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COLQUITT & WARREN, Proprietors. Volume XVI. COIDKBIS.TCIHDAY.MOYKMRKII U. IMI|. pg- Parties desiring to send letters to Moxi •co, Cuba, Eurq.e, or the United States, can leurn of mean* for sending thm, by applying to S. U Hill, Agent Southern Express, Columbus, Ua. Affairs iu Sew York, From a gentleman who very recently sue ceeded iu reaching this city, from the North. , says the Richmond Dispatch, we learn that business is completely prostrated, and a visit or, passing through its streets, would be dis posed to thiuk that Sunday extended through the entire week. Os the numerous large whole sale establishments, but one is doi ig anything in the way of trade, and fa.lures are the com mon event* of the day. Thu feelings of the people are still very bitter against the South, but the idea of subjugation seem* to have been in u great measure abandoned. It is not so dangerous to talk “secession” as heretofore, and there are some who dare to express an honest sentiment and yet escape the pun i*hipcnt of the baelile. it is the belief of cur informant that the mass of the people would l>e glad of an excuse to bring the war to a close by the intervention of a foreign power. Our own opinion is, however, that it will be some time yet before they come to their tenses. Auothrr Cars;# ol Am. It give* ns great pleasure tu announce that another steamer has arrived in a Southern port from England, laden with arms and munitions of war for the Confederate Government. This intelligence was received here yesterday. The vessel itself, we understand, as w. II as the cargo, hss been purchased by the tiov rument. Her cargo consist oiti'uiu 8 to 10 rifled cannon (which were originally intended—tell it not in Gath—for the Federal (loverament) 2S,OuU stand of anus—a large quantity of powder tor cannon —-large quantiiu sos Maokeis, <>vtr coats, navy and aruiy shoes, saddler'* tool? for artille ry purposes sufficient to equip four batta.ioni.— She also brings a large quantity of medicine and assorted goods. The vessel cost about $260,000 ller engines are very powerful Her carrying capacity ia about It'd* t>u* and she was one of the awii'uM steamers iu British waters. There tfi nothing in American waters that cau cope with her when she shows her heels, she carries a heavy ar uiameut a* the \ aukce* w ill a .me day b aru.- K chnut'L'm/iiiter. # Ttf Rlark n,(. Wo have lufoiuistiou says the A* - hmond L)i pauh, that the authorities of Couth Carolina nave communicated wun the Government upon lire subject o. “bunding the blink f1..g,” to which aiiuion has been made since the attack upon the coast ul that Slate, li is believed that General Lee ha.- received orders from tbe War Depart ment, urging that those captured must he re gat dud a* prisoners ot war, wb.cn will le disre garded by the authorities •! South Carolina: and that tbe same course odd be pursued which Governor Wuw adopted at the the lime ut the John Brown raid upon Harper’s Ferry— when we arc done with the uivadoe, the Comfederute Government may k net hum Dalit ul a Mlant loans Oilinr. Wo are pained to loarn, says the Nasbvi le Union aud American, that Lieu:. James Walker who was wounded in the kue*u al the battle of Columbus, and abuse recovery was r*garded an probable, reached the residence of his father, 8. P. Walker, K.*q. of Memphis, only in time to breathe his last, lie died on the morning of U.e 11th. He was a gallant young officer and dis played distinguished bravery and daring on that biooay field, lli* captain was shot down and he took command of the company, exciting tire highest admiration by his gallantry. After he was sho: down he addressed a few words to his next in command, invoking him to press ou with his company, and never suffer them to tall into the hands of the enemy as prisoners, lhe death of so gallant a young officer is deeply to he deplored. He was not more than twenty one years of age, having graduated in the military College in this city in the summer of I3f>o lie was a grand nephew of the lute President J. K. Polk. New York Elections. The New,York Herald, of the 7th, contains the following in regard to tbe elections in this .State, which came off on tbe 6th : We are yet unable to give the entire vote of tbe State on the different candidates, or tbo ex act majority that the Union Stato ticket has re ceived. Tbefrote throughout the State has been very light, and we predict will be found to be iess than two-thirds of tbe vote polled one year -ago. The indications are that William W. Wright, the Democraiic candidate for Canal Com missioner, has slipped in between Talmndgo and Bruca, although tho friends of the latter still claim hi* election. In this city the returns exhibit *a mixed and jumbled up mess, and that but little attention has been paid by tbe voters to the regularity of the nominations. Contrary t > general expecta tions, Wood ruff and Hoffman, of the Superior Court, have been defeated and C. L. Monel I and J. M Barbour elected in tbeir place, ‘i bis shows very plaiuly that it take* something be sides a nomination to elect candidates in New York. Hoffman and Woodruff received nearly all the nominations, but Morrell and Barbour ap pear to have received the votes. The Republicans have secured four of the seventeen Assemblymen froiu this city ; of the other thirteen, two or three were run on the Republican ticket but are Democrats. Tbe four Senators from the city are Democrats but are on tbe war platform. m• m - Fhuw the Abut or tiii Ki*iwm.-Tho Norfolk Day Book, of tho 14th, ~üblihe tho following extract of a letter received in tLat eity: Kalkioh C. 11., Va, Nov. 4lb, 11(111. Ibaveja.t returned from another aenut which proved taceoMful to u. We killed leveral of the enemy, and took 15 prisoner., with many valua hie htrtc*. We vi.ited eav.ral Union home, during the .cent, and I laid in a largo .lock of bed .piilte, woolen eounterpnnei, and other non , aty article.. I will not xu9er lor bed-clothing duriug tbe winter. I think that our whole force will he in Charle.ton in a week or two I un derstand that Floyd killed and captor, and about I,ooo,Yankee, on yesterday—a pretty good haul for this late seas'n. What Dobs it Meae?—Tbe London Shipping Gazette of the 19th ult. say Two batteries of Isl pounder smooth bore guns were yesterday withdrawn from the depot of the Royal Artillery a Woolwich and ordered to bo prepared for embarkation in the Black Eagle transport vessel, at Deptford, fur the use of the Artillery Volunteers in Friucc Edward Island. Three batteries of 12-pounder Armstrong guns and equipment were ordered to be got In readi ness for dispatch by an early conveyance to Quebec. ite Colnmte ffilwp* KKTALIATIOX. A* matter of general interest we copy tbe subjoined correspondence of the Richmond hnqnirtr. It confirms our previous publics lions in reference to the same subject: V- S. A. War Dkiartmknt, l Richmond, Nov. 9, 1801. | &ir—You are hereby instructed to choose by lot from among the prisoners of war of highest rank one who i to be confined in a ceil ap. propriated to convicted felons, and who i* to !e treated in all respects as if such convict, mid tube held for execution in tbe same man ner as may he adopted by the enemy tor the execution of the prisoner of war Smith, recent ly condemned to deuth in Philadelphia. Aou will also select thirteen other prisoners o 1 w ” r ’ ,lie h in rank . f those captured by4>ur (bices, lo be confined in the cells reser 'cd for prisoners accused of infamous crimes, and will treat them us such so long as the enemy shall continue so to treat the like number of prisoner* of war captured by them t sea, and now held for trial in New York as pirates. these measures are intended to repress the infamous attempt now made by the enemy to commit judicial murder on prisoner* of war, you will execute them strictly, as the mode best calculated lo prevent the commission of so heinous a crime. Your obedient servant, J. P. BENJAMIN, Acting Secretary of War. Jo Brig. i .en. John Wirdkr, Richmond, Va. fIKAIHJI arrun* Dec’t ot Hmnhh’o, | Richmond, Va, Nov. 1, lsflj. j Hon. J. I'. Benjamin, fcVe’y of War Sie—ln obedience to instructions contained iu your letter of the Ulh inst , v n<> prisoner ~| warol the highest rank moor possess,on wa> chosen by lot, to be held lor exeunt ion in the same manner as may be adoptcd%y the enemy lor the execution of Smith, recently condemn ed to death in Philadelphia. Ihe name* ofthe six Colonel* were placed in a can. The lirsi name drawn was that of Col. Corcoran, tfßth N. Y. S. M , who is the hostage’ chosen to an swer lor Btmtb. In clmos.ny the thirteen, from the highest ’ r a**k, to be held to answer lor a like number of prisoner* oi war captured ly the enemy ateu, there being only ten (i*Wl officers, it wan nec essary to drnw by lot three Captains. The first name* drawn were Capain* J. R. Ricketts, H. MuCuadtt and J. W. Hoc|i wood. The list of thirteen will therefore stand Colonels Lee, Cogewel’, W strut. U'oodruffand Wood; Lieut*mint-Colonel* Bowman aud Nell; Majors Potter, Uevere and Vodgc* Captains Ricketts, M.Quade aud Rock wood. Respectful y, your ob't servant, [•Signed| JOSEiil 11. WINDER, Brigadier General. lißAuitumaa Dirt Henbioo,) Richmond, Va , Nov. 12, 1861. j lion J.p. Bevrisns Secretary of War, Richmond, Va - bin In obedience lo your instruction*, all the wounded officer* have been exempted as hostages to await the result of the trial of pris oner* captured by the enemy at sea. 1 have, therefore, made selections by lot of Captain* If. Bowman aud T. Koffer, to replace Captains Ricketts and McQuade. wounded. The list of thirteen u ill now stand—Cflonel* Lee, Cogswell, Wilcox, Woodruff, and Wood , Lieutenant-Color.els Bowman and Neff; Ma jors Potter, Rcve e and Vodge* ; Captain* Kockwood, Bow'iuan and Kcffcr. Respectfully, Your obediet.l servant, [Signed! JOHN H. WINDER, - Wiliou llispmlcb^s. N r.H V..RK, NOV, 6. e The Tribune claims the People’* ticket has carried the Slate by over 200,0ut). It is proba lbe, but not certain, that W'right (Democrat) is elected Canal C< mum to fill a vacancy m mje'juence of a division between the Peo ple's ti'ket and the Republican* for that uffiiAe. l'he Legislature will be alinoKt unanimous for sustaining the Government. Buekai.o, N. Y. Nor. 6. Win. K Fargo, Democrat, is elected Mayor by several hundred uxtj rity, over Juiue.s Adams, People’s candidate, Ni. w auk, Nov. C. The State of New Jursey ha* g* no ms follows •’ 10 Democrats, 10 In impendent lioumcrats and H) Kepubbcans in the House. There is probably a small Union majority. Mii.wai kke, Nov. 6- Tho State election passed oil quietly. Tho city of Milwaukee and county gave 3,a00 Demo cratic majority. Returns so far from the State indicate ihoelection ofL. F. Harvey (Republican) for Governor by a largo majority. It is thought tho whole Republican Slate ticket is elected. Tbe removal ot fremont wu* received with much regret, and seem* t bo tbe abs .rbiog topic. iiAtTiMonr., Nov. 6. The election in proceeding quietly. Gen. Dlx this morning issued instructions to judges to al low no man to vote who took part or bor* arms In the April fb.t, or who refuses, when cbalUn gd, to taka an oatb of fidelity to the Govern ment. Tbe whole t nlon ticket will of coarse be elected by a “clear and undisputed mjority. WAsniaaroa, Sor. 6. ©a good authority we learn that Gen. Wool has tendered bis resignation. Gen. lieintvleruftn has declined hunting for stray negroes. The rebels between Chain Bridge and Miner’s Hill tired on our pickets to day. Tbe exircmo pickets of our army and tbe rebels in the direc tion of Occoquan had a friendly interview on Sunday. One rebel, said to be an impressed Pennsylvanian, said many regiments lad been withdrawn to Richmond, and others were expec - ted to follow. About 14,000 Maryland voters are believed to be in tbe rebel army. The peace party will poll a heavy vote in the Bout barn eo nties, bat the Union ticket is sure to carry the Ktate by large majority. The rebels are thought to be building a large number of flat boats at Quantico Creek, The Grand Lodge of Masons, District of Col umbia, to day resolved that no true mason can be disloyal to the Government. It Is understood that the entire Union ticket was elected in Maryland to-day. Nrw York, Nov. 6 , A letter to tbe Commercial, from Fort Monroe, gays the’resignation of Wool is anticipated there! also rays there is excellent authority for saying there are two field officers at the fort, a Major and Lieut. Colonel of Artillety, who are favora ble to the Southern Confeileraoy.JJ Washinotoe, Nov. fi. Tho steam ferry boat Stepping Storm, recently purchased by tbe Government iu New York, ran the blockade ofthe Potomac river last night, and was not fired upon by rebel batteries. Tho Step ping Stone is similar in construction To tbe rebel steamer George Page, and is about the ramesirt, drawing from 3 to 8/£ feet of water i only. She was enabled to hug the Maryland shore in passiug the batteries She passed a pigmy pungoe, also bound up. j There is now a rebel battery at Aquia Crock, i * ,ow hundred yards north of the old oup. Two Nhells wore fired from it yesterday, apparently | to try tbe range. ! There are indications at Matthias P .int thai : the rebel* are at work there, possibly in tbe way of entrenching. Louisville, Nov. 6. Buckuer has retired towards Bowling Green | and Stanton has gone back into Tennessee, j lhe federal troops in Kentucky under Sher i man are thus divided. | Gen. Schoell commands the eastern, Gen. McCook the central, and Gen. Crittenden the western division. In the western division, Col. Burbridge bus advanced to Woodbury.— lhe central troops have advanced to Bacon l reek, and it is thought our troop* are able t# assume tho offensive, with success. Fort Monroe, Nov. ,T. The Spaulding lias just arrived from Hatle ras Inlet, bringing Col. Hawkins, who proceed* to W ashington on a special boat on business connected with his post. 1 he storm at Hatterns inlet was very severe and the reccul high tides have completely overflowed the space outside the torts. Anew channel is forming between the forts, and it is apprehended they may become untenable.— About one-fourth of the clothing of the 20tl Indiana Regiment had been landed from the Spaulding on Friday night,* but the gale com ing on with tremendous severity, it was wash ed away. Some other stores were also landed and tost. \ esterday ten days’ rations for the fort were landed, but the Spaulding brings back the greater part of her cargo. Five rebel steamers came near the Inlet yesterday, but retired after firing a few shots. ‘1 wo coal schooner*, carrying fuel for the licet, made Hatteras Inlet dur ng the gale, and hoisted the signal of distress, but could not be reached by tbe vessels inside. Important from Ylivmuri. From the Ne-v York Herald of the 7th, wo extract the following in regard to tho progress of lh war in Missauri: The of Fremont ati<i Price- -Fremont J‘tenantry for Hnttla. feniNUKiLi i<, Mu., Nov. 2—A special to the St. Louis Republican sayr: Reliable information lin* been received here from different sources that Gen. I’rico wh* ut Oossvilieon Thursday luxt, with 25,000 men.un i thut Ben. McCulloch was ten miles this Hide of that place with 10,000 more, with tho intention of marching on Springfield and o(Turing battle on the old Wilson’s Creek grounds. McCulloch was expecting 10,000 additional troops front Arkansas. Large numheis of the residents l J Green, Jasper, and other adjoining counties re • cenlly j tiued Gen. Price’s array, aud many of our officers think that the rebel force numbers nearly 60,000 men. Gen Fremont has been up nearly tho whole of the past five nights, making the most perfect arrung> merit* for a battle, and the confidence of the army in him was ntver so great a * at the present time. Gins. Lone and Sturgis ha\e arrived, and Gens. Pupo and McKinstryaro hourly expected. The I', ien tn of Fremont t y to induce him to remain in the Federal Army. RmißoriELn, Mo, Nov. B.—Gcu. Freiuuut has been induced to delay hi* departure until the arrival nf Gen. Hunter, who is expected this evening. (Jen. Pope arrived this morning. Effort* ar.’ making by the friends of General Fremont to induce him to remain with tho army, even in a subordinate capacity. Many of hi* staff officers are unxious lo stay until after a battle, and Cols. Lovejoy, of 111., and Stark* and Huds<ffi, of la , will do so whether the Gen eral dean or not. The enemy are reported moving north from CassviP.e, and Gen- McKinstry is just about to sturt, with a considerable body of cavulry and artillery, to make a reconnoisauce in force. Fremont refueee to remain in the Federal Army. - JJerjiarture of (Jen. Fremont and Staff. Si-RiNUKiKLn, Nov. 4.—Tbe efforts to induce Gen. Fremont to remain in the army, to act in the coming battle in a ‘subordinate capacity to General Hunter, have failed. Gen. ilunter arrived during last night, ami Gen. Freuiout and most of hi* staff departed to day. General Ilunter hud an interview of one hour aud a half’s duration with Gen. Fremont this morning, in which the latter gave the for uier all lhe intelligence iu reference to tho posi tion of the enemy, and laid before bitn the plan of battle decided upon by himself and the com manders of divisions at their councils of war held last evening. The reconnoisance determined ou yesterday w* postponed juat on the eve of departure by order of General Fremont. A scout who arrived last night reports the enemy moving slowly in this direction. McCul loch has the advance post, uttd on Friday was ten miles this side of Cassville, so that by to day they must be very near us, A battle is imminent at any moment. The enemy greatly exceeds our foroe; but no fears are felt for the result. Our army is all here now, excepting Gun. Hunter’s division. The Drowneu at the Battle ok Lbkhbi!KO The Washington dispatch's, of tho 3d inst., soys that the freshet in the Potomac was bring ing down past the city inutiy bodies ot those drowned at the battle of Leesburg. Between the battle field and Washington, says the corres pondent of the Charleston Courier, a number of wretches were making a revolting profit by watching in boat* for floating bodies and rifling them of valuables. They had made large gains from the corpses of a uumber of officers. Tbu correspondent of the Courier gives a horrible ac count of the battle field, for the Linooluites in terred their slain by whoiiule in graves so shal low and ill secured that droves of hogs bad rooted them up and were fattening on the decay ing remains. He was warned of his approach to one of those horrid receptacles by the eflluvi vium and sickening i poctacle of one hog pursu ing another with a human hand in its mouth.— These horrors arc charged in tbe Great Book to Abrabum Lincoln’s account, for he rejected tbe olive branch which was tendered and chose the sword. Those “who take the sword shall per il b by the sword,” is written. Glue. —There is a wont of glue at this time ; and any one acquainted with its manufacture will find tbe business profitable if judiciously conducted. Glue is made from trimmings of the gelatine in bones, horn-pith, and ■ ■HIT |tnimal substance*. The factory should distance from any dwelling house, as the gnifes ejMMved are quite offensive. Tbe process is inexpensive. To extract glue from bones, tbe pressuro and beafW confined steam are required, but from bits of bidesand some of the off >elHughter-houies it may be separated by bolEn/water. The jelly is out into thin eakei with a thread and dried on netting THK SftYEREIGNTY OF THE STATES. COLUMBUS, OSTORGIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1801. FOLVMRIN. WKDNRSIMt, M)VKMBKK 40.1V11. Columbus Artillery. Me are g.a.l to learn that the aervicoa of Ihia *1 lontiW Cotu|>any uuuer Oapt, Croft, ha* been •retired for tiur Cuaat. We (eel aura tha,y -ill make their mark il an opportunity should oc* ettr. They mod a tew more men. Who will me first? Prom Cel. Stovall's Baltslioi.,.Railroad .Wulml. We find the following, relative to a railroad accident, in which the Jackson Avengers ot this city were ■•ufi’ercr*, iu tbe Sun this morning. The accident occurred on the Virginia and lenne -r Railroad, three mile* from Centrul depot. Lo*. M s 1 write this to give you an account of an awful railroad ace drat tnat h* just be fallen u*. 1 give you lelow the official report ot tho sufferer*. The accident was qaustd by the train running over an Ot, about 11 o’clock on the night of the I2ih. Company 11-Capt. Wilson—The Oapla n and one man slightly wounded. Company C.—Cept. Kendrick—none. Company D Capt. McDowell— Six men wounded, some siriously. Company E Capt. Whito—The Captain and Sergeant Kendall are missing and one man wounded. Company F- IsU-crg. mu’* offiotoiat report enclosed. Vt ur *- W. 11. IX. HIKLPS. List of tho killed and wouuded of Company K. dd Georgia Battalion, Col. M.A.Stoval, Ooru'g. KilLd Pi irate Jerry B. Broadway, Colum bus. Slightly wounded- Lieut. I*. K. Bradford, Columbus; Sergeant D. D. Adllngtou, Columbus; i’rivato Wiu. U. Gorhatu, Talbot county, Ua.; I’ rank \at h, Columbus; Willoiiu Thompson, Chattahoochee County, Ua ; John Phelps, Co lumbus; John W. Manor, Kiuidolph county, Ua. Esau Pike, Columbus; Waller B. Smith, Cos lumbua. JNO. 8011 MOLL, Hi berg’t Jackson Avengers, from Columbus IMPORTANT ('ORRKjPONIINCt... .EXCHA.VtiK 01 PRISONERS AT COLI MBIS. Columui’h, K v., Nov. 11. To the Editor of the Memphis Appeal: In your is uu ..I the Bth, you advert to a cor* i espondence between Uen. Grant and Uen. Polk, upon the subject if an exchange ot prison era. A* the public may bo interested in the nature and roKulif of that eorrospondenoe, 1 hove oh lained from headquarters tho subjoined copies of it, which I enclose for publication. Tho answer of thu Secretary of War. it is understood, has just been received, and i* of such a character as tu enable Gen Polk to exercise bis own discre tion in the premise*. You rs, etc . MeCLAV KKLY. Cairo, 11i.., Nov 8, Iffffl. General C* nm.ui.du g Forces, Columbus, Ky.: Sir In tbe skirmish of yesterday, in which both parti- bib lived with so much gallantry, many unfortunate men were lelt upon the field of buttle who it wa iinpoNMible to provide for. I n<>w send, iu the intui<-.-<t of ‘humanity, so have these unfortunate* i I'tried, end medical attendance secured them. Cd. \\ ulinter, Chief of Lug-neors, Dmtrict Southeast .Missouri, goes bearer of this, aud will expre to you my view* upon the coarse that B'ioiild be pursued utidir ciicumstiince* such as tb> tio of yesterday. I uiu, sir, very reepctfully, Your obedient servant, U. 8. GHA NT, Blig. General. llkaihm Ainkiik Ist Divinion, Wemtkun Dep’t 1 Columbus, Ky., Nov. 8, l*l. j Brigadier General U S. (Irani, U. 8. A I have received your note in regard n> >our wounded and killed left on tbe battle field idler yesterday’* engagement. Tbe luleness of the hour at which my troops returned to the principal scene of the action pre vented my bestowing the care upon your wouned which I desired. Such attentions a* were prac double were shown them, and mcasurca were taken at an early hour this morning to have them all brought into icy hospital*. Provision was ulan made for taking oare of your dead.— The periuisMiou you desire under your flag of truce is granted with pleasure, under such re striction* us the exigencies of our service may require. In your note you say nothing of gn exchange of prisoners, though you send me a private mes sage as to your wiilingues* to release certain wounded men and some invalids, taken from our list of sick iu camp, and expect in return a cor responding list of prisoners. My own feelings would prompt me to waive again the unimpor tant affectation of declining to recognise those StAtes as belligerent* ; but my Government re quires all prisoners to be placed at tbe disposal of the Secretary of War. I have dispatched him to know if tho case of the severely wounded by me would form an exception. I have the honor to be, Your obedient seivtnt. L. POLK, Major Geriefal C. 8. A. Farther Purreetiondence— A Lady Pe, milt< and to Murat her Husband. Cairo, 111., Nov. 10. Mhj. < Jen. Polk, Commanding at Columbus, Ky. : General It gnevee me to have to trouble you agnin with a flag of truce, but Mrs. Col. Dough erty, whose husband is a prisoner with you, is very anxious to join him under such restrictions as you may iinpwHe, and I understand that some of yoar officers expressed the opiuh-n thut no objections would be interposed. I will be most happy to reciprocate iu a simi lar loauncr at any time you may request it. I am. General, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, U. 8. GRANT. Brig. Gen. U. 8. A. llKAngtiAitTKßs Ist Division, > Westere Dukartment, C. 8. A. j Brig. Geu. I . 8. Grant: Mir —I am in receipt of your note under cover of your flag of truce, asking for Mrs. Duugberty tie privilege of joining bor husband, who was unfortunately wounded in the affair of tbe 7tb. It gives ue pleauro to grant her the oppor tunity of rendering euch grateful service, and I hope through her attentions the Colonel may speedily be restored to such a oondition of health a* is compatible with (lie loss be is obliged to ■■•tain. Reciprocating your expressions of a readiness to interchange kind offiue*, I remain, very re spectfully, your obedient servant. L FOLK, Maj. Uen. Commending. A singular coincidence of the Battle of Fort Royal ocoarred in the fact that Capt. Fercival Drayton, ofthe Doited States Navy, command ed the armed steamer Focabontas in the late action at Hilton Head. Capt Drayton is tbe brother of Brigadier-General Thos. F. Drayton, of the Confederate servioe, who commaded on the Confederate side in tbe action above refertd to. Tilt Riklil of Sttfstiou. The following is taken from n speech by Abra ham Lincoln iu the House of Representatives, January 12, IS-IS: “Any people anywhere being inclined and having the power have a right to rise up and shako of) tho existing Government uml form a now one that suits them better, Thi* is a must valuable, sacred right— a right which, we be lieve, is to liberate the world. Nor i this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing Government may choose to exercise It. Auy portion such people that can may revolutionize, ami make their <<wu of so much of tho territory as they inhabit. More than this, a majority ot any portiuu of such people may rovo -lit ionize, putting down a minority intermingled with or near about them, who may oppose their movements. It i* a qualify of revolution not tog., by old line* or ild law-, but to break up bulb aud make new ones.'’ Gen. Scot! on lhe War. Nkw \ oiik, Nov. 8. - Lieutenant-General Scott received tbe member* of the Chamber of Ooiu moree and (ho Union Defence Committee to-day, lie hp.-ko highly of lhe Ptciden*, (Jen. McClel lan, and General llalh.ck, saying that under the command ofthe two Later, and tbe Brigadier donorals, he had no doubt our armies would bo led to victory, and he had no doubt they would achieve an honorable peace within a few mouths* CcMrtl Johnston killed Off. The N \v York llerald, whit h ha* a pnrtioii lar I'.ncy for killing off Confederate leaders, gel up tbo following sensation item “Before Col. Baker fell, a singular incident occurred, and the belief is prevalent here that the rebel Geu. Johnston was killed A man w ith a red homo came riding from the woods and exclaimed, “Rally on me, boys!” Know mg that other regiments were to cross another ‘ iVrry, some of our men were deceived, and fol lowed tho h irsoman ; but they were led na sheep tii the slaughter, for they had proceeded but u lew rods when a deadly volley was potir d into them, killing mauy and hastily dispers ing *rest. In few minutes the same man appeared again, to try the same game. Col. Baker chanced to see him, mid exclaimed,— “Good Leuven ‘ there i* J.dm-t<m, w hut is he doing there ‘ Immediately h half do/on muskets were lev died al the person thus pointed out, and lie Icll from hi* horse as they 1 were discharged.- Johnston wn* personally known to Colonel Ra ker, and it is believed here that the person brought down w a* none other than tho distin guished rebel General.” The new* from Bonn fort and tlm ncigborhood represents everything t>. le comparatively quiet. Whatever movement* are progressing are not of a nature to bo mndu public a* jot. The following official letter front Capt. lve* rel ative'to the oonditi. uof the negroes who were I*ll on tbe plantation , ni'lbe roud with interest: II K WMJII AHTKHS, I Cot'HAWulchic, N ovcinhur Ut, 18fil. ) General —ln reply to your inquiries, 1 have the honor to inform you, that, in my opinion, there ha* boon some misapprehension in regard to the condition and slate of fueling ts the ne groes in the vicinity of Beaufort, and upon Port Royal Island. I visited Beaufort, and rmio though tho Island, in cuiupany with a hui ill escort, yesterday morn ing. Wo saw no indication* of any generul disaffection among the negros Feme disorders, it is true, appeared to have transpired during the abst uc. of tbe whites ; but all of the negros whoiue we met, and we conversed wilh many of them appour deposed to remain, and look alter the property of their masters, and to be only de *irou* that the latter should nut sulfur by their absence from their plantation*. Wo found many of the bind, n cu >liiiuiog their regular work und the law who were Hinging about away from their homo-, a| pearml tu have done* . only from the fact, that they were not uml. r their usual control, aud secmo.l to be heartily ‘ired of tbeir temporary relaxation. Very respectfully. yur übd’t serv’t. J. C. Ivkh, Capt. Lug. C. 8. A. Brig. Gen. It. 8. Kii'lkv, Coosawatchie. An bi;lili Min-ill’War of (Tiarllni Harbor. The 6bip*of \Var which arrived off this Bar ua Satnrday last, i* the British •• row frigate Imiuortalite, Capt. George Hancock, 0. R. of 61 guns, iind 670 men. She is hint from New York, which port she left on Monday, IDh iiir.t., und is to he stationed off (hi* coast, for tbe protec tion of British internal*. Bhe wan visited yestei day, by Mr. Bunch, Her Majesty’s Consul. We imagine she will call at Pert Royal during her cruise. The 1 inmurtulito is a splendid steam frigate, and narrie* several 100-pounder Arm strong gun*. These formidable weapons are capable of a range of live (6) mile*. In it few day* we may expect the arrival of tbe Rriti*h ateaui sloop Racer, which vchscl, being of a draft suitable to our bar, will, perhaps, be permanent ly stationed near this port.— Char!eat on Mercury, 18 th. No Cottom From Kovci .r the Yankees.— Late Northern advice* aswert that the English papers contain distressing accounts ofthe damage by the inundation ol Egypt, caused iiy the ex traordinary rise of the waters of the Nile. Many village* have boon overwhelmed, with great Ins of cattle, and even of human life, ‘lhe greater part of the ntaoding crop of Indian corn is stated tube l<*t. Granaries, both Government aud private, have been flooded, nnd already, it Is said, there i* an intention to piuhibit the further exportation of grain from Alexandria. From the cotton districts, where the process of picking the first ripe pods bad commenced, there are ac count* of heavy losses, sufficient to make a ma terial difference in the extent of the crop, an event which the Yankee paper*say i* “tube par ticularly deplored at the present .time.” One account states that the loss of ootton will reach at least one-third of tbe entire amount. It Is said it will take months to repair the railroads. — Mem/ihie Appeal. Hurt! I'ular Eipcdilion*. It. may not be generully known thut s Swedish expedition to Spitsbergen sailed during the mouth of June last, with the intention of endeavoring to reach the Foie by following Ferry's tract to the westward of Greenland. If unsuccessful, it was tbeir purposo to return and spend the winter in Spitzhergen, and resume their journey the following season. Intelligence is also looked for with great anxiety from Mr. Hal), who sailed from New London on board a whaler 18 months ago, with tbe avowed intention of making search for additional relics or for some surviving mem bers of Franklin's expedition. Jli* undertaking will possess novel Interest, particularly from )be fact that Mr. Hall will be unaccompanied by any European, as he intends to accustom himself to the Esquimaux.mode of life, and employ them aud journey with them only. Mr. Hall under took this journey solely under a religious convic tion of duty, and sacrificed everything to sccom lilhtbis great desire of hi* life. SYNOPSIS OF THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. Richmond, Nov. UL The MosNtigereports an abundant yield of ag ricultural products for tho past year, and for which thanks aro due lo Providence. New branches of induHtry have been sustained, aud the manufacturing comfort* of life will be in creased hh the conflict oontinuo*, gradually leav ing u* independent of tho word for supplying war munitions. The operations of the army will soon be partially interrupted by the winter.— They afford protection to the country and for their services und bravery, ure entitled to our praise und gratitude. The conflict now extond* fr<>m the Chesapeake to tho confines of Mexico and Arizona, and the Confederate Stato* are much stronger now than when the war commenced. The Message refers t> tho results of tho triumph* of our arms und operations in Missouri and Kentucky and the condition of financial and other affairs. Advises the completion ofthe Railway, route from Dan villo to Greenville on tho Charlotte Road, thus forming three lines to Richmond; *ays all idea of reconstructU n ha* past, and our people shrink with aversion from the bare idea of runowing connection, Federal* not content with violating our right* under tho law of nations, have ex tended those injuries to us within othor-juris dectious, und refers to tho cupture of Mason and Slidell, on bo vrd a Rritisli steamer on her way from a neutral Spanish port to England. Feder al thus claiming jurisdiction over the high Nuasaud entering Driti.sh ships, violating the rights of crabanty hold sacred even among bar barian*. Tbe Message concludes thus : While the war which is waged to take from us tho right of self government can never attain that eud, it remains to be seen how far it may work a revolution in tho industrial -vstviu of the world, which may carry suffering to other land* as well as to our own. In thu meantime we ahull continue this struggle in hutublodependence upon Providence, from whose searching scrutiny w cannot con ceal the secret* of our heart*, and to whoso rule we confidently submit our destinies. For the rest we sliull depend upon oursulve*. Liberty is always won when there exists the unconquera ble will to bu free, aud we Lave reason to know the strength thut is given by a conscious sense nut only of tho magnitude but of the righteous hors of Mir cause. Vttt from I'url Rojjl. The Savannah Republican of the 19th says: “Several of our oorreHpondunts in tho interior complain that wo give such tucogro accounts of the movement* oftlm eueuy on the coast. The Himplu rcubun is, that they have made no move ment stuco the onptuio of Fort Walker, but scorn quietly awaiting reinforcements or some thing else to turn up. From the bo*t informa tion we can gather, they have landed some three thousand men at Fort Wulker und about one LliouHuud at Bruddook’s Point on tho *outh end ofthe 1.-land, aud while tho tied is still lying ut anchor in the sound, a few of them occasion ally make a day visit to Beau tort and return at night. v At la*t accounts the Yankee* had preyed lhe mgrocs on tho island* which they hold into service, and wore hard at work picking out and ginning the cotton crops ! Os our own movements it would, perhaps, be prudent to suy but little. On both sides the Savannah, however, commendable activity prevails, und we shall be roady to receive the enemy whenever he shall take a fancy to a foot* hold on the uniinlnud. Nor uio we exactly content with his possession of even nn island on our ooast. For the present, however, that pos session must remain quiet und undisturbed. Tbe vChurlustou and Savauuah Railroad is thorough ly guurded from the Havannuh lo th a Ashley. General Leu was in the city yesterday, and seems lobe giving clone attention to every part of his command. lie left !>_> the train lor Brunswick, • < cotupa y with General Lawton. An Indit’n t'tl Irriiiitiiler !'.*preiiog hit Opiuinn. ’J bur low Stood, the editor ofthe Albany (N. Y.) Evening Journal, aud the intimate personal ami political friend of Secretary Howard, in u lett* r (ruin Washington, gives the public a cata logue of General Fremont’s transgressions, and lor the ooiuuiibsion of which hi* removal has been demanded. The Albany (N. Y ) Statesman, which Is warmly Fremootism, treats Weed, his indictment, and udminintration official*, as if he had no knowledge of the existence of home Bas tileg, or.upprchensiou of orders from Washing ton to forbid the “.Statesman’’ the use of the mails. He close* hi* notice of Mr. Weed’s letter by saying: “II is crime i* uot that he pays two or three cents extra for oat*, nor yet that his expenses have run up to ever four millions of dollars At Albany, Now York, Philadelphia, and Wash ington, they buy shoddy ut the price of broad cloth, und pay lull ruL<* for baMMwcod brogans; they charter rotten old sleniuor* at more per month than a whole cruft I* worth; they sell contract* (or supplies iu the shamble*, and they sponge thu )">r ruddier out of his earning* by a swartu of sutler* sent down from the iufa iuous Albany lobby. If Gen. Fremont would only go in with them) thieves, und do nothing toward* Huppre.-siug the rebellion, and wuuld stop gaining tbo grace* of the people, he would neither be si andcrcd nor disturbed. His sins are, that ho will not steal, nor let other*; and he will fight and not plot and offer to sell out bis couutry to its enemies. “And A hruham Lincoln, we have a word to say to you. You never ws* taken foe greatness, but you was lor honesty and uiaoline*s. Y’ou knew befornhaiid all about tbo schemers and swindlers of New York aud Pennsylvania. Aud yet you have allowed these harpies to creep into your very kitchen, and suborn your household, a* well as dictate tne determinations of tbe Executive cham bers. You have permitted yourself to be le truyed, humbled and humiliated in your Cabinet, and now, ut the dictation of an imperious, flaunt ing, swaggering Secretary, instigated by a dis reputable ’dictator,’ you are about being goaded into the immolation of u brave, patriotic and chivalrous soldier, who, in faithfully aud nobly vonring his oountry, has incurred the suspicion of being in the way of another’s ambition. Beware before it is too late, of tbe dangers to which you aro exposed by secert enemies within, us well as open foes without,” Florida. —The Governor of Florida has lilt ed a proclamation prohibiting the recruiting servioe in that State by the citisen* of othor .States. He says that FloriJa needs all the men she has for her own defense. COLI MRI N, TftI)RMDAY,.*NOVKMBKR 91,1861. Columbus, Ga., Nov. 18th, 1801. To the Voters of the late Second Congressional District: For tho past seven years I have been your Congressional Representative, aud during that period my political opinions have boon, I am proud to say, uniformly sustained by the poo plu who had tbo right to consider and deter mine upon them, Having been separated from fifteens of the counties in whose sorvice I still remain, I deem it my duty to give, to them as woll as those composing tho present District my opinions upon anew question which has arisen, and upon whiob, when con*iiered, the discus sions will he in secret session, and thorofore the reasons for my voto unknown. I allude to the purchase of the cotton crop by tho Government. The enormity of such a proposition in tim- • of peace, it I admitted, would alartle everybody, and yet, it would be va*tly better to make such a purchase then, than it would he in time* of war. It would bo hotter because, in peace, the commercial channel* would all be open—con fidence would exist between man and mun in all branches of business—capital* would seek profit able investment—speculation in ootton itself, its fabrics, and other things would invite the enter prising-above all, Government would theu have revenues which might be pledged for the payment of the debt. But iu wur, whin wo are ■hut out from the world—with ports blockaded —with commerce dead—with trade paralysed— confidence gone-—capital hid away from human eye—speculation (except upon Oovemmen* avd our own people,) uukown—and uot a dollar of revenue in tbe Trouaury—to call upon Govern ment at such a time to buy the entire cotton oropof tbo country, is to my mind a propoeith n pregnant Alono with consequences tho most ru inous to our young Confederacy. No enemy to tbe country oould desire a greater calamity to hufal it, than to buvo it ongage in the cotton speculation, which ia univer*ally admitted to bo the most dangerous known to the laws of trade, and equalled only by tho hazards of tho Faro Bank. Look at our oondition—an infant republic— loss than ten months old- just struggling into nationality—at war with the most powerful na tion on tho continent—without friends —with- out allies—without sympathy—without money —and without credit, except at home, we have rained, armed, equipped and put Into tbe field an army of 400,000 men; they have been fed, clothed and paid their hire; evory .important point from Norfolk to I'oiut Isabel upon our soa coast frowns upon Lineolu’s fleets with guns of the heaviest calibre at oar command; ail the civil machinery of our Government has Been carried on meanwhile, and the whole hut boon done alone upon a credit —extended to the Gov ernment by the patriotism of our people. One hundred millions of Treasury Notes, aud one hundred millions of Bonds have been au thorized by Congress to carry us through the present fiscal year, and so long as the war shall last, just so long, will the Government be com pelled to press its credit upon tho country in the shape of Bond* and Treasury Notes to carry u* through each year. And should tho war last three or four years, as it may, our indebtedness will reach tho enormous sum of eight hundred millions of dollars, without this ootton debt, and that as much more; for the policy once adopted, must of tyre ease ity be pursued. Ought we, can we attain the publio credit to the sum of two hundred million of dollars at this time and each succeeding year to buy that which the Govern ment bns no constitutional authority to buy, and which, whort bought, must lie unused until tbe war shall close*? 1 caunot and will not inagurato a policy, which will, at once, impair the publio credit, and put Bonds and Treasury Notes to uoh a stand ard of value as to be refused by every Govern ment creditor, except at the most ruinous sacri fice. The distinct proposition is that the Govern ment ahull come into the market and buy the cot ton crop. An examination will demonstrate that tho whole scheme is unwise, unstatesmanlikei chimerical, and utterly impracticable. In the first place the outtou mu*t be bought upon a credit by tho Government, hence it must cost higher than if paid for in cash; iu the next place unloss the Government could dob.tter in buying cotton than it has ever dono in buying anything else, it would have to pay from 12% to 26 per •ent higher limn individuals would have to pay who were buy ing on private account, aud thi* sum on the whole crop would amount to 26 or 46,660,660 of dollars. A close examitia'iira into $400,000,600 of ex pen •litures by tbe old Government -uti. fiod mo, tba* for every hundred dollar* paid out, there was not more than eighty dollars of value received, and what ha* been done, will be done again, whether in one Government or another. It is idle for us to shut our eyes to the truth on thi* question, and it is in plain language, a demand made upon the Government to come lor ward and give lor the cotton crop twelve dollars und|a)half a bale more than it will command in the market; and thut amounts to 50,UU0,000, of dol- ; lars. Bui ‘(is said that (he Government can hold it nnd force prices up, ii so then the people can do it, and thut without risk to the public credit, which if much impaired stop* your revolution and puts you under the Liucoln dynasty. To earry out this measure nn imuiese number of Agents must e appointed to classify and buy, Baiuplor* to examine and sample the cotton, and all these if perfectly honest and fair, would have to be paid nearly s'-i, 000,060. And it must not be forgotten that the classification would boa matter of opinion, and if a company holding as would be the case suy 100,600 bales of middlings, eould have it classed middling fair, it would make a difference of ,$600,000 ia value, and a part interest in such n profit would he a tempta tion to somebody, somewhere thus to class it. The storage of the crop would be a little less than $7,000,000 a year, and the insurance about $0,000,000 more. Tbe cost of issuing the Treasury notes; the additional number of clerk* necessary At Hich ui< nd to prepare them for circulation, and to register their denominations; the immense cost of their transportation und safe delivery at all the places where sale* are to be made tbe pay to Agents to keep and pay them out to the planters ; and these things to bo done as (Jovern ment work, would foot up such a sum as to as tonish and disgust tbe wannest advocate of the measure. No man in the old or the Confederate Congress bus a better rocord upon the subject of economy iu expenditures than I have, and 1 would be glnd to have these things done at $12,- 600,000. To pursue lurther this scheme, suppose the ootton bought, what is the Government to do with it? It has no other purchasers than we now have, England and Franco cant buy without tbe blockade is broken, and when broken, then we could sell much bettor than the Government; but if the blockade is not brokon until another crop is made the suiue necessity will be upon the people, and the same relief demanded from tbe Government, and this must coutinue from year to year until the war closes. And.when that time shall oome and the cotton ia to be sold, with three four crops on hand I ask what will It •> worth? to say nothing of tbe opportunities for loss on the PEYTOX H.COLQUITT, > JAMES W. WARHEK, f Editor* Number 45 orJer of ih cotton, the loss in weights, the loss by damage in a thousand forms, the oost of sell ,ng and the delivery of the ootton—these of them selves would be enormous. Nor must it be for gotten that proporty fold for Government, brings muoh loss than when fold for individuals. I would any (o (he cotton planter* for whose interest I have so long labored, be not deceiv ed by this talk of relief from Government, u has ueilher means nor power to relieve you. As to its mean*—it stands before the people like Lnzaru* at the rich man’s gate, and asks of them to help; as to its power, tho Constitu tion has denied it to the Congress, how then can the Government give relief if it had the power, when il has nothing except aa it coniei* from your abundant supply ? What the peo ple give, it has, and nothing beside. Do not let it be said of the great cotton growing in tereat that while the Lincoln Government with its mighty armies is marching against the war office of our Government, that wu Hre thunder ing at the doors of its Treasury. The Cotton Stutes demanded the dissolution of the Union, in heaven’s name do not let it be said of us, that although we demanded the Revolution, we were the first to refuse to bear the losses which fell upon our peculiar pro duct, and stood forth beseeching the Govern ment to protect us agninstauch results. If it be right for the cotton States it is also right for the grain, tobacco and hemp States to buy their products, our Confederacy ia almost equally divided between the_cotlou and grain Slates, the latter held back and very many of their best men wanted a middle Confederacy, because they wire afraid^that JL he Legislation would be injurious to their particular interests; und now whilst we are fighting for Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, thi* question is sprung upon Oongres* and introduces a cause ol quarrel, which will result in new difficulties, and may end iu anew separation. Some may say let the grain S ate* go, this is not my pom tion; 1 am lor protecting and perpetuating sla very as it exists in these States, and shall not willingly yield on* inch of slave soil to our en emies, and whilst’slruggliug for it, I shall not ask or care, whether their slaves are employed in growing grain or cotton. 1 consider this a war for the great institution itself. 1 know and feel that the cotton planters are able and willing to bear their part ol tlie burth ens of this war, and whenever they understand this ootton question they will be the lu*t class ol men in the laud to go before Congress ask ing it to give 26 per cent, more for their colt n than it is worth, und then call upon tbe other interests and pursuits of men to pay taxes to make good the amount. Were the Government 10 pay us 10 cts. for our cotton in Treasury notes it would have to issue some $200,060,000 with which to seitle, aud although we might get the 10 cts ;/ these notes, yet when we come to use them, we should quickly find that the discount on them would be exactly the difference between the price ofthe cotton iu the market, and the ex cess paid, so that the two cents made by the sale would bo lost in the u*e of the notes. How then are we heuelitted ? In no sense whatev er, but upon the contrary wetorce the Govern ment to issue its paper until it is depreciated, the discount fall* upon us, nnd in the end the Government must levy taxes upon all classes alike to puy the full amount called for by notes themselves. Il is unjiiHt, unfair, contrary to nil the laws of political economy—and besides it is in direct violation of our Constitution u self. Let the friends of strict construction everywhere stand like a rock against this first attempt under th epha of necessity to exercise doubtful powers, or else we shall not have es caped the evils which hvae destroyed one Gov ernment aud may soon totter another from it* very foundation atone*. Those ut least are my views, aud I must act upon them. I stood on them in the recent elec tion iu this District and whs defeated, but I trust to the future and the good sense of a gen erous people to vindicate my course. Respectfully, MARTIN J. CRAWFORD. The Heroes of the Revolution: The following extracts from the letter* of General Nathaniel Greene, will be read with in terest : “At the l>attlo of Eutaw Springs,” write* the General, “hundreds of my men were naked aa they were born. Posterity will scarcely believe that the bare loins of many brave tuen, who car ried death into tho enemy’s rauka ut Eutaw were galled by their cartouch boxes, while a folded rug or tuft of mosa protected their shoulders from sustaining tho same injury from the u>u* ket.” In a letter to the Secretary of War, he says : “We have three hundred men without arms and more than one thousand so naked that they can )*e put on duty only in case of a desperate nature. I have been seven months in tho Held without taking off my clothes.” “Carious” Duron Dm A correspondent of the Cincinnati Coramoroial, writing from “Cutnp Red House, Winflold, West ern Va.” gives the following rather graphic pic ture of the Union men In that section es the State: But the most curious iniaerly set of beings 1 ever saw, are the Union nen of Western Vir giniu. 1 have never seen but one who would expeud a dime towards the preservation of the Union. 1 have seen but one woman in West ern Virginia who would bake a biscuit for a soldier, without first asking him if he had any change; and during our marches 1 never saw the first drink of water offered without firm asking for it, and in nearly all cases the man would not leave his leaning posture on the fence, hut would point to the well and any— “there it is, sir, help yourself.” If a rail ia missed from a Union inan’s pile, near a cmp, he goes to the Colonel for its price; if a cabbage or turnip from the garden has disappeared the old woman sends to the Colonel for tie value of it. The people hereabouts seem to have an idea that every Zouave curries Uncle Sam’s treasury in his knapsack. One just now told me that he was going to ask fur two hundred dollars, as someone had broke bis fenoe down. Some cattle had got in and destroyed some corn; the land coin and fenoe would not fetch fifty dol lars if offered for sale. A little hauling was re quired by our commissaries. It was to get his provisions up the river bank. It took two hours and a half with a yoke of oxen hitched to a sled. The man modestly asked $4. He was told that the one thousand Zouaves before him bad left their how**, their all, to protect suoh as him. He sitd. “Oh yes, you ure volunteers; I atu nob 1 ’ Such “ion as he compose the major ity to Western Virginia, still I have not the least doubt they are really Union men, but they won’t give their time or blood toward the pres ervation of what they desire,-the Union. - ■— t The New York hank statement for tbewe ending on the 4th iuut., ae telegraphed W ie aa follows: Decrease in loans $3,247,620. Decrease"'in specie $909,540. Decrease In circulation $0 49,. 846. Decrease in deposits $3,683,429.