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ihr No!ili towards it.--, happily ‘‘reason halh not lied to Imiti.-li breasts.” Ma il v of them now jj**e that the present \v;ir is, almost without disguise, a war tor the extermination or degradation ot the white raeehy the installation of the blacks in virtual dominion over them; and in sueli a war they have no motive of sympathy or mteicst to en gage them. Othets, profiling at last, ,it 'the sagacious lessons ol Chatham, Burke, Fox, and that noble band of patriots and statesmen in England, who manfully opposed the war upon the American colonies from the start, begin to see that the triumph of law less despotism over the independence of the South would he equally fatal to their remnant of constitutional liberty at home. I 1 rotn the operation of these and other cauees, the military, with the moral strength of the North m this contest, will.go on decreasing, while ours will as certainly increase. On whatever side I look, then, 1 see no omen of discouragement, but, on the contrary, new grounds of assur ance, with regard to the ultimate ami certain triumph ol the great cause in which we are embarked. We may have occasional reverses in future, as we have had them in the past. These are often salutary trials of our con stancy and faith, and needful admoni tions to increased vigilance and exer tion. Even heroic Charleston, for whose fate every bosom is now yearn ing with anxiety, may fall under the extraordinary means concentrated for her destruction. But if sne does, it will be in a blaze of glory that will irradiate the remotest cornel of the Confederacy, and light the way to re tributive victories elsewhere, while she herself will he destined to rise afrain with increased splendor lrom her ashes. The capture of Athens by the Persians, ushered in the glorious days of Salamis and Platea, and when reoccupied, strengthened and adorned by the pious hands of her children, she was more thau ever the envy and ad miration of the world. No local or occasional disaster cun check the on ward progress of a great cause, bless ed with the approving smiles of heav en and sustained by stout hearts with unceasing vigilance and unfaltering faith. I remain, very truly and faithfully, Your friend, , _ W. C. RIVES. Francis B. Deane, Esq., Member of House of Delegates of Virginia. From the Richmond Enquirer. RIVES AND TOOMBS AND FOOTE. Three letters have very recently ap peared in the columns of the Richmond “Whig,” which cannot fail to attract the attention of the country ; the letter of the Hon. Win. C. Rives of Virginia ; the let ter of the Hon. Robert Toombs of Georgia ; and the letter of Hon. H. S. Foote of Ten nessee. Mr. Rives was a faithful adherent to the Union until his State severed her connec tion with the United States. A sincere love of the Uuioti governed and controlled his action as long as the rights and liber ties of his State were protected and res pected. Nor did ho give up that attach meat until after exhausting every effort for harmony and union in the Peace Con gress. Mr. Toombs, on the other band, was among the earliest of the early Secession ists ; he spoke and labored long to effect the revolution, and wheu, finally, the dis ruption took place, he was among the first men selected to start the new govern ment ; he was its first Secretary of State. The letters of these gcntlemcu are as variant in thought and tone and senti ment as the sources from which tiiey ema nated. That of Mr. Rives is buoyant with hope and confidence, encouraging in its view of public affairs, and redolent with patriotic enthusiasm for what has been, done, as well as charitable for what has been left undone. Mr. Rives sees no dcs pondeucy in the management aither of the military or monetary affairs of the coun try ; his patriotism wastes not itself in fault-iiudiug, and he sees-no "fully" in the Government of his country, but sends forth from his home the joyous words of hope, and confidence, and encouragement. Not so with Mr. Toombs. The tone of his let ter is quarrelsome, sour, morose, dissatis fied. The burden of his Jerembyle is the impressment law and the currency, lie tells his couutrymen nothing that is new, nor anything that was not known as well to the humblest as to himself'. To show that impressment is a bad system of sup ply, did not require the elucidation ot Mr. Toombs’ three columns; hut had Mr. Toombs pointed {out a better system, the country would have hailed his letter with joy and gratitude. His vaticinations were not necessary to show that the currency was to» redundant, but every man would have read with the liveliest satisfaction, any feasible and practical measure for its reduction. “The obstinate foily of our rulers” was not apparent to Mr. Toombs when he was a member 1 of the cabinet, but has become so patent since his present retirement, that he volunteeis a lengthy letter to inform the world of the fact, and to croak about a “speedy ami disastrous closo of the war.” Mr. Toombs must not forgot that all mili tary science and knowledge did not abaus don the xrmyjjwhen he retired, nor did tho “living fountain of supply”, run dry when he began last spring to plant cotton. The evils under which the country uow labors, and which he volunteers to tell his coun trymen and tho world are “utterly insup portable aud upsetting the very founda tions of private rights, weakening daily public confidence in our cause at home and abroad, sowing dangerous discontents a mong people,” are iu his opinion to be re medied by taxation and loans. Both of which have been in existence for several mouths, and the latter ever since the be ginning of the Government. In Mr. Toombs’ opinion the present tax at ion is “partial, unequal and complex ; fos ters vulgar prejudices, and will gather an abundant harvest uf frauds and perjuries." T he present loans do not 6uit Mr. Toombs; Be in as dissatisfied with the financial as lie was with the military management. AV o believe that, as the service lost nothing when Mr Toombs resigned so the Treas ury cau survive .without his suggestions. “We must,” says Mr. Toombs, issue new bonds with principal and interest, payable in gold and silver, or their equivalent,-and adopt measures to make such payment cer tain.” Mr. T. can take his horse to water, but Mr. Toombs can’t make bis horse drink* and Mr. Memminger may make his bonds payable in gold and silver, Is Mr. Toombs prepared to make taxes^payablo in gold and silver? “This depreciation,” says Mr. Toombs ,‘of the currency having been shown to have resulted chicliy from the excessive is sue of Treasury notes, we can only correct the evil by stopping instantly any further issue. under arty j/refepce whatever, and by reducing as rapidly as possible our present outstanding issues.” This would effectual ly stop the increase of the currency, but it would just as*effectually stop the war aud wind up the Government itself. If Mr. Memminger is to issue no more Treasury notes under any pretence whatever, how is the Secretary of War to meet tlie obliga tions necessary to tho prosecution of the war ? Mr. Toombs believes that the Gov ernment is paying ruinous prices for every thing, and he would stop buying altogeth er by denying all means of payment—he is equally opposed to impressments—he would not permit Mr. Memminger to issue another dollar of notes, and he would not permit Mr. Seddon to impress another arti cle of produce. Would nfit Mr. '1 combs policy bring a “speedy and disastrous close of the war !” If there ever has been “fel ly” and “first great error” ami “second er ror,” Mr. Toombs has united them all iu (he proposition above quoted. These letters are more remarkable when the men who weoto them are contrasted. Mr. Rives was one of the suspected Union men. There were men, like Mr Toombs, who would not trust Mr. Rives. The Yan kees, seing Mr. Rives mistrusted and sus pected by men like Mr. Toombs, began to look upon Mr. Rives as a man likely to cast a doubt upon our success—as likely to be despondent—and seeing him in re tirement.. they hoped he was in disgust, and ready, if not to raise the flag ot “loyal ty,” at least to paralyze the arm of rebel lion. But what disappointment ! The despised Unionist, tho suspected recon- stuctiouist, writes to his fellow citizens words of which every Virginian may- be proud and every Confederate read with joy and delight. Mr. Toombs on the other hand, “of the most slraightest sect of our religion,”'lived a secessionist : he early took office under Mr. Davis, aud at his own request, tried the military, lie voluntarily left the ser vice of his country to private life, l lis de votion to tho causo is above suspicion, and he has written to Mr. *Roes, of Georgia, that lie “can conceive of no extremity to which my country could he reduced in which I would for a single moment enter tain any proposition for auy union with the North ou any terms whatever. When all else is lost. I prefer to unite with the thousands of our own countrymen who have found honorable deaths, if uot graves on the battle field.” And, yet, Mr. Toombs’ letter conveys no encouraging word to his countrymen, but is calculated to destroy confidence in the Administration of public affairs, and shows that ho has permitted personal pique and individual resentment to eclipse the public good, aud the final success of of our cause. Every friend of Mr. Toombs, who does uot participate in his personal disappoint ments will be grieved at this letter. They will see the fine talents and pre-eminent abilities of tbe distinguished Georgian lost to iiis country’s service through personal resentments that should have been subord inated to tbe public cause. We have heard Mr. Toombs, at home compared to Achilles iu his tent, but, to us he rather resembles what Ajax says of Ulysses : “Then stretching out his hands O ! Jove lie cried, Must then our cause before the fleet be tried, And dares Ulysses for the prize contend. In sight ot what lie durst not now defend ? So much 'tin safer at the noisy bar, With words to flourish than engage in war.” Mr. Toombs is neither the Achilles nor the Ulysses of this war ; nor yet its Ajax, are the following : Avoid e!l medicines and modes of treatment which shall ex haust the strength,*«n*I be careful not to injure tbe skin by .blisters or counter- irritants, particularly in tbe neighborhood of the throat. 4tli. To effect its cure, aim to reBtore as rapidly and effectively as possible, the patient’s waning strength. For this pur pose, let the diet be of the m st nutritious character, chicken soup, beef tea, &c. Give freely of eggnog, made of good whisky, or use the stimulant in any other way that will combine nourishment with stimulation. Add to the general strength by the use ot inineial tonics, of which ' none is better than muriate of iron; which may be ad ministered as largely as ten drops at a dose every two or thr^e hours, for an adult. Between the doses of iion, give from five to fifteen grains of chlorate (not chloride) of potash, or of soda. The chloride of soda may be used as an antiseptic gargle, but tlie best gargle is common salt. If the disease gives signs of periodicity, by regular remissions aud accessions, then bring to your aid the great anti periodic- quinine. Advice.—Cut out this article and keep it ready fer a time of need. Tho state ment may ho relied upon. A Clergyman. the same, or similar ones looking to the same result. Resulted, That it is the sense of this meeting that these resolutions and the action upon tho subject therein embraced, is understood to be prospective in their operation and only so, aud to be operative only from tho day of publication. F. M. SWANSON. Sec’y. ^ra%rn Jiccon&tr. MILL E r> EVILLE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1863. l-'Oi: GOVERNOR. T. 3vT_ IF TT R, Xj O "W , OK SUMTER. Carrency meeting iu Jasper Couiily. Pursuant to previous notice, a large number of the citizens of Jasper county assembled in the Court House in said county, on Tuesday, 1st July, for the purpose of considering the Confederate currency. On motion of Wm. A. Lofton, Esq., Rev. James Steward and Judge James M. WiE iiarns were called to the chair, and F. M. Swanson requested to act as Secretary. On motion of Capt. «fohn C. Key a Com mittee of twentysfour was appointed to propose business for the meeting; there upon the following Committee was appointed, to-wit. Capt. John C- Key, Chairman, Win. A. \ deemed a volunteer in so delicate an eui- Lofton, Wm. H. Preston, Jr, Thos. C. Bred- j ployment. Fioin the writer in question, .Ins, Charles J. Jordan. E. J. Waltou, | we be lect this retnaik : Ucnrrul Election. The election of Governor, Members of Congress and Members of the Legislature takes place ou the first Wednesday (7th) October. OFFICIAL “SCHOLARSHIP.” A writer in the Atlanta Intelligencer, while supporting Gov. Brown’s re-election, affords a fine opportunity to his opponents to discuss a question which, from personal courtesy alone, they had omitted. Now that public favor is claimed for him, ou the ground of modesty and concealment ot his literary merits, we feel authorised to exam ine the force of that claim, without being Henry S. Glover, S. J. Hawk, A. C. Sau di fer, Judge A. W. Lane, James M. Darden. Win. P. Hardy, J. M. Gilstrap, Isaac H. Freeman, O. Cornwell, Win. C. Leverett, Wm. Jenkins, John W. Edwards, 0. E. F. W. Campbell, Wm. J. L. Tuggle, Win. S. Williams, Benj, Persons, Sain’I R. Smith, Dr. S. 1*. Downs. The Committee reported through its Chairman, for the consideration and adoption of the meeting the preamble and judicious resolutions lately adopted by a similar meeting in Putnam county, which were unanimously adopted after a few pertinent and eloquent remarks by Capt. J. (J. Key and Judge A. W. Lane. AVI icreas, the practice of refusing Con federate Treasury Notes, iu payment of debts, obtains to a limited extent, and whereas the refusal to take said notes, either in payment of debts or for articles bought, is an evil of the greatest magnitude, falling very little short in its consequences of overt treason to our Government ; and whereas this is a state of things to he deeply deplored by all good and true citizens, and should uot be allowed to pass umebuked anil uncondemncd—Therefore: Rt solved. That all persons who iu the present condition of our Government and country, refuse to take and receive Con- lvnlerate Treasury Notes in payment of debts or for articles purchased, should be held and regarded as enemies iu a moral souse to the causq of the South, and as such, opposed the filial triumph of our arms. - Resolved, That all persons who so refuse Confederate Treasury Notes, are to bo considered as regardless of tbe claims of “Gov. Brown has never essayed to in gratiate himself into the confidence of the masses by a grand display of oratory, of letters, of scholarship; but on the contra ry,” Ax. Earnestly as wo oppose Gov. Brown for public reasons, wo subscribe to that branch of the assertion which relates to oratory, and confess that his attempts in that line, show his antipathy to ihe accomplishment. As to letters, however, the Governor is more prolific, and his success ^n so slender an investment, has been extraordinary. The writer from whom we quote, could uot, by laborious invention, have struck a vein of more scathing irony. In the disguise of a friend, lie has laid open the habitual in firmity of Gov. Brown with the hand of a master. Tho idea sought to be conveyed is, that the Governor has never conde scended to flatter or tickle the masses eith er by speech or pen, but lias always stood poised on his official dignity, and has turn ed neither to the light nor left, to secure popularity, never deigning to “ingratiate himself into the confidence of tho masses,” by the usual arts of the politician! If the author of this opinion really believed wbat he said was true, nine tenths of the people will testify that he knew nothing of Gov. Brown’s character or peculiarities, or that he is incapable, from mental or mo ral obliquity, of forming a correct judg- SUORT MEMORY. The Atlanta Intelligencer contains a syuopsis of the speech made by Gov. Brown, at a Dinner given by the Ladies of Atlanta, to the Vicksburg soldiers, on 5tl» inat. In tho course of bis remarks— “The Governor denied that he had ever offered any practical obstructions to the President to the execution of the Con scription Act.” While we do not impute to the Governor, any wilful design to misrepresent the facts, or to deceive tlie people, we take occasion to refer to his letter of 18th October, 1862. to President Davis, which was transmitted with his special message to the Legisla ture on November 6tb, 1862. From the Journal ot the Senate, p. 51, we extract the following passage: “l cannot permit the enrollment of Con scripts under the late act of Congress, en titled “An act to amend the act, further to provide for the common defense, until the General Assembly of this State shall have convened and taken action iu the preini ses.” Perhaps it would be advisable for the Governor to review his correspondence be fore he again ventures to make similar statements. His memory appears not at all reliable, and gives a handle to his op ponents to use him roughly, were they so inclined. But we are not willing to be lieve, that the Governor is capable of a wilful departure from the record. Ilis er rors in this regai^J, spring from a nervous anxiety to keep himself always infallible, in public estimation, and in the very excess of this polic}’, lie gets tangled in his own ropes. We have given a specimen in this article, and shall leave the construction to our readers. When Gov. Brown asserts, that lie nev er offered any obstacle in the way of the Couscription act, lie has entirely forgotten his dispatch to the Secretary of AVar, da ted ‘Atlanta, June 17th, 1SG2,’ from which the following is quoted : “ Your enrolling officers have enrolled several of the State officers of the Militia, who will not be permitted to be carried away from their commands.” Now, as the act of Congress made no exceptions in favor of Militia officers, as exempts, the stand taken in their behalf by Gov. Brown, looked very much like an obstruction. But this had also, slipped the j political adversaries with decorum, and iu memory of the Governor. n0 instance have we taken the coarse and familiar liberty, which many of his friends take, of calling Gov. Brown by his abbre viated Christian name. AA'e have too much respect for the office in which the people have placed him, to speak ol the incumbent as Dick, 'Tom or Bob. This abruptness implies either a want of good breeding, or a much closer intimacy thau “A Political swindle. ’. Several ufouths ago, the Confederate Union- called upon the people, to c lee- none but the supporters of Gov. Brown to the Legislature. AA'e notice that a writ*- in the Macon Telegraph, advises the cpp„. nents of Gov. Brown, to adopt a sii;fi! ar policy to defeat him by throwing the elec tion into the General Assembly, who s hall select as Governor, one of the two candi dates having the highest number of votes The Atlanta Intelligencer denounces the idea of forming the Legislature, with any such view, as “a political swindle.” T„ make an issue with all candidates, so as t secure Brown men, is very right, says the Union; but to require any pledge of them to support Maj. Furlow, as the condition of being elected, is very wrong, nothing l es .s than a political swindle, says the Iutelii gen cer. AVe leave the people to decide between tbe Union and Iutelligencer, as to the wisdom of tlieir opposite 'conclusions to preserve power. If there he any “political swindling” in tbe case, perhaps it wonlu be difficult to find more noted examples than these two organs, in tlieir wild and incoherent brawling to perpetuate the idol whom they worship, and to induce the simple to pay homage at the same shrine No rival is allowed to appear in eompeti, tion with their demigod. He is too migh ty even to be spoken of, except in strains of unqualified admiration, such as tbe Union and Intelligencer grind out con stantly to consummate “a political swins die.” The people will never consent to be victimized by. any such organic decep tion. , Facts are more effective than fury. Hold, gentle trumpeters, and change tbe key of your mu»ic, as you are horribly out* of tune. Economise your breath so as to give the country the benefit of your labors, after your favorite shall have retired an involuntary hermit in the mountains of Cherokee. It would be cruel to sacrifice all your strength in the AA T aterloo cam paign, which is now animated by your squeaking bugles. PARTISANCOURTESY. AVe have on all occasions treated onr “RECORDED STATESMANSHIP.” One of the organs of Gov. Brown taunt ingly alludes to Maj. Furlow as not hav ing furnished any “recutded statesman ship,” and that he has no experience as an “administrative officer.” AA r o admire the simplicity of this objection. The mind that conceived it may be very honest, but we cau boast in relation to the Executive, it is certainly very contracted. A\ r e refer j An ®®ither view’ do we feel warranted iu patriotism, and a“s willingly subordinating | racut "> tlie premises. He certainly places the love of country to property. ; his hero iu a position to attract the fire of Resolved, That thfi Representatives from his enomies. Never was theic such a spe- ll.is county to the next Legislature he in*, j cimen of generalship. structed, and the benator from this feena- .. . ... , - j i- , ■ , i , j . ! Gov. Brown is constitutionally a pane- tonal district, be requested to urge upon i 31 the nttuution of the Legislature the passage I Kd rixf < an °By flatterer of the masses. In ot an act, if within tlieir constitutional * this field he is without a compeer. Not competency, making tlie refusal of Con federate Treasury notes, in payment of debts or for articles purchased, a test of fidelity to the South, aud upon conviction address himself to the masses, indeed! It is his principal occupation; all else is mere subsidiary to it. To ingratiate himself into the favor of the masses, for the sake of such refusal, imposing such pains and penalties as, in the wisdom <>1 tlie Legisla I of their votes, absorbs his whole time. It but a gentleman of decided abilities, who. | Bue, will put an effectual stop to the evil. | constitutes his inefit and drink, and his unfortunately for the cause, and more un- j , Jlcso/vcd, That the Representative from j ( | a ;| y i US pi rat ion. His “ scholars! fortunately for his reputation, has couceiv- this Congressional district to our next scliolarsmp ed himself aggrieved and retired to hi, ; Congress he iuatroeterl to present this | "mounts to no higher round iu tire Udder of plantation, from where lie has written the matter to Congress, and endeavor to j excellence, and such is his ptoiicicncy, that the more benighted the masses, the more elaborate and successful his efforts to cou- viuce them that they are tho only merito rious elass, and that all others are mere offshoots of pride and avarice, with fixed j design to oppress the poor! Of the hun- tired State papers, proclamations and ap peals which have emanated from his pen, not one can he found without this interpo lation of tlie masses where it could possibly bo squeezed iu letter to which wo would uow direct the j P roc,ire the passage ot an act couscribing reader’s attention I all such persons into the military service W„„er» going to fo.get M, BW„ K-Mbit regard letter to tiro President, which would ho in- l " , ' K ‘‘. r »S» «*>">« grounds „ exemption excusable, as it is replete with the most P*"' 1 '. uut lbo P'mlogo and bcnelit ol .... j . ..substitution, patriotic eloquence. 1 lie mam scone ot ., . , f j - - ai . , * . Ivcsoleca, \ hat it, however, is iu these two appeals to the ! i, -i a tv . .1 . i , . measures, we instruct ami request our President: T irst, that lie should “dismiss .... * from his mind and heart all ill-grounded prejudices and partialities,” and thereup on dismiss certain generals who are said to he favorites of liis, and appoint (we sup pose) Mr. Foote’s favorite generals ; next that he should remodel his Cabinet, and satisfy the expectations of the country in that matter: “They expected you to call around you the ablest and most accomplished men which these Confederate States could fur nish as your Cabinet advisers, men of ihe purest morals, of the most disinterested patriotism, of the greatest weight of char acter, aud of the most extended fame.” AVe know a man who fulfills all those conditions exactly ; and if modesty forbids Mr. Foote to name him, that is no reason why we should not cry out aloud, with a voice as of a wou.au iu travail, Why is not Mr. Foote in the Cabinet ? i Rcso/red. That iu addition measures, we instruct am said Representatives and Senators, respect ively, to use tlieir influence and efforts iu the adoption of such a system of taxation as against such persons as will control them in this, their wicked ami mischievous practice, resulting, as it does, in furnishing . . . . , ... ... .. . moral aid aud comfort to our enemies. i miuistration, and the vitality of his pohti- Resolred, That the Cbairmau of this cal existence. A “grand” thought never meeting appoint 24 citizens of the county, j disfigured his “oratory,” nor did a geuer who shall keep a record of the names ot j ous a „d elevated view of human nature, all persons who so refuse Confederate 1 , • „ . r ,.n fit . . , ,, . . cheering all hi the race of life, ever con- ire a sury notes as shall come to tlieir I ... knowledge, aud present a list of tho same! ,,cc l itself with his “letters or “scholar- to tho next subsequent giaml jury of this i ship.” Ho reserves the music of his med- county, for such action on their part as itatiou altogether for the masses, who are shall best subserve the public weal, and j by tliis time so fuIIy 6atmated w ith his especially that such action may bo taken 1 * . , ' . . . by the grand jury of the county as will' P ,,l,e gy r, 6» that they can detect h.s ap- the inquirer to the address of Maj. Furlow^ “To the \ T oters of Georgia,” as the open ing chapter of his record. It is more con densed and luminous in style, more to the point, aud in far better taste, more precise, in meaning, and more liberal in sentiment, than any production of Gov. Brown. It clearly indicates power of thought, and sound, practical views^free from the ego tism which has marked Executive com munications in Georgia for the last three terms. AVe ask, in turn, when did the “record ed statesmanship” of Gov. Brown com mence? A\ r hat did the public know of him until he was caucused into the Executive chair ? And pray, what specimens now ex ist of record during the six years he has been cobbling in the Capitol ? He has writ ten and published more extensively than any of his predecessors, with far loss profit to the couutry, in proportion to the labor. His favorite passion has been to insult, when he cannot control. In this way he made attacks on the privileges and sensi bilities of the Legislature, sorfie of which have been so rude that it was seriously proposed not to allow them to be entered ou the Journal. His quarrel with President Davis, his tirade against Congress, and his severe reflections on the Supreme Court for af- firmiug the constitutionality of the Con script act, are fresh in the public mind. He is foml of assailing the motives of oth- give publicity to the names of those who, proacli by Bio tainted odors which sicken D1PTHERIA. A physician of distinguished ability gives us the following facts concerning this much dreaded diseaso. 1st. In its nature, it is uot a local affec tion, as is usually supposed, but constitu tional, pervading tbe blood of tbe whole system before it makes its appearance in any part. It is of a nature kindred to erysipela*, and though epidemical, is not strictly speaking infectious. 2d. Its most manifest symptom is a false membrane, of a white color which forms upon aud around the tonsils, near the palate, and which thickens ami extends, unless checked, until the patient dies from suffocation. This false membrane is, how ever, not confined to the throat, but may sometimes be seen upon the hand or arm, or auy other place where the skin has been removed. 3d. Autoug tho cautions to bo observed by their conduct in this particular, will as they come from his pen. The atmos- becomu obnoxious members of society ; , pherc needs purifying, before a vigorous, and that the grand jury will direct that a! , ... , ,, ... , , -I . I nealthy tone, full of life, activity auu hope, roll he kept to he. called the Black Roll,; J J 1 upon which the names of all such persons . cau ex P CCie d in Geoigia. shall be entered, as an everlasting record ^ " * of their defection to their country in tho FOURTH DISTRICT. ers, while no one dare question his own, It is the staple of his ads or even the wisdom of his measures, how ever respectfully^ without incurring hrs wrath. His “recorded statesmanship” “hath this extent—no more.” He lies tried to ape Gen. Jackson in “taking the responsibility”—a dwarf wearing the boots of a giant. The grandeur of his ‘threat’s has only been exceeded by tho puerility of their execution. Gen. Jackson pros trated the U. S. Bank with all its tremen dous enginery to influence public opinion. Gov. Brown arrayed himself against Con scription as despotic and unconstitutional, and then—bached down ! AA’hat a parallel! hour of her peri! Reso/eed, that wo will not vote for any candidate for the Legislature «r Congress who does not render a cordial support to ^liose resolutions* and that the JSeeretary of this meeting be requested to make uut the requisite number of copies of these resolutions and preseut the same to all who shall offer themselves for our suffrages, and request from them uu expression of approval or disapproval, and to be made known to the eitizous of the county iu such way as said Secretary may choose. Reso/eed, That this meeting earnestly requests, in view of the general welfare of our couutry aud the suc^pss of our cause, of all counties where this mischievous practice obtains, a patriotic consideration of these resolutions, aud the udoptiou ofi withdrawn. The Hou. A. II. Kenan, who has ably represented his constituents, mid who is a candidate l*Gr re-election to Congress, has four competitors regularly announced,— Messrs. Trawi&k of Pulaski, McGcliee of Houston, Cleveland of Crawford, and Clif ford Anderson of Bibb. The election takes place ou the^first Wednesday in Oc tober. AVe piesume the voters of the Dis trict, in the army aud at home, will adhere Id their tried and faithiul Representative, however worthy the gcutlemeu who cou test the field. Since tlie above was iu type, we notice that Dr. McGehee aud Mr. Cleveland have PRENTICE vs. MORGAN. In July, 1862, George D. Prentice, ed itor of the Louisville Journal, offered a reward of $100,000 for the “arrest of a no torious free hooter and land pirate, named Johu H. Morgan.” Perhaps Burnside tbe barber and his associates iu iufamy, would be glad to relieve Mr. Prentice of his extra change, by showing him the object of his fear in the Ohio Penitentiary, where a prisoner of war lias for the first time been shaved as a convict, and made to wear the felon’s uniform. Bravflblcrgan, will yet have Iiis revenge. l^’ Gen. Forrest has tocovored from his late wouud, so as to he iu the saddle agaiu, dashing at the Yankees.with his usual io trepidity aud success. sacrificing good manners ; but we prefer adhering to the usual formalities of the press, and o{gentlemen. These remarks have been induced by an editorial in the Atlanta Intelligencer, at the head of which is the name of “AR, Tim. M. Furlow,” one of the rivals of Gov. Brown. The object is no doubt to treat Maj. Furlow as a light character, and to ridicule the audacity of his friends in proposing him as a candidate against the political leech who by the waves of party dissention six years ago. was by compro mise attached to the ship of State, where he^gorged himself with fat things- until he has swollen from a little Circuit Judge in the mountains of Cherokee to his present unwieldly dimensions,—still refusing to let go his victim. But as the Intelligencer may be deficient iu personal history, we make free to state who “Air. Tim. AI. Furlow” is, and some thing of his antecedents, showing that his name has long stood in a very respectable attitude before the public. AYhen quite a young man. he was elec ted to the Legislature as a Representative from Bibb county in 1841 over AY ashing- ton Poe, Esq. Mr. Poe beat the Hon. A. II. Chappell for Congress iu 1S45, and Air. Chappell had the honor of being elected to Congress in 1843 over the Hou. H. A'. Johnson, af terwards Governor, and now Confederate Senator. His mettle as a racer has been well tested, as the register shows. By all * the rules of political arithmetic, he is a stronger»man before the people than Gov- Johnson, having distanced the victorious competitor of that gentleman, when tbe vote stood, for Chappell 37,417; John sen 34,709—majority for Chappell 2,708. Ale think his chances to beat Gov. Brown are quite promising. “Air. Tim. AI. Furlow” was elected a delegate from Sumter to tbe State Conven tion, and voted for and signed the ordi nance of Secession, in January 1861. I” October following he was elected a Sena- torfor the 13th district, composed of Sum ter, Schley and Alacon counties, aud while serving in that capacity, contributed by bis influence and votes to the passage of ah the bills for the support of the war, and other kindred measures. His record m • public life will bear the closest scrutiny, and his friends have no fear of the resin • We challenge the Iutelligeucer to the examination, now that we have made known “Mr. Tim. M. Furlow,” who bids fair to make au impressiou adverse to tho life-policy of Gov. Brown at the ballot-box. Bushwhackers, one of whom bry- am, is said to hold a commission lio 111 Burnside, have been at work iu Gihnei county, Ga. A party was eucountered near Ellijay, by Capt. Miller and a com paniou from Knoxville, when shots wen. exchanged.