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BOl'tflfTOffl ssasl NiSBET & BARNES; Publishers and Proprietors. (Toe Confcteatt xtlnion It puhlished Wcrk.lt/, in Mill ed get ille, Ga., <' ir/t.rr of Hentcock and Wilkinson Sts,, (apposite Court House.) At $3 a year in Advance. batim ok auvi:i:timi\«. P r s/ourc of heetretines, u Oueinseriionil Oi), and fifty cents for each subsequent continu nee. T’lio-'eacui. without tiiosiiotificfttion of tiieuninborot insertionswlilbo published till forbid and charged accoi'l'uglj’- liu-iii ss >r i’rofessioual Cards, per year, where they do not exceed Six Lines - - - flO OU A liberal contract vill be mode rr-ith /hore mho wish to Advertiraty /Ac year,occupying a spec.fed space * LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sides of Laudaud Negroes, by Administrator*. Ex ecutors or Guardians, arc required by !nw to be held on tiie first Tuesday in the uionth; between the bouts of him toe forenoon and three in the afternoon, attbe Court uou^e in the county in which the property is sit us! ''ll. Notice of thesesiilos mast be given in a publicga- ,, t.> 1 ! d; ys previous to t!ie day ofsale. Notices lortue sale of personal property must begiv- e n in like manner 10 days previous to sale day. Notice ; to the debtors ami creditors of uu estate must a!-o be published 10 days. Xotiretlmt application will l>e made to Hie Courtof O-dio’iry for lea veto sell Land or Negroes, must be published for two months. Citation*forietter#of Admi'iistration Guardianship, A <-., must be published 30 dnvs—for dismission from Adininistratioa, monthly tie n tram Guardianship, -10 days. ltules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published month! v for four months—for establishing lost papers forth' lull Apace of there mouths—for compelling titles from Executors nr administrators, where bond has been given by the deceased, the full space of three months. *. t’ubiieation- Will always be continued according to these, the legal requirements, nnlessothenvi.se ordered at the following RATES: Citations, on letters of administration. See. “ “ dismissory from .'tdiiir’n. “ “ “ Gutirdituiship. Leave to sol! Land or Negroes Notice to debtors and creditors. (jutes of personal property, ten days, l^sqr. Sslcofland orne; Estrays, two week Koraman advertising Ids wife(in advance,) agriculturists* Wbhrefore uv ajrfheftl^. recommended that the people* nibwv) of planting cotton and tobacco; shall oirect their agricultural labor mainly to the production of such crops as will ensure a suffidfem * ‘ all classes, and for VOLUME XXXIII.] INILLEDEEVILLE, GEORGIA; TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 186?. [NUMBER 41. [From the London Times.] ( LINCOLN THE LAST- In days faraway, when thc Valley of was troubled,” lie said, -with skunks, and they did a great deal of damage jto the farm. So catch the virmin. ecu, 1 inaue tne trap and, after a bit, caught a lot of skunks. When I had caught the skunks, a neigh bor came to me aud said, ‘Well, far- industrious students. peeling into the past, | uicr Lincoln, why dont you kill your will rest, with interest and*exiiatiatc with chunks ?” And I said, -You may kill the Mississippi shall be feeding its iiungrv millions and gic.it independent nations sliall, with balanced power, and with that mutual respect of right, which is the result of balanced power, occupy the great Western V\ orld—in those far away days repliedby telling his questioner an ancc- the patriotism of air people. The nuisance of the enemy was pushed i i or everywhere I wound four and live ! i’*'' re ^ UCSt f U T ? dote of a circumstance that occurred. “I aggregate amount of subscription to hack l>v Forrest, and retired to Avitliin | dead Yankees to one Confederate I t0 ^ these States, ™'■ J the produce loan is Stimated .to ex-; supporting distance of their infantry “ - 1 „„„„ them ,h„ ececrtv , The hill upon the left of the pike Tency of food for every emergency, thereby with true patriotism, subor- diuating the hope of gain to the cer tain good of the couutry. Resolved, that the President is here by requested to issue a proclamation urging upon them the necessity of guarding against the great perils of a short crop l fl.n.trlt ri * t C ’ i ceed in value $3-5,011),000, and con- on the extreme right. Just then reg- , which had been so hotly coutested, a 8 aiU8t } l \ c o reat l' eu ® ? a cr ?P nLL^wUi of + S W4 -b.le S tf cotton; M « ? ,-;„lar tiring of ,nu*e.ry commenced ; „„d Iron, wl,id, they *L us back! ISSor” h^l^nt m!y 375 in money, and $895,130 hi mis- j upon our left and Whitfield reported contained more pf the unfortunate than ! j: , J s j cellancous coutributkms. These loans that he was hard pressed, when one of any other portion of the field foumlness upon every item of lliosn events which crowd upon us almost quicker ilian we can chronicle, them. To the Ameri cans of those times, divided into powerful , loro 110 communities which had been drawn to- j , e ,, rC8 f getberby the never failing influences of a common interest, the events that are now progressing before our eyes will he as the luseclu 'C must lo the lives and liberty and beginning of all things. The subjects or l )ru P ert y of the members of a hostile party i dictate. Mr Maxwell expressed the opinion sons who expected the peace would be offer- enemies, were very "oreigu intervention ! may or may not come, but he did not 'em all if yon like, and have their skins and iny neighbor killed one of’em, hut that skunk made such an awful stench be- : fore lie died, that we calculated to let all go. Again, the moral is not of w , — _ - . — * ... . . * ■ mu, uuwcu l,. >hu, uu uuo ,o— a lofty kind, although the interpretation is i»g shows the points in the several ; rected two pieces ot artillery. Arm- .eft them without ammunition. The ceut ) y p j ace( j the question. In England not difficult. We thiuk we can- 6co Law ‘ °‘“ 1 i 1 r.._ ,1... d..«,m> 0 i.r;u..^„ „.„ a *i,nn cnm.lluccuoc_ i e t —i.:—”"1 - 1 eminent has established general agen- the lyl’t, which then coninienced press- lin. Their antbulaures, wagon train,! | 00 j. p or j t> >pj u . Emperor of the French cies through the South. The follow- I ing heavily, and upon which they dr- • and annnutii^— J * J -" J 1 *- ' uiition train stampeded and j ma y* c ii 0 o& e to stay where he has re- history ning of the end, but who can tell how the pages will be written which are yet to be filled before tbe inevitable separation is 4 50 3 on t 00 3 00 1 .50 property, ten uhvp, i rtjr. 1 ** i *i _ /• • . 1 * , . . igroes by £xvetttura,Sec. jir eqr. 5 00 the Seelies ot slaughter at which pks 1 •j‘1! poraries now shudder, even as Ai Mr wife (in advance.) o 00 . _/• . 1. „ j it.. »i ■ which wo a short time since described from Dahomey yet to inte of-the last President blc massacres of white women and chil- 1 dren, to be followed by the extermination | of the black race in the South J Is Lin- j coin yet a name not known to us as it will bo known to posterity, and is it ultimately Tiif. Subscriber is now jiro pared to do Sook'Sind- ing, in all its branches. Old Books rebound, &c. MFSIC bound in the best style. Bl.ANK Books mnnutactured to order. Prompt attentioa will be given to all wotk entiusted to ujc. *■ S. J KIDD. Slinilrry in Southern Ffirrnl t uion Oltce. Mil'cdgrville, Jlarcb 1 Oth, 1661. SPECIAL NOTICE. mill: undersigned having removed frem Mil- I ledgeviile desii: s and it.ti i ds to close up his butiness matters of that place speedily as possi ble. All persons indebted are notified that the vr es and accounts are in tbe bands of J A. BltF.EDI.evE, and 1*. II. LaWI-EK, who aieaullioii zed to collect and make settlements If not ar ranged at an early day, settlements u il.be enforced b» law. !3 tf A. G. VAIL. Agent. Western & Allautic (State Railroad. States w a new note by >uiht—^or dunnssioD ‘ n a< * been exempted irom the curse of colossal democracy, bearing within itself .! the elements of discord and a constitutional proneness towards ■anarchy. Ex-Governor .Morehead s account <1 the first schism will.steal into histoiy. It the. divisions which shall by those times be consolidated shall bate been gradually and wisely made, so that each at its establishment may be an adult nation, not only having an identity ofj interest among its mem bers, but a sufficiency of aggregate power, than those mighty populations will bless . content- j to classed among that catalogue of mon- Americans ! s - ers > the wholesale assassins and butch- . of tbe, present day bless the hard battles j crs of tlieir kind ? Are not tbe half mil- I of the War of Independence. Young I liou of ti gkting men who have already | America will wonder at the blindness j fa,len ky tire and steel, or rotted by disease ; which sought to pin and mortar together enough holocaust to the Fetish of the ; the <>ld pi nion w ilh bayonets and blood, ! ^ ortl '? We fear uot. Slaughter with (j list as aneest hold j that I liistor i tenantlcs | that the .story <>l’ the commencement of tlie j great convulsion was first told in a room i of the Hiilish town of Liverpool. An exile \ ymtirusant ; who has taken port in the earliest ineetin 1 between the 1 j States and Conference told the story tu a Liverpool ; audience how the men of the South went : to Washington to cement a peace, and | States where the agencies arc for the , strong’s brigade was thenrapidly cross- ; loss of the enemy l estimate at 110 jji ar j Derbv who had been regarded purchase of cotton: ed from the right of the pike to the left, ] killed, 300 wounded,, aud 2,200 prison- j M friendly to the South, had reeent- In Virginia, Richmond; in North J to the assistancei of "Whitfield, the en- crs, who surrendered as many fine new j | v nrpS p n ii flf ] srtn)n verj r lame reasons opposition to the ! „ „ 0 - -j ... , - . ... - - ; - o 7 , -~ j - ers, wno surrcuuereaas many line new i i v nresented some rerv citizens of a great-system of independent j " * ,e a suc “ a pa ft y chief^as thislis in power, : Carolina, CUiarlotte; in South Caroli-! emv having advanced to within a i Enlield rifles and cartridge boxes. Our i r „ vp „ nni — Will trace the early throes by which ' b P.. a 1 ua. Charleston; i.t Georgia, Augusta; j hundred yards of his forces and taken own loss is 30 killed at 125 wounded | ^ y *what''hap^fybourse trfeventT'tbey j despot. ‘ & ^ ° lS Ca ‘ ,rC ‘ C , in A!abama, Mobile, Montg 0 niery a.Ki ; positum behind the railroad embank- -nearly all in Armstrong’s and Whit- whe “ e we w ill, we lind nothing to oil Men,firm., tW r.r 1 AVc have here the history of the besin- Huntsville; in Mississippi and East | ment whieh ran through the centre of hold s brigades. Among our killed we Uistlfv our people in directiny their UJontgoniei' issippi and | Louisiana, Jackson, inAVest Louisiana I the valley. Upon this point the eri- mourn Colonel Earl, of the Bd Arkau- Alexandria; in Florida, Tallahassee; in \ emv then directed the whole of their \ sas, one of- our most fearless -and ex- Texas, Houston; in Arkansas, Wash-J artillery fire, and a section of King’s j perienced officers, who fell while lead- acccmplishcd ? Arc scenes like those ington; in Tennessee, agent resigned ' battery was brought up and placed ; iug his regiment against the enemy in icsiuce dcscrit'cd fryrn | atlt j yuccesscr appointed, th^re^x-j upon the hill just in rour of our forces j strong position upon the hill. Aik' rpose, and is the reign Esting no need for one in that State. laud commanding the railroad. So j the whole command is called upon t< to co out ainn hum- To these general agents power is ' soon as Armstrong’s brigade got into j mourn the loss of our gallantesr ~ n: granted to appoint as many as may | position as infantry, they, together | cer—Capt. \V r atson of Gen. be necessary to perform the duty en trusted to them. These agents are instructed to buy the cotton on the most advantageous terms, and in no with Whitfield’s dashed impulsively forth from their position, and drove rhe enemy from the railroad to the base of the opposite mountain, tlieir BOOK-BINDING case to give over the current price of earliest position, the market. Where prices are sud- j The Federals had now fallen back denly inflated by speculation, the | to an excellent position and we had agents are directed to suspend their j given up the advantage of our own purchases, until in this way diminish-I and pursued them to theirs. Our And to olli- Arm- strong’s staff', who was instantly killed while leading a charge of one of his regiments. Capt. W. is a soil of Jadge Watson of Holly Springs, Miss., and leaves a bereaved wife to lament and deplore his loss, l’arson Crouch, Chaplain of Jackson’s -Brigade, was also killed while behaving most lantly. Iamasvety-“ ttfWVW jrol io obtain uftiinilofl 43 justify our people in directiny labors to the production of any crops except those required for a condition of war—cruel,' ruthless \v*ar. It was with a view of impressing this fact up on the people that he had submitted these resolutions. Mr. Yancey, of Ala., expressed his concurence in the remaiks of Mr. Max well. He hoped that the resol iitions would be passed by an undivided vote and that the roll would be called in order that each may record his vote. The enemy, this day, are more hope ful of success than they were six mouths «('G one ot the chief causes of this reviving hope is the con dition of the country, as they dee.tn it with reference to provisions, and they carrying on the war with that As they advance, they are des- ;ing agricultural implements, burn- mass of butchery is a hundred fold grea ter, an<l Weans* pi.-j-*:— - speculation in the staple. 1 the slaughterers are about to < 1 ^ nnrr1 J P ri be added tbe horrors or a servile Mar, _!l Kll l 111 »ll\^ L<11 111 CU III' U'U* , 1 1 . last President of the United 1 st » led «P 1 >Y ,L ! S 1,oncst * riiretid, un^ r «- tIk*, delegates to the Peace l" lIo " s ,cllcr / ,f S°° l1 st l ° l , ' c * . ‘ _ Ii( j old the story a Liverpool ; t»o*ithing ol horror'as v*«■ : a.> of ra e, . d attack the enemy in strong position upon the brow of the hill, and the The cotton purchased by the Gov- Yankees retained fire until within eminent is securely stored away— 1 close quarters, when they poured in a liow they left the presence of Air. Lincoln j , ' -, v - _ f o ai „ { ,,cl, ! lamatiou. Wc to prepaic their followed arms for the wars of alarm as weD indignation, in the resolution* with which the Confederate (Egress answer the Lincoln Slavery Free will attempt at present to predict nothing as to what the consequence him. The prisoners were sent i»n to Bragg to-night. Gen. Yiin L>oru, in selecting his po sition,proved liis good military judg ment, and having rendered himself laying j been for the timely placing of one of j perfectly familiar with the ground ourgunsiu position by Maj: M.- M where it, j&unt prudent to say—and is severe volley, which compelled tin well covered and protected from the , Texans to retire, and they would have weather. AYe are sorry that the Gov- : pursued to the railroad and severely eminent has not observed the same punished by the enemy had it not care with its grain and corn, in immense quantities through the fences, barns gin bouses, ccop*. . This fact is significant as to one rendered and saw him pass^ they rec-j q f tj ie means they have for pro&ecut- ognized in him their intrepid foe man j j n g ^) ie war . ot a few hours previous and cheered j j n regard to our foreign relations, Mr. Yancev remarked that never at any time lias there been as little pros pect of Great Britain taking any ac- which he selected for the engagement, rn . . * , r „ „|, vnvt f ),„iofAIr. Lincoln’s new policy may be, ex- . 1 lie greatee. cve»*« are uot a\ a)b ( cept tbat it ccrta inly will not have the j in coming from Vieksbftrg he saw country. A gentleman tells us that j Kimmell, of Van Dorn’s staff’, giving i be was enabled to act with instant pre Atlanta lo Chattanooga. 138 Miles, l ure $ !i f, 0 JOHN S. ROWLAND, 8vpt. PcHuragfr Train. Leave ^Vllsnta at Arr.ve at Cliattanooga at J.t-Hv- Atlinta at Arrive «t Clir.Uanoogaa? Aeeonxmocinticra Pa»Miigcr Leave Atlanta Arrive at Kingston Leave Kingston *••• Arrive at Atlanta .Tins RoaJ connects each way with the Koine. 1 Branch Railroad at Knigston, the East Tennessee j A Georgia Railroad at Dalton, and the Nashville j A Chattanooga Railroad at Chattanooga. JuIv-29, l$t>2. 7 30 P. M. . 4 67 A. M . 4 ('ll A. M. . 5 i:> p. M. Traiu. .. 2 fit P. M. .. 0 :.7 P. M. .. 4 30A.M. .. « 4.5 A.M. lOtf. New Arrangement. . Catngt of Schedule, on ami after Monday llthinst THE mi’ -rr.hersare convey- ing tin- C. s. Mail trom Mtl- ..- via S;mrta. Culver- most iuinos'otf 111 their outward circuin- I - _ . , - ¥T (stances. As Air. Moreliead describ 3 s the ! cBect of rcsionug the Lmon. scene, few would have surmised that the fate of the world liuttg upon a talk which was held round a fire by a little knot of men, and was carried on with quaint anec dotes and illustrated l>y fauialiar slnps upon the sholdier : “iSeated in a' chair with his feet upon the highest round, sat a long, lanky man, with very long whiskers, with his elbows upon his knees aud his hands upon the sides of his face, in an attitude of listening; when ho would speak he would drop his hands and raise his head suddenly.” “This was Lincolnjthc Last.” In a half circle about liitp sat the Governors Senators, or Deputies from the Southern States. They had come to him because he had been made President by a party hostile to the Southern interests, and they were come to ask for guarantees that their part tinder the Constitution should be preserved to them. Seward, bis proxi mate Prime Aliuistcr, abounded in easy falsehood, but was not believed; ami Lincoln, when he spoke, talked of liis party “platform,” tried to explain away liis speeches, and, at last, when pushed • • # ' O # C on i us the advantage of an enfilading artil- It will not distinctive. ! deprive Mr. Lincoln of the affix which he will share with many, fo»J entirefv uncovered and unprotected the most part foolish and incompetent j f rom t |‘, c weather—onlv a sample of kings and emperors, caliphs and doges, that j the no „ Icct aIK ] waste in the commis- ot being Lincoln “the Last. _ sarv department of our armies. the route three tremendous pens # of! ]ery fire. The piece opened and the corn spoiling and rotting because leit 1 aim proved so accurate that the Yan- Ariny C urespondcuce of tlio Sav. Republican letter from Middle Tennessee. From tlio Richmond Examiner. The foll*n nuil Produce Pnrchnae and I.okn. Through the kindness of Mr. A. . , r , r Roane, the polite and efficient head of 1 Spriug Hill, Tcnn., Maicli o, 1- >• • Produce Loan office, we have been able to gather some very interesting facts in connection with the cotton keecolumn was at once broken, and the Texaus rallied and returned to the the charge. Upon the right too, Armstrong’s brigade pushed the ene my to the summit of their line of hills but were once or twice driven back. The enemy then crossed his forces from flic hills upon the right of the eision in changing the position ot his forces. The rapid changing of Arm strong’s brigade from the right to the support of our heavily assaulted left proved an incalculable advantage, aud i secured us . the victory. The whole of the subordinate commanders dis played great skill in the disposition of their forces, and wc would especially mention Gen. F. C. Armstrong, for the masterly handling of his brigade, This morning Gen. Van Dorn mov ed out with his entire comma rid ex cept Crosby’s brigade, aud took posi- purchaac and produce Loan of the Tiou between this point and Franklin, Government. liav which lie had yesterday selected, liav- The purchase of cotton seems to j jug learned that the enemy were man- ve been prosecuted by the Govern- ; jfesting a disposition to advance. The ment with great vigor and success, position which he placed his troops in With all the arithmetical labor, we ; was an excellent one in every respect. I are able to present the following state- \ series of high hills runningeast and J ment showing the amount ol cotton j .\ V est, tmd forming a crescent, the cen- j purchased by the Government up to Are resting upon the main Nashville | pike to their right on the left, and, ac- i and his dauntless bravery in leading companied by theii artillery, slowly j them in the charge. A\ hitfieid, as retired to the brow of the range ofj usual, proved himsell above praise hills stubbornly disputing every step. I for liis fighting qualities, horrest, by „ , , \ ! getting iu the euemy’s rear; Crosby, Forrest who was upon the extreme i ? arr f v5 at th copportune moment, right and who had scarcely ^eu en- i as8isti “ in 8urroun ding. him, and gaged was directed to dismount : above a n, the masterly ability with the latest reports from its agents, tiic | pike, the right resting on Franklin amount purchased in each State, and v« iu Sparta at6o T clock l’.M. aad at Double Welle u.ie evening. 1,- ive Double Write a'tfr the a-rival of in.>rntn!r . i- from Augusta. Atlanta and Athena: Arrive at .■ trta 11 o’clock, A. II.-, Arrive at Millcdg* villeeauie Wiiir'enod ITacka. fine Stock and careful drivers, re solicit aliberalpatronage. MOORK & FORBS. i/jUrdfrrri/te Uriel Milled ge vi/lefl a PI card*' House. Sp/rrto. fold. Double Wells. 8 tf. pike, and the left upon the railroad. At the base of the hills upon the left ran a' gully one hundred yards in length, and then a stone fence run ning nearly the length of the defen- when he was afcthe bar he once had a I In Georgia—Amount of purchases i s j ve position. Iu front a valley of case that come out so very bad on the j i] ,732 bales; average price perpound i eve l marshy ground, extending the evidence that even the old farmer who was abou t 1(> cents, liis client said, “Guv it up !” Lincoln j Stage OScf«- Moorc'* July 11,1S59. w joas T BOWDOIW, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Vi VT ©OS 7 G A.. E*‘.>nton, Ga., Feb. 14,1860. 3St ^~ 50 Saw Cotton fiin for Sale. ' entire length of our position m front, Iu Alabama—Amount of purchases an j crossing six or eight hundred •hills upon the opposite position it was expected ould take. Forest’s brig- in position upon the ex- 1 tremc right, aud Jackson’s extended t i thence to our centre, while W hitfieid liis folly, Mr. Liucoln compares himselt t° : purchases, 3,904 bales; average per") wag placed upon the extreme left, with liis dismounted riflemen posted brigade and pass them across the pike in the rear of the enemy and come around over the crest of thc hills upon their rear and right flank. A part of i which King’s battery was served, tin j der that dashing officer and Lieut. Johnson, all contributed in a great measure to the success of thc engage- Kings battery was taken up the pike j mentand tl)C surren der of the enemy. and advanced by band each time as the enemy retired, directing well-aim- \ co f”;,r ed shots at their heavy lines. 1 he ' checr n cheer engagement bad now lasted three hours, with varied success, and at this time we had gradually drove the ene my from the crest of the lower hills As (fen. Van Dorn rode along the strife hud ceased, upon ctiecr greeted hint from : the enthusiastic soldiery, who, under his daring direction, had achieved the victory, and he is undoubted!}' held high at the present moment in the es- lady’s parents, and was I average price per pound 10 cents knocked on tlic head as a-consequence of. In West Louisiana—Amount tbe lion, and the South to the young lady, aud declares liis resolution t# avoid the fate of the lion. It could hardly be eon vincing to the Southern delegates to themselves submitted to a President who pound about 11 cents. In Arkansas—Amount of purchases, I j n ti u > gully and behind the stone find : -*927 bales; average price per pound, I f ence . King’s Battery of First Mis- ‘ about 10 cerits. Thus it appears the average price i X. Tift or .1 IT. Watson, nt Albany U 0 E s” 50 DOZ HOES J»st received and for rale by WRIGHT & BROWN. Feb 2d. 1SC,3. _ tf. A DUN! A DUN!! rpHE undersigned request all [ ersons indebted J to them lo call and settle. 11ERTY- & HALL. Milledgeviile, Jan. 10th. 184)2. 34 tf _ SIM’L D. IRVIS GHEKXI.EX bctlf.r IRVIN & BUTLER,. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ALBANY, Georgia. PRACTICE in the Superior Courts of the Soutl * Western Circuit,—in Terrell, Randolph, and Ear.- ‘JCouatii * iu the Pataula Circuit,—in Worth and Ma- ‘•a Counties, in the Mown Circuit, in the United ■’’tales Circuit Court at Savannah,—and by speiin rentra-t.iu any County iu Southern Georgia. January 1st’ 1800. 31 tf. LTHERIDGE 8c SON, F»ftor«, Commission and Forwarding -I3HOSANTS, SAVANNAH, GA. * D. ETIlURUKiE. W. D. ETHERIDGE, Jr July 15th, 18. r >C>. 8 tf insight into the character of Air. Lincoln than wc have hithcito had an opjiortuuity of obtaining. “.Holiest Abe ’ is honest in the sense ot fidelity, lie is honest to^thi. Republicans, but not to the people of the United States. His “honesty” in this respect is in itself an intolerable evTl and a sufficient provocation to Secession. Our English theory is that a representative once chosen represents the whole body of aud, 'indeed. i price in South Carolina is that a large portion ot the crop in that, .State is what is known a* the Sea Island cot ton, the finest and most valuable of all cotton grown. The aggregate amount of cotton purchased bv thc Govern- souri artillery was placed, one section with Whitfield and the other on an eminence a little to the left of the main turnpike, to support our centre and g<?t a sweeping range at any force of the enemy approaching down the pike. Just as the forces were placed iu position; Forrest rode up to A an Dorn and expressed doubts about the enemy’s approach ajnJ the propriety ol taking position, but just at this junc ture his own pickets on the right constituents, and, maeeu, thc nation at Lincoln’s honesty binds him to insure four years of domestic supremacy to a faction which is not even a majority. Jle is shrewd and eager for a bargain* as is shown'bv tbe readiness with which he threw down his hands and rinsed his head „t something Air. Rives, of \ « d " , vanccd, and tried to drive a bargam with | liitn to detach Virginia from the South.— j That beyond this party honesty he has no j other principle but to carry out his views, citlieAy fnicc or fraud, be does not seem | J . His oath of office, which .... . • t(> in merit, as tar as reported, is 143,59-3 | commenced skirmishing with a squad bales, and thc average price upon the 1 ron 0 f Yankee cava'ry. The skir- wliolc purchase about 12 3-4 cents. In this statement the purchases made iu Texas, Florida, and North Carolina ! are not included, no returns having been received trom those States. With the returns from those States it is cal- ! culated that the amount ot cotton pur- i chased by theGoveniQierjt will amount i in all to not less than 250,000 bale j The Government has transmitted i to its agents in Europe, for negotia- j vvoods and await the arrival of their to a still stronger position upon the j ti * ation of | lis forces, and this con lidence is well deserved. The commander of the Yankee forces 'says that yesterday he was directed to 1 advance aud occupy this place, but after finding our force returned word - that he could not do so, as the enemy were too strong for him. His superi or then sent word that that was no answer for a soldier, and directed him to advance to-day and occupy Spring Hill. The Yankee commander of the surrendered forces did occupy thc place this evening with his forces, cn route (<) lira pre. NT M PORTE. higher ones—driving him over to wards the other road, where Forrest had been directed to come upon his rcur. Thc lighting had continued sharply and the gaining of each posi tion had required a severe ’struggle, and occasionally met with a repulse, the enemy appearing to be determin ed to hold out, and finally drive us back. Crosby’s brigade now came up in good time and galloped along the . pike in full view ®f tbe enemy and filed off’ into the valley at the left of j the pike. At this moment the ene my’s artillery ceased, and King’s bat tery was placed upon an eminence their forces five minutes before occu pied, and b^ng well served forced ;i I still further retreat of the enemy.— j Crosby now commenced advancing j Importance of Planting Provisions j —tbe Opinion of Congress. In the Confederate Congress on inishers of the enemy were then visi ble upon the opposite range of hills, distant about six hundred -yards, and our skirmishers were withdrawn to within a hundred yards of our posi tion. The enemy took position very cautiously, and commenced marching around upon tlieir extreme right flank, ! yj on( ] a v. and for a time all firing ceased. Our j Mr. Maxwell, of Fla., introduced men upon the slope ot thc hills, of j ^] 1C following preamble and resolu- wliicli the enemy occupied the crest a tions: little north-west, then commenced ad- Whereas a strong impression pre- vancing in the finest line of battle of j va p s throughout, the country that the day, but though the enemy were j t |, e war? lM)W being waged against the in good position and easy range, they j people of the Confederate States, may fired not a shot. Presently Forrest’s terminate during the present year; s were heard upon their rear, and j aU( ] whereas this impression is leading Yankees run up a white flag, when ; manv patriotic citizensto engage large- tion, a large number of its cotton artillery, which was soon placed in aj certificates, amounting in all t° ! grove at the base ol thc hill which I men and the Yankees grounded arms, aud tlieir five regiments of infantry 'lessjrs. A. n. & L. H. HENAN, Are Associated in tiie Practice ok Lap Office lit Door upon 2d floor of .Uiging him h '°iz >.,e ,.w „ MASONIC HALL. Jan.23d. 18.57. 35 tf. Plantation for Sale. j GF FLR for sale a well improved Plantation * within three miles of Milledgeville, contain ia 4fourteen hundred acres of land. . WILLIAM A. JARRATT. p 0'7, 4. left 30 mtf. eniorcc mo . , ..I.niish- thc South, has not prevented h.s abohsn Republicans, who ® r °^" an b i “y P ° lie docs not*-even >1 sce° scandaMu the corruption cer tificates are being negotiated to a which so shocked our certificates, amounting in all to | grove at the base ot the full which ; b rin 2 o 0 y, nc „ WOfe marched over 81,500,000. The certificates are j which they had formed upon, aud j prisoners. They were under in two forms: one proposes to deliver j a t once opened upon Kmg s | j C0M l iniar) j 0 f die senior Colonel the cotton to the holder at a fixed ; 8ec tion on the turnpike, but tar over- tron , Indiana, who says he was price after the declaration of peace;: shot the mark. They then changed, q S(irren(|er by the cow- the other authorizes him, at an agreed j thc range of thStr rifled pieces so as j l , . f Qhio rcciment of price to export the cotton, at any j to command the hill upon the ^to|;; n ? a n trv andthreer egi m ents ofcaval- timq, lrom the Confederate States to the pike, opposite our battery, and and the batterv of Artillery which any neutral port, on complying with the requisitions of the law. Late ad vices from Europe tell us that these when ostentatiouely prove the Washington Congress d and made pub- He lie by the nasnu'gm- - had a 7 story ready also for this, vv asked at tbe White Honse why he not hang the fraudnlent c large amount over the water, and are readily bought tip by the capitalists of England.- The exhibit of the produce loan is also encouraging, pnd speaks well for 1 rVii -n ’ ’l j ry aud the batterv threw several shells with remarkable f 1: , ^ . Artillery threw several snens wuu icum.iuiuiu * jfo t Sl ; c ceed in getting, mec ston into the position occupied by . ° ^ , . , Generals Van Dorn and Armstrong! The regiments.capitulated were and staff and vour correspondent. We from Indiana, Michigan and Wiscon- quickly “'•Lonwedmir h«sp” and snrpnd sin. So soon as the surrender was et- out so as the part} skirmishing bad occurred in our lm guns the^^^H j Xun Dorn sent to ascertain the nature j j v ;,j \hc production of cotton and of it, and it was ascertained that the ! tobacco, which they would not otlter- c -i-j—| ' 7, opinion int- the' proper sUDsistc-ncc oi uur auuiw, but lor the interest and welfare ol all tiie people, that the agricultural labor of the country should be employed clnct- lv in tli* production of a supply of food to meet every contingency; there fore. Resolcal hi thc Congress of the Con federate States of' America. That it is the deliberate judgment of Congress that the people of these States, while hoping for peace, should look to pro longed war, as the only couditioh proffered by the enemy, short of sub jugation; that every preparation neces sary to encounter such a war, should be persisted in; and that the amplest supply of provisions for armies and peo ple, should be the first object of all miicklv “changedour base” and spread - ... f outso as to avoid making a target of fected, I rode over every position of thc party. Up to this time but little the field and counted our own and the skirmishing bad occurred in our im- Yankee dead and founded. The dis- mediate front, but a eavalry recon- parity in numbers was astonishing, for tion towards recognition. Both the opposition and Ministerial party en tertain similar views upon this ques tion. We can do without recognition and we can prosecute the war to a successful termination without it. Mr. \ r . closed by declaring that, in his opinion, every acre of land should be cultivated for provisions for man and beast. There should be no cotton. Mr. Clark, of Mo., approved of the resolutions. He had no doubt, as the Senator front Alabama had remarked, that the Federal Government enter tain the belief that their porspects are better than they were six months ago. The action of the out-going Congress in clothing Liucoln with dictatorial powers in licates a purpose to prose cute the war to a ruthless extent. He believed that all tbe acts of that Con gress would be submitted to—in the Northwest as well as in other por tions of the North. Our friends in the Northwest, if we have any, are not numerous enough to resist the enforce ment of those laws. It is a delusion to suppose that the feeling in that section against the Administration will ripen into a rebellion. He knew something of the people there, and believed that they would submit to the conscription aitd other acts of the out-going Con gress. In Missouri, no one is now allowed to plant unless he gives bond and se curity to be loyal to Lincoln, and those who do not comply are banished. This war is now in its full blaze, and we must rally all our energies, display the utmost confidence in our rules, iiiul not stop to inquire whether this is right or wrong in.immaterial mat ters. He had full hope if -the agricul turists will raise an ample supply of provisions, th^t before next autumn no foot-print of a Yaukee Vandal will be found in the land. The (juestion was then put on the adoption of the preamble and resolu tions, and was decided in the affirma tive—every Senator voting aye, except Messrs. Johnson, ot Ga., and Peyton, of Mo., who were absent. On motion ot Mr. Oldham, the re port of the Committee on Commerce on the joint resolution in relation to the free navigation ot the Mississippi River was orderedto be reprinted. On motion Mr. of Orr, the committee on Foreign Affairs were discharged from the further consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Sentmes on the 3d instant, inquiring into the propriety and expediency of so much of certain resolutions touching cer tain points of maritime law, and de fining the position of the Confederate States in respect thereto, adopted by* the Provisional Congress, as declares “that tbe neutral flag covers enemy’s goods with the exception of contra band ot war.” It was transferred to the secret calendar. Grccly a few weeks since was shouting loudly for peace. Now lie thinks the only way to get peace is a vigorous prose cution of the war- Ho wishes peace were possible without further hostilities, but it is not. It is proposed in Massachusetts to pasa a statuto of limitation against the early marriages of army widows. Several who have gone off in now bonds ot wedlock are perplexed by hearing that their patri otic Husbands “still live.” A beautifnl form is better than a beau tiful face ; a beautiful behavior is better than a beautiful form ; it gives •_ higher pleasure than statues of pictures j it is the finest of the fine arts.