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- • t J. W. WABBEI, - - - Editor. Monday Morning, April 4,1864. A Bold Speech in the Federal Con gress on the War. Hon. William J. Allen, of Illinois, has jnst delivered a speech in the Federal Congress on the war and the state of the country. It is ft j bold and fearless document, and exposes, with ; unsparing hand, the corruption and infamy of Lincoln and his party. The annexed extracts from it afford a valuable page to the history of this war, and doubly so when it comes as j a voluntary contribution to the evidence of 1 the wicked spit it which thin war lias been waged against the South : „ TBS PROFESSIONS OF THE NORTH AT THE OUT- j BREAK or THE WAR. • When the war broke out. the great cry at ! the North, was that it, was a war for “the Union and the Constitution!” Mr. Allen, In hia speech, produces 3ome interesting scraps of history to show with what smooth and se ductive professions the North attempted to lull the South into a feeling of security. Think of the crusade now being waged against ilavery, and then read the following profes ■ions of the North, which Mr. Allen brings to light from the occult archives at Washington : Soon alter the battle of Manassas, and when the panic was over, and Beauregard had failed to occupy the capital, the House of Represen tatives adopted the following resolution, in troduced by Crittenden, with but two dis senting votes: “That this war is not w%ged in any spirit ot oppression, or for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the right3 or established in stitutions of these States, but to defend ami maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union, with all the digni ty, equality, and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that as soon as these objects are accomplished the war ought to cease.” A short time afterwards a similar resolution was submitted to the Senate by Andrew John son, of Tennessee, and, my recollection is, unanimously adopted. But a few days before this, on the 4th of July, 1861, the President spoke to Congress as follows : “Lest there be some uneasiness in t he minds of candid men as to what is to be the course of the Government toward the Southern States after the rebellion shall have been suppressed, the Executive deems it proper to say it will be hie purpose then, as ever, to be guided by the Constitution and the laws. He desires to preserve the Government, that it may be ad ministered for all, as it was administered by the men who made it.” About the same time a member of the Cabi net, Hon. Caleb B. Smith, since deceased, proceeded to Providence, in the State ot Rhode Island, and addressed to the public the following cheering words: “The theory of this Government is that the States are sovereign within their proper sphere. The Government of the United States has no more right to interfere with the institution of slavery in South Carolina than it has to inier fere with the peculiar institutions of Rhode Island. “My friends, we make no war upon South ern institutions. We recognize the right of South Carolina and Georgia to hold slaves if they desire them. “It is not the province of the Government of the United States to enter into a crusade against the institutions of slavery. I would proclaim to the people of all the States ot the Union the right to manage their institutions in their own way.” It was in this spirit, and about the same time, that Mr. Seward issued his instructions* to our representatives abroad, in which he di rected them to make public avowal of the purposes which would control the Govern ment in prosecuting the war. In hi3 dispatches to Mr. Dayton, our minister at the court of St. Cloud, he used the following language : “It is hardly necessary to add to this incon testible statement the further fact that the new President, as well as the citizens through whose suffrages he has come into the admin istration, has always repudiated all designs whatever and wherever imputed to him and them of disturbing the system of slavery as it is existing under the Constitution and laws. The case, however, would not be fully pre sented if T were to omit to sav that any such effort ou Ilia part would be unconstitutional, 1 and all bis actions in that direction would be prevented by the judical authority, even though they were assented to bv Congress and the people." —lnstructions to Mr . Dai/ton in 1861. THE WAR AS NOW WAGED. Turning from the specious professions of the North, at the outbreak of the wax, Mr. Allen dwell? upon the shameless perfidy of the Washington Government, and shows how the war commenced under the cry of “the Union and the Constitution has been con verted into a crusade against slavery and a war ot extermination and plunder against the people of the South, He says : We hare seen the rights of usurp ed in Maryland and Deleware and in portions of Kentucky We have seen their constitutions and laws suspended by the edicts of the Pres ident and his minions, the ballot box tram pled into dust, and the slflush creatures ot his favoritism foisted into office and honor, not to represent the interests or the voice of the people ot those states, not to discharge the duties incident to thtj offices which they obtained by a combination of fraud and force, but to register and assist in executing the de crees ot a master, whose slaves, violator of the Constitution as he is, they ate totally uuwor tby to be. * * # .u. Even here almost every house, except the habitations ot contractors and abolitionists. I has become the abode of bereavement, often ot desolation ; taxation is grinding all da es j except the petted plunderes of the Govern- j raent and while- national and individual bank- : J uptoy is impending, a more terrible doom is \ appreheuded and feared. We cannot, shut our j eyes to the fact that the elective franchise is j endangered, , i LINCOLN S MESSAGE. Mr Allen is equally severe in his strictures j on Lincolns Message. He says: j By declaration he Simula couvicteii of Crim inal hypocrisy iu regard to matters vital to the existence -it the country ; and now, hav ing thrown ott those restraints which were for a while imposed olone by his timidity, he unblu9hingly proclaims himself the arbiter of States, and assumes to deal with their gov ernments and the right and property of loyal people with a sv\ ay more cruel au<l despotic than is claimed tor any despot or monarch in the world. * $ ■& . The message was prepared by the President and those who as his immediate advisers with direct reference to a prolongation of the war; and this desire to protract hostilities has its object no other or higher aim than the rep rehensible and criminal one of re-electir.c him LINCOLN 3 AMNESTY PROCLAMATION ’ EVEN laughed at. Lincoln’s amnesty proclamation or his “of fer of pardon to the rebels.” as hi, friends are pleased to -style it. excites even vidbnlc hi the North. Mr. Alien alluding to it, remark : The only answer most of them wilt „ (Kke to his proposals, is that, of defiance. 1 rci>ont that the President proposes terms to the peo pl« of the South, which all sensible men must know, that they will regard as degrading-.' v/ he jackal* who follow the jarmy for the p ur _ plunder are no pan of the Southern pie; and ihc Loyal Leagues' which they may ! Torm within military posts, 1 do not take into : the account. Nor do I allude to those ex- , cresences upon the political and military sys tem known as “military governors ’—such ad ventures upon the hazard of a terrible civil war as Johnson of Tennessee, and Hamilton, of Texas. They have been I sup pose, to “.govern tliose who hate them, just as euuchs are appointed to guard the harem. Each excites the disgusto; those who are com pelled to endure their presence. A “UAIO ’ INTO NORTH CAROLINA —A PICTURE OF THE WAR FOR “THE UNION AND THE CONSTI TUTION.” Jlr. Alien, referring to a speech of liis col league. Mr. Arnold, in which Mr. Lincoln was associated with the Saviour of mankind, re , minds him that the command of our Saviour ' was that servants should be "obedient to their ' masters,” and then presents to view the fol j lowing picture of the war: j but a few days ago, a Norfolk correspondent ! yf the New York Times wrote as follows in j regard to a negro raid which General Butler j caused to be made in North Carolina : j “The material results of the raid may be summed up as follows: Between two and three thousand slaves were released from bon dage, with whom were' taken along about three, hundred and fifty ox. horse, and mule ! teams, and from fifty to seventy-five saddle horses, some of them valuable animals. The guerrillas lost tbmeeu killed and wounded ; ten dwelling houses, with rnaDy thousand bushels of corn belonging to them, were burn ed, besides two distilleries ; four of the camps were destroyed, and one of their number was hanged, and one hundred rifles, uniforms, in fantry equipments, etc., tell into our hands as spoils, with the loss on the part of the brigade of twelve- killed and wounded,, and one man taken prisoner. Besides this, fourteen rebel prisoners and loin hostages were brought in. ; “In regard Lo its moral ami political results, however, the importance of the raid cannot be over estimated. The counties invaded by the c olored troops were completely panic i stricken. Scores of families, for no cause but i a guilty conscience, fled into the swamps on ’their approach. Never wata a'region thrown into such commotion by a raid betore. Frond scions of chivalry accustomed to claim (lie mo and abject obedience from t heir daves, liber ally fell on their knees before these armed and uniformed blacks, and begged for their lives. I was frequently asked how I, a citizen, dared to trust myself among such incarnate demons. ‘What shall T do" to bp saved ?' was the ques tion asked on every side.” This raid, Mr. Chairman, is but a specimen 1 of the movements which have characterized many ol our military- operations. Plunder, wholesale aiid discriminate, upon the loyal disloyal alike, if we may believe the corres pondence published in our own papers, and information derived from other reliable sources has been so common and conducted upon a scale 30 vast that it has become no longer a matter of surprise. Tt is perpet rated in every form, under the semblance of trade regula tions, impressments by pretested levies upon the disloyal, and by military orders which af ford sulUicenl pretexts for those whose choice pursuit is plunder. It is true that we hear occasionally that such men as Butler aud Cur tis have been suspended ; but the hungry cor morants who seek plunder, and know they can obtain it under the auspices of such men, are not. long in having them restored to commands where their cupidity may be gratified. TUK CORRUPTION. AT WASHINGTON —THE WORK OK SUTLER UNMASKED —HIS RECORD IN NEW ORLEANS. Leaving this raid, Mr. Allen proceeds to speak thus of the wholesale and indiscrimi nate plunder in this war, and particularly of the infamy of Butler’s career- The robberies under the reign of Butler at New Orleans have been so palpable as to shock the sensibilities of mankind. No prize was too great, no inducement Uo £a. v his enterprise bum me fit ate capitol to the grave-yard, from the parlor to the kitchen, his grasping hand was extended. All ac counts agreethatthings have been done at New Orleans under the dag of our’ country which if not disavowed, will disgrace the Govern ment in all coming time. I will mention one instance, as it was published in the New Or leans Era. That, paper is the organ of the Administraii«i there—the most of the articles are headed “by authority.” 1 will read the Era’s report. It is in the following words: “Confiscation of Tombstones. —There was Qne splendid monument- a lately column or. pyramid, intended to mark the spot where rest the remains of Col. Charles D. Dreux, the youtbtul orator who fell early in the war in the command of a Contederate battalion. This was constructed at the cost of fifteen hundred dollarsmnd under the hammer of the auctioneer it brought but one hundred dol lars. Cheap monument, if the purchaser in tended it for his own toomlj. There was an other monument equal in size and beauty which'brought only thirty dollars. Tomb stones sold as cheap marble." The whole world is familiar with the plunder of costly mansions and large estate", with robberies .u ohurohe and public institutions. From these we turn to the pul,be sale of a Head man’s tomb -t>,ne. Nothing seemed too high or low for the robber's -grasp. The result is that, instead of a restoration of law and order, the country occupied W <>m armie - has jn many instances been given over to pillage and plunder: ami'they who watched the approach of our proud old nag as the Imrhim gei ot peace t.,t>] now only upon a ruined country and a pillaged people. The just aud considerate portion ot our people will remember the barbari ties, the pbameie.G robberies of this man who so I suddenly rose from the ranks of his original seces ! s’iou li tends to the guide ot major general of vol ■ unteers; nor nil! they tWgef that'his fame rests more upon the per: editions of the unarmed and unoffending than the terror he has caused among the rebels in tb; held. It is u<>w nearly- three years since he donned tire Federal uniform. Dur ing that time he bus planned Big Bet be! and oihei imilar disasters'; but ho tins never, I believe, been in personal danger, „r a party to the most unimportant kirmish, although by alleged violation.-* of 'be law" of civilized warfare he has won f,o himself the outlawry of our enemies. This has been his. chief military dr- I motion : and now, alter a year of repose in New England, we find him appointed i > an important command in Vir ginia and North i tvobna. With a-cruelty quick ened by public exposure, with his avarice sti.au- j lated by the success of former pillaging, and with ; h slavish subren .euey to those whose motives he denounced for many rears ot his life, he is turned loose upon t* rebellions people, who, whatever their sins may be arc at least sincere in regarding him I as a monster. Aud when, a tew days ago, a mem- j her from New V .fk [Mr, Fernando Wood] sub mitted a resolution Calling, for a committee to inquire into his conduct, the Republican members of thi 11-o! e. aided b\ one of the President's military appointee-IV..m Ucutucky,[Mr. Anderson] voted to suppress - the investigation; and it was suppressed, and this man. whose career is coupled with so many enures, i assured’of immunity, and launches again, with renewed license upon’ addi tional fields of plunder. ! Yop may declaim •. yon will of vour anxiety j tor peace, hut with tlie President 1 ? programme of i snlyrtgatuft; whole peoples and subverting the Governments of States, and with such men u? Butler dcspoiiiug whole eomnninities in the name ; of confiscation, we cannot believe you sincere: and ij sincere, it hut demonstrates the utter unfit ness of the pail, in power either to conduct the war or admini ter the Government in times of profouudest peace. ! LINCOLN’ MANIA FOR RE-ELECTION HE VISITS THE “itOIiEL ARTISTS,*' AND IS NOMINATED BVA LOOSE WOMAN. J Mr. Allen emphatically confirms the rumor that j Lincoln i? a candidate for another term, and tuat 1 hie minions aiv at work for him. Fie allude? thus to ibis: ■ While all miiit tryoperation? arc suspended, and >nn Aitnse- coui'i* lied ti# remain inactive because oi therigor *»! winur. tha White House i? besieged by au army of ials. whose surest passport to I promotion is a blind and slavish admiration if him who dispenses power and patronage. He hears ! nothing but from sycophants; heeds nothing which is not laudatory of his reads ! “ o .‘ h “*K »’ ut *«ls.»me’prai3e- of his administrative a HiticA and heartier. to no counsel which does ■ not assure turn of a re-election. To such an extent does this uianti! lor re-election eontrol hiui, that only a few evenings since he attended a model artist’s exhibition in this hall, at which an unsexed woman nominated turn tOJ re-election. It was done in his personal presence, amid the applause of the ladies and gentlemen courtesans and contractors, parasites aud placemen then and there assembled. While our sentinels were freezing at their posts; while brothers were perishing by slow degrees in a hostile, conflict, rendered doubly appalling by the fury -of the elements, the Chief Magistrate of the coun try was in attendance at a political “Canterbury,” where the chief and most ludicrous act was his own nomination for re-diction. The performance being unique, of course the attendance was large. The chief political tfnvscusi proposed the name of Abraham-Lincoln, as previously arranged by the managers, and all the attaches said yea, as they thought of their days of lengthened official repose in Abraham’s bosom. what may be Expected if i.tncoln is re-elected —“SOCIAL PROGRESS” AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Mr. Allen gives the following vivid picture of “the national capital” in the event of Lincoln’s re-elec tion : Should the people again elect “the honestest man in Springfield 1 ’ to the Presidency , may we hopfe for some change in the personnel of the Government ? The brave and intreuid Snmner may yet command the army of *he Potomac: Fred. Douglas may yet succeed the irrepressible Seward; while the "politi cal woman” may be installed as grand inspector of the royal household. Doubtless when a few more strong-minded women have gathered around the capital, the avenue will emit a sweeter fragrance, quite as delightful as the odor of the Presidential mansion on New Tear’s day," when greasy negroes were presented to the President amid the blandest smiles of their fair countrywomen of American descent. What American citizen, who witnessed the animating scene, did not rejoice at the rapid social progress the country has made under the rule of Abraham the First! Our colored friends, who under* former administrations dared not obtrude themselves,at the White House, are now allowed to be gallant to the estimable ladies of high officials, while that high' functionary, the President, looks approvingly upon the bewitching scene. THE IMMENSE COST OF THE WAR—THF. NOBTH ON THE VERGE OF FINANCIAL RUIN. Mr. Allen speaks forcibly of the immense expen ditures of the war, and the rapidly accumulating debt of the North. He says: There is a point of endurance beyond which even nations cannot go—a precipice which they cannot safely approach. I fear we are already standing at its verge, beyond which the yawning gulf of social and financial ruin awaits us all. A people hitherto unaccustomed to taxation, with no knowledge of a public debt but traditionary horror of its miseries, is suddenly called upon to confront a national in debtedness of over two thonsand millions! These figures are startling, yet the sum is increasing at the rate of more than two millions per day, presaging inevitable paralysis and bankruptcy to all. No in terest is too great, no industry too small, no invest ment too secure, to escape the storm which is gath ering and impending over us. The annual interest upon our public indebtedness, at six per cent, per annum, will amount to over one hundred and twenty millions—nearly twice the amount of the ordinary annual estimates of the expenses of the Govern ment under former apministrations—nearly double the sum of our annual average expenditures during the administration which waged the war with Mex ico. If we grant that this indebtedness has been necessary or unavoidable, the figures still stare us in the face, suggestive of a future financial crisis which a wise statesmanship would seek to palliate or avoid. Far off in the distant future, generations yet unborn will bewail the load of debt which is being entailed upon them by the madness of the times. A Volunteer Italy. To the Press and People of Georgia and the Con federate States. We desire, very respeeffully, to make a short appeal to the press and people of this councry in behalf of our cause—in behalf of an enterprise which all thinking men must know is eiW tb the success of that cause. Especially do vve appeal to the press to bring this matter prominently before the capitalists' of the country. Without the aid and hearty co-operation of the press there can be no hope entertained for the success of the enterprise. Hence, wo make this appeal directly and particu larly to the press. All are aware of the necessity" of a Confederate Navy; and all must be particularly impressed with the necessity’ which exists for its immediate organization. What we now propose, in order to expedite the success of our cause, is that the cap italists—the patriotic, moneyed men of the country —at opce organize and equip a Volunteer Navy. The money is in abundance, and the field of work is large and lucrative to those who will engage in it. The government will give every possible fa cility in the organization of such a Navy. In elu cidation of this subject we submit the following poijovfcp * % Wf. Must have a Navy— 1. To assist us in bringing about, peace. A na vy, by making captures of merchantmen on the high seas, practically invades Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Lowell, aud all merebantdom of the North—its success, even to a limited extent, re sulting in making maritime insurance scarce and hard to obtain, and ultimately driving underwri ters entirely from the field, and cause the mer chant lords of the North to tremble for their ill gotten gains and sigh for peace. Thus it will at tack the Yankee nation where it is most vulnera ble. 2. To assist us in such treaty as we may make with the Feuerals at the close of the war. They hold many of our sea-coast cities and fortresses. We must either recover them by a display of na val powor or by giving an equivalent in the trea ty- : and what man so blind as not to see that that equivalent, when demanded by our enemies, will fie special commercial privileges such as we cannot allow and he socially independent. •'I- To procure and preserve our nationality—for no nation can be permanently politically free which is socially dependent. We must make our own manufactured goods to a great extent. We must, as a nation, have diversity of labor and pur suits. To do this successfully we must have our own seamen and sail in our own bottoms, and un - der our own flag. We can have a Navy if the enterprising men of rite country will move. 1. -The government will co-operate and facili tate exchanges on foreign ports necessary to he used in contracting for ships and equipments. 2. The investment is the best ip the Confedera cy'. Thousands feel satisfied of it, and only need a well-directed effort to combine the necessary cap ital. 3. Our commercial men are the men to do this work by organizing provisional boards, without delay, to receive subscriptions for stock, and ap pointing a day shortly in the future for subscri ber? to meet and fully organize. To make this practical in Georgia, and to move without delay, will Thus. S. Metcalf, of Augusta, L. P. Grant and MeNuugbt, Ormond & Cos,, of Atlanta, J. 11. Washington and L. N. Whittle, of Macon. J ames K. Redd, of Columbus, G. B. La mar, of Savannah, A. I*. Dearing, of Athens, W. B. Phillips, of Griffin, S. W. Swanson, of La Grange, and other leading merchants and busi ness men in Georgia, take the initiative in this work ? If they will, 510.000,000 can be raised in "Georgia in less than one month. —La Grange' Ile port-rr. A Problem to be Solved. We are reminded by our Selma cotemporary of the Dispatch that distribution of products is the puzzling problem of Political economy. Next to the solui ion of quasi ions immediately involved in the war. ibis is to ua the greatest problem of Hit* day—the one that most taxes statesmanship. All remember how it | erplex ed us under the old government, and that in view of monelary prejudices and passions it was really unmanageable. The main conflict was here. Slavery was incidental to it. One of the effects of this revolution will be to give anew prominence to the natural law govern--j ing the distribution of products. Distinct \ nationnlties will greatly mitigate, if not eu- J irely remove the evils under which we have j suffered. Men are prone In expect too much from tgoveruineut;, but what we may reasonably expect is, that they will restore things to their original channel? and let nature, which has profonader instinct? than sralemen, enact her own laws for trade and commerce. Na tions require for their healthy developments external checks no less than internal stimu lants ; and hence perhaps it is Irue that dif ferent nationalities on this continent creating an iuter- community of influence and iu tereat will be a great gain to our civilization. One of the frozen roosters fount! hang* ing by its claws to the limb of a tree, at New Albany, Indiana, had his last crow sticking eleven inches out of his mouth, and frozen stiff. TELEGRAPHIC!. Heporu of the Press Association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1803, by J. S, Thrasher, in the Clerk s office ot I the District Court of the Confederate States fin the Northern District of Georgia. Richmond, April! 3.— Northern dates to the 31st received. A collision occurred on the 28th l in Charleston, Coles county, Illinois, between theJKebel sympa thizers and Unionists. Five of the latter killed and twelve wounded. Two Rebels killed. A later sdis pateh says the Rebels, 300 strong, entrenched Gal lidia’s Mills, under eommand of the Sheriff. 400 men ; of the 53d Illinois regiment, were marching to at ; tack them. An attack in Mattoon was threatened j by the Rebels from Shelby, Moutly county. No other dates of importance. Gold on the 30th, 164. Atlanta, April 2. —The Nashville Union of the 27th contains interesting particulars of Forrest’s advance into Kentucky, Cairo dispatches of the 26th ult. state that Forrest arrived on the 23d at Union City, and after driving in the pickets, he destroyed the railroad bridge eight miles from Columbus. Gen. Brayman, with several regiments of infantry and artillery, went from fhiro to within six miles of Union City, and learned that Col. ilawkins, with 470 Tennessee cavalry, had sur rendered; and the Confederates, after destroying the fortifications, returned southward, taking their prisoners with them. The Federal garrison at Hick man was withdrawn. Gen. Brayman proposed tc abandon Hickman anil Union City, as they were of no present use Yankees. New Orleans advices to March 19th state that Al exandria surrendered to Porter’s fleet without oppo sition. The Yankee cavalry advance occupy New Iberia. Guerrilla* appeared ip the vicinity of Baton Rouge, and had several skirmishes with the Fourth Wisconsin mounted infantry. Cairo advices to the 26th state that the fleet was still off Alexandria. Nothing definite from Banks and Steele, but it is reported Banks was receiving considerable opposi tion from the forces of Dick Taylor. New York quotations of the 26th give gold at 69 }■{>■ The World has rumors from Washington that 4ie entire organized militia of the North is to be called into service for six months, to hold certain points during the campaign against Richmond, which is about to begin. {fcßrowusville advices, via New Orleans March 19th, report no prospect of a fight in Texas. Nine French frigates had appeared oil" the mouth of the river, and an attack on Matamoras was ex pected. Washington, March 25.—The Committee on the Conduct of the War find no evidence against Gen. Meade. The President dismissed Col. Wolford, of Ky., from the service. Knoxville, March 23.—The Government is issu ing one thousand rations daily to indigent citizens. They are required to go North within fourteen days, or stop drawing rations. Scouts report the rebels making active prepara tions for an advance into Kentucky. There is no doubt their cavalry is in good condition, and two divisions of infantry have been mounted. San Francisco, March 25—The Union State con vention unanimously adopted a resolution praising the administration and declaring Lincoln their first choice for the Presidency, and endorsing t heir Con gressional delegation. Augusta, April 2.—The amount funded in this city is $15,700,090. Fayetteville, April 2.—The amount funded here was $2,135,200. Bv disbursing officers, $120,622. Richmond, April 2,—Snow to the depth of five or six inches fell this morning, I’oMowed by rains. The river is again rising. The Herald of the 29th received. Dispatches from Cairo state that Forrest attacked Paducah on the afternoon of the 25th with seven thousand men. Three attacks on the fort were repulsed, the rebels leaving three hundred dead on the field. Four gun boats opened fire on the city to prevent the rebels from occupying it during the fight. The rebels plundered stores of an immense quan tity of goods. Several women were killed. Yankee loss, 14 killed and 4f> wounded. The front part rs the city was destroyed, including the hospital, gas works, some of the finest buildings, the court house and post office. Tne continental uninjured. The rebels retired at night, and afterburning the depot and the steamer Daeotah, (on stocks,) pro ceeded in the direction of Columbus. A telegram from Fort Smith says the army of the frontier is in motion. Supposed destination North ern Texas. The House of Representatives laid on the table, by a vote of sixty-three to forty, a resolution granting the use of the Hall to (led. Thompson for a lecture. Reorganization of the army of the Potomac is rapidly progressing. On the Bth, gold was issue of gold certificates, it rallied, and closed at 66. Wilmington, April 3. —The depositories here fig ure up $4,906,700 funded. Macon, April 2.—There was funded here $13,519,- 600, besides a large amount paid in by disbursing agents. Funded in Albany, (la., $1,496,900. Special Dispatch to the Atlanta Register. The enemy’s force at Ringgold Gap consists of Bard's Division, McCord’s Brigade, Wilder’s mount ed infantry—seven shousand in all. There is great excitement on tire negro question in the enemy's camps-. Meetings were held and speeches made at night. Many speakers declare their opposition to serving in tire ranks with ne groes. Petitions are sent to Grant to abolish negro en listments, and to expel the blacks from the army of the Cumberland. The enemy drill constantly—have sham battles. These facts demonstrate the purpose of Ihe enemy -to fight at an early day. Grant will make a flank movement to compel Johnston to retreat. Bird. To Ihe Associated Press North. From Arkansas. St. Loris, March 19.—Waldon, sixty miles south of Fort .Smith, Arkansas, recently our advance post, was burned by guerrillas a few nights ago. Two steamers and a large supply train from Little Rock arrived at Fort Smith. The steamer Leon, laden with commhsarv stores, ‘ sunk in the Arkansas river about -Little Rock on the 9th. Gen. Price ha returned fronvMatanioras, Mexico, where his recent furlough allowed him to go to visit his family, lie now commands the rebel depart ment of Arkansas. Deserters continue to arrive inconsiderable num bers. Spurgeon on Negroes. —A London correspondent of* the Witness, Indianapo lis, sends to that Journal an account of* his interview with the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon, and says: “Os course he inquired about the war in America. Naturally enough, the con versation turned upon the negroes, where* upon Mr Spurgeon said: “We in England are getting a little tired of the negroes— we-are beginning to find them out. A year or so ago a negro was quite a pet with us, and when one came to us we made much of him; but. now too manv of them are coming—they eopie over in squads: t they are very ignorant, and conceited; but we are willing to help them to be free, to give them money; but then we do not want any more to do with them.” Thousands of other people like Spur* geon are coming to the conclusion that there can be too much of a good thin», and after making the negro free, want “nothing more to do with him.”— lll inn is State Journal. Col. J. J. Morrison, of the Ist Georgia cavalry, who has been acting as brigadier genera] of the 2d brigade, Georgia caval ry, for some time past, has tendered his resignation on account of ill health Brig adier Geucral Iverson succeeds him in Qommand. CITY MATTERS. T. J JACKSON, Local Editor- Notice to Patrons. After date we shall he compelled to make a deduction of 33 1-3 per cent. Lorn Confederate notes of the old issues above $5. Hundreds not taken. Persons having business with this office will bear this in mind. March 26th, 1864. See advertisement of John D. Gray & Cos. who propose to exchange tor Conledeiate Funds or Country Produce, Iron and Iron Ware! “Fair exchange is no robbery’—walk up, gentlemen, with your provisions. The Militia. — Special attention is directed to the advertisement of J. W. Robertson, Com mandant Tost, in reference to volunteering ol those subject to Militia duty, and the re-or ganization of old militia companies tor local defence. , , Tae Weather.—Our poetry aud eloquence seem to have uo effect whatever on the weather. Saturday was a cold, cloudy aud di 'agreeable day —overcoats and fives are still in vo at. Notwith standing this is the 4th day of April, the Spring is backward aud.vegetation of all kinds wofaliy behind. Altogether, the oldest inhabitant has no recollection of ever seeiug the weather so freaky. ! Bain, wind and cold are the order of the day. Who Ought the Fool Killer to have Taken ? —That astute and far-seeing genius the Local of the Enquirer, copies a paragraph from the Times of Friday in reference to the incidents which gave rise to the observance Os “All Fools’ Day,” in which allusion was made to the 20th hook and 7th chapter of the Koran, the 43d chapter of Job, and the desire expressed to have some learned gen tleman lecture ou the same for the benefit of the “Wayside Home.” The aforesaid Local parades this paragraph, and seconds the motion for an ad dress, and even has the very gentleman in his eye, who above all others is most suitable for the busi ness. He wants it distinctly understood that the Editor of the Times is to have credit for the idea, and “not themilk-and-cider Local, who volunta rily acknowledges the fool-killer has six chancesat him.” Now the intelligent reader has long ere this discovered that the article in question was merely intended as an April Fool, hut the Local of the Enquirer takes it all in dead earnest. It hap pens that the hook of Job has only 42 chapters, and the reference to the Koran is “all in your eye.’/ So we take it, Joe, that when you find a gentle man to lecture on these particular passages, he will, himself, he a suitable subject for the speedy operations of the Fool Killer. Read your Bible my son. The Confederate Minstrels.— The concert given by this troupe ou Friday* evening for the benefit of Harry Moore, was very' largely attended, and everything passed off very pleasantly. “Har ry” performed his role with admirable tact, and fully established his character as an excellent ne gro delineator. The singing by Mr. Dan O’Brien was excellent, and the performance of the troupe generally quite spirited. The benefit must have been an agreeable surprise to “Harry,” and showed a high sense of appreciation by our pe pie for his merits as an actor anil a soldier. The Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the Confederate States, will hold their annual meeting in Montgomery on 4th May next. Bish ops Andrew, Pierce, Paine and Early are expected to be present. Bishops Soule and Kavanaugh are within the enemy’s lines, and though thoroughly loyal to the South, will be unable to attend. They are engaged in caring for the Church (what re mains of it) in the border States. At same time and place, the Missionary Board and the Publish ing Committee will hold their annual meeting. These meetings for consultation and business used te be held in Nashville. A delegate from each of the annual Conferences will meet, in joint session, with the Bishops and Boards for advice and sug gestion as to the interests of Southean Methodism. This Council is a temporary expedient in lieu of the General Conference, a quorum of which cannot now be got together on account of the state of the country on the border and in the trans-Mississippi region, w’bieh embraces a large portion of the membership. Thus, for a week or ten days, Mont gomery will bo favored with- the social presence and pulpit labors of about thirty of the most able and distinguished ministerrs of the Methodist j Episcopal Church in the Confederate States. — Montgomery Adrertiser. Sensible. — Governor Smith, of Vir ginia, declines to certify in favor of the exemption of justices of the peace where they are under forty live years of age; he is entirely satisfied that persons above for ty five can be easily found who are fully competent to the performance of the mea gre duties which are left them by the ex isting war. He has decided to exempt all commissioners of revenue. A married lady found her two sons quar reling, and in hopes of putting an end to their differences, uttered the following: “You young rascals, if you don’t desist di* rectly, I’ll tell both your fathers.” * HEADQT ARTERS POST, I Columbus, Ga„ April 2d, 1864. j The attention of all persona between ltie age? of seventeen and eighteen year.?, and between the ages of forty-five and fifty year?, i? called to the follow inj paragraph of General Order- No. train The A. and Inspect. Gen’ls office, Riebnn.nd, V a.: 111. Any person liable to emollnaent under this act may join any coinpan/ for local defence which ha? been formed under General Orders No. 86, issued —d June, I.B<io, for the war, or any other company for local defence which has been accepted into the service, and which, by the terms of its enlistment, i.? liable to serve anywhere within the State; or persons of this class may form new companies for local defence and special service, under General Orders No. 86, (l.Stkb for the war. and select their own officers. The undersigned will give persons wishing- tolorm j companies for local defence under this order all as- ] si.stance in his power, and would earnestly request that such companies be organize*, and old compa nies, organized under General Orders No. 86, 1868, be filled up to the maximum number. The benefit that would accrue to regularly organized eompanic.- or battalion?, - liould the reserve corps ever be called into active service, is too obvious to lie urged. J. W. ROBERTSON, 4 lw CV>l. Comdg. Post. Sun and Enquirer copy one week. “ Sntlce to Planter* and ('on sinner* of Iron A’ TV L will keep for sale, for Confederate fund? or n exchange for country produce—such as Corn 1 odder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas. Potatoes, Tal low, Buner, \\ heal or Hour—the following article? on hand or made to order: PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON: FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAR IRON: lIOOP, HORSE SHOE, NAIL ROD; IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN ROPE) FOR BALING ; SHOVELS AND SPADES : FRY PANS; POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP- J TIOXS; SUGAR -AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 10 TO 100 GALLONS; i SUGAR MILLS—I3 AND 15 INCH We are prepared to receive and fill orders for any sizes and quantity of Iron, from our Iron Works and Rollins Mill in Alabama. JOHN D. GRAY Jt CO., 1 apr 3 ts Next to Xew Bridge, ■Hhadqv ai;ring E> kuuinij oci ici., i HSfo.VAL DISTUK 1 fiK'OU.IA, H Culuinhu', Gm.. flail It 31, D'flt.) Pinedaut to Gctuqal Order- No -i. Adjutant aud Inspector General's office, Richmond, Ya„ Uaroh 13th, JS64, all persons between tin ages of 17 and 18, and 13 and -30, ill this District, arc re,mind to report at these Headquarter.' for Enrollment. The failure to eouipiy w ith ini- notice withiu 3L days from thi- date) will subject (lie defaulter to a liability to he called into the general service with persons between Eighteen and Forty the, unless he shall have a valid excuse therefor, to he judged of by the Bureau of Conscription. By order of Capt, W. S. WALLACE, Enrolling Officer. J. A. LfcO.YARi), Ass t. aid 1 :.0d Enquirer copy 2ud To The Patriotic Citizens ot Columbus and Vicinity. The great benefits which have attended the labors of Relief Committees on the battlefield, in protect ing and administering to the case and comfort 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 vis cinity are earnestly requested to unite in funning one or more Relief Committes, who will hold them selves in readiness to accompany the Reserve Med ical Corps of this Post to "the front” whenevertba occasion may demand. Transportation for themselves and all articles for the comfort of the sick and wounded will be fur nished. The articles me,sc necessary to be provided are old linen lint, cotton hatting, bandages, lightwoodan splints, tea, coffee, (ground; wine, brandy or whis key, and such delicacies as may he usesul. Any Committee which may be-organized can re port itselt to this office, --o that the members, may receive information when their service; will he re quired. Individuals desiring to form associations can re poi t to this office, where a ut their names will be kept until a zuflicientjuumber to organize it Committee shall heireceived. The obvious importance of such associations ren der appeal? to ihe patriotism of the public unneues ?ary. GEO. B. DOUGLAS. Sen. Surg. of Post. Columbus, Ga., March 31,1864. —4t Hew Bacon AT RETAIL, at the lowed market price, by H. EISHAOfcKR. april 1 6t 104, Broad Street. Copartnership. npHE UNDERSIGNED have this day entered X into a Copartnership uuder the name and style of HANDSERD A AUSTIN, for tho transae tion of a general Commission business. Office No. 13, Broad Street. JOSEPH IIANSERD, THOMAS 11. AUSTIN. Columbus, Ga., April 1,1064. —1 w Shoe makers’ and Saddlers’ TOOLS. f f\HE UNDERSIGNED having commenced the manufacture of the above named articles in thi* city, are prepared to fill orders for the same. Office on Angle street, a I few doors above C. S Hospital. HARRISON,BEDELL & CO. Reference—Mai. F. IV. Dili.ard. Mobile Register, MDsissippian and Augusta Con stitutionalist, please copy one month and send hills to this office, mar 30 ts SSO Reward. RUNAWAY', on the 26th March, from my place in Wynnton, a negro man named George, 23 years old dark complexion, 7*feet 8 inches high, weighs abavft 160 lbs. had on a pair of cheek pants and a velvet cap. Supposed to he in the neighborhood, mar3otf JOHN COOK. S2OO Reward. CTOLEN from my pockets on Monday night last. at the lower end or Broad street, a Pocket Buak. contains ONE HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS in small bills, also a roll from my side pocket coif taming NINETEEN HUNDRED LOLLARS. All Contederate money. It was principally Fifties and Iwenties. Ihe pocket book contained a Certificate for two hundred dollars in lavor of Elisabeth Eason which I had lundetl for her. I will|pay the above reward lor the recovery of the money and certificate m .on At* W. G. WOODS, mot ,0 4t Russell county, Ala. Wanted Immediately. H 1^ FS qf al 1 kinds. Also Goat and Coon Skins. Ihe highest price paid for Dog Skins Apply to JEFFERSON A HAMILTON. „ OO 1?1* at lro - v actory Ware Rooms, mar ot- Enquirer and Sun copy. Old Scrap Iron IVanlcd. W E wish to purchase old Scrap Wrought Iron ’ „ JEFFERSON A. HAMILTON. mar 29 fit Enquirer and Sun copy. Administrator’* Sale. WILL be sold on Friday, Bth of April next at the residenc e oi James G. Cook, deceased, hi Mils cogee county, the personal property of said deceased consistieg of: two mules, a cow and yearling wj* tn”h° n r' K huggy,_eorn and fodder, household am.ll kitchen lurniture, farming implements aud numer ous articles, the land will also be rented if not otherwise disposed ot before the day of sale. Terms * s - c TAv. Carpenter* Wanted. r l'\\ LXf\ CARPENTERS to wort on the new l Boat below the Navy 1 ard, for which the highest wages will be given. A]>j>ly to mar 15 ts JOSEPH HANSER ». New Slave Mart. THOMAS L. FRAZER & CO., bah-jum oj l.'raiij.uj, } vtizev and. Cos., Atluntu, (Ja., \ EI*HO HMtoK KICK, Market Street, above Montgomery Hall, NAVE fitted up. arid are now prepared toreeeivo anti fiivommoii-ilc at their mart, all Negroes win. h may be consigned to them. They will buy anti ell on Commission, and forward proceeds witu pt umptnew and dispatch. They keep constantly on hand j large and well selected stock, su. h a? Families. House Servants, Gentleman’s Body Servants, Seamstresses, Boy? arid Girls, of all description.-, Carpenters, Black-mfths, Shomakei?, Field lland*. They respectfully refer to the following well known gentlemen, viz: Hon. John A. Elmore. Major J.L.Calhoun Will iam Taylor A Cos., A. P. Watt. Sbular k Ardis Montgomery, Ala., J. C. Coleman A Cos., Mobile’ Ala., Henry JL in hard A Bro., Savannah, Ga THOS. L. FRAZER. Montgomery. Ala. A. FRAZER, W. L. SMITH, w xi t? . Auburn, Ala. W. H. Fitts, Agent. P. S.—City patronage respectfully solicited. Ail orders carefully attended to. mar 25 dim w iur Office Mobile x\d Girlkd R. r„ i * March 23, 1364./ • u f L e, \ S o t,, U iay , 26tb in?t„ the present Currency Wiil be taken m payment for Freight and Passage at the following rates. * Five? at Par. leu: lit Six dollar?. te at fci v *, and ;l half dollars. I tftU'- a,........... ....... .Thirty-two dollars. One hundred dollar bills willnot be received mar9l r J* M. FRAZER, . m ar24t Treasurer. To Those Interested. Notice is hereby given to all parties having funds in out hands, that thesamemust 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 a ins of thiriy-tkre? and a third percent, on the annmnt. ELLIS, LIVINGSTON & CO. Columbus. Ga.. March 2d. If Wood and Charcoal Want?d! C. S. PISTOL FACTORY, t l Columbus, Ga.. March 28, Is«A. > WANTED to contract for delivery of v.M) three hundred cord? of Woods and (4500) forty-five hun dred bushels Charcoal. ! JAMES HARDING, ni3r29 6t Caps, Artillery and Supt. SIOO Reward. STOLEN from my plantation on the Coluutbu? and Glcnnville road, 13 mile,? from the citv. a tine CIIhSNLT SORREL MARE, about 16 bauds high flaxed mane and tail, blaze face and all white feet’ Ti»e left fore hoof is split and the -car has been ra?ped. She had onhao shoes whea taken. The above reward will be paid tor her delivery to me on my place, or anywhere that I can get her. uiai 28 ts . WILLIAM JONES. Columbus Sun and Enquirer publish ts. and the Ruiaula spirit of the £uuth 2t. W. JONES.