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SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY.
f anthem (Confcdrrarit
J UK.XL IT aj*rTM Cr-KdU»r.
ATLANTA. OlOHIli
Wednesday, may 39, ism.
James llnehauau on the Nacre* Ob»err-
ance of oath*.
Too Cent Jimmy baa written a latter to tba
“ Nalioual I .telligencar,” in which ha says:
•• 8a vara I iUata ta tba4 latalJiaaaear' have
iwakrOfd my attention to tho facility with
which military gentlemen raliava thamarlvaa
from ibvir oatha. and chao^e their altrgiaaca.
A military Oath h»« ever bean beta sacred in
all og**s. aud in all countries. Besides the
••.femu sanctions of religion, there is super ad-
d-d the highest appeal to personal honor —
Each military officer swears that be will bear
true allegiance to the United States, and eerve
them iioneeiiy aud laith'ully agaiuat all their
enemiea and oppotera whatsoever. They do
not awear to support the Constitution of any
State Educated by the United States, they
belong to the Federal (Jo* eminent, in a pern
liar sens*. Wbilet 1 can imagine why an offi
cer might resign rather than shed the blood
of citizens of his native Sia e in war, yet it is
difficult to excuse or palliate the next step,
which is logo over to the enemy, aud make
wo upon the time honored fligofthecountry.
Major Beauregard, when he discharged the
firai gun against Fort Sumter, lighted a flatne
wnicn it will require a long time to extinguish.
Toe people of tba North. at present, are enthu
siastically unanimous. They never werearous-
e«l until that shot was fired. 1 often warned
Southern gentlemen that this would he the in
evitable result.
"1 enj >y good health, ami as tranquil a spirit
as the evils iiupendiug over my country will
permit.
*• Your friend, very respectful! v,
“JAMES BUCHANAN
We are sorry for the depravity, obliquity of
moral vision, utter want of common sense,
ignorance of common history, which the sen
timent contained in thia short letter exhibits,
and it is an additional disgrace to the United
States, that a man who has I een their Presi
dent should show himself to bo so uncaudid,
or so stupid. The sacredness of a military
oath is not greater than that of a civilian, or
even the honor of e gentleman ; and when he
makes assertions and sets forth doctrines which
an honest and intelligent man, who has a re
gard for bis good name and his integrity, we
think it illy becomes him to find the slightest
fault with, or exceptions to, anything whatso
ever that any other man on earth may be guil
ty of.
The rule which Ten Cent Jimmy lays down,
would make George Washington a perjured
scoundrel—a mau whom the aforesaid Jimmy
' has olten extolled as the brightest example of
purity and moral excellence which this or any
other age has produced. Washington swore to
be true to George the III. while he was an offi
cer in the service of tho British crown. Yet.
he raided his hand against the Brit sh flag and
humbled it in the dust. All the immortal be
roes of that day—or nearly so—took the same
oath—Jefferson, Madison. John Adams, Alex
ander Hamilton, Ac , ad infinitum ; and every
siugie citizen of America, whether he had ev
er been an i fficer. cither civil or military, and
liken an oath to that effect, was, in honor and
good faith, bound to be true to George 111., as
much as Washington or Patrick Henry.
When the proper time esme, these men dis
regarded that oath; and Jimmy says they are
perjured villains! Is it so? ’Tis false—and
tho perpetrator of that accusation has commit
ted the very (.ffeose, in a moral point of view,
of which he basely accuses better men than
hitn<elf. He has often been sworn to support
tho Constitution and laws, and, according to
his own view, is now as much bound in honor
to coutinue to do so as wbeu the oath quivered
on hissoidid lips. In bis official capacity—
acting under orth—be solemnly averred to
Congress, last Decembei, that the Constitution
und laws give the Government no right or
power, whatever, to coerce a State into obedi
ence 10 its laws. Now, in the face and teeth
of these solemn assertions, he is advocating
our coercion! He wants his people, whether
bolding official positions, and bound by oath to
maintain the Constitution, or bolding private
stations, and bound by the sacred honor of a
ciuzeu, to do that which he has said they had
no authority to do, thus violating their oatha
and their honor, according to his own show
ing-
8 > much for the personal aspect of th*s case
Now, wo have something to say about tbe prin
ciple. No man is bound to obey any oath
whatever, unless tho circumstances under
which it was taken remain the same. Men
every where—honeet men—take oatha “with
out any equivocation or mental reservation ”
whatever. Why? They expect the Govern
ment which they have sworn to support, to
maiutain tho same relations towards them and
theira Hint it did at tho time theoath was taken.
Pretty Government, indeed, to turn its hand
against an officer, or his family, friends aud
country, and require him to submit to it, be
cause, forsooth, he took an oath to maintain it,
without dreaming it would ever prove so base
ly treacherous!
No; hie oath to support the Government,
Ac., implies an obligation aud guarantee on its
part to protect and never oppress him nor his.
If that Government does such an unwarranted
act, his obligation to adhere to it is at once
concluded, and lie is free Irotn his oath—the
same as evaty citiseu is free from the moral
obligations he is under to support it.
Tnis constitutes the ethics of the case, which
every honest aud seusiblc man will freely rec
ognise.
II am pies*, Virginia.
j The follow!off, compiled by a friend, from
I the H (statical Col lections of Virginia, will be
j read with interest!
Baas plea, the oounty seat of Elizabeth City
eeanty, is efiuated on Hampton Roade,|6 miles j
i South East of Riehmood. 18 miles from Bor- i
folk, and 21 from Yorktowo.
It is an old town, and one of historic inter
est. Its site was first visited by Csplain John
Smith, in 1*07, on his first exploratory voyage
up tbe Potoroae. previous to the settlement of
Jamestown. Burk says: “While engaged in
seeking a fit piaoe for tbn first seiienaeat, they
met five of the natives, who invited them to
their town, Keronghfan, or Kichotan, where
Hampton now stands. Here they were feaated
on cakes made of lodiao corn, and ‘regaled
with tobacco and a dance ' In return they
presented tbe natives with beads and other
trinkets.** Tbe Episcopal Church is tne oldest
public building in tbe town, and is said to be
tbe third oldest in tbe State.
Hampton was attacked by the British, under
Lord Dun more, in the Revolutionary war. and
waa repulsed by tbe oitizens. aided by Colonel
Woodford, with 10A mounted riflemen of the
Culpepper Battalion, who poured such a well
directed fire into the attacking transports that
it was impossible to get a man to stand at the
helm, and the commander, plunged into the
water and escaped to the opposite shore.
Admiral Cockbuue, in June, 1813, after being
repulsed in his attack on Norfolk, by the gal
lant defence of Craney island, proceeded to
attack Hampton, which he captured and de
livered up to uorestrained pillage by the sol
diers for two days—a movement of shame and
disgrace to the British nation.
Atlanta Grays.—Another contribution to
the cause of Southern independence arrived iu
Richmond yesterday from Georgia in tbe shape
of tbe Atlanta Grays, a gallant body of men,
commanded by Capt. Tbos. L. Cooper. The
Company marched into Richmond without
arms, having adopted the very aensible expe
dient of sending them boxed up to this place.
Tbe Grays are now encamped at the Fairfield
Race Course. The Georgia troops there will
soon he augmented to the number of eight or
ten thousand men, when they will he < rdered
elsewhere.—Richmond Dispatch.
Our Richmond contemporary has very
naturally fallen ioto a slight error in refer
ence to the arms of the Grays. That gallant
Company, although for a twelve month past
in possession of an excellent arm, which had
been furnished them by the Stale, were com
pelled to leave them here when embarking for
the scene of war. Why they were not per
mitud to take them, is kuown alone to His
Excellency, Gov. Brown.
Well Hone Casa.
We are kindly permitted to make the fol-
lowing extract from a private letter from a
gentleman of Cass to his friend in this city :
“Cassyillb, May -7, 1 SGI.
“The Inferior Court of Cass county have
passed an order to have County Bonds issued
to tho amount of Twenty Thoueand Dollars, for
tbe equipment of Volunteers, and the relief of
families of those who go to tbe war. Eight
thousaud dollars of the Bonds was subscribed
for in five minutes after tbe order was passed.
Tbe Bonds to be payable the first ol January
next—a specific tax to be levied and collected
to pay them.”
That Magnificent Illockade.
We finJ 1 he following in the Charleston
News of the 26th instant:
The A. and A. went to sea this morning.—
Her freight consisied of 1813 bales Upland
and 836 bales Sea Island Cotton This is the
vessel, it will he remembered, that run the
blockade of our harbor when the Niagara was
ztioned here.
We are informed that when the A. and A.
anived outside the Bar this morning two ne
groes were discovered secreted in the vessel.
They were taken fiom the ship and placed
upon Hie Gordon to be brought to the city,
but upon the arrival of the steamer at her
wharf the fugitives were missing. What they
have done with themselves is a mystery.
Sam Houaton All Right.
“Old San Jacinto” made a speech at Iude
pendence, Texas, on the 10th instant, in which
he proposed entire allegiance to the Confede
rate States, and said he was willing to end his
life in fighting for the South.
/fl* Itisa matter worthy of remark, that
North Carolina seceded on the 20th of May,
the anniversary of the Mecklenburg declara
tion of independence, of which the centenary
celebration is noarat hand.
Tha county of Rowan, N. C., polling
1800 votes, has contributed ona regiment and
fifty thousand dollars to tha war. Cbarlaa
Fisher, a citisen of lh« county and President
of tba N C B B.. will pay 'or tba equipment
and awbaiauora of a regiment out of his prH
fate pars#.
odr The example of the ladies who supplied
Maj. Anderson’s garrison with candles, it
would seem, is not lost. A correspondent
writes from Kentucky to a Cincinnati paper :
Over two hundred of tbe finest Colt’s Revol
vers 1 ever saw have been purchased in Cin
cinnati, at various times aud places, within
tbe last two weeks (no thanks to tbe Eggles
ton vigilance mob) aud conveyed out ol the
city under the hoops of one of the fairest and
most distinguished of Kentucky's daughters,
and sent by trusty ngeuts to her friends in the
interior of the State.
Fart Pickett*.
The Mobile Advertiser, in counseling pa
tience to those who are clamorous for General
Bragg to order an assault upon Fort Pickens,
lays *
Gen. Bragg is sn old soldier and a famously
brave and shrewd one, and will not begin the
work before he is ready, or be provoked into
beginning it; and he will not consider him
self ready to begin before he is ready to end
the wont victoriously.
The magnitude of the preparations which
the commanding general considered Decenary
to making a sure job of the bombardment of
Pickens may be estimated by considering the
number of men who have been unceasingly at
work for so doing. A small oily could have
been built by this force while it bas been pre
paring for the destruction of one erection.—
When the bombardment commences, it will bo
one of the grandest events of the sort on re
cord.
From the forts and batteries occupying an
area of near three miles, a continuous storm
of shot and shall will ha raiued upon a com-
inou centre, thej stronghold of the Lineolaile,
and if It long holda out against this destruo
tlve shower, it will disappoint the calculations
of msn test versed in the science of warfare.
The able engineering officer who auperio
tended ita .construction, aayaii cannot with*
srand the attacking batteries. We have heard
no complaints of the delay in the attaok, but
muob natural | impatience is felt. Reiter that
(be arm/of tha Confederacy should wait six
months, if neeessarj, and maka a sura thing
of tba attack, than maka it pramaturaly sad
encounter a repuUa. But Bragg's ‘big guns’
ara arriving, and certain signs indicate that
tha and is at hand.
jMr Tha Habsneea are already making ei-
gara dose up (0 wrappers adorned with tha
lag of too Confederate Btalaa. Tala, wa bo*
liovo, la Iho first foraiga recognition.
hpeelal Correspondent* of the
eracy.
A Hit for a Writing Deck—An episode on Da-
• scripiee powers— Scott, Byron, Hr*. LsVert
—'Jit* to get a good Vino of Pensacola—
Postage to Wor'ingiononSaH Boot—Atlanta
Ladies—Mar tool Law and "Fames"—Tk*
Sum her of Soldiers at Pensacola— Oar Boys
Confident—Bri ish Vessels Disregarding the
Blockade—Lincoln s Folly in Declaring it—
The Strength of the Fortifications—Manufac
ture of Shot—Visiting the Atlanta and other
Companies—Mr. Haynes— Couldn't get m-
Sight of Lincoln's Troops, fie , «J-c.
Venn sot la, Fla, May JAtb, 1861.
Dear Cout^demcy : I dropped you one letter
previous to this. It wss written on the crown
of my bat ia my lap. My oouveniences for
writing to day are much better, as I have a
table to writ* upon. I am afraid that the at
tempt to collect my thoughts long enough to
write you a letter, will be like Falstaff muster
ing bis recruits—without anything like uni
formity or precision.
There is much to be seen at this place, and
across atthe Navy Yard and Warrington, to
interest and instruct the observing visitor —
Were I possessed of tbe descriptive genius of
the Bard of Avon, or the imaginative miod of
a Byron, I might attempt a description with
some hope of success iu interesting, if not in
structing your readers. It ia impossible to
paint to the mind’s eye of a reader objects and
scenes as they really exist Each miod will
picture tbe scene to suit its own imagination,
it matters not how graphic and clear the style
of the writer. Take, ss an instance, Madame
LeVert's Souvenirs of Traval. You are with
her, heart and soul. She describes so beauti
fully scenes that have been the dream of your
life, that your imagination soars with her, and
wildly enjoys tbe bright and varied beauty of
fair “Audalusia”—the lovely and magic witch
ery of scenes in “classic Italy.” But had you
never read nor heard of those scenes, her de
•cription would prove uninteresting; and
were you now to visit the very places which she
basso vividly pic ured, you w< uld exclaim,
“how different u> what I expected!”
The only way to get anything like a correct
idea of things as they exist here,'without vis
iting them, is to get a drawing or map of Pen-
sac >!a Bay aud its surroundings, and let some
one who has visited here pointoutand explain
the localities. Any intelligent visitor, in this
way, can almost point out to you the p >siti<»n
of every Volunteer Company, as well ss the
position of Lincoln’s fleet and forces.
The Bay is the prettiest I have ever seeu. I
could enj *y myself for days, sailing over its
clear surface in one of tbe many little sail
boats which spook its waves, Our first pas
sage from Pensacola to the Navy Yard was in
one of tWse—the “Octavia ” Wc were oue
hour in making the voyage, which is seven
miles. Mrs Dr. Weitmorelsnd, Mrs. T. E.
Jacksou, and Mrr. Jno. 8. Wise, were of the
party, und seemed to enjoy the ride very much.
These sail boats, however, will not always do
to rely upon, as they depend almost eutirely
upon the wind, and are Sometimes caught in a
calm, when it takes them hours to make the
passage. When persons aie crushing on busi
ness, and are in a burry, ibey usual.y look out
form steaui boat, il oue is at hand. There are
lour ol these, so far as 1 have seeu, that ply
between here and tho Navy Yard, named as
follows: “Time, ” “Ewing,” “Neife,” and
“Thos. Murray.” It usually takes them from
a half to Ihree-fourihs of an hour to cross.
Tne wharves at this place, as well as the
Navy Yard, Warrington, and all adjacent
points, are under martial law. Visitors, as a
mailer of course, are subjected to much incon
venience; but this is right. Our forces cannot
be too strict, for we are dealing with a tieach-
erous foe, as is evidenced by their every action.
Alter a visitor gets his pass, properly signed
and countersigned, he teels like he does not
care how ofleu he is halted by the sentries —
He kuows that he will be permitted to pass af
ter a lilt.# delay, aud he loves to see our sol
diers vigilaui aud waichful. There are many
more ioidiers_bere than I expected to fiud.
There are not less than 12,000, and some say
16,000. Of these, 3,000 are encamped just
without the limits of Pensacola, and the re
mainder are encamped in and around War-
riugioo, having charge of the Forts aud Bat
teries. Pensacola, as you are aware, is en
tirely without the range of harm from tbe
Lincolnites. 1 he 3,000 Volunteers encamped
here are a kind of reserve, aud may be re
moved auy day to such place as Gen. Bragg
may deem advisable. Among these is the 6th
Georgia Regiment. They have a dress parade
almost every evening. I am goiug out to aee
them thia evening at 6 o’clock. 1 find many
acquaintances among them from Augusta and
Griffin.
All of our troops are in fine spirits. They
are determined upon victory, should a fight
come off here. They are a little impatient at
the delay, but they have confidence in their
auperiora and are satisfied that Gen. Bragg
will do that which ia beat. I believe ho will,
too. lie ia doing good aervice here, if it ia only
tj datain Lincoln’s fleet uutil tbe fight is set
tled at some other point. Lincoln may send
every warateamor in liia fleet around here,
and yet Pickens will be taken when Gen.
Biagg gives the command.
There are several British vessels lying off
tbe whart here, loading with lumber. They
do not aeem to be giving much thought to Lin-
colu’a blockade, but are loading aa leisurely as
if thia paper blockade had never been issued.
I understand that they say that Lincoln's no
tion of blockading our porta is aa absurd aa
waa his idea of establishing floating custom
houses off our harbors. He might as well at
tempt to keep it from raining upon the South
ern Stales with an umbrella, aa to attempt to
blockade over 2,000 miles of sea coast with the
fleet that he baa at bis command. He has on
ly about thirty vessels that are fit for service,
and five of the best are stationed here.
Pickens is quite a* formidable looking Fort,
aa ia alto McRae and Barancaa. Tbe latter ia
tbe strongest, I think. Its wall# look to me aa
If they wars impregnable. The works and
build tags at the Navy Yard are fine, and coat
an immense sum. They manufacture shot
here, ead seem to have eaoogh now, lying In
and around the Yard, to last an eotlve bom
bardment for years. These balls are met bf
themselves. Gaea end powder ere here in
properties, to threw them with, and more are
arriving almost every day.
I bate divided my time among our volun
teer* since I arrived here. On the first day, 1
dined with tbe Get# Gity Guards, took supper
with Leo's Volunteers, and lodged with the
Guard*. Tbe next day 1 breakfasted with tbe
Guards, diaed with a company from Oerters-
ville, Georgia, took aupper again with Lee’s
Volunteers, and then crossed over to Penaaco
la and lodged iu tbe hotel. The third day I
breakfMled in, Pensacola, took dinner in the
Florida Regiment, with the Prairie Guards,
and aupper with tbe Ringgold (Go.) Vole*,
leers. Most of tbe members of my acquain
tance look better than I ever taw them. Many
of them tell me that they have gaiued 10, 20
and 30 pounds in weight. They are a little
tanned from the reflection of the sun on this
white sand. It ia aa cool here aa it ia in At
lanta. There :• a pleasant breeze from tbe
Gulf stirring almost continually. Taken al
together, this ia as healthy and pleasant a
place as any. There ia but little sickness. I
visited the hospital yesterday. It is a mag
nificent building, nod it kept clean and nice.
The sick have every comfort aud attention that
they would were they at home. There are but
few inmates, coasidering the number of sol
diers quartered here. Mr. R O Haynes, of the
Gate City Guards, waa the only acquaintance
I found there. He seems better since he was
carried there, and will, I trust, he able to join
bis comradsa in ranks soon. He converses free
ly, aud seems to be convalescent. He desires
to be remembered to those of his friends id
Atlanta who inquire of Lis health, and to those
who have sent him various little articles and
delicacies since he baa been sick.
I have been trying to get a glimpse of some
of the men over on Fort Pickens ever since I
have been here. They stay under cover all
the while, and will not show themselves like
our boys. If General Bragg opens our batte
ries upon them, they will show themselves
getting out of their retreats, like rats out of a
ukiug ship.
But I will elose, as I have already made
is letter too long. I will bo ut home almost
by tbe time Ibis roaches you. We have seen
everything here, and cannot be of auy service
by remaining longer, as there is no dhanco to
get into the ranks of any of the volunteer
corps stationed here, except in the event of a
vacancy. PICKENS.
Poclamatlou by the President of the Con
federate States o! America.
WiictfEAS, on the 17th of May, 1861, the
Congress of the Confederate States passed an
act approved by ms, which provides that the
State of North Carolina shuil be admitted a
member of the Confederate States of America
upau in equal fooling with the other States
uuder the Constitution tor the l’lovinounl
Government of tbe same, upon the con
dition that the Convention of said Slate
shall adopt aud ratify said Constitution lor
the Provisional Government ol the Confeder
ate Stales before the reassembling of Congress,
through the Governor of said State, or some
other proper organ, an authentic copy of the
act or ordinance ot said Convention so adopt'
ing and ratifying said Provisional Constitu
tion, and that upon the recaipt thereof the
Pretideni shall by proclamation announce the
fact.
And Wiierkan, the Governor of the Stale
ot North Caioltna has transmitted to tne an
authentic copy of the otdmauce of the Con
ventiou of said Stale adoptn g and ratifying
the Constitution fur the Provisional Govern-
men 1 of tbe Confederate Suita:
Now, therefore, I, JEFFER80N DAVIS,
President of the Confederate btaies of Ameri
ca, in virtue of the authority vested iu me by
the aot of Congress above recited, du is
sue this my proclamation, announcing to all
whom it umy concern, that the State of North
Carolina is hereby admitted h member of the
Confederate States of America, aud that Hie
laws of the said Confederate States are here
by extended over said Stale as fully aud com
pletely as over the other States composing the
eame.
Given under my hand and the teal of
he Confederate bones, at Montgomery
iui« aim day ol May, A. D 1180.
JEFFEIUON DAVIS.
By the President:
R. Toombs,
Secretary of Slate.
Important luatructlons.
The following important Circular has been
sent by the Secretary of War lo ihe Outer
nors of the different States :
WAR DEPARTMENT. )
Washington, May 22, 1801 /
Dear Sir : By reference to the General Or
ders No. 16, of tbe War Department, a ptin
ted copy of which I herewith forward you,
giving tne plan of organization of the volun
teer forces called into the service of the Uni
ted States by the President, you will perceive
that all regimeutal officers of those volunteers,
from Colonels down to Second,Lieutenants in
elusive, are appointed by the Governors of the
Staie*.|
Having thus confided ia theappoinlmeunt of
all the officers for the Kegimenta furnished by
your State, you will, 1 trust, excuse this De
partment for impressing upon you, iu advance,
the necessity of an absolute adherence, in
your appointments, to the following sugges
tions which are deemed of the highest im
portance by the Geoersl-in-Chief, under whose
advice they are submitted to you :
1st. To commission no one of doubtful mo
rals or patriotism, and not of sound health.
2d. To appoint no one to a lieutenancy (se
cond or first) who has passed tbe age of 22
years, or to a captaincy over thirty years,
sod to appoint no field officer (Major, I.ieuten
an ((Colonel,‘Colonel,) unless a graduate of ihe
United States Military Academy, or known lo
possess military knowledge and experience,
who has passed the respective ages of 36, 40
and 45 years.
This Department feels assured that it will
not he deemed offensive to your Excellency 10
add this general counsel : That the higher the
moral (character and general intelligence of
the officers so appointed, the greater tbe «ffi
ciency of lbs troops, and tbo resulting glory
lo their tespretive States.
I am, sir, respectfully,
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
Mxasi.bs.—Measles are an epidemic i* New
Hampshire and Maine. It atu*ks adult* sad
children; It pervades the Mh**la, entire tha
camp*, and there ia no knowing wbera il will
atop The 1st Maine Regiment, now in camp
at Puri land, is suffering severely feon tbisdt-
seas*, and ihe 24 Main* Regiment, a** qajn
wet I* 1 h* seat of whr. hat* been obliged to
«o let* quarter* at WUlet’* Ptowi, Near Park.
Esgllsh Opinion of the War,
The Loudon Review of ihe 4ih inmawt, baa
a aeneible article on American politics, from
which tv* extract the followlsg:
Although there la much bluater io the North,
and much solid det*rminatiot io lh* 8outb—
a gathering of erased men, and loud angry
ebullition* of paotiou and vindictiveness in
every pari of the country, all of which are
perfectly natural and intelligible—it is evi
dent 10 unimpassioned by slanders and sincere
well-wishers 10 both parties, such aa w« ara in
England, that ihe causa of tba South ia dea-
tiued to sucoeed, and that the restoration of
the Uuioo is impossible. The great State of
Virginia ha* finally east ia her lot with lh*
alaveiiohling Confederacy; aud all other Slates
where black men and women are considered
as chatties. includ : og North Carolina. Ken
tucky, Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas, if
notfMaryland aud Delaware, will inevitably
follow her example. Such a Confederacy can
no' be couquered. President Lincoln, io the
attempt to uphold an authority that no longer
exis s, may carry the war into Texas or Luu-
istana; aud President Davis may attempt the
capture of Washington by n coup ds main.—
The waters of strife may be poured out in n
deluge of devastation, of which the evil effects
may eat into the very heart ot American pro
petty and liberty, end retard the progress of
the country for a century. A thousand other
untoward contingei cies may arise to set at
naught the calculations of the prudeut or the
aspirations of tbe wiso; but whatever may
happen, remotely or immediately, it ia clear
that the Uuion is as dea I as the Heptarchy.
And were it possible for Mr. Lincoln to iuvade,
conquer, and re-annex Ihe seoeders, we may
well ask, how long would tbe patched up
Uniou subsist ? and at what a perilous coat—
that of a standing army, (tatal to all repub
lies)—would the incohesive fabric be main#-
taioed ?
Col. Huger.—The Portsmouth correspon
dent of the Richoioud Dispatch says that Gen.
Gwynn, commanding Ihe Virginia forces at
that point, bad resigned, and was succeeded
by Col. Benj. Huger. Gen. Huger has had all
tho advantages of a fust rate military educa
tioo. Having entered ihe West Point Acade
my as a cadet in 1821, he graduated iu June,
1825, and was detailed for service as Brevet
Seoond Lieutenant, 3J Artillery, 1 st July of
Ihe same year ; was made Captain of Ordtiance
30th May, 1832. At the opening of hostilities
with Mexico be was attached to Gen. Scott’s
Siatt, as Chief of Orduance of the Army in
Mexico. For “gallant and meritorious con
duct at the siege of Vera Cruz,” 29th March,
1S17, he was breveted Major. At the battle
of El Moliuo del Rey, he was breveted Lieut.
Col., for “gallant and meritorious conduct,”
81I1 September, 1847. Again, <u tbe bloody
field of Cburubuvco, 13th September, 1847, he
was breveted Colonel, for his services. It is
thought that as soon as the Maryland Brigade
is complete, he will Resume the command at
their request.
To Gt Nnxns.—The following prescription is
recommended as a •protection *of the mem
brane of the ear of gunners during cannona
ding : Prepared glycerine, mixed with bells
donna, eay about iu the proportion of forty
grains of the latter to the ounce of glycerine
oil. Let each gunner be provided before en
gagement, with Wool orCot'on (the former is
preferable.) emulated with the mixture to
place in bis ears. It will not prevent his hear
ing the word command or the drum, and pre
vent a great deal of injury. The Therapeu
tics of the prevention, medical men will per
ceive, as it fotms a coating over the mem
brane, wlrch can be easily cleaned by a little
warm water, and will effectually prevent the
vibration of tbe air striking injuriously upon
it. li would also be useful lo those exposed
to dampness when camping out at nigh', the
organ iu question b< ing extremely sensitive to
fhe night air. By taking ibis precaution, that
deafness to which gunners are tiow so liable
may be prevented —Charleston Courier.
M*tlce*»M*«tlng of j
Atlanta, May J
The Merchants nod members *f d
her of Commere* of Atlanta, ar« rr«
m t at lh* C ty Hall, on tbe 29tk J
4 o'clock, F- M. A* matters of imp
be under consideration, a general 1
ia earnestly reccnmmended.
JARED I WHITAKER,!
Chamber of Commerce,
In accordance with the call ot His 8
Mayor, a meeting of the members of tl
her of Commerce is requested on (WmJ
af ernoon, at 4 o'clock, tor the trasi
important business connected with 1
mereial interests of our city. A full a
is urged, as the proceedings will be of I
tone* lo our mercantile interests. Tut
will be held at the City Hell.
W. U. BAHNE8.fi
CiiANOrs on Morris Island.—As tbe site
of the old Fort Moultrie, ot the Revolution, is
now covered by the waters of the ocean, so
does that pan of Morris Island, where our
batteries were planted ugaiuet Sunner, seem
destined to be washed away. The encroach
menis of the sea have lately been greater thnn
at any previous period, and Cutnming’s Point
will, if they continue soon cease to be. Some
of the works which was uol deemed necessa
ry to level, and which vfe had supposed might
remain for years, evidences of the indus
try of our troops, have melted away. The tents,
even, of some of the troops now guarding the
channel batteries, were washed down, and
their camps had to he removed. Wbat the ef
feci will be upon our harbor, should thia island
wash away, we cannot say ; but attention
should be given toils effects olosely, and if
injurious, guarded against A good military
road along the hencti, from Fori Johnson to
opposite the city, should at once be made, as
well for military purpose as to preserve that
shore line from change. — Charleston Mercury.
“Tm Wicked Flebth When no Man
Purscbtii.**— One evening during the latter
part of last week, a party of boys, for the sake
of sport, rolled some logs to a rising knoll, on
the Virginia side of the Canal near the Aque
duct, ranging them ns cannon, with the muz
zles point ing tewurds Georgetown College, and
went through tho operation of loading them.
Instantly, numerous spy-glasses were lev
elled at the spot and the quaking Republicans
declared the logs to be no other than real in
struments of death ; io oonsequeoce of which *
messenger was quickly despatched to head
quarters with the information that the rebels
were planting cannon for the purpose of bum
barding tbe heights of Georgetown, and it waa
not until the next morning that they discover*
ed how egregionsly they hod been sold.—.41-
erandria Sentinel.
A Brave Bot.—A correspondent of the
Petersburg Express, giving an account of the
engagement at Sewell's Point, says :
The coolness aud bravery of a young Geor
gian, about seventeen years of age, a member
of the Columbus Llgbt Guards, ought not to
be passed over in silence. Something need
ing attention at the muzzle of one of the guns,
ilico in position pointing through the embras
ures. tbe little to low with tbe coolness and
deliberation of a veteran,In the face of the
shots and shell being poured upon tbe bat
terj, walked out upon the gun, put in order
what waa wrong, aud returned as coolly and
deliberately as he went out. t regret being
unable lo reeord tbo naao of 000 so brave.
Senator BnianT “81 rpkctbd."—A resolu
lion has been offered in the Indiana 8eoai*
directing the committees on Federal relations
to inquire whether United State* Senator
Bright ia a clvliea *of Indiana, aod"who>her
his continuance In tho Stnatvlt not iooooeht
ent with the public interest and publl* safety.
MILITARY BOOM
HARDEE’S TACTICS.
MoCOMB’S TACTICS.
VEIL’S MANUAL OF AQ
SERVICE.
GIBBON’S ARTILLERIST Ml
! AL.
WARD’S NAVAL TACTIC
JEFFREY’S NAVAL GUNlfl
DeHARTS COURT MAR
WARFARE OF ALL AGES.I
HALLOCK’S ELEMENTS!
MILITARY SCIENCE.
For sale by
J. McPH URS«>!* * I
May I’D.
ICE-CREAM SAI
T HE subflcrib«r bas tillr t up . neat I
id conueclion with his CooTmiii
Whitebait .treat, where Lmh.aaoii(3
may procure a flr.t-ra'e article of Id
auy bcur during tba day or eveuiog.
of patronage is solicited.
May 2*. F M. JACK. J
OLD DOMINION SAI
RICHMOND, ViPGINIA.
I N consequence of tbe secession of 1
we shall hereafter offer our stork t.
cular,” “Cross cut,” •• Malay,”“Mi'll
Ac., at foreign prices pir No duties a
McN AUGHT, OKM AND 4
WTA writer in thoOolutnbua Inquirer sof-
fiNUosr pr**cat efficient Goes ptroU*r Q*ooral,
Ffrteii Tbww.lt, Ear], hr <w«a»r tl tba
SILVEY i D0UGHER1
N0RCR038' BUILDING,
Junction "Whitehall Sc Peach
Streets,
Atlanta, Ooorg
H AVE just received, and are oe*«
the largest stock * f Goes tbs? I*
offered in ona season. Their ih«ek f
exclusively for Cash, and will b« fj
figures.
They have every variety ef
DRY GOODS.
from Brown Homespuns to the fins
Silks; all kinds of fresh LADIEF ^
GOODS; a large assortment of
btapijH gooi
including Linens. Lawns, PieceGnodi.C
Ginghams, Ac.; all kinds of H0S1K
FANCY ARTICLES. Also.slarfsa
of
JEWELRY, WATCH*!
In thoir Basement Rooms, they hsvtd
gant and full supply of
Ready-Made Clothinj,
and GENTLEMEN'S FDRSI8HIM <
TRUNKS, UMBRELLAS, Ac. AHJ
110,000 worth of
SHOES, BOOTS, I
embracing all sises. and agreatvsri
diea, Misses, Men, Boys aod Cbildrts-
They repeat: their stock is vsry *
they are determined to sell. .
The public are reapeSttully lDT1 ‘fV
and examine their stock and prices ssm
chasing elsewhere.
march8 SILVEY AJDODGS
LOERILLARD’S SNl
IN BOTTLES AND BU1X
For .ale in qu.ntltlc. to J»*l
E.' A. ROBINSON A CO„ nWort*
/,.«inlllr. JfrafarAf,
i.o
M. A. A C. A. SANTAS, S°-M*
May 24—2m
Wanted, Immedi*
A HALF doren CURRIERS 1
EKM (good workmen) can ""V
employment at g*ol wagj*»
once to u w
Atlanta. Msy 22-lm
WANTED, IMMEDIi
20 HARNESS MAKERS.
20 SHOE MAKERS, g
W ITH their Tool.,
ney work, or work by
wage, will b. gieen to Itet »° r
pod «(.>. App.y "Tr-TUiA*
m.y 17-lw.
J.J. TH"*
Atua**
Attention, City T **L
A LL perion. who .re M rl | -J.—
lh. City of All.af. -W/gW
ward aod make return. for‘l'«'“ - JJ
to do m by tba Fifteenth of J*
Double Taxed.
Clerk of CHJ ^
Receieer aod Collect** ^
may 14-dlOd.
COKE! COKE!!
aT THE OA8
A LAROIloanmy
of IHaea*