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tti 1 ftteUigtum. JAS£D f. WHITAKER, proprietor. JOHN H. STEELE. KDIioB. A. E. MARSHALL, afiSOOlATK EDITOR A ED REPORTER ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Ft.day Maniac, October 23, IMS THE 8UEBVOAT10E OF XAEYLAED. We copy from the Richmond papers in today’s issue, a series or correspondence be tween the heads of the Federal government and the Yankee military authorities which shows the way in which the free opinion of the people of Maryland was stifled, and the base means taken to preyen t the State from casting her destiny with the South. As a matter of history it is important to us for two reasons: First because it makes a good ground upon which we can demand that a free vote of the people of Maryland shall be taken, to decide whether she will leave the Union or not, and it removes the stain that has hitherto rested on the State, ot having gone over to the Abolition Gov ernment. The correspondence published exposes an act of tyranny and usurpation beyond all that could have been conceived of a govern ment claiming to grant freedom of speech and of thought to the people composing it, and adds another wreath of infamy to the adminisUation of Lincoln, and to the black hearted traitor; the governor of Maryland, who sold his State to the Abolitionist under the guise of a desire lo pursue a course that would ensure peace and avert war. What was the object of the Yankee gov ernment in publishing this correspondence, we cannot toll. It could not have been to exhibit to the world 4hc diplomatic game they played, and which by an outrage they succeeded in winning. The civilized world will not look upon it as a necessary’ act by which secession was averted, but will justly hold up to execration the government that could use such unworthy means to gain its ends. After this official expose, >ve cannot feel surprised at the defeat of Southern rights candidates in Maryland and Kentucky, or take the remit of such elections as the senti ments of tire people, neither cau we feel as touished at the contiuued success ot the ab olitionist* in Northern elections. Nothing that can weaken the power of their oppo nents will be neglected by the Lincoln au thoritics; fraud and perjury will be but simple tools in their hands, so that their cads are attained. No tyranny and usurpation will be too great for them to use, in their en deavora to strengthen themselves, and crush out tho freedom of American citizens Thank God that we are forever cut loose from such meu ! THE MEXT WHEAT CHOP. It often happens in this world that tb e moat momentous consequences are influen ced by^decisiont made in very short spaces oi time. Nojapter ilIu9tir.tion of'this truth can be offered than that which may be drawn from the caption of this article—theamoun 1, of wheat which is to be sown in the next six weeks. Are our farmers alive to the impor tance of this subjeci? Do they think that when they are deciding how muc’jland they shall put in wheat this year, they are not only de elding the question of the .’physical well-be ingot' countless numbers of aged meh, wo men and children, but perhaps the very ^ ~ sstion of the final success und triumph of Tams^in the next sir weeks only can (eat be sowed to advantage. As the Commissioners’ priC3 for wheat is $5 per bushel, no crop may be expected to reward the labor bestowed on it so well as the Wheat crop. To reap the best crop of cereals, the ground should be well prepared but this preparation, it is well known, is not necessary. Any land that has been planted in corn the present year may be sown in wheat without any further labor than* that necessary to plow it in. How it will delight the farmer to behold his wheat springing up the coming .spring, and clothing the whole landscape with its beautiful carpeting of green ! We envy him such pleasure, to say nothing of the good he may do by putting in wheat the large t possible breadth of land. Again: We call upon our farmers who are co-workers with our soldiers in the glorious cause of Southern independence, everywhere to assist one another in sowing wheat. E s . pecially let them see tout that the land of those who being either m the Confederate or State ssrvice, are detained from home dur ing the war, or only temporarily, bo sown with wheat as far as it ought to be. It may well be presumed that unless the exigencies of the couutry were great, those who have left their homes for the State service, under the last call, would not be required to be absent from their farms and plantation at this, the wheat sowing season. Sow their lands for them^ye more favored ones that re main at home. Do that service to your coun try that now needs the labor of all her true sons. Doubt not of the success and triumph of that country, ifthose at home will do their duty iu providing for the sustenance of those that are away bearing arms in her defence Do not let any sordid calculation of how much the Government will receive of that crop, cause you .to neglect to sow now while you may. We utter this note of warning as watchmen on the walls, and hope that all will heed it. Sow wheat we a ay : "Beside alt waters sow, The high way furrows stock; ~ Plant it where thorns and thirties ’grow Scatter it on the rock.” the cavalry equipments of the prisoners, to gether with a gcod many horses, mules, camp equipages, Ac. for the IatelUgincer. TOBY Itfona IE IU BEVOLUTIOMAIY WAR. Mn. Ed. : An old book furnishes the fol lowing extracts of letters written to Eng land : 1778. Ingles, afterwards Bishop of Nova Scotia, writes thus: "Not less than 60,000 of the rebels have perished by sickness and sword since the war began: a famine is in evitable. A little persuasion, on the part of the British, is necessary to suppress it (the rebellion) totally.” 1779. Cox writes: " I see absolute ruin at tends us poor attainted loyalists, should the colonies be given up, or this place (New York) be evacutcd.” 1779, March. Thos. Eddy, " I am led to believe that the leaders in the rebellion must give up before fall.” . Much more might be extracted, but let these suffice to show what bad spectacles were used iu the old war, aud the dark side on which many looked. 1. Croakers and toriea still live in their descendants. They have tried, some doubtless honest in their opinions, because the moon, from which their light is emitted, always turns its dark side towards them* to cripple our efforts for in dependence—they have disheartened our soldiers by their gloomy pictures, and done nothing to encourage them, but much to discourage; they have refused to contribute for their comfort, aud support of sick and wounded men ; they have greatly prejudiced our cause. Would it not be appropriate to furnish them with a broom-stick, as a weap on, aud for a dress, something looser than pants? 2. Do not tbe croakers of our day use the very language employed in the first war for independence ? Do they not cry out " fam ine, starvation,” and that the *‘ leaders will give up by fall?” Seward has promised Europe that the rebellion would be crushed in 90 days, at the commencement, and has been repeating the same song for two and a hall years. No doubt thoae’eroakera have suttered through fear and trembling, a thous and death. IIow would it do, Mr. Editor, to erect a bomb-proof hospital and fill it with stores seven years for this class of out citizens, and a cheerful matron to fan away their gloomy fears ! Make it something like an asylum for those who complain of an aberration of their mental powers ? Your lathers, though only 11,009,COO in the land, and at least one-fourth tories, could not be conquered by the mistress of the ocean and world. Shall we, their descend ants, over 8,000,000, despair, though croakers and cowards are singing pteans to Yankee prowess and ardor ? There was much more reason for the chicken-hearted to fear the power of Great Britain, than for us to dread conquest by our foe9. One or two more long, 9trong and altogether pulls, and the agony is over. S. D. THE HISTORY OF THE WAR. AX OTHER CHAPTER. The following, which we find in the New York “Times” of the 13th instant, furnishes another chapter in the history of this war, which will doubtless be rend with interest: now THE SECESSIONISTS WERE FOILED IN TUKiR SCHEME FOR GETTING MARYLAND —THE ARREST OF DISUNION MERGERS OF. THE LEGISLATURE. It is weli known that in several of tbe Southern States acts of Secession were pass ed in defiance of the will of the people. The Virginia Convention con tamed a decided ma jority of members elected expressly Un ion men, and yet by bribery, intimidation, cheating and every political trick which des perate and unscrupulous traitors could pos sibly devise, a majority of the Convention was induced to pass a Secession ordnance, and the peop’e of the State were thus betray ed into the rebel Confederacy. Similar de vices were used in other Southern States.— It is notorious that in the fall ot 1861 the rebels intended to get ’possession of Mary land in the same niauuer— -the Secession members of the Legislature that wa9 to meet in September being relied on to take the nec essary preliminary steps. Fortunately for the people of Maryland, as well as lor the country at large, tho government became aware of these treasonable schemes, and took prompt and effectual measures to defeat them. How it was dong may be seen jfrpsrt from the following letters aod^otdeTs issued at the time by the Secretary of War, by Gen. Banks and other officers of the goy^ttifeTil. It is not too much to say lhatdfThe govern ment could have acted with equal vigor and promptness in the case of Virginia and some other States, they would have been spared the ruin aud desolation which the double treachery of their own leaders ha3 brought upon them. The following letters are copied from the "Leader,” which professes to have extracted them from a secession pamphlet lately pub lished in Baltimore: LETTER FROM SIMON CAMERON, IN REL ATION TO THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE. War Department, \ Sept, lllli, 1BG1. f General: The passage of any act of seces sion by the Legislature of Maryiaud must be prevented. If necessary, all or any part of the members mu t be arrested. Exercise your own judgment as to the time and manner, but do the work effectively. Very respectfully, Your obedient serv’r. SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War. Major Oen. N. P. Banks, Commanding uear Daruestown, Md BRILLIANT SUCCESS IN EAST TENNESSEE. We have reliable information that our cav alry under Cols. Dibbrell and Morrison, have achieved a brilliant cavalry success at Phil adelphia, East Tennessee, capturing 703 prisoners, 6 pieces o! artillery, 50 wagons loaded with stores, 10 ambulances, and all For the Intelligencer. OFF THE FENCE. Mr. Editor : I confess to you (for I know editors keep secrets, and will not disclose my name nor position) that I have been on the fence most ot the w r ar. When circumstances favor, it is so easy for a tall man like myself to strad die the rail to keep clear of consequences. I was a conservative when secession was first agitated, and dreaded to cross the Ru bicon—I couldn’t screw up my courage to bid defiance to Uncle Sam; so I told my neighbors it wouldn’t do—we should rue it; so when tbe Yankees got New Orleans and other towns, "I told you so,” was re-iterated, till my throat became sore. But when we whipped the fight at Bethel Manassas and other bloody fields, I was as full of secession as you are, and cried, “Hur ra for the Confederacy and Jeff Da?is!”— Well, I have been in this vascillating con dition all the lime. When Donaldson was captured I tried to sell my land and other truck—determined to keep on the strong side, but I couldn’t get through our lines; so I have remained in an agony no one but a coward: can experience. I am sensible I have suffered as much pain as a thousand men suffer iu their expiring moment-. Riding a poor old pony for a long time makes a man sore—much more a sharp fence. I haven’t time to recount all the feats I performed in eluding the vigilance of the conscribers; so let that pass. Now the meanness of some of my neighbor:!, who have, like myself, done nothing for the poor soldiers’ families nor for the cause of the countr3’. Since I have taken the matter into serious consideration and looked on both sides, lam no longer on the fence. You’ll hear iny rifle crack ou the Tennessee river ; I am off for Bragg’s army. Oae word snore : What have our enemies gained by I he ex penditure of three billions in money and nearly 1,000,000 of men? They have cap tured a few towns, some women and. chil dren, stolen some 200,000 slaves, silk dresses and golden ornaments aud laid waste part9 of three or four States. ISutgpmparatavely, we are ten-told stronger than when the war began. Maov a fellow like myself hav e seen the folly of our fears and dread of oar ene mies ; they daren’t meet us in a fair field tight. We’ve got Rosecraus ia a tight fix and we’ll bag him and army, dead or alive I write no more, for the train is coming. .1ASON COMER. Bar room Profits—In tbe returns of Income Tax for Baldwin county, is the rendition by Mr. Augustus ~W. Randolph, owner of the "Big Indian” Bar Room in this city, stating "Capital invested $5C3— Profits $1800—Per cent. 360—Tax $324.”— Were the same frankness observed as to all other establishments taxable for the benefit of soldiers families, the fund would be quite ample. We learn that the Grand Jury ap pointed a committee to wait on Mr. Ran dolph, and thank him for his example against evasion—Southern Recorder. Letter from gen. m’clellan and nrs CHIEF OF STAFF. [CoftiianUal.] II’q’rs. Army of the Potomac, Washington, September 12, 1861 Major General N. P. Banks, U. S. A. General: After full consultation with the President, Secretaries of State, War, & has been decided that to effect the operation proposed foe the 17th. Arrangements have been made lo have a government steamer at Annapolis to receive the prisoners and carry them to their destination. Some four or five chief men in the affair are to be arrested to-Jay. When they meet oa the 17th, you will please lmve every thing prepared to arrest the whole party, and be sure that none escape. It is understood that you arrange with Gen. Dix aud Gen. Seward the modus ope randi. It has been intimated to me that the meeting might take place on the 14th; please be prepared. I would be glad to have you advise me frequently of your arange- ments in regard to this very important mat ter. If it is successfully carried out, it will go far toward breaking the backbone of the rebel ion. It would probably be well to have a special train quietly prepared to take pris oners to Annapolis. I leave this ex ’.eedingly important affair to your tact and discretion—and have but one thing to impress upon yon—the abso lute necessity of secrecy and success. With the highest regard, I am, my dear General, your sincere friend. GEO. B. M’CLELLAN, Major General, U. S. A. LETTER FROM R. B. MARCY, CHIEF OF STAFF. Headquarters Army of Potomac, ) Washington. Sept. 12,1801. f Major General N. P. Banks, Comm’d’g near Darnestown, Md. : General: Enclosed I have the honor to send you an order regarding the Legislature of Mary land. Will you do me the favor to aeknow ledge its receipt bv the bearer. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, It. B. Marcy, Colonel knd Chief of Staff. COPY OF LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS CONCERN ING LEGISLATURE. [Important and Confidential’] Headqrs, Camp near Darnestown, ) Sept. 13,1863. [ Lieut. Col. Ruger, comdg. 3d Wip. Regt. ou special service at Frederick: Sir. The Legislature ot Maryland is appointed to meet in special session tomorrow’,—Tues day, Sept. 16. It is not impossible that the members, or a portion of them, may be de terred from meeting there upon account of certain arrests recently made in Baltimore. It is also quite possible that on the first day ot meeting the attendance may be small. Of the facts as to this matter I shall sec that you are well informed as they transpire. It becomes necessary that any meeting of this Legislature, at any place or time, shall be prevented. You will hold youvsglf and your command in readiness to barest tr 4 members of both houses; a list of safc&asvou are to detain will be enclosed among whom are hr'be «peeklly -included. tbe presiding officers of tfitfiwo houses, se cretaries, clerks, and all subordinate officers Let tbe arrests be certain, and alio# no chance of failure. The arrests should be made white they are in session, I think. You will, upon receipt of this, quietly ex amine the premises. I am informed that es cape will be impossible, if the entrance to the building be held by you; of that you will judge upon e^minatioD. ll no session is held you will arrest such members as can be found in Frederick. The process .of ar rest should be to enter ibofh Houses al the same time, announcing that they were arres ted by ordeia of the Government, command them to remain as they are, subject to your orders. Any resistance will be iorcibly sup pressed, whatever the consequences. Upon the arrests being effected, the members that are to be detained will be placed on board a special train for Anuapoh*, where a steamer will await them. Everything in the execution of these or ders i9 cDntided to your secrecy, discretion and promptness. and from officers, clerks, &c., who ere In tensely bitter, and are said to have been very forward and to have kept some off the weak er men up to the.wark. Several arrests were made of violent or resisting persona, whom I shall let go after the others are go®*-' \ shall seakl four me®, at least, to Gen.. D«,, ®t Baltimore, who are'.very bad men. I hare ad vised Col. Ruger to send to Sharnaburg land ing. to seize 600 sacks of salt, which are waiting.ior the Southerners to come and take them. They have tried twice to do it We have also heard of some arms which the Colonel will look up. There la a very bitter man here, a Mr. Binn, who is currently re ported by Gen. Shiver and others to be the. medium of communication with the South ern Confederacy. The names of the mem beta fare; B. 8. Salmon, R. C. Maccubbin, J. H. Gordon, C. J. Durant, Thos. C'laggett, Andrew Keesler aud Bernard Mills. We shall get T. Lawrence Jones. The officers of the Legislature: J. N. Brewer, Chief Clerk, Senatei Thos. Moore, Beading do; Sami Penross, Jr., Assistant; N. Kilgore, Reading do; Milton Kidd, Chief of the House. Mr. Jones is taken. Edward Mom- er, citizen. Riley, (very bad,) Printer to the House; John iHogan, (very bad,) citizen.— Jospli Elkins, da Mr. Ma on, Folder to the House. We shall leave here for headquar ters this aUernoon. The arrests were nearly all seized by policemen. I am yours, respectfully, BtMorkis Copnland, A. D. C. Mr; McCubbin ia a person whom I should recommend you to set at largo if he takes the oath, which I have no doubt he will.— He is brother-in-law of Gen. Hammond, and a man much respected—also a man of rather timid nature, and greatly troubled by his arrest. Gen. Shriver has been very active for U9 and is very earnest that we should let him go on these terms. If you can do it, it will be well to telegraph to Annapolis to have the oath tendered, and release him. I should do it under my instructions, only that CM. Ruger thinks he has no authority to al low any min on the list any liberty. It. M. C. MAJ. GUN. M’CLELLAN CONCERNING PRISON ERS FOR STEAMER AT ANNAPOLIS. To Maj. Gen. Banks: Have you any more of your friends to send from Frederick to Annapolis. Please an swer at once. I wish to know ou account of ordering off boat. Maj. Oen. McCLELLAN. GOV. HICKS IN RKLATIOn TO ELECTION. Executive chamber, Annapolis, Oct. 26,1861. Maj. Gen. N. P. Banks, U. S. A.: My Dear Sir : I should have written at an carliear day, but delayed for return of George W. Howard, who had beeu sent down the Potomac by Maj. Gen. McClellan, and soon after his, It’s, return, the papers repre- resented you to have gone with your forces into Virginia. Indeed, I dislike to occupy a moment of your closely occupied time, aud write now only because I feel it due from me, in view of your uniform courtesy and kindness to me; of which I shall always entertain most grateful recollections. You will excuse me, I am sure, lor sug gesting the importance of looking closely to Maryland until our election is over, 9ixth November. The Confederates wilt endeavor to effect something by which to operate on our elec tions—you may suppose, my dear sir, that I am anxious to have a killing majority rolled up against secessionist^ Not only am I, and is Maryland, deeply interested, but the Government is greatly concerned. Will it be possible to have Col. Kent’s regiment placed near Baltimore temporarily, so as to save their votes ? I hope so. I have the honor to be, With very great respect, Your obedient Servant, THOS. H. HICKS. him received similar instructions to these.— I You will please confer with him as to the particular points that each shall take con trol of. Wt I am sir, very respectfully, your obedtent servant, B. ft MABCT, * i. x Chief of Staff. To Maj. Gen. Nl P. Banks, comdg. division, Muddy Branch, Md. GEN 3HIKYER, FREDERICK, ON ELECTIONS DISTRICTS IN FBEDK. C0.,T*0 ANSWER. Frederick] Not. 1,1061. Oen. N. P. Banks, My Dear Sot:—Or my return home to night, your favor lavor ot iha ffiKh ult.. was handea me by Capt. Stone. In one county there are two or three dis tricts in which our friends apprehend inter ference by disloyal men on election day. I have consulted with some of our most reli able frieds, and we all concur la the opinion that a body of men thrown into Frederick on Monday and Tuesday next, and then di vided into squads and placed in tho different districts of the county on tho day of elec tion, will not only prevent disloyal men from interfering with and overawing our friends, but will hAve the additional effect ot keeping'such men from the polls. Cav alry would answer better than infantry, as our county is divided Into seventeen districts and some of them twenty’-five miles off in a mountainous country’. I would also sug gest that whatever lorce is sent here be placed under Command of Capt. Stone, who seems fully to understand the duty to be performed. Iu the first Md. Reg’t, com- mauded by CcL Kenly, there are at least fif ty men entitled to their votes in our county; they are principally to be found in the com pany commanded by Capt. B. U. Schley’.— We should be gratified to have these men sent home to the election. With great respect, I am very truly yours, EDWD. SHIEVER. COL kenley’s report on furloughed MEN, VOTERS AT STATE ELECTION. H’q’s First Mrryland Regiment, ) Muddy Branch Camp, Nov. 14, 1861. ) Sir: 1 have the honor to report that tbe men of my regiment which left this camp for the purpose of voting at the last State election in Maryland, have all returned wilh the exception of from twenty to twenty- five. Some few arc detained at home by sick ness, as I have received certificates from their attending physicians; the majority of the balance of the absentees are umler arrest - ia Washington, (a31 have been informed,) not having passes with them. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, JOHN R. KENLEY, Col. First Maryland Regiment. Lieut. II. L. Russell, A. I). C - ' HKADQU’RS PI UR BATTAI. Atlanta, Oct, Si* 1S63. General Order No. I Captains eotnminding cospinies In the Atlanla Battalion, are hereby orJered to have their companl-.-i at the (Sty H»|l ve armed and equ'pp ed for drill < n Friday -meat at o’clock. 1L. aMear wtaHltr will be exeus;.l f (> m :l tu r .l lay the drill it In the city. Byorder G. W. LKtf, Lieut Col. Cotud’g Battalion. McPasisl, Adjt. ATHEN/EUM. Leasee ait<| Manager, - w. u. t (Alee of the Mobile and Montgomery Theatre*. OPEN EVERY EVENlSii Friday Evening Oct. 23, will fc e 1'iyfeiited a N* w Ji.vn by L. U bowers, from the Celebrated Novel. • BURRELL MARKHAM Captain of the Vulture Captain George Duke JamrsDukd, Sarah Beck Twin Brothers Mr. John Davis Mrs. Jess'.eO aike MflBceut Duke. M s.t On-ilia 0.1 p Aud the whole of ilie Star Company. MUSIC by’ the O' lo cone ule with the LkUghabie Fs>i e o> BRIAN O’LINN. J3T* In Preparation the War D.-am-t by j,.j „ p ot the of oak Hill.” 0TA sro&rd will be pissed In ;!i- Theatre t. ordar. Seats reserved for Ladies Pricas—Parquette, f 2. Upper Tier, $1.5U Gallery, *1. > Colored ORDER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR AND GEN. M’CLELLAN RELATIVE TO THE VOT ING OF MARYLAND TBOOF8. Headqu’rs Army of the Potomac, ) Washington, Oct. 29,1861. ) Major General 1$Tp. Banks, Commanding, &e. General : Pursuant to directions from the Secretary of war of tho 28th inst., of which I enclose you a copy, the Major Gen eral Commanding directs that such soldiers of the First. Second and Third regiments Maryland Volunteers as may be within the* * limits of your command, receive furlough tor such a length ot time as trill enable them to reach the place wherein they may be en-. titled to vote by the 6th of November.— Wherever it may be necessary, in order to facilitate the presence of these men at their places of voting, to furnish them transporta tion, it may be tarnished. It is desired that the most liberal and prompt circulation-may be given to these instructions, in order to secure with certainty the oarrying into ef fect the design proposed. ? Sufficient time is to be thus furloughed to enable ter voting without exceedi®| for their furlough; bat a pi desired. Whenever it may be necessary,-thi soldiers should be replaced lor the dme by' other troops. . . a w* v d . * : The General Commanding desires fe ihat the receipt of this communication lie ac knowledged at once. I have the honor to be. General, Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, J. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant General. REJECTING CHRIST. A few years ago I was traveling in South America. As I approached the base of the mountain which lay in my route, I found it covered with what I supposed to be An un dergrowth of weeds. But 1 pressed my way onward and climbed up iis sides till I reach ed the summit. When I had gained the top, I gazed around me with delight, and happened to look back upon the winding path in which 1 had ascended, and lo ! my whole path was clearly marked ont to the foot of the mountain. 1 found it was caus ed by my having walked through a growth ot the sensitive plant, as it is familiarly known to us, which grows indigenous there. It had left all my way plain before me, so that I could trace my footsteps in all their curves and deviations, as I had struggled up the sides ot that beautiful mountain. A few months after that, I was reposing in my tent in California, at twelve o’clock at -night, a man came to the door of an ad join ing tept and called out— "Are there any Chri9tiaus*here, gentle men ?” Oae sprang from the bed. “I love my Savior,” said he. "Come with me, then,” said the stranger. "There’s a man dying out here, just beyond Ike walls ofCapt&jfe?—’s fort ; and ho says he wants to talk EKa Christian.” They ran out together, although the rain poured down iu torrents, until they came to where the dying man lay. He was stretch ed on a couch, I wa$ going to say, but I hardly know what to call it, for it was made up of broken branches. On these he lay, while a tew bed covers were thrown over He was dying. Let us hear his testi mony. He said to those who gathered around Kim: " I have now reached a point at which the Whole scene of my life seems to lie visibly before me. Every action that 1 have com mitted, every sin, every crime, that I have perpetrated before God, seems to stare me -right in the right in the face. I can see mv way clear back to my youth; and, as I look the scenes of iniquity and guilt in which I have engaged, pass one and another before me in terrible review.” They sang with him and prayed with him, and endeavored to console him, and point him to Jesus; but he said: “It is all over now—all ovei! I have jrejected^Christ, and there is no salvation for More i\ew Goods. jgLACK ALPACA do klax Thiead, Fine Felt Hais. Lacies’ Knplih Gaiters, Gents’ Merino Shirts, .Gents’ Lambs Wool Drawe ■>, Super Sea Island Shir.loR, Lead Penclla, Letter Paper, Env lop Sewing Hit. Agate Bu’t.ins, Coiubi. 4-4 Shirting, and 7 S heetin?, Llettch Oil Oioth for Covering At P. G. LESSENT’S Oc!23-d8t Commission Merchant, Whitehall St Pa, Over Shirts. A FEW Boz. Super Fancy Fiantel Overiti jYtr, 1 Case Genta* supertngliati lioo'B an:i ftrmy Shoes Juit reo-ived at *». li, JSKSSKV'a »S, Oft23-d?t Commission Merchant, Whltelm i rl. STOLEN. I ,taOM the reslJence of the u^dtraigaed ne r C ess Keys, DeKalb County, on Sunday night last., one small bay mare, (with bridle, saddle ami niailingalo. > right eye our, 10 years old. /.inple remunerit'oii will be made for the mar j if rttjrarJ to my residence. Oct23-dSt* SlKPUeiN MARTIN. EXCHANGE NOTICE No. 7. Richmond, La., Oet. 16,1863. T tfH following Confederate offlters and men ATeli.-re- by declared duly exchanged: 1, All ofllcers and men captured and pa-olul ni any time previous to the 1st of September, 'jlLrn-- tien, however. Is not intended to include any officer* < men captured at Vlekiburg, July 4tli, ISOS, except Hm-h as were declared exchanged oy h'xchacge Noiioe Nn 0, Sept. 18th, 1863, or are specifically nam ; il tn tl.i i in ti< c But It does embrace aU dellveiie.s made at City I oli.t or other place bti.'o; e Sept. 1st, 1863, and wilh ill.; limits ticn above named, all captures at Port Hud ami < r an other place where the parties were released on p-»r..le 2. The Staff ol Generals Pemberton, Stevenson, linwcu, Moore, Barton, 8. D. Lee, Cummings. Harris and H»:d win, and of Colonels Reynold?, Cockrell aud Pocktry; the officers and men belonging to the Engineer tn.rps and Sappers-anil Miners, and the 4th and 4C>:h Mis*i>.slpH Regiments, all captured at Vicksburg, July 4>,u, ISti (. S. Thegeneral officers captured at Vickstur., Jut, 4th,IStiJ, were declared exchanged July lath, ISod. HO. OULD, Oct2 dCt Agent of Exchange. 1XEG1ITOBS* SALli. B Y virtue of the last will and testament, nfSpenrer P. Wright deceased of DeKalb County, wih »>o told before the courthouse door in the town of Decatur, within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday *u December next, the following slaves: Champ a man age 34 years, Henry a man age 82 years, Millie a woman 33 years of age, and her three children, Mary 8 yearn old, Andy Syears old, and Fayettoag-j 1 year. Also lot of land In the 18th district of originally llenry, non He Kalbcoun'y, number not known, containing -’02^ sert-i, satd lot adjoining lands of T no in as U. Akins, Jamer 1 Akins, and Rufus Henderson. Said Haves and land sold for the purpose oLMlvislon among the legatees ot ama deceased. OctobiVT9th, 1863. JAMK3 M. OARR r I.L s xMUjcl mcivilliams, oct21-wtd* Kx-.cutors ) y War Department, Washington, OcL"28,1861. Maj. Gen. McClellan, Commanding: Sir—In order to have a full vote in Ma ryland at the coming election, Wednesday, November C, bo that the legal voters may decide by their ballotem)! public questions, you are uereby dir furlough to the soli and Third regii to grant ttiree days’ of the First, Second of Maryland Volun teers, alt to return to duty on Thursday, Nov. 7. Very respectfully, (^igncJ) SIMOtf CAMERON, Secretary of War. Among the stump orators in Ohio against Yallandigham was General Thomas F. Meagher. Copeland’s report of arrest of mumpers OF MARYLAND LEGISLATURE, SEPT. 18. Frederick, Md., Bept. 16.1961. To Maj. General Banks, Darnestowu : Sir: I have just telegraphed to General Dix,\ that we have seized seven mem bers of the house of a very bitter character, INSTRUCTIONS OF K. li. MARCY, CHIEF OF STAFF, CONCERNING MARYLAND ELECTIONS. Headqrs. Army of the Potomac, l Washington, Ojt. 20,1861. J General: There is an apprehension among Union citizens in many parts of Maryland of an attempt at interference with their rights of suffrage by disunion citizens on the occasion of the election to take place on'the 6th No vember nexi. in order to prevent this the Major Gan. commanding directs that you send detach ments of a sufficient number oilmen to the different points in your vicinity where the elections are to be held to protect the Union voters, and to see that no disunionists are al lowed to intimidate them, or in any way to in terfere with their lights. He also desires yon to arrest aud hold in confinement till after the election, all disu nion ists who are known to have returned lrorn Virginia recently and who show them selves at the polls, and to guard effectually against any invasion of the peace and order of the elections. For the purpose of carry ing out these instructions, you are authoriz ed to suspend the habeas corpus. Gen Stone He ceased speaking. They sang and prayed wiffe him again ; and whilst thus en- ed, he closed his eyes in death. His Immortal spirit passed into the presence of the God whom he acknowledged to have sinned against and neglected all his life. Unconverted friends, you will reach that point by and by, when every scene of your lile, like the life of this dying man,, or like my path up the mountain, will pass in terri ble review before you; that is if you remain unconverted. But Why should anything so terrible come to you ? ' Why not rather has ten te Christ now. “ that your sins may be blotted out, instead of being set in awful or der before your faces ?—Ex. Reported Blockade ob* Mexico.—A late number ot the Brownsville (Tex.) Flag says that intelligence has been received at Mata- moras from Vera Cruz that the whole Gulf coast of Mexico had been declared in a state of blockade by the French squadron, except the mouth ot the Rio Grande, and ten miles thereto. Under this declaration Matamoras is peculiarly fortunate, for her commerce just now is necessary both to Mexico and I'exas. And the Flag adds: "It is a question in every mouth, wiij have the French exempted Matamoras from the effects of tne blockade declared against the whole Mexican coast ? ’ . f . It is Indeed an important question, tor n at once arouses the conviction that either tne French have an understanding with tne Federals, or else they are willing to assist, the Confederacy in evaiy iodirect way pos sible We incline to the belief that the true reason is that the French Emperor is unwil ling to do anything prejudicial lo l !* e teJracy, and that therefore he declines to cS the port ot Matamorasi so long as we may have pe for it .—Aug. Con. Congressional Election.—Enough is known to make it certain tnat that the fol lowing gentlemen have been elected : Hartruige at District; W. E Smitb, 2d; M. H. Blanford, 3a; Cl!»>rd Anderson, 4th; J. T. Shewmake, 5tb : J. E. Echols, 6th; J. M. Smith, 7th ; G. N. Lester, 8th* H. P. Bell, 9th; and Warren Akm, 10th. Mr. Hartridge is the only member of the late Congress who has been re-elected,—- Southern Recorder, Oct. 20. FOR SALE A ND. 1 Improved Bisines} Lot, fronting on a 1«» b- nta Street, 30 feet, and running back ahou> 107 leei. Tala very valuable propeitjrwiu commend l's -ii to capital Late desiring tj make Investments in tbe ob y of Atlanta. Alanttvoacres cf fend near t v e Incorporate liua'ts, on which la a fine Vineyard and other Improvement.':. Apply to MARCUS A. BALL, Oct S2-djt Real Xit.ite Age*.t. $50 Reward. L OSP oa Wednesday 41st Inst, a black Memorandum I Book contvi ningtwo dhcliargen, cnafrr.iu ibe reg ular service’ and ihe other Irom tbe Or nsci ipt Camp m Alabama Al»o a certificate ol exemption from •eater F. O. Humphries, Columbus. Areenal. ad a Gaveromeu Contractor. There WM aleo same shlnplaster s m the Memorandum Book. The above reward will be paid i- delivered at ihia office. „ „_ T1 „ a Oct22-d4t* O. B. LRILU3. You Can Find Good RIO COFFEE, AT DE SHONG’S, White Hall Street, near Mitchell Street. Oct *2—tI4i A BOM HOME FOR REFUGEES. A NICE Xeeidence 5 mllrs from Atlanta on the (■«. u » HO ac.-eaor land, dwelling house wim -■ room*, good oet bBlldiogs, garden In good order at t ulent v of good fruit Possession given on payment »i rent m ad ranee. Price »1000. Apply to return <» »» SOoTT WILSON, Oct 22-d3W Agent Tax ii Kind, Atlanta, tin A 0010 WAT0H FOUND O N thestreat leadirg from the Western & AtUnd.; Ra’l Road to Lambeit’s Gardens. The proper get bis match bp calling on tbe undersign, d, f’zLk Lambert, proving his claim and paying far the Monaghan, Atlanta, Oct fc?-dtf NOTICE. W Trr h, sold at public outcry on Saturday the Kth November next, in the Depot of the W. A A. tau E -i. a .art.:, a, «i .cr.P 1MM 8op%. W. * A. R. It. Wanted. x T the Fair Ground Hospital No. 1, AtUnu, Oa., \ 5 or 4 C>w» with young calvei, for which thi beat urice will be pa'd in cish. Also all the lint and old linea or cotton rag^ ; Set the children ty wotk andaend la rapidly. Soldiers ere s.u- fertarr for the want cf proper dre3jtogi for their wounds. Oct*C-i3t* H. W. BROYVM, Eurg. in Chirge Bichromate Potass, fk A A LBS. Bichromate Potass onj |)UU for sale by BOD Aog Sl-ltt snsignaiini»ud DM ON KKOS. DESIRABLE FARM For Sale. ClirDAlED In Bartow County, within four miles of the W. k A. Bad Road, convenient to school* and churches, containing two hundred and eighty acres good land, with a toe two story building with S rooms and <• lire place*. Any one wishing information will my Agent, Mr. it B.Presley, 0 Oct 16-dlw