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COLUMBUS. ariest. Country Circulation. Tuesday Morning, May 19, 1803. Wiiax ix Costs Them. — A Yankee paper estimates the cost of the war up to the present time at £5,000,000,000. - Tiik Siege ox Suffolk. —it is ou'nl that the siege of Suffolk, which lasted only three or four weeks, enabled Gen. hongstreet to gather up large quantities of corn and over a. million and a half pounds of bacon. ~ We see it stated that Captain S. G. Lpann has authority to organize into military order all the Indians residing east of the Mississippi river. The Louisville Democrat of the 7th says three deserters from Humphrey Marshall’s division arrived in Covington ou the 4tli, and gave* themselves up to the military authorities. Beef was selling at fifteen cents per pound in the markets in Louisville on the oth. Everything else in propor tion, and a prospect of an early advance. — Jggjy” We learn from the Troy Adver tiser that Col. Ammoirine’s 54th Ala bama Regiment Look the line of march from that place last Friday. This regi ment is in Gen. Clanton’s Brigade, and we presume it. will soon be where there will be something to do of a more excit. ing nature than mere drill. “Old Red ” will fight ; and we should not be sur prised to hear of his turning up among some of the raiders unless they “get. further ” The Private Soldier. —Many are the discouragements with which the pri vate soldier meets. lie almost loses his identify in the ocean of living beings around him; untitled and unknown, his deeds of valor in his country’s cause are not likely to live in “story and in song,” but to the true patriot there is one con solation, no good deed is ever lost. In the work of the world’s political emancipa tion, no honest effort is wholly thrown away—the life of no patriot is sacrificed in vain; for although the end directly had in view may not be attained, yet the deed itself will live and perform its part in the liberation of the world from tyr anny. Muzzling the Press.— The Yankees have recently suppressed two papers in N’ew Orleans—the Estifette du Sud (a French paper) and a Roman Catholic paper called the Southern Pilot. There is nothing that tyrants hate more than a free, outspoken Press.— Through its agency, the wrongs of the oppressed come to light, and their com plaints reach the public car. The Press spreads light and truth, and ’tis these that tyrants fear. Truth, whether flash ing from the sword of Washington, fall ing from the lips of Henry, or rolling in living- masses from the Press of Franklin, is the same, and tyrants, small and great, dread its power. Late Yankee Papers.— We are in debted to Mr. Stewart for late files of ‘Northern papers. Mr. S. is just, from Nashville, and left Washington only about two weeks since. He represents the ofitce holders and Government con tractors at Washington as still being “full intent” upon “crushing the rebel lion, ’ but that the people are certainly disgusted with the war and with tkopar ty now keeping it up. * In Nashville the Southern Rights people are generally hopeful, notwithstanding the heavy col uums of Federal troops almost daily pouring in and the strenuous efforts made to / niomze the city by a reign of terror. Never perhaps in the history of the Avorld has the rotten depravity of the human heart been more clearly manifested than among the Federal officers in Nashville, during the past six or eight, months. —(♦—. The Great Southern Insurance Com pany.—According to the requirements of the charter, and in answer to the call of the commissioners, the subscribers for stock in the Great Southern Insur ance Company, met in Macon on the Pith of April for the purpose of organi zation. The organization was perfected ly election of the following Directors: -a\ann'ah G3. Liimar, Win Battersby, Andrew Low, Charles Green, Dwight Lathrop. Augusta—Thomas S Metcalf, >y J Owens Jas lfrown, I) L Adams, B S Dunbar. Macon—Win It Johnston, J A Ralston, J L Jones, Pulaski S llolt. Isaac Scott. . V'glumbcs—W 11 Young, David Adams, Daniel u niton, James F Bozeman, D F Willcox. Atlanta—tas Ormand,W F Herring. A W Jones, Sidney Boot, A S Lockhart. At a subsequent meeting of (he Direc tors, held on the 23d, W. B. Johnson, of Macon, was elected President and Chas. Day, of Macon, secretary. Look I p.—The following fable con tains a good moral beautifully expressed: A young man once picked up a sove reign in the road. Ever afterwards, as be walked along, lie kept his eyes steadi ly fixed on the ground, in hopes of find ing another. And in the course of a long life he did pick up, at different times, a goodly number of coins, gold and silver. But all these years, while lie was looking tor them, lie saw not that flte heavens were bright above him, and nature beautiful around. He never once allowed his eyes to look up from the mud and filth in which he sought the treasure; aud when he died, a rich old man, he only knew this fair earth of ours as a dirty road, in which to pick up money as you walk along. Brute Butler for President.— An exchange says that Brute Butler is likely to be a candidate for the Presidency to succeed Lincoln. The Yanks will likely have a warm time during their next con test for the Presidency, whether they run Butler or some oilier Beast. Al though we do not consider the Presidency of Abe's dominions a desirable position; there will no doubt be many who would love to mount the wreck and ride it to ruin when it does go down. When the war does end there will likely bo some ueads to take off, and Butler’s would certainly be a suitable one. - . Nashville papers of the 7ch inst., ™y that another “rebel raid” was made wHhm eight miles of that place, on the Granny R hite pike, on the 4th. Several prisoners were taken from among the pickets, and causing a general stampede among the wood choppers. SS?*cts ©f tat© oh j Sjateza. Many persons, both ffotn natural bon ntit.ut.ion and from habit, are accustomed to look on the dark side. And it should create no surprise when wc seo persons, as we sometimes do, who look upon us as a ruined people —who complain of the way in which the government ia admin- ; islercd—who speak as though our social system were perfectly unhinged, and the whole country rocking to ruin. These persons are honest in the expression of their fears, we allow, but they are either not familiar with the history of revolu tionsjjor have been slow in receiving in struction from its teachings, That we have suffered socially by ftie war, is freely admitted ; and it is not to be expected but that a nation will retro grade in its civilization during a civil war; but, all things considered, ourbo cial system has stood the shock admira bly. If v. T c compare ourselves with the English during their long civil commo tions, we lose nothing by the compari son. From the decapitation of Charles the First, to the accession of William of Orange, they scarcely had any thing that could properly be called peace ; and their society w T as upheaval from its very foundations. If we contrast ourselves with the French during their celebrated revo lution, we have everything in our fa vor. And our social condition even compares well with that oi our fathers dming the first American revolution. Even Washington, who was by no means narrow-minded and Puritanical, had to complain of the moral defection of the people aud their want of patriotism. There may be more speculation and selfishness now than then ; hut it should be remembered that our armies aro vast ly larger and our population more nu merous. There is, it must be confessed, much corruption in practice; but our theory of human life and society is un dergoing no dangerous reforms. It is a little remarkable that iu the multifarious excitements of revolution, no essential principle of our moral and social philoso phy has been attacked—no new fangled notion of social life brought forward. The French during their revolution, not only attempted to break down the existing form of government, but the prevailing social and religious systems. They attempted to annul the Bible and dethrone its Author; and such was the condition of their social and political system, that no man could feel secure of his life fora single day. But our society rests on the same great ethical principles that it did before the war. The Bible is still our book, God our hope, and there is still enough moral integrity in our so ciety to prevent it from falling to pieces from its own weight. Andrew Johnson a Major General. According to our recent dispatches “Andy” Johnson has received the com mission'of Major General, and has au thority to raise 5,000 Tennesseeans and 10,000 negroes. He may succeed in “ raising ” or steal ing the negroes, but we presume it, will be some time before he raises the Ten nesseeans; for badly as some of them have been gulled by Andy, and much as they may have loved the “glorious Union,” they will not. fight for it, side by side with Sambo. Andy’s son Bob has also been promoted to Brigadier General. He wms formerly Colonel of a renegade Tennessee regiment, and Sim Brownlow, son of the testy old Parson, was Lt. Col onel in the same regiment. Wonder if Andy will give the “ Parson ” a place ou his staff? For the honor of Tennessee let it be borne in mind that her three great trait ors, Maynard, Johnson and Brownlow, are not native sons. Maynard hails from Yankeedom, Johnson from North Carolina, and Brownlow was born and raised in Wythe co., Va.; that is if he ever had any “raising.” Eccentric. —Ex-Gov. Neil S. Brown, of Tennessee, appears to be a man of many striking peculiarities of mind. Soon after the fall of Fort Donclson, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans,, lie hastened to make friends with the Lin coln government by taking the oath of allegiance, and subsequently added to his infamy by attending “Union meet ings,’’ and making speeches with W.. 11. Polk and Andy Johnson. Since the de feat of the “Grand Army us the Poto mac,” and the numberless disasters which have overtaken the Yanks of late, the Ex-Governor lias wheeled about and gone back to liis first love. Refusing to re new his oath of allegiance to the Abo lition Government a few days since, lie was sent across the lines. Wc expect soon to hear of his being in Richmond, making application for an office. Harris County. —ln response to the recent proclamation of President Davis, a meeting of the citizens of Harris coun ty, assembled at Hamilton, on the slli instant. There being a thin attendance, ‘no action was taken on the matters be fore it, and after the appointment of a committee consisting of G. A. B. Dozier, G. W. Mullins, J. J. W. Diggers, N. Hutchinson, Wilkinson Sparks and Thom as M. Glower, to collect information for the consideration of a future meeting ; the meeting adjourned to assemble at. that place again on the first Tuesday iu June, at which time the planters of the county generally, are earnestly invited to be present and participate in its pro ceedings. £®““lt is said that a son of the noto rious Frank P. Blair, of Missouri, was captured by our troops during the late battle at Chancellorsville, and that, lie has since taken the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States. “Prisoners of War.” —We see from the Louisville Democrat of the 7th, that the “rebel” ladies, Miss Fanny Battle, Miss Booker. Mrs. Samuels and her two daughters, have been ordered to Wash ington as prisoners of war. As “prison ers of Avar” ! Women taken from their homes, and sent to a stinking Bastile, as “prisoners of war”! When old Charon begins in good earnest to ship Yankees from Nashville to Pluto’s kingdom, nec essaries in hell will go down. The corn and wheat crops in North-east Georgia are said, by persons familiar with that section, to be unusu ally promising. _ “Whilst it. to too cotHc- yv.i b the ability of r.-r forjes at Vicksburg to hold that p’loe against the attack soon tobi made against it, we sec no good reason for tlio many apprehensions of our people-relative to the fate of that city. Grant La- obtained a strong 1 .-ot hold on the Mississippi side ’.'-'-lew the city, while h largo force is still menac ing it from above. It is clearly I lie put pose of the enemy to invest the city by forming a junction at. some point on the Jackson road, thus cutting off all com munication from the interior and forcing our troops to evacuate the place. But the execution ot this plan is full of haz ard such as Yankee generals are not usu ally disposed to take, tv ii.it o h lorce Hi the vicinity i*t J n ksLurg ami Jack son which, it properly managed, or if not positively mismanaged, is fully adequate to defend Vicksburg against all forces no ay threatening it. If Grant's forces at Grand Gulf meet with prompt resistance as we have some reason to hope they will, the danger will have passed.— Whatever is done, however, will have to be done quickly, as the enemy is evi dently alive to the importance of carrying out his plan* before ‘.lie setting in of the sickly season along the Mississippi. It is hoped that Grant will be under the ne cessity of making a vigorous attack in a few days, with a view of reaching the road, cr of falling back, and until the results of this engagement shall have become known it is vain to speculate tip on the future prospects of Vicksburg. Our only .danger seems to be in delay. If the enemy conclude merely to hold his present position, put himself on the defensive and await result: , ihe prospect becomes less encouraging t.. Its This will be especially bo if a f. -w more raids are permitted through the interior. We should not expect too much from our troops in the West. They have la bored under many disadvantages which could not have been made known without positive injury to our cause. But there is now a head to that army, which is per haps inferior to none in the Confederacy, and whether Vicksburg should be evacu ated or not, Ave Avill know that, under the circumstances, all things will have been managed for the best. The Enemy at Jackson, Mississippi We consider it altogether probable that the Yankees have been in possession of Jackson since Wednesday evening. All communication has been cut pH” since that time, which taken in connection with information of a private character, that came to our knowledge otr yester dry, makes up a pretty strong case. It is said that our forces will form a junction at some point on the road above Jackson, and that the enemy is noAV in the condition desired by the command ing General. It is thought a. vigorous attack on land, where our troops will not have io labor under so many disadvantages, will bring about good results. Wo shall see. Mistaken Policy. Wc observe that the Northern papers are still quoting the Richmond Enquir er’s contemptuous expressions east upon the anti war democrats and using them for the purpose of forestalling the-“cop perhead” sentiment in the Northwest. -~ Wo have never allowed ourselves to be lieve that the “mule caters” intended to Strengthen the war feeling of tite North, o-r do anything likely to unite its deluded people more closely against, the South. We have even been charitable enough not to share the almost, general belief in certain quarters that the articles of the Enquirer Avere shaped with reference to the future welfare of a. certain political fraternity which is still strong in death. We still think those silly- and ill-timed falminalions AVeremore iheresttll of acci dent than design—that there was not in fact, really any design in them—and that they were simply the results of a. very mi. fortunate indiscretion, such as great, but eccentric minds will sometimes perpe trate. But so far as mere results are concerned, it matters little what might have been the design of the writer, should be have bad any. There is an old Spanish proverb, the English of which is, that “Hell “is paved with good intentions,” and which may find a perti nent application til tlTe present instance. In order io keep our people from desir ing re-union, we have never been able to see the necessity or even good sense in it. line of policy, the direct, and well known results of which m to intensify the Northwest and make it a unit against us. But. that the articles of the Ewquir® er have contributed greatly to that end, no man can deny. It It as been one of the best allies of the Washington Gov ernment. That paper is at the North, mor4 than Avith us, the reputed “organ of Jeff Davis,” and those blood and thun der, “mule eating” articles are eagerly sought for by the Abolition journals and paraded before the public as the senti ments of the “rebel President.” The result is natural. The pensioned press of Lincoln could not desire better argu ments with which to meet the disaffected of the Northwest, We like to hear the Lincohiiles abused; they deserve it. But since it is clearly to our interest to have some respect for the struggling minority in the North which is doing all it can to cripple the miscreants at Washington, it is not onlj’silly, but, absolutely injurious to our cause, to indulge in such rhodo montade. - * Prudence. —The movements of Rose crans seem to indicate that lie is either preparing to retreat or make another attack soon. If his purpose is to rencAV the .attack, lie has learned a lesson of economy from the misfortunes of his brother Generals, and intends to travel without his baggage. Old Scott took a “through ticket” to Richmond, and had his baggage “checked” accordinrjy • a serious accident occurring, he failed to “make the connection,” and lost, much of his baggage. McClellan, Burnside, and others, have met a similar mi-for tune. did K rout, lias taken the hint, and lias sent his to the rear. A timely pre caution, as something may transpire to prevent lift coming South, since “acci dents will happen in (la: be.- !, reculated families.” Hoi,. Andrew Ewing and James A. McClure, of Nashville. Team, have been sent to Tankee prisons north of the Ohio,'by order of Andy Johnson. Both these men fete Andy’s old political op ponents. \ f j ikUA a 1 JrWJtv 3L ‘ I”tu. • - 7 —-ri** . Pjct:'.?o7?\ MMy —y t o riov"? rrcr’nricMts i.iirg to-lay. r.sscngers report largo volumes of smoko soon tin* morning in the direction of die Yankee camp. The aggregate number us wounded brought hole since the Ist iust. is 7,100, of which u,*JJO have since returned to duty. ■The rt fallal ion resolutions accepted L-.v Congress r r ‘ -ides that. .i v commas! : - -.. 1 jes for mititarj- seiviee against the Gen fork iat r Cliilr,, or aid thorn in any military onU-rjiriee in said service, ahull, if raptured, he put to death. The negroes, when capturej in the ar my against the Confederate Mates, shall be deliv eie.i np to the State authorities to he dealt’ with arc .’.ding; to the present w future law.-- of the Suite-. Richmond. May 15.—Two finishing shops of the itedegt i Iron Works and tne Crenshaw Woolen Mills, Void .losii ovtd by fire this iu..tiling-; toss hr avy. Northern (Life.: fhol2th say that atVallan dighsm Tii.t-tmg In-fit in New York, .i t- b. -- declared thearre-d nneffnaUed in the hi- col the worli; and said that Xew York and X<-.- Jersey were the only free Malm left. O* Ii declined, ITS. - Tui.LA.iio.iia, May lb. —Later Masliville intelli gence i > confirmatory of Yallandighanrs arrest by order of Burnsides. The result is not com mented upon. All quiet here. Tuli.aho.ma, May 15. —All quiet in front. The Louisville’ Democrat of the 10th has a dispatch from Murfreesboro, stating that3,ooo contrabands were organized into companies of 30 each, with l.iyat Tennesseeans Iu command of each company. It hays (ho Supreme Court, us Minnesota has de cided that the law passed by the Legislature, sus pending the privilege of persons aiding the re bellion. io prosecuting or defending not ions in the Courts, nnconatitutionul and void. Grant telegraphs Halieok of the capture of Fort Gibson ar.d 500 rebels; the latter were badly re pulsed, his losses 200 killed and wounded; that Col. Grierson's cavalry scoured Mississippi on route to baton Rouge, spreading excitement throughout the State, destroying railroads, trestle work, bridges. Limning locomotives, railroad stock, ta king; prisoners, and destroying stores of all kinds. A ‘wi hville dispatch of the loth has New York dale • to the Oth, saying that the Federal loss on the Rappahannock tot over 30,000. Cotton is quoted at 6a; Gold promUim. The tnl by Court martial of Yallnndigham is suppressed. Xo particulars. Richmond, May 16.—The Tax Bill was approved by the President On the 2-11 li of April. The ad va loi’rm Tax on merchandize dates from that day in clusive. The Commissioners to take taxes are not yet appointed by the President. Atlanta, May 30—Quartermaster of folk’s Corps passed through this morning, and reports sevi n or oight thousand of the enemy approaching Koine. All available force here has been ordered to bo hold in readiness. — ComiiiomveaUh. Kikhmond, May 10.—rXorthern dates to the 16th have been received. The Washington Chronicle learns that Yallan d'igliam has been sentenced to Dry Tortugas, off tlio coast of Florida, for two years. Tlio minority of the Court we in favor of sending him South till the end of iho war. The Herald says the report is premature, and if the proposed sentence is car ried he insure to tie elected Governor of Ohio. A call is made fur a Mass State Convention for Peace and minors published.that the meeting is to ho held in New York City on the 2d of June. The address says we are now for vigorous proseeutfon of peace and whilst wo will submit no dismember ment and no terms not justified by every princi ple honor will go far in the spirit conciliation to re-tore tlip Union. S.ooo Germans held a meeting in St. Louis on the 10th. an.l adopted resolutions recommending the removal of Halund the promotion of From nr, Butler, and-Seigle. % Gen. Davidson commanding Department said that discussion should he discarded, that it was their duty to support the President and his ap pointed aguts; nevertheless resolutions were adopted and the interference of military au liorities with the freedom of speech denounced The Ifoyuld, in alluding to the death of Jackson, says- --Ite resembled Napoleon in his early ca reer more than any o-her General of modern times. Till! victory at Chancelloi sville was dearly .bought. Jackson was a universal favorite in the rebel army, and popular even-in our own.” The Herald gives a lull.-.i by sketch ot his military career. Tin-Washington Chronicle says: ‘-While only (oo glad t > lie rid ot so terrible a foe, our sense of relief is not unmiiiglcd with emotions of Hut-row ami sympathy for so brave a man. Stonewall •tacks,.n was a great General, a brave soldier, a iiulilo t'lii-istian, and a pure man.. May God throw these virtues against the sius of the secessionist —the advocate of that, national crime. A dispatch to Litc Mobile Register, elated Pori Hudson, May 12th, says that (lie bombardment was renewed at fifteen ruin tiles past U> o’clock last night, and continued until half pastil. Our lost was one man killed—head torn off by a shell—and one man severely wounded. At four o’clock this morning our light battery opened upon the mortar boats, causing two of them to change-their position. A brisk fight and heavy firing ensued between our batteries and the sloop of war Richmond, Avhich continued up to seven a. m. We had wounded Lieut. Havener, of the heavy artillery, danger ously. The damage done to the enemy is un known, but the mortar boats are certain ly injured. 40th Georgia lis an Engagement. We learn that a private dispatch was received in Columbus this morning, from Lieut. Cos!. Daniel, of the 46th Georgia, dated al Meridian, Miss., Avhich states that five companies of this regiment had been in an engagement with the eiretny. The dispatch gave no further particulars except (lull Col. Colquitt was safe. - ■--*>■ * I’tucr.s og Negroes. —At * recent, sale in Charleston, six negroes sold for .y 10,065, or an average of $ 1677.50 each. The highest brought $2,-800 and the !oav est $-120. . • Fire jx Richmond. —It. appears from our dispatches that the rumors which were current ou the streets yesterday, relative to the destruction of the Trede gar IV'oiks and the Crenshaw Avoolen Factory at Richmond were only partial ly correct. The damage to the former appears to be comparatively small. In deed such is the peculiar construction of ilie Works that their total destruction by fire would seem impossible. The to tal destruction of the Crenshaw mills will now compel our officers to come down to common jeans. About tlie only disad vantage resulting from (lie destruction of the mills will be to cause oj/ieers’ cloth ing to advance in price—acalamity which is comparatively small. The Last Moments of Jackson.— About II o’clock on Sunday, it became known to his attending physician that there was no hope for General Jackson’s life. The General was informed of the fact, and was offered stimulants to pro long his existence. These he refused to tike, and a short time after his mind commenced to wander. Among his last words was a reference to his men. He said, speaking of his Commissary: “Tell Maj. Hawkes to send forward provisions to the men.” About I o’clock his wife entered the room, and took the last farewell which lie bid on this earth, and at 45 minutes past 5 o’clock his spirit ascended to its Gi v'ci*. * - - -L- Van Dorn’s Death.— The Richmond Sentinel says : The telegraph brings the news of Van Dorn s death. He died, it is understood, the victim of a man whose conjugal hap piness lie had ruined, lt is sai<T not to have been his first similar offence. His fate will excite no sympathy, while a cause, such as sustain no loss. Mr. X. O. J. Staley, of Marianna, Fla., in author i/-'l to receive aml receipt for subscriptions to tlio Daily a ini Weekly Sim, in Jackson and adjoining •Aunties, in that State. ti>o laities stiy of if,” The following account. of ‘he Into bat* 110 of Chanccllorsville, which wo clip from the Nashville Press of the Till inst., will serve to show bow the Abolition! :s can win “victories’’ on paper: It seems that after heavy c, for three days, the rebels attacked vis in force on the afternoon of Saturday. t a a short time the whole of the armies of ! Generals Leo and Hooker v.etc opposed to each other. Heavy lighting was Kepi up until dark, both sides having lost heavily. On ‘Saturday night our men slept on their arms. About five o’clock Sunday morning the enemy again at tacked us, and after a haml-to-hand con test, in which the carnage was frightful for nearly four hours, the enemy were repulsed with terrible slaughter. Sub the most sAueninsrf lighting imik place, but the National troop-* field their position. The engagement lasted ,■ jx hours. In the afternoon the rebels made several attempts to retrieve their losses, but only added to the. list of ntor talily. Sedgwick, however, carried the heights of Fredericksburg by storm, and hemmed in several divisions between himself and Hooker. The fight was re sumed on Monday. Our forces succeeded in driving the rebels back with great slaughter, and establishing themselves in an impregnable position. The ac counts say that the utmost confusion existed in the enemy's ranks, the whole army throwing away everything about them in the least burdensome. Later accounts say that General Stone man got in the rear of Lee's army, and, by destroying the bridges over the Mal loposi and Magosponox creeks, has cut off rebel retreat and communication with Richmond. Already five thousand pris oners have arrived at Washington, in eluding Gen. Evans, Gen. F. Lee, and a son of the late A. V. Grown. Gen. Hill (rebel) is reported killed. The Federal Generals Berry and Sickles are also re ported killed. Another Yankee paper of the same date, but whose editor has not been to well trained as most Yankee editors are, says: .4 1 r “yy£. jiva to tolitic our latest des patches, another General in the East is defeated. The rebels are again at Fred ericksburg, and probably half of our brave troops in that section have again been slaughtered. We must await later news, though, before we can comment on the subject. We trust that all may yet be right. It is a wonder, by the way, that lleintzleman should be moving with thirty thousand reinforcements, if as’ Hooker telegraphs, he is impregnably lo cated, and the retaking of Fredericksburg of no consequence. The seat of war in the East, wc lehr is too near Washington. The influences are bad. .There has never been a battle in Virginia yet but what we had gained a great victory, on rater. But when we do get the truth, we learn that our army is not only whipped and demoralized, but on its way to ‘Washing ton. We dismiss the subject in sorrow. Why they Hope for Reconstruction. The New* York Times and the Chicago Times, seem to base their hopes of Re construction on very different grounds. From the supposed plans of the French in Mexico, the New l~ork Times thinks that they regard the powers of the Union as unbroken, and remarks as follows : “The idea of the expedition was orig inally based, and has all along been sup ported by the assumption, in French political circles, that the Union, and consequent power of the United States, was at. an end. The abandonment of this assumption involves the relinquish ment of the Emperor’s designs upon Mexico, and we shall not, therefore, be surprised to learn, any day, that, orders to that effect have been sent to the com mander of the forces in that country.” On this paragraph, the Chicago Times makes the following comment : Why the assumption has been aban doned, if it was ever entertained, is not disclosed. Certainly nothing we have achieved in the way of military success has made more probable the restoration of the Union. On the contrary, the opening of the spring campaigns, and the military operations of the winter, have really been adverse to us. Louis Napoleon is reported a fatalist, and, as the authorities at Washington are said to bo experimenting in spiritualism, it is not impossible that “mysterious voices” have indicated to each a result other than that desired, perhaps, by the Em peror, and certainly diligently pursued by the Administration. There must have been some secret if not supernatural influence operating up on the Emperor and prompting the con viction “that the Union and eonseqent power of the United States, was not at an end.” Faith in the restoration of the Union can no longer be based upon the probabilities that the civil or military measures of this Administration will bring restoration. The responsible edi tor of the Times virtually acknowledged this fact in his speech at the recent Union league meeting in New Y T ork. lie prayed that if the present Administra tion proved incompetent to the task of saving the national life, its successor might be more fortunate. It is now conceded by the conservative wing of the Administration party that the war must bo prosecuted through the whole of Mr. Lincoln’s term. With them, military success —should we be so fortu nate as to have it—gives no promise of triumph for the Union while the terms now offered are continued. They only demand the prosecution of the war, that ihe succeeding Administration may oc cupy upon its accession to power the most favorable position for resisting (lie claims of the Confederate leaders.— Whether their views be correct or other wise, it shows the hopelessness of resto ration under present measures and man agement. So we can but deliberately calculate if the exasperating policies now prevail ing will utterly destroy all attachment for the old Union in the seceded States, and so embitter the people that their in terests, honor, and ail consideration in clining them toward the Government, will be forgotten in their hatred. Our trust is that the Union feeling there will discriminate justly between the Admin istration and the Government—between the Administration and the majority of the people in the North, who have con demned it and demanded a return to Constitutional measures. . A friend of ours, just arrived from the Federal lines, tells the following: (.Scene at the Supper table, at the City Hotel at the City of Nashville :) Yankee Colonel: “I wish we could get up a good fight with England, for we could give her ad and ■rood whipping for building gunboats for the “Em peror of China,” and clearing for some Southern port, for the use of the rebels.” Englishman’s reply: “Why, Colonel, you have been two years trying to whip out a little Southern Confederacy and have not sucoeded yet in doingso; you had better linish one job before von commence another!” The Colonel made no further remarks. C A STURT. OF M.IF.YL'S HEIGHTS —YANKEE VILLAINY. The Iliehmond Examiner gives tho following ac count of the cowardly means used by tho Yankees in the capture of Marye's Heights: On Sunday, when they attacked Marye’s Heights, and were twice repulsed by Walton’s artillery, and tlie bravo Mississippians, they bethought them of sending a llag of tract, under pretence of asking leave to collec t their dead —made use of the time tlirs gained to make anew disposition of liner force, which they could not otherwise have done; then rapidly withdrew their treacherous white fag, and—the bill was flanked and carried.— To be sure it was stormed and captured again next morning by three brigades of Early’s division ; but the only temporary success of the enemy in all this long struggle was gained by a base trick. Friuii Vicksburg, Viossßrnc, May 7.—On Tnc-ffy mir troops on the Big Black cheeked the en emy hi attempting to cross i<> 1 1.• Upon the Jirst.-attempt proving •>. nilip . the Yankee fell back, mul • .•!• m> more : effort to reach ‘.lie north si- : . ‘ t?: stream. Out* troops ore iv-npv mh; a j petition at Red lYr v hh-L ‘he ex- I tveme outposts ct ■*.*: line- V this ‘ point no suitc- t’c 1 !<•: •■so can !••• m.oL-. 1 and (he. pl.;rr. i tiut'qy lichi l"i th< j present in w, .-1 1 iliu imm-menU, of tin enemy. Sume few adventurous \ anLe s have been t,muffiering in that vicini ty, hut as yet no considerable force L is crossed t lie Big Hlnck i tie original plan is now being carried into effect, by which tbt- eitv as to be as saulted Under a coiabinniipu ..[ iili.ve incuts from three dillcroui points V. idle Grant is mutohnig his mmy op tn,iu War rent on on iheiua.i riiiiiim- jumiltel with the nver and close to it, tin* fleet is to come up and shell our batteries, as well as cover the laud forces. While this is going on, tho fleet, from above will come down and assault our upper batte ries, and the battle line will extend a distance of ten miles up and down the river. By thus stretching out our lines —en- gaging every point at the same time, it is hoped that our troops may be diverted by the enormous extent of the line, and tints expose a weak point, which they hope to carry by storm. I hat this is now flic plan is evident from the appear ance of tiie gunboats below. Farragut s two vessels and seven ol Porter s gun boats are on hand to convey the land army along the river from Wavrenton to Vicksburg, and while the army engages our men in the trenches the navy is to be occupied in shelling our batteries. This plan has been foretold ever since the first commencement of work on the ■ anal a. year ago. To land a force and to march it against Vicksburg under cov er ut ilie fleet, has been the great, aim trout the beginning Part first of the programme has been accomplished —bi„ army is landed on Ihe Mississippi shove, and now the appearance of the fleet iu atstiueiiy iliat the movement is to be a junction of the fleet with the troops in a joint attack by laud and water, and both above and below the city. While this combined attack is being made on our defenses below, the gun boats above are to engage our upper batteries and shell the city. It. is quite probable that the extreme right of the line of battle may extend from the point of the river above to the Yazoo, includ ing the old battle ground of Chickasaw Bayou. This tremendous extent of our defenses will have to be manned at every point at the same time. It will not do to leave exposed any part in order to concentrate at any other point. It may be readily imagined that, by the time we place a full complement of troops along this extensive line, we shall have none to spare. It is true that we can fight the enemy at this point with a less number of troops than at, any other point that is now threatened, but we need more men. This is apparent, to all—our army must fight with almost supernatural powers to succeed against such immense cdd3 as we shall have to meet. The material of which our troops is composed gives one every assurance that, the courage and daring is here, but human endurance may not be able to hold out against such overwh el min g numb er s. OnSKIIVANDA. “Hermes” on the Late Battle.— Hermes, writing from Richmond the 7th inst., says: “It was a victory, hilt not a crushing defeat.” ,So said a staff officer, just, from Guinea’s, in my hearing yesterday.— This lie accounted for by the disparity of forces and the nature of the country. The Wilderness is well named—the land being thickly covered with scrubby trees and tangled vines, making evolutions extremely difficult. Moreover, the ene my was fortified with earthworks and abattis in both of the positions, from which he was driven. Hence our heavy loss. In the first day’s battle the enemy’s infantry fought badly. Hays, the cap tured Yankee .Brigadier, explained why Hooker’s left rested on the liapidan, and when the attack began he moved his forces near the river, supposing Lee’s object to be against that point, with the view of cutting off his retreat. His best troops were there, while the nine months’ men, whose term expires to day, were on the extreme right. These, when at tacked in rear by Jackson, ran at once, intending not to be killed two days be fore their time was up. This is Hays’ explanation, which does not account for the reported stampede of Sedgwick's men on Monday. Hooker was not routed. He retreated in disorder over the liapidan to the Rap pahannock, and partly across that, but was enabled, by Sedgwick’s advance in our rear, to stay his flight. Death of Dtt. Geo. S. Davis, — We are deeply pained to chronicle the death of this estimable citizen. He died in Louisville, Ky., on the 7th of February last, but the melancholy intelligence only reached his family on Monday the 11th inst. For several years Dr. Davis has been in failing health. The practice of hjs profession, which was Jorge and in creasing, had so severely taxed his phy sical energies, that he was induced by the advice of his friends, and by his own knowledge of his condition, to relinquish it for a time. In order to defray his ex penses, and, if possible, make his absence from home profitable to his family, he determined to pass the epeqiy’s lines in Tennessee, and to bring out such medi cines as he knew to be most needed in the South. Accordingly, assisted in a pecuniary way bj r several friends, he left home on the Ist of January last. The only direct intelligence ever received from hipi after his departure, was com municated by a letter from lluntsvillp, Ala., to his wife, written about the mid dle of January. He therein wrote that he should leave in a short time for Ten nessee, and insisted that no feeling of uneasiness for his safety should be in dulged, if he were not heard from for a month, or longer. On (his assurance bis family and friends have reposed for four long, weary months, when their hopes are suddenly dashed by (he cruel an nouncement of his death. — Times of this morning. - -—i —— Humbugged. —The Tullahoma corres pondent of the Mobile Advertiser says that “Rosy has humbugged folks. Grant’s army is not with him, and he is not strongly reinforced. But the Liter was also bit; for our little cavalry raids which went after cattle induced the be lief that LongsDeet was invading Ken tucky, and Rosy detached many regi ments to go after him. So that swind ling is a game that two can play at. Rosy can. it is believed, assemble 30,000 men at Murfreesboro’. It is a secret whether we can equal his force or not. I will tell you, however, what I believe about results, We are safe, and will hold our present position, at least —probably gain a few miles of territory from him. This is all I expect at present. Our army is in the best possible condition—well fed, healihy, confident and enthusiastic,” HIS- Assault and Attempt to Roe.—-Patrick Stanton and Dominick Gafney wore arrested yesterday, Ly officers ClialUJey aud Davis, charged with assault ing anil beating Tandy Gibson, and e**eiupti“g to dispoil him of‘his pocket book. Tho affair occurred in the vicinity of Maja aud 20tb streets.—Rich mond Er. ‘Jth P-Wjwk.-:*, a-,, „/• t , ■* Oi'euxa. Ala.. .-.br-n- on- hundred mil.-; Nor‘h o i iim prion, on ihe lino , e ,-j k:i and Talladega mi In cut. ■: .., v ) . one <*i the line-.t <nnn lu. , J,.,, t) . ever beheld The cHn* :** ; q.p,.. the country is picturesque—iuiey-i,, ■ Hb ieftj mbnuiaisd and : rtile and a !*“ e -->< pc- ol ‘lie ccuetr. - iniiv i 11-in i miiu iM ore .ou t if,, ~ . -.it In-Id i\ uli winch iai, ll ;i •dost hit miiiiii.us ami n tit lira.-ii, abounds in the greatest ph-ni\ j so near the surlnce that on, h tjj, , ,* hand can extricate from the Bed p tons in a day. There may p oiii . juxtaposition with those coal field quantities ol the richest ivuu lure has tarnished i),e oipnahu -• ninuy things necessary to put u, ’ I inn ft visi iitiiiitiry, v Y*Ui ll4 j • *-■>, phlOO wiiv‘l‘o Tiiufc ht’ j. sides irop and coal, may he hound in : , j region of country; any quantity m *i, . marble—vast slate beds, .bibb,,, from die liver bluffs can be ecu pieces of alum, which indicates tiict'u ‘ cnee ol large alum beds;’close by be seen copperas equally ahumC’ Gobi abounds in that region has lavished mineral wealth on'that - tion of the State. This is inviting to iff’ capitalist. The Opelika and Talhidt ‘ , railroad, when it is finished will poiietr ” that con til ry, and connects with i'u-ci bia, which will be ihe most din-c: i.j,,-. from Memphis, Tuscumhia and that gion of country, to Opelika ami t.t., bus, to Savannah or Charleston. Ilium alias Tr. v * - Mexican Affairs. The guerrillas recently attacked ti u . wovkim-n engaged in constructing tm. railroad for (he French. The niain'cam: where about five hundred men were , i ployed, was attacked, ahoiti t wrlve n, i u killed and twenty wounded, tin. t,. ; j raped into the vvnuos and to :L at Tigeria. Gen. Foivy is said to he in jm.-,--.,, ;i of the environs of Puebla, and master ~f the communications and fortificatioi commanding the city. An account da ted San Francisco, April *_’ii, cay.- of (h-n. Forey: He continued advancing slowly hm surely, without sacrificing soldiers, ia telligent persons tbiuk Gen. l-'or.-y hH manocuvered to enclose the Mexican ar my in I‘eubla, and will ultimately c, lure all, more tliaH twenty thousand Official accounts of the same date i,Ri an encouraging view, and say the be seiged forces were fully able to re-pnb,- the French —the principal fortification still remaining intact. There are sixty four fortified buildings in tlie city, in eluding three fortresses of great strength. The Mexican soldiers Lave shown i,- markable bravery. The French lost over five hundred in killed aud wounded in attacking one fortification. Positioh or Grant’s Army.— Willow Springs, Rock Springs, and Cayuga, lie at intervals of seven miles apart, in , straight line parallel with Big Black, front which they are about, four miles distant, while Bayou Pierre runs in their rear at a considerable less distance. Willow Springs is about ten miles from Or mul Gulf, and Cayuga is about SB miles v*est south-west from Jackson, and twelve miles from the Southern railroad at Edward’s Depot and Big Black bridge. It will thus be seen that Grant occupies a position very favorable to resisting an attack on his right, as forming front h, (hat direction, his flanks would rest upon the two streams named, and if worsted he can retreat upon Grand Gulf. At ilm same time, it is a very pretty line io cut in two, and if the fresh troops now art a ing, should attack his right, while tin- Vicksburg garrison throw themselves between Willow Springs aud Grand Gulf, Grant would he in an awkward pla. e - J labile Register. Items from the Eufaula (A.l.i Spirit of the South of Ihe 12th inst Circuit Court. —The Spring term m Barbour Circuit Court began on Mond - the 3d inst., Judge Cochran presid A few cases were disposed of. ilie trial of Wm. Burnham for the ki'.’ui; at a man named Gainor, in the lo- t-r pan of this county, some twelve rs ago, was had, and resulted in a verdict m manslaughter in the Ist degree. Hew..- seutenced to two years in the Peniten tiary. Planters’ Meeting. —ln re-ponse to the appeal of President Davis, and in order to carry out the recommendations of the Secretary of War, a meeting of tin Planters of Bardour county* was held at Clayton on Tuesday last. Resolutions were introduced, and after numerous speeches, it was agreed that the I’ianlc should sell the Government their extr.t Bacon at the following low prices: Fur Shoulders, 80 cents; Hams, fib cents, Sides SI,OO. Promoted. —Wc understand that om worthy* young friend Thos. J. Brannon, has successfully passed a board of exam ination, and received the appointment of Captain of the Mitchell Yolunteer 30th Alabama Regiment. We wi w h hiiu much success in his new position. We are indebted to Mr. It H 1- Price, for a copy of the fnlluwin patch ; PngpRUICKSBUBG, Va.. May 7, i;; i Capt. Powers and Lieut. Cocke, nve badly wounded. Jamesßennettiskilk 1 ’ Nathan Griffin slightly wounded, fie;i - a few others. lam well. Henderson i in command of the Blues. The boy vu* in fiue spirits. J. C- BI’A A.v Persona^. —We had the plpasure meeting our immediate ltepiesentauvt the lion. James L. Pugh, a few day ago. He seems to be enjoying health. We regret to learn that Mr. I ! Cargile, a son of our townsman. Thomas Cargile, was mortally woiiiuh*' 1 in the late battle at Chancellomff’ He was a gallant youth, and beloved L . tyll who knew him, —{►- — Tub Esemv in Noftii i'aroi.in’ A correspondent of the Raleigh Bi*• : •* Journal, writing from Kingston ni“ lrr date of May Gth, says: The news from below last night i- w 1 .’ important, if true. There i- a in - going the rounds here this mommy the eiigct that 210 of our cavalry under tlie command of Capt. llortoß. including the Captain himself, have been out off by* the enemy below Trent'in, * (he entire party are supposed to be <i* tured. It is also the opinion of torn- • knowing ones down here, that iff litionists are doubtless endeavorim work their way across the countty *'• ••• Newhern to the Wilmington & vi<i Kenansville, Dujdin c . However, this is all conjecture “ /l , present, but I should not he astonished should it all <'“ ‘ '^ l 10 . true in a few Jays, and you noe n ‘ at all surprised to hear ot the co fleet being off the mouth ct I be Fear, at any day. soy the purpose at ing against Wilmington- *- _ Grierson, on his raid down me New* Orleans road, destroyed solin’ twenty one bridges, great and sm •• between Brookhaven and Summit. F” n,e are very badly destroyed, others ony slightly injured. It will, however, a thought, take some four or live weeks to put the road again in running order