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1 1 W hy Lincoln lia* to Hurry up Mis Job. I Tho Now York times of tho loth in?t. j ha* nt» article disclosing feds that ought 1863. i grcuily to encourage ard Kim'.tiiio our people. I: maintain* that all the effec tive fighting that tho Yank net c»»n do'with their forces nt present in llic fl-ld—all tlio progress they van make with them in crushing opt therebeUinn—murt he done within the next two month*. The reason is, that the mud and rains of winter will obstruct their offensive operations from Uiohmibus (Inquirer.; Tuesday Mcrniug, Sept. 2i ,IOH!f II. MARTI* ._....Edl«o». DestiefCsh P. II. Colquitt. The Ust, lingering doubt as to the fate of Col. Colquitt has vanished. The last ray of hope has gone out in tho settled gloom of d- ath. A dispatch received by us yesterday from Atlanta states that he died on Monday night The manner of ! D eceln t, er to May, and in May the lent his death we learn from a member of Ins , of cn }5 s(Jnon t 0 f nearly nil of Lincoln regiment who wai wounded in tho same afn jy 0X p ir0i It declares that the policy burg, to w:i fight with him. Hi* command wa* re quired to charge a batfery of the enemy, and Col. Colquitt, with hat <»ff and 'word in hand, wa* riding up and down tho lire -fr. front of hi* men, addressing them with words ofcnrooragc-ment, when a canister B ho» ‘truck him ’>n the breast, and hurled him from his hone. He wa* removed to the camp hospital in tho rear, whore, of* ter lingering thirty hour. , death ended j h*« sufferings. Thu baa this noble and reliant man ! c^iod with bis heart’s blood hi* devotion to the cause of liberty. 1^. rescue his natiry South from Yankeo thraldom win- the fond dream of hi* early manhood, and the passionate desire and fixed object of his matumr life. For this fereat end he labored, through the columns of this pa per, as its renior editor, with a generous and consistent goal. To contribute what* ever was in his power to its accomplish- m mt, he took tho held at the outset of the war, and for '.vora than two years ha watched and marched and fought and fiius! has died. Yet could ho have awn the path ho was ordained to wa'U, and tl.r ^mre which has closed in that path, there would Imre been no variation from his course. True ns tho necdlo to the polo was be to bis convictions of duty ; and bo would have cheerfully submitted to any *'ioriflce which fidelity to those convictions imposed. As a military commander, Col. Colquitt was flttod both by nature and education. His dignity of deportment inspired uni versal respect, while his gentle and ge nial disposition and engaging manners won Ilia esteem of all around him. Cour age f/as a part of his nature. Ur know not tho sentiment of four. Wo rured that he had been highly recom mended f«>r promotion by his commander, Or.n. Walker, and there can he but little, if uny doubt, that had he lived through ^ , the IjMt battle, bis merits and gnllnntry would have been acknowledged i warded by a Brigadier Conerr.1 mission. ^ Hut such n:. might have be come, ho is borne from our sight. He ha- fallen in tho flush of manhood and the prim'' of intellectual vigor; in tho midst of his usefulness and fame, and whim an abundant harvest of domestic happiness and public honors were invit ing fruition. In hi* death tho editorial fraternity has lost a oourteuu.’ and accomplished mem her—society ban been robbed **f an ornu inent and ft blessing, and tho Church of bright and shining light. Heath’s icy hand has boon rudely thrust into Friend ship's warm hoart, and hnicruahed in their in .miner bloom the tondor blossoms of wedded Jove II11 name Is without spot or blemish Ho lived a pure and stainless life'» ho diod a patriotic and noble death, and hft9 left a memory for the good to bless and for the free to glorify^—Times. la Col, HI a n lord eligible Tho 2d clause of section Oth of tho 1st article of tho Constitution of the Confed erato States provides: "No Honntor or Itopresentatlvo shgll during the time for which he was elected be appointed to any civil office under tin authority of tho Confederate State*, which Hhall have boon created, or tho emolu menu whereof shall have been increase*! during such timer; and no person holding any ojftre under the (hnftolerate Staten shall be a member of either lionet during hi* continuance in office.’' Wo understand that Col. Blanford is President of the Military Court for Qon A. P. Hill's oorps~a position of perma nenoe and emolument. Tbo question is, in this an "office” within the moaning of tho constitution? Wo learn that ho ba the rank and receives the pay of a Colo- nol of cavalry, and that this pny exceeds in amount tho yearly com pc .nation of member of Congress. If high s’ation responsibility, and liberal compensation constitute an office, then Col. Blanford holds one—such an one as, In tho mean ing of the constitution, precludes him from holding a scat in Congress. W" have not taken, and do not Intend to take, any sido as a partisan in thoci test for Congress In thu District. But think ii proper that tho people hhquld vestigate the qalijlcation of a candidat for tho position before they elect him and when wo find a candidate boldir such a relation to tho Govei suggest atrong doubts as to his eligibility, this existing relation should be taken into eonMdoratiou in time, ll is still moro pertinent, to this canvass, for the reason that Col. Blnnford is supported by soma _ nn the ground that his services and sacri fices in tho cause of the Confederacy (for which hois Justly entitled to credit and honor) should bo suitably rewarded.— Tho responsible and honorable position which ho now holds is a fit ncknowlo lg- inent of his claims on this sc>ro, and ob viates any necessity for displacing a Rep resentative in Congress, admitted to bo i;blo, putriotlcnnd faithful, us a measure necessary for tho reward of a meritorious soldier. ^ ^ Casualties iu 16th Alabama Keglmout. Wo are indobtod to Mr. James M. Feagln, of Midway, Ala., for a copy of tho fallowing dispatch to hii%: Hinuooi.d, Sept. 22,—Casualties in the loth Alabama Hogiinoni—killed 8, woun ded m Casualties in Company B—Killod, Ja cob Pruett, Thomas Wright. Wounded -H. II. Hodges, J. W. Hughes, W. Minyer, W. A. Edwards, t\pd W. Jackson. t>. T. Fkaoin rebels at present is t> act on the defend vc, to intorpore every kind of ob structions to the advance of the Federal troops, avoiding all general engagement* (it had not then heard of Cbickauiauga), and in this w«y ward off all crushing blows until December, when the weather and tho inud will give them a respite; and it exhorts tho Federal Administra tion to hurry up its work in October and Noveidb-r. Wolcopy what the 27mr* iys about the Yankee army: Once the winter ruin sets in, active joration-* will be all but impossible «mg tho whole theatre of the war, both n Virginia, M i«*issippi and by Roe- Off for Atlanta. Th« editor of this paper and two of the tyfepoftiio’-s in tip- office belong to one of ie military cor-narfe* ord*-rod to leave Columbus for Atlanta on Monday next. W« shall there faro be off on that service r an indefinite period. The proprietor ll doubt!eas find assistance that will en able him to maintain the interest of the paper and the efficiency of the office.— But the circumstance requiring our ab sence are such that we need hardly be speak the indulgence of the patrons of U»e paper, even if it should, fora time, be lacking in its usual interest on account of its diminished force. They will excuse imperfections consequent upon n dis charge of duty to the Government in a time like this. . From th- Atlanta TntelUteneer. \ R. W. Ilnrpc The Battle ofOhiokamauga! j , CHEAT A?«I» COMPLETE VICTORY. By Peirate JSxpre,* from the It ,Me-Field] Great Battle of t ’hickamanga—Bloody j h* Con flict on the, "River of Death"—Slot, ‘ Desperate Battle of the War—General nman ting a brigade, v/hs a Mury- Arknnsas, and , distinguished himself nt Oak iiiil*. Ell: H >-n and Murfrce«boro\ Gens. Macknur'sand Hill's corps also won lorishabl-: renown. Capt. .Us. Stone, luokner’s escort, (who took General ^ | ^ WilIich prisoner r.t Murfroeihoro’,) also laurel: field, 4c. Camp nba« Battle-fikld or) Chick am ai oa. Sept. 22. UK8. J The soil ofGoorgia. m:irko<i by tho war trull of the enemy, has at last become, with her ds'er States, dyed in the blood of the revolution, v/hii.- on the banks of the ‘ River of Death." (Chickamuuga) lie the bones of the infidel foe, who have been slaughtered by our braves by thotisfind*. Notwithstanding «il th«? bor.itcd brilliant strategy of 1! s-jernns, Gen. Bregg ha* woo over him one of tho greatest victo- rie- of the war, an 1 onco more the Con federacy may rejoice over tin? insolence and presumption of tho abolition foe.— At such a time it h impossible to give you Juat Before the Bcttlo. Wo have exiri-cts from Northern pa pers, giving accounts from Kosecrnns’ iriny up to tho 18*.h inrt. Later North- - lmre r ,:cl,od u *.?’ y | JrVamiSJt • «Rht M>nmenco.(, it graph, but tbc-sfj received by mailaro ,x»- - „, a y bo said, on Friday, the 18th inst, r.t t*resiing because liiey :-p?*k of the condi- ' Alexander’bridge, g mtles west of King- Uon nltd pMlUuiu of tit'. ;f. flrmiujuH ! Sold. W.ulh.U'^ brijf,(tow«, prioclp.lly before thought. — , Yankee dispatch dat nosfiiqRji onth nHor month for that which notoriously never corncs in wilder. During this interval the rebels would be busily engaged drugging the remnants of tho noutna population into the field, getting rm built in England, and bringing JiO' Napoleon for recognition and a.d. We should in May b<* able to resume opera tions—the state of the roads would not permit it any sooner—but by this time tho largest and most vh uablo portion ut tho army in the fiold—that which wm recruited from tho very flower of our population, and has served through the whole war—- mild be on the ova of returning home, und we snouid bo left with notning hotter to finish our work with than ih« 800,000 comparatively raw substitutes whom wo uro now raising.— o rebel leader* know ali this »• well r.t. do, »t.d a moment's reflection will w any o.;e the strong motivo which it furnishc* them fur pursuing a poiiejr of delay, or in ,nrf par lane?, r'-j "r ding n waiting rane." Rosccrans’ army nppostr to have fakon tho advice of this editor in one respect— they didn’t "ride a waiting race" in get ting away from Chiekumaugn; that's And v;o doubt very much whotlmr r mud or rain would havo rotarded progress from that region toward- But, if the Federal army was in much danger of being fulled and nrr« work of subjugntioo by purely de fensive operations on the part of tin Confederate*- what must be Lincoln' prospect of finishing his job before win ow that his principal nrmy is flying ir* dismay and seeking reftigo in uuntains? Cun Rosocrans rally his shuttered nnd scattered force?, owrlt forcomenis, and again cross the Georgia line before winter? Cun Meade, will his drafted and mutinous raw troops make any considerable progress in nnoth m to Richmond" before the frost* and ruins <>f Dncorohcr? Can Granti lie interior from any captured foaport by that time? Our people have only to It-vnd firmly f their Gvveruinoni, iheir army ami th«ir cau-e for a few months longer— perhaps t<» throw tho homo rcsorves into tho field until December—and this war f subjugation will die out. Capt. W. N. lluirhlui. The painful rumor of tho lust two daye ins been oonflrinod, ami Columbus has > mourn tho deaMi of t.lio above named nest ofttimublo citir.cn nnd gullant and Northeast (ffLifay^Uv, Gu., ‘-rpL Kith," aays Vhni 1bel army bad been made formidable by new mfd|^’ns from .Min ing and recoding wt Cheatham's divisiuc japtutt rtille stub, Hindman, Buckn tiiat it then was superior in numbers to Lire arrpy they had at Murfrcoaboro’, and consisted of 86 brigades of infantrx-, not less than 00,000 men. This dispatch »puke t-f tin* iibuls hs holding a strong p rsiliori, not easily approuche J. Rosc crans was represented a* having left (.’hattanoog.-t tho Sunday previous, and as •/ingthen engag'd in making disposl- ;ions for a new situation. A Inlor dispatch, dated "In the field, -k-pt. 18th,” reports that Longstreet had pnssed through Augusta on tho lOlii and 11th insL, by rnii to ltusaca, and that the vpnee <*f his »rmy hod reached Lafny- »; ihat the rebels had been moving through tho gup of Pigeon Mountain*, and forming a lino on the Yankee side, us if la attack ; and that "General Itos£ crani hud assumed a strong defensive, posit-ion on Chickamnuga creek, covering Chattanooga." This was clearly the po sition in which B’ngg found and attacked him, qnd we have here a distinct Yankee admission that the ndvnntogo in po-ition wa* greatly on their side. Col. Illiiiifoi tlN Eligibility. The Times contends that tho clause in the constitution of t!«o Confederate Stales, which wo have quoted, docs not disquali fy a person bolding an offico from being ejected a member of Congress, but only prohibits ills taking his sent while hold ing the office. It says if he shall resign his office after hU election to Congress, "he will no longer bo obnoxious to tiro prohibition in tho clause recited." It maintains that u man, though elected by tho people, is not t member of Congro^ until hia certificate of election—his cre dentials— bnvo been passed upon nnd de clared satisfactory by the Umiso, and h him taken tho pretor’bod oath. Wo do not assent entirely .o the con- ! elusion llmt it is the examination of a j J ( ' lg f our *»»: man’s credentials nml tho administering j half a mile to him of tho oath of office that make him n mom bur of Congrn**. These are matter <>f course formalities. it'Ui has received a air majority of tho votoa o«st nnd lias propur cortiflcato of election. It h r election that entitles him to tho po-i- n, usd without it crodeutiais and tlu would give him no right. It is therefore proper that the people should tako into consideration his qualifications eligibility fur the office at tho timo that they pa*» upon his claim- at the ballot- -r,*«Ked, ait.i »i '-rcl in.Ml, od« ro K i,nent {posing id nu n KUioJand wounded. Gan. Bu&lrrvd Johnson'• brigade moved un ut tho time from Ringgold, crossing the Chickamauga above n Reed’s bridge, the enemy falling back bef'-ro us, anu mar- thuir forces in line of buttle.— Ybffilndvnrase on Georgia soil had,been *o successful and en-y that they seemed surprised ut the idea of being checked, contemplating a triurmlhaut entrance into Atlanta. On Saturday, the 19th, the two contend ing nr in ic* confronted each other in buttle army. Our line extended from Reea’s bridge to L'*oand Gordon's Mill :, a dis tance of between seven and ten miles over a nigged, barren country of hid and dale. Between Hand U o’clock A. M., tbo battle opened on our right. In the course of an hour the firing became heavy and rapid, the battories of Forms 1 .'* und Walker's divisions, nnd the reserve, Capt. Lumt- den’? buttery, in command of Maj, Ful mer, Chief of Artillery, keeping un a perfect roar of fire, which was fully fid by tho enemy. Tho lines of both od to end fro like tho ud f the sen. n became under lire, with it* artillery, under command or Major Mclanthon Smith. Tho fight w as hep*, up with varied succe/s, when tho gallantdivi.ion of Gun. Clebtirne charged the enemy after dark, by moonlight, und drftve thorn two mile* from their firstline of little, and in front of Alexander's fridge. It was hero tho brave General Pfcston Smith foil. After this victorious and moat brilliant achievement, ouranny r ealed on thoir arms for th«night l)ur- On Monday, 21st, Gen. Forrest pursued the enemy, capturing a squad of General Stanley’* Yankee cavalry, and general gkiruiivliir.g taking place, the enemy ro- trertting on Clmttnnoog-i. Gen. Wheeler had also capture*! a largo train of wag ons, burning a large portion, arid i-ecur- ing over 1,030 prisoners. To-night (Tues day), as 1 do i) this loiter, which I -end by privuto ox pros-, a courier just in ro- poru y»at the enemy are burning their store? a : . Chattanooga and crossing the When it is taken into consideration that our army hud to travel ancle deep in dust over n wild, barren, broken country, without affording any subditence, and n half ration?, undergoing fur- p P.. to meet Meridftb. in- was aci-nim on tho trip by Becrctnrv’a B»r ' -' U! ^ Mallory. ^ 1 Two Yankee gunboof« r , munk.y riv CT Frl.lay »„d cptur,., small ploaM.rn stentner and csi mjveral citiron*. Air.\vta, JASth.—'Tho train lan r> . ^ from Ringgold ran olfthe track f.,•• • above Marietta, nnd is not y-- N their heroism tho field, which has so great and glorious a victory, tbo doubled but that tiro God of favored our arms. But fur the w ant of rations, Gen. Bragg would liavo followed up hi* victory tho next day, but our troop* were unable to move until our supplies came up. In this great battle (ion. Bragg has ex- ' itary sagacity far nverreuch- is. and by his utterly mu- k y bandied Idwith a battle hibjto 1 a r [»lost Mr. or! to: i offic Ilo was tho eldest son of II<>n, N. L. Hutchins, Judgo of tho Superior Courts of tlio Western Circuit, apd nophow and law partner of Col. Hines Holt, of this city. At tho commencement of our struggle, he held the position of Assistant Secretary in tlio Provisional Congros*— which would iinvn exempted him from military service. But ho felt that his country nooded hi? ■orvices in tiro more active duties of the field, and nt onco surrendered all cine in obedience to this sonso of duty and of patriotism. Though of frail and feeble constitution, no man lias been moro con tinuously at his post, und no more gallant spirit has boon offered up on tlio altar of his country. Ponce tohisashca—and honor, nil honor, to his memory 1 All Vaiikccs,—A private letter speak ing of tho recent batt.c says, "wo do not find tho Western men any harder whip than tho Now England un Tiiis is about as wo expected, as they Yankee, after nli, and engaged in samo murdering nnd plundering < sado. This letter was written by n gullant and brave member of Henning's Brigade, which has never yet been repulsed, and if tho same spirit wero infused4n nil our troops, Western and Now England mci, aliko would f>»on bo driven our of our confine*, and bo glad to stay ut. be But suppose that ho will be eligible if lie resigns the office held at the time of the election. Are the peuplo expected to elect a man to office contingently ? Will they choose him while he labors under n prohibition, and tel! him to qualify him~ self if be think* proper? We do not think that this would bo an observance of tho spirit of the Constitution, even if recon cilable with a construction that can be put upon it* letter. being cither killed pr 4 battery was afterwards ratal;on by Gen. .Smith's brigade, and ni*o ono i r tvv » oilier piece* which had been abandoned, tho h"r es Kdng killed That day wo took the enemy’s celebrated Loomis’ battery of six guns, and four other pieces and 1,209 prisoners. That night tho Yankees wore hard nt Work digging entrenchments, nnd throw up three ines of work towurds tho Mis sionary Ridge. On Sunday morning, the 20th, our troop- were in line -p'rit, and rng'-r to trrnpplo again with tho fee, Gen P->lk who connimudcd tho rigid, had a not day » work before him, but he felt contl* d< id of sue-” ■ s. Tit -battio field was or, u. undulating Of rolling op»o woods, ho much so, that nrt'l'usry had room und rungu enough for full play. The attack was commune cd by out fi rc*-;, shortly after 9 o’clock n. m. Our line of battle f Gliickama'iga, «nd x niaiii road loading irom Lafayette to (.'haUauoog*. \V« pr- -od the enemy sorely from ihoifar;, who, though strongly contorting the ground Inch by inch, gradually f-ll back before our brave*. Charge after charge w.is made on the enemy, und ono votif- cr.sting yell prevailed in our ranks, wo turning their left nn tlioir centre, and driving back their right at the ->umo time. In tho afternoon, \h« enemy attempted to throw reinforcements from the left to the right ftcrosf across an open Meld and tho Ciiattunoogu rood. Maj. W.liiatOft' bat tery wa* concentrate J on this road, and cut off thu enemy, the whole forest being completely mow 1 down with grape, canister, shrapnel, and shell; it was at this time we took several thou*nnd pris oners. It v. ,, li ter dark that Gen. Folk carried tho iasl line of the enemy’s en trench menu, when u tun Ring yoil of triumph rang out on tho air, which loid of our glorious victory. Tho enemy was completely routed, and in full retreat. < General BtuckiDridge's division, and G*-n. Froston’s, of Buck ner's corps, also boro a moat gallant pa Adair wrote from Ringcub] v.- - day to thq Confederacy that Wi . over the river, and that Forre-t i B j r , right place. A Confederate oiUeor arrived, who was a wounded pri?,,-,.. Saturday, detailed In the Yankee hoV,.^ till Monday, when he was rob-r^d b-- Forrest's cavalry, saw Rosecrnns onSurl dny nt 12 m., says he saw no rnar'-s wounds. On Sunday night rockets were ' wards Harrison, which the Yankee/*.: i was liurn-iila will. 40. W r .i„f nmf “ A henry C .nfoderalo force was Chattanooga tf,‘l Harrison. - A special dispatch to the Appeal f.„, Canton the ^tth, says the Memphis r„«. ietin of the 2M state* that M«grudc-r ’u r .i whipped Franklin's Yunkoo corps, t.,kir* many pri^onere, nnd sinking t w , c „ ~ boats and disabling eoveral tr«n?n.>rp Subino Pass. Frankli/vthen r-p ,, i . New Orleans. Atlanta, Sept. Our lines exten | around Chattanooga, within striking di«. fence. Our forces are well up to tU front, nud full supplies are close at h j On Wednesday night our force,- pied Ocoper Gnp on Lookout M-.nr.tair 12 miles from Chattanooga; that nip}. Gen. "Wheeler made a reccnnuLhn.-e«. ward* Lookout Mountain, nnd fotutd t ; .- Infantry force of tho enemy driven aw.- The mountain is now held by Longstn-"-' The enemy's operations are plain: v -i from Lookout Mountcih. Ko?ecr»r-h- two lines of defences. The mu 1 f- Cbftltanoogn, for 800 yards bot/oor • / lines, is crowded with men : he h»?, • Pontoon bridge acro«3 the ri-, - v . others have been Inid; crowded waf unknown whore crossing store , vii- 1 into or ont of Chattanooga--!; - sion is, he brings them over as d» Longstreet oonunands the river *■_> ’ » n ; . road below Chattanooga. Gen. Iiood was doing w ! on J1 day. Our los* in killed nud v not exceeding 12,000; the Yankees , d came out with | wounded nnd prisoner? *> 'i Yankee hoKphals in our hands I. ;>«. wounded. The enemy’s havo- tained corn bread only. Tho pi. state they vreic ten day* on slu>r: . The Bridges over East Chick in < t repaired, and trains go to our morrow. Atlanta, 20th.— Officer* from llo,.]-. division, by train Just in, roper! tl., v lo Lookout Mountain yesterday i.'.or:.-n» that nn important position \» r.ow I,- • rtSlI and juftjfoient that ftoeured to us such a gioriou? victory. Stkwart Co., Ga., Sept. 23d, 1803. fhl. Enquirer: Amid tho excitement of war, let us not forget to send our wisest and best men to Congrcas to legislate for us. In looking around for such a man. I know of no person better fitted for tho position than Hon, Hinks Holt, of your city, whose name is already announced in the papers. Not only did ho repre sent the interests of his constituent* iu tho last Congrr* 0 with Axil honesty of pur pose and much ability, but whenever oc casion would permit, with untiring Mat h« waited around the couch of many n sick and way-worn soldier. A true friend to thu soldier—of a clear. «gund and prac tical mind. Col. Holt is certainly the man for tho times, Ftbwart. Ihr i?th Georgia iu the Fight. Wo have seen a private letter from Cap!. James B. Moore, of Co. C, 17th Georgia, giving soma account of tho pr.rt noted by hi? company and regiment in the fight. Tho regiment went into action with Rboul 2f»0 men only 40 or o0 fit for duty. Co. C, (Colum- j ] bus Volunteers) went in with 12 men, j had seven of them wounded (mostiyu slightly) tho firat day, and threo of tho | remuining fiva wounded Ibu next day.— (Japt. Moore escaped with only a slight bruise, though having several hair breadth escapes. Wo have information in this letter which imparls strong bopej that Captain Gittinger wu* u >t killed. It says: "Capt. . Gitti :gor wa* wounded and captured ye., j by Hood’s division, terday." I Jenkins; that it is m Col, Mutibows, commanding tho rog meut, uraa killed, leaving Gapt. Moore i command of the raiment. We regret that the demand upon ot columns this morning constrains us I postpone the list of casualties in tho rug merit until our next issue. Tho following is tho list of cusualtl in Company C: Sent'; Jarrett, vounJc l in sliouljnr; Uob^.liociaaa, uock, sl'uht: ".(led b • A Lucky ICacape,—Wo t iw, yc«! day. the fragment* of a porimo:>«c and its contents, which w •• instrutnontal i»* ng tho life of ono of our . oldier*, i». tho Into fifiht. U was enrriwl in jhobrcmd pocket of private S, C. Lindray, of tbo 10th Mississippi regiment, und a bull struck it, making a wreck of tbo artiefe* contained in it, und flattening itself through their resistance, without pene trating his body. A portrait, a tooth brush, n pipe fcnd a plug ot tobacco wero all broken to pieces by the ball, which, without their intervention,would cortaiu- ly have inflicted a sovere if not fatal wound. Wo understand that a privato dis patch received hero reports that Robert Knderinan, of Co. G (ColumbusGuards) 2d Georgia Regimeut, was wounded in tho left eye at Chickamauga—probably not seriously. Patriotic Oourso of Mr. llaiford, We have aoen a lottor addressed by E, G. Kaiford, K*q., to C'olono) Ja Chutnbor 1 , which doe* credit to tho pa- 1 triotism nnd motives of tho writer. Mr. Kaiford was for a tiipo a nmdidnto for tho Senate in opposition to Col. Cham bers, but declined when ho perceived that tlio bitter was supported us a candi date likely to unite thn people and pro vent divisions. From a letter of hi? to Col. C. wo nre permitted to make thu following extract: "1 cannot 9ay 1 have no u'piration for the position, or that thoslato of my health would not havo justified mein being a candidate even ut this lime ; hut it bus been a settled rule with mo for many years always to do right, and perform all tho duties I owe to my fellow-men and my country, even though my interest suffer by it. Consequently, when l saw your name announced, and the manner in which you were brought out, and fed ing too that you would doubt less l*o uc oc,.:,ble to tlio Pfopla, I dnci.Jod tU-it U j «,oIStol»nd w<*« my duty to owlim-." j •., u | in Abolition f in the charging of the enemy a untrehcb ments, who were driven threo miles, back to Missionary liidge, and from which the enemy woro driven to within five miles of Chutlanooga. Gen. Bragg was on tho field with the troops, night and day, and in riding down the lines in front of Gen. H i Breckinridge’s diucion, on the night of ; Victory, he was most enthusiastically cheered by Breckinridge and his bravo Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama and Flo rida troops. Wo have captured over 40 stands of color?. 45 pieces of artillory, and taken over fi.dUO pri .oners. Our loss is estiina- be from rigid to ten thousand killed and wounded ; the enemy’s cannot be le*H than from twenty to twenty-five thousand. Tho buttle field extended about ton jfcila*. aui th« carnage was the mo*t frightful yet witnessed—fur exceeding Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Murfrees boro, or Shiloh. Tho constant and ter rific roar of artillery never was exceeded. 1’he fighting of our men on Sunday eve ning in carrying tlio enemy’s entrench-j ments was magnificent, grand and terri- 1 They faced tho whirlwind of lead | A. I*. MaC C. Northra beig’t J.. T light; , r iaht: ..mta,?! 1 Corbett, arm. slight; . tiiltifj*»*r vras rorioi ^?elegr*aplii (*. iteporte of the Press Asaoctatlon. Entered ccconiiito to Art of Conyr**s, i- U» •• by J. S. Thca.*hkk, in rh- Cl*rh' the Diotrirt •' ~ r th« North,, it is not suppo -I a» will bo mode, as we comuiar I ti; tlon, and nood not rneriflee lUi.. tlio train left Burnt Bridge S;.,.i morning, heavy ennnon dice wa- On Thursday night, tl. • emr.. y m attempt* lo forco our line* • h<r drivon book to bis intrenchim i. thor now* of n cheering chiine oeived, not doemetl prudent • of th> Oqtyfederait State* fo. t of tfeoi Richmond, 26th.—Baltimore papers of : Jay— 1 tho 30th received « telegram from Nash- I tover. vlllo dated 23d. Thus fi»r our damago is trifling compared with that Vocoived at fitono river on tho first day. Roso-crana’ communication is open and in go >d order* Very little was of an officiul character. It wss rumored that wo lost four Generals killod and wounded. Cincinnati, 8opt. 2Uh.—The Corres pondent of tho Now York Herald arrived here from the battle-hold, and says that official report* of tho battle from Wash- ' beaten and compelled to ington, in the main wore totally incorrect. ! tnnooga by Bragg, wh Really the army of Cumberland has not j hoavy been defeated, whioh must put it Mobile, Sopt, 20th.—a spn- Adv. & Register, from Sr-ir.; tlio Northern papers are r> ■ Rosocrans’ defeat, and nckno k)U of80,000i laauranbe Com not insure on tho Mississippi iv.cr. 1. quiet in Arkan?tt-. Tho N. Orleans Era says lh • ■ astroufl reverse to tho Federate in Lou- Inna. This concurs with rum r* tl Weitscl is defeated and killed by Tny! at Nuf-oloonvillo. ( ii a KLKhi on, 20th,—The Yankee* 1 workod very little at their Button - : > ir tire keeping them clo< > und i Our Mortars on Sulllvnn'a 11:; 1 work admirably. The shells me tic- with accuracy, nnd falling in the midd'.i of tho enomy's Battery at nearly ever; fire. Thorn was again oonsklcrai 'o ;■ tlon in thu fleet to-day. It is supp* ■ thatFurragut was visiting ouch \ .■ Richmond, SonLSffi.—The N«w Y< World of tho 21-1 contains dispnlih from Louisvillo of the 21st which -y our army under R -suernns wns \»h<.; *“"* 1 " J ‘ itreat to Chat liU defensive inforcomonts from Lee, Beaure gard and Johnston. Military occupation the only one that did anything. On tho firs; day they dofeatud Longetroet, the same day McCook and Crittenden were badly beater.. Tho enemy broke our centre, driving Crittcadon in every direction, cau-ing Thomas to abandon tho field and protect the left flank. Correspondent left Chattanooga on and iron with the steadiness and o'oaipo- [ Monday isyi Rosccrans hud a plenty of _ u- — ammunition, and provisions, and that some timo. Thomas’ corps j of tho lines prevent the Iransmi Col. Guerry l'«»v Senator. Mr. Editor Enquirer : It will no doubt ' bo gratifying to your ninny readers ir. j this section to heir,farmed that Col. T. L. Guorry, of Quitman, has consented to become a candidate for the Senate in this (the 12th) Senatorial District, composed of tho counties of Quitman, Webster and Stewart. Col. Guerry was amongst tho first to raise his sword in tho defence of his coun try, and accordingly remained in the army as long as hio health would permit. Notwithstanding hi- health is somewhat impaired, with his experience as a legis lator perhaps no* man in the District could till the position with more efficiency than ho. Whilo ho does not seek the office, we feel fully authorized to say that if olected he will serve. SIa' T Voters. summer's rain. Tbm» came charge idler charge, tlio frightful gups in our lines being immediately clo-od up, and with tlio yell of demons, < cry arose above tho roar and musketry nnd artillery, whilo tho terror !cken foe fell back aghast cn our brav ' ' id their entrench in on: r the dead carcas . who fell in lie-»p_ . pits they had out dug for thouuelve Tbo battlo-fleld tutfl night by mooi light—tho ffUftJ . the ghostly faces of tho d md, distorted in { New Y expression feoni tlio wounds of their fern | * utgled bodies, with heaps of tho sa i wounded ami dying, with scattc-rod 1 j Chattanooga will stund a mouth’s siego. i, our hnttfe j Dispatches from Rosecrans to-day de- :lured his position impregnable; rein- bravtw I Iorcemori{ * vapidly hastening to him an- n.mncos tho purposes soon to resume of- of j fensive oimrationa. Washington, 21th.—Meade’s urroy is j uodoubtodly moving on Gordonsvillo.— Two more Russian frigztos arrived at VT ew Y’ork from Cronrtiul., flv^ more a c ;pected in a few days. Tbo llnltimoro Gazctto says whether particulars to-night. New Orleans advices r»f the 13th ACt that it is known to tho French Cur:- n Now Orleans that tho French had pied Matnmoras with 4,000 or6,000tri»qi- Fooling in regard to Intervention indi cated by an advance of five per < Confodc.ruto bonds. Richmond, Sept. 24tli.—Tho Balf-.i..- American of the22d ha* tdegraui? Me* Washington to the 21st, and the Rop'd- can Extra contains tho following : T enemy nttncicod Rosecrans again «>r. ‘ ^ •lay about 0 a. in. with ovurw • > numbors. The buttle raged fearf; day. According to tho latest i 1 I here t v oflloi panic i strewn every whore, broken artiilorv their appearance is aocidontal or an ulto- carriMM ami cai.nns, dou,l horM., and I rior 0 y, ct CBn m,t bu aatUfactorily un- all that makes up the debris of a bloody , , P , . - , , ... , . contested field—wue terrible aud appall- j ^ er ««* rho biockada of Alexandria, removed by proclamati< ficid information lias boon received of the detention of the rams at Birkinhoad. Gold ia New York on \Vednosday 140 Gen. Folk fought Ids corps with great skill and ability, and with allthecoolness . that bravery can command. The noble divisions of tho heroic Breckinridge t.nd chivalrous Cheatham carried the last en- j Friday 1381. lrandinionU.ndth.T il.pt upon th.lcld: C.pt Bull'. mprJition to the Cbosu- with tho wreath of victory crowning their : . . -.i brows. McNair's brigade, atUohod to Iia > has retur, *0'l with seventoen Bu-hrod Johnson's division, was on tho ' prisoner* with open boats, bo captured left of Gon. D. H. Hill’s corps, and ! and sunk seven Ynnkeo vessels ran one ■liarged the entrenchments Sunday with it* famed and distinguished gallantry, taking 14 pieces of urtillery. Gen. Mc Nair was wounded, and the noble C*. ashore aud captured considerable proper ty. Commissioner Ould proceeded to City Point to-day on the steamer Shultz gavo way in un but from eight t rallied and succeeded is getting baik ' their placcfi, whilst tho balarx ** *' * army had not given way at til. At ' * latest advices Rospcrans vu dritingt'. advance of the rebel army back. A h rp number wero killed and wounded or. both sides—will not fa.il short ofoO.OUO BoHcraci cannot ho driven from his p bition, should tho rebels prove twice: strong os they aro represent* d to ~ Burnside has not reinforced R n r2 ’ r as was expected. The Washington Chroniolo oi tho 21 • says: From presont information of *» strictly reliable nature, wo learn that tl.« rams building in England willn-'t r* permitted by that Government to (? large, hut he escorted to France by Krg*