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fhi> fylmfois Siwijs. j, if. ffARREX, - - - Editor. Saturday Morning August IS, 1864. Absent. —The editor, Mr. Warren, will be absent several days on military duty, during which the indulgence of the reader is asked for the lack of usual editorial matter as well as for all other deficiencies that may be ap parent in the Times. It is said that President Davis has telegraphed to high authority that, if Gen. Hood will only hold his own a few days longer, he will be abundantly supported in both front and rear. From tlie North THE PLOT. Indianapolis, July 20tb.—Governor Morton has authorized the publication of an official report made to him last June by Gen. Car rington, military commander of this district, containing a full exposition of a secret politi cal order, antagonistic to the Government, called the Sons of Liberty, of which H. H. Dodd is Grand Commander of the State ; Hor ace Hafferu, Deputy Comraauder; and W. M. Harrison, Secretary. The officers for United States, are C. L. Vallandigham, Supreme Grand Commander; Holloway, Deputy, and Dr. Massy, Secretary. W. A. Bowles, L. P. , Mulligan, Andrew Humphrey and J. C. Wal-,j ker are the Major Generals for Indiana. THE SOUTH-WESTERN' CONSPIRACY—FI’RTH Elt DETAILS —VALLANDIGHAM’S PART, St. Louis, Thursday, July 28th, 1864.—T; e Democrat publishes a long account of toe conspiracy for the erection of a North Western Confederacy, referred to a few days since. The organization engaged in this conspiracy is knowa as the “Order of American Knights,” and it3 real object is to embarrass the Gov ernment in the conduct of the war. and to overthrow the Government if necessary, for the supremacy of the Order. Its professions and purposes are different in different States, proclaim a war policy in New York, Pennsyl vania, New Jersey, and other P’astern States, while in the West it is for peace. The order is of Soiuhern origin, being erected on the ruins of the Knights of the Golden Circle. The rebel General Sterling Price is Supreme Commander: Vallandigham, while in Rich mond, was made Supreme Commander of the Northern section and a conspiracy was enter ed into between him and the rebel authorities to divide the East and West, thus to aid the Southern rebellion. Vallandigham’s time in Canada was principally spent in furthering this scheme. He had a conference with some of the leading spirits in the North, soon after his arrival in Canada, and arranged for the establishment of the order throughout the loyal States. The names of all who visited him at the Clifton House are known to the Government, among whom the names of Wm. B. Reed, of Philadelphia, Pendleton and Pugh, Ohio, Kibben, of St. Louis, and Merrie, of Chi cago, are published. The result of this con ference was also known to the Government about the first of January. Mr. Vallaudigham issued an address to the lodges in the loyal States, in which he calls upon the members to renew their vows. He says the time is fast approaching which will test their sincerity. He declares that a pros ecution of the war is a violation of the rights of the States, and that President Lincoln is a tyrant and a usurper. A meeting of the Grand Commanders of the different States was held in the city of New York on the 22dday of February', for the pur pose of organizing an outbreak on the 10th of March, the day fixed for the draft to take place, but no definite plan was agreed upon. The names of these conspiritors are also known. The commanders had a conversation with the Supreme Commander at Windsor, Canada, early in April, for general consultation. Among those in attendance at this confer ence were the Grand Commander in New York; Chas. L. Hunt, of St. Louis, and Lafayette Dealing, in Indiana. The programme adopted at this meeting was that Mr. Vallandigham should represent his district in Ohio in the National Demo cratic Convention, to be held in the city of Chicago. Mr. Vallandigham in the Natioual Demo cratic Convention was to proclaim the doc trines of the Order of the American Knights, namely: Pronounce the existing Administration of the Government a power usurped, which the people have aright to expel by force of necesll - fact to inaugurate a rebellion in the North—in which he was to be supported by the Order Each Commander was to have firily armed and equipped a Body Guard at the National Convention in Chicago, for the defense of Mr. Vailandighara. This it was thought would precipitate the people of the Free States into an armed con flict, which was to be the signal for the Knights of the American Order to unite against the lawful authorities, and kill or capture the Vivil and military authorities. The Knights were then to seize the arsenals, arms, and public property of all kinds, and proclaim the Government overthrown. There is most Convincing evidence of the truthfulness of this statement. The reason of Mr. Vallandigham's sudden return to Ohio was the fear of being defeated as a candidate to the National Democratic Convention to be held at Chicago, and it was by bis presence in the State that his election as a candidate was secured. The uumerical strength of the Knights of the American Order is over half a million. One hundred and fifty thousand of this number arc armed and organized. The Order in New York is called the “Mc- Clellan Minute Men,” numbering over 200,000. The Grand Commander in Missouri is Chas. L. riant, a nephew of Jas. H. Lucas, and for many years the Belgian Consul. The Deputy Grand Commander in this city, is C. Tv Dunn. An officer in St. Louis has a long list of the names of the members of the Order, together with full information concerning the whole scheme. The whole affair lias been thoroughly brought to light, and the proof of & is in the hands of the authorities at Washington, and \vill be given to the public at the proper time. GEN. MTHEUSOJi’S EUNKRA.Ii. • Sandusky. July 29. —The funeral of Major Gcu. McPherson, at Clyde, to-day was very largely attended. The ceremonies were very impressive. The body was attended by four of his personal staff. One company of the 13th l'. S. Infantry, the 24th Ohio Battery, from Sandusky, and the 128th Ohio volunteer infantry, from Johnson's Island, formed the military escort. Rev. T. Hildreth, of the M. E. Churcu. was the orator. His address was listened to with breathless interest. Among the mourners were his mother, grand-mother, two brothers, two sisters, and other relatives of the deceased. The number present was estimated at eight or ten thousand. Northern Extracts Bl RSIVG OF CHAMKBRSBUBG, PBKN. •The outburst of indignation with which the burning of Chambersburg. by Gen. McCaus land has been received in the loyal States, serves to show the appreciation in which all such acts of vandalism are justly held, how ever reserved may have been its expressions when the outrage was committed by our troops in the South. When Bluffton, in South Car olina, and Darien, in Georgia and Alexandria, La., and Washington, X. C., were burned by onr forces, there were cot wanting those in the loyal States who deplored these several acts of wantouness or caliousncssas unworthy of honorable and Christian warfare: but part wvnn- 1 i • lcmot ' f 'ness of the scene of 6uch of in sandf and part *J * rotn a languid sense time' iff tu!° n m all t i bat colu 'erns the misfor- i was no Ter y vivid or ° !S AI f, ‘ clin g the subject. And we do . not doubt that in the Confederates States, there will be found multitudes who will un thinkingly applaud the burning of Chambers burg as an act of righteous retaliation, if not as commendable in itself. We do not need to say to our readers that all such deeds of barbarism, whether committed by one side or the other, fix a stigma of dis grace on our national character, and if any have been unable to realize the atrocity of these excesses so long as they were exclusive ly committed by our troops, it is to be hoped that their native heniousness will be clearly perceived in the light of the burning homes of Chambersburg, and that for the credit of the national name we shall not be called to chronicle such horrors in the future progress of the war. — Washington National Inttlligen ter. | THE PEACE MOVEMENT. * Whether the rumor concerning the peace movement be true or false, or whether it be partly true and partly false, there is a morale i to be drawn from it which no thoughtful per son can fail to understand and appreciate. It may be accepted as an indication of a ebange of the popular feeling. These blind move ments in the direction of peace, irresponsible as they may be, and wholly authorized as they are said to have been, do but represent that longing for a cessation of hostilities which all classes—with the exception of those who fear the consequences of their acts, and those who are enriching themselves in various ways by the war-*-are beginning to experience, coup led with the hope that something may be done to put a stop to that dreadful slaughter which has blackened all the land with mourn ing garments. Wo have spoken lightly of these self-consti tuted negotiators and their doings, but the mere announcement of peace conferences, whether there have been any such or not, without drawing down upon the alleged ac tors in them the denunciations so unsparing ly meted out to even hints of the kind at an earlier day is more than a step towards a pa cific adjustment of the quarrel. It may be ac cepted as an augury that the minds of men are turning that way, and that these whispers of peace are but the forerunners of peace in earn est, as the first warm airs that follow March winds are the of the coming spring.— Baltimore Gazette. EFFORTS OK REPUBLICANS TO HAVE GEN. MC- CLELLAN RESTORED TO COMMAND. Avery strong effort is making by Republi can politicians to induce the Administration to give Gen, McClellan the command of the defences of Washington, as urged by the Herald. They .say that his appointment is demanded by expediency; that if he can rally an army of a hundred thousand or a hundred and fifty thousand men for the defence of Wash ington and to operate on Lee’s flank, the ad vantage done to the cause will compensate for the sacrifice of personal feeling towards him, while if, as they believe, be should fail to secure any considerable support from the people, it will dispose at once and forever of his claims as a leader, either military or po litical. Hon. Henry J. Raymond is in Wash ington, it i3 understood for the purpose of urging this matter upon the President.— Tele. Dispatch from Wiashing ton. DEATH OF GEN. MC PHERSON. One of Gen. McPherson’s staff fn rushes the New York Herald with an account of the death of that officer. After stating that McPherson had three corps in the fight, he says : The General had ridden from left to right in superintending the advance of his skirmish line, and was returning again to the right, when a party of rebel bushwhackers, in am bush, ran from their covert, between the Six teenth and Seventeenth corps and crying out, “there they come, give it to them.” fired. A couple of staff officers and two orderlies ac companied the General, all of them escaped except the General, who fell and expired in stantly, the ball having cut the aorta. The enemy rushed forward to rifle the body. Offi ceis and orderlies, meeting Colonel Strong, Inspector General, and Captain Buell, both of Gen. McPherson’s staff, accompanied by a few orderlies, related the circumstance. Colonel Strong instantly drew the party into line, and ordered a charge. This handful of brave and impetuous men, regardless of the foernen in (rout, dashed gallantly ahead and drove off the enemy: and, while Captain Buell, with his revolver, kept them at bay, Colonel Strong, assisted by the orderlies, lifted the nude body stripped of every article of clothing save a glove and sock, to his own horse, and bore it safely from the field- Beneath the light glove covering the left hand was a diamond ring which the enemy failed to discover, and which will be forwarded to the General’s friends in i Ohio. Terms of Peace. Annexed we republish an editorial ar ticle from the Richmond Sentinel on “Terms of Peace.” The relations of the Sentinel to the administration give an importance to all which appears editorially in that paper : Terms of Peace, —We find the follow ing in the Washington Chronicle, the or gan of Mr. Lincoln’s Administration, of a late d^te. “Throughout the entire North there is an undoubted sentiment in favor of peace, unopposed except by some mean army contractors or sordid army followers. ” Indeed, we think it rather oversteps the modesty of nature. But yesterday this organ talked of nothing but fire and sword, and subjugation, and all at once it begins cooing and as soothingly as the turtle dove. Like all new converts, its new born zeal hurries it too far. It de* nounces all who hold to-day what it held yesterday as mean and sordid men. This is going it rather strong, Mr. Forney. We have no doubt that there are a great ma ny honest abolitionists, and levellers, and agrarians, and free lovers, and amulgamas tionists, who would have the war go on until their doctrines were carried into practical effect, or, at least, until the Jews shall return to Jerusalem. The prospects of peace are very promising. Nine-tenths of the people, North and South, are hear tily tired and sick of the war. But the prospects are not quite as bright as Mr. Forney paints them j for,’ unfortunately, there are a great many people, North and South, besides army contractors and camp followers, interested in the continuance of the war. Yet we thank the Chronicle for its ads mission, and accept it in thd kind spirit in which we hope aud believe it was made. When both sides desire peace, peace can-- not be very far off. “Where there’s a will there’s a way.” In the meantime, we presume, neither side will remit its exer>. tion, nor lessen its vigilance in prosecu ting the war. We would respectfully suggest, however, that it is a little out of the ordinary course of peace negotiations to begin with ultimata. They, as their name implies come last, and shut the door on further negotiation. Now we want to treat, to bargain, to negotiate, for peace, and Mr. Lincoln, who it seems, wants peace also, will not deign to show his face to us, much less talk the matter cooly over ) but slams the door rudely in our face, just flinging out at the window, at ! the same time, a string of ultimata, which ! any newsboy might pick up, and properly appropriate as directed to himself, for peace concerns everybody and anybody. I Cold comfort will the advocates of peace, I North or South, derive from this bitterly sarcastic paper. It closely resembles the [ lifting of the Silver Veil, aad the disclo sure to his del. deluded follow ers of his horrid lemu the Prophet of Khorassan. Liru me to grin i with the ecstacy of u revenge, and |as good as says to 1. .u, .ved followers : | “Ye have trusted me, and i have betrayed ] you. Without peace ye are ruined, and i peace ye shall not have.* Are ye of the North too weak and fee ble, too tame, submissive and down trod* den, to oppose the tyrant’s will? He, with his ultimata, stands in the way of peace; says there shall be no negotiations to bring about a peace, and insists, in fact, on unconditional surrender on our part, e hope, however, that he will soon be driven from his position, or, if necessary, from his seat. We want peace with the North, and, therefore, shall continue to make war upon those of either section who put themselves in the way of a fair and hoaorable peace—a peace between equals. Subjugation, submission, is not peace. Let peace commissioners be appointed ; by either section, and invested with plena j ry powers of negotiation, meet on neutral territory and discuss the terms of peace. Let all subjeets be open to free discussion and negotiation. We of the South con* sider independence as the great and first object of the war, and that separation is essential to independence; yet we shall be willing to listen you have to say and propose on the other side. You may offer us something that will secure our equal rights within the Union. You may propose to give the slaveholding and free States equality of votes in Congress and in the election of President; and partly to effect this, you may throw all New England into one State, or give her to England, or if England won’t have her, let her secede. Now, this would be a tempting bait. We don’t say it would satisfy us; but the subject is worthy of consideration ! This war was brought on by New England and New Englanders, and who knows but that the balance of the States might live in peace and har mony, if she were out of the way. But we do not mean to anticipate or prescribe the action of the commissioners. Let them enter into the negotiations untram melled by ultimata other than that any terms of peace they may agree on shall be subject to be rejected or ratified by their respective Governments. As to the slavery question we would leave that to be settled last. The ques tion of independence concerns us all. The subject of slavery but part of us. When all other subjects are disposed of, the North will find itself embarrassed by the possession of some half a million of negroes, who will immediately be murders ed by mobs if carried North, whom no nation or people, savage or civilized, will receive as freemen in their midst, and i whom the North cannot afford to send off, if she could find a spot on earth willing to receive them. Under these embarrassing circumstan ces the negoes and the Northern Commis sions would pray their former masters to let bygones be bygones, forgivd them, and let them go home again, happy and de lighted; to their cabins, their corn and cotton fields. Poor darkies, it will be the happiest day of your life, the noblest tri umph of practical humanity over narrow, fanatical prejudices the world has ever witnessed. The lessons of wisdom and true philan thropy taught by this war may yet com pensate for all its cruelties, its privations and its deaths. Archbishop Cullen on the Fenian Brotherhood. —Archbishop Cullen, of Dublin, has written a pastoral letter, in which we find the following reference to the “Fenian Brotherhood,” a secret socie ty gotten up by the Yankees to entrap more Irishmen into such slaughter-pens as Fredericksburg: Very probably, also, the great projects proposed by the Fenian Brotherhood and their doings beyond the seas have no oth er object but to induce brave young men to go to America, there to fight the battles of the States, and to sacrifice their lives in the swamps of Virginia, or on the bat tle-fields of Louisiana or Mississippi. At all events, it is evident that, as those whose aid we are promised to free us from oppression cannot terminate their own dis sension, or re-establish the union of the country in which they live, we, who are separated from them by the waters of the vast ocean, across which it would be al most impossible to transport a large army, especially in the face of hostile and pow erful fleets, we, I say, should hope for no good results from their promises or inter* ference. To those who have evil designs in view, or who hope to 'promote their wordly prospects by encouraging revolu tion and violence, it is useless to address any advice. But there are good men, young and in experienced—there are lovers of their country, led astray by the enthusiasm of their nature —there are patriots, acting in good faith and swayed by noble inspiras tions, but carried away by an over-zealous desire of serving their country, and to those when, through want of consider tion, they embark in dangerous and uto pian projects, we may address a word of counsel with the hope of being heard. As, therefore, persons such as I have described are under the influence of rea son and religion, I would exhort them to be on their guard against interested and unprincipled men, to take care not to be led astray by delusive hopes and baseless promises, not to undertake anything un lawful, not to enter into dangerous or con demned brotherhoods and societies, and not to let themselves be made the dupes and victims of men who neither love friends nor country, and who think of nothing but the gratification of vanity or self interest. I would exhort them in a special man ner to avoid dangerous reading, and to be on their guard against publications which, under the pretence ol being the organs of the Irish people, insult our religion, pro mote revolutionary doctrines, and endeav or to drive the country into a foolish war fare, in which everything would be lost that has been gained within the present century, and deprive us of the blessing of Heaven. A newspaper reporter states that a lady who died of chol ra, and was laid out by her friends, was found the foil. >wiiig nit lit stauding at the cup-board eating cucumber pickie3, or in other word*— They left her “a laying in” white. Prepared for the gr *ve’s quiet slumbers : But they found her the very next night “A laying in” pickled cucumbers! TELEGRAPHIC. reports op the press association. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863 by J. 8. Thrasher, m the Clerk’s office of the bistrict Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Mobile, Aug. 11. Heavy firing reported at Fort Morgan Tuesday, Wednesday and to-day. The telegraph wire is cut between the city and the fort. Two vessels are off Dog River Bar this evening. Bay shore is covered with the debris of Federal vessels. Large quantities of tar, pitch and turpentine are being burned to prevent the enemy .getting pos session of them. Troops are daily arriving, and good feeling exists. Clinton, La., Aug. 11, via Mobile 12. New Orleans papers of the 9th received, which say that the Teoumseh struck a torpedo opposite Fort Morgan, and went down immediately. All on board perished, including the Captain, except nine persons. After passing Fort Morgan, the Tennessee came up through the wooden vessels of the fleet, delivering broadsides, and looking for the Hart ford, the flag ship of Farragut. The Monongehela bore down and strnck the Tennessee [amidships.— ! The Tennessee and Hartford then got side by side —the former pouring full broadsides into the - Hartford’s portholes,causing, the True Delta says, a fearful loss of life on the latter. The Lacka man and others came np and fought until the the Tennessee surrendered. The papers report that Admiral Buchanan’s leg will be saved. He told them he would have been willing to have died two minutes afterwards if he could have sunk the Hartford. Lieut Comstock, Confed, and Lieut Pendrcss, Yankee, are both reported killed. Atlynta, August 12. Brisk skirmishing on the extreme left last night without any important result. The batteries on Marietta street and east of the State Road, open ed upon the city at one o’clock this morning, and continued up to the present. Many houses were struck on McDonough st. No casualties report ed. The enemy is reported to be massing on the left, but making no efforts to extend his right. Petersburg, Aug. 12. Northern dates to the 10th received. Unofficial dispatches claim a great victory for Averill over McCausland and Bradley Johnson, on the 7th, near Moorefield, Hardy county.— Johnson and staff were captured, Jbut escaped.— Also claim 500 or 600 prisoners, trains, colors and small arms captured. The Commercial Advertiser says Sherman and Thomas have both telegraphed to Washington that Atlanta will certainly fall this week. A train of 35 rebel wagons were captured in Londero county. Nothing from the Army of the Potomac. Four expeditions have entered Florida, de stroyed railroads, burnt bridges ancl committed other depredations. Gold 2541-2. Richmond, Aug. 12. A special to the Whig from Petersburg says;— Northern dates to the 10th received. Rebels, were completely routed in a fight at Moorfield— with a loss of 600 prisoners. They were pursued by Averill twenty miles. Bradley Johnson and staff, colors, artillery, trains and a quantity of small arms captured, McCausland barely escaped. Johnson wore no marks of rank and subsequently escaped. The campaign opened actively. The Florida is prosecuting great successes un der Buruey. Nothing from Grant or Sherman. All quiet in front of Petersburg. Headquarter’s 64th Ga. Regiment, ) Wright’s Brigade, > . July 31st, 1864, j List of casualties in Company “F,” and “I,” 64th Ga. Regiment, on the 30th inst.: j Company "F,” Capt. John K. Redd, comd’g. Killed—Capt J K Redd, Sergt A C Moore, J A Parham, J Harrison, J Ryan. Wounded—Lieut Thomas J Park, face, severely; Lieut R A Russell, shoulder, slightly. Missing—Walter Watson and A B Nelson. Company “I” Capt. J/F. Bird* comd’g/ Killed—Lieut D B Booher, Jno Barnhart, Frank E Collier, F M Culverhouse, J E Palmer. Wounded—Capt J F Birch, mortally; Sergt J W Brooks, mortally; LF W Jenkins, mortally; Thos Schley, face, severely; W H Levan, mortally. Missing—W G Culverhouse. Orders from the Treasury Department,— The new Secretary of the Treasury has issued the following orders : In order to promote as far as practicable the early liquidation by the Treasury of the outstanding taxed notes the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurers and Depositaries in the different States, are hereby au thorized to receive the said notes except tho SIOO notes, at sixty-six and two-third per centum on deposit, issuing for same certificate of loan upon hypothecation of non-taxable bonds. The said certificates to be payable on demand, after the ex piration of ninety days. And all agents for the sale of the above bonds are hereby authorised to receive the taxed notes with the exception of the above named in payment of bonds, when sold, at the rate of sixty-six and two third per centum. Loans on the security of the five hundred million six per cent, non taxable Bonds under the seventh section of the currency law. Deposits on call will be received by the Treasu rer in this city, the Assistant Treasurers at Charles ton and Mobile, and the Depositaries at Wilming ton, Raleigh, Columbia, Savannah, Augusta and Montgomery; and certificat es will be issued for the same, bearing interest at the rate of four per cent, per annum, and secured by the hypothecation of an amount of the above bonds, equal to the sum of these loans. The bonds to be set apart by the Treasurer, and the proceeds when sold, applied ex clusively to the payment of the said certificates. The security and convenience afforded to banks and other corporations and to the public general ly, by this mode of temporary investment; and the effect of the measure, if generally adopted, in keep ing the currency within moderate bounds, it is hoped will commend it to the favorable considera tion of the community and secure their prompt co operation in carrying it into effect. From Virginia and the North.— We have by favor of the Southern Ex press Company, Richmond papers of the 6 th. Northern dates are to the 4th, by the Baltimore Gazette. The Washington correspondent of the Tribune, World and Herald say that Hook er has been ordered to report to Wash ington, as was believed for the purpose of superceding Meade. A dispateh from Hagerstown of the 3d, says that the Confederates were again crossing the Potomac at dam No. 4. A deserter from Eany reports his force be-, tween thirty and forty thousand strong, engaged in gathering the crops of the Shenandoah Valley. The force beyond the Potomac was said to be eight thou sand cavalry. Three hundred rebels were in Hagerstown again on Friday, the 29th ult. Denmark. —-The steamer Bremen brought European advices to the 30th. All the islands on the west coast of Scheleswig are now in possession of the Germans, and peace negotiations would probably be commenced at Vienna on the 19th ult. —Macon Telegraph. BROWN’S FLY SHUTTLE LOOM, (Will Weave SO Yards per Day.) Card. Baok.s, SPINNING-WHEELS and CORN-SHELLERS! Manufactured by A. D. BROWN k CO. received by M. P. Etuis & agl3 lin* REMOVAL! IHAVE removed my Office to a room over Gun by’a Store, where I will bo pleased to wait on Patients requiring Medical or Surgical treatment. agl» lm* T. J. WORD, M. D. CITY MATTERS. T. J. JACKSON, LOCAL EDITOR. Funeral Notice. The funeral services of Capt. Willis D. Banks, Lieut. Eugene Banks, and Watxins Banks, will be held in St. Luke’s Methodist Church on Sab bath morning. Aug. 14th. augll 3t* Attention, Dawson Artillery! Every member of the Company is summoned to appear at Camps this morning, at 10 o’clock, on bu siness of great importance. R. B. BAKER, Capt R. B. McKay, O. S. Take Notice ! Headquarters Dawson Artillerv, » Camp Benning, Aug. 12, 1864. ) Special Orders, ) No. 3. ) All members of this company, who hare not re ported, are ordered to do so at once to these Head quarters. All subject to Gov. Brown’s call who fail to do so will be turned over to Capt. Garrard, and all liable to Confederate conscription to the Enroll ing Officer. 1 • R. B. BAKER, Captain Comd’g a sl-3 It Dawson Artillery. D Wmm Fireman’s Guard. —This fine Company, under Capt Williams, was out on parade and drill yes terday afternoon, and as usual, executed the vari ous evolutions in a prompt and spirited manner. , Dawson Artillery.— This Company, raised for the defence of Columbus, went into camp near the city on Thursday evening, and we under stand have named their headquarters “Camp Ben ning,” in honor of our distinguished fellow towns man, Gen. Benning. It is the purpose of the Com pany we learn, to procure a splendid battery of four guns, and perfect themselves as rapidly as possible in the uso of their guns, so as to be ready for any emergency that may spring up. The corps is composed of fine material, and wc feel confident will do efficient service when the hour arrives. Much success to them. It will be seen by advertisement that members of the Company who fail to report to camps at once will be turned over to the conscription sffieers- Removal. —The public will learn from an Ad vertisement that Dr. T. J. Word has removed his office to a room over Judge Gunby’s store, where those wishing his services will find him at the usual hours. The doctor’s extensive experience in medicine and surgery will doubtless enable him to confer entire satisfaction to all who may honor him with their practice. The New and Old Currency. —The Columbus Enquirer of Yesterday morning, expresses some very sensible views on this subject. The fact that sundry important corporations in the State, have refused to receive bills of the old issue in pay ment of dues, will go far towards influencing oth ers, as well as private individuals, to the adoption of a similar course—a course calculated to reflect discredit upon the Government, to act prejudici ally towards bills of the old denominations, as well as work injury to their holders. We are not the holder of a solitary old bill, (and precious few of any other sort,) and yet we cannot help feeling that the Government has intended to act in per fect good faith in this matter, and that in time, facilities will be afforded for the redemption of the last one of these old outstanding notes at the rate of 665 cents on the dollar. This is the provision that Congress made, and the Secretary of the Treasury was specially instructed to issue the new notes in the proportion of two for three of the old. In consequence of the troubles by whieh Richmond has been environed most of the Spring and Sum mer, we presume it has been out of the question for the Treasury Department to throw out its new bills with sufficient rapidity to meet the wants of the country. Most of those prepared have neces sarily been used in payment of government dues* and consequently depositors ha ve not been able to procure money to redeem the old notes, but that they will be provided, a3 soon as the exigencies of the country will allow we have not a doubt. We fully concur with our cotemporary that the Department at Richmond should give our people some speedy, satisfactory evidence that this will be done, and thereby allay the apprehensions that may be felt in this matter throughout the coun try. If it is out of the power of the Treasurer to draw in these outstanding bills within the time prescribed, the ensuing Congress will ne doubt provide for additional time. In view of these things we would advise holders of the old issue not to sacrifice, and urge up on the people to sustain the honor and credit of the Government, as far as possible, by placing im plicit faith in its promises and receiving these bills at their standard value. The refusal of many persons to take them is wrong, and calculated to work perniciously towards the Government, which we believe is doing the very best it can to meet its obligations. The Late Negro Impressment. —As the news paper press is the channel for the expression of public opinion, we give place to the following com munication, without endorsing fully, written by a planter of this county, who feels himself ag grieved at the conduct of the impressing officers recently in conscribing negroes to work on the Montgomery «fc West Point Railroad. There can be no question of the tyranny of military law in general, and it is highly probable that the im pressing agents have transcended discretion and authority in this instance as they are likely to do in all such cases, but we cannot concur in the opinion expressed, that the impressment es negroes in cases of military necessity, is fraught with so much mischief and outrage, as this gentleman alleges. It is certainly no worse, and in our opin ion not half so bad, as the conscription of white men to fill up the ranks of the army. This has been done in thousands of instances and that in case of poor men who were the only stay and sup port of large dependent familes. Though the very idea of conscription is revolting to a people who have hitherto been blessed with so much personal liberty, still all right thinking men must admit that the system has been the very salvation of the Confederacy, for without a resort to it we should long since have been subjugated. COMMUNICATED. ~ Military Outrage. On last Saturday, after a great many farmers liad get into town with their produce, their negro dri vers were suddenly seized and hurried off, leaving, in some instances, their teams and wagons stand ing in the street to be pillaged and sacked of their contents, no matter how valuable. In at least one instance, a carriage containing young ladies, or rather girls, and whose home was in Harris county, was left to the tender mercies of a pair of wild mules. In most cases these drivers were the most valuable negroes of any other to the owner, and now, when overseers are scarce, such as they could least afford to spare. Many farmers who heard the news in time, hurried their wagons off without waiting to dispose of their loads, others who had not reached town turned back and carried their fodder Ac., ten, fifteen, aud twenty miles home again. I saw two wagons empty their loads by the road side. My own negro left his wagon and lay out in the woods all night without c- at or blanket. My neighbor who i.s sick aud partially deranged, hiul tho only negro man who is able to do anything for him taken, and the last I heard of it, which was late in tho evening, his mules and wagon were standing where ho left them in the street. I could continue this enumeration < stances but this will suffice as to the facts I ask what was all this outrage for, for outr * certainly was;? Even Beast Butler himself 1 be adding infamy to his already infamous’chT' ter by such a course of procedure. I l earn . to do some kind of Government work 0 J Alabama. Now, is there any law, either in ? military or civil code, f or f„ rcibly ** my property uom Georgia to Alabama’ u? is worse, there is no common sense in it are probably as many negroes in Alabama Georgia. Neither do I bcliero the exigent the case even shadow forth such a this be true, Saturday’s proceedings were 1 outrageous but arbitrary and infamous. ‘ | I would like to hear from some of the > | ones 011 this P° snt > in common with other!!? I suffered by the impressment, I feel that w • ! been outraged and imposed on by some Pc / Military. We feel, too, that if Columbu! * starve and our produce lie at home an d rot will not run the risk of having our wagon!’? teams left in the streets without a protector ' The single article of fodder had fallen in ~ days from ten to five dollars, because the farmer, had commenced to crowd it in to market in an ticipation of the new crop, but if I am not mim ken it will crawl back to something near its 0 H price. It is but poor apology and poor satigfa tiontoan outraged and injured farmer, to that subordinates transcended their orders. J. M. L. AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, Livingston & Ce^ ON TUESDAY, 16th of August, at 10 o’clock, w* will sell in front of our store, 500 LBS. BEST ENGLISH CAST STEEL Assorted Sizes. 200 lbs Sole and Upper Leather ; 2 Cans Fine Smoking Tobacco • 12 bbls. SALT; 1 Marble Top 33ureau ; Lot Summer Clothing; Lot Furniture. —ALSO, — A LIKELY IEGRO BOY, 24 years old—Field Hand, Cook, &e. AN EXTRA LIKELY NEGRO MAN. 23 years old—splendid Dining Room scr> vant, Gardener, <£c. A LIKELY NEGRO MA $ 34 years old—Field Hand, Teamster &e. agl2 td $32 TO THE CITIZENS OF HARRIS & MUSCOGEE COUNTIES. Columbus, Georgia, Aug. 6, ’6i, I am authorized by the General Commanding the Army of Tennessee, to impress One Thousand Slaves for Teamsters. for the services of which slaves $25 per month sha ’ be paid, with clothing, rations and medical attend ance. You are respectfully requested to deliver t me, One ok Every Five Able-Bodied Mair Slaves, between the ages of 18 and 45. Those ot “Muscogee” county will be received in Coluiabu-, on the 13th inst; those of “Harris” county, in the town of Hamilton, on the 16th inst. They should have one blanket and three days’ rations. In view of the fact that these slaves are to take the places of one thousand soldiers now out »; the ranks as team sters, and of the importance of strengthening the army a3 early as possible, it is hoped that no one will fail to rospond to this call. Very respectfully, E. JOHNSON, Capt. and Impressing Officer lor Harris, Muscogee, Chattahoochee and Stewart c . . agß4t GILMOHE cJb 00. 146. llroad Street. HAS ON HAND AND FOR SALE Corn, Flour, Bacon, Tobacco, Candles, Syrup. Sugar. Coffee, Lard, Peas, Rice, Osnaburgs, Watches, Sheetings, Brooms, Spun Thread, Beeswax and Tallow —ALSO,— Salt, Sugar, Sheeting and Osnaburgs TO EXCHANGE FOR COUNTRV PRODUCE! —ALSO,— A Genuine Article of APPLE VINEGAR for sale agl2 lw* FOR SALE -OR— HIIAH MMITM INK —AT— -114, Broad Street mm > m*" Coffee, Sugar, Soda, Black Pepper, Syrup, Potash, Cotton Cards, Tin-Ware, Snuff; Salt, Sugar, Tumblers, Candles, GEORGIA REBEL SNUFF Piekles, Flysßrushes, Eggs, Butter, Salt Fish, Cigars, Toilet-Soap, Soft-Soap, Bar-Soap (hewing and Smoking Tobaeco> aug 2 ts FOR SALE Or Exchange for Country Produce BE SI COTTON CARDS; STINNING WHEELS; CLOCK REELS. agio 2w JEFFERSON & HAMILTON TrOA AVI RE 2,000 lbs. 8 and 10 Iron Wire For sale by agio 2w JEFFERSON & HAMILTON 1,000 Pounds Choice Brown Sugar* TO EXCHANGE FOR WHEAT, Flour, Corn or Meal. , T At 114, BROAD bl ag9 dst wit Columbu^J^. THOMAS SAVAGE. Age' l1 ’ (At Mulford’s old Stand,) 3STO- lOX, BROAD ST' HAS FOR HALE OH HHIK Sheetings, Shirtings. Twills, Yarns, Linseys. Laguaray Coffee, Tobacco, Rice, mails of all &.C.. &c., &c. jul27tf ___ - A HOUSE WANTED TO Rent from October next, a house, or J> ar ' house, for the use of a family. Address "SHIMM-, agstf At thisD 81 • NOTICE. To Planters and ©tl» t ‘ r * T WILL EXCHANGE Osnaburgs. I Yarns, for Bacon, Lard, Tallow and not. • er > will be found ai Robinett k (Vs o,d . s /^j ! ?L- sala am manufacturing [’ june 2 ts