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! Jackson Avengers,” Cuthhort, Georgia
Officers. ..
w C. B. HARKELY, eaptaia
R L Mitchell, -1st Lieut
By JosepIi Olisby.
No. 467‘
MACON TELEGRAPH.
[Notice to Sdmcmhm. —Our patron* ont of town
mu-i expect that their paper* will be dlacontinned im
mediately upon the expiration of the time for whiab
they paid. Therej*%AurRln for loss. The blank pa
per Itself, to each subscriber, coat* three dollar* ont of
the fire he pay* u», and every other Dally in Georgia of
thl* alio 1* .old for alx dollars. Wc are anxious to pnt
onr paiKtr a* low a. possible, and in order to do so, must
hr peremptory In requiring Cash in advance. If subscri
ber* would avoid the vexation of a discontinuance du-
tin: thee critical times,'18t them look to a timely
renewal, bend the money'“by mall addressed to the
Macon Dailt TzLiomra.]
[From the New York Tribune.]
•\\> mean to conquer thcm~not merely to defeat, but
xonm/ntr, to subjugate them—and we shall d> this th
most niertlfitly the more speedily we do It. But when
the rebellions traitor* are overwhelmed In the field, and
•altered like leaves befom an angry wind it must not
h. to return to ptaetful and contented A onus. Thin mutt
Hud poverty at their fireside*, and tt* privations in tht
jhtUhu eye* of mother* and th* rags of children f”
Particular Notice.
r |MlK Po*t Office act requjres the Postmaster to cWreo
A for the deliver of drop newspaper* one cent each.
Pmunnltig tlmt none of our >1 aeon' rcadrr*w)n hr will
*ug tr* Incur till* expeuse for the service, we will here*
aftur deliver all the papore now sent to the Post Office,
at tho office of the Tolcgraph, where the subscribers
will please apply for them.
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1861.
Fourth Page.
To tho Oitizons of Jones County.
At a meelingof the citizen* of Jones county this day,
hslu In Clinton, a proposition was made and agreed to,
to publish the names of all the subscribers to the Jones
County Volt nicer Fund, after the first Tuesday in Sep-
lrmlier next, and to gife those an opportunity of sub-
.rrlbing who have not yet done so. Are there any who
are so unpatriotic as not to contribute to tho wants of
our brave soldlors, who are fighting onr battles. Gen
tlemen, come tip and t nbscrlbe liberally to so gloriouaa
r , u .. t .. JA8. F. BABRON, Treasurer,
Jones County Volunteer Fund,
elision, July 47th, 1801. [aug.«-d2w-w8t
.tlit«.s Commercial mid Financial
Convention.
Te the llrrchnule, Bankers tun! other* of
|hr Confederate mates of Aui.rlrn.
Thera are two great objects which wc desire a* the
result of the momentous struggle which is now pend
ing. One is Politics], the other is Commercial and Fi-
U *Tbe , |lrst has been thoroughly -organized and under
ibvulrectlon of the ablest minds In oar Confcderacy
>nd with the bitssfng of God, appears to bo rapidly
progressing to a. satisfactory conclusion. The second,
ami iu our estimation tho greatest and most Important,
has not, ss yet, an organization, and is in great danger
of being lost hi tho success of She first—before any well
digested plans Imvn been adopted for its attainment.
Ws feel it to be onr dut f, therefore, to ourselves and
onr country, to seek to nwaken the public mind to the
incalcnlab’c Importance of seefflg to It, that our forces
are promptly mustered and well equipped for the com
lug .'.ruggle, onr plans thoroughly discussed and well
luaiurcii, that by prompt and combined action when the
movement shall be made, we shall ensure entire success
anil become as wo seek to be, not only politically, hut
coiuiucicUlly nnd financially frt* and indtptndenl.
Have we not tho skill and energy In our Confederacy
which is needlul to conduct our commercial and finan
cial allair* as well abroad as at home t ff not, wo fear
ws must be content as heretofore, to allow them to re
main In the hands of, and bo conducted by others.
shall the profits arising from onr Immense fade with
I-.—i r —...„i.iM coubuu* In non r»*» ♦*• hands of
tboto who are inimical to our peace aud welfare, or shall
the benefits arising therefrom be retained by ns *n<(
transmitted as a rich legacy to our children ?
A mighty nnd systematic effort has been made by
Merchants and Bankers at tho North to transfer to, and
engross almost the entire profit* of Southern trad* in
their «wu hail'd*. Onr institution* hnve been decried
to the w orld in the hope that by thl* means they might
drive from us the sympathies of other commercial na-
I.us, and obstruct, if not wholly prevent direct inter-
court* between us and thgm.
With these facts before u*. Is it not time we should
awaken Vo the vital Important of instant, wise a id de
elded action upon this subject 1
Oue of the greatest obstacles in tbo way of the estab
lishment of direct trade with foreign countries-immo-
dlatcly u|Hin the opening of the port* of our Confeder
acy—is ^hv fact that our Merchants are comparatively
unknown iu forelgu markets, and have no credit estab-
i.hvd there. Although, the product* of the Southern
Statu hare conttUuted the bad* of credit* aud exchange
between the lsto United States and those nation* for
mere Hum a half century ; In a financial and commer-
dal *en*e, we arc unknown to each other—our bill* of
exchange having been drawn by Northern House*, and
the vast amount of their productions consumed by us—
Imported through the same channel—so little have we
been known In these transactions, that years would bo
required in Ihiuirdiuary course of events, to build up
that trade and establish that-commence which Is abso
lutely nxcsssaiy lu commercial transactions, which are
founded on a system of credits.
it Is clear, thctcfi.re, that some extraordinary meas
ures must bndevlsud, to enable Us to freo ourselves
from these Impedimenta tqour commercial credit and
independence, and prevent our falling b ick Into the old
channel as soon 04 our pofls are again open. It Is, more
over. dvatrabln'hst oni products, other than ou^great
staple, should be fully made known to the world, and
(he great advantage to foreign nations of a direst tnqle
w lib us, and we should all unite our effort* in the pro
motion of this great work.
We, therefore, cordially Invite the More*ante. Bank
ers aud otl ere of the Confederate States, to meet as ia
Mis# Convention, In the City o^Macoq, on the 14th day
ot October next, for the purpose of devising some plan
for establishing a system of credits between the Con
federate States of America and Foreign countries,
which may be practicable and available to all desiring
to use It, and which will Also cothmand the hearty sup
port of the cltlxens of our whole country.
We earnestly invito tho assistance and co-operation of
'.hv press of t he Confederate States, in bringing the sub
ject lully before the (teople and the presence of its
members on the occasion named.
We would also, rospectlully suggest to the various
Chambers ofsCommero? and other Societies within the
Confederacy, organised for similar purposes,—the pro-
proprlriv of-appointing Committees at an early day for
the purpfrlo of a due and deliberate Investigation of
this important sAbject, and proposing some plan to be
submitted to tliMCunvention at It* meeting.
Vcsywi t illy,
^ WM. B. JOHNSTON, Presldt,
Macon Chamber of Commerce
IIsnry L. Jkwutt, SeCy,
Macon Chamber of Commerce.
Macon, Georgia, July Sikh 1861.
Cold Steel and close Quarters.—Seaborn
Jones, \Y\ U. Young, and John II. lloward, of
Columl-us, have subscribed one hundred Dol
lars each, to purchase Bowie Knives for the
First R Hd* Regiment.
SfiAitp Transaction.—-A yankee from Hart-
Icrd, Connecticut, recently bamboozled the Now
Oilcans Gas Light Company out of a dividend,
of $1,125, by making an affidavit that he was
a British uuhject now residing in Montreal,
Canada.
A Cool Pkoceedino.—C. Emery, of tho Au
gusta 1*50^ House, recently gave to the city
Council of Augusta, for tho benefit of their
Volunteers, tho amount of his bill for furnish,
ing troops passing through with ice—$190.75.
A handsome donation, although easily mado at
the present price of ice,
*0i.n Are’s Special Message.— The follow
ing is supposed to be Old Abe’s special message
to Congress last Monday:
Gentlemen of the Senate ana House or Representative*:
Somebody is hurt
Are Lincoln.
The First Georgia Regiment.
We arc pewnitted to make the following ex
tracts from awetter to a gentleman in this city,
written by 9. W. Atkinson, and dated Staun
ton, Va., July 25th, 1861:
■ On last Friday, two weeks ago, Gen. Garnett
ordered a full retreat from Laurel Hill of all his
forces, he (Gen. Ghznett) having received infor
mation that tbh enemy had surrounded us with
a force of about 25,000 men. Wc proceeded
on our march until Sunday, when wo were at
tacked in tho roar by the Yankees. We halted
and gavff k them battle,* and succeeded in fully
repulsing their 7,000 strong, with a force not
exceeding one thousand men. In the battle,
seven companies of the First Georgia Regiment
were cut off from ou^ small force, and had to
work their way out through tho mountains for
eight days and nights ns best they could, with
out food or .blankets. Gen. Garnett was killed
in the fight. Our loss was between 10 and 16
killed and wounded, and about 20 prisoners,
who have been released od parole,of hwu*
For six days I -Was waist deep t.i Thud and wa
ter, at the expiration of_which time we arrived
at fcj-anklin, where I procured dry clothes, boots
and socks. For eight days I did not unsaddle
my horse. »Vo arrivod at Monterey on Friday
last, with three Virginia regiments and about
200 of our regiment Wo came through Maty-
land. Our men (1st Georgia Regiment) aro
now stationed at McDowell, 15 miles this side
of Monterey.
Troops are landing here from Richmond by
every train. Our forces in the mountains in a
few days will be 25,000 men, all of which we
will need to effectually rout the enemy from off
Virginia’s soil. Our men are ravenous for rc
venge, and have it we will.
Gen. Beauregard’s victory at Manassas has
been v ery complete. Wc took all their cannon
except two, and have secured enough property
(roin them to clothe, feed and furnish an army
of 50,000 men for over one year. It is reliable
that twerily minutes only saved old Scott We
got his carriage and horses and all his diagrams,
plans and papers, and it is thought he escaped
through the woods. We also took 22,000 stand
of arms, thousands of revolvers and wagons
and horses too namerous to mention. In a
word, it has been the most complete victory
heard of, and we suppose Lincoln now thinks
that somebody is hurt
Every train that arrives here brings the dead
and wounded, and many peoplelire in mourning
here for their friends and relatives. The peo
ple of this section are now fully aroused to *c
tion, and the cry is, to action, to the battlefield,
and let us avenge the flilood of our brothers,
fathers and sons; and Yu&inmns are nt>w flock
ing to the assistance of tfieir brothers, a* Vif
ginian* .of old.
Say to Georgians,-that now is the time we
need them. Let them come quickly, and the
whole victory will be ours. My iqptto is to
fight them Aid meet them here. It were bet
ter that our dead bodies be carried home from
here, than that tho women and children of
Georgia should hear the roaring of cannon.—
Georgians who say they will fight when Geor
gia is invaded, do not intend to fight then.—
Here is the place for the battlefield. Let Geor
gians meet them here, and the war will soon be
ours, for wc will show them that they are nei
ther fighting Indians or Mexicans, but a proud,
brave and noble people, who will meet them in
the shape of wild lions, amid the roaring of
cannon and tho whistling of musket and rifle
balls.
Should it be my doom to fall in the moun
tains of Virginia, let not a tear fall for me, but
at once sent! another in my place. I proceed
to Richmond to-day, to equip our regiment
anew.
NORTHERN CORRESPONDENCE.
Pursuit of Business undor Difficulties.
Last Fridayjvc received by Adams Express
to Augusta, and per mail from that place, 1
veritable proposition to advertise some North
ern Medicines. The writer, “ Professor Hollo
way,” of pills and ointment notoriety, dates on
the 24th ult, and says and “although the present
political troubles make it impossible for me to
send any of iny medicines to your State, yet I
am desirous of keeping up my connection #!th'
the Southern Press, to a certain extent, until
such times as the avenues of trade arc again un
obstructed*” We shall charge the “ Professor 5 '
nothing for this notice, and collect our bill as
he promises to pay, “ at the end of the war.”
His “ointment” ought to be in demand on the
qther side of Manassas, and a barrel or two of
pills to physic the blueAevils out of Block Re
publican magnates at Washington, might not
be amiss.
While on tho subject of Northern corres
pondence, we may add that a letter was shown
ua on Saturday, from New York, to a Grocery
House in this city, in which the New ¥ork
Housg slates that having recently received re-
mittar.cessfrom Georgia, they are advi.-eJ that
exchange on Now York can bo procured here;
but if their Macon correspondents are unwill-
to pay tire exchange, then let them remit the
amount of their indebtedness in Georgia bank
notes, to a certain House in Augusta, who is
authorized to reeeive and receipt for the mon
ey. That certain house in Augusta ought not
be doing such things, at this time.
PUBLIC MEETING.
The citizens Of Macon are requested to attend a
Public Meeting, at the Council Chamber, on Wed
nesday, August 7tb, at II o’clock, to take into con
aiijeration the propriety of instructing the City
Council to have an oath of allegiance administered
to all the residents of Macon.
MANY CITIZENS.
DUFF GREEN ON TREASURY NOTES.
We take the liberty of leaving out, for once, a
good roagy oi our advertisements, for the purpose
of malting room for a paper on the “ proposed is*
sue of Treasury notes by the Confederate Govern
ment,” which was submitted to the late Cotton
Planter’s Convention, by General Duff Green, and
by tbe Convention ordered to be published. It is
a very able and interesting paper, and will well re
pay a perusal.
RECRUITS FOR THE MACON GUARDS.
A detachment of recruits will leave for Yirgin-
on to-morroW night. All packages for the
Guards if left at Messrs. Hodgkins & Sons by
noon, and letters by eight o’clock, evening, to
morrow, will be carried and delivered according
to their address.
Correspondence of the Telegraph.
Yorktowx, Va., July 28th, 1861.
Ed. Telegraph : To-day is the hoiy Sabbath;
the day of rest—the day above all others that wc
arc commanded “ to remember to keep it holy.”
-Yesterday afternoon at dress parade, it was
announced that the Cth Ga. Regiment was de
tailed for fatigue dUty, for^ to-day (Sunday).
Col’s Colquitt and Newton expressed to -me
their regret of the necessity of having to per
form such a duty on the Sabbatil, and espe
cially so as they expected to invite the Rev.
Mr. Cleaveland, of Crawford county, now on a
visit here, to preach for us. The hour of eight
arrived, and the regiment under Lieut Colonel
Newton reported thmselves ready for duty,
throwing up breast work, Ac. Cob N. how
ever, (liter conferring with the Colonel com
manding the post, told us that we oould return
to camp, much to the gratification and relief of
the boys. I assifte ytu, not having heard a
sermon since the arrival ofthe regiment at
Yorktosvn, many wore rejoiced at the thought
of hearing the aged and veneiaieu Tiran ~oT
God'above alluded to. The usual hour of ser
vice having arrived, many, or rather I should
say nearly all of the regiment present at camps,
(two of our companies having gone in the di-
•rection of Uamptore and Newport News) col
lected in thj street of the Crawford Grays,
and after singing a short hymn, the Rev. Mr.
C. appeared, gave out a hymn in winch many
engaged in singing, and then we bowed in
humble prayer to God. The •mtnister then
read as his text the 23d Psalm, “ The Lord is
my Shepherd, Ac.,” and gave us one of the
most heart-touching discourses that I have
listened to in a long while.
May our old and respected fricqd live to see
peace restored into our borders, and the Con
federate States of America jfree and indepen
dent—a thing so much desired by him and all
of us. After the sermon, through the Request
of the Preacher, Col. Colquitt closed the ex
ercises with an impressive and affecting folk or
exhortation, singing and prayer. . The Colonel
has ever occupied a high positiou with me, as
a man of talent and moral worth. Yet, lrorn
the developments of to-day I am forced to say
that ho has exhibited a moral courage thut
commands my respect and admiration; and
should the occasion ever present itself, when
we shall meet the enemy upon a hotly contest
ed field of battle, I predict you will hear a
good report from our Coloqpl, and Lieut. CoL-,
Major, and indeed all the regiment The prin
cipal object of my writing you, is to let our
dear friends and fanftliesFkffow that, although
we are from the restraints of home and soeieiy
and exposed to all the evils and temptations
incidental to camp life, yet we have those
among us, who have not forgotten their obliga
tions and duties tojhcir God. It is true that
wc have among us many hard cases, men who
seem'to give loose rein to the baser passions of
the human soul; yet from the effects of our
meeting t<£day the attention and well behaved
conductor the soldiers, anil in many cases the
tearful eye, Ac., showed/ tint i-vti as the lm
man heart is by nature, and hardened and dark
as it often is by sin, it may be softened and en
lightened so as to become the seat of a peaceful
conscience.
The general health of our regiment is im
proving, although we have several severe cases
of a low typhoid type, and no doubt other
noble and patriotic hearts will cease to throb
in Virginia. ^ Of course your hearts have been
made to rejoice at the news of the late brilliant
nnd glorious victory achieved by our arras at
Manassas, to me a clear demonstration of Di
vine approval of the justness of our cause,
proving beyond a doubt, that “ the race is not
to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.’’ Jo
God all praise and glory is due, and should be
given. Nothing of importance to communi
cate from this pos^ All seem^o be ready for
the conflict FORT VALLEY.
R L Mitchell,
B II Thornton,
J W Day,
.W L Baldwin,
W B Noel,
J B Hobbs,
R L peacock,
N E Preston,
L J Rigsby,
D C Andrews,
II Peacock,
L \Yilliains,
W* Marshall,
W B Singleton,
W H Steitfrt,
W W McKinnon,
P II Singleton,
A J Lane,
R Green,
J Day,
A Hartftey,
F M Brooks,
BBrqpks,
W iMnninelon,
-TTnmigton,- 1
xmTTT
A J Monroe,
J T Raker.
A M Lowry,
G W Thornton,
J B Saveli,
J W SaveH,
W D Haramack,
J A Chappell,
\Y T Credille,
VY H Lanfcr,
J A Bell,
K Stewart,
D'Stewart
E Hudson,
A.E Battle,
S B Swanson,
•W P Andrews,
J J Boyew,
W S Boyett,
J F Findley
B W Garrett,
S D Garrett,
J Strickland,
F Nealy,
J S Strickland,
3d _
1st Scii'aut
2d . T
3d- f
4th t
~5th
1st Ct
2d
3d
4th
PRIVATES*
TMH*
J T Dtitlap,
O Peterson,
W A Etherdge,
J Barbre, ,
J T Hamilton, '
A Beach,"
C Hall,
H R Holt,
JO Smith,
iV Nichols,
vr i.nson,
T J TIobbs,
W Edwards,
W Satterwhite,
J Matthews,
C C Ilaigler,
J P Hzmmack,
J W Moye,
B H Davis,
S B Allritton,
II II Leddon,
A Baldwin,
• C Pet.cock,
W J Elliott;
II A Lewis,
\V"R Dozier,
G W Dozier,
O F Thompson,
A J Renew,
F Singleton,
S. Jones,
W Simtits,
J Bfeasly,
L Crozier,
H Morgan.
The voters Of Jones county, without refer
ence to past party associations, are requested to
meet in Clinton on the third Saturday in this
month to select delegates to the Gubernatorial
Convention to be held at Millcdgevilte on the
4th of Sept. MANY VOTERS.
August 2d, 1861.*
Southern Recorder and Journal and Messen
ger please copy.
Trophies from tho Battle-Field.
Mr. II. N. Ells, one of the Committee from
Macon to Took after the wounded, returned
Saturday from Manassas, bringing several little
trophies with him. One of these is IfFire Zotr-
ave’s tap, ventillatcd with a bullet hole direct
ly through it just above the vizor. The wearer
had no time for Reflection after receiving that
ball. Anotlrer is the spoor head of a flag staf£
captured with the staff by young Barnes, son
of Jackson Barnes, Esq., of this city, a mem
ber Of the Macon Guards. Sundry letters'and
letter envelopes picked up on the field. Of
these one represents a rampant Fire Zouave
brandishing a sword undet a “star-spangled
banner,” while he is performing an “old Vir
ginia break down” upon a Confederate flag
spread under bis feet for a catyet. The legend
underneath this interesting picture is “Re
member Ellsworth.” One of the letters is from a
love-lorn la^g in Connecticut to her soldier
beau, in which the writer expresses herself
sick of .the war and doubtful whether he has
any proper business in Virginia or will get
home'*alive. A jacket from one of the gun
ners in Sherman's battery—a cartridge-box—
fragments of conical shells,and flattened musk
et balls of all kinds, make up the remainder of
the collection.
Militia Parade on Saturday.—Capt. J. J. Ri
ley, paraded the Militia at Camp Oglethorpe, on^
Saturday. We were not able to be present and
witness their military evolutions, but leartjed that
they went through the drill in militia style.
An Alabama Regiment.—CoL Cantey’s
regiment rccontly encamped at Fort Mitchell,
passed through this city on Saturday night en
route tor Virginia via Augusta. The regiment
was composed of handsome specimens of the
hardy and vigorous. Alabamian; One of them,
remarked that the Colonel’s orders wctc not Jo
fight until they got to Arlington, and that, thet^
they might “pitch in” and “lan out” the nes-
AN HONEST STATEMENT.
The Alexandria correspondent of the Balti
more Exchange, writes, July 26:
I was much amazed at a conversation be
tween soldiers of different regiments. “ Hal
lo, stranger, where do you hail from lie
was informed of the stranger's native place.
“ Well, when you were at home did you ever
sing * Carry me back to Old Virginny ?” “ Yes,
often.” “Then, never do it again, for if I was
a thousand miles from Old Virginny, I’d never
want to see it any more.” •
I had the honor of seeing the entrance into
the town of “Lincoln, Seward and McDowell,”
in an open barouche, followed by the Presi
dent’s Life Guard. The prtnure of bushiest
allowed them but a ten minutes visit, and then
Jliey witirled away. I could not but contrast
thi* picture with that I had seen of the wound
ed and weary soldiers stretched upon the side
walk, while'll who had brought them to such
a strait, paused to give but a careless glance,
satisfied that “nobody was hurt.” It scented
a very mockery.
lie did not hear, as I did, the “ not bles
sings" which followed him, or the vows that
all the Cabinet and all (he nioneyrin the Treas
ury should not induce^tuglc- fight again in
The men were especially indignant at fjieir
officers, whom they curse roundly, declaring
that they had been treated outrageously and
with great indifference. They accused their
officers of great cowardice, and one man de
clared that his Colonel hid behind a haystack,
while most of the officers were the first to run.
I overheard one of the men, sitting on the
door-step of the house describing the charge
of the Black Horse Cavalry, part of which I
believe is Captain Scott’s Fauqueir Cavalry.—
He said they advanced in wedge form, then
opened, disclosing a battery which fired upon
his regiment, and that then the cavaly charged
upon the regiment, hemming it in on all sides
‘and cutting right and left with tremendous
blows, each blow powerful enough to take off
a man’s head. lie said he never wished to see
such a charge again.
Thesc afe facts, not fiction; and however
the Government may gloss id over, and seek to
conceal the truth, I have been assured from
various authentic sources, that 15,000 would
not mom -than cover the teal loss* in killed,
wounded and missing of the Federal army. -
FROM WASHINGTON.
“Ion” writes from AVashington to the Balti
more Sun (July 26) as follows:
The public appear to have recovered, in part
from the shock produced by the disaster of Sun
day. But in Congress yesterday the. subject
was treated fn plain terms. Senator Wilson
did nqf hesitate to pronounce it a total rout,
and to indicate one of its prominent causes,
the incompeiency of officers in command.
A-blll is now before Congress proposing a
remedy for this defeat; while, in the meantime,
fhe AVar Department lias provided a preventive
by the creation of a military board, lor the ex
amination and approval of all officers prior to-
their being commissioned.
The disaster also finds an explanation, though
not an apology, in the declaration of General
Scott that for once he had yielded his judgment
to the politicians who beset him, and permit
ted the army to be led, unprepared, into battle.
The same sort of untoward influence still ex
ists, and will hamper any commander, or coun
cil of war, or Cabinet The President, it.is
true, did not undertake to warp General Scott’s
.judgment, but it is not doubted that the Cabi
net did.
Congress vigorously and almost unaoimous-
ly seconds the efforts of the Administration and
of the State authorities to retrieve tbo disaster.
The money market in New York was much
depressed by the panic oT Monday, and Mr.
Cisco withdrew, for the time, the application
for another temporary loan for the treasury of
five millions. Most of been offered,
however.
The Confederates-esqbablvfaut as many on
[From the Richmond Dispatch.]
Proposed Increase or the Army.
It is understood in official circles that the Sec
retary of War, the Hon. L. Pope Walker, has re
commended tp Congress an addition to the South
ern Army of about three hundred ahd fifty regi*
meats, or such a number as, added to the force al
ready organized, will make an aggregate of five
hundred ahd sixty regiments. Estimating each
regiment at a thousand men, this would give a
force of fire hundred and sixty thousand, rank and
file. The white population jof the Confederate
States being, in round numbers, five millions six
hundred thousand souls, the proposed army would
amount to just ten per cent, of tbfe whole, or one
soldier to every ten white people
The two principal questions connected with this
recommendation of the Executive is, whether this
ratio of troops to population is too largo to be af£
forded by the country; and whether the force called
for is disproportioned to the demands of tbe ser
vice.
In respect to the first question, we have tbe
practicable demonstration, in various parts of Vir
ginia, of the perfect feasibility of sparing ten per
cant, of the white population for the war. Rich
mond has furnished more than this ratio. Peters
burg, Lynchburg,"the counties of Halifax, Pittsyl
vania, Albemarle, Augusta, Tazewell, AVashing-
others in the State, have also exceeded this ratio.
Except in the disaffected region of the Northwest,
there is not-a county in Virginia that either has
not furnisned, or will not furnish by volunteering,
the full amount of this. quota to the Confederate
ranks. The white population of the whole Com
monwealth, including thh Northwest, is about
eleven hundred thousand. Strike off three hun
dred thousand for'the Northwest, and the number
of whites in the residue of the State, is eight huj
dred thousand. Eighty thousand soldiers wou!
be ten per cent, of these, aud it is a notorious fact
that, including four tMftisand five hundred men in
the Floyd Brigade,and fully three thousand in the
Wise Brigade, Virginia has now, organized and
for the most part in th* field,-a force of sixty-five
thousand volunteers. The other fifteen thousand
can at any time be raised in a week. We doubt
the number will not be made up by voluntary ten
der of services in two or three weeks, as the spon
taneous action of the people, without any call of
Government.
. - - , _ ., Secretary of the Navy to purchase or charter
the subject is, that, although Virginia has more | vessels to aid in collecting the revenue, has J ^’i n [andAuqtoa < Grrek.'
■ ‘ been passed. A resolution to pay Mrs. S. A.
Douglass the arrearages due Senator Douglass,
has been adopted. Secretary Cameron has or
dered all the slaves confineffat Alexandria to be
liberated and employed as laborers. In future,
all fugitives will be treated in the same manner.
The New York fifth Regiment while en
the Confederacy^ the proportion of volunteers to
white people furnished by her Blareholding di9
triots, exceed ten per cent.
AA'hst proportion of their white population has
been furnished by other of the Confederate States,
wo do not know; out what Virginia can do those
St itea can and will all do; and the volunteer move-
meat in Virginia conclusively demonstrates the
fact beyond dispute that a ten per cent, ratio of
soldiers to tbe population 16 perfectly practicable
throughout the South, and can be furnished with
little interruption to the agricultural and industri
al operations of the country.
Indeed, it has alwitys been considered in Europe
that a levy of seven per cent, of tile population
was entirely practicable; and if this be so, where
all the labor of the community is performed by the
race from which the levy is tuadr, much more is it
true, when the great bulk of the labor w done by
a distinct race, forming no part of the class from
which the conscription is taken.
It may be assumed, therefore, with perfect safe
ty, that the South can bring five hundred and six-
ty thousand men into the field, without perceptibly
embarrassing her agriculture or her industry of
any sort. She may spare this number of soldiers
from her population, and still raise five millions of
bales of cotton, worth two hundred and fifty mil-
lious of dollars, her usual complement of tobacco,
rice and sugar, and cereal crops and meats in ad
dition, more than sufficient for home consumption.
If the worst should some to the worst, she could
evejt add four per cent, more to the army ratio
raising her force to one-seventh the white popula
tion, and adding a reserve of two hundred and
twenty thousand troops to the .ten per cent* con
ytrlptlnn. Thsjtyanc^Ja . nre»nnly.fea9iblj» but fa
cile.
The remaining only question presented by Sec
retary AValker’s Report is. whether prudence and
policy demand the force of fire hundred aud sixty
tnousand men. Understanding that the recom
mendation of tbe Secretary is, pot that such
force shall absolutely be called out; but that it
should be authorized and it be left optional with
the President to cull for it or not, as the public
emergencies muy require, we see everything to re
commend and nothing to forbid the adoption of
the measure.
For ourselves, wc are convinced that at least
three hundred and fifty thousaud troops ought to
be enlisted, and either kept in the field before the
enemy, or placed in camps of instruction for thor
ough training and organization. The remaining
two hundred and ten thousand might be allowed
to be organized at home, drilled weekly, and be
held as minnte men, to answer the call of the coun
try when their services should be required. Noth
ing is more certain than that the operations of our
Generals have everywhere been crippled by the
gre«R inferiority of forces they have had to oppose
to the enemy. The disaster of Garnett was due
to t!iis cause alcne. It was the simple want of
troojis that produced his unfortunate discomfiture.
There is no snfficient reason why this disparity of
force thould always attend our military operations.
-The war might have been ended on the day after
the great battle of Manassas, if our Generals had
not been so limited in force as to render an ad
vance no better than an act of criminal and puer
ile temerity. The army should be promptly in
creased to a strength which would relieve our
sGeuerals of all the embarrassments which they
have been laboring under from inferiority of iorce,
and to enable them to assume offensive operations
against the enemy at every point. AVe desire re
cognition by foreign powers ; but we can scarcely
be expected to obtain it while, from the inferior
ity of our numbers in the field, we are obliged con
stantly to stand on the defensive, and are constant
ly running the risk of defeat and disaster. All
these considerations uqite in support of Secretary
Walker’s recommendation. *
ederal forces.—
cannot be set off,
e moral loss
the Liverpool
York papers with
flight of the Fed-
" cannot foil, in
the field last Su;
But that loss, h<
in the eyes of the"
of fhe Federal side,
mail packet took out the Ne'
the details of the defeat
eyal army of invasion, t
Europe, to prejudice the cause of-the- United
States Government
lanjfcstragglers of the arm* have come in.
There -is nothing to hinder the'return of air of
them within-the lines.
Gen. McClellan is about.to assume the com
mand of the army of tho Potomac. AVill ho
act under the advice or directiol of the, politi
cians ? AVill ho have tho.whole responsibility
of his command, or will he share it with Gen.
Sdbtt ? Much is expected from Gen. McClellan,
and it is hoped that he will-be untrammeled.
A New Regimext.—AVe understand that the
{•resident of the Confederate States has author-
zed the Hon. AVm. H. Stiles to raise a Regiipent
for the war, to be mustered into service at once.
•Companies throughout the State desiring posi
tions in that Regiment are requested to address
him without delay .at Carlersville,. Ga.
. ( v -
Humored Victory of XSicCuUoch at
Springfiold.
AVe have received a letter from a special cor
respondent, dated the afternoon of the 29th
ulL, from a point up-the river, which we do not
deem it either prudent or necessary to mention,
stating that Gen. Pillow, had just received an
express from Gen. Jeff Thompson, of Missouri,
announcing that Gen. Ben. McCulloch had on
AVcdnesday last made an attack on Springfield,
and achieved a brilliant victory over the federal
forces who were strongly fortified at that place
under Gen. Lyon. It was represented ns a
hard fight, and the loss reported at 600 from
McCulloch’s command, against 900 of the ene
my, with many federal prisoners taken. The
further statement is made that after their rout,
the enemy was pursued, with what successs
we are unable to learn.
Though usually discrediting the thousands
of unreliable rumors that are daily flying
through the country as the natural concomi
tants of revolution, we are* disposed to believe
the repork of this victory, leaving ample room,
of course, for all exaggerations. One reason
for doing so, is simply based upon the almost
hourly expectation we have entertained of a
forward movement by our forces flpon Spring-
field. Gov. Jackson, in his late speech in this
city, stated that such a move was contemplated,
and was no doubt consummated at the time he
was speaking.
Though no mention is made in relation to the
number of forces engaged, on either side, we
hare other mpMis of ascertaining Tho com
mand of Lyon and Siegel (the latter of whom
has recently gone to Jefferson City according
to the estimate of the St Louis papers) did not
exceed 12,000 men, nearly all of whom #tre
Germans. Gen. McCulloch, as we learn from
a gentleman who arrived from his camp a few
days since, had 8,000 men under him, encamp
ed. in north-western Arkansas, at Bentonvflle,
which is only a lew miles from the Missouri
Stifle line. Gen. Pearce was encamped a little
west of-hirn, with a force of 10,000, which may
have joined McCulloch’s column, and partici
pated in the attack.—Memphis Appeal, 1st.
" [Despatches from Northern sources via Mobile.]
Mobile, August 3.—The stejmer Fulton has
arrived at Cape Race, wkh late intelligence from
Liverpool. Sales of cotton for two days 45,-.
000 bales, of which speculators and exporters
took 22,500. Cotton has advanced from 1-10
to {, and closed advancing. Consols 89} to 90
for money.
St. Lotus, Mo.—Solomon’s, Sigel’s, nnd two
Iowa Regiments have arrived and will bo dis
banded.
Strong efforts are being made to continue tho
Home Guards in service beyond the time of
their enlistment
Cincinnati, Ohio.—The business houses were
all closed to day to welcome home the returned
three monthers.
New. Yoke.—Tho ahip Northern Light, just
arrived from CaliforniS, brings (he Panama
Star, which states that an English ship was
overhauled and boarded by a Confederate pri
vateer in latitude 24 and longitilde 60.
AVashington.—Official dispatches to Gen.
Patterson will show that the entire blame of
the disaster at Bull Run rests on his disobedi
ence. His positive orders were first to engage
Gen. Johnston, and that being impossible to
get between Johnston and Manassas; that be
ing impossible, to harass his rear, and foiling
in that, to repair to AVashington, and fora a
junction with Gen. McDowell, simultaneously
with Gen. Johnston’s joining with Beauregard.
Senate. A bill authorising Gid. AVelles,
New Yoke.—OlalUen, MellenJc Co. failed to
day. The Brig Watts from Pernambuco, re
ports being chased on three consecutive days
by three different ships, but out-sailed them all.
Fortress Monroe.—A private of" tho New
York 10th Regiment was .arrested to-day for
corresponding whth the eneiny,a"Vetter addressed
to Gen. Leo being found on-his person.
AVashington—Sijate.—The bill confiscat
ing the property of reliefs has been recommit
ted by a vote of sixfy-nme to forty ; eight. The
Conference bill on the Tariff and Tax concurred
in by a vote of 89 to 89.
Movements are on foot to deprivo the press
of army intelligence either by mall or telegraph,
except results.
Huose.—A bill increasing -the efficiency of
Telegraphic Engineers has been passed,
The bill authorising the President to dismiss
officers for incapacity, inefficiency, misconduct
or neglect elicited much debate. Oliver said
that .Burnett jvas krto^vn to be a sympathiser
with the rebels, Burnett replied, if the gen
tleman wishus^to know whether I sympathise
tyithrlhosoftimong whom I was born, and who
regard the present war as being forced upon
them anil who would make peace to morrow, I
answer in the affirmative. The gentleman can
make the most of it
Prince Napoleon was presented by Seward.
A grand dinner was given. Qpn. Butler has
arrived on a short business visit Energetic
measures will be adopted tq prevent the trans
mission of letters hence South.
The Post states that Gen. AAipol assumes
command of Fortress Monroe next week. A
white flag has arrived here, the purpose un
known.
Tho Tribune states that it is rumored that
the Potomac river is blockaded at Mathias
Austin, late Navy Agent at San Francisco,
has been arrested for treason, and confined in
Fort LaFayette.
Richmond, August 3.—Congress passed, and
the President approved, to-day, several acts
amending former acts abofit^fttyiExportations
, - , . . . - . . _. rfor the-public defence, andtlsaisfui/iff Treasury
EOute for home, were stoned by a crowd in Bnk. . „ • « , ., XT .
timnm .TnfP Tiavia several appropriations for tho Navy, etc.
timore, who cheered for Jeff. Davis. Little
harm was done. Several of the shouters were
arrested, but released upon swearing allegiance
to Lincoln.
The Pennsylvania Reserve has been placed
under the commlnd of Col. McCall.
Three steamers from Fortress Monroe at the
mouth of the Potomac were fired on, and ran
aground as they were attempting to escape.—
It is supposed that they will be captured or
destroyed.
Senate.—Breckenridge spoke to-day, laying
the responsibility of the great slaughter before
Manassas upon the Government, and said that
the Government was hffrling brave fellows into
death for principles «vhich three-fourths of the
North abhor.
Senator Baker responded by saying that
Breckenridge’s appeals were only to animate
our enemies. AA’ere not his words, words of
brilliant and polished treason, uttered in the
Capitol ? Sumner interrupted* lfSkcr "by ask
ing him what would have been done with a
Roman Senator similarly conducting himself.
Baker remarked, aotto voce he would have been
hurled from the Tarpeian Rock.
A bill providing for the punishment of cer
tain crimes, and for punishing recruiting for
army hostile to the Union, by a fine of from
$200 to $1,000 and from one to five years con
finement has been passed. Those who enlist,
and those who encourage such enlistment by
words, writing or publication are deemed alike
guilty.
Letters have been received from Commodore
Engle, who was ordered to bring home the
Hong Kong fleet, under Commodore Stribling,
of South Carolina, state tjiat the fleet is not
there, but is supposed to be not far off.
Secretary Cameron goes to Pennsylvahia to
recruit his health. T. A. Scottacts during his
absence.
Confederate engineers have been making ob
servations near Chain Bridge for several days.
McClellan has visited the neighborhood, post
ing himself in regard to their movements.
Louisville, Ky.—Gen. Flournoy, of Arkan
sas, died here to-day. He was an officer in the
Confederate army. W
A gentleman just arrived here from St Louis
reports -that important despatches were receiv
ed there from Springfield, and suppressed. All
telegraph lines go direct to Gen. Fremont’s
headquarters, where an absolute censorship is
exercised over them.
A dispatch dated Springfield, July 29th, pub
lished this morning, says,that Gen. McCulloch is
moving slowly forward, his forces being divided*
into three columns, to better subsist by forage.
AVe are quietly awaiting their approach. It
also states that Lyon has officially applauded
Sigel. This dispatch was probably written in
St Louis.
Mobile.—The St Louis Democrat says that
Solomon’s and Bart Seigel’s troops make the
first 350 miles from Springfield in three days,
but does not state under what impulse th^ltime
was made. In speaking of a battle, (whether
the one at Carthage, or the one recently report
ed at Springfield, it does not state) it says that
the report of the killed on tho rebel side is un
derrated, and that the peoplerof the neighbor
hood affirm that there was at least a thousand
killed and wounded. Several trophies of the
battle were brought, includingbars of iron fired
from Jackson’s cannon. They also fired four
and eight pound weights.
Mexico Missouri papers state that the proj
gramme is to establish a camp.of 30,000 n't»
Springfield to operate against Arkansas and
Texas as soon as the wea*ther is favorable
Gen. Pope will permit no free scouting expe
ditions, considering it injurious to the troops.
He will hold tho people to a strict responsibility
for tho depredations of troops. He has called
for relief in sufficient numbers to possess the
villages, by quartering the soldiers in citizens’
houses, they dratfipg tfieir rations from the
citizens. This is believed to be the only means
to keep the people Quiet
Boston.—A letter from the ship Savannah
off Cape Ilatteras, states that she was chased
by a full rigged two hundred ton Brig, sup
posed to be the Jeff Davis or one of her prizes.
Baltimore.—Gen. Butler arrived to-day en
route for AVashington.
Nothing of interest from the camps.}
- Pritchard.
3 ..Richmond, August 2d.—It i%reliably stated
here on tipi most-undoubted evidence, that
when the news was received at AVashington of
the capture of Sherman’s Battery, Gen. Scott
privately ordered six cannon to be taken from
the Navy Yard and sent to the neighborhood
of Alexandria with horses, and brought back
to AVashington. with the announcement, that
it was Sherman’s Battery.
A. despatch from Nashville, to-day, states
that reliable information pas been received in
that City, which states that Ben MeCulloch with
twelve thousand men attacked the Federals at
Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, 26th July, ami
killed six hunfired of them, and took about the
.samp number prisoners. Confederate loss very
trifling. The victory was complete.-
Richmond, August 3d,—The Portsmouth
Transcript- of this morning saji tbaLJhe re
ported evacuation of’liaiTipton an^ Newport
News by the Federals are doubtless false. The
Winchester Republican of this morning, states
that General Banks’ army at Harper’s Ferry
is ulmo.-.i entirely disbanded, there i eing only
a few Regiments remaining. Pritchard.
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