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BY JAMES GARDNER.
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Onr Army Correspondence.
BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG.
Abmt or ths Potomac, )
Fredbricksbub.o, Va., Dec. 19,1862. |
Mr. Editor: Thia splendid army of veteran
soldiers, directed by the transcendent genius of
Lee. has just added another to its long catalogue
of brilliant and important victories. The Grand
Army of the North, under Burnside, whom it
was firmly believed by the whole Yankee nation
would march triumphantly tnto the streets of
Richmond before the Christmas holidays, has not
only been checked in its first effort to advance,
bat driven across the Rappahannock with terri
ble slaughter, where it now lies broken, disspirit
cd, and demoralised.
The two armies had been lying quietly con*
fronting one another for so long, that the opm
on was generally entertained that no general en
s’igement would occur m this vicinity this cam .
paign, unless Gen. Lee retired in the direction of
Hanover Junction, and yielded the Abolitionists
tie undisputed passage of the river—no one
dreaming that they would have the audacity to
come directly in front ot apowerful and deter
mined enemy, strongly entrenched and ’‘eager
for the fray.”
The heavy Dooming of cannon early on the
morning of the 11th, dispelled this illusion, and
assured us that Burnside had yielded to the pres
sure of Northern opinion, and had really begun
his “On to Richmond” movement, so earnestly
asisted upon by the Yankee Government and
tapulace. The dense fog hanging over the valley
lying oetween our position and the town, pres
vented the movements of the enemy being seen,
tuough the rattle of musketry in that direction
soon assured us that they had crossed the river,
and that Barksda.e's brigade or gallant Missis
sppiaus, who were then on picket at the time,
were at work, contesting every inch of ground
with the invader.
The hills bordering on the north bank of the
river so effectually command the wide valley
stretching on* from the south bank, that it would
j.ave been impossible to have prevented the
enemy crossing, without exposing our army to a
murderous ar tilery fire, to which neither our
musketry nor batteries could respond with any
serious effect. For this reason no determined
opposition was offered the enemy, and when
Barksdale’s brigade was forced to retire in the
face’of overwhelming numbers, no further re
sistance was made, and they were quietly per
mitted to transfer their whole army to this bank.
On the 12tb,no collision of importance occurred
between the two armies, the enemy being occu
pied in making a proper disposition of his force-,
while our army was In position and anxiously
awaiting the expected attack.
At 9}% o’clock on the following morning—Dec,
13th—a general advance was made against our
forces, aud the fighting soon extended a'oog the.
entire front ot our lines. Ou the right Generai
A. P. Hill’s division repulsed every attack of the
enemy, at one time driving them a mile and a
half, until they wrt under the cover of their
formidable batterie-. >f siege guns, on the oppo -
site bank, when our trcops were compelled to
fall back to their original position. Gen. Archer’s
brigade suffered heavily—the North Carolina
brigade, formerly commanded by G n. Brunch,
giving back id confusion and permitting the
enemy to flank Archer on the left.
The I9th Georgia Regiment, commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel A. J. ILutchins.. suited a se*
-..re -ktlieA Rfoußdvd -and Jrfisoners. lua---
Cerstand this regiment want into action with two
hundrea and fifty men and came out with only
thirty for duty. Col. Hutchins’ command acted
with distinguished gallantry and lost heavily.—
Here, too, tke enemy suffered heaviest in the loss
of prisonvs. So eagerly were they pressing in
pursuit of the retreating Carolinians, that ere they
were aware of their position, some six hundred
were cut off ant} captured.
In the centre’, not a musket was fired by either
army, the enemy refusing to come within range
of small arms. "Five different times did they en
deavor to assail us there, but were as often driven
back paaic stricken, and in indescribable con
fusion, by cue battery of artillery, Capt. Dear
.ig’s Lynchburg battery who, by the way, is a
gailant and efficient officer. I -am not of those
who are disposed to underrate the courage and
nrowess of the enemy, tho’ it seems the Aboli
liomsts must have felt mortified when one battery
of onr artillery not only repulsed, but actually
routed five dense columns of their troops at least
a mile long I
Immediately in front of Fredericksburg, the
enemy concentrated his best troops and fought
with the most determined bravery. Here the
16th 18th, 24th Georgia Regimems, and Phillips’
Legion, of Gen. Tom Cobb’s Brigade, were post
ed and’here the Yankees met with terrible de
s-ruction. Under Gen. Cobb’s order the men
held their tire unwl the blue coats approached
within twentysfive or thirty yards, when volley
after volley was poured into their ranks, Causing
terrible slaughter. It was when the foe
had been repulsed, and were, running for “dear
•fe ” that this patriot soldier and statesman,
chei ring the gallant Georgians, whom be was
nroud to command, fell amidst the ranks of his
woops a noble sacrifice to the principles of Con
stitutional liberty.
The enetoy advanced here with great spirit
and determination, but the steady aim and un.
imchmg courage of the Georgians was more
tuau they could stand. Cobb’s brigade alone re
uulsed five times, a whole division of the Yans
heearmv, numbering at least fifteen thousand
men. They endeavored to charge the brigade
the sixth time, but when they approached with
in two hundred yards, Col. Goode Bryan, of the
16th Georgia, ordered his command to fix bayo
nets and “to meet steel with steel,” whereupon
the men raised a yell, and called for the Yankees
to "come on,” that they were “ready for them,”
and dared them to come, An ; but the Yanks
couldn't face the music, and faced about to run,
when their movements were accelerated by a
volley of musketry.
The enemy left, at the lowest estimate, one
thousand of their dead m front of this brigade.
On our extreme left the righting was not so
heavy, the object of the enemy being, it seems,
to carry the strong position occupied by our
troops in front of tne town, and to turn our right
flank. Barksdale's and Kershaw’s brigades were
in position immediately on Cobb’s left, and
fought with great coolness and bravery, repuls
.ng every attack of the enemy.
On the 14tb, our army occupied its original
position, while that of the enemy was hidden
under the river banks, too badly thrashed to
make another advance. If Burnside had not
taken the precaution to cover the commanding
hills on the north bank of the nver with artil
lery thus rendering pursuit foolish and impossi
ble, the major portion of his command would
have been captured; but under the circumstances,
Gen. Lee could do nothing to prevent him from
retreating at his leisure. On the night of the
14th the entire army of the enemy recrossed the
river, and now lies quietly on the north bank of
the Rappahannock.
In what direction the “On to Ric hmond’’ pro
gramme will next develops ttselt no one can yet
determine. Some are inclined io the opinion that
Burnside will endeavor to cross the Rappahan
nock again, this time in the vicinity of Port Roys
a’-others, that he will shortly turn up at Suffolk,
deeming that the most feasible route to the
“Rebel Capital,” and not linked with so many
unpleasant associations as the one leading through
the marshes of the Chickahominy; and others
still that his army will go into winter quarters
where it is. The New York Herald of recent date
hints that the Yankee authorities have decided
the latter to be the better course, and thereupon
lets loose a long column of abuse and vilhfication
upon the Old Aoe and his associates.
The clamor of the populace may induce Lin
coln to urge Burnside to other and renewed
efforts, but, in my humble judgment, if the latter
be left free to consult military necessity, unin
fluenced kjy political motives, the campaign in
Virginia terminated on the 13 b. But the North
is fearful if their largest and best appointed army
is permitted to be idle until the coming spring.
European intervention will put an end to the
contest, and establish for the Con federates a dis
tinct and independent nationality ; hence every
pressure will be brought to bear upon Lincoln’s
administration to hurry up the “job’’ as fast as
possible.
When this army meets that of Burnside the
country need feel no uneasiness as to the result.
In the battle of the 13th his whole force was
brought into action —probably not less than two
hundred thousand men— while half of our army
was not engaged at alt.
A Captain, and gentleman of intelligence, of
my acquaintance, who was captured on'the morn
ing ot the 15th, while on picket, and kept in the
rear of the enemy’s line during the battle, re*
turned to our lines to-day, having been released
on. parole. He reports thaj the enemy are des
moralized, dispirited, and disheartened —that the
Democratsand Republicans are bitterly hostile,
and that both parties are thoroughly sick of the
war
He says that while the enemy were crossing
the river, that the Democrats, almost to man,
expressed the opinion that they would be defeated,
many of them proposing, and the Republicans
accepting, large wagers that such would be the
result. The same gentleman says- that every*
thing in the enemy’s rear tended to confirm him
in the opinion that Burnside was afraid of his
army—that many of his troops were driven to
this side of the river at the point of the bayonet, ■
and that whole brigades were detailed to guard
their pontoon bridges, to prevent them from re
turning to the opposite.
There can be no doubt but that the enemy
fought with less soirit and determination on the
13th than ever heretofore. Tne re-action in
Northern sentiment is having its influence in their
army, and may we not reasonably trust that it
will go on until the ir armies are entirely demor
alized, and rendered incapable of harm ? 8.
DISAFFECTION IN THE NORTH.
Mr. Tracy, a prominent citizen of New York,
was summarily arrested not long ago, the Gov
ernment authorities refusing to state upon what
grounds the arrest was made. Receiving no re
ply tn a private letter addressed to Mr. Lincoln
otuthe subject, the uncle of Mr. Tracy, a most
eminent jurist ot New York, Judge Gould, has
made public, through the newspapers, a copy of
his letter. As a rebuke to Mr. Inncoin from a
Northern man, we give some of the most scath
mg passages of his letter. Judge Gould, re
ferring to the letter sent to Mr. Lincoln, and bis
receiving ao answer from him, says ;
Bacas up to this time (after nearly three
weeks,.) resulted, except an infamous.,
ly rigourous imprisonment ot Mr. Trucy, forbear
ance has reached its limit. It is highly import
ant that the people should then and now have a
specific statement, showing the enormity.or actual
oppression exercised in this case, as -a warning to
them and to the administration.
I am. and always have
enemy or this reheffion—(cursed in its origin,
moet accursed its progress) —and a supporter O.t
the administration. >1 am a Judge of the highest
court of this State. And if no honest voice has
yet reached the ears of, our Government, I wish
to say, and to be heard is saying, that Star Cham
ber process ana Secretary’s warrants are dan
gerous instruments to play with, and that, among
us, the true, staunch supporters of the Govern.*
ment, who could crush treason with the iron
beel, but who know the law, are compelled to
hang their heads in silence at the mention of
cases which have occurred m our midst.
Spies are hardly cautioned when they are where
they can do no infinite harm; but a powerful hand
and an oppressive one is laid on the person here,
who is not in a position for doing mischief, if he
would, and who is supposed to have no friends.
In this respect, I thank God, there has *been a
mistake. Lt is true that he is a young man, of
not much means or influence ; it is also true that
he has a young wife (married not long since;)
and for no assigned cause, and for no assignable
cause, that those in power dare to give breath to,
he is taken away from home, without giving to
his wife an instant’s interview or a chance to see
him. Is this country the France of a century
ago?
The young man is the grandson of that Uriah
Tracy who lived and died a Senator of the
United States from Connecticut, who was the first
man buried tn the„Corgressional burying ground
at Washington, and whose ashes are insulted by
this atrocious invasion of the liberties of the
people in the person of his descendant.
I am not speaking merely my own opinion of
such arrests. I know the opinion and the feel
ings of many of my brethren of the bench. And
if the government is really desirous of so pros
ceeding as to make it our duty to make public
our opinions, they will be heard, not merely in
the writ ot habeas carpus, but in open declaration
to the world.
Had I been a few hours earlier made aware of
this case, I should not have troubled you with a
word ; but I would have seen that the process ot
the Supreme Court of this State was so executed
as to protect its citizens accused of such offences
from any arrest, other than one under the appros
priate process of the Court.
I beg again to assure you, in all sincerity, that
this kind of proceeding has gone too far already,.
and that, whue to the last of men and our means
we are ready and determined to sustain the law,
and the Government in enforcing the law over
this whole land as one country, we are also de
termined to be judj&d by the law, and not by any
Secretary or any one who is not commissioned
fur that purpose We know and acknowledge the
rules of war, where the necessity of the case re
quires the existence of martial law. But we
know, also, the common law of liberty, and the
broad, great charter of the constitution.
With great respect, yours. Ac.,
• Georgs Gould.
Speaking of the arrest and imprisonment
of Mrs. Brinsmade by the Federal authorities, a
New York paper says :
All such arrests and imprisonments will be
abo tshed in this State on the first of January,
with the installation of the new Governor, who
will permit no man to be arrested or detained
conttary to law. And if, after that dafe, aty one
of the Secretaries who have authorized such pros
ceedmgs should show himself in that vicinity, he
stands a good chance of being arrested himself
and placed in so secure a place that it would be
found very difficult to take him out.
Vermont Personal Liberty Bill Modified.—
In the Vermont Legislature, both branches have
concurred in striking out the section of the per
sonal liberty act which provided that every person
held a slave, who, with the consent of his
master, should come into the State, should be
Iree.
Ex-sister Vermont, you are too late by a couple
! years.— Sav. Repohlicari..
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING DEC. 31, 1862.
THE RECENT ENGAGEMENTS IN NORTH
CAROLINA. i
From our late North Carolina exchanges we
get the following additional particulars of the
recent action along the ooast of that State;
THE BATTLE OF KINSTON.
Kinston is on the north side or left bank of the
Neuse River, about 28 miles from Goldsboro’.
The latter piace is on tha same side of the river
with Kinston. White Hill is 15. miles southeast
of Goldsboro', and is on she south side, or right
bank of t.ie same river. It appears that the ene»
my came up on the Trent river road, on the south
side of the Neuse. On Friday a skirmish took
place at Mr. Becton’s plantation, some ten miles
below Kinston. On Friday night our troops fell
back te Parrott’s Lane, sefen miles from Kinston,
where, on Saturday, another skirmish look
place. Our troops then fell back on Saturday
evening to the old distillery, just below the coun
ty bridge, about one mile and a quarter from
Kinston, where they encamped. On Sunday
morning the battle commenced'at this point, at 8
o’clock, and continued until 2, P. JI., when Gen.
Evans ordered them to fall back on Kinston, and
destroy the bridge. The eDemy being so snpex
rior in numbers—supposed to be <15,000 —and
pressing rapidly on oar forces, there was no t’me
to destroy the bridge, although it was fired.
Colonel Mallett’s battalion, it seems, were not
able to cross in time, as the. enemy had seized
the southern end of the bridge, and they fought
on until ordered by General Evans to make
their escape up the right or south bank
of the river, to White Hall. A portion of the bat*
talion were made prisoners. Our killed and se
verely wounded on the south bank of course tell
into the hands of the enemy. After a stand, for
a short time, by our troops, between the bridge
and Kinston, Gen. Evans fell back to the heights
north of Kinston, upon which is Mr. Washing
ton’s beautiful residence. About 4 o’clock the
enemy sent a flag of truce, demanding the un*
conditional surrender of the Confederate troops
and the post of Kinston, which General' Evans
promptly declined. Darkness setting in, hostili.
ties were not renewed, and our troops retired
toward Falling Creek. While these events were
transpiring, some half dezen of the enemy’s gun
boats were attacking the fortifications on the north
side of the river, some two or three miles below
Kinston. They were repulsed hy our artillery,
commanded by Colonel Stephen I). Pool, and the
river falling at the time, they dropped down
about Fort Barnw 11.
In the fight on Sunday about 15,000 of the ene
my were engaged with about 3,000 of our troops,
who maintained their ground for six hours with
great firmness and courage. We are still without
anything like a full list of casualties in this bat,
tie' Our loss is supposed to have been about 350
in killed, wounded and prisoners. The enemy’s
loss is no doubt twice that number. The enemy
evacuated Kinston on Tuesday, and burnt the
County Dridge in their rear. Our troops from
Falling Creek at once re-occqpied the piece, and
re-captured a portion of Mallet’s battalion who
had been made prisoners.
SKIRMISH AT WHITE HALL.
A severe skirmish took place on Tuesday at
Whue Hall. Tha river was between the enemy
and our troops. Our troojh cleared the river
bank of the enemy, and drdve them back. Our
loss in this engagement wa* auoat twenty killed
and forty wounded. The Eleventh, Colonel Le
venthorpe’s, had seventy men killed and twenty
three wounded at White Hall- Lieut. Means, of
Meclenburg, is the only officer reported killed-
BATTLE OF GOLDSBORO’.
Un Wednesday last the enemy' approached
Goldsboro’on the south banlj.'of .the Neuse in
force, and about l,p. m
tire some* two
miles south of the town. It is stated that the
enemy burnt the bridge, but osr troops crossed
over on the County bridge, a mile or so above,
and drove the enemy about a mile. We were
driving them at sundown Wednesday. The
Progress has a dispatch, dated the 17th, from
which we take the following :
“Battle raged furiously ail day on David Ever
ett’s farm and in the vicinity, the right wing of
the Yankee army extending nearly to Neuse
River, aoout four miles hence. Between two and
three o’clock six Yankees, under cover of pines,
reached the Railroad bridge, set it bn fire and
entirely consumed it. Five of the rascals were
killed on the spot. Late in the day our lorces
gallantly repulsed ah attempt of the enemy tu
cross the County bridge, and drove them back
from their position on the other side of the river.
Our troops fought like veterans, and when the
firing ceased at dark had gallantly maintained
their ground.”
Gou. G. W. Smith was in command of our
forces. Gen. Pettigrew is said to have been
present with his brigade. Generals Clmgman,
French and Martin, are said to have been present.
From the Richmond Dispatch, of Decem
ber 24th, we take paragraphs :
From Frbdericksbukg.—The passengers who
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon by the
Fredericksburg train, bring us no later, informa
tion with reference to the condition of affairs
above. It is stated that all is quiet, and the fact
that a bloody battle has recently been fought, is
scarcely realized. Our troops are said to be in
the best possible spirits, and ready for any em*
ergency; though they do not contemplate another
collision with the forces of Barnside verj- shortly.
Another Haul upon the Yankees. —On Satur
day morning last a detachment of the cavalry of
Gen. Wade Hampton, uncerthe command of the
General m person made a rich haul on a Yankee
train in the neighb >rho d of Occoquan. They
captered a tram of wagons, twenty seven in num*
ber, laden with the choicest articles lor the gay
Christmas season. Manv of the articles captured
were labelled “Christmas presents for General
Burnside,” and consisted of fine brandies cigars,
and wines, and indeed everything calculated to
elevate the fallen Spirits of the Yankee chieftain.
Besides these there was a good supply of sutler's
stores, embracing boots and shoes, gauntlets, and
nearly every other aiticle necessary for the com
fort of man during the cold season.
In addition, one hundred and seventy Yankees
who were guarding the train were made prison
ers, and arrived m this city yesterday. They
also captured the notorious John C. Underwood,
who has been acting as a pilot for the Yankees
since the war commenced in the counties of Fau
quier, Prince Wililam, and others on the Potomac
border. When discovered he was closely con
cealed in a lady’s wardrobe with the door locked.
The proprietress of the wardrobe was very indig
nant at the soldiers who broke open the door and
dragged Underwood from his concealment.
The South Side. —On Thursday last three Yan
kee gunboats asscended the Nottoway and Baes*
water rivers, but were driven hack by the forces
under Gen. Pryor. They were subsequently re
inforced by two ethers, and at last accounts the
five were lying ten miies below FranKlin in the
Chowan, and supposed to be preparing tor
another attacks
The Petersburg Express says that the Yankee
accounts of the recent fight at Zuni and Joyner’s
Ford make out a much more disastrous result to
the Yankees than was supposed. Two hundrea
killed and wounded, and they opposed by a
mere handful of Con ederates, was indeed a glo
rious result.
Garibaldi Coming.—The Independent Beige
says that Garibaldi is coming to America. He
has felt confidence tu the successful results of
his medical treatment. He has decided to go io
England for a short time, and then come direct
to America.
[ From the Milledgeville (Qa.) Confederate V nion.
ACTS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
GEORGIA, AT THE SESSION OF NOVEM*
BEE, 1862.
[concluded. J
67 Act to change and fix the time of holding
the Superior and Inferior Courts of Houston
county, and to change the time of holding the
Superior Courts in Gilmer and Fannin counties.
68 Act tor the support of indigent widows and
orphans of soldiers who have died or been killed
in the service of the State, or of the Confederate
States, and for other purposes.
69 Act to levy and collect a tax for the political
year, 1893.
70 Act to prevent the spread of small pox m
this State. *
I 71 Act to authorize the Governor to increase
1 the salaries and daily or monthly wages of the
several officers and employees of the W. <fc A. R. R.
72 Act for the rehet of Joseph Slate, of Gilmer
county, Ga..
73 Act for the relief of H. J. Nichols, Ex’r of H.
G. Gignilhat, deceased.
74 Act to incorporate an Insurance Company in
the city of Macon.
75 Act to make legal and valid sales made by
Sheriffs aud their Deputies in the cases men
tioned.
76 Act to compensate Clerks and Sheriffs in
this State for services therein mentioned.
77 Act for the relief of J. R. Anderson, Sheriff
of Catoosa county.
78 A’ct to secure the tax upon certain articles
of merchandize in this Slate.
79 Act tor the relief of Jesse Fitts, John Huff,
and James W. Burnside, of Lumpkin county.
80 Act for the relief of Z M Winkler, of Chat
ham county.
81 Act to amend an act to incorporate the
Savannah Gas Light Company, and Augusta Gas
■Light Company, approved Dec. 14th, 1*49.
82 Act to settle conflicts between the Code of
Georgia, and the present General Assembly.
83 Act to change the time of holding elections
for members of Congress. •
84 Act to increase Jailors fees in this State.
85 Act to enforce the payment of taxes due by
free persons of color.
-86 Act to exempt from professional tax all
physicians, lawyers, and all other persons liable
to pay a professional tax, now enlisted as pri
vates in the armies of the Confederate States, or 1
of the State of Georgia, during their continuance
in service.
87 Act to provide for the better defence of the
State by the removal and support of all indigent
non-combatants of this State in certain cases.
88 Act to alter and amend the act incorporating
the Cotton Planters’ Bank of Georgia.
89 Act to provide for raising a revenue for the
political year 1863-rto appropriate money for the
support of the Government during said - year; to
make certain special appropriations, and for oth
er purposes. "
90 Act to incorporate the Cobb county Salt
Mining Company.
91 Act to extend and continue an act to incor
porate the South Georgia and Florida Railroad
Company.
92 Act for the relief of James and Lucinda
Jordan.
93’Act for the relief of the estate of Honorable
F. S. Bartow.
94 Act t<f allow the receiver and collector of
taxes for the county of Dooly, until the 20th of
February, 1863, to'make a final settlement with
the State Treasurer,
95 Act to legalize the proceedings of the Court
ot Ordinary of Oglethorpe county.
96 Act to alter and amend the revenue laws of
this State, and to provide a penalty for the viola*
-tfo -i thereof. - • •=*"*" * * J
97 Act to abolish, the office of county Treasurer
of Stewart county, and lor other purposes.
98 Act for the relief of John Bellinger, Adm’r
of W. S. Dobbs, deceased.
99 Act to appropriate money for the State Lu
natic Asylum for 1863.
100 Act to change the line between Lumpkin
and White counties, so as to add a part of Lump
kin to White county.
101 Act to incorporate the Castle Coal Compas
ny of Georgia.
102 Act to repeal an act and the acts of which
it is amendatory, entitled an act to provide for the
indigent De|f and Dam citizens of this State,
and for other purposes, approved January 13,
1852.
The above constitute the whole number of
acts (aporoved by the Governor) of the late ses
sion ot the General Assembly. There were forty
seven resolutions approved, some of which are
very important. All the acts an fl resolutions, of
a public and general character, can be found in
Water’s Pamphlet, which is published, and ready
for delivery at $2 per copy.
RESOLUTIONS.
1 In relation to the defence of Savannah, and
for the removal of the helpless women and chil*
d’.en to a place of safety.
2 To appoint a committee to consider and
report upon questions concerning the salt sups
ply-
3 To facilitate the transportation of salt to
Georgia.
4 Relative to the defences of Savannah.
5 Thankfulness to Almighty God for the gios
rious victories achieved by our armies over our
common enemies.
6 To adopt means for the general vaccination
of the people of this State.
7 To investigate the condition of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum.
8 To provide cotton cards for the people of this
Slate.
9 Authorizing the Governor to provide clothing
and shoes for the deetitute Georgia troops in
Confederate service.
10 Authorizing the Governor to appoint a com- i
missioner or commissioners to audit claims for i
guns furnished for State defense.
11 In reference to salt transportation.
12 Appointing a joint committee of three from
the Senate and five from the House to investigate
the official conduct of the Quartermaster and
Commissary Generals.
13 Thanks to the gallant officers and soldiers
in service from this State
14 Declaring the sanction of the State upon the
contracts made for the manufacture of salt in
Virginia, and authorizing the Governor to make
all necessary arrangements to stiure the prompt
transportation of salt obtained there and else*
where for supply to Georgia.
15 Requiring the tax payers ot this State to
give in th£ blind, deaf and dumb children in this
State.
16 Thanks to the Ladies of this State for the
comfortsand necessities of ourseldiers.
17 Requesting the Governor to instruct the
Superintendent of the State Road to furnish all
the Passenger Cars in his power for the transpor
tation of sick and wounded soldiers.
18 To appoint a Geologist for the State of Geors
Kia.
19 As to shipment of corn for destitute persons
at medium prices. . ‘
20 Relative to compensating Hon. T. B. King
for certain moneys expended by him while on his
mission to Europe as a Commissioner from the
State of Georgia.
21 Authorizing the Governor to have salt tran
sported to Georgia.
' 22 Authorizing the impressment of free negroes
’ as well as slaves.
I 23 Relative to the construction of an act passed
' at the present session, to provide for the election
’• of Commissioners tor the town ot Madison for the
vear 1863...
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24 To appoint a joint committee to report off
Pa.r r % n9t ? Phasing the right to Clement’s
Georg 1 a Hand LOOB “ f ° r the benefit of the People of
25 Thanks to the Governor and people of
sak” 4 ’ f° r ass * B * ance afforded us in procuring
26 Raising a committee to examine a new work
on Arithmetic.
27 To alfow additional time to Tax Collectors
of the counties of Glynn, Mclntosh, Camden,
same aD Fu ton 10 coiie ct the taxes of the
28 To consolidate the Standing Committee of
the House and the Senate on the Lunatic A ylum-
29 To provide ambulance cars for the sick and
wounded soldiers on the State Road
30 To appropriate the School Funds of Gilmer
and bcriven counties.
31 Concerning the collection of dues to the-
State Road and to the State.
32 Relative to the soldiers in the military ser
vice.
33 Authorizing owners to furnish substitute®
for slaves when impressed.
34 Relieving the slaves of certain citizens from
impressment-
35 Requesting the Confederate Government to
return a certain quantity of powder which Geori.
gia has loaned to said Government.
36 For investigating the frauds suggested by
the report of the Committee on the Penitentiary,
and the subject of the purchase of a lot of shoes
by A. P. Bell.
37 Authoriz : ng the Governor to call out two
regiments of Militia for guarding Railroad
Bridges. ' ,
38 Requesting the Secretary War to investia
gate the conduct of Quartermasters, Commissa
ries, Surgeons, and their assistants and ward
masters and agents of the Government, and to
prevent their abuses, and the speculation of Gov
ernment officers by partnership or otherwise.
39 Relative to the planting of Cotton.
40 For forwarding the efforts of the Cotton
Spinners’ Association, and Cotton Planters’Con
ven tion of- the State.
VETOED ACTS OF THE GEORGIA LEGISLA
TURE.
from the Milledgeville (Ga.) Confederate Union.
The Governor has vetoed the following bills
for the reasons given in his Veto Messages ac»
companying each, of which the following is the
substance:
1. A bill to incorporate the Confederate Exs
press Company, for the reason that it does not,
in his opinion, contain a sufficient personal lia
bility clause to bind the stockholders for the pay
ment of all debts and liabilities of the Company,
tn case of insolvency; and for the reason that it
gives the directors the right to locate the princi
pal office without the limits of Georgia, which,
authority, he holds, Georgia has no more right
to confer than she has to incorporate a bank to
be located in Richmond or London.
2 A bill to incorporate the Eflingham and Sc riv
en Salt Mining Company, for the that the
charter is to run fourteen years, and’tbere is no
personal’liability clause, whatever, in the char-,
ter.
3 A bill to confer on the corporators of the At
lanta Insurant Company the banking privileges
given to the Atlanta Bunk, for the reason that
he does not deem it wise when there is so great a
redundancy of paper currency, to increase the
number of machines foT the manufacture of paper
currency, unless there were something in the
charter to put it upon a .more secure basis than
is usual in such eases, which this bill does not do.
A A bill t > reorganize the Asylum forteeedu-. .»-■
A&t’.oD.oi tbo deafind dutß
$■ 11 ,’2OO fir the svpport’of the Institution, salaries
of officers, <&e., for the year. The Governor thinks
that but few mutes would be educated, and that
the officers would get most of the benefits of the
appropriation. He thinks so much money should
not be spent on the education of a few mutes,
when nine-tenths of the children of the State,
who have all their senses and faculties for use
fulness, are now deprived of education and many
of them hard run for bread. When the wajris
over, and the children of the State can generally
have some chance for education, the Governor
will advocate the re-organization of this school
for mutes.
5 A set of resolutions explaining the resolua
tions authorizing the seizure of factories, tanne*
ries, and manufactured articles for the use of our
troops, &c. These last resolutions fix the price
of manufactured articles at 10 per cent, upon the
price paid by the person from whom they are
taken, and 25 per cent, to factories upon the ac
tual cost of making the articles. These prices
the Governor adopts under the discretion as to
prices, given him in the first resolutions, but he
refuses to sign the resolutions because they re
strict the seizures to the 20th of this month. He
thinks this would defeat the object had in view
in the passage of the first resolutions, and would
be unjust as between manufacturers and mer
chants, to seize the goods of one and limit his
prices, and leave the other to practice extoition.
upon the State at pleasure.
Liberal Conduct of the British and Foreign
Bible Society.—The following is an extract
from a leiter dated London, 25th October, from
an officer of the above Society, to a gentleman of
Charleston—received on Wednesday ;
“It will interest you to learn that onr Commit- '
tee have voted a credit of £3,000 in favor of the
Bible Society of the Confederate States of America;
and Scriptures to the value of one third of that
amount are now in course of transmission. The
sum in question will be repaid us when the Ex*
change on London is more favorable; and in the
meantime, we have declined the offer made us by
the Committee in Augusta, to allow interest for
the sum until it is paid.”
®The Charleston Courier says the Bible Society
of Charleston has also experienced the confidence
of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Soon
after difficulties commenced, the former remitted
to the latter £250, with an order for Bibles and
Testaments to that amount, and these were sent
to Messrs. Trenholm, Fraser, & Co., of Liverpool,
as requested, tor transmission. A short time
after, the British and Foreign Bible Society, of
their own accord, duplicated the order, and took
measures for forwarding the additional books,
advising our Society that information having
reached them of a want of Bibles and Testaments
for distribution in the Confederate States, they
had concluded to send the further supply on a
credit. The letter above referred to adds ;
“ As tbe Exchange just now is so much against
you, it will be as well for you to defer remitting
the value of the second consignment until matters
change for the better.”
Advance «n Washington City.—The informa
tion trom Fredericksburg yesterday evening
leads to tbe belief that tbe enemy are falling back
trom the line of tbe Rappahannock, with indica
tions that Washington city is the next object ot
his enterprise. If be cannot take our capital, he
will take his own before the roads become im
passable.
We learn that, save a mere show of force op
posite both Fredericksburg and Port Royal, the
enemy are so far back from the river that their
camp fires cannot anywhere be seen; while a re*
turned prisoner reports them in large force at
Dumfries.— Richmond Enquirer, Rec 20.
The Boston Post says: “Would it not be wel
for an officer to learn to dismount from his horse
without tearing off the seat of his pantaloons
with his spurs, before attempting to discuss mil
-1 itary tactics.”