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Battle Incident.—The LyucU-
h\!rg Republican records the annexed
incident which lately took place in
Virginia:
. In the light with the Yankee raid
ers at Wytheville was a Methodist
preacher who made himself quite con
spicuous for gallantry. During: the
Northern News.
The Northern papers are discussing
as to the whereabouts of flieir ciack
steamer Vanderbilt. One of the offi
cers of the Confederate cruiser which
sunk her can give then all the informa
tion they. wish.
It is estimated that the draft in the
District of Columbia will yield two
thousand—the quota is six thou
sand.
The Federal Commander in Fast
Tennessee, bids fair to keep pace in in
famous deeds with Butler, Milroy, and
others. In a late order he says Con
federate sympathisers within federal
lines cannot “claim exemption from
entire forfeiture of subsistence and
forage.” This order but foreshadows
the plundering course he intends to
pursue.
Northern papers say that Gens.
Price and Smith, with their armies are
at Ardadelpliia, Ark. This place is a
considerable little village, situated on
the west hank of the Ouachita river
abut sixty-five miles southwest of Lit
tle Rock. It is the head of navigation
on the Ouachita. j ovcr hc knew thc enemy would
The Democrats at the late election i l' :;ss ’ kc waited his chance. When
in Vermont, show a gain often thou- I t *‘- e 100r0lumcn< ’ Cl l inarching by, he
sands. j.
A Orr.nd ,?urj vi, a Judjc*. | Thf Sabiif Famm Dis«»lfr.
We_liear<I something, last week of a [ 1 lie defeat of the Sabine Expedition, of
disagreement between the Grand Jurv of j which an account appeared in these col-
Webster county af£ Judge Clarke, which j umus a few days ago, is viewed at the
is reported in the following paragraph from North as a most serious disaster. A cor-
the last £mmfer Republican .- respondent of the New York Herald has
Judge J. T. Clarke, of the Pataula Cir- ! a long and circumstantial account of the
; cuit, which embraces the county of Web-
| stcr, has been prevented from bolding the
affair, from which we take an extract or
two :
The Results.
Considering the number of thc force en-
melee he singled out his rhau and fired I regular terra of the Superior Court of that
md at the crack of his gun the Yan- county, so far as the Grand Jury is con- „
kcc fell. Horrified at sheddin" human cerne d. by reason of the refusal of a ma- j ? a ged, it is doubtful if any affair of the
blood, th3 preacher rushed to his fallen M ori ^ of the Grand Jury to transact any j whole war can compare with the battle of
foe, and graspiuw him bv the hand I businc f under his administration.—We | Sabine Pass(in obstinacy of fightin
• 1 , P / , t * learn that this
loss
with tears in his eves implored Ids I course of the Grand Jury is
r i \Cs, itupioieu ii , based upon two charges against thc
pardon for having shot him and find- j ,j U(]ge . lst> thal as the a fa gent ot llis father,
Uig tlie mail was mortally wounded, j he refused to take Confederate money in
tell upou his knees and o He red up a payment of a debt due his father. 2d, That
solemn and fervent prayer for him. j in a- speech delivered in Lumpkin re-
Tbe person did tlie whole thin"' in a j cently, he took occasion to depreciate the
Government in the estimation of the peo
pie. It appears that the Jury, after being
very good manner. Not quite as well,
however, as one of our Revolutionary
ministers. T 1 ie following is narrated of
an old patriotic divine, who lived near
Bennington. When the Britisli were
advancing to make an attack on that
place, lie informed his better half that
h*s spirit moved him to do something
for his country. Making a bullet
mould lie prepared ammunition to
have one shot. Stationing himself
within shooting distance of the
,1
of life and the ammouut of interest involv
ed- To the enemy it was a matter of life
and death, and to the Union forces it was
the opening battle of a most brilliant cam
paign. The enemy retained their prize;
hut their loss has been undoubtedly with
out precedent in the annals of the war,
and they will, in the midst of their rejoic
ing, tremble at the thought of a repetition
of the attack. There were on board of
the Clifton, beside her crew, a party of
seventy-five sharpshooters and three of the
road
Lincoln s const nption is \t*i\ tin- _ 1 1 •> ccitainly veiy surprising. IIu toils us | her. The lossofthe enemy was undoubt-
popular in A ermont. , mc.et on tout soul, palled thc that dog oil is equal almost to neat’s j cdly enormous, as the Lugn ninc-inrh shell
Fernando Wood is out in a letter I ** I--* 1 ’ am lover t lie fellow tumbled j foot oil for dressing loathe r, and that it! apparently searched every nook and corn
to rise no more
Of the two methods of putting an
i enemy out of the world, we like the
one adopted by the Revolutionary di
vine the best.
lucerne Tai-Fmdnlent Kclm-iis.
Ve learn that the Grand Jury of Bal
dwin county,having been investigating the
returns ot persons giving in for the income
tax, and having fouud them very erroneous
or tradulent, have called upou the Inferior
Court of their countv to appoint compe
tent assessors to examine into the matter,
as the act of the last Legislature directs,
and to see thatthe proper returns are made
and the tax collected. We also learn that
while the investigations of the Grand
Jury were going on.some of thc tax payers
discovered that they had misunderstood the
late, and went before the Tax Receiver
and increased their taxes to the amount of
£2,700.
\\ ouhl not a similar investigation in
other counties produce like good results 1
All this tax goes to the indigent soldiers’
families, and a grand jury or any one ex
amining into the returns and producing
similar results will not only be performing
the part of a good citizen in seeing the
laws faithfully executed, hut will be con
ferring much upon the indigent widows,
wives, children and dependents of sol
diers who are now fighting our battles, and
who have not the means at home to sup
port their families while thus occupied.
[ Columbus Enquirer.
better from C’bl. Hobrrl Toomb*.
He&dq’rs Toombs' Regiment’ I
State Troops, near Atlanta, Ga., >
Sept. 21st, 18G3. )
To the Editor of the Constitutionalist:
Slit—I return my grateful acknowledg
ments to yourself, to the peojde of Colum
bia county, and other friends who have ex
pressed a desire that 1 should stand as a
emidLLate for congress in the 5th District.
is worth $1 5 a n-alFon F u ll will ! er tbo earthwork; and when the Clifton j res P onse to the kindness and confidence
yield a •’•allot) of oil ' ’Moreover’ iW i was a g r O“nd, the same guns poured in a j ,llus ex P resscd > ‘ido'v me to say that I am
'kinYlmurderous fire of grape, sweeping the I " ow engaged in another branch of the pub-
Nkius make excellent ktd gloves, brst t from end to end- The loss, how-j llc service which w,11 prevent my pre
rate summer hoots for gentlemen, anti j ever, will pfobab ] y never be known. anting and defending my opinions and
number one ladies’ shoes. Each dog j Where the blame is to rest in this affair ;™ d P<>hcy before the people, that a very
it is difficult to determine, as the ar- i Iar g° portion of the people are now absent
rangement appeared to be of the most per-! defending the country. I am there.ore not
feet character throughout, and the action » candidate for congress, do not seek or
of all engaged unsurpassed in deter.nina- j dasiru ‘he office, nor do I seek or desire
tion. There appeared to be a failure in : ,hc su P_P ort of my fellow citizens for it.
some respects in the Quartermaster’s
Department; but the result of the entire
affair will probably, and with justice, he
ascribed tc those accidents which so often
empannelled and sworn, retired to their
room, and passed a resolution denunciatory
of Judge Clarke, ami declaratory of their _
purpose not to serve under him. On learu- signal corps, and on the Sachem a de
ing this fact, he repaired to the Jury room j tacliment of thirty sharpshooters. Of the
and sought to bring about a reconsidera- j cre ' v of lbe Clifton, five soldiers, one
tion of the action of the Jury ; in this the sa51or aild one signal man, escaped
Judge failed. ' ! down the beach, and were taken off by a
We are informed that the people of Ter- j 1,oat from the fleet. The amount of killed
rell, which is Judge Clarke’s next county j and wounded must have been large, par-
in which to hold Court, are determined ! Ocularly on the Clinton, as she was not
that lie shall not paeside there. \ old !l' ex P°sed to cross fire, but was raked
. | from stem to stern by grape. As to the
and Dc- 1 -- Oil killed and wounded on thc Sachem nothing
; is knowu;but the loss is supposed be to light
Oil.
in Mr.
. , , — . , The revelations made in Mr. Fer-I "~ V .1 r ,i , r .
selected an officer, took deliberate aim, j neyhough’s letter to Mr. McCuc are | “ 0 d 7 eSCapmS Steam aS bl -
one shot was known to have struck
skin, dressed, is worth s3S. Moreover
the carcasses of the skinned dogs make
a valuable ingredient in nitre beds.
Moreover, -500,000 dogs destroy over
£9,000,000 worth of sheep in a year.
Adding dog oil to dog leather, dog kid,
dog nitre and saved sheep, thc- grand
total of dog revenge to the .State,
which might be made by a
disposition of the .dogs, would
be at a
defining his position. He says: “I am
not willing to accept secession as an
accomplished fact. • On Ihe contrary,
I believe that tlie Union lias not been
and cannot be severed beyond restora
tion, unless it may be by a contimi- ~ — -
ance for another Presidential term of Feeding an Army—Yankee Ex-
the policy of the last two years. There tkrpihse.—To form a proper idea of
lias been no period within one year in the difficulty of feeding a large army,
which the Union could not have been it is only necessary to visit one of the
restored, provided those in authority commissariat depots. Take the sin-
in the Executive and Legislative De- gle article of bread i<u» tho army of thc
partments of the Government had de- Potomac, and we find ii requires a
sired-it. It can yet be restored, but building covering an acre of ground;
in my opinion oidv by conciliatory ovens are in constant operation, two
measures and other constitutional'hundred workmen are employed, and rough estimate, forty-live or fifty mil-
methods.” five hundred barrels of Hour daily con- lions of dollars.
Four steamboats have lately been verted into ninety thousand loaves, of How easy to pay the public debt
destroyed by fire at St. Louis. An- twenty-two ounces each, of the best j > y ith these startling canine resources,
other one was scuttled to prevent des- quality ol bread. The army re«uila- j which throw Gov. /Pise’s “o sterfun-
truction. * tions require that each man shall re- j dum” completely in the shade. We
Some of the Northern papers state ceive a daily ration of twenty-two see no good reason why dogs should be
that the final attack on Charleston will ounces of bread; or of flour. Bv bak- used for this purpose. Of course, it
be postponed until the sickly season is ing, the savings to the government in "ould not do kill all the dogs the first
over. The true reason, we imagine, is the mouth of June alone was 3,171 year. Enough should he left to keep up
that troops cannot be spared just now barrels of flour, and in four months tire breed. In fact, they are so prof-
from other points threatened by our j the difference in the cost of flour undatable, that the greatest attention
armies. The unhealthy feature of the j bread has been enough to pay all the ought to be paid to dog-culture: so
assaults of the Yankees on Wagner ■ cost of erecting and furnishing the j that the annual dog crop should
and Sumter is the epidemic they most bakery with a surplus of S7,0U0, while amount to 500,000 spare dogs, or say
fear. the army has better bread than could ; fi^y millions dollars. The subject is j sissippi is two hundred and eight miles.—
A large number of deserters from have been made in camp.—Some idea ! worthy of serious consideration. Per- d de strategic importance ot thc place
Meade’s army have been shot. of the magnitude of its operations may Haps the best plan would be for some i ^ an tkl,s be c orn P re lteitded at a glance, and
The Federal papers sav that the be gathered from the fact that in oue enterprising capitalist to establish iu j !, S accu P atl °n was ou tessmten et as
Confederates have one ship finished day last l ebruary 114,0-50 loaves were j this etty a dog oil mill. He would i wh ; ch promised to be of the most brilliant
at Richmond, and two nearly comple issued. hnd no difficulty in getting dogs enough | and lasting character.
[Yankee Paper, j t0 ,nake » [air experiment. "The dog ?/ M and Operations.
j not would make him present of Accompanying the land force was a
mm /• n nnr. all their captures, and negroes would | naval force of four light draught gunboats,
I he following paragraph, from some nn- j se l, ] lim their ccon dogs and bench consisting of the Clifton, Arifona, Granite
i leg lice at a very reasonable ju ice.
As to dog oil, it is evident that, Mr.
Fernevhomrh has not tested all its
1 am very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
R. Toombs.
proper ■) determine the fate of armies as well as
1 nations.
Object of the Expedition.
The aim of the expedition was the oc
cupation of Sabine City situated on the
right bank at the mouth of the Sabine riv
er, tlie dividing line of Louisiana and
Texas, 4 a point of great strategic impor
tance as a base of operations against either
Western Louisiana or Eastern and Central
Texas. The city is only forty to forty-
five miles from Galveston by land, and
about sixty miles by sea ; from Houston,
the capital of Texas, it is distant about
sixty miles, and is connected with it by a
branch railroad from Beaumont- Tlie
railroad is not in operation at jiresent. a
portion of the track having been torn up.
Tlie distance from the mouth of the Mis
ted.
The Federals now say that Fort
Sumter will not be as easily taken as
first represented.
Major G*n. Peek lias issued an or
der from Newbern, N. C-, directing
that Roanoke Island be colonized by
negroes.
It is said that the French have-5,000
troops at Matamoras.
A collision between the French and
Federal gun boats at the month of the
Grande is anticipated.
Ex-Governor Morehead, of Ken-
has found its way into the
Known source
nev.-spajicrs :
In proof tint enne which produces ripe
seed loses its sweetness and juice, and be-
comcs pet by, 1 would sav that I made it virtues. J he fastidious may object
my particular business, while my cane to its use as a condiment for salads,
was growing, to determine its peculiarities, but, regarded as a preparation of bark
so far as ] could, that I might know how dog oil might prove efficacious in mi-
City and Sachem, and tlie plan was for
these to silence the batteries, drive back
the enemy, and cover the lauding of the
troops, flow gallantly and nobly they
A Poetical Gem.
Wo see the following little gem, spark
ling in the columns of thc newspapers of
ihe country, always appearing without
any claim to authorship. Can any of our
readers turif the wanderer home? It sounds
very much like Sir Walter Scott, but is
evidently the production of a more mod
ern writer. It is thrillingly eloquent.
Tbo Toast-
The fenst is o’er ! Noiv brinrning wine
In lordly cup is seen to shine
Before each eager guest:
And silence fills the crowded hall,
As deep as when the henralu's call
Thrills in the loyal breast.
Then up arose the noble host.
And sinilling cried, A toast, a toast,
To all our ladies fjr.
Here before all 1 pledge the name
Oi Staunton's proud and beautious dame :
The lady Gundamere
Then to h'S feet each gallant sprung,
And joyous was the shout that rung,
As Stanley gave the word :
And every cup was raised on high,
Nor ceased the loud and gladsome cry
Till Stanley's voice was heard.
“Enough, enongli," he smiling said.
And lowly bowed his haughty le ad:
"That all may have iheirdue.
Now each in turn m ist play his p irt.
And pledge the lady of his heart,
Like gallant knight and true !’’
Then one by one each guest sprung up.
Aud drained in turn his brimming cup,
And named the leved one's name.
And each, as hand on high he raised,
Ills lady's grace or beauty praised,
Her constancy and fame.
'Tis now St. Leon’s turn to rise. .
Ou him those conirrless eyes :
Aud gallant knight is he;
Envied by some, admired by all.
Ear famed in lady’s bower or hall
The liower of chivalry.
St. Leon raised his kindling eye ;
Lifting the sparkling cup ou high,
“1 drink to one,'' he said,
“Whose imago never may depart,
Deep graven on this grateful heart,
Till memory be dead.
“To one whose love for me shall last
When lighter passions long have p^st.
So holy 'tis,.and true ;
To one whose love hath longer dwelt,
More deeply fixed, more keenly felt,
Thau any owned by you.”
Each gnest upstarted at the word,
And laid his hand upon his sword.
With fury flashing eye;
And Stanley said : “We crave the name,
l’roud knight, of this most peerless dame,
Whose love you count so high.”
St. Leon paused, as if he would
Not breathe her name in careLss mood
Thus lightly to another ;
Then ben. his noble head as though
To give that word its reverence due.
And gently said : “ MY MoruCit!''
Tlie next I.cgisSatua'C.
It is proper at all times, remarks the ConUitutional-
i*l, that the people should be deliberate aud dispas
sionate in tiie choice of their lawmakers, for if any evil
flows from a bad selection, it falls upou the whole
ea-
sinail hollow forming in the center of the
stalk next to the head, and as the seed
ripened, this extended down tlie stalk
All the able bodied negroes in Mary
land are to be put into the Federal
service. The owners who favor Liu- from one-half to two-thirds its entire
coin are to be paid three hundred dol- length, ai d the stalk had a pithy appear-
lars apiece. The owners who favor the ance. The juice about this hollow became
South are to get nothing. ,iat and i, , ,8 'P ,d ’ witL , b " t l sweetpese.
m „ t- i i „ . /? r, , i and tasten very much like the last run of
The federal tvrant Gen. Schenck , ,• 1, 1 . i
. , . . . maple sai . after the buns have started,
has been amusing himself by reviewing Th £ low £ r j oillts ( ,f this same stalk would
asmatic diseases. Why should’nt
uinebca substitute for quinine,
who shall say that, on the principle,
simtiia sitr.ilibus curantur, the active
dog-knowledf
hitter feelings of anger and
I they could not be relieved, mav never be- I formant has forgotten, an<l live others, of a aery for-
rflIU n ; mulable character are m course of construction on the
come portions of our history, but will re- | clyde . , )ne „ f Ul e 2 e, now building by James ant
main indelibly recorded 011 the hearts of George Thompson, liver 4,000 tons harden, will have
to cultivate it profitably. I cut stalks
every few days after it tasseled out, until
dealt ripe, and found that before the seed
was full in the milk, the juice had a grecn-
tucky, who is now in Paris, it is posi- ;ish, unpleasant taste, although very sweet;
lively alleged, has written to his friends ■ when it was full size, it had no unpleasant principle of dog may not turn out to
in New York that Napoleon and Jeff, taste, the inner portion of the stalk was [ be the long sought specific for hydro-
Davis have formed a secret treaty abeut as woct as sugai candy, and the, phobia? I or aught we know, the
of recognition through the agency of stalk perfect. When the seed began to ; world, familiaras it is with dog-latin,
Slidell turn nark on the tip of the heads. 1 fount, i ma y s j.jjj jj e j (1 fj ie Veiy alphabet ol 1 or k ^ or H> °f the 19th says :
" “ * ' ‘dge.—Ric/Jo,id Whig. The d ra ft has proved a failure. Of
° ° (that there can be uo sort of doubt. To
was expected. And for this reason : Oar informant,
describing the progress of the first ram states that
when h^last saw her, just before leaving Liverpool,
her smoke-stack was up, one turret was on deck, ready
to be put in place, aud the other about to be begun.—
Now here we are supposed to understand these mat
ters very thoroughly, it takes several weeks to set up
the turrets, an 1 then the work of boring the ports,
fitting the shutters, and other operations, consume a
good deal of time. It is evident, however, that no
eti'ort nor expense was being spared to push forword
the work. Sinclair and Maury, of the rebel navy,
were dnilv in Laird’s yard respecting the progress of
tiie vessels and urging the builders forward.
Ram No. 1 was tamiche 1 under the French flag,
permission Tor that purpose being given by the French
Consul at Liverpool. And what is more, the craft still
flow the tn-oolor when our informant left. Tlie desti
nation of t!i.-se vessels is well known to the British
Government. Ourngeuts have closely followed them
from the beginning, and the evidence accumulated of
btrove to carry out successfully their pro- I their contraband character has always been laid be-
gramiBe. how tl.ey failed, and l.r the *“*“■
many brave hearts within sight and bearing j But these are not all the offensive preparations now
of the conflict witnessed that failure with progress against us in ‘neutral Great Brittain.
, | A large iron clad sloop of war is well under way in the
regret that | yar a 0 f a Li verpool ship builder, whose name our in
Thc t oufrilrrnlc Iron Cl.-ids iu Engliinil.
The New York Tribune learns from a passenger by
thy steamship Scotia, who enjoyed peculiarly favorable
facilities for becoming familiar with tlie facts, that tlie
Confederate ironclads are being pushed forward to :
completion with the utmost vigor, ltsays:
Tne-J,000 ton ironclads, combining the ram and j
monitor principles, are being built by Laird at Birken-
bead. One of these is already launched. They are ;
plated with four inch iron; each carrying two turrets, !
twelve inches thick and have formidable rams project- j
ing from their stems. Each turret will carry two 200 ‘
pounder rifled guns, and eucli vessel will be armed in
addition with two 100 pounder stern chasers. The I
guns were ready at Preston, Lancashicr, and would I
he shipped and put on board in the Irish Channel.—
The ram which was launched was expected to sai! !
within four days after the Scotia left, and the second j I 1 ! 1 . . ,
Would be launched bv the time the first sailed. Tiie p.'epiJicc.of Lie btiu-i rag; of party, .ore.- :ne eiec-
destiuation of those powerful vessels was reported to L’ 1 "- "ito toe choice of incompetent men as pub.a.- w - -
be theCnited States but nothing definite was known servants, the ill cftects ot iheir incapacity, or want | ,,f .Maj.Loftotr S aild -'laj. Matlgbatn S Bat
on that subject. of fidelity aud honesty of purpose, cume home equally f „U..„ lVl ft ,.a1
In order to faciliate their speedy completion, work j upon theirsupporters and their opponents. Gooa laws
was kept on them ni^lit ami clay, several gangs beiuij beneUt ail except e\ il
employed to relieve each other throughout the twenty- j Q the individual an<. t<
four hours. We are inclined to doubt the statement therefore
that either of these rams will be ready to sail so soon i
inhabitants alike, the innocent as Well a - toe guilty,
tors into
For llo Confederate Ur-iot:.
A word to voter*.
As the day for the olcciion of our rule™
is near at band, I feel it a duty devolved
upon me, by tbe most serious ami impor
tant considerations to cull yonr attention
to the following facts :
For nearly three years we have been
scourged with one of the fiercest, and most
sanguinary wars known to modern history.
The enemy, with vastly superior land anil
naval forces, are now all around our bor
ders; and in many places, advancing, ai d
threatening the desolation of our cities,
towns and villages, our fields, firesides ar.d
altars', and every inteiest dear to tlie heart
of the Christian and patriot. Tbe war
cloud spreads its darkness over all our
land—and if unsuccessful in this desperate
struggle, the future portends evils too re
volting for contemplation.
One of tbe causes of these calamities,
has doubtless been tlie wickedness of our
rulers. Wcare told in tiie word of God,
“that when the wicked rule, tbe people
mourn.” Tbe truth of this declaration is
vindicated, not only in our own sad expe
rience, but in world’s history. YV icked
rulers are tlie meiium through which hea
ven's wrath descends upou the people.—
Men who are recklessly unscrupulous in
self government, are poorly lit to govern
others, “lftbe blind lead tbe blind, both
shall fall into the ditch.” But you say
we want old men at tbe helm of national
affairs—and why not old men tor tbe field.
This is all stuff. We want men of sound
heads and hearts—men ot nnquestiona-
ahle moral character. YY e want Jeff Da
vis and Stonewall Jackson; men, whose
faith and trust is in tbe Lord of hosts-—
Men, whose godly life, and example, in
spires universal confidence, and whose
heroic achievements have wen the world's
admiration. To cast your vote for those
whose conduct ignores all religion, virtue
and morality, aud then ask for divine in
tervention in national affairs, would be
tbe most consummate hypocrisy.
I ask you then, for Ae sake of our
bloody battle fields, and tbe thousands of
our soldier sons, that sleep cold in death—
aud in view of the terrible crisis upon us-
and the early and triumphant vindica
tion of the right of self government, to he
careful bow you vote. \ ote for no man
whose character "will not admit ol tire
closest scrutiny.
PUTNAM.
Camp Lofton, near Atlanta, }
September 2G, 1803. j
Messts. Editors : According to prom
ise, I avail myself of the present moment,
to drop you aline. YYe arrived safely in
Atlanta on YVednesday afternoon, and bad
a very pleasant trip. On tbe route, arose
cheer upon cheer; and tbe waving tf
handkerchiefs by tire fair daughters ot
Georgia, seemed to give new life and en
ergy to onr hoys - On Saturday last, the
Regiment was organized by a combination
all who were present, and nerve them
to still greater exertions itr tlie glorious
cause of redeeming their country.
Failure of the Yankee Draft.—The New
usually remain
d and very sweet,
* *" ; raise 300,000 men, 450,000 were conscript-
A New Coating for Ships. 1 e d, and of these, less than 00,000 will find
In the London Times it is stated | their way into the army, either in person
that some experiments with a new | or by proxy. There was no attempt at
method for coating the iron plates of j °P en resistance to the draft except iu this
vessels, to preserve them from oxida- cit Y and Boston, but there was a muni
tion and fouling, have been found so T us ^termination among all classes of
c , °. ,i i citizens to, in every way, evade the pro-
satisfactory that the Admiralty have j vision , of the !a w. This was manifested
oiueied tiu w.ioleoi tiie Jiimoi plates even more earnestly in strong Administra*
' of the cujiola ship Royal Sovereign to i tion Stales, like Massachusetts, than in
sembled the inside of a ripe corn stalk, be thus covered. ’I he materia*, which j localities where tbe opposition are very
From these observations, I came to the has been introdued by Messrs. H. J. much stronger in numbers. The city of
conclusion that when the seed is full form- j £ a J J & j s termed “Brown’s vitro- j * s " ew Fork, for instance, notwithstanding
cd and about to turn dark, then the stalk oug 8 i ieat j„„ >» am J consist^of a surface tbe heav Y list of exemptions on account of
between tbe British and American an- ^^‘[ tpi'^ake either sugar orTyrup" of > ,ass fused upon small plates ofiron
thorities in New \ ork, relative to man- as you f ] cs ; rc . t ] jat aIter t j ie 8C0( j r jp ei , s sufficiently thin to be to a certain extent
ning the Federal navy.—Tlie Lincol- ; t becomes unfit for syrup or sugar. ! flexible, which are applied to tlie ship
nites have got hold of some English — —— i by a new adhesive process, and which
men, and Jobny Bull is detcrn.inened *!“><«. ntanaei* au<t om<oat» have been ascertained to be capable
of resisting aii ordinary
mi plating upon eighteen incaes
, howrever. be ready to sail for
four or five inches of iroii plat in
of teak. She will not,
some months.
On the day before tlie Scotia sailed the Captain of
limn No 1 was heard to state ut the Adelpbi Hotel
Liverpool, that he would command that vessel. He
remarked in conversation that he was a Southerner
and a Hebei ;but more discreet then Maury and Sin
clair, he refrained from ffoin^ near the iron-clads so as
to avoid bringing suspicion upon their destination.
Public opinion in Liverpool appeared to* hav
1 doers—bad laws are detrimental
to community. In ordinary times,
it is the highest duty of the voters to choose
tlieirservant* with an eye single to tlie public good, in
which ail are interested; the neglect of, or inattention
to which cannot be compensated by any pride of vie*
• tory, nor even by the spoils of office, which at best can
; fall to the lot of a few.
Hut if ordinarily it be so important that the voter
should act conscientiously aud honestly with himself,
how much more important, aye, vital, is it that the
: great franchise of tlie freeman should be exercised
' iioyv not lightiy,not captiously, not with bitterness and
I heart-burning, but judiciously, dispassionately, faith-
1 (ullv. In former times men’s judgments were clouded
1 and their actions perverted to evil, in this regard, by
tlie fell spirit of party, which overrode all other con-
j si de rations, and from which our very best citizens
could scarcely free themsel ves. This spirit was at once
thc worst null the most deeply rooted of ail the springs
which} influenced the American heart. It a alienatvd
i old friends, outraged good neighborhood, sowed discord
: in families, and even arrayed son against father. In
Heaven's name we have had enough of it, and the
people must know and feel that this is so. Happily
we have now no issues dividing the people into parti *.*,
and hence no partizan feelings, nor any excuse for
any. We must chain and keep down this spirit of old,
j or we shall never be able to long maintain good gov
| eminent, whatever be our forms.
I The times are truly perilous, full of anxity and dan
ger, as all men know, and all good men appreciate.—
The crisis of the revolution is upon us, aud nothing
but unity and devotion, and the costing aside of all
I selfish and personal and partisan notions, can carry us
; safely through the great struggle. We believe the
people understand and appreciate, to some extent, the
; exigencies of the condition and thc requirements of
the times, but we are fearful lest some should lose
sight of tiie straight and narrow pathway. We would
j exhort every voter, therefore, to sift and purge
j himself, and his own motives, and to come up
to his present work with
and the single question :
I casting of my vote, bent subserve the good of my
Z i country, and insure,so far as I nmy be able, good gov
ernment for myself arid my children ?” Tuis is the
sole consideration which should influence every vot
in t he coming October election.
That we shall have a good Governor for the ensuing
w iuv two years admits of no doubt. The people have fully
Government interfered to stop these pirates from j made up their minds tor the triumphant re-election oi
Governor Brown over all opposition, anti they will
see to it that the Executive who for six vears has so
tied down to this point : that the neutrality laws of
England lmd been evaded long ago, and it was time !
that the farce came to an end. The merchants aud pub
lie men had come to the conclusion that unless the
negro troops.
The claims of the Confederate crui
sers on tlie ocean will, it is said,, soon
be contested in the French Courts,
in the case of tlie silver bars stolen
from tlie ship B. F. Hoxie.
Some difficulty lias lately occurred
while the ripper portii.n, as the seed ripen
ed, became neat ly dry, ar.d very much re-
satlinfr very grave complication!! would arise between
Great Britain and tbe United States, which it was hv
no inean.< improbable, would culminate in open hostili
ties. Whether their opinion is lottnded on fact, only
the result can determine.
Fire i:i AngUfttii.-
YVe clip tire following from the account
of the recent fire in Augusta from the
Instead of beintr set
, i 11 •. .... We learn from a gentleman just from tlie army,
lie shall e lVc them up. that our troops ere as well provided with clothing - - . .
Federal jiapers sav another battle a 3 could rcaMmubiy be expected, with the excep- j from pressure or uhtusion. Compared I tl)e conscript law
’ ' and overcoats. Winter, ! \ V j tli other metallic coat ill a substnu- * a Het that there Las been no
allegiance, will send many more liiett to
tbe field in proportion to tlie number draft
ed than any of the New England States. Nations.
This, however, is due to tlie Supervisor’s
substitute fund.
YY’e will not now disenss thc philosophy
contingencies j of this unanimous determination to nullify
It is ciioiijrlr that it is
ably and so faithfully and successfully guided the helm
of State, rhaii be continued at tlui wheel
He has two opponents—both gentlemen of nuiin
peaehable character, of great personal merit, aud of
ability Neither of them has a sounder judgment, more
will oreapaeity than Gov. Brown, and neither of them
has anv administrative exoeriencc. while Gov. Brown
has. There can be no qnestion, therefore, about the
election for Governor: and while we cordially ami
Chronicle 4* Sentinel. Instead of being set earnestly support Gov. Brown, and think th
on fire bv a baker, it appears the mills i shonl.1 unanimously elect him. we do not
. r>i v* t | coming in such a time to nuike opposition to
WCl’C owned by A. liaker, ibsej. .Loss who .stand in nobody’s way. Hnt a good Governor
about S200.000. Insurance only -$10,000; I cannot accomplish as much good as he otherwise
i . .i . .i might, unless aided and supported bvagood Legislature.
1 here were several reports that the We therefore earnestly invoke the voters of Georgia
mill had caught fire from one of the ele- I to ask their own consciences candidly what is tli.-ir
duty in tlie crisis, r.nd then honestly follow out that
ablest, most
entatives and
Upon inquiry we found these . „ - , ..... . . lC .
.* * - , i answer, by giving tneir support to their
statements incorrect, ihe machinery had faithful and upright citizens for i cpre.-<
not been in motion since one o’clock. And
several persons bad been at work around
the levater in which the fite was first dis
covered. If there had been any fire in
senators putting far away al! old grudges aud animus!
tics anil any lurking devil of party, looking steadfastly
to tlie good of the country, and to that alone.
Col. Watkiii.
will soon take place in Virginia Ileal’ lion of shoes, b.ankets and overcoat
. !. ° though approaching, is not yet upon ■
Orange Court House. ilefendcis, ami there i^thne to make |>
i cur gallant
provision for
The Federal papers admit that their tlr St.<j;>|r-mab!e necessaries. It may be true,
I-.- 11 • , c l : t> I and probably is, that in many cases these articles
great expedition against Sabine » -••«* 1 •
has been defeated, with the
pu
blic sen-| b. it would certainly have been observed.
ces, tin’s shearing is economical, tlie
cost being Is. od. per square foot. Tlie
bare been thrown away during tbe .summer sea- G*niusuhi and <Meotal Cqi.tjmuy test-
ioss of -on, when their need was little f it. But now,' cd the invention, and a trial oi it lias
of two gunboats, and a large number Il,at 'v , y ni-! " heenuo ahsoii...-y essential u> fi een ordered by the French Emperor
’ .. . . c . I the pflii-ipccv uf onr armv. no absurd military rule 1
Cherbourg.
NEWS FROM THE ISLANDS.
The enemy again opened on Fort Sum-
up slow and
nbsol
.. . , . I the efficiency of our army, no absurd military rnlc
OI men. I he expedition 1ms returned should interfere with tlnir procurement oven
to New Orleans. It is said that tiie j when foolishly abandoned by the wearied soldier.
Federalcomimurder had great d.flicul- i [
ty in getting away. . like other people, “it not more so,” and not apt to
' The Aboliton majority in Maine is ! vf> i’“f k '"'j™ *•" ar 1 i i t:!es ° r «>„. , tcr Tuesday morning, keeprn
•* J J \ Culpable as is tins recklessness, the duty of Gov- 1 . , ^ J ,, , . , ...
Over 10,000. j eminent is to remedy it by furnishing them with j llr<? S ,da r nic throughout the day, with but
General Sickles is on itis way to these necessaries V.litn they do n«ed them. Shoe- i very little effect on the ruins. Yankee
j less and blank, tiers armies can never be efficient, ; Batterey. No. 2, on Morris’ Island, threw
and every consideration must yield to the attain- I an occasional shot and shell at Fort John-
ment ot that efficiency. ; . T , , , , , , ,,
We call the attention of the proper authorities 50,1 a . '’ an J es -sland yesterday. Our
to these matters, with tlie earnest appeal that im- batteries maintain a steady fire on Batte-
mediate steps be taken to furnish these nepcs- ries Gregg and YY’ngner. The Y ankees
saries. The relativ ’ — e —- u -—
troops
ie relatives and friends of such of our j werc engaged for some time Tuesday fore-
are able should also attend to it from . , i. i .id
c means. The safety of the country I noon nauhng sand and timber to Battery
r . 1 y / 1 A .1 I..,. ..I .11 r l.’' a.
Moultrie exploded, killing the team of
horses attached to the foremost
join his command.
We dislike to bring tbe name of an
honest and accomplished woman
before tbe jtublic, and especially with
out her knowledge and the constancy of
heroisip, as presented by events trans- j de^’pudTnpon keeping our army as comfortable as Gregg. A well directed shell front Fort
piring about us, should be placed at
the disjtosal cf tiie future historian of
this revolution.
Thc wife of Gen. Pemberton is of
Virginia parentage, we believe, born
in Norlblk. Not long ago, when the
Press of the country was filled with
denunciations, heaped ujion iter hus
bands, she said, after laying aside
a newspaper, that if her hus
bands should die or fall in battle be
fore the charges of treason jireferred
against him where shown to be base
less as t hey were, that neither site nor
her children should survive tlie hour of
his conviction.
The mother of thc Graccbii never
utered a nobler sentiment.
Atlanta Reg-
tliciv private
upo .
possible, aud a!! should go to work at once to pre
vent tlie suffering mid consequent discontent
which must ntccssarily ensue, it this piaiu aud t - t n- i i •
.. • i: tine man was seen carried off by bts com
practical necessity is disregarded or ueiateu. . J
It gives us pita ure to add, that we believe the- j panions.
Clothing Iiur. au in this city, under the energetic j The l’ankees have finished the erection
and idicious management of Major Waller, with 0 f jl, e j r covered way between Gre< r " and
his efficient aidm Captains r erguson and l’utnev, , i- . i '~ n ,-
is rend, ring exceedingly valuable service in this j Wagner, and according t.. observations
essentia! matter. But it is evident, that to meet I from Sullivan s and James s Islands they
the demands of so great a body of men for tiie I now drive their teams through this new
winter, extraordinary exertions will have to be i pas6age t j )US sheltering them from our
made by the Quartermaster s Department * }. b rin . j » ,
[ Richmond IVhi". 1 lir c*—iheir sand cnibaukments around
- = | Wagner make very slow progress, the fire
Moral.—As the great Victory of the j Simkins keeping them on a continual
campaign sectns to be won, and that in dodge.
Georgia, will not onr planters let tts have
some Flour and bacon, and at lower rates?
The Soldiers have earned it with their
timent strong enough even to shame the
most strenuous advocates of the adminis
tration and its measures iuto loyalty ta
king upon themselves the burdens of con
scription. It was universally shirked and
by none more openly and shamelessly than
those who denounced all who doubted the
wisdom of such an enactment.
But the question conies up, how is the
administration to fill its armies ? It wants
men—certainly not less than 150,000 more
than the draft has realized. To another
draft there are many aud serious objec
tions. It would be submitted to, of course;
but it would naturally be looked upon as
a great hardship and would excite serious
discontent. Townships and private circles
have been severely tasked to relieve con
scripts, and another conscription would be
regarded as intolerable.
Kept) to " Uaiij Va*rrn ”
Atlanta .jriept. ” l, 1853.
Mr. Editor:—I am called upon by “Many Vo
ters” to express my preference lor Governor. .
My opinion on all public questions shall be ut- !
toi(‘<1 when demanded.
Whatever might be my personal preference for
ano'her, under existing circumstances, I feel it
The fire was undoubtedly thc work of an
incendiary.
The loss of these mills is very great to
the community. In fact their value can
not be well estimated in times like these.
The loss will especially be an irreparable i duty to ea-ft my vote lor Gov. Brown.
. . , i i In Ins election no cavil call arise as to the true
one to some thirty poor and needy fam- t posi(ion of Geor(ria . We know his proudest am-
ilies. who for, the past six months or more, ' bitiou is to keep our banner unfurled to the
had been supplied with flour gratis by Mr. ' breeze until our independence shall be won.
Baker. This deed of charity was a noble i . Whatever may bo the patriotism or ability of
■j ] i n ,1 . f either of the other candidates, they can do no
°‘ ie » had it not Deen foi this ine, , more; my judgment is therefore averse to the ex
would probably never ltsve been made periment of change iu this hour of our country’s
public. Mr. B. believes in acts, not pro- j peril.
fessions.
blood while you were starving them and
their families* Can you refuse, it? Will
you any longer be Lincoln’s best servants?
Now is the lime to repent of your errors.
The fleet, including the Ironsides and
Monitors, remained quiet yesterday at
their old anchorage.— Courier.
Bragadier Gen. q. A. Gillmore, now
commanding the arfiry operating against
Charleston, has been made a Major Gen’l.
Connundrum.—Sold.—It is well known
that during the siege of Vicksburg, the
wagon. ! pickets of the opposing armies, on matt}’
I parts of thc line, resolved to be friendly,
j Many, jokes passed between them, and
Y ankee and Rebel wit was tasked to see
who could best be “sold.” YVc chanced
to be passing along Gen. Lee’s lines one
night when the following conversation
took place between the pickets:
Reb.—“Hallo, Y'ank, I’ve got a conun
drum for you.”
Y ank.—“Out with it.”
Reb.—“Why are Yankee green backs
like the Jews ?”
Y'ank.—(after a long pause) “Give it
up.”
lleb.—“Because they’ve got Abraham
for their father, and no redeemer.”
A loud and long laugh followed, aiid
rebel wit was acknowledged in an invi
tation to step over and take a drink.
Gra. Howell (,'obb->tlir Grot-gin Stair Troop,
YVe are gratified at feeling authorized to an
nounce tlie promotion by President Davis of Brig
adier Geueral Cobb to the rank of Major General
and of his being assigned to the command of the
Georgia State foices, now being organized into
regiments, brigades and divisions in tills vicinity
The Anaconda and the Lion.—In
tbe early part of the wav a great deal was
said about ihe anaconda plan. Thc ana
conda is a dangerous creature, which
works slowly and crushes its prey when it
catches its prey, hut it waits for the prey
to come to it. General Rocscrans adopts ' The news of the merited promotion of this distiti-
the tactics of tlie lion, which goes in j guished and gallant Georgiau will be received
search cf the prey, selects a good portion, "fch “*»«“• edification by Georgians in tho
. ■ J * , b .. l. , ’ Confederate army wherever they may be, while
springs upon it and scout es it. lie is play- i we aro sure that no appointment to command our
ing the lion’s game in Tennessee, with the j States forces, which tlie President could have
success that follows boldness. I made, would have been, say the least of it, asjpop.
\r y- p , ular and as acceptable to them. We have con
n , . " ’ . versed with a number of the officers and men at-
Koseerans Spring upon his prey this tached to these forces, ami they all assure us that
time turned out very much like the bull’s : they are delighted with the knowledge that they
attack Upon the locomotive. It won’t do are to be led by General Cobb, and will euthusias-
tn nlav linn .. — . . > , ., tically follow wherever he may lead them to de-
to p.ay lion any mcc. v*et back to the fend j> orgia fr0!n the invading foe.
Atlunta Intelligencer, 22d.
talions, and electing Lofton Colonel,
Mangham Lieut. Colonel, and Captain
Nunalley Maj. each of whom are gentle
men of the first order, and have tlie con
fidence of tlie men under them. YY’e have
been honored with a visit at our camp by
our Major General, who is none other
than Georgia’s own son, Howell Cobb,
who gave us a stirring address, which was
listened to with matke-1 attention, as tho
Regiment was formed in three sides of a
hollow square, and received with every
evidence of satisfaction. After the ad
dress of General Cobb, the line was again
formed, and our Col. proposed to leave it
to a vote of the Regiment ou the “Bound-
arc Question,’ and requested all those in
ffavor of taking the whole State as their
! boundary , to step ten paces to the front
at the word “march,” and every man on
the grouud, without a single exception,
stepped to the front. But, unfortunately,
there was a part of 2 or 3 companies ab
sent on duty at the time ; and when they
eaine in and heard of the action of the
Regiment, were dissatisfied with the ac
tion, and sent in a protest to Gen - Cobh,
when we received orders on yesterday to
goto Rome on Monday. Our camp was
also honored with a visit from liis Excel
lency Joseph E. Brown on Thursday
unlv the single thought | UVC nine, who gave us a good old fashioned
How snail, I, by -the I ,. ° .. , . ,
■ ■- talk, as no one knows better how to uo
than he. And one would judge from the
vociferous cheering, that it went home to
thc hearts of the men. Well, 1 see Gen.
Cobb riding up to headquarters, and con
siderable stir in camp. I will stop and
go up and see what the rumpus is. Well,
here goes again. All the companies who
had sent in their protests or memorials,
were ordered out and • formed in line,
when Cen. Cobb addressed them in the.
most fervent, eloquent and patriotic ap
peal,it has ever fell to my lot to listen to,
after which, he paid a high compliment to
think^Tt'f)- L I ( -^ losc " lto had responded to the appeal
ogentlemen ' a few days before, and theu requested all
those who were willing to go with their
Regiment, to march ten paces to the front,
and about three-fourths of them marched
out, and about 30 to 35 remained, and
said by that act, we won’t go , but we
arc in hopes ere Monday arrives, they will
see the error of their ways, and go cheer
fully with thc Regiment. It is really a-
musing to hear the camp talk about the
proposed move to Rome Ga , viz: to guard
prisoners, public works, Government
stores, reinforce Bragg, go into Term, Ac.
YY'e are ordered to report to General
Jackson for orders. The Regiment have
done no duty here as yet, but guard the
Blue coats, sent down by Gen. Bragg;
and there has been quite a number of
them—variously estimated from four to
six thousand—and some of them very
impudent, and as hungry as wolves. Our
men bought several trinkets, and comfoit-
abies from them. Such as overcoats, oil
covers, Ac. The prisoners were all sent
forward this morning, and we are now off
duty, fixing to move on Monday. I’lease
send us your paper, for it’s like fine come
from home, lours, Ac.,
SCRIBBLER.
Y'our obedient servant,
E. P. WATKINS.
suakc and creep and squirm.
• Macon
Tel.
\ ery Discouraging.—A miner at
Pike’s Peak writes that the miners are
very much discouraged. They have
to dig through a vein of solid silver
four feet thick before they can reach
the gold. This indeed must be very
discouraging.
Gen. Lee's Position.—The Richmond
Examiner says that Lee’s present line of
defence is the strongest we have ever had
in Virginia. The side of Itapidan which
we hold is a mountainous ridge, which
falls off to low hills in the vicinity of Rac
coon Ford, but other parts of which are
the highest points in \ irginia, East ot the
Blue Ridge.
Major Jock Date tang’* Yi.wt of Fighting.—Ileru
is wiiat the celebrated Major Jack I) uvumsf said sev
eral years a^o, oil tlie subject of fi.^litiu-. True as
preaching, isn't it ?
“In the matter of fighting there is one thing I al
ways keep my eyes on, and I tonal General Jackson
oCthesanie way of thinking, and that i<, to depend loss
on folks who say they aie ready to shed tiie last drop
of their blood, than folks who are ready to shed tlie
first drop. Givd a man eight dollars a day to make
speeches in congress, with the right of free postage,
and you’ll hear enough of “last drop” matters: when
it comes to camp duty, then tli- “first drop” folks
have to stuud up to tiie rack at eight dollars a mouth!"
How Gen. Greug was shot.—Tho
Rebel, alluding to the way in which Gen.
Gregg was shot’ in the late battle, says:
Gen. Gregg’s horse became unmanagea
ble during tlie engagement, and rana^ay
witli him, carrying him quite into tiio Y an-
kee lines, when he was shot in tlie neck
and fell to the earth, where he lay for
some time insensible. Thc Yankees, be
lieving him to have been killed, cut Ids
spurs trout his boots and his sword from
his belt. But our forces, subsequently dri
ving the enemy from that portion of iho
field, the General was rescued.