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. Ar By Joseph Clisby. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1863. No. 975 COTTON PANIC. Cotton took a terrible fright in the Macon market on Saturday. The speculators had been footballing it back and forth till they had kicked it up to forty-odd cents a pound; but Saturday morning telegrams came from Au gusta to buy no more over a maximum of twenty cents. This, you will observe, left a ' somewhat broad margin between buyers and holders,and tho result was—nothing done, nor ■ was thoro any effort to accommodato tho differ- «nca r, 1itotk>dy wfcntea ttfbuyl Prom an ob ject of too fond and eager pursuit, cotton suddenly sunk into nniversahdisfavor. The causes of the sudden change woro nu merous, bat the principal ones were no doubt, laL The Confederate tax bn cotton and other . produce in the hands of speculative holders. This (ax is ten per cent, or say twenty dol lars per bale. Another cause was tho failure of the one acre bill in tho Legislature. The crop of this year under the three acre law now in force, liberal^ construed as it will be in practice, will largely -swell the volumo of this idle product now lying useless and cum' . bersonie in all tho market towns of the State. Thus it will be seen that at the moment the paper makers took fright at the price of cotton, A concatenation of events has como to their re lief, and the old staple will probably subside quietly again into sober habits and safer prices. Tndecd, wit shall n5t be surprised to see it. go ’ very low. Planters will be indisposed to hold it at an annual tax of fivo per cent, and specu lators will not like it much better at ten. THE LEGISLATURE ON THE COTTON The Legislature, wo know, is in the habit of reconsidering its own action on almost* all im portant subjects, and yet wo are somewhat puzzled to explain Its back action on the cotton bill. It is one of those subjects upon which men may well differ, and affording no precise data upon which* to form a certain conclusion. All wc can say is, the safer way for the country is to sustain the bill, because while a superflu ity of provisions will be do great disaster to ,thc country, we know that a scarcity will be. Time will remedy tho one, but time' cannot remedy tho mischief that may bo produced by the other. In the very general considerations which would determine a man’s voto on this bill, we see no chance for any hew or sudden light which ought to affect its fate. If mem bers have once made up their minds to voto upon it, the conclusion ought to bo final arid to be reached as soon as possible for the bene- .fit of the people. We understand, in fact, that there is really no chance for the bill to pass. DEFEAT OF THE COTTON BILL. The telegram brings news of the defeat in both Houses of the bill restricting cotton plant ing in Georgia to one acre to tho hand. This, of course, continues the present law in force, which makes three acres to the hand the limit. Wo learn tho bill was strongly assailed by Hon. Linton Stephens in tho House, in a vory powerful speech before that body, which chang ed the verdict there, but In the Senate Its case was hopeless from the beginning. Wo arc doubtful whether the Legislature has not made a mistake in this business,but their opportuni ties to make up an intelligent opinion aro cer* tainly far belter than ours, and we are far from calling in question tneir disposition to do right. Time wiil test the matter. If the result shall be still plenty of bread no harm will have been done. If not, no remedy will bo acces sible. BT Tho Northern gold market, in spite or the nearly prohibitory exactions of tho Lincoln Government against doalings in gold, is begin ning to show strong reactionary symptoms.- Gold bas risen eight per cent, sinco the 2Gth. TOE INDORSEMEMT BILL. Gossip from Milledgeville reports that the indorsement bill will probably pass the House and may get through tho Senate by a majority of ono voto—not more. If it should get to the Governor it will be vetoed, and that will bo tho end of it, as it can never muster votes enough to over-ride tho veto. SOLDIER’S RELIEF SOCIETY. We gratcfally acknowledge a donation of $40 from tho young ladies and gentlemen of Renwick, L*c County, as tho proceeds of an Entertainment of Tableaux. ' • Mbs. W. T. Colquitt, • Pres’t. Soldier’s Relief Society. ’ L N. Botkin, Sec’y. Burning of the Bath Paper Mill.—Tho loss of this paper mill at this time, is a great public calamity. A laige amonntof work was done there for tho Confederate Government, besides supplying a largo number of newspa pers with paper for their regular issues. Tho extent of the loss is not easy to estimate at this time. Tho mill was entirely destroyed, with paper, and stqck in process of being worked up. The stock houses adjoining were saved by great exertions, as also the boarding houses. It is not yot ascertained what por- T tioh of the machinery, if any, can he saved from the fire; bat tbare are many things which . it will bedifficult to feplaco at present. About fifty hands were employed in the mill. The fire originated from a spark upon the rdof. Tho high wind prevailing, and the . length of tinio elapsing before tho ttro was dis ^covered, made it wholly impossible to save the * bqfidfng. . . # .. . .. - It„ is hoped tbaj, from tho importance of the mill—boing the largest in the Oogfeder- acy—measures will be taken at once to rebuild it—Chronicle and Sentinel. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Milledgeyille, Saturday 4th. Ths wholo of the evening session in tho House yesterday was spent in discussing the bills to restrict tho planting of cotton. The voto was taken on the substitute of Judge Cab- moss, and was yeas 67—nays 75. The voto was then on the original bill, and was yeas 64 —nays 70, I encloso you the remarks of Judge Cabincss on his substitute. This morn ing was spent in a motion to reconsideiy<and after speeches in favor of reconsideration Mes srs. Lester Smith, of Brooks, Render, Candler And Thomas, and against the motion Messrs. DuBosc, Moore, of Thomas, Schley and Hes ter ; tho motion prevailed—ayes S3, nays 45. The Senate was occupied until 12 o’clock to day on a motion to reconsider the some bilL*- Tho motion prevailed—ayes 20, nays 13. No thing of interest was done in the Senate yes terday afternoon, except the passage of the bill to prohibit buying, selling or passing United States currency bills, drafts, &c. REMARKS or JUDGE _ CABINESS ON THE COTTON . PLANTING BILL. Judge Cabiness held that according to the reading of tho Constitution by the gentleman from Hancock, the substitute did not conflict with it. > Tho petition of tho gentleman from Han cock was that “taxation could only bo increas ed to raise royenue for the support of the Gov ernment to pay tho public debt to provide for the common defense, and for such other pur poses as are specified in the grant of bowers. Ho admitted that these were tho purposes for which taxation could bo imposed to raise revenue, and tho meaning of tho Constitution is that revenuo when raised by taxation could boused only for the support of the Govern ment, and the other purposes specified, but the Constitution prescribes no .limit to tho amount of taxation. Tho power of taxation is granted without limitation as to tho amount of tax to bo im posed—tho purposes for which tho money, when raised, is to bo used, are specified. No w the goBtleman from Hancock says, that a bill proposing to impose a tax which would be prohibitory would be unconstitutional, because it would raise no revenue. Revenuo must be the object of a tax bill and not prohibition, fie assumeB-tbat the object of th8 substitute is prohibition and not revenuo—but ho must as certain the object of tho bill (rom its title, and its provisions. Its title is to lay and collect a tax on land planted and cultivated in cdtton, above a ccr tain quantity, and to provide a penalty-tor making a falso return of tho same. -The bill irovidea that one aero of land may be planted in cotton for every hand between the ages of 16 and 55, and if there are .slaves between 55 and 65 years of age, and between 12 and 15, two such shall count as one hand—and for every aero more than ono to the hand, there shall be levied and collected a tax of $25 per acre, and a penalty for making a false return of the number of bands and number of acres planted in cotton as prescribed. According to tho provisions of the bill, it proposes to lay and collect a tax of $25 for every aero planted above one aero to the hand How then can it bo said to be a bill to pro hibit the planting of cotton ? Suppose that it does amount to prohibition—is it therefore un constitutional ? So says the gentloman, and his rcason.is because it does not raise revenue, or is not intended to raiso revenue. Tho inten tion must be ascertained from what the bill proposes on its face. If the tax proposed should amount to pro hibition, that does not. necessarily rendor the bill unconstitutional. A power to tax to pro hibition has been and may bo exercised in various case?, and yet he consistent with the Constitution. There is a class of cases which are usually reached in this way. They are acts which are not mala in se, but mala prohibita—which arc not inherently wrong or crimes, bqt are only of injurious tendency under certain cir cumstances. Acts which are inherently wrong or crimes, are not the subjects of prohibition by taxation—to attempt to enforce a tax upon them would be to license crime. But such is not (ho case with acts which are not inherent ly wrong—such are frequently, in legislation, made tho subject of taxation, and sometimes oven to prohibition, and if in such a case no revenue would be yielded; tho law imposing the tax would not for that reason be unconstitu tional. Take the case ot a billiard table. To keep such a table is not morally wrong—or is not classed with crimes, which are donomU noted mala in se. It is said to bo a healthful exercise to play at billiards, but such tables are believed to bo pcrniciousto society as they serve as an introduction to gambling of i worso character. Suppose there are fifty bil liard tables in the State, and the Legislature enacts that each shall pay a tax of $50 a year. If the tax is paid $5,000 revenue would bo brought into the Treasury, and th-. law would be constitutional, because it would raise reve nue. Bat suppose tin. owners of the billiard tables Bhould conclude that they could not pay a tax of $50 each on them, and they should be removed beyond tho limits of the State.. Thoy -.would be discontinued, and the State would receive no income under tho law imposing the tax, would it therefore bo unconstitutional ? Take the case of distilleries. They are legiti mate/subjects of taxation. and are injurious to tho public interests, particularly at this time. There are, suppose 1000 in tho Stata The Legislature imposes a tax of $1000 on each still in operation the first of April. If the tax should be paid, $100,000 will bo ad ded to the Treasury—a very handsome reve nue. If the owners, should, however, believe that thoy could not find it profitable to pay a tax of $1000 each and run their stills, but that it would bo more profitable to them and beneficial to tho public interest to sell them to the Confederate Government to be .converted into cannon with other metals—and suppose they were to do so before the 1st day of April, no revenuo would be collected, hut would tho law be unconstitutional? Surely not. An annual tax of $1000 is now imposed by law on venders of lottery tickets in this State. No one now pays the tax and sells tickets. Is the law’ unconstitutional bacauso it yields no rev enue and amounts to a prohibition ot the sale of lottery tickets ? Now, take the case of the cotton planter, as proposed to be taxed by the hill under consid eration. Cotton planting is not wrong—not a crime—but at this time, and under tho circum stances in which our country is placed, it is believed to be injurious to the public interest, and detrimental to the public weal. It is on that ground, and tha’t alone, that you have tho right to interfere with its cultivation. A ma jority of the House has already decided that its cultivation ought to be further restricted. That decision must have been made on the ground that to plant- cotton to any extent now would be pernicious and hurtlul to tho public good. If that be so, the Legislature .can re-, strict its cultivation, but not otherwise. Then cultivation of cotton being considered detri mental to the public weal, the bill proposes to tax every acre above ono to the hand $25. If the tax should be paid, revenue would bo raised—if all should abstain from planting more than ono acre to each hand because the tax of $25 on each acre would make such planting unprofitable—would the law be un constitutional I But a case has been decided by tho Supremo Court of this State which settles the principle. The City Council.of Griffin, a few years ago, passed an.ordinance imposing a tax of $500 on each retailer of spirituous liquors in tho city. It amounted to a prohibition. Ono of the re-, tailers contested the ordinance, and the case went to the Supremo Court. That Court hold that tho ordinance of tho City Council of Grif. fin was unconstitutional. . The decision was based upon that clause of the Constitution which declared that “ the General Assembly shall have power” to make all laws and ordi nances which they shall deem necesssry and proper for the good of the State, and whieh shall not be repugnant to tho Constitution,” and the Court lidtd that that power could bo transferred by the Legislature to tho City Council of Griffin to bo exercised w.ithin their corporate limits. Sach being the decision of the Court in this case, is it likely that thoy would decide the bill now under consideration to be unconstitution-, al, if it should bo onactcd' into a law, and bo carried before them ? It is true, the decision was made under the old constitution, and not tho now, but the clause upon which tho deci sion was based is almost identical with tho one in tht new constitution. They are almost the same, word for Word, 1 jorrespondence ofthe Telegraph ON THE BLOCKADE RUNNING. From the Chattanooga Rebel. Tho abundance of Confederate currency is' not tho only cause of its cheapness. The con stant demand for gold contributes a very ma terial port to the depreciation. If this demand were absent,' the value of Confederate notes would bo regulated by the ordinary standard of commercial exchanges; and tho prices of tho necessaries of life would approximate the rule of demand and supply. The trade in coin is an excrescence on the monetary affairs oi tho country, and its disturbing influence is quite as great and much more injurious to the financial interests of the Government and peo pie, than any other ono of the causes which aro so rapidly tending* towards bankrupting both? Whence, then, this demand for gold ? Un doubtedly it springs chiefly from the spirit of speculation which nas overspread the Confed eracy. Ninety nine hundreths of the gold that change hands now is immediately transferred to foreign hands and pockets, in the prosecu tion of an illicit and contraband trade. The articles which it purchase? aro brought back to us and sold for such sums as not only to re- fund to tho adventurer the premium originally paid and expenses, but per cents are also added to cover the risks incident to the trade, pay bribes, and to meet tho next advance premium to be paid. When gold reaches the point of four for one, the profits of tho illicit trader may be put down at from five hundred to five thousand per cent. Every succeeding adventure with tho necessar ily accompanying purchase of gold, depletes the stock of, coin, and enhances its market value. Tho same thing occurs with the notes of State Banks, which stand higher with our foreign factors than those of the Confederacy. Thus the enhancement keeps pace with the de mand, and the demand continues, cequa pede, with the spirit and fruits of speculation. There can,.therefore, be no end to it till the stock of coin and State Bank paper is exhausted. The value of gold, will continue to rise and that of Confederate notes to fall, until tho former is exhausted, or until the business which stimu lates the speculation is ended. It i? clear that this process is every day weakening tho Con federacy. It is taking away from us tho bams of credit, and is building up and strengthening ourenomies; for a great proportion of it goes directly to the United States. Is this necessary ? Not at all. It does not relievo tho needful wants of tho people; but only contributes to extravagant and luxurious indulgence. It answers tho tastes and habits of.fashion and display which were better laid aside for the present. It noithcr sustains tho body nor stimulates tho spirit and . ardor of patriotism—it enervates both. The people of the South would bo a bettor, and stronger, and braver, and more independent’ people to day, if they had not received a farthing’s worth of merchandize from tho North since tho war began. If the government wished, and bad it in its power, to obtain medicines and war munitions from tho enemy in this way let the Government do it. Otherwise, let there be absolute non-intercourse. Ought it to be tolerated? Not a day longer.— It has already debauched ns as a people. Wo have entered into corrupt bargains with tho enemy, and there is no doubt that one of the secrets of the constant and successful running of the blockade, both by land and water,is to be ascribed to the,rcgu- lar and constant payment ofbribes to Yankee func tionaries. Now that oar credit is; at least partial ly established in Europe, we can afford to dispense with this shameful commerce with those who are endeavoring at once to hold our purse strings and turn aside our bayonets. We have no use for gold in our home exchanges. • Confederate notes will answer nil these purposes. If we will keep our coin at home, and live within ourselves as we can and ought to do,we will gain a point of the greatest importance over our enemy, and we may add, achieve a wholesome conquest over ourselves. Whilo Congress is maturing its schemes of fi nance, let it prohibit, under the severest penalties, trade of Ml sorts with the enemy. Let it also pro hibit the sale of gold abovo a given premium, on pain of forfeiture of. the whole amount or some other rigorous penalty. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN THE FRONT. TcliiAkoha, April 1st, 1863.. Mr. Clisby:—After several Railroad Acci dents, causing detention, I arrived hero yes terday as windy March was making its exit. The ground was covered with snow for many miles aiounil. Last night a thousand camp fires dotted the whitened surface, illuminating the terrestrial, like stars in tho purer sphere above. April is inaugurated by a clear sky to-day, with a pleasant sun that is rapidly thawing tho frozen waters and refreshings soldier's camp with the prospect of comfort once more. Our army is in a most excellent condition— being well clothed, shod and provisioned, with less sickness than at any period heretofore—r a restlessness seems to pervade, it from inactiv ity so protracted, which nothing but another battle can quiot. General Bragg will return from Winchester to-night. His lady is convalescing rapidly.— Preparations are being made by some of .the troops to welcome him with a fine serenade.— Gen. Johnston has been indisposed for several Ho will be able to be at his quarters to-morrow. Two deserters from Rosecranz’ army joined Gen. Morgan’s command, and reached here to day. They report heavy reinforcemetns arriv ing at Nashville from Ohio, and the army there is believed to bo about 40,000 strong. The Yankee troops are not ambitious for further battles; tjiey aro learning that they are shed ding their blood for negro equality and not the Union, which causes much disaffection in their ranks. The 800 prisoners from the Michigan 22d and Wisconsin 19th Regiments arrived-this morning. Thoy are substantially .clothed and 3hod, having an abundance of apparel. They aro a stout, hardy set of men, having no re semblance to the Eastern Yankee in thoir ap pearance, but Jiko them somewhat eager to trade—as they are selling their rings, pencils, pens, india-rubber overcoats and jewsharps. and trinkets generally. No news of any im portance to-day. Yours, &c. B. even if completed, may serve little. We cannot help thinking that the last word of Vicksburg is not yet said. Luck is on the side of the victorious town. While-its legend, Fortune, fort Hus, re mains true, it may continue with it. : It is believed that the enemy is now engaged in planting mortars in the woods opposite the city within range, for tho purpose of shelling us in re venge for the destruction of their boats. But this is a game at whioh two can take a hand, and no one expects to suffer any inconvenience from such an attempt, as our guns are within range of any point that the/ may select for that purpose. An effort against the city seems to be brewing, and is universally expected here. ifo news from the Yazoo country have yet been received, and a great anxiety is manifested about the operations there—not that we have any fears, but that we hope to hear of.the capture of the wholo federal army, including gunboats and all. Amnon. Anothor Fedoral gunboat has been ad ded to tho trophies of onr horse-marines. Well done. LIST OF CONSIGNEES PER S. W. R. R. April 4th; 1863, H Boifeuillet, Capt Michealoffsky, Oarhoart & Oard, (B), J W Fears, N Powers, Capt H O Cunningham, O R R Co, T L Holt, J F Greer, J R Register, Richard Brinn, H B Troutman G T ,Rogers & Son, P Land, R Lodge, John Henington, T B Elfo, A Huff, H P Redding, Roberts & Dunlap, Capt A O Bacon, W A Haff. who had appropriated them. Some Mu chusotts parlors are said to be carpeted spoils of another kind. Now, if any one af what bas become of the Union party ones strong at the South, we answer that in ds« they have been alienated from the Governm* by the unjustifiablo outrages committed h , wicked or thoughtless Federal soldiers, if Beaufort, South Carolina, tombs were violatii At Holly Springs, Mississippi, a commmJT table was used in behalf of “euchre" S sledge.” Such tales of wrong have inferta! many who woro disposed to be friends 0 fT Union, and their righteous indignation hash. ) something to do with reverses that have nr», taken our arms.”” -* ^>J«veovgJ Thb Situation.—Tho gunboats have been driv en back and defeated on the Tennessee river by our sharpshooters. g * On yesterday at day light two iron clad vessels camo up the river as far as Tuscumbia. They were met there by our cavalry outposts. Very consid. arable cannonading ensued; but our sharp-shoot ers made the port holes too unsafe for heavy prac tice, and after an ineffectual effortto land a party, the gunboats backed about and retired. Their loss is considered to bo heavy. From Middle Tennessee we hear of skirmishing at Unionville. * Passengers by the evening train report the cap ture of several wagons and prisoners on Wednes day. Otherwise the line is quite. No news from Charleston.— Rebel, 4th. * CasniTABLE.—We learn that the Macon Manufac turing Company have generously furnished Judge H.,Howard with three thousand lbs. of good Ba con, Hams, Shoulders and Middlings for sale to soldiers families at 35cts per lb. The markec price here is SOctB. The meat is in store at Mr. How ards office and wiil be distributed in a proper man ner;—Confederate. LATE FROM THE NORTH. Mr. J. W. Davidson, of White’s battalion of cavalry, and- one -of its most gallant young men, has obligingly furnished us with a batch of Northern papers, brought on.by him. Mr. D. is among the exchanged prisoners that have just reached here from the North. We get up from the papers the following summary of news.—Examiner. Correspondence of the Chronicle & Sentinel. FROM VICKSBURG. Topography of- Vicksburg—The famous Ca-? nal—The probable result if it is completed —the movements of the enemy—new mortar batteries opposite the city, die. Vicksburg, March 31. In order to givo a plain and correct descrip tion of the position of this placo, tho following description will bo found useful and correct: Vicksburg stands at a sharp bend of the river. In front, there is a long, narrow penin sula of land formed by tho said bend of the stream. By cutting a ship canal across tho base of this peninsula, tho enemy’s gunboats and transports will be able to pass up ’and down tho Mississippi in that neighborhood without coming under fire of tho Confederate artillory in the town. This project found fa vor with tho Federal Generals last year when thoy had exhausted tho flower of their armies ■in tho vain attempt to carry tho city by storm or reduce it by a cannonade. They wore at first persuaded that it was Only necessary to cut an ordinary ditch across the land, and that the rapid current of tho great river would perform tho rest of tho labor. But the Father of Waters obstinately adhered to his ancient courses, and tho ditch remained a ditch. Re peated attacks on tho city having absolutely failed, the Federals have become satisfied that the strength of tho place and tho valor of its defences is proof against their arms. In this year, therefore, thoy hava undertaken to do the work which the Mississippi disdained. For several months they havo employed an army of negroes in digging this ditch. The attempt and tho consummation of this work, however, aro two different things, and tho canal is still a work incomplete, and will be likely to remain so, as the Confederate batter ies erected opposite to tho mouth at tho lower end will prevent the further prosecution of any more work on it. There is but little appre hension entertained that any benefit can result in the enemy from this canal, though prudence dictates to make every preparation to thwart his purposes and compel him to abandon the project. In tho event of their getting through the canal it would be a serious loss aud disadvantage to tis. It would be mortifying to hear the exultation of the enemy. Vicksburg bas thus far baffled the ut most efforts of their arms. Their troops have again and again been hurled back by her hills like the breakers of .the sea by tho rocks. Without ta king tho city, they would in a great measure hava neutralized its importance by a mnart trick. In military engineering it would indeed bo a great achievement. If the enemy should succeed in getting his gun boats and transports through this canal, it would secure him the river between Vicksburg and Port Hudson, andwnight do us an infinite amount of harm by interrupting our communication and cut ting off our means of reinforcements and supplies; and it would entail a world of trouble and hard fighting for us to recover our lost advantages. But these speculations on an event which is qpt yet an accomplished fact, and which may nev er be an accomplished fact. The completion of the canal may bo prevented by various causes,and, FROM THE ARMY ABOUT FREDERICKSBURG—RUMORS OF THE REBEL ARMY. The Northern papers have no news from the soat of war at Fredericksburg. The falling back of our army is still repeated at the North. A spocial dispatch to the New York Tribune says: Tho Government has information leading it to share the opinion entertained in Washings ton circles of sympathisers with the insurrec tion, that the robol army on tho Rappahannock is making preparations to fall back towards Richmond, probably as far as the lines of for tifications constituting the defences of that city. The apprehension of the Jefferson Davis Gov ernment is that an attack is intended by way of James rivor, and this backward movement is considered necessary to thwart it. Refugees from Richmond confirm this theory, and add that Lee’s force has been much reduced by the withdrawal of Longstreet, tho two Hills, and other rebel Generals with their commands, who have gono to other parts of the Confederacy. In this connection read the following rewd tions published in tho Tribune, soon after Fredericksburg fight: “• “After tho severe cannonadine of it seems to have been understood that thetiti would have been giveD up to pillage bv on, troops. But to-day these fine mansionsui not standing—elegant china and most eta, libraries of books, rare works of art, ar e ^ heaped together in the street, and are sens bled for as trophies. The headquarters of Git' Howard are as he occupied them, every rm, had been tom with shot, and then all the qC rors, furniture and works of art broken nfl smashed by tho soldiers. When I entered early this morning, bofore its occupation b? General ‘Howard, I found the soldiers of hjj • fine division diverting themselves wife the rich dresses found in tho wardrobes; some had « bonnets of the fashion of last y«w, aud-» w surveying themselves before the mirrtm which, an hour or two afterward, were pitched out of the window aqel smashed to piec* on the pavement; others had elegant scuts bound around their heads in the form of tur bans, and shawls around their waists. Whit I saw in this mansion was repeated in neuir eveiy one which tho flames had not destroyed, Saida soldier to mo to-day, raking ainon»»'1 magnificent private library, half covered A , mud in tho streets: “ How intensely religious these d—d rebels are 1”—Tribunds Corrupts- dence. —— DISAFFECTION AT TH* WEST. Tlio Washington correspondent of the New Toil World writes: The Government has advices from the W«st 1 which are by no means cheering. The resisuar to the arrest Of deserters in Ohio, Indiana and III- | nois' will be succeeded by the obstruction of tis conscription act,[and a refusal to pay excise tu* Several Governors of Western States, together will influential citizens, had an interview with the j President to-day on the subject, and measures to prevent such resistance have been taken. Goto nor Todd, of Ohio, who is a democrat, it is pre sumed, will look to matters in Ohio under mStur 1 authority. The sale of arms in all the princip-t Western cities has been stopped. THE DESPOTIC ARRESTS IN THE* NORTH SEW" ARd’s BRAGG OF TYRANNY—A LEAF FROM HIS PORTFOLIO. The Hartford (Conn.) Times says, in speak- ing of the arbitrary arrests in the North: On tho direct question of upholding or con demning tho conduct of the present Adminis tration at Washington, in seizing men with out the process of law, and hurrying them to prison without granting tho hearing to which under the Constitution, they are entitled, the Republican Abolition party in tl\p New York Legislature have just voted to sustain the ar rests. No such arbitrary stretch of power in defiance of tho peoplo’s liberties is ever ven tured upon by tho monarchist Government of Great Britain. It was these outrageous arbitrary arrests, in fact, which contributed more than any oth er one cause to arouse and exasperate the American people, and by producing tho great political"revolution that has overthrown the Administration party in all tho great Western and Central States, arrested tho monstrous acts of tho infatuated men at Washington, and brought tho perpetrators of them to a dead pause. To illustrate tho incrodible extent of their infatuation and insolence, wo quote from tho'diplomatic correspondence of Secretary Seward a shameful but characteristic passage. Tho Secretary’s wholo official correspond ence was by Congress last winter ordered i<, be printed; and such another mass of official writing, whether from its voluminous amount, or tho character of a large portion of the dis patches themselves, was never before seen in the transactions of this Government. We may add that this Government was nover be fore so disgraced in its diplomatic correspond-- ence. Here is the passage; it is taken from a dispatch to the British Minister: MR. SEWARD TO LORD LYONS. “My lord, I can touch a bell on my right hand and order the arrest of a citizen in Ohio. I can touch the boll again and order the im prisonment of a citizen in New York, and no power on earth but that of tho President can release them. Can the Queen of England, in her dominions, do as much ?” But that party now begins to seo that they have rung that boll too much. They hear echoes and reverberations that they never ox- pected. That bell is now tolling tho knell of liberty-crushing ianatics who rashly dared to awaken its slumbering tones. Mr. Seward rung it in Connecticut He will hoar its reverbera tions come crashing about his ears on the first Monday of April. REACTION OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT—THE N0P.TUIB ELECTIONS. The Portland Argus, in speaking of the ton elections in Maine, says: “Earge Democratic giia have been made in nearly every town. The only town that was Democratic last year and his gon? Abolition this, so far as we have uoticcd, is Moral Desert, while the towns that have changed iroa Abolition to Democracy are reconed by the score.'’ The Harrisburg (Pennslyvania) Patriot says: “The charter election in Reading resulted in lh success of the entire democratic ticket, by 250 mi- jority. This is a democratic gain of 510. lode borough of Carlisle, on the same day, the Demo cratic Chief Burgess and Town Council were a*- ried by from 70 to 100 majority. This borough has heretofore been Republican, and therefore tto election shows another large Democratic gaiu- From York also we have cheering news. There; as elsewhere, the march of Democracy is owati and shows plainly that the people have detenpins to put down the destructives who have too n|j misgoverned tho country.” Tho grandmother of Major-General McClain died at East Grocmvick, Rhode Island, on Fray last, at tho advanced ago of eighty-one years. THE VANDALISM OF THE FEDERAL SOLDIERS— THEIR OWN CONFESSIONS, From the Baltimore Gazette. The New k ork Christian Inquirer makes, on good authority, these statements, but they do not‘tell the half of the whole sad truth: In several libraries of New England 'clergy-, men wo have seen chosen volumes of great cost, bearing the names of Southern ministers to whom they still belong, although they have tj een sunt North as gifts from Yankee soldiers Edward Everett.—The Paris correspond'- j of the Now York World gives the following I bonne louche to Edward Everett: - J A good many Americans in Paris hra: down their heads on reading that “the Ifo I Edward Everett hung out a now flag to** 1 1 come Butler to Boston.” Edward Everett, tb I pink of propriety, the model statesman, Ik I Athenian scholar, tho. perfect gcntlemra- j doing homago to the inan Butler, who® I committed evory crime in the calendar, fjl ic is a flagrant abomination I Ilow_aro®| mighty fallen! There are many citizeaB®J New Orleans here in Paris whp “black mail* 4 1 Butler to get away, and who show their P**| ports and tho prices paid for them, with B-v I ler’s initials in his own handwriting. Althoop j wo are greatly gratified on the arrival ofI steamer to seo that Butler is having j^’ I done him in tho World, yet we cannot rein-1 - om expressing a little of tho nniveisal vj*jl tempt which is felt for tho brute in Europe *-1 for all who honor him. Reported Capture of Washington, Nob* I Carolina,—It was reported yesterday I dispatch had been received byamw» t *l Congress, announcing .the recapture by»P I tion of General D. H. Hill’s forces, of th««? I of Washington, North Carolina. It, ther stated that five thousand runawxj groes had, upon the. occasion, hands. _ _ w>ait!ii I Many persons were inclined to cn»»j correctness of this report, whilst I skeptical believed it to b».— stories gotten off in honor of A' 1 Day.” At a late hour last night no the rumor had been received at the s j —Richmond Examiner 2d. 3aia«v*jJ| Revival of an Old Invention in - w f, —The new Montgolfier balloon, invented i * Goddard tho reronant, says Galtignaei, parity of 4,200 metres. The car is an apparatus which enables the ® ron J*?-, a 4«rN ■without either gas or b'aliast, and to deee ^ up high at pleasure. This apparatus c ^ c '; r . 4 -:. kind of stove formed by three cyhndHV from each other by insulating SU ' )S ^ I T’ & N* all danger of fire is averted. The ^ pletely under tha control of the wnal u tfe’ is prevented from, rising too high by aw* i. gauze. Mr. Goddard asserts that *l e ?' : "jt * ‘ balloon in thirty-nine minutes, and «•“ from 500 to 800 kilogrammes over ana weight of bis person and his accesson»j over, that his balloon may bepicreeu j - shell without endangering the areM|5., , bimpelf cast projectiles oi' any kind wi