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flie MtttM j, w. wikb es v ‘’ “ Edltor * Tuesday Morning, March 29,1864. lU<>. Georgia flat form” *»“ terpreted. Readers of newspaper*, especially j" (^ r * iria have seen, within the last several months, various references to "peace upon the basm of the independence of the States, and peace Iron the Principles of 1770.” We had sup posed that the advocates of the policy embod ied in these phrases were willing simply to te noilnce the independence of the Confederate States of America as the object of pursuit in the prosecution of the, war, and would be content with the recognition of the independence o the several States. In other words, that they were willing to throw the Confederate Gov ernment overboard if they could in any way accomplish the. independence of the separate ►State :. If the Charlotteville, Va., Chronicle is to be credited, however, we have misinter preted the “Georgia movement.” That paper says: The Georgia programme seta out by affirm ing that three years of war, and the present position of the parties, have demonstrated the impossibility oJ ever settling the. existing con troversy between the North and South upon the 'present basin. It repudiates and con demns the North Carolina movement, as in volving nothing less than the restoration of the Union, and the subjugation of the South ern people, resulting in a consolidation of the States, and a tyranny extended over the North as well ns the South. The central idea of the Georgia scheme is State Sovereignty, which is affirmed to be the supreme good. It is pro posed to make this the principle and purpose of the present struggle, as opposed to consol idation, which is the energizing principle of of the Northern radicals. The party express their desire for peace upon the basis of the independence of the States, and suggest that there shall be a general Reorganization of the whole country, upon the plan of a modified confederation, resembling, or identical with the original Articles of Confederation of 1778. Two Anglo-Saxon powers upon this con tinent, it is affirmed, it lias now “become ap parent, cannot co-exist without interminable and annihilating wars , This wav has demon strated the necessity :—l. Os American unity. 2. Os the independence of (he separate States. The Democratic parts of the North are as much threatened by the mcesent despotic ten dencies of the Abolition Jmrty, as the States of the South. They are invited to make com mon cause with the friends of civil liberty at the Wontli, and to unite with them in a recur rence to a form of Government which prevailed before the formation of the Union of 1787. The South will recede from the separate na tionality of the Southern Confederacy, the North will abandon (he old Union. This precious extract, if it does not advo vate reconstruction “ straight,” confessedly declares in favor of “re-organization,” or reun ion with the Yankees upon some terms. We have no sympathy with the “Georgia move ment even as we understand it, but we must think that the Chronicle lias perpetrated a gross libel upon those whom it professes to sustain. We shall be «very sorry to believe that there is a party, or a man in Georgia to whom the idea of a political union with the faithless, upon any terms whatever , is not ut terly abhorrent. [COMM ITNICATED.] Bov. Brown’s Message,—Continued. 8. The Currency . —The Governor says that “The late action of the Congress of the Con federate Stater, upon the" subject nt' the cur rency lias rendered further legislation neces sary in this State upon that question. It can not be denied,” he adds, “that this act has seriously embarrassed the financial system of this State, and has shaken the confidence of our people in either the justice of Congress or its competency to manage our financial affairs. Probably the history of the past furnishes few more striking instances of unsound policy , combined with had faith." We do not comprehend, in what respect the “financial system" of Georgia can be “seri ously embarrassed” jby the late legislation, as it consists solely in the collection of taxes to pay “the current appropriations of the State Government.” Certainty that is not a very “serious embarrassment' which is entirely met by the simple expedient of issuing treas ury notes of Georgia to be redeemed “in Con federate Treasury notes of such issues as may be made alter llie Ist of April.' The Governor will by this slight-of hand avoid any embar rassment at all aud have the satisfaction ot making some people- believe that lie has saved the .State “ 33Jr per cent, ot all monies that pass through her treasury”-! Some other people will -aspect that it warn Id have been precisely as cheap to have received the pres ent issue, at its valve , and all people ought to understand that if there is any loss in the operation the people of Georgia will have to shoulder it. ill the runic, in one “issue” or another, whether the Governor expends his Necker-mancy on the subject or not. What ever merit there is in his system of relief, is like that of the witchcraft of the African Obeah —the work of the imagination. After all said. this o at of jinanaeriny, wor thy the gvnin oj • three fingered Jack,” to gether with tmutiny ‘ in six percent, bonds’ and what not, if is nor quite manifest if the State shall not drive a pretty little speculation, through the “ ■cpuatuiio/i polo// of Congress! Thi ■ whole affair seems to be reduced to rather small dimensions when we consider that "the flat, tax is not due till next fall ” and there “will be an abundant supply of tlie nc-w Confederate notes in circulation by that time, to obviate aft difficulty —in obtaining them by the people to pa\ the tax" ! But our object is not to discuss * ; tlio finan <*•*:! 1 system' of the State—Coventor Brown ' will take cure ot that. He it i? who “carries the bag ; Depend on it. all this waste' will not be tolerated, by him ' it might have been sold and given to “the voyr" and to ''soldiers' icin /V But we have a grave task in hand. Gover nor Brown does not scruple to charge the Congress of ihe Confederate States and the Oovermunt of these States, with a base “RE PUDIATION of their honest obligations! He charges besides upon these “dignities" a want of tt'/iei/ and a want of “justice.” He says that “the confidence of our people is shaken, and lie appeals “to the histon / of the precisely as if be had read and eompre hended that ‘ history"! In all this the tiover -11111 h "' Ul " " ?ual . '/“//us an Advocate. The spec ah, a.. . and >-xU,rti,a,cr* *• , , , . , ,uu * atone and t/utr dnf>rs .and the dune- «/'///• r napes aj (he t/opemar. will applaud the “great, swelling words” ot this elahoratc-unil reckless accusation!'ldiTTlTTv? ernor has done all he could, to create the state of things he describes. The real people of these States, are not only satisfied with the action | 0 f Congress on this subbject, but rejoice it it. ! It is unpopular only in the cave of Adullam! ' This action which-s/r/Aes down speculation , with a single blow of the broad-axe, is worth a dozen victories, of our armies, to our cause. The golden visions of those whose “invest ments" in the necessaries of life, promised inordinate gains have disappeared. Hence, their wrath and their “gnashing of teeth.” The dissatisfied—the cormorant extortioner the unscrupulous—the unpatriotic—the whole cave, of Adullam will shout “ Bravo, for Joe. Brown!”,., And among all UUcUents none will greet him with a more cordial “Well done! than the cunning Ape in "Washington, whose delight it will be to have all their malignant misrepresentations repeated in every Court ot Europe, and every county town in\uukee dora, to our enemies, and, lionnd on the bloody invaders of our.land. If these things had been true, as.they are false, a discreet and true man in Governor Brown’s exalted position, would not have made a causeless parade of them, to the man ifest disadvantage of our friends everywhere and of our cause. Fire could not have burned it out ot a great hearted patriot, resolved to seek only the welfare of the common cause. He would have groaned in silence, and turned tearfully to the task of. correcting the evils all good men deplore. But Gov. Brown must create a sensation ! He swells with the vain ambition of exhibiting proportions equal to those of Jeff. Davis! There is not water enough in Jordan, to wash away the impro priety of this self-seeking demagoguism. We are hardly even, with the Governor,Tn the matter of mere epithet and denunciation, but with little taste for such calisthenics, we take up hi3 argument. About one thing there can be no differences of opinion. The Government has the right of taxation. If the public interests should require it this right would enable it to tax every paper dollar in the Confederacy into non-existence and every gold dollar into its vaults. The whole Treasury note system sprung from the necessities of the times, and was adopted as a mutual convenience to Government and peo ple during the war. Without being very clearly Constitutional, the necessity of the case, while the blockade continued to exclude the income from tariff, on foreign importations or exportations, demanded some provision for a uniform currency. Various forms in which the public credit might be made available, in the public cause were adopted and Treasury notes issued to meet the requirements of the Government and our domestic commerce. Everybody was content with the best that could be done, in new and difficult circum stances. The scarcity of articles of merchan dize —of army stores and munitions —of food and clothing exalted prices inordinately and converted all trade into speculation. The difficulty of transportation complicated and aggravated the growing evil. The country was soon flooded with paper money. Prices continued to rise. Provisions and the com monest comforts were almost out of the reach of the army or the people. Speculation rose to a storm of confusion. Men thought only of fabulous profits, while a shivering and starv ing army stood on the mountains asking only for bread, that they might not perish, and clothing, that they might not freeze, while confronting our vandal foe. A]l c oncurred in tlie necessity of a re duction of the currency and a check to speculation. The money was every day depreciating in value. The pay of soldiers was worth pre cisely a quart of mean whiskey or a pound of coffee per month. We were all in the widen ing whirlpool of speculation and going down —army, people, property and independence together. In this condition THE PEOPLE, as a means of salvation to all, rose up and said . Speculation must be arrested—the cause must be rescued —the money is ours—the property is ours—the war is ours—we and our children will be ruined, all for the benefit of a few un patriotic, unprincipled speculators and extor tioners. The clamor was universal—it rose like the shout of a drowning nation. To accomplish their solution the people who owned the money , by their Jlepresentalives in Coneres:; assembled, ay reed to great measures of relief. They arc satisfied with what their agents did did at their instance—upon tlieir imperative demand—did to save the army—to save the country and the cause of independence. Now then, it was to be expect ed that the hungry wolf of speculation would growl, but it wSs not to be expected th;U the faithful watch-dog would desert the thresh hold to join him in his fierce hunt for blood. Gov. Brown reflects the dissatisfaction of the defeated speculators, and in their interest raises the cry of “bad faith and “repudiation.” “Bad faith from whom and towards whom ? “Bad faith from the people, towards (tiepeople. They have robbed themselves! They have “repudiated, v he says, a debt from themselves to themselves ! But apart from this, the Governor exhibits the most astounding ignorance of the nature of a currency obligation. What is it? If his theory be correct, it 'is “had faith” in a Government to pay a bond, or redeem its cur rency obligations before due! The Govern ment, as such, has the right to tax, that, is to tab uli. and it takes a small part and enhances the value of the remainder, and that in “repu diation . It acknowledges the full amount of its obligation, and exchanges for it, bonds at interest, at the gar value, and that is “re pudiation. 1 have sold a negro man for 5,000 ot it s Treasury notes,who would be worth SC,GhO in specie,and the Government gives me its bond for the whole amount of the $5,000 to luar interest and he paid in specie and that is “had faith” and “repudiation,"' although done at my own instance and by my own agent ! And done to save my country and the residue of my property. O, but, says thi? stickler for Governmental honor, the hearer of a Treasury note was en titled to be paid “two years after a treaty of peace. ’ A\ ell, lie may hold his Bond at 4 per cent, until two years after a treaty of peace, if he desires. What hinders ? “But sayß the Governor, “it was fundable in Confederate Stocks or Bonds. ’ Certainly, and it has been funded ! and as long as it existed it was re ceivable in payment of public dues. In comlusion of this letter of Governor Brown s factious and slanderous Message, we beg the careful attention of the reader to the following extract from a late letter of Hon. F. A. Lyon, of Alabama, to his constitiuents. If the extract seems too long, let it be remark ed Hmt its Author is a man of large experience m financial affairs—of abilities second to none in tie Confederacy, and of otiq and social character, Mr. Lyon says: But toredup? the. outstanding circulation! alone? was not sufficient without the aid ot funding. The term upon which this was to ! be done—whether compulsory or voluntary, | and whether the curreucy, itself should be ■ taxed or not, and to what ext.n , became questions of much difficulty about which there were many differences and shades ot opinion. The tax and currency bills finally reached a committee of conference, and you have seen the result. While the arrangement for fund ing the currency may not amount to a literal compliance with the terms ot the contract be tween the Government and # the bill holder there if no such departure as ca n work mate rial injustice to any. Every holder of nbn-in tercst bearing treasury notes east of the Mis sissippi river has the right up to the Ist of April, and west of that river up to the Ist of July, to fund his notes at par in four percent, bonds, witb the interest payable semi-annual ly. If the rate of interest Is less than a part of the notes called for, it will be remembered that these treasury notes bear no interest un til six months after the ratifications of a trea ty of peaco with the United States—the inte rest on the bond commences now. It will be seen that treasury notes filed for payment oi taxes or for funding at the places and by the periods stated, are not fixed at all—but all not so filed, are taxed thirty-three and a third per cent, and new treasury notes issued for the remainder at the rate of sixty-six and two-thirds cents on the dollar, and such as may not be funded by the times stated or ex changed for new treasury notes during the year 18G4, are taxed out of existence. To further reduce the volume of the outstanding currency the interest bearing treasury notes were, by operation of law, funded in bonds bearing the same rate of interest borne by the notes themselves. The §IOO treasury notes are not subject to a tax at all if filed for funding within the time required by law, nor are any of the four per cent, bonds in which treasury notes may be funded subject to the tax imposed by the existing law. To meet the future expense of the Govern ment anew class of six per cent cent, bonds is authorized, guaranteed by a pledge of export and import duties, and to prevent any fature excess of currency the power to issue treasury notes after April, is abolished and the Secre tary of the Treasury can only re-issue such as may be redeemed by taxation, and then only two dollars for three redeemed. If under this system, the circulation should be too large, the Secretary can reduce it by the sale, from time to time, of the six per ceut guar anteed bonds. The effect of the arrangement will be that the, Government in the future will do business upon a capital instead of upon credit, and the increase of the war debt will be checked and controlled. The amount of the currenoy under this system, is obliged to be diminished and prices as a consequence must decline, and if 1 am not mistaken the credit of the Government must materially im prove. The system of measures finally agreed up on, is not, in all respects, such as I would have preferred—but no one Representative has a right to expect his own views to pre vail in all respects. It was the best which under the circumstances could be obtained, and received my active and earnest cupport. I cannot, in the existing state of things, giveyouacturateiy what will be the resultjofthe measures, but will state what 1 suppose they will produce, from the best information within rny reach : Amount of circulation outstand ing 5300,000,000 Subject to be absorbed as fol lows : Tax bill of 18C3 will raise about $100,000,000 Tax bill of i864 will raise about $200,000,000 "$500,000,000 Amount of 7:30 interest bearing notes, included in calculation, converted by law into bonds, 122,000,000 $378,000,000 Tax of 33d poe f'ont. oil one-liulf the circulation supposed to remain unfunded on the Ist ot April, 133,333,333 $234,666,067 This balance is subject, to fur ther abatement for bills lost and destroyed, supposed at least 20,000,000 Balance of circulation supposed $224,666,667 Value to Govern ment of the tux in kind for 1863, $200,000,000 Value of the tax in kind for 1864,... 100,000,000 $300,000,000 If these figures bo correct, and they have been carefully made, the measures adopted by the late Congress must produce results highly beneficial to the Government and to the people. It is to be hoped that after the two acts (the currency and the tax law) are.put in operation, no question will arise as to who will take Confederate Treasury notes; but the question will bo, who will bo able to obtain them. The transition from a redundant to a con tracted circulation may boa little toe sudden.— Cases of individual hardship may, and doubtless will, occur; but the great majority of the people must be benefited. No system could be framed, in such a state of things aa we have, which would operate with equal justice upon all. The holders of the currency can have but little cause of com plaint. If they conform to what their own inte rest and the good of the Government require, by funding their bills, they receive bonds for the full amount, without tax or abatement. If they fail or refuse to do this, and submit to the tax of thirty three and a third per cent., they receive new Treas ury uotes for tho remainder, which will doubt less be worth more, and of greater purchasing power,than tho entire amount would be without the support which the taxes imposed will give to the credit of the Government. I would not myself have considered it unjust or tpprossive for the tax of thirty three and a third per cent, to have been taken from tho face of tho Treasury notes abso lutely, and not as a condition to funding. But few of us who held Treasury notes hnvo paid for them the equivalent of specie or par funds. If we have sold property for them, we have usually received much more than we would have taken for the same property in tho equivalent of specie ; and if, in ad justing the expenses of the war in which we are involved, each man receives in good funds the full value of what he has parted wifli ho is not injured, and ought not to complain. There is no material wrong or injustieeeither in the tax billor the fund ing bill, and, for one, I have htien grdtified to see the general approbation with which these meas ures have been received by the great majority of the people. It affords to all indubitable evi dence of a general disposition on the part of tho people to stand by and sustain the Government in this hour of trouble and difficulty. Some clamor was to be expected, but it will be hushed when the general operation of the measures comes to be tested. It is delightful to contrast the calm, good sense and patriotic hope of this address of Mr. Lyon, with the passionate and factious tone and reckless desperation of Gov. Brown’s message. Alabama stands firmly by the issue of Secession and main tains the Confederate-Government in hopeful reli ance upon truth and justice; while we herein Georgia are subjected to the distractions and con tentions engendered by little and spiteful minds. Ir is to be hoped that experience may teach us wisdom ! It is “the school” some people “learn in.” We confess it is “thoepursuit of knowledge under difficulties.” but content ouselves with the reflection that it has its “pleasure and rewards.” AU RE VOIR. Liverpool Prices.— The Wilmington Journal is indebted to the court esy of a mercantile house there for copies of private letters and circulars Liv erpool, giving the ruling rates ofeotton, tobacco and naval stores at that place on the Ist and 12th of February, 1864. A letter of the 12th says: CAitton is steady, middling Amerioan being now quoted at about 27d. per pound. This article seems to hold out tho best prospects of profit to blockade runners. Naval stores are steady. Spirits turpentine, in barrels, 80 shillings per cwt. Rosin 26 shillings to 36 shillings for fine pale. Estimated stock of cotton in Liverpool: February 12, 1864. February 12, 1863. American—bales, 80,440 35,480 Other, 205,220 328,610 286,650 374,090 TELEGRAPHIC. Reports of the Press Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Richmond, March 28th. —The Baltimore Ameri can of the 20th received. A dispatch from the South West gives the partic ulars of tho capture of Eort Deßussey on Red river by the Yankees with 280 prisoners and several heavy guns. Admiral Porter at once steamed up to Alex andria. Grant and staff arrived at headquarters army of the Potomac on the 25th amt wero received with en thusiasm. Gold closed in New York on Friday at 168 1-4. Burnside visited Washington on Thursday. Troops for his expedition arc rapidly assembling at Annap olis. The Ohio Democratic Convention has adopted res olutions opposing the prosecution of the war for tho subjugation of the South. Tho Pennsylvania Convention has declared in fa vor of McClellan £or President. The appeal in the Alexandra oase came up in the House of Lords for discussion on tho 11th. Nothing important from Denmark. The w*r is progressing adversely to the Danes. Maximillian arrived in London on the 18th. No further rovalations as to his future movements, Tho King of Bavaria died on the 11th. Richmond. 28.— An official dispatch from Mobile- Saturday give New Orleans advices to tho 18th. The Yankees met with a severo repulse hear Mew Iberia. Two regiments reported captured. All the gunboats except eight havo left for Red river. Col. Holland, of the3lst Miss., attacked the *hg my at Choetawhatche Bay, killed 25 and captured over 500 cattlo. The Banks havo reconsidered the resolution to reject the old live dollar bills aft or the Ist of April. They will receive pay in them until furtherjaotice. Orange, C. 11., March 27.—Gov. Vance, of N. C., addressed tho troops in Daniel’s brigade in on able and eloquent speech of two hours yesterday. Ho will speak again to-morrow and every day this week. Gens. Lee, Hill, Ed. Johnson, Rhodes, and many other general officers, were present to hear him yes terday. Weather Bno. Roads drying fast. Nothing from tho front. * »— A UHSiiasit Ailliir Col. Holland—one of the best soldiers in the service—a few days ago accomplish ed a victory in Florida which displays not only courage, but a large amount ot strat egic skill. We shall relate the circum stances as we gather them from various sources. Col. Holland having got infor mation of the purposes of the enemy with in the part of Florida where his regiment operates, last Fiiday morning (Bth inat.) ordered Lieut. fflcOurdy, with eighty two mounted men, to proceed from McD’ade’a Pond, Walton County to Boggy Pond, on Choetawhatchie Bay, to reconnoitre the enemy’s position, strength, &c., with in structions that if he were found not to exceed the Confederate force more tjian five to one to attack him. On Saturday morning (IS)ih) Col. Holland started from Cawthon’s Bridge, on Shoal river, to join Lieut McCurdy, as he had learned from a spy that the enemy numbered over 2,4*00 men. He overtook thq detachment, near the bayou and sent six men to dash through the Yankee camp, make what discoveries they could, and report to him. The entrance to the camp was by a narrow strip of land widening at the Bay. He divided his force, sending part, under command of Lieut. Cannady across Rocky Creek to reconnoitre the east side of Rocky Bayou, leaving thirty men, under com mand of Lieut McCurdy, with which Col, Holland advanced by tire route taken by his videftes. About one mile from the Bay he met one of the videttes, who in formed him that the enemy’s force was large, and that two boats were proceeding up tho Bayou to a landing three miles above, where the distance across to Rocky Bayou was only half a mile, thus being able to fall on his rear and cut it otF. He immediately ordered Lieut McCurdy, with ten men, to advance and join the six men thrown forward and skirmish with the enemy, thus preventing more troops from being sent up the Bayou to the rear. He then made all possible speed to beat back the boats to the point aimed at and prevent their landing. Having: reached the landing, as the first boat was within about forty yards of the shore, he ordered his men to dismount and double quick to the Bayou. They reachtM it, opened five on the boat and were greeted with a lively fire in return, which howev er, lasted only a few minutes. The en emy surrendered. The boat was ordered; to the shore and ceased firing; Luton dis covering that she was moving away, Cob { Holland ordered the men again to open fire, and those who had Austrian rifles to • proceed to the top of the bluff and shoot i into the bottom; of the boat. They so : perforated it, that it soon sank in fifteen ! feet waiter, drowing those who had not been killed. The enemy, in short, was perfectly at the command of our small force. The number of killed and wounded had not been ascertained, but it was large. Some substantial results, better than Yankee dead bodies, were secured. Over tiv* hundred head of Cattle, and some sheep and horses were brought off. And what is the best of It, not a man was hurt «n our side. In this brilliant little victory only ele ven men of the 37th Mississippi regiment including five members of the Montgom ery Oaduts, were engaged. Great praise we learn, ie given to Lieut. Fitzpatrick, ot the Cadets, and Capt- W. P. Davis, A. Q. M., of the o7th Mississippi. The privates of the regiment exhibited the highest courage, coolness and discipline; and went it work, as though they had a rememher ance of the dove,stations within their own State, and a determination to pay what was due to those Yankee invaders, Mobile I ribiine 27/A — ♦ How Lincoln is Running thk Machine in Ar kansas.—The following letter from Lincoln to a Unionist in Arkansas, is very characteristic; Washington, Feb. 18. To William Field Kick : When I fixed a plan for an election in Arkansas I did it in ignorance that your convention was at the same work. Since ISlearued the latter fact I have been constantly trying to yield my plan to them. I have sent two letters to Gen. Steele and three or four dispatches to you and others, saying that he, (Gen. Steele,) must he master, but that it will prob ably be best for him to keep the convention on its own plan. Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement on anything, and Gen. Steele, commanding the military and being on the ground, is the best man to ho that master. Even now citizen- are telegraphing me to postpone the election to a iater day than either aflixed.by the cou ventiott or me. This discord must be silenced. A. Lincoln. . JUL”'— ' 1 ’ ‘'■'■"•.'JHEifr’l Hegroes tor Sale. 'TWO YOUNG LIKELY NEGRO FELLOWS for I sale, U'or to-day only.) Enquire at the Perry House or Dr. Woodruff's office. mar 29 It M. S. THOMPSON. , CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, Local Editor Notice to Patrons* After this date we shall be compelled to make a deduction of 33 1-3 per cent, from Confederate notes of the old issues above $5. Hundreds not taken. Persons having business with this office will bear this in mind. March 26th, 18fii. * Consignees per Monti. k & Girard R. R.— March 29.--. Maj Allen, Capt Cothran, T W Cromwell, T C Cook, H H Epping, W H Mitchell, T L Stewart, T Colbert, Maj Humphries, T T Carter, R M Bread ! well Nail Works, Thos Pearce, Marietta, Ga. Valuable Table. The following table shows the discount on the old issue of Confederate notes : Val. New Issue Old Issue. Val. Now. Issue. Old Issue. Val. New. 155ue,....... Old lastrt. VaL New. Issue Old Issue © ~ © jJ© ' © Oi© © oj© © o £ 2. F2. o SI I®. 2. Fig. © ? 5Y.YX;33! 8<X.Y.53 33s i 155...103 33?i230...i03 33i 10.. .6 66* 85 56 661 160...106 6611235...156 66? 15 10 00. 80 60 00 1165...100 00 1240...150 00 20.. .....13 33* 96 63 334 H0...113 331)245...163 331 25 . ...10 GGailOO 66 66f 175...116 66P250...166 661 30 20 00 105 70 00 ,161*...120 00 |300...200 00 35 23 331110 73 33? 183...123 33i;350...233 331 40 . ...26 661i115 76 661 190...126 66? 400...266 061 45 .30 00 1120 80 00 195...130 00 ;450...80Q 00 50 33 334125 83 331 200...180 33? 500...333 33? 55 ...36 66|i130 86 66? 20.*...133 66L55U...366 66° 60 ~40 00 135 90 00 210...140 00 ;600...400 00 65 43 331:140 93 33? 215...113 331A50...433 33! 70 .46 66,145 Ski 66? 220...146 06? 700...466 66? 75 SO 00 1150 lOt) 00 225...150 00, 750... 500 00 A:,- Opinion on too Weather. —Wo had anoth er fiiia rain yesterday, and the probability is that w* shall have more to-day, unless the weather should tako a notion to clear up and prove to be dry. Wo give this information, not because we imagine that people generally are not as tamiliar with the matter as oqraejf, but on the supposition that there might be, some deaf, dumb and blind people in the world to whom ouv ideas would be new and luminous. Messrs. Jefferson and Hamilton want to pur chase old scrap iron, goat skills, coon skins, hog skins, &c. Bee advertisement. —.— -—mam—- Mr. William Jones offers one hundred dollars reward for a chesuut sorrel mare stolen between this city and Glennville. See advertisement. Dr. Loyp’k Pierce.—This venerable divine, agent of the Georgia Conference for the Sunday School cause, preached at St. Luke (Methodist) church on Sabbath last, and though he has now reached his eightieth year, hi.s mental and physi cal powers are still good, llis locks are frosted over with tho snows of many winters, but stiff in looking at hint one is reminded of that simple, de scriptive eulogy pronounced upon Moses, by the sacred historian,“his o,ye was not dim, nor hisnat m-al force abated.” The Doctor still retains much of that vigor of intellect, and that keen perception of sacred truths, which has rendered him “a mighty man of valor” in his day. His language on Sunday in reference to the rising generation of boys, was plain, strong, forcible and truthful— language calculated to awaken in the minds of reflecting parents an intense solicitude for the fu ture of their sons, and to impress upou the philan thropic the great responsibility resting upon them in regard to this matter. The Doctor does not at tempt t« communicate great truths, in soothing mptaph*rs, or in language whose magic spell fall s upon, the ear like a gentle slumber upon the troubled spirit, but comeg down upon his subject with the directness and power of an avalanche. — Rika a skillful physician in the treatment of a dan gerous disease who resorts at once to powerful rem edies, so the Doctor when impressed with thp dis eased condition of the body spiritual, does not stop to consult the taste of the patient as to the most agreeable remedy, but prescribes without mincing, tho only sure, speedy and effectual cure — taking the word of God as his only guide in those matters. May he live to do much more in the cause of religion, virtue and truth. Scientific Smoking. —We are placed under ob ligations to Mr. Hudson, the “pipe stem man,” for a double-extension, self-adjusting, extra polished, all-absorbing, easy-suction, self-purifying, anti apasinodie, triple-elongated, tobacco-condensing, never-varying, breath-saving and life-preserving pipe-stem, which is warranted to act upwards and downwards, forward or backwards, and preserve its equilibrium in all kinds of weather. Mr. Hudson, tbeliberal hearted donor, is over 60 years of age, is !tn eld soldior—served in the Mexican war—was in tho“fir*i battle of Manassas, and is *a refugeo from Ilimls county, Mississippi. He may be found on oar streets daily, and all who may wish to supply themselves with these “bigh-preasure”, smoking reeds should apply at once, There is now only two (hinge necessary to ena ble this Local to “whiff” according to the most ap proved and scientific principles —to-wit : the ab sence of a decent pipe, and a good article of “Kil liekinick.” Os course, our self-respect and pro verbial modesty deter us from asking anybody for these necessary deeideratums, but if any of our friends in the excessiveness of good feeling were to make a tender of tho articles in question, we don’t think our respect for good-breeding would allow- us to refuse. “Sieh is life.’’ Con’fer>K*xTK Nightingales.—lt will be seen by advertisement that this troupe propose to give two coucerts at Temperance Hull, to-night and le-morrow night for the hebefit of the Nelson Rangers. The object is certainly a gogd one. and we can see no reason wby they should not be en couraged. It has been urged that by allowing this class of our population such privileges, we en courage them iu self-pride and impudence, but we think this need not necessarily he the case, and if (heir patriotism leads them to befriend the soldier w« can see au impropriety in encouraging them to this extent. The Nightingales produce some very fine music—which, though not excessively scien tific, is well calculated to please tLe amateur in this delightful science. Who’d Have Think it ?—Over sensitive and fastidious persons aro‘requested not to read the following : if they should bo so rash os to do seq they should arm themselves with two pocket “hankerehers” profusely sprinkled with a prepar utiun of cologne, peppermint, “camphire” and heartshorn, as a necessary precaution agaiust fainting: Distinouished Arrival.—The first “bed bug” of the season made his appearance in this city on Sunday last. We had the most indubitable evi dence of bis presence—we saw him, felt him, and inhaled him in the tainted breeze. We now pro pose t* give our opiiuion of bed-bugs—have no doubt it will be valuable for future reference.— There are various kinds of bug? in existence— “big buys,” “little bugs,” “humbugs,” Ac., kc., hut the most contemptible, insidious, sneakinest, pestiferous and odoriferest hug iu the world is the bed bug. Advice gratis—As a preventative against these t blood thirsty insects, own no bed but sleep around ; loose on the ground. The French Navy. Napoleon, it appears, is not standing au idle spec tutor ofthe war in various sections of the world.— He does nut allow the little Mexican affair he has to dispose of to trouble him in the least. But he keep? continually at work, improving fiD navv and mak ing warlike preparations of every disoription. in order to be able to tight successfully any nation that may throw down the gage” to him. The annexed extracts from a Northern paper show the perfection to which he has carried his sea going iron-dads • Some months ago we printed some particulars of a cruise winch a fleet oi iron clad drip* in i.m October, in the Bay of Biscay. The voyage w fl \ afterwards extended from Chorburg to Mnilcrin „,7.i tho Canary Islands, and the distance traversed bv the vessels, out and back, was not less than three thousand six hundred miles. Iu the Homme ,/ r ., Dvnufiotide*. for January, appears an article of the experimental cruise, the first ever attempted bv a fleet of iron clads. The squadron consisted of seven vessels—tho In vincible, Normandie, Corruuna, Sulf’erino. and Ma genta, armored; ami the Napoleon and Tourvilie wood screw line of battle ships. These last were at tached as tenders, and also in order to give to ob servers an opportunity to compare the behavior ot iron clad with wooden ships at sea. The Invincible and Normandie are, like tho Gloire, ironclad fore and att. engines of 300-barso power, and carry thirty-six rifled 100-pounders The Corunna is built ofiron and protected by hi mor composed ofiron plates, laid between and over strips of teak wood. She is a ship 0f6.07ti tons, and carried 40 guns. The Solforino and Magenta are but partially armored the ends being wood. They carry thirty-two breach loading rifled 100 pounders on two decks. The others have but one lighting deck. Os these ships all are reported to have made good weather, even in an uncommonly heavy gale, when the wooden 54 so injured her screw that she was forced to make a harbor. The iron clads were kept under sail a lone for four successive days, ..athng and maneuvering successively as a squadron ail this time, and proving themselves easily managed. They performed satisfactorily at every point even when going close hauled—they tacked aud wore around, and this even when the wooden ships missed stays. This would appear to prove that an iron clad squadron, such as this, may depend on sails entirely in cruising, until the moment of chase or conflict arrives—a point offimmenso import unco in the ships which can carry only a few days’ supply of coal. It is remarked that, though tbcarinecflships tacked well, their speed, under sail alone, was less than their wooden consorts. The Magenta wasjtbc fas test oilier class, making 7.2 knots under sail. The Magenta and Solferino beat their wooden rivals.— Tho Solferino attained a speed of 10.9 knots cupjqnt ing 138 tons of coal iu 24 hours.fAt this rate she car- * ried coal for live days. On a single trial she wuj kept up to aspeed of 14 knotaforajwhole hour, tho engines giving 57 revolutions of the screw per minutq The guns were fired in all kinds of weather at sea and it was found that the batteries can ho worked into a rougher sea than was thought. The iron clads did not, it is asserted, roll so dangerously as wap anticipated. Tho general result, as reported in the paper before us. would appear to settle tho question of (he invincibility of the iron-clad squadron. Soldikbs’ Pay.—We avo pleased to learn, says the Lynchburg Republican, of the 18th, that thegovern ment is paying off our soldiers iu (he field in Treas ury notes of the denomination of five dollars, and under, amt not in large notes which will have to bo funded before the first of April. This is as it should be. These gallant men tight hard and receive poor pay, and that pay, when it comes, should be in thq best and most available money which our govern ment can command. They havo use for the little amounts due them, and it would be a great wrong and hardship for the government to pay them in notes which they would be compelled to fund in % few days, or submit to a loss of 33 1-3 per cent, IVaiittu! Immediately, HIDES of all kinds. Also Goat and Coon Skins. The highest price paid for Dae Skins. Apply tu JEFFERSON & HAMILTON, at Ti‘oy Factory Ware Rooms. -mar 2't 6t* Enquirer aud Sun copy. Old Scrap Iron Wanted. vA/ B wish to purchase old Scrap Wrought Iron. vv - JEFFERSON Jt HAMILTON mar 29 Ot* Eiiquirer and Sun copy, Atlimnistrafor’fc Sale. WILL be sold on Friday, Bth of April next, at tho ‘ residence of James ft. Cook, deceased, in Mus cogee county, l he personal property of said deceased consist ieg oi: two mules, a cow and yearling, hogs, waggon and buggy, corn and fodder? household and kitchen furniture, farming implements and numei ous other articles, the land will also be rented if no* otherwise disposed of before the day of sqio. Term , cash. E, S. COOK, may 29 tfls Adm'r. ft THE SIMS HOUSE, LaCiraugc, IS BEING THOROUGHLY RENOVATED! Will be ready to Accommodate the Public Oil First April next. mar 25 till aid Ist I. €. I?IOSE*7 COMMISSION MERCHANT. Store Corner Sims House, LaGRANGE...,, GEORGIA. CoiiNignments Solicited. Highest Price paid for all kinds Country Produce, mar 26 til april let HO FOR SAVANNAH^ liltIHT ARTIIiLGHY! TWENTY-FIVE RECRUITS WANTED! SSO BOUNTY. I IEUT. R. C. JONES, of Barnwell’s Light Artil lery, Maxwell’s Battalion Light Artillery, sta tioned at Savannah, is now in this city recruiting for his Company. Now is the time for young mess to join the most desirable arm of the service. You will recieve SSO bounty, uniform complete, and transportation to camps. AU wiskiing to join wiU report to him at the store of Messrs. Acce & Collier, or to Mr. J. B. Collier, or to Mr. F. \V . Acee at the Confederate Shoe Shop. He will return on the 28th inst., and will take clothing or provisions to any members of his Company, mar 21 till 28th* I wish to biro 20 or 25 hands, men or women, to whom I will pay the highest government price and give permanent employment. 'Enquire at the office of the Lee Hospital, over Spear's Jewelry store, Jone’s building. W. ROBERTSON, mar id If Surgeon in charge Lee Hospital Car|*ent ers Wanted. TAVENTY CARPENTERS to wmk on the new 1 float below the Na vy Yard, for which the highest whisks will bet'i ven. I|AN ,, EBI) mar 15 ts Mew S&J.e&x/'o Mart. THOMAS L. FRAZER & CO., Late lh in af Crawford, Fmzei and Cos., Atlanta, Ga., \S*RO BROKERS, Market Sheet , above Monlyomery Hall, 1 i AYE titled up, and are now prepared to receive J 1 and accouiiuod.ite at their mart, all Negroes which may be consigned to them. They will buy anti sell on Commission, and forward proceeds with promptness and dispatch. They keep constantly on hand a large and well selected tock, such a3 Families, House Servants, Gentleman's Body Servants, Seamstresses, Boys and Girls, of all descriptions, Carpenters, Blacksmiths, Shumakers, Field Hands. They respectfully refer to the following well known gentlemen, viz: lion. John A. Elmore, Major J. L.Calhoun, Will iam Taylor A Cos., A. P. Watt, Shular A" Ardis, Montgomery, Ala., J. C. Coleman A Cos., Mobile, Ala., Henry A/einnard A Pro., Savannah, Ga. Til OS. L. FRAZER, Montgomery, A.la. ■ * A. FRAZER, AY. E. SMITH, Auburn, Ala. \A r . H. Fitts, Agent. ... P. S. —City patronage respect!ully solicited. All orders carefully attended to. mar 25 dim w3m Okfick Mobile and Gikaed R. R„ l March 23, ]Sm4.) After Saturday, 2Cth inst., the present Currency will he taken in payment for Freight and Passage at the following rates. Fives at.... Par. Tens at Six dollars. Twenties at Twelve and a half dollars. Fifties at. .. Thirty-two dollars. One hundred dollar bills will not be t eceit ed. J. M. FRAZER, mar 24 ts Treasurer. To Tliomc Interested. Notice is hereby given to all parties hav iug fundi in our hands, that tbesamemust be withdrawn prior to the Ist of April next, or under the .law we shall be compelled to return it, which w ill subject them to a/«x of thirty-three and a third percent, on the amount. ELLIS, LIVINGSTON X 00. Columbus, Ga., March 2d, ts Adm'r. ft