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JAMES GARDNER
AUGUSTA, GA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOV 19 !BS2.
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GOV BROWN AND THE MILITIA
Gov. Brown, ou the 12 h mat., sent in a ?pecial i
message to the Legislature, transmitting to that |
body a copy of a letter from Colonel H. H. Floyd, j
commanding the Militia of Camden county, ask- j
mg (or authority to call out the Militia of th a (
eounty, for the purpose of home defence. In this |
message, Ilia Excellency informs the Legislature j
that, by the act of Congress and the decision of '
the Supreme Court of the S ate, he is denied the j
authority to call out the Militia, even for such an
emergency as that to which Colonel Floyd spe.» j
cialiy alludes.
The difficulty might be settled by calling on all !
the males between the ages of 16 and I*, and 40 j
and 60, (or home defence. A very respectable
force might thus be raised for any emergency '
that might arise, until the Government can throw
a sufficient number of troops upon the coast,
which it will, undoubtedly, do, at the earliest op
portunity.
In the meantime, the people in ail the towns j
and counties of the State, and particularly those j
m the neighborhood of exposed points, ought to '
•rganize into military companies, and hold therm
selves in readiness to defend such points at all j
hazards. The enemy will, no doubt, make every
effort to gain possession of our coast this winter, j
and, if possible, make frequent raids into the in*
tenor. It is the duty of the people to thwart j
these efforts; and, for this purpose, thorough aoa j
c mplete organization is necessary.
SEWARD ON INTERVENTION
Secretary Seward, of tlie Yankee Departrnan
of State, has addressed a somewhat lengthy cir*
cutar to the Representatives of that Government
abroad, which circular is to be submitted to the
foreign courts for their perusal and information.
In tbn circular of about thirty pages, the haughty
Secretary repudiates alt intervention in American !
attain* on the part of European Governments ; in** !
timates that the United States will not permit j
such intervention; and states that, if proffered, ,
it will be categorically declined.
The game of bullying and braggadocio, the |
Chinese system of gongs und bells to scare au j
enemy, is a part of the Yankee system of warfare.
That highly civilized and enlightened people tried I
the effect of it upon the South, and the result has I
been, as it should be, a complete failure. It re* I
quired a great deal more than threats, and boasts, j
and proclamations to compel the stubboru South*
ern Rebels to “disperse,” either in forty days, or
in any number of days. They have gathered to- i
gether to defend th« ir liberties, their homes, and j
their firesides, from the ruthless invader, aud they
will never “disperse” until they have driven the
Vandals from their soil, and established their in
dependence. This is ihe spirit which actuates
vhe Southern people. But how will it be
with Europe t The Governments of the
Old World cannot forget the mighty power
which his sprung upon this sideol the waters* *
and the threats aud proclamations of the Yankee J
Government may still startle them from then
propriety, and wake them from their midnight I
slumbers and fitful dreams. They may be des 1
terred from interfering in the s'ruggle in Amen*
ca ; they may postpone recognition of the Souths |
ern Confedederacy; and they may permit their )
suffering people to starve yet longer ; but Seward
atav rest assured, that when these Governments j
are ready to acknowledge the independence ol ,
the South, or to otter their kindly offices of rnedi- 1
at ion in the effort to compose the difficulties iu
this country, they will come prepared to enforce I
their propositions with bayonets and cannon
Already, the British hosts are gathering in Cana- !
da, and the French armies m Mexic\ while Brit
ish and Federal fl;eUarenV. inactive ; and in |
these thiugs we may discern the fact, that while j
Yankee proclamations and high sounding circa- I
iars may deter Napoleon uu i Palmerston tor a
while, they will learn, ere long, if they have not i
already learned, what reliance to place upon such *
documents. They are mere fjlinen , ca- ,
pable of doing as little injury abroad, as they !
have done at ho ne. This lact, Seward, Lincoln, !
and the whole Yankee uation may yet 1-arn to I
their serious cost.
GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CH'JRCH
THIRD DAY.
Friday, Nov. 14, 18*52. i
Present as before, with the addition of Mr. S.
G, Jones, of Alabama. The House nou-coucurred
in the second resolution sent yesterday from the
House of Bishops, but complied with its principal
design by fixing 10 A. M. as the hour for daily
morning prayer.
Rev. Mr. trapier, Chairman of the Committee
on Canons, reported, reconi uitndmv three canons
for adoption. He also proposed, and the House
unanimously passed, the following tribute ot re j
speci to the late presiding Bishop;
Whereas, it hath pleased Almighty God to take *
to Himself the soul of our R». Rev. ‘ Father WiD
haui Meade, the Du cesan of Virginia and Senior
B shop of our Church in the Confederate States,
therefore—
Jimolttd, That the members of this House de
sire to place on its record an expression of their
high sense of his worth as a man, who, s »l|-deny*
mgaDd simple in his mode ot life, with the hum
ble faith of a primitive Christian, had the courage
of a martyr in saying aud doing always what he '
thought right, yet with a nature, wfticL, however J
severe against every wrong, was open to all kind* I
•J influences and tent through grace on living to j
the glory of God and the good of souls. We ac- •
knowledge gratefully his eminent uselulness ; we !
lament his removal from us, especially at this I
ume; we would emulate the example be has left
a °d be followers of him as he was of Christ.
Uu motion of Ex-Gov. Ailston, the House re
solved, in compliance with the custom recom
mended by our City Council last vear, to suspend
proceeding daily at one o’clock P. M . and offer
prayers for the country and arm r
The Rule of Order laid down vesterdav was j
amended and adopted.
Canon I, *‘Ot the Eccles astical Authority,"
and Canon 11, "Ot the Admission of Candidates
for Deacon’s Orders," were considered, amended,
and passed.
Pending the consideration of Canon 111, the
House adjourned.
Bishop Wtimer, of Ala., preached at St. Paul’s
Church at night, from St. Matt, iv, i n.
fcjf The New Yuri Herald says “ the English j
are building steamers express’/ for the purpose "ot
running the blockade."
Special Correspondence of the Covttitutumalitt.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Milledgbvilljk, Nov. 11, 1662.
It will be seen from the bills already on the
calendar, that members are prolific of expedients
for suppressing extortion, and securing, in a time
of scarcity, a supply of necessary articles at the
prices which rule when products are abundant.
It would be a praiseworthy achievement if this \
'•eversai of the laws of trade could be accom
plished by adding another to the numerous sump. j
tuary laws on the statute book. The .ast Legist j
lature passed a monopoly bill, subjecting every ;
' deiler to md ettcent for selling goods above
jsoqpble profis. If the b:li was carried out, our
Grand Jurors would have to sit continually to re<-
i gister up true bills against its guilty violators. .
I Everybody that has anything to sell—from the j
darkey w.tb his oppossum, to the farmer with his j
: sow, and the merchant with his importations from j
i Boston via Nassau—is cnargiog profits that uie .
unreasonable, according to any standard that h*g
j prevailed heretofore. The shoemaxer charges
j 110 to sls for n aking a pair ot boots, which two
! years ago he would have made for $4 to $5. So
with the tailor, so with everybody—why? Be*.
[ cause money is plenty acd goods and mechanics ■
; are scarce. Toe true remedy is in a liberal in- .
| vestment of money id ail producing enterprises, j
j Labor is becoming respectable, since even the !
pampered sons of the rich are seeking all sorts >f !
i employment to escape conscription. Let mooej j
; be speut, and epeni liberally, to encourage this I
i refreshing disposition to work—to build tan-. |
neries, batteries, potteries, and every other use
j tul device lor clothing and leeding the people.
suppose some law lor putting down prices pres 1
j vailed, wbat would be the result’ Clearly to dis- j
| courage production, and instead ot having sup
plies at high tales we would have ess than w c
have at present.
j .Some lavor seizing the factories, and putting
I them under duress tor the public use at tair prices,
j Tlitre is no way to make a bird sing who won’t
j smg, the old saw to the contrary notwithstanding;
ana if our factories, uureasonable and unpatriotic
lah many of them have been, are se zed, we shill
! have more bait clad troops and people than the
advocates of the measure have dreamed of. T rade,
like a corpoiation, has not no soul, a d it is use
less to expect to force or intimidate men to take
low prices, when buyers are crowding and clamor*
mg and suffering lor goods at high ones. There
are large-heai ted and patriotic exceptions, but
man is a seilisti animal. 'Kart puppe hunt”
the good men are few The only remedy—m xt
to increasing the supply—and it is working wnh
wittering effect, is to mark those who are extreme
in their exactions with the ban ot social obloquv.
Remember, hereafter, the heartless fibylocks
who boggled for the pound of flesh because it
was nominated in the bond of necessity. Tories—
open, undisguised and honest enemies—are less
obnoxious than vampires, who not oniv aid
the enemy, out nppre.se tae poor. Let everr
community braod them with the market Caiu.
It is u delicate matter to use hold of the details
of business wi h the strong arm of the law, and
even popular opinion is often very much at fault.
Its mischievous results have been seen m the ua*
iast and indiscriminate w ar waged on speculators.
Many were bad enough, but, as you, Mr. Editor,
have so forcibly urged the speculator who take.*
risks in moving supplies from a market where
they are abundant to oue where scarcity prevails,
ami does not lock them up in warehouses to con
trol prices, is a beLe.‘actor. It is an advantage,
for example, tor u planter who has fifty people to
cl »the, to be able to buy cottou curds even at
t'doapair, instead U buying cloth at#] a yard.
The man, tderemre, who obtains the cards at the
ri-k of h s money—his liberty, and per hups t»is
lile, is not necessarily extorting, and is a benefac
tor. But for the Conduct ot the cold blooded
manufacturer to extort one, two,three,aud ten bun*
died per ceut. on what he was glad to sell last
year at a profit of ten or twenty per cent , ihere
is no excuse save the remorseless law of supply,
as there is also no it gul remedy. Let us discrtuii*
nate justly m our Ccusure; hilt w uen we hud au
extortioner, let ua pour <>n him the scalding v;a >
of obloquy, ami if possible, warm up his obdu
rate soul to a sense of h -s delinquencies.
HOUSE
Millbbokvillb, Ga, Thursday, Nov. 13. j
| In the House, alter praver by Rev. Mr. Brook-, j
, of the local Baptist Church, Mr. Combs, the mem
j her elect from Laurens, vice Mr. Robinson, re.* 1
signed, was qualified and took his seat,
j The courtesies of the House were extended to j
i Colonel i. J. Smith, formerly a member of the;
• House.
A motion to re»consider ihe bill authoriz ug the I
| obstiuction of the rivers of this State, was ruled
I out ot order, the bill having been ordered to be !
, trenail used to ibe Senate
j A bill, reteired to a certain committee, taxing !
cotton 5 cents per lb., was re-considered, and re- i
j lerred to the Agricultural Committees of each |
: House to act as a Joint Committee,
j The special order, a bill to prevent the d stilla* 1
i tion of gram, was tukeu up. Various amend j
I ments were proposed and discussed at consider- i
able leugth. Mr. Stephens, ot Hancock, offered
, an amendment that the provisions ot the bill ap
ply only to localities 50 miles from railroad aud |
river transportation.
i Mr. Schley offered an amendment that the coda i
. j tracts contemplated in the bill, for government or I
medicinal uses, should not be made to use corn j
' ■ produced within thirty miles of lines of railroad j
! or river communication—the reverse of the I
auieudment of Mr. Stephens. Mr. Stephens modi- i
r tied his amendment, kmitiug the price to be paid I
, for corn for distillation at sl. These, with other
! amendments, were lost. The bill then passed,
i D provides that distillation shall only be allowed
j tor army and medicinal uses—mat corn shall not
be carried out of the State fur distillatiou, and
! includes wheat, rye, potatoes, cane, molasses, su
I gar. and every artic e usually distilled into spirit*
i uous liquor and goes into effect ten days alter it
I becomes a law.
| GEORGIA RELIEF AND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
At 12 o’clock to-day both Houses convened n
the Representative Hail, to hear the report of Re?.
J O. A. Clark, the zealous and etfic’ent agent ot
the above Association. He read an elaborate and
carefully prepared statement of the orgadization
of the Society and its operations for the year
The finances ot the Association are in excellent
condition—only $56,31>5.2l of the $200,000. ap
propriated by the State having been used up to
the loth of October. The assets of the Society,
I amount te $165, 635.91, Os which $4.5,000 of tut
! State fund has just been invested in goods for
clothing for those who are in actual distress.—
During the year there has he- u treated m the four
Georgia Hospitals in Richmond 11.145 patients;
of which 713 were furloughed; 495 discharged:
and 859 died—the rest returning to service.—
These Hospitals have been under tbe charge, re«
spectiveiy of, first. Dr. J. F. Logan, second, Dr
L. D Ford; third. L)r. Datiuelly; and subsequently
! Dr. J. M. Green; fourth. Dr. Pickling. The Execu
l live Committee alludes in terms of the highest
1 praise to the service of these gentlemen, aud ot
; Drs Dealing acd Steiner, of Augusta, Billing, of
: Columbus, aDd C.imak aud Carlton, oi Athens,
i They allude also to tbe tenderness and love dis
played by Revs Wm. Crumley and John VV.
Tally, Chap ains in Virginia; tbe timely aodp-ffi
cient aid of Messrs. H. J. Sibley, S E C»arke.
S. C. White, J. G. Coffin, of Augusta; S. Sauls.,
bnry.ot Macon, and Mr. R. H. Vickers. A special
' place in tbe record of thanks is awarded to Rev.
W. H. Potter, the Corresponding Secretary.
. The Executive Committee, through Mr. Clarke.
| submitied tbe following suggestions for ibe con*
si deration of tbe Legislature.
Ist The establishment of a Wayside Hospital
in Richmond.
2d. An agency to our sick soldiers, or
others, in collecting claims.
Sd. Agencies for sending forward supplies.
4th. More efficient facilities for cluthtDg the
Georgia troops.
sth Enlarging ail the operations of the Society
iu behalf of the sick and wounded,
j The report is a pamphlet of forty pages—hence,
j of coerce this glauce at its contents is very im*
! perfect.
After Mr. Clark bis report, the Sen
ate returned to the.r nail. and tde House resumed
the cons:df rati aof the bile to prevent distlia
«ion f and oassed it.
NEGRO HUD IS CaMOEV MESSAGE Vi. MTHS 00 -
HE SOU.
A communication fr*»m the Governor was then
? ak»*a up and read. It contained a letter from
J Col. t lovil, o( Cacuden, giving an account of a
i raid on St. Marys, on the 4tb mat , ov tr r;e coni
i pames of negroes from the fleet, who plundered
i private houses, insulted ladies a. h impunity,
j and returned to their gunooats.
Colonel Floyd states that there are tw com
i pamea of cavalry n ? bc county, hut thev are too
J tar away to render anv protection, ami calls on
• the Governor to allow him to call out the milttii
■ He says there are »om« tortv m.liua men :n the
I county, whom he thinks would be more eifecient
I than the cavalry.
Tr;e G- vernor lavs the case before the G neru!
i Assembly, wrh a review of the decision of the
! Supreme C*»urt, wh*cb deprives him <d control
{ over the raiii’ia, and asks lor some expression of
I their wi-bes. The Message is in toe plain and
l po bled aiyte which cbaractenz :* ad his wrrirgs.
j The Senate Lad passed ab 11 authorizing tne
| Governor to callout the militia, which was on the
j **bie. Juige Cab’.ntss offered, as a .-übs’itute, a
I resolution to call on the Secretary of War tor
troops to defend the coast, and if that was re
! fused, to authorise the Governor to call out the
militia. Judge Cochran did not see anv need of
I haste or precipitation, and moved the reference
I of the Message and resoludoca to the Military
j Committee, which, after discussion, prevailed.
■ Judge Stephens called for the ayes and nays, and
j sustained the call in an appeal lor immtdxc*c
i tton.
J The cail for the aTes and nays was sustained,
I and the vote was 70 ates and £*> nays—so the 1
i wboie matter goes to »he Military Commute, and \
• the battle will be fought over their report* As
j there seems to be great solicitude to determine !
whether or not there is any militia in the State, ;
! would it not be wise.to pass the bill hi ready on
■ the calendar, making a'l between H and IS, and !
45 and 6“ subject to militia duty. Then the Gov
ernor will have a resource from which to repel
invasion or organize such State force as may be |
u-.-cessary, and the alleged conflict between State '
and Contederate authorrv will be removed.
SENATE.
The Senate was opened this morning w ith pray
er by Rev. Dr. Tel mage.
A motion, to re-cons der the bill lett ng out the J
Public Printing to the lowest bidder, was sus- !
tciaed by Messrs. Gibson, Seward, Vason, Jack
sou, acd Hansell, and opposed by Mr. Moseley.
The motion prevailed.
While a resolution authorizing the Governor to j
seize factories, tanneries, Ac., was under discus- !
sion, the message from the Governor, in re sere nee
to the negro raid at St. M irys, was received and *
read, a copy of which I enclose.
Mr. K og off red a resolution authorizing the
Governor to call ou* such portion of the militia
as he may think neces-ary to defend Camden and ,
other counties on the coast.
The S cale then adjourned.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Milledgevills. Ga., Nor, IS, .*'l.
The legislature, now In session, can do the
S-ate no tiiore exalted service *hao the rcvisiou of
tbe laws for the benefit of debtors. As the law
now* etanus it is a reflection on the wise and liber*
al policy which has usually character zed tne Leg
islation of the State.
In the early settlement of the State fifty acres
of laud and a cabin under S2OO in value was uo
mean pioneer possession. Now a shelter from the
storm and cold cannot be built (or less than twice
the amount, to sa.v nothing of the comforts which
a higher civil zation has rendered essential. Why
not pass a law exempting land or other property
to the value of $1,900 *
Such a law would add greatly to the stabilitv
o‘ our popu’ation, and prevent, in a measure, the
constant changes that have thrown immense
tracts i it > the hands ot u few, which were origi
nally owned by munv cit-zens 1 moderate means,
who hare, by one agency and another, become
dispossessed of their hemes and left the S ate. No
thing is more st imu I >iliJ)g to the energies, or ele'
rating to all the social virtues, than a stake iu tne
soil.
It r» urged that class legislation is odious and
unjust. Why, then, the universal mtere-t in u
poor school tund, or in the magnificent charities
to the insane and the bl nd, that adorn our .'-ta»e ?
Hu: the law proposed really is not obnoxious to
the charge it class legislation. It is a bounty fir
al . and ihe miliionane of to-day may enjoy its
provisions alter the reverses that are liable to
overtake him to-uiorrow.
Shall Georgia,whose magnificent public bounties
are so creditable, be bebiud am section or Slate
on earth, mu wise and liberal policy on this sub
ject It is a tavoraole time tor the enactment of ,
such a luw ; uud we trust that sum** of <*ur large- I
hearted legislators will mature a bill on this sub
ject.
110U3E.
Fax day, Nor It
In the House, to-day, Mr. Taylor, ot Coat- i
t >*>ga, member elect, rice D. D. Duncan, deceased,
appeared, was qualified, and to >k bis seat.
A motion to reeons der the bill passed on yes
terday, to prevent the distillation of .-pints, was
lost. The ayes and nays were called ou the mo
tion, and were, ayes 63, nays 73.
A resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint
a Speaker, pro Um. t (or a lew days, was agreed
to.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Duke,
Tatem, Rice, and Dickinson. I am pained to
learn that Colonel Tatem has beeu called home by j
a dispatch unuounciug the extreme illness of a j
sou from the army.
On a cah of the counties for new matter, the j
following bills were read the first time: A bill to j
inertaie the fees ot jail* rs in this State ; a resoiu
non instructing the Judiciary Committee to re- !
port a bill, fixing the terms in which tbe wires j
ot absent soldiers may act as agents to protect j
their interest.
Mr. Potts moved that 200 copies of the petition j
adverse to the pard >u o- James L. Wilson, of j
Fulton, he pnuted— agreed to ; to con- •
current jurisdiction to Superior and Inferior
Courts ou the trial of slaves where the penalty;
is death; to authorize Berrien Pye to issue j
changr bills by giving go >d and sufficient security ;
t ) ledeem, accompunteU wito a petition; :o increase !
tbe chargts (or apprehending runaway s!uv«.- ; !
to exteud ihe time of -tilemeui ol T. x Collectors ;
with the Comptroller Gen era! to the 15th of Jan- j
u *ry inxt; to compensate the several Countv *
Treasurers for collecting i-nd tiisbuisiug extra tax ’
for soldiers* iami.iet; tu authorize free persons of
co or to enter into voluntary servitude , a resoiu- |
tiou calling on the Governor for information as to '
the mission ot a commi-sioner to Europe, and en j
qu re it he has any recommendations to make in !
relation thereto ; a resolution in relation to the !
manulacture of iron, which was taken up and |
adopted; a reso ution to r« quire the dupenaten i
dent ot tue W. & A- R. R. io furnish cars for the 1
tian>poriation o: s:ck and disabled soldiers or c r i
said road; a resolution inviting the Hon. Thomas j
Buiier K ug to a seat on the floor.
The Committee to whom was referred the mes '
&age ot the Governor in reference to cal hug out
the militia of Camden county, and .the Senate
resolution in relerence thereto, report a resolution
ihat the House will take up, at an early day, tbe
bill tu reorganize the militia, and place at the
dispsosul of the Governor adequate forces for the 1
protection of the State.
Judge Cabinet sustained the report.
Judge Cochran moved a substitute auth Tiz.ng
the Govprnor to cal; out tbe militia tor ihe pur
pose ot repelling the incursions of the enemy in
Camden or elsewhere, in the Governor’s diserc*
tion.
Judge Cochran sustained ihe Governor. He
was to.lowed by Judge Linton Stephen-*, who also
sustained the Governor. On tbe conclusion of
Judge Stephen's speech, the House adiourned.
SENATE.
Friday, N .vember 14.
In the Senate to-dry a few unimportant bil s
w t re disposed of f and tne rem-iinaf ot the session
was consumed m reading biPs a sec *nd tune.
• I STJPFHINTENLEyrS BEPpRT.
Orrics Scp’t W. A A. Railroad, *
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. I, 1532. f
• j To 11 •* Esc Joseph E. Br u n :
Sir: Agreeab’e to law, I hereby tr*a-in:t to u
a statement of roe operati ins of tb s R >ad the
fiscal year ending September 3-.*, 15d2 :
Toe gvoss income of the Road has
been $1,379,101 79
Working t menses and expenditures
of a*: kinds 330,331 -33
Nett profits. .. $995/27 41
1 Out of this »hi-.re have teen paia the
tolllowmg large amount.
1 Into the Mate Treasury sllO, ' • 1
' For expenses incurred bv mv predea
«**>r * 2.5 S •••>
I For needs and coupons $c;,735
And there :s on oand n ;w, a? per
Treasurers Rep if* $ 153,223 > j
For a more detailed account of t-x >eadiiu’es,
! ordinary and extraordinary, see table « f our very
; etS.ien? book keeper, Owen Lynch, herewith
; transmitted.
j The indebtedness of the Confederate Govern
j merit to this Road, up to the 3 th of Scpiember,
i 1 S*>2, the end of The fl.-csl year, amounted t>
' $577,5*'1 75 . and would Lave been embodied in
j the nett receipts of the had it been
promptly paid. The payment, however, is ex
' petted at au early dav.
j * Toe Treasurer’s Report and Financ.ai Statement
i of the Master of Transportation w:il explain tLtni*
! solve.-, and d mb’!e»s prove satisfactory; both o»
which are herewith traosmit ed.
The ye tr’s busmesa Las exceeded the m »st san
guine expectations of every one.
j iudica’K na at the beg’numg of the year d.d not
foreshadow gi eat Mice ess. bai seemed to Dortena
a great diminution of the business of the road,
j compared with the preceding years.
Very so* u after the commencement of the v*ra r ,
) two of our most important bridges, acrw:-s the
j Cfiickarnauga river, were baruea oy the incena:«
ary enemies of our country, subjecting u» to
heavy expenditures in having them reouilt. In
. c use juence of thi» disaster, by which railroad '
! communication with Cha* an joga was cut off, we
were compelled to build a tracts a mile and a
| quarter in length, m order to connect with the
i K-st Tennessee and Ge <:gia Kailfoad. For the
use of six and a half miles of their road, for seven
j or eight weeks, w.*. le our bridges were being re-
I built, we were charged $..',*)89 hi; which amount
: is still unsettled.
If three .thousand dollars, the annual amount
‘ paid by the Atlanta A West. Point Railroad, for
ihe ■#? of the Mac >a A Western Rni >ud, from
I Atlanta to East Point—six miles, be a proper
criterion by which to judge, m such case, the
amount to be paid by us is, iu my opiniou, exhor
! brant it Lid unjust.
The prospect became still more, discouraging
when tne Mt-mph s A Charleston and the Nash
Mile A Chattanooga Rad Roads—two ot the
i gi-ea* (eiders of this Rjad—were cut off. In ad
dition to this, the corn aud wheat crops for the
j past year have been almost au entire failure;
j u so, the supplies nece-sary to the operations ot
the Road, a ready high, were constantly advan
cing in price.
i under tnese adverse circumstances, and no*-
withstanding the gloomv prospect at the begin*
mug of the fiscal year, l take greal pleasure to
presenting what I consider a prosperous condition
i of the road aud its financial affiira.
Let it be remembered that au unprecedented
: amount ol transportation has been doue (or the
I Conf* derat® G >verncnea% amounting »# about
| half of the entire bus neai of the road for toe
j whole year.
This bus.ness has been d me at ihe very low
• lines fixed by a Ouvenliou of railroad men, ana
j a oovernmen: officer, which* rate® were about bait
| ihe usual prices, showing that mis large »uui has
| been made by doing a vast amount ot iraospoi ta-
Ition, working the road to ils utmo-t capacity b th
night aud day, during the greater portion of tae
ir :s proper to remark that, < wing to the almost
I t*.bu s ; r of railroad supplies, and the ad*
■ v»uc • in the price ot labor, it was deemed ad ns
! able to increase the rates of freight aud pa sage.
| other roads having done so.
| This road being the property of the State ol
1 Geo-gia, and her ut zens having no other State
] property from which they can expect any ;ucome
oy which to be relieved of the burdensome faxes
which*they must necessarily pay; and as our own
! people contribute out a small proportion to tae
j income o( ihe r**ad, I tLius they have a right to
l expect that this magn (ic~nt work shall be so
managed as to help them in time of need, hence
some advances la freight aud passage. Every
! extrto n has been used to make this road the
! gteu ? ’ev**r power by which the burdens ol taxa
tion might, in seme measure, be removed, and
the road made to answer the great euds intended
by the wise statesmen who originated
This year’s heavy business has oeea done in
extraordinary times, amtd the excitement and
j confusion ot war; but I am rejoiced to state that
: it bas been done promptly aud safely, and, with
‘ one exception, without Jess of life, limb or pro* I
pertv.
Tne case referred to w.»s a collision, caused by !
| military interference; aud the loss sustained by ;
j the Road in this instance should, I think, be paid ;
by the Confederate G •veroment.
The entire line of Rouu ia in excellent condi
tion. Mr. M. H. Dooiy, the efficient Supervisor,,
reports to me that out of the eleven hundred tons
ot iron rails purchased by your Excellency, be
tween lour aud live hundred tons have been laid j
down, and that the balance will be laid down in j
six or eight months, if we can get spikes and j
chairs The most of the heavy rails which have i
been, aud are now being taken up, are much worn, J
and before being used again, will have to be re
i rolled. This Demg done, there will be enough to
! eu; ply the requirements of the R >ad for several
! years.
j in consequence of the great sea. 1 city of labor,
t caused bv the war, we Dave cji been able to keep
I an abundant suppiy of either wood or cross-ties
j ahead; a great many cross-ties having beeu laid
! dow n within the past few months. I mink, how- j
j ever, that we wdi be able to obtain ample supplies j
ot both-
Under tbe present Conscupt Liw, if the ne« ;
! cessary number of railroad hands cannot be de* '
! ’.abed, our,only resource Will be to employ negroes I
| to keep up the track, and do much of the me*
I cbamcal w<>rk.
Ihe bridges on the whole line of the Road are
iu a very good and safe condition, having recen’-
iv been thoroughly overhauled, and new iresseis
t ut up where necessary.
Ample arrangements nave been made to procure
a sufficient supply of lumber to repair ail tfie de
pot piuiforms. This work would have been done
uiucb earlier, had it not been for the d fficulty ol
obtaining umber. These repairs are now being
made.
Our rolling stock of every description has been
terribly cut up and much abused, and in many
cases aian si mined in the transportation ot troops.
Notwithstanding these abuses, and the great de*
st rue non of property there are pallia'icg circum- j
stances wuicb .should be mentioned. We are re
quired to transport our gallant soldiers in great j
numbers, and in great baste. 'Close box cats were i
used principally, and the weather being warm, in !
order *o get fresh air, and prevent suffering, they
cut the cars to pieces. Many also rode on the tops '
of the cars,. thereby tearing loose, and wearing '
out the tin covering, which cannot now be re- j
placed*
Onr have been pressed by the militarv au
thorities, and taken on other roads.
We have lost 180 cars, many of which are on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in Mississippi, and
other io.tds. These are lost beyond recover , un
til we have connection with these roads. 1 trust
the Confederate Government will, at the proper
time, make good these losses to the Road.
Up to this time, we have been able to keep our
motive power in good running order ; but the dif
ficulty of getting supplies for our engine and ma
cbiue shops, of the various kiads absolutely ne
ctt'Sary, is now being seriously felt.
For a more satisfactory account of oar motive
power, and the capacity, opera*ions, Ac., of each
engine. I lefer j. u -o the very elaborate report of
our efficient Master Machinist, Mr. John H. Flynn, ?
herewith transmitted.
The Committee appointed by the House of j
Representatives, at its last sessu»n, to examine |
i into the condition of the Road, have perfotmed
lth» ;t{ * ur 7* Th-:r inves igation wa* a verv n ; r>r
1 nnf an#l lt| eir *at>ors aruu-.n'. Tn-ir rei»..rr *• '
j cuubttev'* throw much light on the condition of
! the Road, .‘ s management, Ac., such as I con id
no: give in th?* Adt»uV Report. I' was gri \'-, U2
,jto me that such px»u:.nation was ni«d-. ' a3a
j will, I trust, be tteo to ibe citizens of tfc e \ a!f
ion their seeing! the '*eport the Committee.
T.ie labor or the -ft i*rg and bands pn the Rna-j
• has, during the greater portion of the rear, h-_ 3
. heavr. They have worked a mos:
-iav frr months together; and ih- - ;c \
.lodgement /->f the Road is owing. ;r a
| g cal measure, to the energy and faidiJuine.-? ;i ;!c
which the j have »heir ordnous duties,
i For the grea* assistance thus rendered me b?
; both officers and aborers I return my sincere
j thanks.
] Hiv.ng been authorized bv an act of the as
| Legislature t.» issue change b: K . and, as Surer*
latenflent, s.ga the same, I entered upon the [ n -.
r »rmance o: tea' duty, found that *t wou d con. \
sunie the greater pot lion of my na •*, and tnat or
■ reason of such employment, I could out attend to
the more important requirements of the 3^n.
I stated these facts to your Excellent - *; <wh**reupos
by >our order, I employed William Gnsham to
sign the t. is for me; which duty be performed
neatly atid satisfactorily. For the proper under
3'and ng of :hdt branch of the business, I reftr
you to the report of Mr. William Grisham, which
is herewith transmitted.
■ Snould the Legislature deem it proper ?o n«
j tinue the issuing of chtoge bills Os tht* Road*, I
j respectfully suggest* the propriety of the passage
| of an Act aotbotiz ng the issue of bills or the de«
nomination • and #lO, ionddition totbeaa
thorny already given. This would save au immense
amount of ,abor in signing bills answer h
excellent purpose m aukisg change for the
■ rnent of the employees of the R >ad, *nd become
a g ! »od and salt* cirtuiat ng medium- probably
•.he best in tue country. I think, also, that the
! issue of each denomination ahou.d be
limited, as hereto fore.
j Goring the sh ri time I Lave been connected
1 this &o am mre firmly fixed ;u the
. •*. h i dre long entertained, tbat t.«
j the grea'est State investment in this Government,
j • iQ d that, under proper management, it becomes
! ** !l inestimable blessing to every citizen of oar
I great Sia’e, and tLat it will be a lasting ui<>qu*
| meat ' j the w ise and good men who originated
! the great work
Respectfully submitted,
hn S. Rowland,
Sunermtend »*n-
cu pen men aen:.
SegTWe take the foil* wing paragraphs from the
, Richmond (Va.) Examiner, of Nov. 13lh ;
Tas Enemy in James Rivrr.—We stated vesten
: 1 dav that information had been rece ved at Drurv’g
; ii.utf, »ha» a large fl-et of the enemy had appeared
iid James and anchored j*ist below Hari
, rison a bar ibis information came under an
t ! • ffienw »\tk up. After diligent etquiry »n proper
: , quartern we iiave oeen uuab e to uear auvibtog
• more of the floti'ih, and whether the intelligence
‘ received at the Blufl was authentic or otherwise,
. we are therefore as jet unat le to determine.
' From Staiston.—We i bv parties
‘ ! direct from Staunton, that there is no truth in the
j reporitbat the Yankees were at u point with ®
thirty or forty times of Staunton, l'uey h tv-not
I approiched nearer than they have been ter
sometime past-certainty not within fifty or sixty
The people in .Staunton were in blissful igr."r«
j ance of the:r dauger, until apprised of it thrwuga
' the above report.
| From Northern Virginia.—We have to record
j no inurement ot importance ov the armies m
N rthern Virginia. Persons receutiy from that
quarter lepresent that appearances favor the idea
, tuai a great battle may Oc dally expected s .me*
i ; wuere between -he Rappahannock and Gordons*
| ville, should the enemy elect to advance. This is
: the opinion of unprofessional obseivers. Among
. | well informed circles here, the belief is general
l tbai lhe enemy de.-ogns no further offensive opera-
J lions in that portion of Virginia during this cam
. j p..igu, but that his next operations trii! be against
! Kichtn ind or Peiersburg, from the South ide.
The Enkmr in Highland — The Staunton Spcc
i t itur stales, upon the authority of a mail carrier,
' that a cons derubie force ot the Abo ltiomsts, ef*
timated ov Mr. K.xroad, stentf ot Hi«hl*r,a at I
, Sve thousand, bad advanced into that county. A fl
, J party ot ite enemy had surrounded Mr. Rrx/oal ? I
j bouse and attempted to capture him. but be Bed I
i m thy woods and escaped. B*ing considerably
! tiurii d by his flight, this gentleman’s s ! a?etnect
as to the numbers of the enemy should be receive!
with much allownnce.
If this army exists except in the excited in.: c •
nation of Mr. Rexroad, it probably came from
Parkersburg, where the enemy is known to have
hud a considerable force.
From Northern Virgixia. —The reports which
we have from our own and the enemy’s force#
from day to day vary bo materially that it is
fl lit to say whether or not there dL any proba
, bility of an early engagement. One evening
j told that a general tight is im:nin*n f , un<i *hat
1 ?l»e army is in hue of battle, and the next w-> ar«?
1 informed that there is nothing to indicate tb?.ta
tight is i kely to occur. Passengers who came
I down yesterday afternoon report everything a#
| quiet, and state that the impression prevails in
->ur army that the enemy’s fo-ces are fading back
1 It is highly probable that there has nevt-r been
j any general advance of the army of McClellan, an!
that the demonstrations which were made to
j front of our lines were but feint to cover up the:*
j real designs of an advance upon Richmond fra®
( the south side ot James river. Whatever their
. operations north of G irdonsville may indicate, it
1 is not reasonable to expect that a movemen'
against Richmond would be attempted at this I
season ot the year from that direction. The I
culty of transportation at once precludes the
probab lity of such an undertaking. If we have
anything to fear from another “on to Richmond
move during the winter, we must look for it in *
direction where our foes will have the advantage
of water communication.
Richmond Dispatch f Rov. 13.
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION OF WIL
MINGTON.
< At & meeting of the Howard Association of t»e
| Town of Wilmington, N. C., held on the after-
' noon of the 10th inst., Won. B planner. Esq., wai >i
I chosen Vice President, to till the vacancy occa* :
| stoned by the death of Dr. T. C. Worth. » r
j Flanner haring taken the Chair, the meeting •
I organized for business; whereupon the following 1|
resolutions were passed: M
Resolved, Tnat me thanks of this Association is
are due, and are hereby tendered, to Drs. Chop* ■
pm, Wragg, North, Huger, White, 6eabro°*> 1
Tre.-cott, and Cooper, who cume to our aid duiit*
the late epidemic, giving to us freely the auvac* j
iage of their experience and skill in comba'tic.
the fearfu: disease which was ravaging our com* j
muniy. , |
Resolved, Tnat our thanks are also due » g
M ssrs. Cox, Vaiieau, Schaffer, J&cksoa - \
Stephenson, druggists, who volumeered ei
I vices at a.time" when such services were very
i much n-eded, if, indeed, they were not a
I indispensable. , , f . r *
j ilemlvtd, That we feel deeply g^ te , on
I services ot the corps ot nurses from CD
i wno, under the direction of Mr. 8 5j ,0a fi! - h * nu hoe 3
! dered us such efficient aid. To M a . .
; bioiseif this community is under especia s
! tioos, which we take pleasure in gr»telni.y » *
knowledgmg: we are also under man v a K y
to Rev. Br. Corcoran, of Charleston, »*jl. lfl ||
ladies from the Convent of our LadJ ° | |
that city, who have been with us daring «
period of our deepest affliction. "« *“ . I 0
ou-' warmest thanks. Our tbauks are • *
Judge 0. M. Olin, of Augusta, Ga., f'«r “‘ s ,
cient aud disinterested services, ireel.
to us donna our late difficulties. e
That as citiieus of W.lm.n££ *
teucer our thanks to our sister oommun
the premptuess and liberality with “maci
came 10 our aid ai a time wnen aid -
j needed.
Stevens. \MeoJ the t™ 3 ;
; cat Sanuatuck, is suffering seriously fr
effects of the one hubdred pounder rifle
burst in tbe engagement before Drury * .. 1
the James river. The left side of tbe Cap » : I
in soo.e place's entirely parajyxed, and nta -
is in uo enviable slate.