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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.
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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.