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SAVANT jj JAN, 1
Cos!. Alien’s FV’gsk-a to New
lark.
ftcMlotiossby triefl. 1 Gbasibor of Com
merce in R to Ric Peejdo
of Savannah.
«CriT3ITTCB A?PO3TTEi> r.ECEITE
COkTEBBTWIi* Je AID
w:cr«
At a meeting of Do Nov*’ York Cham
ber of Commerce, on the of. moon of
tie sth, after other proceedings, the
I'resident, Mr. A. A. Low, celled atten
tion to the fact that Colonel Julian Al
lan was present as a r prosei'dative of
the city government of Savannah.
A geneial desire was expressed to iie w
from him, and he briefly address and the
meeting. He stated that sever; ! g si lu
men had called upon liim at the Astor
House, supposing that he had eo.ac to
this city on a purely busmess arrange
ment. He would inform t.h m that lie
hud no rice to sell. He bad t i nply vol
mttecred bis services to the government
and tbo people of Savannah.
Col Allen described t
in c. I soli Hod
tub m . tiom t s <al r
now o '.isling in taut city .ocoi g numbers
of the cilizei.e.
Mr. S. B. Chittenden then off rod the
following resolution;;:
Whereas, it lup to • • y become known
to the citizens of N v York, through the
arrival of Col. .Tubin Alien, and the
documents in ffis possession, presented to
this meeting, that tin* people of Savan
nah: are suffering tor tee want, of the ne
cessaries oi life; and it appears from the
proceedings of a public meeting held in
that city on the 2Gth ult., that the citi
zens of Savannah “accept the position,”
and, owing a strict obedience to the
laws of the United States, iv k protection
for their lives, persons and property un
der those laws.
Resolved That this Chamber accept
the reciprocal obligation imposed' upon
the citizens of New York by this volun
tary act of the jjeopio of Savannao.
Resolved, That in the judgment of
this Chamber, the call for provisions for
the sufferers at Savannah affords the mer
chants of New York an opportunity to
send needed aid to those who are in
want of the necessaries of life, end that
the opportunity is most welcome.
Resolved, That a committee be ap
pointed to receive contributions in money
pr provisions, to be placed in charge ot
Col. Allen, aud distributed bv the Mayor
of Savannah, and his associates of the
oommittee, in accordance with the direc
ttons of the Major General
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted, without discussion.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed a committee under the last resolution:
F. S. Lathrop, Jonathan Sturges, W.
H. Guion, C. H. Marshall, 8. Deviser, J.
#. Low, J. D. McKensie, H. M. Taber,
Thomas Dunham, Archibald Baxter. M.
H. Grinnell, George AY. Blunt, Hiram
Walbridge, Wm- A. Boole, F. 8. AYur
fer, p. M. Wetmorc, James M. Brown,
g. D. Babcock, A- T. Stewart, 8. Gan
dey, A G. Richards, A. S. Stevens,
•oorge VT. Lane, Horace Gray, Jr., Ezra
Mje, A. B. Baylis, Denning Duer, E. C.
•owdin, R. H. McCurdy, J. 8. AYilliama,
~Uiam Bruce.
unanimous action of so important
and influential a body as tor New L
GhambcT of Commerce shows the kindly
feeling of the people of the North to
wards the people of the Smite, toe enr
condition oi the ir gem verity b-ing tuc
recce? vrv one oi compliance t.ie
if rrns of the President’s Proclamation,
r.s an assurance that the relief : horde a
w ill go merely to needy p ople, and not
a*: or strengthen the cause of the rebel
lion.
Tiie Pula ski House.— Wc have heard
in my ran fits in reg .rd to the imp. 'Ye
men t that has been unde in the conduct
• :ul A He \ w, wit in the 1 a
week or two. The rebel Comnirisary
Department was rather limited invar! *ty,
and bad bacon, inferior hr ad, poor oof
fee, and detectable molasses, comprised
nearly the whole bill of fare wnich the
most cut'Tprising landlord could on t
Now extensive supplies have been pro
cured from Hilton Head for the Pulaski
I louse, t id the I re hi -i nprove ; ai .- ;
inglv. The proprietors r ’•'* Messrs. J. O.
IP.i. .Is and Mr. H. S. HeldHl. Hoi n are j
expirneed hotel keepers. with the no- j
ces.niry enterprise and skid tone success- j
ful. Mr. B aids was. formerly of the As
t..r House, and more latterly of the St.
Charles and St. Louis, New Or
leans. Ho has run the Pulaski
House since 1801. Mr. Riddell
came to Port Royal some three year?
ago, with a good experience acquired in
nor *rn Hot ;ls, and lias succeeded in
making the TAirtllov 1 house a flourish
in ; m dilution. It requires much patience,
cn rgy and perseverance to get any cs
tn'.’lishinent here, coming from rebel
lain; a*, in good work: g order, as we have
learned in ournewspap- r efforis ; but w •
belie ve Messrs. Bartels & Riddll will soon
have a splendid house, with good lood,
plenty of it, and excellent accommoda
tions throughout.
Congressional Kesokitlon of Thanks to
this Army.
In lhe National House of Representa
tives on the sth, Mr. Hole, of California,,
otter and a joint resolution, tendering the
thanks of the people and the Congress
of the United States to Major General
Sherman and the officers and men under
his command, for their gallantry and
good conduct in passing through Georgia,
and that the President be requested to
cause a copy of this resolution to ho
engrbssed and transmitted to General
Sherman. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
IIAOIJiK IRTBI<I,IGE3fCF!.
0 WANNA it, January 12, lCGf—Arrived
steamer Enoch D -an, Sperger, Hilton
Head; steamer Neptune, Baker, Hilton
Head.
Departed, steamer Island City, Ketch
man. Hilton Head; steamer Louise, Aus
tin, Hilton Head.
Departed—Steamship S. R. Spaulding,
Atkins, Charleston.
Gux. John G. Fkrmont, according to
the N. Y. Tribune of the Gth. is reported
on high authority to have been appointed
minister to France, in place of Hon. W.
L. Dayton, deceased.
SeciiKTAKY FussENFiW has been nomi
nated tor re-election to the U.'S. Senate
by the. Legis.ature of Maine. lie will
doubtless resign his Secretaryship of the
Treasury.
The MiCfiiOAN Lkoislaturb have re
elected Hon. Jacob M. Howard to the
U. S- Senate.
Ex-Gov. Richard Yatbs, of Illinois,
has been elected to the U. S. Senate to
succeed Hon. A Richardson.
! nirOKTAIT LETTER HIOS GSS. SHE*-
H‘S TO A CJITZSf ©FCEO&UIA.
| UTS VIEWS IN REGARD TQ *IIE
STATE OF GEORGIA.
Y, r a publish to-day, a highly important
! letter i;oii! Gen. Sherman, to one of the
! prominent citizens of this State, in which
! 1m gives his views very clearly in regard
{.•j the status of this State? and its rela
tion to the general government. He
point? out a straight path which the in
habitants of the State may tread to again
Y( •• me their old relations and duties to
(jr> G veTLincnt oi tneir Fathers, and re
gain their f rm r position as one ol the
Set.yf the Union, with ' all rs rights
. * its an '
,
i. the uoldeii opportunity win !i should.
lelo t, for the State to wh hi. >
line coTn and ent( r upon the cl Hons
career Dataw«.‘.o Lief, if she be but tra-j
r
]ii: f ‘.oQUAi.T.:a3 Mil. Div; of Tin:
Ivliississirn,
Iv Tin. Fit Li), Savannah, Ga., Jan. 8,1865;
<V. \V. , Koq., -County, (] a .
Davu Bin :—Yours ot the bd inst. is
vv< r to y >ur inq i
rics i beg to state:
I aul merely a military com:nand r *r
and can only act in that capacity; nor
can 1 give any assurances or pledge s ai
rs in i Ti
w',i be adjusted by Coogress wnen
GjOig' i> iS annul ico., ._eiit'eo tnerc as ol
old.
Georgia'is not out of /the Uni n, and
ilk of ‘ ‘i\ mstmc ,
pears lo me i lappr )priate. Born •ot her
people nave been aad still rema : t in a
state ot revolt; an las long as th y re
tin ized, the United
States must pursue them with erode -
and deal with them according to military
law. Hut as soon as th y break up then
armed organizations and i\ earn to their
homes, I take it they wilt b 1 and alt with
by the civil t •rmrts. Bom -of the rebels
in vi: nr: F,. JJB my j.ns; cl.
deafn, bacatiso they have committed"
murder, and oilier orlm \s, which are
puni hedwithd ath by all civilized Gov
ernments on. earth. Hut the groat mass
probably will never be noticed. I think
this was the course indicated by General
Washington with reference to the Whis
key Insurrection, and a like principle
seemed to'be recognized at the time of
the Burr conspiracy. 4
As to (he Union of the States under
our government, we have the high au
thority of General Washington, who
■ bade us be jealous and careful of it, and
the still more emphatic words or Gen.
Jackson, “The Federal Union, it must
aru shall be preserved.” Certainly
Georgians cannot question the authority
of such nu i, and should not suspect our
motives, who an' simply tultiliing their
commands. Wherever necessary, force
has been used to carry out that end : and
you may rest assured that the Union wiii
be preserved,"cost, what it may. And if
ydli are sensible men you will conform to
this order of tilings or else migrate to
some other country. There is no other
alternative open to the people of Georgia.
My opinion i- that no negotiations are
necessary, nor commissioners, nor con
ventions, nor anything of the kind.
Whenever the people ot Georgia quit re
belling against their government, and
elect members of Congress and Senators,
and these go and take their scats, then
the State of Georgia will have re
sumed her functions in the Union.
These are merely my opinions, but in
confirmation of them, as I think, the
people of Georgia may well consider the
following words, referring to the people
of the rebellious States,, which I quote
from the recent annual message of Presi
dent Lincoln to Congress at its present
session:
“They can at any moment have peace
simply by laying down their arms and
submitting to the national authority un
der the Constitution. After so much, the
Government could not, if it would, main
tain war against them. The loyal people
would not sustain or allow it. If ques
tions should remain, we would adjust
them by the peaceful Wans of legisla
tor, conference, courts and votes. —
Operaring only in constitutional and law
iul channels, some certain and other pos
sible questions are and would be beyond
the Executive power to adjust, as for in
. iancc, the admhrion of members into
Congress and whatever might require the
appropriation of money.”
The President t mn i Uu ies to the gen
eral pardon and amnesty offered for more
id most
Id' ru terms, to eII except a rtain desig
cd ' es, even these being “still/
- :: ; rial cle
mency,” and a rils—
‘lt is s”ill so o -on to nil, but the.time
s m© —when
• t it be
ii • i, an 1 th; 1- in Feu, more vigorous
l■ *■ . jiiies t iiUi-i i. a..tc»;i.iF6 sliail be ;ulopt—
t UP*
R seems to me that it; time for the •
p; y ;of Georg : •. to act or themselves,
! duty to the
Government of their Fathers.
Respectfully o v.r ob't servant,
." ' Y\ r . T. SIILRMAN,
M. jor General.
F : •t.i Hi.- iiavano.Ci il.'.Uy Uroiii! of Jan. 11. j
hn . IYAIJi £l. iCkILY EHIUALD.'
VVc j vesimt to-d 'y, in more haste than
sh ill l 5 ur cus loin, tl c first number of
ri ' ,ri '’. XAit .Da sot >IIU/vLd.
'• : i 'P'a ism eg dTnu Ral.urtto
ilniur.n, winch, c. iig the past .ten
. as. at
’ ■ in pr -portion
-of r , tjie Depart
•’ y ■ per pub
ibhed.
Yic ehTd make \\j as we made Thb
f- cut) ;d /-a.. >, ai, 'wspapor, for the
publL-arioii of ad sue’.i to ai and general
a v/s as is not contra.>aud. Wo shall use
i Tcvy d:f rt, mid spt ro to ob
tain all tin* news of o.ich day which it Is
proper to publish. We propose to ex
clude polities, as out ol our province;
qrily or iu ajlj
other w ty, ai l U-.v. government of tlic
United Btates,- ov encourage its army and
navy in thr u glorious wv*k, we shall do
so. V/o shah, al >ve all, esteem it a duty
and a plcasuiM to promote the interest©
and contribute to the enjoyment of the
noble army which has just added to
its numerous grand achievements an ex
ploit which is nou-r /.Fed in history,
and has excited (ho admiration of the
world.
The present size of tht' Hukat.d, neces
sarily adapted to tpe shape of the print
ing paper wo have on hand, may prove
too small ; and hi that car© we shall soon,
enlarge it , but we believe a small paper,
well printed, and well fried, will ’prove
mere acceptable than a targe sheet, lack
ing those recommendations.
Oar arrangements arc complete for cor
respondence, by every opportunity, from
New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louie,
and other northern cities from ail point
of this army, and from each post of th®
Department of the South >
Fob Ciiablestox.—The steamship S.
R. Spalding, sailed last evening for Char
leston, taking as passengers one hundred*
and fifty of the citizens of this place whs*
had registered to get out of Yankee limes-
Most of them were ladies, who it is pro
per to inter, have husbands, brothers or
sweethearts in the rebel army..We wish
them a pleasant time.
Dossticks* Lecture last night, was a
great success. The house was full and
all went away pleased. The lecturer was
ill, and appeared contrary to the advfcte
of his physician, because did not wt9h
to'break an engage men® The lootafc
will be repeated to-morr* night.
