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DAILY TIMES. J. w. WARRE.V, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Tuesday Morning, November 8,1864. Matters at the Trout. We are inclined to believe a portion of the news brought by mail from Montgomery yes terday. Though it has been stated most pos itively by persons who witnessed the occur rence, that Decatur was captured by our forces, our belief is that nothing of the sort has tak en place. An effort similar to that put forth at Allatoona was doubtless made, and with the same result. Gen. Hood, we imag ine, deemed it imprudent to hazard a heavy loss of strength in an effort to carry a forti fied position, the possession of which was not essential to the execution ofihis further plans. What these are we Knew not. If it was his intention ic advance into Middle Tennessee and upon the Nashville k Chattanooga rail road, continuing his opefatiens upon Sher man’s line of communications, it seems to us that bis line of advance would have been east of Decatur Having cut loose from • Blue Mountain, however, it was necessary to establish a base of supplies elsewhere anu to place himself in communication with it. This he has effected at Tuscumbia, at which pc at he was last reported to be. He can advai.c ■ thence upon either Nashville or Memphis and compel tbeeuerny to concentrate and retain a large force at each place. What his inten tions are must be developed in a few days.— The idea that Sherman has reinforced his At lanta garrison with four corps is all bosh. It becomes extremely ridiculous aDd absurd when it is remembered that he had only three corps ali together. He may have reinforced that position to some small extent, hut wt may rely upon it that the condition of affairs in North Alabama and in Tennessee requires majority of his force to watch Hood's movements. Tiic Peace Question. LETTER FROM HON. 0. J. BAYLOR TO TUB GOV ERNOR OF GEORGIA. Metropolitan Hotel, New York, l October 17, 18G4. / Joseph E. Brown, Governor of the Stale of Georgia : Sir : In the absence of reliable means of private communication, I am constrained to adopt this mode of placing before you and the people of Georgia important facts bearing up on the question of peace. It was my original purpose upon leaving Georgia, as the European Commissioner of the State, to have proceeded to Paris, and there, in connection with my commercial mis sion, initiate, subject to your approval, nego tiations for theterminatiou of the war through State intervention, taking the original Ste phens resolutions and your measures on the subjects of peace, as the basis of negotiation. France, as the .ally of Georgia in the revolu tionary struggle of 1776, and having formally reeoguized the independence and sovereignty of the State, being at the same time the firm friend of American nationality, seemed to me to occupy the proper position for bringing forward the Georgia plan. My former person al relations with Mr. Dayton, the American Minister to France, led me to hope that the truly Conservative and American purpose set forth in your Message, and embodied in the original Stephens resolutions, would at least ! receive from him the attention their import- I ance merited, and that thus the Georgia prop osition, through the approbation of the Em peror and the diplomatic medium of the j American Minister at Paris, would be brought officially and favorably to the attention of the Department of the State at Washington for final consideration. How far the Georgia proposition would prove admisable or to what extent it should be modified by the establish ed facts of the Revolution, were matters of detail in future, to be adjusted in the course of the contemplated negotiations, as well as any irregularity or informality in the negotia tion itself. Upon my arrival in Bermuda I sought the earliest opportunity ot communicating my views and purposes to the American Consul at St George’s. I desired through him to advise the Government at Washington of my contemplated action in Baris, furnishing the Secretary of State proper evidence of my official position as the European Commission-, er of Gorgia. In the event of the Government at Washington taking a favorable view of the proposed negotiation for peace, such a course would have enabled the American Minister at Paris to have acted with less reserve. Pending these consultations with the Ameri can Consul at St. George’s the Halifax steam er brought out the proclamation of the Presi dent of the United States upon the subject of peace, in response to the semi-official over tures made at Niagara by the agents of Mr. Davis. The invitation conveyed in the Presi dent’s proclamation determined me to change my course and repair directly to Washington City, when and where I submitted the Georgia propositions, subject, of course, to reference to and approval by yourself. You will appreciate the reasons which pre vent my setting forth in this communication the actual condition of the negotiation. But I deem it necessary to place you in possession of some of the leading considerations which surround and influence this important matter, and which I embodied in an address delivered at the Cooper Institute, in this city. The ap pearance of Mr. Stephens’ letter renders these explanations the more necessary. I ask for them, not only from yourself, but from the intelligent citizens of Georgia, that calm and dispassionate consideration to which they are entitled. The question of an immediate, hon orable, blessed peace, or continuing years of desolating war, in my opinion, depends upon the State of Georgia, and chiefly upon your self as her Executive. The events of this war have clearly demon *trated, that sectional consolidation North and South, supported by the sword, is the in~ evitable result ot disunion, and we know there can be neither liberty, prosperity or happiness in the presence of standing armies. In other words, the question for the American people South as well as North is this : shall we have a common government resting upon j the republican principle of contest, or shall j we have conflicting nationalities on the mon archical principle of obedience \ Sectional j consolidation South begets and necessitates j sectional consolidation North. These con-' j tending but corresponding forces react upon each other and can only co-exist in a state of perpetual strife. ' The scheme of sectional nationality must be abandoned. It was con ceived in folly and has matured in blood and desolation. It must be abandoned in the in terest of future liberty. It must be abandon ed now, as the indispensable preliminary to peace. The abandonment of this sectional heresy and the resumption by the States of the South of their rights as sovereign Ameii can States, will lead to peace just as the con solidation of those States into distinct and threatening sectional nationality led to war. A recurrence to the historical facts of this revolution will show how completely the sec tional d.isunionists of the South have blinded the people to the real issues involved and the actual cause of the war. It is said: That the United States government is wag ing war upon Sovereign States. Is this so ? Gulf States, by their deliberate State action withdrew from the constitutional com pact pt 1789. The Senators of these States and their Representatives at Washington, in ooe uence to the instructions of- their respec ‘ive State-, peacefully left the capital and re turned to their homes. The United States Government did not invade one es the with drawing States, nor did it molest the retiring Senators and Representatives. There can be no greater evidence of the actual liberty and equality of the States under the Constitution than was thus exhibited. There is no parallel to it in all history. The representatives of the withdrawing States met at Montgomery.— The United States Government looked on with parental solicitude, but not a hand was raised against these sovereign American States. The Government property was appropriated and occupied, and still the States proceeded in their course unmolested. And I hesitate not to de clare, that if even in that stage of movement the glorious and patriotic example of Virgin ia and Kentucky in 1798-99 had been followed, there would have been no war. What effect did this forbearance have upon these predeter mined disunionists ? Inst ad of the appeal for constitutional reforms, enforced in the last resort by the impressive exercise of State au thority, the leaders of sectional disunion de termined upon the formation of a separate .and distinct nation, and State action was the means employed. This nation was formed on the 4th of February, and aspired to the con trol at the capital at Washington. On the 4th of March, thereafter Mr. Lincoln was in augurated as President of the United States. He found the new nation in full vigor, and a ready entering upon foreign alliance for the overthrow of American power on this conti nent It was a question of States. It was a questson of nation against nation. The war I from that day to this, has been a war between contending nationalities. I In my communication with the Government ‘ at Washingfcqn, as well as with leading men of i all shades of political opinion at the North, I have heard but one sentiment : “ Let the States of the South abandon their present at -1 titude of sectionalized nationality, and resume ! their position as sovereign American States, and the war shall cease, and immediate nego tiations for the restoration of peace begin ; but the United States Government will never consent, under any circumstances, to the over throw of American nationality.” You may rely upon it there will be no change of ad ministration, or of purpose or policy by the I American people, so long as a rival nation ! aspires to the possession of one inch of what j was originally a part of the United States. ' The question is now with Georgia, whether I tbi3 war shall cease and the land be blessed ; with a speedy and honorable peace, or whether j more blood, more misery and more ruin, is to i be added to the horrors of the past four years, | ending at last as the wisest statesmen of the South predicted sectional disunion would end. Much is said of §eorgia’s abandoning her sis ter States. It is quite competent for the oth er States to follow her example. The Georgia proposition embodies the extreme demands of one side. The advocates of complete con solidation and unlimited power in the central government, represent the extreme demands of the other side. In all negotiations conces sions must be made if a peaceful and mutual ly satisfactory adjustment is to be accom plished. Looking at this great problem, there fore, in the light of experience and in the in terest of the common good, we must find a common ground on which both sides can stand with safety and honor. What is the common ground between these extreme pre tentions ? We find it in the experience and wisdom of our fathers. The Constitution pre sents the only basis of settlement. Conceived in a wisdom almost supernatural, the bond of Union for eighty-four years, we have all learn ed at last to value its priceless blessings. The disunionist per se —the man who really re joiced in the overthrow of American Govern ment—can have no part in the readjustment. I do not address myself to such. But the great mass of the American people, North and South, desire a restoration of peace under a Constitution in which, as I have shown, the States were of fact free and equal, and under which we ali enjoyed a measure of personal freedom before unknown. It only remains for me to assure you. that in this matter I have simply sought to give you as the executive of the# great State of Georgia, an opportunity of interposing your power between the folly and ambition of the Richmond leaders and a further and useless and wicked destruction of life. The respon sibility of final action is with yourself. I have done my duty. I know that in every home in Georgia, the prayers of the people will ascend to Heaven that He who rules all things, may enable you to cast aside all prej udices all sectional resentment and personal ambition, and give peace to our bleeding country. I have the honor to be, Very respectfully, C. G. Baylor, Commissioner ot the State of Georgia. Northern Extracts. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR NON-EXCHANGE. The cartel as agreed upon was first broken by the Federal authorities, they insisting upon a course of action which was a direct violation of that instrument. After resisting for over a year, the Confederate government agreed to resume the exchange upon the plan insisted upon by the Federal authorilies. To two dif ferent letters expressing a willingness to ac cede to the terras insisted upon hy our Gov ernment the Confederate Commissioners have received no reply. This is a plain, truthful statement of the facts connected with the exchange difficulty, and, in view of it, w v e ask whether the Lincoln j or the Davis despotism is to blame for the te- I suit. For every man that suffered in a soutn | ern prison since July, 1863, tiie Federal gov j eminent is directly responsible. For every ! man who has remained an hour over ten days —forevery soldier who, after the tenth day of his capture, died in a Southern prison, the Washington authorities are accountable Let us hear no more about Southern inhu manity so long as we alone are to blame for the existence of this.state of affairs. Let the odium of all this be placed where it belongs, j and that is upon the head of the Washington I Government, whose duplicity and want of faith have alone been the reason why a stop page has been put to the exchange of prison ers.—Chicago Times. TIIE PROSPECT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. We find considerable reaction against Mr. Lincoln since the vote by which he was elec ted in 1860. The total majority for Lincoln in 1860, in the three Central States which have recently held elections, was 78,340. The total republican majority, in the same States at the recent election, is 40.500 ; republican lob3, 31,840. In this tesulr we have a reac tion of about forty thousand against Mr. Lins coin and loss of popularity since bis election. This change may prove large enough in some localities to affect the vote of the Electoral College this year, but it does not reveal in the detailed result sufficient reaction in itself to defeat Old Abe. What may be accomplished by the Democ racy in November, with the above result in October to work upon, remains yet to be seen, j * * * * * * The imbe -1 cility of Old Abe, his mismanagement of the | war, and total incompetency exhibited at al : most every stage of the present struggle with ' the rebellion, has allienatedmany whose sym pathies are with the republican party, who may or may not vote for Mr. Lincoln accor ding to circumstances yet to be developed * * * We therefore consider the re- sult of the election on the Bth of November a3 quite doubtful. It may prove that the soldiers hold the balance of power as in the recent election of Pennsylvania. The chances on the surface favor the re-election of Lincoln; but we are living in revolutionary times, and it is impossible to tell what upheaviugs may take place in two weeks. — A’. V. H raid. Capture of Plymouth. N. C. Goldsboro’, N. C.—A special despatch to the State Journal, from near Plymouth, the 31s t, via Rocky Mount the Ist states that alter three days’ hard 'fighting the enemy passed up Middle river and came down tire Roanoke thts morning'. Gen. Baker commanded the garrison o: P ymouth in per son and fought until the enemy’s gunboats ha a passed one fort, and dismounted all our guns in the other. The evacuation was then ordered under severe shelling, which was effected without much ! loss. Colonel Whitford acted with, conspicuous gallantry. The Aflair at Eastpori—True State of the Case, Etc. To the Editor of the Missouri Democrat. Headers 113th Illinois Infantry, John sonville, Tenn., Oet. 18, 1864. —In your issues of the 15th instant, your special dispatches from Paducah give an account of the affair at Eastport, which is a long way from the truth in a number of particulars. The truth is bad enough but it is spread on a little too thick. We moved up the river on the 10th, on the transports City of Pekin, Aurora and Kenton, convoyed by the gunboats Key West and Un dine. When we had nearly reached Eastport, we were halted by a detachment of cavalry on the east bank of the river, who told us that there was no enemy at Eastport at all. But there was a squad of twenty men a few miles out, guarding a bridge. They claimed to be long to the 3d Tennessee Union cavalry, and asserted that their information was positive V e proceeded up to the landing and com menced to disembark, relying upon our infor mation. After the infantry had lauded, two of Col. Hay's staff rode out a few rods to try their horses, and immediately discovered the enemy’s pickets, who fired several shots at them, which they returned from revolvers. The infantry immediately formed—first, the 113th, then the 120th Illinois; in their rear, the 6th IT. S. colored. We had ony firmed the lines when the rebs opened a terrific .ire from a masked battery of four guns, not more than a hundred yards dis tant. The 113th and 12oth advanced a few yards to the cover of a piece of timber, while the 61st inarched by the right flank and foamed on the bank of the river, directly in range of the hottest fire I ever saw. In a moment or two bey moved further to the right into a less exposed position. Your corres pondent says that “the white troops broke and fled in confusion, while the colored regiment held its ground, which is not true. The men stood firm without flinching until an order was given to retreat to the boats, which was done rather hastily, white and black making the best time possible. The boats immediately cut loose and backed out, by which several men were knocked overboard, and some five or six were drowned in consequence. YY hile at the landing, all three of the boats were struck hy shells. After backing out, the Aurora and Kenton were both struck several times, and a caisson exploded on each, disabling them, and killing and wounding several, including the cap tain of the Aurora. They soon drifted out of range, and the gunboats took good care to keep behind them all the time, throwing shells at ran dom, which did as much harm to us as to the ene my» if not more, f was one of the very last to leave the landing and retreat down the river, and I considered mys*if in more danger from their shells than from those of the enemy. Your correspondent says that “Colonel Partie moved his command along the road,” etc. Who is Colonel Partie? The onlj' person of that name with us is the pilot of the Aurora, and I am quite sure that he did not take command of any of the regiments, but stood bravely to his post in the pilot house, amid a storm of iron that would make the bravest turn pale, saving the boat by his courage and daring. The Aurora was set on fire, but it was extinguished in five minutes, doing but 'ittle damage. • Me fired but one gun from the shore, as the ammunition was not landed in time to serve the guns. lam at loss to know when the gunboats si lenced the enemy's batteries, as it did not stop firing until we were entirely out of ; then they limbered up and moved to another position nearer. We were obliged to abandon our artiffery, because the horses were not off the boat, and the country was such that we could not gert it off by hand. Our loss was as follows : 113th Illinois—Two officers, Captain 11. W. Hoyt and Lieutenant A. Fletcher, twelve men missing, five wounded and brought off the field. 120th Illinois—Oue officer, seven men missing, and one officer slightly wounded. 61st l .S. Colored—Nineteen killed, two mis sing. and one officer and six men wounded and brought off the field. The colors and eight meu of the 61st were swept into the river by one sholl. • Lee and (irant’s Chirography. “P. W A. has been examining document written by Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant, and writes of them to the Republican as follows : The correspondence between Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant is now before me. and I have been much struck by the handwriting of these two ablest generals the war has brought forward on either side. Gen. Lee's handwriting is bold and rather stiff, his letters being large, round and very distinct. He bears heavily upon the pen—probably a goose-squill—and abbreviates many words, as if writing were a labor to him. The following is an exact trans cript of the first sentence in his letter to Gen. Grant : Gen'i— I have rec’d your letter of the 18th inst., ac com’g copies of letters from Judge Child com m’r of Exchange of Pris’rs on the part of the Confederate States. & the Honb’le E. M. Stan ton Sec’y of War and Lt. Col Mulford Asst. Oornm’r of Exc. of the U. States.” He doe3 not, as you perceive, punctuate closely, and no where in his letter does he write out the word and, but invariably uses the abbreviation, &. And yet he pauses long enough to dot all ofjhis i sland cross his t’s. All his letters are drawn nearly straight up and down the paper, in other words, they are like himself, round, full, bold and upright, inclin ing neither right nor ;ieft, and standing firmly o n'their base as if they disdained all assistance. T hey are so clear and precise, so round and weighty, and distinct, that each letter reminds one of a solid cannon ball, and each word of a cluster of grapeshot. Gen. Grant's handwriting, on the contrary, though not so bold and distinct, nor the let ters so large and round and erect, is, never theless, very legible and very striking. It is full of energy and action, and his letters all incline to the right, and follow one after an other with a little space between them, as if they represented an equal number of his brig ades on a rapid march around Lee’s right.— Among cbirographers his hand would be called a running hand. The words occupy much space from left to and still they are very clear and legible. He pays more at tention to punctuation than Gen. Lee, abbre viates less, and is equally careful of his i’s and ta. It may be the work of imagination, yet in reading his letter I cannot but picture the writer as a restless, nervous, energetic man, full of fire and action, always in motion and always in a hurry. - The handwriting of both these great meni3 what would be denominated as experienced and Neither of them write well, and be selected to take charge of a country school, if their selection depended upon their chirography. Thus we -have two more witnesses, in two men who oc cupy more of this world's attention at thi3 time than any other two living, that “great men write poor hands.” Horrible Affair .in* North Carolina.— Our community was shocked on last Tuesday morning to learn that the wife of Col. Joseph Y. Bryson, of Henderson county, had been brutally murdered, and his two daughters se verely wounded, on Monday night. " The cir cumstances as we learn them, were substan tially as follow’s . At an early hour on Mon day evening eight men called at Col. Bryson’s gate and asked for him. He happened to be asleep, and his wife and daughters and a ne gro man popped out on the porch, when the men at the gate fired on them, killiag Mrs. Bryson instantly, and inflicting painful and dangerous wounds upon the young ladies. Who the men were, or their motives for such an act. we suppose is not certainly known. But the fact that Col. Bryson is an active Southern man, will, it is presumed, give a key to the motive for this dark and atroci ous deed. Mrs. Bryson was a lady highly esteemed by those who knew her, ’ and her sad fate, as well as the suffering condition of her daughters, will excite the liveliest emo tions of sympathy. Swift and terrible ven geance will probably overtake the murderers. [Ashville News. Yankee Morals. —A young woman in Jackson. Mich., has been carrying on the re cruiting business m an original and highly peculiar manner. Marries a man on condi tion that he will enlist and give her his boun ty. She being strikingly handsome, the poor dupe consents. After he is gone she marries another. I our men has she thus wedded and sent to the army. On the fifth occasion she wa3 detected. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1363, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. i —: —■— Another Victory by Forrest, Opposite Johnsonvhe, Tenn., Nov. stb, via Corinth, Nov. 7th. Major General Forrest yesterday achieved another great victory. He placed a battery above‘Johnsonville; moved up artillery from below : caught at Johnsonville three gun boats, ten transports and about twenty barges; planted his batteries at right ; opened yesterday with 8 pieces, and after an engage ment of 10 minutes the gunboats were set on fire and consumed. The batteries then orien ed on the transports and barges, ail of which were set on fire and destroyed. The engage ment was terrible. The enemy opened with 80 howitzers from fort and gunboats. Not a. man laltered under the storm of shell. Our canoneers had rammers shot in two and their clothes and boots shot off. Since last Sunday Gen. Forrest has cap tured and destroyed 14 transports, 4 gunboats, | 20 barges, 32 pieces of artillery, over 20,000 ! ions of freight and over three millions of dol lars’ worth of stores. Our loss only 10 meu wounded. -Johnsonville is still burning. The immense amount of freight on shore, covering several acres, will all be consumed, as it is now burning and the enemy cannot extinguish, as our batteries command the banks. Synopsis of the President’s Message, Richmond. November 7th.—Congress met to-day, pursuant to adjournment. The message of the President was received i and read. It begins with a review of military operations since the adjournment of Congress in June, and recognizes the protection of Providence in enabling us successfully to withstand the utmost efforts for our subjuga tion. We have recovered Texas from the ene my, and Arkansas, with the exception of a few fortified posts, and nearly the whole of North ern and Western Mississippi, Northern Ala bama and Western Tennessee, are.again in our possession. All attempts to penetrate the country from the coast have been baffled. In Southwestern Y'irginia successive armies have been routed. A portion of Eastern Ten nessee has been reconquered by our troops. The main Yankee army, after serious defeats and the constant repulse of its repeated as saults, is still engaged in the effort to capture Petersburg. The army of Gen. Sherman has succeeded in obtaining possesion of Atlanta, but is unable to secure any ultimate advan tage from this success. Had we been com pelled to evacuate Richmond, as well as At lanta, the Confederacy -would have remained as defiant as ever. No military success of the enemy can accomplish the destruction of the Confederacy, nor sg.ve the enemy from’ the coifttant drain of blood and treasure which must continue until he shall discover no peace attainable unless based on the recognition of our undeniable rights. No change in the conduct ot foreign powers can be announced. The recognition of our independence is withheld on the assumption that recognition, would be valueless without intervention. We wish no intervention. We know ourselves fully competent to maintain our rights and independence. Peace is im possible without independence, and not to be expected. The enemy will anticipate neutrals in the recognition of that independence. The total amount of the public' debt on the • Ist of October was $1,120,000,000. No addi tional appropriations are wanted for meeting the needs of the public service up to the Ist of July, as unexpended appropriations exceed es timates for that time. The Secretary of the Treasury recommends that the faith of the Government be pledged that its notes shall ever remain exempt frem taxation ; that no issue be made beyond that already author ized, and that a portion of the receipts of tax ation and tax in kind be pledged to the grad ual redemption of the entire circulation. Referring to the report of the Secretary of War, the President says the exemption from military duty of persons in certain specified pursuits, and professions, is unwise, and not dispensable in theory. Discretion should be vested in the military' authorities so that a sufficient number of those essential to public service might be detailed, to continue the ex ercise of their pursuits or professions, but exemption from service of entire classes should be wholly abandoned. Various recommendations of the Secretary of War are referred to and approved ; among which is the reorganization and consolidation of reduced regiments. In regard to prisoners of war, the President says each Government will hereafter be allow ed to provide necessary comforts to its citizens held captive by the other. The subject of employing negroes in the army is discussed at some length. The Pres ident dissencs from those who advise a general levy arming slaves for the duty of soldiers, but recommends the employment of 40,000, to be employed as pioneer and engineer laborers, in addition to duties heretofore performed. He favors the acquisition for the public ser vice and the right of property in labor in slaves, the Government engaging to liberate the negro on his discharge after service faith fully rendered. The President closes by reiterating the will ingness of this Government to negotiate for peace. Peace is manifestly impossible unless desired by both parties to this war, a disposi tion for it among our enemies will behest, and most certainly evoked by a demonstration on our part of ability and unshaken determi nation to defend our rights, and let us then resolutely continue to devote our united, and unimpaired energies to the defence of our homes, our lives and our liberties. Thi3 is the path to peace—iet us tread it with confidence in the assured result. Female Soldiers. —Mary and Moliie Bell, alias Tom Parker and Bob Morgan, were brought to this city, via Central cars, last night, dressed in soldiers’ garbs. Moliie was interesting and sprightly, and looked every inch a snug little sol dier boy; her cousin, was rather reserved and gloomy, and did not make such a favorable impression as the other. They are from South western Virginia, have been in the service two years, and it is said that during that time they have followed Gen. Early through all his battles, killing more than a dozen Yankees with their own guns. Capt. Dosweli, Assistant Provost Marshal, committed them to Castle Thunder till such time as other provisions can be made for their welfare. —Richmond Whig. The Atlantic Monthly is trying to prove that the negro is better fitted for liberty than the white Irishman. That’s the New England idea, THE CITY T. J. JACKSON.! LOCAL EDITOR Auction Sales To-Day. —See advertisements of Ellis, Livingston & Cos., who will sell this day valuable real estate, negroes, stock, groceries, &c. A fine opportunity wi" be afforded capitalists'to invest. The same firm propose to se 1 ' on Tnursdav next, a lot of the most desirable furniture and housekeeping goods ever offered in this market. Those wishing to invest in good articles will be enabled to do so on that day. See advertisement, and remember the sale. “Waking Up” Thieves and Desperadoes.— Considerable activity has prevailed hero dicing the last day or two among the civ” and military 1 authorities, in ferreting out the set of thieves and desperadoes who .have been depredating on this community in a small way for some weeks past.. We learn that soma forr or five arrests were made on Sunday, and several yesterday, and that the prospect is good for putting a stop to these grievances. ' We are glad to see the authori ties here waking up in this important matter. If things are permitted to go on as they have been going on for some time there w : ’i be no safety to life or property in this section. It i3 bad epough truly to be harassed with the evils of the terrible war now on hand, and if our people have to sub | mit to the additional spirit of lawlessness and rap ; iue, that seems to be manifesting itself in various parts of the State, orr country will soon become a pandemonium from which even death will be a lucky release. Let our people civ”, and m ;l; tary arouse to a sense of their danger, and unite as one man to ciush out the grovUug evils among us A Business Transaction. —We understand a gentleman from the up country brought some cot ton to this market a few days since, sold it to a broker for a sum something more than a thousand dollars, but the broker instead of giving the owner the sum required, unwittingly paid him five thous.- and. The lucky recipient went off home, and while, doubtless, chuckling over his good fortune, was next day overhauled by the broker’s agent, who demanded a refund of the $4,000 overpaid.— The owner of the cotton went before a magistrate, and swore that he had received only the right money, upon which showing the broker’s agent returned to this city minus said $4,000.* But con science so upbraided the guilty man, that, on the next day he came to the city, acknowledged his sin, paid back the surplus move? and all expenses of the transaction. This is the first transaction that we have heard of since the beginning of the war in which conscience was permitted to play a part, and is therefore, we think, worthy of record. If all men who have illegitimately filled their purses during the last three or four years, were actuated by a similar spirit of restitution, there would be an upheaving on this continent that would astonish the natives, and place us in the eyes of heaven, in a much better condition to hope for success. [For the Columbus Times.] “You will Never Win the Fight. BY JNO. BLACK. You will never win the fight, Never, never, You may. bring your giant might, Fearful horrors to our sight,— But our cause shall live in light, Ever, ever. You may lay our cities low, In your power,— But our souls will scorn the blow, All the pain and all the woe, From a most detested foe, — W e’ll not cower. We have crossed the fiery sea, Tinged with blood, — We have sworn we would be free, That we’il never bend the knee, From our oaths we cannot flee, We’ll bide the flood. Bring your hosts of armed knaves, Ever, ever, We will give them bloody graves, On the laud or on the waves, For we never will be slaves Never, never. Soon, soon your fate you’ll know, And sad bemoam, But your heritage of woe Will deeper, wider grow, And the blood you caused to flow, You’ll then atone. Eufaula, 1564. The Richmond Examiner accounts for the bul letin victories of the enemy by the theory that “these victories are needed, not so much for the actual campaign as for the Presidential one ; not so much to conquer the rebels as to defeat the Democrats.” To this end, too, Lincoln has order ed a day of thanksgiving. “It may seem incredi ble and extravagant to say so,” says the Examin er, “but the Yankee nation, if it believes in a God at all, holds that the only use of him is to help in the Presidential canvass and winning the eiectien. Prayer and praise are used only as a part of the grand chorus of Union victory and abolition tri umph. They employ the Holy Name as a big drum; play upou it as on a bass fiddle; blow it like a trombone.” Political Signs. Signs are not wanting to give us the hope that the people of the United States are grudually, but sure ly, drifting into a civil war. Secret political socie ties -flourish in all the States, and discovery and punishment but increase their number.’ A late Cincinnati paper, before us‘ ; contains re ports of the arre3t, and subsequent escape, of one Harrison H. Dodd, “Grand Commander” of the “Sons of Liberty.” The .said Dodd was on trial under the charge of treason when he made his es cape. The following address explains itself: To the People of Indiana: The exposure of the Sons of Liberty has been made, Every word is true. Harrison H. Dodd, Grand Commander for Indiana, has been on trial. The proof was overwhelming. Dodd was released from military prison on his parole of honor not to attempt to escape, and was granted quarters in the United States Court building. Last night he es caped from the third-story window by a rope; only one man was with him; that man was J oseph J, Bingham. Innocent men do not do so. The act confesses guilt. Citizens—every day shows that you were on the threshold of revolution. You can rebuke this treason. The traitors intended to bring war to your homes. Meet them at the ballot box, while Grant and Sherman meet them in the field,— This is no time to stand back. He who doubts whether he is for the war, cannot be trusted- The exposure made will stand upon unimpeachable tes timony. I know there are unbelievers and skep tics, but I know that the Sons of Liberty meant i treason. Not one-fourth of the testimony had been offered when Dodd fled. Citizens—brand every man who is party to it, or will not put Ims foot upon : it, I have been fair to all parties. I have sent drafted men home to vote, irrespective of party.— The Government favors a fair ballot, and assertions to the contrary are false. The war draws to an end. You must whip the rebellion, or be whipped by it— choose ve. I am no politician. I know from two - years labor, what the secret order plots. I am pledged to pro’le all I have asserted of their plans and purposes. Believe me or not, I say to all men, of ail parties, that ;he election in Indiana has be come a matter of national interest. Defeat trea son at home, and our armies will rejoice, the rebel lion will ivither, and you shall have a Union restor ed. witff perpetual peace. But let the Sons of Liberty triumph, -and you have no assurances of victory in front, orsecuritv at home. You may say that I go oeyond the province of a soldier. Ido net. Traitors are traitors, wherever j found, and my profession brings me down upon trai- I tor s whoever approve s or objects. »> itn you is the duty aiuLthe CARRINGTON, Brig. Gen. I. S. \ . Tribute of Respect, In the Trenches front of Petersburg, Va., October 29th, 13-31. A. a meeting of the Officers of the 60th Alabama Regiment, called to pay a Tribute to the memory of Lieut. JOS. E. BUTT, Company D, 60th Alabama Regiment, who died at Richmond, Va., on the 9th September, Is£4, from the effects of a wound receiv ed while serving in these trenches. Col. John W. A. Sanford was called to the Ch i and Lieut, G. Osborn appointed Secretary. Lieut. Col, D. S. Troy, Major Hatch Cook, Cap . R. B. Lockhart, and Capt. D. A. Clark, being ap pointed a committee to present resolutions expres sive of the sense of the meeting, reported the fol lowing, which were unanimously adopted. Resolved, That in the death of Lieut. .Jos. E Butt, we have lost a companion whom we loved, a brother officer who for years and months has shared with us hardships and dangers, joys and sorrows • and our country has lost a sfldler ever fearless in battle and faithful in the discharge of every dutv * Resolved, That we have rarely known any one it ► whom the gallant and efficient officer and Christian gentleman were se thoroughly combiued as in Lieut. Butt, or one in wh m the vices incident: to military life made or slight an impression. Resolved, That we moui n his loss and tender our sympathies to those who were drawn to him bv th good qualities which attracted us, and by the s:ro: ■ ger ties of blood. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet in, be published in the papers of Columbus. Ga., and Montgomery, Ala, Several members of the meeting expressed their high appreciation of Lieut. Butt, as a soldier an 1 man, their sorrow at his untimely end. The meeting then adjourned. Lieut. GEO. C. OSBORN, see ■US’Enquirer and Sun please copy. fedy If Dr. McFARLIN, of New Orleans, La., will address P. W. A. Y., Macon, Ga., he will learn much to his interest. Any friend knowing the whereabouts of said Dr. McFarlir will please address the Box 192, Macon, Ga. . nov S It* P. W. A. V. Colton Notice. ! iLL Storage not paid in Ten Days, the Cotton i TV. will be sold to pay it. j nov S lOt CODY & COLBERT. - tl(n - BWirT —| umihhbh nrnmig-nn—TrnnirffUTi i AUCTION SALES By Ellis, Livingston «Jk Cos ON Tuesday, Bth November at o’clock ,wo will sell in front of our store 29 Likely Plantation NEGROES. nov 8 It $2 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos GOOD. FARM AT AUCTION. ON Tuesday, 16th November, at 11 o’clock we will sell in front of our store — -A_ IF 1 _A_ JE& jVC About 6 miles from the City, and a half mile north of the Old Express Road, containing 12c acres land —being the eastern portion of lot No. 43 in the 9th District. Sixty acres of which is cleared— iormerly owned by Aaron Lamb, and adjoining the plantation formerly owned by M. J. Crawford, Esq On the place is a good Double Log House, out houses, fine Orchard and Vineyard, Good Water. nov 7 8t S4O By Ellis, Livingston & Cos,, -—* —— • 1 LARGE SALE OF Fine Furniture ! Crockery, Glass-Ware aud House FURNISHING GOODS ! \VE will sell on Thursday, 10th November, at • * 11 o’clock, in front of our store, for and or. ac count of a Refugee- Mahogany* Wardrobes, Bureaus, Cane Seat aud Cottage Chairs, Rockers aud Arm Chairs, Sofas and Lounges. Hat- Racks', Fine Mahogany Book Case, Marble-top Centre Tables, Card Tables, Music Stand, Wire Safe. Cooking Stove, Mahogany and Cottage Bedsteads, Grover and Baker Sewing Machine, Wash Stands, Feather Bed and Mat tresses. Carpets, Bathing Tubs. Large Mirrors and Fine Paintings. LARGE LOT FINE Crockery and Gila**-Ware! TIN WARE. COOKING UTENSELS, ac., Ac., Ac. In short every article wanted m House keeping. All first class goods, in good order. Also— SUGAR, TEA, COFFEE, HAMS and SIDES. nov 7 4t $43 By Ellis, Livingston & Cos, AN TUESDAY, November Bth. at 11 o’clock, we v- will sell in front of our store, 109 Gallons Catawba Brandy, 1 Bbl. Fine Ruin nov 7 2t $6 By Ellis, Livingston & ( o, ♦ — ? will sell on TUESDAY, Bth November, at i» 1034 0 clock, in front of our Auction Room 1 Likely NEGRO BOY, 21 years old ; 1 line Gold Hunting Case Watch nov 7 2t $o By Ellis, Livingston & Cos. ffIMBMMBU'M -A.T -A.TTOTIOIN"! AN TUESDAY, Bth of November, at 10 >e l / we will sell in front of our Auction Room, The Valuable Store, No, 127, Broad Street, Three Doors below Hill & Dawson’' old cori er. The Lot is 22 feet front and 147 feet 10 inches deep—Store 114 feet deep—with privilege o the Alley —ALSO — The following very desirable Stocks; 133 Shares Florida Home Insurance Go., S2O per Share paid in. 100 Shares Eufaula Home Insurance Cos., SSO per Share paid in. 50 Shares Georgia Insurance Company, $25 per Share paid in. 500 Shares Southern Insurance Company, Savannah, Bringham, President, $lO per Share paid in. 5 Shares Importing and importing Company Stock of Georgia, Lamar, P”? 5:., SI,OOO per Share paid in. 52 Shares “Great Southern Insurance Company,” S2O per Share paid in. 5 Shares Bank of Columbus Stock. SIOO per Share paid in. oc 28 lOt $l3O By Ellis, Livingston «&: C o A PRIVATE SALE. 1,500 Acres unimproved Land ■/_ SpriDg Creek, Miller county, formerly Early, will be sold at a bargain, oc 21 171 SSO _____ To Bent. i <\r ALL HOUSE. Also, one half of a h A Summerville. Apply at THIS OFFICE FOR SALE.—I set China - ups an i Saucer-. Straw Cutter: 1 Bathing Tub; 1 Curb-bit Br and superior Halter. Apply to _ nov7 2t* . HULL cc Pi ua. BOMLasT BOSSLSSi, WANTED Bottles and Vials of all description?. " for *w* '“■‘SSnfoSd a- CO.. nov7 St No. 73 Broad sc: set.