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THE SOUTHERN WATCHMAN TERMS*. OWIiY FOUR DOLLARS PER YEAR, ;S X B I C.T LT IN - A» VANCE realized that the enemy was shelling the | town. '-.t'' f *■'**■’ Without a word of warning, in the midst of church service* whilst many thousands of men and women thronged tho several places of public worship, the basest of hu man foemen had begun an attack upon a city crowded with hospitals and refugees from t i ie bloody path way of their -march, and ?r ADVERTISING. Traxsirxt AavwniMftfMOO‘words, Often Enos, • less, flrittinsortion........ - —• «’* Subsequent insertions...,*........ ; LseiAt At*vKBTim*n—Citations for letters of »d- L__ „ ». ministration by Adininiatnit'ors, Executors, ' in no. Way -essential to a direct assault. wn : J.he^as little disturbance in tho gal- Apiilication for Dismission from Administration « « *< ” Quardiansbip^r Cd Application &r leave to sell Land or Negroes.... SV Notice to debtors and-creditors Sales of personal ; or perishable property, <pw square of ten lines)...; -••••* Sales of Land and-Negroes, per square of ten lines Each Sheriff's Levy, often lines or less ...... Etch Mortgage sale, of ten lines or loss All advertisements by Sheriffs exceeding ten lines to be charged iu proportion Foreclosure of Mortgage aDd .other 3fonth.li/ ad vertisements, per square of .ten lines.............. Establishing lost papers, per square of ten lines. For a man advertising his wife {in advance)...;.. Notice of Candidates, Editorial notices for individual benefit »nd Obituary and Marriage.notiees, Tributes of Respect, Ac., charged the same'as transient advertising,' nmi 1 mutt ab*oli<tcly he-paid in advance. 1 SO 8 CO Id « 0 deleft Speech of Mr. Jamison. Delivered on retiring front the Alabama Sen ate, August *24?A, 1863. Senators: My electiomto the Con fed ora to States Senate, renders me,' from the commencement of the term of service' in eligible to hold a place; amongst you as a membor of this body, I shall, therefore, this morning; tender my resignation as suoh. -Beforo doing which, bowoverj I tender you my resignation: as your pre siding olilioer, that you may at once pro ceed to till my place. Elected to fill the yacaney occasioned by the death of the lamented YanCey. whose eloquence and perseverence in the equse of Southern rights contributed more large ly than the efforts of any other mah to bring ahoutour separation from the old Federal Union, and ur whom, up to the period of secession, as well as Upon the question of secession itself, it is wellknown that I was opposed in my political views, it may not be deemed inappropriate to briefly state my views as to what course the Government and the people of the Confederacy, in the prescut trying emer gencies of the. country, should pursue. The question of secession is of things that are past. It has become & part of the country’s history. Future historians, other men ahd other times, will pass a more impartial verdict as to its wisdom and its policy, than the present genera- | tion. But it is for the present generation to decide its own political status. It mat ters not whether our separation was right or wrong, wise or unwise. The alterna tive now presented to us is, to press for ward, arms in band, until we have achiev ed an honorable and glorious indepen dence, or to tamely and basely submit to tho lowest political and social degradation. However ardontly. peace may be desired, there is not, I trust, amongst us, or ia the f Confederacy, one who would accept peace, on any other than honorable forms. Who would, for the sake of peace, be willing to see the Southern people consigned to polit ical degradation and doomed to a social equality with our slaves ?. We are told by oiir oppressors that no terms of peace will be accepted but upon tho unconditional and immediate, abolitidn of slavery, And confiscation of rebel property,. If there is any man in the. land who would accept, peace on these terms; he deservesa traitor’s doom. . *//. , ' 5 -' Though a more able and eloquent advo cate of Southern independence, my pre decessor, if living, would not give to the cause of our bleeding country a more zeal-.. ous and unwavering support than myself. Whatever clouds may darken the pros pects of our independence, let us not de spair, or despond. Let us bear in mind “ the race is not always to the' swift nor the buttle to the atroug.” Relying upon - the justness of our cause, and-imploring the favor of Divine Provideuce, let us press forward to conquer an honorable peace or honorable graves. Let us know no such w.iprl no « TnSl ■” Tint imip lino riavov , the noise in; the streets grew louder, ndar the door several persona who bad other duties, military or domestic, to Jook to, hastily withdrew, the- muss .of the con gregation, however, remained in their ; cs, and. the man of God continued !.;- prayer. It was impressive in the extreme. There he stood, this exile preacherlrom the far South, .with eves and hands raised to Heaven, not a mnsle or, expression changed, not a note altered, not a sign of confusion, excitement or alarm, naught but the calm, Uhristaiu face uplifted and full of the unconsciousness to all save its devotions, which beam, from the soul of; true piety. Not only the occasion, hut the prayer was solemnly, eloquently im pressive. Tho reverend Dr. prayed, and his heart was in his prayer, it wasthe long prayer, and he did not shorten it; lie pray* ed it to the end, and the cannon did not drown it from those who listened, as they could not drown it-from the 'ear''of God. He closed, aud then, without panic or con sternation, although excited and confused, the dense crowd separated whilst shells, were falling on the right apd left. '.* All honor to ibis noble -preacher and those brave women and children. President Davis and his Enemies. We copy .from the New York. Times' an extract from an. article in that paper, which should put to-shame,..and will do so in. the j udgement of the people, those, wri ters who spend their, time in depreciating President Davis. This;paper,- while it hates our President with venom, arid de nonces him, in his connection with the “ rebellion,” with a virulence that com mends him to our sympathies and affections,' is not insensible to bis eminent abilities, hut word as “Jail" Lot our lips never whis-* per it. Let'it not enter into our thoughts. Let us banish it even from our drearris. - All Affecting Scene. The Rebel gives the billowing-affect! ig description of the first, intimation given to the citizens of Chattanooga ortho presence of the enemy on the 21st iristau i. One of the most impressive seeiVe we have ever witnessed,-occurred in the Pres- byteriun .Church ,on yesterday. '.The' ’ ser vices were being held by ilev. Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans, and the r ^ews and aist.es were crowded, with officers and soldiers, private citizens, ladies, arid-. children. A .prayer had been said Arid one«{f-tb6 hy mps flung. The organist was absoiil, “ and I will, be thunkhil.’ J continued'the' ed the prowess of Jackson. How biting a chapter history will have for those of our own people who’, alone of all, the world, disparage then* leader! Is It not time for this to stop ? Here is what the abolition 6heet says of our President .: Bad as Jeff. Davis is, he has served the rebels well, and they have no right to com plain of him. He was .made tbeir Presi-, dent by a unanimous vote. They bad known him long and.thoroughly and could not he mistaken either about bis faculties or his devotion to their principles. It is the judgement of the whole world that they were not mistaken. They could have found no man within their borders so con summately qualified >for. their, leadership; Cold, reserved, imperious, he could.be the tool of no man. Ever audacious, yet nev er rash, inflexible in his purpose, yet ver satile in the use of his means, of very clear apprehension m general matters, and yet of the most biggoted attachment to the great rebel idea, of a temper and .soul in capable alike of undue elation or despon dency,'of tireless industry, and of first-rate executive ability, he was precisely fitted to bo the chief of this tremendous enter prise. ; The wonder ever, wil) be riot that he at last sinks exhausted, but that;he was ever able te stand against our Governmqqt at all. „ History may be searched in vain for another instance of so prodigious a power organised from such limited materials, and holding out so long against such terrible trials. The ability and the energy with which he has consolidated and sustained the rebellion have extorted the admiration pot only of Europe, but even of the loyal North, for the qualities are;in themselves non© the. less admirable, though employed in the most wicked.eause. •; Of course i j cannot be protended, that Jeff. ;Davis has niBde no mistake. . Wove this:so it would prove him more than hu- min. There never was human energy yet which did not sometimes flag, ^nof* human judgement wbieh did riot sometimes miscalculate. Our point is not that the/ rebel lender was perteotiq his management bnt that hti was nearly so-.as any living man in.sixnllar circumstauces could have, i been; and that, therefore,'lie -cannot justly f be reproached, in any measure, for the failure of the rebel enterprise.. He has surpassed all expectations his confederates. ; in treason could have reasonably' formed,' j and he Is just ns jnucpjehtitied tb-tlie con^ f^onoe of Kis fellow. traitors npw, in thisV theirdny of disaster, as he was a yeanago t when, in the flush of victory^ they shouted his name to i lie stars:.” —> .; \Ye especially commend.tills extract^ to the attention qfSu.utheffn^gruinblerS wh«.. Liverpool to London. In the same com partment were a moody looki ng Irish iraan and an elderly woman. The Irishman sat by one window, the woman near the other and the. two men between. » Until the train had passed Bletehley, the sedate passenger was hardly noticed by the oth ers. It is true that he bad now and again talked to himself somewhat fiercely, and Seemed to be threatening an invisible foe. Mr. McLean and Mr; Worland glanced at him, and then continued in friendly chat. Now itso happened that the man had been rbsane, and was rapidly growing insane again. A wild notion was fast/acquiring the strength of a fixed idea. The two 1 in similar c-hat were in his planning ho w they could rob, he resolved to be tfie first in the field/. ^•“’There was somo rtfothdd in his madness, for he postponed the execution of his pro-n ject until the train had fairly started on its last run to London. 4 s soon as it left B1 etch- ley, tho maniac drew, and stabbed Mr. Worland in the head. ' He drew back his arm to repeat the .stroke,'when Mr. Me Loan, who-seems to have had his wits about,him, : knocked' him back bis seat. Springing up, the maniac, made another blow at the insensible Worland,but here he was foiled again by McLean, who gripped his throat and his armed hand, and a close combat began. All the time the train flew rapidly through the country,; The woman sitting near the window had done all she could to alarm the driver by wasting her screams, on t he morning air, arid now lay insensible ■from, the effects of terror. The madman drew, the blade;of/hi8knifoj;hroughth&fin gers of McLean, aqd thrust with it wildly. Worland bad now . regained his senses, and be at once entered ,in to the combat,, gettingbebind the madman, arid throwing him down. The manic’S'yells were louder than tihoae of the woman; they were- cori- tiouous but neither guard br drivet heard them. And so the-tragedy continued one long act, a riftyirig mrinisic held down by tw9. men.all covered- with blooJ, lighted by. a dim lamp and Aft© grey dawn. For 'fGrty . miles .this scene .iasted, seen by none oxcept those engaged in£the strife^ until a ticket collector, hastily opening the door, saw the two gashed and haggard /men bending’over the exhausted man 00 the. bloodstained floor. Since the French police found the body of a murdered Judge In a rail iVay Carriage nothing so terrible has occurred; Of- course the madman', for he must have been mad, was taken before a magistrate and there he gave as a reason 'for his conduct, the explanation we have already mention ed—he, thought the two men were about to rob him. He turns but to be an Irish school master, Michael Myers 'by name, coming to London on a mixed, errand of business and pleasure. It Is sajtl that be has been confined in an asylum for a year, and of course every inquiry will be made into his past life and character. He is now iu the Bucks county jail.. . . 0 .qIi miml, tlueves/S^^t door. Tile man of physic suspect- had sold Mrs. P. the fatal powder. The medical man had heard of the commotion at Paine’s hou8j,.aad suspecting the cause of it, he came to administer hope and com- fort to the afflicted. • ' • . / . - ‘■‘-'Don’t-be I, Mr. Paine," said lie ; “ the drug I sold to your wife was nothing bat magnesia. judged, that-she wished to destroy hersslf/ and I tricked her in this way to save her life." “ You swindling rascal,” shouted Paine, “ how dare you cheat a customer in that shameful manner, and obtain her money, under false pretences ? Begone.!” And with this exclamation he violently oieeted the astonished apothecary from his ingVof course that poor Mordeoaivwas de ranged , sent- two, officeijif! to provide • for ’ his safe keeping. His relation of the pre ceding dialogue, however, “soon obtained his discharge.':'?, g-f r Startling Confession. Mordecai Paine, a saddler. doing busi ness in South Ninth street; was called homo jirora his workshop on Saturday morning, by a messenger who Drought the melan choly intelligence that bis wife/ Barbara;' had taken arsenic for the purpose of com mitting suicide, and was then at the point Of death. He hastened to her bedside, and found her-iri more agony of mind than of body. She .declared that there was spmetbing on her mind ,w.hich sb4 wished to confess to him before her departure, with the hope of obtaining forgiveness. Mr. Paine; with great emotion, desired her to go on with the disclosure, adding,.that, she might assure herself of his forgiveness • befpre she bad made known her offence... 1 “ All; Mordecai/’. said she, 0 you remem ber our large white pitcher was broke.9 some time ago. I pretended to you that the cat'broke it, but that was- false, for ' I did it myself.” M Oh, ; my dear,” said Mr. Paine, ' coneern yourself about eueh a trifle. I had -forgotten the pitcher, and it matters hot .haw it vvasr.broken.” . “ There is another matter,” said Mrs. 3/., . after Some hesitation.. “ The silver spoons Views of the Newly Elected .Governor of Vir ginia on the war. The Examiner, of August'28th says, wo have already mentioned that the newly elect (Jovernoi , 'Smith addressed the peo ple of Lynch burg on last,Saturday, on the: state of the country. The following are some remark^On the subject of tlie wdt,- which possess jin unusual interest from bis. official position; as foreshadowing the poli cy he will puraue’after hoBhall have been installed into “office as Governor of Vir ginia : The Governor adverted to the lhcorism; ' teney of ihose; who wUhholdiag .supphea’ from the GoVejrrim'ent, in hopes of extort ing. an increased price foir what they have to sell. He demonstrated that-every doi-“ lar due by the Government would be re deemed, if the debt can /l^e kept ; withui a proper compaaj, for, said he, thank.Gfod, the. country Is abundantly aide to pay every .dollar of jtS.}38ues, bUf if tbq- farmers persisted in hliving double prices set by the Government for supplies,-then they are pursuing a policy that as sure 'as the auo rises and set will- lead ; to an over-issue of money, andrno man' can tell the result, whether it will ever -bri redeem^ ed or riot." And then sai d the Govornor, where will be the 'wealth’ thim^onpatrioti cally acquired? ',: r q 1 , /p Upon homo organization, which w;is the subject the Governor more partie'ularly desigqqd to address tbe.ppople upon; and to arouse them to a 8ense;.of the importance, and necessity s of it, lie was eloquent; and- emphatically, declared Wbrin he was assuril ed the new field of duty, whidh he is called by the voice ol the people; force every man into the orgahization t .aijid to see to* it that the system should he one that would act fis ri corafplete- bar to' a raid. Beacons should be erected on every pro'iriinent point, and when an alarm was given the /sudden shooting up of a .light on - the top of an emi nence wpu id be responded to‘frotn one another, until tho whole coriritriy was aroused. This, sriia he,iri to itself, sufficient; to deter an enemy from entering further into the country'; thejKwrdald 1 tool as if they were going into,a and even, an afmy might hesitate when the whole couni try is armed. He adverted to the number of men, and the crowds upon our streets ; we have not fel6 anything of the war / we have not come, tathe point of suffering yet. The rich were bound to give^Sf their substance to sustain thci Soldiers in the field and themselves in the fight, standing shoulder to shoulder with the poor man, who, in his turn, feeling that his liberties were at stake, could then fight with renewed determina tion.. held Of battle where he can wait tho ap proach of Union army. His aiiil is - not to carry operations northward, but as' before, to take possession of Washington,.^ if the forturieshf war'ara’in his favor ; if not, he will fall back upon .'Richmond arid; . will wait for the.Unioriiats behind the fc«r- tifications of that place. : Notwithstanding his presence on the V Rappahannock. Gen. Lee is said to. be...oiv^ v a ganizing secret!}’ an army of ro3erye,- the location ol which will be either Winches ter or to mq pi ace in the Shenandoah VaNhII ley. ( This u iny, to which all the conscripts passiiy through Richmond are directed, will be forty thousand strong. The mission it is not known, although it is generally believed that it v ill have Ato indep^nd 9n ' 6 -* ganizatietf arid a par^fplartask to perform... Gen- Longati'oetis talked Of As its most probable deader. j All the rebel officer^ w^io were at Rioh-. mon'd on. leave of absence have gone baclc to their regiments. The city, which was • full of them.a week agO, contains qow.no , other persons than civilians and invalids. „ It is also, reported that a whale divisiljlq supposed to have, been detached from the army of the West, passed through Rich mond during the night of thq l^th instant, S§3 to take part in the .bpertitions of the fall campaign, whose opening will take place, according to public rumor, iq; the earlier part of September. Wasteftalnc^A in the Army. A correspondent of the Savannah Re publican thus alludes to the neglect which has prevailed'during the whole War, in * husbanding arid, developing pur resourries. for furnishing the a.rmy~qnd. people with,: necessary supplies. It is late, but riot w>o late to inaugurate a refof na : •• ; Under tbo ad ministration'of,Col. Myers; ^ the outgoing chief of tbfe QnartermaSter’ai department, rio intfelligent effort was ever mado/that l am aware.yf, to' create ^up- “ plies foi- the army by avAiliog himself of the abundanOt.raw material iti the country 5 and establishing government works ioiy their proper manufacture. As has fte- * quently been stated in this correspondence, the bf ef cmttle ^rightered for the sub sistence of the army, WoRld Fufriish tallow enough* to light it anil oil enough to keep all the wagon and artillery harness 4*i goodxirderj. and yet even; at this late dqj*-* riot one pound bjF'trillo-w or oil out of a hun dred is saved, while the hides are left tor rot at the hutcher perie/or sold to local' tanners arid speculators at thirty centti "y perpound; eon verted info leather by pri vate parties; and then sold back to the go vernment and people at, 11 Several hundred Raul —“Good words, Peter ! The rigik _ is my own ; I am willing to take.thfl risk. I made you believe were stolen by .j f fche Hire your servants by the month op day, Yankee- clock-mender— I pawned them to raise money to, pay tbe tuiliiner for my new pink satin bonnet.” “ Never mind, riiy , love,” i said Mr.. P., encouragingly; “ I hope heaven will for give j*ou as freely as I do.” y After a short pause/Mrs. P. began again : 1 “ Your best razor, wbioh you missed last summer, and made, sjo much ado about, I swapped qway to a pedlar for a .tortoise [/ “ The deuce !—well, well." said Mr. P., - recollecting himself, “ that jp all done now and cpii't be-mendecj -—tii i n k pjhutdre-^ it,” • "“/Ij-cOuld :ridf leave jibe world with suolf .thanktul, 9 ceritirtued 'the niiuister, “ if some one in the congiegatiou^wiii raise -a : r^piiath ,tii parfy to ,the present adniffiistratiou in' jor- “ Go on, cnea Mr. 1. : ‘ I told you that party to the present tier to carry‘out their selfish•defigus. _■ ter we' have oleeied a man to be cfur h AJV. ter we have elected a man. to be bur head ruler.ju tinujs - lihri.:these, ?f: is heartleris and hypacritioal—nay. more, it is traitor ous not. to'sapp<'”t hi in. arid the measures he sees fit to adopt, to the best 'of .our abili- We'ure glml toloarp tbat, sircet howl ers and discon te this vicinity, and * are fust losir dfiy had.—Chrcm. X followers in ter, that they hev* form- A Terrible Scent' in u Kail road far—Passen- gers Penaid up ivali a Lunatic. A London paper gives a nafrative of a terribly scene whi h laudy occurred ia a railway.car on the road from Liverpool to London where two passengers were at tacked by a mat escape with tliei Two travelers, a Mr. McLean and a Mr. Worluml, took seals in a second-class car riage by the Friday night express from I could forgive anything at such a asithla,” Mrs. P. resumed : “. You remember:'our boardor, Simeon Drake, who ran up a. bill, tor ;six -weeks, arid then went off in a hurry without pay ing a eent, lie and I had agreed to elope together, but he changed his mind at the last moment and ran away without me." (fo you dare to tell me big, I won 1. ;.g?HE American Iliad in a Nutshell.— The followirig js the ctltire article of Mr. Thomas Carlyle—“Thi» American Iliad in a Nutshell”—as it ap^ltars in the August number of Ma,emillian^(I;ondou) Maga zine: - •• • • ** -• ■ Peter of the North (to Paul of the South) “ Paul, you unaccounthhfo scoundrel; I find you hire your serv^fits for life, not by the month or^pqaar,.^ I/db ! You are gf- ing straight ti) -hell,.yoq*- •!” - ’ por cent, profit. . ; t Now, If the gdyerrimen lent' ean establish powder mills and build foundries for eafit- i.ng cannoo», vv)iy cannot the .Quartermaster Genera^ purchaso tauji^ries for the manu facture of these hides, ;frno leather, arid shops for the mariufabtrire of the. feathoir into shoes? If he dsm iftipress forage fo;? the animals of tho array, and houses for the sto wage of it, why can he not also im press the-notion arid \yooIlen -factories iii the coun try f6r the manufacture of cloth for the men ? AH this he thjght have done, and-much more besides. The same vessels that brought him through- the blockade a meagre supply of worthless Gordian shoes, might also have brbugHi' him all the ne-- cessary ifiachirieVy. for tli'e* manufacture of supplies for the troops. - Has any effort of this kind ever been, made? On the con trary, has not the 1 poliey adopted' been thatef the unwipe husb.aqdman whcrJiVei from hand to mouth, and leaves the future, with its rapidly accurriurating wanta ami evils; to take care of itself? Itis t© be hoped that Gen. Lawton firill give his immediate attention to *' the /crea tion of supplies/for ly4.departbient, and not depend wholly: upon foreign markets and the ineffective blockat|e of Our ports by the enemy. . . r "■MM and get-straight to.Hepyeuy leave me to m ” own method,” ^N>5,Y won’t. I will beat your brains out first!” (And is trying dreadful hard ever since, but. ednnot yet manage it.) Gen. Lee’s Plans forliFall Campaiitn. York Trib'ri;S'e has the follo.w-- ing letter frocii Wash in ./ton. It is tsertainr ly “ important.(to the Yankees) jf trap1• WAsaiNGTON Aug.—Althoagh there is *t present;,no- evidence, of an :agres8M?foi movement on the part of Gen. Lee, . Still 'ttlTthe infomiu* ion rc-civ d directly from Richmond, ami o w-oi.-.rated’ by the stated moots Of lonir time wi ■ ■ tet-s, tends ootnlar to show that a before the rebel commander, who is now getting ready for ty the'fall campagn, will take the intiative and push ids columns forward. Firoiand fury! ” cried Moi on -are ay leave you now t wn conaoieuoe.' 3 liear one the repenuuit Barbara arid bail a qarrovV Toe -lory is as tins motion •it in your cup tt» iret thu thin W; OI eu and took the r The devil fly a wav 1 lone, I 1 tended for ; coffee, but iU-.my il one m i th you, you jade!" flung himself out roared ALordecai, m of the room. In the entry he met the apothecary, who A gentleman of i'orcig ing an official to his friend i current that battle to Gen refuses to act the protcotio iogton, land, by the him an men, money they can pro This time ( vaiiia. upon \ as 1 .No r then and in feelino laud, they li (j0ii i_iC0 s i 11 v the permaner for its object, Birth, and hold- position in Richmond, writes, 1 this oily that the report is will shortly nd if-that falls abac of the for ifloat ions ...The Macod Telegraph stdtes tliRt th'a court of inquiry/which ^pi^venes at MonV gomeryjto inquire irito the logs of Viijks- burg, will be composed of Major-Geo oral Ransom, of North Carolina, -Brig. -Gen.'' Howell Gobi) and Brig;Gen. iJohn Ecliois Alajqr .M^. S. -Barton, judge sfdyocato.-- - The coijrt wiir be emjfow'ered/to send for witnesses, and wifi report all* the foets. to- gelher, with their dpiftfqn in the case, and the prdxiiriate bauses whicltj led to- this re sult. . ' > . .t '; . . ...A London letter saj-A the comb -is henceforth an obsolete article in fa'shiomt- ble circfofl, and ladjes^are iECVerting to the tha/is, letiiiig it floyv dow^-the shouldcrii. Ad s on opi nioi could not be VL USuVU A ll <■« VkVIJVI * • • •» ^ The cornaon /fluency in speech will upon the /common apealcers ideas/ and one jet ctf in, and Lheso aroai- ■ out- thari Dies.—In the .In'ion. when-army- lost, when, dispirited ■ ■ uqiirts of th ■ boldeit • .-bik wi th-d^epai*’, . n ot Washington, of that State selection a t.o ha ve il nnor, give me hut the upon the mountains of W 3ta, id I will yet dray around men w o wih lift up tbeir bleeding from the dust, and set lvei tree Sgfi! mm