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Sib* gdmtmMmtt. %%'. W4RRGK, - - - Editor. Tuesday Xtftilg, March h 18§4. Ir. Stephens’ Speech— Somebody Wrong. Vice President Stephens made an aide speech at Milledgevillc dnring the late session of the Legislature, of which we gave a lengthy abstract The whole speech hasjust appeared in print. The temper of the speech is not ob jectionable in many of its parts—much less so than Gov. Brown’s message. He7,notes the same clauses from the Confederate States Constitution used by Gov. Brown to show that the present act suspending the writ of habeas carpus is unconstitutional. ‘"The privilege of the writ of habeas cor pus shall not be suspended unless when m cases of rebellion or invasion the public safe ty may require it. 2. “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures! »ball not be violated ; arid no warrants shal Issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describ ing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.” ; 3. “No person shall be deprived ot life, liberty or property without due process ot law. ’ He contends that the two latter clauses are limitations upon the first* Our correspond ent, “Lobby,” a few days ago, we think, clearly proved that the 2d clause above quoted re fers only to search warrants and to nothing else but search warrants, Then, if the 3d clause is a limitation upon the Ist, it is also a limitation upon a lause in our .State Constitution, for all the clauses above quoted are in our State Constitution. in the declaration of fundamental principles ot our State Constitution we find, that, "In cases of necessity private ways may be gran ted upon just compensation being first paid ; and uuth tins exception private properly shall not be taken except for public use; and then only upon just compensation, <Jj w.” 3d danse above quoted limits this last recited clause as much as it does the Ist clause recited, as they are the same in both Constitutions, State and Confederate. Then, if no person can be deprived ot •■liberty’ without “due process of law,” neither can they be deprived of “ property” without “due pro cess of law.” But Governor Brown was the first man in the Confederacy to commence the seizures of “property” without “due process of law.' He seized salt iu Augusta and articles every where before the Confederate States com menced. Tm his late message lie denies Con gress the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, and insists that the power is only im plied, and the grant of power is clothed in terms of negation when he asks the Legisla ture, to give him power to seize private prop erty for private use, under a grant of power precisely similar to that upon which he bases his argument on the unconstitationality ot the habeas corpus suspension act. Look at both clauses quoted, notice the verbiage, which is identical in form (both pnt in a negative form,) and then examine the clause which is claimed to be a limitation up on the one clause, (and it s,o is necessarily a limitation upon the other,) and answer, whether if Mr Stephens is right in claiming that this clause so limits the habeas corpus clause as to make the act passed by Congress unconstitutional, it does not also so limit ihe “ impressment clause as to inakp Gov. Brown s impressments also unconstitutional? Then, if Mr. Stephens is right Gov. Brown has been all along most certainly wrong in impressments. [CoIDIUXICAtED.J The First Congress. Jtexiew of tome of it* Mta*u-r*» — n'ptioa. The first Congress has passed several acts of Conscription. The tirat wu« passed some time in the spring of 1802. Amfamong all the acts passed by that Congress, no one has been more severely criticised and condemned, in certain quarters, than the drat act for consenting men to serve in the army for three years or the war. The ciivurastau oes under which they had to act upon that meas ure were peculiarly trying and interesting. Th e war had been progressing about twelve mouths— the Provisional Congress had passed ail laws ne cessary for raising an army by iulnuteenug,—-vol unteering in the first place for twelve month?, and then for three years or during the war The first gun tired at Sumter was a signal for the ardent youths of the laud t.. tly to arms; and Lincoln's proclamation ti»r seventy-five thousand men added tuel io the flame?, the war fever ran high, and the broad road to fame and distinction was thronged by eager voluntetra. Tbe first battle of Manassas was fought, and the victory won with so much ease, that the common sentiment ot the country was, that, "one could chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to tiight. The war was likely to be a hurt ole volunteering for twelve months stilt went >-n. Bm Lincolu called'for three hundred thousand move men, Oiir Provisional Congress changed the mod* ot enli-unent front twelve months to three years or the war ; and the latter |<art >*t Summer, 1861, found us with a large army ot volunteers >u the held, s,,me for the war, but the largest portion for twelve months. The Fall came with it- 5 malarias and terrible camp diseases : the soldiers who had volunteered eo eagerly, had some oi them died in vamp# and been buried in some lone place tar away tioin heme others stricken with disease, had reached home and had been buried by their tuenda and neighbors. Winter came al-'o, attended with cold and suite ring and death- offering and death among our volunteers —a winter, ever memorable for reverses, disasters, aud detests to us. Tbe first Congress met on the ISth day of Feb ruary, 1562. in tbe midst of gloom and panic and defeats. The enemy had an immense army in the field, well-provided, well-equipped, well-drilled and flushed with victory—and with these host 3 of well-drilled troops the enemy were moving down upon us in every direction. The Spring cam paign was about to open, our army had dwindled away by disease and death till the foe outnum bered us nearly two to one. Volunteer® for the war were called for, but volunteers did not respond —the ••pomp, and pride, and circumstance of glo rious war invited them to the field, but they wore deterred by ibe sad realities ,0 uvinal w ; ,r- ho-pi tari and ®»dd»aw’graves. Th, army mn-tbe r, enured, but volunteering was ot an end. A large majority of our army was composed of the volun teers tor twelve months ; their term of servi.« was about to expire, and they were invited to volun teer for the war. Bounties were offered for volun teers, but Volunteering was at an end. Would these twelve mouths volunteers submit to nn act conscribing them for three years or the war • They were brave, chivalrie, and high-spirited men, an lmany predicted that they would break out in to open mutiny and go home, rather than submit to any act of conscription. The home-guard, the croqkers, and constitutional quilbler » declared such an act would be unnecessary, oppressive, un constitutional and infamous, and that Us execution would be, and ought to be, resisted by the soldiers. The emergency was great. The enemy had massed two hundred thousand men, undei theii be.U Generals, for a final “on-to-Tliehruond. Conscription, in this country, was a somewhat novel and a terribly harsh measure: harsh and terribly trying, eSpeeially to these twelve months men to be cpnscribed lor the war; a measure , threatening mutiny and rebellion in the army and likely to be temporarily unpopular with both sol diers and citizens. To vote for the measure was almost certain to oust the member from his seat, and to vote against it was quite as certain to sac rifice his country and its cause. And in this ter rible emergency the members of the First Congress, losing sight of self, stood by their Country and voted for Conscription. Many of these members, as was’suspected, have lost their seats by this vote. But he of good cheer, you members,, who have temporarily Sacrificed yourselves ! You b#ve saved your country, and your counti y mil do you justice. When the dem agogues who condemned your act shall be con signed to political oblivion , you shall be respected and honored, and shall live in history and in the hearts of the people as the Saviours of your country. The very soldiers themselves, whom you con scribed, covered though they may be all over with scars and honorable wounds, but whose manly hearts with every pulsation beat true to their country’s cause, will to-day stand by you—will honor and admire your firmness and will vindicate your acts against the assaults of ihe time-serving politicians, who would hazard the interests of the country for yieir own aggrandizement. This first act of Conscription has been necessa rily followed by several other similar acts, as Ihe absolute necessities of the country seemed to de mand, each and each one. becoming more and more broad and stringent in its provisions, till the late act of the last session was so extended as to em brace all capable of military duty between the ages of ?event eeuand fifty. Differences of opinion there may be, as to the policy or necessitj' of such a fearful measure of Conscription ; but this Congress had to judge for itself, in this last act, as in all the others, as to the existing necessity; they exercised their best judg ment: they shouldered the responsibility and passed the act. Time alone must test the wisdom of this taut act as it has tested the first. And we will venture the assertion that there is not, now.a sober man in the Confederacy, either soldier or ci vilian, who will pretend 1o deny that, if our inde pendence te ever achieved, it will be due‘to the original, harsh, but bold and terrible measure, of Conscription. And we venture further to assert that time will prove the last to have been as much an act of wisdom aud necessity as the firsts The first Congress has shouldered the fearful responsi bility of these measure and they met. them with a firmness and self-sacrificing independence that never was.surpassed by j ßoman Senators. We are not unapprised of the fact that some per sons in the Confederacy have denounced nearly every act of Ihe Congress as unwise and unconsti tutional, and that these several acts of Conscrip tion hare been subjected p> similar criticisms and have received their indignant rebuke. They pre tend that the Confederate Congress has no Consti tutional power to rate.- un .nun by conscription : and that when they sud t.> raise sufficient forces by volunteering, the only Constitutional mode is to make a Very polite call upon the Governors of the States, requesting them to furnish the requisite number of troops. Wo do not so understand the theory of our Con federate Government. The framers of the Consti tution did not so understand it. One of the lead ing objects of the Confederation was the common and mutual protection of the entire Confederacy against the invasions and aggression of foreign na tions. Ar.d to that end the most ample war pow ers are conferred upon the Confederate Govern ment by the Constitution. Indeed, the entire power to ‘declare war,” to raise and “support ar mies” has been expressly delegated by the States to the Confederate Government—“ The Congress shall have the power to declare war, to raise and support armies.” (See Constitution C. S.j' Not only so, but there is an absolute prohibition up..iy the States in this particular. A State can neither declare war, nor make a treaty of g peace. “AL State “hall enter inio an y treaty, alliance, or con fedci\itinn,” (See Constitution.) “Nor shall any ‘-'tate keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another, State, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually on a.led or in ud imminent danger as will not admit of delay,” (Constitution, j the war power conferred upon the Confederate Government is a absolute ns the power to “coin money,” to “ regulate commerce with foreign nation..’ „r to “establish post offices anil post routes,” So amply has the power been conferred ly the State.- that the .übje.t is exhausted. There is no resen .-.i war power in the States. Ptnctsv ‘‘/.i /*•'# l 3*i - or/ju't a !" What limit U there to this grant of power ‘ How large an army can they raise There is tn> limit but the public ne cessities, to be judged ,0 by the Congress. Power to raise armies, iraphe.- tb<- power to raise (Item by co*<£i/i/ men if they do not volunteer.— The.limit to be found under the con titutional power, would be only when there wore no more men, capable ol hr.-,ring armsyto be con scribed.—- A to the number of men to be raised, that is a qm lion, not „f con-titutional power, but ol pub lic iicc.- - ity, and alco-a question us policy, as to how lafg.- an army the coinitiy can maintain in the fii-ld; The Confederate Government has power to de clare war. to raise and support armies, and. when necessary for ell' preservation, the men amt means of the nation av, subject to their call. A polite > ait upon the Governors of the States for men. might ‘rape an army, and it might not. — Suppose a call t>> be made upon a dozen Governor® for ?AM) 060 troop®. Some of the dozen might be opposed to carrying on the war. and they would not respond to the . nil Other? might think the number® too o-re-ot and they would not respond, hew-polwe . ver the call might he. Fiom -uch confusion, weak tie®? and imbecility, in prosecution of a war, the Constitution has fortu nately delivered u-, and from u.-h, may the good Lord forever deliver us. LOBBY, Xj.v. caper PniCF'.—We are behind most of our eotemporarie®, but we nm l confess almost any ration ,1 price looks farcical in connection with the cost ot paper and mbsistence, which make up the two grand items of newspaper expenditure. Some people are so unreasonable as to complain of pay ing nine dollars for a daily new-paper for three month.-., n hen it is a fact that the nine dollars will not buy .i joint ...f meat for the table—but a single pound ot butter—bin two and a half pounds of ba con -®h<>rt of two dozen egg- a bushel of corn nu-a! i.r polatoe®. Ami it is -'range that these tJij/fi <■ j f newspapet extortion votne from produ cer- who reap at least apart of such horrible prices, though perhaps the middle man may pocket the lion's share. But so stands the case : and here after the price of tbe Daily Telegraph will be four dollar - per month, though how much better that will make the case of the printer can be under stood from the foregoing statement.— Jfafon Telt ffrarA. [From the Atlanta Intelligencer. 3d inst.f Tlie Situation. Every thing in the Confederacy, as far as ’ they relate to war, wears a quiet aspect, and, '■ with the lights before us, there appears but j little chance of any movements taking place for some weeks yet. The “Army of Northern Virginia” still re tains its old position about Orange Court house, while Meade, or whoever is command ing'tbe Yankee army appears to have conver ted bis “grand army” into a corps of observa tion. Grant, the idol, the new Napoleon of all Yankeedom has decided upon overwhelm ing Lee and capturing Richmond, but when he will commence the “overwhelming” process is not announced by the admiring press of the North. In the meantime, we learn that Gen. Lee is quietly, but energetically preparing for this hundredth “on to Richmond.” It, there- fore, excites no apprehension for the safety of j our capitol, when the Northern papers ’an- I nouncc that Grant will move on Richmond in a short time. He may be very ambitious of military fame, and emboldened by his past good luck may indeed attempt the capture of Richmond, but we have an abiding confidence in Gen. Lee and the gallant men he coni mahds. They have too often met the enemy in Virginia and routed him on the battle-field to dread the threatened advance of the Mighty j Grant and his cohorts of New England war riors. In Mississippi the situation is uninteresting. The grand “reconnoisance” having concluded. Sherman s army has been broken up and one part sent to Red river, the other to Memphis, and, perhaps, to Chattanooga. This is, how ever, doubtful, as it would appear impolitic for the Federals to leave the tipper Mississippi with the small force that would remain in that department after these troops had been sent elsewhere. The array in Mississippi, like those of Tennessee and Virginia, have unani mously re-enlisted, some for “this war and the next one,” and others for “seventy-five years or the war.” From Longstreet’s array we get nothing reliable. The absence of any telegraphic re porter at Greenville prevents the public from receiving any news of the movements in East Tennessee. Rumors are as plentiful as black berries in our lines of what Gen. Longstreet intends doing, while the Yankee papers re port him mounting his infantry for a grand advance into Kentucky. This last must he taken with many grains of allowance, for we cannot see what advantage could accrue from the entrance of mounted infantry into that State, unless the government has positive as surance that our friends there are ready to support any advance .movement as soon as our troops should enter the State. Os this there is no rumoi of certainty, although the Kentucky papers report the discovery of a plot to place their State in the hands of the Confederates, and give us the information that the true men of that State have organized into bands of troops for the purpose of resist ing the abolition government at Washington. However this may turn out, we have the grat ification of knowing that t he Federal army in East Tennessee keeps at a respectful distance from Longstreet, and that, we are masters of the situation at the present time. In the.“ Army of Tennessee” there is noth ing of importance transpiring. Some parties are of opinion that Johnston will be held in check during the spring by a nominal force under Sherman, while Grant makes his ‘‘over whelming" move on Richmond. We do not agree with any such idea, for facts have come to our knowledge which indicate that some of the “overwhelming” will be tried on the “Army of Tennessee” simultaneous with that on to Richmond. Atlanta is of far greater strategic importance to the Federals than the capture of our capitol, and we are sure t hat no effort will be left unemployed to reach this city. Whether he will succeed in capturing Atlanta we cannot tell, although we have se rious doubts of his ability to do so, and if proper aid is given to Gen. Johnston all doubts will be changed to certainty. At the present time, the main bodies of both armies, the one at Chattanooga and the other at Dalton, re main quiet, while their cavalry pickets con front each other a few miles beyond Tunnel Hill. At Charleston an occasional shell is still fired by the Yankees, it is supposed for the purpose of notifying our men that they have not raised the siege. All apprehension that. tIR- Federals will capture the city have van ished, and it has become apparent that the “hot-bed of the rebellion" is not destined to fall into the hands ot the‘enemy while the heroic Beauregard defends it at’the head of his gallant men. In fact, this siege has proven a desplieable failure on the part of the Yan kees, while the battered walls ofSumter stand a monument of glory to the brave patriots who defended the city. In Florida everything is quiet. The pro mised “clearing" out of the Yankees in that State, so frequently hinted at by the press after the battle of Olustee, ha3 not yet taken place, and present indications are not favor able to such a welcome movement for some time to come. The report was just as we anticipated. It grew out of the hilarity of the Floridians, occasioned by the decisive victory gained in their State. We must leave off the custom of prognosticating or promising ex travagant things after each victory achieved by our forces. It is better to expect, nothin!?; : for if good news should come when we do not expect if, it will bean agreeable surprise, and if not, we will not be disappointed. News from the North makes it appear like ly that we shall shortly have stirring limes in North Carolina. Burnside, the hero (?) of Fredericksburg, is preparing a grand expedi tion for the coast. This campaign is no doubt intended to benefit, the supposed Unionists ot North Carolina at the next gubernatorial election, but we do not, fear for the result,* (neither of the campaign nor of the guberna torial election.) It has been surmised that this expedition may not be intended for North Carolina after all, but will he a supporting column —for Grant’s “on to Richmond' w hich will move up the .Tames river. There is no use in conjecturing what the real object oft he expedition is Time will develop? it. From (lie Trans-Mississippi we have some disagreeable reports. Fori Deßnssey has been cap!tired on Red river, and Alexandria, the largest town in the State of Louisiana, after New Orleans, was surrendered to the Yankee gunboats without any opposition. Four hundred prisoners, and all the guns, Ac., were surrendered with the fort. It is stated that important movements will shortly take place ia this department, and we trust that when they do, our army may succeed in whip ping the enemy. In Texas everything is quiet, the Yankees keeping a proper distance from the points held by onrforces ; while itj Arkan sas a great improvement ha® been made. Gen. Price has assumed command of the de partment, in place of Holmes who has been recalled. We can, therefore, expect confident ly to hear good news from him shortly. Altogether the situation is gratifying, and we trust that the next change in it will be caused from an extensive territorial posses sions. We expect no movements to take place, however, for some time yet. if at all during the spring. The K apt dan correspondent of the Lynchburg Republican says the Vunkee pickets are very communicative. They say the army will vote for McClellan or Grunt for the next presidency, and that they have had enough of railsphtters, Abrahams and the Prophets, especially those who predicted crushing out the re bellion in ninety days. The Chronicle and Sentinel says gold in Augusta, on the Slut ult., was in active demand at 26 for one. In Richmond, on the 27th, it sold at an average of 21 in old currency, or, reckoning in the dis count which would be due in four days the real quotation was fourteen dollars in currency for one in gold. The opiuion was entertained that it would he down to ten in a fortnight. TELE3K. APHIS. - —' ■- 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 tor the Northern District of Georgia. - - VEW«i IP Ron FORREST! A EIGHT AT FADICAII! $175,000,000 Funded!! \ortli<-r»Paitet-a Received! Flag' Truce Roat Expected! Atlanta, April 2,—Fpecial.to the Appeal, Canton 3d. —Ross deviated a negro plantation two miles from Haines Bluff, killing 30 negroes and soldiers and captured one hundred nudes. Atlanta, 4.—58,500,000 funded here. $5,000,000 received from disbursing officers. Richmond, April 4.— lt is understood that the Secretary of the Treasury construes the Currency Act to authorize the is :ue of the new Currency to the extent of two-thirds the amount funded in four per cent Cirtificates: but other resources will proba bly postpone the necessity of any issue under this construction until Congress again meets. The Banks only receive Fives on special deposit. Prices continue unsettled in consequence of the large amount offices afloat. The amount funded at Richmond is twenty-one million, three hundred and twenty-seven thousand dollars. Official returns from nine Depositories in Vir ginia, five in North Carolina, eight in South Caro lina. twelve in Georgia, one in Florida and six in Alabama, give jan aggregate of one hundred and seventy-five million dollars funded. It is estima ted that returns from other Depositories will in crease the amount to $230,000,000. Flag of truce boat with oue thousand prisoners is expected on Wednesday. Official dispatches from Gen. Forrest state that he moved in the direction of Jackson to Paducah in fifty hours, and held the town ten tiours. He could have held it longer but found the small pox was raging and evacuated the place, He captured many stores and horses and burnt a, steamer. His loss at Hudson and Paducah twenty-five killed and woun ded. Col. Thompson from Ky., among the killed. Enemy’s loss at Paducah, fifty killed and woun ded. GOO Yankees captured during the expedition are moving en route to Demopolis. Dalton, April 4.—The Cincinnati! Commercial oftlie2Btli has-been received. It contains many conflicting reports in regard to Forrest’s attack on Paducah. They state that he captured the place after four assaults, losing 150 killed and 1,000 wounded. Among whom is Gen. Thompson, of the 3d Ky. The Federate lost 12 killed and 40 wounded. Forrest burnt all the Government stores. The enemy were mostly negroes. A telegram from Columbus, 27th, says Forrest is at Faulkners or between that place and Mayfield. His.strength is much greater than at first estima ted. From 1,200 to 1,500 wounded Rebels had arrived at Mayfield, One regiment lost one hundred and! one ;I one Company fifty killed. The Rebels were marching towards Clinton at last accounts. The steamer Perry was fired into as she passed Hickman. A dispatch from Paducah says Col. Ed. Crossland, of the 7th Ky., and seven of his guerillas were cap tured near Mayfield. Gen. Rosecrans has suspended the circulation of the New York Metropiiitan Record injthe State of Missouri. A heavy thunder storm and rain here last night. Yankee Recruiting in Europe/ Extretard!nary inducements — u Free Li cense in the Enemy's Country"—South ern Estates and Property to he parcell ed out to the scum of Europe—-Another Chapter in the Book of Yankee Cow ardice and Vdhtiny. The Yankees have nol scrupled to deny that, unatye to cope with the gallant men of the South, whom . they outnumber as five to one, they have not only pressed our slaves intotheir service, but actually cross ed the Atlantic, and by every species ot villainous inducement, sought foreign aid to make up for their own cowardice and imbecility. This they have done beyond all question, thereby conceding the im portant fact that they are unable, of them selves, to maintain their tyrannical and hateful government. \Wlmve before us proof conclusive that our enemy,/ utterly despairing of their ability to conquer ns, have at this time agents lecturers in almost every country of Europe, who, by lying misrepresenta tions, and the meanest duplicity, united with pledges at the enormity of which all Christendom must shudder. It is in the form of a poster or handbill, which is now being circulated throughout Great Britain in aid of such lecturers as Beecher and Cos., and a copy of which has just been re ceived from a friend through the blockade. We present it to the world as a burning and damning witness against a God-for saken people. They will doubtless de nounce it as a forgery, but we are assured upon authority beyond, all question that the copy sent us and published is one of the thousands that are floating over the kingdom of Great Britain, and what is worse, are winked at hy the British Gov ernment. Here is the document: TO GALLANT YOUNG IRfSHMF.N, GERMANS AND OTHERS. The War Contractors of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, are in want of a few thousand enterprising young men, to join the glorious army of the 1 nited States. The profits of the business are so large that the country can afford to pay hand somely all who will speedily enter their noble service Camp life in America is remarkably salubrious ami enjoyable, and offers im mense attractions to the oppressed popu lations of Europe. The troops will have free license while occupying the enemy's country, qnd the estates and property of the vanquished rebels will he divided by the grateful nation among its heroic, dr feu , tiers. For further particulars, apply to the Contractor’ Lecturers, uow on the mis sion to Britain, and to Messrs John Bright and W. K. Faster, Ranters’ Hall, London New York, Ist Sept., 1863. Stir. Republican. Although the foregoing is pretty much the Aankee programme, we doubt if it emanated from the Yankees, or any friend of the Yankees. It was probably some adroit scheme to throw odium upon the war and its defenders. Beecher was then in England, and perhaps it was intended to excite odium against him. CITY MATTERS. ‘ . T. J. JACKSON, Local Editor |||'' r == as=L:==3ig Notice to Patrons. v After this date we shall be compelled to make a deduction of 33 1-3 per cent, from Cohfederate notes of the old issues above $3. Hundreds not taken. Persons having business with this office will bear this in mind. March 26th, 1864. i_ - « ♦ Consignees per M. A G. R. R., April 6.— Mnj Allen, Capt Cothran, E T .SlieLihcard, Maj Paxton, H B Frost, M. Woodruff. I. Napier, J B Baird, B Cooley, Woodruff A Cos. Powell, F St Cos. R Thomp son A Cos. R P Malone, W E Dußose J H Butt, Eagle Factory, G Hargraves, G A Frazer, Ennis A Cos. II E Plott, R R Cos., IV H C Price. For Chattahoochee. The steamer Jackson, fry .Master, will leave.for the above and all intermediate landings. Tuesday morning at i» o'clock. * — : — —♦ ♦ -♦ *- From Johnson's island. We are indebted to Surgeon Kirksey, late of the 32*1 and 58th Alabama Regiments, now on duty at the General Hospital in tHis city, for the following letter from a prisoner at John on’s Island, (Ohio.)— It will be found interesting; especially to his friends in Alabama: Johnson’s Island, near Sandusky City, Ohio,) March 15th, 1504. j Dear Kirksey : I last wrote you from Missiona ry Ridge—now write from this cold Island. I was captured Nov. 25th, while trying to get my men off of the Ridge. There are officers in our army who can manage to get men into a fight but never get them out. I left Chattanooga for this place Nov. 30th, arrived Dec. 7th—had quite a cold trip of it. I have been quite sick since I came here—am now in usual health. Kirksey Ido not wish you any harm but I wish you were here for a.short time anyhow.— I miss you so much. I would rather see you than any man South. Hope you are now married and having a glorious time. Thought .you did not like the Georgia girls. I am so anxious to go South— am tired of prison life. God grant that up exchange may be effected soon. I want to see my regiment. Please look after my interest, there is no telliug what advantages may be taken of one in his ab sence. Captains Lee and Markham are here. Capt Lister is dead. (Lieuts. McClellan, llolernian, Good wyu, Grayson,.Smith, Wing, Hodges, and Lockhart, are here. Lieut. Alston has been sent to Point Lookout ; all well. Lee got a letter from Captain Jones to-day. The weather has been cold, it is now snowing. This Isle is called after its present owner —very* small —it extends some three miles north of Sandusky. The'oflioers amuse themselves throw ing snow, playing ball, cards, checks, dominoes, chess, Ac. We are very well treated here as ’prisoners of war. Your horse and mine jwere'captured. Lieut. Good wan will be responsible to you. Wc~h surrendered the courser; lie ought to be killed. Where is Sid ? Write and give me all the'news. Confine yourself to one page. Give my love to all the officers and men of the regiments. Be sure and write soon. I send you a U. S. stamp. Your immutable friend, JOHN W, INZER, Lieut. Obi. 32d and 58th Ala,, Regts. Address me: J. W. Inzer, prisoner of war, John son’s Island, Sandusky City, Ohio, via. City Point, for Elag of Truce boat, to Fortress Monroe. “Pa I’ll Soon be Home/’ Lines suggested on witnessing the death of my dear young friend Miss Mary L. Alien, to her distressed, parents, by her friend ’i-*******. Gone Home in girlhood’s rosy hours—gone Home For such as thou Heaven’s kindoui doth unfold; Yet we must weep—her darling feet may roam No more with us, nor we, her form behold. Yet we must weep awhile—though je.v may swell Thy songs on golden harps thou pourest there; Silent on earth the music which could thrill . Our weary hearts and soothe life’s sternest care. Yet we must weep—although the Happy Land IV here sorrow comes not is thy dwelling place, For we may clasp no more thy fairy hand Nor heart to heart enfold our warm embrace. Yet we must weep—though not as those that mourn Without a hope, for we shall meet again ; God will unite the ties which death has tourn Assunder here, if faithful we remain. She will not come to us but we shall go To swell with her the anthems of the blest: Lord give us grace to tread the vale of woe, And lit our souls to share the lieaventy rest. Columbus, Ga., April 1, 18t>L In respect to the probabilities of recog nition by England, the London Judex of the 4th of February, says: “Four-fifths of the House wish the Southern Confederacy should be recogv nized, but do not choose to pass such a vote except on the responsibility of a lead ing statesman; and no leading statesman is prepared to take the responsibility of recognition. Jjord Derby will not do it, and the tories cannot conic without Lord Derby. Lord Ilussell will not do it, and Lord Palmerston dare not throw him over-, board. And in truth, except Lord 11. Cecil, we doubt if any prospective Cabi net Minister would dare to hazard his po sition by making the proposal.” The Northern papers say the spring campaign w ill he opened simultaneously on all sides, and that they have 200,000 more men than they had a year ago. . —ngt % mmm Funi> e and .— T he r e was SI 3,519,600 funded in this city, he-ides about SOOO,OOO retired by disbursing officers of the Gov ernment, Quartermasters, Commissaries, etc. As far a- we have, heard, the amount funded in our principal cities are as fol lows : Macon SI 3,519 GOO Mobile 11,423,600 Savannah 11,334,500 Montgomery “ 9,500,000 Wilmington about 0,000,000 Albany, Ga 1,496,900 LaG range, Ga 1,141,900 Total $54,413,500 southern Modi attics’ I iiioii. The Southern Mechanic* Union will meet at the Court House on Wednesday the' bth of April, for the election of offieer?. All delinquent-? who fail to attend will be expelled from the Union. By order of the President. ISAAC G. DF.NRON, apl 5 2t Secy Wood aud Chare oal Wanted! C. S. PISTOL FACTORY. < Columbus, Ga., March 28, ls&l. < \j ANTED to contract for delivery of (300) three hundred cord® of Wood* and (4360; forty-five hun dred bushel? Charcoal. JAMES HARDING, mar 29 6t Capt, Artillery and Supt. NOTICE. Q T ANARUS! ’1 t‘t ST EPFS OFFICE. > Gtilutubus, Ga., Alorch to, l-v O-t. I WILL PAY A HIGH PRICE FOR Scrap Copper, delivered to any Quartennr.®ter in this State, for shipment to me. Post Quartermasters are, requested to buy all that i* offered, as I want it for Shoe Rivets. F. W. DILLARD, mar 111 apl Major Q. M. Wanted Immediately at the C. .< Arsenal, r.duiubus. (j*, 10,000 FEET POPULAR SFAXTLIMi aii ALSO, A Quantity yf H7.ro) or Rye Straw, v. c. HIM PH KEYS, Maj. X Ord. Officer, apri! 5 Iw • Coin Mg Arsenal. Office Naval Iron Works i tblumhus, Ga.. April 4th. 1864.} To guard again-t imposition upon the poor and upon person* ignorant of such mutters, notice is hereby given that the Checks issued as change Lilli from this office are redeemable in current Treasury Notes—for the present (fi five dollars and under, and with the new issue when received. J. H. WABNFR. „ apl 4 2t HEADQUARTERS POST. i Cch.VMr.i T s, Ga.. April “and, 1801/ The attention of all persons between the ages of seventeen and eighteen years, and between the agea of forty-live and fifty years, is called to the follow ing paragraph of General Order- No. 33. from the A. and Inspect. Gen’ls office, Richmond, Ya.: 111. Any person liable to enrollment under this act may join any company fur local defence w tuth has been formed under General Orders No. 86, iisued 22d June. 18G3, for the war, or any other company fur local defence which has been accepted into the service, and which, by the terms of its enlistment, is iiable to serve anywhere within the State; or persons of this class may form new companies so; local defence and special service, under General Orders No! Bti, (1863) for the war, and select their own officers. The undersigned will give perrons wishing tolorrn companies fin' local defence under this order all as sistance in his power, ami would earnestly request that such companies be organized, and old eompa~ nies, organized under General Orders No. 86, 1863, be filled up to the maximum number. The benefit that would accrue to regularly organized companies or battalions, should the reserve corps ever be called into active service, is too oh\ ious to be urged. J. IV. ROBERTSON. apr 4 Iw Col. Couidg. Post, Sun and Enquirer capy one week. “ Notice to Planters and Cou> sinner* ol'lrou.” LITE will keep for -ale, for Confederate funds, or \\ exchange for apuntry produce—such as Corn, Fodder, Bacon, Lard, Syrup, Peas. Potatoes, Tal low, li.uiter. Wheat or Flour —the following articles, on hand or made to order: PLOW AND SCOOTER BAR IRON; FLAT, ROUND AND SQUARE BAH IRON: HOOP, HORSE SHOE. NAIL ROD IRON COTTON TIES (CHEAPER THAN ROPE) FOR BALING ; SHOVELS AND SPADES ; FRY PANS; POT WARE OF SEVERAL DESCRIP TIONS ; SUGAR AND SALT KETTLES—FROM 40 TO 100 GALLONS; 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 Rolling Mill in Alabama. JOHN I). GRAY A CO.. apr 3 ts Next to New Bridge. Hkidq4 : -4Rtkbs Enrolling Offick, ) 3d Congressional Distri. t Georgia, }■ Columbus, Ga.. March 31, 1861.) Pursuant to General Orders No. 33, Adjutant and Inspector General’s office, Richmond, Ya., March 15th, 1864, all persons between the ages of 17 aud 13, and 4o and 50, in. this District, are required to report at these Headquarters for Enrollment. The failure to comply with this notiee (within 3U days from this date) will subject the defaulter to a liability to be called into the general service with persons between Eighteen and Forty-five, unless lie shad have a valid excuse therefor, to be judged «t by the Bureau of Conscription. By order of Capt, W. S, WALLACE, Enrolling Officer. J. A. Leonard, Ass’t. apll 20d Enquirer copy 20d To The Patriotic Citizens ot Columbus aud Vicinity. The great benefits which have attended the labors of Relief Committees on the battlefield, iu protect ing and administering to the care aud 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 CVdumbas and vi cinity are earnestly requested to unite in forming one or more Relief Committes, who will hold them selves in readines/to accompany the Reserve Med ical Corps of this Post to “the front” whenever the occasion may demand. Transportation for themselves and all article* for the comfort of the sick and wounded will he fur nished. The articles most necessary to be provided are old linen lint, cotton hatting, bandages, light wooden eplint.9, tea, coffee, (ground./ wine, brandy or whis key. and3uch delicacies as may be usepul. Any Committee which may he organized can re port itself to this office, so that the members may receive information when their ervices'will he re quired. Individuals desiring to form a sociations can re port to this office, where a register of their names will he kept until a sufficient?!! uuiber to organize a Committee shall be’received. The obvious importance ot such associationsren dci appeals to the patriotism of the public unneces "ar>- GEO. B. I/OUGLAS. . 01 Sen. Surg. of Post. Culumhir, ua., March dl, l*o4.—,jt i\en Bacon AT RETAIL, at the lowest market price, by H. FISIIACkER, aprtl 1 tit ' lU4, Broad Street. Copartnership. r I ’• HE UNDERSIGNED have this day entered L into a Copartnership under the n„me and style of HANDHELD and AUSTIN, for the transac tion of a general Commission business. Office No. 13, Broad Street; JOSEPH IIANSERD, THOMAS H. AUSTIN. Columbus, Ga., April 1, luti-L -lw ihoemakeiN’ and Saddler*’ TOOLS, 'PIIK UNDERSIGNED having commenced the *■ manufacture of the above named articles in this eitv, are prepared to fill order* for the same. Office ou Angle street, a I few floor® above* C S Hospital. IIARRISON.IBLDELL AGO. Reference— Mai. F. W. Dii.i.arp. Mobile Register, Mississippi;,n and Augusta Con stitutionalist, please copy oue month and -end bill® to this office, mar o 0 ts Wanted liiiinediateljf. H4 T*u11 kinds. Also Goat and Coon Skins. Ihe highest price lurid for bop Skin* Apply to JEFFERSON A IIA MILTON. at Troy Factory \\ are Room.-. mar 2n Of* Enquirer and Sun copy. Old .Scrap Iron W anted. Y 4/ E wi-b to purchase old Scrap Wrought Iron. JEFFERSON a HAMILTON. mar 29 ot' Enquirer and Sun copy. $l6O Reward. STOLEN from my plantation on the Columbus and Glennvilte road. 13 mile* from the city, a fine CHESNUT SORREL MARE, about 10 hand* high, fluxed mane and tail, blaze face amt all white feet. The left .fore hoof is split and the sear has been' rasped. Shehad on'no shoes when taken. The above reward will be paid for her deli vet y to me on my place, or anywhere that I can get her. mur2* tt IV ILL 1 AM JONES. Columbus San aud Enquirer publish ts, and the Eofiiiiln .-j.iiit ot Hie South 2t. W. JOS I S. To Those Interested. Notice is hereby given to all parties having fund* in our hands, that the-ante must be w ithdrawn prior to the Ist of April next, or under the law we shall be compolled to return it, which will subjoct them to a fax of thirty-three and a third percent, on the amount. . ELLIS, LIVINGSTON *V 00, Columbus, Ga., March 2d, ts