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Athens Southern Watchman (Newspaper) - January 1, 1862, Athens, GeorgiaList of Quot so concluded. 80 to extend thit time for the Patynen of Tases for the year 1861. 8.1 to authorize the inferior court of Whitfield county to Levy a tax. And appropriate the same. P 32. For the Relief of mrs. Margaret Dillon Admix of the a title of Michael Dillon of Chatham county. 33. To authorize Ana require the treasurer of the state to make an Advance to the state printers. J y a a a t 31. To give to trip several Justice courts of Tho state jurisdiction in cases sounding in damages in Colrain cases. 85. To Aid the Georgia Relief and hos Quot Pic a i so elation arid locate the same and to appropriate Money therefor i j. O. A 30. To Amend the certiorari Laws of this Sta a v a a g tuo Congress of the Confederate states approved August la the 1801. 38. To alter the sixth Section of an act a born late or apy pc san or connected with the Mii Iury service to of turn if Tho state of Horgia. Ctn Wrork it Cis Fifo i to a 49. To extend the provisions of an act. Entitled an act to regulate the collection of jury tees in the Superior and inferior co a Uta of Coweta Floyd and Cass counties approved feb. Lusth. 1856, so As to include of Wei Fjeld and to add Noth co n to a pro Vida for the collection of am. It a end 1 1 1 77. To incorporate the planter s insurance Trust and loan company and Confer certain Powers and privileges thereon. 78. To legalize the adjournment of the Superior courts of Habersham and Banks counties. 79. For the Relief of Abner Nearn of Miller county and Wesley Sheffield and w. J. Bush of Early and appropriate Money for the same. 80. Str provent citizens from other states from driving cattle or other Stock into the counties of Murray and far ii in the state of Georgia for the purpose of grazing and to punish the same. _ 81. To appropriate extra compensation to John 11. Seals for the publication of the 82. To appropriate Money for tie sap a rfcs of the state. Lunatic Asylum for the year j$62,-an<l�or other purposes. 83. To incorporate the Cotton planters Bank of Georgia and for other purposes. 81. To authorize and require the governor to drive his warrant on the Rousu to of the state in favor of the widow of a. J. Boggess late Surveyor funeral for the us roof Fife. Hundred arid four dollars and eighty cents. A. 85. To add an audit Jorl a Totin to the 10th and 13th divisions of Tho penal code. A 80, trading with the enemy in time of War within this state or a port of any other state. A no pfc it a a 87. To authorize married Coinon . Money in any savings Bank or institution now chartered by this state and a for other purposes y a a a 88. To Amend an act to authorize the settlement of criminal prosecutions in Cor Taia oases and to regulate worn 121. To Amend an act incorporating the Bank offal ton. 122. To authorize the connecting of the tracks of the Central Railroad and the Albany and Gulf Railroad through or around Savannah. A 123. For the Relief of Moses form by of Floyd county. A 124. To alter and Amend the 8th Section of an act in relation to the town of Athens assented to decernler2 a 18�?~>7. 125. To Amend ail act passed of Atli. December 18 30, in relation to the Road Laws of Camden comity and for other purposes. Quot log. To legalize the proceedings of g. J. Green clerk of Ordinary of it. O v a r to 127. To authorize the Ordinary of White Aio duty to pay g. H. Byttlo for teaching., poor children in said comity7-r-Ej 128. To repeal an act to authorize and require Trio justices of t he inferior court of Decatur county to order payment of certain officers of elections in said county assented to Dee. 16lh, 1857. A 7 129. To incorporate the. Turner Moun a severally indicted for such Offe Uoo and upon conviction shall be punished As is herein before described. Sec. 6. And be it Forther enacted that any of the above Arri cies May be purchased without the limits of this state and imported into this state for Sale and at a Price not exceeding the current prices in to neighbourhood where the same May to uttered for Sale. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted that it shall be the duty of the judges of the Superior courts of thin state it the opening of each session of their respective courts to give the provisions of this act in Spe company. . An track in _ ��o., to sex top its track i i a person or per Eoris Jav unit tailing Timbo Ijar otherwise obstruct i. Mil Cash to.4 t transport f big c current of Tite Chafi a a River in Toahty of Fannin and to punish offenders g a 43a�?T� rep Cul so Loach of an act assented to december 15th. 1859, the a North half of lot of land no. 10, in the 27th District of Sumter county in the county sch a. To legalize certain acts of the info Lior Conn of Butts county for the present year and Nike the Samo valid. A a 45. To designate the Placo of Holdin. Soniea by sheriffs coroners executors at , &c., in the county of Mueco 8 6. To incorporate the direct trading Romany of Georgia and for Oil for purposes. 1 a 47. To Amend state. 48 to authorise the manufacture and Parchaso of arms for Tho Public defence and appropriate Money for the name. �?�-49-to authorize by p. Key a of. Jasper county his heirs an assigns keep up a dam across the Tonu Algeo River. 50. To Chango the time of holding Tho Superior courts of put Artt county 31. To repeal an net to authorize the Interior a court of Ware county to assess an extra to air the Wir pose of building a cart House in said county and fur other purposes. It Pei Al Codo of Georgia 90. To Theon fugs the Aramid few Fibre of Salt within the limits of the state of geor Gur---1 e i /titrri1 Mil Laft Riff Torrn 9l to authorize the receiver or receivers. S Poi n ted to nor the 180. Tho 10th. Soo a Tion fan act to am Iid Tho soveral acts of the general Assembly in regard a Jhc Electie Livoff Nylic Printer approved feb. 16,1354 a 131. To repeat an act. To a compel Rall persons non residents the comi ties of Wayne Irwin and Wilcox awning penning and grazing Stock cattle in said counties to return and pay taxes on the. Samp in Tho comi ties aforesaid assented to a dec. .19th, 1859�?� so far us relates to Tho county of Wilcox. 11 i t 132. To Amend Tho charter Oftle Dalton City company approved february 23d, 1850. A 133. A to incorporate the Georgia Tele graph company. 134. To Usmond an act to compans the sheriffs of Burke Elbert and Decalb counties for summon King Grund and j Petit jurors in said counties to Decem her 23d,1861.135, Tou mend an act to incorporate the top of Cusseta in the county of cd Juditta Hookfi to no proved dec a 0 v 52. To authorize the justices of Tho in Yorior court of Coweta county to Levy tax collect and disburse the sume for certain purposes. X ti8. To Rolive certain Perems from the pains and disabilities of a judgment of diffs. Of 9a i1 a. A. Sayoah i 64. To direct and empower the inferior court of Stewart. Toiny Wuy it air Era tax turd for other a a tie Village of 8hm-Mcrville, in Richmond county. 56. To legalize Tho orders and judgments of ordinaries of this stat when the same May be a missed by ttt8ffi�?obeyond tha limits of the say nor 58, to prescribe Tho proof in. Cd Talb cases of open accounts in the several courts of this state 58 to Lovy and collect a tax for the political year 1862. 59. To authorize Cheju slices of the tii Perior courts and ordinaries of to lib several counties to appoint some fit and proper of open and adjourn said courts in maintain All suits which Are Fow 1pen Fng in any of the courts arid for Osiier Jln r poses. A i Quot sri 92. To authorize guardians trustees executors ant administrators to invest in Confederate states Bonds an Inland and negroes. 93. To repeal Cioa of foreign insurance companies and to provide for the of an Insu Rauzo commissioner assented u>.12t de Cembor 1859. I. 34. To Arii and in a Ftp approve endow so and Mrisko of face in the state of a Eor Gytri a revised code of Laws assented to december 19th, i860. Unit. 4 it 4w&Ltd a tuft 95. To define the manner in which suits May be instituted against insurance Oom panics in -tli�4 slate and pro scribe Chango bilis and to legals Cense manner in Wheeli service shall be perfected we in Quot Quot upon them. 96. To prevent daring the War monopolies and speculation in bread stuffs and other articles of general use and consume. Tion to make such acts criminal arid pro vide penalties for the same. 97. To allow secondary proof and testimony in cases where copy wills deeds and other papers cannot be procured and for other purposes. 98.�?Tto provide for the appointment of new assignees and trustees in certain cases. 99. To proscribe the Bond of tax receivers and collectors and for other purposes. 100. To Amend an act to provide for a he Uhlie defense arid Chr other purposes As Toke Comber l8ur, 1860. A re Pix Attol j Jyh the absence of an of after to do so60. To prescribe a he Terra of office of the Jerig a of the supreme Hurt of this state. .01. Tbs Rev nuo Laws of this state and for other purposes. 62. To Amend Ai authorize and Owei the justices Loftie inferior courts is state to discharge criminals or of against flip Law from jail in Ceres and also to discharge defend Cor Tain civil cases approved do �?��9,1841. After and fix Trio time of meeting Mihly of this state against judgments 65. Of it authorise and other troops torah service from this state to Voto at. All elections without regard to the Pider a when they Haj he in service at the Taij Voynich ele Fioris and for other Pur 66. To Amend the military Laws of this state. A a in jct to authorize continuances of cases pending in the Superior and inferior coulis Quot y courts , during the and City War in Oor Taia cases.<4l to to Isis of �8. To regulate flip Ign Exchange. 69. To Amend an act to abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cases assented to december 11th, 1858. 76. To prevent attorneys at Law who fail to pay their professional tax from practising in the courts of this state. 3jl to it it alter the great Seal of the state of a a a in. 72. To suspend the statutes of limitation and for other purposes a Jug a 73. To provide for Tho reduction of the Sal Rich of the officers of the Western Atlantic Railroad and also Tho employees of said Road. 74. To author tzo John h. Wiley to draw the educational fund of Habersham county aug pay the same to Lioard of education of said county. A v Gytri 75. To authorize commissioners of town of Spring place to Issue License for retail ing spirituous liquors to fix amount of i tense and punish for Selling without Censo. A fit 1 76. To provide for raising a Revenue i for tie political year. 1862, and to Nike Ain Cecial appropriations. Oci Ioc a we a vow it i 130. To Amend a act entitled an act to City of Amarieus and to alter and Amend at act to incorporate the to Fob Samppi Puju in pm duty i sum ter. 137. To authorize the Joti Sticks of the inferior Corint of the to Fiul ies of , Bartow Cass , and Rourke and Auy Oiher cub ratios of this state to issues Boni Lri and borrow Money in certain cases. / Cid it i 138. To incorporate the Confederate fire and Marino insurance company of to a a a a 139. To incorporate an ins Franco c Pany in Tho City of Savannah to be Ca the Southern in sur Aimee company 140. To legalize the action of the Palace Mills company of Columbus in issuing a _ a Quot legalize Trio Issue of Changet Dua by others on car Tail conditions. This completes the. List. Eds. ,.by Auto Kern Patch unit. Ioli Argo to Tho grand to it face so it Forth or enacted. That Iri All indictments under this act it shall Only to necessary to state the offence generally and substantially in th.3 words of this Quot a a i a amp . 9. To it further enacted that this act shall tale offeit and go into operation from and after the 15th Day of this present month and shall continue in Force for twelve Montog by until the god of the present War. A assented to deep Huber 14, 1881. A 15th does meet ibs rth a be / it state of South is executive of ice do i Lei 1861 gun hmm of the Senate Anil flue Pfluf Rete tan tee i on Eloso hero Witlip a communication from his excellency governor. Brown of a Georgia. T cd 1_.--- our sister _ dred thousand dollars _ sufferers in Charleston by the recent fire. The gratitude and thanks if Tho state Are due for this Noble not of munificence on to part ofor sister state. Our people Wilt feel it deeply and to the Bright Chain which bind the two states together a a acts pie. I Herb take occasion to say that on the tenth Day january uie Day after. The Star of the went was fired into from i our Buu Friob then was not a place in Ali Georgia Ahal was. Near to the Telegraph but we Vieli Xijiu by hundreds j to Jet in i Juii ii Usu a a Iii Uriu who Ither in one Colimon destiny. Sincli belong Only to a Manly and Bravo Peri Athens Georcia Wadw Kropay Mort Nix Jah. 1. Tt7 Ever in see fourth Valv Erslie of Georgia. Or to exercises of shia institution under the pros Doncy of Chancellor Lipscomb with a of professors will be resumed on the fitly of january next Salt rust t i r. Sis a a 7 ims. Another mile Stone on the journey u. Wards the great Etc Raity to which we Are hastening has been reached. While Paus it ing for a moment to take a retrospect 0 the crooked Road Over which behave Hajj. De we can discover Many Bright places and sunny Sapota but alas they Are out numbered by thorns and thistles darkness Angl Borit a r. But let us All on thib first Day of new year profiting by the experience of the past Tako fresh courage and determine whatever May be our lot to discharge several Dut Foa better than heretofore Ever re . 7,&Quot, a a 1�? a part is loner and Lime is meeting. And oar Betta though Stout und Bovo still like muffled Drums Are beating funeral marches to Tho my Mir v hoping that All oar readers May be me. Cessn in All laudable undertaking sin this life and a Taj up for themselves Troa surs whore neither Moth nor rust can Eor Rupi to wish them All a a Happy new a for a ii a mme Hymare Toto _ touched my heart dec Only for t Felt that the haughty spirit do n free and Brave people had tilled its with electric fluid her whole air from the snowy Crest it if her Rug Sid mountains riven to the Orange Grover. Oom Over her. Sunny Plains stretching to Flat a Southern Border i fell that we were Safe and that we must be free for. In every georgians heart i. Felt a brother a heat Lin d in every go of i an s Linn there was Iho grasp of the Gloam Engblade for a brother a Tori mrs. In a. Sen ted 1 Loffl Ftp Tori reef if the several Banes in the Tate of Georgia which have made advances to the state upon Bonds or other contacts and for other purposes. It . 1. 102. Of legalize toe proceedings of. Tie. Southern stockholders of the Brunswick and Florida Railroad company and Amend to act of incorporation to extend Trio charter thereof and Lucil Tato the Burl Ting thereof. A a. 7 a Raffio Ewi Jpn 193. To Amend too act passed 1 i t h Deceron tier 1853, to compel judg is of the Superior courts of each circuit in the state to hold adjourned terms in every county within their circuit when the business requires until Tho docket is cleared und free und for other purposes.1 _ a v 1 l 104. A act concerning the Superior courts of the counties of Lumpkin and a Cobb and to change the time of Bolding the Superior and la Retior Coar Tsin certain counties. 105. To provide for Tho safety of property or Denijs in. The hands of guardians and miniitrator8,. 100. To authorize the Stone of change los by the superintendent of the we st a and a. Wiita. 107.-Totoliivo w. B. Taylor of the state of Florida nominated executor of Honry l. Taylor deceased from Legal disabilities on account of non residence 4c. 7108 to authorize the pity Council of an Gusta to fix Tho salaries of toe judge of the City court of said City. A a 109. To Auti ionize the removal of the Timber Cut torn Bank Tbs go rid. To insurance company 11t. To compel non residents to pay tax on cattle and sheep in the county of Colquitt. A it a. A a i 112. To constitute an Eclectic Board of physicians and locate the same in Atlie is it Etc. I Quai .113. To appropriate Money to pay Cor Tain Deb so cont Ractor on the Faith of the state tor the state Lunatic Asylum in the your 1sg0. 114. To a Ull Orize Elmira Matthews a free person of color to sell herself into perpetual slavery i Vit amp of cup a115. Toast prize the Ordinary of towns county to turn Over to the Clairman of the Relief committee of said county a balance of the educational fund. 116. To make valid the doings und act Ings of Augustus b. Rail Ord and Sterling Glover As Deputy sheriffs of Sumter co. 117. To Amend the Laws heretofore passed incorporating the City of Rome and for other a i 118. To incorporate an insurance company to he called a a the great Southern insurance 119. To incorporate the direct trading and navigation company of Georgia. 420. To exempt practising physicians and Millers from military duty in the county of Jefferson. To it. It i a a be extortion Bill. Our legislature from tit in immemorial has Boon in the habit of passing some Laws for Tho Sake of popular effect a which Uro destined never to have any vitality hut Cumber the Statuto Book these a dead letters is the Law to publish below. Liiko governor Brown s solemn crusade against the Salt dealers its Only effect if any will to to drive the necessary articles it enumerates from our markets and enhance Thep Rioe. An act to 3aiing flip exist Jig flair a rfcs oplies extortion and speculation 4n use and consumption and to make Sitch acts criminal a tul to provide penalties for the same. A . 1 a be if enacted by the Zenero a or. Sea to Folia to if any person any Ai tic Lesof clothing shoes leather cloth of any kind pro visions a feat Flo fir Ecru Neal Tviet bae ii hogs cattle Aalt bagging rope and twine or any or dither of the aforesaid articles or any., other article or. Thing and Hail falsely represent that hot or they Isotaro purchasing such article or a re Cleator the sold Era Elri Govch a most or army of this state or of Tho. Con Leder a a e states a of any it the Confederate states Secl person so offo Hding shall be Aud thereof in the county whore the Purchase ,shall to punished by a Imp Isoif d labor in a than r Trio Early Ltd Story of our colonies a when Georgia was weak to sent our troops to aet with the Usu urious Oglethorpe in. Defending thew Ustiy from the spaniards on one Side am drive Bank the Savages Tobor some of on Nien accompanied him even Iti his expedition against st. Augustine and in our first War for Independence Quot we Osust it regiment to Tlly siege of Savannah which was nearly annihilated in the attack. And after Augusta had beep in Possession of the Newy for. Near three years we sent an efficient Force to fhe seige which aided in reducing that City Possession. We also sent a Force to Jonii her cd Miniti iders Over the Savannah River Bovo Petersburg and the. Ont forces fought together Tho celebrated Dattlo of Kittle Cronik which rescued that i ortion of Georgia from the Torios. So tto her commanders and throes were with ours in too upper country More or less throughout the trevo Luup. Georgia was the first suite after Tho adoption of the Federal Constitution that demo nod an amendment to. That instrument limiting the Power of the Central government by preventing Tho stale from being sued. A in eighteen Hundred an Twenty five she gave us the first real practical lesson in state rights ii Dudor her Able and patriotic statesmen of Llinat Day. Defied the assuming Powers of toe Federal govern ment she big that occasion through announced Trio Memora so a Tho argument is exhausted we will stand to onrnrms.�?�. I. And in the late bloody Battles of Yirgil no troops have show i More daring Cour in every position than have the Georgia whether in the reroute Mountain Gorgi of Western Yirgu Iliia or on. The Banks of the Potomac her soils have fought every whore with a recklessness and. Bravo soldiership4ha t has Novor been surpassed by any people. Slie suffered Moro terrible loss on the Pincus of Manassas than any Wrt j a a the Law in this. Slate has wisely provided that sheriffs administrators executors and guardians Ealos and citations rules amp a. Of ordinaries and clerks of courts shall he published iut Rome Public the object of this Law is Manifest. It a in to coition is to give these matters the greatest publicity. It then becomes the duty of parties making these publications to advertise in such a a Public Gazette Quot As has the largest circulation in the county where May a amp situated or in which . In times of High political exo Tomen this duty ignored and pub Tiea. Tons have usually Boon made in papers on party grounds alone. As there Are now no parties it would a Well to adopt the More sensible just and equitable plan of publishing in. Such papers As have toe largest circulation the Southern watchman has nows much larger circulation than any other paper Row or heretofore published in northeastern Georgia. Indeed very few in the state have Quot a larger circulation. 1 Eslet advertisers who wish to. Dis a charge their duties faithfully note this fast l. It is undeniable and susceptible of proof -. Offir As a a our boys have been taking Christmas Aud the editor has been absent our a carers will to Trust,1 Overlook any shortcomings of our present Issue. A tribute a Etc Camp a ment and i air a Noj less than of it .year,.nor. Three years and upon All trials offence after proof of the shall to Mado Tho a tvs of proving Tho Agency shall rest upon Tho defendant / or Sec. 2/be it Forter enacted that Alf and every person or persons who shall monopolize any of the articles above mention-1 de with intent to product a Scarcity of such articles in the Market or of raising the Price or prices of such articles or either of them or if any person or persons shall Purchase procure or Eric Oivo any of it a a it he articles specified in the preceding Sec Ion and hold toe same for the purpose of Quot i grossing the Market and raising the Irice. Of such article or articles such por on or. Persons so offending shall be guilty or a Misdemeanour and upon Renvie a thereof shall to fined in a sum not less than five Hundred ild Llars nor excced-1 a five thousand Sec. 3.�?be it further enacted that any Terson or persons who shall exact demand i a receive exorbitant Uii just or unreason a Bio prices for Auy of the articles Gnu razor Tod in Tho foregoing sections of this act Hall to guilty of the crime of extortion it and upon conviction thereof shall be Pun i food by Fine or imprisonment or both in i lie discretion of the court the Fine not la exceed one thousand dollars and the not to exceed six months. Sec 4 be it .furtherenuetd,0tlmtav All rials for a violation of tiie third suction of Ais not the jury May take into consider Tiou tiie Cost of producing tiie articles Rith expense of transportation to Market the defendant be a manufacturer or pro user thereof and the original Price paid a a Erebor with Cost of Tranisi rotation a if toe of Pendant be a merchant or trader Sec. 5. Be it further enacted that if any r either of the offences specified and Des Riboud in the foregoing sections shall he committed by a corporation through its gents the president and directors of Ich corporation As also the agents offer i Jug the article for Sale shall be liable to r respect. I a. Regiment near Portsmouth va., dec. 22d. J 7vt a meeting of the Athens guards co. Pany la Tois Day Tho following preamble and resolutions were offered and unan Mousty adopted again,.in the Piso Vidoco of god has we been called upon to mourn the loss one of our beloved members and comps tons in arms. Death has taken from our ranks on esteemed Friend and valuable pc. Tow Soldier. Martin. G. Simmons in tin moshing of life and the vigor of you Ngail Active manhood. Fired by a generous in. Pulse although not seventeen years of age lie rushed to arms at tie first Call of Hin you Tatry j a and from the Day of his enlist. L a a a. I. 1. T 1, in t. It. I my. Bal ski cram advertisement of a a Lucy cd by Institute a the of Ereiser of which will be resumed on the�?~18th 11 kklea8k of Mako and Slidell. Passengers on monday night brought to this a Loq from Augusta news of the release of Mason Aad Slidell ,. Of his death he co tinged a Eutty the tvs a Dutiful a Brave a patient and a useful Soldier. In Tho Mystic Riotis Wisdom of it my Howell upon the Lone Isle Roanoke far away from his Homo and his dear ones a Noble Youthful Sicri scetto the fro Doig a wry Independence it his country. We do therefore resolve that in death of on Friend and Folio a Sordi Orrist. Tin of Simmons to Haver lost a it the -. I most Dable Meuiner and Tho Couch try a Brave t honest and a useful Soldier. That a amp Tew Sorour Hea Fol it sympathies to it the another and Broiher of Pur Friend a die great affliction that Baa befallen us and them. De Tea tour grief in a measurably augment a by Tho fact that our flied died at a time und place such As to Render impossible the removal of his remains to his and our be Christmas. A this ancient and honoured a a institutions passed off very quiet in in our Tovin As in deed it did. Every where else so far a we have in Arne do bus we think was eminently proper. At a time when War is Deso lating our land and our Young Raen Are Cut Down in he Flower of , causing mourning throughout the land,.we do not think that noisy Aud of pensive demonstrations of h Darity would have been at . a it a a it loved . Billups . S. F. Tei Nev Sec. 4 treas. Ltd a a a a a nearly in Jfe of tier Gallant regiment were Cut to pieces add although her immortal Bartow fell i toe Bead yet it was with the Flag of his country As his winding Sheet and Tho shout of Defiance Aud Victory As the Tabt note that touched the Warrel hrs Scaros he Sank into Tho Tomb of his glory. Under All those circuit Tancos it is peculiarly grateful to us to receive this Berov Idencio. Of her Cordia a sympathy with us. To Are one and the say be people in climate soil and production in All the great interests and duties of life we Are one and the same and under the blessings of provi Donee i Trust the a no events will occur to. Be Para to us in time to come. A f. It a. Ptcke.v8. I 1 -. Gafni new Ore eams dec. 27.�?the st. Loiuis Republican of to lowing i 21st, contains the Fol a major be sir a part of Gen pm pop a forces under than Quot col. Davis and major Marshall surprised a Camp of the enemy on the afternoon of the 18th instant Milford North of War. Rtt Tilburg. ski Rinish ensued when the enemy finding himself surrounded surrendered. To took thirteen Hundred prisoners including three colonels seventeen captains also one thousand stand of arms one thousand horses and sixty five wagons with a Quantity of tents and baggage do vibe pm Pawl a our loss was two killed and eight would a cd. The enemy a loss is not known signed ii. W. Iii neck major general u. S. A Atlanta. A b Ivren re i we spent a few hours in this Busy bust Ling Young City on Christmas Day. Like All other pm ties of by Stiness the effects of the War Are plainly1 visible there. 1 Jas we weir5 a teased to Hubet with a a to Loi our former citizens who have a pitched their a cuts with the people of the Gate City. Apt my other we remember w. W. Clayton esq., g. B. Haygood esq., de w. A Harden col. T. F. Logo j. S. Peterson esq., right. Rogers t. S. Adult to. Joshua Reynolds All of whom seemed to enjoying Good heal to and it spirits in a our townsman capt. We. H. Sobsey gave to returned you nth a is of. Athens a , country a dinner at his House on Christmas Day to which he invited the editors of the town. Being absent to were denied1 the pleasure of attending but learn that too entertain ment passed off in Fine style the a boys doing full Justice to the viands prepared by their hospitable entertainers. A i a a Georoe the Barber who in also in the service of the count for after dinner was Over gathered up his brass band and gave capt d. A serenade in Honor of his hospitality to the soldiers thus pleasantly closing the entertainment Quot i a Quot a Quot re a Christmas dinner. Regiment 1 to. 22,1861. New Camp 3d a. Near Portsmouth a dec Quot company meeting of the at Lient is this Day the following Resolute huh a were adopted. -. Resol cd that the lasting gratitude of this company is due and our thanks arc hereby tendered to the patriotic ladies of Athens and its Vicinity for their Indef Nti Gahie Iod mistry and Large Blu Evolene in supplying the soldiers in to Field wit ii clothing and other articles necessary to their Comfort nerd particularly for Tbs great interest they have manifested in Oor company by supplying is not Only with the Oon forts but with Man of the luxuries off ito. A a a. Resolved that we tender to or. John White to of toe Georgia factory Bur Sincero acknowledgement fee a Bouef tent doth. We have to hesitancy in pronouncing it inferior to nothing of Trio kind we have Ever been it to resolved that we hold in grateful remembrance All of those 1honds.tif the who have at different times and in various ways rendered Aid. To the Cit Quot. Resolved Turnt a Cony of the above re solutions be forwarded to the Athens papera for publication h Iti h. 0. Billups capt. . P. Tenney Sec. 4 treas. \ l Schooner chased a tiie Fine Schooner capt. Adair from a to a Confederate port near Georgetown s. By a Lincoln Cruiser fired by the Captain l into the hands of the go consisted of 1,000 i Mei Shore and burned Prince of Wales in n. A bound was chased ashore on the 24th inst Sim was afterwards i prevent her falling l Yankees. Her a Curtis of Salt and san Ury �?~�1th. A . The right spirit it Tho following extract of from a member of capt Hills regulars to his Mother Placo breathes the language of a True Southern Soldier m it a Camp life is truly a dreary on. There is but Coa noted with it and that is to know one is Labouring in so great and glorious a cause As we Are now engaged in. This and Liis alone reconciles one to absence from All that is near and dear upon Earth. It is truly hard to Exchange a comfortable Home a kind and affectionate Mother Loving Sisters and Brothers for the tented Field but Mother my country my Home and my. All demanded it. If it be necessary i. Will willingly sacrifice Niy life a blood for the Freedom and Independence of the sunny a Mth. I yagnot�?1 will not be a slave to abolition despotism. Our proud Banner has. Boon thus far generally victorious and my Humble prayer to Tho god of Battles is that it May so continue until the last invader be driven from our shores a a Ltd a Wato col. Thus. L. , of Atlanta was As an act of Justice to 4 patriotic lady of Clark Cuvillo we publish the Fol lowing explanation. It May be proper to remark that in publishing the communication which has called Forth the statements below we knew Personalty nothing of the facts and of course disclaim in this Case As in All others any intention to wound the sensibilities of any of our friends. We supposed that it was the intention of a Justice Quot Sirapi to Call attention to the patriotic labor of love of a quiet lady who had been overlooked by others in this was the Only object u. Was Prats worthy if it was intended to do tract from the merits of others then we regret it insertion. But As we know nothing of to. Motives of our correspondents they most answer for them solves. We do not assume Anju responsibility whatever for their Stalc meets or opinions. / a i a i Clank Villej dec 23d, i861. Or. Cart st a i have noticed a communication in your Pup or of the 18th instant under Tho signature of a a Justice / writer Niider Trio pretence of doing Justia to a very useful and industrious woman a i our Village does in Faut do very Gwatt Justice to another,.who never had Auy ambition to have her name in print w 19 Clear by Tho article of a Justice Quot that he was trying to make a hit at ills. John a Ranferd by cd merging her with false Limm and an attempt to claim credit for Gre let Itous donations to our army Iri Vingh a i when the a Luil labor was done Gratus tour i by by another lady of this Village. I1 1 writer not Only states As facts what a it ul1 True hut cloaking himself under an Ani a yous signature a Tats what is absolute1 Salsa and shows that he was influenced a a. A Len killed near Manassas one Day lust week by a fall from his horse us Hwy id Little More by Onvy spite or malic Dontly by any Justice As is ova shown by the sneering manner of h>8 1 sin tons. The whole Mailer has Grot out of Tho following paragraph lately 1 listed in the dispatch x a

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