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DAILY TIMES. J. W. WAKRG.\, - - - Editor. ' COLUMBUS: Friday Morning. November 18,1864. The Savannah New3 is in receipt of North ern papers of the 10th and 11th inst. The Baltimore American of the 11th, gives Lincoln's majbrity in Maryland at nearly 60,- 000—not from official returns, however. It estimates the election for. members of the State. Legislature as resulting in 11 abolition ists and J3 democrats -in the Senate, am j 54 ibolitioni.-vU to 26 dew crafs'-ir.. th-- House. At a, .ate ..our ou tj»e ot tue eieaioo Lincoln ml serenaded and made a s;*eeh. in rrhicii he said he believed the Welfare of the country required its eutpperf and fcndbfsemeiit L) be given to the “present Administration.’’ and earnestly believed “the consequences of this duty's wort will be “to :lie lasting advan ce. H not the very salvation of the country.” ! He was “JhanXful to/iad/or this approval, pf' * the people; bu’ while deeply gnvtffful fur .this roark ( of, their in me. if e I know my heart, ray gratitude is free from auy taint of i personal triumph.” * , * qj t j 3 no pleasure to me to-triumph over any one, but I give thanks to the Almighty for this evidence of the paople s resolution to stand by free g v eninix-xit ami the rights of humanity. ':' On the night of the 10th he was again sew - iwuled by an immense concourse, and salutes fired. He responded in a speech, from which j we take the following luminous passages: But the election along with its incidental ! and undesirable strife, has done good, too. It j has demon* irate and that a people’s Government l can sustain a national election in the midst of I a great civil war. [Renewed cheering.] Un til now it has not been known to the world ■ that a possibility. It shows at once ! how sound and how strong we still are. It ■ shows that even amongthe candidates of the i same party we who are most dovoted to the j t'nion and most opposed to treason can re- I reive most of the people's votes. [Applause.] j It shows also, that we have more fipen now . tlian we had when the war began ! Gold is good in its place, but living, brave, patriotic men are better than gold! [Cheers and great | enthusiasm.] But the rebellion continues, and now that the election is over, may not all, having a common interest be united in a com mon effort to save our common country? [Cheers.] For my own part, I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing auy obstacle in the way. [Cheers.] So long as I have been here I have not willingly planted a thorn ja any man’s bosom. tie closed again by thanking God in the fol inving language,, showing what an unmannerly simpleton he is : While J am deeply sensible of the high com pliment of a re-election, and duly grateful as I trust, to Almighty God, for having directed my countrymen to a right conclusion, as I think, for their own good, it adds nothing to my satisfaction that any other man may be disappointed or pained by the result.— [Cheers.) • Seward made a little big small talk, saying that,: In his judgment, when We all come together, and when the Stars and Stripes again wave over Richmond, ill two or three years you will have to look right sharp to find a secessionist ora rebel sympathizer. (Laughter and ap plause.) A writer iu the World from Washington, the 3th, says Seward is Urging Lincoln to give McClellan a command in the army. Ho be. Moves the nation contains no better man, and that his assignment to the Army of the Poto mac or the James will be worth 50,000 men: and .that it is expected that as Lincoln is now re elected, a “proffer of peace will be made by « formal commission to Richmond, not to dic tate terms, but to confer with Davis and his associates as to what tefms they will be will ing to accept upon re-entering the Union;” and will offer a guarantee of all the bights of the States under the Constitution, except those of slavery. The World says the result of the election •precludes any reasonable expectation that the Union will be restored within the ensuing four years, and renders its ultimate restora tion more doubtful than ever before.” The New York News of the 10th, comment ing on the election, says : ‘‘The Democracy deserted their principles, *ad they now realize the fatal consequence. The bitter fruit of their apostacy is now on their lips, and its ashes is a just penance of tneir breach of faith. Henceforward let them banish the word expediency from their lexicon, li has been their curse in every’issue presen ted to the people since the commencement of this war, and it defeated them on Tuesday last. From this time forward let War Democ racy be shunned as the pestilence, and never more be permitted to exert its paralyzing in fluence on the party it has betr&yed and ruin ed. The War Democrats have made the final trial of their experiment, and they have failed-” “The War Democracy is in the dust—there let it stay. Perish the sentiment and the name. Let us thru again to the doctrines of Jefferson, »nd a aide by them. * * * This campaign was fought without one principle that was familiar to Democrats to kindle the ardor <*f the masses. The issue presented was an insult to the intelli gence of the people, * * * and the party wielding the power and controlling the power swept the field. " The I", S transport Arago, from Port Royal j the 6th, arrived at New York the 9th, and re- | ports that on the T-th she saw a steamer an swering fully the description of the Tallahas- : see, very fast and having long' range, was chased by three U. S. gunboats, supposed to 1 he the Huntsville, Margaret k Jessie and B?n --iheb with a desultory firing between tliem; ! that at 3.30 p. m. they were nearing the land east of Cape Lookout, the chased steamer i itfmined in, the pursuers in to prevent escape, and that she was undoubtedly captured before dark. The Chairman of one of the Committees on Fov.-lgu Affairs in Lincoln's Congress has, since the news of the capture of the Florida in a Brazilian port, warmly defended the act, and declared his readiness to sustain it in Congress. No apprehensions are entertained here that any -erious complications will grow out of it. Mr. Stuart, Lincoln's Assistant Treasurer at Sew York, has been to Washington, trying to .concoct a scheme with Fessenden, to bring down the price of gold. He was instructed to offer to commercial men, for strictly commer cial necessities, gold for one hundred and fifty, but none o he sold -for speculative purposes. Yesterday Mr Fessenden and Mr. Harrington decided that eight millions could be spared for ' Mbs purpose. In addition to this, fifteen mil lion* are to be paid on: for interest on the 12th u\st. Letter from Vice President Stephens to Sen ator Sernmes. i-- <JaAWFORD3viLLB, Ga., Nov. id, 1864. Messrs. Editors .Constitutionalist, Augusta , Ga : Dear Sirs : Several articles in your paper of late, some editorial and some taken from other papers, constrain me in asking you »o allow me, through your columns, to put my self right before vour readers upon the que’s tiou of a Convention of the States, reconstruc tion, etc. This I cannot more effectually do, and with less labor to myself, than by sub mitting to their perusal the enclosed*letter from me t# Senator Sernmes, of Louisiana.— The letter fully explains itself It was written as soon as I read his speech aiiuwod to in your paper. ’ < *® r The elections • are aow over at the North, and the same reasons do not at present exist a= did then for withholding from the public the view-8 it contains ; though nothing but a strong desire that I may not be misunderstood bv any. at home or abroad, induces me, even now. tqpcf;pre f the public.. All.l ask of you or my countrymen, on' this as on ail other questions, is, in ,the language .of Themistocb's. ••Strike, but hear m»-. The- I'-ttti. to. Sena-or Sernmes .was entirely ’private, and not intended at all for publica tion : still I nave no concealments, and the public are a r all time= perfectly welcome to my most private views and opinions on public affairs, whenever I am satisfied that it is prop er they should have them for vindication of my own'conduct Or motives Some parts of the letter relating to public matters, no?, pertinent to mv present object, you wrli see marsed iu pencil; these you will please omit from pub;ic consideration*—oth ers similarly marked, relating exclusively to individual affairs, you will a'so please omit from public considerations; noting the .places of omtMion by asterisks. Please publish this note with the enclosed letter, and much oblige mg. Yours most respectfully, Alexander H. Stevens. CrAWFORDSVILLE. Ga.. Nov. 5. 1864. My Dear Sir: I have just read a report of your speech at Mobile. From that report I am persuaded you aye greatly mistaken as to my views upon the subject of a convention of the States and I trust you will excuse and pardon me for this letter upon that subject.— I have by no means invited such a convention by anything that I have said or written upon the subject. It is not at all a favorite idea with me as a mode ot inaugurating negotia tions for peace. I see many difficulties at tending it. But ns so respectable a body as the Chicago Convention representing 90 large a portion of the enemy had pledged themselves it brought into power to tender such a prop osition I did think and do still think that it was highly politic and wise on our part to re spond favorably to that proposition, inasmuch as I saw no insuperable objections to it with the limitations and restrictions stated in my letter. Indeed with those limitations I saw no objection at all under present circumstan ces to acceding to 3ueh a proposition (if it should be made) as the initiation of negotia tions. It would be the first step and in all such cases the first step is often the most dif ficult. IF the Federal Government should propose to ours a convention of the States I do not see why it might not be accepted sim ply as an advisory body as I suggested; I see no constitutional difficulties in the way. The Treaty Making Power in both Governments is ample-to provide for it. The Treaty Making Power on both sides might agree to submit the questions at issue to the consideration of any body of men on earth ; if they choose and bear the report without any pledge in advance to be bound by that report. In personal quarrels such submission is of ten made; and to the honor of humanity it may be said that in most cases of this kiud the result is an amicable and honorable settle ment. Whether such would be the result of a convention bf the States in our case is of course .uncertain The probabilities lam free to say in my judgment are' that it would. At any rale there is a possibility that it might.— When Wt look at the elements of such a body, if if should be Hindered 011 the other side and accepted on ours, and the true nature of the contract ray, lam not without strong hopes that it would so result. There is no. prospect of such a proposition being tendered unless McClellan should be elected. He cannot be elected without car rying a sufficient number of the States, which, if united with those of-the Confederacy would make a majority of the States. Iu such a con vention, then, so formed, have we not strong reasons to hope and expect that a resolution could be passed denying the constitutional power of the Government under the compact of 1787 to coerce a State. The Chicago plat form virtually does this already. Would not such a convention most probably re-affirm the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions ot 1798 and 99. Are there not strong reasons at least to induce us to hope and believe that they might? If even that could be done it would end the war. It would recognize as the fundamental prin - ciple of American institutions the ultimate, absolute sovereignty of the several States 1 This fully covers our independence as fully as I wi-h ever to see it covered. 1 wish no other kind of recognition whenever it corn os than that of George the 111, of England, viz - : the recognition of the sovereignty and inde pendence of each State separately and ijy name. Our Confederation was formed by sovereign and independent States. It was formed for the defence and maintenance of the sovereignty of each. We have unity of name and unity of action simply because the cause of each has become the cause of all.— If then a majority of all the States should in solemn convention settle this great principle, would it not virtually settle the* controversy and end the war, covering everything for which we are contending? Would not t.he terms of a final treaty of peace’be easily ad justed after the settlement of this great prin ciple ? And are there not sufficient reasons to hope that such might be the result in case a convention should be proposed as I have stated and accepted as a mode of inaugura ting negotiations ot peace to justity our mak ing a favorable response to the tender of itby the party at Chicago in case they should be brought into power? To my mind it seems clear that they are. You will also allow me to say, that I look upon the election of McClellan as a matter of vast importance to us in every possible view of the ase, andjhence I thought it judicious, patri otic and wise to do everything that could be ! properly done to aid his election. Whatever may be his individual opinions, he is the can didate of the State Rights party at the North, in opposition to the Centralists and Consoli dationists, whose hobby now is abolitionism. I have thought from the beginning tb'at our true policy was to* build up and strengthen I such a pa'rty at the North, by all means in our power. Not only upon the wise maxim of Phillip, of Macedon, to-divide the enemy as a question of policy merely, * but from a higher and a much nobler motive. Not only an early peace, but our future safety, securi ty and happiness required it. The people of the North are obliged to be our neighbors .It matters not how this war may terminate, they are alongside of us. and must, with the generations after them, there remain forever. It is of the utmost importance to us and our posterity that they should be good neighbors, whatever be the relations existing between ; them atnl us. To be good neighbors they must have a good government. It is almost as vital to us that they have a good govern ment, as that we have such ourselves, it is much better to govern, if it can be done, by ideas than the sword. If this war shall re sult in the establishment, permanently, of the fundamental principle lying at the foundation of American constitutional liberty, that is, the absolute, ultimate‘so»ereiguty of the States, it j will more than compensate for all its sacri fices ol blood and treasure, great as these have been, or may be. It will secure peace on the continent for ages to come. We there fore have a great interest in fostering, cher ishing and building up and raising to power j at the North any party favoring these princi ples. If the proper line of policy had been | pursued by our authorities towards that sle« ment of popular sentiment at the North from | the beginning. I believe the Siatss Rights par ty there would have been triumphant at the I approaching election. I believe an out and out States Rights man might and would have been nominated at Chicago, and elected. But the policy of our authorities seems to me, as tar as I can, judge of it, to have been directed with a view to weaken, cripple and annihilate that party. So far from acting even upon the policy of dividing the enfmy, their object seems to have been to unite and inrtatne them. -I do, moreover, believe that if President Davis, even after McClellan’s nomination, had made a Favorable response to the Chicago resolu tionlooking to a convention of the States, as ! a mode of inaugurating negotiations of peace, that it would greatly have aid ■ i his election It might have secured it. All that he need I huie said-in some public manner wa9, that if I such proposition should be rendered bv the 1 federal Government, he would accede to it. I with some such limitations -anu restrictions as stall i by in** in the iettef before alluded, to. Ti e idea tt. a tins could not be constitu -1 tiowiFy-don *, is strange to me. iu the most objectionableyivw ot tue subject, delegates, | tv -or more from each State, would be but commissioners or plenipotentiaries from each 1 G vernraent res eetively. 10 initiate negotia tions, Their acts would be subject to the approval or is; -'preval el their Governments respectively '• 'by commissioners could not be appointed in this way, as well as any oth er. without me violation of the constitution, I <io not see. The treaty-making power in both Governments ■ ample for this purpose. At least it seems n to me. Indeed, as I have said before, it ears to me-that it is ample on bath sides to su unit the questions in issue to the . consul■:ro:a-■ merely of any body on earth. Bar enough of this. ****** * I know there ire many persons amongst us, whose opinion- are entitled to high consider ation. who do a it agree with me ou the ques tion of McClellan e election. They prefer Lin con to McClellan. Perhaps the President be* longs to that class. Judging from his acts, I should think that he did. Those of the class to whom I refer with whom I have met, think that it what they term a. conservative man should be elected, or any on the Chicago plat form even, that such terras for a restoration ot the Union would be offered as our people would accept. The ghost of the Union haunts them. The spectre of reconstruction rears its ghastly head at every corner to tbeir imagi nation. Tneir apprehensions, I doubt not, are'sincere. But I entertain none such my self. lam no believer in ghosts of any kind. The old Uniwn and the old Constitution are both dead—dead forever, except in so far as the constitution has been preserved by us.— There is tor the Union as it was no resurrec tion by any power short of that which brought Lazarus from the tomb. There may be, and doubtless are many at the North and some at the South who look forward to a restoration of the Union and the Constitution as it was ; but such ideas are as vain and illusory as 'he dreamy imaginings of the Indian warrior who in death clings to his weapons in fond expec tation that he will have use for them beyond the grave in other lands and new hunting grounds. These fears of voluntary recon struction are but chimeras of ihe brain. No one need entertain any such from McClellan's election. But on the contrary, I think that peace, and peace upon the basis of a separa tion of the States and our independence, would be the almost certain ultimate result, if our authorities should act wisely, in the event of his election. My reasons for this opinion are briefly these; A proposition for an armistice and a conven tion of the States might be expected lrom him and soon after his induction into office. This on our sine being acceded to, as it ought to be, some time would elapse before the con ferees could meet. The passion of the day on both sides would considerably subside in the interim. The convention might adopt such a resolution as I have stated. Looking to its probable composition, as before stated, there is strong probability that it would. That, as before stated, would end the matter, and to our entire satisfaction. But take the worst supposahle view of it. Suppose that they should wrangle, do nothing and adjourn, and that no other inode or settlement by negotia tion should be proposed. How would matters then stand? McClellan would doubtless, as his letter of acceptance indicates he would do, renew the war for the restoration of the Union and the old Constitution with all its guaran tees. The moment he should do this, the whole abolition element at the North, now the life and the soul of the war, would turn against it. The old Union with the old Con stitution is just what they do not want. They have always regarded it as no better than “a league with Satan and covenant with Hell.” The right arm of the war spirit of the North will be paralyzed the moment the war is put upon that footing. Besides this at least two thirds of McClellan’s own party manfully hold and proclaim the doctrine that there is no power in the central Government constitu tionally to coerce a State. These two ele ments would constitute an overwhelming ma jority at the North decidedly against the fur ther prosecution of the war. Meanwhile financial embarrassments would be doing their work. The war would inevitable fall in consequence. When all efforts to persuade our people to go back into the Union volun tarily failed, as they would, if our authorities shall so act as to secure the hearts and affec tions of the people as they ought, then Mc- Clellan would ultimately be compelled to give up the restoration of the Union as a furlorn hope. Peace would come slowly' but surely upon our own terrri3 and without any more fighting. But this is not all. Other* causes would operate to the same result, which, of themselves, even without considering those above stated, would effect the same thing. The moment McClellan should renew the war with the avowed object of restoring the Union with the old Constitution and all its guaran tees, that moment, or as soon as possible, our recognition abroad would come The silent sympathy of England, France and other Eu ropean powers, at present with Lincoln, arises entirely from their mania upon the subject of negro slavery. * * * * * Lincoln had either to witness our recogni tion abroad, the moral power of which alone, he.saw would break down the war, or to make it an emancipation war. He chose the latter alternative, and the more readily, because it chimed in so accordantly with the feelings and views of his own party. This, in my opin ion, is the plain English of this whole matter ; and just as soon as McClellan should renew the war with a view to restore the Union, the old Constitution with slavery, &c., would England, France and other European Powers throw all the moral- power and influence of their recognition on our side. lam not cer tain that they would go further, rather than see the Union thus restored, if it should be come necessary. But it would not become necessary. The other cause alluded to would completely effect our deliverance without any' material aid from them. So in any and every view I can take of the subject, I regard the election of McClellan and the success of the State Rights Party at the North, whose nominee he is, of the utmost importance to us. With these viewsA'Ou read ily perceive.how I regarded the action of the Chicago Convention as “a ray of light, the first ray of real light I had seen from the ! North since the war began. - ’ You can also from these views more correctly appreciate my motives for giving what T considered a j favorable response to that action. I bespeak your careful attention to the language of that response. From the report of• your speech I am led to infer that you entertained the opin ion that I was favoring and inviting a conven tion of the States in some outside way and not through the organized channels of the two Governments. No such idea was in my mind and never can be until I am prepared for another revolution—if secession be a rev olution. For the State could not go into such a Convention as you seem, from the report of your speech, to think I favored, without first seceding from their present alliances. This, to my mind, is as clear as it is to yours. Os course what I said had to be brief, covering only general points. I could not go into a full I explanation of my reasons for what I said, be [ cause that would have dose damage instead of good to the cause which I wished to aid. j I know many ot our people think that any allu sion te peace on our side, or any public expression j of a desire for peace, or the offer of terms upon which we ought to be willing to make peace, is injurious to our cause ; that it has a bad effect upon our irmies and enconrages the enemy to fiicht on under the belief that suoh declarations indicate a disposition to yield on our part. Some go so far as to maintain that we cannot, consist ently with our purpose to secure independence at ail hazards, entertain even any propositions for negotiations, unless they be based upon our inde pendence, or unless this be promised and granted in the osier. I concur in none of this reasoning. Nothing would give us more - strength at home or abroad, with our armies and the world, than to ; keep constantly before the public what we are fighting for and the terms upon which the contest forced upon us may be ended. The right is fiith us. The right always has of itself great moral power if properly used and wielded. This do - I pends upon what may be styled diplomacy. Di plomacy does not necessarily involve interchange of views or intercourse between parties. It should not be neglected in wars, even though the ene my should refuse to receive any communication. , The result of At war; depends as much upon diplomatic skill in it's proper sense, as it does upon arms. The real statesman knows when and how to use the pen a* well as the sword. The gonstant proclamation to the world of what we-are fighting for, can never weaken our cause with those who are perilling their lives in that cause—especially if all our acts towards them and ail others show that ! our professions are -rue ; tior is there the slight est inconsistency, in uiv opinion, between the most fixed determination, on our part, to end tire war upon no terms short of Independence, and, at the same time, eutertaining, hearing and accepting offers to negotiate upon auy other basis whatever. The doors Jo trear, to negotiate, to confer, to rea son, should always be kept widely open. Those who have the right ou their side, should never shun or av*-id reason. They should never decline an encounter on that arena. I have been led to these remarks more with a view to seif-vindication, than to the expression or utterance of any unre cognized truths. -:S- v * . * * On the question ot Re-construction, I stand now just whore I did in October, 1861, when I wrote to a gentleman in answer to a letter from higi, stating that I was charged with such' sentiments, and desiring ui >to give a public denial of it. I told him, in reply, that I looked upon suoh “a charge as no less an imputation upon my intelli gence than upon my integrity. The issue of this 1 war, in my judgment, was subjugation or inde pendence. I so understood it when the State of Georgia seceded, and it was with a full con sciousness of this fact, with all its responsibili ties, sacrifices and perils that I pledged myself, then and there to stand by her and her fortunes, whatever they might be, in the course she had adopted.” “As for making any public denial ■of such a charge, I felt too much self-respect to do it.” *** * . * Yours truly, ALEXANDER 11. STEPHENS. • Hon. Tiiostas J. Semmes, C. S. Senate, Richmond, Va. P. S.—lt is but proper that I shonid add, even by postscript, to this ietter, long as it is, that I was highly pleased with the general character and tone of your speech at Mobile, as reported. It was well calculated to do much good, and I doubt not it will. A. H. S. TELEGRAPHIC." REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863, by J. S. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of-.the Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. New Market,. Nov. 16. —Lieut. Baylor, of the I:2th cavalry, with 12 men, captured ten prisoners and 17 horses within three miles of Harper’s Ferry, and brought t«c-m safely to this place. They report the railroad in run ning order to Summit Point, 13 miles below' Winchester. - - [Special Dispatch to the New York Times.] Yankee News from Sherman. Washington, Nov. 9. —The news concern ing Sherman's programme in Georgia, which has been telegraphed to the country from a Western paper, will startle the public. - Some of the facts had been known in this city. It is known that after Hood had gotten well into Alabama some weeks since, and after Gen. Sherman had determined that it was not nec essary to use his entire army for the pursuit of-the rebels, the latter with three entire corps, started back from Northern Georgia for Atlan ta. His objective point was boldly asserted to be Savannah, for which place, it was given out, he would leave on the Bth, the day of the Presidential election, having first destroyed Atlanta. It was thought he would at Macon, and would reach Savannah iy, a march of 25 day's. The route is ua’des, with no river or creeks of importance bo pass, and lead ing through the most flourishing part of Geor gia. Milledgeville, the Capital of the State of Georgia, could be reached in six days from the date ot starting. He will have rations for ihirty ds>ys, but is not expected to find sup plies and forage on his route. His force for this great march will be between forty and seventy' thousand men, and he will have a large amount of ordnance, a construction corps and pontoon bridges. There will doubt less be considerable destruction of property on the route, and tens of thousands of the huddle slaves of Georgia will be free ! and in corporated into our army. Troops have gone north from Atlanta to Tennessee, and it is supposed will destroy all the bridges and all important railroad roates. Rome will be evacuated and damaged. We will hold an outpost in Georgia, south of Chat tanooga, which will be necessary to guard East Tennessee. Hood’s army entire is nearly five hundred miles in the. rear of Sherman. The, gallant Gen. Thomas, with an army, will take care of Hwod in the absence of Sherman. He will have abundant force for this purpose, which will be appropriately' stationed in Tennessee. Gen. Thomas is already prepared to fight Hood, who is somewhere in Northern Ala bama, near the line of the Tennessee river.— If Hood goes into Western Kentucky he falls into a trap. Look out for the glorious news from Sher man’s army within thirty days, for within that time it will have made a grand military march from the mountains to the Atlantic sea board. This will be one of the most extraor dinary campaigns of the war. The rebels have nothing in Georgia that can oppose Sher man. They made a tremendous mistake in sending Hood to Tennessee, j \oa will probably get your first news of | Sherman at Savannah or-Charleston Mosby’s Doings.— lt is stated in the telegraphic news, that Colonel Mosby had captured General Duffie and several other prisoners, <fcc. These captures were made a few days ago in the Valley, and a member of the command w4hes to the Ab ingdon Virginian that they consist of Maj. Gen. Duffie, commander of the U. S. Cavalry in the Armies of Virginia, together with his Adjutant General, one Colonel, one Lieutenant, and fifty privates. The Adjutant was wounded in an at tempt to escape. General Duffie and his Adju tant were on their way to Martinsburg for the purpose of organizing Sheridan’s cavalry. At the same time, Mosby captured seven wagons, 10 horses and 30 mules. The wagons were direct from Sheridan’s headquarters, and were out after forage. Up to the 28th, they bad captured du ring the month of October, 400 prisoners, 100 horses, 75 mules, 50 wagons, and 15 boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In his capture of the train of cars a few weeks ago, Colonel Mosby had only 75 men with him.— Petersburg Express. Almost a Catastrophe.— We learn that a hos pital interloper from this city was detected a night or two ago in loading a wagon with fodder from the premises of a gentleman in Puissell County, Ala., about two miles from this city, and was fired into by a negro on the place, several shots taking effect. The thief was aftewards ar rested and sent to Crawford to have his case inves tigated. Hurra for Cuffee ! ♦ ♦ ♦ The steamer A. D. Vance, formerly a Con federate blockade runner, but recently cap tured by the Yankees, is taking in ner arma ment at New York as a cruiser. THE CITY. T- J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOE Sales To Day. —The readers will bear in mind the important auction sales of Rosette, Lawhon A Cos., to-day. To secure good bar gains be on hand. For particulars see adver tisements. Auction Sales. — At auction yesterday by El lis, Livingston A Cos., one negro woman and two children sold for $4,450 ; Graoie, a girl 14 years old, $4,650 ; one girl, 10 years old, $4,000 : su gar, $6,45 to $6,50 : other articles at good prices. Writing Ink. — It is so seldom wi find any really good writing iDk, nowa days, that we take great pleasure in commending an ..rticla offered by' 0. R. Stanford A Co.pat No. 88. Rr*nd Street. It is a pure black, flews readily. ,-id Is just the thing needed ’by everyb ’dy whose 1 A-' stands, like our own, have beet* -ailed, fir the past year or two with a madefy, greasy water, falsely labelled “Ink" to .be found in most ji our city shops. Stanford A Ob. are the mat; - , a -turers 4 of the article we rceouimend, and are prepared to furnish it in any quantity at a moderate -'rice. Give it a trial. Rev. Mr. Ditzler at Temperance Halt. With but short notice a very large audience ei our citizens assembled at Temperance Hail ~ n Wednesday evening to hear this accomplished and eloquent divine on “The Origin and Causes of the present Revolution.” The address was mainly historical, but abounded with flashes of rhetoric and showed up in vivid pictures the difference in j the races by which the Northern and Southern , States were peopled, the constant and persistant encroachments from the incipiency of the Govern ment until now of the former upon the rights of the latter—proved, that by the distinctive.features of these divers races, and the constantly clashing interests of the various States and sections, that a permanent bond of union was impossible, and urged the endurance and perseverance of the South in a struggle in which is involved all the rights and liberties so dear to freemen. But it is impos- ! sible to do justice to this admirable address .in a short newspaper paragraph and we shall not essay , the task. It was well received by the audience and reflected credit on the speaker. Mr. Ditzler has promised a second lecture at an early day. in ! which he will discuss other subjects which were omitted on this occasion for want ot time. Should he do so, our people will be well entertained bv giving him a hearing. Maj. J. H. Sikes. —Me are pleased to welcome to his home this brave officer, who was taken pris oner by the Yankees near Riekmoud, on the 30th June, and has since been in the tender clutches of that' humane race. By being unwell while at the old Capitol he was enabled to effect an early ex change, and we congratulate him heartily on his release. The Major has done some excellent as j well as very onerous service during this war, and i3 entitled to the respect and honor of his country. 1 men. We are indebted to him for about 20,0 small sun day’ school and army tracts, which he received at the hands of a Yankee parson. We are much obliged for the same, and will peruse thorn as we have leisure. According to the recommendation of tho Presi dent, Wednesday was generally observed by' the ! religious part of this community as a day of pray- | er—religious services being held, we believe, at . all the churches. Business was in most parq stis- j pended, and many not prayerfully inclined took ! to the woods with their guns. The day being very pleasant, was fine for this sort of recreation* especially to those who are confined so much in Government workshops. / Pleasant Weather.— -Wehave never known a i more pleasant spell o% weather than that which has greeted those parts for several days past. For the middle of 'November, it is wonderful. Yester day was clear and beautiful as any Spring day, we could almost imagine that the season for l tiny flowers and feathered warblers had come i again, but, alas ! many cold, bleak days will in- \ tervene ere then, and sad changes perhaps come over faces now wreathed m smiles, for we live in a day of troubles and startling mutations. May this beautiful freak in nature be ominous of the brightening prospects of the Confederacy, though our political skies still seem draped in portentous and threatening clouds. [Correspondence of the Times.] Mobile, Ala.,- Nov. sth, 1564. There has been any quantity of heavy rains here within the past week. Unlike most cities of similar magnitude, Mobile is poorly provided against these annual visits of the rain god, and i her streets in Autum present more the appear ance of a pig-stye than of a respectable city.— I The road from Pollard, or rather from Greenville ; to this place, tuds, nearly the'.entire distance, through flat hay-gall marshes The consequence is that after every heavy rain a week’s repairing j is required to put it in running order. The last i rains have made two heav? breaks upon it.— i “Appearances are often deceptive,” is a maxim no less true than trite. I have traveled upon the prettiest roads in the Confederacy, and in more than one instance came near having my neck broken ; and I have rode often upon the Mobile and Girard road, which in appearance, compares with others as the Jackdaw to the Peacock, yet, under its able and judicious management, one feels as secure of life and limb as if walking terra firma and at the same time rests satisfied in ihe assur- I ance that he is “up to time.” In consequence of the breaks in the road the Theatre corps has not arrived. It was expected on yesterday. I notice in a recent letter that Gen. Logan, of the 10th Yankee army corps, has been declared Military Governor of Georgia.— Wonder if old Joe can’t come at him with.a proc lamation ? Col. Taylor, commandant of this military post, has, in effect, abolished the passport system. — Ladies are no longer required to procure them, ! and men will travel upon their leaves of absence, i furloughs, and certificates of exemption. I “ Soldat” the able army correspondent of the Evening News, is discussing, in a series of articles, the propriety of arming ;he negroes. lie thinks the necessities of our country demand that they en. ter the field. That it would be thesalva'ion of tb e country, and save slavery itself from the perils that now threaten it, beyond a peradventure. The encouraging news received from Hood’s army, though greeted with no noisy demonstra i tion, casts a placid smile over every face. Recent ; moves, so far as they go to develop© the future, ; seem to point to West Tennessee and North Mis i sissippi as the probable theatre of coming events. Hood’s demand of the unconditional surrender ! of the motley garrison at Decatur, was quite in accordance with the character of the man. Had a jituilar policy been adopted and pursued months ago, things to day would nave worn a more en couraging and quite a different aspect. DAD BURNITT. For Warslial. THOMAS P. CALLIER is announced as a candi - date for re-election to the office of City Marshal. novlß-td* For Sale. I r‘^J or 3a ' e residence in Whitesville, on A e and Columbus road, fifteen miles south ot Laisranye-a good and commodious house wuh six rooms, tour fire places; ail neocssary out- P goo<l - gard - en ’ pd forty acres of land attached: PW&si&n given immediately. Also, one fine HARNESS HORSE Address me at West Point, Georgia novlß-10t , Captain VV. A. ANDREWS S3O Reward? THE above reward will be paid for the appreheu -1 sion and confinement in the jail »i Muscogee of couuty M. L. Patterson, about forty years of a'*e rod hair and red whiskers. He was r urloughed A?'’ 12th* 1864. for 30 days, and has failed to report. He promised to report to me in this city on Wednes iay, the Ibh inst.: but instead of doln? so has sent m<) a legal document, of no val ue iu his ca-e, a- he is i deserter. W. L. SALISBURY, h Major, Ac. AUCTION SALE* By Elliy. A ( » *‘K will sell on Saturday. 19th November at 1 ■ 11 o'clock, in front of our storc *3s Bbls. Sait, 18 Boxes Tobacco. 5 Sacks Sugar, (> Broad Cloth Coats. -0 Pairs French Shoes. FURNITURE. CROCKERY. B*VKS, . Ac., Ac. uovlS-td $3 NOTICE! OUR AUCTION SALE’S, Advertised for Wednesday, Xov. IS, ARE POSTPONED Until Fridar, Nov. 18tli. no.vlo-tf ROSETTE. LAWHON A Cos. By Rosette, Lawhon & Cos. WE will sell on Friday, November ISth. at 11 ’ t o’clock, in front of our Auction Room— T Likely NEGRO WOMAN, 22 years eld ar.d her SON, 6 years old. * novlo-td By Rolette, Lawhon ti Cos, VV E will sell on Friday, November 18th, at 10m * v o’clock, in front of our Auction Room— I twin Band, 40 by 6 inchev novls-td, ' By Rosette, Lawhon & Cos, LIKELY NEGROES, AT AtTOTION. \VE will sell or Friday, November 13th, in front nos our Auction Room, at 10% o’clock. 1 NEGRO WOMAN. 27 years old. 1 “ GIRL, 11* “ 1 “ BOY. 10 “ 1 “ GIRL, * 6 “ 1 <• BOY. 4 “ The above Negroes .ire very likely hovls-td. By Rosette, Lawhon A Cos, SALT AND~SUGAR, AT AUCTION. • YV E will sell on Friday, November 13th., in r- :U II of our auction store, at 10 }4 o’clock, 20 Sacks N. O. SUGAR, 100 Bushels CHARLESTON SALT, of a su perior quality, novlo-td. By Rosette, Lawhoo 4 Cos. WE will sell on Friday, November ISth, in fr nt ! *: cf Cut CU?t.icr, store, at o’clock, I Pair of Smith’s Bellows. novlo-td By Rosette, Lawhon X Cos. WE will sell on Friday, November 18th. in front H of our auction room at 10% o’clock, 1 FAMILY HORSE, G Sofa bottom CH A IRS. novls-td By Rosette, Lawhon <sk Cos DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE. .A.T -^XJOTZOJSr. WE will sell on Friday, November 18th, at 1011 o’clock, in front of our auction room, HOUSE and LOT formerly owned by Chas. Bize, containing half an acre, No. 513, on-Jfc- Intosh street. novls-td By Rosette, Lawhon X Cos. DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE, \t Auction. WE will sell on Friday, November 18th, in frorJ of our auction room, at 101<£ o’clock, HOUSE and LOT containing 3 rooms, plas tered, with fireplaces in each room; good kitchen. The Lot contains 2 acres, and fron - on the East Commons, south of the Labora tory, near Muscogee railroad. nov!s-td By Rosette, Lawhon X Cos. WE will sell on Friday, November 18th, at l'j% o’clock, in front of our auction room, 70 Shares Mobile and Girard Railroad Stock ALSO, At the same time, we will sell a very splen ; did lot of STERLING SILVER WARE, con sisting in part of Splendid Epergne Pitchers, i Waiters, Spoons. &c. ; novls-td By Rosette, Lauhou Cos. DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE, At Auction. \\rE will sell on Friday, November 18th, at 10; VY o'clock, in front of our store, HOUSE and LOT opposite the residence of James A. Chapman, on Jackson street. The House contains five rooms and in fine repa with all necessary outbuildings. novlo-td. DRY o*oo DS, GROCERIES, «fcC., AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY tt. l?iscliaclior. Meat, flour, syrup, soda, spice, kC.. k C. Copperas, Snuff, Tobacco, feegars. * Coffee ; Tea, Tumblers, Sleys, Shakers, Osnaburgs, Macon Sheetings, Yarns, Cotton Cards, Playing Cards, Mason’s Blacking, I Overshirts, Dress Goods, I Linen, Linen Handkerchiefs, Pi R -- I Powder, Shot, Caps, [ Pencils* Whiting, Toilet and oMer iSoaps, I Knitting Needles, Mutes. | Hosiery. Debage, ( Writins Paper, Envelopes, I f!min‘ rv Jeans, &c. „„vH 6t • 11. FISCHA6HKK.