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X ENTIIAL GEORGIAN. 3iiS5rii>i3ia3^a2»2ii3c) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1861 NOTICK. The affairs of the Central Georgian Office during mv absence have been, and will contin ue to be, under the immediate control of Mr. 13. T. Castellaw, who is authorized to collect and receipt for money due the office, and to attend to any business transaction connected therewith. J• M. G. MEDLOCK. June 5, 18G1. RgL.Mr. IVm. F. Pgurnell is the duly au thorized agent of the Georgian for Washington A Sqnint Towards Monarchy*. In remarks upon the correspondence between Gov. Brown and Capt. Bartow, some of the press of Georgia take the ground that this is no time to regard State Rights, and consequently condemn Governor Brown for his strictures upon the gentleman'who, actuated by a desire to have the prefix of “ Colonel,’’ deserted his post at Savannah, leaving his home to be defended by strangers, and patriotically (?) rushed to Virginia to repel the invader and get his Colonel’s commission. That this is no time to regard State Rights is, indeed, strange doctrine to present to Georgians. Now is the time, if ever, when State Rights enjoy supremacy. The act of secession would be a farce, if we are to accept as true the doctriue that State Rights are of secondary importance. The various Stale conventions of the seceded States have acted upon the premises that the States were sovereign, and if this were not true, we of the Confederate States would now be without a government, and occupying the position Lin coln and his clan assign us, namely, that of rebels. This plea, therefore of disregarding the sov ereignty of a State is not put forth because of its necessitv or right, but from some other mo tive the character of which is not so creditable. If we surrender the principle of State sover eignty, we at once disarm ourselves, and ren der a State ever after incapable of freeing it self from a government which has become op pressive to its citizens. If that right had been disregarded wc would now have been members of the Union. The Southern people will nev- Public Meeting. e r surrender this Tight, but still there are many The citizens of Washington county are in- | ^ ^ who wQuld much pre fe r to sec a con- vitedtomeet at the Court-house in S a ”‘ ! rolidated government, and of this number is ville, on Tuesday, the 2oth of June, at . 1 ‘‘i hc . wJl0 wished «to obliterate State lines,” in o'clock, M., to take measures towards investing , ^ stru , T ^ c . The editor of the Chronicle in Confederate bonds, and for other purposes, j ^ Sent ? n ° el js also par tial to this government. May 29th, 1861. j whenever the advocates of monarchy make The Annual Fair of the Planter's Club : U p their minds to see the excesses of the fiist of Hancock will be dispensed with this year, i French Revolution repeated on the Americau See proceedings of Executive Committee. j continent, and in the Confederate States, they Northern Humanity. The most atrocious and fiendish suggestion that has emanated from the hot-bed of demons ami cut-throats at the North, is that originated by the New York Tribune. The soulless edi tor of that vile sheet proposes to cut off the hands or fee.t of all the negroes that may be captured by Lincoln’s army in their invasion of the South, in order that, should they here after be reclaimed by their masters, their ser vices will be useless! The North has gone back to total darkness—the midnight of bar barism. Such devilish wickedness would have caused a shudder even in the days of Calig ula, the most cruel of a cruel race ; but now, in the nineteenth century,-—in the midst of the wondrous enlightenment of the great North that has boasted of its being so refined, so hu mane, and so intellectual—the mere mention of such a vile deed strikes the mind with un utterable horror. Are we not right in denoun cing such demons as beyond the pale of civili zation ? And arc-they entitled to be treated as human beings ? The North has commenced a war of exter mination upon the South, and we should be in Interesting from Virginia. A former editor of the Savannah Republi can, and who is now a rogular correspondent of that paper from the seat of war, writing from Richmond, underrate of June 10, says: It is impossible to say how many troops there now are in Virginia, and it would be indiscreet to say, if I knew; but I will venture to remark that your readers would be struck with admi ration and amazement, as the future historian will be, at the wonderful energy and activity displayed by the Government and people in bringing such a tremendous force upon the field in so short a time. Let the public, then, be patient, and rest satisfied with the convic tion that our civil rulers are equal to the cmei- gency, and that our unlitarv operations aie confided to leaders of approved courage and sagacity. . The First Georgia Regiment, Col. Ramsay, which arrived here last week from Pensacola, will leave to-morrow or next day for Phillippa, beyond the mountains. It is believed to be the best regiment in the Confederate service, owing to the hard labor, experience and train ing consequent lipon their long service at Pen- sacola. I was present at a dress parade of the regiment when the order to proceed to Phillip- pa was read. Col. RamSay addressed the reg iment in a few remarks, the last of which ^cre worth} - of Patrick Henry. Ho said that the no uiauner'surprised if Southern troops did not For the Central Georgian. Planting Matters. BT A MEMBER OF THE PLANTERS’ CLUB. Gladstone, Juuc 8, 1861. Mr F'lilor •—Our worthy President attached, I fear, too much importance to this communication when lie announced it as a forthcoming s,.ay. Instead of attempting anything so elaborate, 1 pro pose simply to submit a few disconnected observa tions, embracing as weU the results of my own ex perience on tbe subjects touched, as the sugprs.ions I have derived from conversations with other ^Observation I. Beverly Amos, as all Pinters should do, makes his own plow lines; and, as an Planters should do, but as very few, 1 apprehend, are able to do, he makes thorn last from two to three vears. Ilow does lie do it ? Instead of fast- eiiinXhe lines to the lmme, or to the loop cl tho backhand, or to any other point after leaving the bit. he attaches a leathern loop, some six to eight inches in length, to a fink of the trace about halt wav between the hameaud back band—passes the line through this loop, then on the inside of the trace on to the plow handle. The effect is not to wear the line by rubbing. Keeping it op the inside reciprocate their kindnesses. “ IV e can suc cessfully combat the Evil One only with such means as he uses himself, ’ is an old maxim, and it may find application in the present war. The Vandal Spirit in New York. A late New York paper—perhaps a Southern edition—divulges the fact that there are now in the den of harlotry and pickpockets two hundred secret organizations or clubs, holding clandestine mcetiugs, the aggregate number of members being over ten thousand—all well provided with arms ; having an artillery force of twenty to thirty cannon, and holding them- LATKST NEWS. [Special Despatch to the Savannah Republican.] The Lincoln Organs on the Battle of Hethel Church. Charlseton, June 17.—A batch of late New York papers have been received here, affording a most refreshing variety. They had heard of the battle of Bethel Church, and “take on’-dreadfully over the result. The Times says: “General Butler has no pru dence and General Pierce no courage, and the sooner this brace of Massachusetts barristers are dismissed to their pleadings the better. Lives are too valuable to be squandered to convert political hacks into heroes.” The Tribune says: “The war should be stopped and the Southern Confederacy recognized - , if we can’t do any better.” The Herald condemns the mistakes by which the Yankee troops fired on each other, and says the officers ought to be cashiered. The Now York papers generally acknowledge they were badly whipped. Butler has declared his intention to have satis of the trace protects agaiust wear and frazzle from l faction aud whip the rebels within twenty-four contact with outside injuries, such as from briers j hours, and bushes, roots, cornstalks—which arc too often „ : may be enabled to appreciate some of the j tl)e - [r devilisli acts. Printing presses slow to was here to wash, out his foot-prints in his heart's blood. He then concluded by pointing bis sun burnt band to the north-west and say ing, “There is the road that leads to the enemy —to-morrow we march.” The announcement seemed to electrify the regiment and the vast assemblage of spectators, who sent a round of cheers, not less for the eloquent Colonel, than for the good news contained in the order. Each man in the regiment, in addition to the ordinary arms, is provided with a bowie knife and a repeater, and they leave with the confi dent expectation of driving the enemy into the Ohio river. After reaching Staunton, the ter minus of the railway, they will have to proceed on foot over the mountains a distance of 75 selves in readiness to perpetrate acts of violence miles. They consider it a short distance how- se in, mi , tVirr»o+q ever, to any point where the enemy maybe upon Southern sympathizers. The cut-throats j ^ jj anisay is rep0 rted to have said hold meetings regularly, denounce such move- i tQ p - 13 re g; mC nt on a former occasion, that lie ments as they may regard obnoxious to their .1iti.m in lip “the first reeriment in this fiendish designs, and destroy the business and property of all those who do not favor them in blessings the attempt to put their cherished scheme in execution will bring upon us. I or ourselves, horrible as would be the scenes cn- acted, we would prefer that, to seeing a snob- ocratic privileged class established to lord it over and oppress the people. Right is right, and justice is justice—in palace or hovel, from exalted or lowly—no matter under what cir cumstances a people may be placed; and therefore, because we are at war is no more reason why the great principles upon which our rights as men are founded should be dis regarded, than if a ripple had never raffled the placid bosom of our existence. Men should no more violate the law, nor commit wrong in time of war than in time of T3@L>Tlie citizens of the vicinity of Irwin Vi Roads are requested to meet at that place on Saturday evening next, at 3 o clock, for tho purpose of taking measures to present a flag to the “ Gross Road Volunteers.” All are re quested to attend, particularly the ladies. Vigilance Committee.—It will be sccu, by the proceedings in another column that our citizens have appointed a Vigilance Commit tee. This is a good move at this time, and will prove beneficial in many respects. Tbe members of this Committee are all gentlemen of high standing. iVe were shown on Monday; a cotton stalk with several blooms, from the plantation nrnect of Mr. 0. B. Glenn. Mr. J. M. Sheppard ^ . * and h e w h 0 acts upon the wicked prin- brought in two or three yesterday from the plan- | * ^ ^ ]icenscs a disobcdicnce 0 f orders tation of E. S. Langmade, Esq. Mr, S. says • ^ & rio - and especially a chief civil, he observed blooms in his cotton as car \ as i officer ^ ;n find that bc ; s sc tting a perilous the 12th. j precedent, and one which the people of glori- Washington Superior Court is now j ous old Georgia, at least, will promptly and (Tuesday) in sessibn—His Honor AV. W. Holt | sternly repudiate- presiding. It is thought Court will adjourn j ** this evening or to-morrow. The attendance is ' thin. Very few attorneys are here, and, in- ; deed, we don’t wonder at it, for if other places have furnished as many of the legal profession for soldiers as Sandersville, they are unable to send out a great number on the circuit. There are nine Sandersville lawyers belonging to the Washington Rifles, now in Virginia, which, of course, would make ow representation in the Court-house q.uite slim. What to do with their Prisoners. The Northern savages are at a loss what to do with the prisoners they may take in this var. Their black hearts suggest hanging, but they fear retaliation; and so their Stygian press say they will only hang the leaders, and permit the others to go. Let them commence that mur derous game—which is only in keeping with their demoniac natures—and they will find that two can plav at it. Besides, when it is known among the Southern soldiers that such is the intention of their enemies, few prisoners will be taken on either side ; and this determinat on willjrender the conflict tenfold more deadly and Greatly shorten the muster roll of the Hessian marauders. The privateer brig Savannah, of Charleston, has been captured by one of Lincoln s flee‘, and her crew arc now prisoners of war, though the Northern barbarians call them rebels. It scarcely seems possible, to any reasonable man in the South, that Lincoln's clan will have the temerity, under the circumstances, to hang these men, however much their bloodthirsty souls may desire it. They have already hung several Southern men, but it has been done clandestinely. The capture of the privateer and the detention of the men is well known in South Carolina ; aud if the North—in the face of the declaration of England that privatcerin espouse the cause of the showman Seward, who is now exhibiting the famous Kangaroo in Washington, have a large share of the outrages of these midnight assassins visited upon them. We see it stated that the Vice President of the United States, the last Post Master Gen eral, the present Secretary oi the Interior, and the present Secretary at AA ar, >t'l commenced their career as printers. We do not believe it. Cameron, we expect, is tbe only printer among them. The rest may have been tailors, like Andy Johnson, or carpenters, like Douglas, or schoolmasters, like Seward, but as to ever be ing printers, that is mere pretense. If they were, their present unfortunate positions show what men may be brought to in this'changing world, and conveys a moral lesson of humility “ be not high-minded, but fear. - ’ Men can not always occupy the pinnacle of fortune. From a printer to a A ice President or Cabinet minister under Abe Lincoln—what a fall ! j Some allowance, however, must be made for I the weakness of human nature. Many prin- 5 ters have descended to being members of the United States Congress ; and two or three have reached the acme of imfamy by becoming governors of Pennsylvania. left iu tho way of tho plow. Now say you bavn t learned something. Observtion II. Swingle trees.—I purenased, in 1851, one of Foreman’s Iron Blows, and I have never pnrehased any better patent plow than it is, but the trouble with me and all patent plows is, that I never can dvplkale them without going back to the patentee and giving another patent price. When I wear them sufficiently to require repairs, aud scud them to the best smiths, they invariably come back with the adjustment altered—at least they don’t work as they did at first. And no re flection upon she smiths, either, for we have a nuru- bor in the county that I consider excellent. I ouly intended to allude to my trouble with patent plows. But I was talking, or set out to make an obsc-rva tion, on swingle trees. Let me got back to the sub ject—that is, if I cau remember what I was going to say. North-western News. St. Louis, June 16lh.— General McClellan ad dressed tho soldiers at Cairo yesterday. He told them the-y were the lenders of a great Western Army, and that they should soon have an oppor tunity of meeting tiie Confederate rebels. Chicago, June 16th.—Orders have been issued for twelve additional regiments from the North west, to rendezvous as follows; 4 at Quincy, 4 at Alton, and 4 at Cassville, ou the 18yi inst. Affairs at Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monroe, June 16th.—Wo havo no information hero touching the movements of the southerhers. , Foi tress Monroe is in reality completely invested Willi this Foreman’s plow tiiere was an ; by Hie rebels except, by sou. No ingress or egress iron swingle-tree. It was two feet in length, of a ; j s Ba f 0) aD d movements are impossible. liar of iron oue inch wide and a half inch thick, j “ ~ .. The loop which held it to the clevis was welded to . [.’ roin Fortress Monroe—Butler Vails the swingle tree, is of the same thickness with the j f or JJgL,. tree, and about three quarters ef an inch in width. J Butler The hooks for the traces were a part ot_ the tree, Fortress Moniioe. June l..—Geneia Butler and not movable and jingly, as is the liook of the has made a demand for 15,000 additional troops desired them to he “the first regiment world, aud the first in the next.” The Balance Sheet. The North is said to be vastly superior to the South, in pecuniary resources: so much so, that in tho present contest, they expect to swallow us down at one gulp. Everybody knows that tho ac cumulated wealth of the North is far greater than ours. But war is a rapid and incessant drain. It will exhaust any amount of accumulation unless the process of filling up accompanies that of emp tying. In other words, cut off tho spring aud the resevoir dries up. Now. tho spring of Northern wealth is commerce, aud it may throw some lignt oil the subject, to in quire whence that commerce flows. Statistics wiil show. We are compelled to resort, for illustration, to the year ending Juno 30, 1859, as the official statement for the year succeeding cannot be found iu the city, after diligent enquiry. But one year’s business is as good as another for this purpose. Tho following is a statement of the exports of American produce, and the imports of Foreign goods, in five Southern and live Northern States, foi* the year ending June 30,1859 : AMERICAS PRi DCCE ENTIRE FOREIGN EXPORTS. IMPORTS. Alabama $28,933,662 $788,164 Florida 3,128,650 2S6,9il Georgia 15,562,154 624,6-55 Louisiana 100,890,689 IS,349,516 So. Carolina 17,972,580 1,438,535 $21,487,831 §43,1S4.500 229,151,349 14,520,331 1,819,068 1,802,668 $290,507,910 common tree. My observation is that this tree, which costs no more than the common, has ren dered me as much service as any four ol the com mon tree. Observation III. The Tether.—This device of a ruder age might be rendered of great service in the system of agriculture pursued in this country. What planter lias not acre alter acre, or rood after rood, or even pole alter pole, of nice, sweet, rich grass, in spots an liis brandies or on his hill sides that are embraced inside the enclosures of his cul tivated fields, and which grow aud luxuriate and to eDaole him to cope with tho rebels. An artesian vvcH is being bored to supply tbe troops at tliis point with water. From Washington—Presidents Mes sage. ^Washington, juue 17.—Arrangements are be ing made, and will be completed in a day or two to prevent the publication of the movements of the Federal troops. The President is working on Ins message to Congress at its approaching extra session. He j ..„n nP n irr $I66,4s7,7o5 *3^, The-citizens of Wilkes county subscri bed 1,955 bales of cotton to the Confederate loan the other day, in a few minutes. The val ue of this cotton at $50 per bag is $97,750. Pretty good for Wilkes. Patriots inhabit that countv. How many bales will AA ashington county subscribe next Tuesday? AN c shall uot attempt to auswer that question, as wc made such a mistake in our calculations about voluntary contributions to the soldiers cause we cannot again afford to speculate upon such uncertain data. We believe, however, our pa triotic farmers will nobly respond in this mat ter. Nonsense.—There has been a foolish tele graphic dispatch going the rounds of the pa pers lately, to the effect that Gen. Beauregard had declared his intention of concentiating 70,000 troops at Manassas Junction, when, al ter suffering the Federalists to exhaust them selves in attempts to dislodge him, he would advance upon and overwhelm them. AN hen it is recollected that Gen. Beauregard is not the Confederate government, and also that such ^ ^ foolish bravado is not in keeping with the char- ennnen t to drop the mild policy it has hereto- ar-ter of that brave and accomplished officer, j fore pur3ue d in its dealings with the Northern Proceedings of the Planters’ Club our readers will at once perceive how ridicu- j ruffians. If one of our citizens be hun g’^ e j p ]antcr s’ Club of Hancock met. Pres- Ions the dispatch, is. AYe are astonished that i blood of a Northerner should atone for it. AN ar, , .^Th Thomas j n the chair, raddle like this should, find a place iu a South- ij 0rr j dj relentless war, is upon us, and war mea- | motionj ]£ r . g. T. Harris was appointed urcs. to the very letter, should be adopted. ; to write the essay'for the month of July, to be Confederate camps in A T irgin- ’’ ’ ” ’ A Low Newspaper Treasury.—The editor of the Attakapas Register in the last issue of that paper says: “After carefully counting over our cash bal ance on band, vr<r discover that we look exactly nine dimes and a five cent piece of having the equivalent of a gold dollar. Our cash assets,. therefore, are considerably below par, and if any one asks us to “stand treat’’ under the cir cumstances, we will have him takeu up for of fering to insult us without cause or provoca tion.” That fellow must have had a peep into our “till.” . lie couldn’t have given the amount of bullion in our vaults more accurately had lie “ciphered” for a month.—Georgian. For the Central Georgian. No Examination. The Trustees of Bethlehem Academy have determined to dispense with a public examina tion, at the close of the first term. A patriotic public will require no other ex planation, than, this is no time for festivities, not even literary ones, when our friends and relatives, and oven the students of the school, arc far away on the soil of the “ old Domin- ” or perhaps, ere this, fallen in the defense Massachusetts §16,036,603 New York 104,726,-.46 Pennsylvania i 5,278,635 Khode" Island 292,090 Vermont 295,659 , $126,029,533 While, then, these five Southern States exported of Americau produce Their foreign imports were only.. A diffcrence*v,f How was this hundred and forty-fi dollars paid ? Wc shall sco. During the same period, these five Northern States imported And exported of American produce §166.487,735 21,487.631 $144,999,91 4 i-c million of §163,878,8 dry up and waste because he cannot venture to take stro „„ ,.round in favor of a vigorous put his cows or horses on them for fear that, even ’ t He war, and call for large levies when guarded by a servant, they will, when they | P f Rt , diliona] troops . have led awhile on the grass and waxed sauc}, ; ^ entire reserved force is to be ordered to stampede and run over the growing crop. Don t j , . . you often, in riding through the form while_ the j Washington. Missouri Affairs—Gov. Jackson Pre paring to figlit— Reported engagement Of foreign produtes tlisy exported not piracy,~and notwithstanding the strength j of Southern independence. Tho school eser- r J t it! «-• *11 \\ noerl X7 and position of the Confederate forces-should j ciscs will close AN ednesday the 19 ^ of J '’ C > commit the foul crime of hanging prisoners of to be resumed again Monday ^^fjuly war, they may assuredly expect a Moody retri- | unless I too am called away to the deiense of button. It is time—aud so think thousands of people in the Couiederate States for our gox- mv Southern home. GEORGE AV. SPARKS. Bethlehem, June 11, 1861. ern newspaper. Fast Day Was properly observed in Sandersville. Bus iness of every character was suspended, and the doors of the shops and stores closed,. At I0J o’clock our citizens repaired to the Metho dist Church, where an appropriate sermon was delivered by Rev. AV. S. Turner. . AVe gather from our exchanges that the day was generally respected throughout the Con federate States. This shows that our people rely upon Heaven’s aid in this great struggle. If “ He be for us, who shall be against us ? ’ Public Meeting. It is possible that the proceedings of the meeting on Monday may not meet the cordial approbation of the people of the county. AVe had hoped that the unenviable position Of be ing the ouly county in the State that had re fused to contribute voluntarily to the relief of their soldiers would fall to some other than AVashingtou. There were many good and' gen erous citizens present with money in their pockets especially to contribute to this cause. However, we suppose a desire exists to ascer tain, by law, precisely how much patriotism there is in the county. The proceedings of the meeting will be found elsewhere in this paper. The AVur News Is and has been, fi>r several days past, high ly favorable to our cause. The Confederate troops have defeated the Lincolnites in evC-ry skirmish and battle, and crowned Southern arms with glory. Full accounts of the great est battle yet fought-Great Bethel-w.ll be found in our columns. has been evacuated by our Spies throng tin ia, but wc hear of none of them being expelled or punished. Napoleon and General Jackson thoroughly understood bow to deal with a savage enemy, and we can readily imagine their course under tiie- circumstances we have mentioned. The rules of war are inflexible, and cither of these $15,891,714 Leaving a balance of £147,936,669 Here we have one hundred and forty eight mil lion?. excess of Northern imports, and one hun dred and forty-live millions, excess of Southern exports. These hundred and forty-five millions are expein ded in buying foreign goods and “Yankee uotious,” at the North, which are paid for by foreign bills of exchange, drawn against, tiiis balance of exports; and thus the Northern importing States are furnish ed with remittances to pay for their foreign purclia ses, practically far better for them than an equal amount of coined gold. Take these annual hun dred and forty-five millious from New York, Phila delphia, Boston, and Providence, and where are your Northern “sinews of war?”—Augusta Con stitutionalist. Retaliation. THE CONDITION UNDER WHICH WE ARE TO FIGHT THIS wail The judicial murder of the citizen Latimer, if he haa a trial at all, inaugurates the most horrid necessity of civil war—retaliation. AYlieu, in the war of the Revolution, Col. Ilayuo was executed by the British, under the sentence of an incomp--’ tent military tribunal, tho officers of the Southern American army unanimously called, in writing, upon Gea. Greene to retaliate upon tho British of ficers who were captive. Greene notified the Brit ish General that lie would retaliate, not upon mili tia, but upon British regular officers; aud heat once clapt up several of them in close confinement with a view to their execution. This cured tho mischief. Uuless our govir.nncnt adopts this plan, uot simply for the protection of our soldiery, but crops are growing, wish that the favorite cow or tho family horse had tho rich plats of grass that meet and please the eye? If you do, learn the use of the tether—the horse and tho cow know it al ready. It is you that arc- the laggard and behind the times. A strap of soft, strong leather fourteen inches long, inch and a half wide, buckle at ono end, will go twice around the horse s or cow’s foot between the lioof and fetlock. To this strap at tach u good hempen rope about tiie size of the fourth finger, fourteen feet or even more in length. Tiie rope maj- be lengthened as the animals be come more accustomed to your object. Drive down a stake firmly in the center of the plat that you want the animal to graze on, and fasten the rope to the stake. Be careful that there must not be ever, a twig, much less a stump or tree anywhere in rite circle which the rope as a radius will describe. There must be no thing which will raise the rope off the surface, for then there is a chance for the animal to wind it around its foot and throw itself. There must be no tree or stump, lor if the rope, while the horse is circulating around his center, comes in contact with a firmly-resisting obstacle, it is obvious to a moment’s reflection that the ten dency and effect of such resisting force is to draw tiie foot of the horse towards tiie point of such force; and if it is a stump or tree, nine times out of ten the animal will continue under tl:£ affluence of the first direction given him by this lorce, and will go on winding himself around tiie stump or tree until. !us_ tellier is exhausted and the animal as firmly fastened to the tree as if he had been tied there. ' . I have a fine acre or two of Bermuda grass iu the enclosure in front of my house, iu which enclo sure I plant corn and peas and have fruit trees, and (J course canuot have horse3 loose on the ground. The fine grass, pud my fondness for seeing a good hio e and a good cow eat such grass, led me to : adopt the tether—the expedient so common with j emigrants across our western prairies. I have done with great benefit to my horses. AA'hen not , working them I can keep them fat ou the grass, ! which would be lost to them without the tether. There is no possible danger in the use of it. AN hen I commenced using it I tied them out near trees, j and have had them to wind themselves up so tight that they could scarcely move, and yet I have nev er had one to fall with tho rope or to get at all hurt. I have three very good milch cow?, worth twen ty-live or thirty dollars each. If they wero well broke to the halter, so that I could lead them to Ahe rich spots of grass ti at I can find in the unsub dued cornels and branches of my cultivated fit-id^, I should set double the value upon them. I am regretting every day what they and 1 both lose be cause they are not broko to the halter the tether comes natural. Stook, sook, or so huzzy is all published in the Central Georgian „ The President appointed Mr. T. J. Smith our citizen?, we shall hear of the most brutal out- nrepare the essay for August; Mr. AVm, E. rages and murders every day. And no army, of- * L n ■ l T» T IT i n r T-xr 4‘rxi. i ^ .xr. r.n ttmII Vxrx nrillirirp fn firrllt. lir.lpRS thiA Bird, for September ; Rev. AV, I. Harley, for October; Mr. Jno. T. Berry for November; and Mr. Thomas M. Turner, for December. Mr. D. AA r . Lewis then entertained the meet ing for half an hour, with some interesting re marks upon tbe subject of tbe best small grain as a substitute for corn. He was replied to by Miv H. T* Harris. creat captains would have ordered tbe destruc- , — *---- , . fion of. a whole regiment of prisoners in retal- j Some very interesting facts (to the Secreta^at iation, or hung a spy upon the least, possible proof, with as little compunction as they would have shot a wild beast. Generals in command of armies near an enemy’s territory, need to be- made of such muff; and if it is ascertained, by actual experience, that such men command tbe Confederate troops in Virginia, it will do much to quench tbe thirst for blood among tbe North ern butchers. AVe have tbe utmost confidence in our generals, while cur enemies entertain a reasonable fear of their ability.- Of one thing else wc are also satisfied t The crew of tbe Sa vannah are from South Carolina, and if they are harmed, that gallant iMate will never lay down her arms until they are fully avenged. The Northern fiends may as well understand this, first as last. Change of Tune. The Hartford (Conn.) Courant—a Republi can sheet of the ebon hue—says public opinion at the North is gradually settling down in favor of the recognition of the Southern Confederacy by the Federal Government. AVell, the South ern people will be sorry to hear this. AA r e had hoped that the thought of a bloody and pro tracted war, and that, too, as a matter of ab solute necessity” on the part of the North, Of wouH not so soon become .. <» them,, as a strong desire pervades the Southern mind to learn them a wholesome lesson, wh’ieh, the cause of this, of course we cannot know here, t^^onlideSe ! however, their cowardice seems likely, atpres- evacuation, perhaps, in a.fbw days. i ”' x least) were disclosed during the debate, which was participated in to some extent by other members ot the Club. On motion, it was , Resolved, That the Club will hold no Annu al Fair the present year, owing to the unsettled state of affairs in our country—-but that the monthly meetings of the Executive Committee be continued, and for the s" »er and autumn months, will be held at .u Fair grounds—to which mcetiugs all members of the Club are invited. ,. Ou motion, the President appointed the tol- lowing, as the subject of discussion at the next meeting : “ What is the cheapest and best mode of keeping our stock during the winter? Adjflurned to 3d Saturday in J uly T lOo’clock, A. M. JAMES THOMAS, Pres't. E. Cain, Sec’y. Glorious News. Norfolk, June 12, 7.30 P. M.—AA'e Lave no further information yet as to the supposed bat tle of this day, at 12 M., on the Peninsula, ana no more particulars a3 to the battle of the 10th. All quiet here. A telegram from Petersburg, just received, states that a gentleman front Manassas has reliable authority for reporting that, our troops being re-iuforced, have com pletely routed the enemy at Phillippa, killing and wounding one hundred of them, besides capturing a number of prisoners, large quan tities of arms and ammunition, with several cannon. Our loss was very small, and our troops are now in full possession of Phillippa. AATiat Mrs. Lincoln is Doing.—Old Abe’s better half seems to be going on in all respects as if there was nothing wrong in public affairs. She holds a levee every evening at the AVhite House- all that is necessary is to sernLe. card, and admission is obtained. She receives in the Blue Room. ficers or men, will be .willing to fight, unless the conditions of wararo equal and reciprocal on both sides. Further, the murder of Jackson, defending his own house against the marauder—the execu tion of Latimer, tor tho simple discharge of the same duty—the horrid excesses which have been perpetrated at Alexandria aud elsewhere upon life, honor, and all that is precious to civilization, puts the aggressor totally out of the pale and protection of war, law and humanity. The Zouaves deserve no better fate than to be shot down unsparingly iu their tracks—no quarter allowed them—and it takeu, bung outright—not as soldiers, but as out laws, murderers and plunderers. The wild justice of retributive vengeance, in all such case-, must supersede ordinaty forms, and technical pleadings and common jurisdiction ; and every prisoner now iu our hands should be held in close Uuvesie, as a life bondsman, pledged to doom and execution, at tbe tidings of one Southern soldier or cjtizen hung or butchered by the remorseless enemy. Nothing less than this will bring these laud pirates to their sense?. This justice, promptly administered, un sparingly and sharply as the offence, a ill cure the evil, and check the sanguinary thirst of these ma rauding demons for the blood cf our people. Let it be done, and quickly.— Charleston Mercury. A New Yankee Speculation.—The Augusta Chronicle says:—The Lincolnites are now broad - ing the idea of capturing the Southern slaves, not to free them, but to sell them , to Northern task masters, for the purpose of paying the expenses of the tear. With all their hypocritical cant they never were the friends of the black man—but sun ply enemies of his master. And there is not a ne gro in all this land that would not fight to the death if necessary, before be would be tom from the master and mistress of his affection, of those whom he has raised from childhood, and who now take care of him in his old age, or of those who have guarded and protected him from infancy, and be sold into the hands of these Yankee masters Returning Reason.—By a letter received in this city yesterday, says the Charleston Courier of Thursday, we learn that a great reaction has taken place amoug the moneyed men of New V ork aud Boston, and that petitions are now circulating to be laid before Congress, asking the peaceful re cognition of the Southern Confederacy, and the es- taltf"’Ament of amicable relations by friendly treat- je's T, 1 '" 1 - petitions set forth that unless the war is broughtow ve.y speedily, New York and Boston are cities- St, Louis, June 17.—Gov. Jackson has taken charge of the State troops, and will make his first stand at Boonville. Rumors are current that tho Convention u ill be called together immediately. The State Treasurer, after a brief arrest by the Lincoln troops lias been set at liberty. Ben McCulloch is reported to be at Fort Smith, Ark., with 10,COO troops; lie is also reported to be in Benton county. Ark., with 5,000. Twelve Illinois "regiments are stationed within two hours’ march to St. Louis. Two thousand State troops are at Boonville, well prepared for a fight. . The Secessionists have full sway cn both sides of the Missouri from Boonville. A skirmish had taken place near Independence, iu which the Federalists are said to havo been worsted. . The Federal troops arc moving westward from various points, and the patriots are burning the railroad bridges to check them. Army New?, &c. IliOF.RSTOWN, June 17.—Six hundred Confeder ate troops are .- till remaining at Harper s Ferry. Gov. Wise is moving forward with a largo force to oppose tho advance ot McClellan. The Southern pickets are again visible opposite Williamsport. The Southerners have buried seventy locotaOLtves ou the railroad. At Alexandria to-day the mercury stood at l“o degrees in llic shade. Louisville, June 17—It is reported that Gover nor Mao-offiin lias issued orders that no Tennes seeans be allowed to occupy the Kentucky islands on tho Mississippi. Harper’s Ferry Has Been Fvacuated. Richmond, June 17.—Pusscngors have just ar rived here, who crossed at Harper’s berry, Sunday forenoon. They state that the Confederate troops evacuated the Ferry, blew up the fortifications, and blunt the bridge. Tennessee Election—60,000 Majority for Secession ! Lynchburg, June 10 —The Uniou vote of Ten nessee is smaller than was anticipated. The State has gone for Secession by at* least sixty thousand majority. From Manassas Junction.—Gen. Beauregard havin'* arrived at Manassas Juuction, an order was read announcing that he had taken commaud the training mine~bave', and 'that won’t lead them j of tho forces at the point. The U00 P 3 eat ^!’f j s safe!v through cultivated grounds. Tho tether, of j tically rccetvea the General ou li.s arrival, and his course should be to the fore foot. ! presence has infused fresh ardor throughout the Observation IV. The best teams of mules—I j whole command, mean tho teams in tho best condition—I have seen i Ono of Lincoln’s Body Guard has been taken this season in the- plow, were kept all the winter ! prisoner and brought into camp. AV hen token he mainly upon the stalk and seed of the repudiated J “ " fi "° nn su^ar millet. This crop will make if sown any time aslate as the 20lh July. It will make when no other grain, planted or sown as late, will make. I have no seed lor sale or to give away; but as the year and the times call for a large provender crop, let all adopt the best expedient they can to iu- crcasc it. . I could extend such chat ns this almost indefi nitely, but ouo of the wisest men I ever knew, in private and practical life—old Bennett Htllsmau— once told me, when I was trying to extract from him all ho knew of tho facts of a caso in which I was counsel and he was expected to be a witness, “ never to tell all I know at onco.” I have found it a good rule, and on that principle I now close this— thing. Respectfully submitted. ’ DAA'ID AV. LKVYIS. A Recipe for the Times —I have tiie opportu nity of knowing that many persons are using flour who cannot procure lard; and as the times are hard I will give a plan for making bread which I, at all times, regard as infinitely better than bread made Ulllua, luuaiu aa niuiniv.«j j aauiuv.»v. — • • • * m of hog grease and physic (soda salaratus, cream 1 j M to Bonds at will, and tho Bonds again into ireas- tartar Ac) a 'n,n=o convertible bonds. quantity of flour to be used, with salt it taste; pour upon it boiling water, stir Take the added to sui , . . _ with a spoon, aud when sufficiently cool to handle, place the dough upon ?. board covered with flour, and roll it to the thickness of half an inch, cut abo il the rame w d h, and roll it rcinl with thi hand as you would marvels: then bake in a hot stove or oven (covering tho vessel with flour.) uu- lil brown. This bread will be light, nice and sweet. It rises upon the principle of expansion by heat. Persons who imagine that they cannot eat bread which does not contain fat aud drugs, may use butler or syrup, and the most cultivated taste scarcely observes the difference. This I haves°en tried upon the most fastidious. A egetaRIAN. Columbus Sun. How IT AVorks —The telegraph this morning announces that Hon. John McLellan, of Illinois, is in Washington City urging the Government to pur chase the provisions aud grain of the suffering merchants and farmers of his State. So it would seem that while, by their embargo at Cairo, they are endeavoring to starve out the South, they are really bringing distress upon their own people. We are seriously of the opinion that this embargo business will in tho end prove of great advantage to the South. But another season, the planters ol the South, by a diversity of crops and a proper at tention to hog and cattle raising, will place an eter nal embargo upon all future shipments of produce aud grain from tho North. This embargo is to them a salutary, practical lesson, and oue winch they will never forget. By all means let the em bargo continue.—Memphis Appeal. rgp A woman committed suicide in Cincinnati the other day. Reason: destitution. Cincinnati is furnishing men and money for the subjugation of the South, and her poor are starving to death in their miserable hovels. God keep the Northern poor, for they arc unable to keep thcmscivcs. was mounted on a fine horse, and stated that lie was on the way to visit his wife who lives near the Junction. , _ . , _ The Federal loss in t.ic battle at Fairfax Court House is variously estimated from five to fifteen killed, and ten or twelve taken prisoners. It is supposed a number wero killed who- were carried off One of the wounded, whoso thigh was broken bv a musket ball, lias since crawled iu and asked the protection of our'troops.— Portsmouth Tran script. Subscriptions of Cotton.—AVe are inclined to the belief that a very material error exists with re gard to the Bonds to be received by planters ou the transfer in lieu of the proceeds of their crops, or so much thereof as shall be subscribed to the Confederate States. Perhaps wo have done our 6hare towards causing the mistako. Ail subscriptions or crops stand in the light oi a loan to the Government-on Bonds to run for twen ty vears and bear interest at 8 per cent per annum The Bonds are not convertible into Treasury Notes, as some seem to suppose. Holders of Treasury Notes may convert them " ho Bonds again into Treas ury Notes if desired. These convertible bonds, however, are a different security from those issued to crop subscribers, and are tho only Bonds, which together with Treasury Notes, the Banks have re-, solved to receive on deposit.—Savannah liepubh- THE FIGHT* At GREAT BETdEts. AVe take the following extracts from the Rich 1 mond (Ya.) Dispatch oi 3aw 13 : the attack. Our Colonel stood with glass in hand and soon discovered the glisteniugs of bayonets coming from cover of the woods and up the road. As Soon as they had arrived about one thousand yards from ns, they planted two catlnon in the road, one in the woods and several in the field, to our left, all of them being guns of heavy Calibre: As soon as they were seen in position, Major Randolph gave the command, and their splendid Parrot gun belched forth a shot which took effect on the col umn in the road and did considerable damage; this was replied to by the enemy from their gun in the road, and replied to by Captain Brown’s bat tery iu the field. The action then became general, and the deafening roar of the guns was all that could be heard for an honr—our shot taking good effect, that of the other side not having hit a single man or gun, all being aimed to high, doing gresc damago among the boughs of the trees. Col. Stewart’s command were placed fifty yards on the ri"ht of Captain Brown’s battery; to serve as a protection to them, and we soon saw the approach of a company of Zouaves of a New York regiment; advancing under cover of some houses, and a large orchard to the right of the field. The A r irginia Life Guard were ordered to rise and shoot them, as our position had not been discovered , the men of the first platoon rose, and taking deliberate ain-i fired; the shots had good effect, seven of the Zodaves falling, two killed and remainder found ed, as we ascertained afterwards by findiug tho bodies of the dead. We immediately drew upon us the fire of the Zouaves and one piece of cannon • but our men were undaunted, and between every fire of the dastardly crew they rose by the file and fired. Nearly every time a man was felled. Our guns being the Enfield rifle gun, were very effect 1 ivc. The entire force of both sides then came into action, and to men unaccustomed to such sights the scene was sublime. After the first fire all tiie hesitancy and trepidation incident to the first bat- tle was over and every man frit eager to give them a salute. There was a cessation of firing for five minutes, whep our guns commenced again, and constant and rapid firing was kept up for one hour more, our guns working beautifully aud doing great damago. The shot of tho enemy wounded three of our Howitzer aud ouo of the North Carolina regiment men. During this engagement tiie howitzer gun in the field was accidentally disabled by the breaking of the vent wire in the touch-hole and had to bo hauled in the woods and abandoned; and Colonel Stewart’s command was ordered to close in upon the fortifications, and defend the interior of our camp as wo moved off. A regiment of infantry was seen to tile up the road to the south of our position, in order to get in our rear, and several cannon were ordered to the toad through which they must pass The cannon were supported by the commands of Col. Stewart and Oapt. Mon tague ; but they did not make their appearance aud wo remained interested spectators of the third attack, holding our position iu our trenches, and prepared to defend the ravine and tbe road to the South and West of our fortifications. Tiiis attack was made a few minutes after 12 o’clock, and was the most .severe of all the day’s work. Our guns commenced again, and after ex changing shots for fifteen or tweuty minutes, the euemv formed in column, ono thousand strong and uuder command of a brave looking General, well mounted, advanced over the road, over the bridge, and up the embankment on the Southeast. Every man looked ou with breathless interest, as the charge was a brilliant one. As soon as they were in good range, our battery opened, and the first fire struck the head ol the advancing column, and crashed through from rank to rank. They attempt ed to mount tiie embankment, but our infantry rose, and thev were repulsed with great loss, and so discomfited that they retired with a double quick movement down tbe road. The Colonel commanding in this charge was seen to reel in Ids saddle. The battery again exchanged shots, and the action closed with six men wounded ou our side. It was one o’clock, and tiie enemy showing no disposition to commence again, the dragoons were ordered out and found the enemy retreating with all speed towards Hampton. As they pursued them, they scattered like sheep, and the wounded and dying fell on every side of tiie road. It was a pitiabie sight, and os our men came back they were picked up and carried on litters to our camp and cared for. The battle was now over, having c mmenced at 9 1-2 o’clock, A. M., and continued till 1 P. M. One of tbe wounded of the enemy said lie would . tell the truth before he died, and say four thou sand five hundred were engaged on the part ot tho Federal troops, and five hundred held in. re serve, and the dend and wounded were two hun dred : while on our part there were only iwelTo hundred men, and at no time wore there more than eight hundred engaged, During the engagement, Col, Magruder was in every part of the field, and displayed consummate generalship and courage, directing every movement iu i ersou, and expossng himself with a recklessness which was seen and admired by all in camp. incidents of tiie battle. The enemy, when they first approached, tried to keep up their courage by repeatea cheering, yell ing like so many savages, which the writer of this beard distinctly, while our men said not a word - r but with uplifted hearts to the God of Battles, stood silent and courageously, awaiting them. .One of the Captains of the advancing coulmn of the enemv approached near the N. C. Regiments lines, aud, standing on a log, cheered his men. He was seen, and a private in one of the compa nies took deliberate aim, and lie fell dead. The roan ran out and secured his sword as a trophy of liis valor. . » The Howitzer Battery, under superintendence of Major Randolph, elicited the cheers of ihe entire soldiery, every man performing his part with the celerity of practiced gunners, ahd eften exposing themselves upon the parapet to see, as they said, the enemy’s eyes, so as to take aim. In a word, no man ou tho ground could express how much of tbe result of our victory is due tiie howitzers. Late in the evening the encampment was broken up and we returned to Yorktowm. Long live Magruder, Hill, Stewart and Allen, il lustrious leaders in this, our first great battle and glorious victory! while to God, thanks be given for his providential care aud suppoit. C. P. It., Life Guard. Selling A'irginia Negroes in Cuba. A\ e have hem u from various sources that a large number of the negroes who have been captured by the North ern invaders on the peninsula, have been sent by them to Cuba, to be sold, ar.d that they declare their intention to make the sale of negroes one means of defraying the expenses of the war.—Kick. Dispatch. Tub Vert Latest.—A gentleman who reached here on Monday, direct from Jamestown says it h as been positively ascertained up to yesterday morning bv persons residing in the vicinity, that tiie Yankee loss by the engagement of last Monday is over 500 killed. But few of 564 missing ut roll call last Tuesday have turned up, and it is now thought, they never will in tiiis world.—Pttertl’urg ( Fa.) Express. ps- The Northern people are beginning to get sickof the war. AVe are assured, by a gentleman just returned from a brief sojourn North, that lm found many opposed to its prosecution, aud in fa vor of a peaceful separation. A few months more aud the Yankees will cave.—Nashville Patriot. Gfn Henninbsek.—We learn that this gentle^ man will probably be chosen Colonel of the Ninth Georgia Regiment, now rendezvouses at AtUnta He is a private in a company from Barite count} More Tisoors.—It is rumored that another re qnisition for two thousand Georgia troops has been made on Gov. Brown, Missouri.—Governor Jackson, of Missouri, has issued a proclamation calling for oO,000 troops to expel the Lincolnites from that State. jQp The Cotton Planters’ Convention met in Macon yesterday, with a highly respectable representation in attendance. AVe hope to publish an official report of their action in our next. AA’e understand they adjourned their next regular meeting to November, and voted to postpone another deputation to Europe un til the restoration of peace. They have caller a general Convention ot the Cotton Planters ofUeorgia, at Macon, on the 4th July next, to take action upon the Subject of investing Cot ton in the Confederate Bonds, and of sustain ing the Government, and have voted to invest alf the funds of the Association in the same securities. Hon. HoWell Cobb, the President, was detained at home by sickness in his family. —Macon Telegraph, June 12th. Cotton Statistics’.—Tbe fetest’ reports froth Great Britain show that fee Consumption ot cotton for the current crop year has dimmish- ed an averago of 5.200 bales per week, or 270/- 409 bales for the year, owing to the high price and the commercial depression. The stock m Liverpool, May 24, was 1,112,000 bales, suffi cient to supply the weekly consumption at tho last average (43,600) tor more than 25 weeks. Besides, there were at sea, bound for Liverpool, 120,000 bales from the United States and 290,- 000 hales from Bombay, or supplies for nino weeks more—thirty-five weeks in all, A Peace Ambassador.—The Paris Mouteur of the 15th of May, contains this announce ment : “In consequence of the perplexity into which the great and powerful cotton interest is now plunged, it ought not to surprise any to learn that doubtless very soon an eminent Eng lish stamesman will visit the L mted States to make a pacific proposition to the contending parties there. It will be a personage towards whom all eyes will be turned as he undertakes to perform his task.” Aberdeen, (Miss.,) May 25.-To the Editors of the Avalanche:—This is something that * probably worth knowing. There are butYew per sons who know that shota gun with a brfl to lit . the same as a rifle, with patching, will throw a bait from four to six hundred yards, with as much and accuracy as a rifle. Moulds for ‘ 6e, " l d uB ly made. I shot a common double-barreled gun against Colt’s rifle, and I won the nearest sliot tob hundred and fifty yards Nearly every man ha gun, aud by this means he has as deadly weapon ^ LUIS UICZ’.uj - anv that can be made. Jf 0 Yours, most resfeci. A. B. Dash*. an enemy as doubts it let him just try it fully,