DAILY TIMES.
J. W- ViARREX, - - - Editor.
COLUMBUS:
Thwsday Morning, September I§, 1864.
The Confederate is the title of a journal to
be published at Memphis, after the war, by
Sam Bard & Cos. Ms. Bard was formerly the
editor of the Avalanche, and we sincerely hope
that his new paper may soon appear, to elec
trify the old homes on the Mississippi.
Tei New Collectou.—IThe 1 The N.j Y. Herald
says that the new collector, Mr. Draper, has
already removed several of the Custom House
officials, and it is rumored that he contem
plates a clean sweep. In' forty-eight hours
many have changed from anti-Lincoln to Lin
coln, but death-bed repentance, the Herald
says, will not save them.
From Augusta to Atlanta, the distance is 171
miles; from Atlanta to Macon, 103; Atlanta to West
Point, 87; West Point to Montgomery, 88; -Savan
»ah to Macon, 190; Macon to Andorsonville, 50.-
By a reference to these distances it will be seen that
Hood’s army is 29 miles south of Atlanta, on. the
Macon road, 74 from Macon and 134 from Anderson
Till*, where the Yankee prisoners are confined,
which will serve to dispel the idea that the prison
ers are in danger,
[Correspondence of the Charleston Mercury.]
Letter from Richmond.
Richmond, Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Good News from Georgia—Our Armies to be
filled—Lincoln's Draft— English Prize Regu
lations—Fight for the Southside Road Ex
pected— Wet Weather, etc.
1 am glad to hear that the Confederate
Government appreciates the existing state of
things and will exert itself to the utmost to
remedy late mishaps. Unless I have been
formed, an event is about to occur which
will bring joy to th* people of Georgia and
disturb considerably the sereiuty ot oheiman.
This will best announce itself.
ft is also reported, on good authority, that
the laxity of the Conscript Bureau is to be
looked into—a laxity due to the law, perhaps,
and not to the carelessness of the Bureau offi
cers—to the end that the 200,000 men within
the conscript age, who are now at large in the
Confederate States, may be gathered into the
fold. Os these 200,000 not lesss than 40,000
are said to be detailed in Virginia alone. In
addition to the vast number of known, there
is a large number of unknown, persons liable
to military duty. lam told that these “un
known heroes” may occasionally be seen flit
ting past the open windows of certain rooms
in this city, and that, after midnight, they
give themselves an airing on our principal,
streets.
Something mukt be done to fill up our ar
mies, “that is poz.” Lincoln has already
knocked oft' two thirds of his 500,000 draft
and intimates that many of the remaining
.300,000 will be needed to replace the 100 day s
and three years’ men, whose term are about
to expire. But Grant declares he wants only
100,000, and we can readily see that such an
addition to the Yankee armies will require at
least half that number to be added to our own
armies. This is no time for trifling or delay ;
the crisis is upon us, and the State executives
and the people must assist the Government
in meeting it promptly.
We await with some anxiety the result of
the Yankee draft, which was put in force day
before yesterday; The fall of Atlanta, how
ever,, will b» an effectual quietus to any oppo
sition. Still, as a London paper well argues,
all those who have had even a three months’
taste of the war—to say nothing of the three
years’ men—will use every artifice to escape,
and resort to violence if a good chance occur.
Her British Majesty’s late order in regard to
prizes carried into her ports is not so unfavor
able for the Confederates as was at first sup
posed. The right to transfer captured props
erty from an armed cruiser into a blockade
runner is of special importance.
All seems quiet in the armies hereabouts.
Whether Early has retreated this side of Win
chester, we know not certainly. A fierce
struggle for the Southside road is expected
daily.
In justice to the purchasing agent of the
Department, alluded to in a late letter, I must
add 5 pounds of bacon to his other stores for
each of the buyers-—which makes quite a dif
ferent showing in the account.
We have had much wet, and it has cleared
off cool. HERMES.
From <lie Trans-Mississippi.
We have received a copy of the Galveston
(Texas) News, says the Richmond Dispatch)
of August 10th. It announces that Col. Ford,
of the Confederate army, was in possession of
Brownsville, and that the Yankees were forti
fied at Brazos Santiago. Major Gen. Magru
der had left Galveston to assume command of
some other point (probably Arkansas.) His
departure was much regretted. We copy from
this paper the following good news from the
Indian Department:
On the morning of the 28th ultimo, General
Qano, with a strong scout of seven hundred
then, fell suddenly upon the Sixth Kansas,
three hundred and fifty strong, and made a
“clean turn” of the party, or nearly so. 'Gano
Whipped them very badly, killed some hun
dred and fifty, took one hundred and twenty
seven prisoners, wounded a good many—but
a few got away—took all the camp equipage
and a lot of clothing—burned their tents and
everything that could not be brought off on
horses. Several wagons were burned. The
Colonel commanding and several other officers
were taken prisoners.
This affair took place this side of Fort
Smith, and only five miles distant from that
place. We had ten men killed and several
wounded.
Latest from Europe.
General McClellan's Nomination—llis JPrinci
ples «•not very clear ” to England—The Lon
don Times wants a Peace President.
The London Times bas the following on the
nomination of McClellan :
. * vv * j n America, however, the mil
itary events yield in importance to the politi
cal. W hile each succeeding month displays
the unbending firmness of the Southerners,
there are many signs of a relaxation of purpose
among their opponents. The nomination of
General McClellan as the Democratic candi
date for the Presidency is now not unlikely,
5 the will ot New York should prevail with
the representatives of the party. The princi
ples ot General McClellan are not very clear ;
he has always been looked upon as a War
Democrat as being as anxious for Union and
the old Constitution as any man in the land.
But when events move so rapidly, men move
with them. Should any opponent of Mr. Lin
coln be elected, there can hardly be a doubt
that-the policy o? the present President will be
abandoned during the ensuing four years. On
the other hand, it may be doubted if the Re
publicans are more inclined for the recogni
tion of the South, or even for reconciliation
with it than they were a year ago. They have
an immense political power ; they give away
thousands of places and commissions ; they
disburse millions upon millions of money;
•bey command the army and the navy, and
ey have on their side all who have fiourish
* and are flourishing by the war. They know
oroughly what they want, which is more
an . ar £ e number of the Democrats do, and
. vv “* strain every nerve to succeed. Dur
the next two months we shall behold a
straggle as fierce as that between the oppos
ing armies themselves. There will be but one
wish among European nations—that a Presi
dent may be elected unpledged to a war poli
cy, and capable of acting with firmness and ,
independence during the eoming Presidential
term.
the victory at mobile. -
The London Army and Navy Gazette says
the success obtained before Mobile, even in
its present proportions, is very considerable,
and will do ranch to revive tbe spirit of the
North. It shows, however, the great natural
drawbacks to operations at that city from
venomous insects, heat, Ac. The article also
speaks as follows upon the alleged peace
pects : .“Here let us declare our belief that
the existence of a peace party is mythical.
We are told of one hundred thousand people
meeting to support General McClellan. Does
any one believe a military P r « Bldent > wbo b * S
been beaten in the-feld by Confederate gen
erals, is going to pioclaim peace at the head
of his armies ? Certainly, if he does, it "ill be
the signal for danger to the neighbors of the
North and of the South. As long as there
a ray of hope to light it on, the North will
march through the storm and darkness towards
its end— empire.”
A COMEDIAN COMES TO A TRAGIC END.
Tim Morris, who has often delighted the pa
trons of negro minstrelsy with his various
burlesques of the Eoo Shin American, has
been, we are informed, tried by a court mar
tial for desertion*nd sentenced to death, it
is thought that, in consideration of mitiga
ting circumstances, the sentenced will be
commuted to some less severe punishment.
. Richmond Whig. #
[From the Richmond Dispatch, 10th. ]
Latest from the NTortli.
The New York Herald of the 7th instant
wa§ received last night. We make from it
the following interesting summary of news :
FROM ATLANTA —WHEELER S RAIDS.
The Herald contains the following dispatch
from Nashville;
Nashville, Sept. s. —The news from Sher
man’s army to-day reports the loss of the en
emy at three thousand killed and wounded.
We captured two thousand prisoners, among
them a Brigadier General whose name is not
given; ,
We also captured a iarge amount ot mate
rial.
The army is in full possession of Atlanta.
There arc nearly four teet of water in the
river at this point and it is still rising.
General Rosseau telegraphs from Spring
Hill, late on Saturday, that Wheeler’s rebel
force was across Duck River and had joined
Roddy. Both were retreating towards Flor
ence.
Gen. Rosseau pronounces their raid a com
plete failure.
General Kelly, reported mortally wounded,
died at Franklin yesterday.
General Haskell is reported killed in a skir
mish.
Considerable damage has been done to the
railroad. A large force is employed in re
pairing it, and will soon have it in running or-
der again.
The damage done to the Chattanooga rail
road by the rebels is also being rapidly re
paired. Only one bridge has been destroyed
—that over Stewart’s creek, fifty feet long.
Colonel Spaulding was not captured, a3 re
ported. He is safe with his comm md.
Captain Price, of the Tenth Tennessee, was
killed on Friday.
FROM THE VALLEY —SHERIDAN’S OPERATIONS.
The following dispatch contains the latest
intelligence from Sheridan. It seems Early
has not retreated so far as might have been
supposed :
Berryville, Va., September 6. —The ene
my are still in Sheridan s front, and, as far as
can be seen, there are no indications of Early’s
retreat up the Valley at present.
The cavalry corps which left Rippon’s store
on Friday night have returned, having ascer
tained that the enemy was in strong force be
yond the Occoquau.
Recruits and convalescents from the hospi
tals are arriving in great numbers almost ev«
ery day, and are being rapidly sent forward to
the front.
A heavy rain storm has prevailed since last
uight and still continues, making the trans
portation of supplies to the front very diffi
cult.
It was expected the enemy would have at
tacked us in our position at Berryville yester
day, and preparations were made at the field
hospital for the reception of one thousand
wounded; but we were disappointed, and
your correspondent holds to the opinion that
the enemy have no idea of assuming the of
fensive, but will be perfectly content for the
present with acting on the defensive and
holding the Valley.
The prisoners captured in the fight on Sat
urday number some seventy.
Up to the time of writing dispatch,
there has been no fighting since Saturday :
and, with the exception of little picket skir
mishing, everything is perfectly quiet.
FROM GRANT’S ARMY-.
The following bulletin of Stanton to Dix
explains the cannonade opened on our lines
at Petersburg last Sunday:
War Department, \
Washington, Sept. 6—8.10 P. M. j
Major General John A. Dix , New York:
In honor of the capture of Atlanta, General
Grant yesterday ordered a salute to be fired
with shotted guns from every battery bearing
upon the enemy.
Nothing has been received by the Depart
ment from Atlanta since the 4th instant, nor
anything south of Nashville, on account of the
derangement of the telegraph lines by the
prevailing storm.
No movements of importance have taken
place in the Shenandoah Valley.
Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary c)f War.
DEATH OP GENERAL MORGAN.
A dispatch from Knoxville on the sth gives
the following official report of General Giilem,
relative to the surprise and killing of General
John Morgan at Greenville :
Bull’s Gap, Tennessee, Sept. 4*, 1864.
To General Tilson:
I surprised, defeated and killed John Mor
gan at Greenville thi3 morning.
The killed are scattered four miles, and
have not yet been counted, and probably num
wSl fifty Os one hundred.
I have about seventy five prisoners.
Among those captured are Morgan’s staff,
with one piece of artillery and a caisson.
The enemy’s force outnumbered mine, but
the surprise was complete.
Alvan G. Gillem.
SECRETARY SEWaRD’S CAMPAIGN—NO DRAFT.
On Saturday evening last a large crowd of the
citizens of Auburn, New York, including several
hundred volunteers who were waiting to be mus
tered into the service of the United States, congre
gated in the grounds adjoining Wm. H. Seward’s
residence, in that city, and called for the Secretary
to address them. In response to the invitation,
Mr. Seward came forward and addressed the crowd
at length. He announced that there would be no
draft, as there were plenty of volunteers going to
the war, and argued to show that the preserva
tion of the Union depended upon Lincoln’s re
election.
The stump oration which the Secretary of State
delivered to his fellow-citizens of Auburn, New
York, on Saturday evening last, is ar. important
pronunciamento. He opens the Presidential cam
paign with the announcement that the salvation
of the Union depends upon the re-election of Mr.
Lincoln, and that the war must continue until the
rebels are forced to sue for peace. He intimates
that slavery is no longer an issue of the war, and
that the institution will not be interferred with
after peace is declared.
He is severe on the radical abolitionists, and
directly charges the delegates to the Chicago Con
vention, and the peace democrats generally, with
being aiders and abettors of the rebellion and the
supporter* of Jefferson Davis. He also makes the
welcome announcement that there will be no draft,
as the Union armies are being reinforced by volun
teers as fast as necessity requires.
THE VERMONT ELECTION —INCREASED VOTE —LARGE
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY.
The Vermont election was looked to with inter
es*. The Herald had received only meagre returns.
It says:
The meagre return, of the Vermont election,
which came to us last night by telegraph, indicate
that the vote potted was larger than was ever be
fore given, and that the Republican candidates
have gained over tbe vote of last yea*.
The same two candidates ran for Governor at
this election, and, as far as the result is known, the
majority for the Republican ticket is evon greater
than it was last year. Vermont can, therefore,
continue to claim what the radicals in that section
consider a great honor—that she has never given
a Democratic majority. The vote for Governor in
the towns of Burlington and Rutland was as
follows . Rep. Redfield,Dem.
Burlington 684 328
Rutland „ 740 3.1
Returns from about one-seventh of the State
foot up as follows : W y car .
Redfield !» 915 1,& 1
Republican majority 2,990 3,100
A corresponding Republican increase through
out the State will make Smiths majority nearly
"SSSSLbSSuL for tbe th irty
ninth Congress are elected by increased majorities.
The vote of forty towns for representatives to
the Legislature has been received, and they all
turn Republicans but two.
The State .Yenate will probably be without a
D n»m‘b. «... that th. returns, as far a, reo.tv
ed, all show a small increase m the Democratic
vote.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN NEW YORK DE
MONSTRATIONS FOR MCCLELLAND AN.
The Herald says;
There will be a graud demonstration of the
people to-morrow night at Union Square for Mc-
Clellan and Pendleton. Immense arrangements
have been made by the committee. Among the
speakers expected are Governor h.eymour, Gov
ernor Parker, of New Jersey ; Senator Bigler,
and a host of prominent men from ail parts of the
Union.
Arrangements are being made by the Tammany
Halt General Committee to carry out the resolu
tion of the Chicago Convention in regard to a grand
county ratification meeting for McClellan and
Pendleton. The committee of arrangements will
be seleeted this evening at Tammany Hall.
THE MILITARY SITUATION A SIMPLE ONE—GRANT
AND LEE.
Uunder this heading the Herald proceeds to
show that the rebels have but one army—that of
General Lee. It says :
The Confederacy has but one army left. Fifty
general actions, skirmishes innumerable, and tho
hardships of three years of terrible warfare, have
exhausted, havo destroyed entirely, the ignorant
but hardy population upon which the rebel leaders
counted to overthrow tho Government of the Uni
ted States. All that is left of that population now
is the rabble of Hood’s last thirty thousand and
the eno army under Leo. Nearly a million armed
men hav#, in the three years of its careor, fought
the battles of the great rebellion, and we have
destroyed all but the last tenth of that immense
power. Putting down the rebellion is now narrow
ed to the question of beating Lee’s army. It must
be apparent to every reasonable person that, with
our present power, it cannot be very difficult to
destroy that one army. Writers in Richmond
may refuse to see this, and politicians in our
Northern cities, blinded by party zeal, may refuse
to examine the facts as they are ; but no one .dis
posed to use his eyes can deny that the Govern,
ment which has reduced tho immense power of
the rebellion down to what is left of it can, by only
ordinary' exertion, finish the business for that
crippled repmant.
With the military situation reduced to ffce sim
ple issue in Virginia, wo find that matters even
there are in the position that we could desire.
Lee cannot, apparently, spare an effective force to
strike lor the Weldon road, lest he should weaken
his line at other vital points, and thus put himself
even more completely within Grant’s power. He
is helpless, except for stolid resistance ; there is
no longer any offensive power in the Army of
Northern Virginia ; it stands at bay, the only one
of all the rebel armies that seems disposed to make
the last ditch a bloody one. It is with the Gov
ernment to do tho rest. Giro Grant the requisite
number of men, and let him go in and finish it,
and put the Confederacy out of irs misery. Our
war policy is the simplest that a government ever
had ; it is simply sending men to Grant.
THE CAPTURE OF ATLANTA.
Wo append a copy of Sherman’s official report
of the capture of Atlanta, which we were* com
pelled to defer yesterday by the demand upon our
available space :
War Department, Sept. 4, 1864.
To Major General Dix, New York:
General Sherman’s official report of the capture
of Atlanta has just been received by this depart
ment. It is dated 26 miles south of Atlanta, six
o’clock yesterday morning, but was detained by
the breaking of the telegraph lines', mentioned in
my dispatch of last night.
“As already reported, the army withdrew from
about Atlanta; and, on the 30th, had made a break
of the West Point road, and reached a good posi
tion from which to strike the Macon road—the
. right (Howard) near Jonesboro’, tho left (Scho
field) near Rough and Ready, and the centre
(Thomas) at Couch’s.
“Howard found the enemy in force at Jones
boro', and entrenched his troops—the salient with
in half a mile of the railroad.
“The enemy attacked him at 3 p. m., but was
easily repulsed, leaving his dead and wounded.
“Finding strong opposition on the road, I ad
vanced the left and centre rapidly to tho railroad,
made a good lodgment, and broke it all the way
from Rough and Ready down to Howard’s left,
near Jonesboro'; and, by the same movement, I
interposed my whole army between Atlanta and
the part of the enemy entrenched in and around
Jonesboro’.
| “We made a general attack on the enemy at
Jonesboro’ on the first of September, the Four
teenth corps, General Jeff. C. Davis, carrying the
works handsomely, with ten guns and about a
thousand prisoners.’
. “In the night the enemy retreated South; and
we have followed him to another of his hastily
constructed lines near Lovejoj’s station.
“Hood, at Atlanta, finding me on his road—the
only one that could supply him, and between him
aad a considerable part of his army—blew up his
magazine in Atlanta and left in the night time,
when the 20th corps, General Slocum, took posses
sion of the place.
“so Atlanta is ours, and fairly won.
“Since the sth of May we have been in one con
stant battle or skirmish, and need rest.
“Our losses will not exceed 'twelve hundred, and
we have possession of over three hundred rebel
dead, two hundred and fifty wounded, and over
fifteen hundred well.
W. T. SHERMAN,
Major General.
a & ¥ e F dis P at ?h from General Slocum, dated at
Atlanta last night (the 3d) at nine o’clock, states
■L. 8 enemy destroyed seven locomotives and
eiguty one ears loaded with ammunition, small arms
and stores, and left fourteen pieces of artillery
most of them uninjured—and a large number of
small arms.
Deserters are constantly coming into our lines.
Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War.
lincoln’s proclamation.
The Washington Chronicle of the 6th instant con
tains the following proclamation of Lincoln, order
ing next Sunday to be observed as a day of thanks
giving for the late successes at Atlanta and Mobile:
Executive Mansion, 1
Washington, Sept. 3,’64. /
The signal success that Divine Providence ha3 re
cently vouchsafed to the operations of the United
States fleet and army in the harbor of Mobile, and
the'reduction of Fort Powell, Fort Gaines and Fort
Morgan, and the glorious achievements of the army
under Maj. General Sherman, in the State of Geor
gia. resulting in the capture of the city of Atlanta,
call for ievout acknowledgement to the Supreme
Being, in whose hands are the destinies of na
tions.
It is, therefore, requested that on next Sunday,
in all places of public worship in the United States,
thanksgiving be offered to Him for His mercy in
preserving our national existence against the insur
gent rebels who so long have been waging a cruel
war against the Government of the United States
for its overthrow; and, also, that prayer be made
for the Divine protection of onr brave soldiers and
their leaders in the field, who have so often and so
gallantly perilled their lives in battling witn the en
emy. and for blessing and comfort from the Father
of Mercies to the sick, wounded and prisoners, and
to the orphans and widows of those who have fallen
m the service of their country; and that He will
sta t<? U f Ph Government of the United
fof e ' m3t ail tbe efforts -of public enemies and
secietioes. Abraham Lincoln.
THANKS lO THE ARMY AND NAVY FOR THE VICTORY
IN MOBILE BAY.
Executive Mansion, Nept. 3,’64.
Then atonal thanks are tendered by the Presi
ven,v t 0 i A n m,r s l l Farragut and Ma J- General Canbv,
i ernfion^n ll MnK-^ arm< l ny wit J h the recent op-
Fnrt and ag ™st Fore Post ell,
t a - n f S ’ rt Morgan were planned and
m . lnt( t execution. Also to Admiral Farragut
.■nd Major General Granger, under whose immedi
ate command they were conducted, and to the gal
lant commanders on sea and land, and to the
ors and soldier cnga«ed in tho op @ blessing of
energy and courage, wnicm unu hrilliant su v
Providence. hawe b mi crowned
" 0 ™ **•““* I,I^COLS*l ,I^COLS * j
THANKS to GEN. SHERMAN AND HIS ARMY.
Executive ” wasion. Sept. 3. ’64.
the eallant officers and soldiers ot ms couim»uv»
before Atlanta, for the disti affility , coui
age and perseverance displayed in the campaign m
Georgia, which, under Divine »Yor, hw r«mUed
in the capture of the city of Atlanta. Ine maren»,
baSL £eg« and other military operations that
GOLD.
In financial reports of last Tuesday the Herald
The cold market was less excited to-day than it
has been fo“the past ten days. The opening quo-
Ution 242, from which to 240 5-8.
and then recovered, closing at 24 A-».
In foreign exchange there w some little
in preparation for to-morrow s steamer. _ c'ioi.o'
£k W 1 2 in gold for sterling, at trom 5.13 1-2
to 5.15 for sight bills.
The Indiana Conspiracy Story.
LETTER FROM HON. J. W. WALL.
Burlington, N. J.. August 27th.
To Messrs. Wm. M. Swain & Cos., Proprietors
of the Public Ledger, Philadelphia:
- Gentlemen ; I notice a communication in
your issue ot Saturday last, from E. W. Carr,
Esq., in reference to the proposed sale of arras
in Indiana. I should not have taken the
trouble to correct the unjust insinuation em
bodied in yoar editorial of Thursday last in
reference to myself, had not this letter ap
peared, making a direct appeal upon me to
substantiate certain statements contained in it.
Those statements are correct, with the excep
tion that the call be refers to was not made
upon the Governor of New Jersey, but made
upon Quartermaster Gen. Perrine, although
I think I hud written to the Governor upon
the subject of these arms previous to this in
terview. It is also true that in a letter I re
ceived from Mr. Carr, now mislaid, he dis
tinctly states “that these arms will dis
posed of to none but those who fl-Ve loyal.”
Shortly after our interview with Gen. Per
rine, who declined purchasing me arms upon
the ground that he was already supplied with
the Springneld rifle, I received a letter from a
gentlemen hi Inilfiua, stating that they were
about organizing volunteer companies under a
recent law of that State, and inquiring of me
if 1 knew where any arms could be purchased,
rifles preferred, and if so, to communicate with
Hon. Daniel Voorhees upon the subject. I im
mediately addressed a letter to t hat gentleman,
and, it was this letter that formed part of the
batch captured by that puissant hero, General
Carrington, of the Home Brigade when he
made his daring raid on the law office of Mr.
Voorhees. This Titus Oates in epaulettes, had
he lived in the days of James the 11, could
have passed that sensation monger himself,
and, I have not the slightest doubt, would
have been as thoroughly and deservedly whips
ped “from Alogate to old Bailey,” while his
bellowing as the scourge wan well laid on,
would have been louder and more frightful to
hear than those of the wretch whose example
he closely imitates.
This, then, is the statement of the entire
transaction; and yet upon such a flimsy basis
as this you did not hesitate to insinuate in
your editoriai columns that I was engaged in
an insurrectionary plot to overturn tne Gov
ernment. There seems to be an alarming
proclivity in the war journals to indulge in
this kind of abuse, The character and good
name of a citizen never allowed to stand
in the way of the insertion of a sensation par
agraph, provided that citizen does not harmo
nize in his political views with the present
Administration. Now, permit me to call your
attention to the extreme absurdity of such a
charge, based upon the evidence you present
ed to support it. The most ordinary sagacity,
not distorted by the mad fanaticism of the
hour, would have detected it. The very arms
that were to be furnished to the insurrection
ary spirits of Indiana were stated in Mr.
Carr’s letter, enclosed to Mr. Voorhies, “to be
in bond” in the custody of the officers of the
Federal Government.
Truly this would have been a most formid
able conspiracy to excite civil insurrection
against the Government that referred a co -con
spirator to the Federal authorities themselves
to furnish the means for its overthrow. It
would have been about as shrewd as if Guy
Fawkes hadsent Gatesby to the keeper of the
Tower of London for barrels of ’ gunpowder
with which to blow up Parliament House.—
The fact is, the uneasiness and restlessness
that seems to be felt by the Administration
and its supporters in regard to plots and con
spiracies, seem to iudicate a consciousness of
that guilt which aforetime has provoked
the just anger of an outraged and insulted
people. Does despotism interpret the hand
writing on the wall and near the footsteps of
the avenger ?
The peculiar sensitiveness of ibe Northern
war journal ’ n re S ard t 0 and treason
able practices is o-Zlj equaled by “Zero in
Douglas Jerrold’s farco of 5
tunc,” “who sniff3 treason in a doll a
invoice, and powder in an order ior Scotch
snuff.” Now, it is high time these journals
throw off the influence of the laughing gas of
mock patriotism. What has induced them to
cut so many antics and make themselves so
generally ridiculous ? Let them return to the
more sensible and sober ways to which they
were accustomed, before they inhaled this ni
trous oxide of fanaticism, which has compell
ed them to imagine that they were in posses
sion of a superior patriotism and greater de
votion than the rest of the world about them.
But while givjngyou this explanation, I wish
you to distinctly understand that I claim and
assert the right to sell or dispose of arms to
any citizen or citizens resident in the States
now in the Union, who recognize the obliga
tions of the Constitution. In the second
amendment of that Constitution I read, “The
right of the people co keep and bear arms shall
not be infringed.”
Lincoln loyalty would interpret this to
; mean : such people only as Lincoln pleases to
j permit. Ido not subscribe to this interpreta
tion, never having belonged to a Loyal League,
or shared the profits of a war contract. The
right “to. keep and bear arms,” I take it, car
ries with it the right to sell and to purchase.
Our fathers seem to have set great store by
the amendment, for they place it among the
first of those hot unaptly called “The Ten
Commandments of American Freedom.” It
stands next to the right of an unmolested re
ligion, a free press, free speech, and. the right
to assemble to petition for redress of griev
ances. If these were not written upon the
table! b of stone, and delivered mid the light
nings of Sinai, they were traced by the fin
gers of the Almighty on the hearts of freemen,
and the man who would deprive the citizen of
them is a tyrant, and the people who would
submit to such deprivation without a strug
gle only fit to be slaves.
Yours, respectfully,
. James W. Wall.
The Oldest Republic on Earth. — The
American Quarterly Review contains a letter
rom G- W. Irving, Esq., giving a sketch of
his visit to San Marine, a small republic in It
aly, but between the Appenines, the Po, and
the Adriatic. The territory of this State is
only forty miles in circumference, audits pop
ulation about 7,000. The republic was foun
ded more than 1,400 years ago, on moral prin
ciples, industrv, and equality, and has pre
served its liberty and independence amidst all
the wars and discords which have raged
around it. Bonaparte respected it, and sent
an embassy to express his sentiments of friend
ship and fraternity. It is governed by a Cap
tain Regent, chosen every six months by the
representatives of the people, (sixty-six in
number,) who are chosen every six months by
the people. The taxes are light, the farm
houses are neat, the fields well cultivated and
on all sides are seen comfort and peace, the
happy effect of morality, simplicity, liberty
and justice.
TELEGRAPHIC^
K.rORTVoAAHrFI^TAS^cTATION.
Entered according to act of C^* r nu r j? B «ffico of
1863 by J. S. Thrasher, in the GierK »
the District Court es the Cenfederato Sta
the Northern District of Georgia.
Macon, Sept. 14.
The first train of Atlanta exiles arrived this
morning. They were stripped by the Yankees of
everything except one change of clothing, and are
in a deplorable condition indeed.
The impression that the campaign in Georgia
is over for this year, is fast gaining ground. Sher
man may reinforce Grant and try to hold Atlanta
with a small force, but no further advance is an-
ticipated.
Last night a train loaded with Federal prison
ers ran off the track at Camp Creek on the South
western railroad. Eight cars were smashed up
and a large number of Yankees killed and woun
ded. No further particulars.
Hood and Sherman have had further correspon
dence about the exchange of prisoners. No con
clusion yet arrived at.
' Richmond, Sept. 14.
New York papers of the 12th received. War
news unimportant.
McClellan’s letter of acceptance caused a great
sensation among the Peace Democracy The N
Y News says it cannot support a candidate in col
lision with the conventiun that tendered his nom
ination. The editor of the Metropolitan Record
repudiates McClellan. Vallandigham who was
on his way to-canvass Pennsylvania withdrew his
appointments and returned home in disgust.
Gold closed 222.
The Herald of the 12th says, our recent victo
ries, and rumors of victories to come, and the fact
that all the Presidential candidates are upon a
war platform, the success of the new loan, and
other causes, all combined to bring down gold to
219 on Saturday.
Vallandigham after reading McClellan’s letter,
telegraphed to a friend in Washington that «l
, hope is lost, and withdrew from the -
The Louisville - T "
r vqrnal places the Chicago .
et at the head of its Column. Cass pronounces
the platform an ignominious surrender to the reb
els and cannot support it.
The Yellow Fever is abating at Bermuda.
Petersburg, Sept. 14.
Some skirmishing on our right today and heavy
cannonading all along the lines. The city was
shelled several hours in a most vigorous manner.
Some damage done, but no serious accident oc
curred. The enemy advanced his pickets some
what on our extreme right yes'terday. but has fal
len back with no movement of importance.
Deserters sent out of the Confederate
States. —A new feature was inaugurated on
Saturday towards Yankee deserters who have en
tered our lines under the guarantees of the recent
order issued from the Adjutant General’s office of
the War Department. The order declares that
deserters from the armies of the enemy would be
protected aud put. safely on their way across the
borders of the Confederacy into the United States
at such points as would besfcfacilitate their return
to the States of their nativity or adoption, or their
escape into othet countries. The Government has
kept its faith, and a few days since the first instal
ment of several hundred were started—we will not
say in what direction; but ere this they f 7ead an
other soil, and are again. —Richmond
Examiner,
Retaliation. — A delicious piece of
retaliation was visited upon the ) T ankees
on our lines day before yesterday. It
seems that on a considerable portion of
our lines in front of Petersburg there had
existed a tacit truce for several days, du
ring which the yankees, without fear of
disturbance, strolled and loafed in large
numbers in front of their works. Our
men received orders not to interfere with
them unless Petersburg was again shelled,
but in that case to open upon them with
out notice the most destructive possible
fire. Thursday morning the yankees
were out in great numbers, enjoying the
fine weather and the early morning air.
For half an hour the vankee batteries had
been playing upon the town, knocking
private houses to pieces and endangering
the lives of non-combatants, but the yam
kee strollers gave the mattey no attention,
not even believing that it could concern
them in any way. Suddenly a tremend
ous volley of musketry was poured into
them from our works, throwing them into
a panic and causing them to scamper back
into the trenches like so many startled
rats. The best of it was that they left
about two hundred of their number lying
dead or wounded on their recent prorae*
nade. When the shelling of the city had
ceased, and quiet had been restored aloq"
*he lines, it was exnlainprl to t^ e y an kees
that they had been fi into because of
the barbarous conduct oi their
iu bombarding the private resiuvT nces
Petersburg. —Richmond Examiner.
The Mexican — Letters from the
City of Mexico bring the text of an imperial, de
cree appointing, in case of the Emperor’s death,
the Empress Charlotte regent of the empire. It is
thus couched:
“Considering that nothing is so urgent as to
provide for the maintenance of the legitimate
government of the nation which has elected us for
its sovereign, and to obviate all eventualities which
might arise, we have decreed, that in the case of
death or of any other accident which may render
it impossible to us to continue to govevc, the Em
press, our august spouse, shall be charged with
the regency of the empire. Our present minister
of state, or the respective minister, shall be charg
ed with the execution of this decree.
Given at the Castle of Miramar on the 10th of
April, 1864. Maximillian.”
Seward’s Great Campaign Speech.— The Her
ald contains Seward’s gr< at campaign speech, de
livered at Auburn on the 3d. A synopsis of which
we give:
He opens the Presidential campaign with the an
nouncement that the salvation of the Union depends
uoon the re-election of Mr. Lincoln, and that the
war must continue until the rebels are forced to sue
for peace. He intimate* that slavery is no longer
an issue of the war, and that the institution will not
be interfered with after peace is declared. He is
severe on the radical abolit onists, and directly
charges the delegates to the Chicago Convention
and the peace democrats generally with being aid
e<?rai fr abettors of the rebellion and the supporters
oi Jefferson Davis. He also makes the welcome an
nouncement that there will be no draft, as the
Union armies are being reinforced by volunteers as
last as necessity requires.
OBITUARY.
Died, on the sth of September, 1864, Mr. Joseph
W. Woolfolk, in the 46th year of his age.
While “abroad the sword bereaveth,” our emo
tions are intensified when a loss so sudden and un
expected occurs it home. In the prime of life, gift
ed with all that men most desire, his naturally fine
talents h ghly cultivated, happy in all his domestic
relations, this devoted husband and father, this
kind loving brother and friend, -this just and ju
dicious master has been suddenly called from tho
scene of his earthly duties.
Few men enter life with brighter prospects, or
more admired ihan Mr. J. W. Woolfolk. Nature
had endowed him richly, and wealth and affection
bestowed advantages by which he abundantly prof
ited. His literary taste wa3 excellent, ana his love
of reading a constant source of enjoyment to him
self and the friends who conversed With him; but
a,las ! stilled is that form so beloved and admired —
silent the sparkling wit and eloquent conversation.
In perfect health he left his home to assist in
defending his country, when the destroyer came in
a most unlooked for form. He lingered two hours
and a half after receiving the fatal blow, and then
fell asleep. m ,
May God'grant to those whose lives are bound up
in his peace and strength to bear this chastening
from a Father’s hand 1
In his pocket book was found a requiem from
which the followingappropriate liucs are copied :
Life's dearest treasures,
Ah, what are th.y worth,
W’hen tbe voice of a loved one
Has died out on earth ?
* * * * * *■
For the lire immortal ....
Thou hast t>re ithed in this clod.
For tbe bright hope of Heaven
We bless thee, oh God!
splo It
tecb city.
T. J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR.
Personal. —We were pleased yesterday to meet
in this city James W. Warren, editor of the Times,
■who has been absent some weeks on guard duty
on the Muscogee Railroad. Although he com
plains somewhat of the monotony of bridge guard
ing. wo are pleased to learn that his functions are
not very onerous, and that his general health has
suffered no detriment.
Fast Day.— To-day being set apart by His
Excellency, Gov. Joseph E. Brown, as a day of
fasting humiliation and prayer no paper will be is
sued from this office to-morrow morning.
u 73 the manifest duty of States and na
tionalities, as well as of individuals, in times of
great distress and imminent peril to humble them
selves in the presence of the Great Searcher of
hearts, and endeavor by deep contrition to pro
pitatate his favor and obtain his blessing. In
stances in sacred writ are numerous wnere v*oct en
joined this duty upon his favorite people, and
where impending wrath was turned aside by its
proper observance. Now is the darkest day in
Georgia’s history as well as a day of uncertainty
and doubt in the fortunes of the Confederacy, and
never was our dependence upon the Arbiter of the
destinies of nations more apparent than at this
time. Unless the Lord fights for us then all our
efforts are futile and will avail us nothing. In in
trospecting our history for three years what do we
see. Do we find a people deeply penitent for
their national transgressions, besieging, as it were,
with violence, the mercy seat? Or do we behold a
people self-reliant, trusting in their own strength
and righteousness, plunging recklessly into the
commission of all manner of abominations,as if for
getful that thero is a God in Heaven who
nizantofour action and who wW lS c°g
bution upon those who ' - send swift resi
dence, and do- eschew his ruling provi
- .oire not a knowledge of his way?
me latter is but too true. Murder, riot, ra
! pine, extortion, lust of gain, idolatry, infidelity,
and all manner of filthiness have seized upon our
1 * A usurped even the Sanctuary of the liv
f „ , . , , * neoplo, ten-fold
ing God, and we arc to-day, as ..
more the children of hell than over before. What
is the remedy ? Certainly not in the pursuance of a
similar course. It is in pungent repentence and
in turning away from our evil ways. Let us try
reformation, and surely God will have mercy upon
us and not suffer us to be entirely destroyed.
Then let us this day turn our feet to the holy
Sanctuary, and evince such a spirit of contrition, as
will cause*Hia face to shine upon us. Let us fill
the courts of the Lord with sounding praise. Re
acknowledge him as King of Kings and Lord of
Lords—ro-assert his universal dominion, and. in
voke the exercise of that power which shall send
confusion among our enemies, and restore unto us
the blessings of civil and religious liberty, peace,
happiness and concord. Man’s extremity is God’s
opportunity, and it may be that in tho valley of
humiliation, we shall behold tho dawning of a
brighter day.
A Good Indication. —We noticed the sale of
several barrels of cane and Sorghum Syrup yes
terday at auction at from $5,50 to Si,oo per gauon&
The same article has been selling from sl2 to
iu the market for a long time, and it affords us no
little pleasure to chronicle tho tumble. This shows
that the crop of s; rup is likely to be very large,
and that prices are destined to come down still
lower. *We hail this as a good sign as wo aro con
fident the people will not starve 4yith plenty of
bread and Syrup. Wbat other article of food w:
agree to follow the example of syrup.
[(communicated. )
Columbus, Ga., Sept. J4th 1864.
Mr. Editor : By order from the Colonel com
manding this po?,t citizens are required to carry
a pas3. I would inquire through your paper tho
authority upon which he issues such an order. If I
am not mistaken, the Congress of the Confeder
ate States refused to allow the President to declare
martial law except in those localities where a mili
tary necessity required such a safeguard. Now, if
Congress refuses the President the exercise of
such authority', by what right I would respectfully
inquire, does a Colonel presume toorder citizens to
ask his permission to puruse their peaceful avoca
tions, when martial law ha3 never been declared,
nor the necessity exist. If the good of the country
requires that the constitution should be subverted
and citizens for that good, are not to ho guaran
teed the “peaceful enjoyment of life, liberty and
property,” then I and all good citizens aro prepared
to submit to tho necessity, however irksome, m but
it will require a more mature deliberation than the
ipse dixit of a Colonel, CITIZEN.
The Military Situation. TheN. Y, Herald j
the 7th says:
The Confederacy has but one army left. Fifty
’ “""a. kirtnirhes innumerable, aad the
enerai acu.- - rfare have
ardships of three years oi
exhausted, have destroyed entirely, the ignoraat
but hardy population upon which the rebel leaders
counted to oyerthn w the government of the Uuited
St. ' ,B, jH! 13 ,* ef ,t of that population now is the
rihhlo n Hood 8 thirt > r thousand and the one
army under Lo' * eHrly * of armed n n
have, "in ,he L three>’:*'? #.'» f
battles of the great retn,. oa Ku¥ an d
stroyed all but the last tenth o. pow
er. Putting down the rebellion is narrowed to
the question of beating Lee’s army.
In Columbus, Ga , 7th Sept., Janie, infant daugh
ter and only child of Dr. Lueius A. and Mattio
Purvis, aged 14 mouths and 3 days.
How much sorrow this short paragraph contains,
but the knowledge that thi3 precious hud blooms
now a “beauteous flower” in Heaven, must soothe
their grief.
“Hearts—where the Darling’s bead hath lain
Held by Love’s shining ray—
Do you know that the touch of her gentle hand
Doih brighten the harp in the unknown land ?
Oh ! She waits for you with the angel baud,
Over the starry way.” _ T
sp!s It* R- L.
By Bills, Living§toii &
A Valuable Plantation
POH. SAT aTS.
WE offer for sale in Chattahoochee county, twelve
miles from Columbus, containing 900 acres of
Land—3oo of which is good bottom—balance pine
mixed with oak and hickory—3so acres cleared.
On the promises is a good dwelling with 5 rooms ;
oat houses for 40 negroes: a good Saw Mill in good
running order; (?rist Mill, nearly complete; Gin
House and two Gfins ; Wheat Thrash and Fan ; Tan
Yard, <tc., &c. sp6lot
By Ellis, Livingston & Cos.
* I—♦1 —♦ ♦ »
200 GALLONS
PURE Mill'll (WIPE MAM!
A VERY FINE ARTICLE.
For sale in quantities of 10 Gallons and upwards.
ag3o ts
Columbus High School
FOR
yotjustcg ladies i
THE above Institution-will be re-opened in tb3
building owned by Mr. Cowdery, on St. Clair st.,
opposite St. Luke’s Church, on Monday, October 3.
18A.
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TIN SMITHS!
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