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1864
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“The Proudest Words.”—Writes a Chaplain in the force sent from the
Army of Northern Virginia to the Army of Tennessee:
[“]When the din of war shall have died away and the sweet notes of
peace shall be heard through our happy and redeemed country, the proudest words
any lips may utter are, “I served as a private through the fierce struggle for
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New Shoe Store
and
Gaiter Manufactory
L. Louis &
Co.,
Broad Street.
Opposite
Planters’ Hotel,
Augusta
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Blankets for the Soldiers.
A liberal friend had given me fifty blocks of Thread to exchange for
Blankets for the soldiers. I offer
one block of 5 lb Factory Thread for a blanket, the blankets so raised to be
sent to the needy soldiers in
R. H. Vickers, Ag’t
Geo. Relief & Hosp Asso’c.
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Blankets for the Soldiers.
Office of the
December 7th, 1863.}
To the People of Georgia
—
In view of the fact, now well ascertained, that our soldiers cannot be
supplied during the present winter with a sufficient number of blankets, the
Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, by its executive committee, have
determined to try and supply this want to some extent by the manufacture of what
are called comforts or comforters. These
can be made out our thinnest factory cloth, padded with bats of carded cotton,
and quilted. The cloth should be as
light as possible, and the cloth not too thick, otherwise the article will be
heavy for transportation. Even with
these precautions they may not be easily transported by the soldier, and may be
soon lost; still we hope that with the increased experience of our troops, this
may not be an invincible inconvenience; and that at all events, they may secure
warmth for the present winter. If no
more be effected, this result will amply repay the cost and trouble.
The undersigned have been appointed a committee for the purpose of
invoking the aid of our people in this work.
We have already sought and found the assistance of the ladies of
The cloth used by us here is thinner than shirting.
Shirting will do--and is cut seven and a half or eight feet long by six
feet wide. It would be better if
dyed some color, but we have no time to wait for this to be done.|
All packages sent to be forwarded by the association should be addressed
W. H. Potter, General Superintendent,
H.
Starnes,}
C.
J. Jenkins,} Committee.
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Outrages at
[“] The negroes compel white women of delicacy and refinement to cook
and wash for them. In one instance
we heard of a body of these negroes entering a private house and demanding
dinner, which they insisted should be cooked by the lady of the house.
Whilst engaged in preparing the food for her negro guests, the scoundrels
indulged in the most loathsome ribaldry, one of the, with his foot throwing the
lady’s clothes over her back and shoulder, while the rest sent up loud peals
of laughter! These statements are
surely enough to stir the blood of those who would go back to a fellowship with
a nation of whites who cannot only permit this, but encourage it.
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Ingomar;” “P. P., or The Man and the Tiger”
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Beauregard Skirts—A hoop skirt manufactory has been established at
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Summary:
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady;” music; “Gale Breezely.”
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Summary: Concert
Hall on Friday—“Macbeth”
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Letters to Soldiers—An Incident.—the army correspondent of the
Atlanta Intelligencer relates the following incident to show how welcome a
letter from home is to a soldier, and how depressing it is when those at home
neglect to write to him:
[“] I witnessed an incident yesterday going to show how welcome a
letter is to the soldier, and how sad he feels when those at home neglect to
write him. As I was riding to town I
heard a man on horseback hail another in a wagon, and going up, handed him a
letter. Another man in the same
wagon inquired if there was no letter for him, and the reply was “none.”
It was at that moment I noted the feeling between the two men by their
changed countenances. The features
of one lit up with pleasure as he perused the epistle in his hand—doubtless
the letter of some dear wife or mother—and as he read it, a smile of joy would
illumine his weather beaten face. This
was happiness. It was an oasis on
the desert of his rough life of danger and suffering, and no doubt was welcomed
by him as the dearest gift a relative could send.
With the other the opposite effect was observed.
As soon as the word “none” had passed the lips of the man addressed,
the look of anxiety with which the question was put faded away, and an
appearance of extreme sorrow could have been seen plainly stamped on his
features, while a feeling of envy at this more fortunate comrade was very
apparent. This was unhappiness.
The song of hope that had illuminated his heart when he inquired if there
was any letter for him, had died away, and a feeling of loneliness and regret at
the neglect of those at home took possession of him.
Happy are they who have homes and loved ones to hear from!
While it is the cruelest of all neglect not to write to those relatives
in the army, if it makes them sad and unhappy, how much more must those feel
whose homes are in possession of the enemy, and they cannot hear from their
relatives.
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The Present Appearance of Vicksburg.—A correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, writing from
[“] Situated as an amphitheatre,
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Macbeth”; to conclude with an Olio—“
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Faint Heart Never won Fair Lady;” song “The Valiant Conscript;”
melodrama “Idiot Witness”
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Love Chase;” “P. P. or the Man and the Tiger”
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Mrs. Anne Johnston, who formerly resided in
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Musical Publications.—Blackmar & Bro., the untiring publishers of
this city, are continually issuing gems of composition which will suit all
manner of tastes. They have
published a neat edition of the “Monastery Bells,” “Mollie’s Dream
Waltz,” “The Silver Shower,” and several other first class pieces.
They have also on their counter Mr. Hewitt’s new song of “Dixie the
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Macbeth;” olio “France I Adore Thee,” dance
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Osnaburgs, Shirtings, &c.
10 Bales 4-4 Sheetings
15 Bales
20 Bales Heavy Osnaburgs
For sale by
Jackson & Miller.
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“Economy is the Road to Wealth”—How to Save Money.—Coming
leisurely across
“What’s your hurry, Ned?” we asked.
“Going to make six dollars,” was the se[
]ientious reply.
“To make six dollars? why,
how are you going to do that, Ned?” we
again asked.
“Why, you see,” was the reply, “Lager Bier is only fifty cents a
glass to-day; and as I understand it is to be raised to one dollar a glass
to-morrow, I’m a hurrying out to Charley’s to take 12 drinks of it before
the advance takes place. So you see
by that operation I’ll make exactly six dollars;” saying which he passed
hastily on.
We could not help reflecting upon the philosophy of our friend’s
economy, wondering what ails the beer selling; and what our re-porter will do for his lager at $1 a drink.
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Summary: Concert
Hall—“Macbeth;” olio—“France I Adore Thee,” dance
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[Special
Correspondence of the Constitutionalist,]
Letter from
Longstreet’s Army.
Camp 10th
Near
December 31st,
1863. }
Mr. Editor: As I am lounging
lazily in my cozy tent, with a cheerful fire blazing in my rude but
substantially built chimney, I have concluded to while away an hour or two in
writing something, however uninteresting the news may be, to yourself or others
who may read what is here penned by this “isolated rebel,” who has not heard
from the “old folks at home” for lo! these many weeks.
I hope, however, the mail will soon come through, bringing a host of
letters and copies of the Constitutionalist. . . .
From Bean’s Station we proceeded to our present camp, where we are
making preparations for the winter; and while we are making ourselves as
comfortable as circumstances will admit, let not our friends at home be
unmindful of us; let them bear in mind that while we confront the enemy and give
him battle upon all occasions, we too have to contend with the bleak and chilly
winds of winter. I regret to say
that we are in bad condition for a winter campaign.
Two thirds of the men composing this regiment, and in fact of the brigade
are in want of that very essential article of wearing apparel—shoes, without
which, at this season of the year especially, soldiers must suffer severely, as
we are called upon to do our duty under any and all circumstances.
The weather is extremely cold and disagreeable, and as one of the many in
the above unfortunate condition, I speak feeling on this very serious subject.
Soldiers, (and the 10th Georgia have a world-wide reputation
for being such) like cavalry horses, to be effective, should be well shod. . .
There is an eruption (not volcanic) in this camp which is quite prevalent, known
as the “camp itch,” and very troublesome, in some instances rendering the
victim “unfit for duty.” My
hands are now very much swollen from it, and is quite painful at times.
Medicine for the treatment of such cases, like shoes, is beautifully
scarce, and growing “more so.”
Jan. 1st, 1864.—This morning was ushered in by a snow storm,
and it is now falling pretty freely, otherwise things remain in status quo.
. .
J. W. T.
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A letter from a highly intelligent lady in
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Hall—“The Factory Girl; or All that Glitters is Not Gold;” “Slasher and
Crasher.”
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A Grand Soiree,
Will be given by Thomas Russell at Masonic Hall, on Thursday Evening, Jan. 21st, for the benefit of
Longstreet’s Corps,
To enable them to purchase Shoes, &c.
Tickets, $10 each. To
be had at the Book, Music and Jewelry Stores, and at the Hotels.
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[From the San
Antonio Herald of Dec. 5th.]
We hear that the whole country below us is rallying to the rescue.
Everything is put upon a war footing.
We predict that Gen. Magruder seconded by his gallant soldiers and the
patriotic people of the coast counties, will give Banks, Hamilton & Co., a
sound drubbing, or drive them to their ships before many weeks elapse.
Meantime is
Since the appearance of the Yankees on our coast the people of Goliad,
Karnes and DeWitt have turned out most gallantly in defence of their homes—and
better fighting men are not to be found in the South.
We have no doubt other counties have done as well, but we have not heard
the particulars. Should the
heartless invaders get into the interior of
We take the following from the Victoria Advocate of Dec. 5th:
Little if anything was done (at Esperanza) on Saturday, but early on
Sunday morning fighting was resumed with considerable severity by the enemy,
which was spiritedly replied to on our side, both from the rifle pits and from
the fort. The artillery practice on
both sides is said to have admirable. Our
men during the day were obliged to retire from the rifle pits, which were then
occupied by the enemy, and rifled cannon planted on the south side of the fort,
which completely commanded it on that face, throwing balls with great precision
into the fort. The firing continued
until dusk. Our loss was one man
killed, Booth, and two wounded.
Shortly before the moon rose, signals were discovered showing that a
gunboat has passed the fort during the darkness, and was near Decrow’s Point.
The movement completely commanded Saluria Bayou and the road to the fort, and
the situation of the fort became critical. It
was resolved to evacuate and destroy it.
The movement began at 9 o’clock, and the fort was blown up at about 11
o’clock. We are sorry to say that
the destruction of stores and munitions was considerable, as well as of heavy
siege guns. Whose the fault for
building a fort in such a position, or whose the want of foresight for not
providing adequate force to defend its weak points, we know not; certainly a
large amount of time, labor and means has been used to little purpose.
Our men retired safely and without loss.
G. Onderdonk, Hobby’s regiment, one of the party sent to blow up the
fort, is missing, and is probably a prisoner.
Mr. J. C. Moody, of this place, is also missing.
On Thursday evening information was received here that the Yankees had
landed in strong force at Deckrow’s [sic] Point, and were marching across
Matagorda peninsular [sic] with the presumed intention of reaching Velasco at
the mouth of the Brazos.
Yesterday an express arrived stating that they were still below Saluria,
and that two hundred tents were stretched. Allowing
ten men to each tent, this will give them two thousand men.—But we must wait
further development, and in the meantime carry on the good work of preparation.
According to the spirit and words of the resolutions passed last week,
all the males in Victoria from sixteen and upward have been enrolled—the aged
and decrepid for police duty, the able-bodied for service; and the result is a
fine company of exempt volunteers, with a large reserve of others.
This is very gratifying, but a thorough system of drill and discipline
should be gone into at once, to make their service effective.
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Wanted to Hire,
Two good Moulders
One good Pattern Maker,
One good Machinist and Engineer.
Apply to
John D. Gray & Co.,
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Hall—“Ben Bolt;” double dance; “Dumb Belle”
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Hall—“Robert Macaire;” song “
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Lecture of Rev. C. W. Howard.—The Rev. C. W. Howard, will, on to-morrow
evening, deliver a lecture at the Masonic Hall on the “Women of the Present
Revolution.” The subject is one of
such attractive interest, and the lecturer so well and so favorably known to the
citizens of our community, that it is unnecessary for us to do more than remind
the public of the rich treat in store for all who attend.
We hope that the reverend lecturer will have a large audience, and that a
liberal sum will be realized for the benevolent purpose of the Georgia Relief
and Hospital Association.
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The Rev. Capt. C.
W. Howard.
“The Women of
the Second Revolution.”
Mr. Editor.—The Lecture which is to be delivered to-night has been
prepared at the instance of our Association.
It will make history. For
nearly a year, the distinguished author has been preparing this address; which
whilst it will impart to us the knowledge which belongs to history, will no
doubt present the pleasing grace of an attractive elocution.
For the first time during this crisis, justice will in this way be done
to our woman, to whom for the elements of such success as has attended our
efforts, we have been as much indebted as to our armies in the field.
It is time that this tribute was paid to their virtues, and their
untiring patriotism.
The proceeds will be for the benefit of our Wayside Home, now greatly
needing such aid.
E. Starnes.
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Condition of the Army of Tennessee.—The regular army correspondent of
the Columbus Enquirer, writing from Dalton on the 9th, makes the
following gratifying statement: “In
consequence of the extreme cold weather for the past two weeks, drillings in
camp have ceased; fatigue parties grow slim every day; no business is carried on
whatever, except what is absolutely necessary to be done; the trains arrive very
irregular from Atlanta, our commissaries find it a difficult matter to keep a
sufficient supply of the staff of life on hand to supply our wants.
The severity of the weather will induce many of your readers to think
that the troops must necessarily suffer.
Such, however, is not the case. I
have yet to meet up with the first individual case of suffering in our division
for the want of shoes and clothing. In
making this statement I know very well that I run afoul of and contradict the
statements of nearly every army correspondent upon this subject.
My position in the ranks, with a gun on my shoulder, affords me a better
opportunity of ascertaining the condition of the troops than those men who have
snug quarters about the General in town.
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Wanted,
Twelve Negro Teamsters to drive Post Teams.
Wages for good drivers $60 per month.
Apply to
J. T. Winnemore,
Major and Quartermaster.
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The City Council of Macon, in order to relieve as far as possible the
pressure upon the necessitous families of soldiers and upon the poor generally,
growing out of the extraordinary price of provisions, have determined to
establish a city store, where provisions shall be bought by wholesale at as
reasonable rates as possible, and sold to consumers at prime cost and expenses.
To take charge of this business they have selected Elijah Cond, Esq., a
gentleman of well known probity, and the owner of a large and commodious
warehouse adapted to the business, and it will be carried on under his
management, supervised by a special committee of the City Council.
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Lecture of the Rev. C. W. Howard.
The appearance of this gentleman was greeted by a large, select and
appreciative audience. The
subject—“the Women of the Present Revolution”—was handled in a masterly
manner. His remarks were chaste,
eloquent, and in every way appropriate to the noble theme selected for the
occasion. He paid an eloquent and
deserved tribute to the steadfast devotion and self sacrificing conduct of the
women of the South, who have devoted themselves heart and soul to the great
cause of Southern independence. Speculators,
extortioners, stragglers and skulkers were denounced in unmeasured terms, and
held up to the contempt and scorn of our fair women as being unworthy the name
of man. The discourse was listened
to throughout with undivided attention, and frequently elicited enthusiastic
applause. After the conclusion of
the address a number of young ladies, assisted by a few gentlemen, sang a
beautiful piece in harmony with the sentiments and views of the lecture.
We regret that the lateness of the hour precludes a more extended notice.
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Letter from a New Correspondent.
. . . The war affords no topic of interest or special
promise, save Gen. Morgan, whose triumphal progress back to the war-path is the
current sensation of the time. His
new command is reviving the volunteer spirit which has been long at low ebb, and
every train contains young men in high spirits, on their way to the point
designated for the reorganization of his command.
I am not sure but recent legislation has had much to do with the
exhibition of a volunteer spirit, but certain it is that Morgan’s men evince a
degree of ardor and enthusiasm, suggestive of the early period of the war, and
which none of our other leaders inspire.
On the cars from
An entertainment is to be given for this patriotic object to-night, at
the Atheneum, in which Wm. H. Barnes takes a conspicuous part.
Mr. Barnes has, in connection with a select company of amateurs here,
raised many thousands of dollars for objects connected with the war, and his
zeal in the good work is unabated. I
observed Capt. Ellsworth, Gen. Morgan’s famous telegraph operator, selling
tickets in the street, for this benefit of the command with which his name has
been indelibly linked.
“From the front” there is nothing of importance.
Both armies appear to be securely waiting in their winter quarters for
the return of better weather. I
heard a rumor to-day that the authorities of the
I alluded to the busy aspects of the place.
The streets are thronged constantly—the military elements
predominating. What so many “gay
and festive” men in the garb of soldiers are doing here, it is difficult to
conceive. Guards may be seen on
every hand, and supposing they were on duty for some purpose, I went to the
Provost Marshal and got a pass. The
guard, however, failed to discover men, and in all the throng I did not see a
man halted. I therefore concluded
that guard duty in
Business is called dull here, goods do not bring the fabulous rates that
they have commanded. I saw several
horses sold at auction—all good and desirable, at prices ranging from $400 to
$1000. These horses would have
brought nearly double these rates three months ago.
Recent advices through the lines of the enemy indicate that there is but
a single corps of 15,000 men in
Are we making preparations adequate to the work of driving the enemy from
the fastnesses of the Appalachian chain, and bringing the people in these loyal
districts back under the folds of our national ensign?
Viator.
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Soiree at
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Hall—“Ben Bolt;” “Crossing the Line”
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Letter from
. . . The streets are thronged with men in the attire of
soldiers—many of them officers—and it cannot be that so many are here by
authority. The local or Provost
Guard of the city seem to have become oblivious to this stream of stragglers,
and seldom interrupt them.
There is a complete dearth of army news, our troops being quietly
“cribbed, cabined and confined” in their winter quarters.
Furloughs are being granted quite liberally, both in Johnston’s and
Longstreet’s armies, and numbers may be found on every train on their way to
see the loved ones at home. I have
been glad to observe little evidence of despondency or demoralization among
them. Let the people at home beware
how they indulge in croaking and contaminate these heroes with the cringing
spirit painfully prevalent in some of our avarice-smitten towns and cities.
Rumor says that few of Grant’s forces remain in
In the absence of news from the front, permit me to make a suggestion, in
the name of humanity, relative to the comfort of soldiers and others.
I have recently witnessed the most heart-rending suffering for want of
fires at the depots, while waiting for the arrival or departure of trains.
I this morning went in vain to each of the hotels, to warm, finding
nothing but the most pitiful excuse for fires, and returned to the smoking
embers in the open air near the car shed, to find a crowd of women, children,
and wounded soldiers, almost freezing. It
may not be the duty of the railroads to furnish fires for the crowds always
gathered here, but it would be a noble charity if they, or the State, would give
the matter immediate attention. I
appeal in behalf of the hundreds of soldiers who daily wait here in these
piercing winds, for the provision of some place where they can have fires, if
shelter is impossible. I am happy in
hearing witness to the unremitting and kind attention of the conductors and
train hands on the
The provision for keeping war at the depot in
The recent action of Congress in reference to those having substitutes,
has created a sensation here. Several
circumcised commercial patriots have left on the underground railroad, and
others are checking their baggage for the same route.
In consequence, and perhaps owing to other causes, in part, goods here
are somewhat easier. There is room
for a further decline.
Amicus.
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Hall—“Toodles;” “Milly, the Maid with the Milking Pail”
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Hall—“The Stranger;” comic song; “Slasher and Crasher”
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Cloth for
Blankets.
Comforts for
Blankets.
Through the liberality of the Augusta Factory Company, I am prepared to
exchange cloth and comforts for blankets for the soldiers.
I will give fifteen yards of light 7/8 shirting for one blanket, or two
comforts, large size, for three blankets. Persons
at a distance can send the blankets by Express to my address and write me their
address and instructions how to send the cloth or comforts.
Here is a good chance to supply the soldiers with blankets without
depriving your families of bed clothes. Send
the Blankets at once.
W. H. Potter, Gen’l Sup’t.
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“God Save the South.”—Blackmar & Bro., of this city have sent
us their new issue of this patriotic anthem.
This, they assure us, is the real simon pure, which so many pretenders
have tried to imitate, being a copy of the original, published by Miller &
Beachman, of
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Hall—“Toodles;” “The Secret; or a Hole in the Wall”
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Home Industry.
As the time is at hand when families are making their plans and
preparations for the ensuing year, we deem it appropriate to offer a suggestion.
Much more than heretofore, should house keepers and farmers make their
arrangements for meeting all their wants by home industry and enterprise.
It will not do to rely on importations.
Already the blockade has closed all our Atlantic ports, except
A hundred reasons combine to urge upon every family to look to its own
resources. The hand card and the
hand-loom and the spinning wheel, whose music is sweeter far than that of the
piano, should be found everywhere. All
who can should grow their patches of flax and cotton.
All should have sheep, if but a few.
Our forests furnish dyes as various and as bright as the tints that make
their foliage so glorious at “the turn of the leaf.”
With these materials, there is no reason why our ladies should not be
clad in beautiful apparel, the product of their own industry and taste; while
they may clothe their husbands and sons fine enough for kings.
There is not a farmer’s wife who may not easily provide clothing for
all her servants, and make some to sell besides.
And how much more independent and happy should we all be, if thus
providing for ourselves. A pig for
blockades, we might well exclaim; nor would we be any longer exposed to the
extortioner’s grip. And those
eventualities of the future to which we have alluded would bring no terror to
us. Earnestly, therefore, do we
advise every one to use every means and make every arrangement in his power to
provide for the clothing of his family from his own resources, and thus make
himself independent of manufacturers and blockaders.—Rich. Sentinel.
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Hall—“Still Waters Run Deep;” “The Rough Diamond or Cousin Joe”
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“Reduced.”
DeLaines, DeLaines.
5000 Yards beautiful DeLaines, at $8 per yard.
G. R. Crump & Co.
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[Correspondence of
the Constitutionalist.]
Letter from
War intelligence from the beleaguered city presents few new phases of
interest, beyond the stereotyped reports which appear in the city papers.
The enemy continues his fiendish bombardment, with little change, save in
the adoption of shells with time fuses, which are designed to burst in the air,
and to be more destructive than those heretofore used.
Thus far, they have not realized the object sought, and during the last
week the only injury inflicted to life or limb, has been the stunning of a
soldier, and a slight wound on a colored woman.
The number of shells thrown during the week, has been about one thousand,
some of them from hundred pounder Parrott guns, and some from the Wiard [?]
rifle. . .
The God of Justice reigns—and from the day when our flag was flung to
the breeze on Sumter until now, the marks of His favor have been unmistakable in
the preservation of the lives of the people, and in the success of our efforts
for defence. The limited destruction
of property by the protracted rain of shells, is as wonderful as the small loss
of life. I walked through the
streets where the effect of the shells is most apparent.
Here a cornice is knocked off, there is a small round hole through the
side of building, and at remote intervals the earth is torn where a shell
exploded, and looks like the work of a porker in search of some hidden treasure.
Venders of the staples of the market sit serenely by their little stores,
unmindful of the pyrotechnic salutations of their Yankee deliverers.
I bought delicious apples and cakes at one fourth the price charted two
hundred miles away in the interior, where abundance and extortion seems to go
hand in hand.
In reply to a question if she were not afraid, one of these old women
replied, “Lor mars, we no feard now—we’s usen to em.
Dey make big noise and fro trash all about—dat’s all—de good Lord
pertects us.” Thus is the radiant
trust of these people exemplified even in the spirit of this simple African.
I confess that I could not feel thus indifferent to these missiles of
destruction, and as they came screeching across the bay, I felt an instinctive
inclination to change my base of observation.
Extending my ramble to other portions of the city, the track of shells
was here and there discernible, but they have not effected a tithe of the injury
sustained by the great fire of two years ago, whose blackened outline stretches
across what was once the heart of the city.
In only two or three instances have fires been occasioned by them, and
then the loss was trifling. In
localities most exposed to the shells the old tide of business is suspended.
Here and there a pedestrian moves hurriedly along, and the rattle of a
cart or dray is heard for a whole square. The
blinds are closed, vases of rare exotics droop and wither on the lonely window
sill, because there is no tender hand to twine or nourish them.
The walk glistens with fragments of glass, rattled thither by the
concussion of exploding shells, and little tufts of bright green grass are
springing up along the pave once vocal with the myriad tongues of busy trade.
If this be food for exultation to the malevolent foe, he is welcome to
the tender morsel. I do not mean to
say that any part of the city is abandoned.
Here and there stores are opened, machine shops are active, and labor
incident to the public defence is pushed vigorously forward, even in the most
exposed districts. Still many
branches of ordinary business, and most of the residents are removed, because it
would be foolhardy for those not compelled by special duty to remain.
The Mills House and Charleston Hotel—those princely abodes of comfort
and good cheer are closed; the Pavillion still invited the sojourner to its
hospitable roof, most of the habitues of Hayne and parts of Meeting and King
streets abandoned the merchants desk for the camp, or transferred their wares to
points secure from Yankee guns.
That part of the city to which the cowardly vengeance of the foe has not
penetrated is “a map of busy life.” The
newspapers, post office, express office, banks, and many business houses are in
successful operation and streets present a scene of animation not at all
suggestive of a state of siege.
I trust the allusions to the effects of the bombardment will not be
considered contraband. I have penned
them for the eye of those who have known
Viator.
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Did You Ever.—Did you ever know a lodging-house landlady who would own
to bugs?
Did you ever know a dancing-master’s daughter who was not to excel
Tagliano?
Did you ever know a man who did not think he could make sallad [sic]
better than you could?
Did you ever know a house-maid who, on your discovering a fracture in a
valuable
Did you ever know a man who didn’t consider his razor a better razor
than your razor?
Did you ever know a shirt-maker who was not prepared to sell you as good
a shirt for eighteen dollars the dozen as the one you’ve got on at thirty?
Did you ever know a red-haired man who had a very clear notion of where
scarlet began and auburn terminated?
Did you ever know a lady with fine eyes wear green spectacles?
Did you ever know an amateur singer without a “horrid bad cold?”
Did you ever see a cool fat woman in black in the dog-days?
Did you ever know an author who had not been ill-used by the publishers?
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The Marietta Rebel says that when the history of this war is written by
an impartial hand, the chapter which records the noble conduct of our Southern
women will constitute the most brilliant chapter.
But what pen will be able to do justice to the glorious theme?
What words can properly describe and give to future generations anything
like a clear outline of the unyielding devotion, the sturdy fortitude and the
unshaken faith which has marked their attachment to the cause of Southern
independence from the commencement of the rebellion up to the present time.
Their enthusiasm, the promptness with which they yielded up their loved
ones to the support of what they believed to be a holy cause, the activity and
earnestness they have displayed in providing for the comfort of the soldiers,
their watchful and unceasing care of the sick and wounded, the angelic
tenderness with which they have bent over the couch of the dying, and the words
of comfort and consolation they have poured into the expiring hero’s ear;
these things can all be told.
But the story of uncomplaining anguish, of the unbearable sorrows of
loving hearts, bereft of all that was dear, and about which the tendrils of
affection had twined and wound themselves, until separation was the ruin of all
hope, and entailed enduring woe—this must constitute the unwritten, but the
saddest feature in the narrative of this horrid conflict, and must be
transmitted down the stream of time, through the families, from generation to
generation. Few families will there
be, who will not have their tale of a father, husband, son or lover, who
perished in a holy effort to prop the reeling cause of human rights, assailed by
overwhelming odds, but defended with an unfaltering spirit and resolution, which
considered not the numbers of the foe, but with eyes fixed upon the sacred
banner to be upheld, staked all upon the issue, and poured out life upon the
bloody field. And what untold
wretchedness they left behind? How
unmurmuringly endured? The stifled
sob, the heaving breast, the quivering lip, and grief’s rough lines made daily
deeper and more lain, by the iron finger of despair, speaks a language not given
to words to tell, or pen to portray.
Can it be supposed that a God of justice takes no note of these bereaved
hearts, and that he will not hold to a stern accountability the authors of all
this woe? Does any one doubt, that
when the great account shall be made up, at the general judgment, every tear and
sigh will demand indemnity, and every sorrow recoil with fearful power upon its
guilty authors?
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Summary: Concert
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Imported Goods.
Dry Goods.
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3 bales White do
4 cases Merino Shirts
2 cases Linen Cambric Hdkfs
25 cases Fancy Prints
25 cases Bleached Shirtings
2 cases White Shoe Thread
3 cases Brown Shoe Thread
Hardware.
2 M. sett Knives and Forks
500 doz Pocket Knives, Ass’td
500 pair Wool Cards
10 pair Trowels, Assorted
200 pair Shovels and Tongs
20 doz Sledge Hammers
75 doz Rivetting [tear in paper]
200 doz Files, Assorted,
For sale by
Chamberlain, Isaacs & Co.,
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Augusta Powder Mills.
A correspondent of the London Times gives a very interesting account of
the Augusta Powder Mills, and pays a deserved tribute to the skill and untiring
energy of Colonel Rains and the officers connected with the Government Works in
this city.
[“] A long conversation with Col. Rains, the Superintendent of the
Government Powder Mills in
There are two men whose names are seldom heard in connection with the
history of this war, but who have probably contributed more to the Confederate
success than any other persons, with the exception of Lee, Jackson and
Longstreet—I mean Colonel Rains and Captain Brooks.
Each of them modest and unobtrusive men, absorbed in scientific
researches, inexhaustible in the fertility of their resources, indefatigable in
energy, they have presented during the last thirty months a record for the study
of their countrymen, which will everywhere be read with profit whenever the
history of this great revolution is fairly told.
I have seldom had the advantage of encountering any man whose
conversation was so instructing as that of Colonel Rains.
His recapitulation of the difficulties which he has every day to
supplement and circumvent by ingenuity, and the results of his work, as
evidenced by his contributions to the Confederate armies, is such as to awaken
amusement.
In a former letter, written some months ago from this town, I gave a
short sketch of the Augusta Powder Mill. From
that time up to the present hour the efficiency has been constantly on the
increase, and as evidence of its prolific working, I may mention that since its
opening on the 27th of April, 1862, Col. Rains has sent a million and
a half pounds of powder to Richmond alone, exclusive of his contributions to
Vicksburg, Charleston, Mobile and the armies of Gens. Bragg and Johnston.
From his Arsenal of Construction he has sent off six million cartridges
for small arms and 50,000 round shot and shell, to say nothing of caps, hand
grenades and torpedoes. From his
cannon foundry he is continually turning out 12 pounder Napoleons, 20 pounder
Parrotts and howitzers; but the wealth of artillery already possessed by the
Confederates is such that he has ceased to produce Napoleon guns with the
rapidity which at one time characterized his proceedings, his rate of production
having been one Napoleon gun per diem. The
daily yield of the powder mills is now at the rate of 3,400 pounds a day, which
might, if occasion required, be indefinitely increased.
But, with every important station in the Confederacy already surfeited
with powder, with large supplies in the hands of Generals Beauregard, Bragg,
Johnston, and at Mobile and Wilmington, (Gen. Lee, of course, draws his supplies
from Richmond,) and with two other powder mills in active operation, it is of
little importance that even this rate of production should be maintained.
The ordinary consumption of powder in the Confederacy is rated at two
thousand pounds per day; that is, of course, greatly increased by such sieges as
those of
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[Correspondence of
the Constitutionalist.]
Letter from
Leaving
And yet they are usually destroyed to make room for a second growth of
gnarled and scrubby oaks, or a motley growth of sickly exotics, whose chief
attraction is in the expense and trouble by which they are made to supplant
those indigenous to the soil. It is
refreshing to find here and there an exception to the ruthless custom of
exterminating the pine from its proper place among the ornamental growth of our
country.
From
A walk up town reveals many new and spacious business blocks, and elegant
private residences which do not meet the eye of the traveler in passing through
the city. I observe also new
churches of very tasteful architecture which are the unmistakable evidences of
refinement and virtue.
Trade is dull. The frequent
disasters that have attended the blockade trade, have somewhat interrupted the
regularity of communication with foreign ports.
The latest
From my observation here, I am led to believe that the character of the
blockade trade has been somewhat misunderstood.
Their stocks embrace few positive luxuries or articles not essential to
the comfort of our people, while they have added invaluable stores to the
supplies of the Government.
Considerable uneasiness is felt here on account of the rapid spread of
small pox. This loathsome disease is
not confined to any particular class or condition, but has invaded some of the
most respectable circles. The Mayor
has issued an order that the people be vaccinated, and appealing to all exposed
persons to preserve the utmost caution not to communicate the disease. . . .
While the spirit of endurance and confidence is most encouraging here,
occasional evidence of the evil work of croakers and traitors is observable.
I saw three poor fellows tied together, under sentence of death, for
desertion. I learn that they belong
to this State. They are the victims
of the traitorous teachings of Holden, who, if justice were done him, would fill
their places.
I have had the pleasure of meeting a lady recently from