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kfter notoriety tin til nothing can appease
her deriro to b.ve keiaelt in the papers.
As an instance of this thirst after paaade
before the public it was announced last
week in the papers, with great,, gravity and
seriousness—no doubt at herinstance—that
.. Master Tommy Lincoln” (a little boy of
some eight or ten years old) “ had returned
from the armj^of the Potomac, indoctrina
ted with-martial ambition.” What a won
derful announcement !
Our informant assureSTis that Washing
ton has bec« me, from the beautiful city it
once was, the most complete and thorough
going Yankee town cf all Yankeedom,.and
that a week’s stay there would nauseate
the strongest stomach. He left it iu dis
gust, and the very remembrance of it is
redolent of codfish, onions, and wooden nut
megs.
«2be Gubernatorial Question.
That this grave question has been
prematurely agitated in our State
every reflecting man, we believe, will
admit. Mouths ago, even previous to
the meeting of the Legislature last
November, and during that session,
“who shall be the next Governor” was
the question gravely discussed by anx
ious politicians, especially those whose
hostility to Governor Brown has recon
ciled them to accept and support any
candidate for that important station,
rather than that he should again be
elected. At Milledgeville, during the
winter session of the Legislature, the
parties active in the movement of
bringing out a candidate, deemed it
prudent towards the close of the ses
sion, not to do so; first, because they
could not agree upon the man, and,
second, because even they had become
satisfied that any definite action at
that time would be premature, and
productive of the defeat ol their £ can
didate, whoever that fortunate indi
vidual might be. The question, there
fore, was adjourned over to the pro
posed Spring session, when it was
understood by the leaders ol the move
ment. that a candidate would be se
lected, if possible, through a legisla
tive nomination, but if not, through
some informal understanding.—Hence,
in the interval of the adjournment 0 f
the Winter and Spring sessions, the
suggestion appeared in some of the pa
pers of the Suite, that a legislative
nomination of a candidate for Govern
or should be made, but that sugges
tion was so coldly received, and so
promptly rebuked by others, as well
as bv the people generally, that it
was abandoned, we believe, beforethat
bodv convened; at least, it is certain it
was abandoned soon after the Legis
lature assembled. An other obstacle
was in the way of the movement.
Gentlemen who desired to be candi
dates, where not all willing to submit
their claims to either a legislative
nomination, or to the decision of the
active leaders of the movement, some
of them preferring to gobe fore the peo
ple as independent candidates. In this,
thev were wise, for we have not'a
doubt, that the nominee of that legis
latives clique, had it put a candidate in
the field, or whoever now that efique
may support, would be worse defeat
ed than was ever any candidate for
Uuvfeinor before in our glorious old
nmimonwealth. After much cogita
tion at the capital, and many mid
night conferences, it was resolved to
make no nomination, but to have “a
sm-tib race,” and, if possible, to throw
the election of Governor into the
hands of the Legislature, and so resolv
ing, this clique of politicians have gone
to their homes to promote, as best they
can, that policy; in other words,to de
feat ‘Joe Brown’ if they can.
During all this management and
manoenvering, it was not known
whether Governor Brown would con
sent to serve the people for another
term. That he desires to retire from
the Executive chair, no one among
the many who have consulted his
wishes, and urged him to again he a
candidate, can possibly doubt. Ap
peals, however, have been made to
him, which we do not see how he can
well resist. These appeals come as
well from iho humble and industri
ous, in every pursuit, as from the re
presentatives of the most important
interests in our State. They com£
too, from the army—from gallant men
and gallant leaders, who have left
their Georgia homes, and are now en
during the toils and dangers of the field
before the foe, perilling life every day
to win the independence of the Con
federacy. We have now betore us a
letter addressed by a gallant? ollicer
to a brothefeofficer, both of whom
left Georgia at the head of as fine reg
iments as have gone into the Confed
erate service—the writer himself now
being in command of a brigade at
a point from whence we hear almost
daily of its assault by the enemy—
from which we make the following
extract. Referring to Governor Brown
th§ writer says:
“I learn that Georgia can without
Conscription, get a Governor next fall.
Without having any opinion on the
constitutionality of conscription, I
still think we had better conscribe
Joseph E. Brown. He is a soldier of
experience—a veteran; indeed I con
sider him as having enlisted for the
war. He should be permitted to retire
only on the production of a certificate
of disability; and unless it should be
fixed up right, the people—those at
home, and those from home—should
promptly endorse on his application—
“Not approved; respectfully return
ed.”
“Without even the appearance of
jesting I should regret exceedingly to
see Governor Brown retire before the
dose of the war.—When that time
shall arrive he will have a right to
retire, not before. In the begining
of his public life, the people conferred
favor; he has served them faithfully.
They entered this contest under his
banner; they know him; he knows
them; they have confidence in each
other; letthem stand together to the
nd!”
“As I have never voted for Gov.
Brown,'and do iiot endorse all of his
ahts aild views, I think I may speak
without the risk of being charged with
partiality or prejudice. 1 believe I ’am
lfonest in my opinion, because I have
my interest-in the country, and only
that, in view.”
This is but one of many similar
appeals that come from the army, for
Gov. Brown’s continued services to
the State; and when to them are ad
ded the appeals that are made by the
people at home, we cannot but ex
press the hope that he will yield to
them, and again sacrifice his private
wishes, and private interests for the
public good. Doubtless, too, he will
he dealing generously with even his
enemies. Their most anxious wish is
to defeat him, and to place another in
the Executive chair who, upon grave
constitutional questions, the State En
dorsement of Confederate Bonds which
our neighbors of the Confederacy, we
are pleased to see, pronounce a “se
ductive and dangerous scheme,” a
“visionary and unsafe measure”—
and upon other questions differ from
him. In giving his enemies this chance
Gov. Brown will do them a kindness,
as well as his friends who will support
him. If a majority of the people pre
fer a change—iu the management of
the state’s financial interests—change
in the management of the-State Road
—change in the Executive adminis
tration of the State—they will so de
termine at the polls. But if they de
sire no change, as “in the beginning
of his public life the people con fared
far or," now that he can reciprocate,
when .they call upon him for a return,
we have no doubt that he will do so,
though weknow that it will be at
much sacrifice of his own private iu*
terests and wishes.
For our own part, in the conduct
of this journal, we have tried to keep
down this Gubernatorial question for
a time longer.—It has, however, been
forced upon us. Candidates arc in the
field, and candidates spoken of. The
people want to know whether Gov
ernor Brown will be a candidate dr
not. We a.- "-died upon daily to give
them the information. t\,. ‘<vu>&tion
mobfc 6uperharr.au fcneigy—strcli as h* 6
not been displayed more than once during
this war, and never was excelled by any
one—they might have passed through the
country, aud done all the mischief that we
they or auy one else ever contemplated^
or imagined ; aud if they had beeu in suffi
cient force they could have come to, cap
tured and destroy ed this place.
That Forrest, the right man—a determin
ed, unflagging, fighting man, who knew
no defeat, nor how to slacken his pace
short of victory—was at a point in reach,
and that his hands were not tied up with
red tape, as they had beeu for months be
fore, seems to us like a special interposi
tion of Providence, for which we should he
devoutly thankful.
Three times three cheers for the brave
Forrest and his brave men !
We learn that the Yankee Raid captur
ed by Forrest was composed of the follow
ing regiments :
3d Olrio mounted Infantiy regiment.—
CoL Lawsdn, Commanding.
80th Illinois, mouDtcd infantry. Col.
51st Indiana, mounted Infantry, Col.
Strait, (the commander of the expedi
tion.)
73d Indiana, mounted Infantry, Maj.
Walker, (Col. Hathway, its commander,
being killled)
[Atlanta Confederacy.
BY TELEGRAPH.
will soon, we trust, be answered b}' | L ® ’ w,s ; a, ! t
the Governor himself. That he will ’ ’—— "' l,iryv "
respond favorably-to the appeals made
upon him, we believe; indeed we do j
not see how his Excellency can resist,
them. In the latter event, while we I
shall with earnest zeal support him,
believing that the best interest of the
State and people demand his rft-elec-
L ATE It FROM RICHMOND.
Richmond, May fi.—The Dispatch issued an
Extra this evening, giving the first details of the
bailie of Chancellorsville, yet received. The cor
respondent h:i}s that the lighting in many respects
was one of the bloodiest otthe war. Our loss hea
vy, both of officers aud men. Tho enemy had
thrown up entrenchments and constructed abattis,
w hicli after severe fighting was carried by our
troops.
Among the prisoners is Iiiig. Gen. Hays, who
commanded a brigade in Coaches’ corps. The pris-
ers represent some forty reg.ments, mostly foreign-
oners. On the lower end of the line where Gen.
Early eommanded, there was some hard lighting
On Sunday afternoon Mary’s Heights were car
ried by the enemy mid a number of Mississippians
captured. Six pieces of the Washington Artillery
were taken at the same time.
(In Monday morning the tight was renewed, the
Heights retaken and thq, pi. ees of artillery recap
tured, with a number of others, l-’ive Yankee bat
teries are report! d to be captured on tho upper line.
From another source I learn that about six thou
sand prisoucts iu all have been captured.
Gen. A. I’. Hill has resumed his command.
Gen. Heth is not much hurt and is stilt in com
mand. Gen. McGowan is slightly wounded.
The Eighteenth Mississippi killed more than
their own numbers.
o. Col.
giuia
Richmond, May 7.—The correspondent
of the Whig gives some farther details of
the battles of Chancellorsville atui Freder-
ieksbug, as follows :
Hooker accomplished the capture of
Marye’s Heights by arose. On Saturday
evening lie sent a large force towards his
right aud recalled them during the night,
tion, we shall deal courteously and and then threw them rapidly across the
respectfully with his antagonists, who- j river on pontoon bridges. The battle com-
ever they may be, that aspire with ; menced at daylight. Barksdales Mississ-
asptre
be the Chief;
ever they may
laudable ambition to
Magistrate of our State.—[Atlanta
Intelligencer.
ippi brigade checked them for some time
with volleys, bayonets and by even club-
| bitig their muskets. They were forced,
! however, to fall hack before overwhelming
! numbers, not though until the ground was
! filled with the Yankee slain,
j Our loss was 100 in all, hut two compa-
AA e areas yet without any definite par— j n j es D f jj, e jgth Mississippi were captured
ticulars as to what mischief the Yankees j Col. Griffin and Adjutant Stuart were kill-
did in their late raid in North Alabama j c j > an dMaj. Campbell wounded
Three Cheer* for Forrrol.
Debate III ttie CfaNfadjecatc Can a**'"
tial Law. *
Richmond, Monday, April^TS.
House of Representatives .—Mr. *Rus-
selt, from the Committee on the Judiciary ,
reported, with a reccommendation that
the same do pass, the following - resolutions
relative to martial law : v > **
Resolutions relative to Martial Law.
I. That martial law, in the sense of an
arbitrary suspension of all the laws and
civil jurisdiction, cannot exist within the
Confederate States.
II. Martial Jaw in any sense, i£ it can
exist within tire Confederate. States, can
only exist by virtue of legislative author
ity.
HI. Military law (for the government
of the forces) is distinct from martial law,
and is enacted by Congress in pursuance
of the Constitution.
IV; AVithout martial law military com
manders may some times exert extraordi
nary powers at and near the places occu
pied by their troops, and may lie justified
by the nature and necessities of the ser
vice, and therefore by the laws author
izing the employment of the forces ; but
they assume the hazard and responsibility,
according to known principles of law.
V. For the security of liberty and the
certainty of law, powers which are neces
sary to be conferred on the President, or
on military commanders, in lieu of the pow
er to declare martial law within the Con
federate States, ought to be conferred by
distinct enactment.
Mr. Russel said that martial law now
existed in the city of Richmond aud in
many portions of the Confederacy. The
President still continued to exercise that
to retrace our steps when wo would hcre-
afteefain do so. A.s one of the Committee
that reported the resolutions, I must ex
press lire hope that-the House will re
consider the vote just taken, and proceed
at once to consider this subject of such
vast moment, and to settle it now, beyond
cavil or dispute. Should the House, how
ever, adhere to the vote just taken, I now
give notice 1 will, before the adjournment
of fins session, call for a joint committee of
both Houses, to look into tho subject of
martial law fully, and fix its position, if it
tvgsts at alT, and to investigate the alleged
funl and inhuman treatment of a free people
by men exercising authority in the State
which 1 partly represent here.
Mr. Baldwin of Va., addressed the House
on the question, and instanced the case of
a citizen of Virginia, who had been arrest
ed by Confederate pickets and carried a
way, incarcerated in prisons, and conld
not be heard from by his family for nearly
two years, because his namp, which was
Simmons, was spelt Simons, by the keep
er of the prison, and it was thought likely
the man would die from the inhuman treat
ment. lie liad received. He also noticed
several instances where citizens had been
arrested and imprisoned, and their prop
erty, confiscated, because they bad
attempted to bring liquor into the city of
Richmond. " •
Mr. Foote succeeded Mr. Baldwin, and
urged, in a manner exceedingly earnest,
the importance of taking up the resolution
for immediate consideration.
House of Representatives.—The
House Tesutnbed the consideration of
the resolutions reported by Mr. Rus
sell from Committee on the Judiciary.
, , , _ ., , , The question being on the motion
power, and not only the President, but to reconsid e> the vote by which the
the generals in the field. He hoped the
resolution would pass.
Tho question being upon postponing
and placing on the calendar, the question j
was decided in the affirmative.
resolutions were postponed and placed
on the calendar.
Mr. Barksdale addressed the House
j-on the question, opposing the recon-
Mr. Garland moved to reconsider the; sideration; and replying" to the re-
and Northwest Georgia, or the circumstan
ces of Forrest’s chase and capture of them.
A glance at the map, however, is enough
to show that it is one of the most extraor
dinary feats of the war—just such as but
few men could have accomplished.
It was on the 30th day of April that he
fought and defeated the vandals at Court-
land, on the M. &. O. R. R., in Law-
All but seven of tho First company of
X. Orleans Washington Artillery, were ta
ken prisoners, includitrg Captain Squires.
The guns of the AA’ashington Artillery were
not retaken, as has been stated.
The Yankees shouted “NO QUAR
TERS TO THE REBELS!”
Most of our casualties in the battles
around Chancellorville were slight wounds
rer.ee county, Ala. From this point 1o in the hands and arms. Few, comparative
Rome we should judge to he not less than l v , were killed. The loss of tho enemy
150 miles ; and from Courtland to Gay- j was equal to that of any previous battle of
lesville, where Forrest overtook and I the war. The field were literally strewn
fought them, not less than llacr 120 miles. : with their dead. The prisoners captured
He then traveled this distance in bnt little ' by our troops are mostly two years and
overtwodays. He overtook, fought whip [ nine months’men, whoso term of service
ped and captured them in the early part , would soon expire. They say they were
of the third day. Who, during this war, put'in trout by Hooker at every point,
has displayed equal energy ? It has been The main body of the enemy, having
equalled by none, unless it was by Morgan been driven to the river, remain hemmed in
in his great Kentucky raid last
raer.
This fight at Gaylesville we hear was a
severe one—though at this writing we
have no authentic particulars. The de
feated enemy fled towards Rome—their
6peed being some what accelerated. It is
reported that the advance guard on com
ing near Rome by some means obtained
the impression that there was a strong
force at the place, and turned back to the
main body of the Yankees, which they
soon met, flying from Forrest’s eager pur
suers. Their reports of the force at Rome,
by our army. 'I hey are afraid to advance
and yet fear to recross.
Gen. Lee has remaiked that the present
position of affairs iu the field is entirely to
liis satisfaction.
Richmond, May 5.—The following dis
patch received this evening.
Guinea, near Fredericksburg, Alay 5.
Ills Excellency President Paris:
At the close of the battle of Cliaticellors-
ville on Sunday tlie enemy was reported
advancing from Fredericksburg in our
i rear. McLaws was sent back to arrest
caused the whole to turn back again and I Lis progress, ana repulsed him handsomely
endeavor to elude the eager pursuit of' ~
Forrest and his men, but all to no purpose.
They were met square in the face at every
avenue by whiclr they sought to escape,
and surrendered.
Now if Forrest had been under Depast-
ment orders, if he could not have moved
from Courtland to pursue the foe, without
waiting for orders to come from Tullahoma
or from Van Dorn’s Headquarters, the
Yankees might have destroyed Rome wirti ;
all its woik shops, the Iron Works and.j
Railroad bridge at Ethwah, and perhaps
other bridges, and then would have%one
■ marks of Messrs. Russell, Foote and
Baldwin, lie said, the recent scene of
riot and disorder which occurred in
the city of Richmond a few days since,
was conclusive evidence that martial
law did not exist in this city, as averred
by the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.
Russell.
As to General Hindman, he said
he was not sufficiently advised to en
ter fully into the facts of the charges
j against him; but while the gentlemen
from Tennessee was indulging in vio-
our laws ; it is without denounciations, a testimonial of
regard trom the officers of General
Hindman’s command was goingabroad
Hi tough the public prints giving the
highest testimony relative to the patri-
o’:>m and gallautry of that officer.
He argued that lLo. resolutions, even
if abuse* exist, would, not correct
them.
Air. J/oOre, of Kentucky, hoped the
resolutions would uot be postponed,
but considered and acted upon. He
quoted the opinion of Chief Justice
Taney relative to the declaration of
martial law in the State of Rhode Is
land during an insurrection. The de
cision of Justice Taney was that mar*
tial law could be declared by legisla
tive enactment.
Mr. Moore said that if martial law
was not in force, it would be but a
short time before it would be impossf-
j hie to walk the streets in safety, for
i the ruffianism which was abroad in the
J shape of vampires, who were follow
ing the misfortune and the fortunes of
the Confederacy to build up for them
selves princely fortunes.
Air. Kenan of Ga., said he hoped
this matter would be laid aside. The
resolutions affirmed nothing; they den-,
ied nothing. They were useless and
Congress had much better take up
their time -with something else than
this matter.
Mr. Conrad said that this thing of
resolutions was more like the decision
of a court than a legislative enact
ment. It was like curing a spell of the
gout with a corn plaster.
Mr. Russell could not see any use
in recommitting these resolutions.
The Committee on the Judiciary had
already decided omthem, and the com
mittee would uot lia.ve a chance to
report at all if there was longer delqy.
vote by wLich*the resolutions were post
poned.
The Speaker asked if Mr. G. voted with
the prevailing side ?
Air. Garlaud—I did, sir; and for the
especial purpose of making this motion
and being heard ; and for the oppressed
State from which I come, I desire now to
speak. Since about the 2Sth day of Alay
last, up to a recent date, that State has
beeu under-martial law, and tho condition
of affairs there, I dare say, has been, dur
ing that time, without a parallel. W.c are
told by all persons—men trained in the
law—that martial law is unknown to onr
constitution and
name ^.habitation ; yet for the time 1
have mentioned, has been ruled
by it, and almost by nothing else, m
that country, in parts of which, if a disloy
al citizen or a Yankee were to {in# liis
way, he could not safely escape ; yet mar
tial law has ruled iis. The oldest, best
and truest citizens have been forced under
its sway, yet it has no existence under our
constitution or laws. The civil tribunals
have been pnrahzed, prostrated, dis
placed, and this anomaly has usurped the
prerogatives of all, yet it has no place un
der the constitution or laws of the Confed
erate States. Our citizens, magistrates,
officials, and all, were forced to procure
and carry with them their passports, like
a negro does his ’dirty pass from liis mas
ter to see his wife on Saturday night.—
Men who have contributed in blood and
treasure, as much as any in the Confeder
acy, to onr cause ; who have sent their
relatives,.the jewels of their heart, to be
sacrificed in this struggle, and many of
whom have bit the dust to list; no more,
have been subjected to this rule, without
name or place. Sir, things came to such
a pass there that even to obtain your
horse, taken from you illegally’, you had
to petition the Provost Marshal in power
tinder this reign of martial law for leave
to bring your suit. From Little Rode to
the confines of Texas, one hundred and
twenty-five or thirty miles, it has been in
force ; and all offences against the crimi
nal laws, for the trial of which ample means
are provided by law—riots, rapes, and all
others—have been taken cognizance of
and tried by the officers under martial
law. Alen have beeu tried, sentenced to |
death and executed for alleged crimes, j
cognizable alone under the State cade, by I
this non-existing power. .While I know j
that men have been thus sent to their last |
homes by virtue of the exercise of martial
law—men who are citizens of the State
that have honored mo. with the seat 1 hold
here—it is not for me to permit this vote
to be taken without giving my views niton
this all important subject. I speak alone
for that State ; other gentlemen can speak
The resolure adopted by
the followiug vo«:
Ayes—Messrs^. Arrington, Ashe,
Atkins, Baldwin, Batson, Boyce, Brid
get's, H. W. Bruce, Chambers, Cham
bliss, Clifton, Clappfc Clark, Colpton,
Collier, Curry, l5avid$on, Davis. Dejur-
nttee, Farrow, Footed Foster, Gaither,
Garland, Garnett, Goode, Gray, Haitly,
Herbert, Hodge, Holcombe, Marshall,
Mcean, Perkins, Ralls,%Keail, Rilssell,
Sexton, Singleton, Smith, o£ N. C.,
Strickland, Vest, Yillere, Wright of
Ga., AVright of Texas—4-5.
Nays—Messrs. Barks dale, Conrad,
Courow, Currie, Dargan, Dupre, Elli
ott, Ewing, Freeman, Gralmm, Hil
ton, Holt, Jones, Kenan of Ga., Kenan
of N. C., Lewis, Lyons, Machen, Alar-
tin, Miller, Munnerlvn, Pugh*, Roys-
ton, Swann, Trippe, Welch, Wilcox—
27.
And the House took a recess till S
o’clock.
THE LATE BATTLE..
Richmond, Alay 3.—Trains have re
sumed their regular trips from Fredericks
burg—five arrivals last night with v/ound-
ed.
The storm at Spotsylvania on Wednes-
day was the severest we have had for 12
month*.
AVc captured about ten thousand pris
oners, many valuable horses and wagons,
and a large quantity of ammunition and
small arms.
All quiet at Fredericksburg—Barks-
Gen. Por/est accomplished this hold'feat
With less than 700 men—though the, rest of
his command were in stq porting distance
Thus teiminuted the last Sabbath. S uc q
a jubilee, Rome has never experienced
Such raptures over Gen„Forrest and big
brave men.
raid
When it is considered what a dar...
tire enemy aspired to—what an extensive
circuit they contemplated—what irrepara
ble damage they had deliberately planned!
(being the burning of the bridges on tho
State Road, and the destruction ofGovern-
ment property at Round Mountain, liomo
and Dalton,) it is wonderful how Gen*
Forrest has managed to prevent the con
summation of their designs. U ith more
than a hundred miles the start of him, ho
nevertheless has pressed them so hard
with hot pursuit, as to prevent material
damage being done, excepting the destruc
tion of the Round Mountain Iron Works in
Cherokee county, Alabama,they have done
but little damage. • Gen. Forest has'lost
not exceeding twenty tnen in this glorious
work. He killed and wounded about 300
of the enemy Among them Col. Hath
way of Indiana. Col Streight of Indiana
was commanding the Federal forces.
\ Rome Courier.
Ftoiir ihlI the V/hcnt Crop.
A discovery has recently been made by
several planters that, they have wheat or
flour to sell, when for- months past they
had none. The now established fact of
an immense crop is bringing it forth from
its hiding places, and it has been begging
a purchaser at thirty cents in our streets,
where forty and forty five a short while
since, only reminded these holders that
! they had none to sell, in many markets,
we see it announced that it has already
dale reoccupying the city and the enemy i n-
° hattlrt * , falle '> nearly, if not quite one half from its
opposite as before the battle.
Col. Griffin is not killed, but captured.—
Sickles is reported killed.
Vicksburg, Alay 8.—All quiet alon
lines to-day. . Enemy reported to be using
the spade on the other side of the Big
Black. The Yankees are said to occupy
Utica, Hinds county.
Richmond, May 8.—Passengers report that all
is quiet at Fredericksburg' to-day
Several ambulance trains have arrived at Rich
mond this evening and moro are behind.
Crow ds of ladies are at the depot dispensing re- j
freshments to the wounded heroes. Weather is
damp and chilly.
A report is current that the New York Herald
of a late date has been received, which concedes
the defeat of Hooker. The news caused great
excitement in New York city.
The Yankee gunboats on York River came up
to the White House yesterday and remained a
short time.
General Lee lias issued the following congratu-
i latory General Order to his army :
Headquarters Army Northern Virginia, ?
May 7th, J8B3. $
General Outers Vo. 51).
With heartfelt gratification Ilia General com
manding expresses to the army his deep sense of
the heroic conduct displayed by officers and men
during the arduous operations in which they have
ju«t been engaged.
Under trying vicissitudes of heat and 6torm -you
attacked the enemy strongly entrenched in the
depths of a tangled wilderness, and again cn the
hills of f««d»rickshurg, fifteen miles distant, and
by your valor, w; uinp j lant
on so many fields,
forced him ones moro safety beyond the
Rappahannock.
While this glorious victory entities yo Q ( 0 the
praise and gratitude of the Nation, we ate esj,.,;
ally called upon to return our grateful* thanks to
the ouly Giver of victory for the signal deliver
ance he has wrought.
ft is therefore earnestly recommended to the
troops to unite ou Sunday next in ascribing to the
Lord of Hosts the glory- due His name.
Lrt us not forget in our rejoicing the brave soi-
diers who have fallen in the defense of their country,
and while we mourn their loss, let us emulate their
noble examples.
The army and ooin^j-y alike mourn the absence, for
a time, of one to whose bravery, energy and skill We
are so much indebted for our success.
The following letter from tire President of the Coti
federate States is communicated to tile tinny as an
expression of his appreciation of their service-
! extortionate rates, and the prices are fast
tending downwards. The supply in most
of our cities in the bauds of speculators
I (much of it purchased over present prices)
the | is largely over what is necessary for cot -
sumption till the new crop will come in.—
There can be iro sympathy for them on
the part of those they have beeu starving;
and justly have their best wishes that they
bo well punished by a depletion front past
profits. And as an act of retributiou, it is
to be hoped that every one who possibly
can will abstain from further purchases till
it be reduced to ten dollars per hundred,
aud then leave the contaminated truck
on their hands for that of the new crop.
Alost other articles of provisions are
receding from the stringent prices that
have been demanded. While there was
no actual scarcity of these, they were
swallowed up by a grasping, overwhelm
ing monied power. This may he some
what attributable to two or three causes.—
These may be the prospect of an abundant
future supi'lj^r fl ie withdrawal of a large
amount of our siirperfious currency, and
the tux to be gathered f;t>m the hoarded
supplies of the speculators.
A Charleston paper suggests that if the
price of floar ha3 fallen, why should not
the size of the loaf me 1 This is no doubt
made for the benefit of their bakers. We
hope that ours will appreciate the hint.
fMessenger (jilt.
“Richmond, May G, 1*G3.
“Gen. Lee: I have received your despatch, and
reverently unite with you in giving praise t > God
for the success with which He has crowned our
arms. In the ijanie of the people of the Confeder
ate States. I offer their cordial thanks to yourself
and the troops under your command, for this ad
dition to tbe unprecedented series of great victo
ries your army has achieved. The universal rejoic
ings produced by this happy result, are mingled
with general regret for the Good and the IJraye
numbered among the killed and wounded.
Jeffekson Davis.’’
(Signed) R. E. LEE.
for their own States. What I. have said— i All. 1 oote, of Tt’nn., (lenouncoil the
that afternoon. Learning that this force
consisted of two corps under Gen. Sedg
wick, I determined “to attack, and marched
hack yesterday with Gen. Anderson, and,
uniting with General AIcLaws early in the
afternoon, succeeded by the blessing of
Heaven, in driving Gen. Sedgwick over
the river. We have re-occupied Fred
ericksburg, and no enemy remains South
of the Rappahannock or in its vicinity.
(Signed) R. E. Lbk,
General Commanding.
Jackson, Alay 5.—The enemy
on into East Tennessee, tearing up the 1 repulsed yesterday at Anderson s leiry,
roads and destroying bridges in that sec
tion, and got safely hack to Rosenerans.—
AVe learn that they confess that they were j
ordered to make the grand #ircuit of our (
army in Tennessee, destroying all the iron I
mills, found ties, and workshops of all kinds
and do as much damage as possible to the
roads by destroying bridges and trestles,
and tearing up the track, and that when
this was done, Rosenerans was to make
a grand attack on our army at Tttllalto-
ma, as by that time he would been re
inforced by the arrival of Burnside’s
army.
This was the programme. It most proba
bly would have succeeded, hut that a
fighting man, with an uncouquerahle will,
was turned loose to look after them, with
no tape strings around his hands.
One word more : When one year ago
we gave an account of the great Railroad
Chase and the Capture of the Engine
Thieves, we were derided by some who
habitually take narrow views of things,
for the importance we attached to it. The
Yankee account of it, and what they in
tended to accomplish by it which we pub
lished a few days ago, show that we did
not over-estimate it a particle. Again, w r e
pointed out distinctly last year the very
track over which tbe Yankee cavalry
would pass, if ever Northwest Georgia was
invaded, and the only one by which At
lanta conld he reached by them, and asked
that it be defended. For this also we hare
been derided by the same short sighted
individuals. But tho Yankees that For
rest has whipped, baffled and captured,
came over this very route, and but lor al-
! on Big Black, alter four hours severe figbt-
GEN. VAN DORN KILLED.
Tullahoma, Alay. 7.—The following
w- s -received to-day, dated Columbia,
7th :
To Provost Afarshal :
Gen. Van Dorn has been murdered by
Dr. Peters. Peters is about six feet high,
dark complexion, dark iron-grey hair,
black eyes, whiskers on chin a little grey.
Arrest him.
* (Signed) JOHN L. WHITFIELD,
Provost Aiarshal.
FROAI THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
Richmond, Alay 7th, 10 o’clock p. m.—
The following was received to-night :
Chancellorsville Aiay 7th :
To his Excellency President Davis,
After diiving Gen. Sedgwick across the
Rappahannock, on the night of the 4th I
returned, on the 5th to Chancellorsville.—
The march was delayed by a storm that
continued all night following. In placing
troops in position on the morning of the
6th, to attack Hooker, I ascertained that
he had abandoned his fortified position.—
With a line of skirmishers I pressed for
ward until it came within raDge of tbe ene
my’s batteries planted north of the Rappa
hannock, which from configuration of the
ground completely eommanded this side.
His army therefore escaped with the loss
of a few additional prisoners.
Signed. R. E. LEE,
Gen. Commanding.
and it is scarcely a tithe—can be and will
be proved at the proper time.
Then, sir, I, for one, have to say, if mar
tial law does not exist by the Constitution
and the laws, let us at once so declare.—
If it does exist, let us announce it with a
declaration of its jurisdiction ; who should
declare it; who execute it; what arc the
rights and liabilities of both the govern
ment, the State or her citizens under it;
define, in other words, its metes and
bounds. W r c know it has been exercised,
and cruelly so. Then, as the law-making
power, we ought to set it*aside, and so reg
ulate it that our people may know what
they are to expect under it, and upon
what to rely. Sir Alattbew Hale said, a
long lime since, martial law was no law,
but rather something tolerated as a law.—
Front this committees of both the Senate
and this House have not departed very-
far. Now, it is our duty to see how this
is, and fix it beyond dispute. I under
stand Congress, with the sanction of the
President, bring laws into being, aud that
our people, living as they are under a
written Constitution with representative
bodies to legislate for them, and a Presi
dent to examine their legislation, are
ruled alone by acts passed by these
bodies; yet martial law is not created by
Congress, and has no place under our Con
stitution and laws. If martial law is to
exist alone for the discipline or control of
the camp, let us say so; or if it is to go
beyond this and bring within its circle cit
izens r.ot connected with the army, by all
means the people ought to know it, that
they may prepare to conduct themselves
accordingly-. Its declaration, sir, is a re
flection upon the patriotism of the people
over" whom it is exercised, aud there is
nothing done more to cripple, beat down
and crush the hopes, confidence and ener
gies of that people than the enlarging and
enforcing of this horrid rule. With it, too,
came all the filthy brood that is usually
brought forth by such unnatural and loath
some creatures—seizing of private proper
ty, ignoring of private rights, and a tramp
ling qpon constitution and law. It occurs
to me it is high time we were examining
our land marks; that we see where we
have drifted ; take onr reckoning now, lest
we soon go so far as to lose sight forever
of the standard of the people’s rights and
liberties, and lest, too, we will not be able
action of General Hindman, and read
extracts from a pamphlet by Brigadier-
Generaf Albert I'ike, formerly in com
mand of the Indian country. General
Pike affirmed that he had preferred
charges against Alajor General Thom
as C. Hindnmnd for high crimes and
misdemeanors, viz: for declaring, with
out rightful authority, martial law
throughout the Trans-Mississippi Dis
trict; for establishing an arbitrary
tariff, compelling merchants to receive
Confederate money at par and to sell
their goods to all comers, and at the
prices fixed by the tariff; bad declar
ed Confederate notes a legal tender
in the payment of old debts as well
as new; nine men were tried in Little
Rock—part of them for desertion,
others tor treason and disloyaly—not
by a court martial, but by a military
commisssion composed of three per
sons, none of whom were officers in
the Confederate service, but appointed
by .Major-General Hindman himself.
These nine men, conviction by this
illegal tribunal, were shot by order
of General Hindman, he himself wit
nessing the execution. One. man was
sentenced by the millitary commis
sion to hard labor for six months, but
General Hindman set aside the order
and ordered him to be shot, which
was done.
In the retreat from Van Buren, in
January, as a man was marching past
his own house, his child ran out and
told him his wife was* dying without
permission, he hastened to the house
saw her die soon after, and then leav
ing her body lying there, hastened to
rejoin the command, hoping to obtain
permission to return and bury her,
and make some disposition of his little
children; but instead, he was arrested
by the provost guard and shot the next
morning.
He ordered Brigadier General Roane
to hold a commission for the trial of
offenders at Pine Bluffs, Ark, and to
preserve no records.
Great Victory ! Great Joy!
The Yankee* in Rome nt La»t a
Sunday morning last, opened at half past
two o’clock, A. Al., with an alarm. Air.
John H. AVisdom, % resident of Gadsden,
Ala*, and a former resident of tlie city,
reached here, after riding with hot,baste
for eleven hours, and gave information that
the enemy were aX Gadsden when lie left,
and were bound for Rome.
Forrest and fii* .Tien Agnizi.
From the Rome Courier wo extract to
day an interesting account of the recent
LiHUaut exploit of “Forrest an! liis men”
—the appearance of the Yankee demons
near Rome, their capture, and the recep
tion of Forrest in that city. Wo invite
tiie aflention of our readers to it.
When these Yankee devils reached this
city, and while here, their demeanor, as
far as our personal observation extended,
was rather insolent than subdued, .and it
appeared to us that too much liberty, and
too many privileges had been allowed
their officers. Some of them have strutted
over our street, and even into, at least, one
of our Eanks, with money in their hands
and purses, and with insolent air, as though
they had not come among us as captured
marauders, plunderers and thieves, mid
night assassins and incendiaries, but as
men taken in honorable warfare. Surely
this demeanor was insulting in the ex
treme, and yet wc have borne with it all,
as a law and order abiding people. Well,
lie it soThe military authorities that
permit it must be respected and obeyed.—
When, however, we reflect that these
demi-devils had left Rosenerans’ lines to
riot, plunder, and devastate Georgia soil;
that iiome, and Dalton, and Atlanta were
to be sacked and given over to the flames ;
that our State Road bridges were to he
destroyed, so as to cut of}'communication
in the centre between the eastern and west
ern portions of the Confederacy, and thus
to deprive cur armies of supplies; the
forbearance of onr people and authorities
is truly rcmaikable, yea, wonderful !—
Surely we have nearly drained the cup
Preparations were began with dispatch, of suffering and humiliation of its last
and by 0 o’clock in the morning our sol- dregs!
diery and citizens were prepared to give
them a warm reception. Two pieces of ar- \
tillery were placed in position, command
ing the road and the bridge. Cotton bar
ricades erected at all the defiles near the
city, videttes sent out to watch the cue
mies’ approach. Everything was got iu
readiness for determined resistance. Du
ring the morning several couriers with dis
patches from Gen. Forrest Arrived, urging
our commander here, to hold them at hay
for a few hours, ifpossible, and at all haz-
zards. About two o’clock another dispatch
from Gen. Forrest, saying that he was tight
f Atlanta Jn tclligcncer.
Farreat’, Forres.
! We learn that Forrest had but 550 men
with hi«i and that with these, assisted by
Gen. Black aud the citizens of and near
Rome he made the Yankees, at least 1600
j strong, surrender. He had all the while
been in their rear harrassing them, but ho
had prudently concealed from them bis
1 strength. He managed too send a courier
to Rome in time, and Gen. Black had
collected a large army of men who were
! on hand with their squirrel rifles. Tho
ing them at Gaylesville with an inferior advance guard of the yankees, 200 strong
f orce . i met this force of Gen. Black, turned and
Ahont 9 o’clock A. Af., a small body of
the enemies’ advance (about 206) reached
the environs of the city, and were actually
bold enough to dismount and feed their hor
ses almost.in sight of the city. Tliey pick-
reported to the main force that the
strength of the place was to great to be
contended against. The whole then sur-
rendered.
Wc learn that they had a large number
ed up all the horses and mules in the neigh- j wagons loaded with stolen bacon, and
borbood, took some citizens prisoners, and
reconnoitered the defepces of the city.
Learning that we were prepared with ar
tillery they bivouacked, and seemed to
await the arrival of the main body. For
some cause they retreated about 3 o'clock,
down the Alabama road. They were
pursued by a small but resolute body of
mounted citizens, who were determined
that the affair should not end thus.
In the meautime, Gen. Forrest had over
taken the main body this side of Gayles
ville,-and not far this side of Cedar Bluff.
After some slight skirmishing Gen. F. de
manded a surrender. An interview was
held under flag of truce and the terms of
surrender agreed upon. The entire lan-
kee force consisting of 1S00 men were
made prisoners of war, and as this included
the bold adventurers, too had looked with
insalting eyes upon the church spites of
the city, they two were turned into dis
armed infantry. They were met by Gen.
Forest’s advance, about the same time that
onr citizen cavalry overtook them in the
pursuit.
Gen. Forrest arrived in the city, with all
the Yankee officers, and the small body of
troops alluded to on Sunday evening about
6 o’clock, P. M. The rest of both forces
reached here yesterday morning.
But mark .what remains to bo told.—
several huudred negroes—all of which will
henceforth serve the people of tho .South
in the field aud at home.
\ Atlanta Confederacy.
Col. Slaughter Reported Kill
ed.—The Macon Telegraph of "yester
day says: Among the private reports
of casualities which come to hand we
are pained to hear that Colonel Slaugh
ter, of Albany,has been* killed; a gallant
man and one of tho* most promising
lawyersin the State. We hear that The
ISth Georgia regiment has suffered
severely—a list of casualties went
through to the Atlanta papers.
The New Flag.—We are pleased to learn by
oar dispatch from Richmond that Congress ha«
had the good trste to adopt for the flag of the Con
federacy the battle flag on a plain white fluid in
lien of the blue and white bars proposed by the
Senate. The flag which has been adopted is pre
cisely the 3ame as that suggested by ns a short
time since, and is, in oaropiuion, much more beau
tiful and appropriate than either the red and white
bars, or the white field and blue bar at first adop
ted by the Senate. As a national emblem, it is
significant of our cause—tho cause of a superior
race and a higher civilization contending against
ignorance, infidelity and barbarism. Another met-
it in the new flag is that it bears no resemblance
to tbe now infamous banner of tbe Yankee van;
dais.—Sav. Xctes,