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Newspaper Page TextasutftortptlUl?** 14 mad * Wort tha expiration of **•'■ Agents of tlreltepubllcan. Thomas Simmons is our authorised agent to receive subscriptions at Monticello, Jefferson county, Florida. r Key. Hamilton W. • Sharpe i» oar agent *t fnomasviile, Thomao county. T. K. Wardeil ie our ;.t BuiabrUw., * iccatar county. < * W. B. Bennett ia our agent Uaiunan, Brook* countv. y-l ii, D. Brantley ia our agent at Blackahear, Ga Vl . -.. >» Notice to Sai>Bcm>erB. ween you find M before your mnae ou your paper, please renew.your subscription, as it is u notice that the time tor which it has been p«id will expire in a tew days. SAYANNajj Wednesday looming, diet. 8, IStii. The Bygeia Hotel at Old Point is to be pulled down this week, notwithstanding “Represen- tlve” Segar’s protest. /* Pope’s first despatch Irom the Indian country .announces a victory with the savages inJul 1 ***,:- The .inevitable conclusion is ihat|*opp •has been'whippe&:~ A Good Measure.—Congress has parsed a jaw to hang all soldiers and camp followers of the Yankee army who shall be found circulat ing countcrfict Confederate notes in our terri- lory. Tho offenders to be tried by a court PP&mSmal,. , Departure of Prisoners.—The Yankee prisoners confined at Savannah add Macon have all left for Richmond, where they will be cither paroled cr exchanged. They number about 1,300. A few sick remain, who will be for warded as soon as they shall be able to travel. Foreign News.—“La Franco” asserts that a majority of the Cabinet of Juarez had deci ded on proposing terms of capitulation to Gen. Forey on the basis of the surrender of the city of Mexico and Pnebla to the French. Canton d.'.-.es of August 19:h represent thal Canton aod Macon had been visited by a vio lent typhoon. Immense damage was caused to property, and forty thousand lives were dost. A despatch to the Northern press, dated Louisville, midnight, September 25;h, says : “The armies of Buell and Bragg left Lebanon, Tcnn., and Carthago respectively on the 21st of August, Buell ftllpwing the arc, and Bragg the chord of a circfc v Oar (the Federal) army traveled three hundred and sixty-one miles and Bragg’s three hundred and sixty miles. Buell got into Northern Kentucky one day ahead of Bragg, notwithstanding the immense excess of oar transportation ever that of the enemy.” Corinth.—We do not like the aspect cf .af fairs in the West. We seriously fear that wc have sustained a disaster in that quarter. The retirement from Corinth alter having taken possession of ail the enemy’s works, is signifi cant of defeat, and the case is not improved by the tardiness with which the news is sent on our side. Wc shall await further news with anxiety, though Price has been so successfnl in all his battles it is hard to believe that ho has been defeated by anybody, except through the agency of overwhelming numbers. P. S. Since the foregoing was written, we havo-received the lasp despatch under our tele graphic head. It gives the true 6tate of the case—an eventual victory for the Federals. Our army in that quarter must be reinforced, or wc should make up our minds to give up the country to the enemy’. telbqrajphio! . FROM THE NORTH AND EUROPE. ► ; " ■ I fllISLL — ------ ~ ;■ flTATTIE PROGRESSING NEAR LOUIS- - VILLE — GAKABALDI TO HELP THE YANKEES. COMMITTEE MEETING. council. CUAilii . t) A VANN All, Oei. T, . 1 ■e*. f At a meeting of tho General Ccmnrittc;?, appointed j by the citizens in mesimg held on tho Cth instant, the following gentlemen were present: Hon. Thomas Purse, John Stoddard, George L. Cope, Joseph Lipp- man, Octavos Cohen, George A. Cuyler and W. T. Thompson On motion, thy following named gentlemen were appointed os a Committee cn Correa:omlonce: Octavos Cohen and George A. Cnylcr Jose-hp Llppman, 8. Berg, S. II. Fckman anil Henry Meinbard we<c appointed as an Independent Commit tee, for the purpose of procuring sabscriptioae for the bjncflt and relief oi tho Army in YLginia. George L. Copt. viA Joseph Lippman wore appoint ed to procure some suitable place for the purpxo of receiving subscriptions and good?. George A. Coyle.-was «.fpokried to receive subscrip tions, and parlies desiring to sab. crib j will call at v Bailroad Bank. following resolution w^s diced ncdai<»j ed: g?v. T. 'Thompson— ■&- Resolved, Tl£t this Committee i_vi c tho coo - ra tion of citizens ~f the counties in this rectien of vh ffiate in ratting means .or the aid of our sol tors :n Yirglnic, and that wo tinder our services take charge o: and forward all donations that may bo s f -n - from othor communities who may dciira td rid in thi* particular work The following gentlemen were appointed l» eorvo in Ifcrfr respective wards: Aui..n-'.7. J. Bulloch, jff. 8. rtclL Berrien—M. J. Dcaver^crs. • Brown—U. A. Richmond, J. J£. Gaud-y. Calhoun—A. F. e'enneit, James A. Coorvoisio Charlton—WarirgBuas&II, J. C. Taylor. Oh- thszn—F. L. Gas, Isaac Bra oner. Columbia—Benjamin Whltc-bear!. Craw.oid—n. Gl'Ian:, J. E. Hfrnandez. Derby—J. BarloV, .T. fS. Prentiss. Elbert—J. C. Fcrriff, Wm. Cox. Forty th—James E. * rady. New Frank lie—D. E. DLIor, John Byzr. Old Franklin—E. Ln chi .eon, A. liorchert. Qtst'n—B.-rrs Greece—J. H. Stegin. Hcattcot.c—John M. r<>»psr, II. Id. Daver port. Jacks'n—G. Butler. Jame- E. Cope. Jasper—John 17. L'-v.i:, W. II. C. Ii:!K v*. il T son. Lsfayctt r .—A. Mini. : , V.’abacs Cumiairg. Liberty—A. II. Waver, A. Gonrs. Msgazicc—IT. McCabe, Pat Eyan, Janic3 ' : ch n. Montotey—J S. Yilialonga, Saa:u'.l Stiles, dv.-;rgo B Gray. N. Oglolborpe—T into j Lachli^n, .a 'row F rry. M. Oglethorpe—Jjhu F. O’B/r;?., A. Kent 3. Oglethorpe—W. FI Pavjp, L. N. Fal’.i?ant Pcrdval—Minna iuko Eomlltor, C*. C. Casey. Eoynolds—Thomai Id. Turner—E. Adams. Trocp—C. E. Earie. Warren—James Doyle. Wesley—J. B. Barnwell. Washington'—John Mallerj*. qho Committeea appointed r.ro re pcctfcily request ed to act forthwith, end report in tho Pcieral Com mitlee, at the Exchange, on rcturJay : ext, at suns o decs. Oa motion, tbe moctiug adjourned until i next, Oio 11th ir.st, at lino o’clock a m. • THD7-. PUR2E, Caa.‘ BitiiACT* C. FE. Gee. ardsy General George W. Gordon, a native of Georgia, hut. for some years a resident of Maury county, Teun., died at Vicksburg a short time since. He held the post of Captain *n the Con federate army, was captured at Fort Donelson, and died on his retnrn to bo exchanged. General Gordon will be remembered by many who have shared hia hospitality, as the gentle manly and polite proprietor of the Gordon bpricgp, some years ago. He was one of the best of men—a true patriot and a Christian gentleman. lie left a widow, who, we believe; now resides in Washington, Wilkes county. The Exemption Bill.—Amen" the amend ments incorporated into this bill previous to its passage, is- one exempting postmasters appoint ed by the President and confirmed by the Sen ate, and 6uch clerks in their offices as are allow ed by the Postmaster General. Another exempting employees of newspapers whom the proprietor will certify noon oath to be essential to the publication of the same. Another exempting one person either as agent, owner, or overseer on each plantation on which one white person is required to be kept by the laws or ordinances of any State, and on which there is no white male adult not liable to do military service, and in States haviDg no such law oiiO person as agent, owner, or over seer on each plantation of twenty negroes, and on which there is no white male adult not liable to military service, and, furthermore, for additional police for every twenty negrce3 on two or more plantations within five miles of each other; and each having less than twenty negroesf and on which there is no white . male adult not liable to military duty, one person being the oldest of the ownersjor over- i^jjeers. on such plantations. From tiie Army—General Lee AdyAnc- “isG.—The Richmond Examiner of Saturday • says: Passengers by the Central carr, last even ing, give some additional information ia regard to the movements of our army, and those of the enemy. Tho stragglers had nearly all returned to their different commands, and the army is now reported in excellent condition and spirits. The enemy, in force, was at Martinsburg, with his left extending to Harper’s Ferry. General Lee, with a strong force, was rapidly moving towards Martinsburg, and there was every probability that a desperate battle was abont to be fought. Persons of intelligence from Win chester state that McClellan cannot avoid an engagement, unless he withdraws hi3 army across the river—a move which it is next to im. possible for him to make, as he was evidently being urged forward by the Yankee Administra tion and the clamors of the abolitionists. For him to retreat now, in the face of an enemy, who had thrown down the gauntlet to him would tend almost as much to demoralize his army as would a defeat. It is evidently the design of McClellan to land a larce force—probably raw recruits—at Fred ericksburg, with the view of retarding or oper ating against the movements of General Lee in that direction, and then onen the road for him self to advance down the Valley. We are confi dent, however, that ample preparation has been made for him even in that quarter. General Lee has already given too many as surances of his ability, aided by his gallant army; to thrash the invaders off our homes, on any and every field, for ns to entertain fears or doubts now, and we therefore feel warranted in saying that, when he strikes, McClellan and hia Mgrand army* will again be beaten back into Btter-dificoixmture ana confosion. Our Virginia Solders Tiiomasyille. Thomas Co.. Ga., > October 4tb, 1SG2. \ Mr. Editor: The earnest appeal of your cor respondent, “P. W. A..” fhkCs/ -iawnadia*®-- r> spipnse in tho hearts of thousands. For some tijee past tho earnest enquiry has been, “hov/ can we reach and relieve our suffering soldiers in Virginia? Men -have proffered money and supplies ; women have long stood reaoy, wait ing for an opportunity to act in the mat ten* anxious hearts and hands arc lodging to eciragc in this work—but hors can icc reach them: Thousands of dollars worth of articles, sent cn heretofore, have never reached their destina tion ; it is almost an impossibility to read on one box with safety, under present circum stances. The arrangement must be made, and some means of direct communication opened from Savannah to Richmond, and our people will even take from their own ncco.-sitiazylad- ly % to furnish relief to those brave men who have won everlasting-glory by their matchless heroism and patient endurance. God bless them ! Have not our hearts bled for them, while their very feet bled for ns? Have we not shuddered for them in our comfortable homes as we thought of their defenceless forms exposed to the merciless elements ? Show us how to reach them ; open the way, and sec how quickly ail will avail themselves cf it. Already earnest attempts have been made to induce the government to appropriate a special train for this purpose, or set apart one trip each month, and let agents from each county go on to Richmond with their supplies, and attend to the proper distribution of them. So far we have failed ; “only the military au thorities have control of this matter,” is our reply from headquarters. Then let these “mil itary authorities” be applied to, and let them understand clearly how much it is to tbeir in terest that these steps should be taken, and have a time appointed so that all can act in con cert, and have the opportunity afforded. Meanwhile let government supply us at heme, through the proper officers, with cotton cards, and warp (No G), and our ladies will shortly furnish an excellent article of cotton blankets ; and warp of finer texture, for clothing, and onr people will exchange, and give cloth already in their looms, rather than keep our men un clothed while weaving more. Clolh for com forters, too, must be furnished by government; our people cannot get it, but they will give the cotton and make the quilts. The people arc ready, only let the government officers act with them, and furnish what they cannot obtain, and the means of transportation, and Georgia and Florida will both proudly and promptly come to the rescue. We are confident this can be accomplished,' with proper effort, and let all begin the work, as you suggest, Mr. Editor, at once. ‘ J. M. F. New Conscription Orders.—Colonel John B. Weems, the successor of Major Dunwoodyi publishes a notice ia the Atlanta papers, sus pending the third paragraph of General Order No. 5S, of the 18th August. • The paragraph reads as follows : “3. Conscripts not equal to all military duty, may be valuable in the Hospitals, Quartemas- ter’s and other Staff Departments, and if so, will be received.” Brownlow says he would start a paper up North, but he fears that “he might be impris oned,” since he might, by accident, at some time “tell the truth as to the conduct of the Northern Government:” and again, “such are the rapid strides of the rebel army” they might a^ain “crush out my paper.” He concludes, finally, that he had “as soon die in prison as elsewhere.” What a philosopher ho has be come ! It is a fact worthy of note that there were more men lost at the battle of Shiloh than in the eeven days battles before Richmond, Vir ginia, notwithstanding the great disparity of numbers at Shiloh. The carnage on both 6ide3, according to the numbers engaged in Giat battle, never has been exceeded by any conflict n modem warfare. ABBEY CORRESPONDENCE Of tes Savannah Republican. 11id Gcoigiauu tu Maryland. Winchester, Va., Sept. 30. You cannot regret more than I do that any thing should have occurred to prevent me from furnishieg you with a list of tho casualties in the Georgia regiments in the late battles in Maryland, and some account of the part they took iu the bloody conflicts at Boons boro’ Gap ?n:d Sbarpsburg. It ha3 so happened, however, that I have had to take my share of the sick ness with the rest; and had it come a few days sooner, your cot respondent would have been numbered among the prisoners who fell into the hands of the enemy. My arrangements had all been mr.de to procure correct and early lists ct cur kiiied and wounded, and the rest which the army has erjoyed since its return to Vir ginia would have facilitated the work very much, had I been able fo mount my horse. . Bat whilst I *am net able to enter into par ticulars, I regret to have it in my power to say that many cf the Georgia regiments suffered very heavily in th •* late battles, and that all of ;hein, so far a3 my information extends, with one single exception, were conspicuous for their gallant behavior. It wa3 slated iu a for mer letter, that Col. Jones, of the 23d Georgia, did not demean himself properly at the battle ot Manassas. A similar complaint was made against him by his brigade commander at Rich mond. At Sharpsburg.however, be completely redeemed himself, and both he and his regiment displayed the utmost steadiness and resolution. After the fall'of Gca. Wright, Col. Jonea took charge of the brigade, and commanded it until he too was wounded; when Col. Gibson* of the 44th, took the command. I have f.iuni no person who could give me a c .•met ”s' ' f *’ - G n-gia regiments now in’" Virginia, v'hoao .. i. e iu possession of the information r> ill not communicate it to others, and I have be l .n left to fiad in out as best I o' The regiments arc not distributed under lhi:L Gene-.'da from our own State, but are f • rcJ-*tir ugkoat the nr.ny ; sc# that there •. t u Oivi-o.* -, aud but !t_\v brigades,iu which il.-.e i' nut on : or more f giincuts from Geor gia. You may form some idea, therefore, of the difficulty one encounters in finding out, by his own ucaided efforts, the corps, divisions and in which thay have been placed, cs- d.y lo.} ‘ r -he rigid rules adopted by those m mri'.y. It is m : unusual L.» find one of our regiments, as in the case of the lS’di, Col- Wofford, stuck off ia a brigade made up other wise wholly from some other State. There it :>ao!bcr regiment, the lUiii, in a brigade com manded by one Gen. Archer, bat to what corps or u;virion he belongs, or from what State he hails, I have been unable to ascertain. This distribution' of tho regiments from Georgia is rendered necessary by the large number of troops wc have in the field, and the small num ber of brigade comraand-rs who have been op- ’ crated from the State. Add to all these difficulties the further fact, •hat the army seldom occupies ia its encamp ments a space less than ten miles square, and that in pasting from one. portion or it to an other, you have to exhibit your pass and render ;.n account cf yourself, and you may form some c.jQzcpilju ui Uaj tltettbiwx,r.e ma**ts with hi« pm igriuttlicn3 about the camps. . The following regiments are ail believed to fa-i now in Virginia, viz: The Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth; Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth. Twenty-first, Twenty- ;ccoad. Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth. Twenty- s ; xih. Twenty-seventh, Twenty-eighth, Thirty- tii.it, Thirty-second, Thiriy-fiiih, Thirty-eighth, Forty-fourth, Forty-fif.li, Forty eighth. Forty- ninth, Fifitieih, Fifty-first, Fifty-third, Sixtieth, and Sixty*'first; the Second Georgia Battalion, the Tom Cobb Legion, and Phillips’ Legion; the Georgia Hussars (Savannah,) and Govern or’s ilorec Guard (Milledgevillc,) Cutts’ Bat talion of artillery, and several other detached bodies of infantry, cavalry and artillery. The 1: cation of the other regiment3 I cannot give yon ; some of them may be, and doubtless are, In Virginia.’ The Fifth, Forty first and Forty- second are in Tennessee, a?ith Stovall’s and Smith’s battalions, and Lawton’s regiment of cavalry’, and the Forty sixth regiment, is near Charleston. As already intimated, the regiments in Vir ginia are distributed throughout the army and ;a a number of divisions and brigades’. The class:tication of some of the brigades I am able to give, to wit : Toombs’ brigade—Second, Fifteenth, Seven teenth, and Twentieth regiments. Wright’s brigade-^The Third, Twenty-second and Forty-eighth Georgia, and Forty-fourth Alabama. Lawton’s brigade—The Thirteenth, Twenty- sixth, Thirty-first, Thirty-eighth, Sixtieth and Sixty-first. Colquitt’s brigade—The Sixth, Twenty third. Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Ga, and Thirteenth Alabama. Colonel Anderson’s brigade—The Seventh, Eiihtb, Ninth, Eleventh and First Georgia Regulars. Colonel Thomas’ brigade—The Fourteenth, Thirty-fifth, Forty-fifth and Forty-ninth. General Semmes’ brigade—Tenth and Fifty- third Georgia, and Fifteenth and Thirty-second Tennessee. Colonel Wofford’s brigade—The Eighteenth Georgia, and First, Second and Fourth Texas. This was the old brigade of General Hood, who new commands a division. The Eighteenth Georgia is known as the “Third Texas. ’ Drayton’s brigade—Phillips’ Legion, Fiftieth and Fifty-first Georgia, James’ (S. C.) Battal ion, and Col. Dessussure’s (S. C.) regiment. I am not informed of the exact composition of General Cobb’s brigade. The Fourth Geor gia is attached to Ripley’s brigade. Cutts* bat- tallion of artillery, formerly constituting a part of General Pendleton’s artillery reserves, waa transferred to D. n. Hill’s division. I now hear that it has been pat into the reserves again, much to the regret of Colonel Cutts and his command, who prefer more active service. The casualties iu the Fourth Georgia, Colonel Doles, (now commanding Ripley’s brigade,)will enable you to form some idea of the character of the battle and the losses sustained by other regiments. Dr. Philpor, the Surgeon of the regiment, was good 'enough to call to see me to-day, and he informs me that the regiment went into action at Sharpsburg with only 278 men. Of this number, 3S were killed and 134 wounded. A loss of 172 out of 278! Among the wounded, the Doctor performed as many as fourteen amputations. 1 saw a pile of legs and arms at his hospital the day after the fight, and can certify to his industry and activity. He in forms me also of the death of Lieutenant Colo nel Beit3, of the Twenty eighth Georgia, who was killed at Sharpsburg. The body of Col. L. B. Smith, of the Twen ty-seventh, was not recovered, nor was Colonel Holmes' of the Second. Those of Colonel Douglas*, Colonel Newton and Colonel Milli gan were brought off. Colonel Holmes was often heard to say he would be slain in battle, and if 60, that he did not care what became of his body.^ He is the last male member of his house—his mother and aunt alone remaining. Ho requested that his charger, a beaatful blood bay, should be sent home to hia aunt—a re quest that has been complied with. None of the field officers were mounted during the bat tle ; and yet the enemy’s sharp-shooters seem to have found but little difficulty in singling them out. Major Tracy, of the Sixth, was brought across the river to Shepherdstown, where he died. He had just arrived the eve ning before the battle, and was iu the hest pos sible spirits at the prospect of meeting the eae- my again. He told mo. that he bad not quite recovered his strength, which had suffered a good deal from tho wound received at Rich mond; but he was well enough, he said, to strike another blow for liberty. It is reported that the enemy got possession of his body at Shepherdstown and buried it, but I cannot vouch for the truth oi the rumor. His was a brave and gallant spirit. Alas! many a chivalric son of the South now reposes from his labors in an undistinguished grave along the banks of the Antietam. There is neither marble nor head boa;J to point the inquiring friend to their last r 'ting place. They sleep beneath the shadow of the majestic 'dluc*. Ridge, and »pon a field made forever glorious by their blood and gallant deeds. Let the bleeding heart3 at home remember this, and that the soldier never falls too soon who dies in defense of his country. His precious dust will be gatheredycp ia the last day; the gorges of the overhanging mountain and the valley of the Antietam will give up their dead ; and friend and foe, rising from the same grave, vfoli be gathered each to .himself—the brave who perish lor their country to everlasting happi ness ; the wrong-doer and oppressor to eternal condemnation. - in hereto say chatGeorgians,.officers and men, did their Whole duty at Manassas, Boonsboro’ Gap, Crampton Gap, and Sharps— burg, I should give but public expression to the truth. It is said that the Fiiticia regiment, Col. Manning, did not maintain thoir ground as steadily at Sharpsburg as they might have done; bat with this exception our troops conducted themselves with a gallantry and heroism which have not been excelled during the war. Law- ton and Wright dashed into the thickest of the fight, and bore themselves as the true warrior loves to do in presence of a hated foe, until they were stricken down; Toombs, cooi in the heur of danger, but impetuous iu the charge, seemed to court death by the exposure ot h.s person and tho intrepid manner iu which he rushed at the head ot his column, apparently, ato the very jaws of death. -MeLaws, C -bb, Semmes, Colquitt, Andersen,. Thomas, Wof ford, Doles, Douglass, Newton, Smith, llolmc-s, Mulligan, Tracy, Betts, Wilson, Nisbet, Lamar, Plane, McIntosh, Crowder, and a host o! iers, among the dead as well as living, added fresh laurels to the wreath with which the brow of Georgia has been ce-firo'c l by tho valor, courage and daring of her s n*s. The glorious Twelfth, which bus endured more hardships, suffered greater losses end on- aged in more battles, than any regiment in the service—of course, such a r<g::nent could . pa c s ;brough so fierce a conflict us that at Sharpsburg, without being cuffed upon to m art; ih;?. fall oi f-r in a ot i:« small but Killin', bird I Lad Irani i! ,V. x il escaped v-ith- s:ua!i loss, but to-day a n-povl has reached me that Cape. Rodgers, e<vai:e..nd- ing the regiment, was killed. I.‘ sthis leaves but two of the old heroic rvp'zh:- be hind—Capt. Mark Blanlord, who levi an ar.u at McDowell, and Capt. Scott, who received a painful wound in the kcce at Richmond. (J ■pi. Brown, the fourth survivor, waa kffk.d at Manassas. How true it is, that the paths of glory lead but to the grave. Generals Toombs, Law*on and Wright have gone to the rear on account of their wounds. P. W. A. Richmond, OcL C.—The New York Herald of the 5 -lib. received here, contains nothing now from the | .army of the Potomac. l despatch from Louisvillo mentions a report that a Koriticrn Notvs, A CHARTER ON THE FJtEDOM Of SPEECH. TL? Metropolitan Record,.the Roman Catho-! lie organ of New Yoik,. has uu article protest- i battle was progressing at MU Washington; reports of ing against th e course of the Government iu > musketry had been heard in that direction. Buoll’a “lockicg up” those who do not agre6 with it • .immense wagon train (23 miles in length) had arrived in everything it docs. It says: ; ut Louisville. ^ It is an e-as? way of get'jng rid of an argument thaJ. There was no material change in gold or exchange one caimot answer: it is far easier than convincing an opponent; tn fac*, it is “aa easy as lying ” But La man a 8-:ccsriaiiist because ho desires peace, or dc- preca'C3 subjugation, or intimates a wish that personal liberty was loss restricted. Is ho a Secessionist becaaau he ii not blind to tlxo discrepancies in official reports, or the shortcomings of government, tho incompetcLcy of a General or tho blunders of a statesman ? Is ho a ckcoisianisf because ho abhors tho idea o-. conquerors and conquered taking tho places of fellow-citizens iu this r_ public, became ho wishes lor no such Union as : i mollc that ot Ireland with England, or Poland with Buisiu, ; riavd"’ on this broad contincut ? Is ho a Secessionist because ha is alive to the wickedness and absurdity of enslav ing white men in order to set negroes free ? Is a man u Secessionist who does not believe our Government infallible, our army invkcib!©, and our resources illimitable. Is U sccisi.oiiistn to hiut that our Southern brclh Sew York. Tho Herald says there was not the :o st abatement in the speculative fever that prevails iu 'YslJ street. ‘ A etcuiuer at Capo Race brings lour days’ later news l.vm Europe. Garabaldi has written Ho tho Yankee •Jo mul nt Vienna that as soon us his wound has healed h_ will satisfy Ills desire to serve the American Ee- ; i'uoiie. _[And wc guarantee that it will be fully “sat- when we get through with the bandit.—Edb,1 i’iSi'-.SiCf from the f'erinth Fight. 5j *1 t fsLo, O.L (’>, 9 p. m.—(Special to tho Adver- . t liscr and Register.) Nothing reliable has Seen receiv_ reut are human beings still, that they have rights whicu ; t -1 from Corinth s ncs the arrival of Gen. Van Dom’a it would bo dan >erou^to disregard, and feelings it; /esptch. A courier who arrived to-day Bays, on the would bo wise to take into account? Is It secessiou-T . „ ___ __ . , .. i‘ra to admit that they are brave and wary, or to douL'. v a odr dro/e tho enemy from and occupied . that thoy are so destitute and detponding as It is the ’ thrir £ntroncnmcn*.s, but wero cflerwards forccd to fall tad‘non to represent them? Is it secoBsionism to shrink j ire's fromithe tawn^'■ 'wVfrsadib- from taxation, to wish thaLour Government was more j Heavy cannonading-war lic&id yesterday from points nankin doalicg wuh tho people, more desirous of ro- » , . „ ,. , . , ^, Sieving them from the horrors of suspense, more chary i ibovo hero. The fight must Lave been most b.oody. of interfering with the liberty of tho press and freedom j A courier Ij hourly expected from tho scene of the ofppoeali, more economical of public mo.-.oy ? Is it * conflict. secsssIoL-i m to long with a longing ol which 'hose i n t , , . people have no conception for the reconstruc’don o! th_* j G^-n. Ivln-rd 1 rue, au exchanged prisoner, and son Union on tbs bos-.a oi the Constitution, _on the g *od » ot General Ste.liua Trice, arrive! to-day from Mem- old gu irauteoi that satisfied the men of “76 ” j phlr, which pi tec he lott on the 1st. Ho represents the ; e f' ,ay , 10 ’ 00 ? t , lrOD S’«'«“»»», made a bone of contention between tho sections, a 'Lotigly posted at Corinth They woro fully posted as ipli*. up the Republic? Our rovolut.unary ! regards our movements, and anticipated an attack fathers nov* r thought of Iegi latingnegro.s into equal-! Ttic iintcwi from tlic Nortli. At a iaic hour last night we received Now York and Baltimore papers? cf the 24 (Thurs day.) Tha following despatch is froai McCIcl- lan’a headquarters, dated October 1st: “General Pleasanton crossed !ha Potoxae thl#morn ing at Shepherdntown, with a force of cavalry and ar tillery, for the pu pose of making a rccoanolssanco in the enemy’s rear, is formation having been received that tke'r a'my had fallen Lack Lord tho lino of the river ith tbcm near ShepherdsCown, and “2o ca-ve up with them x^r^Shepherdsrown, and therein—t > reach tho sun, and Luvo you; were soon shelled oat by fho artillery. Now, wo have been a je - r and a h; _;8 loss was two men woaade J. The rebels had ouo man killed and two wounded. “A rebel Lieutenant and two men were taken pris oners, and a number of wounded were paroled, “Very 'cw rebel troops are believed to be at "Win chester, tho greater portion of them being encamped between that place and Martinsburg. “The work of reconstructing tho Railroad bridge at Harper’s Ferry Is rapidly progressing, and will be completed to-morrow. “Generals a cClcllan and Marry, and their staffs, paid a visit to Harper’s Ferry, Bolivar and Sandy Hook to-da7. 9 Tnc Herald’s situation article cays: “Byadvices from Louisville we learn that General Buell, who was temporarily deprived ol h.s command uud .General Thomas appointed iu his place, was im mediately reinstated at the request ot Gen. Tcomns himself and all tho Major Generals in the Arm / of the Ohio. Gen. Morgan i3 advancing rapidly towards the Ohio river, to rcioiorce Gea. Buell. ‘•From onr correspondence from Hilton Ileal we learn that some important r.aval movements tro in foot iu that direction, probably t >wards Savannah and ilobi'o, under Com. Dupont. With regard to the rebel rams at Charleston and Savnnnah, we are in formed that tho Fingal is nearly compl?t:d, and that Com. Dupont is oa the look out lor her with the Wa bash, which is cmstautly ready for action. Tho offi dal report of the Federal killed ar.d wound ed at Sharprburg is 12,552. A combined laad and naval attack was expected by the Federals at Norfolk. A Spanish frigate has arrived in Hampton Loads. There aro rumors of intended rorignations in Lin coln’s Cabinet. y Tho Federals have recaptured the seven engines re cently taken by our troops near Vr’arrentoa. [Richmond Dispatch, t‘-h. ity with white men: their sens) of right was no more j ‘ shocked by thrir oxcluslon from political privileges; than it was by the exclusion ot the Idiotic, and tuoy j were righ’, for if in the ca?e of iha latter, iafoJority or i intellect is judged sufficient to place tho Individual below the level oi iha race, why is not the same can*- sufficient to place an inferior race below the level ol a superior ? fs belief in thi?, scccss'onRm ? We think not, but wo have heard men accused of secessioni;m for less It would he well, therefore, to k. ow whet Co ns fit u tvs secessionjvas. It would bo well to know if won are to be dubbad secessionists because they cannot think a- G 'vorument thicks, or as every individual officer of t!i-- Govern men, from the Secretary of State down to ; the tower patrol ia a polica distr.ct, thinks. For thi* ' i what we ara coming to. Meet abolitionist?, or til y prefer t» be called jC3t no * ) cmaatlpallonL-ts, } wiser© you will, and presume to atser: y.air right t think for y c »n Jemn ii that your from Van Dorn and Pries. Sherman at Memphis .now the r exact whereabouts. Xiiitest irom Corinth. : T5iUTE ABOIII TKEBATTLE. they discv-r 1 n our ,uOi::le, Oct. 7.—A special despatch to the Advor- iscr and Register, dated Tupelo 7th, says: The battlo of Corinth was most bloody. Our forces j gained a repeated success on Friday and Saturday, oo- anyinga portion of tho enemy’s breastworks; and .if - gained the town. The enemy held out stubbornly . - ... , ... , «t . ii hri I(T. until reinforcements arrived, whon on Sun- ur-tdf, to or.ticiso with your lips what v u ^ ^ * your heart: proceed oa tho eemwpuou ' ,lu * J [ e ‘* “I 100 Dorn w5Ul overwhelming he to differ from them is as clear as j forces, forcing us to relinquish our positions and ro- aeeent treat Tho fight continued almost uninterrupted dar- ug Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tho slaughter on , to diff.-r from you; refuso to accept r.s an artie’e of your political creed, and r —5C that yoa are - idio-i i. ia not wise to bar.dy about uch j both sides Is described as ucparollcled. charges rc-eUe£S.y , disloyalty to tho Government 1 One of our Oeneralj writes that Maury's division, should never be assumed, for m a land like ours, unde- I a Government elected liko ours, to say that the peep’e : composed of Fhi.c. s, Cabell s, and perhaps Moore a are disloyal u to say that the Government is unworthy, j brigades, will not muster more than one brigade. Ca- AN OPINION FROM MASSACHUSETTS AH JUT LIN COLN’S PROCLAMATION. The Newbaryport (Mass.) Herald (Republi can) has an article, written before the issue :• Lincoln’s proclamation, cn the propriety i-_u : .ug such a document and its probable' ef fect. It says: Tho first «>i>jection to such a policy ia that U trocJd •* e absolutely inoperative. How is it posstbio to raach the population detiaraed to be effected by ft? -q re clamation is a eiraple piece of paper, end in our« ... ion it would answer the same purpose if it wnj a mV- k paper ca<-t upon tho winds, as it would with any vo.-ds ih it might bo written upon and thus sont to the so far as tho slaves aro oucerned. Ifit would pro- d :ca an army to do ffo work, give arms for th. m t • fight wi*h. amt bread to fe a «J them, It would anru ml to something, a or the Preri lent and bis riablncl in?,, ao’.vo tiuat negroes shall bo free, would bo like >. c boys resolving that tae man n ilia moon who ha., be**:, chained to 1 i-s pori'ion s.uac tiaie begun, shall 1 e t.-e. or that tho s/.r/ton thotnr. s'.all be wiped off. 1-V. boys, invent a w .y to r-i-cli the moon and :ha our big mo bell’s brigade has not more than 4'0 left. General Martin, of tho ith Brigade, (chiefly 3I!ssia« hippiuus,) was killed, al so Col Regers, cf Texas, and VTirt Adams, of MississippL General Moore is • reported UUlcijL Gext Caball was irjored by a fafi Lom hia borso. Ton thousand frosh Federals, from Bolivar, harassed Slaury’s division, which waa in advance in retrogade movement. T.ie army is understood to be in me vicinity of Eip- ly and perfectly safe. It ia ramored that but ono General waa sanguine cf rn.eats b-.fore tho attack, which is duo to him. Ro officers bars yet arrived hero, ncr any of tho w anded. ;:om Our Army in Northern Virginia.— . - seems to be a general impression that our • , 1 i ■ '- iorces and those of the enemy in the vicin- ”«*.*?*" 1 • •’ the Potomac, aro on the eve of a doter- i colidion. This impression is streugtken- je r and a half attempt - I • “ • the statements gathered from passengers to p:-netra’o thia^ negro country whero the slaves arj, \ vvno came down by the Central train from "...iunton yesterday afternoon. From these we •nrn that on Tuesday last the enemy, in con- iame extent wo could with ono.* A proclamation Fa I S*-° m ,F a , rp f r ’ 8 F * rry prociamaiinn foremancipation! is theory. Mr. Lin- ■ " lS ^ a £ ras n, fuelling that place from • *— -- «-•- - - * ’ T '*' , nt aboav one mile and a half'east cl the wa3 nnoccu- and took boVreoto’ twenty Jays/whai wUl" ihCy | On W«!lu: .'e.y evening our cavalry pickets at S'nr“t7o^t-a.lTt?m?-jS°tl,«; m andn“ I ^t.rtir=bu, K fell back, and reported the advance vr. Liceola would still bo in Washington, ondA'r! i '* a colaiun ot thc enemy on tue Williamsport Davis would sti'l bo in Richmond, and white men ■ would be lreo, and blaak men slaves as before. ! '-’i- 0 force of the enemy in and around Har- TUB nnnaxD ON the PBOOLAMiTtON. I pir .’ s Ferr y ‘ 3 sai 'l t0 b « very heavy. The di- After denouncing tho blood and thnn^'” * ;' s;o ? commanded by Gea. Geary occupies the ;• ‘I cy of the Abolitionists, the Herald prizes ’ I,ortdonn ITft, ®’ hts * Tr " RT ’” r ‘ nar “ 1 ,>,of Old Abe out of the same mire &3 follows; ILatcst from Europe. The Enropa has arrived with Liverpool dates to the 21st u!t. THE PRESS ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The London Times earnestly denounces tho policy o f tho abolitionists oi the North in seeking to raisa the negroes of the South against thrir masters. It sajs ihri the idea ot the abolitionists is to organize a series of Cawnpore massacres as legitimate devices of warfare but it thinks they will not be eu'-cessfui iu tho attempt. It adds : ••Indeed, it is difficult to see how a proclama tion by a beseiged or fugitive President can have any greater effect than ihe documents issued by such Gen erals as Hunter and Phelps, inciting the negroes to revolt” It tresis that President Lincoln wilt refrain from an act which will at onca bo a crime and a blun der, which wiliiu no way adwnce the Federal cause, but only deepen and make eternal the hatred between the two sections. The Economist, the banker’s organ, Is opposed to it in toto. while the Saturday Review, the leading lit erary authority, cannot find wards strong enough to •express its sense of the atrocity of suddenly freeing the negroes. There may be, it says, a small anti-slavery faction whom this proclamation will please, but they are as a babble to tho ocean of Enzlleh public opinloa. The New York correspondent of the London Times Is of the opltllon that Eurrpe need not fear that the North will -unite to repel foreign interven'ion Its courage is gone. The game ia lost. Washington knows, if New York does cot, that tiia Abolitionists are destroying tha Union by their iranlie efforts to save it. The Chamber of Ccmmcroe (Liverpool or Manches ter?) had presented an address to Mr. Laing. who made a lengthy address on Indian affairs, in which he said we could not expect more than a million and a quarter ba‘es of cotton from India during the next twelve months. If, tho r efo^e, t. should be impossible to get the Cotton raised in th* Southern States, the present crisis must go an wi h aigmenting evils for iho next twolve months. But ho lelieved many month3 would not elapse before the teanination of the strug gle, and the recognition between England and tho other great powers of the goatlera Confederacy. MAEKET3 Latat via Lonamitrry.-iicerpocil^ Sijit. 19.— y J ^ cr - Circular report, tha srhrs' ol Hu; v.v k 24,000 baler, meluding 12,000 U epecnlator&hd 4,000 to exporter,. The market hlaTSetSSSKar, and prices aro lower. The declinoTTcalled ifdVW Amcri- oa tther descriptions. The ? r ? es 'lnuted at 2,000 bales, and dvietat tbe decline above noted. The authorised quotations aro • Orleans. %' r - Uplands g* % wM!;^l^,e00 i £o P ^eric e aa I ° i,,,1 ^ 01 ' 003 deSrte ff ade r ney? llet “ d *»***■ «"» >« » Provisions are quiet, firm 0n j . , m^cif American ,« S3«@93U fcr £ ^, e ooo b ' lUo!, in Frt m tins pernirious programme of cur aboli ion de- htruefives wo tarn to tho wise, conservative. j,nd be nignant aims and purposes ol President Lincoln.- The object of his late proclamation is not to destroy, but to s-vc the South ; not to abolish Southern slavery by the c>v/nrd, but to induce our revolted States to preserve Ihoir domestic institutions by a timely return to the a k of the Union. We feel entirely assurod that Pres ident Lincoln, from a vigorous prosecution O' the war, anticipates within the nt-xt ninety days such dccHve work wi h the armies of this rebellion that there will b.: no necessity for the enforcement of this emancipa non decree. This, too, is so manifestly the tear of onr abolition laAion that there can be no difficulty to gen uine Union men in comprehending that their policy is tha most energetic prosecution of the war, and with tho least possible delay in any quarter. REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER ON THE PROCLA MATION. Trio New York Herald cf Tncsday gives Rev. Mr. Baecher a complimentary notice, as follow's: The mountebank Beecher, wly> has turned his church ^ in Brooklyn into a theatre, whore applause is given to ! XCPotomac atrain th ; s winter his points by the audience, just as it is to Forrest, cr L olomac a £ am T ' u * 3 winter. Miss fiateman, or any other theatrical star, appeared j on :hc beards at Plymouth church on Sunday oven log, f when ho derided tho Constitution as a mere “abrrp- j skin parchment,” of n^account, and said.“we aro go- j ing to have the Un’on as it never was, but as it was > meant to be. Thn Union as it was meant to be, and 1 not as it was, is to be our doctrine, became tho Union : as it v/as, waa a monstrous outrage on your rights'tr J ! mint-.” In this he declared himself to ba the mouth-1 i.oououa Heights. It id supposed that their main force has crossed, or intends to cross at the Ferry. The force which reached Charles- town Tuesday is believed to be the advance of their army. From all acce-unLs the condition of our army ia excellent. Tlc barefooted have been re cently shod by large arrivals of shoes, -aDd the commissariat is now abundantly supplied. The etragglera have all. been gathered up, smd the whole army is in buoyant spirits and confident ly anticipating another brilliant triumph. From Fredericksburg.—We yesterday re ceived papers Irom Fredericksburg dated the day previous. The News says that for several days rumors of Yankees at Dumfries, Evans- port, Tackett’s Mills, Ellis’s, Warrenton Junc tion, &c., have caused prophecies that they would renew their expensive sojourn in Fred ericksburg. It turns out that the cannonading heard Monday and Tuesday was the noise of two gunboats on the Potomac, blowing up the fortifications left by our forces at Evansport | lart spring. They fear that we may blockade ofRice t^ook*nlftp!> e arr * va l °f the new crop S I yes «l' Messrs. E. Barn 7u in^qKSreceived two thousand bnsh- on the Stono^ivIr° m rn£ eLowndes ptontation on the Stono River.-[Char. Courier, 7th. Interest-bearing Notes. TREASURY DEPARTMENT C. S. A. i Richmond, Sept. 26,1$62. j Tub;ic nolice i3 hereby given, that Con- grers has duly authorize I the annual pay- ■»ieca of million?, like Greeley a';short time ago, and : , f irt _„ fi »- on »v e r ro Troasurv Notes, applause resounded Irom all parts of the house After * TP *„ at of . mlere f* * ,i ' U t J , ndicalicg the Union an 1 the Constitution, ho next a?- I -ho interest cuo on each nolo on the first day of Eaiia tbirgi still more sacred. He exhibits the Diviuo i January next will bo-paid to tho respective holders, Being ia the light of a tax-gatherer, who “is out new i ,. n presentment at the Treasury, cr at any Depository and will have a good time.” Let us quote lpe whole j * passage: “Tho North, too, was suffering to an extent; OI to which she has winked at slavery for tho sake ot j commerce. "When tho North had paid two thoushud [ millions of taxes (and otriy just begun) he thought thau j ihe Lord would get back pretty much all the North j made out of slavery. God 1b tho great tax-gatherer. } Ee is out now, and He will have a good time.” (Great • laughter.) Tho character of tho audience may be i judged from their laughter at f uch horrid profanity, i Unfortunate cheep who follow such a shepherd. j THE GREAT “IRON CLAD” PREPARATIONS IN THE ' UNITED STATES. ' of the Government. (;fgued) Oil tf e. MEMMINGER, 8cr>. Treasury Confederate States cf America. MEDICAL PURVEYOR’S OFFICE, i Savaknah, Ga., Sept. 18, 1862. J j Persons desirous of furnishing indigenous I roots, ba:ke, Ac., advertised, are rospectlully | requested to s<.nd mo a list of those, and the quantity Tho shipyards at Now York aro alivo with the build- ! of each the • can probably collect. I wish tho public ins of l U=lron-cJiitlfleotwithwiJoIievcry C ity of the j , 0 bclr , n n ; ind u,., tothtag „ in „ 3 re<!s i,o<l. green or * -.uth which has a water approach is to be destroyed , . . . ^ . x_ ...n nva r . OArt man a? Ti'rrrlr 5-4 them an/1 an aan.1 ! m bud rrjcr. V/. H. PIfTOr.V A t There are 5,200 men at work in them, and an equal! number engaged in-iron foundries and mills in the} vicinity on work intended for them. The FeEir-SiSTn Georgia Hegiment.—tin j last Saturday afternoon a very large concourse— including many ladics—assembled on the Sauth Bay Battery, to witness the review of the Forty- Sixth Georgia Regiment, Col. Colquitt, by Gen. Beauregard. At live o’clock the General and Staff appeared upon the gronnd, and the review began.' Both in the manual and in its evolutions the regiment displayed great precision of move ment, and Gen. Beauregard expressed his grati fication at the evidences of its efficiency and discipline. . The 40th Georgia Regiment, since its arrival here, lias proved itself .a model of-good dis cipline and orderly bearing. Its conduct has been honorable to our sister State, and ia high ly conducive of that mutual reBpect and regard which should exist between citizens of the two States. The Colonel oi tho regiment bears a name endeared to every State Rights man in the South, and identified with secession as son of the eloquent and Uoa-hearted leader of th° party in its origin in Georgia In 1S51. He him self, long a champion of the cause iu evil re port and in good report, ^ £ OYT . 5® °*tvhen with this fine array to defend the right, the stern trial of manhood shall con , know the noble Forty-sixth will do tneir whole duty-both officers ^d men- We are happy to have such allies, wdonlywiahwe had more of the same sort.—[Char. Mercury. Aba.L Surgeon, P. A O. 8., Mod. Purveyor, Fourth Dopot. Macon Telegraph, copy 6 times.sop 15 E Express Notice. Express Messengers over the Savannah, v-.-'-Lri Albany & Gu'f Raihoad aro notailowod to wade, buy or soil. Parties desiring produce cold cr purchases made, must conrigu order* to cemmiasien house* in Savan- uab E. B. BULLOCK, cep 25 Bcp’t Southern Express Co. —■— r ^0 justices of the Inferior Court of this county, desirous of responding to tho call of his Excellency Governor Brown, 1. e., to furnish a certified list of the names of the widows of the sol diers killed in battle, or who have died in the military 6*rrico of tho State? or the Confederate States; also, the wives of each soldier now in military service; also, widows, having a son or sons in service, who will bo entitled to receive salt when forwarded by the Com missary General, or to purriiase it on the terms pre scribed. All such are respectfully requested to register their names at the offioe of the Clerk of the Inferior Court of Chatham county, as soon as practicable; WM. H. CUYLER. j. i. a a a N. B. KNAPP, j. i. a c. c. JOHN WILLIAMSON, j.uc.o. a tug 19 ,

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The Savannah Republican. (Savannah, Ga.) 1858-1865, October 08, 1862, Image 1