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rv 8. w u 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.