to control, and Con
gress may, without the consent of the State Gov
ernment, order every man composing the militia
of the -Mate, out of the State, into the Confeder
ate service, how is the State to call forth her own
inilitia, as you admit she has reserved tho light to
do, to execute her own law suppress an insurrection
in her midst, or repel au invasion of her owu
territory,
Cuujd it have been the intention of tho States
to delegate to Congress the power to take from
them without their consent the means of self pre
servation, depriving them of all the strength upon
w hich their very existence depends?
Af;er laying down the position that the citizens
of a State are not her miiitia, and a ffirming that
the militia are “a body organized by law,” you
deny* that the miiitia constitute any part of the
lam! oi naval forces, and s ty they are distinguish
ed from the land and naval forces, and you furth
er say they have always been called forth as bod
ies organized by tho States,” with their officers,
that they “do not become part of the armies rais
ed by Congress,” but remain ninilia, and that
win n they-bad been called forth, and the exigen
cies which provoked the call had passed, -they
wont home again.” The militia when called forth
are ta en from the body of the people, to meet an
emergency, or to repel invasion. If they go in as
bodies organized by the States you hold that they
go in militia, remain militia, and when the exigen
cy is passed they go homo inilitia, but if you
call forth the same men by the conscription act foi
the sa t.e purpose and they remain for the same
length of time and do the same service they at>
n >t militia but the armies of the Confederacy, pan
of the land or naval force In connection with
this partof the subject yon use the following lan
guage:
“At the present moment when our very exis
tence is tbieatened by armies vastly superior in
numbers to oui s, the necessity for the defence has
induced a call, not for the whole militia of all tin
the States, not for any militia, but for men to com
pose armies for the Confederate States.”
In the midst of such pressing danger, why was
it that there was no necessity fur any militia; in
other words, no necessity for any “bodies of men
organized by the States,” as were many of the
most gallant regiments now in the Coufederab
service, who have won on the battle-field a name
in history, and laurels that can never fade!
Were no more such bodies ‘organized by the
States" needed, because the material remaining
within the States of which they must be composed
was not liable? The Conscription Act gives you
the very same mate) ial. Was it because the offi
cers appointed by the States to command the gal
lsnt State regiments and other “organized bodies”
sent by the states were less brave or less skillful
than the officers appointed by the President to
command similar "organized bodies?” The of
tic*-rs appointed by the Suites who now command
regiments in the service, will not fear to have im
partial history answer this question Was it be
cause you wished select in n for tho«urmies of the
Confederacy? The Conscription Act embraces all,
without distinction, between IS and 155 able to do
military duty and not legally exempt. You do
not take the militia- What do you take? You i
take every man between certain agts, of.wliom
the militia is composed. Wbat is the difference
between taking the militia and taking all tiie men j
who compose the miiitia? Simply this: In the
you take ttiem tcith their officers appointed
fke. The laws of the State provide hew these vacan
cies are til be filled and it is not to be done by promo-
motion of the officer next in rank except in a single in
stance, but by election of the regiment, and commission
by the Governor. The right of the State to appoint
these officers seems to be admitted, and is, indeed,
too clear to be questioned.
Tiie Conscription Act, if it is to lie construed accor
ding to ita language, and th.- practice which your
Generals are establishing under it, doilies to ihe State
the exercise of this right, and prescribes a rule l'orsc-
lecting all officers ip fntnre, unknown to the laws o f
Georgia, and confers upon the President the power to
commission them. Can this usurpation (I think no
milder term expresses it faithfully) lie justified under
the clause in the Constitution which gives Congress
power to “raise armies?” and is this part of the Act
constitutional? If not, you have failed to establish
the constitutionality of the Conscription Act.
The 14(h paragraph of the ‘.Itli section of tiie 1st Ar
ticle of the Constitution of the Confederate States
declares that—
“A icell regulated militia being necessary to the
security of a free State, the right of tho people to
keep and bear arms shall not be infringed ” This
was no part of the original Constitution as re
ported by the Convention and adopted by* the
States. Hut “The Convention of a number of the.
States having at the time of their adopting the
Constitution expressed a desire in order to prevent
misconstruction or abuse ofi's powers, that furth
er declaratory and restrictive clauses should be
added, Congress at the session begun and held
at the city of New York on Wednesday the 4th ot
March, 1781), proposed to the Legislatures of the
several States twelve amendments, ten of which
only were adopted."
The. second amendment was the one above quo
ted, which shows very clearly that the States were
jealous of tho control, which Congress mighi
claim over their militia, and required on this point
a further ’‘restrictive elause” than was contained
in the original Constitution.
The Kith paragraph of the prereeding section
expressly reserves to the States “the authority oi
training the militia according to tho discipline
prescribed by Congress ” In connection with this
yon admit that the States reserved the right to
call forth their own inilitia to execute their own
laws, suppress insurrections or repel invasions.
This authority to call them forth would have
been of no value without the authority to appoint
officers to command them ; and the farther author
lty to train them : as they cannot without offieer-
•ind training be the well regulated militia which
the Constitution says is “necessary* to tho security
of a free State.”
The conclusion would seem naturally to follow
that, the States did not intend by any general
words used in the grant of power, to give Con
gress the right to take from them, as often as ap-
sppointed, the officers selected by them to train
Mid regnlate their militia, and prepare them for
efficiency, when they may be called forth to sup
port the very existence of the State.
The Conscription Act embraces so large a pro
portion of the militia officers of this State, as to
disband the militia in the event they should he
compelled to leave their commands. This would
leave me without the power to reorganize them, ifs
a vacancy can only he created in one of these
offices by resignation of the incumbent, or by the
voluntary performance of some. act. which amounts
to an abandonment of his command, or by a sen
tence of a Court Martial dissmising bint from office.
File officer who is dragged from iris command by
Conscription or compulsion, and placed in the
ranks, is in neither category, and Iris office is no
oiore vacated than the office of a judge would be
if be were ordered into military service without iris
consent. And uuless there b<* a vacancy I have no
•right to fill the place, either by ordering an elec
ion or by a brevet appointment. I have no rigb 1
ii: either case to commission a successor so long
as there is a legal incumbent.
Viewing the Conscription Act in this particu
lar as not only unconstitutional, but as smkrns
blow at the very existence of the State by disband
ing the portion of her militia left, within her lim
its when much the larger part of her “arms bear
ing people” are absent in other States in the rniii
tary service of the Confederacy, leaving their fam
ilies, and other helpless women and children, sub
ject to massacre by negro insurrection for want ot
an organized force to suppress it, I felt it. an im
perative duty which I owed the people of this
State, to inform you in a former letter that I could
not permit the disorganization to take place, nor
the State officers to be compelled to leave tlnir
respective commands and enter the Confederate
service as Conscripts—Were it not a fact well
j known to the country that you now have in ser
vice tens of thousands of men without arms and
with no immediate prospect of getting arms who
must remain for months consumers of our scanty
supplies of provisions without ability to render
service while their labor would he most valuable
in their farms, and workshops there might be the
seinblar ce of a plea of necessity for forcing the
■state Officers to leave their commands, with the
homes of their people unprotected and go into
camps ot instruction, under Confederate officers, of
ten much more ignorant than themselves of mil
itary science or training. I must, therefore, ad
lure to my position, and maintain the integrity of
the State Government, in its Executive, Legisla
tive. Judicial, and Military Department, as long
as I can command sufficient force to prevent it
from being disbanded, and its people reduced to
j a state of provincial dependence upon the Central
j power.
If I have used strong language in anv part of
al
Tuesday Monring, July 1, 1062.
SOUTHERN; FEDERAL UNION 7 ,
(Corner of Hancock and Wilkinson streets,)
OPPOSITE T19 E COSJKT I! OH HE.
sioneti officers; but in a military pi int of view, the
proposition so exchange a private for a Colonel,
would di-grace any other than the Yankee Govern
ment. The Richmond Enquue£ tiuly remarks.
“There is nothing in Usages of war to justify or
excuse it—it is simple meanness, of spirit 1 It is
an exhibition of the universal and predominant
idea of the universal Yankee nation, not to deal
evenly and justly, but to makeagood bargain,
which, being honestly interpreted,means. taKead-
vantageof another's generosity or want of vigi
lance, and cheat him if you can'.
“The complaint of bad faith brought agai st us
by the Yankees, in leterence to tiie transaction
above notf d. ar.d which has been re-echoed in their
Congress, is therefore simply a complaint that we
would not allow them to cheat us. It is the wrath
of the Knave against the man be had thought t»
victimise. The moie loudly they proclaim their
anger, the moie v.ildly will they spread their dis
grace.
“We are pleased to add that the subject of a
general exchange of prisoners is now matter of ne
gotiation between the two countries, which will
ternritia’e, we trust, in a cartel that shall be equal
in its operation, and just and honorable to b ith
parties. If Lincoln finding that lie can do no bet
ter, will agree to such, the negotiations will so re
ading is heard distinctly in the city, and crowds
have repaired to the bills North of the city’, from
whence the bursting of shells is occasionally visi
ble.
At 8 o’clock firing was still progressing. Jt
is not probable that any particulars will be re
ceived from the battle field until morning.—There
was no fighting of importance on the centre or
right io day. A general engagement to morrow
is considered inevitable.
Glorious Kews!!
Old titournall in Cir Field ! ! !
Richmond, June 27.—The R.chmnnd Dispatch
of this morninf says that Gen. Branch, of North
Caro’ina, led the advance yesterday, down the
Meadow Bridge Road with a brigade of North
Carolinians. On crossing be was reii.foiced by
other troops of Gen Hill’s Division.
The numerous field works and batteries oppot
sed to our advance were assailed in the cooles-
maiiuer imaginable, and captured with great ra
pidity.
Our loss much l»ss than would reasonably have
been anticipitated All the Heights in the vicini
tv of Median ice vide are in our posse-sion.
Gen. Longstreet’s Division crossed the Chick-
suit. It is what we on our part have desired all j ahominy on the Mecbaniesville railroad last night.
30I1GBT03, V1S0KT & B1UXEK, State Printers
ferai*—82 00 PerAnnam, in Adranre.
the time. Yi’liatever must be satd of the course tft
our enemies, wo at least disdain to ask a favor or
spek an advantage of them. We are readytoex-
change man for man, and officers of equal rank,
and to exchange men for officers by the scale us
ually regarded as fair. Our people and Govern
ment have two much honorable pride to ask for
anything but what is right and equal; they bave too
much manliness and self-respect to submit to any
thing that is wrong and unequal.”
<Jov. Brown’* Reply.
Wo publish to day the letter of Gov. Brown
in reply to the letter of the President. We
do so because we had published the previous Cor
respondence, and tho Governor requested of papers
publishing it, as an act of simple justice to him, to
publish Iris reply. Differing as the editors do on
the merits of the controversy they lay it
’rs without other comments.
before
thcjrr^-
a a licciicnabcr tia«* poor and a 122acted.
G 1 Never before in the history of. our country has
I this letter, I beg you to attribute it only to my
one case you taae mem xcwi mtxr ojjicers appointee, | , hc advoc . JCV of pnnciplcs, and a cause wlric
hgV>e States, as tiie Constitution requites, and call j j cons ; der n0 less than the cause of constitutional
them by their proper name,^ militia, employed | liberty, imperiled by the erroneous views and
the service of the Confederate .States.” In the
other case, you take th m all as individuals—get
rid of the State officers—appoint officers of your
own choice, and call them the “armies of the Con
federacy.” And yet these armies, like you say
the miiitia do. will "go home” when the exigency
has passed, as it is hoped they are not expected to
be permanent, like the regular armies ot the Con
federacy ; or, in other words, like the laud and'
rural Jorccs provided for in the Constitution, iiom
which you distinguish the militia. Indeed, the
siniila'itv between these “armies of the Confede
racy."’ called forth in an emergency, to repel a:i
invasion, to be disbanded when the emergency is
passed, and the militia or bodits of troops organ
ized and officered by the States called forth for the
same purpose, to be composed of the same mate
rial. and disbanded at the same time, is most re
the admonition at the head of this article been as
appropriate as at this time. There,are many poor
people in every part of tho country that are suffer
ing on account of the enormous prices they have
to pay for provisions, and if these times continue,
their situation will grow worse daily. Now is
the time for the benevolent men and cbritable
ladies to show themselves. God has bestowed up
on many of them the means of doing much good,
and. perhaps it was for this ver
wealth was given them. They must be active if
they would do all the good they can. Indolent
| and inactive charity will avail but little. If we
j would imitate our blessed Saviour, we must seek
I out and save those who are perishing. There are
I many others who have been bereaved of their
j near, st and dearest friends in this War, these need
sympathy and consolation, in theirniark hours of
sorrow. Indeed, there are works of charity and
benevolence to employ every sympathising heart
and liberal' hand. God will show mercy to the
merciful, and has himself declared, that acts of
kindness to our fellow beings trill be considered
as bestowed upon himself.
Good cnn*c to be tSinnliful,
On Friday and Saturday last we were blessed
with fine showe.s in this section. And on the
same days our Arms were crowned with victory
near Richmond.
“The Binca.”
A despatch was received here last week stating
that the Blues had been in a skirmish—in which
one of the corps was killed—supposed to be Mr-
John Sneed—one wounded—Mr. Dickson, and
four missing. We hope to get further intelli-
| gence from them this week. We think both the
j iilues and Capt. Beck’s company were in the fight
I at Richmond on the 27th. .
iSr” The Rev. A. C. Day ton ,T refugee from Nash
ville.) will preach at tho Baptist Church to-day
(Tuesday) at 10-4 o'clock.
A VaUiant Georgian.—The Richmond Exami
ner relates the following :
We are creditably informed that a Yankee cap
tain who wes severely wounded aud taken priso
ner in the skirmish of Wednesday and who died
near the battle field yesterday, made the following
statement just before be breathed bis last: f/e
-aid that neither be or bis companions now
hougbt that McClellan could get to Richmond
hy that route; that he expected to see hard fighting,
ind knew the rebels were bravo, but that their
valor exceeding any thing he had ever seen or
In aril ol; and mentioned in proof of his opinion
that lie was the fifth man that had fallen at the
bauds of-a Georgian. He said one of his compa
ny attempted to take the Georgian prisoner, but
he was killed in the attempt to do so; that then
fArre others went up to take him, these too, were
soon dispatched by the Georgian; that then be
approached, and although bo killed the Georgian,
"he wounded me,” said the dying Y’ankee, “so se
verely that I, too, will soon be {toother victim
that tell by his unflaggering valor.” A few min
utes after saying ibis the Yankee died.
Who was this noble Georgian? Let us have
Iris name, and let it live in immortal fame as an
example of bis highest courage and a hotly stimu
lus for others to go and do likewise. With such
soldiers surely subjugation is impossible.
What i* to Become of Ihe Captured “Con-
trnbnml* ?”
'Flie following, from*-the New York
Ilerald of the 11th, will prove rather un
welcome news to those foolish slaves of the
South, who, under false promises of free
dom, have abandoned good masters and
homes, and gone into the camps of the
Yankees :
Colonel Ralsoff, Charge d’ Affairs of
Denmark, has addressed a letter to the
Secretary of State upon the subject of
the advantages offered by the Island
of St. Croix for the employment of
persons of this country of American
extraction, and negroes found on board
vessels captured by our cruisers. The
island, he says, lias been checked in
progress for want of manual labor, and he
invites the United States to enter into
[From the Argus, June 17th.]
.TIrtn|ilii.« Intelligence.
The Wharf.—Yesterday was by far the most bu
siness day upon tiie levee that we have seen for
six months. Some twenty boats were in port with
immense cargoes spreading them out upon the lan
ding. The dray men were out in full force eager
for a load. The beat was intensfi throughout the
day. .We did not hear of any cases of coup tie so
ldi, I Tit if it continues as warm for several days
the will bejobs for the undertakers sure.
[From the Avalanche, June 17th.]
Po-tal.—Twelve hundred letters were mailed
yesterday from the Memphis post-office: There
were one hundred and tbiity lock boxes enga-
ged.
Seriously 111 —Co! Charles Ellett. the comman
der of the Federal ram fleet, is said to be seri
ously ill. He was wounded with a ball from a
pistol, in the recent fight bt-foro Memphis, the ball
striking near the knee and raging upward Short
ly afterwards he was taken with measles, and is
y purpose their j »«<* t0 l,e T’ i,e n \ He !eft for Cairo 011 lhe Eu ‘
: gene yesterday afternoon.
Influx i f Merchants.—It is estimated that the
Glendale from Cincinnati, and the Commercial
from Louisville, brought down near tr\o hundred
shippers, and eaigoes of salt, poik, bran, hay, ba
con, potatoes, lemons and oranges, sufficient to
supply “all the world and the rest of mankind”
for many months. It may be mentioned, also, as
a significant fact that an overwhelming number
of the shipp'd s are Israelites.
Clerkships.—We learn that there were no less
than thirty applications from citizens of Menfphis
for clerkships in the post office.
The above is from the Richmond Di-patch.
The battle was resumed this morning at day
light, and progtessed fiercely until 8 o’clock this
morning when the fire slackened, or was less au
dible in the city. The enemy bave no doubt been
driven back several mi'es, in the direction of tbo
White House.
Our forces across the Chiekahominy are led by
Stonewall Jackson, Longstreet. Big Bethel Hill
and A. P. Hill..
(In this side we are yet acting on the defen-
Geu. Pettigrew arrived at Fort Delaware on the
21st, from Baltimore. The Philadelphia Enquirer
says lie is progressing favorably, notwithstanding
the serious nature of his wound.
Andy Johnson and the Eagle Orator of Tennes
see.—The following Capital hit, cut from the “Edi
tor’s Drawer” of Harper’s Magazine for 1859, is
too good not to be re-produced now that the very
name of ‘’Andy”stinks in the nostrils of every true
Southerner, so naturally suggesting the idea of
“carrion
A Memphis correspondent gives the following
passage in a debate between Andy Johnson, a
candidate for Gubernatorial honors, aud Gusta
vos Henry generally known as Gus, the Eagle
Orator. The debate was severe and excited much
interest. Andy closed his speech with this anni
hilating declaration:
“We met this eagle, and I can say, with an
honest heart, that he has none of my flesh on his
talons—none of my blood on bis beak ”
This was good and woulu have been a stumper,
but the undismayed Gus immediately rose to his
leet arid replied :
“ Tis true the honorable gentleman has met.
the eagle, and bears no traces of having left flesh
on his talons or blood upon his beak.—And 'tis
not strange, my friends; for those of you who
know the habits of our national bird, know full
well that hemever feeds upon carrion
practice of those placed upon the watch-tower, as
its constant guardians.
Iff conclusion, I beg to assure you that I fully
appreciate yopr expressions of personal kindness,
and reciprocate thpm in my feelings towards y ou
to the fullest extent
I know the vast r&sponsibilities lfisfing upon , .
you. and would never willingly add unnecessari- * convention whereby the contemplated
ly to tbeir weight, or in any way embarrass you i migration maybe placed under the pro
in the dischaige of your important duties. tv bile j tection and guarantee of the two govern-
I cannot agree with you in opinion upon the grave
question under discussion, 1 beg you to command
me at all times when 1 can do you a personal
service, or when lean, without a violation of the
constitutional obligations resting upon me, do
ments.
The Governor of the Danish West In
dies has also appointed a special agent,
who lias arrived in this country to make
any service to the great cause in w hich we are all „ ecessary arrangeln ents. File trail-
Honing that a kind Providence may give you sportation Is oliered to all who will en-
markaole in evety thing, except the name, and the | wisdom so to conduct the affaiis ot our young
appointment of the-officers. I Confederacy as may result in the early achieve-
Excuse mo for calling your attention to another me i, ts 0 { our Independence, end redound to the
point in this connection. | ultimate prospirity aim happiness of our whole
A- you admit that the militia have always been ;
called forth as “bodies organized by the States,” ; *
and when thus called forth that the States have al- j
ways appointed the officers, I presume yon will not j
deny that when the President hv authority of Cou-
gr<!ss has made a call upon a State, for “organized
b idies of sol liars.” and they have been famished by i .
the State'ft out the body of her people, they have en- | P. S Since the above letter was written 1 - r 0 ^
tered the service as part of the militia of the State somewhat to my surprise that you have thought
• nploved in the service of the Confederate States” J prf ,per to publish PAUT of cur unfinished corres-
I bave the honor to be,
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
gage to labor on the sugar plantations for
three yearsat the same compensation as
given to the native population. Re;cnp-
turecl Africans, however, being semi-sava
ges, must undergo apprenticeship.
Secretary Seward, replying, says that
he is not authorized to accept the proposi
tion at this time for a convention, as the
disposition of the rccaptiired Africans is
now prescribed by law. It is probable,
under the 15th and 16th paragraphs of the 8th Section ; poiidencaT however, that Congress may b6 disposed
of jtie l-t Article of the Constitntioii. ^ ! ^ In reply to my first letter you simply stated on so as the modify the existing legislation
joint in question, that the constitutionality of U p 0! , tl ie subject as to meet the wishes of
Act was derivable from that paragraph in the | the Dauish government. He lias sub-
Your message to Congre.sa recommending its pas- . ,
sage allows that there was no neccs>it v fur the act. to i tne poi . , .. ,i 1B *
enable von to tret troops, us yoa a limit that the Exec- ! Act .was derivable fiom l’» • £ 1
utivesof the States had enabled you to keep in the Constitution which gives Congiess the power to . . , • " # r *u 0
field adequate forces, and also that the spirit of resis- , raise and support armies. I *.epl ed to that letter , ™ ltl p copies ot the correspondence to the
. Chairman or the Judiciary Committee in
Xorliierai Item*.
A friend who has received a Chicago “Times”
of the 14th inst., has handed it to us. It contains
the proceedings of a grand banquet given to a
party of Baltimore visitors, about Jail, who arrived
the day before, after a fatiguing journey by rail
of twenty hours. The Baltimore speaker at the
banquet said they visited Chicago not a* South-
ern men, but as Union men. who “desired to see
this hell born rebellion crushed out.”
The people of Illinois seem much absorbed in
the question of a new Constitution which is about
to be voted for. The new Constitution prohibits
banks, prohibits negroes and mulattoes from vo
ting and holding office, excludes them from com
ing into and voting in the State. There appears
to be a bitter war between the bank and anji-bank
men—between the paper money arid the bard
money men. The'Iatter are for excluding all pa
per currency bnt U. S. treasury notes.
The “Times” contains late dates from most of
the North rn cities, but nothing of special interest,
There is a plethora of money. It can be borrow
ed at 5 per cent, on real estate security at Phila
delphia. Gold is at 5 1-2 per cent, premium in
New York. The coupons due 1st July of various
State bouds will be paid in gold.
Great confidence appears to pievail that the re
bellion will soon be crushed.
Western produce was quoted at the following
prices ; Corn, 2t.‘c ; Flour, $4 50 to $5 (1(1 per
bbl.; Wheat, 75 to 8()c.; other aiticles of provisions
m proportion.
In Cedar co , Iowa, there was manufactured
last year32,4f>6 gallons of Sorghum Syrup, equal
in value to ijjt 16.148.
It is represented that there are at present over
thirty millions, worth of goods in the various
bonded warehouses of New York city.
The London journals say that turpentine can,
by a safe process, be obtained from petroleum at
one third tiie price heretofore paid for turpentine
from the Carolinas. The Northern painters have,
since the war begun, been in the (mbit of using
naptha, one of tiie products of the distillation ot
petroleum.
Jlnllera in Ihe Federal Congress.
The Cotton Supply Sp.—We take the
following extracts from a late Washington
letter to the. Baltimore Sun :
The session of Congress appears to be
drawing to a close. The tax bill has pas
sed the Senate with remarkable unanimi
ty, and it is believed that the House will
concur in the .Senate amendments. The
tariff bill has been prepared by the Com
mittee of Ways aud Means, and will pass
with little alteration. What remains to
be done is to pass a bankrupt bill, which
is loudly called for by the Northern and
the Western business interests. As to the
confiscation and emancipation schemes, it
is still doubtful what shape they will as
sume, if they pass at all. A number of
the more radical Senators are.in favor of a
protracted, if not continuous, session, but
it is thought they will he voted down.
The tax bill will give, as is computed,
about a hundred and twenty millions. It
is admitted however, that the subject is
one for experiment aud that it must be
lelt to experience to show its effects upon
revenue and industry.
The new tariff about to he proposed in
the House will, it is estimated, give a rev
enue of eighty millions, provided business
revives and the Union is resorted. Six')’
millions, after making all allowances, ate
expected from it—making an aggregate
annual it*.venue of one hundred and eighty
millions, besides the land and income taxes
of the last session.
Cotton manufactures, under the tax hill,
will pay a three per cent, ad valorem du
ty; while raw cotton will pay half a cent a
pound. It is stated by eastern mill own
ers that all the mills will cease to work by
the 1st of July for the want of stock at any
price.
But some of them are so sanguiue of the
future as to bel eve that cotton, will now
come freely from Southern ports, and
that of the crop of last year amounting to
nearly five millions of bales, three fifths ef
which will escape the torch. Others again
calculate upon only one million of bales
from the gathered crop, and another mil
lion from the succeeding crop.
ces« io keeping ''‘li quate forces in the field is to be
atti ibuted.” Again you say :
“The vast preparations made by the enemy for a
combined assault at numerous points on out frontier
and soil coast, have produced the result that might
bn ve been expected, Tlfey have animated the people
with a spirit of resistance so general so resolute, and
so selt-sacrificing, that it nquires rather tube regula
ted U nu to be stiinitiated.”
If then the Executives of the States by their ror
the plan
J r rely satis-
lowing time for your letter to reach me, and a re- f ac tory from a Christian and humane
ply to be sent, you publish my second U tter and j nt 0 f v i e w, and would moreover relieve
in the ! the United States from a great moral re-
newspapers but also in pamphlet form, I piesume : sponsibiuty and from the ver) large ex-
by your order lor general c rcolation. peuse which, if he was correctly informed
While I cannot suppose that your sense of duty ra g conuec ted with the present arrange-
of «cq,u„ed ii.
If then the Executives of the States by their eor- , unnnisueu correspuuueuoe — r- -e--- - ; -r u f T :>•*
dial co-operation baff enabled you to keep in the field I forestalling public opinion, I must conclude that | ncaus to t epubLc of Liberia.
FROM COL. SMITH’S REGIMENT.
Richmond, June 27th.—The 44th Georgia charged
battery yesterday evening, loss heavy. Adj't Wiiey
and inyttelf wounded, but not seriously; particulars
hereafter We are with I)r. J. M. Green. Enemy
badly whipped*
ROBERT A. SMITH.
Official Report of the Great Battle.
RICHMOND June 27, 1862.
HcaiOuarters, June27, -
To His Excolloncy Prc?iJeul Uavisi
Profoundly grateful to Almighty God for the sig
nal victory granted to us, it is my pleasure and
task to announce to you the success achieved by
this army to-day.
The enemy was this morning driven from his
strong position behind Beaver Dam Creek, pursu
ed to that behind Powhattan Creek, and finally,
after a severe contest of five hours, entirely repuls- j
td from the field. Night put an end to the contest. !
I grieve to state that our loss in officers and men j
is great- Woelecponthe field, and shall renew |
the contest in the morniug.
I have the honor to be. very respectfully, j
1 ROBERT E. LEE, General. !
(Second dispatch.) The “dispatch” of this nior- j
ning says the ^results ofiyesterJay may be thus ,
summed up: We have driven the en^my six miles,
beaten them twice in fight, captured eight or ten |
batteries and some thirty pieces of artillery many I
stores, much clothing, many prisoners and smari
arms. ^ k “
Jackson, ft is said,ias been doing great damage
to the enemy, for, being completely in their rear,
he has cutoff ail communication with the Faimm-
key River. ..We captured 5U0 prisoners and many .
stores. . , • f
The Exajniner says the action became general
in the vicjljlty of Coal Harbor, about 5 o’clock P. j
M. It ftrestimqted that 75 000 Confederates were
-engaged wfHi an equal if not a superior force of
tho enemy.
From the best and most reliable information we j
can obtain, the field was undecided. The action
\vilf%e resumtd this morning. The field of battle ,
is about twelve milts below Richmond.
* The “Whig” says the enemy foil back for the
most part in orijer and succeeded in getting off
most of their artillery, as well as the greater part
ot their dead and wounded. To day will ptobably
witness a general and decisive battle.
The Enquirer says: At 12 o'clock last night, we
conversed with the Aid of one of our Geiierais,
who informs us that we have driven the Yankees
from all theirstrong p sitions, taken a number of
prisoners, a great many cannon, Slc.
McClellan is now represented as being complete
ly hemmed in. His tel graph wires all cut, and
the railroad, doubtless torn up, before this. In an
swer to an inquiry, if there was no way of Mc
Clellan getting to Iris gun boats, our informant
replied—‘None except with his ballon!” In short
ihe fight yesterday was a glorious victory.
Richmond, June 28.—No accounts have been re
ceived from the field to-day. except meagre reports,
nil indicating that the Confederates are following up
their success. About 2,00(1 prisoners were taken la.-t
night, including Brig. Gen. Reynolds, and at least 100
commissioned officers.
It has been found necessary to increase the prison
accommodations. Prisoners have been arriving all
the forenoon. It is reported that two other Yankee
Generals have been captured.
SUCOND DISrATCH.
The whole number of prisoners taken are about
3,600, including Gens. Reynolds, Saunders and Rankin,
and a large number of field officers. Tiie constant
arrival of prisoners produces lively’ excitement about
t lie streets.
All reports from the field confirm the thorough dis
comfiture of the Yankee army, and many expect that
McClellan will capitulate. Several batteries were ta- j
ken to-day.
We have lost no general officers, but Gen- Elzey ;
has been wounded, it is feared mortally. The gallant
Maj. Wheat of the La. Tigers w as killed.
Third Dispatch.
The New York Ilerald of the 28th says intelligence
from Europe by the Arabia foreshadows the intention
of the Emperor Napoleon to interpose an armed inter
vention in the American war, and enforce peace on a
basis of separation betweeu the North and South.
The Herald says the United States will know how
to deal with these powers, should they attempt to in
terfere in our domestic commerce; and calls upon
Congress to pronounce against it, as a nefarious scheme
of European powers to breuk up the Republic of
America.
In the House of Lords onjthe 13th instant, Earl
Carnaven called attention to Butler's proclamation,
relative to the ladies of New Orleans, and condemned
it iu severe terms, as without precedent iu the annals
of war.
Earl Russell said thera was no defense for the
proclamation, and sincerely hoped the Ameri
can Government would disavow it.
Lord Palmerston, said no man could read the
proclamation without feeling the deepest indigna
tion (cheers ) Jt was a proclamation to which he
did not scruple to attach the epiihet. of infamous
(cheers ) An Englishman must blush io think
that such au act has been committed by a man be
longing to the Anglo-Saxon race.
aD3lL33£S>
In this city, on 26tb inst, Miss Emma Craw-
ford, aged 16 years, daughter of Col. N. C. Bar
nett, Secretary ot State.
The deceased had been a pupil in the Wesleyan
Female College at Macon, from October 1st, 1861,
until four weeks ago, when, on account of failing
health she returned to her parents. Her illness
did not assume an alarming form until five days
before her death. Emma was prepared for the
last summons. In reply to questions asked her
by her Father the morning of the day she died,
she said she “was willing to depart if it was God’s
will—that her trust was in God. through the mer
its of the Saviour.” Thus a gentle and loving
spirit passed from earth to Heaven. Dutiful to
her parents, and affectionate to all. modest and re
tiring in her disposition. Emma was a general fa
vorite among her relatives and associates. Her
death *has left a painful void in the domestic
circle and in tha hearts of her friends. President
Bonnell, of the College, attended specially to
preach her funeral discourse, and, assisted by the
Rev. H J. Adams, the service took place at the
Methodist Church on Friday afternoon, from
whence the remains of dear Emma were followed
to the cemetery, there to repose until the resurrec
tion.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
We began, with number OKU, the Thirty
Third Volume of the FEDERAL Union; The
present is a good time to talk freely and fully
with those who are supposed to be the friends of
this paper. The past year has been the most trying
which iLfo new spaper has experienced in its whole
existence. We have had to pay Gash down for
ail our materials, and for all tho labor which is
used iu the Printing Office. Paper is twice as
high as it was a year ago. Laboris higher, owing
to the high prices of provisions. Many papers
have been reduced in size one-half, and are print
ed on very inferior paper. We have kept our us
ual amount of matter in the paper, and the mate-
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
To all whom it map concern.
rV'HEUEAS, the Estate of Elias E. Martin, late of
T t ,aid county, deceased, is without administration,
and tiierefote subject tVwaste.
These are therefore t\cite and.ada|f>mMi all persona
interested, to be and npJtar-nY'niy office on the first
Monday in August neXlvVid take oiit letters of ad
ministration on estnteVf said deceased, or show
cause why letters should not^sue to Clerk of the Su
perior Court of said comity. T
Giveu under my blind anORqfficinl signature this
2 l:h day of June 1862. "fc
6 5t. WILLIAM LR£, Sen., Onl’y.
SOAP!'
4 /Y/ALBS of SOAP for Sale. Enquire at
tUUU the MiltedgcviUe Hotel.
Milledgeville, June 21st 1862.
F. A. HUSON.
5 tf
GEORGIA, Baldwin County.
W HEREAS, James C. Shea petitions the Court
for letters of administration de bonis non on
the estate of Henry W. S- Tracy, late of said coun
ty, deceased.
This is therefore to cite all persons concerned, to
tile their objections, if any, to the granting of said
letters within the time prescribed by law.
Giveu under my official signature this 2lBt June.
1862.
5 ot. . JOHN HAMMOND. Ord’y.
Administratrix’ Sa/c.
B Y virtue of an order of the Ordinary of Willcox
county, will be sold at the Court House door in the
town of Hnwkinsville.f on the first Tuesday in Au
gust next, within the legal hours of sale, the following
property to-wit:
Six shares in the Timber Cutter's Bank of Savan
nah, Twenty-five Dollars per share. Sold for tho
benefit of the heirs and creditors
5 tds. ELISABETH WILLCOX, Adnir’x.
ty Saviinnah Republican please copy.
GEORGIA", Baker County.
W HEREAS, William E. Baily applies to me for
letters of administration on the estate of Henry
Baily, late of said county, deceased.
This is therefore to cite aud admonish all persons
concerned, to be and appear at my office within the
time prescribed bv law, to show cause, if any, why
letters should not be granted.
JOHN F. GRIFFIN. Old y.
June 16, 1862. 5 5t.
GEORGIA, Baker County.
W HEREAS, George Jordan applies to me for let
ters of administration on the estate of Nathan
Jordan, late of said county, deceased.
This is therefore to cite and admonish all persona
concerned, to be and appear nt my office within the
time prescribed by law, to show cause, if any, why
letters should Ubt be granted.
JOHN F. GRIFFIN, Ord'y.
June 16, 1862. 5 ot. -
WANTED”
A SITUATION BY A PRACTI
CAL rRINTER.
Address Box 239,
Milledgeville, Ga.
June 17, 1862. 4 2t.
MT. ZION ACADEMY. '
rial used has been quite equal to anv used by us ! f I^HE SECOND SESSION of this Institution will
.1 Doimru»m*f» on ‘MONDAY thn l*3r»l r)av of ♦}»«
in times of peace and plenty. We have not raised
A commence on MONDAY the 23rd day of the
present month, (June.) Terms of tuition ns hereto
fore—forty, fifty and sixty dollars a year. Board
can.be hail in good families nt sixteen dollars a
month.
No effort will be spared on the part of the Rector,
to teach the youth committed to his care in the most
i thorough manner, and form their habits in accordance
are hard up tor money ; and we say to every man w ;tb a strict morality. Student* in Natural Science
who owes us a dollar, pay us for the sake of the [ will have access to a very complete Philosophical and
Chemical Apparatus.
tho prico. VVe have strived hard to keep our
heads above the water, hoping that Peace would
soon smile upon our land and prosperity bless our
whole country. But the sky is dark above. We
struggles and sacrifices we have made, and for
the sake of those we owe, if not for Conscience’
Sake. We cannot visit you at your homes. We
have no money to spend on railroads, or at hotels.
Y'ou can save us all this trouble and expense, if
you will. Many of our subscribers do not know
June 10th, 1862.
H. D. BEMAN, Principal.
4 4t.
GEORGIA, Applmg County.
■y^THEREAS, Isham Reddish applies to me for let
ters of administration on the estate of Robert
Coleman, deceased.
, , .ii . . These are therefore to cite and admonish all and
how much they owe us , but all can tell whether singulartUe kindred and creditors of said deceased, to
they owe us anything or not. If you will send ns | be and ppear at my office on or before the first Mon-
lico, four, fire or ten dollars, endeavoring to ap- j a y in August next, Jo show cause, if any they
proximate your indebtedness as near as possible,
we will return you a receipt showing for what
time your paper is paid. We are “terribly in
earnest,” friends; and if you ever intend to pay
us, now is the time we can do most good with our
money. Say not, two dollars is a small sum of
money, and will do us no good. If a thousand
subscribers send us two dollars, tho aggregate
makes a handsome sum. Who will be the first
to respond to our earnest appeal. We do not in
tend, if it be possible to prevent, to take one inch
from the size of our paper. - All we ask to enable
us to move along peacefully, and keep our ac
counts with the world straight, is, for those who
owe us to pay’ us at once. Reader, are you in
debted to us ? If you are, we most respectfully,
but candi ly, say to you, we need our money to
keep our paper amoDg the living things on this
terrestrial bail.
A receipt will be enclosed in yonr paper for the
money you senS. Enclose it in a sealed envel
ope and direct, at our risk, to
BOUGHTON. NISBET & BARNES,
Proprietors of Southern Federal Union,
Milledgeville, Georgia.
NEGROES WANTED.
have, why said letters should not be granted.
Given under my hand officially, this June 2nd,
1862.
4 at. J LIGIITSEY, Ord’y.
C. S. ENGINEER’S OFFICE,
Savannah, Jane 24th, 1862.
O NE Thousand Negroes are wanted for the
c<
GEORGIA, Baker County.
To all whom it may concern.
W HEREAS, Amos Emanuel, Administrator on
the estate of Levi J, Emanuel, deceased, applies
to me for letters of dismission from said administra
tion.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all persons
concerned, to appear at my office, ou or by the first
Monday in August next, and show cause, it any they
have, why letters should not be granted said apph-
i cant.
Given under my hand officially^ this 4th day of
June, J862.
j 3 m6m. THOMAS ALLEN, D. Ord’y.
! METROPOLITAN HOTEL,
AT SPARTA, t. V.
T HE undersigned [m v ' n ir recently purchased
the premises generally known as “ Mac-kies
| old stand” has opened a Hotel for the accommoda-
j tion of the people.
| The proprietor will use every effort for the com-
: fort and convenience of all who may favor hint
! with their patronage.
I The table will be furnished with the best that
! a Hancock county market affords.
Drovers will be supplied with provender, good
[stables, and open lots for the exhibition of their
! stock.
j Conveyances can be had at all times to any
i point ou either of the Rail Roads.
J. M. STANFORD.
| Sparta.,Ga., Jan. 2, I860. 32 tf.
Dispatch to the 'Southern Federal Union.
LATEST.
Richmond, June 29.
The latest news from our lines reports that there
had been no fighting to 11 o’clock. Our army
was then in line of battlo, and it was exspected
would soon advance on the enemy. The anxiety
to hear from the battle field is intense. Only a few
Brigades of attacking columns of the Confederates
were engaged yesterday. McGruder’s and llu-
ger’s Divisions were held in reserve onjthe west
side of Chiekahominy, where it was understood
McClellan was massing large bodies of troops:
a renewal of the contest was expected this morn-
in ff* „
Two Regiments of McGruder s division, the 7th
and 8th Georgia, suffered severely yesterday in at
tempting to take a battery near some pines,
which was defended by at least two Brigades of
Yankees. Cul. Lamar of the 8lh Ga. was wound
ed and taken prisoner. Lieut. Col. White of 7th
Ga. wag wounded in the neck.
Casualties of our Regiments 7th and 8th, are
about 2t;0. There seems to be no doubt that Mc
Clellan’s communication with iris supplies is ef
fectually cut off.
Mobile. June 28.—A special to the Tribune from
_ _ Grenada the 27th, says a courier from Gen. Vil li
lt is. reported with probability, that j pigue’s camp, who arrived to-night, says Jack
money seized at New Orleans by Gen. I son’s cavalry made a dash yesterday on the Mem-
lUrtler us thp nronertv o^the Confederate ! P his & Charleston Railroad, burned the bridge 11
Butler, as the piopeiry o. me uomeatraie miles from Mempa i Si captured seventeen cars la
States will be Lauded over to the Dutch
bauks as its rightful owners. It is neces
sary that this Government should avoid
some mistake which the Mexicans have
made in seizing money of foreigners.^
den with Commissary and Quartermasters stores
and over 40 Lincoln officers connected with these
departments.
Charleston, June 26. The British steamship
Racer, instead of lying outside the bar as usual
when she comes hero, this evening, entered the
harbor, and now lies anchored off the wharvts. It
An Irish attorney says no printer sho’d publish » reported that a Freuch war steamer is also ex-
a death unless apprised of the fact by the party pected. The community is much gratified at this,
deceased. I event
ompletlon of important works in the neigh
borhood ofSAvannah
By order df Brigadier General Mercer, com
manding, the undersigned appeals to the Planters
of Georgia to rarnish this foriie wiihoHt delay.
The value oft each negro entrusted to this De
partment will Ini appraised im i ediately and re
corded. A receipt will be given tor the negro,
r n n t lininrhiaisriytin, ((~rtifirrl by the appraisers.
>Nl*ouW^rein anyway fiBf~frTTd"tft0' ttauffrwf sin»-uaetith and send bill to this office
enemy. Iris value i*p appraised will be refnuded
to the owner or owiArs.
The following terms are offered :
field Hand—$.f:t (JO per month, with food, j |* OFFER FOR SALE my house and
quarters and medical attendance. 1. lots in the southern part of the city,
Carpenters—$17.00 jjer month; with food, quar- { near the road leading to Midway. The
ters aud medical attendance. ' '
Plantation Drivers—*20.00 per month, with
food, quarters and medicql attendance.
Transportation, by railfoad.also furnished.
N. B.—Dr. Thomas A. R^rsons, of Burke coun
ty. Ga., is appointed agent Vf this office to procure
laborers according to the above advertisement.
Bv ordei Brig. Gen. Mercer*
t . . JNO tMcCRADY.
Capt. C. S. P. Engineers, in charge.
GEORGIA Mitchell Comity.
W HEREAS, Daniel S. Oliver applies to me for
letters of administration ou the estate of Dolly
FOR SALE.
I OFFER for sale my House and Lots in the City
of Milledgeville—4 1-2 acres of land with two good
dwelling houses and all ntc<-ssary out bnildings.
WILLIAM A. JAKRATT.
Mav, 28th, 1862. 2 4t.
ty*Savannah Daily Republican will copy one
dll to this office.
Dwellm House for Sale.
F^R SA LE my house and
ImM
lots contain eight acres—there are six
rooms in the house. J. N. MutiRE.
Milledgeville, June 2d, 1862. 2 tf
TAX NOTRE.
A LL who have not made their Tax Returns for
the present year, will do well to call soon
and do so, as I shall give but twenty days from
this date. LOOK OUT.
J. J. GUMM, R. T. R.
j Milledgeville, May 29th, 1862. 2 tf.
I
GEORGIA, Jasper County,
i YXTHEREAS, William Perkins, administrator on
Oliver, deceased. *. . ' TT the estate of Epthpatha Harrison, deceased,
These are therefore to-eite and admonish the kin- I makes application to me for letters of dismission from
died and creditors ilqsiritT deceased, to be and appear I said administration.
at my office in CanidR in sail county, on or before j. These ure therefore to cite and admonish all persons
the first Monday iutSCAfust next, to show cause, if any
they have, why slffd letV?rs shall not be granted.
Given undcf’ my Inigd and official signature, this
file 17th duyxif June, 1862.
65t. ,» JOS. J. BRADFORD, Ord'y.
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
To all whom it may concern.
W HEREAS, Jeptha applies to me for let
ters of adimmstration on the estate of Etheldred
D. Hngin late of sard county, JFoeased.
These are tliereforinb) eitprTtnd admonish all persong
interested to be and aptpRrat my office on, or before,
the first Monday in AaQqst next, then and there to
slrow cause, if any tiAy lidwe, why saiil letters should
not be granted in forms of Ike law.
Given under my hand officially this 24th day of June,
1862. \
6 5t. WILLIAM LEE. Sen., Ord’y.
interested in said estate, to be and appear at my office
on the first Monday in December next, to show"cause,
if any they have, why letters of dismission shall not
be granted the applicant in terms of the Statute.
Given under rnv hand and official signature, this
22d May, J862.
2 m6m. M. H. HUTCHISON, Ord’y.
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
To all ichtmi it may cnncjpn.
W HEREAS, Uriah Branorti, administrator on i
the estate of Elmor* Maijgfs, late of said county,
deceased, applies to me firafefters of dismission from
said administration. iff
These are thereto^ rewrite and admonish all per
sons concerned, foriie ana appear at my office within
the time presejified by lavEto show cause,-if any they
have, why said letters shoild not be granted.
Given under my hand tWcially this iMth day of
WILLIAM LEE. Sen., Ord’y.
Salt Boilers <fc Sugar Kettles,
From 30 to 100 gallons made at
SCHOFIELD & BROTHER’S
YOUNBEY,
Adjoining the Passenger Depot, Macon, Ga.
May 27,1862. ] 3m.
HERTY & HALL
R EQUEST that all orders and prescriptions sen
them, be accompanied by the cash.
May 17, 1862. 50 tf.
June, 1862.
G m6m.
GEORGIA, Bulloch County.
To all whom tl may concern.
W HEREAS, IVdiert Donaldson, administrator on
the estate of Rlisha B. Jones of said county, de
ceased, applies to nje forjcttc-rs of dismission from
said administration. \
These are tberefoijf to cite and admonish all per
sons concerned, tob^afed appear at my office within
the time prescribe! by InV, to show cause, if any they
have, why saidaetters should not be granted.
Given under my hand officially this 24th day of
June, 1862.
6 mtim. 4VILLIAM LEE, Sen., Ord y.
HERTY & HALL
H AVE one hundred gross of best SYBIL
pairs for sale. Window- ~
Paint Brushes. Ac.
May 20,1862.
Window-Glass,
52 tf.
EP* If you are afflicted with Piles, send to Herty
& Hall and get a box of Sturdevant’s pile oint
ment,and be cured. Priceglahox.
Tax Laws of Georgia.
COMPILED BY L. H. BRISCOE,
A FEW copiesof the TAX LAW 8 are on hand and
forsale ^t this office.—Price |1 per copy