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Journal £ Iptsstnger. J. KNOWLES and S. BOSE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. f [orrtciAL.J ELECTION RETURNS. Vote for Governor, 1861. Z “ ~ i c £ , , u Winn 39 £ COCXTTES. & £, /; Appling Jasper, 279 yL\ B'Or, 108 12’ ietferwa, Jsj, ‘js Baldwin, 2*5 Tom**, 2/4 Binkr, .Join.-on, ~*/ .... Berrien, iatunna, *1 J \ liibb, 409 t*2o I-cr, IKO 1 ."}.* RiTin, 7? ]"2 Liberl*, 2.9 2'47 Bnttm-h, 274 104 f ifteulit, 111 W Burke, :.6rt Its In—dim. 21 H> Bails, Sm J 42 Bum |.kin, *>3 47 . Brooks, 24.5 14! Mcon, 14 I'alhoan, 1”4 Jjs UidwMi, 254 14” Camden, ‘.I Marion, Campbell, 6*6 Iff yclnteh, 79 47 Imrroil, lu ll 3*e ther, 643 Si., Caw, .30 10l- M*ller, 224 7 Catoosa, Monroe, 42*1 362 Charlton, It* 1 Montgomery, Chatham 1071 1087 Morgan, 181 201 Chat loop*, S fit 31+Murray, I*o 393 Chatiahoothee, r :i7 90 Muscogee, Mil 286 Cherokee, 76* 51i, Mdton, Hiyt 23+ Clark, 273 420 Mitchell, 76 day, ... TANARUS:. Newton, 025 5'2 Clinch, •►glethorpe, 258 871 Cobb, 155 39+ Paulding, I*9 Hi Coffee, Pickett*, 439 281 Colquitt, Ptke, Coweta, 721 432 Polk, 201 ;tlu t'rawford, 384 68 PuL*ki, 299 121 Columbia, Putbam, 212 139 I tviou, 271 244 Pierce, in? 145 Dade, QtiiUuuii, 261, +4 Decatur, 443 247 ILtbun, 287 71 Dr Kalb, 641 30*2 Randolph, Dooly, .ißiehmnnd, 740 743 Dougherty, 113 J 97 -Bcreren, 94 187 D&wsou, Spalding, 807 427 Flirty, Stewart, 427 274 Filbert, 337 232 -''uniter, 41S 319 Effingham, 91 193 Schley, .... .... Emanuel, Talbot, 432 275 K'iiols, I+6 1 Talialerro, 146 149 Fayette, 643 164 Tatnall, Fannin, 424 188 Taylor, Floyd, 34-2 68f. Teifair, ITI 100 Franklin, ....Terrell, 168 237 Forsyth, 650 +4O Thomas, 275 34f> Fulton, D*63 976 Towns, 156 158 Giliner, Troup, 210 662 Glynn, HS 1 b't Twiggs, 245 80 Cordon, 772 468 Cnion, 510 98 tireeue, 221 359 Epson, 331 299 Gwinnett, 794 497 VValaer, 620 605 Glaaacock, 97 9*l Walion, 636 370 Habersham, 252 224* Ware, 220 75 Hall, 794 4&7!Warren, SBB 179 Hancock, 249 178* Washington, 410 556 UarraUon, Wsyne, 35 95 Harris, 504 SSS Wabater, 168 172 Hart, 446 82 Whitfield, 456 839 Heard, 419 223 Wilkes, 154 252 Henry, 607 326 Wilkinson, 548 177 Houston, 4*>9 196 Worth, 274 81 Irwin, White, Jackson, 585 443 Wilcox, 184 2 The Harpers’ Ferry Fioht.—From the officers who accompanied to thiscity, on Sat urday, the prisoners taken by Col. Turner Ashly, dnriue his fight with the enemy at Harpers’ Ferry, on Wednesday, we gain some interesting particulars of the splendid affair. The fight, which began early in the mor ning, was continued, with varying results until afternoon, when the Yankees were driven entirely from their entrenchments, and finally across the Potomac, leaving loli var and Harpers’ Ferry in possession of our troops. The enemy, who numbered about 1,50(1 men, comprised detachments of Massa chusetts, Minnesota and Pennsylvania Kegi ujpnts_. The Minneaotians did the chief Our own force numbered only about 600 men, the greuter portion of whom were raw militia. Ihe latter acted with great brave ry, meeting the Yankees fairly with th. bay onet, and impetuously driving them from the field. Subsequent to their retreat the enemy planted some cannon on Maryland Heights, and fired into our forces, which were then stationed at Bolivar, but without effect. The known loss of the enemy is nineteen killed, that number having been Counted upon the field. It is probable, how ever, that a much larger number were slain. Two were taken prisoners,together with five tories, who wereaeting in concert with them Our own loss was one killed—named Zim per, belonging to the Shenandoah militia— and Urn wounded, two of them mortally it is supposed. During the action the axle of one ot our guns broke, and Col. Ashby, having no horses to draw away the piece, ordered it to be soenrely spiked.— Jluh. Fj nnthtrr, 275/. Mmiimoiust Preacher* Prisoners and OoMPBULEft TO TAKE THE ( >ATH.—The Lnilis ville Conference of the Metlmdist Episco jml Church was recently in session in F.ou tsvillc, Hiho]i Kavanaugh presiding. Its business fieing transacted, the worthy min ister* composing it were somewhat aston ish *xl to find that they were prisoners—that they would le permitted to leave the city and return to their homes and their charges only <m taking an oath to the Con stitution of the 1 nited States and to he loyal to the l nited States and to Kentuc ky. Ac. Such was toe fact, however.— Lincoln is master of that place, and Ins Lieutenants exercise absolute authority. ’I here was the alternative presented to ev ery preacher—the oath, or j*erpetual im prisonment. The most of them, all of them probably, under compulsion in duress, took the oath, and, for the time l>eing at least, escaped from the clutches of the tyrant.— Courier. W e regret that any of them took the oath, ami trust they made such reserva tions as will not render it permanently binding. Liin*oln intends to bo well sup plied with chaplains. C’ont<MtrMt* toners. The first Owgress nf the Confederate States, under the permanent Constitution, >\i!l be < oiu|M>sed of tirenty-t vo Senators and eighty-seven Representatives. The r. pre-=.-ntation will he a> follows, lw ine iu the ratio of one member for even ntiiKv thousand rif populate*), on the Fel et ul counting three-fifths for duvet*. e add, in a separate column, the elec toral vote ot each Stat. iu the Confederacy; ... . . JO-|#vwt*!inii ValrH \ irgu.ia . ft; ls North Carolina * 10 jo South Carolina (j g Georgia ’ ...10 12 Florida -j 1 Alabama < JJ Louisiana G ft Texas 1 0 * Arkansas.. .4 0 Mi'sesipja 7 ft Tennessee .'. 11 13 S7 lff9 i lie H4|in-<kiraiiwii Act. Judge M agi ath, of Charleston, has de nd*-d this m* to be constitutional. This .settiei* the matter. Henceforth every ease will turn upon the facts of the iwoperty lelonging to an alien enemy or not. The /dtfi only will lie involved. i Another Sklrmlsli at the Paw*. By the Batile Line. Fort Jackson, Oct. 18.- At noon to day, the Jackson, Capt. Gwathmey, going down the S. W. Pass,mot two C. 8. N. stea mers, one supposed to be anew gunboat and the other South Carolina. At the head of tin Passes they stopped, meeting the Ivy. atld opened uj>on us with their long-ranged guns. The shot fell thickly around our steamers, the Ivey returning the fire j tho.-s ----of tin- Jackson wot l*eing abb’ ,0 reach the enemy,she retired. Ihe Ivey continued the tire, until the enemy’s vessel* haiued oil ami .t ilfiwn the S. \W Pass, the Ivy follow ing so watch their movements. I>nc shell of the Ivy during the engage ment, hurst under flic bow of the large stea mer, aud another under that of the small ‘one.’ The Ivy returned and anchored at the head of the Parses.— X. O. Xashvillf, Trs., 28th.—Two gunhoats landed on F'riday night last, fifteen miles U low F.ddvuile, threi* handred and fifty Infantry and fifty Cat airy, aho marched m Kihlytille and surrounded Capt. Wileos and his company while at breakfast Satur day morning, fired on them, killing three and wounding several othera.antong them Capt. Wileoi, Eddyv ill*- H a thriving village in Caldwell county * Ky., on the Cumberland river, about 15 miles Irom Princeton. Population about 700. Capt. Wilcox w a a Confederate officer.— Me**. Itttiuor‘il Figlit at ICouiut y. Passengers from the neighborhood ot \\ in Chester state that a rumor prevailed there of a rr-criit engagement at llomney, between 7,000 Federals ami 000 (’onfedt-rates, result ing in a frifiing hS in killed and wounded, to the Hessians, but many Confederates ta ken prisoners, with all our baggage and sixty horses, captured. The above is given lor what it is worth. [From the Comptroller (teneral’s Report.] Tin* Kcjjiinen!. of Voluiiteer<t ill lli‘ t'oiiletlci-ate GovernUM‘ilt. While reporting the expenses of our State for mi 11 itary purposes —although not required hv law, yet I desired, if it was possible to do so, to present the organization of the vari ous Regiments of Volunteers received into its service by the Confederate States Govern ment —that is, to give the name of the Colo nel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, and the Cap tains and Lieutenants of companies in each regiment, the counties from which each com pany came, and also the number of each reg iment as given by the Cnnfeibmtr Stuff# Gnremmetit. As much of this information could only be obtained from the War Department at Rich mond, I have used my best exertions to ob tain the same from that point, without suc cess. I have only been enabled to get an official statement of the numlterinj of the various regiments, reported or received at that Department, up to the Ist of October, together with the stations of the regiments named. As the numbers of many of the regiments are different from those given them when they loft Georgia, and as in all reports of the Confederate officers, they will only be designated and known by the numbers given them by the Confederate Government, 1 have concluded to submit the information re ceived upon thi* pm,it, which is as follows: l/ixt Ileffimentx j’rdkn the Shite <J (itwgia <m ike *erei,e of the (’(••ft'■■Unite States, unit their if.iliVoM, Ort. 1, 1861 ; AT), hro't. t'otrmrl. Station. Ist. C. J. Williams, Manassas. Ist. 11. W. Mercer, Savannah. Ist. J. X. Ramsey, X. W. Army, Va. H*iil J S.-inmi's. Manassas. •>ih. John K, Jackson, Pensacola. 6ih. A. If. Colquitt, Yorktonn, Va. 7th. 1,. J. (. irtrcll, Manassas. Bth. W. M. Gardner, (Indop’t) “ 9th. F. K. Doubling, • 1 1 *th. 1.. Me Lane, (liulepT) 1 orktown. 11th. h. T. Anderson, Manassas. 12th. Ed. Johnson, (Indep't X. W. A., Va. 1 Oh. W. F.cior, (Indep’t) Army ofKanatvha. 14th. A. V. Binnihy, N. W. Army, lath. 1. W. Thomas, Manassas, loth. H. < olb, Yorktuwn. I Ith. 11. 1., Henning, Lymjlitimg orders Army Kanawha. 18th. W. T. \\ oflurd, Richmond, (‘■‘th. W . \\. Boyd, Army ol Kanawha. Zotli. W. It. Smith, (Indep’t f Manassas. -l*t. J. T. Mercer, (Imiep'lj “ --d. Roliert Jones, Camp ot Instruction, Georgia. T. Hutchinson, “ -4th. It. McMillan, Goldsboro, X. 0. Zotli. Wilson, SaVanmth. 26th. Not reported, camp of instruction, Ga. 27th. “ .4 ’ 2Sth. “ 44 29th. “ 44 Georgia Legion—T. R. R. Cobb, Yorktown. I hilhps, Win. Phillips, Army Kanawha. Ist Battalion—Lieut. Col. J. B. Villcpigue, Pensa cola. 2-1. “ Maj. Hardeman, Norfolk. *‘L Maj. Stovall, Lynchburg, orders Army Kanawha. besides several independent companies in Virginia not yet organized into battalions or regiments. Although in the above statement Col. Hen ning's regiment is put down as at Lynchburg, yet for several weeks past, it has been at Manassas, and Col. \\ right’s third regiment has lately been at Itoanoke Island, N. C. I have only added to the statement received the word “ Independent” opposite those re giments that were received by the Confeder ate Government directly, and not through our Executive. The regiments alluded to in the foregoing statement as “ not reported,” &c., no doubt are, Col. T. J. Warthen’s regiment, u Levi B. Smith's “ “ David J. Hailey’s “ “ Littlefield’s “ now in ('amp of Instruction in Georgia. In addition to these, there is another more than full regiment, commanded by Col. Cary W. Stiles stationed at Brunswick, Georgia, in the service of the Confederate States’ Gov ernment. Also three “ independent regi ments, not yet full, but in camp iu Georgia, viz: (’ol. Wm. TI. Stiles’regiment . r > companies, “ E. L. Thomas’ “ 7 “ Aug. It. Wright's < G “ Also, Col. C. A. Lamar’s “ 7 Reerirwl by the (Vu federate Government, through State authority. Besides these there are already throe (J>) regiments in the service of the State on or near the roast, to he increased to (G) regi ment.* within the next, twenty tlnjs, for the purpose of protecting the seaboard of Geor gia. finis it will hr seen that our State has at this time thirty-four full regiments, (some more than full) and four partly tilled regi ments, together with three battalions, and other independent oompauies in Virginia and Georgia, amounting in all to about forty (40) regiments iu the Confederate Government service. And besides this, there are three (G) regimeuLs now in the State service to lie increased to six (G) regiments within the next tweuty days, f<.r the <1 ( fence of her sea coast. Ot the regiments and fmttnlion.s in the Confederate Government service, Georgia has armed accoutred and <s|uipped twenty one regiments, three battalions, and several companies attached to full re giments—all of widen accoutrements, equipments, iic., and a portion of the arms, have tyeen paid for out of the 81,000.000 appropriation, •> will be seen in the Abstract accompanyiug thii Re port, and from the Reports of the Quarter master General. the public debt—in bonds. Through the courtesy of the very obliging and efficient Htate Treasurer, John Jones, E.-p, who has recently given the Boud books iu his office a close and thorough examination, l am enable to present the following state ment in relation to the Public Debt of the .State, in Bonds, viz: Due m U'i-. 7 per cent. L’enUai llauk Ruuds. $v7,50 > “ “ lfctrt.4 “ “ “ 4 I/O’ 11 .‘i-ej. 7 “ t>r W. AA. Uaiiroad leq,ni)o “ 6 “ now reitewn ab1e..... es^iO)’ “ . l t'>s.6 “ U, 500 “ ‘siis.ti “ uow rcdciinabic ll*WJ>6o “ i569,6 “ gr.egA") *‘ 1 Sf.s, 5 “ .... 72.09 W “ 137<),6 “ 102,500 “ 1.71.6 “ 156.250 “ t *79 r. “ ‘ 622.KH) “ Iti 2, 7 “ redeemable in 1 542... loo,0(9’ 1>73.6 “ 171,00” “ 1>74.7 44 177.000 “ 137 >, 6 “ htO,i>o<J 44 1879,6 44 200,000 “ 19NN.4 “ 200, iHw! “ lssi.O “ A. U. A It. R 130,0(0 “ 1381, 6 44 iur defettwof 0%.... Aud due iu ]SS‘J, piobubiv paid 6i)C” 44 44 1 -61, 44 - Ui.oCO 3,151,2511 Uur ou. I aii Jnin L,u.ls 537,500 Total *5,i:?3,750 It will be seen that i6,000 Central Bank Rond ;, due in ISM, and £IO,OOO of similar due in have not been presented for payment —at all events they are not marked paid itt the Boud Bonk. But as the State has, for several years past, at different times, redeemed Ronds not due, if is possible these Bunds may have been paid, and the fact of payment omitted to be entered on the Rond Book. Rut, if paid, they are sealed up in packages, in the Treasury office, which neither the Treasurer or Comptroller General can open without authority from the legislature. It will also l>e seen that the Ronds now remaining unpaid and not due 8*2,558,750 are 0 per cents., 872,000 are 5 per cents., and $5*15,500 are 7 per cent'. This office has no information as to the interest to be paid on the 8537 f SOO obtained from the Ranks and for which they hold the Comp troller's- receipts, ami of course the per cent, cannot at this time be stated. In addition to this debt of 83,151,250 in Rends, and $537,500 on loan from the Ranks, by an Act of 11th February, 1850, the State is bound to subscribe, in the proportion of $5 GO, to §•> 0(1 raised by private subscrip tion, for as much as 8500,000 more to the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. The act pro vides that in the event of there not being money in the Treasury to pay the install ments when due, that the Governor beau tborised to issue State six per cent. Bonds, payable at the expiration of twenty years. — 8150,000 of Bonds have already been issued for this subscription, leaving, the State still responsible, under eerl.iin circumstances, for a further subscription of 8850,000. TilE LOAN FROM TIIE BANKS FoR THE MILI TARY DEFENCE OF THE STATE. The last Legislature having appropriated $1,000,000 to be used by your Kxeelleucy for the uiillitary defence of the State, and hav ing also authorized your Kxcellcncy to raise the same, if necessary, upon Stated percent. Bonds, to be issued payable twenty years af ter date in addition to reporting the amount obtained, l have deemed 0 but just to give tbe names of the Banks that patriotically came forward and assisted the State in her i n.,r n .......„.i Central !!uilma<l and Hat king Company + ioo,ooo Hunk ot Kuvanrtah 5o ouo I’.iuik ol the Slate of Gomel* lofl'iJOo Bauk of Columbus V” Pointers’ Bank of Savuur.aii 50,000 Timber Cuitei--.’ Bunk ot Savannah . r >’()00 Fanners and Mechanics Bank ol Savannah., 15,0'ki Angu-tu lnsieanct- and banking Conipa-iy ‘ii.huo City Bank ol Aue-ii's'a 4<>’t>iX) Mechanics’ Bank of Bank ot Augusta 60 600 L'Dion Bank of Augusta So’o l *)’ Georgia Railroad aud Banking Cutnpanv 50*00” Bank of CoiMßierce, Savantnih 5o’()no .Metchant-’ atol Planter-.’ JJauk of SaiauDah.. s"’i>imi Marine Back of Savannah 10t)V>0 Total amount taken |'S4‘Z 500 Jhe capital stock paid in of the above named Banks will be found in another part of this report. It will he seen that the Cen tral Railroad and Hanking Company has ta ken to the amount of 83£ per cent, of its hanking capital. The bullanee of the Hanks named, with one or two exceptions, have ta ken the amount ol 10 per cent, of their cap ital stock. Bonds, bearing interest at G per cent, per annum, payable twenty years after date, were issued to the Central Railroad and Hanking Company of Savannah, the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Hank of Savannah, the Tim ber Cutters’ Rank of Savannah, and also 050,000 in bonds were also issued to the Hank ot the State of Georgia. The other Hanks only hold the Comptroller’s receipts for the amounts tukm by them. The Bank of the State of Georgia also holds the Comp troller’s receipt for $70,0(10 taken by it.— The Sharp’s Rifle manufacturing Company also in December last, agreed to take and did afterwards take 025,000 of theG per cent, tweuty year bonds, in part pay for rifles pur chased from that Company by your Excel lency—making, in all, 0807,500 of the loan taken. The following Hanks have not, up to this time, taken any part of the loan, viz; The .Manufacturers’ Bank of Macon. The Bauk of Middle Georgia, “ The Bank of the Empire State, Rome. The LaGrange Hank, LaGrange. The Cherrokee Insurance and Hanking Company, Daltou. ’The Hank of Whitfield, Dalton. The Bauk of Athens, Alliens. The Hank of Fulton, Atlanta. The Northwestern Hank of Georgia, Ring gold. Battle of Lexington. —The Herald, published at Fort Smith, gives a correct statement of the loss sustained by the Yau kees at the battle of Lexington, Missouri.— The paper tells u> that one hundred and sev enty-four l.incolnites were killed, aud two hundred and thirty wounded. On our side for|y-two w ere killed and thirty-seven wound ed. We captured three thousand live hun dred musket rifles; twelve hundred pis tols; seventy-eight Sharpe’s carbines; live cannon; two twelve-pound howitzers; one hundred and twenty-six wagons and harness ; eight hundred and thirteen hordes; throe hundred and seventy eight tents; fifty-five thousand dollars, efleets from steam boats; nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars, cash obtained from men in battle; also took three thousand four hundred and seventy eight prisoners. Mkaok I.kSm u, Sen., died at bis residence in Oolaparehee, Monroe county, (~ 4."> minutes after a o'clock, on the evening of the 12th hist., in the .sixty-eighth year of his age. Bro. I.eSeuer was a man of sterling integrity, and rite moral worth. He shared the Idgh esteem, implicit confidence, respect and love ot all who knew him. —Educational Journal. The Memphis A mtlaneke has received a letter from Gen. Billow, in which he states that unless the families ot vohiuleers under him are properly taken care of, he will release such as have depen dent families. State Bible Convention. The (\mventiou called by the Board of Managers of the Augusta Bible Society, convened in the Lecture Room ol the Pres byterian Church in Macon, Ga., October 22, ISOI. Rev. David Wills was called to the chair, for the purpose of organizing the Convention, and Rev. Geo. G. N. Mellon* II ap]ointed temporary Secretary. On motion of Rev. J. R- Lvaus, it was Kr.su/vHi, That all persons in attendance he recognized as delegates. The following names were entered by the Sieivtury as delegates. Athens -Rev. J.-S. Key. Augusta Bible Society— -Ret. \\ - IL I ot ter, Jss. \\. Rones. Milledgeville M. F.. Ohurch—> C. A. Gonn. Macon —Rev. D. Wilks, Rev. J. K. Ke vins, Rev. X. T. Mann, Rev. J. H. Reese, Rev. J. Knowles, Rev. E. W. Warren, Rev F. X. Foster, Rev. W. (!. Bass, Rev. J W Burke, Rev. F. M. liaygo,id, Dr. 0. Harri son, and Messrs. N. €. Munroe, E. Rond, J. Madison Jones, W . G. W hidby, David K. I Blount, J. W; Fears, Thomas A. Brewer; R. \V r . Cubbedge. Washington, <ia., Preshyterian and M. E. Churches—Rev. J. T. Norris. Forsyth M. E. Church —Rev. Geo. (*. N. McDonell. (>u motion, Rev. A. T. Mann, Rev. E. • Warren and Mr. K. Rond were appointed a committee to nominate permanent officers of the Convention. The committee retired for a few minutes, and then reported the following mimes for permanent officers: Rev. David Wills, Pres ident; Rev. W 11 Potter, Nice President; Rev. Geo. G. N. MnDonell, Secretary.— The report was adopted. The President then declared the Conven | tion organized; when, on motion, pvayerj was offered by the President. Rev. J. K. Evans presented the creden tials of Rev. E. IL M versos Charleston, and Gen. S. R. Chandler, delegates from the j South Carolina Bible Convention, which were read, and on motion, they were invited to seats in this Convention, and to partici pate in its proceedings as corresponding del egates. By request, the President read the resolu tions of the Board of Managers of the Au gusta Bible Society, under which the Con vention was called. Rev. E. IL Myers, having been called upon, explained the action of the S. C. Bi ble Convention, at its late session, and read the resolutions adopted by that body. On motion, it was R> solved, That a select committee of sev en be appointed by the chair to prepare busi ness for the Convention. The chair appointed as said committee, Rev. J. E. Evans, Rev. F. M. Haygood, Rev. \V. H. Potter, Rev. A. T. Mann, Rev. J. S. Key, Mr. N. C. Munroe, and Mr. J. W. Bones. On motion, resolved that when the Con vention andjourns, it adjourns to meet at 3 o’clock, P. M. The Convention then adjourned to meet at the appointed hour. Afternoon Session, 1 Three o’clock, P. M. j The Convention met pursuant to adjourn ment. Rev. J. E. Evans, chairman of the com mittee appointed in the forenoon, presented the following report: Tin* committee appointed to prepare busi ness for the Convention, beg leave to submit the following resolutions for your considera tion : hf,,/re,L That, ill the oT>iji,Ql\„\V?, ciety of the Confederate States or nm, in..,, for the circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment, in our own and in foreign lands, is imperatively demanded, and should be secured at the earliest practicable ! moment. Retail red, That we concur in the action of the Bible Convention of South Carolina, on the subject of the foregoing resolution, and that the President of this Convention, at his leisure, appoint, fifty’ delegates for the State of Georgia, to meet the Convention at Au gusta, the 3d Wednesday in March, ISO 2, as proposed by the Convention of South Carolina. Reso/ccfl, That, for the present, the Board of Managers of the Augusta Bible Society be, and they are hereby appointed, an Exec utive Committee, for the purpose nf raising funds and meeting the demands for Bibles’ and Testaments in the State, as far as prac ticable. Rrmfred, That the Convention earnestly recommend to all Pastors and their congre gations in the the State, that they co-operate liberally with the Executive Committee, particularly that they may be able to furnish the sold ers in nnr armies with the W ord of < *od. Respectfully submitted. J. E. EVANS, Ch’n. W hich was read and adopted, item by item; after which, the report was adopted as a whole. i On motion, it was resolved that the Pres ident of this Convention be one of the dele gates contemplated iu the second resolution. On motion, resolved that tlie Secretary be instructed to furnish a copy of the proceed ings of this Convention to the city papers with the request to publish them, and fur thermore, that all the religious and secular papers circulating in this State be requested to publish them. RcziJcpd, That we recommend to the friends of the Bible cause that a Convention be held in the city of Athens, the 2d Wed nesday iu October, 1802. Jlesolvrd, That the Pastors of the churches in Athens be requested to act as a committee of arrangements. On motion, resolved that the Rev. Dr. Lipseomhe be requested to preach a sermon before the Convention and Rev. David Wills appoiuted alternate. On motion, resolved, that the delegates from Augusta be appointed a committee to inform the Hoard of Managers of the Bible Society in Augusta of their appointment as Executive Committee. On motion, the city pap-rs and all relig ious and secular papers wore requested to publish the proceedings of this Convention. On motion, the minutes were read and continued. After which, the Convention adjourned w ith prayer by Dr. Mvcrs. DAV ID W ILLS, President. Geo* G. N. McDonf.ll, See’y. From the CoQMitutioanllst. A Card l© tlie Public. It is currently rumored upon our streets, and generally believed, that numbers of our merchants are engaged in speculating in the prime necessnriea of life, and that there arc now in our city articles, which are being held back for still higher prices. It uofues within uiv notice, that those reports are causing the mauifcsiutiun of much leeling, ami i deem it my duty to appeal, in the most solemn manner, to all who may be engaged in these at tempts to control the prices of articles of necessity, to abstain from a course which cannot but result ia gn-at distress to all the pooler el.isses of our community. Common patriotism demands that all ol our citizens should make sacrifices for the com inon good, and not that advantage should be taken ol those least able to slitter, i sincerely trust, that whilst these troublous limes shall exist, our mer chaiita and traders will be satisfied (ai they were before) with living profit*. Robert H. May, Mayor C. A. ‘ Georgia Hospital. At a meeting of the Hoard of Managers of the Georgia Hospital in Richmond, and of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, represented by the accredited agents, Rev. Dr. Joseph li. Wilson, Rev. J. O. A. Clark, and Mr. J. M. Selkirk, held this 14th day of October, the following preamble and resolutions were uiiajiiuiously adopted: Whereas, it is proper that there should b t a perfect understanding between the Ceu- It-l,! Hoard of the Georgia Relief and Hos pital Association in Augusta, and the Hoard of Managers of the Georgia Hospital in Richmond, with regard to the relations ex i.-tiog between thrm j ami whereas, the (.eu tral “hoard in Augusta has made arrange uients with the Contedelate Mates Govetn mont, to carry by express all contributions made through them to Georgia's sick and wounded soldiers, the Government paying one half and the Association the other half of the express freight; and whereas, the Central Hoard in Augusta is keeping a book, containing a record of all contributions from Georgia, with the names of the donors, whether such contributions are made in mon ey or stores, which book is intended to be hereafter published: and whereas, it is thought to be the best system to secure union and concert ot action, and to prevent wastage: Therefor, be it Resolved, That all contributions are re commended to be made direct to the Central Hoard of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association in Augusta. Resolved, If any contributions are made direct to the Georgia Hospital in Richmond, or elsewhere in \ irginiu, that said contribu tions, whether in money or in Hospital stores of all kinds, be reported to the General Agent of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association in Richmond, Mr. J. M Selkirk, as money or Hospital stores contributed to the Georgia Relief and Hospital Associa tion, to be applied by said Association through their agent aforesaid, as the wants of the Hospital may demand. Resolved, That an address be drawn up and presented to the people of Georgia, signed by the Board of Managers in Rich mond, and the Executive Committee of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association in Augusta, setting forth more fully the objects of our Association, and calling upon the people of Georgia to send all their contribu | tious through the Central Board in Augusta. Resolved, That this preamble and these resolutions be signed by the Executive Com miitce of the Georgia Relief and Hospital Association, and the Board of Managers in Richmond. Resolved, That all the papers in Georgia be requested to publish the foregoing pream ble and resolutions. Joseph R. Wilson, Ch’n. J. O. A. Clark, J. M. Selkirk, Commissioners Ex.Com.Ga.lt A 11. Ass n. Alexander H. Stephens, Ch’n. Henry F. Campbell, Vice “ and Medical Director. Lewis D. Ford, Jos. P. Looan, Surgeons in charge. James T. Patterson, Wm. 11. Pritchard, Edwin A. Smith, Hoard of Managers of the Georgia Hos pital, Richmond, Ya. ,J. T. Newberry, Scc’y. Richmond, Oct. 14, 18G1. Approved by the other members of the i ii of the Genre iu Relief Augusta, Get. 18, 1801. \\ m. J. Hard, \ ice Chairman. Henry Moore,Sec. Hoard Sup’ts. W H Potter, Cor. Sec. Ex. Com. J. M. Newby, Henry F. Russell, Geo. \Y. Evans, 11. 11. Ti < KER, E. Starnes, Lx. Committee Ga. It. A 11. Association. From the LaOrange Reporter. Card from Uoii. IS. 11. Hill. LaGrange, Ga., Oct. 17th, 1861. Mr. Editor :—For several weeks I have been asked by various friends, in person and by letter, to consent that my name be an nounced for a seat in the House of Represen tatives of the first Confederate Congress, un der the permanent Constitution. For a long period, and without any agen cy of mine in word or act, directly or indi rectly, my name has been suggested by oth ers in different portions of the State, for a seat in the Senate of the same Congress.— For the many expressions of confidence ten jdered me, voluntarily, by gentlemen of both old political parties, I return my grateful ac- I kuowkdgements. Such expressions, in them selves, largely reward one, whose great ( purpose in all this revolution, has been to [ pursue such a course as would tend, however humbly, to unite in cordial harmony all onr people. Truly such happy unity at home, compensates for many of the evils of that wicked war which we are compelled to resist from abroad Unalterably, fixed as is my purpose, never to seek anv office, it would be still more im proper to consent to be supported at the same time two offices, whose terms co-exist for at least two years. I, therefore respectfully decline to consent that my name be announ ced as a candidate for Congress, from the 7th District; and hope the people will unite on someone of the many gentlemen in the Dis trict. who are so able to represent them. With earnest hopes for the future of our imperiled new Confederacy. • lam yours, very truly, 11. 11. HILL. From the Telegraph. “Operation” i t Itroadsluff* anl Pro visions. We published yesterday a very significant address from the Mayor of Augusta, upon the subject of speculative operations in Bread stuffs and Provisions. The Mayor evident ly feared a state of exasperation which might endanger the public peace. It is not our purpose to intimate the existence of any such danger here or elsewhere, but it is nevertin'iesa true that t ransactious in Hread stulls and Provisions, evidently lor mere purposes of speculation, do excite illfeeling at this time, and should be avoided by pru de lit and good men who value the good opinion of their fellow-citizens. We speak in kindness and with the best feelings to wards all concerned, and at tbe same time in the earnest hope that this hint will be taken into consideration. The Nashville Gazette says:— Strange as it may seem, it is nevertheless true that Nashville consumers or dealers in in Hour can now buy that article iu the city of Richmond, with charges of freight, Ac., added, at least one dollar on the barrel cheaper than the article can be purchased in the city of Nashville. This fact should make the Hour monopolist of this locality heartily ashamed of the outrages they are perpetrating upon this people. Fiona the Richmond Examiner. Ravages of ‘‘The Army Worm.” . The voracity of the army worms is unap- ■ peasable. Every day supplies us with some! fresh instance of greedy and avaricious spec- j ulation upon the necessities of the war and j the bodies and stomachs of the people.— Speculation ot this character, once rife, runs to excess iu every direction and traverses every branch ot business. We hear of com binations to raise prices with resjs ct to every conceivable article in Richmond that can in vite speculation. Ihe dirty business per vades the most extreme classes in trade.—- It is plied iu the warehouse, in the store, and in the slop shop. Some tunc ago an effort was made to buy up all the quinine in Richmond. We learn that the combination has succeeded so far as to raise the price ot this iudispcnsable medicine to seven or eight, dollars an ounce. ]u another instance, the money-grabbing speculation of “the worm” is iu the article of soap. For weeks, as we understand, par ties have been buying up soap in the Rich mond market to monopolise it and advance its prices for their own corrupt and dirty gaius. These capital monopolies extend to articles of the gravest necessity. It is not unfre quent, too, that parties making the greatest public pretence of patriotism, and affecting the most unbounded zeal for “the good of the cause,’’ are discovered to be interested in the most, nefarious of these vile vampire speculations on the distresses of tin war.— We know instances of this sort. We know that, notwithstanding the vast and inexhaus tible mines of coal in the neighborhood of Richmond, combinations have been effected, and are continued in progress, to advance the prices of this article of fuel beyond the legitimate demand of trade, and that there are interested in these combinations men who are at the same time soliciting offices of honour and patriotic trust from the people whom they are betraying by their own pri vate schemes of the pocket. * * * * The ease of “the army worms” admits of a certain measure of relief short of a “dead shot” remedy. Let the Government and people not hesitate to apply it. We recom mended to the first to impress, steadily and uniformly into the public service,all specula tors’ goods which the immediate needs of the service may require, allowing fair prices, sufficientto remunerate the investment, time, enterprise, or other legimate element of prof it on the part of the dealer. This course would not only be just and beneficial to the Government itself; it would also at once as sist to establish a regular sfaudard of prices for the general buyer or consumer in the market. Secondly, we recommend to the people of the South themselves to find the most proper and efficient remedies against speculation in their own denials and those severe habits of private economy, which both the material exigencies of the war and the considerations of patriotism at once demand. Let every one strive, with patriotic devotion, to dispense, as far as possible, with every thing regarded as a necessity of life that may have a tendency to increase prices, and t*> stimulate the cupidity of those whose dispo sitions for gain outstrip their patriotism, de grade their humanity, and make them filer than the Yankee vermin we have shaken from our skirts. REPORT Os the Executin', ('mnnuttn oj the Fhtok D<- poiitory , Clcaryia Conference at Macau. The undersigned members of the'Execu tive Committee met to-day in this city, and proceeded to examine with much care and • a. inTOt 1i,,. ijondition financially otherwise, ot the “ Book Depository’ of the Georgia Conference,” Rev. J. W. Burke, Agent. We have examined not only the balance sheet as exhibited to us by the agent, but have analyzed the several items constituting the same, and have also extended our ex amination to the condition and character of the stock on hand. The assets (consisting of stock and cash on hand, notes and accounts,) amount to $37,242.82 The liabilities, 20,099.81 Showing a balance to Depository “f $17,143.51 To this amount inav be added subscriptions and notes obtain ed by Bro. J. JJ. Smith, dur ing his agency, 6,258.50 Availabilities total, 522.402.01 We think this exhibit will be gratifying to the iriends of the Depository, evidencing’ as it does, a degree of solvency that should put to rest any apprehensions of friends and the tmapiciont and mwuatiom of ennnm. The notes and accounts due tbe Deposi-i tory we think will compare favorably with any similar business house. I lie stock on hand consists large!}’ of School Hooks that are daily appreciating in value, from the fact that new supplies cannot now be obtained as formerly. Other classes of books not now so much in de mand, from the care used by the agent in keeping them free from dust, are not de preciating, and with this care continued, will remain “ merchantable” a great while hence. Ihe sales for the last 41 months are 5>7,786.44. These sales are veiy satisfac tory, when considered in connection with the tact, that books, other than those used iu our schools and collegers, are regarded rather as luxuries than necessities, and we cannot complain that our friends do not in dulge themselves in these times of pecu niary stringency. Vi e think that Bio. Burke deserves and should receive the thanks of the friends of j this enterprise, for the industry and busi ness talent lie brings to bear in its manage ment; for as a committee we can and do bear testimony to the fact, that his every energy lias been devoted to the success of his agenoy, and none, other than a financial head and busy hands, could have raised the Depositor} - from so small a beginning to its present poporti<m. The agent has thus far weathered the financial storm that is,now paralysing al most every class of business, and withstood its ravages much better than we could have expected—and with the agent's present system of buying and selling, only for cash, (to which he intends to adhere rigidly) he ” ill, “e are confident, he enabled to meet hereafter without apprehension, any future erisis adverse to commercial prosperity. J.E. EVANS, \ T. M. FUR LOW, $ L ' jm - 1 Macon, (Jet. 10, 1801. I>r. MeAnually Arrested. The St. Louis Evmmy New*, of a recent date, says an order has been issue! for the arrest ol Rev. D. R. McAnnally, tbe editor of the St. Louis Christian Advocate, the well known weekly publication of the M. E. Church South, in that city. The al leged offence, upon which the order of ar rest was issued, is said to be treasonable matter contained in recent numbers of the paper in question, 1 MACON, GEORGIA : Wednesday, October 30, 1861, Till: PEOPLE o. 4 AK | v At the solicitation of numerous attached to different political parties, JJ, HOWELL COBH, of Houston, has consent led to become a candidate to represent ff Fourth Congressional District in th o fi, , Congress of the Confederate States. Oct. l*th, IBt>l. Third ('unorressional District w. H. ROBINSON, Esq, 0 f Macon county, is a candidate to represent the Third Congressional District iu the Confederate Congress. We regret to observe by the Atlanta Con. federacy, that Dr. li. L. G Bozeman, of Chunne nugpee, Ala, was recently killed by a refractory negro. Tbe Doctor, we beiieve, was formerly from Baldwin county. Tin: German Artillery paraded on Monday lad with full ranks. They are able bodied, fine look ing soldiers, and well drilled. We learn they will leave in a lew days for the coast. La noon C. Haynes and G. A. Henry have been elected Confederate Senators from Tennessee. TICKETS. For the convenience of our readers, we publish tickets iu our paper in such form as will enable them to cu: them out and use them ou tbe dm of tbe election. As our paper circulates in different Congressional Districts, we Lave left a poriii; , them blank for the insertion of such name as voter may preler. In reply to tbe Telegraph, we have men to observe, that toe article alluded to in our hm issue, urging tbe claims ot certain secessionists ami disparaging to Mr. Hill, we first saw in the Sava nab Ktv>* credited to the Telegraph. We wiote our criticism hastily and should undoubtedly have aserbed it “to a writer” iu the Telegraph. We did Dot attribute it to the editor, much less charge him with unfriendliness to co operauonists. It may be proper to remark to this connection, that our strictures were penned in no spirit of tin friendliness to Mr. Iverson or any other aspirant to Senatorial robes. What we oppose and shall continue to denounce is the practice of disparaging the claims of co operationists to an equal share in the administration of the Government. GTIn reply to the article in the Telegraph, some days since, over the signature of “Justice,” we would merely remark that we intended no re flection upon foreigners in the observation referred to. The parties alluded to did not belong to Ma con. The spirit of extortion, we regret to say> finds expression in every variety of dialect in these troublous times. We shall give it a broadside wherever we see it—whether in Jew or Gentile. These are no times for extortion and oppression, and they should be stern!v rebuked whether found in high places or in low places. Let the public keep a black list for future reference. A PLEASANT INCIDENT Mr. E. Saci.sblry, long the efficient and es teemed Superintendent of the Methodist Sabbath School of tlris city, being about to leave to join the Macon Volunteers at Sewell’s Point, V„ the teachers and pupils attached to the school presented to him, on Sabbath last, au elegant volume of Pilgrim’s Progress, as a token of their respect and affection. He will be followed by their prayers and best wishes. FOR EXTORTIONERS Under this caption will be found several articles I appropriate to the times. We hope a tdack list will be kept and the names ot all persons who : have speculated upon puti!e and private wants in I D'*' 1 necessaries of food and raiment will tie infa mously immortalized with the tories of the old American revolution, These are times when men should, as far as jtossible, labor to assist rather than plunder and oppress one another. We ob serve that the Executives of several of the States have brought this subject to the consideration of the Legislature. We hope Gov. Brown will do the same. There is an abundance of the uece? a.” ries in thi country, including salt: let speculators be made to disgorge. NON-INTERVENTION- V\ hen we alluded to the candidacy and fitness of Col. Tripfe for Congress, last week, we were not aware that there were other Richmonds in the field, also worthy and well qualified, and who are our old personal and political friends. We have since seen the names of Cols. Doyle and Peeple announced to represent the Seventh District.— Outside of our own district, we must be permitted to observe friendly neutrality. Iu this the case is different; where a candidate has been foisted upon the people, against what we believe to be their wishes and feelings, with the distasteful encomiums ot the Southern Re cor tie r; a paper committed against caacuscs and conventions, arid from whom a different course might have been expected. The Southern Record ?r still evades our Question, and instead of u satisfactory replv, insti tutes a comparison entirely out of order—as there was no rival candidate to his favorite when our query was first proposed. We shall not follow his example. \\ hen the editor claimed superior states manship for his candidste, the public had a right to expect some tangible evidence of the fact. — Xone has been, none can be adduced. On the other hand, according to the editors own admis sion, Col. Cobb has left the impression of his mind and industry upon the history uud jurisprudence of Georgia, and was entrusted with an important mission to Europe, which would have been re* nowed, under the sanction of the State and with the appioval of the PI inters’ Convention, had not war intervened. We do not urge that State pat ronage constitutes superior claims to otlice, else the Recorder might prove a dangerous rival to the People’s candidate; for in da vs gone by it fared very sumptuously at the public crib. Ms e congratulate the Recorder upon its sudden conversion to the argument which elected Gov Brown.” Its genuineness needs the test of “pro bation,” as does the admiration and respect of that venerable piper for its new Magnus Apollo, who, it says, was nominated by one of those bodies for which the editor has expressed so much disgust. — Verily his logic, like the times, is shockingly out of joint We hope the people, on Wednesday next, will show that they eati elect theii Congress men, as well as other public servants, without the intervention and dictation of conventions and caucuses. RAILROADS- CHANGE OF SCHEDULES. By an advertisement in our columns it will be aeen that the Passenger Train of the Central Rail road ieavps this city at 50 minutes past 8 o'clock at night, and 30 minutes past 12 o’clock at day. South- Western Train to Albany, we understand, leaves at 9 o’clock and 25 minutes at night. Ar rives at 8.30 afternoon. Train to Columbus leave at half-past one at night Arrives here at 7.30 afternoon. COL COBB, The independent, anti-caucus, peopV.s candidate for the Fourth Congressional District, was the first Justice of rlie Inferior Court for Houston county. Having taken a lively interest in every enterprise involving the prosperity of the State and coun try —thoroughly identified with the work.ng mea, the bone and sinew, he will make a fit representa tive of the agricultural, commercial and oiecban cal interests of the country.