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SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. £»utlw» (JonfNUracD GKO W. ADAIR ....J. HENLY SMITH, nkrrou *,o rnoeRnroua ATLANTA. ONOJtOIAi From onr Special Aimy Correapuudeuf. Heott, her undutiful son The ordinance also cHm.ges iba name of 8oott county to that of (icntrnl Scott in Good Unmor over the heron- U(m> (q(| of Bljclian ,„ 00uut , tb . t ,f lion of Harper's Kerry—The Affair at Vienna STipH1(J(# -rtistAt of tk. Yankee.-Rencfon in the An#lfcer rtdlo . n<> , pro p«,., Id ,. u .qa«M SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1801. Northern Mind—The Rea ton for it—Free Me* grate in Lincoln'» Army— To Enslave them if Captured- Virginia Convention — Proposed Retaliation—A Storm Brewing. Missouri A flairs. For a day or two past we hate bad very contradictory telegraphio reports about alTairs in Missouri, soiue from Louistille and other points, being newt brought by passengers, that Got. Juokson had captured Gen. Lyons' whole command; while we have bad dispatch es from 8t. Louis, that the Missourians at that point bad been severely repulsed. We last night saw a gentleman just from St. Louis, who informed us that there was some truth in both these reports; that Lyons, with his force was proceeding up the river in three vessels, and arrived at a point about four miles below Dooneville, where they were attaoked by the Missourians, whom they re pulsed—taking Gen. Price prisoner, &c. Gov. Jackson then fell back on Uooneville, where be had a masked battery erected, and as Ly ons approached—net dreaming of an attack— a most destructive fire was opened on his ves sels, which quickly sunk them ; and the sol diers who escaped to the shore were all taken prisoners—among them Gen. Lyons. This we are assured by the gentleman is true. Suggesting Candidates for Office. We have received several communications lately from most respectable sources, suggest ing the names of some of the best men in the State as candidates for Governor. These we are compelled to declino—not from opposition to any man whose name has been suggested, but because it would be inconsistent with the line of polioy we have adopted. We are re solved not to take sides in parly political fights, and for this reason, we must decline being (he agent of bringing before the public the claims of any mao. Our aim is to make the “Confederacy” an independent news journal—one whoso columns the people cau always look to for correct and reliable infor mation ; aud not one for the building up, or putting down, any man or party. We ofien notice the proposal of individuals for office, by editors and correspondents, as items of neics only, but we have not opened our col umns to advocate auy man's claims to office, rind hope we shall not. If we do, the case mu9t be peculiar, and one that will not com promise the policy we have marked out for our paper. For these reasons, we beg all our corres pondents on such subjects as this, to excuse U9 for not publishing their communications. It is not out of any disrespect, or opposition to their favorites—all of whom we will most gladly accommodate in any way we can, with out violating an essential rulo which we have laid down for our guidance. Melancholy. Yesterday Mr. W. B Wood, A. J. Slaltlngs and S. Haas, members of the Newnan Guards, passed through this oily with the remains of Mr. B. II. Meyer, en route to Newnan, his late home, for iuterment. The circumstances of his death are these : Whilst on guard at Shaw's Gap, in Virginia, on Sunday night last, a member of the Quitman Guards, named Stokes, attempted to pass the line. Young Meyer demanded the pass word. Stoke9 re fused to give it, and insisted on passing, which Meyer sternly, yet politely refused.— Stokes returned to his owu lent, deliberately loaded his gun, and returned and coolly shot the sentinel dead. Ilis company, or some members of it, bad on the previous afternoon bought a barrel of whisky: hence ibis horrible murder. We sincerely sympathize with young Meyer's parents and friends. Below we give the letters from his Colonel and Cap tain, accompanying his remains j Shaw's Pass, in thi Mountains of ) Vibqinia, Juue 17, 1801. / My Dear Sir and Madam : It becomes my painful duty, as Commander of the 1st Regiment, to inform you of the death of your son. He was shot last night, while in the faithful discharge of bis duly, as one of my sentinels. From the information 1 have been enabled to pick up in reference to the affair, your eon was shot without sny cause—simply for doiug his duly. I will see that justice is done the offender, 1 know this news will come with crushing effect upon your feelings, but console your selves with the reflection that he fell at hie post, and bad conducted himself so as to merit and receive the high approval of bis offi cers. I saw him soon after he was wounded ; his sufferings were short. I send h m back to you for burial, hoping God may give you fortitude to bear this heavy affliotion. It is the great sacrifice you have made for your country. Respectfully, J M. RAMSAY. Col. Commanding 1st Reg Ga. Vol. Camp First Gkoioia Rnoimknt, 1 8haw’» Pass, Va., June 17, 1801. j Mr. Meyer: It is with feelings of deep regret that I have to communicate the sad intelligence of the unfortunate deajh of your eon. lie waa bru tally murdered last night, whilst in the dis charge of his duty as sentinel. The nature of this thing can be more fully ixpleioed to you by the soldiers who have beeo dei ailed to to company hie remaine borne. Your son had always borne himself in the most high-toned manner, end do ooe in the Regiment had more reputation as a soldier—piompt in the discharge of bis duties It fa needless on this oooMsmn for me to undertake more to oonsole you for a loss eo entirely irreparable. Hoping you may become reeigoed to the loss, I remain, aincvr.Jy, fyar friend^ and sympathizer. GEO M. HANVEY, Captain Newuan Guards. Richmond, June 19. General Scott is reported to be cbuckliog a good deal over the evacuation of Harper's Ferry. He says it is the natural result of bis plans, and in precise accordance with his ex pect .lions. He pretends to see a oat under the meal, however—the meal being at Manassas Junction, and tbe cat being General Beaure gard. lie admits tbe trap to have been clev erly laid, and declines to step into it. We shall see. The evaouafion has already had a moving effeot in the direotion of Romney and Leesburg, and bee exposed to tbe dullest in tellects tbe character of the trap which bad been devised at Washington for the Confeder ate forces at Harper’s Ferry, indeed, the more one considers the abandonment of the Ferry, the greater appears the wisdom of the movement. You have doubtless seen some eocount of the affair near Vieuna, on the Alexandria, Loudon & Hampshire railway, which occurred tbe day my last letter to you was posted, it was some eighteen miles from Alexandria, at a point where our forces had destroyed a bridge, the timbers for the rebuilding of which tbe enemy had forwarded from Alexandria the day previous. Hearing what was going on. Col. Greg/, of the South Carolina volun teers, repaired to the neighborhood of tbe bridge with a detachment consisting of a few companies and two howitzers. He bad just taken his position at a curve in tbe road, when a train appeared in sight. It consisted of a locomotive, (which was pushing the train a baggage car, and six flats or long open can loaded wiih some 400 soldiers, whose bayonets glistened in the sun, though not so brightly as did the eyes of Gregg's boys, who were eager for the fray. The soldiers were intend ed to protect ihe workmen while e gaged in rebuilding (be bridge. A moment before the train stopped, >t couple of shot were fired into it from the howitzers, which raked the wretches fore and aft. The greatest conster uaiion was the result of those well directed missiles, and tbe Lincolnites hastily quit tbe truin and took to their heels, not having time • o wail for the cars. Some of their officers endeavored to arrest the flight of the fugitives but they might as well have called to rushing winds. Meanwhile, tbe engineer coupled his locomotive and took to his heels leaving the Confederates in possession of the cars, tools, provisions, amunition, and some twenty good muskets, one live prisoner and eleven dead men. Col. Gregg ordered a pur suit, but fleet as their horses were, they wen uuable to come up with the flying Yaukees Having burned the cars, secured tbe tools, muskets. and buried their dead, Col Gregg returned <o his camp. It is believed that a great change is going on in the Northern mind, and especially in the north western States, in regard to the war. The pe pie begin to see to wbat frightful re sults it is rapidly leading them. A letter from Ohio to the N. Y. “Journal of Commerce says, that there is an undercurrent of feeling among the masses opposed to tbe further pros ecution of tbe war. Although most of the presses and politicians have been carried away by the furor of the hour, still, ibis writer al leges that the hearts of the people have noi gone with them, and that a decided reaction is evident in the popular mind. Another let ter from the same section to tbe N. Y. “Titres” speaks of a monster petition which is now in circulation in the north-west for signatures, preparatory to its being sent on to Washing too upon the reassembling of Congress on the 4th July. This petition asks that the block ade of the Obio and Mississippi rivets may be removed to the extent of allowing the peti tioners to diapose of thsir surplus corn, meat, mules, &c. to the people of the South. Of course tbe politicians will not have sense enough to grant the petition. But this is not all. 1 gather from the money article io a late number of the N. Y. “Herald” these figures: “The imports al that point for the week ending tbe 9th inst. were only $1,217,006; whereas the imports for the corresponding week in 1859 and '00 were nearly four times as heavy, being in 1859 $3,820,959, and in 1800, $3,860,381.” If this be true in the green tree, what may we not expect hereafter ? The Northern papers, much as they try to hide the truth, tie full of proofs of the frightful loss of business and wide spread financial distress under which their people now labor. In the single town of Lynn, in Massachusetts, from which ths South has heretofore obtained most of its shoes, the falling off in business is incredible. A state ment now before me says that only about 1,000 pairs of shoes are now manufactured there weekly ; whereas, before the withdrawal of the Confederate States, the weekly supplv an average was estimated at 50,000 pairs. 8ucb facts as these will do as tnuob to bring tbe Yankees to their senses as cannon balls. Reports have reached here that free negroes have been received into some if the Northern regiments. Tbe Virginia Convention, now in session, baa instituted an inquiry into the re port. Ex President Tyler, a member of tbe Convention, lakes the po»itlon that these ne groes. If they have indeed entered the volun teer service of the North, should be oooverted into slaves when captured In battle; and such is likely to be the course adopted In the event any of them should be taken prisoners An ordinance ves introduced in tbe Con vent ion yesterday is revoke all resolutions and other legislative proceedings, by which the Slate of Virginia may at any time have expressed her approbation and thanks to Gen. of tbe destruction of the properly and steel ing of the negroes of private eiiitens, to con- fiscale $15,000,000 worth of the bonds and other securities of tbe State now held by Northern capitalists, and to appropriate tbe same to the indemnification of those citizens of the Stale whose property and negroes have been thus taken from them. The air is thick and heavy. A storm Is brewing iu the direction of Manassas and Winchester, and the result may be flashed to you by tbe lightning before this reaches you. I may go to Manassas to morrow. A The God of Hatties for Us. A Sermon Delivered on the 13tb of June, the Day of National Fasting and Prayer, Pro claimed by tbe President of the Confederate States, in tbe Presbyterian Church, Marietta Street, Atlanta, Georgia, BY J. 8. W1L80N, D. D. 2 Chronicles 82: T, ‘•Be strong and courageous, be not afraid r dismay \ ;iy-d tbe king of Assyria: for thoru be more with us than 1 ‘' ’—UUn is With hlin Is an arm of flesh: but the Lord our God to help us, and to light our battles.'’ The events recorded in this chapter occurred about the time of founding tbe City of Rome, or some seven hundred years before the com ing of Christ. Shalmaneser, the father aod predecessor of Sennacherib, had made himself master of the kingdom of Israel, and carried away tbe ten tribes into captivity. Aod Sen nacherib thought in like manner to win the kingdom of Judah to himself. This Sen berib was a roan of unboundleaa pride and ambition, aud aimed at raising a boundless monarchy on the ruins of his neighbors. He, therefore, prosecuted, with merciless vigor and relentless cruelty, tbe wars began by his fath er, becoming a terror and scourge and oppress or to that part of tbe world. In accomplishing his purposes, he hesitated not to employ the most barefaced treachery, perfidy, dishonesty and blasphemy. It has been said that history reproduces itself, and the wise man has said, that which has been shall be again—that there is nothing new under the sun. Sennacherib was a represen tative man. The revolutions of time have thrown many such on its surface, who, in their brief day, hove been the curse and scourge of the world. We need not be surprised to fiud one such in our own day, acting the part of a perfidious and unprincipled tyrant. Twice had Sennecherib invaded Judah. At first the Assyrian required, as the price of bis forbearance, three hundred talents of silver and thirty of gold. This wa9 a heavy sum for JudHh to raise, and it was obtained with great difficulty, perhaps never fully paid It obliged tbe King to take all the silver in the house of the Lord, al! tho treasure in tbe palace, and even to strip off all tbe gold with which tbo doors and pillars of the temple were decorated But 8ennacherib having taken Asbdod, which was regarded as tho key to Egypt, from whence the Israelites hud expected help in their ex tremity, with a perversity of purpose and iu violation ot his plighted fjith, returned his military operations against Judah. He des patches one of his officers, a vain and aatyrical genius, with a large force, to demand the un- sonditional surrender of the King aod his cap- ltd, and the submission of tbe nation to bis authority. And not only this, but he prooceed m to insult the people by bravado; and utter ng blasphemies against tbe God of Israel, hi boasts of the greatness and power of his mas ter, he rehearses the conquests he had made, and the many god? of the natious ho had tram pled under foot; he tells of the multitude ol his armies, and tho certain destruction of He: ekiah and bis people if they resisted. Though IL zekiah had at first succumbed to s mighty cuemy and submitted to bear any burden be might put upon him, yet there was t at which forbearance ceased to be a virtue. He resolved to yield no longer. He determined to withstand to the uttermost, “for, he said,” says t).e sacred historian, “that Sen nacherib was determined to fight against Jeru salem”—he was bentou a war of subjugation. Hazekiah, therefore, assembled a council of the princes aud mighty men, and adopted ac live measures lor defense. He set captains of warover the people, and finally gathered them together in a broad opeu street of tbe city and spake comfortably to them saying, “ Be strong and courageous, and be not dismayed for the King of Assyria, nor for al) tho multitude that is with him : for there be more with us than itb him. With him is an arm of flesh: but itb us ia the Lord our God to keep us, and to fight our battles.” I have said that the King of Assyria was a representative man. He was a tyrant—an op pressor-waging unjust and cruel wars upon the unoffending. He was a perfidious and un principled wretch, a covenant breaker, a great boaster, relying upon the multitude and power of his armies; his will was his law—ambition tbe leadmg passion of his soul, he utterly dis regarded the most sacred rights of others— subjugation was his aim and end. He made war upon those who had never injured him, 1 who only asked to be let alone in the ex- se of tbe inalienable right to govern them selves. Nor waa he the antitype alone of tbe Caesars, the Alexanders and the Napoleons of despotic fame iu other ages and other lands; our own day aud our owu country, be has his representative, if not in royal prealage, yet manifestly possetsing hia characteristics, trails of tyranny, oppression aod perfidious- neas. Regarding the present Federal Admin istration as a poraon, (it is declared to be a unit.) it has but one mind, one fell purpose in levying war upvn these Confederate Slates- their subjugation or total extinction. This, it is attempting to do in utter disregard of all Constitutional law, in open contravention of that Const it itioo which it baa solemnly sworn to support aud defend. It suspends tbe operation of the civil laws aod establishes in lieu thereof a military des potism ; it imprisons unoffending cilisens on tbe ground of suspected disaffection—not for words uttered ; it seta at nought tbe writ of ha beas corpus—the most stored palladium of free tuon ; It forbids tbo liberty of epeeoh aad ot tbo press ; it dec.sree war against Btatoe who disomeot by o ’aquest. and whose oft repeated %nd solemnly declared wish has been for peace, and to bo lot al >ne in tho exercise of their sovereign aod inalienable right of self-govern ment. Under tbo pretextof putting down what it is pleased to call an insurrection in tbe elev en Confederate States, w.ih a population of »ims ten millions, it is assembling tbo moat efficient armameuta by land and by aea. end proclaims its purpose to overrun, crush, sub jugate and lay them aa conquered provinces at the feet of tbe despot. It boasts of its strength in men and money. With it is the arm of fl-ah. It ia true it has many millions more meu at iu command than we bave—it may bring more fleets aud armies into the conflict than we can. Iu one more particular only will 1 note tho parables between the King of Assyria and the Federal Goverumout, aud that is in their per fidiousness. Sennacherib was a faithless, treach erous man. While he was promising peace, he was preparing for war; while he smiled placently, he was concocting plaus for tbe sub jugation of his unoffending neighbors; and wbat, let me ask, did the Federal Adminialra lion do while the Confederate States sought for a peaceful settlement of the whole question issue ? It talked of peace, (true its utterauces w« as ambiguous as those of tbo Delphic Oracle, but still by many i* was supposed to mean peace; it promised to evacuate Sumter; it never would invade tbe Confederate States; it detained our Commissioners week after week while it addressed them in honied phrase and led them to hope for a peaceful solution ; when lo! they were suddenly startled by tbe report that a large fleet had been fitted out and|was on its way to resupply and reiuforce Sumter or, in other words, to commence tbe work of coercion and subjugation. From that day the wolf threw off his cover ing—his oracular utterances arc understood to mean war—a war of extermination—the deao lation of our land with fire and sword No page of the world’s history furnishes a picture of more heartless tyranny, of more black-bearted treachery aud basentss, than w be that one on which is inscribed the record tho events now transpiring in this land. A peo ple who have nev r invade 1 the right) of those who now seek their destruction, who have nev er asked for anything more than their Consti tutional privileges of equality and protection and who have, for more than a quarter of i century, borne insults, reproaches and injuriet without number, are tureutened with annihi lation, merely because they claim the right to govern themselves as free and indopend States. Threatened, I say—not that it will can be done. Tho God of Justice reigns—truth will rise out of the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven. What becam of the boasting, flagitious, Sennacherib? Tb simoon of the desert slew them all in one night; and the same God of righteousness that reign ed then, yet reigns and will defend the right. Our appeal is to Him—our trust is in Him. We believe “our cause is just and must pre vail.” This is the honest and deep-seated co viction of every honest mind in the South; is the sentiment, I d>*ubt not, ot nil classes n| men, including many who are not accusto ed to express a willing reliance in Divne j tice. Tbe fueling is, that the righteous Arbiter of human destiny must decide in favor of a claim so reasonable and equitable as ours, and avenge wrongs so foul and protracted as those already suffered by us, aud that He will speed ily and terribly overwhelm the wicked schemes which the Northern republic threatens to car ry out for our destruction. That our cause is just—that the Lord our God is with us, and that lie will fight our battles for u.f, we argue from the history of the past. Let us refer to a few facts in proof of this: 1. The John Brown raid was generally re garded as ouly the mad prank of an infatuat ed fanatic; and wheu ho and his co-conspira tors had received their merited doom, the pub lic mind seemed satisfied. Not so, however, with al). There were those who saw things behind the scenes, and who were confident that they beheld, iu this recklcs* emute, the beginning of the end—a foreshadowing of coming trouble, and it aroused to action at once tbe only agents who could put things in trim for the approaching storm. It was found, oa taking an inventory of all tbe material of war in the Southern arsenals, that the country was comparatively destitute of all the imple ments of defense. The resolution was at once taken to supply this deficiency from the pub lic shops and armories. And the thing was efficiently done, without aoise or confusion.— I see the watchful care of a Holy Providence iu permitting that muderous assault upou a peaceful and unsuspecting community—I see a benificent Providence in having placed a Southern man, alive to the dangers of his na tive South, in tbe right place, althe right time. He filled your armories with tens of thousands of the best and most improved weapons, ready for use when the day of trial should come.— It is needless to ask wbat would have been the condition of these States to-day, without a sup plement to their existing armaments? True, this movement excited some suspicion at the time, in some Northern minds, and doubtless led to preferring, subsequently, a foul charge of peculation against thut individual. Thus early, we confidently believe, did the Providence of God begin to vindicate tbe jus tice of our cause, by moving the hearts of men lo provide for our defense. 2. I argue tbe justice of our cause from that prayferul dependence^ the guidance and su perintending care of Almighty God, which bas everywhere manifested itself among the peo pie. Even during the canvass of last year, when our beans were filled with fearful forebodings that the success of a sectional candidate (or the Presidency would lead to fatal results, the primary assemblies of the people, their mass tneelidfes, were generally opened wi h solemn prayer. Tbe daily aeasiona of tbe State Legis latures, last winter, were pr*ceded by invok ing Heaven's guidance. Tbe Conventions of all the States, I believe, thus began their daily deliberations. Aod tbe Congress of the Confederate States baa thus invariably invoked the G d of Heevea in nil itapro* ceedinga. .The Constitutions, both pro via ional and permanant, bave been framed aod adopted with an explieitacknowladgoient and xplicit invocation of the favor aad fuid*oee have never injured it—who have Bade no •(- I of Almighty G.»d ; a fact nowhere found in thn greeaion upon iu territories or sought aggran- J Constitution of old Republic. Aa Heaefciah carried up the insulting letter of the King of Assyiia, and apread it before tbe Lord, eohave tbe people spread their cause before theHrar- er aod Answerer of prayer. A cause thus in augurated and prosecuted in depot donee upon the Divine arm. must be a righteous cause aud must bave the Divine approval. It fa Gad who bestows tbe spirit of prayer—He alone iodines the hearts of men to inquire of Him for needed help. 4. That God is with t«», and fights our battles fsr us, I argue from what has taken place on various occasions, since the commencement of actual hostilities. The meditated supply and re enforcement of Fort Sumter, and'tbe subsequent fall of that stronghold, aff»rds unequivocal evidence of the superiutendauce of a benign and watchful Providence. The Black Republican armada that, sailed forth stealthily ou that expedite most signally failed iu its execution. Accord ing to the ordinary ourse of navigation, should have reached its destination many hours earlier than it did: but He who gathers tbe winds in his fists, and binds the waters a garment, sent forth the stormy winds on tbe paths of the deep, s > that when the ill omened fleet arrived, the storm of iron bail waa al reaJy emptying itself on the doomed walla of Sumter, and the turbulent oejan forbid entrance to bring succor to tbe beleagured cas tie. It could only witness at a distance its bu miliation and surrender. Nor should it be forgotten—it never will be forgotten, so long as a page of the history of modern warfare exists—that during all th terrible thuuder-storm of battle of some thirty or forty hours, not a life was lost on either side. Surely the God of battles presided over that fearful conflict; and while tbe lives of all were preserved, He gave tbe victory to our arms by kindling the flames within the enemy’s walls. Though none were slain during the bombard ment, it is worthy of particular note, that when afterwards, Maj. Anderson was permit ted to salute his flag, by the explosion of a gun several of bis men were either killed wounded. This fact has seemed to us a warn ing voice of God’s providence. The fall ofSumter is marvellous in the ey of a’l 'men, not accustomed to observe the wonder-working hand of a just God. L >oking farther North, we again witness wonderful display of the divine interposition when the frightened keepers of tbe Gosport Navy Yard applied tho torch to that immense ly valuable property, with a view to its entire d -struclicn, of material, machinery, and ship ping and then fled away as on the wings ol tbe wind, believing that the enemy was their heels; and yet there was no enemy to be feared. It was an imaginary alarm—no hosts were pouring into the neighboring city they supposed. They were made to hear the anise of railroad traius approaching, and as they fancied, filled with armed men. case, one is ttrougly reminded of wnat occurr ed when Beuhadad, King of Assyria, beseiged the city of Samaria, “The Lord made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots,* and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host; aud they said one to another, Lo, the Kiugof Israel hath hired against us the Kings of the Hittkes, and the Kings of tbe Egyp tians, to come upon m. Wherefore, they arose and fled iu the twilight, aud left their tents, nd thoir horses, aud their asses, even the ciinpas it was, and fled for life.” Nor did they accomplish what they intended by the destroying element—for the wind again veered about and blew the flames into the water, in stead of sweeping over the devoted property; aod though millions were consumed, yet mill ions escaped unharmed. And again, at Harpei’s Ferry, G»d caused fear to tall upon them, and their host fled away, supposing that armed bands of Virgi were upon them, when no enemy was n miles of them; and so great was the fright, that they did not stop their flight dur ing the livelong night, nor till they were forty les distant. Like the Pnilistines in David' ie, they probably beard a sound in tbe tops of the trees, wherefore they arose and fled. 4. I argue the righteousness of our cause, from the benignant smiles of Providence on our agricultural interests at tbie moment.— God is blessing us with rich and abundant har vests, giving bread to the eater and seed to tbe sower. Though it in attempted to cut off our pplies from tbe sources usually open to vine Providence is filling our barns with all noeded provision for man aud beast. 5. I might mention as a still further proof of this gracious approval of Heaven, the over whelming unity of sentiment which prevails q these States, aud the readiness and alacrity ith which the people flock to tbe standard of leir country, with the firm resolve to be free ' die. Vie aro in the midst of a great revolu tion. A great people-many millions—have solemnly determined to change their form of government, for one affording them greater se- curity of life, and property, and liberty. And bile there may bn some who are disappointed, either from the prejudices of birth, interest or education, yet in all tbe States separating from the old Government, whether by the action of popular conventions, or by tbe people at the ballot-box, they have spoken out in thunder tones, as from the heart of oue man. God haa turned the hearts of the people, as he turnetb the rivers of water, withersoever he will.— Some there aro who would assume a neutral position in this conflict; tbie ie simply impos sible. He who is not with us, ie agaiost us Neutrality is traitorism—in a matter of this kind. Nations may assume the position of neutrals between belligerent nations; but in- divid lals of a belligereut nation cannot do eo. in relation to their own nation. They mu.t stand on one side or the other of the line. Iu so far as their influeuce goes, if they are not for us, they are giving aid and comfort to the enemy. It was so iu the revolution of '76. Tbe neutral received tbe broad Cain mark of Toryism. I have now mentioned some incidents which are indicative of tbe Divine superintendence and approval cf our eause. That eye that watches over the flightof a sparrow, and num bers the hairs of oar bee Js, we confidently be lieve watches over the inlereete of theee Coo* lederete States, end will fight our battles for nr. With our enemy, we admit, ia the arm of fleeh—with him ere myriads of men more then with us. Rut if the L >rd oar G«d is with us, though his bo»le stood thick through the iend es gre«ahuppers, we shell certainly tri umph. But to secure tbe approval and Heaven, we roust do right. Ro w# , righteous our reuse, we must tol favoring smiles of God, if we de , * claims to hie approval may bel*-. pride, self-righteousaees, boaatfri l presumption, and similar iin, f u are tempted by our very conciomnril- It, therefore, becomes us to ab«uj!!l from wicked feelings, end wicked " every kiod. War, even defensive J waged against the most uoja»t, cr jH bolical of enemies, does not justify n Recklessness end wicked reveng#,, feit our claim to God’s approbate \ all remember that the same Being , we this day invoke, to bless oar earn ed Himself against national and of every kina. Thu. Ur, I tbiok marvelously guided our rulers tod There has been a gratifying absence til of revenge. While there bus been J a determination never for a moment! to invasion, there bas been at every] earnest appeal to God for the rectrt*4,| purposes, and a willingness to «m selves into his hands, who haestid,*, is mine, I will repay ” We feel co# not having originated this war-nay, , most earnestly sought to evade the #i We have, aa it were, pleaded #t the ft our enemies, to forbear tbe blow, asked for peace upon just and honorai —we have entreated to be let alone-1 atead of bread they gave us astons-i* an egg they have thrown us a scorpion, bave toyed, cajoled and deceived i now, with feline savageism, they* us. We feel that this is a cruel andasji Dreadful is the responsibility of those v inaugurated it—terrible tbe eccoaet they must render at the berofQod- destruction of life and hsppineu tobeii ed by it. Who among us would osei wear the robes of office with whichthai is girded, and stand in his place be« bar of a juat and holy God? Not ooe I But if others have incurred great | we verily believe they bave—if their 1 are uow stained with innocent blood-i have tantalized and oporessed ns, let i| care not to imitate their example, i course, aud even wrong feeling, would k the worst of all evils, both in itself aril results. It would originate s danger a midable than that which now confroaii Better bave our towns and dwellings 4 — better lose all our wealth and comforts- ter offer up our sons, and brothers, sri bands, on the altar of our country, I against God. That would make him car my ; and better bave all on earth o by laod and by sea, at home and abroad, hava God nur enemy. If bo is agaiait i are powerless and defenceless. Nor let ue forget, innocent as we rnayk wards our enemies, that we are aU,uip and aa individuals, guilty a thouiandW wards God. We deserve tbe stripes wee □g at the band of our Ileaveily er. lie has seized the rod of < • ndhow long and how heavy tbe blew* Be upon us, we know not. He may 1 by a path of blood aud fire—through tail of lose and suffering. This may be ike* of justice to us—thi* may be the t means of our political redemption. Ill necessary to prepare us, as a people, glorious destiny which is before ue, hy I bling, sifting and purifying us, end gin more strength and elevation of charade We know not wh at is before us. sad desolation—wide spread ruin to eurp erty—tbe slaughter of thousands of esr and brethren, and the dread evils of f od and cruel war. But, with a right d God, we shall be able to bear all l despair or bewilderment; we shall be s go forward steadily, courageously, | ingly—still, and ever, feeling that* a cause as righteous as ever nerved the I valor or cheered the heart of patriots* dom. Many calamities; yea, repeated r see, and even defeats, do not provs efl be bad. The best of all causes hsvill such. As the truest patriotism loves lus try, in its deepest misfortunes, so doss tks est courage fight on, even amidiai verses. Since, theu, we are dependent for pi mercy on that very God, whom w# s protect and deliver us, it should be is Al it of humanity, penitence and meekssX we urge our solemn appeal to iromotsMl tice—Goi forbid that we should loossll vantage ground by a presumptuous s*d< mind. If we delight in war, God will scattsM We must seek to have God with us, ns*i( Notice. J N cmaequence of the withdraws! Steamers bei ween Mobile and the Throcoi Frsioht Tariff from * leans to Atlanta and Cdumbus, estsWi March 1861, ia suspended until furtasr GEO. G HULL, „ 0 , Supt. A. k W. F-* D. H. CRANE. Supt M. h* * 1 COX, BRAINARD k 00- Mobile and N. 0- June 8-dtf. BUTLER & I’ETER (SncctMon t. High, Butin » Co J Commission Merchant vox tib rcxcuai and badi r Kcecrm s s k k rnssS\. Cotton, Orocerle*. *'• ATLANTA,. [TAVK in .tor., nt th.ir F'rtfW 1 Houm, on th. corner of B ,r *T'»rT tho Railroad, (oppo.il. lh. Suu 100 BARKELS LARD OIL 50 BALES YARN; 100 BARRELS LARD; 200 KEGS PRIME LEA FLA 1,000 BARRELS FLOUR-