The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-27

on for high and holy purposes 30 10 ours. Thore s
reason thon TO despair OF final SUCCESS ground for
faint heartedness when the 10 clouded
moments We have but TO mold ont . little longer, 70
10 faith ourselves cause and our Cod and victory
and peace will surely BIO ours
The GeorAix Exempts.
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR BROWN, or GEORGIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. Macon, Ga, Dec. 0, 1864
Hob. WALrsa X. srArLss, o. virginia-
recent discussion In the House Of Representatives, In
Congress- you reported have stated that the
bOr OF persons exempt from CONSUMPTION by In this
State including the militia in State service, amounts TO
about fifteen thousand men.
Al this publication has produced very i'm.
precision upon the public mind, and as cannot suppose
you intend 70 misreproseut TO do injustice TO State
which has done her whole duty 10 the cause and to the
fsderncy, which, think may say without dis.
CEMENT has had under during the past
and fall larger portion q her white male popuI.tion
publish this note addressed to you, to correct error
into which you have fallen.
about fourteen hundred and nifty are tho militia who
are and most OF them for months past BEEN In
Of Confederate general. confronting the enemy.
These fourteen hundred aud ffty are comprised Of
inferior courts shers, clerks ordnaries tax collectors
and receivers and absolutely necessary tho exist
euce Of the state government large proportion Of
ous Of once, bs subject 70 Confederate couscripon
The militia organized, and 10 service, are composed
o. Confederate bonded sxempts and partly or de-
tailed BY the Confederate governments ss agri.
cSu.s Of .s state ss .uS.o. me %
duty, and have been ordered By me into &C.
s: sy0i a. q The Much The
seventeen and old men between Afty and ATTY I've years
g "a: s: ::s.. Il S::: =: f..
mate be set dow - exempt ~ Tho Governor from sev
both 81 he q and q ns
legislature. will remark further, 10 this conssotton,
that the state ocsf: " Georgia arc declared exempt
by joint resolution Of the General Assembly Of the
BATE Georgia seeded from tho old Union TO protect
her new alliance neither permit the ientre machinery
State government TO be stopped her "courts Of
suspended" nor hcr estate lines 70 b obtsratsd."
Nearly nfty regiments OF her soos havo spent years
are uow dsiendos the capital Of tina. sorious old com
monweslth while powerful army marches through their
own beloved State; occupies and desecrates their own
dreds Of miles Of the railroads OF their state, and plum
ders them Of their property leaving thelr wives and
Their Executive asks for aid, ana especially that the
sons Of Georgia may be permitted to return and strike
without infantry force while her capital Is the head
quarters Of General Sherman TO confront his powerful
smy except the Confederate reserves in State
the state officers and militia reserves amounting 10 tho
aggregate 10 . lew Thousand men, many Of them with
but little physical strength 70 endure the hardshps Of
OF splond and battalops OF veteran infantry,
In Confederate service, were loft upon her SOIL or per
enemy TO return TO her when her territory was being
overrun, her cities, towns, villages and private dwell
With these facts before you, leave IL to your own
Judgment as man Of candor, which yur char
assume, whether your published remarks do Justice
10 state whose nave acted as calamity add made
Is great sscraces any 0'ne upon nS son bur o.
expercocc turn 70 Confederate control her State
officers and her Old men and boys 70 be taken from her
20 ward on the blows from vital points should the
armies Of the enemy again pass over her territory.
Had tho OF Georgia boon permitted to return TO
the soil OF Georgia. asked by her Executive tshort
time siuce the army OF General Sherman would never
have passed over u nor desecrsted her capital Very
respectfully, &c. JOSEPH E. BROWN.
Brsckinrtdge's Department..
OUR RAIDERS REPORTED DEFgATgD AND RErREArISg.
from the Richmond Enquirer, Dec 23.I
Although there s still official news OF importance
from southwestern Virginia, enough known TO warrant
the belief thai the has been punished severely
witcher and Beckinridge IN several conflicts and that
he Is making with all speed back towards Tennessee
Among other injuries inflicted by The enemy during tue
raid the destruction OF tho Offices OF the Alb. ngdon
vUgissan and the Bristol Register.
PLOTTING NEAE MARION, VIRGINIA.
from the Lynchburg Republican, Dec. AL
We have at length donnite intelligence from General
Brecknrdse as lse as tuesday evening IN tho following
man TO whom u addressed. II proper to that
tho despatch Is from officer at Dublin, who Is in q
position to optaia correct Information
despatch from General Brecs nrdse today. dated a.
Mount Airy sixteen niles west OF wytlcve says he had
fought the enemy two days success near
the enemy bad retired from his 'front.' but whether they
were 70 ha Tennessee or not he had mol sscer
Since this despatch nothing authentic has been 70
ceved, though by tho Western last night
bring reports that was reported at Dublin yesterday
enemy short distance beyond Marion, and tight was
progressing yesterday We think the highly pro-
babs, though We have nothing by telegraph 10 con.
arm Il.
We have yet heard nothing reliable concerning The sal,
works, but 10 generally believed thoy safe thus far
Ths Trans Missfsstppt Depa rtment.
PRIcR RKOR0ANIziN0 HIS ASNY-IT 10 PRONOUNCED
THR LARGEST CosPs IN THE REBEL AMY.
from the Richmond Dispatch neo. 23.
gentleman direct from the Trans Mississippi Depart.
ganzed The rscrps brought OF Missouri by him
Ave brigades General Joe Kelly and General John
n Clark, Jr., have each Q division. General JEFF.
Thompson commands KsIly's brigade. Colonel John T.
Coffee has recruited regiment one thousand eight
hundred strong. On the 18th Of November General
His expedition ino missouri completely succsssful
his orders permitted 70 b. He has the largest
corps In tbe Confederate army, and every n Mis-
scurian. General Pagan, whom be detached for that
purpose captured Fayssvie with 10 garrison Of eight
hundred men, on The 9th Of November.
General DavidssA's Cavalry Raid In
Alabama.
MovnMBnr ON MOBILE.
Trom the Montgomery Appeal, Dec 1871
various sensational rumors 10 the situation AROUND
Mobile were current IN Montgomery yesterday, but
are convinced that the Yankees have no force Mobile
~ yet unless We landed from their nse Tho raidna
party IN southern hesssppi had NOT reached the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad the 10Th, the despatch frou
auo - n llnns thn