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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
What tbe South MIST Do,


There are thousands of people in
the South, who have not reflected
ION what would be the condition Of
things here If the Federals should
,overrun this country. We have
been prone to live in conscious Sc
'curity, never snpposing the war
would come nearer us than the
reports in our newspapers. We
have felt too secure, we have been
too blind to the consequences of
Federal success. If they succeed,
we SHALL see plumber, insult to old
and young, male and female, MUIR
der of innocents, release OF slaves,
and causing them to drive and III
suit their masters and mistresses
In the most mental services, the
land laid waste, houses burnt,
banks and private Golfers robbed,
cotton and every valuable taken
away before our eyes. and d brutal,
drunken soldiery turnedloose upon
us. Who wants to see this? If
you do not believe you will see it,
look at Missouri. Who would val
ue life after such osnqnest?-
Men may say, 1--WE will all die be-
fore such a thing happens" They
look upon such a state of things as
in the future. Well, reader, it is
not far IN the future, if we do not
rouse up to man and prevent
any more such disasters as that at
Fishing Creek. The South should
not only have men enough to holll
their ground, by possibility and
good fortune, but holf e., mann
more IN reserre, armed ...ad drilled,
md ready 10 warch tphea any such
disaster as Fishing Greek cccurs
dayaoEere. We are exceedingly
glad t. see that the legislature of
Mississippi, ON hearing Of that dis
aster, called out twenty thousand
volunteers for the war.-Baaaer of
Rcce.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13


a splendid Shot.-A letter from
Lieut.. Col. Hawley, of the Hartford
Conn Press, from Tybee, gives
the following incident:
Day before yesterday party of
Germans went up to Goats Point.
One of the party stood on the sum-
NIT of a sand-hill, perhaps a hun
dred yards less than q mile from
Pulaski THAT is as near as we can
eet) and waved his hat. The
others went back out of sight but
could see the rebels bringing a
gun to bear. They warned their
comrade, but he would not heed.
AS he stood with his back toward
the fort barbette gun sent out a
little cloud, then came the thun-
der, the rushing ball, and the rash
man lay disemboweled and cut in
two on the sand. 1t was spien-
did shot, and could not be equaled
in a months practice.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
BafbaritieS in Missouri.

The st. Louis Republican
speaks in severe terms of Gen.
Hunters mismanagcment of the
Kansas department., and the Ii.
cense he has given to maraud.ers
and depredators. 1t says;
In the last three weeks-with a
full acknowledge that Missouri
did not belong to his department,
and that Gen. Halleck has entire
control over it, he has sent Jenni-
son, at the head of a band of
brigands, to enter Cass and Jack.
son counties and lay waste the
whole country in their route
More than seven farm houses have
been destroyed Iy fire-womcn
and children have been turned out
of doors i'll mid-winter, and refus-
ed a blanket to protect them from
the cold-towns have been burned
after robbing the stores of every
thing they contained, and worse
than all, fifteen to twenty peacea-
bic citizens have been murdered
in cold blood-in one case, a hus-
band taken from the side of his
wife and shot down before her
eyes-and all this by men under
Hunters orders. Is this civilized
warfare? Can we expect God to
look kindly upon the cause of the
Union and the Federal arms,
when such atrocities are perpetra-
ted?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
"WHAT GOES WITH AI.LTHE PINS

"WHAT GOES WITH ALL THE PMS
The little girls of the Prepare
tory Department of the Daughters
Collegiate Institute, Knoxville.
have handed to the teacher LOCO
pins, picked up by them in their
plays since Christmas day, which
they wish him to pre-: ent to some
one of our Army Hospitals.
AS these useful little articles are
becoming very scarce, they would
say to all little girls, go atou and
do Me,oise."
And to what use will they be
applied in the hospitals? In the
event of an engagement with the
enemy, pins are essential and In
dispensable for securing bandages
that must be applied to the wounds
of our brave soldiers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
To The Voters ef Lincoln County

The most of YOU, gentlemen,
have no doubt learned before this,
that / am a candidate for Tax Col
Hector at the next March election,
as my name has been announced
in this paper forthe last six months.
/ intended canvassing the county
and see all the voters personally,
and had been making my arrange
ments to commence riding about
this time, but in response to the
last call of Gov. Harris for volun.
teers, two more of my sons have
joined the army, taking from me
all the help had large enough to
be of any available service to me,
which has thrown it entirely cut
of my power to mix among the
people as l had intended and would
be glad to have done.
/, therefore, have adopted this
method OF saying to you, fellow
citizens, as it is out of my power
to canvass the county and see you
all personally "a duty which Gus
tom has imposed upon offce-seek-
ers) not to suppose or conclude
that | do not want your votes, for
be assured no man living will be
more grateful fer your suffrage than
| will. l have been a citizen of
this county for so years, and du-
ring which time have endeavored
to form and maintain q good moral
christian character. AS to how
far | have succeeded you must de-
termine.
know | am needy, and if you,
gentlemen, think NE worthy and
qualified to serve you in the capac-
ity to which am aspiring and can
do SO consistent with your feelings,
60 to the .polls on the LIST Satur-
day in March next and cast your
votes for your old friend and fei,-
low-citizen. If | am your chc..ce.
| will serve you to the best Of my
ability; ard if you prefer another to
me, | viii he salts led and bow
with submission 20 your will thus
expressed through the ballot-hox.
Your, respectfully,
WIN. A. GILL.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
fncidenl on Board the Trent.

An officer of the Trent, believed
to be Mr.. o. P. Savage, of Belfast
Ireland, communicates to the News
Letterthe following incident, which
happened at the time of Lieut.
FaHfaxs visit
While all the confusion and eX'
element was at its full height,
was struck by a thick-set, elderly
gentleman, sitting on the rail Of
an arm chair, attentively listening
to all that was going forward on
the quarter deck, but never alter
ing his position; coolly putting his
cigar, he seemed perfectly indiffer-
ent to everything and to everybody
around him. He went to the COM
panion way once, and, unseen as
he thought, quietly loosened cut
lass. That, sir, was a man who,
in a practical way, has done the
Northern cause more harm than
any one else. Had they only
known who they left behind, they
would have bitten their nails
through with vexation. firmly
believe they would have dispensed
with the presence of at least two
of the delegates, to have known
the man was ON board. | did not
know at the time who he was, but
have since learned. (The captain
of the Sumter.) Upon question
ing him as to his motives for touch
ing the cutlass, his answer was,
that he intended to cut down the
Lieutenant, had he been rccog-
nized. He was not tie only one
left behind; several others would
have been, | believe, equally &C
ceptable at Westinghouse OR
two of whom took to their beds.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
Gen. ZoIIicufter's Body.

An. army correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette gives the fol
lowing description of the appear
ance of General Zollicoffer's body
shortly after death:
Col. Connell, who had known
General Zollicoffer in Washington,
asked to be permitted to see the
CORPSE, and | went with him. He
lay in a tent wrapped in an army
blanket, his chest and left arm
and side exposed. A tall, rather
slender man with thin, brown hair,
high forehead, somewhat bald,
Roman nose, firm wide mouth, and
clean shaved face. A pistol BAH
had struck him in the breast, a
little above the heart, killing him
instantly. His face bore no ex-
preston such as is usually found
on those who fall in battle-no
no reckless hate, not even
a shadow of physical pain. 1t
was calm, placid, noble. But l
have never looked on a counten-
ance so marked with sadness
A deep detection had settled on it.
'sThe low cares of the mouth"
were distinct in the drcop at its
corners, and the thin checks
showed the wasting which comes
through disappointment and trou-
bic.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

Gen. JEFF. Thompson has gone
to Richmond. 1t is rumored that
he is to be given new command
the entire cavalry force at Co
iumbus. If the report is correct,
the Federals may just as we'll
make their wills, for they never
can get out of the reach of the
ubiquitous JEFF. THOMPSON, whom
they both fear and hate with the
greatest intensity.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
Description OF The Merrimac.

A Norfolk correspondent gives
the following interesting particu
lars of the "Norfolk Turtle" the
Merrimac:-
Yesterday ut dress parade, or.
lders were read out for all who de.
sired to volunteer for six months
service aboard the Merrimac, to
report themselves at headquarters.
From this, the inference is, that
she viii soon be ready for sea-
The Yankees, fully apprised of ev-
Ierything going on with us, are on
the lookout for her, and are pre-
pared to have a lively time with
her, should she attempt to force the
blockade, as she certainly will
Inasmuch as the Lincolnites are
already fully posted in regard to
her, there can be nothing faulty in
giving you a slight idea of the nom
'descript craft. Once she was the
pride of the Federal navy, and
considered the finest of her class
afloat. Being at the Gosport Navy
Yard when the frightened Hessians
fled from that institution, they at
tempted to destroy her, but failed
in the undertaking. Acting on
the hint of the New Orleans ''Tur-
tle," the Gov. rnment determined
to make a Norfolk Turtle of the
Merrimac, and workmen have been
busily engaged ON her for nearly
six months, and a striking meta
morphosis they have effected in
her general appearance.
From first class frigate, she is
RACED down till the surface she pre-
sents above water is no greater
than that of an ordinary canal
boat, and on that surface no balls
nor shells can take effect. Three
feet below her water lines, the iron
plating, four inches thick, on solid
oak twenty-eight inches in thick
ness, commences and runs upward
from each side, sloping like the
roof of a house, and being, in fact,
an iron roof On a floating house.
No spars, no masts, no upper works
of any kind, are in sight. Even
the chimneys are on spiral springs,
"quashable' without injury, arr
the only place she can be strrck is
on her iron roof. The Oily way
of getting into her Is through q
small hatcbway: TO (which is an iron
door fastening immovably ON the
inside, so that the enemy had as
well attempt to board a loggerhead
trftle as her. Her armament con-
sists of three heavy guns on each
side, and one at bow and stern.
The iron cleaver in front is sup
posed capable Of dividing Yam
kee ship in two equal portions,
with great nicely and dispatch.
To all appearances she is a most
formidable Institution, and wheth-
er she prove q success or not, the
Yankees are greatly exercised On
her account, and the very name
of Merrimac is aterror to them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

The Cairo Eaiture.-The papers
at the North are much dissatisfied
with the late advance of the Fed.
eral forces at Cairo, which they
emphatically call a failure. This
is done, too, in the teeth of the Of
fetal reports, which declared it EN-.
inently successful. The Northern
people seem to be getting both inn
patient and insulting to their rrl-
lers.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

More of the Battle at Somerst.-
A lady who reached this city yes
terday evening, direct from Win
chester, reports that she read the
Baltimore papers at that place, in
which a loss of seven or eight hun
dred of the enemy is conceded
They are not jubiIant and admit
that their less In killed and woun-
dede is greater than ours.-LyncA-
burg Iuginion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

During the last few days, cloth.
ing, &C., to the amount of $52.400.
has arrived here from North Caro-
lima, and has been listed by Colo
mel Jones at the Passport Office
During the entire war North Car.
DINA has acted the noble part by
her sons, and we'll she may, for
they have proved themselves gal
liant and true to the South.-Rich-
mond Examiner.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
Tribute uf Respect.

At meeting of Capt. w. w
James Company, 41st Reg't Tenn
Volunteers, held at Camp Trous
dale, Robertson County Tenn, on
the 18th of December 1861, the
death of w. N. Hoots, having
been previously announced, Capt
w. w. James, G. Carrigar, A. P.
Blackwell, a.. Luttrell, r. D. C,
McMillen, and James Miller were
appointed a committee to draft res
olutions suitable for the occasion
On motion, Capt. W. w. James
was called to the chair and A. P.
Blackwell appointed Secretary,
when the following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Great author of
man In the exercise of his divine
will hath called to spiritual ex-
istence our worthy and esteemed
brother in arms, w. N. Hoots,
Therefore be 1t reso1red, That
in the death Of our brother in arms
our Company has lost a good faith
full and agreeable companion and
a jealous advocate of the cause of
the South.
Resolved, That we sincerely con-
dole with the relatives of the de-
ceased and mingle our sorrow with
theirs in this their sad bereave-
ment.
Resolved, That a copy of these
proceedings be sent to the Fauette-
riJte Observer for publication, and
sent to the relations of
the deceased.
w. W. JAMES, GIN.
A. p. BLACKWELL, Sec.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

Harper,s ReeIay is endeevoring
TO cheer the dcsponding Northern
masses by publishing cuts repre-
senting Southern ladies of the
FIRST families securing dirty linen
ander Yankee overseers. We do
pst know how we'll the ladies can
saean Yankee linen, but the abili-
" of our boys to 'sclean OUT Yam
KEGS is generally conceded.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

Another Eendish Outrage
While Rev. DR.. w. II. Foote
was in attendance upon the Gener-
al Assembly, which met at Angus
ia, Georgia, his church at Romney,
Va, was burned, his private
dwelling most shamefully desecra-
ted, and his library ruined. Such
fiendish acts upon the house of Gcd
and the property of an aged ser
want of Christ, could only be per-
formed by federal soldiers. Surely
they are becoming a Kissing and
by-word, and will soon be the con-
tempt of the civilized world
True Witness.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
Plant Corn Ereryachere.-It il

Plant Corn Ereryachere.-It is
now less than a month till spring,
and the planters throughout the
So:,th will begin to pitch their
'crops. From our exchanges we
think it is pretty well settled that
not over a half or a quarter of a
cotton crop will be planted. This
will give a large breadth Of land
and ample force to raise a great
crop of corn, oats, and vegetables.
We shall have to rely on our
selves for bread and meat, ard we
should begin in time. Mother
earth will give us a generous
yield, if we plant much and cult
vate we'll. Remember this inn
portant point, that it is just as nee
essary to have bread, and hogs,
and beef, as soldiers. It is, there
fore, a patriotic dasty to plant a
large corn crop, and laise all edi-
bles possible for man and beast.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

1t is said the Louisiana planters
talk of planting only half crop
of cane this year because of the
present large crop Of sugar, and
molosses, one-third Of which is
likely to be on hand at the next
planting time.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
A. p. BLACKWELL, Sec.

Welles, Lincoln's Secretary of the
Navy, has written a letter to .irlsti-
fy himself in putting 500, 900 in his
brother-in-law's pocket. The pith
of the defence seems to be that he
could have given three times that
amount to some one else.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

General Humphrey Marshall's
command is stationed at the head
Kentucky river, in Letch-
er county, about thirty miles from
Pound Gap. The men are said
to be suffering considerably for the
want Of proper food and clothing.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

p Oranges are selling in Richmond
for 7oc apiece, lemons 81 each,
and a pippin. apple if fair sized,
brings lac.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

The Lincoln feet on the Mississ-
ippi river consists Of Is Gunboats,
So Mortar boats, and 2S Tugs and
Steamboats,.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13

Bralge FHushed.-The bridge
across the HOlston at Union, East
Tennessee, built in the place of
one destroyed by the Lincolnites,
has been completed, and the trains
of the East Tennessee and Virgin
ia Road are now passing regularly
over it. Abiding to the compile
ton of this important work, the
Knoxville Register says: With
the completion of this bridge is re-
paired all the damage done by the
tory incendiaries of East Tennes-
see. 1t bchOoves the Government
now 10 sec that these roads are
web guarded, and a recurrence
of the vandalism rendered imposs-
IDLE. Too much Importance can
not be attached to this subject.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-02-13
RLkHKEIsI RuHEEIsI

HAVE just received fresh sapl " Of
u Soldiers Blankets. Over C rats, PAr.is,
Vests. Shirts. and Drawers. Hats. Shoes, Boots :,
Red. Willie. and Yellow FIannels, Plaid Lin
srys, Shawls. Prints. BI-ached, and Brow IL
Domestics, Muslin Delanrs. Deba So. Casl mer,
Scotch spool Thread. Hardware Queensware.
Books, Paper. dc. d., which make my stock
g.tHtGR. LAPSE IAaElII G0IGPTKrT2F,
All those wsnting gnols will do well to call
and supply themselves from this srerk Of
goods. L. G. GOODRICH.
Dec. 10, 1861.
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