The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-10-27
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t 49, - - - as
-Riehmoud papers Of the gath coo-
siin tho proceedings Of . convention held
At Augusts, Ga, on tho l7th inst, BE-.
lxsen the Governors Of she States Of
Virgiuia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Alabama and Mississippi, for consulsa.
ton upon the state of the Southern Con.
federacy. The convened Governors, sfter
: free interchange Of opinions, resolved,
10 -substanc &c, that there Is no cause for
them to be discouraged, but Il 10 impera.
tive to increase their armies Immediately;
TO recommend shss tho Legislatures re.
peal al laws prohibiting the sending Of
troops outside the Ssats limits; to urge
the Confederate authorities 10 conscript
every man engaged in the various depart.
ments, whose places can DO supplied by
disabled officers, soldiers snd negroes; to
recommend legislative eusotments for the
arrest Of deserters; to make il imperative
that negroes DO removed from the front.
iers q posed to the u Mon armies; that tho
course of tho United States Government,
in sppropriatiug slaves to the purposes
Of war, demands . change in policy on
their part, aod they recommend the Con.
fcdersts authorities, under proper regu.
latioos, to appropriate such part Of them
(the negroes to the public service - msy
Be required; that tho Confederate Con-
grcss remove all restrictions on the com.
merce Of Individual States; and the Gov
ernors close with the usual fummery ..
bout maintaining the rights Of sovereign
States, achieving their iodependesce,
etc.
-Graut's late move was a successful
reconnaissance, and point has been
gained which will mskc tho next move
one Of the greatest importance, aud il is
hoped Of brilliant success. The left wipg
below Petersburg moved westwardly,
while Gen. Buffers troops On tho e1-
tremc right also made Reconnaissance in
force. The positive results secured seem
TO DO a gain Of fifteen miles Of territory,
giving our left an opportunity Of opsrat.
ing upon the enemy's flank, and the
capture Of three hundred rebel prisoners.
Our news from rebel sources il of
considerable interest. The Legislature
have refused to appropriate money for
the defence Of the State, but voted to
raise their own salaries. The rebel Con-
gresham Hill, of Georgia, has written Z
letter stating that two thirds of the rebel
army have deserted. Bragg has gone to
Wilmington, whereupon rebel paper
exclaims: "Good bye, Viii.
mipgton." Early has been administer.
Ing a severe rebuke to hi, army, astribu.
ing his defest to their propensity for
The rebels have already
couscrip.ine negroes for their
'rmy. They take every negro able to
bear arms, and they think that they will
rave su rrmy OF 100000 negroes ready
or the spring campaign. The slaves
nus armed are 10 have their freedom and
fifty acres of land each, which secures
hem permanent homes in the South.
The masters are to Ls compensated by
he Confederate government.
Daddy Price, after having been se.
serely punished by the Union forces, snd
. good portion Of the plumber that he had
picked up in Missouri, taken from him,
Is making his way into Arkansas with
What is lsft Of his demoralized army. A
song force Of rebels south Of Little
Rock Is reported on its way to cooperate
With him I'D help him carry off his plum.
aer.. Many M:sscuriacs are .srsy;'in:
back 70 thci, homes, from his s.my,
cia; min: 70 have been conscripted, but
10 most instances they are ccpperhcads
who Joined Price to aid the rebellion 10
their own State, but now that he is driv.'
On out they are returning to vote for
Little Mac, who expects to DO elected
Presidsn: OF New Jersey: '
Great excitement exists 10 Detroit
md Buffalo, 10 snticipstion Of fshsl
raids from Cansds to destroy those cities.
10 Detroit soldiers sre seen upon every
;craer. cannon are planted in the streets,
md all persons out late At night who can.
lot give = good account Of thcmselves,
IRE arrested. The authorities Of Buf!sio
re equally busy in preparing for their
lefence, and If tho rebs. do mako their
appearance they will meet with . ,carm
On last Saturday evening
he U. 8. Consular agent 1t Toronto tele-
,raphsd the Provost Marshal Of Detroit
hat ono hundred men had just left To-
onto, with arms, ammunition and com.
for > raid on Detroit or Buffalo.
The N. Y. Tim<s has tho following
pecial from Nashville, Got. Goth: Gen.
iii en- has just had sanguinary bst.le
With Gen. Breckinridge's forces 10 East
Zen uessse, completely routing and driv.
og in confusion Vaughn's b,iga 10 msny
niles. The lighting wss Of the liveliess
character. our cavalry using their eabret
md capturing nearly 200 prisoners, 10.
'luding Col. Ross, commanding brigade.
Che celebrated Meetings. battery was
'sptured eutire. It vas one Of tho most
glorious charges Of the var. Tho rebels
. their flight threw away their arms. apd
'baadonta much psopastg. Tls tsbei'|