The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-28

General socum at the MirsdgsvnIs Hotel, and head.
owsas WING could :. s"Sn ,,o% ~ ...s H"os ..
tower The movement OF kipalrck's command from
right 10 lett indicated an advance in the direction Of
Aguss 50 far no enemy bad been encountered ~ The
lett wing 10 its march.
RoYsrrnso IN THE CAPITOL.
tuesday forenoon Vas spent by the woYkNGUen Of
were thousands soldiers who had nothing sa. sight
House was productive mine for trophy hss.srs ssA NE
state Library, containing about two Thousand voiams
was ran.ackad by men Of literary tastes, end cast
civ. eablus. Of minerals contributed TO tho
losd Of relics. he Governors room, the oaases
and other unc,onasss ramnagsd, every pSsss Of
paper being rigidly scrn,nizsd, and tho military and
original msausoripss. Nearly tho forenoon shis m
vsseagaton continued CIV CoIoSs Hawlsy, Of shs ThrA
quarters u the state Hosss after which none bus lhs
privileged could get In 70 "iuvsstestA"
b one o. the rooms o. sbs once were stacks
q Georga ssase mooey ! should Judge there were
nDs % sos:s q ~ o.
none Of them signed. Ailioua dollars, handy chasge
wnin sucn easy grasp was too much for the eupA q
the boys, 90 every one commenced providing himself
Large quantities OF this money circulated In
the lower satum OF Georgian society in exchange fot
Being rather short OF decent paper which write
this communication have the honor 70 forward 70 you
on the back OF the rebel gray back notes have been
somewhat surprised TO and that have used up
million OF dollars In this already, with my task only
nall finished have plenty however
THE RECONSTRUCTION STATE.
Pursuant 10 call extensively circulated, four " Ave
sion IN blue and brass, mot in the Senate Chamber
tuesday afternoon to "reccnstuc the State OF Georgia.
Organization was ELECTED by The election OF Colonel @.
Robinson (Ohio) President; Lieutenant Colonel G.
Rogers lsocums starr Clerk Captain w. ". Moasly, o.
paRes-MaoFs Gwndon, Crane, L,suteuaps English and
Harpe's Weekly Davisin laying members and under
the table The usual wrangle contrasting ensued.
successful contestants and Committee
Federal Relations appointed consisting OF Colonies wat
Ionio, Ewing tloyai Eas. Tenn. cossswe ns.s Who
retired Pending their return, General Fitzpatrick, who
dict RECALLED the Convention with cop,ous low of lin
pid rhetoric The Committee on Federal Relations re-
Ger who could edge in word PARTICIPATED adopted .
set OF resolutions got full report Of the proceedings,
bu! regard for space compes me 70 cut H. me points
l. That the ordinance Of secession was hsshsy mAi.
Greet and njudicous and ought to bs discourage.
q That Aforesaid ordinance 10 40 damn farce" aAo
s. That aforesaid ordinance be rspsslsd a.a abro-
4 That shermaus column win play the devil WIN she
ordinance and the State itself.
Being submitted to the army, these were ratified, and
Georgia was in the Union once more The remainder Of
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burning Of the arsenal and ths destrucsion d all co.,
tanned
In the edge Of town cotton factory OF six ses OF
machinery, with thousand balss Of stock hand, que
owners bonded this property ha million OF dollars,
picdsnR that the stock and machinery sbosid never
beue6t the rebel government, and that all e9oHs
DO made TO get tho into loyal states Gen.
Sherman said he that his bond would not BE-
0coneo but he knew II would be advertised Ter AM
"shsrman not destroying cotton 70 punish
individuals but to damage tho resources Of the cueds-
racy." ~
Cotton does not appear be the speciality OF farmers
In Central Georgia; at lost they have NOT planted very
extensively this year. saw large neldsof The staple,
and except in village warehouses no more than thirty or
sArrIxa The rouxpAnox or THE cosrurRlcY
Somehow other nTag0rB and ssraEglorD con-
sidered Il their boundsn duty destroy not only the
they found In their travels bus the presses and
GtSu boalfffr vf-'n Tf- p6sAsafS Of Rya .gno'Aais
o Y.nss na,'s every '''s se sd
by vsst couds, Of black smoke arising from the
exact number Of bales destroy ed. may be safely
stated that there are none left Four thousand bales IN
corps alone The Lowell sscrnd and Thirty.
third Massachusetts Volunteers wept ~ they passed
along.
There were hogs In every ''pace" Horses and mules
were only vgilant Horned cattle and
sheep found all the large pantati Upwards OF
eight hundred horses and mules added
OF Transportation on the march AL, sns mules .sss
animals. and all this pick ng after stonemsns raid,
Garrard's raid wheeer's operations, and a half dozsu
other drawbacks successful mule breeding.
OF horned cattle and sheep about thirty days extra
ratons driven into Medgevi'e. have since seen
ADVERTISEMENTS from plan back In the country who
formerly owned ny sixty head Of horses and mules,
now desirig purchase any thing the line horse.
flesh that could stand alone.
COUNTRY.
This operation Is undoubtedly tho best way 10 mako
the multitude OF ways In which army can not only
.iive" of the country, but grow wealthy during tne
once ever dreamed Of To draw the line between cap
turing and stealing when permission IL given troops to
take everything which will sustain life or assist military
operations would puzzle the keencst prac toner. such
little dosy ncracies taking the last chicken, the last
potato. the last peanut, the last pound Of bacon
and the last persimmon from The bouse OF .
poor woman (color rot coDsdefedl come under tho
head OF legitimate business debate ought TO come upon
such points the spoons bed clothing crockery ware,
or tices o. wearing apparel Men WIN pockets oulgns
pensvc sleeping paraphcrnan mules decked with gaudy
po,ng gives some color 70 such stories as are told abooA
the changing up an old cuss three or -four times 70 make
him shell 70 the statement ha! Generals sher msns
we're not closely regarded. Such things cannot be
avoided An army passes pas along road; planter:
tho whole premises are ovcrrun ~ BY ants,
the heads o. sorghum barrels SIIsis are sOoesed
10 pieces and Wild grabs made for the last vesge OF
comb" swee, potato caches are broken To- and shs
contents packed In pockets In hapdkechiefs, ID any
thing win bold ina. csculeut; hogs bayoostsds
quarered with the hair on and hung on the ends Of
with sticks, and strung 10 garanis around tha
nccks sweaty warriors THIS is the work Of fighting
%ae VINO brigade and the ba%%ss follow 10
course Of time, when the loot hunting" COM
mences, ever. column ten miles LONG
generally furnishes men enough TO pick IND
premises clean. Frequently nne houses are found
deserted This considered pytmd fdc,e evidence thao
their owners rebels, and the furniture Is speedily
made to appear like tho debris OF May moving 10
get the 10 pianos easily the tops Kted
OF and tho strings pounded with sticks funny eaecta
got OF moulded into contrarety with the
butts OF muskets This paragraph long enough Con-
Shermans army has far lived or the country and
lived we as soldiers should live the land Produces
II people along the line OF march have suffered loss ID
has been OF they voted for The policy
Commanding General has been to take nothing bus
evils but natural consequences Of military expedi.
tion ike this.
MARCH OF THE LEFT WING FROM NIL.