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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XVI11. - -! ROME SE0R6IA. FRIDAY MORNING. MAY 29, 1863. NMMBEK 28 puni.lSHRO KVKttY ?ttl!>AY MOUSING. | ])Y M/"DWTn'KLL?^ Editor and Proprietor. Terms of Subscription. 'Iii mlvnnco, pi>r annuto; : : : '$3 00 Terms of Atlvcitising. 'Lrqat Advertisement!! will bo Inserted nt the Lgal rates. Miscellaneous Advertisements at m per square of. 10 lines or lesB, for the First ;.0 cents fur each Subsequent Insertion. I Square Three Months, : : : $0 00 1 " Sis Months, : : : : 8 00 I “ Twelve Months, : : 10 00 A libera! Discount will bo madu to tseoh Uo advertise turgor amounts. I obituaries of inoro than fivo lines charge |bc i»mo ns advertisements. • Sutlers qf Marriages and.Dcaths, not ex iling'Five Lines In length, qro published rataituously in the Courier. The friends of [ho parties are requested torend In tlicso ho- jffj accompanied with n responsible name they win be published with pleasure. Thp J.nw of Ncwspnpors. 1.—Subscribers who do nut give express n I W to the contrary, are considered as wishin Ltontinuo their subscription. I 2,—If subscribers order the discontinuance ^.f their newspapers the publisher may eontin- , c to send them until all arrearages are paid. ,1.—If subscribers neglect or refuse to takp Ihcir newspapers from the oflieo to wliicfa they ire directed, they aro held responsible until |i l0 y have settled the bills and ordered them wi'H- . i-fco Isnturduy Morning, May 10, 1803. ltomc Must Defend Herself. Wo have just seen a communication Jitom Adjt.Gcn. Wayne, to a gentle- Ilium in this city, dated' 19th inst., in Irraponso to a letter of that gentleman, Surging the propriety of stntioning the Isecond Regiment nt Cathey’s dap, 12 liiiles wost of this place, thatflbeing the bnly point north of the Coosa, through which n Federal raid may bo expected. |liic Adjutant General says, “His lelleney lias determined to put the ■headquarters of the ’ 1st Regiment at Etowah, and to station tho whole of-.lhe lid licgiinent at Kingston.” Now' ive [houghl tlie oeject in the raising of the live regiments, was to defend the State lad the people of tho State, at the Imist exposed points. Kingston can Judy ho in danger after Chattanooga or lionn shell imvo fallon. Bragg is in ■ron t of Chattanooga, and he must fall lack before Hint place can be reached. Iviivupn tlio enemy and Home theie [re no troops, not oven a line of piek- If Homo should full, tho .-nonsense lil' livo Regiments bolding iho State ((•md, looks like a subterfuge, to avoid llic real point of danger. Surely the li.ivernor Mnnot expect tlie oid men. Voinen and children cf this part of (lie plate to protect his two regiments. To lay one who knows tho geography of ■lie country, and tlie real stale of facts, |t would look so. We know that Col. Story, the coin, blunder of the 2d Regiment, has ex [mined the locution at Cathey's Gap, believes it tlie proper point and is nnx |ou? that lie should bo ordered, .to that dace—and we believe nri order to [Kingston will be mortifying to him.— [Indeed he had ns well be at Suvunimh, ~po fur as protecting tho public works bit this place is concerned. Then citizens of Floyd, Folk, Chattoo ga, and adjoining-counties, and Alaba mans, prepare, at once, to defend, not ply yourselves, but to place yourselves bulwark betwen the enemy and Ihc State troops. Unless ourjleavenly s al her, in his kindness, should again jvnd us u Forrest, you nre on your own 1‘ouk. If the Fedoruls should be sue- lawful at Jackson and Vicksburg, in than threo weeks, Jlosencrans, by i Hunk movement, will be in your front -this being the only route by which pe cun possibly flank Bragg and roach jttlnnTp Quit your money-bunting bnd prepare to fight for yourselves, old |»d young, little and big. S®~ We regret to learn that tho house' bf Mr. Wilkins, ubout 3£ miles fiom joi n, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday bight last, with his entire household furniture. Tho house belonged to W. Smith, Mr, W. is a worthy inu-cl- f orking man, and this loss falls pecu. liarly heavy bn him at this time. Apy assistance will, no doubt, be gratefully feceived. Huntsville Daily Confederate.— [Wc have received the first number of P'ds interesting paper, which has here Jfofove been -published weekly. We [look upon tho establishment of a Daily t n » county town a decidedly “hazar- Idqus experiment” at this time, butJ- ■'Withers Claj is an old acquaintance,- land wo know that ho has both the |abihty and energy to prosccuto tho ‘'uterprise successful^—if he can get jPapcr. xj, jg n li a if sheet, well gotten | U P, and wo heartily wish it all the ■success possible. * Spies in tlie Country. A man from the country reports that one day in the oarly'part of tho woek, a stranger camo to Jiis house, and, there being no ono but a -negro tyqmun at home, he asked - her to give him her musty’s gun. She refused, and blew the horn for hor master, ^ when the stranger decamped. A respcctublo citizon reports thut two men went to the blacksmith shop of Mr. Nichols, on tho Kingston rbnid making particular enquiries about tho fords on Etowah River, and saying they were sent from Rome, which latter statement turns out to bo false. It ''salso reported that two men, sup posed to be Yankee officers, have been soon traveling about through l|io coun try. Some time back thero was a fund raised for tho purpose of establishing a line of communication, for rapid trans mission of intelligence from Romo-to tho Tennessee River, This Booms to have been abandoned, but would it not jbe well to revive and enlarge the plan, bo as to secure intelligence from differ- ent points ? Like tho Zidonjans, we are dwelling secures and at ease. Tho I (unites send their spies, who come in and go out at thoir leisure, and when least expected, a merciless tribe of ra pacious enemies will bo down upon us. Benefit of llic Ladies Hospital Asso- sociailon. Wo are requested by tho'mnnngcrs of tho Partyi-givon at tho ‘Etowah llouso, on TKursdny : ovenitig last, to return their sinbero thanks lor the patronago extended to them! Tho pibcecds, after paying expenses,' amounted to §50 which was handed over to tlie Trcasu' rcr of the Association. Tlioy regret, to loam that a wrong im pression prevailed, in.regard to tlie ob jects und management of . tho party, had it not been lor which, tho pro’ cecds would doubtless have boon much Iai-gop. . ' , B®“Wo would cult attention to the Prospectus of the -Baptist Bunnoi, in another column. Tho Banner, under the excellent management bfitsgontle- munly proprietor, J. K, Ells, Esq., lmt been made, in its literary department, an excellent family paper. Southern Cultivator.—The No. for May und June of this interesting work is now on our'table. This.work should be in tlie hands of ovio-y farmer who wishes to succeed thoroughly in far niing.' jtay'Wu would cull tlie attention of tiioso having cognizance of such mat ters, to a fact exposed in tlie communi cation of “ Rose D’Albrecht,” as wo learn Hint this is an evil that is increns-. ing, and becoming a serious annoyance. It can and should bo remedied. Fur ther particulars can be easily nseertniii- eit by proper enquiry. Cut! and Get Your Money. We are requested by Mnj. fcHmvjjfoii, the Quartermaster ut this Post, to state that those persons to whom llouso Rent and Negro Hire is due, are earnestly so- lidUd to call in and receive their pay. Tho Major has tomako up n montlily statement of his expenditures, to for ward to his department, but it is impres sible lor him to do so until lie can'.pay those to whom money is duo. Ho-has advertised, severul times, hut skill there aro a greit many who have not sotllod up for seveial months. Call in imme diately, without fail. The United States and Russia.—The particulars of the great alliance pro posed to be formed by Russia with tho United States havo leaked out' in Fed- eraldom. According to statements of tlie matter now made, it appeal* that the Czar of Russia proposed to furnish tho Federal Government men and money to crush the rebellion with, pro vided she would mortgage all lauds north of the Ohio river to him, assign ing for his reason for not taking tho teiritory of tho South, that the people of the South would suffer total anni hilation befqre they would submit and there would be nothing to gain by tho conqUeBt; that the Federal Gov eminent would bo exhausted, and her bonds would bo worth nothing. This proposition did not meet with any favor with Old Abe and Ins advisers ; and Mr. Clay, for entertaining it, has been sent to a new field to exercise his groat persua'sivo power. A complete history of the diplomatic schemes of Linconln’s administration would make a decidedly spicy book. Our Western scoiv boatman would appear in a more ridiculous light than ho did when ho rushed through Baltimore "with his Scotch cap and plaid p!oajt,-*- ( 4i'!nMk* Chronicle. [communicated. Rome, Ga., May 19, 18G3. Mr. Editor—Thero now just hold your tongue—1 don’T'cnro what Mrs Grundy, or Mrs. anybody else does, will, may or might think, it immodest in nm to givo my opinion on a subject, which priidishnoss says crinoline should bo mum upon. This everlasting war lias taken from my sex every right (almost) that it ever had— bah 1 lipid your tongue about, the privilege of proposing, next 'leap year. Why it is must a year off— and when it does como, a blessed priv ilogo R will bo—nearly all the men kill ed oil—one to ten of us indeed ! Well tluit may suit some folks—but for me, I’ll have none of your one to ten. I’ll have ono all to myself, one that I can smile at, ombraco at, cry at, pout at, tease at, quarrel at, kiss at—nil to my self. I will have euo man to myself or won’t have any man at all—thero now, Government, and abounding with bush, whackers and mountain denizens. The more d’sperato clnss seek occasion to annoy us, and keep tho Yankees con tinually posted ns to our movements. When possible tlioy make Kentucky their market place, and generally deal with hard money. They never visit Knoxville, and thoy get nothing from that market, oxoopt through tho kind offices of some kind Southern neigh bor. Tlie appearance of tho mountain denizens is very remarkable, and their visages present a hollow, cavernous look, that staftles tho boholder. Thoir place of abode Is not less remarkable. Some select fine and beautiful sites, in a land inviting cultivation and ith provemont— but tho complement Is mndo up of a log .hut-, ond a little oul- livated spot Of earth 50 yards square. Others seek the valloy, others the moun- if you don’t let mo alone 1 will never tain gorge, and still others, tho high bo able to say what I want to say. Yes, : nnd inaccessible cliff. Wherover these you do, you know you think lain pretty, domicils aro found, there will issue even when I nm inad and qunirol with you. Well, Mr. Editor, in good old days when gold lace and martial steps wore unknowji in Rome, you and overybody else will remember, what delightful oveuiiig promenades we all hud on tho hills in the vicinity of tlie country. All 1 how everybody, from venerable ago to joyous, innocent childhood, wis- ted for tho declining sun to sinile forth tho iuvitutipn,.for our weavied citizens to go forth for tlie regular stroll, on the: lovely hills beyond tho Etowah. Shut up now, I am neither growing poetic nor visionary—doubtless there' was it great deal of nonsense nud twaddle en gendered by those rambles—but they gave health nnd contentment to our people, and there, while beholding na ture in the loveliness of purity; tho sublimity of deity—lot mo, ulone, I’m not going to sermonize, any such thing— I just want to sny tlir.t since the soldiers camo here, those promenades, 'those sylvan l«vo feasts liavo been broken up. I Imvo waited for some man (Lord of creation)—hateful tilings, how I do do- tost them—I (ini actually 10 years, 3 months and 10 days old. nnd not one of them hus ever suggested to me the pro priety of changing m> name —disap pointed—angry !—what on earth do you mean—that ain’t go, yon know it ain’t— you know thero. arc a dozen officers nearly crazy to many me, but they are afraid to propose.'They know I wouldn’t marry to save n man's life—that is un less some ono can convince mo that 1 nm Ids first love, and that nftor marriage ho will never love any body but mo, and moreover, {hat ho will novor, after ho is my husband, say to any other wo man—lovo nonsense—but oh! deceit ful, mean, faithless man, I. have often thought that this applies to you. 11 Oh Jerusalem, Jevusalom, how oft would I have gathered thee'together ns a hen doth her chickeng, but ye would not," Well, what I want lossy ,s, I havo wnltod for somo imin to explain,' why those pleasant gatherings Imvo been broken up, and apply a.remedy—but having waited in vain, I must envelope myself in blushes und hurry 'through tho statement like a nervous child would a shower bath. Those hills und dabs aro now, day and night, filled uith Inul women and immoral soldiers. Ladies cannot resort there alone or accompanied, by gentlemen, for fear of seeing or hearing something at every step that would 'shook virtue, modesty, and oven decen cy. Could not, Mr. Editor, the military authorities remedy this by banish ng the women, and con fining the soldiers to thr limits of the city, till they learn to be dcecnt. j’leaso ask them to do it. There now, I am done, and my conscience tells mo I have done my duty. Respectfully, RQSE D'-’ALBRET. Prom Pain's Regiment. Camp at Clinton, Tenn., May 14. Deaii Courier : Many readers of tlie Courier have friends in this Regiment, and they would, doubtless, be glad to hear from them. Clinton is Northwest of Knoxville 18 miles, is located on ’Clinch river, a stream nearly ns 'large the Qostanaula, which forms tho boun dary line of Yankee invasion in this quarter. This Regiment arrived boro on Satur- Late News. forth at your approach, a half dozen little descendants of Murrell and Ids clan, who peer into your face, and rend liy a physiology of their own, the character of your mission, and deter mine by tho same process tho party to which you belong. Having satisfied themselves, they retire with their usual dignity. Tlieso people profess to bo de votedly attached to tho •‘Uhe-yun." Abraham, is thoir Gou, and they look upon thoir apostle Brownlow with more limn saintly revorcnco. I havo *givon you a sketch of ouophiss o( the inhabitants. The other class though more respectable, generally' fol low the' teachings of Brownlow, . and look forward ‘.o a day of deliverance from our i ulc. .This is tho character of the people we have to contend with. Hence it is ne cessary tlmt a large and vigilant force bo kept ready, at any momont for ac tive service, although posted where an armed Yunkee force very seldom up. proaches. . , ' Tho District command is composed of this Regiment, the G4tfe and 58th North Carolina, the 55th Georgia, (to whichMnjor Printup bolongs) 5th Ten nessee cavalry, 5th North Carolina Cav* airy, and a battery of artillery. Thus taking into consideration the iinpoi'tunt gaps.to be defended, it will bo seen tlmt our worthy Colonel will liavo Ids hands full. Ha is equal to tho occasion however, and our people need not four the enemy's approach in this quarter while lie continues in command. Gen; Buckner, having assumed com mand Of the Department of East Ten nessee, now and important movements may be expected shortly, and fu no quuiter will they be more- interesting or exciting tlmu in this district, lam not at liberty to tell you more. Au other week will Uovelope more fully the object of tho Yankees, and it will not then ho improper to speak of thorn. Our Regiment was stntioned at Knox ville when we received the news of For rest’s exploit, and it put our boys in co- stacies. The citizens of Romo will have, hereafter, a mere exalted opin ion of the dirty and disagroeablo sol diers who fill their streets. They are just like those under Forrest, however, —*1 list like ourselves, nnd all ethers .who do the uwHorour country’s deliverance- Did those officers of “Bragg’s army" who infest Rome, seek a hiding pince, or did they throw otf thoir gay plumage and go to work ? Yosterduy was n sad day with us. On no occasion sinoo the boginning of the war, bus * hero been manifested, in this command, such deep and profound sor row, as on hearing of tho death of our favorito and’boloved ,Stonewall Jack- son, lie succeeded more than all otlier Gencral, in gaining the confidence and lovo of the soldiers, and. doubtless the most devot mourner for our country’s loss throughout the entire bounds of the Confederacy, will be the humble private soldier, Lt. Col. Mooro is in command of tho Roglmcnt at present. His gentlemanly demoanpr renders Rim very popular, and ills great experienoe as an old sol dier and officer, qualifies him for the position he occupies.. Tho farmers in this vicinity represent tho wheat crops beyond anything over The Battles ill Mississippi. Mobile, May 18.—Tho Advertiser & Register has a special dispatch, dated Jackson, May 18th, which says; The FcderaW sent a flag of truco for thoir principal surgeon, who was left in charge of tiioir wounded. Thoy state that in Saturday’s fight thoir loss was six thousand, jind that thoy took sixteen of our guns; that our forces- fell back across tho -Big Black, destroying the bridge, nnd thnt thsy advanced eight miles north, and this morning found Gen. Jolinstpn'in lino of battlo. Our advices suy no arliUorv was lost, nnd tlie bridge was not burned. Tivelvo thousand men fought two army corns, twenty-four thousand strong; sustained themselves, and fell book ut night to our ojitreiichments. Loss heavy-* lip battle severe mid undecisive. Tho Fed- orals in tlie way to interrupt communi cation, . Rumors, good and hud, are plentiful. From Tullalioma. Tuli.aiioma,.May 19.—All quiet in front. Jiouisvillo and. Nashville papers liavo been received hut contain nothing. Tlie Mississippi Daily Press states that large uumhers aro leaving Memphis to reinforce [Grant., At Lpuisvillo, on tho 15th, among reb el sympathisers, some touching scones of leave-taking were enacted. Sobbing and weeping nt The Bopnrntion of fa thers, mothers, nnd daughters largely prevailed. Mon with families were al lowed to tako $1000, and thoso without families $200, Tlie hnlanco of their property goes to tho Government. Memphis dates of the' 15th says Ad jutant General Thomas has formed ten lull contraband (negro) rogiments, nnd expects many more. ilurusido’s letter to tho Circuit Court cf Ohio relative to Vnlianctigliain, says: “If I woi'o to find a man from tho eno- my distributing speoolies of their pub- lio men, totiding to destroy tho confi dence of this army in tho Government, 1* would linva him tried and hung. Why should speeches from those in our midst, which are of a treasonable ton- do'nov, bo allowed? ’file perpetrators should he treated likewise. Every pow er I possess on cm tli oi given from above, will be cxcrte£-.at all times, on all occasion-’, and until placos, to sus tain and commandTespeot for Die Gov ernment." A Washington telegram of tho 10th, says a serious disagreemon t has occurred between IluUeck and Hooker on ac- «ount of tho former countermanding Hooker’s order for a now movOmont. Thero are no prospects of an imme diate movement. Tlie District Marshal is.soiziug all roul and povsonal estate of prominent rebels tind robol sympathizers. A dispatch from Halifax of tho 15th, says tlie steamship Amotica, with Liv erpool dates to.tlie 2d inst., had arrived. Lord Lyons stated, in tho House of Lords, in answer to liis application, that Seward had informed him tlmt tho American Government had determined not to release the mail and cargo of tho Peterhoff, but would sond them’ to a pr:zo court for adjudication. The an nouncement caused considerable dis cussion. Earl Hardwick called attention to tho fortifications at Spithcad, and pointed out tho Charleston affair as an exam ple of tho value of fortifications even against iron cluds. Consols 93f. Cotton advancing. Lincoln will send u special agent to Great Britain rolnlivo to afl'uirs, to bo settled without a tedious correspon dence. in New York on tlie lfitli cotton sold i\t 60 cents. Gold Oljc. premium. Tlie Fedorals admit their loss nt Fredericksburg to he not less than 22,000, and say tlie rebel loss was 18,- 000, From the North. Richmond, May 10.—Northern dates to the 16lh have been received. A Cincinnati dispatch of the 15th, says: Judge Loavitto will vendor his decision in VullnndigliRm’s habeas corpus ItTs understood that Fain assumed command of tho District on tho 12th. Tho district is a large one, extending from this place to Whit ley eonnty, Sy., and embracing several once flourishing villages, imd oommands tho Big Cre-ek . Gap, Rogers’ Gap, and Winter’a Gap. The whole, for the most part, filled with people hostile to . oqr day, 8th inst., from Knoxville. Col.. .heard of before, and the clhyor better than they had anticipated. CLINCH. gsay-Thc Convention of tiie Protestant .Episcopal Church, of the Diocese of Tennessee, will mot in Chattanooga, on the third Wednesday.in June- case to morrow Burnside will announce the disposition to bo made of Vallundigbnm as soon ns Lenvitte’s decision is made known. 'flie Herald warns loyal officers against attempts lit tho suppression of live speech,- less it raise another rebel lion which they cannot quiet. All quiet is the report lroai the Array of tho Potomac. Ilookoi’ has returned from Washing ton. Tho 25th New York regiment is .un der arrest for refusing to do furthor duty. Tho bridge at Fail-mount, which was destroyed By tho rebels, lias been re built, and communication with tho West re-estnhlishod. Important notes have been addressed to the Czar by tho Auslrinn and British Cabinets, on the Polish question. They call attention to the radical dangers which threaten Europe from war agita tion, nnd military impressment in Po land. Thoy state that reforms are a ne cessary ond. Tlie Czar replies tlmt tho Polish strug gle has been used against him by others as an o.neoui'agoment to revolution. Foreign communications oggravate liis position without 1 showing any way of solving tho difficulty, without self-abase ment. I’he notes,-In fine, call,on the Poles to continue the sM-ugglo. Previ- j abdication. . IS i ji il 'ii ,J»iFw&j ct-tz-s J a. «d,#Ut-: oh .'a5; 'WEST' Further from Mississippi. Moiiii.ii, May 18.—A special dispatoh to ther Register nnd Advertiser from Jackson, gives somo particulars of Sat urday’s fight, wRich wero furnished by the Adjutant of tho 15th Mississippi last.night. Tho battlo was fought at Baker’s Crook, about 20 miles West of Jackson; The enotny was whipped badly., untill . reinforced from Jackson,. Pemberton then fell back to Big Black bridge. - Pemberton estimates our loss ot 3008, nnd that of the enemy three times as many. Gen. Loring was out off, bu.t he cut liis way through to Crystal Springs, 26 miles south of Jackson. His loss Is un known. Gen. Tiigliman was killed. One hundred refugees aro dolly arriv ing nt Pascngouln from New Orleans. Banks has extended tho timo of their leaving lo the 25th inst. Alall Steamers Captured. Wilmington, May 20.—Contain Ellis enptured two Krdoral mail steamers oh the Alboluat-lo and Chesapeake Cahf.l, wtih twentyffour prisoners and fivo hmH bugs, on Friday Inst. Tho boats are now at Franklin, on tho Biackwator. From the 21st Georgiu Regiment. Wo take tlie following ligt of killed and wounded in thu21st, from a corres pondent of the Atlanta Confederacy: Company B. Floyd county, Lt. J. A. Tucker oommundiug. Killed: none, Wounded; Lt. Tucker,leg, slightly; Private B. J. Chesser, log, severely ; A. G. Denson, arm shot off; A. S. Cashion hand slightly ; U. P. Rainwater, hip, J. II. Stewart, shoulder, severely ; 8. Traub, (.high;. R. W. Stewart, mis. sing. . Company D, Polk county, Lieut. T. M. Hightower commanding. Killed: U. W. Atkins, J.T. Knighton. Wounded: Lt". W. D. Wright, leg, slightly,- Wm. Bridgos, ankle, slightly; J. Wetzoll, slightly; G. R. Jarrell, slightly; W. I). McDonald missing. Company G, Gordan county, Lt. N, B. Hudgins, commanding. Killed: G. W. Terrell, D. II. Darnold, Wounded :- Lt. HudginB, knee, slight ly ; Serg’t D. J. Morrow, leg, severely; W. P. Barret, mortally ; J. M. MoDon* aid, leg amputated; J. M. .Tones, slight ly ; O. J. Miller, slightly ; A. P. Wal ker, slightly; B. II. Dodd, arm and shoulder, slightly; T. Rodgers, foot, slightly , B. R. Bailey, slightly ; G. W,' Tinuns, enpturud. Company If, Chattooga county, Capt. J. 11. Akridgo, commanding. Killed i Sorgt. II. B. Maloney, J. M. Allen ond W. 11. Little. Woundod :Capt. Abridge, hip, slight' lyl Serg’t .T. J. Taylor, G. M. Ball slightly. The Regiment lost two n'on-eommis- sioned officers and 11 privates, killed; nine commissioned officers, twelve non- commissioned officcr$'aad fifty privates, wounded ; missing three, * Total Joss - oighty seypn, Oar*A correspondent of the Liverpool Journal of commorco, complains very justly and indignantly, of tho Yankeo spies which infest that town, and worm thoir way into all places - of business and confidence. Ho olosos as fol- lows: Even our own shipbuilders aro not allowed to pursue their business with out interference and annoyanco, as in caso of tho littlo hotter than ferry boat, built by Messrs. Miller, seized solely on tho representation of ono of thoso Fed* • oral spies, that he saw guns gdtng on board her. This, In our boasted land of Utgt'ty, will surely rouse the public to either drive thoso hirelings and their no less disgraceful employers out of our towns, or to foach them bettor man- nor*. * See how the Yankeos havo trlod to get popular opinion on thoir side, by introducing the slavory question. Lot them, froo thejr own slaves beforo they' dcciaro the slaves of othor people free. Ev6n 'honest' old Abo sees tho card was a bad ono, and ho has also lmd sense'enough to refrain from isouing letters of marque. I should like to see tho pluoky Yankee merchant, who would tako out letters of marque, when he sees that tho whole ot the boasted Yankee fleet, cannot capture two little gunboats not larger than Irish coasting steamers. Even the Retribution, an old tugboat, is too tonny for thbm.— Look at the respeot paid-to us in the Northern States. Every Yankeo tongue belches out invectives against us, and yet we heed it not; because wo have been so long accustomed to let- them bully and vituperate us. Surely the time has now eome for Government to do what ■ ninety-nine out of every hundred Englishmen have done long since, viz; recognize the South. They are a race of brave men. and gentlemen, nnd, as a _ people we shall always be proud to olaim them as brothers. * 8©*Bishop ’ Elliott, of Georgia, will visit the army of Tennessee during the present week, and officiate in Shelby ville on Sunday-next.—Chattanooga Rebel 21 st. ' wet

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The Rome weekly courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1860-1887, May 29, 1863, Image 1