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BY S. BOSE & CO. I , * lieargia Jiiraal A. Monger - I everj .V mwirnij! t%i s*l per anm.m. t * charge will l*c One li.u ak . ***a*n <>b la.'-', lor (lie tir*t ia*er ’ii r*l*'v Cn'i'! f>*r 3biHe<4uent insertion. Ail .. as t<> iim, vil] imt pubiielied , ihi ch*rjecJ eeorlii)(lv. \ lil, c rl djscuunt ’ , i11 th >se wli- *ilrertie* by ilie year. v k. ‘.jriCßs o wvit* ria usm, will be charge*) al raiedi * be a inser'ni. r , irr.arena -at* niwae with county officers, Drug . , .miweti. vlerciiwuti. un.l other*, who tuay *l*l. to .uite-1 i.-ootrac** Lvsossh ‘•euiiOM,by Executors, Administrators , ~ . i *n->, are required by law to he advertised in a _ .iette, forty days previous to the day of Sale. lies mast he he! I on the drst Tuesday in the month, hoars of ten in the forenoon and three iu the ’ Hi, at the Court house in the county in which the is - iuated. PiasoSAL Puarwrr must l>e advertised in like \ ; i to Dsbtoks asd Oriditous of an Estate must he tint application will he made to the Ordinary for - -ti Land and Negroes, must be published weekly lor . • for Letters of Administrations, thirty days; for -• i-i from A.lministration, monthly, six montlis; for - iu from Guardianship, weekly, forty days for K< /RkO'.'>.vvs of MoßiOagk, monthly, four for estahlishins lost papers, for the full space of mths; for coui|eelling titles frutn executors or ad raters where a bond has been given by the deceased, space of three ;l* inths Letters addressed to S ROSE k CO. ‘rofesiioual a;i<l itnsiuess ‘li*h. uoxal AXfi licsiXRSA o*mm will be inserted unites id. at the following rates, vis : . re i>rv ■‘.per annum, ♦ 5 M - ven lines, do 10 MO 1 r. lines, do 12 0 reive lines, do 15 M I dvertiseineats of this class will he admitted, antes | - r in idvsnce.nor fora less term than twelve months. • r - ■ .cuts of over twelve line* will be charged pa<> rata. - meats not paid for in Advance wiU be charged at K IbCiU I* A K M K hITI N (IS t masons, knight templars, odd FEL LOW'S and sons of temperance, MALT) TS THE CITT OP MACOJI. MASONS. 1 I. t-e of Georgia for 1860, Octol*r 81st. ■ I. i.lge. No. 5, first and thirJ Monday nighu in each •,e Chapter, No. 4, second Monday night in each ,_r,.n Council, No. 6, fourtli Monday night In each - Encampment. Knights Templar, So. 2, Meetings ~ c ry first Tuesday n gt.t in each month. ODD FELLOWS. i .1 I. !ge, first Wednesday in June. ( l Eh impmeut, Tuesday previous. , , ; Lodge, No. 2, every Thursday evening. • • Itr ithers. No. 5, every Tuesday evening. T Encampment, No. 8, second and fourth Mon ,Uv evenings in each month. SONS OF TEMPERANCE, i 3 . cob, fourth Wednesday in October, annually. 11l IIIWIS ITMTSTT ■ ~'"r~~~***T*“ riiOf tiSSION AL UMMS. PLLI'LIiS &CABASISB, JTORNEYS AT LAW, FMKSVTII, LA. ILL practice law In the counties of Monroe, Bibb, Dp t> ~ Pike, riualdins, llenry and ButU. Mr.Cabaniss r Min t and constant attention to the collection and debts and claiait. . t . U ji GEO. A. CABANiaS. ,ric- ■)• of Athens, Ga. C-ly. J. BBARHAI, Jr. attorney at law, .41 it ON, SA. .vym f.; on Cotton Avenue over the Wsptisl >k \ I- r t,om formerly occupied by Or. Green. iiTk. (OOk, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MACON, GEORGIA. iFFif E with Speer A Hanter, over Bust: k's Store. v Feb. M, la6t —y LAI \U L OUIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, M VLON, GEORGIA, /ifFli K on Mulberry street, over Urn Store of A. M I F ti i .- . r.ir A Cos., in BoarUui.il’* Washington Block. , eUI Uibb, Crawford, Uooly, Houston, Macon. I# . .. .V rth, and suurer. ftb 2t-y LAW CARI>. COOK, ROBINSON k MONTFORT, ‘.i'll.Li .. u. tice Law in the counties ot Taylor, Macon, .1 ti m, Uooly, suiuter, Marion, Schley, and in such •er . i.,cs in tlie State as their business will authorise. JfMf f iCKni Oglelliorpe. PHILIP COt)K, W. H. ROBINSON, .me* ’6o—tf T. W. MONTYORT. LAAIER A ABBEBMIR, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 41ACON, 6.1. ) UCTIC* in the Counties of the Macon Circuit, and il L .- Counties of Sumter, Monroe and Jones; also in th • C -ru at Savannah. _ [apr 21 ’SS-ljr] t ( LU KIfUlMi A; ASSLEI, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, KNOXVILLE AND FORT VALLEY, GA. P. CLLt HRIIOUSE, F. A. ASSLEY, Knoxville, Ga. hurt Valley, Ga. L. V. WHITTLE. ATTORNEY AT LAW, MAUON, OhOH^/A. rICK next to CONCERT HALL,over Payne’* Dra* Store 1..5, £4l—ly.) 11IO.HA8 B. CABAAISS, attorney at law, Forsytli, G-a. .l T II.r, attend promptly to all business entrusted to hi* m cart in the Counties oi Monroe, Bibb, Butts, Crawford, -■*. H ue, Spal ling and Upaon. tmay 18 ’5>J JOEL R.GRIFFIN, attorney at law, MACON, GEORGIA. WILL practice in the Countie, of Macon and the ad ” , ng Circuit*. Alao in the counties of the Meat and !-W e st Georgia, accessible by Rail Road. d*~ Particular personal attention given to collecting. dT Oiiicc with 0 A Lochrane, Damour’e Building, 2d feb 22-’6—4a-tf REMOVAL. Hill LI. h§ removed hi Law Office to Cherry street i • a;, siaira of building neat below B A. Wise’s furnish - r*. U; Will attend the Courts as heretofore. iU.Odt-l.lMl. oct-U ! Sp. H’DOXALD Ac VASI GIESE-1. dentists, f 'Bre in Wusbiuglon Block, V,neon, CLECTBiCrtr USED IN EXTRACTING TEKTU. \|( DIINiLD’S Tooth Paste always ” n hand and for sale. Dentists cau be id with the finest style of TEETH, i Poll, Got 1 and Silver Plate and Wire, * I I < fixtures, Ac., also with any kind of Instruments or .--r*ls on short notice oct IS rHOMST h< oi k DEPOSITORT. Cash, or no Trade. (\ l nie to sell for Cash only ; but onr good friends f / *tm t„ forget and ask FOR CREDIT, but we must stop * r 'H THF DATE. *” ko.w Committee have instructed me to sell for CASH a. and the rule will be graiCTLT .tbiweb w. Dear ’ ( don’t ask u* to depart from it. We wi’l sell you oor ,, ’ r Cash on good terms; bat to sell and charge Li - lersin the land. WE CANNOT DO IT. ~.‘.•*l ■Wk of SCHOOL, K ELIO IOCS and WIBCELLA i, Hgi)KS always on hand, STATIONERY, BLANK ** o w p o n can n . J. W. BUUKU,Agent. *3,000 lisa, of Baron. I J JST received 7 s,two pound* of chotee Bacon—ensom ha a * t *•“ *•*■. as the Mock is going off rapidly. AH HER A TRIO, (Bcotflift Inurtifll ani) itlcsseiujcr. BUSINESS CAKUS. { Wt o. o. SriKXt j HAROEMAN & SPARKS. WARE-HOUSE AND Commission Merchants. MAOON, GA.. VITII.L giv- prompt attention to the selling and storing ! ■ of Cotton, and to the filling of orders for plantation | wii family supplies. With nimy years experience and with their best eff .rts to serve their friends, they hope to •have a eouliouaaec of the liberal patronage heretofore I -xtende lto th-m Liberal advances made when required j August 15th 1>,40. (ly.) | lOHS SCHOrHELD, JhsDCA SCHOFIkFP I Hcliolielcl & Jii'o., FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS Macon, geougia. \\ T I- * r *‘ prepared to Manufacture vicain Engines. * V Cnice:.Al; SAW MILLS, MILL and GIN gear ing, SUGAR MILLS, liKA-Sft AND IKON CASTINGS 01 ever) description IRON HA ILING and VF.lt iNOAHiii Having the most complete assortment of iron Railing in the State, aiiieh for elegance, neatness du- I ability anu design, cannot lie surpassed, and are suitable .or the fronts of Da tilings, Cemetery L- is, Public Sip. a res, dhurch Fences and Balconies. Persons desirous of per charing Railings will do well to | ,'ive a call, as we are determined to offer as good bargains | as any Northern Establishment. i , Specimens of our Work can be seen at Rote Hill I i Cemetery, and at various private residences in this city, jan I-ISGI IKON WORKS, TIACO.f, GEORGIA. T. c:. X I S It ET, HAVYIG removed his FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS to the line of the Rail Road near the Macon A Western Shops, he is now prepared to manufacture ail kinds of MACHINERY AND CASTINGS, Steam Engines & Boilers, t)n terms as favorable as any F-tai>lithment either North or South. (mar IS) T. C. NIBBF.T. A. M QUSEN. MACON - , GEORGIA. \f ANI FAITCUBB of Wrought Iron ■VI RAILING of every description, and for all purposes. Plain and Ornamental, frtn the lightest Scroll Iron, up to the heaviest Railing used. Having an endless variety ol New and Original Design.', purchasers cannot fail to be suit ed. Being entirely of Wrought Iron, their strength cannot be questioned,and for beauty they cannot be surpassed any where. AH kinds of Fancy Iron Work made to order. Par ticular attenticn given to makiDg all kinds of Geometrical Stair Bailings. Specimens of the work can be seen at the Residences of T. 0. Holt, L. F W. Andrews and W. J. McEiroy, Esqrs. Also at Rose Hill Cemetery, jnly 13 16-ts Corrugated W rolight Iron and U ire Railing. (Sscured by letters Pat-ent.) VI) 41 I K A It I. X adapted for enclosing Public Grounds, Cemeteries, Balconies, Cottages, Ac. Sheep and Ox Hurdle Pa ent Wire, Sacking Bedsteads, with every variety of Folding Bedsteads and Iron Furniture.— Patent Wire Coal Screens, Ore, Sand and Gravel Screens, Wire Netting for Musquito, Sheep, Poultry and other pur poses. Wire Summer Houses, Fancy Wire Work in great variety for gardens. Ac. M. WALKER A SONS. Manuacturers. No. 585 Market, S.E. Cor 6th St., Phita lelphia. (oct 24-ly) NEW FIRM. 1,. V. STRONG & SONS. I” EWIS P. STRONG ten- A iier* hisgrateful thanks or the liberal patronage tended to him for the last A ‘ weuty seven years, and re- , - A ectfully announces that he rv * associated with him in /I vfc-JH/fv e further prosecution ol \ ‘r--a.'\ he business, his two sons, sy. EDGAR P. STRONG and -'ORRENTER W. STROML a*. inder the name, firm and ,tv!e of L P. STRONG A U)NB,and will continue to teep on hand and offer, a large and Select assortment of Boots Miopa and Leather >? all kinds, and Findings for Country manufacturers. He respectfully asks for the new firm, a continuance o the lib ■rai ‘avor extended to the old. Macon, January 2. Infill 41-y ZEI LIN A II l \T, WHOLESALE AND DETAIL DRUGGISTS. MACON, GEORGIA. feb 29-’6o—y D C. HODGKINS &, SON, DKALKK9 19 AND HiN L T ACTKRhRS OP C3r TJ 3NT S, 2IFLEB. , . TACKLES And Sporting Apparatus and/ jJ* or bvut DuscaiprioK, \ ‘C PEW POORS RRi.nw THE Lanier House, Jan. 1.1540. tf_ 13oots and. Slioes. VX lire Men of llte UIG BOOT. m Vo. 3, l otion AV, opposrrg i/ WASHINGTON BLOCK, gßv^-X^/t The subscriber* would re ’.urn their thanks for the -Jf C.3^gW’* t very liberal and long con- ‘ : w v tinued patronage extended to them.and would most re pectfully solicit a pontinn .nce of the same. We have now in store a large assort ment of HOOTS A V I> SHOES, tly of own ni inufacture, to which weekly additions will lie male f all the different styies and patteur*juually called fjr in shoe store, and would invite these wishing to purchase to call and examine our stock, as we are prepared ,ii sell as loir as any house in the city nr Plate, oct 6-y MIX ft KIKTLANO. A. DeLOACHE, l>KXLtlt IS (A KUlUilis mid IKMKAWAVS BUGGIES, HARNESS & WHIPS. llriilllcMMiro BHggies (MAP* BV ASA XIU.Kk ) t runks. Valises aud l mfcrellas, NEXT DOOR TO THE BAPTIST CHURCH. The above articles s< Id now for cash, snd ah purchasers nvite I to examine my stock ahellier they buy or not. August 7th, Mil. llacuti. Hay tfOili. |h6l. I a a IIIIIRP.IA Pike* Magnolia Whisky. X. 4 D *5 Birrels Rock opening Rum. 75 Barrels Phelps Rye Gin. ISO Boxes Tobacco—various grades. 115 Rexes Cigars. tOO Barrels Flour. 100 Tierces Leaf Lard. TS.tkPt H. Clear Sides. lu.ikJO H Hams. | It),OOP H Fhoulders. 15 Hhda Molasses. ! 80 Barrel* Syrup 50 Sacks Rio Coffee. 75 Barrels sugar. i ;tft Hhds. Sugar. . I *** for APHkR AYRES. .MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 18GL DRV GOODS, CLOTHING. Ac. DRY GOODS. A. Gr. BOSTICK, Has on hand a Superior Stock of Yit-riiio*, DcLaltus, Alpacas, and a large assortment of STAPLE GOO DS, which he is offering fer sale on rrasonahle teims for Cash, sep 1 S A. G. BOSTICK. (roods. r. (WW\ VARUS GHBY JUANS, 3,<iiio yards Georgia kerseys, 40 GROSS MILITARY BUT TONS, BLUE SaTTINETT. HICKORY t’.LOTH. HICKOnV SHIRTS. FLANNEL DRAWERS, MILITARY U\ E[’.COATS Uniforms made for Companies at Slutrt Notice, The above will be sold at SMALL PROFITS, and for cash. sei> 11 E WINS!!IP. MERCHANT TAILORING! K. WINS 1111 * I S now prepared with a first class cutter, good Tailors and a LARGE SI’OOK OF PIECE GOODS, to furnish any thing in the CLOTHING LINE At short notice, and in the very best style. (apr3 8. P HUD DEN k CO., HAVE JUST RECEIVED TBAYKLING DRESS GOODS, GREY FLANNELS, SMALL FIGURED PRINTS, HICKORY SHIRTINGS, MUSQUITO NETTINGS, STRIPED SWISS, CHECKED CAMBRICS, HCH’D. A BORDERED II’DKFS, IRISH LINENS, SHIRT BOSOMS, EMBROIDERIES, And many other articles much needed at this time. We cannot buv Goods now without the money, and earnestly request those indebted to us, to pay. july 10 N. S. PRCDDES & CO. NEW GOODS./g 3ST E W GO O DS.I y NEW GOODS.F >T E W GOODB.] \ Q FREE OF DUTY. j r FREE OF DUTY./ FREE OF DUTY./ ~ frff of duty.\^ RO?S X COLE >I.AX beg leave to announce to thecitisens ■ of Macon and the surrounding country that they have just IMPORTED FREE OF DUTY from the United States, the large-t stock of new, desirable good*,that has ever been exhibited by orie house in the State of Georgia. Very many of their ei.els were bought at such EXTREME low prices that MERCHANTS would do well to call and examine them. This entire stock was “Bona fide” purchased before the Ist of March, and therefore saves to the buyer twenty -four per cent. pr Call and see for yourselves. ROSg A COLEMAN, apr 3 At their “ Bazaar of Fashion.” isoi. ism. Sprincv Clothing, WHOLESALE AW E> II i: TA I V*. k. iri.iMui* IN now receiving one of the largest stocks of CLOTHING . ever brought to th's place. They were bought cheap and will be sold cheap. Cash Buyers can find bargains. Merchants will do well to examine this stock before purchasing. apr 8 LOW FOR CASH I IjineiL Coats^ OF OFIt OWN 7I.4NTFFAC I I RE. Linen. Fants and Y r ests OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. MARSEILLES VESTS OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. ALPACCA COATS OF OUR OWN MANUFACTURE. DRESS FROCK COATS, BLACK HUE SKIN PANTS, FANCY CASSMERK PANTS, A VARIKTY OF cn c r ? : v-~ f r3 ‘-.r? ” UF| rJ-J{ ey ‘x./ J. OF m-R OWN MASt-FACTURK, now FOR CASH. CHAS. KC. BAIRD, Trlujrajih Printing Building. September 11,1 NCd. Notice to Builders and Jobbers- LUMBER FOR SALE. m||fj subscriber would Inform his friends and the public A. in general, that he has the largest and best lot of SEASONED FIXE LUMBER ever exhibited in Mi Idle Georgia, consisting of Scantling of all sizes and commonly used in house building ; quartered and hustured Uooring, wetherboaiding, ceiling, and all other kinds suitable for building. Mv Mill is near the Central Railroad, and wbl deliver at the road on accommodating terms. Any person wishing to purchase, address me at Irwinton, and I will send horse and buggy to meet the day train at Mclntyre’s, and convey them to the mdl free of charge. m;RVFV Fept. 25, INftl. —ts *■ B Kl A CliiiiitT for Capitali*t. MA( 0N GRIST MlLLfoii SALE. (kWINIJ to the insufficiency of our capital, and the * pressure of other engagements, we are anxious to dis posed the Macon Grist Mill, to a satisfactory purchaser. The Mill is now in complete running order —will grind IT bushels a day. and cannot fail to make a handsome pro!!', if well managed, in the hands of a person with sunicle.i capital to carry it on properly. The most satisfactory in formation on this, and other subjects connected with th business, can be obtained at the Mill. ep9(t *7- BOIFKUILLKT A 00. Medical Oollegeof Georgia, AT AUGUSTA. r |t)l1’ thirtieth session of this Institution, will open on X MONDAY, the 4th November next. Anatomy, H. F. CAMPBELL, M. D. Forgery, L A IHGAF k. I). Chemkstry, JOSEPH JONEB M. D. Materia Medica and Therapeutics. I P. GARVIN, M. D. Institute aud Practice, L. I) FORD, M. D. Physiology H. V. M. MlLl.kß, M. D. Obstetrics, J. A. E\ K. M. 1). Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics, ROBERT CAMPBELL, M D. W. H. DOUGHTY, M. D.,Clinical Lecturer at City Hoa * p B FIMMONB, M. D., Prosector to Anatomy. H W. D. FORD, M D . Demonstrator of Anatomy. Lectures, (roil course,) $705. Matriculation Fee, $5 . . The CoUege building has been thoroughly renovated, and many additions made to former facilities for Instruction. g*|> lb 26- *• * • Uean. PXANTAXIOIV Bn4NS.-No*in storethe best assortment of Negro Shoes, we hare ever offered in this Market. Men’s double aoled peg and nailed black and ruasetU; do. heavy singlt eoled black do ruaaetu; do. boya and youths black aad wiidMl •>* vhleh w#araaaUlßvafa. MIX I EUTLftN#. i act •- Presideiit’s Message. To the ’uiHjreas of the ( oitjuteedte Stxtea: ‘i’lie fi*w weeks wliieli have elapsed since your adjournment has brought us so near the close of the year, (hat we are now able to sum up its general results. The retrospect is such as should till the hearts of our peo ple with gratitude to Providence for his kiud interposition iu their behalf. Abuudant yields have rewarded the labor of the agri culturist, whiLt the manufacturing industry of the Confederate States was never so pros perous as now. The necessities of the times have called into existence new branches of manufactures, and given a fresh impulse to the activity of those heretofore in operation. The means of the Confederate States for manufacturing the necessaries and comforts of life within themselves, increase as the conflict continues, and we are gradually be coming independent of the rest of the world, for tlie supply of such military stores and munitions as are indispensable for war. The operations of the a my, soon to be partially interrupted by the approaching winter, have afforded a protection of tlie country and shed a lustre upon its arms through the trying vicissitudes of more than one arduous campaign, and c-ntitle our brave volunteers to our praise and our gratitude, from its commencement up to the present period, the war lias hpen constantly enlarg- ; ing its proportions and expanding its boun daries, so as to include new fields. The con flict now extends from the shores of the Chesapeake to the confines of Missouri and Arizona. Yet, sudden calls from the remot est points for military aid, have been met with promptness enough not only to avert disaster in the face of superior numbers, but also to roll back the tide of invasion from the borders. When the war commenced, the enemy were possessed of certain stratc getic points and strong places within the Confederate States; they greatly exceeded in numbers, in available resmrccs. and in the supplies necessary for war—military es tablish meats had long been organized and were complete. The navy, and for the most part the army, once common to both, were in their possession. To meet this, we had to create not only an army in the face of war itself, but also the military establish ments necessary to evuip and place it in the field. It ought, indeed, to be a subject of gratulatiou that the spirit of the volunteers and the patriotism of the people, enabled us under Providence to grapple successfully with these difficulties. A succession of glorious victories at Beth el, Bull Bun, Manassas, Springfield, Lexing ton, Leesburg, and Belmont, has checked I the wicked invasion which greed of gain and the unhallowed lust of power brought upon I our soil, and has proved that numbers cease to avail when directed against a people fight ing for a sacred right of self-government and tin’ privileges of freemen. After more thaneleven monthsof war they have not only failed to extend their occupancy of our soil, but new .States and Territories have been added to our Confederacy; while, instead of their threatened march of conquest, they have been driven to assume the defensive; and upon a fa.r comparison between the two belligerents as to men, military means, and a financial condition, the Confederate States are relatively much stronger now than when the struggle commenced. Since your adjournment the people of Missouri have conducted the war, in the face of almost unparalelled difficulties, with a spirit and success alike worthy of them selves and of the great cause in which they are struggling. Since that time Kentucky, too, has become the theatre of active hostili ties. The Federal forces have not only re fused to acknowledge her right to neutrality in the war, hut have invaded her for the purpose of attacking the Confederate States. Outrages of the most despotic charactei have been perpetrated upon her people. Some of her most eminent citizens have been seized and borne away to languish in foreign prisons, without knowing who were their accusers or the specific charges made against them; while others have been forced to abandon their homes, families and property, and seeking a refuge in distant lands. — Finding that the Confederate States were about to be invaded through Kentucky, aud that her people, after being deceived into a mistaken security, were unarmed and in dan ger of being subjugated by tlie Federal forces, our armies were marched into that iState to repel the enemy and prevent their occupation of certain stragetic points which would have given them great advantages in the contest —a step which was justified, not only by the necessities of self-defence on the part of the Confederate States, but also by a desire to aid the people of Kentucky. It was never intended by the Confederate Gov ernment to conquer or coerce the people of that State; but on the contrary, it was de clared by our Generals that they would with draw their troops if the Federal Govern ment would do likewise. Proclamation was also made of the desire to respect the neu trality of Kentucky, and the intention to abide by the wishes of her people as soon as they were free to express their opinions.— These declarations were approved by me, and I should regard it as one of the best ef fects of the march of our troops into Ken tucky, if it should cud in giving to her peo ple liberty of choice aud a free opportunity to decide their own destiny according to their own will. The army has been chiefly instrumental in prosecuting the great contest in which we are engaged, and the navy has also been ef fective in full proportion to its means. The naval officers, deprived to a great extent of an opportunity k to make their professional skill available at sea, have served with com mendable zeal and gallantry on shore and upon inland waters, the detail of which will be found in the reports of the Secretaries of the Navy and War. In the transportations of the mails many difficulties have arisen which will be found fully developed in the report of the Post master General. The absorption of the or dinary means of transportation for tlie move ment of troops and military supplies, the in sufficiency of the rolling stock of railroads for the accumulation of business resulting both from military operations and the ob struction of water communication by the preseuce of the enemy’s fleet, the failure and even refusal of contractors to comply with the terms of their agreements, the diflicul ties inherent in inaugurating so vast and complicated a system as that which requires postal facilities for every town aud village in a territory so extended as ours, have all [combined to impedo the best directed efforts of the Postmaster General, whose aeal ? in- dustry and ability have been taxed to the utmost extent. Some of those difficulties can only be overcome hy time, an improved condition of tlie country, and by the resto ration of peace; but others may be reme died by legislation, and your attention is invited to the recommendation contained in the report of the head of that department. The condition of the Treasury will doubt less be a subject of anxious enquiry on your part. lam happy to say that the financial system already adopted has worked well so far, and promises good results to the future. Io the extent that Treasury notes may be issued, the government is enabled to borrow money without interest, and thus facilitate the conduct of the war. This extent is measured by the portion of the field of cir culation which these notes can be made to occupy. The proportion of the field thus occupied depends again upon the amount of debts for which they are receivable; and when dues not only to the Confederate and State Governments, but also to corporations and individuals are payable iu this medium, a large amount of it may be circulated at par. There is every reason to believe that the Confederate Treasury note is fast becoming such a medium. The provision that these notes shall be convertible into Confedera e stock bearing eight per cent, interest at the pleasure of the holder, insures them against a depreciation below the value of that stock, and no considerable fall iu that value need be feared, so long as the interest shall be punctually paid. The punctual payment of thi interest has been secured by the Act passed by you at the last session, imposing such a rate of taxation as must provide suffi cient means for that purpose. For the successful prosecution of this war, it is indispensable that the means of trans porting troops and military supplies be fnr nishcrl as far as possible in such manner as not tc interrupt the commercial intercourse between our people, nor plac-q a check on their productive energies. To this end the means of transportation from one section of our country to the other must be carefully guarded and improved, and this should be the object of anxious care on the part of State and Confederate Governments, so far as they may have power over the subject. AVc have already two maiu systems of through trans portatiou from the North to the South: one from Richmond along the seaboard, the other through Western Virginia to New Orleans. A third might be secured by com pleting a link of about 40 miles between Danville, in Virginia, and Grccnsborough, in North Carolina. The construction of this comparatively short line would give us a through route from North to South in the interior of the Confederate States, and give us access to a population and to military re sources from which we are now in a great measurc'debai red. We should increase great ly the safety and capacity of our means for , transporting men and military supplies. If j the construction of this road should, in the j judgment of Congress, as it is in mine, be! indispensable for the most successful prose cution of the war, the action of flu* Govern ment will not be lestraincd by the Consti tutional objection which would attach to a work for commercial purposes, and attention is invited to the practicability of securing its early completion, by giving the needful aid to the company organized for its construction and administration. If we husband our means and make a ju dicious use of our resources, it would be difficult to fix a limit to the period during which we could conduct a war against the adversary whom we now encounter. The very efforts which lie makes to isolate and invade, must exhaust his means, whilst they serve to complete the circle and diversify the productions of our industrial system. — The reconstruction which he seeks to effect by arms, becomes daily more and more pal pably impossible. Not only do the causes : which induced us to separate still exists in full force, but they have been strengthened; and whatever doubt may have lingered iu the minds of any, has been completely dis pelled by subsequent events. It, iustead of being a dissolution of a league, it were in deed a rebellion in which we are engaged, we might fiud ample vindication for the course we might have adopted in the scenes which are now being enacted in the United States. Our people look with contemptuous astonishment on those with whom they had been so recently associated. They shrink with aversion from the bare idea of renewing such a connection, when they see a President making war without the assent of Congress —when they behold officers threatened, be cause they maintain the writ of habeas corpus so sacred to freemen—when they see justice and law trampled under the armed heel of military authority, and upright men and in nocent women dragged to distant dungeons upon the mere edict of a despot—when they find all this tolerated and applauded by a people who had been in full enjoyment of freedom but a few months ago, they believe that there must be some radical incompati bility between such a people and themselves. With such a people we may bo content to live at peace, but the separation is final; and for the independence we have asserted, we will accept no alternative. The nature of the hostilities which they have waged against us, must be characterized as barbar ous wherever it is understood. They have bombarded undefended villages without giv ing notice to women and children to enable them to escape, and in one instance selected the night as the period when they might surprise them most effectually whilst asleep and unsuspicious of danger. Arson and ra pine, the destruction of private houses and property, autl injuries of the most wanton character, even upon non-combatauts, have marked their forays along our borders aud upou our territory. Although we ought to have been admon ished by these things that they were disposed to make war upon us in the most cruel and relentless spirit, yet we were not prepared to see them fit out a large naval expedition with confessed purpose, not only of plunder, but to incite a servile insurrection in our midst. If they convert their soldiers into incendiaries and involve us in a species of war which claims non-combatants, women and children as its victims, they must expect to be treated as outlaws and enemies of man kind. There are certain rights of humanity which are entitled to respect even in war. — He who refuses to regard them, forfeits his claims, if captured, to be considered as a prisoner of war, but must expect to be dealt with as an offender against all law, humau and divine. Rut not content with violating our rights under the law of nations, at home, they have extended these injuries la us in other jurisdictions. The distinguished gentlemen, whom, with your approval at the last session, I commissioned to represent the Confederacy at certain foreign Courts, have been recently'.seized by thi captain of a United States ship-of-war, on board of a British steamer, on their voyage from the neutral Spanish port of Havana to England. They have thus claimed a general jurisdic tion over the high seas, and entering a Brit ish ship, sailing under its country's flag, vio lated the rights of Kmbassey, for the most part held sacred even amongst barbarians by seizing our ministers whilst under the protection and domain of a neutral nation These gentlemen were as much under the jurisdiction of the British Government, upon that ship and beneath its flag, as if they had been on its soil; and a claim on the part of the United States to seize them in the streets of London would have beeu as well founded as that to apprehend them where they wore taken. Had they been malefactors and citi zens oven of the United States, they could not have been arrested on a British vessel or on British soil, unless uuder the express pro visions of a treaty and according to the forms therein provided for the extradition of crim inal But |rights the most sacred seem to have lost all respect iu their eyes. AVhen Air. Faulkner, a former Minister of the United States to France, commissioned be fore the secession of A r irginia, his native State, returned in good faith to Washington to settle his accounts and fulfill all the obli gations into which he had entered, he was perfidiously arrested and imprisoned in New York, where he now is. The unsuspecting confidence with which he reported to his Government was abused, and his desire to fulfill his trust to them was used to his in jury. In conducting this war we have sought no aid and proposed no alliances, offensive or defensive, abroad. We have asked for a recognized place in the great family of na- tions, but in doing so we have demanded nothing for which we did not offer a fair equivalent. The advantages of intercourse are mutual amongst neutral natims, and in seeking tc establish diplomatic redations we were only endeavoring to place that, inter course under the regulations of public law. Perhaps w r e bad the right, if we had chosen to exercise it, to ask to know whether the principle that blockades, to be binding, must, be effectual, so solemnly announced by the great Powers of Europe, at Paris, is to be generally enforced or applied only to partic ular parties. When the Confederate States, at your last session, became a party to the declaration re-affirming this principle of in ternational law which has been recognized so long by publicists and governments, we i certainly supposed that it was to be univer-J sally enforced. The customary law of ua-j tions is made up of their practice rather than ; their declarations, and if such declarations are only to b enforced in particular in-! stances, at, the pleasure of those who make them, then the commerce of the world, soj fur from being placed under the regulation of a general law, will become subject to the! caprice of those who execute or suspend it at will. If such is to be the course of na-J tions in regard to this law, it is plain that it, will thus become a rule for the weak and not, for the strong. Feeling that such views must be taken by the neutral nations of the earth, 1 have caused the evideuce to be col lected which proves completely the utter in efficiency of the proclaimed blockade of our coast, and shall direct it to be laid before such governments as shall afford us the means of being heard. But although we should be benefited by the enforcement, of this law, so solemnly de clared by the great Powers of Europe, we: are not dependent upon that enforcement i for the successful prosecution of the war. As long as hostilities continue, the Confeder-! ate States will exhibit a steadily increasing capacity to furnish their troops with food, I clothing and arms. If they should be forced ; to forego many of the luxuries and some of the comforts of life, they will at least have the consolation of knowing that they are thus daily becoming more and more inde pendent of the rest of the world. If in this process labor in the Confederate Statesshould be gradually diverted from those great south ern staples which have given life to so much of the commerce of mankind, Into other channels, so as to make them rival produ cers, instead of profitable customers, they will not be the only, or even the chief losers by this change in the direction of their in dustry. Although it is true that the cotton supply from the Southern States could only bo totally cut off by the subversion of our social system, yet it is plain that a long con tinuance of this blockade might, by diver sion of labor and investment of capital in other employments, so diminish the supply as to bring ruiu upon all those interests of foreigu count)ies which are dependent upon that staple ; for every laborer who is diver ted from the culture of cotton iti the South, perhaps four times as many elsewhere who have found subsistance in the various em ployments growing out of its use, will be forced also to change their occupation.— While the war which is waged to take from the right of self-government can ucver attain that end. It remains to be seen how far it may work a revolution in the industrial sys tem of the world, which may carry suffering to other lands as well as to our own. In the meantime we shall continue this struggle in humble dependence upon providence, from whose searching scrutiny we cannot conceal the secrets of our hearts, and to whose rule we confidently submit our destinies. For the rest we shall depend upon ourselves. — Liberty is always won where there exists the unconquerable will to be tree; and we have reason to know the strength that is given by a conscious sense not only of the magnitude, but of the righteousness of our cause. (Signed) JEFFEIISON DAVIS. The mails. We need someone at the head of the Con federate Post Office department of greater administrative ability than we have yet had. The mails have got into such a state of dis organization aud confusion as to be almost utterly useless. As the greatest and almost only benefit which the people derive from the Geueral Government is the transmission of mail matter, for which they are roundly taxed, nothing gives so much dissatisfaction as a failure to perform its duty ii that re spect. W c hope that the Post Office Depart ment of our Government, if it cannot per form its duty, will be abolished, and tlje car rying of the mail be left to the private enter prise of responsible persons.-7.4*0/. de ti’ NVqfnttV. | VOLUME XXXIX—NO 36. beavc Taking brlweeii Scott and VicClcllaii. The special correspondent, of the N. Y. IJr r, if,} telegraphs from Washington; Gn Saturday morning, at the depot in this city, at five oV-lock, the darkest hour before day, in the midst of a raging storm, the le retiringaud the incoming chieftains of the U. S. Army bade each other an affectionate farewell—the one, iu his age, returning his war worn sword to the scabbard, and the other, in his youth, unsheathing his steel to measure strength with a desperate foe. Gen. Scott, and staff reached the depot half an hour before the train started. Quite a number of citizens assembled to bid him adieu. At a quarter before five o’clock, the time for the train to leave, Geu. McClellan arrived, under escort of Capt. Barker’s cav alry squadron. The new Gencral-in-chief was accompanied by the following members of his staff: Brigadier-General Marcy, Inspector Gen eral. Brigadier-General Sloneuian, Chief of Cav alry. Brigadier-General Barry, Chief of Artil lery. Brigadier-General Van Yiiet, Chief of Quartermaster’s Department. Brigadier-General Seth Williams, Adju tant General. Lieuteimut-Colonel Colburn, Assistant Adjutant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel Hudson, Assistant In spector-General. Lieutenant-Colonel Sweitzer, Assistant In spector-General. Captain Louis Pliillippe D’Orleans, Count De Paris. Captaiu Robert D’Orleans, Due de Char tres. The General and his staff all appeared with black rubber liavelocks over their caps and long black rubber coats, biding their uniforms entirely. This dress was worn to resist the pelting storm. As they entered the depot their appearance in the dim light reminded one of the stories of the black knights of old. The only thing that broke the .Glence that prevailed was the clank of the warriors’ bidden swords and the rattle of their spurs. General McClellan at the head of the staff’ proceeded to an iuner room, occupied by General Scott, and removing bis hat from his head, bowbd before the veteran chief whom he bad just succeeded. General Scott, sitting, from inability to rise, extended his hand to bis successor, and they talked for some minutes with hands clasped. In this position General Scott, drawing McClellan near to him, said : • “General, do not allow yourself to be em barrassed by men who do not comprehend this great question. Carry out your own ideas, act upon your own judgement, and you will conquer, and the Government will be vindicated. God bless you. The young chieftains only reply was : “I thank you, General, and will not for get your counsel. May you be restored to health and live to sec your prophecy fulfill ed. God be with you. Farewell. Shaking hands again, General McClellan conducted General Scott to the car, where they parted without a word being exchanged, General McClellan bowing gracefully and General Scott returning it. The members of General McClellan’s staff then shook hands with General Scott. General McClel lan and staff retired, and, iu the midst of a drenching rain, mouuted their horses and returned to quarters. The train left the depot at precisely five o’clock. General Scott was accompanied by Ids own staff, the Secretary of War, the Sec retary of the Treasury, Major General Cut ler, Adjutant General Thomas, General Yan Yiiet, and others. Seizure of Sail by tli* Governor. Executive Department, ) Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 18th, 1801. ) Col. Jared 1. Whitaker, Ojtnmissary General, Ac.: Col :—I have learned that there is now a considerable quantity of salt in the depot of the Central Railroad at Savannah, and t have notified Mr. Adams, the Superinten dent of the road, that he is required to de tain it in the depot subject to your order, for the use of the army. You are hereby instructed to take charge of the salt, and give Mr. Adams your receipt for it. When the owners present their claims you will pay each five dollars per sack, which I consider just compensation. As we shall need a very considerable quantity ior public use you will inform me of any which you may find in the hands of speculators or traders who are sel ling at more than five dollars per sack with freights from Savannah added, and I will give you directions as to the seizures neces sary to be made. No seizures will be made of any supplies in the hands of persons who are selling to the people at five dollars per sack with freights from Savannah added. I feel that it is gross injustice to the Govern meut and to the people to permit speculators who have managed to get the control of ar ticles of absolute necessity, to sell them at the enormous prices now demanded in tho market. The Constitution of this State clearly provides that private property may be taken for public use by [fdyiug just com pensation. Under this provision, 1 feel it my duty when any necessary article is controlled by a few persons, who demand from the State and her citizens unreasonable and un just compensation for it, to authorize you to seize in the hands of those who ask the high est prices such supplies as may be needed for pMir use, and pay the owners just com pensation. I very much regret the necessity which must control my action in the present emer gency, hut a sense of duty compels me to assume the responsibility. If the constitu ted authoiities do not interfere, but will pay on the part of the State the high prices de manded by uu patriotic speculators, the cost of the supplies necessary to maintain our army will soon swell the public debt to an enor mous burden, and as the high prices paid by the State will control the markets and compel its citizens to pay as much, provisions will be placed out of of the reach of the poor who labor for their daily bread, and much suffer ering and misery must be the tesult. I shall use all the power vested in me by the Constitution and laws of this State to prevent these deplorable results. Very respectfully, Ac., JOSEPH E. BROWN. For a lady to sweep her carpet with em broidered undersleeves, would be considered , indecently dirty j but to drag the pavement | with her skirts saeius tq he ve’§ g*utee\.