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HOjPITaL COdRESPcNDEfCE-
The mail brings to the Georgia Ho vital and
Relief Association daily evidence of the great
"benefit it is the means of extending to our sick,
wounded, and disabled soldiers, and of the ef
ficiency of its agents. Wo take pleasure,
whenever we can spare the space, in laying
before our readers, occasionally, letters and j
diaries showing this, and disclosing interesting |
r aets connected with the service.
As a just tribute to two Hospital Agents, !
•©no of thorn a citizen of Augusta, we publish j
the following loiter from a respectable resident j
of Warrouton, V a.
The second letter is from a Corresponding :
Secretary of the Association.
Ii is but proper that the people of Georgia j
should know something of the practical work- j
ings of this great and nobl j charity. It pene- ]
trates with its agents to every portion of the !
Confederate States where a sick and suffering i
Georgia soldier is to be found, and seeks, to
the extent of the means placed at its disposal
by public bounty and private donation, to re
lieve pain and dispense comfort to the needy.
Its arrangements are so systematic and exten
sive that it has facilities not possesseJ by pri
vate societies or individuals. Those, therefore,
who desire to help our brave, suffering soldiers
cannot do so more effectively than by seuding
their contributions, in money or supplies, to
this Association.
Turm'ike Road, 15)*, Milks from Staunton, f
At Mr. Sept. ‘2s, 1302. )
J. M. Nkwhv, Se :’y—D.ur Sir: We left S’aun
ton at 2j j o’clock last evening, in the style indis
cate Jin my las . Oj the road we passed small
squads of hic and wounded soldiers every lew
hundred y rds. About 7 miles out, we met some
three hu .tired Yankee pris mers on their way t »
Richmond, via Staunton It is reported that these
men had been taken first at liar pel’s Ferry, pa*
roled, and afterwards taken in the Shepherdsti'wn
tight. Mr. Ruler says that he has been informed
by men who ought to kuow, that when they were
taken, the officers, 87 in number, were shot, and
th«* men were ordered to Richmond, as they gave
very good evid ;uce that they did not desire to
fight in violation of th-ir parole, but were com
peted to do so by tb**ir officers. We found with
our host u very go »d mgfit's lodging. There is
one sick soldier here, wounded in the hand; he
fell at the gate exhausted from loss of blood
I)r. Camak dressed his wound. He will no doubt 1
get well.
Sept 23.-On the rotd this morning, wre met
ah *u; 300 horses, in all stages of decay, being
Seat back to Staunton to recruit. We passed
about 1.000 convalescents from the hospi
ta’s on tho.r way to join their regiments. Reach
eti ilari isburg V. M., 25 miles from Staun
ton- K.Mooed Mi. J icksoa, a town on M'll
Creek, a id one rude from north fork of the Sheu«*
andoah, at 7 A M. A gentleman from Winches
tor states that ih * Yankees are again crossing the
Potomac and occupying II irper’s Ferry Ii this
report oe true, there will be another battle in that
region soon. Telegraphic communication be
tween Staunton and Winchester will soon be re
stored. The wires are up for some distance be
yond this place, and the posts are up all the way, j
as l have learned to-night. The Government has 1
ordered the bridges also to be rebuilt.
Winchester, Sent. 30tb.- We at rived here at j
10. A M , yesterday, and this morning we met on
the road about 700 sick and woiiuded. The Gov
ernrn nt is hurrying them off with all possible
dispa cu to Staunton and Uichm >ml We ex
pected, the re tore, to find comparatively few here,
but, to our burprise, Winchester is 1 terallv overrun
with them. W’e vis.ted several hospitals to-day,
and find them ctowded to overfl iwing —the
woun ted can be seen seated on almost every
sto »p and along the sidewa ks. Winchester h »s
--pitahty is great, but the means of meeting the
grout want are not at hand, f have just seen
Captain D’Aotigmc; he is wounded in the head
severely, but 1 hope not mortally; he is at a pri
vale nouse, and n used by his brother. Lieutenant
D’Antigua:. Oapt. Doughty and Lieut. Walker
are here at a private house; have been unwell, but
are n*>w able to be out. Soon after our arrival I
met here Adjutant Chambers, of 2d Georgia Bat
tulum, and Lieut. Wing, of the Macon Voluns
teers;They are suffering from s’lgln indisp »sition,
an ! are at private quarters to recruit their heail-h
The health of the 2d Battalion is generally good.
1 have ju»t Icrued from one of th • 531 Regiment
that Lieut Col. Sioan, of that regiment, was
wound in the right breast, and left iu the hands
of the enemy, ou the 17<h lu-t. Dr. Knot res
ui uaed with him. We have visited, since our
arrival today, about 2*o Georgians, sick and
wounded, and made preliminary inquiries as to
their condition and wants pending tne arrival of
our supplies from Staunton. We shipped our
supplies from Stauutoo by wagon and expect them
here to-morrow night. We can do but little iu
th * way ot actual relief until these supplies ar
rive, as there is nothing here for sale. We do
not thi.ik it worth wtnle to give ihe name*
in detail, as you have, doubtless, received
full lists of casualties beiore this time.
There is great suffering here from two causes :
waul of hospital room and medical supplies.—
There is, also, a scarcity of working surgeons.
Several hospitals here have no surgeon at all.
The nurses treat the cases, as there is no medi
cine to give. If we could g*t them together, we
think we could make all the Geortfmus comfort
able iu three or four days, but, as they are so
scattered, it will require a”longer time and much
more labor and expense. We shall do the best
we can tor them.
War&entom, Va., Sept. 20, 1562.
I>«. B.—J (y Otar Sir : I very mucii regret to
leara ttiat yourstff and Mr. White, Agents of the !
Georgia Ue.iet Association, are about to leave us. i
The poor stc< and woundid s >tdiers among us, I j
fear, will sutler much, for the waut of those kiud .
and taiihtul attentions winch you, in jour respect
ive spheres, have been accustomed to bestow.
Your labors among the destitute suffering who
have been cast upon this eoniuiumty, uader cir»
cumstamvs peculiarly trying, I have cause to
know, have been most timely, most welcome, and
most efficient in promoting the beueficicnt object
which brought you hers.
Os Mr. White, who has been for s>me time in
mv family, it g ves me pleasure to say, I have
never seen a more earnest, lanbf.il, indefatigable
laborer in a good cause. The kindness ol his
mauuer, and bis cheerim disposition, itnier him
most acceptable to the patients, whilst bisunur
ing industry. Hud the prudence and di>crmim.i
lion with w hich he distributes their bounties uiu*t
muse h's services invaluable to the s cietv o:
which he is a member. 1 sincerely regret that
you are ao> ut l<» leave us, as 1 doubt not, wtil
maov a poor sufferer, who has it iu his heart to
bless the kind Provideuce ihat brought vou
among us.
I aui, very respectfully and truly yours,
J S. B«cos.
A FIGHT AT CASSvTILE MISS >URI.
From the SprmgjieU Journal, SrpL 23.
We learu iruiu a teuabie sluice lLal a detach*
men tot firm Arkansas cavalry, under the command
of Cupts UiUtrap and Galloway, nt’ackid Cass*
ville ou the morning of the 21s* me?., completely
rout<ng a rebel lotce of one bundled ui*»n. killing
hlteeu, taking nmeteeu pi'souers—among them a
lieutenant-capt unng twenty bur.-***, btuen
double barrel- d st.o; guns, one revolving r.fle,
one bharp-’b r ile >md a carbine. The number of
rebe.s woundea *i basbten impossible It* ascertain
The loss ot tbe Atkansmns wa- one man killed—
Hiram Ross, ot Company E- none wounded.
Learning ’hut a force ot ihe enemy, reported to
be 850 strong, aDd coti.m-tudtd bv the notorious
Col Carroll, were endeavoring to getio their re-»r, •
the Araansians re’uined to McCulloch's bv a ci»»!
coit’ue route, and fell m wi.h the rebel pirke s,
when the latter scattered, aud tailing back on
their mam body, the whole p irty "sk, d.ddied." j
Further tnroimation it is not, perhaps, piadem ;
to give at presmt. The men are in good spirits '
i»od eager for another onset
the duty ofthk plantebs.
The Grand Jury of Fayette county, Ga., at their j 1
recent session, offered the following suggestionsi- i
their Presentments:
“In regard to planting Colion in our co»* nty, for j
the next year, il planted to any great extent we
cannot but regard it as a fatal s’ep towards the
destruction of our Confederacy, ur*d w< uld re-
I -pectfu'ly recommend our Representative from
j this county to use bis influence in the passage of
'■ *uch a law u 8 will prevent it from being planted,
! only in such quantities as are necessary lor do- i
j rues:ic purposes. We would also ask him to use |
I bis influence in the passage of such a law as will |
j prevent the distillation ot grain."
! Whether the Legislature enacts such aUwor '
| not, patriotism should dictate to our planter* a !
: repetition of the plan which they so generally ]
I adopted in the past planting t-eason. Ii the war j
dos s not close by the time for putting in the new j
crop, it will be as great a f >lly to plant a full crop
iof cotton as it was the past season. Enough for
j domestic uses and for seed should be piaDied, but
! full crops would be the ru n of the country.
| But at the present time, the plaatiug of large
crops of wheat is the policy which should
be adopted throughout the Confederacy. Flour
is much more useful to the army than corn
mettl, because it can be much better
saved and more readily us^d, and, iu order to
supply the arm) with flour, large crops of wheat 1
must be planted. It wifi be profitable to the j
piautets, as the prices of flour will, no doubt, j
rule high during the war, though it is to be j
j hoped that they vill coins down considerably j
from their present altitude. And even if it were
not profitable, it is a patriotic duty that the plant
ers owe to the country and to the cause of S ruths
ern Independence, to sow an abundance of grain.
As to its distillation, we do not know whether
complete legislation against it would be altogether
advisable or beneficial. There is a Government
demand for liquor, at least for medicinal pur
poses, which must be supplied; and if the distil
lation of grain is effectively aud totally prohibit*
ed, in any one of the States, it will gr?a 1/ di
minish the supply, and embarrass the Govern
ment in thiß leaped. It will be the duty of the
Legislature, therefore, at its next session,
to legtsla’e cautiously on affars of such
general interest. While attending to the rights
and interests of the people, it must also have aa
eye first to the wants and interests of our armies;
and any legislation which regards the one and ,
j not the other would he unwise and unjust.
But whatever may be the course of the Legisla
ture, the duty of the planters is plain and unmis
takable—that is to plant, and plant largely of grain.
It will be a pleasure t> the press to record a repi
tiuon of the patriotism which marked their
policy iu the past season; and that it will be
done, no on** can reasonably doubt.
[Conuuu. it calf d. j
THE PRINCIPLES WHICH GOVERN THE SKI
ZORE OP PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC
USE, AND THE POWERS WHICH THE PBE
BIDENT AND HIS SUBORDINATES MAY
LEGALLY EXERCISE IN THE CONDUCT OF
WAR
Mr. Editor : The constitution of the Confeders
ato States does not confer the power to take
private property for public use, upou any branch
or officer of the Government, by enumeration.
The only mention which the constitution makes
of the subject, is a prohibition against taking
private property for public use “without just com
pel: saiton." Now, as I have already argued in •
the article on marlial law, a partial prohibition of j
a p >*tct *-«* * near bo oa.Jj wustruea into a J
grant or delegation ot that power, in cases to j
which the prohibition does not apply. This would I
be to construe the absence oi a prohibition into a j
delegation of power—a plain violation of tba t ■
rule which the constitution has prescribed for j
its owu construction, by declaring that all pow- I
j ers uot delegated are reserved. Such u con- j
struetion is not only against souud principle, |
but, in this case, is conclusively negatived by j
the history of the prohibition in question. It
made its hrst appearunce, not in the original Con- j
stitution ot the old United States,which contains ■
a gram of powers, but in the hist ten amendments, !
which were declared by the Congress who framed* '
and proposed them, to be intended, not as grants j
oi power, but as restrictions upon powers which !
might be claimed uuder ihe origioal msti urnent. j
This irowe-, 'hen, to tike private property tor pub- !
iic use, is not an enumerated power. I do uot j
d<«ubt that it exists iu certutu cases, as a necessary |
aud proper means lor me execution of a declara* !
tion of war; but «t is derived, not from enumera
tion, but irom the general clause which gives |
Congress the power to pass all laws which mat be :
necessary and proper tor carrying iuto execution ;
the enumerated powers that are conierred eituer
upou Congress o: upi n any other department or
otticer of the Government. Beiog deuved irom ;
this source, it belongs to Congress, and can never •
be exercised by the Executive or bis subordinates,
uatil Ucugress, by law, has provided tor us ex
ercise. Ibis same conclusion, wuh an addition
to i., is reached by anoth rproems. 'iheprohibi
tion already cited declares taal private property
shall not be taken tor public use, without, just
compensation. Now, the cou ts nave held, and *
rightly held, that ihe compensation must De !
I secured (not paid, but secured,) befote these zure
| can be utade. Otnerwise, theemz.n might be
j depnred of bis property without auy security lor
i bis constitutional right oi ‘just compensation.”
It la lutile to say the public tutih is his security.
; Who can pledge the pub ic taub to the payment
I of money, except Congress, who has control ot
the public purse? I know it was a cherished
theory of the old Federal party, that the treaty,
making power could bind Congress to the pay.
ment of money; but the creed oi Jefferson and
Muuisou, the Inuuipban and sound creed was
that Congress could col be suck into a mere reg
ister ol the edicts of toe Fresident and Senate, but
was an ladepeudeut department ot the Guy’ein
uteut, and could, theretore, exercise a sound dis.
cretiou in duing, or refusing to do, what coHld
be done oy them only. Congress, theretore, is
the on y power which can anthorttattyely pledge
the public faith to the payment of the com.
peusution, and without suen a pledge from
Congress, there cau be no necessity tor tne clear
constitutional right ot “just compt-DsanoD.”—
tfougre.-s controls tfce Confederate purse, acd,
th ietore ue luar, payment ot the compensation
can h made, uorsecunty (or it be girej, without
the authurt yot Congress. A law of Congiess,
providing lor the compensation, must precece the
seizure. But sucu a law toroives in it, an authori
zation of the seizure; and hence we bare ihe coa»
elusion as before, that pnrsie property can not
be taken tor public use ilLoul a law or Congress
author.ring the seizure, with the anattion taut the
law musi also proride just compensation Tte
result is, ihat ibere cau be no lakmg oi priyate
, pr -perty, fur public use, under the constituucn of
• the Coutedei ate plates, without a law ot Cocgrees
autbenz ug the seizuie aud providing just coins*
pensatiun to the owner.
P it here 1 am assured bv a set of questions
whictj lead to a Consideration o the powers wh c h
j a b - legally txetcised bv the President and his
j subtildtcates m ihe conduct OI war. lam asked
if the President or h*s aubord nate commanders
1 inu>t wait tor a taw o» Congress to the
jsczjie or food, the se.zure of transportation or
, the seizure ot anythirg wuoso i umc-dmte seiz ire
. may be necessary to tbe salvation ot an army y I
anew r ihai, m the Cu*e supposed, thrj should
n.«t wai ; but the questiou pu.*s a case soi so 1
ii-uoa ui pubi c use us ot personal necessity.—
undi.ubtt dy, an individual or cm Section ot indt J
; vi iua.s, a uiaa or an a rmy t muy 'igh; ully seize
anything whose immediate seizure i* necessary t 0
preservation o: their lives; but the right, in i
*’ ’ i
thin case, is not a coistitu *onal ngni of a military
tbe public Service, bat tbe natural right of men to
preserve tbemselve? from destruction. The pub
lie would undoubtedly be effectually served by tbe
preservation of its irm'es trom destruction, but
| ii is the personal n'cessiiy, and not the pnb^Q.
use, which justifies the seizure in the case sup.
I posed. The disticct'oa is not only a one,
I but one of great pnctical importance,
i To allow comjbaiders and soldiers, like all
j otter men, the natual light of preserving their
, lives from impendug destruction, 'is wise and
I harmless, and is saicuoned by all rational codes
j in the world; but ti erect military commanders,
\ from the Prrs’den down to any corporal who
j mav happen to h&v; a detached command on some
, temporary duty, ino a tubunal to judge when the
1 public interest wiiibe served by a se z ire of pri
vate property, tvoud b“ destructive to the right
j of property, aud amid not be tolerated by any
I people who mean obe free. The Constitution
allows nobody to jirige ol what is required tor the
public use but Cotqrtss. The duty to do so is
c. upled with ampli powers. They may neglect
their duty, but whtt crKf.rdinaie department can
ever be justified in isurping their powers ? It is
the province f Congress to declare war, and the
duty of the Piesid&t to wage it for the purposes
declared, with tbe neaDS which Congrrss may
place at his disposal. The means placed at his
disposal conßtiiuTe,inbis case,as in tbe case of alt
other agents, pubic or private, a clear measure of
the extent of his dity Congress may give him
i the sw rd, with sodiets and other instrumental! ■
; ties to back it. and he may take of each just what
! is so given and nomore. Ai well may he usurp
j the power ot deckriog war on tbe ground tua*.
j Congress has failet to exercise it upon a proper
occasion, as to ustrp instrumentalities which have
; not been placed aibi.i disposal, upon the gr<uuti
j that Congress basfailed to supply him with the
j the proper me.ns ot c .uducling a war
j If he may usurp at such powers ot the co-ordinate
j d- partmentsas hem ty aeetn to be negl -cted or
i abused, then maybe combine all the powers ot
I the Govern m-ot ltbiu.self It this practice is 10
I be tolerated then we shoe! 1 at once make tbe
| theory onloi on tothe practice bv changing odr
j counti union into i monarchy. Let us, at leas!,
I avoid the sin and the indecency ot requiring the
| President to swar to support a Constitution
| which we wish aul expect him to violate when
ever he pleases. Constitution*
LIST OF CASUALTIES IN IHE 50TH GEOR'
GIA REGIMENT IN THE FIGHT NEAR
BOONSBORO’, SfNDAY, SEPT- 14TH, 1*62.
From iht .SatannaA Republican Oct *2.
Field and Stall..’ol Wua U Manning, wounded
in hip, flesh wound.
COM PANT A, CAPT. J.T. WILSON, COlf'PG.
Killed.. Privates S..uil Altman, J F Thomas.
Wounded.. Capt i T Wilson. Privates G W A’-
len, K G Ooerrv, Q R Stone, L R Thomas, Uenj
Waldron, G W Coliius.
! Missing.. Lieut A Dowling, Privates J T McA! -
h»n**y, W li Stone. J T Tipping, J W Fletcher,
W A Gooding.
COMPAST R.
Killed None.
Wounded. .Sergt Jas Anderson, Privates P L
I Rowland, Geo Lee..
Missing M Music, Joel Walker, Geo White, V
| A White.
COMPANY C, tIECT. A. SMITH, COIf’DG.
Kiln d J Richardson M Passmore.
Wounded. .Sergt K H Moore, Privates J Tet*
stone, W Smith, C Hargraves, J A Carver, J J
Carver, J F Ward. 15 Merrett, A Nettles, W R
Palo, W F Etdy, II Joiner, J Wooten, H Smith,
J J Russ.
COMPANY D.
Killed.. Privates J V’lckers, M Vickers.
Wounded.. Corporal McConnell. Privates R P
Hughes, S Peter*, G Herndon, W Wilson, J Sivil
ly, E Hughes.
M'sstng.. A 8 Newnans, J Bynum, T Rodgers,
J Walker, S B Lester, B Coleman, A Brown.
COMPANY B—LIEUT P m’gLASHIN, COMO’sg
j Killed.. Serg’t R Reneau, Private# J O Rorke,
J ti Phillips, Sam’l Gandy, E Sherman, J J Stan-
I tit A Q Donaldson.
V’ouuded. S-rg t g M McCoy, Private* T S
; Dunbar, S B Sheffield. W H McPherson, W W
i Douglas, P M J Creed, Q N Murphv.
j Missing.. Privates B iiirdy, \\ Vann, Jno Har
den, Jas Hecks.
COMPANY F, LT. WM. O. FLEMMING, CVJM’dG.
| Killed. . Lieut Wm Dr-kle, Corporal W Max*
. veil. Privatt-s W J Powell, CNix, G R Mallard
: W 15 Dunlap, Benj Aikmsoc.
I Wounded. .Corp! K T Grantham, Privates J
T Nix, Jno Bryant, 0 Bryant. O Truwiek, 15
Bachelor, Newton Hicks, N Garland, Benj I’
j Metcalf, W T Boyett, E Herring, J M Horn.
COMPANY G, CAPT. J. K. OgTEN, C A DG,
Killed.. Capt J R Os ten, Sergt Jas Douglass,
| Sergt Chas Hervev, Privates Jno Roberts, J.ts
i Guthene, David Bass.
Wounded. Sergt A Brack, Corp Is Wm Rob
erts and Wm Corbitt, Privates J K Hargraves,
A Jones, J Register, H Clears, James Clem-’
l nien.H, G Thomas. L R Sirinons, M T Buck lard
I M Corbett, J H Vicing
COMPANY H, LT. J. JOHNSON, COM’DG.
Killed. Private Joseph Castleberry.
Wounded- Privates Jhs Flowers, U N Flowers,
M Gay, Jno Mercer, VV Price, D A Giles J A Al’
red.
Miseing. .St-rgt Jos Brown, Corpls H W Lan- j
cock and J A Hood, Privates J T Hancock, G H ;
Hancock.
LIST OP CASUALTIES IN THE FIGHT AT SEARPSBCBG, '
WSPNB«DAY, 19TH SEPT. j
No casualties in Companies A and B.
company c
Killed. . None. •
Wounded. Private A Merritt.
COMPANY D.
Killed None.
Wounded. Sergt J H Peters, Corp! W H Wiaen- I
baker, ia the bieast, slight.
COMPANY K.
Killed.. None.
Wounded. Sergt E £ Fahm, in the aip, slight:
Privates M Gaudy, m the shoulder, severe; J
Gaudy, in the shoulder, slight.
COMPANY G.
Wounded.. W H Corbitt, in the head, mortal.
COMPANY H.
Wounded. .Privates J Aired, flesh wound in the
leg and arm-; Thos Baker, flesh wound in the
shouidtr.
COMPANY I.
Wocnded. .Lieut F Moblev, shot through th»
right breast; Privates J T Weekly, right thumb
shot cfl; K P Connell, through the knte.
COMPANY K.
Wounded. .Lt J B F:nch, In tb* left eve Sergt
Fnllwood, in the thigh (leg smce beedi amputa
ted ; iserg! McCall, d sb w, uud in tbe leg- Pri
vates T F Jones, through tbe bead, T B Archi
bald, fl-sh wound in tbe leg.
COMPANY I, LIEUT MOBLEY IN’ COMMAND
KBled.. Private Mathew ilendley.
Wouuded. .Lt 1) Gaskins. Privates Marsha'!
Missing.. Privates A J Purvis, J W Tisoa'V
U Hanley,
i COHPASr K. UEBT J 0 n'C4IJ. IX COXUAtO
Wounded..Pnvat«s D A Pullwoad, J L Hill
W h JointT, T VV Kambo.
| , of ‘ h e w ‘ “oded fell into the enemy's
bands. lam *nable to state the nature ot tbeir
wounds. The regiment went into the fight 2no I
strong, including t dicers and men. ' 1
• News.-—“La France” assorts that a
I ma J° ril » ot the Cabinet ot Juarez bad decided on
j proposing terms ot capitulation to Gen. Fore? on
i the basis of the surrender of ihe cr.v of Xl-xien
' Puebla to the French.
‘ „ CaDu.u datts ot August 19th represent that
, uan t a sud MiCnu tiud been visited br n ru.lent
typhoon. lumi.nse dsmogo was caused to proD.
vny. and 40 tb-us.nd lives ware li st.
PoNTOOK BniDGE AT roHTL., f. ntOOD
bridge between New Albany and Portland wa
cotT'p'eted at five ..’clo.it yesterday afternoon
The bridge will take the place of tte ferryboats
tOedav, the boats dt.e.mttnutng their regular trios'
Tae amount ot ferriage usually charged on the
boats will be collected fom persons crossing the
bridge. —houjsiiiit ihurxa', i'th. ~ 6
7BE/ jMXT IN NOR HERN VIRGINIA.
From the Richmond Dispatch, Oct 6.
iLforma'iou from our army on the border,
rf, >ctiv3d since Saturday morning, ts rather contra
dictory, and such a-* to lead to serious doubt as to
the movements in operation there. From alt that
has transpired for a week past, as reported to us,
we indulged tbe belief that a great battle was im
mirent, but our reports for the past two days ra*
tber incline us to the opinion that the enemy does
not mean to risk an engagement in the lower VaN
ley. E:-rly in the day yesterday it wa* asserted
that a tight was commenced p*-ar Martinsburg on
Saturday afternoon, but after dill’gent irquiry we
were satisfied that tbe report had ro foundation in
fact.
Lieut. McGrnder, of the Purcell Battery, who
left our army on r I bursday, states that no attack
by the enemy had been made up to that time. A
cavairy fkitmith La»l < ccarred near Martinsburg
the day previous, in which th; enemy came out, as
usual, second b.-st. The hulk of our army occu
pied the saute position h« 11 by it for the last week.
Our men wrre id good spirits, and awaited the
enemy’s advance -
A passen er by the Centra! train, who left Win
chester on Fndey and arrived here yesterday after
noon, says that ail was quiet on the border when
be left, and that a general fight was not deemed
imminent. It was out believed that any fatge
force of the enemy had crossed the Potomac exc»-pi
at Harjer’s Ferry, P.nd the impression prevailed
that no more than liiteeA thousand occupied that
place. The*r pickets extended some five ( r six
miles up the road in the direction of Charlestown,
but uo force had visited that place up to Thurs
day. On Wfdne-day they came near enough to
throw some shell into the t- wn, but soon return
ed in the dnec.ion of Harper’s Ftrry, and on
Thursday morning it was repor ed that th*-.y had
recroHsed the Mve r in Maryland. The report that
a large body had crossed at Shepherdstown, cur
informant thinks, h not wall ud ounded.
[CoimnuLlcate
AN APPFAL TO TH6 PEOPLE OF GEORGIA
Office Ga Relink and Hobp.* Ass n., )
Augusta, Ga , Got. 9, 18H2. ;
You are daily hearing ihe cry oi destitution
which eauies to your homes and your hearts from
the Suffering soldiers of our noble army on the
Potomac. Yon are told that-our own Georgians
are, tu common with thousands from the other
States, iu painful need of many articles of prime
necessity; that their clothing isdtfineat; that
{ their shoes are worn out; that their blankets
1 have been, in numerous cases, destroyed, in the
exigencies ot acive campaigning; and that the
approaching ngo.-s ol a Virginia winter will tiad
. a large number, whom we love and honor, belp
: lessly exposed to cold and disease. The General
Government is doubtless doing all that it can to
amend this corditiou of things. Our own peODie
have, through this Association, been doing much
to supplement the action ot the Wai Department,
in so far as Georgia troops are concerned. Bi»
still more remains to be d<»ne by means of iuui»
vtdual energy and patriotism. The parents und
friends of our soldiers ought to lose no time in
send'og forward what clothing they can spare, to
| their sons and thetr neighbors’ sons in the btld.
This Association has had the experience of ti.s
; teeu months .n finding or opening ways of uccess
i to our sick and wouuded Volunteers. We have
j been recently authorized to expend, at once, a
! considerable poitiou of the money entrusttd to
our Oianageinsnt by the last Legislature, for the
i effectual relief ot many s.-luiers, who are not ai
j present sick, but who must assuredly become »o,
unless the hand ot timely und bountiful aid be
! extended to them. We ass you to be»p us. Those
j ol you who Lave woolen goods to sell, we plead
with you to Sell them to us at a leasooable price.
Those nt you who have cointom and blankets to
give, we b. g these from you; or if you have not
! these, let us have your spare carpels aud drug*
! gets, to be worked up as n substitute far the ordl
uury night covering.* And thoss of you who de
sire to »«*nd cloihiug or o;her necessaries dirtctiy
'r rour •’-*»- ' ,r 3 , * ur ,r4 * ods ili the arniv.
them thiough our bunda.
We ask you to adopt this mode of forwarding
them, because, otherwise, vast amono's of valu*
i abie goods may, in iu ure, be l. st, as similar
j amounts have been in the past. Our faculties tor
t trunspurtat ou to »he seatot war are t qual to ihote
j which are commanded by the Government itself.
I The military commanuaut at this post (Colonel
Rains,; aud Major Winueaiore, tjaartermaster,
have assured us that they wdi remove every im<-
pediment that can be removed from the wav of
our easy access to ali pans of the field of war.—
We will, therefore, pledge ourselves to do what
ever is within our power to send forward pack
ages of clothing, A*., to such soldiers as*their
friends shad des-re to reach thus directly.
Fellow c.tixens we feel sure »hat you wiil heed
this appea l . \ou buve n« Ver, heretofore, been ad
dressed in this manner tu vam. Only act prompt
ly, and iu accordance with the dictates ol enlight
ened sympathy and genuine patriotism.
, _ „ Joseph K. Wilson,
Chairman of Lx. Com. ol Georgia Keliet ami Uoa
■ pital Asac-ciation.
j r. .S. I._" all packages be addressed to "G-or-
I i Jia Rtluf and ll.ipital A-< iiatioH,” Augusta, (fa.
j Mari theio plainly. It any parcels are ><> be sent
l directly to ihe parties whose names they bear, let
I ,telc thaiSed <o th.- due of line Association,
j with tne names of tbe persons who are to receire i
j them Very distinctly lettered, with (he number ot'
ihe r.giment, name ot company, J R \\-
I Newspapers throughout the Slate will
• serve the caute ot our soldiers bv copying tbe
• above. - r- *
LATEST FBOM*THE NOjRTH
r v- Richmond tHspalch.
rrom New \ 01 k papers or ibr 2d, and Baltimore
| PH**™ i veuiag of that day, we continue
j our summ iry of Northern n-ws. The F«-derals
j who are now captured by the Confederates, are
{ Mnce tbe employment of the Harper’s Ferry prio
son erg >n tigbfirgthe Indians, compelled to take a
rt'fferent parole, excluding them from serving the
L aited ates G >vermnent id any capacity what
ever until exchanged. The Washington papers
contain an official report of the destruc’ion of tbe
Confederate bomb-proof magizines, seven in num
®f r * Shipping Point on ‘he Potomac.—
ibey bad long since been evacuated. A detach
ment of Confederate cavalry recounoitered tbe
destroying party, but made no attack. The New
\ ork Herald publist es a list of the members of
the Confederate Congress, and algo a list of the
General uthc-rs ol theConlcdtrute army, giving
j/' Genera s, ot whom SI ere graduates of West
Point. This list is divided among tbe sevetal
.Stales as loliows: Virgin a, 31 ; South Carolina
14; Georgia. 14; Kentucky, 11 ; Tenoessee )1-
Louisiana, 9; North Carolina. 9; Alabama 7-’
Mississippi, 5; Missouri, 5; Arkausas 5; Texas 4-
Marvland, S ; District ot Columbia, 2 ; Florid' 1-
Unknown, fi. ’ ’
* THE "Al'icren attack at Norfolk -pbeparations
PCRII— AFFAHS IN TOE CITY.
! The cirrespondent of the New York Post wri.
ting from Nor’oik on tbeStith alt., se.vs a 'com
bined iP idand n tviiUuacfc upon this place bv
ihe Confederates Hgreitij apprehended. Inter
cepted letters to Norfolk hied the date of the
I attack at October 12th Gen. Yiele has made
I to P°g ra phical surreys of the surrounding country
j and ,n P ! * Pikers bitVe been ported. A war meet*
he,d Hi Portsmouth on tbe 25»b t to aid
! J™'"?*** ( t Alexandria, in racing a Union regw
ment. About 4*X» persons were present. Anotha
fjli neet WaS t 0 e^ dat Ashland Hall in Nor*
Emigbation to Bayti Janies Bedpatb, the I
general agtut ot the Haytieu Government, under
tLeemigia t' n movement from tbr United States
to that island, hes resigned his position, and tbe ;
•Jorerntr.ent o! H jn has ordered tbe su>pension i
of tbe Pino ami Palm rewsoaner, th- gs mi r»ificiai
organ of the authorities ot Hayti, es»ublished in I
this citv to <-rgat ize and cany t.»rw:ird that pro 4 *
ject. The curse of resignation was a difference of
opinion in regard to the plan to be pursued.
_ Boston Traveler , j
Wa;k* 1 1 late t-uitor o the w Or-1
leans Den h, has bten released from eondrerc -nt -
i»t Isltßd. I
KAEILAND-HEKSYMPiIHIKANDmr
TIOIT. * U
As much has been said cbuut the rather
rft-ception exiended the Confederate atmv ,„
land, the Hon. E. Loots Lowe, an Ex Go-erco '
that State and a devoted friend of the S
Confederacy, requests that the following viad
tion of his gallant S’ate be published:
Reluctant as I may feel tu appear a? , n
giht, lam nevei tbtlass cons rained to ct. •
i glare and dangerous misapprel.eutiou ,u
■ to the public seniiment ot m»
I I runt the passage ot the Cont-o-r* e aimy orer?
I Western border. As our g v ronient,' t(,«L.i!
| the proclamation ol lbeu.ij.a.acder-:c Cjielei ‘
army addreseed to the people of Mart and •"
I formally announced its determination tj
them an oppoitunity of deciding tue r poluw"
destiny,it is essentially necessary that t|
he no misiindeistanding or pr-judgment, p
present occas.o.i be lost, it may never sg. 0 1
recovered. It becomes a wise people .nd t
statesman who controls their interests to „e .
hasty conclusions. In my letter to the "
tore ol Virginia last winter, I g:ve the 5 J,..“
assurance that the people o: Maryland would r
an overwhelming majority unite with theirbre*.
ren ul the f-ou.b, id establishing the inoeteoder'
of the Confederate Stares, il the chaipj”, i
stricken fr..m ibelr limbs and arms placed in p."
hands, the experience of ttrerr q a y
has only confirmed this opinion, I am, 11 L ersf.'
dis Teased and troubled by the
Ulssalislaction at the supposed un atomh e i tt . I
non ol the aimy by our people. I intuit |.
he ab'e to show lhat such a complain; is 0u;.,.-
ed and unreasonable, it is well knowo ia K c "'
I mood, (outeide, at least, ot otliCiai circles I l
! the auvance ot the aruiv tn o MutYi.ed • j
| every ouc by surprise. Ail suppose.: '!ut - ]
■ au uuvance would be made, bu. none anj
jso nearly a realixition of ibe,r hope-, a/" i
: as notified of the fact, 1 tell Richmond »cu t rJ
J ed lorward towutds the army wrr. oil that «t
I wb.cb ihe most impelled means of '.iaosporia r
could aff/id Oumvair.val her.-, I aiceruiaj
i teat Ueu. Lee had fell Frederick wi; ,r,.C
jon his maicti to iljgnstown. I had .he pleui
! "I meeting him lor a !«« hours omt < u uiy ov>
; soil. For wiae reasons, aj parent lo aii, u,: a ,..
• commander immediately o arwaida r,c.us#tb -
army to tbe .South bunk of the f’nt itauc, a
| haviug spent but a tew days in two o! tb :; . :
' ircuie Western Counties ot AlaiylunJ, ay:
i which be Captured u large and sp:ei.niu:y tt
ped ai my at Harper’s Ferry, ana gained a .
I ant victory over tiie main boiiy ot It. -
Shatpshurg. 1 only participaie in the uu.tr. j
hope and belie! ol ihe people that L. gecin i
the commauuer, aod toe unotokeu s-i;ttt:.l
in ops, will soon lu fi t ihe promise of nap-., 1
malioo lo the people of llaiyiaud.
The people of Maryland had no mice cl ai
advance ol the Miulhern Hoops. When tel
Lie was in Frederick, be was forty.fi tmi Mi
llie city of Rallim ire—a city surrouua-.d uri-. i
cral bayonets, j atuusly guarded Dv aa V:*
Federal police, and lyijg in the shadow ul l I
j McHenry and of twopoweriul.tortificu.ionslua 1
within Ibe limits ol the corporation. Hie alia: J
of the army reached Frederick on Suturd-t., 1
on the Wednesday following, the army mow
towards Hagerstown, and became engaged e. i
investment ol Ha-per’s Felly and the Uatis I
Boonesboro’ and Boarpsburg, alter wlnchitic
uiately tettimed to Virginia, where it ujir a 1
Thus Ihe lactsimply is, that the muiv ait.
hasty passage through two of the leinote c.; '
ties ot the State, namely : Frederick and If. i
ing'.on, which, together with Cutr.il aud i J
ghany, are well known to et.n.am neailt t
whole of the Uutuu or Back Kepubihau "pi: j
iatiun to be louud in Maryland. And yei, ! i 1
I say here, that ever, in the two countiesliistn a
m .n'ioned there will be a decided uisj iriit *
! lavur ol the South whenever reasonable tiki 1
organization and a tree balluUbox snail be *m
I cured to the people. I was bora abd luvc . _
! be greater part ol my life in Freder.ck 1: ~
and can speak advisedly on ibis subject. (
N .W, fir, please look at the map of Mart ta
consider well ihe circumstances above or
ludeti m, and COT if it Was pb i %.• «»»• JOV: -
city to respond to ibe pn.ciamatnn ol Grt 5
i Lee, or me eight counties of ihe Lu - ere <*
I divided Loin the Western tbroughi u iLe:rr:
I length by the Chesapeake Hay ; «.i tLe cot::- 8c
j St. Mary’s, Charles, Prince George's, u-H
Anne Arundel, Howard, und Mootg'/iurr< 3
j w'lhin htrii Dv distance ol Washingiou
j MtLiellan’s army advance to PooisviHe, or tj jj
more, or ilartjrd counties,within the F^den. A *
aud oeyood the reach ol support. (* »naiut:3
ihe people of M iry land never had ur irns or ad 2
nitiou—that tor fiueen months i heir house A •
Oceu searched, and their private
them—that ttsey have not been peiun ted
meetings, public or pnva e—that they ha* J
Completely isolated, and constantly sufcie#l
the most viguani es, i *uogt—that no etf r *J Jfi
| gamzauon could possibly be made - ta»:
condition ol tbtoj/s our artnv suddenlr cfi
a remote portion ol the Scale, and a.s quiciri
appears. Surely, sir, no reosonaoie aji»:
expect an uprs.ng of the people ot
uuuer sacb circumstances. Mhu.i wc *[■ |
Maryland a l.ss lenient tebtof loyalty th nI.
Orleans or Norfolk, or the many i./vra* anil IN
triers of the South, which have laltoolj*
Federal dominion!' Shall we. judge
aud Washington counties more sevtrtir
dj the many disaffected countiee of Virg c
lucky, Tennessee, and other States cVcl
South; S-iull we condemn a loyal Sia'e trt4wfai
it contains a disloyal minority ? ’ So junior
deuimauwiil Say so. 1 think i Luvc BH
bald enough to vindicate mv uuf ir’UOi'c
I There is, however, another important vi.-*
I considered. It w*B impossible for the
Maryland to knew whether the entrance of#® «"
! my was intended to be a mere ram or u
Itiai occupation for their relief. GeocTii
pr-'ClaniuuoG was intended to assure
miter; but, before it could accomplish tt:J 5Z
I ject, uiilitaiy necessities carried
• Even, therefore, had :t been ia the
people to rise, I have shown that it
they certainly had a right to know,
so, whether they wouia be properlv supp
the attempt, or left, uuarmtdand
pay the peDany of an abortive effort. ’jfrtaoi
kuow ihat to make such an effort and tali,
be inevitably to bring down upon
doubled vengeance of their tyrants, U~ : wfi
their leaders to dungeons, to dissolve the:’
cr y t j confiscation. and to subject their a
wives and daughters to the same bru'td
which have marked the career of the G't” {J 1
vat era from the Peninsula of Virgin:*
hanks o( ibe Mississippi. Wuu d
any other Southern Si ate have entered u/ «f «l
revolution without the belief that the wk g*-
»r tis ihe Gun.cderaie Government
v i ted 10 protect its cit zens? And yet. '-Jfß
j aud every other Southern State is qui e*
I accent the hazards and calamities o> war*
should it be required by military necewiv JTI Ei
a part or even ihe w bol* of any one Ma e•*
be temporarily abandoned, in order to
triumph of ail, no patriotic Sta e w ad ■
from the sacrifice, however terrib wtthh
this illustrated in the revolctioa ot 177t>.
! lean entertain no doubt that Mary Jan- VWJfe
I be as willing to snomil lo such ao ord**
I Stare South of tbe Potomac. -All that she -g*--
1 to be set fee and admitted into ibe
I Code Jersey. She wants such an occuf
I her soil by the Southern army, and
I itafcoDtsble length ol time, as will en.tb'e tfc*
| pie to d.».M>lFe ibeir connection with \le
! Government, obtain admissioo into the s*
Conlcderacv, and arm and organize
the L'oniedeiate urtry. 1 cannot tio.
! of even's, what ierg b of t’Qie woo d
! J.ir this purpose; but, fr- m icy kru Tp
1 z?bl ana determination ot tbe pt*« pie, 1,1
that they w 11 accomplish it within
period, if they are effectually relieved
pressure of Federal power. Tbe p*<c •
the con-canoing General itndeiefl i ’‘'-%rbat.
and 1 confidently believe that be will J* , ttq9
with ibe biees tg ol Almighty God
I hope that the press friend yto ® ar . •
publish tbs feeble tui healVrppea! or |
iroddeD thidren, and ihat tbe d*T
sympathy o: hll her Southern brelLrta-