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f&f foimim# tmn. j w . n is:su:\. - - - Edltoi-* Tliursilay Morning. MarrJi 11. I*M LCommvxicatei*.] It, . Editor .—ir I hM, *10» i» “« ” w , “” (change liill 1 d..4ra t« know bow olu ' 1 V 15 . . , r s I have $6tW >n the old “ WU ’ l °r : ob. r owb"-» bo, <«... 7« the Iwt for Undine in four per or the Ist ‘>l Ai.nl •' Answer. — lot. l«/.-Y«ur s**• in the new issue (or change bills, which ore us. good •* * h * “*» issue) will buy *«»0 of the old after let of. P • Take one-half *f W amount ol the new >-" p ' change bills which will he as frond) and add if the amount and it will give the value in the old i« ue • thus one half of S4OO is S2OO, which added to S4OO will give SOOO, and so with any other sum lut 2d. Your S6OO in old issue will Ye worth S4OO in the new, or just one-third off. In tlie first case you add one half on, «»<i in the latter you take one-third off the amount you hare. Int. 3 d. —We see from the Savannah News copied in the first page of this paper, that the Attorney General had decided that all money funded ou tlie flr3t of April in four per cent, bonds will be in time and receivable in payment of taxes. - H t P 1 The Richmond Age.—The February num ber of this valuable Magazine appears with a new frontispeice, which we think the be3t engraving gotten up during the war. It contains choice selections Irom the Eng lish Reviews, and two excellant original articles, to-wit: “Twin Bigotries’’ and “Pan latinism.” The First Congress—Review oi‘ Some of its Measures. A SECRET. SESSIONS. Having said all we are disposed to say in reference to the suspension of the writ of ha beas corpus, we will very briefly notice the ob jections that are made to secret Sessions. We shonld not deem it. necessary to say one word in vindication ol the policy ot holding secret Sessions were it not for the fact, that it has been assailed by persons holding high po sitions in the Confederate States. And we would not waste words in vindication ot the policy* though assailed from high places, if we did not teel and know that such carpings and strictures originated solely in a free disposi tion to condemn without judgment and to criticise without knowledge. Our own-judgment is, that in a revolution like this, the congress ought to hold no open Sessions — that they should sit with closed doors all the time. And wherefore do l say this? Because nearly every measure of ihe Government has reference, in some way or other, to the prosecution of the war, aud it is almost impossible to imagine any measure, in reference to the prosecution of the war, which is not to some exlent dependent upon and involved in all the other great measures for its prosecution. A proposition is made to increase the army. by conscription or otherwise, and in deliber ating upon that proposition nearly every mea sure of the Government, both secret and pub lic, will almost necessarily’ be involved in the debate; and the plans aud purposes of this great Revolutionary struggle, and all the pow er and resources of the people to carry G 00, all these have to be considered and ventilated, before the measure cau be adopted. Upon this seemingly simple proposition to increase the army, such questions as the following will necessarily arise; Hovvjnany men have you already in the held . Can you furnish munitions of warrior any now? How many can you feed and clothe ? How will you raise the means to pay them ? If you increase th e army will you not break down all the industrial pursuits at home ? How many men can you support in the field ? And how long can you keep them there ? How long is it possible for the country to bear tip under these bur-, thens ? When do you expert aid from abroad and from whom '! All these and a thousand other questions come up legitimately during the discussions and deliberations upon these great measures ; aid the member who would vote upon them without considering and weighing alt these circumstances, would be derelict in duty and deserve the condemnation of his countrymen. Neither a Tax P,ill. nor a Currency Bill, nor an Army Bill, nor an Appropriation Bill, can ba matured without considering every other measure connected* with the prosecution of the war. All of the subjects thus alluded to above, constitute our entire system or series of measures and all tending to the 9ame end— the vigorous and judicious prosecution of the war. And every man wiih a thimble~fiill of common sense, must know that a knowledge, on the part of the enemy, of all our intentional | war measun . or a want of resources, would be j advantageous to them and detrimental to us. j To publish to the enemy our weak points, would be giving him “aid and comfort.’ it nil these things were discussed in open session the debates would be published and the. en emy would read them nearly as soou as our own people ; and the debates must necessari ly disclose our weak at:; as well as onr strength: and to tell the foe where our strength lies, would be supreme folly : but to tell him wherein we are wen!., would be stark madness, bordering upon treason. It lunj be the part ol wisdom for the ped dler to proclaim in the market-place that ue lias for sale. ‘v/J dotftfs. • ‘razor-straps,'' or “ Eorabacl. Soap but for a country to adver tise to its cncmit s its weak points and strong points, with all its belligerent measure and war counsels, would neither comport with common sense or good statesmanship. Such an act ot folly could not be palliated by a plea of ignorance. Even fools would deride it uni wise men condemn it. It seems to be very difficult for certain old partisan leaders to bring themselves up to the realization of the fact that we are in the midst of the life and death struggle of a tre mendous revolution. They seem to view every thing and to discuss every measure just as they did in tunes of profound peace. With )irc and sword and carnage all around them, they vejv complacently discuss abstract quib -11 es ami show you how to u Split a hair fa ret north and north, est tided There mar be ap propriate occasions for discussing the Mon roe doctrine,” and the “Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,” but we do not think it is during the carnage of battles by the light of burning or upon the unburied, lCaching bones of our sons, lately slain in battling for our very existence. V ,>oo fiddled while Rome was lurniug. And we have men who can stop to cavil about ■ secret sessions while not only cities are on fire but the very Citadel of Liberty itself is in a blaze! There are times of profound peace when Congress should hold open sessions; and there are ol her times of war and peril when every cornu derat ion of safety and propriety require ♦ hat their deliberations shonld be in secret session. The reason assigned against secret sessions is, that the people do not know what their Representatives are doing, nor how they vote on important measures. The late Con gress dtd hold many secret sessions; but the injunction of secrecy has-been removed from nearly every leading measure adopted by them. From the Tax Bill, from the Currency, the Army and the Ifaheas Corpus Bills, the injunction ol secrecy has been removed and thr yeas and nays have been published. The object of secret sessions is not to con ceal anything from our own people, but from the enemy. The debates—the reasons given pro and con. whilst measures are being ma tured. are the only things to be kept secret, and we think they ought to be. But there is an idle curiosity on the part of some to know all that is going on—to raise the curtain and look behind it. And the same curiosity would excite them to pry into and make public the most secret counsels of our Generals upon the eve of the most important army movements. Counsels of war have been customary in all ages and all countries; and we du not think it is customary on such occasions to blow a trumpet and call in friends and foes to witness such deliberations. Counsels of .car are held in secret, and in times of w ar we think Cabinet Counsels also shonld be held in secret. The old Senate of the United Stales always went into secret session when considering ap pointments made by the President., to be con firmed by them, and upon the appointment of all Foreign Ministers and the ratification of all treatie'S. And our own Confederate. States Senate has always done the same thing, and the latter-day-patriots have never found time, in peace or war, to condemn such secret ses sions as these. Aud 1 come nearer home still, Mr. Editor, ; to find an example of secret sessions, which seems to be all right and has so far escaped all criticism. I allude to the .appointments made by the Governor of Georgia. It is known that the Governor has to make the ap pointment of all our Judges and Solicitors and the appointment lias to be confirmed by the Senate. And the Governor has always sent these appointments to the Senate in secret session , and ir. secret liie Senate has acted upon them. This is nil right; but where a point lias to be made against the Congress, that is ;i different matter “the case being changed changes the ease." LOBBY. ... . og>-.■«,. #b—-~ The Montgomery and Augusta hotels, as well as some of those of several other cities in the Souths are charging thirty dollars per dav for board, while the Battle House, Mobile —the he a t establishment in the Confederacy— ! exacts only fifteen dollars per day from its i guests. Yet provisions aie higher in Mobile than either of the cities first named. The Appeal says that somebody is making a pile, or the Battle House is losing prodigiously. mar Per Cent. Certificates. The Richmond Sentinel says : “A_ some un certainly and. even misapprehension exist as to the transfervability of Ihe four per cent certificates now being issued under the recent Currency Act, the following statement, which we make upon lull information from the Trea sury Department, and by its desire, will be acceptable to the public. The tour per cent, certificates of deposit will be received in payment of the person to whom they are issued, or of any assignee,-*-' The certificates are 'assignable in the form usual wiih certificates of stock. \Ye would advise holders to take the usual business course of making - an assignment before u mag istrate, using the form lo be found on the back of alt Confederate registered bonds, but leav ing a blank for the name of the assignee,— The name of any holder can be inserted to suit occasions. M e are further informed that when a certifi cate of deposit presented by a. tax payer shall exceed the amount ot his taxes, the tax-col lectors will be authorized to give him anew certificate for the excess. For example, ii a citizen’s tar be seven hundred dollars, and he give in a certificate of deposit for one thous and dollars. Thus, a certificate fora large amount may serve the succe'viye use? of sev eral tax payers Ki :»• iional pa it of a hun dred dollars, however, the tax-payer will be recinired to pay in money, aa no bond contain ing such fraction will be issued lVorn the Trea } surv. The denominations of the lion da to he is- I sued in redemption cd the certificates of de ! posit now being given, will be six, aud no • more viz: one hundred, two hundred, five j hundred, one thousand, three thousand, and j five thousand. How thk Mone v Goes.— A correspondent oi the (Uncinnat i Gazette, who have been ex - | amining the rolls of the Paymaster’s Office at 1 Washington, writes: We are paying officers lepresenling one | million, four hundred thousand men, while ! (he number actually on the rollsisabout 7 hun dred thousand This euormousjdiscrepancy is partially accounted for by the fact that every organization of the army has run to a ske'e ton. Our regiments, which at s he maximum. | should number over one thousand, scarcely ' average five hundred men . still there can be no question that hundreds of officers are draw ing pay who are neither useful nor ornamen tal to the service. [We have no doubt that the same evil ex i'i'with ns. —Ex j ; Lucky Work —1 lake - Bulletin has infor i motion that many thousand Spanish doub j ioons haye been found by the soldier?, who j are leveling, by military order, the -and hills ; around Galveston. Texas. It is surmised that [ the finders nave struck some ot LafitteYtreas i ure. j .. Pro!. Johnson, of Middleton University, was i one day lectin-in? before the students on min- I eraiogy. He had before him quite a number jof specimen? of a variou 'orbs to illustrate the subject A roguish student, fm sport, -dili slipped . pie, <• of brick omnng the -tones. The Professor wa taking up the stones, one after another, and naming them. “This," said he, “is a piece of granite; this is a piece of j feldspar,” &c. Presently he came to the brick 1 bat. Without betrayingany kind of surprise, : or even changing his tone of voice, “This,” j holdin g up, “is a piece of impu l CaCe ’ [From the Southern Confederacy.] Prentice ou John Morgan. We clip the following from the Louis ville Journal of the 19 th, from which it appears that Prentice has never forgiven John Morgan for the terrible fright he gave him in one of his raids. “In making a partial reply on Tuesday to a letter of our charming little rebel cor respondent “V. ” we omitted to notice what she said of Gen John Morgan and Gen. Buckner. We don’t propose to re pair the omission to any great extent now.” “V.” says: “I wonder why you do not ad" mire our glorious General Morgan. * * I thought you hats more spirit than not to admire such a dashing hero.” Alas it has always been the case that the loveliest ol* women are ever prone to admire and idolize a “dashing hero,” especially if he has a strong spice of sin and the devil in him. “A bold robber chief captivates their romantic fancies sooner than a good and quiet Christian citizen, and a gloomy and desperate pirate like Byron’s Conrad, takes a deeper hold upon their hearts and imag inations than any honest commander of a steam frigate or ship of the line. If some ol John Morgan’s men had robbed our correspondent of her best horse, as they have robbed us of ours, and if they had exhibited a written order to burn her house, as they exhibited one to burn a house of ours, we hardly think he would be the idol of her dreams, as he now is.- If Morgan had offered two hundred thous and dollars for her own or her father’s head, as he did for ours, according to a telegraphic dispatch under his own hand, published by his favorite biographer, and if he had offered three hundred thousand dollars for a shot, at her or her father, as he did for a shot at us, according to the testimony of his newspaper organ at At lanta (?) she might possibly wonder far less than she does, why elderly gentlemen of a reflecting turn of mind should not ad mire him altogether. He is undoubtedly a “dashing fellow,” but we guess we shall never approve any dash of his until he dashes out his brains. We ean appre | ciate John Morgan well enough. We un | devstand exactly what lie is, and what lie jis not. We admire him for his boldness, j his intrepidity, his tact, his celerity, Iris j indefatigableness and his occasional cour | tesy to prisoners, and we detest him for ! having inaugurated in Kentucky the sys i tern of guerrilla business, robberies, and ' general depredations. [From the Louisville Journal.] PRENTICE ON TIIE CONSPIRACIES. The dispatches on our first page men tion rumors of a conspiracy, - embracing several counties and cities of Kentucky, having for it object the annexation of our State to the rebel Confederacy. It is said that the headquarters of the conspi rators is at Monticillo, in Wayne county, that they have been corresponding with Longstreet, that they are believed to have established a central committee in every county to organize for co-operation with the rebel forces whenever we shall be in vaded, and that the conspiracy was discov ered through the seizure of mail letters addressed to its leaders by Kentucky members of the rebel Congress. All this may be true, or a part of it may be not. We doubt not that there in .some Tounclation for the statement or rumor. All know how intensely and pas sionately anxious the many rebels in Ken tucky are for the triumph of the rebellion within her limits All know that their whole thoughts, feelings, hopes, yarnings, aspirations, are for her annexation, no mat ter by what means, to the rebel Confed eracy, No doubt they are, to a great extent, organized, having district committees, county committees, and city committees, in all directions, committees sworn to se crecy, moving to and fro in coats of air„ and putting everything, so far as they can, in readiness for a general insurrection whenever formidable rebel forces shall make their appearance among us. Our State has within her-hosotn, spies conspi rators of the rebellion, men incomparably more dangerous to the Federal Union than the rebels in the rebel Confederacy, and whenever any of them especially any mem bers of the secret, rebel committees, can be identified, the utmost punishment author ized by law should be inflicted upon them. But the best mode, the right mode of thwarting and bringing to naught all their plans and machinations is by effectually withstanding the invading hosts at or be yond our border. Let us keep out the rebel armies ol‘ the South, and our home rebels will not have the courage to leave their holes. They have got out a song in Yankee land in honor of Grant. Here is a verse from it: C. stands for Uncle, U S. lor Uncle Sam; But U. S, G., it just suits me, or any oth er man. He dug a trench at Vicksburg, and, as sure as you’re alive, He’ll dig one more round White House door, in 1805. The Divrrgkncy ox Interests of thk New | England States and the West--Growing i Opposition. —The city of Lawrence is thriv ing' us never before. The mills are running | over hours, and the greatest want is more ileip.— Boston Post. j Lawrence, Massachusetts. It is the same way with all the manufacturing towns of New England. They are all making money, (as , they have never made it before,) by reason of the high t:«iitt and the war. The money they ; make so rapidly is mostly extracted from the ; West, whose people are growing poor from I the same causes from which New England is ! growing rich. To add insult to injury, the Govc-rnoy of Massachusetts proposed, in his recent message, That that State ought not to . be required to furnish any more men for the i war that her system of industry required j her men at home, and that the Federal Gov j ernment would be benetitted by leaviug them | at home and seeking for men in States which ;yon Id better spare them ! Chicago Tunes. I Pi ain Talk.— The Louisville Journal saye Pre«i --j uent Lincoln has violated hi? faith, and Congress has : violated its faith. Both have set the Constitution at defiance in the prosecution of the war. Pr actical Amalgam ation.— The other day Mary McConnell, oi Chicago, preferred a charge of sedue , tion agaiu.-t John Johnston. Alary is a white woman ' 1 twenty-three years of age. John is a negro, not twenty year? old. He wa? held to bail in she sum ot seven thousand dollars. •J FN ' N Y„ J: 1 N .o- yJ eriny Lind, it is said, has lost her I vmce. J hi- iw related to have made itself painfully i appareni on the occasion of singing in the “Elijah.” : ot Mendelsohn, lately m EnglanjJ. Comfort l no to Old M aids.— There is a place in New Hampshire where they never have any old maids. M hen agirl reaches the age of twenty, aud is ?til unmarried, the young fellows "club together and draw lots for her. Those who lose the chance pay a bonus to the one who gets her. TEISORAPHIO.- Reports of the Press Association. Entered according to aet of Congress in the year 1863, by J. 8. Thrasher, in the Clerk soflioe of the District Court of the Confederate bta.tes lor the Northern District of Georgia. Dai. ton, March 30.—Our last advices from the front representlthie enemy'inactive. No reinforce ments arriving. Two regiments of Illinois troops were mustered out of the service yesterday. They were relieved by two others. The weather is still very unsettled, and v indic&- tions are iliat we shall yet have some rough weather which will interrupt military operations and proba bly prevent the campaign from opening before the middle of April. Richmond, March 30. —Dullness has reigned su preme to-day in the entire absence of news from any quarter, and practicable suspension of business caused by the financial transaction in progress. Weather gloomy, and the condition of the roads from the recent heavy rains prevent the expeeta- i tiou of an early opening of the Spring campaign. * It is believed,, th jitnegotiations are in progress lor the adjustment of the question involved.in the fur ther exchange of pr isoners of wav. Orange C. 11., March 30. —Parties out from the ! Yankee lines report the enemy scout wig actively in the direction of Fredericksburg, Grant, will advance as soon as the old troops 're turn from furlough, and troops can be brought fr«>m the West, which will be about the 15th of April. A great many deserters from the. Yankee army are iu the rear of the Yankee Jines. Gov.| Vance reviewed all the N. C., troops iu Ewell’s corps on Monday, before an audience esti mated at 4or 0000. He will review the X. V,, troops •n Hill’s corps and address them to-morrow. The ]\ T ext Eliteetiutei*. Where -will it be—the next great battle? Not again this season in Mississippi, reasona bly ; not at Charleston or Mobile; not at Florida, after the recent experiences ot all those places. It is very evident the eye ot ihe North is fixed upon Atlanta and Richmond. That, tiu* latter city will be soonest, threatened, would seem apparent irom late developments from the Federal capital, and a certain activ ity noticeable, about their Army of the Poto mac.. Henceforth Grant is known as com mander-in-chief ot the armies of the United States. His headquarters, as he slates offi > daily, will be. in the field and with the Army of the Potomac. Sherman is left in command of the Tennessee army, having been appointed over Thomas, a more popular officer with the Yankee troops, universally acceded a more skillful—certainly a more successful General t han the unfortunate hero of the great. Merid ian raid and Mobile failure, who is now the head of the important Department of Tennes see. At present there seems no immediate prospect of an advance of the enemy from ihe Tennessee river. The transfer ot Grant to the North Virginia Department is in some respects an*indication of a recently concocted programme for one more vigorous grasp after the capital of the Confederacy. If such be the case, the doom of the great Ulysses is near at hand, and his ; political and military death inevitable, lie j will surely go the way of all the famous lead ers of that atmosphere, from McClellan to Meade, and bring his somewhat remarkable career ot fortunate accident to a wofully dis graceful conclusion. Richmond cannot be taken. If the North has not been taught that lesson often enough, the book is still open, and the men and the Commander are there to convince them, with another sound thrashing ot the futility of that very absurd enterprise. On all sides vve are better prepared for de fense, and in a better condition for the ag gressive, than at the beginning of any previ ous summer campaign. The most enthusiastic spirit pervades the universal army of the South, and our troops with one accord have re-enlisted to the end of life or the war. Our greatest armies are now under the exclusive control of our greatest commanders. Lee at Richmond, Johnston at Dalton, Longstreet at Greenville, and Beauregard at Charleston, liotli Forrest and Morgan are to operate with independent commands, untrammelled and«iu separate and distinct fields. Our condition every way is much improved, our resources much more abundant than we had expected, our armies largely increased, and our people confident and determined. The spring cam paign lias already opened with successes in the field redounding! greatly to our advantage, and much to the discomfiture of the enemy. We are ready at all points, and most especial ly at Richmond, if atj this point it is the de sign of the Yankee to play his last trump card in the game he has originated for the subju gation of these free Southern States. Let it , be Richmond or Atlanta you play for, good Ulysses, we will be with you, late and early. [Atlanta Confederacy. Marriage ix High Life.— Mr. Alexander Hugh Baring, M, P., was recently married to the lion Leonora Caroline Digby, a daughter of Lord Digby. The wedding dress of the bride is thus described in an English Journal: ‘(The bride was attired in a dress of the richest white gros antique, triihmed with ruches covered with bouillons oftuile, With a tunic of magnificent Brussels point lace, looped up with boquets of or ange Powers, the body find sleeves covered- with Brussels point lace to correspond, wreath of orange flowers and veil of Brussels point lace to match the tunic, with diamond necklace and ear-rings’” “Birds of a Feather.”— Garrison defends Lin coln. He says “he has travelled as fast towards the negro as popular cut intent would warrant him in doing.” It was Garrison who originally pronounced the Constition a league with hell and a covenant with death. The Last Man*. —Some disloyal way propounds the folfowitig : When Liju -ohi Aboliltoov m uses up the last luau aud Ihe last dollar, the ..query arises what is to become ot the bondholder*/ TEMPEE.AIJGJE HALL Friday iVight, April Ist, ’64. TXIES CONFEDERATE MINSTRELS AND SOUTHERN BURLESQUE OPERA TROUPE, AVill give another Grand Uoncert FOR THE BENEFIT OF HARRY MOORE,. The Inimitable Brudder Bones! MB. DAN O’BRIEN, the Celebrated Ballad and Opera Singer, has kindly volunteered his ser vices on this occaeiun. Alsu, MR. J. C. JIACKETT. the Unrivaled Tamburinist aud Cummedian ol the Manassas Opera Troupe. LOOKOUT FOR FUN ! Mr. AY. Ki lived will on this occasion introduce bis Celebrated PET ELEPHANT “•DIC K.” i HARRY MOORE in his “Champion Jig” a ud “Essence of Ole Virginny.” r -*»»-• Admission $2. No Half Tickc-la. Doors open at < o clock. Performance com mences at S 1-4 precisely. Front seats reserved ; for Ladies. Order will be strictly enforced. Dr. I\ ALEXANDRE,, mar Ml td Agent. Southern Mechanics’ Union. A Regular Meeting of the Southern Mechanics’ Union will be held this (Thursday/ Evening, 31st at the meeting room ofthe Columbus Fire Company, ! No. 1, at 7 o’clock, P. M. By order of the President. JOHN R. BIRGERS. j mar 31—It Sec’y For Rent. SIX (6)large comfortable ROOMS fn a pleasant lo cation. Apply to j. h. Hamilton. mar Ml Mt Sun copy CITY MATTERS. T. J JACKSON, Local Editor. Consignees per Mobile & Girard R. R.—March 31.—Maj Allea, Capt Cothran, T McKenuy, Cow dry, W P Turner, J D Stewart, W E Du Rose, Eagle Factory, Tharp & Roberts, T S Spear, YV R Lang don, T Ewing, Dr. Tugle, F Gibson. To The Patriotic Citizens ot Columbus anil Vicinity. The great benefits which have attended the labors of Relief Committees on the battlefield, in protect ing and administering to the care and coin tort of the sick and wonded, have been forcibly illustrated in some of the great battles of the present war. To secure to our gallant soldiers the aid derived from such associations the citizens of Columbus and vi cinity are earnestly requested to unite in forming one or more Relief Committes, who will hold them selres in readiness to accompany the Reserve Med ical Corps of this Post to "the front’’ whenever the occasion may demand. Transportation for themselves and all articles for the comfort of the sick and wounded will he fur nished. The articles most necessary to be provided are old liuen lint, cotton batting, bandages, light wooden splints, tea, coffee, (.ground) wine, brandy or whis key, and such delicacies as may be usesul. Any Committee which may be organized can re port itself to this office, so that the members may receive information when their services will be re quired. Individuals desiring to form associations can re port to this office, where u register of their names will be kept until a sufficientiniunbor to organize a Committee shall belrfeceived. The obvious importance of such associations l en der appeals to the patriotism of the public unneces sary. GEO. E. ROIGE-48, Sen. Surg. of Pest. Columbus, Ga., March 21, 1804.—tt That jr Rug. -No sooner had we "'wiped out” ; our civil genius and adversary of the Enquirer on the "Moral Courage Question,” than with wonder ful recuperative energy he comes at us on the “hug” question, and arrives at a conclusion in the premises not by any means justifiable. Who said that ferocious insect was a guest of ours? We didn’t intimate where we had the pleasure ut ma king his acquaintance. Just the thought of tu miliarity with such a “vampire” i B “orful.” We trust the readers of the Times will he highly edi fied by this learned controversy on bugs. But really we must ask their pardon. Locals get pretty hard up for a subject occasionally, and we always feel at such times that it is better to launch out on a theme which we are master of than to venturo out on one that could only reveal our ig norance. Little fish always play near the shore, lest they should be “gobbled” by some monster of the tinny tribe. 80, small intellects should confine their peregrinations to the shallows. Otherwise, venturing out beyond their depths and capacities, they become lost in the vortex of unfathomable seas. I Independent Gas AVop.es. —Owing to the high ! prices of gas, and ilm scarcity of tallow, we -pro ! pose to petition the council lor the privilege of es tablishing in this city independent gas works un der the joint proprietorship of the Local of the En quirer and ourself. AYe further propose to take in “our devil” as a silent partner. AYe have already broached the matter to him and he was so delight ed at the mere idea of changing his business, that he “sailed into” the commission of a number of ludicrous antics, ala Mrs. Partington’s Ike —such as walking on his hoad, jumping up and cracking his heels together three times without touching the ground, turning half a dozen double and twist ed somersaults, forgetting to go to dinner at the usual time, and treating his cronies in the office to fifteen cents’ worth of gouber-pea candy, <fce. AYe also propose to select as chief-engineer and gas in spector, a well-known gentleman of the Times of fice, proverbial for bis explosive and brilliant qual ities, under whose regime the concern could turn out at least twenty thousand cubic feet per (lay of as good an article of gas as can be found in the Confederacy, which, in addition to its unquestion able luminous quality, can be furnished at a low figure. Books for the subscription will be opened at. the market house and brick yard at once. AVho wants to invest? AA r alt up, gentlemen, here’s the place to get your money back! Thieving. —AA r e learn from our city ootempora ries that, some imp of destruction in human shape has purloined from the Episcopal Church, sundry indispensable articles used in the regular service of that sanctuary, and stolen provisions and other articles from the Female Orphan Asylum. Any body so lost, to all the principles of honor andself jespect, as well as to all sense of shame, is too mean and detestable to be classed amongst degenerate mankind. Such a person is unfit to live and too corrupt to die ; aye, utterly beyond the pale of re - demption, and so abominable that hell would spew him (.ut. But this i* not. the only instance of villainy go ; ing on iu our midst. AYe hear constantly of pica yune thieving—-such as stealing pigs, umbrellas, hats, clothing, do., from various residences in this city. People should be careful in these times to keep their doors shut as well as their mouths.— There are sonio persons in the world mean enough to steal the dinner out of your very mouth. At e know jot but two possible contingencies, where roguery could approximate in enormity to the above, and these are to be found in robbing a grave yard or printing .office. Farewell to March. —To-day is the last of this cold, rainy, blustering old month, and though the Solemn march of time should .idmoni h us of the passing glories of all things earthly, and th e materiality and corruptibility of frail humanity, wecan’t help feeling a pleasure at the departureof March. So like the capriciousness of love —so like the changeable hues of the chameleon, or the di versified beaulies'of a summer sky, we know not whether most to admire or dread you. According to the rules of human philosophy, you have this time worked infinite mischief, to dwellers on this mundane sphere,and whether your annais will dis play iu the light of eternity more good than evil to mankind remains i'..r the future to make manifest. Then farewell, to tby lights and shadows, to thy zephyrs and thy storms, thy joys and tby griefs. Thou canst never be recalled, and it should be no part of the creed of the good man to wish you back. Particle ah Sume.—The attention of Rail road men is specially invited to the advertisements of Maj. Chas. ,T. Harris, Commandant of Conscripts for the State of Gebrgia, in reference to employee-' ! on the various roads of this State. Tiii: Orruan Asvlvm. — Attention \s directed to the appeal of the Orphan Asylum. The storehouse of this institution has been robbed, and the man a' gers call upon the country to furnish these deso late ebileren with provisions at any price they choose to ask. Surely this is a simple request— one that can he easily complied with, and one which should he met by a large and profuse be nevolence. If the orphan’s appeal is not heeded, if provisions are withheld from them, or the exor bitant juices demanded elsewhere are required of • the asylum, but little h>>po can be entertained of i our country ever achieving her independence, or j i any degree of prosperity. Aon are not asked to ! give away anything, but to bring provisions to the Asylum, and dictate your own price. Farmers and j merchants should render to this-call a willing and ■ ready response. Show the world that we can treat i a charitable institution in another than the mean, j grasp-all, money-loving Yankee spirit.— Nu«. Valuable Table. The following table shows the di- omit on the eld isHie oi Confederate mitt -: Yal. New... Issue ! Oirl Issue... v.-.i. rw-.v". is- le old 1’m.... 1. 1 ;! Va.LN : Issue, !' • ; Old Issue,., j Va!. New... Issue 1 I ' [ I Old Issue... - ’ ‘v ' - 1 ' I ’ ii 5 3 3d!> 80 53 331 l.’" 1 - .103 351 j;,;; 10 ii itfiS- SO fa? <>o lf.fi ..lOG tis. : ->3f,"'vai di, If* 10 DO, 1 tut 00 DO 10 ~..100 on 241) lap oe 20 13 33* 95 w; T,0... 11:; 245. Jos 2n Id 00: 100 (Hi (30, l i0...110 00, 2b0...10d do -30 20 00 105 70 00 150...120 00 300...2(h) 00 Ik. 23 33s 110 73 33! 1*5...123 55] .V)tt...23ii dO 20 ml lib 7b t'b’, 100...120 00'. 400...-jut; !,„• lo 30 00 120 80 00 :195...i50 oy 45(>...bUt» ou 50 33 33112". S3 32! ’200 ..iso b 00...; ;* §&"• ”0 005130 80 00Y20b...i:>3 utnsso...3(iii U) •Rt........40 00 133 90 00 :21u...140 On 000.. 40ii on 05., 43 3?.} 140 93 331 215...143 S3| 650...438 TO 40 o?ss 145 00 005:220...140 0d : , 700...40., «.• 75 50 (Xi 150 100 00 1225...U0 (mi 750... 500 (M j Shoemakers’ iimi Smiun-iv Toons. f PHE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the manufacture of the above named articles u, tin eity, are prepared to till orders for the same. Office uu Angle street, a | few doors above C. jj. Hospital. 1 1 ARRISON/.BEDELL Jt Cu. Reference — iUaj. F. AY. Dieeahd. Mobile Register. Missisrippiun and Augusta Con stitutionalist, ideaie copy one mouth and semi bill* to this office, imy ’.O ts #SO ilru aril. RbX AAV AY, on the 26th March, from nty place in AA ynnton. a negro man named George, 28 years old ! dark complexion, ijteet 8 inchY- high, weigh* about irk) lbs, hud bn a pair Os check munis and a velvet cap. Supposed to be in the neighborhood, mar.juri JOHN COOK. Etciiard. v foLEN from my pockets on Monday night Last, ar the lower end of Broad street, a Rocket Boult, contains ON K HENDUED 4 NR TEN DOLLAR)* in iuiuli bills, also a r>• iJ from m\ side pocket con taining XIN ETEE.N !l V N DRKD DOLLARS. All Confederate money, it was principally Fifties and IwenXies. The pocket book contained a Certificate lor two hundred dollar, in tnvor of Elisabeth Eason, which I had tuiideii for her. i wiil|i»ay the reward tor the reco\ ery of the money and certificate, tV. G. AY ODDS, mor3o 44* Russell county, Ala H un(ft) B ksaßS3c* d ia4<-iy. HIDES of all kinds. Also Goat and Coou Skins. The hie her, t price, paid for Dog Skins. Apply to JEFFERSON A HAMILTON, at Troy factory Ware Rooms. mar 29 tit* Enquirer and Sun copy. Old Iron Wauled, VA/ E wish to purchase old Scrap AA rought Ivon. ’’ JET EER SON Jc HAMILTON, mar 29 Ct* Enquirer and Sun copy. WILL be sold on Friday, Bth of April next, at the residence ol Janies G. Cook, deceased, in Mus cogee county, the personal property of said deceased consistieg of: two mutes, a cow and yearling, hogs, waggon and buggy, corn and fodder, household uhit kitchen furniture, tanning implements and numer ous other articles, the land will also be rented if net otherwise disposed of before the clay of sale. Terms cash. E. S. COOK, mar 29 ids Adm’r, THE SI»IS HOUSE, - LaCiiange, <««os’giu. IS BEING THOROUGHLY RENOVATED! Will be ready to Accommodate the Public} Oh First April next. mar 25 till apl Ist 1. c. mtsizs, COMAIIS SI OX MER CHAXT, Store Corner Sims House, LaG RANGE GEORGIA. C'ousi&Bitkieuts Solicited. Highest Price paid for all kinds Country Produce. mar 20 til april Ist HO FOR SAVAhNAHT LUtHT AHmMtKl’ ’ TWENTY-FIVE RECRUITS WANTED! SSO Httl WTI LIEUT. R. C. .TONES, of .Barnwell’s Light Artil lery, Maxwell’s Battalion Eight Artillery, sta.- tioned at Savannah, is now in this city recruiting for his Company. Now is the time for young mea to join the most desirable ai m of the service. Y’on, will reeieve $i(U bounty, uniform complete, and transportation to camps. All wishing to join will report to him at the store of Messrs. Acce & Collier, or to Mr. J. B. Collier, or to Mr. F. \V. Aeee at the Confederate Shoe Shop. He will return on the 23th inst., and will take clgthing or provisions to any members of his Company, mar 21 till 28th* I wish to hire 20 or 25 hands, men or women, te whom 1 will pay the highest government price affii give permanent employment. Enquire at the ofij.-a of the Lee Hospital, over Spear's Jewelry store. J one’s building. \V. ROBERTSON, mar 21 ts Surgeon in charge Lee Hospital €ai*|»ei)tei's Wanted. TWENTY - CARPENTERS t.» work on the new 1 Boat below the Navy Yard, for which the highest wages wit! begiven. Apply to JOSEPH HANSERD, mar 15 ts £^!£2txro THOMAS L. FRAZER & GO., Late firm »f iJi itii fm , I'mzti <4 Atlanta, da., \ i'A* U liOSi Ib HH, Market Street , ahorr Moiit/joinery HaM f nAA'E fitted up, ar.d are now prepared toreceive and at i'(*niniii(l.iic at tbeir mart, all Negroes which may be consigned to them. They will buy and ell on (Join in is-ion, and t-.iv. ard proceeds with proiuptnc.- ami dispatch. They keep constantly ftu hand a large and qell selected .a<.,-k, such as Families, House Servants, Gcnflcman’s Bod Servant), Si -ain- tresses. Boys ami link, otall des- iiptaons, Cari'entei ;, Blacksmilh.. Shomaker;:, Field Hands. They respectfully refer to the following well known gentlemen, viz: Hon. John A Ehm re, Major J. L.Calhoun, AViil iam Taylor .v C-a., A. S’. Watt, Shulur Ardili, Montgom.-ij. A-a., J. Coleman X Cos., Mobile, Ala., itfciuy Ji. u.aaid N Rro., Savannah, da. THUS L, IKAZER, | Mnutgomery, Jia. 1 A. 1 BAZER, W. E. SMITH, Auburn, Ala. W. 11. Fitts, Agent. P. S.—(Nty patronage respectfully solicited. All orders carefully attended to. mar 25 dim \v hn Office Moi'.ii.e and Girard R. R.. March 1 504 .) After Saturday, 26th inst., tho present Current will be taken in payment tor Fr eight and Passage i at the following rates. Five.* at Par. Tens at .Six dollars. Twenties at Twelve and a half dollars. Fifties at Thirty-two dollars. One hundred dollar hills svilinot be received. J. M. FRAZER, nrar24t Treasurer. To Tlio«ip l&i£ei*e*te<l. Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds in our hand®, that the same must be withdrawn prior to the Ist of" April next, or under the .law we shall be com polled to return it,, which will subject them to afo ■ of thirty-three and a third percent. i<u the amount. ELLIS, LIVINGSTON Jr CO. Columbus. On.. March ‘.’*b tf’ ft oo*l and Cliai coal Waii(t*rl! C. S. PISTOL FACTORY, t I Columbus. Ga., March tS, l*o4. > WANTED to contract for delivery of i300) three hundred cords of \i oods and <4r><x)> forty-hve hun dred bushels Charcoal. ir . T JAMES HARDING, mar2v* 6t Capt, Artillery and Supt. SIOO Reward. : QTOLEN from my plantation on the Columbus and O Glenn ville r«*u>l. b; miles from the city a line m ESN I T SORII EL M A HE, about 10 hands high, j fluxed mane and tail, blaze face and all white feet, i The left fore hoof is split and the scar has been ! rasped. She had on’no shoes when taken. The above | reward will he paid for her delivery to me oh my 1 place, or anywhere that I can get her. I marLH ts WILLIAM JONES. Columbus Sun and Enquirer publish ts. and the | Eufauia Spirit of the South. 2t, W. JONES.