Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-06
THE Ne us.
TRoN GEoBGGA.

The Georgia papers received this morning give very
I,,Ie of interest from Atlanta All accounts indicate
that not an hour Is permitted to espse, however, by
the gallant Texan wi hOut adding to the strength OF
his army AID delences gratifying to perceive too,
that he has already won the confidence Of even those
Who were oudest ia their protests against the removal
Of General Johnston. On Tuesday it was runOrsd at
Augusta that Mais6geville had been captured by the
raiders the Friday previous, and the state house and
other public buildings burned.
We .arn that General Bragg is at present at ColuU-
bus e. 1t is stated that he has power granted him to
dispose Of forces in that State "a be plesses.
TIE inhabitants of many parts Of Georgia, Vnlike The
paoula of Virginia. are unused to Yankee raids; hence
1t ia that all sorts of Wild and unreliable
aoat abou raids about to be made upon the railroads
and unprotected districts of the npile State. The fact
is the Yankees have not enough cavalry in their Whos
army TO undertake one-ha tue raid3 which, according
to Madame Rumor Of Georgia. they have in Serious con-
temptation.
Gen. Wheeler, who was wounded near Atlanta,
short time SINCE in the leg, has far recovered that
he will be again in the saddle in very short tme
c,NFoUkDrSG NAMEs.
Oae of the army o! No.thern Virgioia thinks It 70
very singular that people will persist in cOnloundng
the names of two OF our generals. WHO before, he
ays ,or iusta lce heard of General Jubal Early
but everybody has heard of Gefsral Jubilee aud from
this he knows the newrapsrs to the contrary, dat the
Christian name of General Lee "a Robert but Jabs,
and hereafter he proposes he right bower Of the
sing shall bs known by everybody as Gen. JubAl Lee,
aud the left as Cen. General RObert Early. He will
saeu ling with soms consistency the day Of JaDA Lee
has come, return ye cursed Yankees homa
MORE vAADAInN.
The Yankees have burned The elegant residence Of
hs late ohm Seldom, situated on the saIld side of
the ppahs1 mock, about 6Fs miles below Frsdericks-
bne. These marauders, we learn, only gave Ma sed
don twenty-five iDues to get herself aad children out
Of thehouse aud refused to ali her In removing siu-
gle article Of value. Never mind e. US have retrbu
ton according to the Mosaic cods-an eye for an ey
and tooth for TOOTH This win bring the demons to
ihelr ssbees.
A LIFFsR ERoM TIE TREASURER OF PITBPokF'5 STATE.
We give below. the letter TO which correspondent
LavsonD refers, without the alteration of a single
word or letter. 0ur readers will agree with us that the
Treasurer of so miserable abortion in thu way OF
sovereign Sac as that which Pierpont affects 10 gov
ern ought to be just such creature 90 j. j. Heqshas'
Hs perfect contempt tor the Mugs ApBusn SLOWS
shat he is a Republican Of the true Yankee type His
fend SchOOiey, to whom It addressed, lost BY Its
interruption invaluable dissertation upon the 6nan-
cial ard military sfairs Of begus Virginia Will some
one ia the Valley try and convey him priOted copy
ALExASDRIa, Va, March 81, 1854. .
Friend SehOOlsy Your letter OF the 18th instant at
hand and Ia reply thereto am cory to say first the
General Government havinp ell power In the matter OF
organization Of troops In State, we having nothing
10 do with the matter unless the Government wishes
services of ths militia of the State, the Convention
has TIE power to Appo pirate money for to be used %
bounes for soldiers but when such appropriation is or
should be made where Is the funds TO be derived from
The State treasury having only say $4,000 on hand,