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night presented bv J. M. Vernon, of Tenn. /lemlved, That to facilitate and simplify commercial calculations in tbe country, we recommend that tbe (' mgres® of the Confed erate States pass a law regulating coins, weights aii<l measures, and that their b;>i shall Ik. put upon a decimal ratio, with ap propriate denominations. Mr. Garmany offered the following, which was pas^ied: Resobetl, That a committee of five be ap pointed to examine and report upon the plan of a vessel proposed by J. H. Butt®, L-q., f>r the breaking of the blockade, and the effectual opening of our ports to t* Fr.-e Trade.” I he President appointed, as that commit tee, the following gentlemen ; Messrs. G. W Garni any, G. B* Lunar, B B. Lewis, \V. K. lieiitjt and T J. Kerr. The following additional Delegates arrived during tne day, and enrolled their names : \l>niy outcry, Ada •—1 St. i.iiuaiji, jr. Scott jville, Va—J W. Maion, J. . Tyler. Albemarle, Va.—Perton t. ( Columbia, .‘j. t —\\ . Sliivar. Appaluehitff la, Fla.—\V. T. Wood. Monroe co., Ga—.Vl. \V. Newman. Charleston, S. C.—W. B. lieriott, B Mordecai. Kershaw DisL, 6 (J.—C. J. Shannon. Kit'Uitoti, Ga.—B. F. Adams. Charlotte. X. C —J. 11. Wilson. J. J. Blackwood, J L. Brown, S. A. Cohen, W. d. I*. Irviu, Al. L. Winston, Dr. K \V. Hutchinson, J. 11. Carson, S. P. Alexander, Levi Drucker, Dr. J. 11. Gibbon. The Convention adjourned at a late hour, to meet iu Montgomery, Ala., on the first Monday in May next. Mr. Gray, offered the following as amenda tory to the resolutions passed on the subject of the modification of the Sequestration aot whicli passed. That iu the sequestration of the jinjerty of Alien anemias a due provision ■di'Mihl be made t<* make the property us such Alien enemies a.s have sous in the army of the Confederate State® sequestrated for the 1. netif of -aid sons serving as soldier# in *aid array. The committee appointed to examine and rep*rt upon the plan of the vessel, submitted by J. 11. Butts, Esq , made the following re port; “that tli-y have examined the plan nub mitted by Mr. Butts *ud approve the same and recommend it to the favorable consider ation of the Government, as mell as to that of private individual- and capitalists, believ ing that the same will he an efficient mean# of accomplishing so desirable an object.** Tbe standing committee submitted the sot. lowiug report, which was adopted : “iu as much as a plan has born presented bv a gen tleman of this city for building a vessel cal culated to render great service iu the public defence. Rrtnlveti, That the Convention open a -übacription for the purpose of putting the a mac in operation. The stundiug committee al*) made the fol lowing report: “ AV*Vm/, That we invite the attention of all our aeaporta and large commercial cities to the itt|Mitanee of a direct and iminediat connection with the coni and iron mines of North Carolina, and as a military and com mercial necessity urge a connection by Kail road with the Confederate Arsenal at Fayette ville thence hy the Fayetteville and Western Railroad to the coal and iron nones on Deep river ; and also the importance of Kailrnad c uunißukation between Alooterev and Deca tur, Aia.. pcnctratin r as it will coal and iron deposits of immense extent and \*iut\’’ The committee submitted the following report which was unanimously adopted : “ Rt wlted t That m order to encourage the imp o tat ion of articles liecessarv in the pres to! exigency of the country, return cargoes • •ught to be furnished to ail vessels introdu cing commodities withiu the Confederate Slates, by European nation 3 , the accumulation of -tocks in seaports mi large interior cities being at the same time regaided impolitic/* Air. Lamar, by permission of the Conven vention offered tbe following resolution which was adopted : R‘ > Jmd, That we respectfully recommend that the Postmaster General take such steps, at .is early day as practicable, a may lead to the establishment of postal relations be tween the Confederate States and European governments. Air. IW resolution iu regard to the ex port duty upon cotton was taken up, and af t r much discussion at was, with au amend ment offered by Mr. Chambers, of Ala-, laid upon the tabic. Mr. Bibb of Ala., offered tbe following resolution, which was adopted : JirsiJmi) That when this Convention au* j..urn T that it adjourns to meet in the city • t Montgomery Aia., on the first Monday in 31 ay next. Mr. Lawton offered the following resolu tion. which was passed : Rr*nivrtl, That the newspapers of theCn federaie States be respectfully requested F> publi'h the proceedings of this Convention. Mr. Bass moved that the proceeding# tx published in pamphlet form, which motion prevailed. The Macon Chamber of Commerce pro p<-etl to publish tbe proceedings at their own expense. Mr. Knot offered the following #hich was passed; Rrtu/fftiy That the thanks of this Conven tion be returned to the several llailroad com panies who have furnished it* members with roturu ticket* free, to the city of Macon for the use ot its City Hall, and the citizens of the city who have extended their hospitali ties to the delegates. Mr. Deßow offered the following resolu tion, which was panned, connected with a pro position on his part that tbe publication of tbe same would be at his own expense : Ret* 4 red, That the memorial of a citizen of Virginia upon the subject of free trade, c -ins, weights, measures, taxation, pilot laws, etc., Ih* rt-eoin mended to the attention of the several Stat-a and commercial cities, aud be printed am ng the proceedings of the (Va- YCUtioU. Air. Duncan offered the following, which was adopt*-*! unanimously; That the flunks of this Convcn t .11 are hereby tendered to the Presidents of the Convention, the Vice-Presidents, to the Secretaries, aiisi to the Macon Chamber .f Commerce for their services, attention a iJ courtesy to this body, snd thrir zeal in ac t •mpli'-lting its objec* . T‘r. !d nt Andrews re-ponded to the re -o lntion ..f the Convention in relation to Lim ..‘lf. with touching eloquence and grace.— lie ®./d he might well covet at such a mo ment the happy faculty which enables its possessor to acknowledge jK-rtincutly aud t>>t ungracefully manifestations of kinducse, *o g ii. roiis, so courteous, a> he had been the recipient of, hnt laying no claim to any such endowment, he l*egg<-i! simply to express to the ( ‘ invention his honest, cordial and hearty thank®. No spectator of the assembly which for tlie past few days has gathered in this hall, could fail to have been struck with the array of character, intellect and solid interest which it ptywpted. An embodiment of the •xpoueuts of two great interests in our young C mfederacy, commerce and agriculture, had left their aecustnined pursuits aud come up here to counsel with each other foi the sole .rood of the country. There were no hunters tfter popularity here. There had been noex rraneous ends to serve, but honest, earnest purposes. It was refreshing and full of en couragement to witness the spirit which per vaded the discussion. [Applause ] 1 here had beeu fervor aud heat, but it was tbe fervor and heat of patriotism. F.res had been struck lrom the anvil of debate, but they were the purifying fires which burned before the altar >.f our country. [Applause ] The Convention would adjourn to meet tgain in Alabama. There i® a beautiful le gend of our fair sister State which tells us that the early pioneers therein were so attract ed with her chain:®, that they forgot their Ihtrcwkx, when reaching her pleasant waters and sealing themselves on the verdant banks • hereof, exclaimed “Alabama” —If ere we re.it? {Tretnendeous applause.] May time prove that there was a prophetic significance in the place designated, and to those of ua who may be permitted to gather at the next meeting, may the grateful aouud come up from peaceful rc iters, under every “ vine and fig tree,” our country is delivered ! Alabama! Alabama! [Applause.] Commending you to the lienedictive influ ences of that Gracious Providence, in depen dence on whom our work was begun, is eou tiuu<-d, will, we trust, be ended I bid you, 1 gentlemen, respectfully, wai inly, and affec tionately, farewell! [Continued applause.] D. Hubbard, of Ala., and several others made pit and humorous addresses, and the Convention adjourned in excellent humor.— The whole proceedings were marked with pleasantnesa and good feeling. [onietAL.] ELECTION RETURNS. Vote for Governor, 180 L. B K “ /. ? 7. S X eevN'Tift. 5 5 rorxTiES. s. H >; H Appling, J.®p<*r, Zit* 240 B.fier, 108 12 -tetterson, isil 838 Baldwin, 24 j 83S Jones, 176 27 4 Banks. Johnson, Berrien, I .aureus, yl 135 Bibb, 4oS 02s Lee, JBO 155 Uivaa, 72 132, Liberty, *207 Bultouh, 274 104 f.incolii, 111 104 Burke, Slit'. 135 Lowndes, *2lt* 118 L nt®, 38 t 42 Lumpkin, 2*3 471 Brook#, ti<">s 141 Macon, 153 228 t'alhoun, 134 38 Madison, 25*i 143 Oamden, Marion, (Dmplieil, tt*6 18” Mclnto.li, 79 47 **irroii, liMtl 371* Meriwether, 543 3bf I’lNf, Catoosa, Monroe, 420 382 Charlton, 111 l# Montgomery, Chatham 1071 1087 Morgan, 181 201 Chattooga, 352 31s Murray, l‘.*o 393 •Chattahoochee, 337 9o Muscogee, 012 285 Cherokee, 760 516 Milton, 30 234 Clark, 273 428 Mitchell, 372 75 C!*y, Xewton, 625 528 Winch, Oglethorpe, 258 371 CoSh, 1335 893 Paulding, 789 182 Coffee, Pickens, 439 281 Colquitt, Pike, Coweta, 721 432 Polk, 2<*l 810 Cr awford, 354 58 Pulaski, 899 121 Columbia, .... .... Putnam, 212 189 [Clayton, 271 241 Pieree, 167 145 | I)ade, ...Quitman, 251, 84 Decatur, 448 247 Habon, 287 71 I DeKatb, 641 30(2 Randolph, Dooly, Richmond, 74'* 748 i Dougherty, 118 197 Screven, 94 187 • Dawson, Spalding, 867 427 ! Early, Stewart, 427 274 i Elbert, 337 282 siunter, 41S 319 ! Kilineham, 9l 198.8chley, . Emannel, Talbot, 432 275 !£;boL>, 166 1 Taliaferro, 14* H 9 • Favetle, 643 164 l’ainall, Fannio, 424 18s Taylor, Floyd, 542 626 Telf-ir, 171 l.H> FranLlin, Terrelf, 168 237 Forsyth, 6.>u 34” Thomas, 275 345 Fnhon, 1083 976 i’owns, 156 158 ixilmer, .... .... I roup, 210 662 Glynn, 183 190 Twiggs, 245 80 Gordon, 772 46R CJuioo, 510 98 Greene, 221 359,L’pson, 3P.1 299 (iwinneft, 794 497 Wa!a.er, *2O 505 Glasscock, 97 9"j Walton, 686 370 I Hala-rshaiu, 252 224iWare, 220 75 Hall, 794 497| Warren, 388 179 j Hancock, 249 17* Washington, 41<t 356 : Ilarralson, Wayne, 35 95 Han ia, C>< >4 SXVWebiter, 168 172 Hart, 446 82 Whitfield, 456 839 Heaid, 419 243 Wilkes, 154 252 Henry, 6<*7 826 Wilkinson, 548 177 Houston, 409 195 Worth, 274 31 Irwin, White, Jack, on, 585 443. Wilcox, 184 2 Senators Elect. J. Chatham, Bryan, Effingham—Geo. A. Gordon 2. Liberty, Tatnall, Mclntosh—S. M. Varnadoe. -5. Wayne, Pierce, Appling—ll. 11. Fort. 4. Glynn, Camden, Charlton—John M. King. i. Coffee, Ware, Clinch—Thomas Hilliard. 6. Echols, Lowndes, Berrien—T. B. Griffin. 7. Brooks, Thomas, Colquitt—J. L. Seward. 5. Decatur, Mitchell, Miller—T. A. Swearingen. 9. F.ariv, Calhoun, Baker—S. S. Stafford. JO, Dougherty, Lee, Worth—D. A. Vason. :J|. tJUj, Randolph, Terrell—O. J*. Anthony. 42. Stew ml. Webster, Quitman —Jos. Hilliard. 13. Sumter, Schley, Macon—T. M. Furlow. 14. hoot*. Wilcox, Pulaski—D. J. Bothwell. 17, Montgomery, Telfair, Irwin — 16. twr.'iii, Johnson, Emanuel— Jno. B. Wright. 17. Bulloch, Scriren, Burke—J. T. Shew make. 18. Richmond, Glasscoe*, Jefferson—W. Gibson. 19. Taliaferro, Warren, Greene —M. W. Lewis. 20. Baldwin, Hancock, Washington—B. T. Harris. 1 21. Twigg®, Wilkinson, Jones—D. N. Smith. 22. Bibb, Monroe, Pike—G. A. Winn. 23. Houston, Crawford, Taylor—S. D. Killen. 24. Marion, Chattahoochee, Muscogee —W. M. Brown. 25. Harris, Upson, Talbot—J. B. Kendall. 26. Spalding, Butts, Fayette—Win. Mosely. 27. Xewton, Walton, Clarke—John Billups. 28. Jasper, Putnam, Morgan—J. K. Dver. 29. Wilks, Lincoln, Columbia—L. M. Hill. So. Oglethorpe, Madisou, Elbert—J. 11. Echols. 31. Hart, Franklin, Habersham—J. H. Patrick. 32. White. Lumpkin, Dawson—Wier Boyd. 33. Hall, Banks, Jackson —Samuel Stephens. 34. Gwinnett, DeKalb, Henry—S. F. Alexander. 35. Clayton, Fulton, Cobb—A. J. Hansel!. 36. Meriwether, Coweta, Campbell—J. 11. Gaston. 37. Troup, Heard, Carroll—W. P. Beasley. 38. Haralson, Polk, Paulding—J. M. Ware. 39. Cherokee, Milton, Forsyth 40. Union, Towns, Rabun—S. Y. Jamison. 41. Fannin, Gilmer, Pickens —James Simmons. 42. C-s, Floyd, Chattooga—D. R. Mitchel. 43. Murray, Whitfield. Gordon— -44. M aiker, Dade, Cwtoo**—ll. A. Lane. RfprfStftUlivesa Appling—A. P. Snrreney. Baker—W. I). Williams. Baldwin—L. 11. Briscoe. Ba tits—• Berrien—James Griffin. Bibb—L. X. Whittle, J. 11. R. Washington. Brooks—O. L. Smith. Bryan— Bulloch—David Beasley. Burke—J. M. Reynold®, F. B. Gresham. Butts—l. W. McCord. Calhoun—.l. W. Roberts. Camden—H. J. llovaL Campbell—J. 11. Cantrell. Carroll —A. T. Burk, Thoitir.® Duke. Cws®- Warren Akin, Samuel Sheets. Catoosa—L. X. Trammell. Charlton—O. K. Mizeff. Chatham—T. M. Norwood, It. T. Gibson, t'liattahroehee—E. G. R tilord. Chattooga—D. D. Dumas. Clierwkee— W. F. Mullens, W. W. W. Firming. Clark— Clay—* Clayton—J. B. Key. C.iach —W. S. Tomlinson. C db—G. X. Lester, X. B. Greene. Coffee— C dumbia—lt. a Xeal, W. A. Martin. C *k|iiilt —Henry Gay. Cuwieta. J. T. Brown, T. Kirby. G. aw ford-Jacob I .owe. Dade— Dawson—J. L. Heard. Decatur—J. P. Dickenson, Kedar Powell. DeKialh—M A. Candler. Dooly—H. M Key Dougherty —S. L. Barbour. Early—J’ W. Hightower. Echols—J. S. Johnson. Effingham —T. R Hines. Elbert —Hobeit Hester. Emanuel —John Oarerstreet. Fannin —Jeptha Patter-on. Fayette—John Favor. Floyd—Z. B. Hargrove, G. S. Black. Forsvth —F. M Hawkins. Franklin—A. W. Browner. Fulton —J. J. Thrasher, C. A. Pitts. Gilmer E. Fain. til, -cock -Allen Kdley. Glynn —A. E. Cochran. Greene—L. D. Charlton, A. A. Jernignn. (Jordon— Gwinnett—L. A. McAfee, T. P. Hudson. H.,bershani---J. H. Wyly. Hall—ll. W. Blake, W. P. Smith. H aneocl. —C. W. Dubose, A. J. Lane, llarmlson—ll. F. Speight. Karris—A. G. Jones, F. Hargett. Hart —J. E. Strickland. Heard—R. H. Jackson. Henry— Houston--Levi Ezell, G. 17. D. Rice. Irwin—o. H. Cook. Jackson—James Lindsey, 11. 0. Gideon. Jasper—J. W. Burney. Jefferson—B. S. Carswell. Johnson— (4. W. W. Buell. Join-s—Benjamin Barron. Liiiireiij Robert Robin-on. Lee— W. A. Jones. Liberty—J. B. Mallard. Lincoln—J. E Dill. Lowndes- W. D. Howell. Lumpkin- J. J. Findley. Macon- W. H. Felton. Madison—G. 11. Bird. Marion—J. F. Rushin. Mclntosh Meriwether—J. J. Hussey, J. A. Render. Miller—J. J. Swearingen. Milton—J. W. Xesbit. Mitchell—R. F. Bacon. Monroe—E. G. Cabaniss, Edmund Dumas. Montgomery— Morgan— Joseph I.eiamond. Murray—ll. McCamy. Muscogee—J. A. L. F.i-e, A. J. Robinson. Xewton—l*. ‘l'. White, Lewie Zwdiry. Oglethorpe— Mial Smith, P. M. Stevait®. Paulding—X. X. Beall. Pickens—E. W. Aired. - Pierce—B. Henderson. Pike—T. S. M. Blood worth. Polk—J. F. Dover. Pulaski —ft. X Mitchell. Puttiwm—T. G. Lawson. Quitman —E. 0. Ellington. Rabun—F. A. Bleckley. Randolph —O. I‘. Beall. Richmond—(J. T. Barnes, William Schley. Schley—W. ft. Stewart. Screven —E. R. Gro^. Spalding—Janies Lavender. Stewart—Samuel Walton, T. R. Scott. Sumter—W. J. Reese, J. W. C. Horne. Talbot—W. B. Spain, M. J. Mulkey. Taliaferro—P. B. Monk. TaticUl—A. B. Eason. Taylor— W. J. V. Mitchell. Terrell —Daniel Lawhon. Telfair—Duncan Cameron. Thoma-.—P. E. Love, B. B. Moore. Tow.is—tJeorg.- Smith. Tiou;. —X. Ij. Atkinson, B. 11. Bighorn. Twiggs -11. R. Slappey. Union—W. (J. Bint. Upson—Joel Mathews. Walker—A. B. Culberson, Adam Clements. Walton—A. B. Whitehead, 11. liaygood. Ware —L. W. 11. Pitman. Warreu—E. Lasenhy. Waidiington—J. S. Hook, W. J. Irwin. Wayne—S. 0. Bryan. Webster—John P. Beaty. W’hite—J. J. Moore. Whitfield— Wileox—Thomas Gibbs. Wtlkes--W. D. Walton. Wilkinson—K J Cochran. Worth- Daniel Henderson. From the Mobile Daily Tribune. SM| tips! ration. The act of sequestration has stirred up our community to that extent that we learn a petition is being circulated asking that the dehtsly due Southern citizens be allowed to re main in stahi yito until after the war, as per the law of nations in such eases made and provided. The law r of nations places debts due by an alien enemy to an alien enemy in abeyance during a state of war. This law has been overridden by our own Congress, and our own loyal citizens deprived of the benefits of the law of nations which required the wisdom of ages to establi®h. The only means <>f business left the mer chants of the South is the stock of goods which they may chance to have on hand.— It matters not what may have been the capi tal of those merchants heretofore, it is all out in the hands of their debtors in the South, and is as unavailing to them during tlie war as if these assets were not worth one dollar. The sequestration act, however, requires of each Southern citizen either to pay the vast, debts due to the alien enemy in money, to give security for its future payment and an nual interest, or he must be sited to judg ment, and his property put under the ham mer and sacrificed, as sacrificed it will be if put to sale iu times like the present. Dut few merchants could pay their debts due to the alien enemy if they were to sell for cash every dollar of goods they have and pay over the proceeds. Every practical man must see at a glance that payment now is impossible. Who can give the security, the next alter native presented ? (and this alternative i> at, the option of the court.) Not one Mer chant in a thousand; the larger merchants generally owe more from having purchased more than the smaller merchants. No man of any prudence would now stand security for the best mercantile establishment in Mobile for liftv thousand dollars; there is much less probability that the smaller mer chants can give security for a less liability for the same reason. The next and last alternative (and one which the court may iu its descretion impose, refusing security if it, choose, if the money is not paid down) is for the party to be sued to judgment, and bis property forced to sale by the marshal under the hammer for cash.— The most desirable property in the city or country, would not, under a forced sale du ring the war, bring one-fourth of its value ; thus the Southern merchant is to be bank lupted by bis own Government, which should shield and protect him in such a crisis. But, says the law, parties shall have Ihe benefit under this act of any stay-law provi sions existing in tlie State where the debtor resides. If there be no repeal of this obnoxious and unjust requirement by Congress, each State will be under tbe necessity of passing a stay-law similar to the one in Mississippi ; to wit: that al! legal process for the collec tion of debts, shall be staid for twelvo months after the termination of the war. Thus the States will have virtually to throw the panoply over her people, which the law of nations had provided and wdiich ha® been removed by tho Confederate Govern ment. The merchants cannot /*//, and they can not >/icc seenrit tf. What then ? Shall they ini jo h</. We trust, not. We hope the Re ceivers and Confederate Judges, seeing the disaster about to l>e brought upon the people, will either conclude to let this branch of the act be held in abeyance until Congress meets next, month, or that they will at once ask ol the Attorney General instructions, (whose powers are by the act made to be largely discretionary in prescribing the men?us oper aiuli of the law,) to so direct iu the premise?. I see no possible way by w hich this south ern debt can be changed in status during the war, without serious detriment to a large and valuable class of citizens in the Confederate States. It were iufiuitely better for this class of our citizens, in a pecuniary point of view, to flee the country, if they could do so, and car t ying their remaining stocks with them, than to remain and be sacrificed by this law. Then i® it not a hard ease, the war (whose burdens are most cheerfully borne by us all) first de prives us of collections; next, it has deprived us of business to a large extent. There is but little business; every one very properly economises to the last dollar, and we have al! we can do to keep soul and body together; to purchase meat and bread, and to pay the taxes which Government must have. But hard indeed must be the hand of that government which in the face of all these, passes a law which deprives a large class of loyal subjects of the very, and only, means by which they can live aud pay her revenue. If there be not some speedy remedy, there will be an uprising amongst the people: they cannot stand the exaction of this feature of the law. Let every citizen hunt up and sign the memorial, and let the Judjre und Receiver do what they can for a remedy. Tlm* Cii'<‘i!iii*tuicc ot tln* Itcalli of Col. Washington. We take the following from a letter to the Cincinnati Commercial : On Friday afternoon, about four o’clock, a small scouting party was sent out to recon noitre on the right branch of F.lkwater, which flows some miles upon our right. — They had not left the outer pickets post fif teen minutes, when a party of seven rebel horsemen approached them. The comman der ol the rebels rode leisurely a few paces iu front of his escort, and seemed totally una ware of any danger. Our scouts w aited un til the party came within short range, when, from some inexplicable reason, the coming party took the alarm, and suddenly turned their horses’ heads to retreat. As they did ®o, however, the Federal party fired, an<l the officer, who in the retreat was in the rear, fell from his saddle. His escort tied, leav ing their commander wounded and dying upon the roadside. The Federal party ran up to the wounded man, and found him partially raised upon one hand, attempting to grasp his pistol. A.s they approached, the dying man smiled faintly, and said, ! •How are you, boys? give me some water.” i One of the jtnrty placed his canteen to the soldier’s lip®, but they were already cold in :death. A litter was made, and the body carried to headquarters, when an examination of his {>erson was made. .Judge, if you can, of the surprise excited, when upon his clothing was found the name of John A. Washington. — Four halls had passed through his hotly, two entering either lung, and any one inflicting a mortal wound. A flag of truce was sent the next morning to the rebels, offering to return the body and all the Colonel’s effects. It was met by Lieut. Col. Stark, of Louisi ana, who was coming to our camp to demand the body. \V hen told that Colonel Wash ington was dead, Colonel Stark was very deeply affected, and for some moments was unable to speak at all. He finally said, “Col. Washington’s temerity killed him : he was advised not to go where he did, but was on his first expedition, and extremely anxious to distinguish himself.” Col. Wash ington was attached to the staff of Gen. Lee, as engineer, from which it is judged Gen. Lee in person commands the forces in our front. llo.x. Warren Akin. — The Atlanta Coufeifcrary says of the election in Cass county : “lion. Warren Akin and Samuel Sheafs were elected Representatives in the Legislature. Col. Akin was not a candi date, and all the while protested that lie was not and would not be ; but the people elec ted him anyhow, by nearly 200 votes more than Mr. Shouts received. This is a com pliment of which any one might well be proud. We learn that he will accept the trust, since the people of the county have thus elected him. “We learn that various members of the House are urging, and will urge, Col. Akin for Speaker. He would make a good presi ding officer, anti is eminently worthy of the distinction.— Corner Stone. J. E. Holmes. —Among the slain at Pen sacola appears, the name of Mr. J. E. Holmes, a printer and a member of Atlanta Typographical Union. It has been remarked that in all probabil ity no one vocation has supplied so many volunteers, in proportion to its numbers, as that of the printer. We have not a doubt but that this is so. Among the first to en ter the ranks in defence of the honor and the rights of our beloved section aud Republic was tho subject of this notice, a respectable and respected member of the Typographical fraternity. While many more widely known, with more friends and influence may have fallen, or may fall in this great con test, there will none fall who were actuated by a more ardent patriotism, or greater de votion to the eause. He sacrificed his life for freedom—tbe greatest, the most influen tial, the wealthiest in the land can do no more. Let, the patriotic and the honorable fraternity to which hebelonged, at least shed a tear to his memory. —Atlanta Confute racy. A Father in Israel has Fallen.— The Columbus “Corner Stone says: John Bethune, the father of the Editor of this paper, died on Friday last, iu the ninty secoud year of his age. Os no man who lias lived or died, could it be more truthfully and emphatically said “lie had made his peace with earth and with Heaven.” He had set, his house in order and waited the coining of his Lord ; his illness was short and without suffering, his body sleeps in the grave; bis spirit rejoices in the presence of God. He was a native of Scotland, but was brought to this country when quite au in fant, residing first in North Carolina, and afterwards for many years in Georgia. He had long lived in our midst, and was univer sally respected for his sterling qualities and Christian virtues. New York, Sept. ”o.—The steamers Per sia and Saxonia have arrived with over $200,000 in specie. The Persia, as before stated, passed the steamer Great Eastern on the 10th, (two days out from Liverpool,) in a dam ged con dition, putting back. The nature of the damage sustained by the monster steamer seems to have been very severe : “Both ride wheels gone, all her boats but, one carried away, bulwarks stove and rudder damaged, and rolling heavily.” Cosiki.kratk Sk.natorl—We hope the Legisla ture of Georgia will, in the election of Confederate senators, follow the example of the “good old North Slat ■*,” Lotus have two respectable gen tlemen who have not heretofore made th* ir living tv politic*. The country is tired of party hacks. Let us have new men—give us honest men—re gardless of past party divisions.— Southern Wntrh inau. Journal £ fp^cngcr. J. KNOWLES and S. ROSE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. M A <<)N. GEORGIA: Widncsday, (Ictober 23, 1801. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FAVORS About four weeks since, we sent a number of our accounts by letter, to subscribers whom we knew to be very well able to respond at any time. We have only heard from two of them —one who enclosed the amount due, and the other divided with us for the present. We hope this will meet the eye of the others, and that they will do like wise. All such favors are duly appreciated. — I here are many others whose accounts have not been sent, whose memories will remind them of their indebtedness of many years, whom we hope will give this attention. We call specially on those living at a distance, who raise their hundreds and thousands of cotton bales, yet have been very neglectful of such small matters as their dues to the Journal & Messenger. THE I'EOPLI] vs. € AITCHS. At the .solicitation of numerous persons attached to different political parties, Hon. HOWELL COBB, of Houston, has consent ed to become a candidate to represent the Fourth Congressional District in the first Congress of the Confederate States. Oct. 16th, 1861. Third Congressional District. W. H. ROBINSON, Esq., of Macon county, is a candidate to represent the Third Congressional District in the Confederate Congress. mr, The GRAND LODGE of F,A,M. will convene in this city on Wednesday next, the <oth inst. FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE We would refer the reader to the advertisement of E. 0. Lranxiss, Esq., in to day’s paper. Mr. G., it w ill be seen, takes risks upon life as well as projmrty —a very good and safe mode of securing one’s family against, want, in these uncertain times, should the father be called away. Many widows and orphans have been secured against want by these provident institutions. In 18fy, we learn from the report of one company, nearly $82,000 were paid upon these policies in Kentucky alone. The subject is one worthy of serious consideration to all those who would “provide for their own households” something against the day of need. THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CONVEN TION. We publish to-day the proceedings of this body entire. Many of the measures recommended arc highly important, and will doubtless receive the early and serious attention of the Confederate Congress. We have rarely seen a finer looking or more respectable body of men than the one which assembled iu our city lust week to deliberate upon the best interests of our common country. Much weight will be attached to their recommendations. J3P” We were gratified to meet with Capt. R. A. Smith of the Macon Volnunteers, last week, who is at home on a brief furlough. His command we are happy to learn, are generally well. THE ELECTION Two weeks from to-day the voters of the Con federate States will he called to cast their suffrages for Electors lor President and Vice President and members of Congress. Great unanimity of feel ing lortuuatclv exists in regard to the distinguished gentlemen named lor the two highest offices in the Republic. We presume lint one electoral ticket will be presented in anv of the Confederate States In our own, we hear of no opposition to the one presented by the which nominated Judge Nishkt. Whilst many opposed that conven_ tion, ami look upon such bodies as u-eless, if not positiv. lv pernicious, in order to preserve harmony and good feeling, they will, we trust, cordially vote for the electoral ticket presented, composed, as it is, ol most worthy gentlemen. In regard to the Congressional election, we believe there are opposing candidates in most of the districts—in soma ot them, several. We hope the people will weigh well the importance of this election. Never whs there a time when the country so greatlv needed the services of its Lest men, as the present We want safe, practical, thoughtful men to con trol the affairs of the Government in all its depart ments. Let the people look well to this and discharge their duty religiously, as iu the fear of God. If they would secure the Divine favor upon our young Republic, let them quietly, but decidedly support those who respect the sacred obligations of religion, and revere the God of our fathers. None others are worthy of the suffrages of an enlightened Christian constituency. CHANGE BILLS-CITY MEETING- A meeting of our citizens was called for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of authorising our City Council to issue Change Bills—Col. J. If. R. Washing ton was Called to the Chair. The general | sentiment of the meeting seemed to he unfa-! vorable to the principle, hut willing to adapt it as a matter of necessity, to relieve the wants of the community from the scarcity of ypeeie change, and as a substitute, for similar bills now issued in Savannah, Augusta and Charleston. The Council were authorised to issue to the amount of twenty thousand dollars, but we trust it will never reach one half that amount. The hills will he taken in all dues to thecity, and redeemed in Bank hills, when presented in the amount of live Dollars. STREET ENCROACHMENTS. We see that these are grouted Mil! to our citi zens, conditioned that they make aids walks, &e. But do all thus favored comply with the atipula i tions? Is it not a notorious and arnuoying fact, j that those living on Walnut and above Second street have been turned out into the muddy high way, to accommodate one or two individuals —this too against constant remonstrances? If persons are thus permitted to override the decisions of Council and disregard public convec ience as well as the comfort of a populous neighborhood, it is time to let every man put his fence sand hone* s where he pleases. COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S REPORT. We are indebted to I’. Thweatt, Esq., the able and efficient Comptroller General, for an early co py ol his Annual Report for this year. Wo have not space this week to extract trvun it as largely as we could desire, but shall lake occasion hereaf ter to transfer to our column? some interesting items. The total receipts for the present political year, are $2,005,it;1i1.4>4 dis’omseiu *nta for the same period, $1,955,751.32. The tax valuations for IKb 1 amounted to st'.43,SoSf ,998, and lor 1800, $(',72,322,777. The depreciation of slaves from ; last year is $30,<>79,3t>5 —ar,d the average valua-. tion was $590.33, against s*>72.Gl last year. The j decrease in the value ot town lots is 10,711, and j the increased value of city ami town property is $371,281. Merchandise tall* off $2,150,570. Mo ney and solvent debts increase $5,025,019. Oil the whole the financial cqnditiqn Qf one State Go vernment ia very encouraging. THE EXTORTION ERB. Several articles, of a pertinent and pointed character, written for a different latitude, but which, we are sorry to learn, are not altogether inapplica ble to this, will he found in our paper to day. In our recent visit to the up country, we happened to overhear a conversation in the cats, carried on in broken English between sundry sharpers, who had been into the interior to gather up “fragments’ out of which to indulge their love of gain. We were informed at Rome that the country had been scoured by such sharpers—getting from the patri otic lint credulous farmers and their wives, and country dealers, clothes, bedding, goods, A un der false pretences, at small price, or for nothing, that they might huckster it off at exorbitant pro ! fits. Such scamps deserve to be cropped and branded and eeut to Lincoln’s Kitchen Cabinet. The Montgomery Advertiser gives these beastly sharpers the following broadside: Parties not content with stocking the market in Montgomery, have gone to the villages and towns adjacent to this city, and attempted to get in hand all the meats, candles, soap, shoes, coffee, cloths, &0., at prices so high as to convince any one that * their only object was to control the market, and sell at their own prices. Cases have actually been reported in which men had represented themselves as agents of the Government to get needed sup plies. Wassuch apostacy everdreamptof by any but a political Migrate? These things have even been done in Montgomery. Shall they lie kept secret in t oider that such men may grow rich at the expense of the blood and sacrifices of the country? We cannot express the utter loathing which every good citizen feels for the abominable creatures who have degraded themselves to such extortion upon the necessities of their own people at a time like this. We can compare them to nothing better than jackals and hyenas of society, who live and fatten upon things which disgust and sicken the rest of mankind. Compare these beasts to the great heart and soul of our population who are : staking their lives and fortunes upon the issue for If liberty and independence. Look at the noble wo men of Montgomery, who are toiling night and dav to supply our brave soldiers with clothing and uni forms free of charge! Contrast these men with the hundreds of patriots, of this country who have jioured out their money, and meat and meal like water for months at a time to the soldiers and their * poor families, amLin what light can we view them except as misanthropes, or vile ulcers upon the body politic? They are worse than thieves and robbers. They are in no respect better than the hireling tools of the Northern despot. They ought to be pointed at, scourged and spit upon when they make their appearance upon the streets. Let them remember that, the eye of public vengeance is upon them. Forestalling and monopolizing are public offences both in the eye of the F.ngli-h and Un- American law, and if the Grand Juries of out courts shall do their duty, they will have a plenty to do finding bills against this class of offenders. Doubtless they do not fear punishment, indicted by the regular process of law. But there is a law that may tie brought into requisition in the absence ot the ordinary process; it is the first law of Nature — self preservation. The people are obliged to havt ihe necessaries of life, and if they are held and stored away by greedy speculators at such prices that they ought not to be bought, then an outraged community will demand the use of these articles at . a lair market vaiue. The speculators may think they will evade the scrutiny of the public neeessi ties through tiansportation, storage, agencies and under-sellers, but we warn them in time, that the eye of the community is open, ami it’ they would save themselves they must do an honest trade. We have a pretty full list of this class of persons in our mind’s eye, which we have abstained from publishing for the present, to see if they will nor save themselves the mortification of publicity. H\ e cannot promise, however, to resist the pressure ot the community much longer on this subject. There is one irresistible feeling among us tn ferret oui and punish the piratical speculators, and if they do not open their articles soon at consideradlv mo derated prices, no men or induence can stand the torrent of a iust retribution. THE FIRST TESTAMENT Rev. Dr. Mums, the learned book editor c>f the Methodist Publishing House at Nashville, Ten* nessee, in the Christian Advocate of last week, say s: I have the pleasure of announcing the comple tion of what I suppose is the first edition of the New Testament stereotyped in the Southern States. We have, indeed, printed several editions of the Bible in the South, but they were ail stereotvped elsewhere. The proof-sheets of our Genealogical Bible were read by me, but the work was electro typed in New York. After Mr. Lincoln established his blockade e: iffie Southern ports, and laid an embargo on out trade, we found it impossible to procure Bibles, or plates from which to print them, from the Ameri can Bible Society in New York. We were there fore reduced to the necessity of manufacturing them for ourselves. While Kentucky maintained her quasi neutrality, our Book Agent procured through Louisville, a font of new agate type from Philadelphia—alas! that we have no type foundry in the South —aud determined to issue, without delftv, ail edition ot the New Testament, with special reference to the supply of the army. We congratulate Dr. Summers upon this noble and pious achievement, lie deserves, and will doubtless receive, the thanks of the religious public. WAR NEWS. F.re this we anticipated that there would have been more than one general and decisive engage nient between the opposing armies in Virginia, Kentucky and Missouri. We should not be greatly surprised if both armies in Virginia close the earn piign for tliL'. year with a few unimportant skir mishes. Operations in Kentucky and Mtssouti, and possibly Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas, may be a little more active and sanguinary. In the mean time the South should not relax its vigilance nor fail to prepare for a dark and stormy winter. WE WERE SORRY TO SEE An article iu s recent number of the Telegraph, and copied into the Savannah news, with a quasi endorsement, disparaging the claims ot Col. B. 11. Hill, and others, for the Confederate Senate, who have heretofore acted with him politically; and magnifying those of Mr. Iverson and others on the ground that they were separate secessionists or precipitators. We had hoped that this unfor tunate and impolitic discrimination was discarded, though we are well aware that co-operationists have been thus far very generally excluded from high places. If this policy is to continue, let ns know it. We are noi at raid to meet the issue though we prefer pence end good will and the en. tire obliteration of oid party distinctions. OUR MARKET PRICES. Several “ Tax Payers,” have recently commen ted on this subject, through the columns of the Telegraph, and one of them alludes rather unfavor ably to an article which appeared in our paper two weeks since. Wo care not for that, as we feel assured that the pen of the seller had more to do with it than that cf a buyer. We then alluded on ly to one or two simple facts, and only wish to do do the same now. We said that lor some of the most common articles of provisions for the use ot the poor, aud others, (which were abundant,) that exorbitant prices were charged in the market— and the legal arrangements relating to the market pla ced their controul iu the hands of a lew individc als, during the hours in which our citizens wi.-h to make their daily purchases. But probably it is “ idle talk” to speak of fueh things as extortion ainl speculation is tbe mania ot the day; and where the money is “ in bulk,” there the pence of die poor is doomed to go for halt its equivalent. We will particularize only this fact. Beef sells in our market at leu to t+eh* cents per pound. In the country and every village abound in, the price is from fur to six cents. This we know, from re cent visits to them. We saw very line hind quar ters, cut up, and sold iu Forsyth, on Saturday last, at Six cents, and there is plenty there at that price as well as elsewhere. Why then are we to pay one hundred per cent more than the regular pri oes only twenty five mdes distant, unless there is some cause to eoutrou! competition. Several o.h or articles of our necessary provisions are in the same condition, but we leave it lb r *be P reaent > with this one for consideration. BEVENTH DISTRICT. Mr. Hill having declined to run, it will t* that the Dame of Col. Trippe is presented to T sent this District—a most worthy and r ,Jr gentleman, and well qualified. BIBLE CONVENTION. A respectable number of delegates; f r , different parts of the State, met iu this . ir on yesterday, iu the Lecture Room of ~ Presbyterian Ciiureb. Rev. >l r . WiU B w selected to preside and Rev. <i (} \ v Doneid to act as Secretary. Rev. Dr \j„ ers and G . Chandler, delegates from Sou-ii ( arolina, were in atteudaucc. We • . M e go to press too early to give the result of its deli berations, but hope it will be salutary IFor the Journal & Me*sen?ei Fourth District. Messrs. Entroßs:-! find iu a latp nuniUr the Savannah Republican the following indelicate and dictatorial intervention incur a District: llos. A. H. Kxx an. We regret to see risinp in some quarters a spirit ot opposition to thi- . man, who now so ably represents, j n * , 7 U, f ‘P, t i le Provisional Cong re ’: With all due respect, we consider it ill advised ami unjust Mr. Kenan, however impulsive iiihv have been h.s temperament a„ d political bearing a earner life, has proved himself ot late vearV of the wisest, most considerate and di-en-et i° lat.irs to be found in the State. With this [, P ‘ one ot Georgia’s most gallant spirits. We ‘ trust both his counsel and hi* right arm in revolutionary times. He was elected to hie pie a t position by the Convention with great unammiu and though much ol the proceedings of Congit-J remain uurevealed, nothing has transpired to shew tha. the confidence reposed in him was mi. pU, v j’ Having served the State faithfully, tin- pe o pl e the Fourth District owe to him a recognition of that service by returning hint to Cong.ess with l popular sanction. No man of equal ability has been mentioned in connection with the post: Ir • which (act, combined with the unanimous recon mendation of the delegates from his District in y late Convention, with the improptiety of inflaiuit ‘ the people with political contests at a time like the present, we are led to hope that ail opposition to his election will be withdrawn. That a certain interest in Savannah should fee; under special obligations to Mr. Kenan is quite natural. He has fought most valiantly its batiks- The people of Bibb, Crawford, Houston, PuLs Laurens, Jones, Twiggs, and Wilkinson are r. altogether unacquainted with his course in regard to the Macon k Brunswick and Macon & Augusta Railroads. A zeal so persevering in the cau<e cf the Centra! Railroad, led some to suspect that ! c was the retained counsel for that interest, flow far his pragmatical and persevering opposition to the Brunswick road may have deprived the Gov ernment of a direct communication with one cf the best harbors on the Southern seaboard, iu ii,L time of peril, others can judge. But the Republican says, Mr. Kenan was elected “to his present position by the Convention with great unanimity.” This I deny. The Deputies to the Provisional Congress were selected virtually by tbe delegates to the Convention lrom each Congressional District, and if I have been rightly informed, that gentleman secured his present posi. tion from the pertinacity with which he prc&sed his own claims, rather than it spontaneous recognition of his merits by the people of the- Seventh District. It is known that for many years Mr. K. has persist ently m&Boeuveied, and worked, and managed, and threatened to get into Congress from that dis trict, but the people refused to elect him. I'nin vited aid node sired by a large portion, of the peo ple—at the recommendation of an informal and, in the main, self-constituted convention, Mi. Kenan would now thrust himself upon the enlightened and moral constituency of the Fourth District.— Will the people quietly submit to this infliction? We shall see. PULASKI. P. S.—The editor talks about inflaming the peo” pie wi h political contests. Why did he not think of tliis in the late Gubernatorial contest? How is it that there are rival candidates now in his own district? He may soon find out that Savannah is not the State, and tint the people of tbe Fourih are competent to select their own Congressman. P. How Grs. Lex's Pi.an was thwarted. — Major Allensworth, who has recently relumed from Wes tern Virginia, furnishes the Nashville papers with the cause of Gen. Lee’s plan to entrap and whip the Liucoltiite army in that section being defeated. The plan, it seems, was admirably arranged, and Cheat Mouutain was at one time surrounded by the Confederates under Generals Lee, Anderson, Loring, Donel->on aud Jackson, and had it not been for the killing of Col. John A. Washington, who bad in his possession the plans ot attack, a brilliant victory would have been the result. Oil hearing, however, of the death of his aid, [Colontl Washington,] Gen. Lee, with his accustomed pru dence, promptly ordered our troops to their for mer positions.— Petersburg Express. The SeitOXstratios Law.— This act of Cougross seems to be “catching it” from ail quarters. It is ably opposed by a number of distinguished lawyers in Charleston—the Commercial Convention re commends a material modification of its provision-, and now, we observe, they have commenced ti e war upon it in Virginia. Hon. John If. Gilmer, in a letter to the receiver of the city of Richmond, dated 13th of September, pit .seated the questions —lst, That the Confederate Congress had no pow er to pass such a bill; and 2dlv, admitting the pojeer, that the bill on its face is clearly unconM • tutional. —Savannah Republican. [For the Savannah waily Morning News ] The Fourth District. Mr. F.pitor : I observe that the Republican hr.-~ very patronizingly taken the Fourth Congtessiona District under his special guardianship, and re | quires that we shall support Col. Kenan for Con j gress under the pains of his displeasure. Tliis might have been silently endured, had not the ed itor declared “that no man of equal ability ras been mentioned in connection with ti e post.’ j Now, when it is known that Judges Nisbet rd j Holt, and Cols. Foe and Speer, of Bibb, Gen. W ar ren and Cols. Giles and Cobb, of Houston, and j Col. Wingfield, of Putnam, have all been mention ed iu association with the office, the reniatk ot tbe i Republican is as ill-timed as it is insidious. I | know that Col. Cobb is an old Slates Right.- Dem ocrat, and Col. Kenan an old Federal Whig; h> ;: these distinctions are no longer recognized by the people, though they doubtless have their influence upon some minds. Mr. Cobb will be supported in 1 this District because he is a worthy, upright and safe roan, and will truly and ably represent the interests of the people. The Fourth. Or* Stcx is Virginia.—We most earnestlyci.! the attention of our readers to the folio ving M* tract of a letter from Dr. J. J. Chisolm, Surgeon ot the South Carolina Hospital at Richmond, id* o the aecompamlng communication from Coffin k Pringle. We trust that the appeal cf these gentlemen will meet wiih immediate re sponse : “For the last few days I have been so bttsy that 1 have not had time to take even my regular meals. I informed the Surgeon General that I had ° M ® Ward readv for forty sick, and I had two hundred sent down to me with a note saving that even where was full to overflowing; that stables iu being hired to accomodate some of the liun*. ri •- Sent to Richmond, and that I must try and g l ;’ them shelter from the weather. They hadi the open cars three days from 1 airfax. to ■ l — imagine what a work we had before i>- About one hundred and forty of them \-t ie 1,1 1 South Carolina. We toiled at it with a very small force of hands and nurses, and l-Ue at ntght sue eeeded in giving all a good meal and a warn, con. tumble bed. But so much work as we have had to do in the last tew daya will break us down if are compelled to contmue it. 1 bvo already J the Surgeon General to relieve us of h< .V, # are being treated on a bed on the ground ami I Wards are so crow ded that all must suffer. 1 hre tVmn Smith Carolina died in the hospital o-M from the exposure to which they had been -u j ed. There are two thousand still on the way, an 1 where they are to be put no one knows. “We ate now well supplied with bedding, the exception of cotton beds, which we on to have. , innn ev “Eatables are always acceptable, aim will be required for several purposes. “A few good nurses from home won- > * fiQoepthWe.’V-