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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 183?-1864 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1861)
Oromtlt j&eitlintl. W publish the communication below at the j quest of an a ed aud distinguished frier d* though it is rather a bard matter for us these tirnr *, when the new* crowds on us rapidly and evert reader is anxious to get the latest and fall •ti, to find room for a communication of atsch l Another aud shorter, on the same sub j * w ill follow this. Short communications, and t. -- <>n clh* ‘’ rs of the most pressing present im porter .*♦ , ar* the sort for the times. The Cv ruor at hla v t The i aptain at l ls Dtntant Telit. To the P h* a id PiOpU of G zrgxa: Tie people witter in their throats, but the press #v her rie* - oris under a gag. The “ Morning ’ of Bartoqr’* Ddrire city, “regrets the publics? too f th** correspondence.” Why not say out that he wao sorry that the Governor of a _reat .State, under the meagre pretext of vindi eating ujs own poaitiou before the people, ahould •ene. upon uitv opportunity of spitting hiayenom ..ik. *rg i* i peut up rage over the space IttVlv :04'!ad by a brave and intrepid soldier, now at l‘“ post of peril? Why is it that a free pre 4 ** mar sot tell how it stink* in all rirtuoos D -r war fir glorious independence we are b- a united prirjplt. Upcu that subject ft : .ft 1 < - >r/.isut; to be 90 in heart and axit/jnr— unless, j'e:'iLu,i to patriotic counsels, based upon false ’u ari • of public safety, we submit too far to tib j.4: t r no authorized assumption and exercise of power ?n our own mid**. Submission u> aenouip aad usurpation is the food which,sooner than * * •-'**, fatu oa r 1 develops the dreaded of ail monster* —DeyxAixm -In whose dyicgthroe*— A n't ~ { :hy -an h i hafi hopes are blighted. If on th* one hand, in tht brain of bis Excel- lt>'7 exi*?s the Scylla of Confederate assumption and violation of Mate rylits, ft mar be w**ll to lock if the Charybd's otS'ate dictatorship be not ncired, upon the oUter, by the good ship Consti- j 1! i. r ty, ii|rcn which we all sail and whose wreck raiii *ii. The G ’ ( A>emWy on the l*Mi Dec. last, 1 p.*. and „“aet Ibr tV* :>ui>lic defence”—by wuicn j ll - \x edency ws iaitbori?d to accept the ser r ‘ • uUiit-er troops to the number of uo f >r” jd'rjg i <> t composed of two divisions— fv .• Tlngj ••. te proridmr f'T the election by -’ r * -n es the rcsoiprif •% :iud t. Held oilicws of Battalions and Regi ; v * . , o turn*;onod Officers of companies, ■1: ‘ -ittm-at .f Major aud Brigadier if v nv Ir/e Oofpmur, a-lvaee (t/td .% .* The Uio*t approved opm* , on , t . 4l t j, „ ;ji unticipatioD of a pro’ a o’ c • ■ jCv that --rrgu might have to stand • • ( -1,-. 0 ‘ ; i,y f, l( ffito K>me other rotate rj. _ r j ’h-t opinion true or false, it is - ,• r ‘j he .r tat •* became a member of the ; e i r.‘r, adopuu the Oonstitution and—au lfU -oe (Governor to goon and organize &u urn. 7in t..'* St.te, separate and independent of I • ♦ Confed ste nrrnjrf \ota word it! But passed ‘ an orotoance March, at tlu session ol the 1 1 on-e s .;■. al rtavannaD, page 3*7 of the Couveu- ! * .1- imal “-transferring u> the Government of j the 1 rate .States, the control of all rnilita* rv op*Tai: #, o* m the Btato, having reference to a , • .j j- t!>n vr *.h any other State or nower. The ordin .n<-e, ;i examined, will b? found as positive and )♦* {uivocal as h deed of conveyance. Is the G'.vifti.r higher than the Convention; or was the tt'ltioii higher ia authority than the Gov rnorV If tfu; latter is true, that functionary i’ ‘i tin “insubordination to his superiors in iTi'• • 1 H* nos gdne on under tbit defunct statute, ‘• ! .r > 1 the tire tirt, has organized the fourth Brigade, located in the mountain couoties of the State. Without consulting with the Senate, so far as l: i* been mad* public, he ha* appointed Wuiiarn k ‘ dHu*. i -n , Solicitor General of the BiueKidge cin uit v. uwre his £xcelleticy formerly presided, yi! rre lit to, hunelf, uni where his excellent briber Jstft*-s now resides, and with worthy pre ♦ i.‘ !>, aspires tf> the judgeship. He has hd jKoi.lod Mr. i'uiihp>, with no military education ; *-o*.>rvtvm*'oijg even by his best friends, of any <ju 1 .;’ . i'or this poat. True mau as be is, •ti:d 1 i<r: lilc and g- iitleimuily he is said to tr m 1 weU q- aiitied hjr a civil station as he is * ! •*• j 1 ‘ * be—the Governor has appointed Uiim I* • Mil.. , t >* <n i.u, z- and the bi luade—composed of •. ciu- .sci :z n Boltiur* as the world <*:n ; ‘ l ive, lie called the Coiumutionrd officers into camp wsvcral weeks a o, on the railroad ueir Marietta, for drill a.d parade—did the camp the honor ‘-iCttU if “ B own.’* When the cauip broke tin, and tj|**y found tht y were to be kept m Gcor g; and ver* no*, to ho permitted to participate :\ t' v v glorious work of driving back tfi invader -k oar !-order-,.many w.thdre’N and went to Vir • m. ! have heat'd it said the Brigadier tendered In* resignation, and the orggmz>iton was 4b.;ur to go to r M.-, vidioonne of tbo*e pecu’iar to fii.lii:: l j'tjj ers, emanated from the bruin A v .i.i 1 xc-.-ilrucy f ‘l* •vis to call the euti knga^e, 0 men, ffito edrap upon half pay, out or the Sr 11* Treasury, ibr two mouths, ..t “ Big Shanty.” Not whom that tuhiitutloo belongs at liu.e, a n d who is to b.* beuetitted bv tbe - . .gw rs ‘Vi**, I iiajl tin: any wish to east r dect* *i;on thk hotel. 4 ill ■ t :o to argiiq she wisdom of the Con :e i'eif firuirit: .tin frt terring tri o*d officer* to t . e Withoir training, f .) 01 fr -tn the walk* o‘ v vi i' : * *lt uid of* to {Hiipi out the wi.'u n <■’ tu: e••.. g. .*’ nveutii*-i, a ter adopting t‘ ‘ * 1 . t- t; ~ar-.nitiou iit.d becvUiing one • . u. , r : -6’ ate Si tcs. rtis iaveo in iraus er ’ ■ ! !• 1 1 tiitary wpo ration s to such ■ • i 1 • ■ gunl, Bragg. Twiggs, Lee, V\ al % i'. •„ J .* :.>tor .u.i ctliers. in prefer e • ... :V Gt*v. rn-r’s a.-poiwu-es sucfi as Gcu. i'n)*:• I v* 1 ’ VC‘ s•<v* to arr'u* w hat will at * .p'l- a* 1- -ill i i..d t u .on* that tbo stalut.r uu .m wii . . T ig: .!• b b :4. rj’rf:! is ai< coru i. i• 1 • 1 -ill 1 i r by ttie nidmauce s the high •*t p.-i'. r ku ( '.vo to a sovereign esn bo it, cor the .in rop. ivty o’ *h-b ? Odu fru.u the State irt usury • pay me 1 it. a camp frolic, when bare .fe no autfc rty of iitw for the pruceeiiing.— t n. iv or 1 f vrtftt iiuf>r- to berate a gallant, uffi vi . when nil the circumstances of he case for bad * that tucii .-iiouli get into the p -’ sa. iu oiilcr Jia: mankind plight fear to violate . rj. rs .1, and 11 may, ..1 the qpni’.ou of some, eigni iy 1 i 1; f’o that nfi Kxecative is only limited by .4 . ■ •• rfii'ii. But what, I most respectfully •*£, - .irf for uu *adq*eudfmt n.mv iu G*x>rgiaV I .uu told that Georgia may be invaded, aud wc m• a *ii army to repel the assault. L>o we dis trust *he ‘Confederate Govermijeut? not all t* pose.’- wu.ploved to repd the iurwan of Vir VVh; ( because she is ilssnilcd. Thus it u v ad huii At y other State should be attacked.— liftt how *we 10 prevent the ofdeor :■. -r.ee t *flVwMi. *v ? Ts it by mustering at Big oil ntj, ai tt> stndn.y our force* to present the p.guiicn oi the border S..atesf Can Georgia .• i. vtJed t)\ # land Not on the West, for there .'t *.i i. \lubmfH like r holkxvnrk, not on the Noi'th, until Te* lessee fallc—boiou the East, for :uiMca 4i> all its glory and bc iuty, the day <>i’ t'ur galaxy. But tbev s: y*vln ay b*’ irvaded bv sen : Ab ? d.'HMj the Governor organize a brigade ou the biifb st n.tuntauie of ibe Male for a summer cam iu tU - swamp upon tbo loaaL w’:en there ar* iosonds < f lis ojd soldiers who are accli i:. I ihi-rt-*aird who are well acqwa utod wil ih bx ul.t s, te|prnuea®a aud “inlets!” It is *i tt V* ‘ -pt. tii have his locali : v ‘ v h v lis l. u can Mini the cl’mate. But His Ivver’tvnee, locking to the proti*cthn oftlie coast, c** 0 • !n( unaiu boys of Cherokee, Georgia, liu; V. ui.u Harrow isVaunted v itb nisubordma •ou U\ ng to i.u. Let us see if this was tru Ih. company w -is tendered neeerding to tfc® < -on tederut States, accept'd and or dcr a-.,(i wua diis commander m-cbiel'—Davi? *>r jlr ** u V W ould he not have been m.subor li nn* to r d'isc the order to go to Virginia? But iu**v s*rit w is before temlerrd to the Governor .uid aoeepti l tor what ? for tbe Governor’s army i the army? It was tendered to the Gv eru4r—Fofce put not under his order* but ter ifd over to Da''is, uud for Davis’ army. But tiioy say be furnished Bartow with arine ar.d he took them to Virgroia without the assent aud aiiuingl the order of the Governor. Honors are easy between the Captaiu aud the Governor upon t.iis The Convention at Savannah, oy the bdi. c oi uiuauce. transferred to the Confed erate ail the arms, Ac , taken in the ’ 3. Jr.i'iiil, Tin? Governor privately took oat of tbe Angtjsta Araena! a large lot of the best ■ ia<t refuted to turn them over; be was “in subo*. mi<te U’ bis superiors iu office.” He set j < *!<’ ‘> rt >.v tbe trample, and could not have ! expected vv .dnice to Disown order?. But thev say t'n ordinance is word’ and, all the arms ‘* now h | :u >a .1 ar.-e: aU. This is a mere dodge and a 1 ;ru id, u less ho cun show that the Convention v k i .he removal of The tuna out of the arse nal and dui ov* intend to transfer them. The dif 'cVet.oe between the C: ptain and tl*e Governor if I ab ui i.iis: tuc Captain acted openly aud notified . . • u:/ru>r of h’s act. If Cap? BtfKow’s company were armed out of txken irmn the arscoai. thev belong to the Cos i Government, aud hi? Excellency had uo n: i.t to . i ibold them. If thev w ere the arms je: ’dii.- ■ ’ tor fttofgia, theutba Confsierate Gov >^’r. v i i*'. nty tlieMate s smns in lwi of thoae tra ier ed u Agau., the third s#ct:ou cf the .ruiu!.uv'‘ a. :i -rise 1 the iterator to transfer the 3'** ns *’ h- I'-'i. Vderate Government if he tl ._ui pK'prr I is rue that raaiter rested rt. -ti loj dserwthHi But if lie waa too mulish to r.xvrc’se that accretion f.*r the public good, and if the arms, and the g* iaui aud wail drill#*? comuiand of Cwpt. Bu-tow wera actually needed for the uubfic good ou* of Georgia, of which no &ae miu can doobt, then he did right to carry the arms. !• cast odium upon that brae# mao tro.n sue*', high quarter*, to cnuDle his energies and curb his spirits, and thereby prevent him from *‘tf*ciua!!y using arms ?n defence of our rights, cur home# ar and altars —i for the delate# of cue ?’ ?h* tlefecca ot ail the StateaA it ,8 enough to are with iciigaai on, even- gene ou; heart. IN atm G.'OtftUN. The Gorfrnor vs. the Captain. roxTi2tcao.) I r>ropoa> a<* fXiuniuanon o r Governor Brown’s v t •*• Mir i4 luti.onsiuc tbe louder and a v e f# t>s withv/Wt the or tbe Gu -c v uvi Un r* id th* State nabta. Ha i iu ‘ll. *,■. * h i -d re*eda;'t bv placing i> •r. - • u an•:* 1;* Preei !eut, which may be *■ j* ‘ * ” f mrc Kaj.o!e#c, whose unholy .* ilie® ‘: rv iir, him, cadcr the pioa of recea *->*•’ •* o* t‘ upea t.e Coneutut o# and uca and : k e *hi'#h# by the a*a of the tmiiury power w ihotit the cousert o’* the States.” H* ;I usu aurs a *rgt*o.*ut by eupr .'aiag had Li id .a ‘ae p'wer to accept vx)!u*.?eer iroopa fr ira the fieric btaiei without ihecoL c 3ut ot tbe Eiectuive, be would .sre obtained t eulfict##t oucher froci the border S.a?es, from the Union diatrteta, ic Tuanswer ti iaeupposit.Oß, let usma v e aaother. Su: we bad s liioke or a Hous'o# for gover* cor, in Gtorgie.or auppe-se Lioeilency was a* Hposdd to war as he is lo certain oeo ple .uid **• ?ahfiea it’ th# S'aiw, unu that be sficuki r * nspend to PrNiJec; Dayis for troops io r * nv c bark it# inrcder . and suppose fifty thons *nad ois;wd tbe glor.ou> service wuhoui tbe lbo Governor, tbcj| cvuld i vi be re- Vv whhntn such a law tfii&oQ* such t law, n A sn.sM man at the htlai, jVj, ‘ v e4ost#a4 wvki wf.*e *#e e eiuy ride to L‘ r ur revolatiuniie ’heir cwn r! :ir vrcverwn.sct. j \ f . onr tky grows “ , \ rM W T ar of lT d’ #ewdeace. aud that - w.. t ;; ; ‘ L "‘ AT <ue. >hou!d com# with rwtv- -ru wm lbe ] ° ve 01 i;b * • e’ \>e ’ * ° tr ar,^. T * ow ouid \ *J*** Governor bv /if VaTr” ; til W •*•* \ u l ’ 7 <l-1 ?S r ® 01 ojft \ **eed by tfc P'U> r. . —-e nicti wao b! and •'* bo eouawent,) that t is * ,i£rh;b>. Is 1 . { *, the Go.-ernmem of ah* Vui t ctanrs always bad power to enhsi mec for ih? 4n.lv wrtui f ’•o.jMur ir enter it. io any Sute, wit*\.u’ renavd to the c ate authority This nev r r*-gadded hoadi#l# St#te rights. On the otb— i, t would indir- iii f every'man wbo desired to en ter tb ar-ny Mjouia have first to g**t tbe eoaecnt of the Gvw m r Bat tbey atv this act, passed wqi-e Capt Jartoer was Chairman of the Military <’oi.iuitv*, introduced into Coogres by Judge Wrgfet. of Rome, whose volunteer companies ut terly f a##d to g t hny service through the Gover nor—is’s ae* authorizes tbe President to receive them by cjinpaciei, till be may bold and use all tue advantage which that suflVrauce gives him— me cLfferencc between receiving fifty men from a tows orasu.s*d Into * company with th*lr elected company officers, aua receiving rfty inai riHiitU from the Mine town and throwing them j into company afterwards. I tie <j.,er r .JUJJ.II to bearm mind that the I’ree dent cannot raiae a ain e soldier, under this art o hi* own power and will. He can only ac cept the serrioes of companies who vobirU&r. I Tile soldier who volunteered for the army of the Coited States, or enlisted tor a given number of 1 years. He was received upon hie own tender, without consulting the executive or any other perr.on, and became liable to any duty or “service which might anse for the army during his con nection with it. Not so with the statute of our Congress. It is not a general statute. The Pre •ident is only authorised by it to accept the vo- lunteercompauies to Serve during they/resent tear, j The purpose is distinctly announced, and the ’ limit fitted. It is simply a plenary statute, and proposea to raiac a milt.arv force n addition to tnat already authorised—till lor this war and th.s j crisis—imetided to meet such emergencies as . might arise during its progress. All the Cover- ! nor’* dread about Napoleon's ascending thrones, ] aud placing heela upon constitutions may be dis ■ missed. It comes with ouestionable a .-me fren. u man whose retina! to order out waa an impe-.-iblr , barrier to those hi did not choose to favor, from | participation in their country’s defence ; from a man who arrogates the right to dictate in such n | cries, who shall net serve; from a man who,, without reasou, to say, by military erd-r, woo i shall be received aa con.panics. No, hot that mere |y—be goes to the despotic extent to say who c/iaii not volunteer. Who clothed Gov. Brow n . with authority to forbid a Railroad employee from participating ia the glory of bis country a defeoee ? It he can interdict oDe class, why not an other *—wbv not all, and say at once the Con federate States shall have no more troops from Georgia unless I sav so t one. | Whv not sav what cl as- of newpapers shahbe limited as well as what class of soldiers shall U e ht * ‘There is as much l*w fhr the oue as the ot tf*ift the Governor speaks of the acceptance of j troop.br the President, as tboogh it were in re .i-iy „ thout the consent of the r-tate. This is I other blunder. It is true it is without the con- | sent of Joaeph K Brown It is without the con sent of the Governor. But Georgia gave her con s member ot the Confederacy througu the Montgomerv Congress, by virtue of au- I tbority aod'cuactfnents all our military operations pending, except the Governor’s Georgia army, an supported by i*w, ** I have shown. If the Confederate Congress, where Toombs. r o ’jb, Stephens, HiH, Memmioger, and the rest of the great intellects of the age who were delegates there —if, in their ignorance ot State Rights, aud what wa* due to State authority by wr y of eti quette —had only thought of it, to require each sold*er on taking hi* leave for the scat of war to make a pilgrimage to the Executive Man&iou, at Millcdgevilie, and to have saluted Lis Excellency with a polite Low, or to Lave kissed his big toe kneeling. Was it not in violation of State Ri ?ht* for Presi- dent Oavifl to take Mr. Toombs into his Cabinet counsel, without timt consulting Cue Governor? Why allow him to collect the revenue in Georgia port*? If Georgia shall be invaded, will you not 1 require the President to ask vour consent to place an army hare for our defence? Will be not have to consult vou aa to where Beauregard shall occu pv, and where Phillips shall command? Or will you not assume the right to take the command in person? Why your separate army ? Why poi son the minds of jour admirers against the Coa lederate Government? Why enthuse them for the importance and v dignity of State officials? If we could ascribe all we see to a natural or a wonderful acquired cAicKotiht* procliman<li t which 1 noDt perhaps have tailed to notice lolhe Gover | nor, we might indulge him in that, for St has bith- I erto done no barm, but has furnished abundaut 1 material for amusement. But he talks of national ! law—dictates as to the payment of debts we owe j our enemies—invites donations, proposing to im mortalise the woman who gives the most—orpau -1 izes an army—insults a brave officer who goes, ; contrary to his high order, to the post of danger— | insinuates that be left his home unprotected—de feats the operation of an ordinance tranferriug the ! arms to the Confederate Government. What does itallmeao’ Will the press that has circulated his assault upon the gallant Bartow answer the question ? Native Georgian. Georgia Cotton Planter*’ Convention. This body assembled in Macau last week. The President and Y T ice President being absent, it. de volved on Col. J. V. Joue-, secoud Vice-Preri dsnt, to occupy the chair. We are Enable t.o give the entire proceedings, but have made such ex tracts T‘>m the r port an will inform our renders ot me most important actiou the Convention. The following regulation, offered by Chl. A. 8. Atkinson, was prefaced by an able preamble: Kesolvod, Thitio view oftbe.se facte, a conven tion cf ’be planters; of the whole Confederate States ba called at Macon, Ga., on the fourth day of July next, and that a committee of three be ap pointed to address the cuttou planters and urge upon them the necessity of holding primary meet logs in every county, and send delegates to said Convention ; and to provide suitable speakers for the ooc&sicu, sad that we recommend to ail the Confederate States to bold similar Conventions. Ou motion of Col. J. H. R. Washington : Resolved, That in view of the national troubles and the pressing wants ot the Confederate Mates, *or mouej 10 conduct the war in which we ere en gaged, for our independence, the Treasuur of tue Cotton Planters’ Convention be authorized aua 1 instructed to loan alt the ruooey n the treasury— ! except the siffl ot oni hundred dollars 4pr inch* deutalexpen es-to ifc'’ Confedorate States, re ceiring the efor the 0.. ds of the govern men t, 1 bearing eight per cent, interest. Ou moijou ot J. B. Jones : ; Kesol/e i, That, after the Bo_<:p of the Confed v .ate S.atos arc obtained, t .u ano T e .surer, is iu ! strutted iu the previod* . eiuluu .1 that 1. sum • of one thousand dollar.-, 1 tl; 1 ontV-1’ B -uds, i be paid to l>r. Joseph Jo?.e, C.ieunßt of the cotr ton PiauterV Convention—uot as an act, of com peLSstioo as x of * ur apprccia ! t*on of ii.valu. bb services rendered in Lift S meat ot scienc- t<> cotton ]l-ifjters of the Bouth. | On motion cl Gel. J. V. Jones , V'htre.ts, it is ascertained by experience tnat the Jay of the annua! meeting of the Jooveutiou * as now fixed is ifoouveoiefit; and whereas, u chauge ib desirable, therefor*— ■ Resolved, T’ at tae Ccnstitutioa be uo altered ! a* to fix the day of our annual meeting on the ’ second Tuesday of November in each year, in stead of the gecond Tuesday in Judo, as hereto fore. Resolution by J. V. Jones I Resolved, 1 bat the report of the committee re i commending a Convention of the cottou plau | ters of Georgia at au early day, be published by j ail the papers of the Slate favorable to our eu j terpme. I On motion of J. V. Jones: I Resolved, That the Secretary prepare and have I printed three hundred subscription lists for rm m i Lei ship; that he furnish each member of the Con vention wi I one or more copies of Mie snide, that each member be requested to obtain as many I members as practicable in his neigh 0 rUot>d, aud j said lists be transferred to tue Secretary, wm, after transferring and enrolling the names as 1 regular member? of the Convention, rhall*tile said } la ht e fiice, aid that the Treasurer beau -1 thorized to pay the suni of $25 for the printing of said lists. He. elation by Col. J. D. Watkins— Resolved, That while the Cotton Planters’ Con vention do not oUun the right to recall the ap 1 propr ution to deiray the expeuaes of Hou. How ell Cobb V) Europe as ou- Commissioner, yet the raging of a most ndeutlesa civil war, aud the ue* j ccsßit) 01 bushnodiug our resources are our rca- 1 sons for requesting the gentleman to defer his ! departure on hi? mission until peace is restored. Tfiv Committee on the President’s “Annual 1 Communication” made the following report, which I was read and confirmed: The Committee to whom was referred tbe Presi- i dent’s annual communication regret tbit they have not more time to bestow on the various , topics embraced therein. We fully concur with our respected President iu most of the views and suggestions he has made for the advancement of the great interests of cot- j ton planters, but the change of ciicumstauccs ‘ which has lat#ly passed over the condition of our country renders it inexpedient in our judgment that we shonld at present attempt to carry them all out. I We agree with the President aud the Executive ; Committee that the times are unfavorable to the 1 bolding of the Annual Fairs provided for by the 1 Convention iu March, and we recommend that the Executive Committee decline to take measures for the holding of said Fairs this year. We think the present condition of tbe country j i? unfavorable to tbe appointment of a committee ! as recommended by the President, to superintend tne shipment of “produce to the Belgian Ameri I can Company next fall.” It is ascertained that j the Confederate govenuient already contemplates au arrangement by which the whole or nearly all of the growing crop of cotton w ill pass into the control of the government, and in that eveut the government wml give such direction to our com mercial arrangements hs may be found most ex pedient. If :t sbouid fail, it .5 not probable that a committee would be able to control shipments of produce until peace shali bo restored. We fully with the President aitree that it is the imperative duty of all our citizens to contribute liberally foi the. support of our newly formed i;ov eminent. But that m all the measures which may l be instituted for the purpose of raising revenue ‘ “the Only fair rule is ;o let every man contribute a:.or Lug to hia ability.” The cotton plante r and j Ih’ ’*T\.trr, constituting the agricultual interest ot tne Mate, not more than the bolder of large possessions in real estate, the wealthy capitalist | the stoex-jobber, the money leader, tne mechan ic. and indeed all profescions and ci&saAa, ought • to be reqaired to coatribute pro rata aeeordiog to j their means, and behave that uo class will hesi- 1 late to sQbmit to any reasonable exaction that mav be made by *he government. We think it inadvisable at this time *c enter in- i to a dlacuaaion of tbe question of a Cos ton Plan- I ters* Bank. Oar impression is that ;t wouLd be inexpedient to pres>= :hat matter during the pre f# trouble*, it at all. • Believing that so long as we continue to make , them will always be a currency at zaari .14*} iate to its pQrcha.se, ;t becomes a matter o’ sand! ouosequenc* whether we increase the bank ing faculties ot toe Mate or not. In view of ihe great uawoaal roubles in which we are involved, aid U*e ct usequei t obstructions in the trade and mie c ‘urs- between this country ana turwpe, wr -pecMully suggest to the j# voUon a• o* c Prt siiici Hon Howell *f ! Uucrton. th-.i it oiigh*. b* for him to decline j g u;g t • Europe & Commissioner from this Cou veuti* n, until such time as tha Convention may I think favorable tv the object* r : * wi <2 in j , u .t C'*ma:i*sicu, and that .. i r rbc be * more patriotic to include t ie jre thousand di-Uara ! Toteo to pay hisexpeuses ta* loan to the Cots- ; 1 ieaerale Gormmeat this dwy pr. ndc4 for. Gratified a.-, we ad are with tue aacceae of our - took forward vub picture] to the tia e vhea shall agum be permitted to I reenmeoar fcfj.'M to develops the rt.- urcee &r>r. 1 ; promote the agr.culrura! lr’erests o: v"cr ot£K. I All of which is reepecrtuiiv submitted. J. H. R. VV^ mrGTOSi ! t-iJir*!. B. HrMti, A. 6. Atkinson. On motion of V. Jooo*— TBt the Secretary be and i s fc ere b, f aoinoriied and to have :'o* l r ■ of tbe tooeen'Too puhiiehed in the Macon IVi*. pr-yb and Soil of tbe Soutu. lb the recneM that ail papers fhcodie tbe Convention and :t"s obiectf copy said proceeding. On motion fbt Ccnveotion adjeuroed t . . , J. V. Jones, Chairman. Je s se ]}. Harr s, Secretary pro ,m. Previous to adjournment the following officer; : were elected for the ensuing year : President, Col. Heetu Cobb, of Honston; [ Vice Piesideot, J. V. J ones, id Vi re Presiden’. I Col. A S. Uiiuson ; Treasurer. Jvtc T. <i HO.l, Secreurv. c l . H. J £ -t.-uirh. S*D AiTtoENT.—As tbe tram on the P-osic •!* A Georgia Baßroad was passing east cn Monday tight last, when over the treat)e about two aid s half mile; this side of Lake Cuv, I.rsci. J.sepb Law, of tbe ‘ U-milton Hlues .e.i from the tram and through tbe Trestle, the distance of sc.me thir tT five or forty feet. One of tis com:-des seeing hi* fUTWpur*d the fact immediately, and the Conductor stopped the train and returned to the toaoe as soon as possible. When found he was alive but never spoke He was takeu to ‘.be Bug urge Car. where tire Surgeon, (.is fdtn Js and ever ybody on board rendered every possible assis tance tor hi? relief, but by the t.me the train re*cned Lake City he bad expired. The “Blues” tad taken tbe train at Houston, to join ih the ?er riee at Femandina. It is supposed tbe accident • happened io the act of Law's parsing from ooe car to another. It occured about It) o clock. TaUohamm AVvi ;s;A. Vm> Pat.tu._rbs M.l'a o f Messrs. Oaks k ’?wall, Ltneolnto#, N. C., are taming oii the ’ various kiobe of wruing paper—“Comm-rcial Note. “Cap” and “Ttat Cap,’’—- uled and unroled, blue aud white. W-have a specimen of their “Cap, which is very good. SaUeburjf Watchman, 1 Nltr Postage Art. The following lcr has been enacted by th# Con gress of the Confederate States of America ; LETTER POSTAGE. “An Act to prescribe the Rates of Postage in the Confederate States of America ani for other purposes. “Tne Congress of the Confederate States o’ America do enact. That from and alter such peri od as the Post may by proci&ma tion announce, ther** shall be ch rged the follow ing rates of postage, to wit : For every &mg! | sealed letter, aua for every letter in manuscript or paper 0! aov kind, upon which information shall be asked ter or communicated in anting or by marks or eigus, conveyed iu the mail f*>r any distance between places within the Confederate ritales of America, not exceeding five buudreo miles, five cent*; and for any distance exceeding , i five hundred miles, double that rate ; and ever) ’ letter or parcel not exceeding baJf an ounce in I weight shall be deefted a single letter, and ever) j additional weight ol half an ounce, or adduoiu! ’ weiwbt of less than LaU as ounce, shall be charg j ed w ith additional single postage ; and at’ packi ; ,7 ts containing other than printed-or written —and ’ money jncA C'-s are included in true eiaes—ekail 6- I r£td hy uti-jht at lettXrt art rated, an 4 s'"a<* I chained the rates of postage on letters ; ana all i Jrop letters, or letters pUceJ in aur postetnee not T f or traustßission bat tor tK-Uvery ouly, shall he j wirfa both poetag, at the rateoi two etuis each ; and .a ail tue forego, 04 cases the postage, j mu* be pre paid by stamps ; and in all the letters 1 which sba.i berealier be advertised as remaining over or uncalled for in any postoifiee shall be i charged wtih ttvo cents each in tnidition to the | regular postage, both to be accounted for as other ■ passage of this Confederacy.’* FOSTiOKcS SKtVgPAfCSS, PAKPBtEIS, AND liTHKH riIIVTUI) lIATTEtt, I.VCLCMINt; 1100 Kt. “And be it funber enacted, That all the news- I papers publisbi and within the Confederate States, I not exceeding three ounces in weight, and sent j from the oihee of publication to aetuaj and bona] jUt subscribers withiu ’the Confederate States, ‘ shall be charged with portage as follows, via : The postage ou the regular numbers of a newspaper published weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; papers published sitnl'-weekly, double that amount; papers published thrice a week, treble that I amount: papers published six times a week, six times that amonut, aud papers published daily, 1 seven times that amount. Aud on newspapers ! weighing more than three ounces, there shall be ! ctbaraed on each additional ounce iu addition to | the foregoing rales on those published once a ; week, live cents per ouuce, or fraction of an ounce, i per quarter; ou those published twice a week, tea , cents per ounce per quarter; ou those published three times a week fifteen ceti':- per ounce per quarter; on those published six times a week, thirty cents per ounce per q.ngper; and on those published daily, thirty-five cents per ouuce per quarter. “And periodicals published ofteuer than bi monthly shall be charged as newspapers. “ And other periodicals, ?s nt f rmil t i ie o <sse of publication to actual and bona fiJe subscribers, ! -hail lie charged with postnge as foil >ws, viz \ The postage ou the regular numbers of a periodi- ; cal, published within the Confederate .States, not I exceeding one and a half ounces in weight, and i published monthly, shall be two and a half cents i per quarter; and for every additional ouuce. or fraction of an ounce, two aud abalfceuts addi tional , if published setmmonthly, double that amount. And periodicals published quarterly or bi-monthly, shall be cnurg.d two cents an ouuce; and regular subscribers to newspapers aud peri doicals shall be required to pay oue quarter’s pos tage thereon in advance, at the office of delivery, unless paid at the office where published. “ Aud there shall be charged upon every other newspaper, and e-jh circulat not sealed, band ! bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical aud muga ! zine, which shall be unconnected with nny manu j script or writteu matter, ar.d not exceeding three I ounces in weight, and published within the Con i federate States, two cents ; and for each additioD- I si ounce, or fractiou of an ounce, two cents addi i tionai; aud iu all cases the postage shall be pre paid by stamps or otherwise, as the Postmaster i Geueral shall direct. r “And books, bound or unbound, not weighing over four pounds, shall be deemed mailable mat ter, and .-hail be charted n -ith postage, to be pre paid bv stamps or otherwise, as the Postmaster General shall direct, at two cents au ouuce for any distance. “ And upon all newspapers, periodicals and books, as aforesaid, published beyond the limits of the Confederate States, there shall he ebur..-ed postage at double the ‘oregoing specified rates. “ The publishers of i uwspapers or periodicals within the Confederate States may send and re ceive to aud from each other, from tbetr respective offic -rot publication, oue copy of each publics ticu free o: postage. “All ue...-.papers, unsealed circulate,^‘or other unsealed printed transient matter, placed iu any pos. office, nut for transmission but for delivery only ..bail La charged postage at the rate of one cect eacn.” • Chro ■ ■ . ■ • i FUtnt Potatoes. M it. Editor —I have several days thought of writing a little about home protection. MUih fr said about planting more corn—the time fa ab /n* past for planting corn with cert am tv o’ a cr- p Peas tiriilrd someone bit? suggested th*t ugh th ■ press- wt add yield abundantly, if wheat fields at ■. the only land pen P,r ‘lta purpose This ifir ir more likely to profit than corn planted tow.— There is a crop, from tbe simple fact of it being cultivated on a small scale, that has been over looked in the t.rfanfion ep'rit that has taken hold of nur people. It CHit be doubled with perfect, ease, and w'“ pay inore than any other that Can he planted a. this season—it to the potato crop.— Potat. slips can he set uu ii the Atb ot July with fair prospect of a crop. Almost Cvery farther can fl.ul it ■ his pow er to doubte the size of his patch withs i. s from Ins own bed hy the ..ist of this tmmtl’l. Tiie lust Oultiiutor shows hmv tbe slips may, with ’fiitle trouole, he planted a .and made to live in dry weather. Tiie son, sandy land tj be found in MiddleG* o ra.; to say nothing of mere -'outheru parts, would yield -u immense cro„.— The Southern Georgians say they, raise them w ithout using u bun, or turning a* vine. Let us hear a word from loeut on this subject iu time for tiie cultivation of the double crj/i to Jliddie Geor gia. \ prize essay, read before one fit the North *rn Agvu'ultqral Societies, a few years since by Mr. Thonia:., shows that ]>otatdr;, nt ;;t to taruips, yield more than .1 ything else put ou the same ex tent of soil. YVbeu they art mad a how useful, how acc-iptnblfc! 1 They are good for hogs, good for cows, goad for sl.cep. good! ‘.e-mukt s;arch, good to make beer, good to roast, to bake, to fry, to make pud dings, custards, sliced pies-in short, they are •Radway’s Ready Relief to every family. Mariou ate potatoes aud conquered his loss. If uecessitv demands it, just give cur boys potatoes, and they will all be Marions. I'iiimus. The Coast. Dlfk? cks —the rie.w?.Ry the lasl. mails ouly con fir mu ’be iut logcucj; by previous arrivals, ’that we are in d.'-. r rof a war i with England, ami perhaps France. The present, i imlicatioufi and premoaitioos will probably cul j ruinate in the s’ern reality iu October next, when 4 he cotton crop so ill have been ready for expor tation, aud when the stock now hand will have been completely exhausted. A quarrel will thou be created for which active preparation is now being made in Europe. What pro orations are being made by u- ? None. We are absolutely unprepared, at and the whole coast is jut in the condition m which Washington was on the 15th ol April, wheu Mr. Lincoln issued his proclama tion. At that time four or five thousand men could have seized the national capital. Now, thanks to the uprising of the North, it is perfectly safe. What ought now to be done to render the whole country equally secure against foreign invasion? Our strong forts, most of which are almost with out a man, ought, to be put on a war footing, and one hundred thousand men, of a Home Guard, ought to be raised for the purpose udJ drilled at the heavy guns, without taking them, however, from their business. Those works that are weak or out. of repair ought to be strengthened and new fortifications ought to be built. Earthworks ought to be raised at every important point, making each a Sebastopol. With these preparations w e would be placed in such a position as not only to conquer a peace j from the rebellious South, but to set at defiance j both England and France, should they attempt an j invasion of our coast or set a hostile foot upon I our soil.— y. Uerafd , June Ith. The Blockading Squadron.—The steam frigate Minnesota, Commodore Stringham, haying re turned to this bar on Wednesday last from a trip j to Tybee, the Commander of the fleet seut in bis tender near to the bar on Friday, with a signal flying to iudicute that he was ready to have au interview with the British Consul in reference to the British bark Edward. Consul Bunch accordingly went dowu on Friday aftemoOu in the steamer Aid, aud was informed that the Edward had proceeded to New York. Tins vessel was from Liverpool bound to Savan nah, and while trying to got into port, she got ashore ou the Gaston Bank, became partially dis abled, and having had a long passage was short ot provisions and water. She was fallen iu with off St. Helena, by Captain Couneau, of the schooner Howell Cobb, who procured the service ot a sti?aa)er to tow her into port. While the steamer was alongside the bark, the brig Perry, ot the b‘ .ck.'ding fleet, hove in ?*ght and ordered her off. The captain of the bark being on the steamer, came 10 ibis port to consult the Consul and so procure aid fur bis vessel. While attending to this matter, the Edward was got under way and proceeuea to Tybee, where she remained several days. Her captain not knowing where she was, aca tbe mate hanng been ordered off tnree times bv the flee:, finally consented to take the vessel to New York, and has sailed r r>r that non. While on board the MirucbO’.a M". Bunch was informed tuai the crow of ti epri*niter Savannah f with one exception who b*a been sent to New York\ wer* 00 board taut vessel&ad were treated kiudiy, but shat tht*y would Lave t-o go to New York to trial. It may be a’so men’ioned that the brig IK lie J*• kson, o! and for Sav-unc-b irom Ma*a z was token as a prise oy the Mmoeaot i off’ a crew pi iced on bo .rd, and the re***>i . ert ’to V-w YYnc M • j-riraod, a pa*eDtm b*. t H&Uie Ja ks- n, r-ft he: * b*n sie c ptured and vent ou b. ui tbe *i.d {r. m e ---reached t* lacny in ast ain t. ri v c ra! kad. •* * fi. passt-ngtrs. wcli io Nt-w York .u u. orig (’w.’-r n Ccjrier. Ocrretponoenci qf r*e AVw York 7hm*c . Washington. Jub#4, lfi6l.—You any expect to see among \ou soon the Stuff ct ams: ot tbe N*eu Yrk rrgicneats The W*rPepa tment have jus’ ’utormed Col. Butterfield tnat Dene of his MtJ, thv ai sroa ?c aud acc-pitd oy the DeDartri.en:. will oe paid or accepted. These men iett heme ana busioees at great cost :c theciselve*—navr been h-ra at their own *x peuse—nave done ao immeune amonrt of work— a aow all to be turned out loose. Col. Buuer u*?ld ha wr.tten a manly ana resoiu e letter to tbe Department on tbo subject. Gen. 3aodford is doing what h can, ana an answer is expected to-day. If act made a part 0? the army, the Staff’ will all come home at 0 ce. It is one mouth to-day -.nee the men were sworn iu. Todlay they expected tidir pay, but on *l pjea::ou to the proper sources, cur men are told That do mccey wili be paid ts?! CrngressLmakes as appropriation. Poor fellows, they are in a bad fix. They cannot get money eueugn to pay for % e'.amp, and some have ibe:r clotbes in pawn at the wasnwmnan’s. Our aicr and are iu a sad plight and know cot what to do. or Cloth for Solutess* Overcoats. —Twenty thousaud tunics, rendered waterproof and yet porous, were served out to the French aruiT daring the Ute w r wiih Russia. They were prepared after the !.*.iow:o* ree pe : Take n ihs. iqz of alum and dissolve it in 10 gallons o f watt:; ii like manner vftss- he the ?Ame V 4 .Auf.Ly o? sugar of : ead i! a aim* ir qaaLrity of water, and mix the two together They form a precipitate of the ?a’.pha?e of lead. The citar liquor :e now w.iSdxa* n. and the CiOtb dried :u the shade, washed is c:car water, and dried agiiio. Thispreparatieaeaables tbe c.Ah to repel water ! leatbera on a hick’s bank, and yet alleys i the perspiration ?o pass somewhat freely trough ] it, w h:ch 4* uut the case with gutta pvreha or India ruober cloth. ‘ f Manassas JrxcntiN.—The Richmond Examiner, from information whicii it has received, regards the lollowing facts as fixed : Ist. That Scott will certainly advance uex: week a force ol from 10,Ow to 2o f ot*o men on our lines. ted. That tbe said Scott is quite sure of success in bis plans, and does not Les'.iate to say to all who will hear nitn, ib&s be has the secesoicniats iu a trap. 3d. That oar soldier? have gained in Genera! Beauregard a commander m wnom they have at least real confidence. Crops, MIC. lUetrade from our Corrttpondenoe] Cotton Bloom.—Mr. Wx. Logos, of Laurence v.lle, Henry Cos., Ala., fends us a cotton bloom the firs; we have seen this season, which bloomed about the Cth instant. The Rome .Sottihtmr says the wheat crop in the l.’h.rokee country is now safe, and estimates •ua; there will be a surplus, over and above th cousumpiion of ibat ooctry.of 3,000,\XH) busheli, b vend tbe Chattahoochee River. Extract of a business letter from Dawson, Ot., ! June 12th : j “Crops are very good in this countv —tbe best wheat and oats crop ever made here, and the I uroppecr very good for corn if the seasons hold 1 but We are suffering for rain at this time—if j has-been thrte weeks since we had arv. Gardens are very much injured Our little cou'ntv is doing well for the war—oue company is gone, and enotlier will be ready in a few’ days. We will have au abundance of fruit this year.” Uatnesville, Troupe County, Ga., June 12. Crops are tine in this section of country. We are suffering a little for rain. About La Grange and bell W they have bad plenty of rain. Wheat and oats are tbe best I ever saw. I never saw cotton grew us fast as it does now. Corn is the best I ever saw, with the exception of Western corn. I saw a field of corn yesterday from knee to half thigh high, in full tassel and silking. There was j but a little of that kind planted, aud these who j JIJ P !ant if *tre planting again in the middle fur | row, to as to give it a “showing.” A company of volunteers left here for Richmond this morning. Sparta, June Crops here are good. Wheat very good. visiting different part* of the couDiy withiu the last few days. None materially suffering for want of rain. Muxtqrd, Talladega County, Ala., June 7.—The crops in this county are very good. Wheat is now cut, and promises a fine yield. Com promising. Spring oat* ripening and heavy. Greenville, Georgia, June 11.—Good crops of wbvat in tMs county—the best iu three years—- aud a much larger amount sowed. Fall oats very good ; spring oats cut oft w'th a three weeks* drought. Coru small, but looks very well. Cot ton small but looking very well. The crops never were iu a better condition. They have been well worked, but we are needing rain. For the last three days raiu has beeu passing about. B: rkl County, June 12.—1 would say that tbe crops of com and cotton are looking well. Have had fiue seasons lately, and with contlnuauce of rain tbo yield will be sufficient for all purposes. There has beeu rnoro coru planted than usual— many having ploughed up cotton and planted coru. Greenwood, Fla., June 11.—Crops of both corn and cotton, are quite promising and while I write there is a gentle shower falling, that seems to dis pel all appreheusious of Lincoln’s starving policy from this section. Already our small grain has beeu harvested, which was very fine, and in the course of two weeks our fields everywhere will be full of roasting ears. The “resistance spirit” cir culates iu every vein of our people, all are willing to shoulder anus iu detence of their rights and liberties. MJttb bountiful provisions and tbe large cotton crops just ahead to make England auu France optu the Lincoln blockades, we liave nothing to fear. Shady Dale. Jasper Cos., June 11.—Our crop of wheat is very good, ‘bough somethiuk it will not turu out quits as well as the number of shocks seem to indicate, ou account of mould. Cotiou looks well, also corn, but small on uplands ; but where the laud is good the corn looks tine aud generally iu good condition ; more corn planted than usual, aud more attention given to iittlo but* toms about branches. Monrol, Walton Co.,Ga., Juue Li.—Crept; lock well iu thus county. Wheat is extra. Com is small. Cuttou is small, but looks well. We Lari a hue rain lasi Friday aad Saturday. f oldior*’ Aid Society. Cul.erton, Hancock Cos., Ga., June If Me. Editor. —The following is for your col umus, if your judgment approve© A bociuty of Ladies was luliy organised at this place tj-da> under the folljwiug constitution Wo, the undersigue , do. hereby adopt and agree to obey the idilowing cuustiiutioo, and the by iav/6 tnat may La enacted in accordance with it* provisions. Article 1. This *,o’ iety shall be known by the uaniv of the Cuivertuu Ladies’ Hold’ora* Aid Soci ety. Its object snail be to furnish gratuitously such cl ‘ihuig as g.u society may dveia prope to the soluiers of Hancock county, ;g ordn thu? our soldin-s may be properly provided for with is lit tie Co©: to trie otatu a* pu>s:bie, aud ia order that the world may know that we are deermined£to do our part towa:aandsa f tiio euj-pojrt of our government, and the defence of our rights. Art clo j. Any lauy nuv become a member of tkisaociety bv the constitution. All mem bers iua) participate in the discussion of any question thui may arise before the society, nave the pfivilcg. to vote and be eligible to office. Article w. Hu officers of the i.ociely suall be a Fro-: ri ot, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treas urer and au Executive I’oimiritiee. All of which officers ch*tll be elected by a. majority of the mem bers present, once every three months, from and after vhe Friday before the first Sabbath iu June, IrG- * 1 Article L Stated meetings cf the society shall be htld ut the Acad*my iy Culver ton ou Friday 1 before the first aud third Sabbath of each rnoutu at o o’clock, T. M. Article •>. This constitution may be altered or amended by a vote ot two thirds of the members present. BY-LAWS. Sec. 1. A majority of tbe society shall constitute a quorum to do business. See It shall be ibe duty of the President to preside over the deliberations of the societv and iu her absence tbe Vice President shall fill the place. riec. . It shall he the duty of the Secretary to record the proceedings of each meeting and take charge of all papei&and books belonging to the society. Sec. -i. It shall he the duty of the Treasurer to take cbaige of idl money belonging to the society and pay ii yit nt the ord r of th> society. Sec. 5 L id alt be ?he‘duty of the Executive Comoiitt.ee to make exertions to obtain donations 10 the society, aua wheu required, to make a writ ten report ot tLe affairs und condition of the society. Sec. 6. Vacancies iu any office shall be tilled by ellection immediately after the official announce ment if the same. Sec. 7. Special meetings may be called at any time by tbe President. Thirty nine names were signed to tbe conatitu tutiou. Au election was held, which resulted as follows : President— Mrs. G. W. Bass. Vice President—Mrs. John Evans. Secretary—Mis. E N. Brown. Treasurer- Mrs. H. L Middlebrooks. Executive Committee—Mrs. \V. H. M. W. Culver, Mrs. Joseph Parker, Mrs. M. E. Rachels, Mrs. M. S. Medlock, Mrs. A. J. Lane, Mrs. H. C. Culver, Mrs. S. Bass, Miss B. Bass aud Miss N*. Brantly. A cash collection was taken up as follows: Mi-5. F. Culvert SSOO [ Mr*.L. T. Christian....s .1 00 Mrs. N. Brown aOO Mrs. b. T. Uurrl? 2 On l'.’ bi • liass 6uo I Mrs. J. L. birdsong.. . 5 i'o ;'|2’ J{ # L- Gutver 10 00 ; Mrs. Irwin Weller. 1 M a! 8,5 S’ ?• v V a iV ue /- 6 00 j Mias N. brantly ioj M;-s. M S. Mwdhjck.... ouo | Mb? vi. Middlebrooks.. 100 Mrs. .T L Culver 6 Ou , Mrs. J.- Dunn 60 JJ r . W. H. brant .y.... AOO ; Mrs \i. noweU fl -0 Jlif Lf* Jr“ :nir 200 I M rs. M. E. Robe*?.... 600 Mrs.JonnEv n 10 • , Miss *•. F. Mae„u lid Mrs. J. E Auhooy.... 1 oo j M M C. O. Baas I 00 S r? * r l ’* ll ! 0 5 I do i Misti A. C Ba©s 100 Mrs. E. A.Ud. 1 Ou j Mr*. A. E. ba*a 1 Ou ’ i.i ti j Mrs. J K ifiddlebrouks h (n) M™. .V.Kaohc j 6 ■ 0 | Mrs. M. E. Kacbels.... S 00 Mrs. M. L. V u 4fo Mrs V,. JParker 100 a”- fc Aa2 u< Mr. A K. Latimer.?... 500 V. w ’.r- Mnkwy... 400 I Mrs. navfcl l>Wkvm.... 20 o<j •w/• V’ ,r - - Mr.-. T. H. Utouer.... 500 Miw M E Culver Sin Mu .. K. Uuim-r 500 2r- ? s K , “ 5 W Mr. ii. W. C-Ovrr 500 vlf- ti *1 80c .5 Kr. tt. VarlL 300 Mtss M, J .hßsou ... 50 | Air. W. WlMlStts. 100 Mrs T. Atexar uer 5 0 -*, ■’•'*) Toll] 2 00 Mist 3i !<atKifurii 2 oo | (Mien, prtstut sid tboy would give, but were Out prepared at rhe time, aud others aaid they a ouid ioruiab clotoor lostead of mouey. T s o or three other Societies nf tbe saute sort have Oeeti organised ia tb coautv I.ad,e s of UiiiCuek are at work, aud they will do to bet ou iu tuucs like these. The crops of the couutrv were never ber.er at thisseaiou. W'e shall tuake a plentv to eat arid cottoa enough to interest England.” Ooe of our neighbors has made over two thousand bosbels of ” heat. aud I heard another say yesterday that ha had cleaned up eight hundred aud tjftv bushels aud expected tc aaos-r.be a large amount ufit for Confederate bonus By the by, about two thou sand bales of cotton were subscribed to these bonds ytst.-rda,7 in Sparta, and it is thought that ut auiuuut wilt be raised to f-ur or five thousand. 7 a.k about “ subjugating,” “ -carving oat “ ‘“ ; t id* - out U ’:' v . ws ‘••> Black Republican seif-eufficieucy I We have yet to read me history of a people alii or ••*oaree, an., uniud as tbo (lie oi liiese CAinieducate Mates ire. v/bo were subjugated. g The Baiipt crßeTßiu-Tb. Charleston Cims rter cas ihe following special dispatch: . ! ! 3M Nt, Jure 18—The latest repo.ta from tSeibe 1 II dicato the .daii-to ba a nctorv and route U* the Linolnites After the battle “a hag ot truce wa -nt to Col. Magruder, for tie purpose of bui-j :og the dead s--d exchacginif •.Lers. Col. jfagmder said they migh: do the first, but d.cliDeJ tbe nut proposition , ‘he officer bearing tbe flag of truce exui th-ir ■OSS in Killed and woauced was a [, j, believed that over <n>j were absent from roil cali the* neat morning Two of their officers, best dee one General, ir6 supposed to uave neen killed. , iflirteenpriaoners were takes, and Lave been wrought to Richmond. lauH Poiatoes—iiow io Keep i ssu (ur _ respondeat of the Charleston 00-x Her gives the following wav to keep Irish Potatoes, as tested by sev'.-;i3 years experience : Wren fully ripe, dig them before sun-ice have them spread ;n a barn, as much separated as pe jr bm Every few days at ntcrruis cuil them over and pic* out tbe bruised and cut ones that may hat e escaped notice when being put n D and I will venture o say they can ne kept from one crop to tbe nest. It is u-oe that they will not look a; plump and full as o ur recent brother Yankees, Oat somewhat shrivelled, still they will be aa good for the table as you can defiire, and all the better tor be:n* Qoae raised. My object m reco-nmetidaujE to dig before sunri?* is'that the potato beici moist wlcu Utieu out of the ground and etpoica r o tbe neat of the sua, toe porea of toe ®kio *re closed aid dried op, and retain the moisture wa.ca rots -bem, out being moved du m:, tbw cool of the day into the born evaporation takes place graouaiiy Always gather the crop in ; dry weather. iMKE-.T Taxes xnu Autiacirr.—Tbesa are the means reco- .in-u jcd bv-.- e Ne w YoA Express to end the war successfully. It savs ■ As the war is lobe pr, seemed, let it be done with gigantic and Titanic lorce Cengreax, extra session, ougnt, forthwith, not only to levy a high duty upon coflee, but to increase the doty on sugar. Direct taxes ninst come, and the Quicker the better for tbe credit ot tbe country. “Loans” will not carry on tbe war, and direct taxes are inevitable. The Beeretary of tbe Treasury, Mr. Chase, ought oow to be preparing his programme of (arm tax, poll lax. carnage tax, watch tax. kc. Audacity alone can end this war, before Great Britain dare strike. Indeed, we need something more, and that is, tbe creation of a revolution in England, by our abolition orators here. now. The “ Beechers’’ and the “ Phillipses” and ‘"tbeatroDg rn'uded women” are are all needed in England— on the stump, as now they are of n uae hvre 1 y Trl.grtpt, , 0 ftr tt.rn P.p.r.- Specml Di.p&tch to th, >’, Y. Tribune. WismsoTON, Monday, June 10.— About three ° clock this morning over s thousand District \ oluateers, accompanied bv Griffin’s West Point Battery, sixty or seventy O S CavalrT from Tex as, aod Tapt Owen’s squadron of District Caral j ry, marched through Georgetown towaruJPoint ot ; Rocks. More District Volunteers and the New- ; Hampshire end Sew York ?th Regiments hare fol lowed. Col. Stone has command. Tbe Rhode Island Regiment have followed their battery to tbe Relay House where they will fejm a portion of Gen. Patterson’s command. He will, if we are correctly informed meet Col Stone al seme point oetweea Georgetown and Point of Rucks, and the combined forces will, in conjunc- j - tion with Gen. Patterson’s column and perhaps j Gen. McClellau’s, also effctuallr surround Har j per s Ferry. The Is; Pennsylvania Artillery, hitherto en- I camped at Kalorama, marched’ this morning, probable joining Col. Stone’s column, i We hare good reason to believe that Col. ; Stoue’s column took boats or. tbe Chesapeake j and Ohio Canal, above Georgetown, aud are pro ceedmg to a point about thirty miles beyond, not i tar from Leesburg, and some twenty miles from Point of Rocks. They took twelve days’ rations. According to trustworthy intelligence trom Harper’s Ferry, the Rebels are retreating. Twelve hundred wagons have been seized f ro[ n tbe farmers in the vicinity of Winchester, and are engaged in transporting the troops by de tachments to Sirasburg, whence they are to go by rail to Manassas Junction. They bad receiv ed early intelligence of the movement from Washington, and were meeting it in their usual manner. I', is doubtful whether our columns will combine in season to make a large capture. According to this information the rebels have giveu up all hopes of effective aid from Maryland, and mean to make a stand at, aud, pelhaps an at tack from Manassas Junction, which is, accord ing to reports received by Government, stroug.y fortified. The cannon are in a semicircle, in the centre of which is tbe railroad station, so that troops rnoviug aloug the track would he shattered from two sides. Ou the other hand, we learn from the same per son through whom we received the account ot the Rebels’ plans, published in Sunday’s Tribune, and bo has just returned from a secoud visit be yond the Chain Bridge, that there are certainly SOO or 400 Rebel soldiers on tbe Virginia side near the Falls, in the vicinity of two large flat boats, of which they would seem to have cusrge. The news of the advances from here this morn ing had already crossed the Potomac, and was fly ing to Manassas Junction and Richmond. The fores was magnified to 10,000. aud so far from dis couraging, reassured the rebels in the feasibility of their plan. Indeed, they began to talk of out flankiug the Washington hues, aud capturing the city directly, thus robbed of its defenders, w ithout going around bv Baltimore, sure that that place would rise in a moment if the capital were takeu. It is believed by my informant, that if all things proper, the advauce upo* us will be made hy Thursday at fartherest, at which time.it is thought our troops that have marched will be occupied with the Harper’s Ferry force. We have further confirmation of the disaffec tion at Harper’s Ferry. Three companies retuse to drill under any flag but the stars aud stripes. Thev are probably the Kentuckians, who hold the Maryland Heights and who, if previous state tneuTs may he believed, will probably turn their guns against the rebels, of whom they are nomi nally allies. [Special DifjKtlch to the Philadelphia Press.] Washington, Juue 10. —Three battuliocs of the District of Columbia volunteers passed through Georgetown to-day, and about the same time two Connecticut, oue New Hampshire, and the ninth New York regiments broke camp at the Seventh Street Park and proceeded by the Rock Creek road. The two forces were to unite at Tenally towu, three miles above Georgetown. Their des tination is supposed to be Edward’s Ferry, on the Potomac. This -joint is about thirty miles from Georgetown, equidistant from Harper’s Ferry and Washington. Another battalion of District volunteers formed in the First ward this morning at 10 o’clock, among them a full company of sappers and mi ners, with all the tools pertaining to their service, and portable bridges. This last battalion com* prises portions of the command who were unable to join the forward movement made early this morning, the destination of which is supposed to be Leesburg. Capt. Owen’s cavalry proceeded with the Dis* trict troops, aud about forty of the Second Texau | cavalry went in the same direction. In addition | to the catnp equip lge and entrenching tools, they | were provisioned for twelve days. A large traiu ■ of wagoua crossed into Virgiuia at the Govern i meut ferry, Georgetown, throughout the day, in | aicatiug. it is supposed, that oue or more regi ’ meuts on that side have received orders to inarch : One of the Ohio regiments it is expected, wilt so or take up its hue of march to fed ow Col. M ae*s j column. Postmaster General Blair, it is said, will require ; persons receiving letters from the Ooufecerato States to pay the postage, notwithstanding r .ey 1 bear prepaid stamps, which are regarded as ing beeii stolen by the seceded States froir ‘be j Government of the L'nited States, and therrf; re, uru not entitled to credit, no equivalent Luvmfc’ ! beou received for them. ! Washington, June 10.— A lady of undoubted ’ veracity, who was within full view of the batte ries at Acquia l reek when attacked by the utaam er Freeborn, comuiUbicates to her relatives iu i Washington that fifteen were killed to her certain ; knowledge, and sb< bad no doubt that as many as fifty were killed, besides a large number wounded £>he says that every pains were takeu to concea’ the fuot, even from the friends of tbe victims, and that as fast as any casually occurred th* sufferers were removed to tbe woods for concealment. She says toe batten©.- contained 4opersons, including the troops. The studied concealment of the rebels in regard to thfcir lost* in the second and third at tacks at Aquia Creek, made more than a week ago, taken in connection with tbe quick circula fion of the news of beir ©scape from loss in the fi;-6t attack, affords a ©iron presumption that the casualties iu tbe two lu?-t engagements were serious. Prom the Louisville Courier. Proclamation of Guviruor Jacksou, of arl--.50,000 Xiro-oys OulK<l Out. St. Luitif, Juno 18.—Tbe following I’rociama tion from Gov Jacksou, is received to day. JtrrcßSON Citt, Juue I*2. To the j :opie of Missouri ; A buries of uuprovoked aud unparalleled out rages Lave been inflicted upou tbe peace and dig nity ot this Commonwealth, aud upon the rights aud liberties of its people, by wicked and unprin cipled men, professing to act under the autboriiy of ibe United States Government. The solemn enactments of your Legislature have been nullified, your volunteer soldiers have been taken prisoners, your commerce with your sister States has been suspended, your trade with rour owu fellow-citizens has been aud is being subjec ted to the barrassiug coutrol of au armed soldiery, peaceful citizens have been imprisoned without warraut , v i law, uuotfeudiug and defenseless men, womeu and children have been ruthlessly shot down end murdered, and other unbearable indig nities have beeu heaped upon your State aud youroe.ves. To all thc*?e outrages aud indignities you have submitted with patriotic forbearance, which has oulv encouraged tbe perpetrators of these gi ievous wrongs to attempt still bolder and more daring usurpations. It has been my earnest endeavor under all these embarrassing circumstances to maiutaiu the peace of tbe State, and to avert, if possible from our borders the desolating effects of civil war. With that object iu view, I authorized Major General Price several weeks ago to arrange with Gen. Harney, commauding the Federal forces in this State, terms of agreement, by which the peace of the State might be preserved. They came, on the 21st of May, to au understanding, which was made public. Tbe State authorities have faithfully labored to carry cut the terms of that agreement. The Fed eral Government on the other hand not only man- j ifested its stroug disapprobation of it, by he i instant dismissal of the distinguished officer who, , ou its part, eutered mto it, but ii at ouce begau, j aud has unremittingly carried out, a syste i of j hostile operations, iu utter contempt of that I agreement and in reckless disregard ot its owu i plighted faith. These acts have latterly portended revolution ; aud civil war so unmistakably that I resolved to 1 make one more effort to avert these dangers from vou. 1 therefore solicited an interview with ! brigadier General Lvou, commanding the Federal army in Missouri. It was granted, aud ou the lOtb lust., waiviug all questions of personal offi cial dignity, I went to M. Louis, accompanied by Major-General Price. We bad au interview ou tbe lltb inst., witn General Lyon and F. P. Blair, Jr,, at which I submitted to them this proposi tion : That I would disbaud the State Guard and break up its organization ; tbat I would disarm all companies which have been armed by the State ; that I would pledge myself not to attempt to orgauize tbe miiitia uuder the Militia Bill; tbat no arms or munitions of war sbouid be brought iuto the State ; that I would protect all citizens equally iu all their rights, regardless of their po litical opinion ; tbat I would suppress all insur rectionary movements wtthiu the State; tbat I would repel all attempts to mvade it from what ever quarter aud by whomsoever made, aud tbat I would thus maintain strict neutrality in Ibe present unhappy contest, and preserve the pei-.ee of the State; and I further proclaimed that I w.mid, if necessary, invoke the assistance of tile United Slates troops to carry out these pledges. All this I proposed to do upon tbe condition mat the Federal Government would undertake to dis arm the Home Guards, which it has Illegally or ganized aid armed throughout tbe State, end pledge itself not to • ccupy with its troops any li. caiitfes in the Mate occupied by them at this tune N'.tthicg but the most earnest desire to avert m-, horrors ot civil war from uur State could have ; tempted me to propose ‘ heee bumdiatiug term* They were rejected by tbe Federal officer-. They demanded not ouly the oisorganizetioi cf ‘ the State militia and the nullificetiou of tne n ,h i tary bill, but they refused to disarm their i.v-u i home guards, aud insisted tbat tbe Federal Gov . trument tuoaid cijoy unrestricted right to move and station ‘be true ps the St tie wbe:i ever and wherever they might, ia tbe opiuion of I its officer*, oe ueceaeary, either lor the protection ’ ol ,oyal ciuz-cs ot tbe Federal G vernmeut r for tne repvilmg ot invasion i and tuey plainly au jounced taut it was t e iuteotion ot the Adminis tration to taka military occupation, under these 1 pretexts, of tbs whole State, aud reduce it, as avowed by General Lyuo himself, to the exact con dition ot Maryland The acceptance by me of these degrading terms would pot only bave sullied the honor of Miescun, but would have aroused the indignation ot every brave oiiizen, and pre cipitated the vary conflict which it has been my aim to prevent. We refused to accede ‘ > them, and the conference was broken op. Fellow-citizens, ad our efforts towards concilia tion have failed. We can hope for nothing from tne juatioa aud moderation of tho agents of the Federal Government in this Btale. They are en ergetically hastening the evacution of tneir bloody and revo utionary scbvmtafor tbe inauguration of a civil war in your midst; for tbe military oc cupation of your estate by armed bauds of lawless invaders, for the overthrow of your estate Vvoverc coent. and for the subversion of thoae liberties which that Government has always sought to pro tect, and they intend to exert tbeir whole power to suoji.gate you, if possible, to the military des potism which has usurped the powers u. the Federal Government. Now, thereioie, I, C. F. Jackton, Governor of tbe .State of Missouri, do, in view of the fore going facts, and by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution aud laws of tbe Com tnonweafth, issue this my proclamation calling tbe military of the State to tbe number of 50,0X1 into active service tor repelling said invasion and for tbe protection of the lives, liberty, and pro perty of the citizens of this sute, and I earnestly exhort all good citizens of Missouri to rally uuder the flag of their Sute for the protection of their endangered homes aud firesides, and for the de fense of their most sacred rights aud dearest liberties. Iu issuing this proclamation I hold it to be mv soiemu duty to remind you that Missouri is still one ~f the L’nited atites, that tbe Executive De partment of tbe State government does not arro gate to itself tbe power to disturb that relation; that power has been wisely vested in the conven tion, which will at tbe proper time express ycur sovereign will, nd that meanwhile it i. your du ty to obey all Constitutional requirements of tbe Federal Government ; but it is equally my duly to advise you that your first allegiaoce is dne to your own State, and tbat you are uuder no obliga tions whatever to obey tbe unconstitutional edicts of the military despotism wbicb baa enthroned itself at Washington, nor to submit to tbe infa mous and degrading sway of its wicked minions in this State. >’o brave and true bearted .Mis sourian will obey tbe one or submit to tbe other. Kise, then, and drive out, ignominiousiy, the in vaders who have dared to desecrate the soil which your labors have made fruitful, and which is con secrated by your homes. (bigned,"; Cuaibojine F. Jackson. C|ronide £ Sentinel. AUGUSTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY MOBWXfi, JUNE Is*. JC. OVTH TERMS.—Single copies. £2 per annum ; three copies $5; six copies #io; ten copies ?15 Invariably iu advance. No mime will be enter- ‘ ed on our subscription boohs unless toe monej accompanies the order. The notes ot all specie payiuir banks taken at par. We employ no travelling agents. WE AbW -* y?> stop the Chronicle k Senti nel at the end of the year, or the time for which it is paid, of which each subscriber will receive due uotice bv letter, so that if you wish to con tinue it, it would be well to renew your subscrip tion at least two w eeks before the time expires. W” C ! tW I, ' , OT change the address of a sub scriber uniess he gives us bis former as well as his present address. TJe> Crops. AV* would again tequest our correspondents throughout the country, who write to us on busi ness or other matters, to keep us posted as to tbo state of the crops in their neighborhoods- A few lines are sufficient, ami would be little trouble to write. The information they could give us would be most acceptable to every person, more espe cially to mercantile men, not ouly ou this, but ou the other side ot the Atlantic. In uo year have crop reports been looked for so eagerly as they have beeu and will be iu this. The Chronicle A Sentinel lor Virginia. We seed a number of copies of the Daily Chronicle if- Ser.tinet, giaiis, to our friends iu the various companies of Georgia Volunteers now iu Virgiuia, and shall send to each company as soon as their location and address are known. Our s look eagerly aud anxiously tor every ipedium of news from home, and nothing more acceotable than a daily paper can be sent them. Those cl our readers having friends in the Vo lunteer couipauies, whom they would like to keep posted on tbe generaljiews of the day at borne, can have tbe Chronicle scut them at the rate of 50 cents per mouth. Chronicle A Sentinel—Evening Edition. As there is now uo evening paper published in Augusts, we have, at the urgent solicitation of many persons, consented to publish our evening edition for city circulation, and will furnish tbe Evening Edition of tbe Cbrouicle and Sentinel wiihin the city limits for FIFTEEN CENTS PElt WEEK,payable to the carriers. Persons wan de sire tbe paper left at their siores or residences, will please give immediate notice at the Counting Uoom. The Evening Edition w ill contain the la test news by Telegraph, Express and Mail up to one and a half o’clock, P. M., each day. • The ( hroiiicle for Pensacola. A package of the Chronicle it Sentinel is made up every night for Warringtou (Pensacola); aud now that communication by railroad is established, letters aud packages will go through in aDout thirty-six hours. Those of our friends at Pensacola to whom we have hitherto sent the paper, report that it comes through in good time, and with unvarying regu larity. U. S. Postage Stamps. —For the purpose cf accommodating those of our friends who wish to subscribe for the Chronicle it Sentinel, we will take United States Postage stamps, as it is more than probable we can manage to get them ofl better than they can. |>poillllEl< 111 M. Hon. A. H. Steuhens, announces that bo will address tbe people of tbe Eighth Congressional D striot ou tbe subject of the proposed Govern ment loan, to be made in cotton aud other pro ductions, at tbe places, and ou the days following, to wit: Crawfordville, Saturday, June Id. Warrectoa, Wednesday, June IK. LesingiotV Monday,June 21 Elbertoo, Wednesday, June C-f Lincolntoo, Sacuiday, June i."’ AppliDg, Monday, July, 1. Waynesboro’, Tnuraday, July 4 Louisville, Satu.day, July ? Sylvauia, Mouoay, “July ?. Augusta, Thursday, July 11. The -duress at Warreoton on the 19lb ijot., is Intended for Glasscock as well as Warren. Tbe people o both counties aro requested to attend that meeting. Tbcbsday, the Day of Fasting aud Prayer, was quite generally observed as such, in inis city, and as tar as we can learn, towns adjacent. Places of business were closed, the churches were tilled with attentive listeners, and an air of solemnity pervaded all classes. Tbe Central City Blues and Jones Couniy Volun teers attended St. John’s Church iu a body iu the morning. Fa*Ku„e of Troops. Large ui uibei.s of troop.-, are daily hastening forward to as.i-t in driving bacu . ,e invaders of Southern .-jit. .-uiiday and thouday toe railroad trains were crow d-d ith more vulu'V ers, who | like those who have preceded ‘li.i-i, are fitted for wort, and will be heard from with honor here aftei .- The following companion arrived here yester day (Sunday) morning, aud left on the evening traiu : Irvin Guards, Capt. G. G. Norman, from Wilkes county. Calhoun Rifles, Capt. Wsi. L. Fcblow, from Gordon couuty. LaFayette Volunteers, Capt. G. 0. Gordon, from LaFayette county. The following companies passed through Au gusta Monday morning : Ilillyer Kifles, Capt. Gto. Uillyku. Toombs Guards, Capt. L. C. Belt, from Bullock county. A detachment of the West Point Guards. Tiikee Companies left here for the teat of war this morning—the Jones Voiuuteers and Central City Blues, who were encamped here, and the Jeff Davis Rangers. Gen. Henninosen, a bo figured so conspicuous ly with Gen. Walkeii at Nicaragua, we aro iu formed is a private iu the “Hillyer Rifles,” a’hich passed through here this morning. He will bon orubly distinguish himself, iu whatever position be may be placed. The Victory at Bethel Church. The latest and most minute aud reliable ac counts of the battle at Bethel Church, (in York county, Vo., about half-way between Hampton aud Yorktown,) show a most decided and splendid ’ victory, gained by the North Carolina and Vir j ginia troops, under command of the gallant and daring Col. J. Bankhead Magsudek. The enemy outnumbered us (four to one—the statement of a prisoner being that they had 4,500 troops, againbt our eleven or twelve hundred —but we had the advantage in position, and more in the character and courage of men. The hoe Louisiana Regi ment from Yorktown, said to be one of the best ! regiments in Virginia, came down to the assist ance of their Carolina and Virginia brothers, but too lata to see the fun. Better luck to them next time. The battle at Bethel will do to count one against the surprises at Alexandria, Fairfax C. H., and l'hillippi. Full details of the battle will be found on our 1 fourth page. lion. Howell Cobb passed through our city I last week cn his way to Richmond. Hon. I Thos. R. K. Cobb is making up a Legion in Geor- j gia, to he called Tom Cobb’s Legion, composed : of iufantry, cavalry and artillery, aud to be offi cered by late U. S. Army officers. Suspension op the Republic. —We inadvertently omitted to mention the recent suspension of the Republic of this city. The list has been transferred to the Constitutionalist, which latter paper will be furnished subscribers to the Republic for the time of tbeir subscription. The retiring Proprie tor nnj the Editor have our best wishes for tbeir happiness and jirospenp^^^^^^^ Speech-Making in the Cahf.—Tue tedium of cwtnp life was very Bensibly relieved Thursday evening, by an extempore gathering of the Cen tral City Blues and Jones Cos. Volunteers, wl h v>me of our citizens, to listen to speeches from toe officers and others upon the rec-nt si rriug new- from Virginia. The greatest good feeling wj,3 manifest, and the ioteliigenco of the gionoue victories oar volunteers have already achieved at various points in the Old Dominion, received with the loudest ksud of cheering. The mealing was kept up till a late hour. The Dans Uuselteeu-, Capt. X C. Cost, went into camp on the Parade Ground yesterday. We are indent’ and to the aeccuimiditing officers of the Southern Expre-s for New York papers of the Uth. Drahatio Readings —Mr. Harvey Bawiree will give one of bis Dratnai.c Readings a* Concert Hal! next Tao red ay evening, coma, ucing at Sys o’clock. As this is the la*t opportunity our citi zens will have, a. luiri for the present, of bearing this really excellent opectes of er*.<r,a.nuent, the present opportunity should act be loci. Give Mr. Bawteee a bumper at parting. Fill up the Ranks I —A we stated a few days siDce, Lieut. E. B Thompson, of the Independent Blues, is now in this city for the puiposeof ad ding a few more recruits to the company. The : “Blues” are at present stationed near Richmond. They will undoubtedly be awarded an honorable | position when tbeir services are needed. It ap pears to us that the opportunity to win enviable j distinction on the battle held, in the ranks of the | “ Blues” should not be lost. Capt. Richards is a * thorough and efficient officer, with a Cdo set of subordinate officers and privates under his com- I in and. Lieut. Thompson will be happy to receive re ! cruits for a few days at the bookstore of luos. Kicbabos & Non. A number of recruits passed through our city yesterday evening, for tbe Madison Home Guards and the Gilmer Bluer ot Lexington hurrying on to join their companies where th re is promise of battle. Reports were current yesterday and this morn ing. of an engagement at Newport News, with heavy loss to the Federal troops Dispatches from Richmond state there was no foundation for the rumor. James Campbrll, who was on the floating bat- j terv at Charleston, during tbe bombardment of Fort Sumter, and who did effective service at that time, was accidentally drowned at Norfolk on the Uth instant. Tbe War New*. Tbe late telegraphic news, if oonflruied, we j fear will rather dampen the ardor of our people. The keeping of our troops in check in Virginia by our military men, while doubtless a military ne cessity, or else a deep game to overwhelm the en emy, has not been calculated to inspire our vol unteers, or enthuse tlatrn with the spirit of i .lo ry. Our leaders, however, know better what should be done, than we or the soldiers possibly can know, and tbe confidence Os the pecple is not shaken iu the slightest, though they may feol a little disappointed that our volunteers have not j been led on, rather than back. It Harper’s Ferrv , has been evacuated, it must have been for the reason that there were not enough men there to j hold it against the largo numbers advaticiug against it from three directions, or tor the purpose i of falling back ou Winchester, there to hold in 1 check the advancing regiments from the Wesi *or else to concentrate nearly all the available foroes at Manassas in order to attack Alexandria aud , Washington from ouly ono side. Harper’s Ferry i was an important point for us to bold, it would j seem, if Washinjlon is to be attacked and Mary- I laud releived, and its evacuation possibly an evil j to us, while its possession may be of little advan 1 tage to the Federalists, except as to the morale ! of it. The possession of Harper’s Ferry by the Fed eralists only gives them an uuobstrumed commu nication irom New York through Baltimore, Maryland aud Virginia, to Parkersburg, Wheel log and the whole West. The entire common!- cation from East to West was unobstructed with out that, but not over Southern Territory, and a descent might he made on Virginia from any di rection just as well without hoidiDg the Ferry as with it. But it seems to us to be a serious loss for the South to give it up, provided there be. any de sign of successfully attacking Washington and raising the oppressor’s hand from prostrate Mary land. However, it may still b possible for our troops to do as much towards capturing Washing ton aud relieving Maryland, by concentrating an overwhelming force a’ Mauassas. We hope this may be the reason of tbe evacuation, but still we are not without misgivings that it was caused by the waut of sufficient men aud uiuuitious in Vir ginia. If this be so, the Government can have any number of men from the South, if there be arms for them. The retreat of our forces to tbe interior is cer tainly no more a relief of Virginia from invasion, than it is an act of aggressive war. Virginia’s soil is occupied by hostile troops now, on toe peninsula between York aud James rivers, in tbe West, at Alexandria and around the grave of Washington, and at Harper's Ferry. And still we have neither attempted to march into the enemy’s country, nor have we even driven the invader from our soil, llow loDg shall these things be ? We devoutly trust that this evacua tion aud retreat is but the crouch of the tiger be fore his deadly spring. If we are not to invade 1 the enomy'a soil, in God’s name is it not at leaEt | time that we were driving him from oars, or bury | ing him iu it ‘l From Missouri the news is decidedly warlike. Gov. Jackson has taken bis stand at last, and taken the one we are all proud to see him take. Things are evidently coming to a head there, and we make look for bloody work. Missouri is de termined to bo free, aud she h .s the men to make good in the field what her leaders determine in the Cabinet. The State was willing to remaiu at peace iu the old Cuion for a time, but the usurp ers—despots—of tbe North choose to make her select whether she will submit to their domination or strike for self-government. She has made her election, aud she intends to maintain it. The ng-eement between Price aud Haruey, to disband the State Guards in consideration of the with drawal of Hie F deral troops, lias been broken by LtiiN and the Lincoln Administration, who are de termined to force Missouri to terms, aud so her noble and chivalric Governor calls upon tbe loyal S’ ate volunteers, to the number of fifty tbousaud, to a'm for the prolcctioo of the State against this : foul Federal aggressiou. All.honor to him -our ; warmest sympathies arc with him ann his ’root’s, and ere long we hope to chronicle the fact that the Fedcralisto ton be*r allies, Fua-a Clair’s *bo lilicui-t- -end Dutch, have neon drr.'eu from the ‘ state NO Itloro f- pc t-c* *f aUln a - published a few day? tinea the short and curt remarks of Geu. Lee iu Virginia, w hen called upon tor a speech. Wc like them highly—uoth iug we have scou lately has pleased us half bo much. We hope that ibis is the beginning of a new era, a glorious era. when every mau, woman aud child.can rest securely and safely, and have no dread, either day or night, of a speech-maker before their eyes. The fact is’, this indiscriminate spcecn-makiug, at all times, iu all places, ou all subjects, by all sorts of people, is oue of the most unmitigated uuisauces of tbe age. We hopo that we have secu the last of it, and that the press and the people will set *beir hearts and faces and ears against it. What au enormous mass cf trash, to be sure our jicoplc have been accustomed to for years past, dealt ou’ lo them by epoeeh-pcddlers', at cross roads, at court-Louscs, every where that two or three could bo gathered together, by Can didates, and expectant caaebdates of all sorts, from constable up to President. The people par baps are nearly as much to blame as tbe speakers, for in some places they Beam to have almost an incurable propensity to pump a speech from ev#ry passer-by who is kuow-u to have made a speech in his life. The press bv all means should frown down this speech-mama, for the fewer speakers, the more readers—aud us stump slang-whanging goes out of fashiou, the press will rise to the dig nity and iDfluenoe which should beloug to it. We do not, of C9ur.sc, mean to say that any or all of our newspapers afford a better means of infor mation to the mass of our people than the speeches of our distinguished men, nor that they exercise such au influence. But there is more to be hoped for from the press, aud as tbo readers of news papers increase the public will require, and will get, a bigber standard of newspaper excellence. The tendency of the press is upward, but the tendency of public speaking is decidedly down ward, aud demoralizing to public taste and pub lic morals. I And the people ought to reflect, too, what a bur den this speech-making business imposes upon our really able meu. Usage bag required, in many cases that candidates for tbe Legislature should take the stump, and in every caso this has beeu required of Congressional aspirants. Even Guber natorial aud Presidential candidates have conde scended to tbe humiliating task. A tongue.v, aud ’ impudent, and aspiring man, with more brass in I his face and b-llou> in his lungs, than brains in his • head, must needs take the stump for the applause of the crowd, and thus be has been enabled to | forco his superiors to follow in his footsteps. Let all this have an end now, at least for a few years, during the infancy and purity of our young Re public, and let us seek tbe best men for office, uow ] that we have no party issues to divide us. Let us put all oftco-seekers aud all stump-speaking caudi \ dates under the ban ot pbutic indignation, and I determine that no man shall have office who | seeks it, and that none shall refuse office when j elected, if it be poasible to accept without great j personal loss or inconvenience. If we could only bring ‘he public mind up to this point we should feel that we bad done our couotry incalculable good ; that we bad injured it againat incapacity* unfaithfulness, and malfeasance in office. Will not our brethren of tbe press give this matter an airing in tbeir papers, between this time and our fall elections ? Wo bdve just finished reading tbe great speech of Vice President Stephens, delivered at Wash ington last .Saturday, for which we are indebted to tbe Southern Confederacy, one of whose editors, Mr. J. Hknlt Smith, has reported it quite fully. It is truly a great speech, worthy of Mr. Stephens, worthy of the cause and worthy of tbe people of old Wilkes, to whom it was addressed. When will Mr. Stephens address his many friends and admirers here in Augusta? They have had tbs the pleasure of bearing bim only twice, ve be lieve, tu two years. A dispatch was received in this city a few days - since,for a gentiemau in a neighboring countyjrom a member of the Cabinet, sayiug lUat tue Gov eminent would accept all volunteers woo offer ’ tuctr eervicae direct to the Prcidcct, provided tuy ire armed, even with common shot gnus and rifles, bu; they are do- to leave the Slave web ; State amu against tLj GovcTi-cr’s orders. The President reocgr-iitb let r’.gkt oi ttie Governor to control the arms whicn ueloug to the State— -1 but he will rece.vo soldiers under Wrioht’s bill, if armed, without regard to beiog offered through, the Governor. Colonel op the Fire Brigade.—At a meeting of the officers of the different sections of the Au gusts Fire Companies, held on the evening ot tbe loth iust., for tat purpose of ascertaining tbe re sult of au election lately held at the different en gine houses, Mr, J. B. Preston was declared to have been duly elected Colonel of tbe Military Brigade of the Augusta Fire Companies. Georgia Home Insurance Company —The at tention of our readers is called to the advertise ment of this Southern lnsuiai.ee Company, in another column. The organization is established upon a permanent basis, aud with tn abundant capital, tbe fulfilment of all contracts is guaran teed. A life department is located at Savannah and applications for policies of insurance upon tbe lives of persons in good health, are in order. Do not neglect to get your lives insured. Tbe Lincolnites are tow broaching the idea of capturing the Southern slaves, not to free them, but to sell them to Northern task-masters, for tbe purpose of paying the expenses of the war. With all their hypocritical cant they never were the friends cf the black man—but simply the enemies of hit master. Aud there is not a negro in all thin land that would not fight to the death if necessary, before he wouid be torn from tbe mas- ter and mistress of bis affection, of those whom be has raised from childhood, and who now take care of bim in his old age, or of these who have guarded and protected him from infancy, and be sold into the bands of these infernal Yankee mas ters. The stares know very well wbat sort of masters Yankees generally are—tbe penurious, grinding, driving, heartless hopocriles. From New Orleans.—A dispatch totbe Char leston Mercury dated New Orleans, June 10, says: There is DO ground for tbe exciting rumors which are said to prevail elsewhere concerning the state of affairs at Pass-a l’Outre. The mouth of the Mississippi is blockaded by the Brooklyn, and Mobile Bay by the Powhatan, ] , Tt *- Oopa, e uuM that much that mav now be bald of the growing cropa of ccru Ht and , 8 merc speculation, as these-sou is not yet far enough advanced to make any reliable estimate eveu lbe I corn, still less of the e .ton crop. Last vear at I “roe, as weal! recoiled, tbo accounts Irom all sections concurred that the f, )r both i ’ ooru an d cotton Was never better. And that was true—finer looking crops were ucver seen, in this section certainly, up to the 20th June, aud yet tVese fine prospects were sadly blasted by Hie j distressing drouth and the great heat ot July ana . August. Within a mouth the fate of the corn crop will be decided in this latitude, aud it may be dectdtd disastrously iu much less time. As to ! cotton a decision can not be made for some months, unless a severe drouth compels the opinion of a short crop soother. We are fearful that an incorrect opinion mav | get abroad as to the prbbable crop, especially cot- I ton, ana therefore we think a word or two as to j the probable production, will be a word or two in I season. As to the small grain creps—we mean wheat and oats, for rye and bailey are very little | growu with us—these are now so far advauced as : to be considered out of danger, except tbe weath- ! er be very uufavoruble for harvesting aud bous- 1 ing. South of Tennessee the wbcut has been I nearly all cut, and in Tennessee, North Carolina j and Virginia, the harvest is begun. Tbero is uo ‘ sort of doubt that a larger breadth of wheat was i sown last fall in the South than ever before, that | the crop came forward earlier thau usual, aud i that, as a general thing, the product is very good ‘ iu quantity and quality, wherever harvested, j We hear of some smut, but believe it is not gene rsl. Tuero will be a largo surplus in tbo Suuth ‘ certainly, almost every State, except perhaps’ Florida and Mississippi, makiug euuugh for itself. ‘ Georgia has doubtless produced enough for two 1 years’ consumption, perhaps even more—five millions of bushels being ample for bread and seed. Tbe oats too may be considered safe, and there is a large crop, a great deal of latid haviug been sown, and tbe growth has beeu good from seeding time—while a much larger proportion than usual was sown in the fall, for the reason that spring oats lor some years past have rusted badly, aud for tbe adaitioual reason that the bad crops last year compelled farmers to that course ’which promised food for the farm stock at tho earliest period this summer. ““As to corn, the best Information we can got is that the prospect is not good, except in one or two | particulars. There has been a much larger plant ing of corn than ever before, perhaps a full third, and more attention has generally been given to good preparation of the laud, aud good culture But tbo corn is small for tbe season, and in niauy places Western corn has been planted, which does not promise well. But though coru is small it is a fair stand, aud is greeu and vigorous. In some localities there has been a lack of rain for two or three weeks, but notsufficient to do damage. With propitious showers for the next thirty days tbe crop will be out of danger in this latitude, aud in a shorter time further South. Altogether, the prospect for food is good, perhaps very good. Less interest seems to be taken in tbe growing cotton than usual, and still it is quite iuiportaut that we make at least a full, if not a large crop.— Food is of the first importance, of course, but nev er perhaps was a cotton crop a greater detiJera turn thau now. Itisalmosubeonly means Whereby we shall be able to raise money euuugh to carry on to the best advantage our war of independence. Not only is a good eottou crop vital to us, but it is of great moment to tjie civilized world. Great Brit ain, our chief customer, will need at least 2,000,U00 bales of our cotton, and iL’ia desirous sbe should be assured of our ability to produce, even this year what sbe needs. Her weekly consumption of American cotton is 43,000 bales, aud if, m addi tion to the stock of four or five hundred thousand bales sbe will have ou baud next September, sbe bus reasonable assuruucu that we cau deliver her, ai the icharter of our uavorit, two uiilliouss of balet, for the year ending September, ISOS, she will doubtless be urepared lu see that n finds its way to Liverpool. Can we not readily do this betidts supplyag otic Ittna dimand, and the ( ootiuent? We think ■ ‘here >a Very little doubt c: it- The cotton :s yet ’ rmall, has been kapt back somewhat by the wet, i cool spring, aud tlia.-o is lest than a full crup I planted. Lot there are fnv crops which stand | hardships and rough treatment better than cot I tou, aud a very unpromising prospect in the i spring aud early su unier is frequently tbo sure i harbinger of a bountiful baivest. W :tb average reasons the product will not fa 1 ! uuder 8,0lK),0l>U bales, and may go to 8.500,00(1. The smaller mop planted, we think, is more apparent than real. It j is smaller than last year uo doubt, aud much smaller than it would have been with peace and the stimulus of good prices. But our labor powtr increases every year, and this ineroased amount of labor is devoted uuw to coru—uot a great deal really abstracted fiosi tbe cotton cultivation. We believe i.bat uot a great deal less land aud labor are devoted to Cuttou thm yeartbau last, certainly 1 uot so much less as to causo ur.y uneasiness about our ability tu supply auy probable demand. We make no account ui the Uuited kilatcs consump tion oi some three quarters of a million, because the United Stutcs, if the war continues, will have little need for cotton, as they can neither pay for it uor sell it when manufactured, nor cau they buy our cotton during tbe war. Notwithstanding this estimated ialliug-off in tbe demand, ? may count on fair prices, as tbe British, Continental, and home demand will rcadify swallow up tbe probable crop of three mid a quarter millions.— Englaud need have no fear of short supply, uor woof good prices, if the blockade is raised. Tbe following Resolutions were unanimously passed by the Central City Bines while encamped at thcl’arade Ground in this city, previous to leaving for Richmond: Resolved, That this Corps acknowledge with gr at satisfaction and pride, the marked kindness aud liberality shown us by the citizens of Augusta during our stay iu their midst. Resolved, That we especially appreciate the forethought of those kind ladies who have done us the honor to lend us the uid of their presence and bewitching smiles, and who have contributed so niocb to tbe comfort ot tbe inner man. Resolved, That tbe hospitality and patriotism of Augusta, which caonot be surpassed, will ever be fresh iu our memories and pleasing to our hearts. J. G. Rodgers, Capt. comd’g, Wm. H. Paine, Secretary. Augusta, June 14th, 1381. Card of Thanks; • We take unfeigned pleasure in returning thanks to the patriotic ladies and gentlemen of Augusta, in behalf of the Committee—Mrs. F. Bloogktt, Sr., aud Mrs. J. G. Com?.—who are engaged in soliciting contributions for tbe purpose of fur nisbiogthe “ Blodget Voluuteers” with clolbiug— for subscriptions amounting to fire hundred dol lars for that object. The response to their appeal was most liberally prompt and hearty. For such generosity and patriotism, tbe donors will please accept this public acknowledgment. The Com mittee speak in enthusiastic terms of the willing ness of our citizens to aid their preUewortby scheme. To the Committee also, who aohieved success by their uutiring energy and perseverance, great praise is due ; and tbe brave “ Voluuteers,” wbo are the recipients of tbeir benefactions, will hold them, and those who have contributed with them, in grateful and affectionate remembrance. Fracas Up Town. —.v wmskey encounter took place on the river bauk near the old upper bridge tn this city yesterday afternoon, between au old man named Jones, 70 years of age, and a person called Lythmore. In the course of tbe combat, the wife of Jones administered some severe blows to tbe bead of her worse half, of so serious a na lure that it was thought last night tbe mau would die. Mrs. Jones aud Lythmore have been ar rested. Ingenious Lock.— Mr. Theo. T. White, of this city, hes shown us a very complicated bauk leek, - which we should think would he invaluable for depositories of treasure aud other places. A re- ‘ ward of five hundred dollars is offered w any one ! wbo will pick it Mr. White owns an interest tu tbs manufacturs of these locks, aod can supply I them of various sizes. i New Edition op Uarose's Tactics. —The pub j Ushers, J W. Tompkins A Cos., Louisville, Ry , have sent us a copy of their new editiou of 44 Has | DMA X’actios,” it. two convenient s-zed volumes ’ Ofihe importance a-- ! useful, ires ofthis work at ; the p.eseu! jiinciaie, tli-re cm. he no question, i The syeteui ot tsoties by Lieut. Col Ha ante) has ! been approved and in use in the l S>. War i)t ----1 par.moot fur several yuars. aud it is also exten sively used iu the Southern Confederacy. The present edition contains diagrams and drawings which taaienslly aid th# learner in acquiring a knowledge of Rifle tad Light lufantry tactics— the first volume contains ” (schools of the Soldier aud Company ; Instruction for Skirmishers the second volume the ’• School of the Battalion.” We ] presume the hook cau very soon be obtained ft i all our book stores. Several of our weekly exchanges lu the interior of Georgia have, within a few days, succumbed to i the pressure of tbe times. Atnoug them the Pu j lathi Times, the Carrollton Advocate, the Planter t i Weekly and tbe Thornton Herald. Tbeee are, in deed, severe times on the newspapers, and they | should bo generously sustained. The Washingtou correspondent of the New X ork Times says that in repairing the Monticello, which attacked Sewell’s Point some days ago, fifteen shots were found in her bull aud bulwarks. Tbe other day a British ship carne into Mobile harbor under tbe Confederate flag. While pas sing Fori Morgan tbe band of the Fort played •• Cod save tbe Queen,” aud tbe Briton’s crew bALIg ‘ Mr. N. W. Stone passed through Augusta thurs day evening with eleven recruits for the Thomson Guards, now in Virginia , A dispatch received here yesterday from a mem ! ber of tile Walker Light Infantry states that the company was at Staunton, Va., all well. They had been paid off. It was theught they would be removed to Strasburg. We learn from the Dahlonega Signal of the Bth inst that Haebisok W. Riley is organizing a brigade to enter tbe service of the Confederate States. First Indepenuent Georgia Battalion.— Major Lbary having resigned his command of this Battalion, an election to fill the vacancy took place at Warrington, Fla., on tbe 9tb inst., and Capt. Geo. W. Lie was declared duly elected. Will Korop,. Ileniui,, N e „ Ira f,] ■ t g T f r’ * n *® r cst seems to be Jj m the Confederacy aud the United St oe 1 ferenoe o this matter. We must confess thJ do uoh feel so great au in’erest mit 011 , J for we are ealirely satisfice we shall Cl „l aideu or unaided. And ,t may be doublfm J er or not the direct complicity of Euglau J Franco in the quarrel will shorten the w ar I neuher of them will, in auy conceivable r H gcncy. aio the United Fta.es wo t ■ i w. |; , ■ SO far as sympathies all d prt ;ili; , .. ■ i* ’ ,uo -'archical Goveriuneuts rejo'ce i d, 7' Ut,on us ‘I”-’ le Union as auotb, r,„■ I au te eiroDgeat, t’dftt Democratic u | Republican s,„ cni of Government, are a t'9 aua such lailure only strengthens tneir i 1° i! * prejudices o t Europe are Ftn the United States than the Confederate .^t* cause tbe latter is l tß6 Democratic than the .ofl Our system bears a strong resembla .. e tfl graud feudalism of tbe old Barons, and i| only system of Democratic Government, 1.a5.l | it is upon tbo sure foundation of a disfraucll j caate, a servile population tbai feels scrvilitl j degradation, that can stand the test of time. 1 i But the interests pf the commercial nations | influence them vastly more tlnu t,h elr prcpid abd sympathies.’ No Coub they would willio : *-• ‘h° United States crush the Confederacy, . j cru “h slavery, notwithstanding their prejudi I against the United stales, if they could only i perfectly satisfied that cither four mill.pn | white laborers Could occupy the r ! of the blacks, or that the blacks, a a freemeu, I produce as much cotton, sugar, tobacco, Ac j they do now. But they know, on tbe com i just as well as we do, that four millions, oi , uumber of millious, of free whites, or li t o li t cannot take the place at present oecu vi beneficially too for the whole buimu i m our tour million slaves, aud tbal -uch 1; attempt, couid but result iu the levs, not . ; the present supplios, and the email mark j cou sumpiiou adorned uow bv the .slaves, Inn ! of the vast and ever increasing ma- ei of tin j millions of white ruters in tho Fouih. N j England nor France, nor auv other Eun commercial power, is prepared 10 see eiu ’.i a tempt made, but ou the contrary tneir lutt require the maintenance of the present rtati the laborers and their owners. Tho first great interest of EngiauJ aud Frai to have peace exist in America, l or while the progresses, and the Morrill Taritt is tho law, all business prefectiy stagnated in the Ui States, they are looeiug there a vast market foi products of their tuoms aud their wcrasho[ And while the blockade of the Confederate p continues, not only are they deprived of the g market we lurnish for their manufactures, they are cut ofl from our eottou, which is a ne ty to England, and the loss of which tor tw months’ would roll a perfect rea of desporate nrk spinners and weavers up to the very dour Westminister. Europe too needs our naval st and lumber; aud a largo poit'ouot the oust revenue of Englaud, France aud Spain is der from our tobacco. While peace therefore is interest of Europe, both as regards us and United States, it is abfihltely a necessity with commercial and mauufacitiriug nations that portt be opened, aud opened they will be, as v, lieve, at ail hazards, before the middle or Sep ber. The United States, perfectly weft aware ot drift of ruliug sentiment in England, aro ( disposed to Ullk belligerently, and at the i time to bint that France will oppose Euglatid is said that the United Stales can aud will i war ou England, and will fight ber with ad. ration muck greater thau they will bring to on us. But bow is tho North to make wi England? Cun she invade Englaud, or .ft tyxluud, or make a raid for the annexaiioj o Canadas. Evidently there is uo thought Af ding Engiund, aud as In I relaud, liulbiuß; v b!o lo lielaud or burtih! to E-gland wiliß'v done from lb's side of liiu water, an Canada, the Uooie Government it a.rcHdy pariag to organise tbue au sirnyof n:S'tl j cud, and Is tendiu:; out small arm and I I uou. while nire-tentSa of the i". pi l ., a: -Bvri I loyal, aud detest the Yankees. But how is Eqgland to make vai ou tbiH States? She has uo need to moke warM Uo tv-U .States, unless the latter attempt H iu Cauuda. AU that sha has lo do, th isl h r own interests, is to raise the blockH tuat does uot necessitate a war, au lUvaaiuH territory of tbs North. Fbe has sevea ll war vessels, among them tho mail clad \t ■ (which even the gnus of Forlicsa Mourul not keep out of James river,i aud wll chooses to say tho blockade shall Ceaaoß cease, though the wbple of Lincoln's hi navy go down among the mermaids. Eugl I raise tbo blockade without sending a suil soldier near the United States, aud if, ml tion, tbe United States invade CauaJu, nl their only chance to make war ou Luglo.l I latter will be abundantly ablu to take curl I tbo soldiers that cau bo spared from attenJ the “ Rebels” of tho Confederacy. Tho I the United Stales -uo plainly that the! staked all on the hazard of a die, aud bal aud it is uo wonder therefore that the il uttering tbe wailing desperauon ot ihe*dl aava a war or two more or less -gukca uol ence uow. Aud as to Frauce, it is al! folly tij sappos* even if ebo does recollect “ Waterloo,” mil though England is bar great rival, sbe bfl idea of taking sides with the North against Erl and the South. Tbe wish is farther to tho thl of those who talk of Mich a thing, as tbel York TimenSoe&. What Is Franco to gain,l by opposingtbe South and aiding tbe Morrill Tariff so much more liberal wines and brandies and silks und velvets a/” 7 aud lucos ? If there be any expression t France thut cau be tortured into synFamjJ the North against ug, it is only appareut, now and arises from chagrin thut sbe was uot si iu tbe field, as our ally, than England. ThJ ry between those two, as to, America, will to which shall be the best aud stauucheßt A oi tbe Confederate States. And while FrruJl no disposition to be unfriendly to us, she cal er hope that English interference iu our ■ will leave England, or any part of her doinil exposed to an attack. Uow, when, whH Fiuuce to make successful aggressive war M glsnd ? Not in the C’susdss surely, from ■ sbe was driven nearly three generations afl iu Irelaud, not in India. Least of all will H ever attempt that foolish dream of invadinm gland No more loyal people oan be fuunH the English, aud but give them cotton andl and they would build n wall of their dead Ijl a hundred feet high and forty feet thick, al the throne of their virtuous aud estimable No danger of war bctwaeu Fruucc aud EnJ Mx. Times, and you can’t gat up ono. 1 Coral Snakes. —Two specimens of tbe “■ tard Hornet, or Coral rioake,” from PensJ Fla., preserved in spirits, have been sent tJ city, aod may be seen at the drug store of M J Plumb & Leitner. One of them is the r J from the bite of which poor Parkvn, of the cl Rifles lost bis life. 1 The inhabitants of Florida say that till rat Snake is generally docile, and never bittl cupt when angered ; and, further, that tl pel-sen is bitten by one of them, bis death i| tain. I Fast Day at Pensacola. —By a letter reel in this city yesterday we learn that Tbursdal was observed with due solemnity by the trol and about Pensacola, according to orders I Geo. Braou. The Chaplains of tbe severall meats stationed there preached during ti l and e vening, and a subdued feeling, in ktl with th© occasion, was generally manifest. I A great exciteuieut wae occasioned in Wilol ton, N. C., last Monday by a report tbataFeJ uteatner wag off Confederate Point, aud that! Lincolnites were landing all along tbe ouast. I tbe truth of tbe matter was ouly that a tdt vessel of war was riding at anchor seme miles from the coast—a vessel of the fleet no doubt. Mg j Tbe Nashville Cabs the attention I ’ nessee farmera to the importance of makl 1 Wavy bean, one of their regular crops. TntJ . is not too far advanced to sow ibtui now. I Gtu. McCulloch has tikuo c uj uaod of ta | tern forces, aod has made requisitions lor al ineats upon Arkansas, Texas, Louieaua, J Indian Territory. Albert Pike goes with! Indian Commission- 1- - Wood roa Fnokaving,—A corrospuudcul Charleston Courier, in reply to au enquirl j tbe best available wood for engraving, sal I a B old apple tree, if out in the fall aud plaifl j soady place till spring, or until season! i give nearly as fine a priut as cau be obtain! boxwood. Tbe wood of the pear and ill tree, would also answer. Tbe vote in Nashville last Saturday resu Separation S,OSB, against 250. Memphis, June B.—For Separation 5,'K'X presentation 5,80 i ; Union 5. The inter!J as beard from is.neariy unanimous. I North Carolina Convention. —On 71 afternoon tbe Convention of North I adopted, by a unanimous vote, the Pel Constitution of the Confederate States I rica. The capitalist of New Orleans have det| to establish a Paper Mill in Mississippi,! Jackson Railroad. I The New Orleans Zouaves left Riebmon special mission on Tuesday night last. Three persons were sent to tbe lusane A at Milledgeviile, yesterday, by order of Rid Inferior Court—two males aud one female. Ie ail, three hundred aud sixty thousand J thus far have offeyed tbeir services to thel federate States to engage in the war againsl cols and his hirelings. I We learn that the vote last Saturday in J tanooga was 450 for separation, 51 against. 9 ville vote for separation by six majority. Hon. John E. Moore, ol Lauderdale has J out in a letter announcing himself as a caudi for Governor of Alabama. Tbe Montgomery Confederation learns tbatl commissions which have beeu given tu LieJ ants in- tho Confederate army, uuder the oj twenty-one, are to be revoked by
