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/ . ! Jtv N. S. MOUSE & CO. (Cj'i’cniclf £ Sentinel. terms. i hi-, ukuki.v ttiiio\n i.). a m-:vri.\Ki. .., i luLI ils.o KVSItV WtUSE-iMAV AI tut It IHIU' tltH IUH SIX. MOVI IIH £i »iiV-. IN Al>Van. k WEKHLV AIIVKKiisINU nAT EM. ■ >to: ■■ *J< I A*.v£..;Tii. l*. ."* j»A(VI-lic.| .u IL.* Weekly will tf?•’. i. fc .i<2l v r jut? -7 • Uiue-- .fc en/Ai Honors «U 1 be ..haru.il tUrtfcw* »Hari<* ntk II ,b ..« linninril Nuricr*one aoU»t< b» » ,■ iJ ilOSi r :;> use lor «,..e >iu -tilor. In -,r .4.6. V l.er. f i.»u... j: . .<■ «>»M „ . . ,1. im ij ar.it W. eUy-riaty w»t« l« in e. r . . I TIB! !■• .«r II ■ ■ 11111 rr “ I'IIEHC.M VITI f I OK (U THE LKI.I.ILIKII uvr E%L.teen hundred audjfixty lour open* with the war cl.iiid i which have t ecu so long ili ■ charging their angiy content* upon ms. a-* ‘lark an t portentous ;u -Wbofi tlio storm began it jvi£,tPr. Sundry seers who most confidently l.rc!kt«*<l that tlio war could not continue be y.iinl the year which lias just been concluded |iav<: li ve.l long enough , to see'tiie failure of ili. ii vaticinations, ami to he admonished of iho danger of venturing prophecies for the fir t,i|o. The wisest among in have discovered tli.st they were hut blind men blundering in the <i,uk when they undertake to speak of things vet to he. I .’onlrury to repeated prophecies and to the earnest h port of tie- people, the ml tag- ,neats of the two countries seem now to bo consolidating lor a liercer and more gi gantic shock tiiau any collision which lias yet occurred. At Me Noilh, ait our anticipations from the ctl .rts of "Copperheads" or "I’cace Democrats” ; mil ‘ o.i Rights ' men, have been disappoint- | oil. Instead ot any .developments from these 6t>urc«: propitious to/mr etwee, there is reason : to ap; el ml union ; out i oe.n4»* a reaction i | feeling. r i he w irlii.e li.n eh. 1,0 more belli- j cose, the Inluiwaim have become zealous, ««<•• j the Inditi ■rent are taking sides. As «n evidence of this, v. j liud that tin se Northern journals which beii-toforu manifested soldi* slight disposidon to ilo m justice have of late become ominously silent or have uttered cenliaients which a tew month; ago were promulgated on ly by those Tresses Whose bitterness and malice wuto uudirguised. The New York World, tor example, until recently one ot the most inoiler ft-,- of tlie Northern Tresses, is out m denunci fitions of the bite ineseage of RiWulent ltav s’ which rtlioiv etthbr tl.ai this uiWiopulitgn jour nal has changed bauds or that its editor lots changed his spirit. We nttiibutu this new ex hibition of hate in tinv North, putty lothedis- Mtsptr '■! It our arm* have so tiered in the West, and' Aiy to tl.o I..litre itwim wlti. li prevails In e'edr. il in u, that wo are nearly cotii|Ui*red, ands -it it-u ■:.V.w of !■ tcrimiiaiion and union on rn.it y v Not ours • ■ items tuust .-peedily com *. r *k already ... r,..ur to ihtu. complish t .'v .inolhei roason mity lie tomiil in the. V-p<m,.,i in turd section, which forbids T . which tin not chime in j With the wit til of tin: i-iginns-dyna tv. How-I . evor_W ; lt.al lain |.; *, ’Hirct.i a.' to believe th . i ‘ " : ,Vl ' >' cutv.l a con- I rplofablo a-'CI! .0:1 to chc .■■.H-tif.ioUli.- Htl.itll.n --’ ftf' WhuU h.« UeretOlof pioiiii.i »in«mg-> j them w- - h- JJoith BM compuciltig the,. Yt i’J lain li.ll the mod diligent pic yariWlona ate niakiicf aino’.ijs ouv:ctvc.> to it »i»t thu bit' l'lt. • : -'.Ui who ..liai'O liCli-tololc I been ot ijtiMllitnahla purioicun. invent lute •piikon out sc.dn;t the Noidtern (ioMofliitenl In tiMjc.v whi. !i K.ittsf.tc.loril > and. iiue tU»>> tlon When t-im-in eiO...:i,„i .he infamous Trootaumti.a., .eiiutring every Southcm man to be an abolitionist on oath, lieloro lie could rlillm any protection front the stars and stripes, be | trust •’■'bis l such terms iis constrained even ♦ho N'orlh t'ai olina Stnndivrd lo cry shame ! and to denounce (ho infamy of tlie proposition. Thu evidento tlml the people of the South arc uwako to tlio Vila's is found in tlie Militnrv Hills which have recently been passed by our t-«*gt»l»tuii , and in the energetic measures for tilling up thu tanks whh-ti Congi.sa lias just adopted. Out people, though depressed to some extent by llm dissident of tlie West, arc giving themselves to the work of cell defence with a tmanimily and courage which supply, under Providence, the surest guaranty of suc cess. Consolidation and impudence at the North hive begotten rallying ami .leiiance at ib« South. We opine that not many moons will grow and diminish belore our Northern iuva tiers will liud themselves touliouted at every point by hosts of armed men prepared to dir pnte every step of theii advance itito tl.e heart of oar fair and beautiful territory. After the mot tifioatlons to which wc have | neett so many ot the Soothsayers ot the pas! j voar subjected, vre’are nllier timid on ventur- ! jng Into tbo ro;ion of prophesy, lint we arc willing to hazard tlie opinion that if the close ot the presold ware m find us as strong and tuiitcd ns its opening days, it will also witness tbo recoil of the Anaconda whoso venomous toms h.Avo so long encompassed us. ’t he pre sent effort of onr enemies is, in our view, the last great effort which they will be aide to put forth for our overthrow. It Wo can resist this, Umah more if we can destroy any one of their ’ inniea, wo shall witness the last ava lanche of armij ujoij which they can hurl against us. Tiff Recmsi'S'i tiRATK.—Thia grape i> now attracting tnach sttenti•>' lor witto-making purposus, and wo ttiink ■.-servtsliy so. loe qualify of tlie xx iuo is well established, and a single vim is a substitute for a hundred ot tl.e dnaru-h varieties generally cultivated. It is a pertain and prolilie bearer end will endure lot generations -needim; »o other care than room to extend ilsolf. Tins blftvk variety is lieeonting to be the lttos: .«teemed, on account of the greater strength au t body ot tlie juice. Now is the season that those who may wish to ydfuu Vineyards of any kind honld !*• giving their attention to it. and not put it oil a* is often the ease, tilt the opening of Spring. We lin t in the Macon Journal the following ar.icle from the Patent Oftice Reports of with regard to this gitpe. written by Dr. Chas. T. Jackson These are mere remarkable for the high flavor of tho wines they make than tor the saccharine matter they cvnuin. Il has always beeu necessary to add a portion of brandy or acme other spirit to keep the wine from sour *ag ; neve .heleas. the ?■ ippemong wine is the kust tbns far produced in the United States. The grape- hive a very .thick, leathery skin. *hieh is of a green color, w ith a tetv rusty specks on tbo tu; lace of them. The pnip is t t amt uiev. and tlie skins give ape'ub - vroUlA to the win*, which is similar to th* j okay of Ilunga Sometimes 1 have obsei\>d a; ■ vr . jtt.-r tas’e in tlie wine, due to the ertisbs l seed* of tbo grape, and not nn fr«qu*ntlv tb • ii .vt r and odor of whisky indi «at« the int- ~ Joa of that liquor into the AV-;e With pr per attention and care. Soup Mniong wine :< y be tiiude so fine'as to excel fri vi6*r sjj th,i cautiflyat ; and I i would earnestly advise those interested to at tend to the r.tliiv ition of this grape, in regions where the vine wilt grow, and make use ol more skill in the manufacture of tlie wine. Tlie grape will grow and ripen its truit any where acuth of Washington, but has tints far proved more prolific in ttie soil of North Cato | iina, especially near Haliiax. ; The sample of grapes i operated upon was sent to inc from the United Mates Patent Office ot* the 3d Octolier, 18. MI. j One pound ot the grapes when pressed yield j ed. eight fluid ounces ot juice, which had a spe | ciiic gravity 1 IHB, and. by' tables, should con ] tain twelve per cent, of sacehnrtue matter, bu), by the grape sugar test, yielded per cent,, equivalent lo 4 'J p-r cent, of absolute alcohol. If four or five per cent, of bUgar is added du ring tlie fermentation of the juice, the propor tion of alcohol will be raised to that of sherry wine, if the fermentation is allowed to become complete. „Onlv toe purest white sugar, sugai candy, or refined syrup should tie employed. Another method will give a still richer wine. 1 Distil a | Mir lion of the wine, and add the spirit obtained to the wine when it is made and fined I 111., a ill K'-CU U|l Ike tlavor Os th« Moi.(jp“inon« j grapes, and not vitiate tl.e wine by any foreign | flavors, such as ave given by the brandy and \ whisky so often put into this wine. The Scuppernong grapevines are, as I lourn, j cnliivalcd on tielbses or arbors raised to some : lieight above the ground, as is practiced in is i i fiia and Venitian f.ombnrdv. Thus far the vineyards arc wholly domestic institutions in North Carolina; but I think the cultivation of this grape will amply repay any one who will devote his entire energies to planting vineyards of this vine, and in manu facturing wine on a large scale. " ilioiiß Paiiriot;i,aus ok the Inhuman Treat m ext or Co.xkedkratk Prisonkbs. —The Rich mond Examiner extracts from the note books of several Confederate prisoners, who have late ly returned from Point Lookout, a few in stances of barbarous treatment there chroni cled. The truth of the statements can be vouched for by the five hundred returned pris oners. Whoever can read them without feelings of indignation, lacks one of tho cs-entiid prin ciples of our common nature. Murder it sfeems wasnot only not scrupled at, but opportunities sought for its commission by the guard, who are known to have been offered, by * tie officer ol the day, as much as ten and fifteen dol'ars apiece lor cveiy pusouci m-j- —a.i al,A.it“arm sintriiHy" in the discharge of their duty. Os course, if opportunities did not present tliem selvrs by the slightest infraction of the rules by the prisoners, these opportunities were sought. Here are tlie extracts referred to above: The prisoners are the bowers'of woo l and drawers of water for tl.e whole prison post. On one occasion the prisoners detailed for wood pressed too closely upon the gate-way before it was opened. A brute, named Sides, with the title of ‘‘captain*’ prefixed, who was outside, ordered them to •• fail back,” but not being obeyed in a moment, he drew a live shooter and discharged eacli of its live barrels through teie ap llnro into the crowd fathered at tlie gate, shooting one through tlie head, an other through the arm, and a third in the leg. No more notice was taken of tire bloody occur rence by tiie authorities in charge than if Sides bad tired into a flock of birds. < >u another occasion, six of the prisoners con trived a plan of escape, as prisoners have a right to when they can. 'They dug a tunnel, com mencing in tlie concealment of their little house, built of cracker boxes, and ran it under the enclosure and out tlie side of a ledge of the Chesapeake bay. Thougn the distance was -‘lici t, the labor was very great, and several H“.ii"H-? At ieateh t'VtM’V i lliflji’ Wjpj tratlt, cnrJ H ml*7jt WHS (iXCu upon. They bribed the sentinel on that post wuli n gold watch and seventy-trie dollars in ••greenbacks.” They emerged from the tunnel and were directed by the treacherous sentinel to keep along the water ledge until a high em bankment was reached, where lay concealed about a dozen cavalrymen, revolver in hand, who were lying iu ambush. Luckily, tbe escap ing iiai ly discovered them in time to turn back. Ihe ambush men pursued, and tlie Confeder ates cried out, ‘,\Ve haws been betrayed! we surrender.” But the Yankees, iptent on their Uitirjer and not their re capture, rushed up and lired upon them with their revolvers. Four out of the six were desperately wounded. One was shot through both lungs and liver, and through the bowels; another—private Morgan, cousin of General Morgan— bad his head cut by a sa bre and scalped by a ball. Two were mortally wounded, iio-i were in the hospital dying when theii companions last beard of them. Private Morgan was among the paroled that came up on the last flag of truce steamer. The individual instances of shooting and maiming ave literally too numerous to mention. The rations of the prisoners consisted of live haul crackers per day, with a piece of meat that resembled a shrimp in proportion; in re taliation, they said, for tlie treatment of the pi isoners iu U chmoud. The pro vest marshal, J.N. Patterson, took all tlie money from tbe prisoners and g ive them checks to its value on ihe sutler. Pretty soon that sutler was closed up and another opened, who dispensed nothing but tobacco, envelopes and v titing mateiial. — A few weeks before Christmas the reception of boxes from friends to the prisoners was stop ped. as it was feared tlie influx of Christmas presents would be too great. The goods re ceived alter that were parted by lot. and fell among Ihe Yankee officials and guards. The hospital was wretchedly managed; or rather not managed at all. With two hundred and upwards of patients down with the small pox, tDo Apothecary was often or without medi ' cine than with it. The dead accumulated at ! the rate of twenty per day, and were buried iu the blanket on which they gasped the : r life out, with no coffin except the earth, into which they were huddled. It is not known that even a record ot their names were kept. With one other instance of Yankee barbarity to ladies, we will close this recital of outrage and wrong. While the prisoners taken at Get tysburg were being marched through Balti more, one of them tainted on Calvert street, and fell ou the steps of a residence. A lady from the window noticing his condition, ran with a half tumbler of brandy to his relief, and raising his head poured the nourishing draught down bis parched and burning throat. A Y’aukee provost-marshal, Morris, who was told ot it by some creatures in men’s clothing, rialo up, dismounted, drew his sword. And wit.h a ternofe cam. that welt betitteiT his craven lips, demanded if she gave the "rebel” the li quor. Tbe lady confessed she had, when the brave officer jerked her by the arm from tho midst of her shrieking children, and placing hei between two other creatures with loaded j muskets and lived bayonets, ordered her to be sent. \\ itb head uncovered, to the guard house, i declaring as he looked on the execution of his I order, that "these rebels are to be put down, | and l am the man to do it.’’ Write to tub Soldiers in run Army.—The army correspondent of the Atlanta lutclligen eer relates the following incident to show how welcome a letter from home is to tlie soldier, and how depressing it is when those at home neglect to write to him : l witnessed an hn-itjent lately which goes far to shew how wele <me a letter is to the sol Mere and bow sad he feels when those at home neg lect to w rite him. As I was riding to town I maud a miut ou horseback hail auotlier in a aikl going up, handed him a letter. Another man in the same wagon inquired if there was n.. letter for him. aud the reply was •'uone. It was at that moment 1 noted tbe feeling between the two men by their changed, countenances. The features of one lit up with pleasure as be perused the epis tle in bis hand—doubtless the le ter of some dear wife or mother —as he read it a smile of joy would illuminate his weather-beaten face. This was happiness. It was an oasis in the des ert of hij rough lilo of danger and suffering, and no dought was welcome by him as the dear est gilt a relative could send. With the other the opposite effect was observed. As soon as the word -none” had passed the lips of the man addressed, the look ot anxiety with which the question was out faded away, and an appear ance of extreme sorrow could have been seen plainly nuuuped on his teal a res. while a lee AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY' 13. 1864. “^3 ling of envy at his fortunate comrade was very apparent. This was unhappiness. The song ■it hope that had illuminated his heart when he inquired if there was any latter for him had died away, and a feeling of loneliness and re gret at the neglect of those at home took po si ssion of him. Happy are they who have homes anil loved ones to hear from. We say with the Intelligencer's correspon dent—write to soldiers in the army. And when you do so. write cheering letters — lettci'3 that will stimulate and encourage those who re ceive them. Letters of Ibis kind will make those who receive them contented. Will prevent de sertion. Will do much towards forwarding the cause in which we are now engaged Ev ery jieison who lias relatives and friends in the army should write them good, cheering let ters. Inaugural Aonauss ok Gov. Smith of Vir ginia.—The inaugural address of Hon. \Y illiam Smith, Governor elect of Viigiuia, was deliv ered at Richmond, January Ist, 18ti+. In his opening remarks he gives a«sncc‘nt and lucid history of the adoption of tlie Con stitution of the United States, and the Declara tion of Independence, which maintained the right of secession, nmt protection to the insti tution of slavery— showing the continued wrongs and injuries tlie South has sustained in reference to the latter by tlie incessant war waged upon it by Northern fanatics. This was one of the great causes ot our present unhappy difficulties. In regard to the exigencies of the times Gov- Smith considers it of the greatest moment that the minds of the people should be trained to allow that tlie entire manhood and property of the country, lor the purpose of war, belongs to the State. In reference to the impressment of provis ions for tlie army, he denounces those men who. by fixing tho highest prices upon their produce, would “wring from their bleeding and suffering country the last dollar which can be obtained.' ’ He recommends “the estab lishment of a Stgte maximum, which, taking tbe Confederate maximum as a basis, shall be extended to all the productions of human in ihuffry ” The practice of withholding from sale other ariioles than provisions with a view to obtaining higher prices in the future, is cen sured. The auction system, he thinks should be suppressed; as well as tlie distillation of spir itous liquors, except for medicinal purposes. Residents of foreign birth should be compete, ed to perform military duty or leave the coun try. Tire evil of so many aide bodied men wishing to evade military service by seeking easy offices under Government, or escaping to foreign parts, might be corrected by a rigid en forcement of existing law and the of passports to leave the country. Ho urges the importance of organizing tbe reserve force of the State, as an auxiliary to tlie armies in tire field, under the control of the State. He also submits the following financial scheme : First. Provide by law for the issue of one thousand millions of dollars, at four per centum per annum ou that part which lakes up the currency, and six pm- cent, on the residue with coupons attached; interest i»ayable in specie or Lunik currency. shall lie ninuvu m trie mntf,(r—w-w*i»w.«cdrW issued. Third. Make the banks of established credit the (Deal agents of the Government, to sell, at not less than par, ate bonds which may be iu excess of tlie currency to be funded; to issue their own notes as a currency, and to transfer, when and where needed, the funds of the Gov ernment. Fourth, To tax freely; taxes payable in spe cie, or in the notes of banks acting as Goveru ernment agents, or coupons of public debt. Fifth. Let the Government now take into its possession tlie cotton, tobacco, and naval stores of the country as auxiliary to loans and taxes. r i lie Governor thus elequently concludes his address: Virginia entered into this war with reluc tance; but having entered into it from a sense of duty, she "does not mean to sheathe her sword until she has won her liberty and inde pendence, or tbe bones of her last man shall lie bleaching on her hiiltojis. Although hun dreds of thousands ot her people have been overrun by the enemy, their fields desolated, their homes utterly consumed, in many cases, by fire; their stock devoured, destroyed or car ried away: their slaves enticed from their pos session, while the blood of their loved ones moisten every battle Held; yet, they oreuncon quered, bright, bold and defiant; they are still prepared to suffer. YV'e cannot believe that otu good God will allow such a just cause as ours to be lost. Much as we have done, much remains to be done. Let us resolve to make every sacrifice in a cheerful and hopeful spirit; in short, perform our whole duty, and then with the blessiugs of Heaven, we cannot be subdued. The End of the Colonization Scheme —How* the Negroes were Treated. —The New York Spirit ot the Times has the followiug facts rela tive to the manner In which the United States Government “colonized* the poor negroes stolen from the South : We are in possession of information direct horn the Y\ est Indies that tlie famous scheme gotten up by tlie President and the optimist of the State Department, for the extradition of the negro element of the United States to the Isle de Vache, has utterly failed, and that tlie colony planted in that place under their auspi ces is on the very verge of ruin. An sgent of the Government, who was sent there by the Secretary of the Interior to inquire into tbe af fairs of the concern, has just returned, and re ports that the colony is well nigh starved to death, and that unless the Government send a steamer to return them to the United States very soon not one of them will be left alive. It —r-r- --7 ■■[■■_. ii nr.T, ni cowan! conferred this prohtable job have boon treating the colonists with the most shocking barbari ty. aud that nothing is more common with the local agents ot these model philanthropists than to administer public flaggeiations and long confinement in the stocks. While this has been going on, and in face of the fact that the Administration of the colony have offered to sell il. with the poor devils left alive upon it, as its "stock,” for tho sum of SIo.OJO, they hive been constantly bedeviling the Secretary for the sum of SBO,OOO as charges tor transport ing and maintaining them. It was t,,ese de mands which first induced the Secretary to send out an agent to inspect, and the result of his report is that -Mr. Usher will not pay a cent. The agent, .moreover, reports that all tlie original statements of the company were false. That the island which was represented as an earthly paradise, bearing two crops a year, is a barren sand bank, capable only of growing wild woods and prickly pear. The negroes” sinking under tlre-ir misfortunes, are dying, rapidly, while those which survive are begging to come back to the United States to entei”ttie armies of tlie country. Thus ends Seward’s African Utopia, and we fear that, unless a little wholesome direction be imparted to its finish, it may wind up in a wholesale horror. There Ls l ' ie greater reason to fear this, as the ruan ol the concern have recently sent letters to Washington, threetening. uuless relieved, to soli the whole thiug out. In this one instance alone we have a fair sample of the great love the Northern aboli tionists have for the Southern negroes It con sists simply in this-steal them.or induce them to run away from aconfortable home, and then allow them to die from absolute want and starvation. It is said the Macon & Brunswick Railroad will soon be in running order again, | Cotton Raising in India. —The Calcutta j (India) Gazette of Sept. 2'h has a long article upon the raising of cotton in that section of i the world. It says: i The season 1362 has been almost universal ; iy a bad one in respect to the cotton cultiva i tion. ■ There has been too much rain, and over ! moisture is inimical to the development of tbe I plant. < )ar previous expectations of the gross out-turn have consequently not been fully re ali/.ed. Thus, whilst the yield was estimated at above 47,000.000 pounds, the actual out turn. as estimated at the close of the season, only amounts to about 37,000,000 pounds, that is about 10.0U0.000 pounds less. The injury done to the crop by the superabundance of rain is, however, not fully represented by the de ficit of out-turn just mentioned, tor it lias since been considered that a larger area was under cotton cultivation than that stated at the be ginning ot the year. Thus instead ot skt>,boo acres being under colton, as was supposed, there were 628.021 acres, or an increase of 41,- 071 acres. This area of 628,021 acres has been ascertained 6y actual field measurement, field by Held, iu tlie Saugor and Jubbulpore divis ions anil in aluioat tbe entire tract forming the Nagpore division. Notwithstanding this large increase in the quantity of land brought into cultivation, the actual increase of production, it appears, falls short relatively of expec'ation. Embracing all localities and districts in India, the actual in crease in exports for England tor 1863 over 1802 for eight months are dftly 390,000 pounds. ’ The article in the Gazette then goes on to j give the pal ticulars of the yie'd of a good sea- i sou, resulting in the fact that only eighty-two j pounds of clean cotton cun lie realized from j ■ one acre of ground, or three hundred and twen- j ty-eight pounds of kceil. This will prove a : very slender reliance for the spinners and ope- j ratives of Great Britain. In these Southern j States it is considered a poor season’s yield i when, two hundred and fifty to three hundred \ pounds of clem cotton are not made from one • acre, while four hundred pounds, or a full bale, j is not an uncommon yield on some rich lands. ■ However, a considerable increase was expect- i ed in certain districts in the central provinces for tlie past year 1863. The article further states that a quantity of acclimatized American cotton seed had been received, and ‘distributed among tbe farmers in tlie best cotton-growing districts; also a small quantity of Egyptian. It expresses tlie I clief that the success of the present sowings with the foreign seed will be greater than that of last, season, when it almost entirely failed. Here is the rub—the soil of India is not adapted to a free cultivation of cotton. American seed, which is of so prolific a nature on Southern soil in this country, will not succeed on tho poor lands of Hindostan. Tlie native seed, from year toy ear cannot be confided in. It is now about twenty-seven years since the East India Company, with its stipendaries in England, sent to tlie United States for cotton seed, cotton gins and cotton planters, to be em ployed in the vicinity of Bombay as well as in other sections of the country, spending large sums of money, which ended in a total failure after two years’ trial. Capt. Mackenzie, the superintendent or sec retary of the Chief Commissioner for tlie prtW motion of the culture, winds up with tlie hope that tlie next season will give more favorable results from tlie change of seed. We can add, Hint it will mi..* an nit iition of several millions pounds of cotton per acre, to lilt ihe void 01- cover the two millions and a half bales which Great Britain received in some years from the United States. Address of the Democrats of Kentucky.— The Democrats of Kentucky, through a commit tee appointed for that purpose, have issued an address to the people and Congress of the Uni ted States, 'lho document sets forth the wrongs of the citizens of that State in the deprivation of their civil rights in the military occupation of the polls and the exclusion from the rights of suffrage of all who were not, in the judgment of Lincoln and Burnside, “loyal,” in the arbi trary arrest of citizens, and in short, in all the outrages that ever were or ever can he perpe trated upon a conquered people. The oppressed and down trodden people of Kentucky are truly to bo-pitied. None but themselves, however, are to blame for their oc cupying the degraded position they now do. They were warned of the evils the unmanly j neutrality would bring upon them, and were ’ toid time-and-again of Ibe hitter fruits of sub* j mitting tamely to Lincoln’s despotism. Their ' honor and liberties are now buried under abo- l lition fanaticism, and the only way left for Ken- ! lucky to regain what she has lost is to appeal j to the sword. The time for her to diseass mas- ters has long since passed by. The Richmond Enquirer appropriately refers to the address in the following language : The record is distressing to every .man who values the freedom ot election; hut, as the peo ple of Kentucky brought it upon themselves, and tamely submit to its continuance, we must say that our pity is much mo*ilied, and “serves them light” rises in spite of all pity and affec- j tion for that people. A base calculation between property and lib erty intlucrU'cd the pi;oplc and it in the effort to secure the former they have lost the latter, and if now neither property nor liberty is se cure; if the people are now oppressed with more than Austrian despotism, the same rem edies are theirs which have broken the chains of the oppressor, and set the people free in other countries. . But aS long as the people quietly sub lilt, the world will not stopato read “ addresses or to take an account of grievances which, ho.vever great on paper, do not rouse the peo ple to action. Kentucky must’ strike for her freedom. All the Jeremiads that Committees era IV I I to wilt never attract OttO-UaH the atten tion, or win one tithe of the respect that the heroic gallantry of her Breckinridge and other noble sons has won on the battle field. It is the sword, and not the pen; artillery, not “ ad dresses,” that strikes down the oppressor ; and liberty won upon the battle field is the only freedom woilhy of the • eldest daughter ot Virginia. , The despotism and tyranny of Russia lias nerved the arms of oppressed Poles, hut they have not been satisfied with '■ addresses their ultima ratio is the musket, the sabre and the cannon. Is liberty, t>eedoin and the res pect of the world of less value to Kentuckians than property If so, “ addresses are use less silent submission will leave them undis turbed by the mortification of the world's con tempt. If the grasp of oppression is too firm for or ganized resistance, surely the guerrilla warfare now made so terrible to Russia by the Poles' can be resoited to by Kentuckians. The peo ple of Kentucky have allies and friends ready to aid them, but the people of the Confederate States cauaot he expected to tight the battle for Kentucky. The tyranny of Lincoln and Bratn lette c.vn never be overthrown by the pen ; the sword must cut the fords that bind the people. Then to ui ms. Kentuckians In Georgia here have been exempted—Civil officers, 522; Rail Road employees, lilG; Tele graph employees, 13: Newspaper employees, LT4; Ministers of the Gospel, 274: Shoemakers, 594; Tanners, 377: Blacksmiths. .>9O; Wagon makers, 266; Millers, 409; Factory employees, 554; School teachers, 2*6; Salt manufacturers 151; Overseers, 201; Ferrymeh, 10; Physicians, 486; Militia officers, 397(f); (N. C. 3430;' Aliens. 028; (Va. 69;) Express Company, 13 Cadets, 12: Manutacture of Dental Instruments 3: Hatters, 14; Nitre and Minffig service, 120 Mail Contractors and Carriers. 4: Shepherds 107 : Physical disability, 1.499: Substitutes 7,000. llomf. Rrsouki fa --The good of our coun try, tlie advancement of our cause, tlie com fort of our brave defenders in tlk> field, self interest—in fact a hundred reasons combine to urge upon every family to look to its own re : sources. The hand card and the hand loom and the spinning-wheel, should be found every where—in every family. All who can, shouldgrow their patches of dux and cotton. Ail who can should have sheep, if but a few. Our forests fur nish dyes as various and as bright as tho tints that make their foliage as glorious at “the turn of tlie leaf.’’ With these materials,there is no reason why our ladies should not be clad in beautiful apparel, the product of their own industry and taste ; while they also may clothe their hus bands and sons. There is not a planters wife who may not easily provide clothing for all her servants, and make some to sell besides. Ladies in the cities also can do much towards providing cheap and substantial G .thing for their families, it they only had the mind so to do. V> here there is a will, there is generailv a way. A little energy, a little determination, a little effort put forth in the right direction by ladies who now do nothing, would accomplish a groat deal. How much more independent and haupy we should all he if we thus provided for ourselves as we ought to. Much more now. than hereto fore, should all housekeepers and heads of families make their arrangements for meeting all their-wants by home industry and enter prise. Earnestly, therefore, do we advise alt to use every means in their power to provide for themselves and their families from their own resources. Lincoln's Opposehs.— lt is evident from the movements of those in the Federal Congress who are opposed to Lincoln and his supporters, that they are trying to commit their political enemies to some sort of policy for the pui pose o providing fuel to light up tlie coming pres if (lential campaign. In other words, the Demo crats arc not dead, but looking ahead; and the Liueolnites are resolved to hold fast to the power they possess. The result will be that the session will lie mainly a hustings for the next presideniy, excepting tire passage of mon ey bills for the carrying on of the war. It is something, but not much, that.tbero are fifty nine voters ill the federal House for appoint ing peace commissioners—the vote standing fifty-nine to ninety-eight, considerably over one-third. One would hardly have supposed that Iheie are so many bold enough to say that their souls owe allegiance to truth or humanity. Theso legislating bodies; however, are very uncertain. Many in the federal Congress are undoubtedly opposed to Lincoln fiom principle. Others aic opposing him, probably in hopes tljat some tempting office or fat contract will he given them for their influence and votes. There has but little encouraging to us us yet transpired at the North. It is very certain that for some time in the future, as in the past, we ehall have to trust to our own re- and strength. •''Tiik SoumußN Express Company.—The At lanta Appeal speaks thus of the Southern Ex press Company: Within tlie three years, we have neces sarily had many dealings with the Southern Kxpr-ss. -••u' : •■••.,•!• faii.wi to find the agents attentive did accommodating. Amid Ihe present confusion created by the war, it semis to have become a necessity which it wou be extremely difficult and prejudicial to dispense with.” Tills Is a deserved compliment. Tlie Com pany well merit all that has been said in their favor. It has become an indispensable institu tion. Without it it would bo impossible for tbe business portion of the community, as well as others to get along. Much censure has been bestowed upon tlie officers by those who are not acquainted with the immense and almost insurmountable difficulties they have to con tend with. Rut it is both undeserved and un jus'. Instead of being blamed and abused they should be praised for their untiring ener gy. There is no greater public convenience now existing than the Southern Express Com pany. Long may it flourish. Fraud in High Places in Fedek.vloom.—A Yankee paper says that there ; s evidence that a prominentNew England Senator is guilty of receiving S3OOO for his influence in releasing from the Old Capitol, Washington, a prisoner confined there for defrauding the government Invest gat ions proved that Ilifle, Senator from New Hampshire, was ll*e man. lie is one of the most corrupt beings now living. Honesty is a trait never possessed by him. He will be tray his best friend for money. He has sold his vote in Congress time-and-ngain. Ilis whole course, both political, financial and social, has been om»c>f fraud, treachery, deceit, and double dealing, in short, he is devoid of all honor and integrity—a mere walking mass of everything that tends to make a big rascal. He is a good sample of the rest of the .bowling crew who now rule the destinies of tiro North. •Abolition Philanthropy.—lt is stated tha more than ton thousand Africans have perished in Memphis and its vicinity under the treat ment of their Yankee benefactors. The Fed. erals who have settled in the Confederate cities on the valley of the Mississippi, look upon the negroes as a pest and treat them accordingly. In fact, every where throughout the (jplirc North, the liberated Southern slave is consider ed an iuto'orabie nuisance, and are hated, de spised and maltreated. And when attacked by sickness are consigned to filthy hospitals where they arc permitted to die in neglect—in many cases of absolute starvation. Truly this ‘‘ Ah- j olition philanthropy” is a great institution, ' worthy of Exeter Hall and the babbling fanat ics of the North. Let us Perform ora Durr Faithfully. — About the best thing our citizens out of the ar my could do, at this critical juncture, would be to devote all their energies to strengthening ! clothing, feeding and encouraging our gallant ; aud self sacrificing armies. They should use | all reasonable efforts to discourage desertion j and to return to the field such delinquents as have already abandoned their colors. Indeed. ! every man should regard it his first duty to support the war with all his might; and if the | great body of the people can be fully aroused i to a proper sense of their danger and their duty ! —be made to feel and to do as the exigency re ' quires—no power on eaith can break their gpir j it and subjugate their country. The time has come to suffer as well as to fight—to exhibit fortitude as well as bravery. A Yankee letter writter says that for some time past patrols walk the streets of Vicksburg stopping every man not in uniform, and de manding a sight of his pass. If he could not display the proper documents, he was walked up to the provost-marshall's office, and there i put under a courc of examination. If he coulu ; Lot display the proper authority, or dehne his position clearly, he was marched to the jail, i and from that point delivered over the tender mercies of some regimental commander as a recruit Two choices are given Utm—that ot i or entering as * draf'ed man, VOL. LXXVIII v —-NEW SERIES VOL. XX \ HI. M). 2. The Army Letter.— The following letter was sent to the Congress of the Confederate States from the Army of Tennessee. It bears date December 17: In the existing condition of affairs, it is hoped your honorable bodies will pardon tho variance from custom, of addressing you from the army. It is done in no spirit of dictation, but under the conscientious conviction that tbe necessities of the country demand the voices and labors of all, and that delay, even for thirty days, in enacting proper measures, may make present disorders incurable, and tlie dan gers of the moment omnipotent for our destruc tion. lit our opinion, it is essential to retain, for the term of during the war, without reorganiza tion, the troops now in service; to place in ser vice immediately, for the same term, all othei white males, between eighteen and fifty years of age, able to perform any military duty; to provide for placing in service, at the discrete, n of the President, for the same term, ali white males between fifteen and eighteen, and be tween fifty and sixty years of age; to prohibit substitution; to prohibit exemptions, except for the necessary civil offices, and employments of tlie Confederate. States and the several States; to prohibit details except for limited periods, and for carrying on works essential to the army; to prohibit discharges except in cases of permanent disability from all duty; to prohibit leaves and furloughs, except under uniform rules of universti application., based, as far as practicable, on length of service and meritorious conduct; to prohibit, to the great est possible extent, tlie detail of able-bodied officers and men to post, hospital or other inte rior duty; ami to place in service, as cooks, laborers, teamsters and hospital attendants, with the army anil elseiVht re, able lioilie 1 ne groes and mulattees, bond and free. These measures, we think, if promptly enact ed ns laws, so as to give time ibr reorganizing and disciplining tlie new material, would make our armies invincible at tlie opening of the cam paign of next year, and citable us to win back our lost territory and conquer a peace before that campaign shall be ended. We beg further to suggest that, in our opin ion, the dissatisfaction apprehended or exist ing, from short rations, depreciated currency, and the retention of old soldiers in the service, might be obviated by allowing bounties with discriminations in favor of the retained troops, an increase of pay. the commutation oi enlisted men of rations not issued, and rations, or the value thereof to officers. This letter was signed by Gens. Hardee, Ste venson, Cheatham, Breckinridge, Brown, Pet tits, oynolds and lackson. Gen. Cleburne, Hindman, Lewis, and Col Govan, signed the document with the annexed added: We sign ibis with the reservation that wc ap prove the President's proposed system of per manent consolidations : Gen. Lowry and fourteen other Generals sign ed the document with the following added : We approve* the above, except that portion which has reference to exemptions, and tuo pro position to-place in service those under eigh teen and over fifty years of age. We believe the old men and boys would be of more service to the country at home, and that ministers of the Gospel and a necessary number of physi cians and teachers should be exempt. J. H. Sharp, Colonel, commanding Andei son’s brigade, approved the document, “but would favor consolidation of regiments and no increase of pay.’’ A kjsw Facts a Rout Cotton. —A writer in Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine for November, gives some interesting information about the cotton trade, and the increase in the consump tion of the raw material. Here is an extract from the article referred to : Since 1800 option has been so increased in pnv’ii. ii.m iinvi manufacture “»« ♦<> form two thirds of tlie whole material used for modern clothing.’' in 1790 England imported iiO.'iTL -374 pounds of cotton, and in 1800. 1,225,989,- 072 pounds. Tlie exports of cotton from the United States was in 1860. 1,767,686,3381bs $191,807,555 lOJclsprlb 1863, 850,2801b*. 660,224 Sticts pr lb Inasmuch as Great Britain derived her prin cipal supply of cotton from us. its cutting off lias caused an immense diminution of manufac ture and consequent reduction in tlie supply of clothing. The reduced supply of cotton olotli in Great Britain, Europe and the United Steles, is estimated at 7,793,733,000 yards, and econo my in consumption and larger use of other ma terials are the only remedies for this deficiency. Os tlie raw material used in tlie production ol goods in the United States, prior to the war, eighty per cent, was cotton, and the withdraw al of this lias for two years nearly stopped the manufacture and increased the price of cotton goods font times the usual price. As much ignorance exists with intelligent people as to the foreign production of cotton, I append a table of the receipts into England (lining live mouths of this year: United States, 394,450 Brazil, . 9,954,100 Egypt, 52,881,700 East Indies, 108.283,950 Other places, 27,097,425 Total, 138,505.025 Tlie tilling high prices have certainly stimu lated produutious in other countries, and in duced them to spare as much cotton as possi ble. “They cannot, however, furnish the re quisite material for the goods wanted.” Tbe cotton required by the trade of the world is of three divisions—the long staple, the medium staple, and tlie short staple. Much of tlie long staple is not needed, but the best of this descrip tion grows “only on tlie coast of Georgia and South Carolina.” “The medium staple is that used for low numbers of warp and for the weft, and a large quantity of this description is needed, and is obtained only in the Southern -tates.” Tbe short staple is “used tor wick yams and in some cases for welt. This is the foist India or Surat cotton, and is incurably bad. An experience of fifty year* of great ex pense, after the introduction of overseers, saw gins and seed from the South lias established the fact that no other kind of cotton can be grown in tho East Indies.” In Lancashire, England, the colton trade employs 28,000 spindles. 300,000 loom:-, and has 800,000 persons dependant upon it. “The sole support of this business was United States —Confederate States—cotton, of which the crop has failed, and famine has overtaken the crowds of workers, and the most fearful dis tress is apparent in ate quarters.” Gun. Johnson’s First Order.—The following is Gen. Johnson’s announcement to the tioops on his taking command of the army, and which, for its laconic, concise and appropriate style, is a model order and address. It totes the whole story—without any high sounding speech of promises, or fulsome flourishes, so often dealt in by Yankee Generals, and at the same time is complimentary to our troops: Dalton, G\., Dec. 27, 1863. General Orders No. 1. In obedience to the orders of lli.< Excellen cy the President, the undersigned has the hon or to assume command of the Auny of Ten nessee. J. E. JOHNSTON. Dkcioeulv Cool. —A Wheeling Ya. ; paper tells the annexed decidedly cool incident. One of our city pbyseiaus lias tor some tune past beeu attending a young girl who ho* been sadly deranged. Yesterday, to seo what effect it would have, lie poured about a pint of wa ter upon her head. The girl was then permit ted to go into anotherroom, where she conduct ed herself very quietly, ’i he doctor was about leaving the house, «hen die girl, who was standing in the door of the room, beckoned for hi mto come to her. She stepped back into the ,oom and. as tbe doctor was about to come in. she threw a bucket of water upon him, remark ing that bis face needed washing as much as hers did. M The present Congress expires on the ]7 th of February. Propositions have been made to assemble tho new Congress as soon as the old one expires, but no final action has been had. An Oregon paper estimates tlie gold crop from the mines east of tlie Caacades tire pres ent year at $12,000,000. street robberies are occurring in Charleston, Treatment of our Officers on Johnson’s Isl and. —It appears from a letter received in thin city that the Confederate officers at Johnsons Island are better treated and have better quar tets than most of our brave defenders now in Federal bands. The extract below is taken from a letter written bv a returned Confederate Sur geon to a gentleman in this city, who has a son on the Island: The sleeping accommodations are very com fortable, consisting of a bunk with a straw bed, and if the individual has no blanket one i> tui nished. and he is allowed to buy as mauv mote as he wants. Every room Lias a good stove and furnished with a sufficiency ot wood, which tlie prisoners have to saw tor themselves altei it is brought to their doors —by tire way a very good exercise. The prison consists ot thirteen large buildings ot wood. The space of ground en closed is sixteen acres, of which the prisoners have full privilege to exercise in, to sing South ern national songs, to hurrah for Jell. Davis, and to play at ball or any other game they may see fit. The rations are exactly the same as is sued to the garrison, consisting of fresh beef, pork, baker’s bread, sugar, coffee, beans, rice, hominy, vinegar, salt, soap and candles. Be sides this, up to the time I left, there was nsut let ’s store inside the enclosure, from which we could obtain any kind of vegetables and meats, or nick-uacjvH, that we chose. We could pur ehSse clothing of any kind, or anything we wanted. Clothing and eatables ot all kiuds were allowed to bo sent to the prisoners by their friends in the North iu any quantity ; money also without stint. When 1 left tlie Island the excitement about the release of the prisoners by a force from Can ada was at its highest pitch, necessarily earning the garrison to be reinforced. This coming so. suddenly found the commissary stores on the island deficient, and tho rations for both pris oners and garrison were somewhat curtailed.— The sutler was also sent away and the prison ers still Ynore restricted. I hope however, be fore this time things are pursuing the even ten or of their way, and that tlie prisoners are en joying themselves as heretofore. We had the privilege of writing as many letters as we chose and when we chose, of course subject to certain restrictions; we could purchase writing materi als in any quantity. Tlie officers over tho prisoners have at all times conducted themselves as gentlemen, and have been very kind and lenient, nor do they suffer tbe prisoners to Do insulted or abused in any way. I.MeitBSSMKNT Bint.. —The billrelatin; U> Im pressments, reported from tho Committee on tlie Judiciary, after lining read a third time in the 1 Kruse was adopted. The following is the Dill as amended and perfected: A bill to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled “An Act to Regulate Impressments.’’ approved March 26th, 1863, and to repeal the Act amendatory thereof, approved April 27tli. 1863. Sec. I. The Congress of tho Confederate States of America, do enact, Jahat so much of the above recited Act, as auVirizes the Com missioners appointed by tlie President and Gov ernors of the different States, to fix the prices to be paid f..r property impressed, be, and tlie same is hereby repealed. See. 2 That in ate cases where property is impressed for tlie use of the army or navy, "or for other public use under said act, the same shall be paid for at the time of said impress ment unless an appeal be taken from tlie de cision according to the valuation agreed upon between tho parties or ascertained aud determ ined by loyal and disinterested citizens of the city, county or parish in which the impress ment may lie made, in tbo manner, and accord ing to the regulations provided in the first, se cond and thirit sections of the above recited act, or the Bth si-cHbn thereof. ■Sec. 3. Whenever the officer making tlie im pressment of properly muter the net, hereby amended, stian i.«i:e\« that the appiaiscmei,, is fair and just, he shall endorse his approval upon the certificate of appraisement and make payment accordingly, but if lie shall believe that il is not lairand just, then he shall refuse to approve, aud endorse the reasons of his re fusal on tlie certificate, and shall have the right, to appeal from the decision of the ap praisers by reporting the case to the Commis sioners appointed under said act. to which this is an amendment, for their decision, whose judg ment shall be final, and in tlie meantime tlie properly shall be held by the officer impressing the same, who shall give a receipt therefor to the owner, who shall also have the right of appeal as herein p>ovided. Sec. 4. The said commissioners •shall have power to summon and examine witnesses to en • able them to fix the value of tlie property im pressed, which shall be tlie value of the prop erty at the time amt place of tlie impressment and.the sole duties of said commissioners shall hereafter be to fix the value of pioperty, in case of appeal, aud ate (heir o'lier duties are liejeby taken away; and when the commissioners shall iiave fixed the value of pioperty in case of ap peal, they shall furnish the owner and impress ing officer with a statement of such value, which shall be paid accordingly, which valuation shall tic made within three months from the teme of impressment. Sec. 5. That said commissioners shall be sworn faithfully to discharge ate their duties under this act, and the act to which this is an amendment. Sec. 6. No slave laboring on a (arm or plan tation exclusively devoted to tlie production of grain shall lie taken for public use without the consent of tlie owner, except in cases of urgent necessity, or an order of tlie General command ing the’Department. Sec 7. Be it further" enacted, That the act amendatory of the above recited act, approved April 271 h. 1863, and so much of the Ist section as requires tlie owner or agent to make affidavit that such property was grown, raised, or pro duced by said owner, or is held, or lias been purchased by him, not for sale or speculation, but for his own use or consumption be and the same is hereby repealed. See. 8. Be it further enacted, That no im pressment shall lie made under this or any oth er not, which may be for the use or benefit of tlie contiactors with tlie government. Coxi'BDKiiATß Vessels is Ecroi'e.—A letter , from Calais contains the following respecting tire Rappahannock : The steamer was in the roads from midnight, wailing to receive on boardfiileen young Amer icans, who have been residing here tor more than two month*, to serve as officers. These offi cers had embarked on board a nailing boat which they had hired to convey them to Bou logne, as they had told tlie master, in order to conceal their project and avoid the police. When once they were ou4si<le the port, howev er, they ordered him to put them on board a vessel from which rockets were being fired, which was the signal agreed upon. 'I lie master ol tho boat, in alarm, called for assistance from otlrer boats near him. and with their help he sailed into port, where be landed his passen gers, who were much annoyed at what had oc curred. * fhc Rappahannock has been purchased for the Confederate Government; she was an Eng lish vessel undergoing repairs at Shearness. .She left that port under pretence of trying her ma chinery, and, taking with her as ctew the me chanics and shipcarpenters who were at work on board. Once at, sea the English flag was re placed by lliat of the Southern States. She lias not yet any guns on board, tint is pierced for eight Jieavy guns. Her repairs are, it is thought, about to be completed at Calais. It is report ed that a part of her crew have arrived by steam er from Dover. A private letter from Hull, dated Nov. 27tb, and published in the Daily News, says : “There was a prize vessel-got away from here some days back. Stic was an undoubted‘ram.’ with masts fitted to lower on the deck and tel escope funnel. She was launched with steam up, amt came alongside the West pier. Two cabs full of Southern looking gentlemen drove down and went on board, and she was oft like a shot. Every one was taken by surprise. The fact, that Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett’s house, in Washington City, tents for s2,Boo .while un der the confiscation law it sold for onlj, ■ shows that the Yankees do not considei the in vestment in confiscated property as ie , permanent one. The Federal steamer Keareoge was Olltclde Plymouth Sound pn the 10th ipsti , Secretary Chase’s Tone Towards England.— i The Federal Secretary of the Treasury Chase, ; has on several occasions lately, threatened to punish England unless that nation pursued tho exact course Federaldom wished to have her.— His bombastic talk however does not appear to disturb Mr. Bull at all. The Loudon Times comments thus on the subject: What will most strike the English reader is the tone of Mr. Chase is a cabinet minister ; he i is the exponent of extreme republican princi ples in the President’s councils at a tints when those opinions are dominant; and be is said to aspire to the Presidency itself, and to have a fair chance of being elected. He is,'therefore, as important a man as could be found to speak on the relations between his countrymen and us. Now. what is the language which thisgeu tleman, with all the responsibility of office, ut ters with regard to this country ? He consid ers that the English aristocracy and the French despotism- would like to see the Union destroy ed, but that these two powers have been in duced to abstain from intervention by the dis play of Federal strength. Now as to tho fear inspired by the Federal armies and navies, wo have only to remind Mr. Chase that, ns we were not influenced by it when the rights ot th.s country were violated two years ago by Capt. Wilkes, when the Federal force was un broken, we are not likely to apprehend it. now, when after two years of constant effort, the Federal navy has not succeeded either in cap • taring a single cruiser or in subduing the de fences of Charleston, while its army has been six times repulsed in its attempts to reach a hostile capital a hundred miles front its base of operations. Mr. Chase’s theory, that tlie gov ernment of this country have desired to iuter leie in favor of the .South, but have lieen re strained by the successes of tlie northern arm ies and the power and activity of the northern navy, is not only untrue, but is an insult to a people who have made sneli large sacrifices to the integrity of international law. It has been said from the beginning of these troubles, by those wlio know the Americans liest, that what ever might. *ic the conduct of England they would never allow that any act of hers was in spired by anything but enmity to themselves or fear of their power. Tlie result has proved the truth of this remark. ’The most necessary pub- such ns the recognition of the Confederates us belligerents, has been made a reason for querulous complaining, while tlie just, and faithful manner in wiiich this country has performed all its international duties re ceives only the complacent remark that the, power :>f the Union can extort non interference from tlie old country. For what England has:, done, however, she is to be excused, thought. Mr. Chase lias often felt that lie would like “to 'take her by tlie hair and give her a good shak ing.’’ This pardon, however, will Lave to be earned by our paying fovall tlie damage done by the Alabama. Such is tlie stuff talked by a man in thu highest position in American politices—a man who may in ejjffee, n months have supreme, authority in the Federal States, and a power over tire community and individuals greater tliaiiHbat wielded bjFany sovereign in Western. Europe. Ought it to suprise any one that the; cause of the Federals is unpopular in Eng land, when we find them all, high and low, threatening this country with future vengeance This is the unfailing burden of American song. In public and in private, in speeclis and cou-. vernation, in the pulpit anil the press, the hu miliation of England is put forth as the first,, consequence and the sweetest reward of north - ern victory in this war. Tho vague jealousy of the days before secession Uas deepened and settled into a steady revengeful purpose. Mr./ Chase but speaks the common language, but that one in his position should thus speak is significant enough. A Northern Opinion ok Northern Prospects t —Tlie Chicago Times, occasionally talks’quito. plain about the prospects of tlie failure of tin* North in the present struggle. Hen: is a.; opir. . ion about matters lately published in that per : It is a good time for those who have gold toi hold it. Wall street will reipond to the Pres ident’* message, not immediately perhaps, but. by approaches which cannot be long deferred.” The war has lasted three years, and will nc fi v i terminate during Mr. Lincoln’s if he maintains his present position. * « «. The Gull States will he found as impenetrable . as Virginia, and if by overpowering number* they are penetrated, only armies, equaling the inhabitants of these States can hold them in subjection. Treasury notes bid fair to become as numerous as blackberries, and nearly a* worthless. The Mayor of Richmond has denounced the*, practice of parties allowing their slaves to go*, at large, to hire their own time, Ac., aud stated that nearly ate of the larcenies perpetrated in the city, were attributable to the fact thatsufii-, cient care was not taken of them by their owner* who trusted, too much t° agents. H®, ■Eled further, that In his opinion there were. m least 2000, male and female, of this class, in' the city, and that in every case of the kind' which might be brought before him, he intend ed :o enforce tlie law rigidly. Civil Law to ue Exkorced in Alahama.— A. late act passed by the Alabama Legislature ha*, tlie following as its chief section : That any person, as to whom a writ of habeas corpus lias been issued and served, who willully fails or refuses, under any pretense, whatever, to obey the mandate thereof, or tlies orders of the Judge or Court thereon, before whom tlie same is heard, or who knowingly and intentionally prevent tho service of Ilia same by force, or by keeping out of the way, or who shall wilfully fail or refuse to permit, any person, upon application by counsel iu hi* custody, to consult with, and have the assis tance of counsel, for the purpose of or prosecuting said writ, or who shall send away or conceal any person who is in his custo dy or under his control, with intent to prevent, said writ from being sued out or executed, on. the petitioner from being discharged when the Judge or Court s<> orders, shall be guilty of a j felony, and on conviction shall be fined not; ! less than SIOOO or imprisoned in the peniten j tiary not less than one nor more than five years, ; at the discretion of the Jury trying the same. A Ni;t* or the Abolitionists.— ln last July, white our army was falling back from Gettys-, burg, and while a wagon train and a portion of the Donaldsonvitee Artillery, from Louisiana, were passing through Grcencastle, the Yan kees made a dash into the place ami captured some of tire wagons and a section of the artil lery. As soon as the capture was made sever al citizens, women as well as men, turned out; and with saws and'axes crippled the wagon 4 as much as possible. Among other prisoner* was a faithful negro belonging to a Captain iu the artillery. ' While this wa< going on, a part of Gen. Imboden’s command, in the neighbor hood, hearing of it, dashed into town, recap tured ate that was lost, and taking prisoner* and a section of Yankee artillery. As soon a* our men appeared this negro approached art. officer, telling him what tire citizens had dont». hut a few minutes before. The Captain request ed itiin to point out of those, who were, most active in their efforts to injure us. lie imnre diatcly pointed to one who was standing a short, distance from them. This man, not liking tha, aspect of affairs, replied, with an oath, “Y'our lie, you black scoundrel.” The negro turned to tho Captain, saying*. •‘Mass Captain, must I stand that?” “No,” said tlie Captain, “he puts himself one an equality with you pitch into him and hi* did so. knocking him down and beating hith to hits heart’s content. Rlackivo.—Take's*half bushel of Chiaaber lics and, having them wall picked from tho. -iem.-. put into a kettle, and add three gallon* of water; boil down to one gallon, then strain tlie liquor through a sieve from the seed _ am? skins, and add as much pine wood (the richei* the better) soot as will make a good black,and it Is ready for use. ” A pint of good, or a quart of weak vinegar, or stale beer, fir-t mixed with the soot will make it better, and ff you add this whole of one egg to a half a gallon of liquor., it will be equal to any Yankee blacking. Thtv blacking costs little besides trouble, and we. have seen boots cleaned with it inferior to nou •- in gloss, and it will not soil awhile handker chief. Let it stand several days before you bottle it off.— Confederacy. Salt has declined from seventy-five to fifty Cents pet pound in Selma.