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WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER ATLANTA., GEORGIA, Wednesday. August 9. 1865- eniitlE PROGRESSING. lu both America and Europe crime ap pears to be progressive. Recently we have not iced several cases occurring on this side of the Atlantic repulsive and atrocious in their nature, fatal in their consequences, sad and heart-sickening. In more than one, too, oi the most atrocious of these, the per petrators have escaped punishment, coming from their trials unconvicted, cheered, ap^ plaudet’ , and encouraged to “go on their ways rejoicing,” to commit, in all probabil ity, other misdemeanors or crimes. ' To one or two cases of crime occurring on the other side of the "deep waters” our atten tion lias been attracted, as well from their novelty as their atrocity, and other circums ► tances connected therewith. The first is the case of one Dr. Pritchard, oi Giascow, who, the relator of the incident in one of the New York papers states, is a physician and a man of letters, a member of twenty learned societies, and who has just been convicted of poisoning hiB wife lor love ot a servant girl in his family who had been fjr a year or two his mistress.— This man confessed his crime, which he completed by giving an overdose of chloro form to his ud fortunate victim, and wa9 to have been hanged on the 28th ultimo. On account of his family and position, the caso is said to have created much excitement and distress in high circles. Daring the trial of this accomplished and learned brute, one of the consulting physicians occupied a posi tion in giving his testimony not at all envi able, in declaring that he was satisfied the man was killing his wife by slow poison, and yet was withheld by professional eti quette from mentioning or divulging the matter. II professional etiquette goes thus far in Great Britain, and is tolerated by the law, we trust it docs not in America, nor do we bilieve that it does. It is admitted, however, iu this case, that if ihe phy sicians called in to consult did noth ing to hinder the crime, they did not hesitate to give such evidence as led to the conviction of the offender. One ounce of preventative is worth a pound of cure, but in lids case there was admiuistered ueither preventative nor cure. Strange that in this enlightened age professional eti quette should be permitted to tolerate mur der, a murder ‘‘most foul, strange and un natural.” For the honor of the profession in America, let it be known in Europe, that no such etiquette prevails among the practi tioners of medicine here. The man, or phy fiician, who, under any circumstances, does not, when in his power, prevent the com mission of muftdor, is himself, in our opinion, as guilty flPMie crime, as though he perpetrated it himself, and nothing can convince us of the incorrectness of this pro position. The other case presents also some novel, ns well as atrocious features. It is one in which murder is also charged, the party be ing a woman, one Constance Kent. This woman deliberately murdered her half broth er, at Brighton, Eaglaud, and confessed the perpetration of her crime to her clergyman. The attempt is now being made to rule out her confession, and between the “High Cliuich” and “Puseyite” party, and “Low Church" and “Dissenting” party, great con tention prevails in regarJ to its reception by the Court. The enormity of this woman’s crime seems to be lost sight of, iu legal and religious quibbles. And so crime progresses and bad men and bad women escape too often punish ment for their misdeeds. To the credit, however, of the British Court and British juries, this is not so often the case as it is in the large cities of America. Criminal law there, is more certain and sure in its execu tion than it is in this “land of the free”—too free, alas ! to those whose vicious propen sities arc ever urging them on to the com mission of crime. BUREAU OF FREEDJIEN-3ENE- HAL ORDERS NO. 1. In our advertising columns the reader will see “General Orders No. 1.” from the “Bureau ol Frecdmcn,” to which we invite attention—especially to the following ex tract therefrom : “It is hereby ordered that ail persons em ploying the Frecdmcn in agricultural and mechanical pursuits within the States of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, who fail by the loth of August to annouuce to those iu ilicir employ the fact that they are free, and fail to recognise them as free men and to make suitable agreements with them, whereby a just and equitable compensation will be secured to them for their labor, will be held as disloyal to the United States Government, and their property will bp subject to seizure and division among the Frecdmcn iu accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of an “Act to establish a bu reau for the relief o! Frecdmcn and Refu gees,” approved March 3,1SG5." In this section of Georgia, it has been the misfortune of the people, generally—owing to the fact that they have been deprived of ail mail lacilities, and consequently of news paper intelligence to a great degree—that they have been ignorant of what Congress and the Bureau of Frecdmcn have required of them in frgard to their former slaves, now Freedmen, in many important particu lars. And as they have now in the space of only one week to conform to the order pub lished in to-day’s issue, and especially in re gard to the foregoing section thereof, they had better proceed at once to d«* so—non- compliance, or delay even, may cause a for feiture of their property &T The Rev. Dr. French, who is Visit ing the principal towns in oar State in com pany with General Wilde, Assistant Com missioner of the Freed men’s Bureau, ad dressed an assemblage of freedmen at the City Hall yesterday afternoon. Gen. Wilde, in a lew remards, explained the object for which the freedmen had been called together, and desired to assare them as aft officer representing the wishes and views of the Government, that they might rely upon the truthfulness of the gentleman who was to address them, and that it was expected they should weigh well the advice they received at his hands. Concluding his few remarks, Gen. W. introduced Dr. French, who commenced by announcing to the freedmeu that God had vouchsafed to them the precious boon of freedom, and it should be his purpose to advise with them as to the proper course necessary to be pur sued to prevent that freedom from proving a failure. Freedom did not consist in va grancy; by industry and honesty alone could they hope to elevate their condition. It was their duty to remain with their former masters, and be the same faithful laborers they had been in thepastf to make contracts and be faithful to them, and while it was their right to choose their place of abode, it was his opinion that their old homes would be to them the best place on earth, and with those who had reared them, they would find the most sympathy. They had free dom, and master bad the lands; they knew how and could work, and master did not, but they could be mutually bene ficial, and all would be prosperous and happy. He had been toid that they were a lazy and indolent people, but when they could take the proceeds of their labor, to their wife and little ones, it was his opinion that new incentives to labor would be furnished. They should be humble and respectful to the whites, and cultivate amicable relationships. By ener gy they could soon have homes, and cozy little cabins would be dotted over the land. In future they phould have but one wife—a state of freedom allowed but one, and the marital relations should be held sacred. We cannot follow Dr. French through his entire address. There was much good advice, and we hope it may have a benefi cial elf-ct upon the freed population in our midst. He was to have addressed ths citizens of Atlanta at the Central Presbyterian Church at 7 o’clock last evening, a report of which we did not obtain, owing to the caily hour at which our paper went to press. We hope to make a full mention of it to mor row. Governor Johnson left Columbus on the 5ih instant fox Milledgeville. The En quirer says he will probably be absent a fort night or more. ISP We notice in Ihe Chronicle & S.ntinei the following order, issued by Maj. Gen. Sterdman, on the 31 instant: “Telegraph Operators, Express Agents, Post Masters, Forwarding Merchants, Com mon Carriers and Railroad Agents are no tified that they will not forward or deliver messages, goods, wares, merchandise, or mail matter to any persons whomsoever, within the Department of Georgia, who have not taken the oath prescribed in the President's Proclamation of Amnesty, of May 29th, 18G5.” “Any violation of this order will be pun ished by a forfeiture of all rights to transact business within this Department by the offending party, and by fine and imprison ment.” As the opportunity has not yet been af forded the citizens of Atlanta to take the Amnesty Oath, the foregoing order, for the present, has put a stop to many business transactions in this city. We are assured, however, that this will not long be the case, as the military authorities are making prompt arrangements to have the oath ad ministered without delay. C3P The Chronicle & Sentinel, of the 3rd instant, says the Assistant Provost Marshal General there is now ready to administer the amnesty oath at Augusta to all who call at his office between the hours of 9 A. Mi and 4 P. M., and that General Steedman is doing all in his power to afford the people every facility for reorganization. m» * • • INEVITABLE RESULTS. The Chattanooga Gazette in giving to its readers the following incident, says that Boston is quick at improveinent and the Boston girls in adopting so early Ihe Miss Harris theory of Justice, prove clearly that they consider it advantageous to the sex: A Boston editor says: The day the result ot the trial ot Mary Harris was announced, the following interesting conversation was overheard: “Carrie, dear, will yon please lend me your revolver ? I fear George will not be true to his promise to-night?”— “Why, Emma, I’m so sorry ! I’ve-just lent my revolver to Mary, as she has found a bean with ever so much more money than Alfred; but dear, I cau let you have my ivory handled stiletto with much pleasure. The city of polite learning, the Athens of the United States, as ita inhabitants boast, is also undeniably the city ot bloomer ism, sensationalism, fanaticism, and all the other isms iu the English vocabulary. Wc arc not, therefore, surprised that “Carrie, dear," and “Emma, dear," and other “dears" of tko Massachusetts metropolis, have resolved to avenge their heart disappointments with their “revolvers" or “ivory handled stilettos." Go it, girls, juries are as kind-hearted and sympathizing in Boston as they are in Washington City, whenever feminines com mit bloody transactions 1 TENNESSEE ELECTIONS. As we write, we have the Congressional vote at only two points in ihe State, Chat tanooga aud Nashville. It appears at the first named place there were polled only 336 votes, out of a registered vote of about 1,000—Stokes receiving 194 of them. Hood 136, and Faulkner 6. The Nashville vote for Congress was tor Campbell 1331—for Carter 1080 — McDougal 4. The telegraph says it is thought Camp bell will get 2000 maj trity in the district. It seems that but little interest was mani fested in the election at either Chattanooga or Nashville. STATE GOVERNMENT TORE MAIN TAINED. A writer in the New York .Express says that while the President “is detemined to destroy every vestige of the late rebellion,” he still entertains the opinion that secession “is not worse in a Government like ours than the destruction of State laws, State boundaries, and State powers, for the Con stitution recognizes popular liberty more through State agencies than in any other way.” And the same writer says that “against the purposes of the Sumners and Danas, therefore, the States must stand, sub- ordinate to the Government in some things, but free aud independent in every power not surrendered to the general Govern ment.” Also, that ‘ President Johnson makes no disguise in expressing these viewa” ' Commenting npon the foregoiqg the Ex press says: “These views as expressed by our correspondent, ought to be the views of Massachusetts for their ancestors'and their Constitution declare as follows: “The people inhabiting the territory for merly called the province of Massachusetts bay do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other to form themselves into a free, sovereign and independent body poli tic or State, by the name and Common wealth of Massachusetts. w The people of this commonwealth have the sole and exclusive right o£*overning themselves as a free, sovereign ^Pid inde pendent State, and do, and forever hereafter Bliall exercise and enjoy every power, ju- risd’ction and right which is not and may- not hereafter be by them expressly delega ted to the United States ol' America-in Con gress assembled.” The oath of office reads ■ “1 do solemnly swear that I wifi bear true faith and aliegiauce to the Common wealth of Massachusetts, and wiji support the constitution thereof.” [We put the Massachusetts oath aud Con slimtion against the opinion aud practice ot her now leading meB.—Edj. Expre-s j Putting the Massachusetts Oath aud Con stitution, against the opinion and pretence ot her now leading men, we apprehend, will do but little good in producing a reform among the radicals of that State, or the leaders thereof. They will pursue the mis chief they are bent upon, despitq oath, de spite constitution. It is upon the arm of President Johnson, Georgia and all the late Confederate States must lean, it they would enter the “Union” with rights equal to what Massachusetts and all the other States claim. And that arm, we feel confident, will be strong enough, despite the radicalism of the North, to place Georgia where she was, with all the power claimed and exercised by any New England State to regulate her in ternal affairs, whether they refer to the right of suffrage, or any other right claimed and exercised oy any loyal State. NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL QUAR TERS. A London paper says that Melvin, the confidential agent of Maximilian*, had a con versation with Lord Palmerston, during his second visit to London, but failed entirely in his efforts to induce the latter, to alter the Mexican policy ot the English Govern ment. Lord Palmerston is represented as telling Melvin that England would continue to stand aloof from Mexican entanglements, and that he should do nothing which might be regarded as unfriendly by the Govern ment of the United States. Gen. Wade Hampton is reported to have reached Camargo, Mexico. The New York Herald of the 31st of July, states that Rev. Dr. Quintard of Nashville, Tenn., preached on the day before in St. Thomas’ church, corner of Houston and Broadway, in the city of New York. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston.—The Pe tersburg Index of the 29i.h July, says : The many friends of this gentleman will be in terested to learn that he is at Buffalo Springs.” These Springs,, we believe, are in Amherst county, Va. TnE Elections in Enoland.—The late elections in England have resulted in an in creased majority in favor of the ministry. The rumors of troubles on the Rio Grande between the Imperialists and ;the United States forces, arc reported to be un founded. The official statement of the public debt on the 3lst of July, shows the amount out standing to be $2,757,253,275 85. A report from Heart’s Content says that crowds are beginning to collect at that place to witness the landing of the shore end of the Atlantic Telegraph cable. A dispatch from Washington Btates that there axe no counterfeit $5 notes on the Na tional bauk. Seven railroads are in running order in Texas, comprising an aggregate of over four hundred miles. There are nos^ thirty-three newspapers published iu Texas. Gambling — Oa Saturday afternoon the guards made a descent on a gambling house in the rear of Sutler town, and captured six men engaged in playing chuck a-Iuck. The keeper of the house, John L well, a mulat to, i ffered the officer of the guard a thous and dollars to release him. The bar tender, named Henry Henderson, upon being searched, had a knife and slang-shot found upon him. Alex Joaes, James Henry, two citiz ms, Valor Evans, belonging to the 18:h U. S. C. L, Jacob Johnson and Ww. Rub- inson, two other citizens, were among the party arrested. All of them were sent to the guard house for thirty days, with the addition in L well’s case nf a ball and chain attached to him. -Chat. Gazette. pi?" A monkey in New York escaped from his Italian master the other day, and going to the - premises ot his neighbor, tore up property amounting to about ten dollars. The monkjy couldn’t pay for the damage he had done, and the master wouldn’t; hence, both were taken before the police court, tried, and sentenced to imprisonment A drunkard leaning against a church railing replied, in answer to a question from the sexton, that he didn’t exactly belong to that church, but he was leaning that way. News Boys on all the Railroads lead - mg from Atlanta have the Daily Intelli gencer for sale. july2t—tf Mfejjfli ■■ i«r f i ~ii Financial information. From “Peterson’s Philadelphia Counter feit Detector,” for August, we gather the fol lowing important financial information.— The merchants and basin xa men of Attanta and ita vicinity would do well to note the information contained ia it: Finakcial.—'The money market has been quite free from ex remes, or excitement.— Money plenty; trade just sufficient for pres ent necessities, weather, cold and rainy, or hot and pleasant—keeping warm or keep ing cool. The merchandise markets in general have ruled steady and firm daring the past week, and a fair amount ol business lor the season has been consummated. Buyers, observing that gold quotations were climbing up the ladder among the forties, from the force of habit have rushed incontinently into the market lor supplies, greatly to the discom fort of business men, who would like to get out of town long enough to catch a mouth ful of fresh air, and generating considerable heat and perspiration in commercial circles. The daily reports ot the stock market grow tamer with each succeeding day, anti money writers are at a loss for word3to ex press the dullness of trade. The same ste reotyped phrases come up daily, aud it is impossible to predict when they will give way to others that will express lively times and stirring trade. As to the stocks, there is scarcely a shadow of the business done in them that we noted six months ago. It is a general prediction, however, that the com ing fall wifi witness a revival in all branches of industry, and that the general activity W‘il extend itself to the stock market. That the oil < xeitemeut, which raged so luriously this lime a year ago, will ever regain a simi lar ascendency, is not gem rally believed, but there is good ground for the opinion that that species ot stock jibbing will be very extensive. Ail holders of oil stocks are looking hopefully for the time, lint they may be enabled to unload the heavy fiuau ciai burdens which they are now carrying at such vast loss. Doubtless these very par ties uow so anxious to sell, will be the firm est then to hold on, believing that there is still a better prospect than has yet devel oped itself. Each advance ot their stock renders them the more sanguine, and the ie9S likely will they be to sell out at figures which now they would be glal to* get.— There is nothing in the circumstances of the case to warrant the low prices now pre valent, and shrewd meu are beginning to see that now is the time to buy, that they may profit by the future. The bank committee of tkirtien which some weeks since met to adopt a plan lor the par rcdcmptirn of country national btnk notes iu New York, Boston, and Phil adelphia, but adj turned without coming to auy agreement, have, it is rep >ried, at lengtli'arrived at an understanding upon the subject. The banks ol the cities men tioned will, it is said, make their d.tily set tiements as hitherto through tin ir respective clearing houses, paying the balance ag .inst them in legal tender notes, but they w ill in clude in their returns the notes ol ihe coun try banks. These last will be redeemable at each of the three financial centres, ac cording to the section ot country to which they belong. Thus, the notes ot the country hanks of New England will bo redeemable at Boston, those of the Western and Central States at New York, and those of Pennsyl vania and the Hull li at Philadelphia, ae cording to the specified arrangement. But the couaeut of all the country banks has not yet been obtained, and some of these will doubtless refuse their assent to it, for it involves the necessity of each ol the country banks enjoying the privilege of a central place of redemption, having a bal ance to its credit at that point, against which tluir bills will be charged after the manner of ordinary check i. Not a few of the small banks will probably think it preicrabie to allow their notes to lie at a discount at the financial ecu ires, to b-ing required to keep a balance to their credit at New York, Bos ton, aud Philadelphia, which would be all but useless to them ia general business. OUR NATIONAL SECURITIES The following is au explanation of the moaning of the terms applied to the differ ent national loans: Seven Thi cm es, (7 30s)-—These repre sent a currency loan, having three years to run, then convertible into a gold interest six per cent, stock having twenty years to run, but with the right reserved to the Gov ernment of paying off the loan, iu gold, at any time after five years. The term “Seven- thirties ” is derived from the rate of interest which these three years convertible noies bear, to-wit: two cents per day on each $100, or for three hundred and sixtyffivc days $7 30 on each $100. Five Twenties — (5 20. ) — The term “ Five-twenties ” is applied to the six per cent, gold bearing bonds of the United States, to which twenty years hail yearly coupons arc attach, d, but which may be paid off, in gold, by the Government, on due notice to the holders, at any time after live five years, in the not impr. liable evant the Government should be offered the money on a loan at a cheaper rate than six per cent. Ten Forties—(10-40s) —These are the five per cent, gold bearing bonds of the. United States to which hall-yearly coupons are attached for forty years, but which may be paid off, in gold, on notice to the hold ers, at any time alter ten years, in tho possi ble event the Government should be offered the money on a new loau at a less rate of of interest than five per cent. U. S Coupon Sixes, ob (1881 6i)~The long or unconditional six per ecu?, gold- bearing loan, known as the six per cents ol 1831, cannot be redeemed by the Govern ment at all, except by purchase, until alter the year 1881, making this the most desira ble of all the United Spates loans as a per manent investment. The present outstanding totals of each of the abaye loans are as follows: 1. —Seven thirties $600,000,000 2. “ Five twenties 596,545,900 3. —Ten forties 172,770,100 4 —Sixes of eighty-one. 231,561,400 Total $1,650,877,400 I i terest in currency on $600,000,000 “ gold “ 1,050,877^00 $1,650 877,490 iu addition to the gold interest stocks here classified, there is outstanding $48,- 868,891 of the old fuoded five and six per cents of the United States, upon which the interest is paid in gold, and the principal ol which will be redeemed in gold when due. Greenbacks and Legal tender.—The Terms “greenbacks” and “legal-', ender” are convertible. All the greenbacks are legal- tender; but $433,160,569 are of the ordina ry circulation, free of interest; and $226,- 000,000 bear simple or compound interest, payable on the maturity of the note., nknst of them, six per cents payable three years after 1864, the interest compounded in a ta ble on the back of tho note every six months. The Japanese Ambassadors thus do the English in a book : “ The men arc red faced and fond of eating, and the low men eat raw meat, of which lumps are exhibited much to bar disgust.” This is good enough for Sala. ADDRESS OF JFDCK LOCIIRANE AT MACON. The Macon Tdegraph contains the ad dress o? Judge O. A. Lochranc, recently de livered at Macon, on “the present condi tion otthe country.”. Waut of space in our columns; prevents us from laying it before our readers in its er^irety. The speech is an admirable one, abounding in beautiful metaphor,eloquent appca’a.and,a9 to its sub ject matter, Inexorable logic. Not as the people of the South were and have been, but as they are and must become, does the Judge address them. From ,‘t wo make the following extracts: NEGRO SUFFRAOE. I have had recently tho honor of several interviews with the President of ihe United {States, on the subject matter we are dis cussing. I found him, in his sentiments to wards the people, t<» be considerate, dispas sionate, statesmanliKc aud just. Riiscd from the humbler walks of life to his lofty eminence, l found a spirit of c mge- nifcl kindness to theepeople, while, to the leaders of ihe revolution, his sentiments were characterized by magnanimity and justice. As the representative of this great nation, he ir-tmpied under foot all personal vie -vs aud considerations to grasp the best internals ot the imure. I f >uud him sur rounded by many discordant elements of political opinion, unmoved in his patriotic determinavi >n to maintain the democratic principles of Bute integrity aud State or gan iz P.'.on; to leave the only vital question of politic if theory, negro suffrage, to the States to settle lor themselves, and to the citizens of Georgia who evidence their loy alty by accepting the amnesty. He is un- moyeably settled in leaving the question of suffrage under the constitution and laws ol the United S ates. This question is a vital one, for it involves the future hope aud interest ol the white race ou the American continent. Aud in the positfo i laid down, the president is sus tained by the bu ! k of national conservatives and the highest representatives of the na tional army. The democratic party of Ver mont have endorsed the policy ; and we, a9 sensible and patrkVic citizens, must stand boldly forward to hold up their arms aud strengthen their resolves in the contest. Free years ago, in a letter published S< p lumber, 1860, l said if was unwise to aban don tire democracy of the North ; to day 1 repeat the sentiment. **'*** =(= •* THE AMNESTY. You, fellow-citizens’ must qualify your* selves for citizenship, if you would have a voice in aiding or contributing to the wel fare of Georgia. We must take the oath prescribed, or accept the penalties attached. In this matter there is no room tor hesita tion, no place for discussion, no ground for doubt. The war into which we plunged was unfortunate for the people; it was un fortunate for the world. We were prosper^ oils when we went into it; we have come out ol it without rights of property or priv^ ileges of citizenship. In our condition we must stand face to face with facts, and in their light the path ot duty .lies clear before us. It is profitless to talk of the act, whe ther it is criminal or not, treason or not, it is useless to invoke the teaching of years, the training of Troup, the sentiments of lead ers, the teaching of the books, the doctrines ot Jefferson, Calhoun, and a host of intel lects that adorn, as with a wreath, the col umn of American statesmanship. The ar gument that would fl itter your pride might endauger liberty—lor the future liberty of this State depends upon our action as citi zens restored to the rights of freemen in the States. By failure we become liable to penalties, and the amnesty provided a libe ral and just application ot means, to a vital measure of amelioration and justice. The full effulgence of clemency that restores a nation to its rights, and fills with life a par alyzed constitution, is evidence of the libe ral sentiments of. the administration. It is not designed -that you should stand aside tor strangers’ hands to r^ck the cradle of your State organization. By the power of am* nesty, Georgia is restored to her own peo ple. A Governor honored by yourselves, identified with you in interest and by asso ciation, a man of ability and justice, has been selected to lift Georgia up, and call her sons in council to restore her constitutional animation. * * ****** memories. That men can shake down their convic tions like apples from a tree is not to be ex pected ; for some opinions will stick among the branches ol our thoughts, no matter how the tempe3t of public, opinion may blow and bend the popular sentiment; nor would 1 ask you to throw aside your opin ions, feelings or sentiments—you have sym pathies that como up with spirit arms from the mounds of battle fields to twine around memory, you have wounds that will break out and bleed at some sudden touch of thought, the dead who slumber, the living who suffer, have claims upon our feelings wc should not willingly let die, and the men who are hereafter called to represent Geor gia, mast preserve the memory of the one and support the crippled form of the other. The child of orphanage and tears shall be supported and educated, and the widow so- lac.d in her agony, and by the public bounty protected from wetting with hqfp tears the dry crust of poverty. Conscious in the dis charge of duty'; conscious of rectitude in principle, of houcaly in purpose, of candor iu txprtssion, I shall go ou, heedless of mis representation and Ci. yy, to do my whole duty towards the redemption and regenera tion of Georgia. . Willi her people all my sympathies have been excited, with her fall my fortunes have gone down, but still I can exclaim: ‘ More dear Inherson owB. he>- tears an.lher showers, Than the rest ,f the world in its sunniest Jjiours. 1 ' With you I have shared youth ; with you iu the silent grave sleep my sweetest memo ries, and with you, for weal or woe, I shall share the future, anti sink myself embalmed into your bosom with the tears of those who knew me best, and whose living sympathy made life bloom, and roses grow over it with the softest perfumes of affection. * * * * * *'* * WAR ENOUGH. National pride and national vanity are plants easy to develop in the heat of party or partizan excitement. But my friends we have ha 1 war enough; tour long weary years the ground has tremb’ed to the tread of armies—the streets have been filied with banners—the earth has been - filled With graves—ihe air been thick with souls flut tering home to God. Tae din and roar of striie has echoed throughout the land, and our boat hern fields have been ploughed with fire and cannon —the fl iwers of peace ful homes have been trampled down by cav alry—the climbing rose been torn from the cottage window face to droop in ruins—the bloom oi beauty has grown pale In the em brace of terror—the blood with crimson speck upon the cheek, told the tale of lust —hearts h^vebeen broken—tears have bjec shed, coffin lids pressed dearest forms, and not a spot all over the once smiling and sprinkled fields of the Sooth, bat has boen pressed by the red toot of desolation. We have had war enough; peace with her angel tone, sweet aa a spirit singing to itself in Heaven, has breathed its soilness into the public ear and invites us back to the repose of civiliz ition, and the arts of imnroveme. t Let us then meet the requirements of i u ., appeal, henceforth devoted to the new i.r guniz ition of industry. L it us throw aside cxvillings about co n stitulional questions. They are settled,am1 the republic lives by the will,and sovereign ty of t he people. Let ua throw aside discussions about sla very, it is dead, and buried beneath the waves of four years’ war. Let us throw away fear about the future of freed labor. We cau control it by wise laws. Let us throw away minor points of di - cussion aud accept the logic ot necessity, in granting all the legal rights the comliti. n of freedom demands. Lei us direct onr minds to vital isfm s, aud j *ia hauds with tin s.; who stand wi-h us in principle and policy, to mtintain the privileges that are wi bin our grasp. Let us quality as voters, to aid in the or ganztiiou of our S at'*, and abstaining from intolerance of opinion, freely discuss every interest essential to her wellare. Lit us cultivate peace, as an emanation from heaven, that the nation may arch it) neck lor a flight to immortality. Let us see that the men who represent us in the councils of the uili m, are faithful, capable, and honest. Let us frown down sectionalism, around the board, the fireside and the altar, and in a comprehensive system ol a social charity^ embrace the practice and creed ol ehri tiaus. Let. ua rally around the pure and patriotic statesman,who stands to-day at the helm ot State. I (earing towards Georgia to take on board her new born fortuae9; for his inspi ration of justice, all the Southern Slates are rising up to put on their garments of sovei eignty, and march to the bridal oi States.— A great procession will reach Washington ncx' spring—a procession ot Stales led into the constitution upon the arm of President Joliuson. Georgia will be there, ti.c blood of battles washed i tf in the waters of am nesty, to raise her head, and give her re epon e amid the nations rejoicing. Her Southern sisters will be as bridesmaids around her, and you, fellow citiz ins, will be ’restored by the solemnities to the diguity i f free citiz ms. From the Nashville Dupateh. MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES ---SOME NEW FACTS. The attitude ol our Government respect ing the Imperial developments in Mt xieo is now a paramount subj cuff interest with the public, and or e, too, about which theie is but little reliable infbi mat ion. To relieve in aom measure this suspense, the New York Sun discloses some facts that have come into its possession regarding the Mex icau question, the ii.fl iei.ee operating upon the President respecting it, aud the pui- post-8 of the Government in lire premises. From the popular interest manitesU d on behalf ol the Ri publican party iu Mexico, and from tire general denunciation that has been heap'd upon Maximilian and his Gov eminent, the public have been h d to believe that Juanz monopolizes tire sympathy ot all classes iu ihe United Slates. Tins sup position, according to the Sun, is erroneous. There is now, and has been from the lime that Max'mifian occupied Mex'co, a quiet yet powerful political influence in tavor of recognizing his Government. Numerically speaking, this influence has but little strength, for it is unsupported by any con sidcrable portion of the people. But, says the Sun, it is headed by a prominent mem ber ot tho Cabinet; it is pressed forward by i class of pmmun-al and influential pol iticians. and is backed up by a strong mo narchical interest. Hi nee the conclusion »i our civil war,* t he « Hurts iff this party to secure the recognition of M iximilian have been redoubled, aud the President has been urged in the strongest temns to give his as sent to that policy. Acting in conjunction with agents of Maxuui'i ur aim ot the French Emperor, this panv h vj beeu able to urge very strong inducements lor the Government to take the step indicated. Maximilian is willing to guarantee an American transit routi across bis dominions to protect and facilitate the operations of mining companies; to furnish free home steads to American settlers; to make the most liberal arrangements tor international trade, and in general terms to concede ev erything that our Government could rea sonably ask in return for recognition. On. the other hand, the President and all his Cabinet, with lire single exception alluded to, are firm in the principle ot the Monroe doctrine. They are in lavor oi eventually expelling Maximilian and his French allies at any cos?, and but for the persistent oppo sit ion of ths one member of the Cabinet which backs him up, ths people would not thus long have been kept in ignorance con cerning the Mexican ques ion. The recent speech of Secretary Harlan regarding Mex ico was a tiuthfui exposition of the Pres: dent’s views and those of his Cabinet, with the one exception, and it was intended to be so considered by the public. The at tempt to procure the recognition of Maxi milian, therefore, has so far failed ; but ine pressure in favor of that measure is sltU maintained. The situation just now is, that President Johnson, believing it to be f■ »i the best interests of the country not to court a foreign war at this time, wili lor the pres ent quietly remain a spectator of the Mex ican quarrel, meantime keeping a strong army on the frontier to hfi ready for any contingency. The Tobacc j Crop.—The Clarksville Chronicl j of the 20th ult., says : From all sections of the country comes the same dismal tones, c incoming the pros pects for the growing crop of tobacco. For twenty years there has not been a season so unfavorable for its growth. The excess ive rains, in the early part ot the year, ren dered it impossible for planters to prepare their seed beds in good order, and the rains continuing after the seeds were sown, so compacted the soil and so washed the beds, or overflowed them, as to preclude the poa sibility of a bountiful supply of plants As soon! however, ao the few remainining ones grew large enough for transplanting, a sc vere drouth set in and continued until the planting season was nearly over. The con sequence is, that not more than one third ot the crop, intended to be planted, was set out in good time. And when we take into consideration the shortness of the crop, that must have resulted from the abandonment of farms, the loss and inefficiency of labor and the general derangement and uncertain condition of public affairs, in the early part of the year, wc make a large estimate, we think, when we set down the quantity which the present growing crop wilt yiel.t, at one fifth of what it was in 1859. Indeed, from diligent eeqaiiies made, from every part of the Clarksville tobacco growing re gion, we are sadly and painfully convinced that the quantity which will beseut to mar ket from this section will hardly be appre ciable. Occuring at a time when the coun try has j nst emerged from one of the moat dertruc-dve-wars known to history; and when the taxes, State, county, aud govern ment, are most ouerous, and the farm hands all to pay for at high rates, the failure of the crop is justly regarded by our farmers as a very great calamity, and one which will be most disastrous in its results to ths c .im munity.