Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-29
Sherman Moving a Column
Against Augusta on the
Border Of South
Carolina.
THE FALL OF NILLEDGEyILlE, GA.
Proclamation of Gov Brown.
he orders q Levy en- masse Of the
whole Male Population between
the Ages Of i6 and So.

authority, that Sherman's reported movement
on Macon was only feint, and that his real
design was On Augusta. We give these specu-
lations for what they are worth.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 94th instant,
speaking Of the fall Of Milledgeville, says: 40
course there could have been 10 d1teIinlrsd resist.
dncs."
The same paper goes on 70 speak Of the
movement against Augusta as follows;
This suppositlon gives color 10 the rumor
that strong force Of the enemy has made .
demonstration upon Augusta, within twenty
miles OF which place, IL Is reported, they were
encountered by our troops; that their left was
driven back In confusion and an assault by
their right repulsed with severe loss. ssvan.
nah being their supposed first objective point,
this movement could be scarcely more than q
feint, or, more properly, q reconnaissance In
force, with q view OF raiding upon and destroy
ing Augusta, II practicable; for II 10 well known
to the enemy that Augusta 10 . valuable point
In the department Of Georgis.
Ifimpracticsble, the purposes Of feipt could
be secured by occupying the attention Of our
forces In that direction while the movement on
Savannah was being developed from Milledge-
| villo. II is believed that the large feet which
has been In preparation In the James river for
some time past Ia intended 10 cooperate with
Sherman ~ the proper moment, and that Sa-
yannah Is It's destination.
1t would appear by the above that the re-
ported aght t,centy mile, beyond Augusta could
not have amounted TO much II II was 90 essily
overcome as to enable the Union troops TO
drive the enemy near enough 10 Augusta To
make demonstration upon that city.
We doubt the Eaqairsr's rumor for the very
good reason that when any portion Of Shsrman's
forces are repulsed zoe shall not get q through tae
Richmond papers as a mere " runor," )" but u tuill
come quick nth all The detais aud usual ep.bsl.
lishmsnts Of The ready vritsr, at Riehmond.
The Richmond Eraniner Of the 2Sth instant
says;
eve know, and believe 1t not injudiclous ID
state, that Augusta vds safe last night"
From this 1t would appear that column Of
sherman's troops was sufficiently near TO Au.
gusts TO warrant the belief that the place was
liable TO be attacked At any moment.
The steamer Livingston, from Savannah,
brought copy of the tGeorgis) Daily Coniti.
t,itionalist, from which we clip the following
proclamation Of Gov. Brown, Of Georgia,
STATE OF GEORGIA, EXECUTIVE DErARfMEsT,l
INTELLECTUALLY, Nov. 10, 1854.
The whole people understand how imminent
is the danger now threatening the State. Our
cities are being burned, our stste laid waste,
and our wives and children mercilessly driven
ffom their homes by Q powerful enemy. We
must strike like men for freedom, or we must
submit to subjugation..
Death is to be preferred TO the loss OF liber-
ty. All must rally to the field for the present
I .l.0 0t.aA Il. A.
| fore, by virtue OF the authority vested In me by
the statutes Of this State, hereby order levy
en- ndsse Of the whole white male population
| residing or domiciled In the State, between l6
and 30 years Of age, except such as are physi.
| cally unable to bear arms, which physical de-
| feet must be plain and undsputable, or they
| must be sent TO camp for examination, and eI.
cept those engaged in the Legislative or Judi.
cial Departments OF the Government, which
are by the recent acts Of the Legislature de.
clared exempt from compulsory service.
All others are absolutely required, and mem
bers Of the Legislature and Judges are invited
to report Immediately TO Major General @. A.
Smith, al Macon, or wherever else In Georgia
his camp may be, for forty days service under
arms, unless the emergency Is sooner passed.
The statute declares that all persons hereby
called out shall be subject after this call to all
| the rules and articles Of war OF the Confed-
crate States, and on failure to report shall be
subject 10 all the pains and penalties Of the
crime OF desertion.
Volunteer organizations formed into compa-
nies, battalions, regiments, brigades, or divi-
sions, will be accepted for forty days, even II
they app oximate to the number which Is re-
quired In each organization by the militia laws
Of the State, which were in force prior to the
late act.
All police companies formed in counties for
home defence will report, leaving at home for
the time only those over forty y-fve years Of age;
and all persons having Confederate details or
exemptions, who, by the late decision OF the
Supreme Court OF this State, are held 10 be liz.
BILE TO State militia service, and bound 10 obey
the call of the Governor. AL such refusing "a
report will be arrested by the police force, or
by any aid-de-camp or other officer Of this
State, and carried Immediately TO the front.
The necessary employees OF railroads, now
actively engaged, and the necessary agents oi
the express company and telegraph operators,
are, from the necessity OF their services In the
present emergency, excused. All ordained
ministers Of religion of church or synagogue
are also excused.
All railroad companies In this State will
transport all persons applying for transports
ton TO the front, and In case any one refuses
It's president, superintendent, agent and EN-
ployees will be Immediately sent 10 the front.
All aids-de-camp and other State officers are
required 10 be active and yigilant In the execu
ton Of the orders contained In this proclAmA
ton, and all Confederate officers are respect
fully invited TO aid State officers In their vicin
ity In sending forward all persons hereby or
dered 70 the front.
The enemy has penetrated almost 10 the
centre Of your State. II every Georgian able
TO bear arms would rally round him he would
never be able 10 escape.
(signed) JosBPH Z. Brown,
Governor.
"Brig. Gen. Ripley has been appointed u
the command OF the military district Of Soutl
Carolina" 1t will be remembered that Gen
Ripley was formerly chief Of ordnance for tn,
confederacy.
La ER.
Richmond papers of the Goth have teen re
celyed, but contain no news Of any importance
The best evidence of sherman's complete sue
cess is that the papers referred to contain n
announcement Of any rsUer1 10 dther Of HI
triumphal columns.
1t Is evident, from reading them over car,
fully, that Sherman Is producing a consterns
tion among the people OF rebeldom never b,
fore equallsd.
There Is no confirmation OF the rumors
repulse OF Sherman In the Richmond papers (
the 9ith.