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ROME. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING. JANUARY 28, 1868.
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Saturday Morning, Jan. 17, 1803.
To Conrcnjits.
We learn that many persons, httvo
jubted Lieut. Perry’s authority, for
W/iir7 conscripts, and have threaten-
to pnv no attontion to his enroll*
tent. Let such beware, or 'thoy may
ml thomselvcs treated as deserters.—
iie following notice shows his nuthoii-
V.APQI AIITKHS ENROLLING OmOB 10m
CONtmESSioNAt. DISTRICT,
Kingston, Ga., Jan. 14, 18G3.
To all persons whom it may concern.
Lieut. Tims. J. Pkrrv, of Co. D, 29th
lorgia Regiment, having been delail-
ns Enrol/iny Officer in accordance
tli Article 4lh, Piirngmh 3d, General
•ilcrs, No. 82—his authority as such
to be respected.
Lieut.' Perry has authority to Enroll
•I send to Camp all persons subject to
inscription.
E. J. STARR, •
l. A- Enrolling Officer 10th Con. Dis.
ijrThe. Ladies of St. Peter's Hospil-
Aid Society, thankfully acknowledge
o following artiolos tlirough.Dr. L. T.
pair fiii.o jeans pantaloons, and 7
ir of woolen socks, contributed by the
v. J. .\V*Glenn, wife and daughter.
Floyd: ?
All articles of clothing are ' greatly
eded by our suffering soldiers, and
11 bo gratefully reooived', and ' duly
iknowledgcd. Contributions, may bo
nl to Uov. J. D. Easter, President S’,
elcr's "Hospital, Aid, Socioty,
KS>- P. L.' Turnloy has on hand a lnrge
t of Grier's Southern Almanacs for
'til. Call in Sad get one for they are
cful.
Ho also has n quantity of Soda, which
soiling cheaper than can he, bought
sewhere. I *
An Accommodation,—J. J. Cohen has
ado arrangements to call at tho res-
ences of those citizen? Tvlio may- do-
u it, and lake any corn or wheat,’
ut they may wish ground, to his mill,
d return it, at 10 cents per bushol
lis will be a great accommodation to
'0 citizens. See notioe.
fKS'-N. C; Oornult wants the Takes*
1 paid up as soon as possible.
II, M. Shuldcli'ord wants a lot
’ country pi'oduco. Soo notice.
ESP'The Atlanta Intelligencer learns
lat the two Stato lteginionts which
ie legislature directed to be raised
"' the State service, will, in all proba
bly, bo organized by tho -1st of tho
lonth. Eleven companies, wo learn,
avo nearly completed ’tiioir organiza-
on, some or which havo heon received,
'thors,^p also being organized, . with
I'ospccts also of soon being ready*
4QT A communioatipn from Gov
borter, of Alabama, was laid beforo.
o Virginia Legislature,oalling tCtton-
ion to resolutions pass by the Assem-
'ly of that Stato in relation to the mo*
opoly by tho Confederate Government;
f the railroad transportation, and ask'
8 tho attention of the Virginia AS'
ombly to the subject.
8S5“ Tho • President and Board of
h ectors have deolurod tho second div.-
Tho Soldiers’ Frlond.
Tlio first number of this weekly
newspaper, designed to meet the intel
lectual, litoral, and religious wants of
our soldiers, has just boon issued from
the press of tho Atlanta. Intelligences.,
The Intelligencer says this enterprise
deserves tho patronage of tho public
because—
1. Capitalists arc intereste*d in pre
serving tho morals of the soldiers, since
mornl courage is superior to physical;
tho bettor the soldier is in a moral
point of viow, the rnoro ‘ probability of
success.
2. Humanity requires that tho sol
diers should liavo something good to
read ; and it is well known tliat sol
diers will read newspapers more than
they will tracts.
3. Christians cannot spend their tnon,
oy in a better way than by denoting
their hundreds, fifties, or fives lor the
gmtuitious distribution of moral and
religious papers throughout tho army.
4. The Sojdiors’ Friend is not denom
inational, and therefore it has claims
on all.
5. Eaoh paper will, be read by from
teni to twenty different persons, and the
same amount of money will purobaso
mere reading matter in newspaper form
than in any other.
Wo appeal therefore to patriots, and
philanthropists, to aid in forwarding
this good work. This they cun do by
sending to A. S, Worrell thcr Editor of
the. Soldiers’ Frlond, whatovor sum
they Bee proper to give. It will ho
faithfully appropriated.
Our Raleigh papers state that there
were in tho Neusu river, near Newborn,
on Wednesday lust, no less thnn fifty-
throe Yankco transports. Tho forces
at tliat point include the commands of
three AIujon-Generjjs, usually, in the
Yankee army, 15,000 each, which gives
the full force at 45,000 to 50,000 mon.
Tills intelligence «s regnrdcd asrcliablo.
San Antonia dates of the 2Gtli
state that the express from Monterey
says after a severe battle- on the 18th,
the French army defeated the Moxicans
and captured l’ueblo and Tampico,
proceeding immediately towards the
City of Mexico.
A private dispatch from Goncral
Pomberton says: Wo still hold Vicks
burg, and w.ll hold it. We uro grow
ing stronger every day. The enemy
are apparently retiring.
Front Virginia.
The Richmond Dispatch has the fol
lowing:
For tlio past two days there has been
an almost entire absence of nows from
the army on the Rappulmnnook. Wo
are assured that matters continue quiet,
with no immediate pi'ospect of a
change. .
From what we can gather from those
who have recently arrivod from the
Valley, wo are satisfied that tho enemy
is rapiilly reconstructing the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad between Marlinsburg
and Harper’s Forry. The Road west of
Martirisburg has been m running con
dition for the past two weeks. It is
with a view to tl)0 protection of this
road that Winchester is now occupied
by the Federal.forces.
Lincoln under iiis Tjiouui.es:—Lin
coln is suit! to bo “growing grey - ,” tin
der his troubles. The editor of the
Cincinnati Commercial, who saw him
out recently in public, writes:
The President amt his wild visited
the Capitol on Saturday to look at tlio
new buildings. The President’s face in
roposo has q oaro-worn expression that
seems to appeal^ for sympathy. Ho
may find a good 'many ’things yet that
remind him of stories lie heard in Illi
nois, , and tho stories may not bo re
markably sober or nc.nl, but. no one
enn look hi the fuco und bolievo that
he is insensible to the responsibilities
pressing upon him. I know ho always
had a doleful sort, of physiognomy, but
his features iv.ero not, two years ago,
the pale and pinched uppoamnoo that
they now wear. Thoso who soo him
often pay that his hair is turning grey
rapidly.
That provision of tho law*of Congress
which’ directs tliat in certain cases of
extortion tlio greedy rogues shall, bo
put in tho army, ought to bo strictly
enforced. It is outrageous that able-
bodied "men, who ought to be in tho
army, should bo permitted not only to
escape tho duty they owo thoir country,
but oven to speculate upon tlio necessi
ties of tho poor soldiers. Theso gallant
men, who are nobly' perilling their lives
for the country’s defence, are mado the
proy of a spt of voraoious sharks, who
rob thorn of tho last dollar of thoir
small pittivnoo and grow fat upon the
public privations and distress. Lot tho
law of Congress bo carried out, and tho
oxtortioners bo put fn tlio ranks.
New Use or the Stereoscope.—Pro
fessor Dove, a Prussian,'lias discovered
that tho boat executed copies of stool
or copper plate engravings can bo" dis
tinguished lrom the originals by placing
thorn together ima binocular stereos-
len.1 11 n ■ e. —„ 1110,11 MJBWP 111 nmocular stereos-
ciul of tho Georgia Salt Manufactur- oopo, when the difference between tlio
“2 Company, as follows: Sixtv-five ■ jmhb produced by the original' plato,
° 5 ) pounds of salt por share at ton i a ! ul tlie 3 ,r > "!’ iou ?.. <?°Py. « seen at a
Is,Us nor nnnnrl ti T « i m i- . j glance, ibis will be a sure mothod ol
l. n 1)01 Pound—tho distribution to ! detecting counterfeit bank bilb
^nimenco immediately. i treasury notes.
Synopsis of tlie President’s Message.
. Richmond, Jun. 14.—Congress met to
dry at 12 m. The .President’s Message
was read and appropriately referred. It
is principally devoted to the considera
tion of our foreign relations, but in the
outset, in alluding to tho offcots of our
enemies to stibjugato us, the President
says that our noble defenders, under
tho leadership of their General, liavo
again at Fredericksburg, inflicted on
the forces of Gon. Burnsido the like
disastrous overthrow ns had be’on pre
viously suffered bj» the successive in
vading armies commanded by Gens.
McDowell, McClellan and Pope. Our
enemies had been baffled in the West,
and at Vickgburg another formidable
expedition had been ropulsed, with
inconsiilcrablo loss on our sido.
A review of our history during tho
two yeurs of our national existence, af
forded ample cause for congratulation,
and demanded tlio most fervent ex
pressions of our thankfulness to tho
Almighty Father who has blessed our
cause.
were, justified in asserting that
these Confederate States have tinordcd
another example ®f the impossibility of
subjugating a people determined to be
free, and havo demonstrated that no
superiority of • numbers .or available re
sources oan overcome tlio resistance
offered by such valor in combat, such
constancy in suffering, and such cheer
ful endurance of privation, as liavo
been conspicuously displayed by this
people in the defense of their rights
and liberties. And, if wo bo as resolute
in tho future as wo havo boon in tlie
past, this will bo tlio closing venr of
tho war, for much ns pence is desired,
the people are determined to Battle
until tho sovereignty and independence
of tho Confederacy is established.
Afcor explaining the relation existing
between tho States under the old Con
federation, their subsequent secession
and formation into a new Union, tho
lormation of a third government known
as tlie Confederate States of America,
the President goes on to speak of our
foreign relations. Ho says, that iiad
Great Britain and France, tlio Powers
to which, as most interested, tlie lead
ership was given—promptly recognized
us, none can doubt that the moral effect
would have been to dispel tho delusion
under whic'h the United States have
persisted in their efforts to accomplish
our., subjugation. To the continued
hesitation of tho snrno Powers,—in; ren
dering this act of simple justice, is still
due a contiuauco of the calamities
which mankind sufl’er from the inter
ruption of thoir penoeful pursuits, both
in the Old and tlie New World.
After reviewing tho question of pri
vateering, the President says that, tho
records of our State Department con
tain the evidences of the repeated and
formal romoiistranees mado by this
government to tho neutral Powers of
Europe against tlie recognition of the
blockade, which had been shown to
have been broken hundreds of times
whidli the onemy themselves had ad
mitted to be inefficient in tho most for
cible manner, by repeated complaints
of the sale to us of goods contrabnnd-of
war, and wliiok they acknowledged
thoir inability to render oft'ootivo. ,Still
Etiropo submitted in a most unbvokon
silence to all the wrongs that tho United
States have chosen to iniliot on thoir
commerce, and the Cabinot of Great
Britain horsolf havo not confinod itself
to tho principles laid down by tho Con
gress of Paris, but liavo made a change
too important and prejudicial to tho
interests of tho Confederacy to bo over
looked ; and consequently, tlio Presi
dent, had solemnly protested, after a
vain attempt to obtain any satisfactory
explanation from tile British Govorji-
ment.
Tlio fourth proposition of tho Con
gress ofParis declared that blockades
must bo maintained-by aforee suffleient
really to prevent access to the coast of
tlio enemy, blit ’lie British Secretary of
Stute 1ms construed tlie 'American
blockade to bo sufficient because it was
duly notified that a number of ships
were stationed at the different ports
suflieiont really to prevent access to it,
or to create an evident danger of enter
ing it or leaving it. Butt'ho President
had no complaint to make' on tho
ground ofa deolararion of neutrality.
The complaint was that tho neutrality
lied beon rather nominal than real,
and that-recognized neutral rights had
been alternately assorted and waived in
such manner its to bear with great sev
erity on us, and to confer signal ad
vantages on our enemy. Ho hacl hith
erto refriiinod from callijig the attorn
tion of Congress to this condition of our
foreign relations for various reasons, tho
chief of wliioh was that it might be
construed into an appeal foraid. -Now.
it could not bo construed; still it would
not bo proper to close h'is remarks on
this subject Without advorting to tho
fact that tlio correspondence between
England, France and Russia, recently
published, indicated a gratifying ad
vance in tho appreciation by thoso gov
ernments of tho true interests, of man
kind ns involved in the wav on this
continent.
Aftor roforring to tho renewed exam
ples of atrocity, on tho part of tho onemy
and the recent proclamation of Lincoln
—which, ho says,- will havo among
others, the offect of calming the fears
of thoso who apprehended that tho
war might ond in a re-construction of
the old.Union—tho President proceeds
to discuss tho quostion of finnneo. It
was his conviction that' tho people of
the Confederacy would freoiy moot tax
ation on a soalo adequate to tho support
of their government , and tho passage of
some onaclmont oarryidgeifill farther
tho policy of tho law of tho last session
for funding out standing Treasury notes,
by fixing a limitation not iatov tlinp
tho 1st day of July next, to the delay
allowed for funding the notes issued
prior to tlio 1st December 18G2, would
in tljo opinion pf t!o Secretary of tlio
Treasury, have the offect to withdraw
from circulation nearly the entire sum
issued previous to tho last named dato.
Thq President specially, rceommonds
some revision of the Exemption law of
last session, so as to loavo at home a
sufficient local police without making
discriminations between different '.clas
ses of our citizen's. Serious oomplaints
had reached ran of tho inequality ef its
working.
Attention was also called to ‘tho re
S orts ot tho Secretary of War and tho
r avy, and tho report of tho Postmastor
General, Tlie revenuo of tho latter was
in oxcoss of that of tho last postal year,
but Micro was still a considerable deficit
aiding the revenuo of that department
during tlio ensuing year.
Tlio President also recommends a
proper mode of relief to thoso oitizeus
whose property has boon destroyed by
order of tlio government ns a'means Of
defence. •
• In conclusion, he asks the people of
tho'C'onfederacy to join in returning
thanks to God, and in beseeching the
continuance -f Iiis protective care over
our cause, and tlio restoration of poneo,
with its manifold blessings, to their bo
loved country.
Thu Fluty ofthc Confederates.
A Baltimore correspondent, writing
to the London Index, says:
But before I oloso I must tell you of
tho beautiful humility and heroic piety
which seemed to pervade the heartB of
the Confederates 1 saw. I liavo never
seen a strong religious sentimout so
generally prevalent as 1 find it among
them. Of twenty men with whom I
conversed one afternoon, seventeen
wore professors of religion, and tlie
eighteenth said ho was a man of prayer,
and looked to God as his-protector. A
plain, unfettered Georgia boy said; “In
all my intercourse with theso Yankees,
I hnvo never heard them allude onoe
to what God can do. Thoy talk about
what twonty millions of men can do,
and wtant hundreds of millions of
nionoy onu do, and what their power
ful navy can do; hilt thoy leave God
out of. tlio calculation altogether ; but,
sir, the Lord is our trust, and Ho will
bo our defonco.’ 1 The Rev. wus
with me during a part of my tour. He
was asked on one occasion to lead in
prayer, in n barn filled with wounded,
near tiharpsburg. Aftor a season of
most solomn and affecting devotion, a
young man called the rovei'end gentle]
man to his side, und said.: “I am dying,
sir, but I am not afraid to die, for I
hope to go to heaven. Nor am 1 sorry
that I have been slain in battle, fori
would willingly sacrifice a dozen lives
if I had them for such a cause as wo
aro fighting for.”
Time anu again I boaiqi tho 124tli
Psalm quoted: “It it had not been tlio
Lord who was on our side, when men
rose up against us, thon they had swal-
lowod us up quiok,, when thoir wrath
was kindled against Us. Blessed be the
Lord, who hath not given us as n prey
to their teeth. Our help is in-the name
of tli'o Lord, who made heaven and
earth.
They are not given' to vaunting them
selves; there is nothing at all of the
spirit of bravado about thorn ; und so
far from monifesting a ferocious dispo
sition, tlioy very frankly confess tlioy
are tired of the war. but at tho samo
time they are.animatod by a detormin
cd resolution tliat, God helping them,
they will never bo subjugated. When
one of them was asked if ho did hot
four tliat tlie prodigious unnios now
organizing against them would littorly
overwhelm them, ho replied that,
“with.God above, and Gon. Leo at their
head, they foared nothing tliat man
could do.” History, sir, furnishes no
logends moro touching and glorious
than uro exhibited in the sacrifices and
enduraneo of tho Southern people,
such it poople riicrit tho admiration of
tho world, and deservo to achieve their
’independence. .
Pardon me for saying so much, but
incident after hreidont arose in my
mind, and so clnmorcd for relation that
I could not socnor stop.
Sad Result or a Runaway Mahuiace.
—The Now correspondent of tho Phil
adelphia Inquirer, writes:
A few years ago tho marriage of Miss
Bolter, a young, beautiful, and accom
plished lady, with her father’s coach
man, John Dean, set till tho scandal
mongers in Gotham on ond. A sad
addendum to the “strango, eventful
history” has now to be added. After
tlie marriage, the couple, notwithstand
ing their different bringing up,” livod
happily enough together, in a small
cottage over in Williamsburg. Tho
husband obtained an office in the cus
tom house, and saved money enough
to open a publio houso at tho foot of
Grand street, Willamsburg. But, alas 1
for John Doan, he could not keep a
hotel. It is said ho was his own best
customer, and as a natural result ho
commoncod treating his wife badly. In
a short timo all their monoy was spent,
and with poverty coming in at the
door, love as usual, flow out at tho
window. John beat and abused his
wifo, but all this she put up with till
starvation stared her in the face, when
she was compelled to ask admission
into tho almshouse. The petition was
granted, and tlio fashionable, accom
plished, jand elegant belle of tho Fifth
Avenue—a fow yoars ago—iis now tho
associate of beggars anij paupei^,-
' im-viv 1 '
communicated.
Wee Did It.
Scene in tlie sti-eot, between a way-
worn soldier who had boon in 10 regular
battles and perhaps 50 skirmishes, and
an officer of joo Brown’s militia',
Officer.—Why how avo you, my doar
follow, (giving him a hearty shako wjtli
both hands,)—glad to see you—you
look well—when did you arrive—what
is tho news?
Soldier.—Just now—no nows.
0.—things aro going on finely. Tlio
prospects for pence aro brightening.
Didn’t wee give the Yanks tho dovil'at
Fredericksburg, Murfreesboro, and
Vicksburg ? Thoy can’t stand tho hire
of that long. Didn’t' wee mnko tho
bullets whistle, tho shells howl, and tho
cannons ronv among thorn? Cuss tlie
infornnl scoundrels, I wish wee had
killed that last mother’s son of thorn.
Tho sooner they quit tho bettot for
them. Wee can and wee will whip
them to death every timo.
S.— Wcel. Wee!
O.—Ho\y does the Government pay
up tho soldiers now ? Pretty woll, or
not ? Thoy ought to do it, money is
very plentiful now. Pooplo ought to
pay up their dobts now. If wee just
had peace now, it would bo one of tho
finest times iu tlio world to mako money.
But as tho times are, I havo alone very
woll. Tho sugar, molasses, bacon,
leather, osnaburgs, spuu-truok, tobacco
and salt have all done vory well except
a fow sacks of infernal old salt, that I
could not got off, I fear 1 shall lose
money in that, .but it woifldn’t bo
much.
S.—How muoh havo you made? Fifty
tlifusand dollars?
O.—Wo-a-ll,—I don’t exactly know,
s o m-c-thing m-a-y-bo-so. Whatacoun
try wee would have,! if wee just had tho
mfornul Yankees out of the way, and
wee had a good treaty of peaco. Wee
would have tho best country in the
world. Now wouldn’t wee.
S.—I dont oxaolly understand what
is meant by wee.. There aro several
sorts of wees. Tho first kind are those
who have been at homo all tho time,—
who would never volunteer long enough
to go to the war, but all the time very
friendly to the^olunteering businoss, at
leitst, so far as others wero concerned.
Thoir hearts and souls wore always in
tlie sorvico, but somehow or other thoy
never could get thoir bodies in'. - Many
of them liavo been so busy in buying up
bucon, sugar, corn, molasses, leather,
spnn-lruck, osnaburgs, shoes, and all
sorts of sellingdizc. Some have oven
bought salt—that it would have been
a minous businoss for them to have gono
to war.
Wliilo.they have beon night and day
engaged in this important business,
many of tho soldiers wives and chil
dren have been going barefootod, near
ly naked, some without broad or moat,
exoopt, as some of'tho kind-hearted
people of the neighborhood would
help them. But these wee’s havo been
so busy with thoir merchandising, that
they never could find time to do any of
this small work ; and if got caught in
a plnoo wlioro they wore compelled to
give a fow dollars, thoy told overybody
in 20 miles of it, and likely paid as
mueh to havo it published in the pa
pers. But when’ tho conscript aots
come, rats from a burning barn,
never tried harder than they did, to
hunt a hole to put their heads in.—
Somo.of these wet's belonged, to Joe
Brown’s chivalrous militia, or had or
sought somo littlo. petty office, staff’
appointment, or littlo pitiful clerkship,
or shielded, himself nndor “the black
flag of 10 or 20 nogroes, or run, or
skulked about from place to placo,
dodging consoript bullets. These aro
the wee’s, if one would listen to them,
who made "the bullets whistle, the shells
howl aud the cannon roar” about tho
heads of tho infernal Yankees at
Fredericksburg! Murfreosbory’ and
Vicksburg. These aro the wee’s, if God,
in iiis providence, should ever give the
country indepondenoo and, peace,’who
will impudently claim all the honor
for tlio deliveranoe of the country—
all tho honors and offices in the coun.
try, and aW the loaves and fishes.—
Why they havo. mado §50,000! Somo
more and some less, to all whioh they
aro os justly entitled as they aro to.tho
chiokens off of their neighbour’s lion
roost. There is another kind of wee’s,
who; under the Providence of God, have,
and will, by their brave hearts and strong
arms, saved our common- country from
subjugation, ruin and slavery. Those
two wee’s can-if ever mix, they are made
of difterent'motljje. Tlioy oan no moro
gffx than tur and water. .“.Tim -gingle
of -tho true metal will always bo known
fo, tjjo disciplined e:ir.”
Thoso fcrnior wee’s will stop at noth
ing in trying to get tlio honors of tho
country, l’erhnps tlioy hnvo tlie wealth
of the country now ; if they hold it
tlio Almighty will be a more mild and
lenient Being than I take him to be.
It would bo a pleasant speetaclo to
a good man, to seo a regiment of theso
former wee’s organized and set in battle
against a regiment of Lincoln’s negroes.
Ho would feel like shouting out, “hur
ra one, well-donojtho otlicr”—“let tho
devil tako tho hindmost.”
(fE'il officer.
Late News.
RicnMOND, Jan. 14.—Mr. Footo, of
Tenn., introduced in tho Houso Joint
resolutions to shut out of all European
Consuls aftor tlio first of May, and
applauding tho conduct of thoEmpo--
ror of France in tlio matter of media
tion. Referred to tlio Committoo on
Foi eign affairs.
Wilmington, Jan. 14.—All quiot. It
is behoved' tliat tho floot and land for
ces liavo left Newborn and Fort Macon.
Then- destination is probably Goldsboro’
and Wilmington simultaneously. Non-
combatants liavo beon requested to
loavo tho town.-
Mohile, Jan. 13.—Tho Mobilo AdVer-
tisor & Register lias a dispatch datod
at Grenada, Mississippi, Jan. 12th,
which says: Scouts, who liavo arrived
hero from opposito Helena, Ark., ro-
port tliat tho Yankco transports have
not yot passed Northward.
Tho Yankeos had landod at Friar's
Point, Miss., and burned tlio ohurch
and tho prinoipal buildings of tho
town.
Gon. Prioo’s journey Southward had
given rise to u rumor that ho boars pro
positions of peace from the North-
Western States ; and, also, prepositions
to join tho "Confederate States. Tho
rumor is orodited by many, but in re
ality, absurd.
Cuattanoooa, Jan. 13,—A' dispatch
to the Nashvillo papers, datod at
Springfield, Mo., Jan. 8th, says 60,000
rebels, under Burnbridgo und Marma-
duko, with six cannon, openod on that
town. Tho Foderal Goncral Brown *
had loopholod tho houses and was pro
paring for a vigorous defonco.
Yankoo papers assort that Commo
dore Wilkes captured tho rebel steamer
Virginia in tho Gulf of Mexico.
Gen. Neil, tho Missouri murderer,
has boon presented with a fine sword
worth §500, by his frionds in St. Louis.
Tho Yankees havo burnod tho vil
lage of Lavorgne.
It is reported from Sholbyvillo- that
division of Rosoncranz’ army has
been withdrawn from Middle Tennes
see.
Cuattanoooa, Jan. 14.—Official in
formation is received that Rosencranz
lias been hoavily reinforced and is now
repairing the railroad. Wheoler is in
rear, and has destroyed the the railroad
bridge just finished at Mill Creek, five
miles south of Nashville. Ho destroy
ed an engine, two cars, and all tho
tools,. &c., and captured tho entire
working party.
Parties from the front report tho
Foderals ton miles this side of Mur
freesboro’ and advancing slowly.
Richmond' Jan. 13.—In tho Houso of
Representatives, Mr. Curry, of Alabama,
introduced a bill to repeal tho present
oxomption law ; also a bill to increase
tho pay lof non-commissioned officers
and privates in the Confederate army.
Mr. GartreU. of Georgia, introduced
a bill authorizing tho suspension of the
write of habeas cowus.
Mr. Holt, of Georgia, introduced a
bill to oxompt certain persons from
military duty in tho army of the Con
federate States.
Mr. Crockett, of IContucky, intro
duced a resolution calling on tho Presi
dent for the official reports of Bragg’s
campaign through Kentucky: agreed
to.
Mr. Barksdale, of Mississippi, intro
duced a bill to repeal tho 20-negro
olauso in tho exemption bill, and urged
tho importance of immediate action on
tho subject.
Mr. Konnor, of Louisiana, introduced
a bill to raise war tax.
Afr. Perkins, of Louisiana, introduced
a resolution congratulatory to the peo
ple of Now Orleans and the surround
ing country and Parishes for their devo
tion to'the oauso of tho South: refej-
red to tho committee on tho Judiciary.
Air. Vest, of Missouri, introduced it
bill making provisions for enrolling; in
tho army of tho Confederate State ref
ugees from Alaryland.
Air. Footo, of Tennessee, opposed the
bill on tho ground that Alary landers
wero foreigners, and. the Confederate
Government could exercise no authori
ty over them.
Mr. Baldwin; of Virginia, advocated
tho measure, anti hoped to see the con-
soription plough fun o /or oven foreign
Consuls, and let their governments
come and seo ahout it. The bill was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Air. Foote offered a joint resolution,
expressive of the policy of the Confede
rate Government towNiyds all the United
States except tlio New England SiVea.
It expresses a willingness to make an
advantageous icominerei'ih treaty, with
States which shall niiluir.-iw their troops
from the South : refeiirrd to. tlio- Com
mittee of Foreign affairs.
Mr. Footo introduced a bill for the
purchase of cotton andi tobacco by the-
Confederate Government, and imposing
an export .duty on all not purchased..
House adjourned.
