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Br VOLUME IX. tTie southern TERMS. ONLY TWO DOLLARS A^YEAR, 1;'A«* paid #* advauetf 6therttif, Thrtt Dollars. puper win }>• discontinued (except at the option ^ of the filter) until all arrearage# art. paid. ADVERTISINGS. Lej.'al adveniictneat# inserted at the usual rates. Transient ad vertlaaanentu, when .not marked, 1 will bo published till forbid, at One Dollar per square of 9 lines for the first, nr d Fifty Cents per square for each subse quent insertion. ■ . >'• ,e#T~A liberal deduction to yearly advertisers. 'pa-Auuoi aoemonts of candidates 85, is advance. •p-ir Obituary notieos exceeding six liate in length will be charged as advert! moments. business info professional Carts. A M- WYNG & CO., Dealers in • HARDWARE, CROCKERY, CHINA AND GLASS, Broad Struct. Athens, Gtt. , tf A SYhens STEAM company.— lt NICKERSON. Agent and Superintendent— Vauufacturers of Circular Saw Mill*, Steam En- cines. Forcing and Lifting PUMPS, Siixfti.vg nnd JUcniNr.nr ; Mm.. Gut and all other kinds of GEAR- 1> <?. Isos and Bu.rss Castings, of every description. SMITHING, Repairing and Finishing promptly exe- r,i ed. Select patterns of Iron Fenciug. Terms, cash. w, & H. II. J. LONG, Wholesale i nnd Retail DRUGGISTS, Athens, Gn, G L. McCLESKEY, M.D., having • permanently loi-uted.in Athens, will cohtinue the practice of Medicine and Surgery., Residence, that recently occupied by Mr. Chase-Office, at home, where he may he found. ' tf H A. LOWK ANCE, Surgeon Den- • TIST, Athens, Ga. Office on CollegeAvonue, over the Jewelry storo of Messrs. Talmadgo & Winn. GILLELAND, Dentist, Wat- kinsville, Ga., res HH ug of the surrounding country. l,e given in liis profession. ' '**}&*£ I lonrtral:—geboteb io-ltcbs, Sgtmillun, Current IKtalurt, tft. ;:A. : v V-.r’V v « — Two Dollars, in advance* A-THEISTB, MAY 7, 1862. ifiMHe. fymt. •c? C cspeetfully solicits the patron- uutry. Full satisfaction will tf T M. KENNEY, (next door to the JLa Bank of Athens.) constantly keeps on hand STA PLE and‘FANCY DRY GOODS, and Choice Family tiroi-c-icn, ehcnp for cash, of to prompt customers. T M. MATTHEWS, Attorney at tl a LAW. Dnnielsville, Ga. May 1. TOIIN H. CHRISTY, Plain and f) Fancy BOOK AND JOB PRINTER, Broad St., Athens, Ga. Office corner Broad and Wall streets, over the store of Saucom A Pittard. . *f_ TAMES A CARLTON, Dealer in V Silk, Fancy aud Staple DRY GOODS, Hardware and Crockery. No. «5, Granite Row, Athens. ~ T F. O'KELLEY, Photograph and • " • AMBROTYPE ARTIST. Rooms on Broad and Spring streets, o"or the store of John R. Athens, Gn. Matthews, MarS-tf I 1L DAVIS, Land Broker, Collec- , • TOR and GENERAL AGENT, Augusta, Ga.— ’ Business attended to in any county of the State. Office comer of Jacksou and Ellis streets. J ]*. MASON & CO., Bookbinders, • Paper Rulei; and Blank Book Manufacturers, Whitehall strict, Atlantis Ga. J. H. Christy, Agent, Athens, Ga. , jn1y22-ly P ATMAN & SUMMEY, Dealers in 1IAUDWARE and CUTLERY, comer of Broad and Wall streets. Athens, Ga. tf ITNER, ENGLAND & "FREE- MAN, t?holerale andRetail Dealers in GROCE- 1UKS, DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, SHOES A BOOTS, Broad Street. Athens. Ga. tf P BARRY, Fashionable Boot and • SHOE-MAKER, Broad street, Athens, Ga., is [always in readiness to fill orders in his liue. rn BISHOP & SON, Wholesale and I JL • Retail Dealers iu GROCERIES, HARDWARE land STAPLE DRY GOODS. No. 1. Broad st.. Athens. mTLTmARLEB, Attorney at LAW, Jefferson, Jackson couuty, Go. K lkkke.vcks.—J. M. Me Lester and W. S. IBbompson, isqs., Jefferror.; D. W. Spence and T. M. Peeples, Esq. bawronceville j John U. Newton aud J. II. Christy, M liens. tf ftTAiTG. JOELONY, Attorney at f T I, AAV, Athens, G a., wUlattend promnily to all sines* entruntod to his care. ~” »ver I. M. Kanaoy’s ittnro. Office on IiroaU street, tf at Law, L\rM. PHILIPS, Attorney 1 V Mariotta, Ga.. will practieo in all the counties of the Blue Ridge Circuit, in the county of Fulton, ortho [hiwcta Circuit, iu the Supremo Court, and iu the U. S. District Court «tt Marietta. tf WTHITE&*RITCH, Wholesale & V V Retail CLOTHIERS and MERCHANT TAI LORS, Brand street. Athens, Go. iXfM. N. WHITE, T T S' Bookse ller and STATION ER, and Newspaper and Magaxino gent—Dealer in Music A Musical Instruments, Lamps, Fine Cutlery, Fancy Goods, Ac., turnerBrosd Street and '"liege Avenue. Orders promptly fillod at Augusta rates. GLOBEHOTEL, Augusta, Ga. AUSTIN MULLARKY, PROPRIETOR, f OTIOK.—Passengers holding Through Tickets, will ho earriod to and from this Hotol froe of Omnibus e. * Feb. 27.—ly REMOVAL. 'HE subscriber has remover! his Boot atd Shoe Es tablishment to bis former stand ou tho east side of Jackson street, whefti he will ho pleased to wait on his fiends nnd the public. Junta. CHARLES HUGHES. BLACKSMITHING. removal, 'HE subscriber hits removed his shop to the staud formerly ocvapitdbyJ. 15. Burpee, corner of Jaik- •i and Clayton streets—wiicro ho is rctuly to have verything in the Blanksmithiug line promptly exemted. Jnnl5. J. M. ROYAL. I AUBLS. #5 hal New Orleans Syrup ; > half bis. •* “ foiE: for sale cheap for oath. J, I. COLT. Jan. 1. No. 11 aud 12, Franklin IIouho Building. Buggies! Buggies! KW BtGGIES, 1 Second-hand Bnggy,- 1 Four H^rac Wagon, { 1 Two Horsa-Wagon, 1 Ouo Horse Wagon, 1 Ox Cart, now and r 1 Pair Carry-ILog 10. TO CAPTAIN licit 4E. ** fareicell.” When this bloody war is o'er, When tfio cannon soautls no more, When all o'er this hippy land . We shall alias freemen stand; , When we break the tyrant's chain, Bfilhren, shall we meet again? When around oar peaceful homes We shall meet as onee we’ve done, When the tyrant’s hand is stayed, . Ho no more onr rights invades; When wo fno oar eanny plain, Brother, wc may .most, again. Tbtvgli dorp Tivers roll: between ; Though great daugers lie unseen; Yet to God for help wt/ll turn Mcukly kneel, and of Him learn; Though we fall among the slain, Wo shall meet—shall moot again. Though the balls may round us fly, * Bringing danger very nigh, Gc»l is able then to save From the bloody battle's grave; Yet again, on Georgia’s plain, Wo may live to meet again. While freedom’s banner loudly calls, Wo may for our country fall; Then no whore on earth’s Wide plain, Could wc over meet again. Yet, in lioaven, delightful theme, Brother, we would moot again. AY. B. M. Walnut Grove, Ga., 1862. THE CCRIAL OF HOSES. And he buried him in a valley ia the land of ftoab, over against Both-peor; but no man knowetb of his sepulchre unto this day.—Dcut. xxxiv. 6. By Nebo’s lonely mountain, On this side Jordan's wave, In a vale in tho land of Moab, There lies a leuely grave. Aud no ruan dug thut sepulchre, And no man saw it o’er; For the angels of God upturned the sod, And laid the dead man there. That was the grandest funeral, That ever passed on earth, But uo man hoard the trampling, Or saw the train go forth. Noiselessly as the daylight, Comes when the night is done, And thu crimson streak on ocean’s cheek, Grows into the great sun. Noiselessly as the spring time Her crown of verdure weaves, And all the trees cf all the Hills Open the!r thousand leaves; So without sound or music. Or voice of them that Wept, Silently dowa from the mountain’s crown, - The great procession swept. Perchance the old eagle, On grey Both-peor’s height, Out of his rocky eyrie Looked on the woaderous sight Perchance the lion stalking, Still shuns that hallowed spot; For beast aud bird have seen and heard That which man knowetb not But wiien tho warrior dieth,' His comrades in the war,' AY .ib arms reversed and muffled dram, follow the funeral car. Tl.ey-show the banners taken, They tell his battles won. And after him lead his masterless steed, While pools the minute gun. Amid the noblest of the land Men lay the sage to rest, Anil gave the honored bard a place AVith costly marble drest, In tba great minister transept, AVhere light like glories fall, And tho swoet choir siiigs, and the organ rings, Along the emblazoned wall. This was the bravest warrior That over buckled sword ; This was the most giftor poet That ever breathed a word; And never oarth's philosopher Traced with his golden pen On tho deathless page, truths "half so sage As he wrote down for mm. And had he nothigh hon^r? > The bill-side for his pall, To lie in state Where angels wait AVith stars for tapers tail; And the dark rock pines, like tossing plnms, Over his bier to wav.j, Aud.Gods own hand in that lonely land, To lay him in the gtavo! In that deep grave without a name. Whence is uneoffined clay Shall break again, moiit wondrous thought, Before the Judgment Day ; Aud stand with glory wrapt around On tho hills ho never trod, And speak of the strife that won onr life; AVith to’ Incarnate S ou of Goi. 0, lonely tomb in Moab’s land, 0, dark Beth-peor’s hill, Hpeab to those curious hearts of ours, And teach them to be still. God hath his mysteries of grace, AYays that we cannot tell; He hides them deep, like.the secret sleep Of him be loved so welt. Snui! Contsptinimut. South Mills, N. O., April 22,1862. Friend Christy :<—To relieve the nnxie- ty of our numerous friends, and espeeittlly those Avho have husbands, sgns and broth ers in tho Clarke Rifleib, 1 send you, for publication, the following account of the casualties and the part avo boro in the late engagement near this place. Early in the morning of the 19th mat., heavy cannonading was heard in the direc tion of Elizabeth City, and about 8 o’clock we learned that the enemy had landed a large force about 12 o’clock the preceding night, and were advancing on South Mills by the Camden road, with the evident in tention of cutting off tho seven companies of our Regiment stationed on the fl City road and avoiding the entrenchments in that direction. Immediately knapsacks were packed, arms inspected and every thing in waiting for orders to march. About 9 o’clock our company Avas ordered to move forward and 1-nko position about two miles Southeast of tho Mills, on the Caiuden road. Being a little nearer, we were the first to arrive on the ground, *1 on tho left of the road, wi.h » tion in front, surrounded by u ml 1$ deep, with a fence positions for the approaching conflict. Some houses in the way, on either side of the road, were burned; the ditches cross ing the plantation were filled with rails and fired, to prevent the enemy from (>o- cupyiug them. The Brown Rifles and Burke Guards, who had been stationed at the entrenchments, came np and wore de ployed on our left. Two companies, under Col. Read, were held as a reserve, and the Athens Guards and Young Guards, under Maj. Lee, were left to bura Pasquotank bridge and defend the approach from E. City. The 1st platoon of my company, in command of Lieut. McRee, were thrown out on the extreme left to act as skirmislag^nisgmg era and prevent our being flanked in that yth direction. This heroic little band, in their ; eagerness to find tho enemy, which they j did, and succeeded in killing and wounding a number of them, were cut off, and after many hair-breadth escapes, being fired up on by some of our own force, and wading almost impenetrable morasses, finally suc ceeded in rejoining the company, “ all safe." Thus arranged, with only four and a half companies ami two pieces of artillery m line of battle, we calmly awaited the ap proach of the enemy, 6,^00 strong, resolv ed to give him battlo. Wo wore not long kept in susponse, for soon the head of their coluinn came m sight, advancing along the road. Tho ball was opened at the dis tance of about 509 yards, by one of our guns, which immediately stopped their ad vance. The}* were doubtless surprised to find us thoro. We lay down, expecting a shell in reply; and sure enough, here i|i came, whizzing through the air. This was tho first we ever heard: it passed high over our heads, however, and fell iu tne woods far beyond. I passed along the linos to see how our boys took it. They were laughing and cracking jokes, as though they were going into a game of town ball. For three hours we lay thus exposed to his fire—tho halls singing over our heads, tearing off* the- limbs and occa sionally exploding noar us. Our Artillery did splendid shooting; the third ball struck immediately in their front, knocking the dust in their faces, and- went cocheting down their Hues, driving them back and doubtless causing great destruction. One of their shells burated exactly whore the Artillery was stationed, disabling ouo gun, wounding one man and a piece struck a tree through tho bark in Oapt. McComas’ face. Later in the day ho was struck by a tninnic ball, and died instantly. * A brav er and a cooler man never lived. The Old Dominion may well .be proud of such a son. While the cannonading was going on, I walked along the lines where our noble boys were lying, and wondered to myself how many of that gallant little band would answer to roll call that night, and involun tarily uttfcrod a prayer that God would turn asidotheenemy’s balls, and spare thorn for their country, their families and their friends. Knowing that the enemy would try to flank us, Lieut. Crenshaw’, who had come on the field with an Enfield rifle, was sent forward into the ditch to watch the movo- nients of the enemy, and soon reported them advancing along'the fence side, on our left. I looked, and sure enough there they were. One came over the fence—he -fired on him and he fell, and was conse quently the first man who fired a musket. The order was given to advance iuto the ditch, and with a yell tfie boys pitched into it, and then commenced the work in good earnest. The enemy stood our fire about 10 minutes, and poured into our lines a perfect hail storm of minnie balls. 1 shout ed to them, to keep cool, take good aim and throw away no lead; but it was unneces sary, for never did old and tried veterans fight with more coolness and deliberation. As they turned to load, I looked iu their face# to see how they stood it—not a man flinched, not a countenance blanched nor a band trembled. But they .would spring on the bunk of the ditch, aud shout to each other, “Now, boys, see file flirt him,’’ and amidst the roar of cannon, the crash of small arms and the. whiz of bullets, you might lfear them cheering each other, and laughing when the bails would knock the splinters and dust in tbeir faces. The 9th N. Y. Zouaves once attempted to charge our line, and came within 80 or 109 yards of us; but our fire was'too sure, and they flunked oft into tho woods, leaving a field officer dead on the field, and nearly one- third tho men killed and wounded. They were three times repulsed and driven back. Out* force actually engaged was only 368, oppo&d to 5 regiments, with 1,000 iu re serve. With tliis immense odds, at least 10 to 1, we held our position 41 hours, in an open field-fight, aud never left our - po sition till the Artillery was out of ammu nition, and wo were completely flunked on our left, and received a fire iu the rear, and even then retreating in good order. There is no destruction—all fought gallantly. Col.'Wright acted with the utmost cool ness, walking along the lines in the hottest of the tight, cheering the boys, while the balls were whistiiug around him thick as hail stones. Ho was still Cu|. Wright. We fell back that night as larii&Jhe Mills, feeling uuablo to hold our position, which now was a line ot at least 5 miles, along whioh they could flank us ai almost auy point, willi but one Regiment opposed to 6,0J0, our artillery out of ammunition, and uncertain when reinforcemento would ar- nge da\ t about 60 ne groes. At daylight next morning the fore most had reached their boats, 14 miles dis tant, while the balance were scattered along- the roa<L Could we have known how badly we had whipped them, or had we a cavalry force to have pursued them, we could have taken a great many prisoners and muni tions of war. Meeting the 1st Louisiana coming to reinforce us, wo returned and reoccupied our position that .evening. Our loss, compared with the immense odds and tho time wo were engaged, was very small—6 killed, 15 wounded, 10 or 12 Their loss, by the admission of heir own men, taken prisoners, is three hundred killed and wounded, including 19 officers. We have captured between 75 and 100 prisoners. They think, and you cannot make them believe but that they were fighting 7,000 men. I think they have got such a taste of the 3d Georgia that they will’not want to try us again soon. While we are rejoicing over our success and the gallant stand we made, our hearts are saddened by the memory of tho gallant boys wo lost, who were decent ly buried this evening with military hon ors. Peaco to their ashes! The casualties in the company are, Wm. Loving, killed; Wm. C. Wright, severely wounded in the face; Jas. M. Lecroy, slightly wounded in the spine by concussion; Walden Wise, slightly in the hand; Wm. C. Nunnally was grazed on the face; Lieut. Crenshaw had his cap knocked oftand his sword bout by a ball—he took his place in the ditch and fired 27 rounds. Doctor E. Elder is missing. He was sent out before tho en gagement, with H. Franks and Jas. Graves, who was reported missing, but has since come in, on a reeonnoitreing expedition, and has not been heard of since the battle. He is either killed or taken prisoner—I think the latter. Never did men stand fire better than our boys; and I think I may safely say, our 'friends at homo need not be ashamed of us. And I will add, as an act of justice to thewholo company, that wo were first up on the ground, first in the ditch, in the hottest of the fire, and last to leave it. Your friend, truly, J. W. HENDON. 3d Georgia Regiment,) - South Mills, N. C., April 23d, 1862. } Dear Watchman:—After a. delay of four flays, 1 wiMiftjy.il tho purpose of giving your readers as correct details of the bat tle fought between 360 Confederates and regiments of Yankees, on the 19th ., as can be ascertained. On Saturday morning about 9 o’clock, five companies of the Third Georgia Regiment were order ed to march down the Camden read for the purpose of meeting the enemy, the re mainder being at that time at Elizabeth City. After marching about two miles and a half from South Mills, we were halt ed and were ordered to prepare for the contest which was soon to commence. Our brave and active Colonel Wright soon arranged things to suit him, and then patiently awaited the advance of the scoun drels. About 111 o’clock", A. M., tho “stars and stripes” were seen in the distance, and no sooner seen than they were cut down :,t>y our artillery. Our artillery killed a great many of them with the first four or five shots from our guns. We confused, ^surprised and scattered the enemy. Our boys fought gallantly for nearly five hours against fearful odds. We not only fought six regiments with about 300 infantry and three pieces of artillery, but fought New York Zouaves who had been so exceeding ly anxious to tight the “ bloody third” for so long .a time. The 9th regiment New York Zouaves attempted to charge us— did charge about 50 yards—and were re pulsed with heavy loss. Our boys were cool and deliberate and made every car tridge tell in thoenciniesrahlts. Although our boys had never heard the “ music” of so many leaden balls, yet they were uu- daunted. I know men never received a charge more "bravely and deliberately than our bhys did. Capt. McComas’ artillery boys fought bravely. The prisoners which wo took from the 9th New York, and tljo vY -u nded they left on the field, admit thoy lost 19 .officers iu the charge—among them Col. Hawkins, Adjutant Gadsden, and oth ers whose names I could Hoi ascertain. They acknowledge 40 killed by the second shot from our artillery. The people along the read say tho Yanks pressed a great many wagons into service for the purpose of hauling .off their, dead and wounded. They buried many a one in the woods near the battle field on Saturday night, and left a groat many of their wohnded-in some old houses near by tho road. In giving, the casualties onftheir side, we can only Guards.” Neither of these companies were full-averaged not more than fifty men. Col; Wright said to Capt. Hendon, “ Captain I must .compliment youanil your company—you fought gallantly.” The Clarke County Rifles did fight bravely— men never fought more desperately. Our brave Captain was where the’balls came thickest, and proved himself to be a gallant leader, while our boys showed they were cot afraid of Lincoln’s hordes. All the officers and men of our company, as well as tho other companies, in the language of Gen. Huger, “covered themselves with glory.” William Loving of our. company was killed, W„C. Wright was badly wounded in the face, and LeCroy, Nunnally and Wise were slightly wounded. Dr. E. El der is missing. I do not know the names of the killed and wounded in other companies, except Lieut. Wilson, of the “Dawson Grays,” who was severely wounded in tho leg, and young Deese who was killed. We should all teel profoundly grateful to the God of all blessiugs for His goodness iu preserving our lives. To Him we give all the glory for .our safety and success. We now occupy a position near South Mills, and feel prepared to meet any num ber of the scoundrels. I cannot write you more at present. Hoping we may make Burnside’s next expedition through the Dismal Swamp more disagreeable and un profitable than the first, I subscribe myself Your friend, Z. F. CRENSHAW. P. S.—I have just heard that Dr. E. Elder was taken prisoner. We have been large ly re-inforccd, and now feel able to fight any numbor Lincoln can send to meet us. Hoping that we may have a chance to meet them again soon, and after my love to all the friends of our company, I remain, Yours, &c. Z. F. C. flattens; rive. At 2 o’clock next me graves and pits fighting ground. They say they lost a great many—some of them say about 350. Tho citizeus say they carried off their dead and wounded by wagons full. They were bilrying them ail along the graves anil large pits were j field. It is generally belies aud wounded between linear Besides the killed a J taken about 40 pri; a me. _i-o.it baste, great tiumner <>f tbeir dead aiid ihlcd ou the buttle field. A tihjoLisuiid ulyo hundred pounds ot puw del - , some drod stand ot’ small arms, knap'- uikets, overcoats, cuntce is, Ac.; cir precipi.ale retreat, pressing ii ts, wagons, tearing up bridges small arms—rifles and abled two pieces they ’ ’ tm coni t 3( well armed and c< pup ours, we only lost ded. one taken pri mis-ing. The companies et gaged side were the tollowino : “ B jrke G- “Brown Rides. _ T I IHR ny cund on the Sited we nave ut 130J t many and dis- o irv which Gen. McClellan and his Policy WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT HIM IN TON. The editor of tho Springfield (Mass.) Republican, who has boon on a visit to Washington, writes to his paper—which, by the way, has heretofore been a McClel lan paper—as follows: A Boston Bostonian—of that kind whose reverence for men in. authority outlived even Garduor Kudvy Nothingisra—drew me into a vacant corner at Willard’s Ho tel, and with an air of mingled horror and sadness, said in-a whisper, “Isn’t this rath- era free talking town ?” 1 was obliged to confess that, next to discomfort? scandal was a Washington weakness. My friend was shocked us well as puzzled by the way that Congressmen, cabiuet ministers, men in authority and men out, have beon- swashing McClellan with tho rough sides of their tongues. Nor men alone—women—the wives of civilians and army officers—daughters of the cabinet—the belles of public and pri vate drawing rooms, join the eager tray, Avith tongues sharpened by original serpen tine association and fired with the love and jealousy that are the master passions to the crinoline mind. Is McClellan a greater man than Napoleon, or a monster hum bug?' Is* he .plotting for a^ compromise and the presidency, or has he a scheme of rebellion extermination so deep and great thUt no other mind can imagine or com prehend it ? The visitor at Washington can take his choice, and find plenty of con clusive arguments for either judgment. But you must believe him either a fool or a demigod. The war of no compromise is permitted, Those of us who don’t believe him either must bide our diminished heads and wait till the storm is over. Indeed, it is very difficult for an earnest, candid seekor of the truth to reach a cor rect judgment as to General McClellan’s management of the campaign ; aud his re lations to successes and failures. There is no doubt of a great abatement of confi dence in lum on the part of the Cabinet and Congress. Tho President, too, meas ures what lie gave hun before without stint. It is uot easy to see why, with nearly a quarter of a million of the oldest troops of the Union at his command, Gen eral McClellan permitted the rebels to press tbeir lines in upon him at all points, and to hold the Potomac, both above and below Washington, all winter—why he refused to seize fine opportunities to cut ofiLhtrge detatchraents of tbqir armies —why be denied tho Navy Department the co-operations it has for months asked to take Norfolk and seize the Merrimac before she could execute tho mischief *;hat h;i8 since startled the country; or why' lie could not join the naval forces in clearing tho Potomac of the rebel batteries, for which they were long ago ready—why, in l the only “stirring up that ho gave the'eue- my the preparations for an advance and retreat was so feeble as to result in the Ball’s Bluff tragedy—why be kept Gener al ILiUeck in check for weeks after that officer was ready to move onward—why he opposed’General Butler’s southern ex pedition until overruled by the war De partment—Wby he kept tev move onward, and never did until tho President had repeated twice or thrice so, he growing in iqapntionce with, and estrange ment from him ever since he assumed that office, and but for the President's cautions policy, it is quiet likely that Gen. McClel lan would have been, dethroned from, the leadership of the army Of the' Potomac. There was a tremendous pressure from the Senate and a portion of the Cabinet for a change; but the President was firm and said that, though he relieved him from the general command,-in part because he was not satisfied with his course, he had confidence that, now he had taken the field at the head of his special division of the army, he would push forward the cam paign aa rapidty as possible, ahd prove worthy of the position. He has certainly so far trifled with his own opportunities as to put his reputation and position at the hazard of an accident. He cannot stand up under a failure, be that failure even the result of no fault of his own. And herein is his severest self criticism, for no man, public or private;, has the right to place himself, or lot him self be placejd where he eanniftR stand up before the public against the accident of a single occasion. No man in America ev er had such opportunities as General Mc Clellan. To no man was over given so generously or so fully, such public faith Partlzan Bangers. We publish, below, the reoent act of Congress, authorizing the raising and bringing into service, of partizan ran gers.: AN ACT TO ORGANIZE BANDS OF PARTIZAN RANGERS. Section 1. The Congress of tho Confed erate States of America do enact, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to commission such officers as ho may deem proper, with authority to form bands of Partizan Rangers, in companies, bat talions, or regiments, either as infantry or cavalry, the companies, battalions, or regiments to be composed, each, of such number as the President may approve. Sec. 2. Bo it farther enacted, That such . for iiion killed, 51101- and two on our lards,” Guards,” “Clarke nfederate Light ' Partizan Rangers, after being regularly avashing- i-ocoived into the service, shall bo entitled to the same pay, rations and quarters, du ring their term of service, and bo sub ject to the same regulations as other sol diers. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That for any arras and munitions of Avar captured from the enemy by any body of Partizan Rangers, and delivered to any Quarter master at such place or places as may be designated by a Commanding General, the Rangers shall be paid their fall value in such manner as the Secretary of War may prescribe. Approved April 21,1862. A Twenty-Four Shooter.—Dr. J. G. Petterson of this place, has laid upon our table a-pistol which he had invented, that wo regard the ne plus ultra of revolvers. It is a tweuty four shooter, constructed upon so neat a plan, that we can carry it in our vestjpocket with little inconvenience. It has two tiers of tubes with twelve tubes in each tier, and so arranged that all the chambers can be fired without halting, ex cept to depress tho barrel, which is done in an ihstant, preparatory to tho discharge of the second circle of chambers. The Dr. has determined to put up a Rifle upon the same plan, which in the hands of our army, in the absence of can non, could never be conquered. Each soldier might carry two or threo loaded cylinders extra, in his pocket, and when one round of 24 shots was tired, he could attach anoth er cylinder in a moment, and continue his firing. We humbly trust that our military authorities will supply our army with those weapons. The inventor has made application to the Confederate Government for apatent. —Marion N. 0. Express. Construction of the Conscription Act. General Holmes, of North Carolina, has issued a general order to his troops, in the course of which ho interprets the recent Consumption Act as.foliows: All white males, citizensof the Confeder ate States, between the ages of eighteen and thirty-fivo years, who are not legally exempt from military duty, are placed in the military service of the Confederacy. All twelve months volunteers within thora ages are to serve two years from the expiration of their original term of en listment, and all twelve months volunteers under oighteon and over thirty fi.ve years of age ninety days in original, unless their places are sooner supplied by recruits. The twelve mouth volunteers who havo not re ceived bounty or furloughs are to have them—the iurloughs arc to be granted in such numbers and at such times as the Sec retary of War may deem compatible with, the public Service., Re-enlistments for the purpose of changing from one rtgimerit or battalion or company to another, already perfect by actual transfer, are in effect cancelleq^ and all authorities to raise new corps are vacated, unless wi days from the passage of the act ganiz&tiou of the same is comple corps contains the requisite nut men recruited from persons not in Companies o|fij fan try will havdlf" T things are true ot ins course as coalman der-in-chief, I have the most abundant reason to believe. That he lias almost sinned away by postponement and inac tion his day of grace with President and Cabinet, those most cognizant ot the opin ions of idle latter sufficiently know^ Tne new Secretary of ’War, Mr. Stanton,iia ot 01 are to be enrolled, mustered in, and | to tho old regiments. Ali charges from : expiration oi terai of service and trans- I tors of re-enlisted men wilt bo immediately Stopped.