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journal & Messenger. J. KNOWLES and 3. BOSE, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.^ From the l.’harleston Mercury, Oct. 81. Tin* Dopnrtnrt* of Ifeon. !<. • ai*l Tl*ir Arrival in Ua t.-ma —IIoU ll*v ru<li'<l ( uta. Erl. For Jtffmr time past, the papef* of thp ftl* terior have been itniulfrine in sly-hints. as to the wtaroabouts of Messrs. Mason and Sli dell. We have hitherto made allusion Ur their movement- ; hut, the causes which in duced pur reticence being removed, we uiay now, without indiscretion, narrate the fact# of their embarkation, . The.. foimnUrioiters having resolved to make (be venture of ruuniug the blockade of L'h udnstoc, after mature deliberation, se lect.-d foe. tha experiment the stunneb and swift hule steamer Theodora, which wa* r there got itdy for sea with ail des patch. Th.* pi.-parai ..>-> having bo* u coute plot id, they embarked a little before mhl ni;ht, u n Friday, October 11th. The party of pa-vuogers who were starting on Ui* very ‘unusual and somewhat hazardous trip, con sisted j*>f the following persons: Hot*. J. Al. Mason, ol Virginia, Mr. Mac furland. (Secretary to Mr. Masn,) lion. John Slide'll, of Lmi-iaua, Mrs, Slidell, Mi- . Mathilde Slidell, Mi:** Rosiue Slidell, Air. Eustis, (Secretary to Mr. Slidell,) Mrs. Ku-tis, who is a daughter of Mr. Corcoran, the Washington banker, ou* in Fort Lafay ette. o*l. Ij Mat, of Louisiana, the inventor of the grape shot revolver, and two or three other gentlemen, whom it will be best, fr the pfce.-ut, not to n&uie. The niglit was pitch dark, and about mid night a light rain begun falling, which ren dered the chances of being detected by the blockaders exceedingly shin. At vne o'clock on Saturday morning, the liasty good-byes, and God-speed-you’shaving ben said, the cables of the Theodora were 100-it ued, and she glided down the harl*or on her important mission. As the steamer passed Fort Sumter, every light *>n board was uxtinguished, and away she weut, right through the lingers of the blockaders, far out af sea. . * On the evening of the 11th she reached Nu - *u iu safety, where had the opportunity been a favorable one, the Commissioners would have disembarked ; but on enquiring, they ascertained that the English steamer connecting with that point touched at New York/ However gratifying a sight of New York might have been under other circum stances, the Commissioners determined in this instance to forego the pleasure. The Theodora left Nassau and steamed away towards Cuba. <hi the RUh inst. she arrived at Cardeuas, where the Commission ers landed. The news that the Southern steamer had arrived with Messrs. Mason and Slidell ou board, which was telegraphed from Caidenus to Havana, was scarcely cred ited at the latter place. Rut when, on the 17th iust., the Theodora came up the harbor of Havana, displaying the Confederate flag, the quay* acre immediately thronged with thousands of wondering spectators, and a most cordial and enthusiastic reception was given to the adventurous little craft. The Yankees in Havana were, as a matter of course, much disgruntled at the welcome gir en to the Theodora. Rut, on the other hand, ladle* of Havana prepared a splendid Con federate Hag for the steamer, which was pre i * iited to the Captain, with appropriate cere moo it*. The ladies of Mutauzas, also, took advantage of the chauce to send hither a j.UudiJ flag for the Hamptin 1 .egion. ihe steam-drip Columbia, formerly a Charleston vessel, but now iu the armed ser vice of the 1 aiikccs, was at the time, in the harlxir of Havana. Luckily, however, she Wa - not ready to put to sea. Her consort, the Iveystone 8 tale, had gone to New York with a .Southern steamer, loaded with a val uable freight of arms ami munitions, aud which, unfortunately, had been captured, while eudeavoriug to make the run to Tam pa, Fla. 8o the Theodora left the friendly city of llu\ alia unmolested,aud with a freight of cof fee, sugar, saltpetre, sulpher, acids, lead, iron, shot, block tiu,etc M ran quietly in——, we won't say where—bringing a number of Charlestonians, who bad reached Havana trum Southampton, about the same time the Theodora made their appearance. it is ascertained that the Yankee* keep a fast yacht constantly plying between Key \\ t -t and Havana, simply for the purpose of gluing intelligence of our naval move ments. The Theodora is a private vessel, and is unarmed. From the Savannah Republican Nov. 2. A Mill'll uilli (!i> Liiicvliiilcv. Tke garrison on Warsaw Island, consisting of tbe Republican Blues, Capt. Anderson and Coast liidcs, Capt. Pritchard, had the privi lege of a sight of, and shot at the enemy on “Wednesday afternoon. It appears that the schooner Elite, which left here some days ago with a cargo of naval stores, bound for Ha vana, by some mishap stranded off W arsaw beach while goiug out. Wednesday after noon a large l \ £*. war steamer made her appearance in the offing, and coming to an ther, dispatched three launches with about 150 men and one howitzer or mortar, to take ]At .-session of or burn the wreck. Capt. An dersen, who is in command, immediately sent out a considerable force from the intrench meiits, ordcriug them through the woods to u point opposite the wreck aud within musket shot ol the enemy, when the latter should reach their destination. The party lay in ambush until the launches got within reach, when they sallied out upon the beach and opened a terrible lire upon them. The ene my returned the salutatiou with shell from their gun, and the firing was kept up for some time, though without damage to our troops. . W hen the enemy commenced firiug shell, Cap*. Audcrson turned the guns of the fort upon them, and kept up the fire until dark came on, though they were too far round the point of the Island, for the shots to lie di rected with accuracy. Our iron could give no idea of the damage done to the enemy, bat. think they must have suffered to some itent from the fire of their muskets. * Yesterday morning,we learn, the wrecked schooner was still in the same spot and the steamer missing. We hope the enemy will not be deterred from further visits by this warm reception given them on their that appearance. Aiuik r of Mrs. Jackson. —Oon. Mc- Call sent out a party Sunday morning, and arrested Mrs. Jackson, mother of Ellsworth’s murderer, and her half-brother, named Moore. Her house was situated within the rebel lines, aud was u*od as headquarters for their scouts. It is believed that much information has been furnished them from this source. She said there had been sonic thirty there, and she gave them a cup of tea. She or Moore would not give any satisfac tion to the men sent by Gen. McCall, and were accordingly Landed over to the provost guard here.— liatA, Cor. fhil. From the Charleston Courier. The Segiieiitralion Art. /'-friar* Courier ; —We of the mountains notice the able argument on both sides, touching the constitutionality of this Act. Whether the Act within itself is constitution al or not, is uot hty province to argue, but as the Act is antagonistic*! to the liberty of every citizen of this Confederacy, who may indebted to any person of whatever, na tom, reaiding in th country of the enemy, if ought to bt flnconstitMtit/nal. . . „ It is a small estimate to place the mercantile debt due bv merchants of the Confederacy to prisons residing in the enemy’s country, at one hundred millions of dollars. The Capital owned by the merchant* sell ing this amount of property, would be about ten millions dollars, the parties being aided by outside loans tor the ha Ilance of capital required. I niversul failure has overtaken these nierehants. and they in return owe European manufacturers, banker* aud im j>oi-ters. Allowing a prolit of lifteen j*er cent, ou sales, give* the merchants a gain of thir teen millions dollars, which, with the ten milliou* capital, leaves them iu debt .seventy seven millions dollars. To pay this seventy-seven millions dollars they hold one hundred millions of the paper of our merchant*. \\ hat is the next move upon the mercantile Chess Hoard ? f he European creditor, trading the South ern paper to be all the assets las debtor pos sesses, receives the paper as a crouipromise, aud the notes are transferred to the European house, and to that hoHse in Kurojn we are morally aud legally bound to pay. Our bill* of exchauge and money in Lon don, Paris and elsewbcre, can be attached by parties bolding our paper. Our merchandise, iu trnuritu, can lie seized, and should we vis it Europe, our persons may lie arrested and throw u into prison, there to remain until our debt is paid, or uutil our creditor, by sorne compromise, may release us. Having paid the debt to the Confederate States, or secured it by involving a friend, wliiit will we have to offer iu settlement for our liberty ? Our government, without a Minister or consul abroad, can be of no avail to us. Id prison we must remain until our creditor may tire of feediug us. This is no fancy sketch; it is tbe natural drift of our indebtedness to that point were capital rests, and this result was proven by the commercial disasters of 1837, 1847 and 1857. It is an error to suppose that the heavy loss consequent upon Sequestration falls upon the Northern States. They were merely the par ties between the manufacturer and consumer. This intermediate party has been crushed out, aud the loss must fall, iu the order named, upon England, France and Germany, where the great surplus capital of the world is concentrated. We see articles in the papers daily con cerning direct trade, aud a Convention has recently been held to forward the same ob ject. 1 would ask who is to transact this direct trade —it certain/// cannot be the nur chants note doing business in the Confederate States —they are ruined both in purse and credit by the Sequestration Law, and the, business must fa// into new hands. Foreign merchants will settle amongst us and reap that harvest, the seeds of which were sown iu tbe City of Charleston by our own mer chants, who at an eariy day risked their whole fortunes in the revolution. In the darkest day of the Republic—2oth July—they bound themselves to receive Government Securities in paymeut of all debts due them, the moral effects of which has been fully realized. HOWARD. /’ tulle ton October Lit*, 1801. Extortioner* ami fekiiiflisil*. The Governer of Tennessee, in his late mes- age to the Legislature, says : “4 regret that it is my duty to call your attention to the tendency to monopoly and extortion which exists, to an injurious ex tent with a class of our citizens, who intent upon the sordid purposes of gain, are taking advantage of the peculiar circumstances of the times, to reap exorbitant profits from the necessities of the government and the wants of the people. “Complaints have reached mo from vari ous portions of the State, of this unpatriotic aud destructive tendency to extravagant speculation, placing every indispensable to the support of an army, as well as the ordi nary necessaries of life at prices far above those warranted by the legitimate laws of trade, and, in many cases, beyond the reach of the more iudigeut classes of society. • “1 he merchants and tradesmen, while restrained within proper limits, arc necessa ry and useful members of the community, and, iu common with every other legitimate pursuit, are entitled to the fostering care of the Government; but, when forgetful of their duty as citizens, they suffer themselves to be so far tempted upon the sea of specula tion, as to become serious evils rather than conveniences to the public, it becomes your duty, as the guardians of that public, to ad opt such measures as will best tend to res train illegitimate and improper speculation, and put down an evil which is becoming so prevalent aud mischievous. “In ordinaiy times, an outraged public sentiment and the laws of trade would ac complish this end, but in times of general distress and threatened danger, when the Government is involved in war, and must se cure, regardless of price, whatever may be necessary to the maintenance and comfort of our patriotic and brave countrymen who have gone to the field to uphold the rights and the honor of their country, and to defend the lives and property of this class who are thus speculating upon their privations and neces sities, the authorities cannot be too vigilant in their efforts to restrain the excesses of avarice and protect society against the evils to which it is exposed.” These timely remarks of Governor Harris, we are sorry to believe, remarks the Charles ton Mercury, have a wide spread application, and we re-produce them for the considera tion of the people aud authorities of the State. Sbylocks and sharpers, the meanest of God’s creatures at all times, in plying their villainous trade at such a time as this, hamper and enfeeble the operations of the G over ament, and thus add the infamy of treason to the bastness of inhumanity.— The authorities cannot deal too rigorously with such vcriniu whenever they c<>uic wi-h ----in reach of the iaw—and the people should at all times hold them as the objects of scorn and contempt. A Goon Tkxt ton tiik Times. —The J>a- G range Kcjmtrier of lust week says : The Her. Mr. Key, of the Methodist Church of this place / preached a strong ser mon on Sunday last, it was decidedly point ed and truthful. Ilis remarks were well toned, and deserve to bo written in dazzling letters throughout the Confederacy. He ani madverted, in the strongest terms, upon the conduct of speculators who have taken ad vantage of the hard times and scarcity of pro visions and other family commodities to amass money by grinding the people by de manding exhorbitaut and extortionary prices for bacon, salt, dry goods, Ac., thus placing these necessaries of life beyond the reach of the poor. A Point ill Current History. ( The following, taken from the lJaltiniore American, of the 12th inst., is worth putting ou record as a part of the history of the times: It will be recollected that before Mr. Vl*v Otok bis seat in Congress he made u visit to Kichmond—a visit which, at the time, excited a vast deal of conjecture not luvutaLle to the expectations of those who voted fr that, gentleman as an opponent to Secession. The nature of his mission not being inquired into closely on his return to W asbington, the matter was suffered to pass by, little regarded, finally, until the publie attention was again aroused by the arrest of Mr. May and others in affinity with him by the authorities at Washington. We have now, however, what appears to Ik* a conclus ive development of the purpose of the visit to Richmond, in a speech made by the Hon. •lohn A. Logan, of Illinois, who, it seems, acted with Mr. May, and who, on being ap pointed to the command of an Illinois regi ment, recently told the story of the visit to Richmond, and it* results. We quote the account from the Crawford (Illinois) Rulle tin: “We are informed by a gentleman just from the Ninth Congressional District, that there has been a complete revolution among the people on the war question. The Hon. •John A. Logan, Congressman from that Dis trict, has been appointed Colonel and his regiment is about to take the held. Many who, a few days ago, were of compromise stamp, are now enthusiastic for the war. — Mr. Logan declares that he and other com promise men in Congress met in secret con clave, and determined to make a last effort. They sent Mr. May to Richmond to ascer tain if the Confederates would entertain, accept nr offer any compromise. No com promise could be agreed upon—they utterly refusing, even though a blank sheet of pa per be given to write their own terms. Lo gan declares their intention is to light, and call* upon all tbe Democrats to rally around the old flag, and thwart, them in their dia bolical efforts to destroy the Government.” TllE Atlanta InleUlt/rurer , in publishing the card of Mr. llaudolph, of V irginia, who, holding a military commission, declined to allow himself to he used as a candidate for Congress, put itself upon reeorJ, on the main question, in the following well timed and judicious remarks: The question, whether au individual should hold two offices, and receive pay from the same government for each of those two offices, appears to us to be decided by that provision of the permanent Constitution quoted by Mr. Randolph, to wit: “No per son holding any office under the Confederate States shall lea member of either House during his continuance in office” —and al though, as Mr. Randolph remarks, he is “commissioned by the Governor of Virgin ia,” yet, being “in the service of the Con federate States,” he is “within the spirit, if not the letter, of the above prohibition, and to qualify” himself “fora seat in Congress,” he “should have to resign” his “commission in the army.” This he declines doing, “being ignorant of” the “wishes” of the people of his dis trict. We approve highly the course adopt ed by Mr. Randolph, and we now take occa sion to say that we are, as a general rule, opposed to the practice that is becoming so prevalent recently, of individuals holding military commissions, and in the actual ser vice of the Confederacy, being candidates for office, much less holding two offices, and receiving pay for both, at (he same time.— This practice should be “nipped in the bud.” It will prove an evil of no small magnitude, if permitted to grow. The people should put a quietus to it. Gentlemen entrusted with high military command should lie con tent to occupy them, and do their duty in the sphere they selected for themselves and induced others to follow in their lead. We again state that our remarks are intended to have a general aud not a special application. \\ ill They Do It? —lt. is known to eve ry citizen of Chattanooga that coal abounds in inexliaustable quantities within two miles of the city, and iron in fact within the very limits of the corporation. Coal is now sell ing in the Gulf States at from 11 to 33ic. jnor bushel, and in many instances, we are {told, it is difficult to get it even at an enor mous advance, and that people are actually taking out their grates and burning corn.— \\ by don’t our railroad directors have a meeting and regulate the rates of transpor tation so as to enable capitalists to come here and open immense coal deposites? The peo ple of Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and Augusta have heretofore received their sup plies of coal from Pennsylvania. Is it pos sible that coal can be shipped from Pennsyl vania cheaper than from Tennessee? Let lour railroad diiectors see to it that the South I be not forced to ship coal from the North again so soon as the war closes. Our whole county north of, and within one mile of the river, aud from two to two and a half miles from town, is literally full of bituminous coal of the purest quality. We presume our railroad men are not allies to the North ern despotism, and if they are not, why, iu the name of common sense, do they not look to this matter ?—Chattanooga Gnz. <{• Ado. The Words of a Patriot. —Hon. Henry W. Miller, the eloquent and highly gifted statesman of North Carolina, has written a letter to a friend declining to be a candidate for Congress. In it he says: This is not the time to indulge in political bickerings or party rivalries, or to encourage the selfish purposes of personal ambition In the presence of that great and glorious work before us, such things siuk into insig nificance, even still more the man who is mean enough to countenance or nurture them. The inquiry now should be, not was ho a Whig, or a Democrat, or a Se cessionist, or a Unionist —but, is he true to the cause ? Is he ready to pledge “his life, his fortune, his ho<>r,” as our fathers did, to the cause of Independence? If he is, then, with me at least, it makes no difference under what political flag he may have rallied in times gone by —he is worthy of all confi dence, and is entitled, in this great struggle, to the position for which his ability and merits: befit him. Melancholy Accident. —We learn from Cumberland Gap, that N. P. Jackson, son of Quartermaster General A. E. Jackson, accidentally shot himself through the heart a few nights since. Mr. Jackson, who was acting as Assistant Quartermaster at Cum berland Ford, had gone to bed with a pistol upon his person, which by some unexplained accident, during the n.ght, became dischar ged, the ball piercing his heart and produ cing instuut death. The deceased was a lawyer by profession, and resided at Joues boro, Washington county —a young man of much promise and ability. He leaves, we believe, a wife aud several children to mown their loss. We give oulv the facts that we have been able to gather from passengers from the East by yesterday’s train.—Knox ville Remitter, 20tA. Xorilirra Account o l the Battle of Lees* bur*. The Northern papers are full of accounts of the recent batttle at Leesburg. We take the following from the account!given by the Washington Star : The object of the movement (crossing the river) of General Stone was to secure the command of the Virginia shore, that his division and that of General Banks could be safely transferred to the soil of Virginia. Afur crossing hi-t advance, he sent out Col. lktker, with portions.of (force regiments—(bis ovui, the Massachusetts’ Fifteenth, and the X. V. Tain ’ many Regiment—numbering, in all shorn 4,**** men, forming his light wing)—to recqnuoi.tre, in force, in the direction of Leesburg. Roth his wings—his right ami left—were attacked as early as at y A. M., but repulsed the euemy i where*cr he appeared. About aP. M., the right I wing found itself confronted by near 4,000 of the enemy, under General Evans, with artillery. Evans attacked Baker’s command in front and on both fl inks. Baker gallantly essayed a charge, in making which he was killed, and his command suffered considerable loss. The ottieer left in command of it by his death then very properly gave the order to fall back to a position near the river bank, where he could be supported by Gen. Stone and the other portion of his armv that had by that time effected a crossing of the river. The order was obeyed iu good order, and he carried with him all his wounded and dead. 001. Cogswell, the Commander of the New Yoik Tammany Regiment, (Capt. Cogswell, for the Eighth Infantry, IT; S. Armv,) is among the missing. Lieut. Colouel Ward, of the Massachusetts Fif teenth, was wounded in the affair, losing a leg. On reaching the position selected, the right wing turned, and both wings held their own upon it, though under tire of the enemy, which gradually slackened until midnight, by which time it ceased, having lor some hours before become little more than picket shooting, as it were. Throughout the night the balance of General Slone’s force crossed the river, and threw up tem porary works that rendered his position secure, and enabled him to protect the crossing of the division ol Gt-u. Banks,to be essayed this morning. Our information so far this forenoon, is that Gen. Banks’ army duly arrived at the Maryland landing of Edwards’ Ferjy, last, night, and has been crossing the river securely since daylight. Gen. Banks is in person on the Virginia side, and has assumed the chief command there. Eie going to press with this first edition of to day we have not learned that the enemy have seriously renewed the engagement of yesterday. Gen. McCall’s division remains in about tbe po sition its main body has held for some days past, from whence it may operate effectively in any re quired direction; its presence higher up the river to support the important movement of Gcus. Stone and Banks not having been necessary, as the result proved. P. S.—Our total killed, wounded and missing in the course of the day was about 200. Ihe btar denies that the Federal troops were repulsed. On the contrary, it says they were emi nently successful ; General Stone having effected his objec , though with some loss in his right wing while engaged in reeonuoitering in advance of his main operation. l or Extortioners. Coder this caption will be found several articles appropriate to the times. We hope a black list will be kept and the names of all persons who have speculated upon public and private wants in the necessaries of food and raiment will be infam ously immortalized with the tories of the old American revolution. These are times when men should, as far as possible, labor to assist rather than plunder and oppress one another. We oh serve that the Execuiives of several of the States have brought this subject to the consideration of of the Legislature. We hope Gov. Brown will do the same. There is an abundance of the necessa ries of the country, including salt; let speculators he made to disgorge. —Macon Messenger. In another article, on the same subject, the Messenger saye: “The spirit of extortion, we re gret 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. Those are no times for extortion and oppression, and they should be sternly rebuked whether found in high places or in low places. Let the public keep a black list for future re ference.” The evil complained of is daily increasing, and calls for measures of prevention. The privations aud sacrifices ol our people, incident to a state of war, and which, so far as they are legitimate, are cheerfully borne by all classes, are immensely in creased and aggravated by the heartless cupidity of those who have it iu their power to take advan tage of the necessities of their fellow-citizens to amass wealth. We need not remind the citizens of Savannah of the exorbitant prices to which nearly all the necessary articles of family subsist ence have gone within the past few weeks, uor is it necessary for us to inform them that these prices aie mainly owing to the sordid, selfish, unpatriotic spiiitof speculation. We have heard of instances in which articles of prime necessity have changed hands three or four times within as many days, in the process of which operations the price has been increased as much as tivc hundred per cent The retailers are prompt to back up the advance, and thus the con sumer Is made the victim of over-reaching and heartless speculators and extortioners. The Mestenger suggests that a black list be kept for future relerence. if what we hear is true, the extortioners will be known and remembered. But there should be some steps taken to remedy the evil ami protect the poor consumers. There are many families in the city whose protectors are in the camps. Avery inadequate fund has been pro vided, and more will have to -be raised for their support. ‘J he weekly allowance to them, under ordinary circumstances, would alFord but a bare subsistence; how deficient must it be now, when the price of every necessary of life is advanced more than a hundred per cent? Is it right that our citi zens shall be called on for contributions for the support of the families of the soldiers, only that the money thus contributed shall increase the hordes of heartless speculators and extortioners? Would it not be better that some concerted meas ure should be adopted for their protection, and the protection of tbe families of the city who are, in this respect, sufferers with them ? The country is not destitute of supplies. There is abundance of provisions to be had, and were it not for the cormoract speculators and extortioners, prices need not be exorbitant. With a little concert of action, a fund might be raised to purchase provisions and establish a depot, where the families of soldiers could be supplied with subsistence instead of their apportionment of money, and where families could purchase their supplies at cost. Such a movement, while it would be safe and economical in every respect, would be a protection against extortions. Will not some of our liberal and public spirited citizens oousider tbe matter at once V— San. .Yew*. Suit. This article has reached in our market the alarming price of from seven to eight dollars per sack. What are we to do, in absence of supplies from abroad ? Tliis is a serious question. There is no limiting the duration of the blockade, and we must do without or go to manufacturing for our selves. There is no time for hesitation ; the emer gency is upon us and we must act forthwith, or suffer the consequences. It is estimated that we of the Confederate States consume ten million of bushels of salt in time of peace. 1 nder the economy of war times it is safe to estimate that the consumption is seven millions. Now where is it to come from ? The Abingdon, Va., Works furnish a half million; the Kanawha Works, now in in the hands of the enemy, are capa ble of producing three and a half millions. There is no other source of supply so long as our com merce is cut off. How is the deficiency of three millions to be supplied, granting that we retake the Kanawha country ? There is but one solution of the question : we must go to work and manufacture tor ourselves out of the abundant material furnished by the sea. And we are glad to find that we have a pioneer in the enterprise. Professor R. Thoruassv lias suc ceeded in organizing a company tor the manufac ture of the article desired, aud they commence the construction of the necessary works forthwith.— Bull’s Island, on the coast ot South. Caioliua, be tween Savannah and Charleston, has been chosen as the site, and it is said to be admirably adapted lo the purpose. This will supply the demand only in part, and the Professor, in the organization of his labor department, lias wisely provided for the dissemination of the iulornfation necessary lor carrying on the business, so that others may avail themselves of it and establish works for their own districts of country. He will accept negro hands from planters aud in the course of three mouths, teach them all that is necessary to be know u % For full particulars address him at Bliiffton, South Carolina, care Col. K. M. Seabrook.— Sitv. Hep. Thk Macon Guards,— We have learnod that since the letter was written, which we published yester day, another election has taken place in the “Macon Guards” with the following result: 11. J. Menard, Captain ; Cecil Ballard, First Lieut. ; T. G. Ilodg kins, Second Lieut. This veteran corps is now oue hundred aud fifteen strong. — Ttltgraph. MACON, GEORGIA: Wednesday,NoTCmber ti. 18ft I. XW We hope the proclamation of our worthy President setting aparr. flie 15th as a day of fast ing, humiliation and prayer will be heeded, and But the daj; piouejv observed. The excellent piyuentpfnjs of the Grand Jury of Houston, eafne to hand too late for this Issue—thwy shall ap|>ear in our uext. ELECTION TICKETS ‘ ‘ Thcfee desiring election Tiuketa can be supplied us this office, without cost of money or trouble Sf writing theta; FAIR PLAY. 1> Vi reference to the communication of Mr. Murjftiv, the public will see tlirrt nei ther justice nor fairness is to be expected from the Federal Union. THE NEWS, From the seaboard for the last few days lias been of a very exciting character. We learn the arrival of the Federal fleet has produced some commotion in Savannah. We believe the Confederate force there is adequate to any emergency. HOME INDUSTRY. We intended last week to direct attention to the advertisement of Messrs. Noble, Bro. A Cos., Rome, (la. they are doing a good work in manufacturing cannon and other u*rful articles in these war times. 8188 CAVALRY. This fine corps have been in camp for the lust few days. They paraded through the city on Monday evening, and made a hand some display. They are will mounted, and commanded by Capt. A. M. Lockett. We have rarely seen a better looking company any where. They left for the Coast on yes terday. Me wish them a brilliant campaign. PERSONAL. A scribbler in the service of Col. Kenan, and who evidently proudly wears the collar of his master, finds an appropriate channel lor the exu dations of his innate blackguardism in the Federal l uion of last week. We have no reply to make to such moral and political vermin. They have always infested the Union office, and we suppose are necessary to its existence. In regard to the Congressional canvass, we have simply done what we believed to be our duty as a journalist. THE LEGISLATURE Meets to-dav. A large number of members passed through our city on their way to Milledge ville on yesterday. By the way, Mr. Barnes, the worthy and talented editor of the Augusta Fenti nel, who has passed a few days in our city,.is a candidate for Secretary of the Senate, as well as several other personal frieuds. The session, we presume, will be brief. There seems to be but one opinion in regard to the Stay Law. It will be re-enacted. We have a good Legislature, and look for wise laws. THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION Seems to have resulted adverse to the black Republican party, and in favor of the Democrats. Rut this will probably be no improvement, as far as the war question is concerned. They arc the “new lights’’ of Liucolnism, and if we were to take past ex perience at home they will be more rabid than those they supercede. According to .Ksop, the fox dreaded anew swarm of flies more than the old one. CONFEDERATE SENATORS Wc will not intrude our advice, but wou'd sug gest the names of Mr. B. 11. Hill of Troup and Mr. Baknktt of Wilkes for the Senatorial offices. Let us have one man at least from the private walas of life. It is time to try new 7 men l%*\v Orleans Prices. SruArt and Molasses.— A further decline has been submitted to in the New Orleans market. The papers of the 30lh ult. quote Inferior Sugar 2 a 2s, common to good common, *2f a 31, fair to fully fair 4 a 41, prime ftf ass. Molasses—Fermenting 15 a 10, prime to choice 17 a 19$ sr Prices of transportation of Sno-ar,! all the way by Railroad from New Orleans Si.3B per hundred—Molasses, at the Rail road risk, $1.75 per hundred. is it just ? There is a class of individuals, small we admit, and not the most intelligent or worthy men of narrow views and feelings and selfish designs— who are ever at work stirring up suspicions and prejudices against persons of northern or foreign birth. This course is neither just nor politic. There are thousands and tens of thousands Os northern men and women who have settled and intermarried at the South, whilst many southerners are similarly aligned to northern families. There are multitudes more, one or both of whose parents were originally from the North. These ail have thoroughly identified themselves with the fortunes ol the Confederate States, have liberally contrib uted of their means and gallantly poured out their blood to secure and maintain our new nationality. There is probably not a solitary company in the Confederate army that has not meu of either northern or foreign birth or parentage. Some of the most brave and efficient officers of the South ern army are of northern or foreign birth. Is it uot most cruel and unjust, and well calculated to atllict their friends, to make invidaous remarks and distinctions under such circumstances? Is it calculated to strengthen our cause and render us united and powerful? GRAND LODGE OF F. A. MASONS. ; The annual session of the Grand Lodge con vened in this city on Wednesday last, and was much better attended than could have reasonably been expected. Two of the Deputy Grand Mas ters (Boyo and Irwin) are in the at my in Virginia —also, a considerable number of the Masters of the Lodges. The Grand Master, Rockwell, al. though closely engaged as assistant Adjutant Gen oral, was in attendance. Os the 240 Lodges in the State, 144 were represented by their proper Delegates, and a large number of others sent iu their annual returns and dues. The usual amount of business was transacted in the space of two days, and no matter of outside interest came be fore the body. The officers elected for the ensuing year are: Win. S. Rockwell M. W. G. Master. W.u. A. Love R. W. D. G. M. Ist Dist. John Harris “ “ “gj “ Saiu’l. Lawrence./....... “ “ “ ;:d “ David K. Butler “ “ “ 4th i liichaid T. Turner .Senior G. Warden. D. H. Walker Junior G. Warden. •10-eph E. Wells G. Treasurer. Rose -.* *..’ .. G. Secretary. F. 11. West ..(i. Sen. Deacon. G. 11.I 1 . Lewis G. Jan. “ W. U. Jones G. Marshal. B. 11. Mitchell ‘ ;G. Pursuivant. M. Athon. Grand Chaplain. D. a. Harrison Ist G. Steward. David Mayer 2d “ “ Louis Bruner 3d “ James V. Grier Grand Tyler. SCHOOL OF THE GUIDES. W e arc indebted to Messrs. Bkawner A Putnam for a neat little volume just published by them, bearing the al*>?e title. It is intended for the nee ‘ of the Army of the Confederate States, with ques tions ami illustrations, calculated to give persons unacquainted with military service a ready insight into drill movements without the expense ot pro curing more voluminous works. It will doubtless prove a valuable guide to the soldier. For sale in Macon by Mr. Burke, at tiie Metho dist Depository, and by the publishers in Gridin. BALT AT TEN, ELEVEN AND TWELVE DOLLARS PER SACK ? What are we poor people to do, who have live ten or twelve hogs—our l*oys are in the army, and lour last dollar expended to equip them, and a heavy war tax as well as other Taxes banging over us F We cannot buy salt at these prices to cure the lit tle Bacon we otherwise might have for the subsis tence of our families—lt seems to mens if the Monied power, with a foot of iron,was crushing us to tiie dust, by extorting our last dime, and still tel ling us, we must do the fighting,but they will gather the spoils. But I can say to you, come not to the purchasers of your salt, at a thousand per cent profit, to contribute to sustain the necessities of the army. We must, refer every man back to these extortioners to disgorge their exhorbitant gains. There is now a cry going up in France of “ Bread or Blood” ami it is worthy of consideration, how much short of this principle, with regard to sdt, and other articles of subsistence, shall we not see, if matters are not changed from their present condition. There maybe money in these speculations just now, and something worse than life-long cur. ses to follow it. COUNTRYMAN. HON CINCINNATUS PeEPLES. The following letter we find in the Gnttin States. It does credit to its patriotic author: F'orsyth, October 28. 1861. Capt. Hill: Dear Sir : The announcement of ray name last week in your paper as a candidate for Congress in this District, was based upon the idea as expressed to you and those partial fiiends who solicited the use of my name in Henry, Pike, Clayton, Troup and Meriwether, that while I was willing to be their representative, 1 did not intend to be a party to an exciting contest in the district, believing, as I did and do, that the present times require all the union and strength which the coun try can command, to hear the burdens of the pending struggle. Seeing the number of aspirants for the office, and appreciating the character of the contest, I can only say to my friends who have so cordially offered me their suffrage, that I am much their debtor for their good feeling expressed towards me, but that I do not desire the office so much as to win it by dividing the District, and therefore decline being a candidate. Yours respectfully, C. Peeples. “A LITILE MORE GRAPE ’’ We are glad to see that the press everywhere is opening its batteries upon the spoilsmen whose greed for office can only be equalled by the rapa cious speculators upon the necessities of the peo ple. The lollowing discharge of hot shot is from the Richmond Dispatch: Both our officers and privates entered the ser vice for the good of their country, and did not ask or desire anything more than their support, and the gratitude of the present and future gene rations. V\ fiat shall we sav then of multiplying offices and emoluments iu tiie person ot the same individual, especially In a period like this; but that it is iu fatal opposition %o republican simplicity and justice, and injurious to the public service, because the same man cannot discharge with effi ciency the duties of two, three, or four different offices—of offices, too, w hich require essentially different qualifications, and even if the incumbent has time and talent enough, would require him to be in three or four different places at the same moment. There are some men who. putting the deficiency of obiquity out of the question, are able to shine in both tiie camp and council. Julius bicsiir, Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, were statesmen as well as soldiers ; but we may be pardoned for doubting whether they have their counterpart in modern times. * * * There is altogether too much of the office-seeking mania in this new Republic ; to strong a passion to exploit the country for private benefit, and that at a moment when she can least afford to have her veins and arteries tapped by hungry bloodsuckers. If any man burns with de votion to serve hiscountry, there is as much room, and even more, to gratify it in a private station than in an official sphere. Nothing can be more disgus'iug and hideous than the shameless display of selfishness and greed at a time like this, when the great mass of the people are making the grandest sacrifices ever recorded in history. The Rome Advertiser also lets off a shell as fol lows : Office, Office, Office. One of the greatest curses in the land is the inordinate desire tor office. We say it with shame, there are office-seekers to be found iu every part of the Confederate States, more intolerable than the locusts, lice and frogs of Egypt; the fiees, sand flies, musquitoes and galli nippers of Florida. They are worse than two chills a day, or than the seven year itch. Will not the love of’ country ; the perils and dangers that threaten us; the glorious future that awaits our success, nor nothing else check this evil spirit ? A SAD PICIURE, Os the rich men of Baldwin is given below, by the Federal Union. It is not merely appropriate to Baldwin, but other localities, we fear: How many men are there in Baldwin countv who have not given $ cent on the dollar, out of their thousands, in aid of our brave soldiers? We ask the curious to look over the lists of contribu tions from Baldwin county during the war. Who are the men and women who have contributed by far the largest portion of money and clothing is only necessary to glance at these lists to.be sat isfied that they are the free will offering of men in moderate circumstances, many of them poor men, and their patriotic wives and daughters. Go to the Tax Books, mark down the names of the men who return property in value above fifty thousand dollars, then look for their subscriptions on the lists in aid of the soldiers now in, or going to the delence ot the country. Have some of these rich men done their duty ?” They are rich by reason of their broad acres and hundreds of negroes. But what would they be worth if the despot threaten ing us should conquer our brave people ? Others have their long Bank accounts. But what would they be worth if the issue is decided against us? And yet some of these rich men still stand back. - They fear to walk our streets lest some benevolent object is thrust into their faces. Will God bless such men? Never, if lie is a just God. There are men in Baldwin county to day who have not given to the support of our soldiers one fourth of a cent on the dollar out of all their property,which it sold, even now, on the block, would bring one hundred thousand dollars. It is time these men find begun to move. They will not go unremem bered if they are unseen. If they hug to thoir bosoms the delusive hope that success will crown our efforts without their aid, they may rest assured that when peace does come they unit hare a memo ry. And if man spares them, God surely will uot [For the Journal A Messenger.] Col. Cobb. I am glad to see that the claims of this gentle man are urged by writers in the Messenger and Telegraph. I cannot see how any friend of our city, and especirlly its mercantile interests, can vote for Mr. Kenan, when it is known that for years he has waged au unrelenting war upon its interests. Were Messrs. Tracy, Anderson and Lockett at home, they could teil a tale upou this subject. Every one can now see how important to the interests of Bibb county and the safety of the seaboard was the construction of the Bruns, wick Railroad. Instead of having to reach the seaboard by a lardy march of a week, our men in any number could have reached our imperilled coast in a few hours, even from upper Georgia, and readily receive subsistence and tuuuitious of war. The same is true of the Macon & Warreu* ton Railroad, which Kenan used every appliauce and artifice to defeat. 011 the other hand, we have, in Col. Cobb, a bightoned Christian gentleman, who has devoted his life to building up, not only the material inte rests of Georgia, but, also, promoting every inoial and beneficent enterprise. He lias been a true friend of Macon, let our city show her apprecia. lion of bis services and moral worth. JUSTICE. Trosi the Telegrtph of Monday Fourth District. IQ THE PEOPLE OF 8188 COUNTY. The names of two gentlemen have been premited, for your suffrages, as candidates for flu: Confederate Congress from this Dis trict — Hon. 11. Kenan and Hon. Howell Cobb. \\ it bout disparaging the talents of the former, permit me to say that he has no claims whatever upon the people of Macon lur their -support. lit* course iu relation to the Macon and Brunsw ick and Macon and \\ arrenton Railroads is well known. Tn re gard to these important, enterprises, he has uniformity against us, and for Savan nah. * . On the other hand. Col. Cobh has always boon the true friend of-our beautiful city, as have also the wealthy and intelligent people of the county in which he resides, and whose business and social intercourse have been, 1 trust, mutually profitable and agree able. ‘J hrough the intluence of Col. (J., the f orumercial, Agricultuial and Mechanical, Fair was located last year in our city, which excited so much attention and attracted so many distinguished strangers, and gave to Macon such prominence as a great central commercial aud iir.js rang city of the South Ever its fast friend iu the past, so will he continue to be iu the future—whilst, from his opponent, judging from the past, we have nothing to expect but opposition to its every interest. Let, then, the people of Bibb give to Col. Cobb a warm and united support. BIRR Camp Jackson, near Portsmouth, Ya., Oct. 27, 1861. Messrs. Editors of Georgia Telegraph and Journal and Messenger, Macon , (la.: The Southern Federal Union does not “tote fair”- as they say at log-rolling—they throw the whole log upon me by taking too much stick. I wrote to the Editor of that paper a letter to the people of the Fourth Congressional District, announcing myself a candidate for Congress, in opposition to the nominee of the bogus Convention, ex pecting them to publish the letter; but on looking over the pages of their issue of the 2“d inst., I perceive that the}’ have not even announced my nanfefbnt have announced Messrs. Kenan and Cobb. I stated in the letter referred to what 1 should advocate, and referred them (the people of the Dis trict) to the 4th Georgia Regiment for my private character, and to the people ot Wilkinson and Twiggs counties lor my po litical antecedent*, ability, <kc. The South ern Federal Union will, perhaps, publish my letter next Tuesday, when, perhaps, it may be too late to become generally known that I am an independent candidate, or per haps the Editor will not publish it at all: therefore, I appeal to you, sirs, to make known through the columns of your papers the fact that I am a candidate, and like wise, by circulars to each county in the District, that a soldier serving the country iu this war, after abandoning business, home, and daily imperilling his life to de fend them at home, is a candidate; and I desire to test the sincerity of those who are so loud and clamorous in a real or af fected admiration of the soldier. Moreover the soldiers ueie, and elsewhere, are desir ous to be represented in the next Congress by one who is familiar with their wants, and what laws arc -necessary for them. I alii also tin advocate for the re duction ol the salaries of civil and military officer* of the Confederate Government, as a means of lessening taxes and burdens now pressing so heavily upon our people, ifec., &c. shall sustain Jefferson Davis (whether in Congress, or as a” citizen and soldier) in a vigorous prosecution of the war. It may not he improper to make known to you that I was an Original Se cessionist, advocated it as the best remedy, separate, immediate, &c., and was in the last Presidential Election an advocate for John C. Breckinridge, and am not nor have I been an office-seeker, county. State or Federal or Confederate, &c., until now. What right have a few men to say that 1 shall support one or two men, and constrain the whole district to choose between two men of whom neither should be their choice, if they could be free to act without the dictation of a caucus of Irresponsible men, convened from every corrupt village clique who have impudence enough to proclaim themselves the convention of the place at the time? And it is a source of gratification to all good men, that we may all become candidates who choose. I must close, as I have to appear at In spection of Anns immediately. Yours respectfully, . M. W. MURPHY, of Wilkinson eounty,_and of 4th Ga. Regiment in Ya M ho are we Fighting ? — The term “ Yankee” ought uo longer to be applied to the enemy, says the Richmond Diepakh. — Such a term is not just to the fighting men on the other side, nor to ourselves. Wc are in point of fact, literally and truly, invaded by a European army. That army is made up of Irishmen and Germans, with a small portion of Yankees. Whilst the Yankee Gorernment deprecates bitterly the sympathy of European Governments with the South, its own main reliance is European soldiers. The prisoners just brought iu are chiefly of this class. If we call them Yankees we not only commit an error in fact, but give the Yankees credit for fighting their own battles. We have just whipped au Irish and German array, whose bravest leader was a depraved Englishman; and it is an army of foi eigu mer cenaries which still remains for us to whip on the borders of the Potomac. T. K. R. Cobb. This gentleman has written a letter to a friend in Athens, in which he says ; “Do not suffer my name to be run for Congress. I Wbnld not sferve if elected. I shall go to Richmond for a short time in No vember to jvjht for Ote Army , then return to Ji<jh t with it. We commend the example of Mr. Cobb, to those gentlemen who are aspiring to fill two offices at the same time. Sirk Soldier*. Since the 20th and 21st regiments have been in camps, near Griffin, says the Inion, the Measles and Typhoid Fever have broke out among them. There are now over two hundred on the sick list, aud several have died. A good portion of the sick have been brought to Griffin, and as well eared for as circumstances will permit. Two large build ings have been set a part as hospitals, and the sick receive the daily attentions of the benevolent ladies of Griffin.