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fffIWSU .F. W. V* 4KIU3S, - - - Editor, Wednesday Periling, %ay 18, 1864. Qui friend ‘ : Fair I’lay/' takes us to task for pubUa^a^-»erilicimojJ „up.hj.i.Mr- -ri.«.-jMe&s speech without publishing the speech ns-.u.- This, he tq/hnsidcr a* unfair play.— \\q can uot'Took upon'file ro after in that light. As well might the r'evTewer of a lilstorv offi.ro vdlakos. ’ - blfftae* for not ftccorawmyin:' M.- review witl.'tTfcpfic?tif-tho whole work. Mr. Stephen s' speech fills ntao columns of closely printed matter of the ■Gcnstitutiotiolist/ It wtfitltl* occupy time* twelfths of o«r Daily, to the exclusion of much matter of infinitely hlgh w erinterest io'tf? and innch better teaching to uur subscribers. By the help of hi.i Irier.o*, Mi. SUpLenri speeph has been read of hv ah .men, wbilg the critl3ias_ upon it iu the Times, here, been read By. .few, .if s»y-. besides our Not one of those criticisms, ox* c< pt tyro or three of those oi ylAu Kctoh, :io f&t as we are informed,- has over been pub lished bv any other paper in or out ot the Stnfe. If seems to us. tUftt /fl*. pi*}’ desaftbei* that those Editor? who have the speech, should fl*ve published ,at : U#et of the answers t& »’■ As. matters now Mr Stephens has greatly the vantage ground of his reviewers before the public. In this state of filings, we put it to the candor oi Mr. Stephens himself, to Sft/from which should complaint, of unfairness come—bom his opponents or his friends j For Fair Play himself. w<- hav-e the big.iea respect,- ithd therefore wo admit hi- jrlll^e into mV, l«t w« mmt»X to Uni, all untot*. Hwtunle?alto<!tin,S"ar- | auty ,0 usance in *> <> r iome o.Ur paper of equal .««»'»•>•» wlth 1 ours, In tvliiuli Jo answer Into, »»d es P OBB ''• ! Stephens’ docMnee. he should not have con- | sidcred U discourteous had we excluded hh J , arlicle. We b.-g Mm to Took at the matter, j Ho is no editor ; he comes forth as the chain- | pion oi Mr, .Stephens, and requests two or: three opponent ■- to. open theiv columns to him. < They do so; bat having no time to write ex- j tended articles ; they find a match for. him j and ask a like favor for him of the Drown it Ste v,liens- paper.:, and net one ol them will open to him so much as a. sqiwvve.- t hus with all the advantages that those uieu Imve before the public us just Bicntioued. they hare the addi tional advantage of having their principles discussed before those only who oppose thorn, while those who. advocate them, are allowed to hear nothing that may be, said agulu.'-t • utat Is this fair'ploy.* A's to Fair Piny's article we have but little to say. ilo lolls u» Miv Stephens did Dot vol unteer to visit Mid-edgeviilc aud niUii-o nis speech j but that he came and spoke by in vitation and request of over a hundred niotn bers of the Legislature. Unless Wo knew who started the invivation, we arc not prepared ; to put the due estimate upon this j Ninety out of the hundred might have sup- ! pceed that Mr Stephens being a native of j Georgia and a high officer of the Confederate j Government, would judge impartially bciweou | the two Governments, and meet out equal jus tice to both—-never dreaming that he would condescend from his high position, to play second fiddle to Governor Brown—whim the remaining ten, perchance the movers of the invitation, might have known the substance of his speech Just as well when they sent the invitation as they did when it was deliv ered. In this aspect of the case (which wo only say it possible) Mr. Stephens gain* mail ing by the Invitation. Fair Play refers us to the examples of Vice Presidents Jefferson and Calhoun, in justifica tion of Mr. ..Stephens’" course. Mr. Jefferson penned the Kentucky Besolutioue, and sent, them to that State to he acted upon, by her j Legislature, or not, as they might choose.— j Mr. Calhoun counselled the Legislature of j South Carolina to resistance, of' the tariff laws, but neither of them no far as ! we are infortaed, ever made a speech to in force their resolutions pud .nnrnseUi upon the j bodies to whom they wore midr<-s?Fd. Not so | with Mr. StephenHe counsel? nnthing/h® ; proposes nothinuiigical, but presents him- j «ls before tho world a? the mere wdeooot'S of Governor Brown, the commender of hte excit ing doctrine, and fho ' apeiigist of'hi? errors. • We adopt tin- Ma.joii Telegraph'»* uiitevt-4- to : Fair Play in foil. j Ti»e grievous coriipltiinis ,01 Isrowu,.Stcph tus & co. t the suffering;? of the people from ; due suspension at the writ ot habeas corpus, ( It we, perhnjv- ih< mwt ?i riking illustration of the Irish jmrducr's ».uftYring; that ever was . ■ , i c.tuub.ued in hipl, lift-. i A nobleman loot an f'i.h jr:irduei in ''is j terviee lor uuu.v years. 1’:" P"L up in Hit* j world -o hi nil that he must take :t m*Wcj ape.. Ho hod noi ieen lenuitiir lony be fort* ho became od. "moody. and (jTiertious. -Why Patrick:" aid hi y enipiy v.t to him one <ls\y, -v, ha' is tin- muiter n iiii you ?" •■Och. your lordship." aid Pat. •'lean'! stand'the way that I’m tra teu. and i Will die he fore I'll submit to it. •‘Why Pa- rick, rejoined the nobleman, “do 1 work you any harder than I have always ilone? ‘‘Oh. no, your honor, says. Pat. ■ “notuiaa; like u. ~VFcIU do ' rIV.X you t!o‘ wap'is that I al ways paid you. aud as promptly a.s ever ? ‘•To be sue.. t<>-'be sure you do. -ays Pat. ‘T couldn't lyi happier with anybody in the world than i m with yon if honor Bat it is Ociverniuent that i; u'findiv.y; tay and all hut the nobUiu in the dust." : Wby the Government. Patrick, i- just the one it was when you fust came to live with me years a co.” “That’s AH true, your hohoiv’-said Pat. “btif if you want to know what I suffer, do you just read the newspapers." Did anybody know Low down-trodden the people of thi Republic we've before they read it In the papers from the lip 3 of Brown. Steph ens <B’:d Stephen?. ■ cll;’ i' \ (’pRBTi TI’TIO.SAI.t Sf. Mr. liurats having much of his attention on i with -military affairs, announces thafc.iluujy Ukwaland, Esq., has been*as sociiiUjti with the editorial- corps o>l‘ the above -fourtval as Editoisia*ehief‘. Mr. C. was connected with the Constitutional 15t yeuva ago, and conducted it with, ability- aQ d vigor. We welcome Http to the Press and wish him a and profitable career. Hon l. 11, Stephens and dor. Brown. h it Right or is it Fair ? Mh.Clisbt:—l perceive that the Georgia Telegraph, the Columbus Times, and the Southern Recorder have each published “lie views” of the speech of thejfon.- A. H. Ste phens, delivered before the Georgia Legisla ture ou the 18th of March last-—each one have declared Mr. Stephens utterly demolished by their correspondents,. and yet neither of them have published if)'. Stephens' speech, that their readers could see whether they stated correct ly or not. Now. I would respectfully ask,- did right, or is it fair? Is it “doing unto others a? you would have ptbars do unto vou I think not. But, what are the circumstances unrtei which Mr. Stephens made the speech alluded to Ho did not visit Milledgevillo of his own | accord, and there wait to be invited to speak, 1 aa others did who differed with him upon the questions then before the- Legislature. But several other gentlemen having visited Mrl : lrdzeville und having volunteered to give : their counsels to the members of the Legisla ture upon the matter of the suspension oi 1 tl-*-- Writ of Habeas Corpus and other subjects acted upon by Congress, ft large number (J learn over one hundred) of the member*} of tk« Legislature desired to have Mr. Stephens rnvc his views upon these-subjects, and they l signed a paper and addressed it to him, at his i home In Crawfordville, asking him to come ! t 0 Miiledgo.ville and let them hear from him. ■ Upon fluff-invitation he’ eiino and addressed, ithem. And I would respectfully ask,. Mr. ! Editor, if any one could have delivered a | fippech more free fromjff*rtyls.m or passion, or more free from any thing like exciting bad or \ contentious feelings? Indeed, was It not a 1 mo ?t fair, candid, able arid interesting speech? ' And ihis being so, and he being the second officer in the Government, don’t you think he ought to have a fair, hearing, and let him be judged by what he himself sags, nahev than be judged by what others choose to impute to him? 1 think so ; and, Mr. Clisby, you are generally so fair, and liberal or courteous to those dif fering with you, I am surprised that, you should have been remiss in this instance. Your correspondents try to create the im pression that Mr. Stephens was a “volunteer” in tints speaking, and th.ey may have succeed ed in making many of your readers think he was ; but had you published liis speech, it would have been seen that there was no pitch thing—all would have learned the truth. But admitting that Mr. Stephens had been a “volunteer’’—admitting-that like others, ho visited Millodgeviilc for the purpose of en lightening the members of the Legislature upon these subjects, and admitting- that he had even drawn up resolutions, «c.. has he not bright examples in those who held his po sition before him ? Was not Mr. Jefferson A'ice President, when lie arrayed himself against Congress, and the Government, in their adoption of the Alien and Sedition Acts, and when he drew up with his own hands, the Kentucky Resolutions of lThfl Was not Mr. Calhoun Vice President when lie arrayed him self and the whole South against the. Tariff policy of the Federal Government, and saved the Union at that time by eorapelliug*an rtbandoment of the protective policy at that tiinc? No doubt iho Alien and .Sedition law men, the friends of :f strong central eousolidn- . led Government, I In* anti-republican and anti : -date rights men of those days, censured i Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Calhoun ror thus cx i pres.-i'ng their opinion, &c., while being Vice • Fiv-biile'nl, as the friends of a strong Central ! GoVetnittent now censure Mr. . Stephens for j expressing hi; when called upon, ■ (while being Vice President.) in opposition to ; the action of Congress and the ‘‘powers that : bc; r But Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Calhoun oiu j lived a J!"of these attacks—they lived to see ; an overwhelming majority of j be whole coun ! try accord to them “well done thou good and ! faithful servants”—and for nothing were they i more praised than for these acts. And. Mr. | Editor, a; Mr. Stephens is now on the same | i.rack, 'l cannot’ but believe that a like fate i awaits him in after year:;—after we have ob i tained our .independence, and people can sit | down and calmly consider and act upon fun- : I damental principles of government. I cannot I but think, that, in ten years from this time, you and the Editors.of the “Times” and. “Tic cord er” will regret that you did not publish j this speech ; and so believing and thinking ! that it is nothing more than right that Vice j President Stephens should have a fair hearing ! before your readers , since you have let others | assail and review him. and you have pro- j nouneeri judgment against him, I would re- ! specifally suggest, that it is not yet too late , to give him a hearing by publishing his ; speech. But agaiu: The papers above alluded to, liavß also permitted their correspondents to assail Gov. Brown promiscuously and gener ally, in relation to his call of the extra cession of the legislature, and his message to thn same. Seen!‘mg’to misunderstand his mes sage you all have charged him with a dispo- ; sition to ignore the Confederate government, : and to go in for separate, and independent State action , or negotiation , for obtaining peace. I j understood Gov. Brown as. going in for no ; such thing, and many others entertained tho | same view as to his message. And yet, when j the Governor, in a subsequent and short letter j (I allude to his letter to Gen. Colston.,) more , distinctly enunciates bis position, winen can- : not bo objected to by any one. neither of your | papers would or have pmhlhhed his letter, j;. j ’hi- right or fair 7 A ; patriots 5i (not, a?- party j men j [ did suppou- all. would be clad to pub- j ii h a letter from the (inf ernor, showing that . hf. was misunderstood, and that he occupied uu such obnoxious ground us. \va- attributed to him. Ihu from ome cause ioversight I • hoped-neither ill«• ••Telegraph" or ■ Tecordev j published the Iciver. and the "Times only ■ published a short paragraph, which it admit- : ted put the Governo) ‘wight Ac. Again, for opppstug the suspension of the writ of fuihe;. - coipu?, Guv. Brown and the legislature >d Georgia have been censured most severely' by you three—they have been charged with a disposition to “clog the gov ernment. ' “opposition lo President Davis,” a ■desire for agitation, ' a “disposition to have parties." Ac.. Ac., and yet when the Legisla ture of Mr. Davis's own State, Mississippi, unanimously passes resolutions, not one whit behind those of Georgia in opposition to and in denunciation of this action of Congress in suspending the writ of habeas corpus, not one word is said by you all about Mississippi, or what motives governed her Legislature—nay. more, 1 have not even seen these resolutions published a? news, or alluded to in any man ner v.ij at ever in either- of those papers. Does it not. look strange that, when the passage of such resolution? in Georgia kicks up such a fuss,. no notice is taken of their passage by the Mississippi Legislature, especially when that Legislature is supposed to be the truest to Mr. Davis, when he is on the right track. But this is not all. While Gov. Brown i? de nounced as a “faei-ioßist.” a “madman, a •disorganixer." and almost “disloyal,” for his up position to the suspension of the' writ us hs-bcos corpus and his notion; about diploma cy being necessary for peace, Ac., on the other . hand. Gov. Vance, of North Carolina, who , boasts that he is ;urd was far ahead of Cov. . Brown. Judge Stephens, or the Georgia Leg islature upon these subjects, is held up by you alias;, -very proper man;" and you and j and all of us want him re-elected Governor of i North Carolina. -And is it right and fair. Mr. Editor, for you all. and others, thus to make ■•flesh" of one and “fish*' of the other —to de nounce -c and praise and wish good luck and success to the other, where both stand on the sum- pit*"form? T think not. Indeed, I think all ii'.t things, alluded to above very unfair, an.d i a nerally persisted in, calcula ted to engetidcr bad and Litter feelings among us ulbnnd it is forthi3 reason that I have ad -1 dressed this communication to you, with the Lowe that it may cause you and others to ■ chaww vour • tactics” a little. I'-.v uiv part. I am r,n “agitator.” On the contVafv*. I sometimes star that in mr disposi tion to* -'-av nothing 85 aad “trust all to the power- th.-a he ' during the war, I do wrong. . fan 1 anWt i’.clp it. Stick is my anxiety for us -to whip our tight and win onr indepen dence i have telv that I willing 'to submit to anything," I have, certainly i soverei nraorkepi my mouth cdojSfg when I felt our rulers were overriding the Constitu tion, because I feared 1 might do harm by speaking. But at the same time, .if others choose to ’speak. I ham not felt like - stoning them. In tire present instance, iiowcyyr, J 1 have not been able to see am greaPitarm Gov. Brown, Judge Stephens, or Mr. Stephens have done in coming out fiat-tootgd against the action of Congress in suspending the writ of habeas corpus,'nor in their views about the • Confederacy tendering to the Lincoln G6vern ' men! propositions ot peace, upon the princi ples of 1770, or State sovereignty, &c., &c. And when I see them denounced for maintain ; mg the only principles upon which our seces sion iiom the United States can ever be de • iended or .justified, nod they censured, abused, and denied a hearing in the papers that cen sure them most. 1 cannot but feel a little rest less. and sv?k a small 'pace now and then for Fair Play. • [From the Atlanta Confederacy, 17th,] The litaif !c of ItesftCft. Atlanta, May IC, 12 M. OPRNJN-G XHE FIOHT. i From intelligent soldiers among the'wound co who came down Sunday afternoon, we Rniii that the fight was opened about 10 a. mi, on Saturday, and continued fierce and general along* tbo line? itiiifl night. Our men, with ; the brief period allowed them before the ene -smy attacked, threw up temporary breast" vvorks of log's and rails from behind which they repulsed every assault. Gar cannoneers ! Avere so much exposed to thr- enemy’s sharp j shooters and so close t o the Yankee lines, that j they loaded thnir guns in a recumbent posi- I* tii)l(. HOW THE VANKKKs FOCBHT. j The Yankees fought with a desperate valor worthy of a better cause. They tried jo charge several times during Saturday evening, but every time the-} came up our boys poured the ; leaden hail into them,: and they turned and I fled in confusion before the wrathful storm, ; Our men were not permitted to pursue. The j time has not come for that. 1 T SPIRIT OF OUR TROOPS. | AYhonover the Yankees advanced to the | charge our boys would breast the works and i sing out, “fix bayonets,” when a clangor of j metal would ensue which was ominous ot death. The wounded veterans who have I reached this city states that their comrades j & front are in the finest feather, and as full jof pluck as ' ever. They swear the Yankees I may come up in swarms, and ‘they will meet j every charge, even to the point of the bayo | net and the club of their Enfields. There is I no disposition to fall back, and an order to i that effect, even from Gen, Johnston, whom j they all revere, would be obeyed reluctantly. ATTEMPTED A FLANK. | The enemy, towards evening on Saturday, attempted to turn our right, but instead of i accomplishing this found their left turned by j Gen. Hood, who charged and drove them back j three quarters of a. mile, and was still driving i them when night closed the operations of the ; dnv. i ! POSITION OF THU LINES. i 'On the enemy’s line McPherson and Hooker ■ are on their right wing, but we could not learn j who commanded their left. Up to Friday ‘ evening. Sherman's headquarters were at Tun i ne! Hill, but he has of course moved, down j since to field headquarters, j On our line, Polk is in command on the left ! wing, Ilardcc in the centre, and Hood on the I right. Walker's Division was on our extreme I left Saturday evening, in the direction of CaJ ; lioun. \Ye understood that Loring’s and : French’s Divisions are at Rome. On Friday; i the.enemy's lines extended from the Oostc ‘ nanla, at a point two miles below Resaea, to within a short distance of the Railroad, the position they lmd held for three days previous. One of our correspondents at the front went with ft scouting party along the whole front of the enemy but could learn nothing definite as to his force. They, however, report themselves from 30.000 to 40,000. URKI.IJUNARY ,\IO \ KS. Some of our dismounted scoufa sent to the enemy's right and rear on Friday, reported a column of 20,000 strong moving slowly to ward Resaea, through Snake Creek Gap, forti fying as they come. Col. Grigsby, with the 2d Kentucky Cavalry, charged a regiment, : capturing sixty and would have captured the j horses of the entire command but from the i fear of being flanked and surrounded. A SFEOIAIi DISPATCH. Tbs following letter written late Saturday evening, reached ns this morning ; liusACA, May 14.—A fierce light has been progressing here to-day. The enemy have raa.de repeated assaults upon different posi tions of our line, and have been repulsed with much loss of life on both srdCo. Gen. Tucker of HindmanT division, lost an arm. Col. Stanton of iho 28th Tennessee, was killed yesterday. Gens. Hood and Hardee have 'gained some ground on tho enemy. The enemy have appeared on the opposite side of the river from Calhoun, where noufid eraMo fighting has been going on. A few shells were thrown into the town. Gat. >os a , Saturday afternoon our line was formed in the shape of an inverted “A,” the apex to wards tho enemy, our left extending in the direction of Calhoun, and our right beyond Resuea. Hales Di'ision and the Kentucky Brigade were near the apex of the “A,” and of Lhelr pan in tin- aeiitni, we have re. aived tho following account: FROM OV : R OORRIP.J'ONPENT MINT Jl!j.||». Battik Fiki.p, 0, P. M., May H, IStiL Tho oueim* massed their strength in front of the portion iff our works manned by Hind man and Bates’ divisions, and commenced the assualt by a direct charge this evening at fif teen miuutes pasi I o'clock. Permitting them to approach within short, gunshot range before firing, we poured a murderous wither ing fire into their deep ranks, and they broke and lied like cowards. Three successive times :re?h lines were put in arid they attempted, with heavy battailous to carry our works by storm, and at every effort they were signally, gloriously sem reeling bade, their men fling ing their guns away in their craven light. Two Yankee flags lay within gun range of our works and the enemy have failed iu every effort to get them. IVe will send for ihem to-night. I have not heard the casual tie-- else where than our immediate position of the line only general result. The. orphan boys of Kentucky, led by General Lewis, ami Tyler’s brigade, led by Gob Tom Smith, (of the 20th Tennessee regiment.) fought with the valor and vim of desperation. They were every where waving their hat? in a tempest of bul let?, and cheering their'men to fight for home. I can now only recall among the wounded Capt. Pickett, Engineer corps; Capt. Blan chard, 37th Gecrgia regiment, and Limit. Raw ley, 20th. Tennessee regiment. The roar o': artillery and bursting of shells was most terrific, i know but little of the front of Iliad matt. His men fought, bravely. 1 saw WnlthaVs command —they were true to their leader and themselves. Anon, Mint Julif. OUR I’tfSiTIOX SUNDAY. Our usually welt posted correspondent raxion writes \i3 Sunday from Kes&ca. . wing of the enemy rests near this place, white the right extends xo the river. A roconnoit eriD r force-rof?od the river yesterday alternoon, h”t at great saeiifioe. They reexo-sed it last night. In yo*terdfiv‘ fight we neither gamed nor lost •round—both Join,-on and the enemy occupy their aim a iir.e- a* in tiu*. .Msuiißtici'uicti! 01 the eriguge meat." ul K i.OSSF:.?. The sinner- rcespondeitf writes: . “Our lo?s iha? far is comparatively small, it is reported {that the enemy's loss is vers - heavy in kilted—but few were taken prison. ers. If John ston succeeds in turning their left wing he will bag (he whole of then., as they will then ha completely heiuinaud in by the river on one flank and Johnston ou tMe other." flboo i-Nn u u-.ttije cApxrsr .v liATirav. We harethb in nnent received the following let ter from purs-iffcouii C.iit .-or.Jcnt, “J.W. T. Headquarters Ist Georgia Cavalry, i Hesaea, G.a., Maylloth, ISol. f Gentlemen Iwrote'you yesterday morning, but have not had time to write -ince. \ csterday ey?i}- iaglUpwcTu? lasde several violent ewatilts upon our works atKesaca, but were repulsed each time with heavy loss. They have used a rreat many pieces of artillery since yesterday morning. Hood and Hardee whipped them badly only on the riirht yesterday, capturing one battery and quite a number of prisoners. There has been considerable firing of small anus on our right and centre, to-day tq> to 4 o clock, p. m. Hindman’s hospital captured. The s&mo correspondent writes us under date Sun day morning a The enemy's cavalry captured the hospital of Hindman’s Division this morning, with nurses and ambulances.,'- THE FIGHTING SUNDAY. was general along the lines all day, though it could be scarcely considered a general battle, in which the results could have been decisive. Ourmen were engaged repelling the enemy at various point at in tciviiD. With the.exeoptioti of a lull about O o'elock on Sunday morning (occasioned it was believed by the fog of smoke,) there was a running lire from sun rise until dark. Bate’s and Cheatham’s divisions were under heavy fire during the da yv OCA POSITION. Our lines to-day, according to the most accurate information we can gather, extend nearly parallel with the railroad, and our troops arc on both sides of the .Oostanaula—the railroad bridge over which is still in our possession, notwithstanding repeated efforts of the enemy to take it. The enemy have alse made frequent attempts to cross the Oostanau la at a ford, in order to reach our rear, by. Calhoun, but navelvvery time been repulsed. OUR CASUALTIES. Thus far’bur losses in killed have been compara tively few, while our wounded list is large, tho ugh the wounds are chiefly slight. (Job Stantcn was killed Friday.'Brig. Gen Tucker, commanding Patten Anderson's old brigade, lost an arm in tue fight on Sunday. - b THE FIELD ' Is described by those who took part in the action thereon, as very similar to that of'.Shiloh, .a broad level, cut up into rkvines, and. thickly wooded at various points, ■!■ 1 ~“- .. ‘UJT’WSi IIIIEGEAPEIQ. Keporis oi the Press Association, Entered according to get. of Congress jn iho vear 18tA, by J. 3, Thrasher, in thbCktk’; ..llico of the District Court of chft Confoderr*!*- Fiat."' for the Northern District of Georgia. Highly Exciting’ fro Hi Virginia!! BoHiharmiNiif of Drewry»s Blsiff! Yankees at Petersbiirf! firani KejHiiseti oti tin If A juiian!! Late IVoHherii Papers Received. Grants Loss Put Down at 27,000 ! Hjpld in New York Advanced to 210 ! Enemy Retiring from Petersburg l Proceedings fenfederate fongress. Petersburg, May Id.—Heavy firing was heard this morning at Drown ‘s Bluff, and be tween there and Dunlap’s" Farm. The enemy were near Bcllield on both sides of the Rfj.ilro:id to AVoldoiu Petersburc. May It).-—The operations to day near this city were entirely successful. The enemy were driven several mile?, losing many men, wagons and ambulances. Our entire loss not over 30. Gen. Hearing nude a gallant charge at Chester, capturing a strong position nnd many st'ire-, Don. Beauregard drove back the centre leaving 1000 dead Yankees on iho field. Gen. Ransom had turned their right flank at noon. . . • • - - | The enemy were repulsed with a lass of 20,000 at iSpottsylvania C. H. on Thursday. byMuhone’s and Lane’s brigades. PfiTEttSBUBa, May Hi, 11. till a, in.— Many pris aners have been taken. New York papers of the 1i tb have been re ceived, \ The Herald admit: a los* of 27,000 in Gram’s j army. Gold in New York on Monday, 21U. Pkteksburo, May 17. The enemy have gone i from our front to hi ; introhehmenta at Bermuda Hundreds. Tho turnpike road to Richmond ia now open. Spear’s raiders are about eight mije? fbi 3 side of Jnrrett’s. * General rejoicing here over Lee’s victory, Richmond, May 17.—-The only event of interest that hast transpired omen the forenoon is the re ported landing of a foree ofthe enemy below Chaf fin’s Bluff ten miles below the city All quiet and cheerful to-day. , -Nothing from Lae’s army. . Richmond, May 17.— The Senate has adopted a resolution favoring the Gist test., as a day of adjournment sine die. It. was chiefly occupied to-day in the discussion of a resolution requiring a two-thirds vote. It resolved itself into secret session and the existing rule on this subject wa • adhered to by a decided majority,. Louis N apoukon as" a Gbnkral.—The‘last number of “Blackwood" has an Elaborate re view of the French Emperor’;; campaign in Italy, in who h the writer .expresses the fol lowing personal conclusions : It is a common tiling to see. general?, though roc*.miless of ll.eir personal safi ly, yet nerv ou.dy alive to the r isk ol engaging. Hubse qu eu i event? •■e.?m to confirm this view ofthe Emperor'.; cbaiacter. On the sth June he hesitated, though with superior numbers and in face of a beaten enemy, to renew the con ies! or to piir-ue. He equally failed to follow the retiring foe. from Solferino ; and lastly, When another great pitched bail ie \\ u.; immi nent, lie made his overtures lor peace, forget ting alike iiis own proclaimed intention and the interests of his ally. Should he. then,, take the field in another war, we should ex pect that lii-: combinations would he welt cal culated, his movements methodical and accu rate; but we should doubt the resolution not of the man. but of the general, ami we should expect that, opposed to a skillful and resolute adversary, prompt and ready to fight, lie might play for; a high stake and lose it. ii Sketalls. I Tlio Ulniverse is the -um of .small things. A nation I or an aimy is made up of individuals, ami the i charactcjr, the actions and the condition of these individuals decide the character and destiny of the naiiun. All that is greatand glorious in the history of the Confederate States has been accomplished by the exertions of individual men and women directed in the same channel and for the same great purpose. Our armies and our cause are sustained by the bravery, the industry, the skill and the devotion of persons whose names will never appear on the pages of history and who will have no reward for t heir ex ertions and sacrifices, except the consciousness that they liaije done t heir duty and the common blessing of liberty and a redeemed country. Really.great statesmen and generals have al ways been clolsc observers of the details of national life and the-affairs of their people and armies. Causa r ; said to have known thenmno of every man in the ! army with which he eonquered.Uau), and Xapoleon frequently inspected the messes and camp tires of his soldiers, and thoroughly understood the domes tic affairs of his army. There are some officers, not even generals, in our service who think it beneath their‘'position''to look into the “domestic affairs” ! of their commands—men who do not seem to com- I prebend that there is any connection between corn and liberty, oribacon and national snfety and honor. Now, the truth is. that the efficiency, the health, the strength, the morale of soldiers depend to a very I considerable extent upon the details and small af fairs connected with their regiment and company. It i? not beneath the dignity ofpny officer to iaform himself of tbc very detail? and minniac of affairs connected with hi? command and to mingle personally wiu. hi< men, that he may understand the wants and ih>- condition of those with whose care as weH a command he is entrusted. What a vast amount of injustice, bad feel lings, suffering and desertion hrus been caused by blfieers not doing their duty in this re=peet. Many a battle has been lost and nations ruined by a neglect of those condition? of success that lie a little beyond the common obser ■j ration. , The source: tr im vnc-nco a torrent derives is force ale, not more ; numerous than the sources from whence n great army i? created end sustained, and the strength and power of the army will depend upon the thousand obscure sources and causes that do not attract the common attention and are espe ; dally neglected by tho?e superficial person- who think that a commission and a coat are the specific or generic characteristic* of la military officer, j ; Floridian Si JoiUTial, CITY MATTERS. % JACKSON.;.. .LOCAL EDITOR. Funeral Notice. The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. S.u’pington, are invited to attend the funeral services of the latter from St. Paul’s Church, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at 4 o’clock. The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Thom, are invited tojattend the funeral service? of the latter from St, Luke's Methodist Church tbi tWcdursday) morning at lOLj o'clock. may Ik* Tiik Power of a Good Life.—We have never been more impressed with the power of good life than by witnessing- the solemn and impressive funeral obsequies of the deeply lamented Mrs. Cairns, at the Episcopal Church on -Monday af ternoon. A large and attentive congregation were in attendance to pay the last sad rites to de parted worth, and to listen to the touching fune ral discourse pronounced by the Rector ,Rav. Dr. Hawks. Tho eortegothnt followed this truly good lady to her last resting placo was one' of the larg est ever drawn together in Coin minis, and the weeping eyes of the widow and the orphan, the poor and the destitute, tho high and the low, and even the very servants in our midst, spoke in language not to be mistaken, of the profound and universal regret felt at the loss of such a lady. All these sad surroundings impressed the fact upon us that there k a power in goodnes? that is irresistible. The pomp and circumstance ot wealth, worldly honor and fame are not to be compared to the enduring heritage pf a good name, secured by the gun tic, unobtrusive acts of Christian char ity. All the giddy splendors of fame are as but a. breaMi, and soon forgotten : tho glittering par aphernalia of wealth attracts perhaps the envy or admiration of the butterfly crowd, but rarely of it self wins the heart, or hands down to immortality •the name of its possessor. Worldly buffers, how ever many or great, are merely a hurstiftg bubble, and as soon are gone. But the good deed prompt ed by the religion of Christ, will live forever, long after the polished shaft with its most flutter ing inscription shall have mouldered into dust.— The tear of.the widow and the orphan furnish a more honorable and enduring eulogy, than that of the most gifted pen or eloquent tongue. The fra grance of a good life will survive all time, und diffuse itself through the cycles of eternity. With these truths before us is it not, astonishing how few people in this great world dedicate theni | selves unreservedly to the high and holy offices | of piety, by visiting the fatherless and the widow, ; by ministering to the wants of the unfortunate, i by binding up the broken hearted, by feeding the j hungry,‘by clothing the naked, by teaching the ; ignorant, and a thousand oilier kind attentions to i fallen humanity. All these tilings did Mrs. ! Cairns. Her name was a household word in the i abodes of distress. To the poor, (he despised, tho i outcast, she was as an angel oflight. All loved j her lor her good works. We had rather have the tear of an orphan for a monument than the most magnificent sarcophagus the genius of man ever produced. It would be a tar more imperishable : and eloquent tribute of praise.. - Thu Strawberry Suffer. —lt will lie remem - j bared Gist Thursday evening is the occasion of | the Ladies’ Strawberry Supper for the relief of the j poor and needy in our midst. Let all who can, contribute something to make it a successful ex pedient. Those who cannot send iu cake or straw berries should send do the store of Messrs. Brad ford & Snow, a ham of bacon or a bushel of meal. And those who can do neither should provide themselves with all the surplus “epondulicks” they can find about their old clothes, as we have no doubt the good ladies can contrive some plan to relieve them of it. It is not often that we have a chance at a strawberry supper where we can, while luxuriating in the taste of this delightful fruit, at the same time contribute to an object so eminently praiseworthy. May abundant success crown the efforts o: our noble women in this as well as ail plans looking to the amelioration of the condition of the suffering poor of our city. The sup]>er will be given at the Court House. A “SoLEMNCHoiri” IiEOEND.—It is related of U Vermont editor once upon ft time that be was so poverty-stricken and abject that he had not tho wherewithal to bay paper to hi; editorials on, and had to resort to the expedient of scrib bling with chalk on the sole of his shoe, and going barefooted while the “devil” set it up. We don’t Vouch for this, as we have no higher authority for it than “they say.” Our devil (No. 2) in re flecting upon the above thinks it would be an ad mirable system for this Local to adopt, seeing as how we have rather an expansive understanding. We would gladly do this to please the whim of our imp, hut unfortunately we have no shoe. We shall probably have tb resort to the more econom ical process of writing on the bottom of our foot, and lie down while the devil transfers our thoughts to type. Anybody that has a pair of good '•hoes, these times can be said to be well n. do in the WOi'Td. Min.il Let him that hath give to him tha hath uot. A Library for Lee Hospital.- -It will be seen from an advertisement tbs* In, Ri*bert*nn, Surgeon in charge Os Lee Ho-piD.l, illicit- vol umes for the use of invalids in that in -dilution.— As there are at this time a great many sick and wounded soldiers there whose time must bang heavily on their hands, our people who have books to spare would perforin u. good act by making donations immediately. Ata tiox Sauls.—At auction yesterday by El ID, Livingston & Cos., salt sold at oh to (10 com per lb.; sugar, $11,60 ; smoking tttbacro, s2,ffW to $3,1(1; one cow and calf, $675. Other artir-le? uu inqmvtant. Decatur is strongly fortified with an urmameni of several siege guns and is gifted with three line3 of entrenchments. A large pontoon bridge is the me dium of their transportation of -'itpfdles from Hoots ville, where McPherson’/; corps i- station: thourh the commanding general had left, at lasi accoo jo - in anticipation of a raid by “the dashing ioiiust’ upon Memphis. At Mosyille, on the Huntsville and Decatur railroad, there is a small detachment of in fantry and cavalry doing guard duty,‘while at Tri enna there are two regiments of infantry. At Whitesburg, the enemy have about seven hundred cffVstive infantry and a section of a battery. * | Fedi;sYl Ixnt ma n it y to Tnun: Own Wocxdko.— Au incident in conneciion with a Federal defeat is published in the New York Tribune, wliiehr, (says the Chronicle & Sentinel) ii we were nor itoquaiuted with the inhumanity of Federal officers, we should • deem almost lincredible. When the Cosmopolitan , arrived at Beaufort with a cargo of two hundred and forty wounded men, a ball wa: going on. Generals Gilmore and Saxon, who were present, immediately left the fesl ive scene and went to the boat, and then i heard for the fir?t time ofthe defeat of the army: the only intimation of a reverse prior to this was a wounded men were on their way. wmi. Saxon re turned to the ball iv.otn, informed the guest? of the . eataatrophe and ordered the 1G in- to be jmt out.— We will_give the rest of the narrative in the words ofthe New York Tribune: A second time he had to give the command be fore it wa? obeyed. A surgeon present made a lit tle speech, setting forth the superfluity of she man date inasmuch as The wounded men were not to b removed until the following morning. About half a dozen doctors were in the hall. A telegram Igtd l>eeu sent front Hilton Head to Beaufort, an hour and a half before the boat arrived, to prepare tin hospitals for the sufferers ors the Cosmopolitan, find to have auibylauees in readiness on the dock. Nev yr tholes? no transportation was at hand to rake away the wounded for three quarters of an hour after the boat arrived. And the poor fellow were not re- j moved until morning, ?ure enough, i AUCTION h ■ very lim&mE storn AN THUIvBD.IV Wib.May. „• sell at.the store, forpwri> cus. the entire’stock of H-id'- : bracing: alarjre varieiy'of 2r■ by one (and our best tiarcf'-r,.;. for C.UIPESTLSS. i- ; I*l a A TEk &, nad cr . Lot Fine Gun powder. 1 : 50 Boxes'Fine C&t • |;>- English CottoiUiuc-, Fine Show Gases, \v, may 13 td $23 do By Roise-tte, fsfrwhc: | Execalors Salt*, oi ffouseiirr:d !. Fmjiiturv; WILL be sold on Friday, the 2Sib •.[... in frontofottr auction room, at i all tho HUL’SEHULD and XITCEL.-T* Fun ,tu; of the late Mrs Lucinda Salisbury, cc itri- t';; - * part of Buroatts, Wardrobes, t’ed Stead's, Mattrasses, Chairs, Tab].-.-:. (;:-..Vcsr7 Ware, Silver at«d Plated Bpoonv. Knive .; J Forks, &e. One .Cooking Stove and TN: ■ One Cow and Calf, Sow a>. . • 5 Shares Mobile & Girard U. iC ■1 c 0 nerc Land Warratri W. L SALISBUiiY, limy ft td. i;xcc.’.a*. T~ CMATTAISOOrS3E!ir: - : .Y; iE, i • yL V MMS, N;,C*-1 c i \, milE Hace? over tb-- ..bovc - 1 mcnce on Titeaday, J.fth ir. . . live. days.. First day —Stake for 2 v <-,;. , c . ~c SSOO entrance - half furioit. Second Day—Str.be fbi t ; ; . ~... heats, SSOO omranee lialf : Third day Purs* ra<. i heats. Fourth day—Stake for 2 >,?: : ... cals, > 500 entrance- half i...:> Fifth day—Post Slake, >1 000 crin,.; ... feit., three mile heat o It: ibo Post Stake three g-. and r r?a wr and perhapafom C. V ;•:■ i • j : . may IT ts F? 1-ST cs I «r fej •?£.<:■ - t nPM f 0 Stove Mould*-rj ai; . 1 good wage--, by ai-.iii.i HARR DIO:,, f:RDL.-.1. :• fe Cob ■ •; j, G:,. Augusta Constitutional;-,' copy *>ne month ami send >• . may 0 lm State ais and t*. If. ft n.-a old, A *ia.ni il-’ v,, ■ j ittienrl in the country during tho coming ws£k At Mr. Nance’*? AlondajE 23u. “ J ones' Crosaing, WedccV •.•••;, .: , t - Edwards’ Friday, 2 * “ Bozeman’s Monday. On other days at (fie office ■ and .1 .-•„>* Bb'i-c. ' JAS. M. HUGHS? ''l" may 17 21 Wanted. fij O HIRE, for the balan:? of the- vear av ; ~•> 1- NLR.SL, to go in tho muni rv, at may 17 Iw THEY OFFICE :\©f.ice. lam desirous ol a c.ir.p av fgj- , *ir use’ofthe Lee Hospital. Contributions of hr ma-eazinea, Ac., are respectfully so ieitec, : W N. ROBERTSON. ~j.rg._oii l n ulis.rj3i may 17 ts ;{. e3 Hcrpital, oiS 4 j@. x m \ :Wi ? E FSo'i’idti IrfeajTjfoFi’Siccc* , Ktmp ISaSeikig- Uspe. w 5 .Moles will be Received for Skit. HANSEED r AUSTIN. Colnmljns, May 17 31 Hncnox Au;;; ;.i YuTT ' r f'HE Columbus, Gh., Friclion Match Comnarv havnagain resumed ope?.-:ions, av i v-VlifinV few days, be prepared to supr i: ■■ :■ r.i v . t u.-ntu r A Ihey also make a superior, uticio of r- ■ can be supplied in quantity. Dealers and others, wishing to purchase, can v-r ply to Messrs. Livingston & Cos., or Af ,,c *v* f* r y Duck- who will he jkept cons tar. tlv sup: :i j.” E. D. THO-T a CO., Jdanufaeturors N. B.—lt having cost me about too rt n eighteen month:, above fe ufipt: to icria hoiv io matches, tho public r v now rote or aet ting a superior article. g. Jj Ifp ; 7 Columbus, May 14, 1864 dtf CoxrBDERATE 5'ta TVS AUSK-AL, i Coiombur Oa., ’• .y l': r ISci. j The ioll.'.wicg men hrr. c . . ,r; . /, ns!, viz David Wolffon, age, t:f v xc: ■ ■ f ßc -i inches; hair, black c-yos ; bip.ck; c- : .v ';;a -n, dark L SchJig:lmiclh, a ;IF v-ir-: heigh; ■' 5 i-p i-.che-. lfair, biown . c-yc-r • corupF .r f. t; HUMPHREYS, may 14 -It i>t l- }* T W VNTED if the C. in large <;i mail qu.-tutitii , .- - <;r.: . t i-pii<'.‘wiif i; p aid. Parties chipplr.p : uc <>r ugeiit; niOthei Kr.inalit . may 11 !f BEET Affj :;i:■ AUkuT;: :i‘ . , FOIL .7ALE BY THE B' [Ff AT HOOK 1a LA NTs IVi ■ : NIV). may 12 fit • %9l? 4 ilOfi' S • V , \ NEGRO man..dark core; A John, says he belhr,.; ? Frca • >v; , ; !l" county. A negro boy by the nr.axe :v ;GJ. plesimi, says he beloio ; r-. A’, rv. T- . v . \ illc, lean. An old nfgro Uirin b;. the p .uie of J.a: . • fc.: bidonvs to .-ll.j, Tudmj.. o, .'. iitef ;ut < rippi. .;l nogro man by the nair. _ P•_ b-'lcng: t.. Trios. Cogwefl, of Cr.xnir.-v 1 * dark complexion, A negro man John, ay abelcr-; ;: .ry V •. . of Yazoo Cffy, Mi?? A negro man Baul. he fccl-.r.; -ph U of Savannah. Ga A Bhgro m in. 'a to Mr. Lin.-b of > orth Car-Hir.p..''.' ,;v --ion. I). '7. V If V. ’ Li, Lb- :. -'•uriff. iiiay.l+dtf of F< - ’ , Ga. <C’ AH » i 1' oupu-rioi nujSity, foi • liiay 13 fit. \i.anch of;ni*]| LEYS. •.. ;< •■ ■■ r*n get by appl> iau a: »h» • ok • , •-: - ; -e .me a...! paviu-. for thi- .ldvci ti . . ■ may 12 tt HAHOS V-'W) . , [ [BERAL hire will b ttd foi fiv - : ean-is 1J by tho.month <>r day. mayo-d2w GRF- N’ • ' „ .LG.IY,