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(<JLt MHI ft, THIRHUAY, JILT 4. IMI jgdt Mr. JERK COXK, U authorised to cal led and settle accounts for this effiee. He will onll upon our patrons, and we must urge upon them the necessity of attention to ,ur claims when presented by him. COLQUITT A WARREN. iw The Iratnllt Firtb We are glad to see that a general disposition ia exhibited in this Bute and throughout the South, to continue the observance as a holiday, the anniversary of American independence. The event which separated this day from the Calen dar of common days and made it illustrious, the grand principles and mighty motives which op erated and induced it, tha thousand glorious as sociations which it enhances and hallows, are objects which cannot lose their interest hy chaoce or change Whatever maybe the issue of the contest in which we are engaged, we can never caaae to exUt tha conduct of our fathers in achieving their emancipation from British thral dom. Indeed, far beyond Ibe measure of any professions, do we glorify their names and fame by humbly treading in their sacred foot-prints. Lika them we have Uken up arms to resist the demands of tyranny, and to vindicate our right to self government; like them we shall succeed, if we exhibit the same lova of liberty, the same ▼alor and tha same relianca upon the Divine Goodness. Let us, then, continue to honor them by the celebration of this day. Tk Vorlleri Infril fyuit;. Five hundred thousand earnest men in anas, every one of whom buckled on his knapsack be cause ha saw there was work to do, are not likely to go home without some practical solution of the difficulties which they have not sought to ad just in this way until after all other resources bad failed in tbeir trial. Congress may do wbat they will, but the mightier power which is behind j Congress and all other constituted auithorily will Mbrnit to nothing which looks to a restoration of peaee without the guaranties of submission or of the future, and indemnity for the past. The seme men who have touched ballots for the last uusr ter of a century can handle a cartridge with the same dexterity of finger. They will as easily and readily organise a military despotism, if the exigencies of the hour demand it, as they can re construct on the foundations of tranquil arbitra tion. We have opened our eyes to the necessity of a stronger central power, when States are in insurrection, and cities In banded rebellion. W e suspend the habeas corpus in public danger, and we may not only restore but keep the subordina tion of popular elements by the sharp discipline of tha sword. Under ordinary circumstances says the Mem phis Appeal, we would attach no unusual import to thu policy communlMted in tha abovaextract from New York Tribune. But the plan erabod iad to it having been sanctioned by a proposition from a Northern Congressman last winter to in vast the President with a supreme military ties tutorship, gives importance to the position which must attract the attention of the North as well as the South. In its dicta we see the sympathy of tha ultra wing of the Black Republican party. The Tribune is the only true exponent of the rad icals, and that they are ripe for a subversion of their own country is by that sheet plainly evin ced In this deliberate proposition. The plain and undisguised meaning of the mighty power which is “behind the throne/* is that the North as well as the South must ba sub jugated. That this is true, has beeu indicated in the threats which the Washington government has put forward in abrogating certain constitutional liberties, and finding its high-handed acts ao eepted and sustained, they have continued the* aggressions until every right of a free people has been transoended l>y the supreme will of u absolute sovereign. The press has been subsi dised, either by fear or purohaao, until a reign of terror has closed all avenues of opposition, and the nobility of lucu’a intelligence, thus dem oralised, by familiarising thoir minds to tbeir degradation, has resulted in preparing them for a dynasty, kingly in stylo and absoluto in power. Rirhiro thk Blockade. —The Savannah Re publican of (he 2d iust., says (he British schoon er Adeline, Capt. Smith, frotu Nassau, N. P., with fruit, sugar and molasses to Messrs. La Rocha and Bell, arrived at Havaunah on the after noon of the Ist,having run tho blockade. Capt. Smith reports that about ten o'clock on the morning of the Ist ho came in sight of two block ading brigs offDoboy. They immediately made chase after him, and continued in chaso of him for aome five hours, compelling him to make Warsaw bar, which he did. thus getting clear of them altogether. During the chase the brigs fired nine shots at the schooner, but all fell short. The Captain says.lf some of his rigging had not given away be would’have left his pursuers out of sight. JSM r* The Virginia Btate Convention, on Thursday, adopted an ordinance declaring that holders of office under Lincoln shall, after the Ist of August next, be hold as alien enemies. To those beyond tho limits of the United Mates, the let of July, 1882, was fixed for the commence ment of the ordinance. The Convention deter mined ‘on and after Monday (yesterday) to taka recess until tho second Wednesday in November next. SoccMirtTLLY Raised.—Tlio sloop-of-war Germantown, which was sunk by the Lincoln pi rates at Gosport in April, has been successfully raised. But one now remains under water the Doiphio, and wo presume she will soon show heraelf on the surface. The Mcrrimac, the l'ly month and the Germantown will be enabled to eope quite successfully with any of Lincoln's craft which may hare a daaire to engage our little fleet. iUliHaiiM n. tfc? otter I*t. In the vote of the City tho majority for ratifi cation was 37. In Augusta, on the same sido 84. In Maoun the majority against ratification waa 3, and in Savanuah 4VL The vote every where is very meagre. The Last Kites PsnroßMßD. — The remains of Capt. Jas. Abercrombie arrived yesterday af ternoon on the Opelika train and were conveyed to their final resting plaoe in our City cemetery, followed by a large number of relatives and friends. Girrmo Ready.—By reference to our adver tising columns, it will be seen tbat Messrs. Hodges A Hodges will continue tbeir business of Warehousing end Commission. Their old cus tomers, and as many 4 new ones as may call on them, will find thnu ready for the busincs” sea son. Tehtii Rant mbit.—Tha election for Fieid Officers vt this Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, says the Atlanta lntilligencer of the 3d, took plaee on the 3d last-, with the following result. For Colonel; • G. T. Anderson, (no opposition) 70S For Lieuteuant Colonel. B. F. McDonald, 248 K. L. Thomas 205 X. L. Guerry, 263 For Major: C. T. Goode, 634 Morrison 187 iee • m Texascasi Dim* the Coat KnanAcr.—The Galveston Civilian says that Texas might sup ply the whole Southern Confederacy with butter, if the necessary attention and labor were given to the matter. Now is the lime, then, for this necessary labor and attention to be given. LxrT.—Several recruits left our city yesterday afternoon for Capt. Strother’s Company in Vir ginia. We understand that they went under tha charge of Sergeant F. W. Dillard. Special to the Columbus Times. RICHMOND CHKISMIHCI. RiciMown, Jane 23, 1881. No military movement yet, bot hourly expec ted. Gen. Johnson D following P McClelland, but the la.ter, although in command of UfM men, will mAahow his hand. The Convention has agreed to take a rew4 from next Monday until the 4th Monday in No vember. For the desoiples of the goose quill, this will afford hut little relief, because the Con federate Congress will follcw immediately on the heels of the Convention, and. of course, we must be at our post. Mr. McFarland submitted a report in reference to Treasury notes of the Confederate States, making them equivalent to the notes of solvent banks in Virginia. Referred. Mr. Staples, from the Committee on reorgan ising tha Congressional Districts, moved to be discharged from the consideration of certain matters referred to therein. Oar troops are being transferred from Rich mond to Winchester, Manassas or Yorktowa, •very day. BRUTUS. llOtlLt i CiKAKI IAILUO, The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the M. A G. R. R. was held yesleday at 11 A. M. in tha Depot at Girard. The meeting was organ ised by the election of Daniel Griffin, Ksqr. chair man, and Hugh B. Dawson, Secretary. The first business in order was the appointment of a committee t* ascertain if a majority of the stock of the company waa represented, which being •lone, the election of President and Directors fer tha ensuing year was had, and rasulted as follows Wm. n. Mitchell, President. Wro. U. Young, Daniel Griffin. Edward Croft. Dr. T. If. Dawson. Homer Blackmun. E. 8. Joses—Directors. The following resolutions were then read and approved Resolved, that a commit tea of three be ap pointed by the Chair toexamine Into the accounts of the various officers of the Road for tha last year, and report upon the same to the Board of Directors, to be laid before tho Stockholders at the next meeting. Resolved, That tha resolution of the Stock holders at tbeir last meeting in regard to the proposed defleetbm of the road to Troy, be and the same is hereby rescinded, and that tha wbola subject in relation to said deflection, be submit ted to tba direction and decision of the Board of Dirtotors. Resolved, Tbat the various officers of the com pany be requested to close their books May 30, of each year so that reports can be furnished and distributed two weeks previous to the annual meeting of the .Stockholders. There being no further business before the meeting, it was adjonmed. DANIEL GRIFFIN, President. Hi o>i 11. Dawsou, .Secretary. Keport of the City Sexton of Deathi from lit April to lit July April 5 Mr. Smith, aged f-W year# “—Mr. llarrel, “ 26 “ 6 -Mr. Llgon, “ 26 “ 11—Mr Hatcher. ** 45 “ “—Mr. King, “ 42 “ “-—Mr. Odum, “ 31 “ “- Walker's child still born. “—Wilkes'child aged 2 years. 18— A. Kirill, “ 26 “ 19— Eicon's child, “ 8 “ 20— J. Burrus, “ 50 “ 25 Craper's child, “ 5 month*. “ —L. Hill, *• 40 year# 28-Mr. Long, “ 27 “ “ —Mr. Rutherford, “ May 3 -L. Nelms, age 30 years. 4 Mr. Ceils, “ 30 “ “—Mullins, “ 24 “ x Carey's child, *• 6 weeks “—Mrs. Daniel, *• 21 yearr. “—Mrs. Webster, “ 30 *• 10—Aligner's child “ 3 “ Jl—Col. Wnolfolk, “ ♦.' “ “ Wlsham, “ o.'* * “ Wallis'child still-born. 10— Mr. Martin, age 28 years. “—Mr. Douglass* son “ 10 “ 24 — Mrs. Obanon, “ 50 “ Mr. Kineg, “ 73 “ “ —Mr. Read’s “ rt month 20—Mr. Blame's “ “ .* “ June 1 —Mr. Holt, “ 65 years. 5 Mr. Wingfield, “ 37 “ s—Mr. Cook’s child age 5 months. s—Mr. Gipson “ 11 years. 11— Mr. Henning’s child still born. 14—Mr. Trenuer’a “ age 18 months. 18—Mr. Peabody’s “ “ 10 “ 22- Mr. Goldbeck's “ “ 21 “ “ —Mrs. Lamar’s son “ 14 years. 24~Mr. Honly’s child, “ months. “ —Mr Clemons’ “ “ 20 “ 25 Mr. Murray’s “ “ 0 “ 20 Mr. Kent age 28 years. “—Mrs. Jordan, “ 65 “ 11 M. HARRIS,Sexton. Which was reocived. From the London Economist. Thf Virlh Chdol Sibjmlc lb, Silh. The Americans are just now standing in one of those critical positions, and at one of those per ilous moments of a nation’s life, which deter mine its fate and its character during many fu ture years, and, possibly, many unborn genera tloss. The ground is very narrow, and, even as we write, is being washed from beneath our feet; the moment is very short, and perhaps, has al ready passed away. On what way now be de cided—nay, too probably on what has beeu al ready done—will depend vast good or almost incalculable evil. The peaceful disruption of the Union we should welcome most hojMsfully as au almost unalloyed advantage. A civil war we cannot but regard as an almost unmitigated mischief. A breach cannot be healed by interne cine hoetilities, but it may easily be widoned into an impassable gulf. Even if a rejunction were possible, and as desirable as tbe Northern Fed eralists appear to deem it, who can hope for It through the medium of war ? The South can never again expect to dominate the North. The North caunot seriously expect to subjugate the South, nor, as we have often urged, would It be worth their while to do to. To lure tho seceders buck into the Uniou would be a grand, and might it beneficent achievement : to force them hock neither is feasible, nor would be profitable. Neither party, therefore, can subdue or re-em brace the other—probably by no means, certain ly not by fighting. We will uot nicer, even for a pasting moment, into any strategic estimate of probabilities. It would be rash and almost irrelevant to ask with which party lie the best chances of mastery. We content ourselves with the position which even excited passion must, we think, admit to be irre fragable--that, to whichever side the balance may Incline, the mutual mischief inflicted must bo literally incalculable -and the completcit victory which it is possible for the north to achieve would bring no success worth achieving. As we have said over and over again, stripping the question at issue naked, it resolves itself iuto this “Why should the Federal Gov ernment fight to prevent the Slave Bta‘ee doing that which they will do just as certainly after defeat or alter vic’ory as before the battle! nay, which is already .lour, and which not the most sanguine abolitionist believes can be un iloneT Mr. C. M.Olav, indeed, in that strauge letter which he has addressed to the Times, and which is a very model of feeble reasoning and questionable taste, would fain persuade us that bis constituents know rlearlv what they are about to fight for, and that they really propose to theinnclVeii to subjugate the seceding States, and believe they shall easily succeed in doing so. Wecanoul? say in reply that we have never met any countrymen of bis bold enough to avow the same project, or to eutertaiu the same expectation. Hut while we look with such gnl’ end ieprw oat ion on the prospect of a sanguinary and un* natural conflict between brethren for au unde fined purpose and a barren triumph, we are op t musts enough to contemplate the prospect of a peaceful separation and an amicable par.itition of joint possessions with much hope, and rvon with positive satisfaction. We do ut see why both parties, why Kuro|*. why humanity at large, may not then be gainers by the catastro phe. The two republics wilt be free, each in its i own sense, and according to the dictates o< its own experience, to amend that Constitu tion which one republic had so long felt, and aobietimee avowed, to be full of nertls and de tects. They may Worn# frieudly rivals and competitors in the art of democratic statesman ship. They inav strive with each other as to which shall first bring to perfection a system of getiuine.self government. They may profit by each other's errors, may grow rich by each oth er’s prosperity, may grow strong by each other’s progress. ptr Th# Houston Tetagrapk urges Texans to arms and to horee, and fly without delay to the sucoor of Missouri. The Taifraph is assured authoritatively that Got. Jackson expressed his desire for all men and arms that could be eent to hits, in anticipation of the war now be ing waged upon his gallant State- k'rtt if W.l'vi ii rdfilierii! u 4 XeitnhiT. From the Paris MoniUur, June 11.] His caejesty, the emperor*'the Preach, taking into consider*'ion (be state •>( peace which now exists between Prance and she United States of America, has rv solved to maintain a strict neutral ity la tbettvuggle between the Government of the Union and the Sutes which propose to form a separate ton federation. In c</nequen< e, Lis majesty, considering article 11 of the naval law of August. 1681, the third article ol the ’aw of tbe 10th of April, 1825, articles 81 and 85 o’ the pant! ode, 65 and following of the decree o'tbe 24th of March, 1852, 813 and following of tbe code penal maritime, and article VI of the cole Na poleon, Declares. 1. No vesael of war or privateer of eitl er of tbe belligerent parties will be allowed to enter or 1 stay with prises in our ports or roadsteads longer than twenty-four hours, except in ca-e of com pulsory delay ( rtfaeka for ft j 2. No sale of good* belonging to prises i al lowed in our port* and roadsteads. 3. Every Frenchman is prohibited from taking a commission under either of the two parties to arm vessel* of war, or to accept letters of marque for privateering purposes, or to assist in any manner whatsoever ft# equipment or armament of a vessel of war or a privateer for either party. 4. Every Frenchman, whether residing in Franc# or abroad, is likewise prohibited from enlisting or taking service, either in the land army or on board vessel# of war or privateers of either of tbe two belligerent parties. 5. Frenchmen residing in France or nborad must likewise abstain from any act which, com muted in violation of the laws of the empire or international law, might he considered as n act hostile to one of the two parties and contrary to the neutrality which we have resolved to ob serve. All persons acting contrary to the prohi bitions end recommendations contained in the preaent declaration will he prosecuted, if required, conformably to the enactments of the law of the 10th of April, 1826, and of articles 84 and 85 of tbe Penal Code, without prejudice to the ap plication that might be made against such offence# of the enactment of the 21st article of the Code Napoleon, and of articles 65 and following of the decree of the 24th of March, 1852, ia the mer chant service 312 and following of the Penal tie for the navy. His majesty declares, moreover, that every Frenchman contravening tbe proscut enactments will have no claim to any protection from his government against any acts or measures, what ever they may be, whieb tbe belligerents might exercise or decree. Napolbgk. TxacvuiL, Minister of Foreign Affair-. From the Hartford Times, June 17th Tlie Betkl ... A MCereat Story. LETTER FROM ORE Os TBE ZOCATS*. Fortress Mobroe, June 11. To tha E ditv* aof tha -V. Y. bay Book ; Asa soldier ready to serve my country, I feel myself constrained to protest against tbe gar bled accounts and fal*e statements made hy some of the Northern papers concerning tbe fight at Hig Beths). Such reports do os great injustice. If, as these p ipers state, wn were repulsed with but a loss of 30 or 40 killed, every thinking turn mast sy that wc were the most arrant cowards on earth. Such was not the csw. We fought bravely, and did not leave the dell until after the number of killed and wounded proved to us that further attempts would he destructive. We had some 4,500 men The number of the ene my is not known, an they fought behind some earthworks. Their number could not have been very great, for tbe works were of no extent.— Their batteries were so well served as to render it impossible for us to cross tho stream, which was some 50 or 60 feet. We were exposed to a galling fire for some two or tluret hours, and only left th* field when our men were falfing in uum hers from the deadly shots poured into ns. Tbe defeat was disgraceful, hut a complete one, and no soldier wishes to mince the matter, for the officers are to tdarao for the incompetent manner In which the wholo affair was conducted. Our loss has been severe, and it i.v an insult to tell us tbat we have been repulsed with 100 killed and wounded. We have suffered too much from the incompetency of our officers, and do not wish to be insulted by lies of the press in reference to our want of courage. We stood a murderous fire for three hour*, and wero driven hack by an enemy we could not see, hut who kille 1 and wounded about three hundred of our men. It was then time for us to retreat, and If that retreat was effected in a disorderly manner, it was be cause our officerswcre incotnptctont to perform their duty. Lieut. Grcble ami his regulars be haved gallantly, but the fire of the rebels was too well directed to make any impression. One thing is certain—their places must have been served hy good men, for, though few in number, j i they were fired with great rapidity. Ore or the Zoi avlk. North* hr Octragem.—A correspondent of the N. Y. Tribune writes fr>ni Fortress Monroe: The outrages committed by our soldiers on the property, and not unfrequcnily upon the persons also, of Virginians conceived to be Secessionists, are a disgrace to our army. A proper degree of discipline would Insure the shooting of platoons of scoundrels, not n'l privates, who seem to have imbihud the idea that they cauie here to pillage and destroy. Tho outrages tbat I could detail are culculucd to cause every decent mau to blush. A wound has been Inflicted that never will heal #<* long as recollection remains. It is in the hope that some good may bo done thereby that 1 in .ike this disgraceful confession. Gkurui.v Kbtbbprub.—The Macon Telegraph says the Messrs. Nobles, of Rome, are now bus ily engaged in manufacturing Rifled Canuon, from RouuJ Mountain ore, lor the Confederate States. The Confederate Government have con tracted wiih I bom for 27 field pieces, aud a “Miu nle Rifle bullet Prase” which will turn out 70 belle per minute. This last job was declined by all tbe other Foundries in the South because of tbeir inability to make it. It is now nearly fin ished. Gov. Brown is about to perfect a contract with them fur 21 field pieces, with carriages and calsons, for tbe Artillery Battalion of the itb Brigade. Messrs. Noble* have als > completed a beautiful model canuon —a small “llaby-Wakcr’’ for tho city of Columbus. CoTrou Planters’ Cobvertior This body meet# to-dy, and we observed yesterday several delegates in town from a distance. Among them we were pleased to see Lx Governor Jauios K. Broome, of Florida, and to loam from him that he favored a scheme t<> place the government in exclusive control of the cotton crop, lie gave some most cogent reasons why, as a matter of protection to their own interest# tloue, tho Plant er should insist upon this policy. We are confi dent that tho Governor’s views will strongly im press themselves upon the attention of the Con vention.— Alacen Oil. Valcable Addition: to the Ltsr or ocr Ps.f fc.NDKH - CoLGeorge Critteudrn, last of tbe l'. B. army, and one of its most gallant aud ac complished officer*, arrived in New Orleans last Monday, from New Mexico, via Texas. Col. Crittenden resigned from tbn old concern before leaving New Mexico, deepite the tenacity with which his father clung to tbe Union. Col. C. relieved in Nee Mexico, to return to the South, aud tbat some five or six other officers, who bad reeigned. wore also on tbeir way home. Gen. A. S J .hnson, it is supposed, ia with l oi. Jack Hays’ (the terrible Jack) party, which starteJ from California some time ago, in tbe direction of Texas. These very gratifying particular* reach us through the New Orleans Delta of Tues day. A Yur Good Report.— This little incident j Is said to have actually t*ccured at the United States state department during Mr. Mercy's sec retaryship An aspirant for a place in jovial France importuned tbe secretay of state for a consulship, and being questioned by the premier as to bis knowledge of tbe French language, cool ly replied, “I reckon governor to be soon or fut in that sort o’ thing, us I have been taking Ics eones on’em for some time.” Mr. Morey, great ly amused, told the applicant that be could not have tbe appointment, os be had already made a fox |NMs. Rain, Hair! W# hate had rain here every day for a week past, not in such large quantities, as to drown the crop# yet ample for all the pur pose# of th# agriculturalist. It is just in the “nick of time,” and will prove a great blessing to tbe country, as vegetation of all sort seems to have taken on anew life. Our accounts from the up-couutry are equally cheering. Rates have fallen in evert section tbat has been beard from and the prospects of abundant crops of both corn and cotton are most flattring. Thu# ilcaven seems to stuil* up on ue, blessing tbe work cf both our plough •hare aud our sword, and with the Great Captain on our side, who shall be able to prevail against us! ArrivoJ. —Lieut James Vaughan, .f Capt Ba***’ Company, First Rcgimeut Virginia from Manassas Junction, in charge of two prisoners of war—one a private in the regular service of tbe late United Bute*, and tbe other one Billy Wil son • “l*et Lambs"—a /.uave iu undress uniform. Both were taken prisoners at a place called Cloud’s Mills, in Fairfax county, Va. while rec onnoitering. Tbe prisoners were'taken before tho Secretary of M ar, were ordered to tbe Depot to join the other Llncolnites in confinement there. From a letter from Secretary Memminger to Hon. A. R. Wright, we learn that F. R Shackle, ford, Esq., of Atlanta, Ga.. has been appointed Agent of the Government in Northern Georgia, u> negotiate for such stores ax will be necessary for th* Army in this Section.—flow* CWrier. (OLrMBIft.BITIKDAT.JIir 6, IMI. Bxvrr Hi >dexs TaortAXp Balks. —Th Montgomery Confederation learns from tbe mo#’ reliable authority, tbat the people of Alabama through tbeir Congrexsional Representative# will subecribe at lea#t T>o,ooo hales toward# th* $50,060,600 loan. All honor to the patriots in of a generous and liberal j-eoide, who love tbeii country more than gold. A laoatna thus furnisher $35,000,000 of tbe loan. Tbe above paragraph ha* been thoroughly ventilated by our exchange* during the past few weeks. We dii not see it as c-rig nally publish ed ly the Confederation, tut we presume that i the printers or transcribers have made some raii- take. Alabama will do btr duty in this, as in I every other respect, but her #uhscription to the ! Confederate loan will fall abort of 700,000 bales | fur the very good reason that her production will I hardly reach that figure. pit" The following notice from the .Secretary of War to newspaper correspondents is timely ! and appropriate. War Is anew thing to us all | —especially such a war as tbat now in progress ! It ie natural enough that in its incipiency there > should be such acts of indiscretion in the press, ’ and such mistakes in crediting false rumors, as I inexpert nee in such a war would oecasion. We ! have however bad some experience, and the mis takes |Dd indiscretions of the pest should he a I warning for the future. There is a decided J change for the better already perceivable, and we are sure the dignified and gentlemanly appeal i of the honorable Secretary of War will have the J effect of inducing the press to 1/# still more guar ded in wb* it ha* to say about preparation* and ! events: ( •*FEDERATE BTATESOF AmEKD A, ) War DErARTOERT, r Richmond July 1, 1361. j i ‘I j *V< u Corrtij/tjndenta ; Gertlsuer —White 1 have not withheld per mission from any of the representatives of tbe { preti to visit the camps in \ irginia, and white I i am as much the uncompromising advocate of ao unshackled prers as I am of the freedom of speech, and of the Independence of tbe Cunfed ; erst# states, yet I have thought it proper, under existing circumstances, to mske an appeal to , you to forbear from tbe transmission and publi cation of such intelligence,as might be detrimen tal to the great cause in which we all feel so deep | an interest. You are aware of the great amount of valuable information obtained by us through the medium of the enterprising journals of the North ; and we may derive profit from their example by a die criminating ana judicious reserve iu eommuni , cations for the Southern journal. It mast be obvious that statement* of strength I or of weakness, at any of the points in the vi i cinity of the enemy, when reproduced in tbe ! North, as they would be ia spite of all the vigi ’ lance in our power, would warn them of danger i to themselves, or Invite an attack upon us ; and, ! iu like manner, any statement* of the magnitude of batteries, of the quantity and quality of arm# or of ammunition, of movements in progress or in supposed contemplation, of the condition of troops of the Commissariat, Ac , might befraught with essential injury to tho service. To gentlemen of intelligence and of unques tionable loyalty to the cause of the Confederate .States, I do not deem it necessary to be more ex plicit; nor can 1 doubt for a mvment that you | will appreciate my motives in making this frtnk j appeal to your patriotism and discretion. L. P. Walker. Secretary of War. Richmond till If lit Cuifuiet’ Notwithstanding our community has eomrib- 1 1 uted so liberally in men and weans to carry on j this war of defence, still our resources are not exhausted. There are three companies now be- ‘ j iug organised here for immediate service to-wit One under Capt. Ivey, one under Capt* Shep herd and one under Capt. Bradford. All these arc officered by men of the right stamp, who will : prove equal to any and every emergency. Now is the time to serve your country. Let our pat riotic young men of city and eonntry come for ward and fill up the ranks, at one*. Our ene mies are hemming us in on nil sides by hundreds of thousands of abolition hirelings, with the in* j tenlion of making us slaves! Let our people rise in tbeir majesty, and, armed with the panoply of truth, justice and right, go forth to meet tho in vader on the threshold, resting assured that the | God of battles will go with and defend us. advertisement of Capt. \V. B. shep- I herd, in which it is announced that his Cotupa ! ny will go Into encampment on next Monday, sth ln*U This company hare sent red tbeir urma, and there is no doubt but that they will be ready tu march by 20th July. Young men of good character are invited to enlist. They take ’hoplica of a company detached from Col. Homme's Regiment, and will remain in service the unexpired term fur which this detached Company was culisted, which will not be moro than ten months. We have the assurance of CoL Bemmes, in connection with the positive •tatcuactit of Gov. Brown two days ago to Mr- James K. Redd of this city, tbat Col. Bcmmex’ Regiment will be ordered from Brunswick in at least three weeks. They will go to Virginia.— Success to Capt. Hhepberd and Lieut*. K. N. Howard, C. R. Russell and Win. Redd. Mj- A. B. Raoar. After a long absence iu j th# V. 8. service we are glad to notice tbe re turn of this gentleman to his home and friend#. ll* enjoys fine health end the same genial spirit# ae of yore. Cai't. R. A- Haadawat. -A dispatch re ceived on tbe 4th test, by a geutlerean in this city, stating that Capt. Hardaway had been placed in commend of four companies and order ed from Lynchburg to Manassas Junction. Rah ! Hair ! Kair !—Tho Confederate Mates will hereafter have anew aud powerful reason for celebrating the 4th of July. On tho morning of that day, the windows of Heaven were open ed and its liquid treasures bounteousv < nred upon the parched an 1 pleading earth. We dcubt whether a rain ever fell su opportunely ur was so general in its benefit. Burelv every (dot of soil in tbe Confederate State* is now soaked, an J the graiu crop in the cutt ui belt evured. Tn# I. rd be praised ‘ Reoovkbed.—We are glad to see Mr. Riley, of the Expreess office, on his feet again Just two weeks ago he received tbe wound whu h we then thought would en l his life. His rapid recovery reflects great credit upon bis physician’ Meins Boieu.au A Stanford. OrKLik a, Ala., Jo!/ Mb, Jletm. LJtivrt; There u another dastardly : attempt wade last Tuesday evening to as*a*i | nate Mr. Samuel Jeter, wf Chamber* erunty, < which is the second attempt iuee the unfortunate I difficulty that occurred last October at a Breck ’ inridfe meeting at LaFayetto, Ala. The par ! ticulan, a* far as I can gather them, are that. ! Mr. Jeter waa on a visit to his ion, ; Mr. it. C. 1 Jeter,) and when within about twu mile* of hi* | wn’i bootee, he was fired upon by toms cowardly j assassins in ambush dost) by the road, the ball passing in cloee proximity to Mr. Jeter, who wax on his horse; fortunately, haring a shot guu with him, charged upon the concealed foe, firing both barrels at the bush, his shots wore follow ed by two more from the bush, but fortunately without doing any damage to the old gentleman; two men then sprang from behind the bu*b, and ran to a fence close by and one of them snapped a gun at him which fortunately did not fire, and they then fled. Mr. Jeter was confident in recog nising a James Taylor, he immediately gathered a possee and surrounded Taylor’s house, who was taken and carried before a Magistrate, who bound him over in the sum of two thousand fire hundred dollars to appear at the next Superior Court. There seems to be a determination to murder the inoffensire old man. S. WnitAT m Tr.xas.—We have just spoken with several gentlemen from the wheat growing region of Texas, who informs us that the crop of wheat will be at least three, aud. perhaps, four times as large as it ever has been in any former year, in all the counties where they bare been Col. Crockett, of Dallas, ssys mat county will have at laast 500,000 bushels of wheat to spare ts the Southern Confederate troops, or whoever else may stand in fear of being starved out by LmooU’s war.—(7</r#*en Arts#. Prupesitin LitnorGirv A frietd has kindly furnished ns with n copy of the N. Y. Herald cf 28th June from which we make the following extracts. Whether tbe proportion therein contained is pot f.-rwai J with seriouscesA, or whether it bo on# of the many eccentricities evolved by tbe lucubrations of the “peny-a-line” editors of tho Herald, our readers will judge. Certain we are that, while the North ern Government .hold# its present attitude to the Confederate States tbe armies of the latter will not be diverted from their game bjMhny such con sideration* as the Hessian present#. We natu rally feci much greater concern about our own fate than that of Mexico or Dominica and as the former is upon trial we had as well sett!* h before adjournment. Perhaps the North is be coming satisfied tbe verdict wi'l g., sgwtest her, an 1, hence moves a postponement First, let there bean armistice between uur loyal and revolted States for one, two or three year#, in reference to our domestic troubles.— Secondly, looking to the crafty designs of grasp ing England, and to the suspicious movements of Spain in regard to Dominica and Mexico, let our Northern and Southern armies from a coalition, say to tbe extent of 150,9 0 men, for tbe occu pation and annexation id Mexico, and for the liberation of Dominica. This will bring us into collision with Spain,and frum tbe enormous debts which England holds against both .Spain and Mexico we may expect also a war with England. Assuming that such-would be the result of our occupation of Mexico, the fiid~-wuuld then be clear for tbe immediate employment of all our < armies of five hundred thousand men in the con* quest of all the Spanish and British Wert India , Islands, and in the liberation of all her Britannia Majeety’* North American {provinces. The peo ple of tbe Canadas would rather assist u* than ; oppose us in this grand enterprise, and we could ‘ soon bring forword a competent fleet or two of | swift and terrible steamers for the purpose of revolutionizing Caba, Porto Rico, Jarnai a and the other jewels of tbe Gulf of Mexico felling in ; our way. Finally, with the annexation of Mexico and j the West India Islands—Spanish and British in the South, and with the abeorption of ail the raat dominions of (jaeeu Victoria in the North, we might disband our armies upon tbe basis of anew constitutional Union, or upon the compromise of ; two independent confederacies, each much larger and more imperial in its territorial area and in its various resources and products of wealth aod prosperity than would be tbe United State* this day in tbeir complete integrity, political and territorial. This is our programme lor turning this war of mutual deatructiou between the North \ and tbe .South into a war of mutual assistance, expansion and power, and to the removal of every vest ge of European domination from this j continent. Our Ccugren will meet in extra session on the 1 Fourth of July. Vague rumors are afloat that in the meantime the<>ppoaing armies of the North and the butith will be held in check, perhaps in anticipation of some comprumua. We bold, how ever, that these hostile armies cannot safely be disbanded short of some active employment, and ■ tbat the best employment f-r then , and 1 r the *ake of a domestic reconciliation, it is to turn them, North and Louth, against our foreign ene- ■ mu-*. Perhaps, toe, some rising statesman rosy ; be found in this approaching Congress equal io ! the occasion and tv this great programme of an > armistice, a coalition and a compromise, and ac cordingly we cast it'forth upon the waves.>f pub lie opinion. From r. uot her article, m the same issue, in reference to the threatened interference of Eng land with tbe paper blockade, we take the f.l i ! luwisg: 1 What therefore occur# to ns t# the folly of t North and South making war opa each other, j while the common enemies of both sections are i Preparing to join in the fray. Instead of sbed j ding tho blood of cur fellow men, let us, North i and Booth unite to resent this threatened intor fcrrence on tbo pait of England, and to with draw St. Domingo from the greedy grasp of • Spain. Let half of tbe Northern and half of the Southern army join hands in a common esnw | and proceed directly to drive the Britieh power ! out of Canada, and after that to drive the Span jUb power out of St. Domingo. We hare the strength'to do it, why should we not have j tbe will? What would sooner promote the re conciliation of North and Booth and make loyal j the rebellious ranks? Let uin view of the fer- J cig* war and prestige nettle our difference# and ! vindicate our national honor. We admit that, j if wn invade Canada, we shall have to fight the ; British fleet, but as that seem* to be inevitable in any case, we might ns well be on the aggres sive as the defensive Side. Why should we waste our strength and imperil our greatnc. by j domestic strife, which exposes u* to all tbe dan* j ger* that now menace us? Let us combine ! againat the comoion enemy and dispute {the m ! prtmacy of the Mistress of the Seas. We have have had enough of British treachery, and we I arc indeed, a suicidal people if we remain *oi ! vided among ourselves as to become the prey of ! a Power that w. uld gladly hail our utter tlie -1 inciiibeiment and ruin. Ci.iwpondeno# of tho Richmond Dispatch* From Norfolk. Noheolk, July l. it is evident that desertion* from the Lincoln ite* at Old Point have recently taken place. Sev eral small boats have floated’ ashore at Sewali's j Point with tnuflied oar*, which warrant# thecon j elusion. They have been secured by our forces, and appear to be boat# belonging to .- me largo ship, probably th? Cumberland. It is likely the ’ deserters made their escape at night, and after j landing some distance up the bar, set these boat* j adrift. Capt. Ferguson, commander of a compa ny at the ahoT# Point, rarae late into our city on Friday and bring* us this statement. Mr. Thompson, of whom mention was made in a former letter, states that the infamous Pender greet presents a look of depression which speaks | of deepest sorrow, and it is said that his own associates do not respect him, aud ars actually ! afraid to place the least confidence in him. j There i* great sickness, I am told, prevailing i at Old Point. This confirms the statement in a previous letter of the hospital being crowded with j the sick. Two daughters and a (on-in-law of ’ Capt. Guy, of our city, <>n tbeir way la Norfolk. were detained at Old Point by tbe Llncolnites, ! , and sent back to Baltimore. The kindness and 1 | courtesy extended to those in our city who wish to join the North, is in striking contrast wiih j the ill treatment our p*e iple receive at their hands. j One of Gen. Butler's female informants, avail i iD K herself of the last flag of truce from tbi# j city, wm found to lie the bearer of two letters j from men in Portsmouth to Gen. Butler at Old ■ , Point. The letters gave full account* of our numbers, description of our fortifications, cd j point* pregnable-—iu fact, an entire detrripticn 1 | of everything available to the enemy. Among 1 other things, they staled that free speech was 1 restricted here—tht they dare not utter senti ment* treasonable to tbe South, fi r tear of ar ; rest; but that they held a “thinking club,” held | meetings often and thought what they p leased. They also gave the names of the immortal 75 ! “bo voted against the Ordinance of Recession, ! and urged an immediate attack open Norfolk.— I The name* of the writers were signed to them, ; which caused the arrest of one of them, ramed j <\W. Bryan, who ie now in the city jail, and will be turned over, I understand to military authority. The other one will be canght. i The woman having in her po#se**ion these j j dispatches was allowed to depart without fur | ther scar-'b. but we warn her not to return. There ore two Southerners, son# of gentlemen in Portsmouth, on board the Minnesota, now tn - our waters, who cannot get away, and who are j not allowed eveu the privilege of writing to their j parents. They have taken the oath and are not allowed to g, further than the Fumes', at Uld Point. Heavy firing was heard at Sewall’s Point yes terday. I have not heard tha particulars. CAPTURE OF PRIZE VESSELS toarins hpleiwf Vaniutl hum'. j Lieut Geo. W. Alexander, of th© Ist Regiment { of Maryland Zouave*, reached Richmond on ye# * terday morning, with forty odd Lmcolmt* prison- I ers-of-war, captured on the Potomac early Satnr- i day morning. It appear* that tbe Zouaves Regl ment has been for some time pest in process of formation by Col. R. Thomas, of Richard, Liettt. Alexander, Adjutant > Lieut. F. Gibson, and others, in Baltimore. A short time since. Col. Thi mas went from Baltimore to Philadelphia in disguise and pro cured a supply of arms. Himself and comrades then oonceived the project of capturing the St. Nicholas, a large steamer in the employ of the M lienera! Government,” running between Balti more and Washington. The boat started at four o’clock >n Friday evening from her wharf in Baltimore. Previous thereto Col. Thomas went aboard With 12 meu—the latter as passengers, and their commander dressed as a French lady, The vessel got under way and stopped at l\.int Lookout, where, according to the ptan*previoo#ly agroedou, Lieut. Alexander, with another detach mcut'Of men, came on board and secured passage for Washington. By accident (!) Lieut. Alexan der went into the cabin of the steamer an l recog nised the 1 ranch lady (!) as an old acquaintance from Paris. Both Thomas and Alexander speak ing the language lluoutly, they found no diffi culty in maturing their plan of operations.— Duringtbe conversation that ensued be’ween the French lady and her acquaintance, instruction# were given as to how the party should proceed. The arms which bad been previously care fully loaded and concealed, wetc made ready for instant possession. At one o’clack on Saturday morning, the time for striking the blow having arrived, Capt. Thomas threw off his disguise, appeared in his uniform, and ordering his men to do their duty, the ateamer in fire minutes was a prize to the forces of the Confederate Stater Th# Captain and crew surrendered without stri king a blow, and were confined without trouble. They appeared overwhelmed with surprise. Capt. Geo. X. Hollins, late United States Na vy, who had gone aboard at Point Lookout, thet assumed command of the steamer and ran hei into Cone driver, expecting to meet theTenncs ice Regiment and jointly commence further op erations against tbe enemy. Tbe Tcnnerseans, however, did not arrive on the ground rill lati .Saturday morning. It was then too late for any demonstration up the river as originally intend ed, snd the steamer was headed down the river •in her passage she captured two schooner# and one brig. Each had a .crew of about ten men, who were taken prisoner!. One of tbe vessels was loaded with 2,500 bags of coffee, another with anthractite ccal, aud an other with ice. The steamer St. Nicholas is a lira cLus boat, 275 feet lung, side wheel. AU of the prises were safety towed to the mouth of the Rappahannock, andjthenceto Fred ericksburg. Their value is roughly estimated at three hundred and seventy-five thousand dol lar*. Tbe Captains of tie respective vessel# with their crews, including reveral negroes, are now Rdgtd in the prison depot on Main street in this city.— Rich. fJitpatch. Importast Motebert ia California ard Arizona. —Intelligence Las just been received here from California, stating that a most formi dable movement is on foot, on the part of the Becesionists of that State, to proclaim the South ern part of it out of tbe l nion, and form anew State for admission into tbe Southern Confedera cy. It appears tbat efforts Lave been mode for ; (•cveral years back to divide the State, and make j a slave State out of the Southern section, em ! bodying that part below 26 deg. 30 min., under 1 the secret circular sent from this city, dictated by I Secession conspirator*. Although the scheme ! was exposed and failed, yet about a year ago | the Legislature actually passed an act authoriz i ing the Southern counties to forma separate I Government, il tbe people should so vote. This ■ proposition was submitted and carried, and with j in the last two moatbe they have < rganized and ! raised an independent flag, and have declared tbeir intention to go with the South. The object of tbi* move was clearly to be seen. It wax necessary that the Confederate States 1 should have an outlet on th* Pacific coast, and they of coarse, strike fur the fine harbor at San Diego. Nor doe# this scheme stop here. They expect and have the insurance of the co-opera tion of the Secessionist* in Arisen# and New Mexico. They have also th# co-operation of I Judge Terry, of Nevada T rritory, who has or : ganized a force there to resist tbo authority of j Gov. Njre and to prevent tho establishment of i tho United States Courts there.— Waahingio* of tha *Y. J*. Harold. Dart Tisu it lit Xortb. A letter dated Philadelphia, June 27th, pub lished in tbe Baltum r* San, gives the follow ing narrad -n ■ f suffering among the working clastic": A largo mofctlog unemployed workmen was held yesterday forth# purpose of getting up a petition to the Common Connote asking fur em ployment on such public works a# can be pr<*s j ecuted at this time. One of the speakers said ! that they called for no charity. I bey desired i to toil and sweat us they have hitherto done.— He continued: “We call upon these gentlemen to protect us in cur property; it is a duty incum bent upon them. Our property lies iu our ten finger*, each one marked with blisters, which are new wearing off for tbo want of that labor. We are getting weak and faiot. We are in want ’ of assistance—such assistance a* will remunerate our country in future ages. Tbs-re arc men ! among us who have not tasted flesh for two or ihree months. Only give us work—that is what we want—work’ work’ ’ The petition was nu ! man usly signed and the meeting adjourned. The New York Daily News of the 27th ult. say* Bod time* are reported u existing in tbe in j (trior districts of tbe North and K>t. Tho far : mers cannot raise money. Tho country hank# : refuse to discount, having already done so is* must cases to the full amount of their capital: and in nine >ut of every ten instances none of their paper has been paid, but has been renew ! ed. The farmers have yet on their hands very: large quantities in the aggregate of rye, cum * and oats. These store* had been held for higher | prices, until new wl.tn no ca*h market exists.— j i Coukiderahle of the old and all of the new w->-d . clip, is also in farmer?’hands. Consequently, with all tbe elements of proe prosperity in their po*es#ii-n, they vac not real ize money, on account of the presort depressed state of business, caused hy the war. Tbe far | mere, then,in this way are paying a direct tax. i Those who were loudest, a few weeks ago, in ; tbeir clamor for war, now hold their tongues.— ! They will soon cry peace: they hava now no <.b ----i jection to others doing so. The reaction of feol j ing is slowly bat certainly developing itself; and j after a (hurt period hoe elapsed, even those who ! clamor lor war will have broken their bra.** ! symbals and be found piping the gentle notes of ; The Private® Satioub• • .Sketch of Cipt. T. H. Baker. Captain Thomas Harrison Baker, late com mander of the Southern privateer, Savannah, is but a young man, having t*n b-.rti in the year 1833. His father, Capt. John Baker, is now j ; living in the city of Charleston, 6 C., with his \ ; sons. He formerly resided in Philadelphia, was j ; the owner of a trading vessel, and was in the trading business between that city and Charles- ; | ton. He also owns property in Philadelphia, j [ aud some year ago was one of the Directors of’ I the Southwark Bank, lie ha* six sons, Capt 1 | T. B. Baker being the third eldest. Some time j ago Capt. Baker Sr. sailed from Philadelphia t. j | Sun Francisco, California, taking his son T. 11. j ’ with him a* supercargo. On the arrival of the , vessel at California. Th >uias liked it so well, I tbat be concluded to remain there. Capt.BAker 1 •old his vessel at San Francisco and returned to | Philadelphia. Not long after bis arrival, he bought a farm in Montgomery county, Pa. By hi# good behaviour and geutlemanly address, I Thomas obtained a situation as surveyor. He ! continued in the business some time and did very ) well, lie traveled over the greater part of Cal:- fomiaand was about returning home when Le ] was robbed of a considerable sum of money, and j when he arrived in Philadelphia, after a fiw years’absence, was in ra-hcr straitened ciroum stanee*. From the time that he returned to California up to last winter, he spent bis time alternately in Philadelphia and Charleston, with occasional vi#it* to his father’s farm in Mont gomery county. About two year* ag - Capt. Baker. *r., sold hit i farm and removed to Charleston. Two or three ‘ month* prior to Th. mas leaving fvr Cherlefon, ! he was attacked with hemmurage cf the langs, j and became eo low that hi* life was deepsired of. Ho was advised to visit Charleston by his phy sician, as be was told that the change might poßsibly e his life. Under the influence of tbe climate there his health was rapidly restored, lie spent the time with his relative#an 1 did not engage in any kind of busines* until he took charge of the Savannah, the fate of which we i have already recorded.—A*. )*. Herald. Will opt or the Wat.—From the following paragraph, extracted from the Richmond Dis patch, it appear* tbat our boys at Mathias’ Point did good ferric# in ridding the world of a grace less scamp : “The defenders of MatnituT Point 4i i rid the world of a very great scvmp when they put an end to the life of Capt. Ward -eouimonly styled Yankee Ward—commander of the Freeborn, lie was a man in very bad odor in the navy—a very •currey and detestible scamp. He bad given us a foretasto of his brutality, and would have rio ted in this war upon private pnperty and de fenceless people whenever he could have got ten'an opportunity. The curtailment of his life wiuds up bis infamous deeds Tx ere are more like him who deaerve to follow after. He be longed more especially to the chicken-stealing department, for which he was in every way | competent” Treat tbe Chrnlte \hh. The \ an Bnren (Ark.) Pres# has a letter dated Park llill, Cherokee Nation, June ft, in which the writer says : The water courses have all been immoderately high. Capt. Pike was delayed some days by them, but fioally got across the last, Illinu s, on Tuesday. Wednesday, he bad an interview with the chief, Mr. Boss. This was io every respect, sat isfactory. Mr. Boss had been represented as a quasi-abolitionist, an enemy to tbe South, and heaven knows what more’ Capt. Pike found him tractable, gentlemanly, and easy to deal with. It is true be had assumed a position of neutral ity in the war that exists, but this is not for the purpose of holding aloof from the South, but to preserve tbe nationality cf hi* people. He can not prevent the enlistment of many of the Cher okee* in our Armies. There arc sore ai of them now in Capt. Lewis Company. Gen. McCulloch alto had an interview with Mr. Ros. I was not present, but suppose it was agreeable to both parties. At lesst, I fce&r no complaint on oar side. Tbe Tsris correspondent < f the New York Times write* A Colonel Henderson 1* tbe agent of tbe rebels in London for the purchase of arms. His bank ers, Messrs. Peabody Jt Morgan, have. I am told, already paid cut large sums of money to manu facturers of arms. There remains a small knot of Secession its in Paris, of whom Mr. Thomas B King and Ex- Consul Beverly Tucker are the most prominent. Mr. Faulkner is travelling In Irgland and SsrtlaaJ slght-seelag- COLCMKIS. MOHDIf, JILT S,MM, Cakraitorial Eltin.. Don. Mania J. Crawford, i Perhaps the annals of history does not afford ! a parallel to tbe uc-nitutuui consequence* in-’ solved in the straggle now going on between the ! North and the South. To subjugate the South, to deprive her of the invaluable privilege of self government, the whole force of tbo North i# to | be used. Her rulers have c uimencod the work of wickedne?# by ignoring the most sacred prin- i ciples of constitutional freedom, the great safe- ! guard# of pereopal liberty, and winking at the j butchery of helpless women and children. They | cannot succeed if we will only be true to our-! selves. Let us be of one heart, one purpose, one j mind, and all will be well. It is in ibis spirit tbat I wculd suggest tbe ! Hon. Martin J. Crawford to the peepio of Geor- ! gia fur the next Governorship. He possesses , in an eminent degree every qualification for the position, thews trying and perilous times. Uni ty of action, ill filling important offices, both civ il and military, with bold, scif-relten:, able and true men, cannot be too highly prixed. My real aim is to keep down any division, to keep down old party prejudice*. With this view, I would support Hons. B. 11. Hill. James Gardner, Al- ‘ fred Iverson, or any man of like character. Let us present to the world the grand fpectaele of a great people, united in everything necessary to j the permanent establishment of all they hold j dear on earth. Ido not think toy suggestion premature. The election is about three months ! hence. The people should, at once, in county | meeting*, or through tho press, indicate their , choice: thus we can tell whom a majority pre- J fer?, and let him, and him alone, bo tbe candi- ‘ date. MKRRI WETHER, j July 4th, 1861, Orr ior El'rope.—Tho Charleston Mercury of the 4th sayc—The merchants of Charleston will toon be well represented in tho markets of Great Britain and Europe. Already we have noticed tho leparture us several prominent mer chants in various departments of business, for tbe purpose of establishing that direct trade with Europe which our separation from tho North deems inevitaVe, and this morning we are pleased to add to the firmer list Mr. James G Bailie, so well known in the carpet bueincs?, bc'.b in Charleston and Augusta, who leave* via th* latter city, wiih a view to h'.s future supplies Jor th* fall aud winter trade. The WnsAßs’ Oux.-Tbe Richmond Whig • ;s—The secret of the fitm ./as steam Gun is in this city. The Yankees stole the engine, but they did not succeed in capturing the art of working it. It strikes ns tbat this is au apparatus which might bo rendered very useful to us iu defend ing coast and interior towns, and clearing our rivers of Yankee craft. The en ire cost will not exceed fivo thousand dollars, and the wdiole can be construct ed iu Kiebmond. Cettoa Planters Consentiun. Thii body met io Macon on the 4th inet., as we learu from the Telegraph of that city, and was organized by ejecting James M. Chamber-, of this city, President, atd J. J. Gresham of Meson, Fecretary. Ex Governor Morehead, of Kentucky, addressed the Convention in a spirited j had patriotic speech. On the second day a resolution was adopted declaring tho willingness of the Cotton pdanters ; to aid tbe Government with tht'.r .tire rotten’ crop. •Special Correspondence to Columbus ’l ime*. 11109! W 9 COmSfOMOCE. Ricumord, July 3. | ! Nothing of a military character has transpired : ince tbedaring exploit oftheu Captain, but now j Col. Thomas. Two South Carolina regiment# 1 have just passed through Richmond, their desti- ; nation being Romney. McClelland had better keep out of that region. The Virginia State Convtnti-.n adjourned at i it o'clock, P. M., Monday. It i> a pity they did not adjourn si#* du, instead of to November i next. They have an incorrigible squad of olil i i federalists there who are watching like hawk* for Some opportunity to propose a reconstruction—at the head of these visionary political hermaphro i litea is Mr. MacFarland of Richmond. They j 1 are good men in their way, but they should be | placed under the care of nurees. 1 really do not believe that Scott will give us j & chance tor a big fight. He knows we have, in j tmr cause all tbe officers of the old Union, that | he would rely upon in a general battle. Hence j his cautions delay. BRUTUS. Master Eoll of ibe “Hiiscagfe Ridel,” T. B. SCOTT, Captain. lielterart* | J. A. Whiteside, Ist, J U. Sikes, 2d. j J. K. Deckrow, 2d. RKROEARTS: w L Robinson, Ist, P II Thornton, 3J, A M Green, 2d, li A Gibson, 4th. CORPOR it * • , J W Holmes, Ist. 8 Simmons, 2-J j | ? O Lloyd, 2J, 0 W Cooper, 4th ! MVStCtA ft S i George Btankinririp, W T Slaughter- PRIVATE* Hill, W T Jernigdn, C Knight, W Kilgore, A Keiiey, P Kirkland, J Lynn, J Lipnun, J Lath run, J W Lewis, R Mutley, P W Morley, L T Mitchell, F M McTigue, U Molton, J C Miller, W H Mooney, W McCary, R C Markham, S W. Myer. G Merchant, W W Orr, R J Amelia, W Pittman, N W Putnam, J Quick, J Roland, D Smith, T Singleton, D l> Btoith, W Stenaker, IS • Smith, J L v uiith, J iauh. 1 Skates, W W Taylor, L A Wolfe, C J.—SS. Allen, J W Anderson, 1 Antrey, A T Autrey, W T Brooks, J B j Brocks, J II j Brooks, J C Britt, J II ! Britt. W R 1 Blackman, A R ] Durov*, B j Blum, J j Bartlett, W V Berger, y, J Bryan, W A Clay, A Cor I ire, R P Colter, S Colter. B M Cherry, W J Cornet, 8 E C urea ton, J W Dunn, II flatics, J U Dawson, J II Davis, J Dean, J T Davis, J W Ellis, J Free I, if W Floyd, J p Oiddin*, A J Griffin, J C Gaddut, U Grant, C T H*rri*, A Hobbs, A B Ah Usroi RDED Rimoe.—Tho Nation?. 1 Intel ligcncer gives *hc following contradiction to the rumor stated by the New York World, that Jeff. Davis had made overtures fi. r a suspension of j hostilities: Without } rerutniug at ail upon the euthen- j ticity of these announcements, we were induced ‘ yesterday to make inquiry respecting them in * quarters likely to bo well informed in the prem- j u>es, and, a* the result, have to report to our ! readers that there is no foundation whatever for any such representations. Tbe informant of the World has doubtless given tooeasy credit to one among tbe thousand rumor* generated by the ex citement of the times. So lor from betraying any relaxation of zeal in prosecuting the pend ing we learu the military authorities of the seceded States are daily affording additional evi donees of thedeterminatioo, not to gay despera tion with which they purpose to continue the unequal contest they have joinod with tbe feder al government, and we presume that it is in view of tbe great preparations made by the former that the latter is eo efficiently massing its troops in the city and vicinity, as not a day or night Q’ W passes without witnessing largo accession* to the Government forces alroady iu the field. A Mi:r err the Bar.—Some talk wai created on the wharves and streets on Tuesday, by the appearance off tbe Bar at an early hour of a sailing ship, which, from h r move ments, it was generally supposed was trying to run the block* ade. Tbs steam-tender of tbe lieet was shortly observed In chase of the stranger, and it was not long before she was overhauled and brought to, and was then taken off to tbe flag ship Wabash, was alight ship, and probably in ballast, and from all that we can learn in reference to her appearance, as seen by those nearest the snot, the was probably the Spanish ship Plus Vitn, new due htrt from Barcelona, and whisk the fleet have orders to send to New York. She 1 was at one time quite near the bar, aud bad her j Captain been well acquainted, and so disposed [ she might have been anchored in a position where I she could hare been protected by the guns Fort Moultrie, and safe from interference. Charleaton Courier, ‘id, we—— • Lincoln's Message. j After a recapitulation of the events preceding j the fall of Sumter, and a sea of verbiage about . secession Ac. the me##age goes on as follow* ! The Administration recommends theadupn ! of such measures a# will make the contest sh rl | end decisive; that you place at the disposal of tU ! Government at least 400,000 men aua 400,'Ji ~ j 000 of money. That number of men is ■ one tenth tho available men within tbe willing ; region, that wealth is about two-third* the wealth I ..t men who seem willing to devote the whule u I six hundred millions of dullars—which i s K- : J ibau the debt per head of the revolutionary p., ; . 1 ulatiou. | Surely tbe motive is as strong now as it then; and tho result might be worth ten times the number of men, ard ten times the amount of money. Legislative sanction is all that ia now necessary. The material for work i# abundant; the grey est perplexity with tho Government being t avoid receiving men faster than we are prepare; to receive them. The people will then have s Government, if the Government will but and . i;. part of the duty. While perceptibly, there* is but little diflVren between secession and revolution, the movers tbe present troubles knew that they could never raise their treason torexptctabiiity by a name im plying tbe violation of the law. They could ly advance indirectly. In the teeth of the noi sentiments of the people, they commenced au in vidious perversion of public sentiment, invented lngeuiu# sophisms, abieb, if considered logically, things followed all incidents to the destruction i, the Union. Tbe sophism is the right to a legui, peace withdrawal from tbe Union, without th*- consent of the Union. Thus they sugar-coate i I the rebellion, while the public mind has bee:, i drugged during thirty years, and good men ar 1 now found in arm# against the Government. The sophism derive# currency from the a.-snm lion of s <me impotent supremacy pertaining : States. States have neither more nor lcea tnan reserved power—every one of them beiug a Slate of the Union. The original ones pu.-std into the Union before casting off their British Colonic dependence, while tha new ones came in from u condition of dependence. Even during their temporary independence they were never dee.; nated us Stale#. The worts “Sovereign State-’ are not in the Constitution, nor, as is believe in any State Constitution. [Here follows an elaborate argument agaii tho right of secession. lie then proceeds:] It is questioned whether the people of ar, 6tatc, except South Carolina, are not in f<\ of the Union. The contrary has not beeu d>iu .nitrated. Our adversaries have adopted seme pouiott the Declaration of Independence. The won “All men are created free and equal ’are conn, ted. Their Constitution, instead of with “We, the people,” has it, 1 We the Dep of the Sovereign and Independent State#.” Why thus ignore the rights of men—the n. thorny of the people ? This is essentially a p pie’s contest; and lam happy to believo that tL. : piain common people understand and apprecite, this. Jti* worthy of note tbat while in the Nj tiou’s trials, several of its officers have resigned, no common soldier or sailor has deserted hi# flag It remains to he demonstrated that thono el can fairly earry an election, can also reprert a rebellion—that ballots are the rightful and pea- - ful successors of bullets ; and that when bahut bave fairly aud constitutionally decided, then can be no successful appeal back to bullets—i.-- appeal except to ballots themselves at the su; feeding election. Snch will be tho lesson taught—there wi:l li no peace—teaching * men that what they cant, take by election they cannot take by war. Lest there be urn.Haines.* regarding the cour:- ; the Government will pursue toward* the tine ern States after the suppression of tho rebelli : it is proper to say here that the Administrati i will be guided by the Constitution and tho law The Executive desires to administer the Govern ment as it was administered by the Govenmer: maker*. Loyal person* everywhere harcarigh. • to ((aim this. Nor can there be perceived any coercion, sub jngationor conquering in these terms. Ihe Constitution guarantees to each State a representative form of government. If a Stai. withdraws, Congress may change this form j prevent its going out. This is indispensable t < maintaining the guarantee. With the deepest regret the Executive has eui ployed tbo war power for the defence of tho Gov eminent, but this was forced upon him. He could | but perform hi> duty, or surrender the Govern ! m<nt. No inpromise in this case can cure theev.l - not that compromises are not often proper, but no popular Government can long survive a , marked a precedent that those who carry on elec tion# can only save the oountry by giving up the main point upon which the people gave th election. Tbe people themselves, not ttu-ir ser vants, can reverse the decision as private citizen-*. But the Exec utive could not consent that our in dilutions should perish, much less betray so va=’ and sacred a trust a# a free people have confide t m him. He had no moral right to shrink fr< in, oi ; court the chances of bis own life in wh&tmigh; tollow. Iu full view ot his great respunsibilit;-, he Las done wbat he deemed to be his duty. Y< u will now, according to your own judgment, <Jo yours. He bop>e* that your views and actions will accord with his, as to assure faithful citizen# who have been disturbed in their rights, a spice ! dy rest ..rati'in cf those rights. Having thus chosen cur course with pure mo - ; tives and purposes, let u# renew our trust and g ’ forward without fear and with manly heart.- - . ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Thk Real Traitors.—Tho Concord, Hampshire, .Standard, holds the following bn guage. “The real traitors who are r&pcnsible for the disruption of the American Union and the p re-. ent civil war, are Wm.II. Seward, Abe Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin, Charles Sumner, Henry Wi. son, John P. Ilale, Ac. They have Mcoinplish ed tbe disastrous result by preaching abolition ism, denouncing union with slaveholders, and offering In Congress petitions for the dissolution of tbe Union. If there are any person* in th;* country who deserve the doom of traitor#, they are these author* of our national calamities - And if this war continue* three years they w.-i be obliged to flee their country or receive a tr&. tor’s fate, They hare misled and deceived th. people to the ruin of tho country. And wbeu tbe reaction takes place, as it surely will, popu- lar vengeance will seek them for punishment.-- V\ hen disaster and suffering pervades the North, as they certainly will; when the people cry out under the burden of taxes and debt which this war will force upon them, then will come ti.c day of reckoning for the real traitors—the politi cal demagogues— .rho are the authors ofybo na tion’s calamities. Hence their superhuman el forts to crush the South before the reaction take? place. But they cannot evade the accountabili ty to God and tbe people. If the war continue* three years, the men we have named above wiiP be fugitives in foreign countries.” A Practical Bsspowsk.—ln reply to <>nr ; opinion that we could very easily pay attenun i to the blockading prowlers, we have received * j practical response trom a sailor of fourteen yean w rvice and experience, now in the Confcder* 1 Navy. { He expresses confidently the opinion that the I object proposed can be accomplished, and j willing to invest his all in the enterprise, which, as shaped by him, will only require $25,000, and two or three weeks of preparation at the ut most. For obvious reasons we do not attempt ! detay*. but we giye the fact and substance of ilo* response, in order to invoke andencouragesiim ; lar demonstrations from other*. We could not find a better opportunity for b ginning a Navy and naval resources, than on ■ the occasion now offered. Who will come up to the inauguration andap j plication nf a plan > Ckarleiton Courier. the \ortii sod tit Souk f.jmpar- i From the Glasgow Herald. The distinguished wisdom and success that Lave marked every act of the Southern Confede racy, and the amazing stupic ity and selfishness that have characterised the conduct of the North ern, are but exemplifications of the comparative statesmanship of the two sections. From the beginning of tbe Government tb South baa supplied the Union with its prinoiple* and sta’esmen. while the North has occupied it self with schemes of making money out of the Government by means of protective tariffs, fish bounties, war pensions and land grants. The ar tides of association of 1770 were tbe result of Southern exertion and appeal; the Declaration of Independence of 1776 was tbe composition of a Southern patriot, and the Constitu’ion of 1787 was chiefly the handiwork of Southern statesmen. From the organization of the Federal Govern ment down to the prtaent time, all that has tended to the glory and progress of the Union has been the fruit of Southern minds; all that has conduced to the emolument of classes, to the aggrandLc ment of tbe few and to the injury of the many, haa been the product of Northern contrivance, in genuity and selfishness. The great glory of the South, in her whole connection with the Federal Government, has been the disinterestedness and unselfishness that have characterised her ontire conduct; whereas, selfishness, greed and avarice have been stamped on every measure of Northern policy, and are written on every page of Nortben history.
