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DAILY TIMES. J. W. W.4RRBX, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Thursday Morning, December 8, 1864. Nothing New. —We received yesterday no pa pers from either Richmond, Sarannah or Augusta, and are consequently without advices from the armies around Richmond, and igrorant of further operations on the part of Gen. Sherman. The telegraph Jias also failed to bring us a confirma tion of the great Tennessee battle up to the pres ent writing. All of which, taken together leaves us without anything fresh or interesting in this morning’s issue. Wm. fl. Chambers, Esq. A correspondent of the Columbus Enquerer, signing himself “Nassau,” writing from Mont gomery, Ala., under date of Nov. 30tb, thus alludes to the above distinguished gentleman in connection with the next Gubernatorial contest of Alabama : The people are organizing to east about for a successor to Governor Waits The Gover nor has not formally declined to stand for re election, but it is pretty well understood that he will not be a candidate. Mr. William H. Chambers, of Barbour, is generally spoken of in the city and among the members of the Legislature—as Mr. Watt’s successor. Wheth er this geDtlemau will yield to these solicita tions Ido not know All 1 know is he can be placed at the helm, if he be willing to try the perils of the position. We know not what may be the mind of Col. Chambers in regard to this matter, but are inclined to believe from his well-known mod esty and reserve, that he could not be induced to accept a position so fraught with responsi bility and arduous labor. But it iB certainly gratifying to his many warm friends and ad mirers in this section of Georgia, amongst whom most of his useful life has bean spent, to know that his name is spoken of in connection with such honors in his adopted State. Col. Chambers is a gentleman of great popularity, and a rising man, and possesses qualities of head and heart which eminently fit him, in our opinion, for the office of Gov ernor of Alabama, and, for one, we should be delighted to see him placed there. He is a gentleman naturally, and a gentleman by edu cation, —of enlarged intellectual; grasp ; well versed in the science of politics ; of incorrupt ible integrity, and, withal, a Christian patriot. He has resided for some years in the noble and patriotic county of Barbour—a county proverbial for chivalry and bright intellects— from whence he has several times been elect ed Representative to the Alabama Legislature. When old Barbour honors a man it is a pretty good indication that he has gifts. Col. Cham bers, we believe, at present occupies a seat in the Alabama Senate 'from that county. (Jan Peace be Made With Lincoln ? The Savannah Republican does not despair of a treaty of peace recognizing our indepen dence even from Lincoln, when he becomes satisfied of the impossibility of subjugation. It says: “We think Mr. Boyce and ail who contend that no honorable peace, if any at all, can be obtained of Mr. Lincoln, argnt most illogic ally. Why not? Lincoln has fought us for four years and issued many foolish and arbi trary edicts, but is that any reason why he should not agree to a peace when he shall find his armies whipped and all prospect of our subjugation vanished ? Rest assured that no party at the North will let us go in any other contingency. Is Lincoln now any more resolved on our conquest than Geoigo 111. and the majority of the British ministry were in 1782 ? The Parliament assembled in Novem ber, and at that late day the speech from the throne breathed a settled purpose to continue the war until the rebels were brought into subjection, whilst the addresses from both Houses, echoing the same sentiment, were carried by immense majorities. Peace seemed alar off ; the Government was united, much more so than the political household of Lin coln, and the prospect was dark indeed. And yet the spirit of peace was silently at work ; and, in spite of the open committals of every branch of the Government, in three short months thereafter the fearless Conway moved in the House of Commons for “peace with America.” It was carried by a respectable majority, together with a corresponding ad dress to the King, and in a few weeks, to the surprise of the world, peace was declared, and these States stood forth a free and independ-. ent nation “Let the South rally all her strength and drive back these invaders, as we hope soon to do, to their own soil, and then we shall be in a position to demand peace at the hands of even Abraham Lincoln, and to get it, too, for then he will have become powerless for war. Peace, too, consistently with our own Consti tution, and without laying violent hands on our own offspring under the pretext of neces sity. We regard the recent movements on the par of certain distinguished citizens of the South in behalf of peace as most unfortunate, ill-timed, and pernicious in their effects upon our cause. They but serve to weaken us when our great struggles.are at hand, and to inspire the enemy with a fresh confidence in our early destruction. In Heaven’s name, let us discard, for the present at least, all such thoughts, and unite in one solid phalanx to expel the foe from our borders and save the couutry from threatened disaster. Then to talk about peace will be sensible, practical and patriotic." Mobile Conference. —The Mobile Conference of the M. E. Church, South, held its first session in Tuscaloosa, Nor. 23d-23th. The President of the Conference was the Rev. Bishop Andrew, who in this city, in 1832, organized the Alabama Con ference, of which the Mobile Conference is one moiety, the Montgomery Conference, which is to be held in Tuskegee, Dec. 7 th, being the other. — There were more than a hundred ministers in at tendance, and several distinguished laymen. The business was conducted with great harmony and dispatch. The reports from the various pastoral charges of the Conference, were encouraging— notwithstanding the troubles of the times. The Conference devoted great attention to. the subject ©f providing for the orphans of soldiers, and agreed upon a plan which gives great promise of success. Two agents, Harmon and Grace, have been appointed to solicit contributions to this noble and patriotic charity. The Army Mission also, jeceived the attention which its importance de mands. A number of additional ministers were designated for this field- The pulpits of the Baptist, Presbyterian, and Methodist Churches, were well filled during the session and the large congregations being edified by eloquent and evan gelical discourses. Friday evening was set apart for an address by President Garland, in the re ligious and sqriptural training ot the young, which elicited a highly commendatory vote of thanks from the Conference. It was a very able address. The Conference adopted a resolution tendering hearty thanks to the citizens of Tusca loosa, for the elegant and princely hospitalities with which the members were entertained, n e can say for our citisens, thatji-hey will be ever reauy te *peu their li»u3as an a like occasion. — 'lncaa iooea Obterver. The Committee on Finance of the House es Representatives, reported ou yesterday a bill for the reductien and final redemption of the Gov ernment currency. It will be found in our re port of proceedings. The bill is in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury, and we trust it witl be the pleasure of the House to adopt it. Nothing can be more im« pertant than to place the credit of the currency above all question or cavil. It is the Jcircula ting fluid of the commercial body, and if in un healthy condition, disorders the whole system. [Richmond Sentinel. Slavery in America. A STAND-POINT VIEW IN THE ENGLISH CHURCH. There are some Subjects upon which we cannot enter but with a reluctance amounting almost to pain. Just such a question as ttat now before us. If there be a name more ab horrent than another to our English ear, it is that of “slave.’ There needs no eloquence of denunciation, no artful painting of indi vidual horrors to rouse against it on* warm est and strongest feelings. But tfcp truth has to be spoken, and we must needs give the subject, painful as it is, a fair and patient in vestigation. Let us then at once admit that, whatever j maybe the reality of American slavery, our j preconceived notions of it have proved as yet j very far from the truth. It was, indeed, al- i most inevitable that it should be so. A mat ter of which we could have no personal knowl edge, and of which, therefore, our ideas must necessarily be taken only at second hand, could hardly fail to be misunderstood; whilst, in this instance, misconception was undoubt- , edlv aggiavated by the directly hostile man- j ner of the only source from which even this j second hand information was derived. How j serious this misconception has been, the events of the last few years have, in some j measure, shown ; and we shall do well, be fore entering further into the question, to consider briefly the natuie and extent of the error thus proved in the outset against our calculations. If there was then, a point on which all, whether here or in the United States, has confidently reckoned, it was on the hostility ot the slaves to their masters. How, indeed, could it be otherwise ? Were one tithe of the statements currently reported of their condi tion but founded upon truth, this hostility was as inevitable as oppression and cruel wrong cofiuld make it. Yet what has the event shown? The armies of the North have marched and countermarched over many hun dred miles of Southern soil; but the negroes, instead of welcoming them, have, for the most part, fled at their approach. The proc lamation ff freedom has been boldly reprinted in Southern newspapers, and circulated from white to black and from black to white ihroughout the Confederacy, but not a plan tation has risen to claim the boon. The plan ters have fearlessly entrusted their dearest in terest to the slaves, whose vengeance they were supposed so abjectly to dread. The ne groes, thirsting to wash out in their master’s blood the memory of their wrongs, have tilled his fields and watched over his home and tended his wife and little ones while he was far away fighting against the friends who were to set him free. Is all this natural—is it even credible? If the relation of master and slave in the Southern States were really as we have deemed it, is the negro nature so an gelic—nay, so divine—as to repay such evil with such good ? We would gladly thjnk it, even at the cost of an enforced tribute of admiration for a sys tem that could nurture such a frame of mind. But we know it is not so ; that it is not our de duction, but our premises, that have been at fault. The position of the slave is not as we have pictured it. He is not a struggling and down-trodden serf, writhing under the lash of a cruel task-master, stretching chained hands to heaven in agonised prayers for de liverance. Rather is he a situpl.; hearted, docile, affectionate child; imparient often, like our children, of constraint, and yet more impatient of work ; needing guidance and ev en correction, and conscious of his need ; ca pable, no doubt, of being trained to a higher and nobler life ; but for the present at least, best and happiest, and, in truth, most con tented as he is. Nor, if thus mistaken in our estimate of the slave, have we been much nearer the truth in our portrait of his master. The two errors have, indeed, gone hand in hand. The hid* eous cruelty which oppressed the one must needs, as we rightly supposed, have, “demor alized” the other. A bully is inevitably a ruffian and a coward, and such we confident ly expected the “Southern chivalry” to prove. On this point, at least, our misapprehensions have been cleared away ; and whatever may be ,nr knowledge of the institution itself, we have learned something of the real character of its supporters. For of tkeirs alone. We have no unkindly feeling towards the North— no wish to exaggerate her defects or gloat over her difficulties. Far from it. It is in very sadness that we are compelled to point the moral of Southern gallantly and chival rous devotion by contrast with the sordid meanness, the uncivilized barbarity, the bitter, bloodthirsty, unchristianity of the Abolition party at the North. If the tree may, indeed, be known by its fruits—if the test of results in character and conduct may, indeed, be fol lowed as confidently as it was applied, we have here a lesson which, however sorely against the grain, it would ill become us any longer to neglect. Yet, while thus constrained to avow our conviction that the slavery of the South is very far from the unmixed evil of our early prejudices, let us not be supposed to bold it up to admiration as by any means an un mixed good. Very far otherwise. At the best it is but a thing to be tolerated as a less er evil for a while, and even thus, there is much, that requires prompt amendment.— They are points but too well known to us all The separation of families; the stern prohibi tion of education of any kind ; the invalidity of the marriage tie ; the laws that subjects the child to the condition of the mother, with all the manifold evils that follow in its train—no one can deny that these are faults which cry loudly for a remedy. Our error has been, not in considering them as faults, but in Confoun ding them too.closely with the system itself with which they have in truth no necessary connection. Nor was this all; experience proves that we have erred perhaps yet more dangerously in giving to these incidental de fects a prominence to which practically they are not entitled. As our acquaintance with the truth extends, we know more of the real condition of the slave in these respects, and find what the an alogy of our own customs might have earlier taught us to expect from a kindred race. We see laws harsh and cruel, as iu too many re spects they undoubtedly are, rendered com paratively mild and harmless by the higher law of public opinion. We see especially the enactment against education, necessitated by the reckless agitation of Northern Abolition ists, in practice so generally 'disregarded that the Southern Church can boast of no less than a million negro communicants. We see that, though legally ignored, the marriage tie is as a rule practically held sacred ; and that to separate families, or even, without some good or pressing reason, to sell his slave at all, is for the planter a stigma and a reproach. And most of all we find, what most of all we should have done well and charitably to pre-suppose, that whatever these ewils may be, we are not alone in our recognition of them ; that with the slave owners themselves these questions are matters of deep and wide-spread anxiety: and that among their leaders, at least there is a very general desire to mitigate and remove the evils which they, no less than we. feel as a reproach to their institutions and to them selves. In this respect, too, we are apt to judge over harshly of the South. We must not too promptly seize on every doubtful word. In times like these, it is the hottest spirits that rush to the front, and much is said that can have no claim to be regarded as a general utterance, and that in calmer mo ments the speakers themselves would certain lv modify, and probably Tetract. Much, too. must be allowed to men who, by bitter and unjust reproach, may have been led to look with too favorable an eye upon the very faults and weaknesses of cause they are defending against such cruel odds. But’ with the upper classes, at least, such men are the exception, not the rule. We firmly believe that the slave owners of the Sonth, as they are undoubtedly the parties most deeply in terested in remedying the defects and amend ing the errors of their institutions, so are they, above all others, most fully anxious so to do. What, then, is our duty as freemen and as Englishmen in the face of this tremendous question? It is surely plain. If we really seek the welfare andjhappiness of the negro ; if we even suspect that the men on whom bis fate depends re not the '•elfish monsters we have deemed them; above all, if we reaaze our position, and rightly measure our own own power and our own importance alike for good and evii in this respect, we shall net find it difficult to see our way.— We shall know' then that really to benefii the 3iave we must work with his master, not against him ; tjiat hard thoughts are powerless to shake the masters hold omnipotent to clenoh it till it becomes indeed as galling as our fancy pictured it long ago. On us, in this “old country” rests, in truth, a terrible responsibility. Those who best know the South, know best also the pow er over the Southern mind of English opinion. Much of this power has, indeed, been lost by the manner in which we have withheld from them in their desperate struggle the recogni tion so earnestly coveted, so justly due, and so freely given to many without the hundredth portion of their claim. But for this the South would ere now have been free and England might have won from her gratitude, those ameliorations of her institutions which she is already more than half disposed-to grant as a measure of justice to herself. This chance has unhappily gone by, and with it has gone much of our influence for good. Some* thing, however, may even yet be done.— By gentleness? and justice; by recognizing the good -is frankly as we condemn the evil : by acknowledging at once the difficulties of the Southern position, and the real and sterling good that, in spite of it, that has even now been so largely achieved; sh a word by doing Christian work in a Christian spirit, we may as surely contribute to procure for the negro those ameliorations of his lot most truly calculated to promote his happi ness and welfare, and finally lead him to a real and valuable freedom, as by a blind per sistence in injustice and calumny, and a ruin ous and impracticable end, we assuredly shall at once rive the chains of the slave, and add bitterness to his bondage. [English Church and Slate Review. Form the Telegraph and Confederate. From Rome. Cam? near Macon, Ga., Dec. 14, 18(54. Mr. Editor : As there are a great many refugees from Upper Georgia, who hare been driven from their homes by the invader, who feel a great anxiety to hear from that quarter, I propose to give a few items of observation, while on a scout to Rome and vicinity. After General Hood had entirely outwitted the old flanker, and loft him at Blue Pond, he seemed to have instantly grown desperate and crossed the Coosa river at Cedar Bluff, and struck a beeline for Atlanta with three corps of infantry, passing by Dykes’ store, to Cave Springs. Here they separated—one corps went to Rome, while the other two went by Cedar Town, Vanwert and Powder Springs to Marietta. At Cedar Town they burned the Court House, Jail, and sixteen store houses and private dwell ings, including Willingham’s Hotel. At Vanwevt, the Court House and some small buildings were burned ; also the residence of Mat. Ware, who was a great terror to their scouting and foraging parties, was burned by Kilpatrick’s oavalry. On my return to Rome, after its evacuation, language fails to express my feelings when I ar rived on the south bank of the river, to behold the mutilated section of the once flourishing commer cial metropolis of Cherokee, Georgia. Every hill in the vicinity has been divested of the beautiful groves that onee covered them, and contributed to the romantic beauty of the city of Seven Hills. Their places are now supplied with massive forti fications. The crest of evey hill is girded with rifle pits, and its summit opened with a redoubt for artillery. Fort Jackson, on Burwell’s Hill, is a very formidable work, with nineteen embrazures and a large magazine. Court House Hill is covered with a very sub stantial circles of earth work with sixteen embra zures. Those works are surrounded with an al most impassable abatis. An almost continual line of rifle pits surround the town, immediately on the river banks. The line from Smith's Pond to Burnell's Hill, on the northwest side, is one of the most formidable of the kind that I have seen. Near the residence of E,ev. Mr. Jones is con structed works for field artillery thrown up enbar bet, surrounded with travis ditches and loops for riflemen, making an easy range for all the hills and ravinoa leading to the north 3lde of the city. These works fully exemplify the skill and indus try of their author. The new cemetery is a sad specticlo to behold, almost the entire yards are torn up into rifle pits, and tho beautiful railing and raarbio monuments and tombstones that once marked and surrounded the resting place of loved Ones are broken to pie ces and included in the fortifications. Such a scene of sacraligioua vandalism is a dis grace to any people of this age of Christian civili zation. The pews were taken from all the church es and constructed into pontoon bridges, and the buildings used for hospitals. Before leaving the place they burned the railroad depot and steam boat office, Cunningham’s store house, the foun dry. rolling mill, flouring mill, Cooper’s warehouse, Etowah house, Empire bank, and three stores be low, also the jail and several other houses in the city. Two-thirds of all the railing and fencing in the city is destroyed, and the lots occupied for wagon yards, &c. The residence formerly occupied by Capt. Pep per, is burned. Shelby’s school house, with all the private residences in that neighborhood, is torn down and burned. But amid the common des olation, what few citizens remain, are in fine spir its. I think it would be beneficial to some of the croakers of Middle Georgia “to visit this section. A majority of those in town have from six to twelve mon hs rations. Unfortunately, the country is infested with bands of robbers, claiming to be “independent scouts,” which are committing a groat many dep redations upon the persons and property of citi zens. A band of these fellows entered the city on the night of the 12th ult., and robbed several hou ses, having no reference to age, sex or condition, and want off loaded with money, clothing, blan kets, sugar and coffee, and such other articles of value as they wanted. After robbing, they shot and killed N. J. Omberg, one of the oldest and most respectable citizens of the place. It is hoped that some steps will be taken to suppress them. -Roman. Grant's Notions about Sherman. —The Great Ulysses has recently made a visit to “Gotham,” and the quid nuncs succeeded in pumping him of a wonderfully luminous rev elation regarding Sherman's expedition. The Times says : To a gentleman of this city he said, on Sun day afternoon : “The Southern Confederacy is a mere shell. I know it. lam sure of it. It is a hollow shell, and Sherman will prove it to you.” The calm, modest consciousness of power with which this was said, more than the words themselves, conveyed to his visitor an unqualified conviction of the truth of the General's remarks. In answer to a question whether, in his opinion, ninety days would bring the end, he said, with a grim smile : “I ; am not a ninety day man, but we shall see ! what will happen in six months.” The signifi -1 cance of these words from the Commander-in i chief of our armies, with the sense of his ; knowledge of and power over the whole sub ; ject, which his manner imports, cannot be un ! derrated. Gen. Grant knows and believes what he says, and he is not accustomed to ex : press his views without due consideration. ! From the movement of General Sherman, it is ! evident he expects great results, and in the success of his operations he has the most per fect confidence. Although few had the pleas i ure of seeing him, yet he so impressed those , few with his own hopefulness that they cannot help reiterating the cry of the Veteran Union i Club and the prayer of all loyal men. “God bless you. General; God bless you!"’ l Important Papers Captured on the Flor ida. —Among the documents captured on board the Florida was the letter book of the com manding officer, containing his official reports from the first of this year, and his correspon dence with officials of the several ports where he touched. One of the curious documents thus brought to light is a. letter from Vice- Admiral Hope, of the British navy, referring to a case where the Florida had burnt an American ship, which was known to have taken out British papers only to protect itself, j The \ ice-Admiral states emphatically British papers must, under all circumstances, r»r the vessel holding them, and announce he has issued orders to attack and capture any vessel that shall hereafter be guilty of the Florida’s action. —Northern paper. D‘ fipliibj ! n the Armyjj Wh *Tl*Uer wrißte-^oP? coraiLftadc. .. in fault. If soldiers straggle or scatter in the fight to plunder, and -aster result, as it is almost sure to do, offi cers cannot exonerate themselves by blaming tle men. A commander reaps the chief glory >f success ; he must, in like manner, endure t e principal shame of disaster. The glory an i the blame reach his troops secondarily, anW through hint Commanders are not, indeed, as ready to take upon themselves the shame of defeat as the honor of triumph. We frequently read in the reports of the Yankee officers particularly, such expressions as this: “/attacked the ene my ; “/routed him” j “/drove him in con fusion’ - ;“/ captured many prisoners.” But we have never seen one which admitted “/ was whipped,” “I broke and fled before the enemy” : “I straggled and scattered, and be haved very shamefully.’.’ The ussge is to claim life victories for the General and to give the defeat to his men. The public, however, recognize a justcr rule. A General may not avoid his responsibility. He will be praised lor what his army accomplishes ; he will be censured for it3 failures or misconduct. This standard ot judgment is eminently just in reference to the discipline of an army. That discipline is just what ’be commander chooses. To complain of an imperfect dis cipline is to accuse his officers and himself. The men are expected to take such liberties and indulgences as are allowed. If these are harmful, let the officer who allows them be blamed—not the men. In the establishment of a better discipline in our armies, wherever it is needed, let tee officers, high and low, be held first and prin cipally, to the discharge of their duties. Let them bo held officially responsible for the con dition of their respective commands. Let no excuses be taken of them for neglect. L *t them resign their positions if they shun the duties which fairly attach to them, or be promptly removed if incorrigable. The company that does not move promptly and in good order, has a bad captain ; cut him down. The regiment that is not in fine condition—good drill, steady ranks, bright guns, equipments in the best order, so that every man may tell in the fight—has the wrong man for a colonel. And so of brigades, and divisions and corps. Judge the tree by its fruit Judge the officer by his men. Fasten to them the odium of their bad conduct as surely as he deceives applause for their merit. He cannot escape such judgment from history —let him abide it now. In increasing the efficiency of our military organization,no part of the machinery is so important to be looked to as the officers. Let us have none but the best men for those posi tions. It is due to the cause, due to the army, due to the privates. Let us have none who are studious only of their ease, who are content to go into battle at hap-hazard, who appropriate the honors of victory, but blame the ranks for defeats Let discipline begin at the marquee of the General and tent of the Colonel, and we need not fear for the rest.— Sentinel. ♦ Grant in New York —The Herald of Tuesday has the following notice of a visit of Gen. Grant to that city. Our great military chieftain, the gallant and able commander of all our national armies, Lieut. Gen. Grant, arrived in this city on Saturday last, and remained here till yesterday afternoon, when he took his departure to return to the supervision of affairs in front of Richmond. Os Gen. Grant’s arrival and presence in this city we have been fully aware during all the time of his sojourn, but at his request, made from high military consider tions, have, until now, refrained from alluding to them. He was present at the serenade at the Astor House on Saturday night to Mr. Fenton, Governor elect of this State; but, in reporting that affait, in conformity with the expressed de sire of the Lieut. General, we omitted any allusion to him. This is the first visit he has paid to this city in the last ten years, and so quietly and un ostentatiously was it made, that comparatively few knew of it. General Grant, before leaving New York, called on the veteran General Scott These, the only two Lieutenant Generals of the Republic, had a very interesting conference, and, just before they separated, Gen. Scott wrote on the fly-leaf of a copy of his autobiography, “From the oldest to the ablest General in the world,” and presented it to General Grant. Exemption op State Officrrs. —ln the House of Representatives, Confederate States Congress, on the 10th lust-, Mr. Staples, of Virginia, from the Comnyttee to which was referred a resolution directing an inquiry into the expediency of ap plying to the several States for such a modifica tion of the action of the States as shall have the effect to decrease the number of exemptions from military service of State officers, reported that they considered it highly fexpedient, that an ap peal be made to the several State Legislatures to modify their exemption laws as to leave subject to military service State officers between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years whose presence a home may not be essentially necessary to conduct and carry on tho operations of their respective governments. The Committee recommend the appointment of a Joint Committee to consist of one member *from each State, on the part of the House, and such members as may be appointed by the Senate, whose duty it shall be to ascertain the number of officers in each one of the several States exempted by existing laws from military service in the armies of the Confederate States for the purpose of carrying on the government of said States, and if the number be larger than the pub lic necessity shall seem to require, that the Com mittee prepare and report to the House an address appealing to each of said States to so modify their respective exemption laws as to reader liable to military service all able bodied men between eigh teen and forty-five years whose services in their several offices may be temporarily dispensed with without detriment to the government of such States. The resolution was passed. The Prison at Florence. S. C.—A corres* pondent of the Yorkville Enquirer, writing from Floreace, S. C., says : There are still in the stockade here 10,000 prisoners, over 1,000 having died from scur vey and their own natural filthiness. They are well fed, drawing the same rations we do; but they crave vegetables, which, except po tatoes, are not to be had by any of us. They have booths inside, where they sell bacon, to bacco, potatoes, red-pepper and pea soup to one another, carrying on, perhaps, their old trades, except that their swindling operations are confined to one another. They have yet some specie among them, though their cur rency is mostly greenbacks, for which the sol ; dier is not allowed to trade. Potatoes is our currency most available with them—these are bought outside at five dollars per bushel, and exchanged for rings, pipes, ink-stands, watch es, oil cloths, and a certain 3tyle of Yankee hat, which is becoming very fashionable among us, and which form a part of the “home remittances.” It is said if you lock two Yan kees up in a room together, they can make i five dollars a piece swapping jackets ; ifso, | they have an opportunity of carrying on a I thieving business. Tunneling, it was found, | would nos pay. Look Out for Spies and Traitors.— A | fact that should not be overlooked by our | military authorities is the presence of spies in our midst, through whom Sherman is no ! doubt kept constantly advised of everything important for him to know. A gentleman who, a few weeks since, was within Sherman's : lines, and had a long interview with him, in* j formed us that Sherman wa3 not only well j posted in regard to the condition of our mili tary affairs, but that he knew even the status of individual citizens of Savannah better than hedid. With such advantage a less skilful gene ral would /be able to make a display ofaston a j ishing strategy. We need expect nothing i from the ignorance of our enemy unless we can adopt means to interrupt his sources of information. It becomes us to be watchful for spies and traitors. —Savannah News. The Mississippi contradicts the report of the | capture ot Maj. Sebastion and his wagon train of i ordnance stores. Twenty-three boxes crossed the iver and six of then* were captured. The re gaining portion of the 140 boxes are not yet, but soon will be crossed. The teams and wagons v I ordered back to Jackson. THS OITY. T- J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR. Theatre. —A pretty fair audience was in attend ance at Temperance Halloa Tuesday evening, and the plays were well rendered. To-night Mr. Crisp’s company will appear in the popular and thrilling play of “The Stranger,” and the laugha ble afterpiece of Box and Cox. Remember Miss Cecelia's benefit to-morrow evening. Dull. —Our city continue# remarkably dull in the way of interesting local incidents. We have not seen or heard of anything in several days, worth relating. With t£e exception of the thea tre at Temperance Hall, and the occasions’ arrivs l of a country wagon with produce, around which our people are seen to gather with unusual solioi tude, everything seems complete stagnation. L’ke one of Dickens’ heroes we are living in hopes that “something will turn up” soon, and in case it does we shall promptly let our readers have it ♦♦ ♦ No Candidate. —We have been requested to give notice that the name of W. R. Brown has been withdrawn from the canvass for Mayor of the city. The contest is thus narrowed down to F. G. Wi’kins and B. F. Coleman. One or the other of these will probably be our next Mayor. Auction Sales. — At auction yesterday by Rosette, Lawhon & Cos. five shares Georgia Home Insurance Company sold for $5 premium per share ; Sam, a negro boy, 16 years old $3,625; su gar $6 to $6,10 ; one horse and buggy $1125 : to bacco (common) $2,25 ; other articles unimpor tant. AN ACT, To authorize all persons in the milita) y service of this State or Confederate States, including those in hos pitals, and detailed service to vote at municipal elections. 1. Sec. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia, That all persons in the military service of this State, and the Confederate States, including those in hospitals, and detailed men for any pur pose by the military authority, citizens of this State, who are now by law entitled to vote, or who may at the time of such election, be entitled to vote at any municipal election in this State, be and they are hereby authorized to assemble at such place as they may be stationed at, and cast their votes, as though they were in the town or city where they reside. 2. Sec. 11, That at said elections it snail be law ful for any two commissioned officers, residents of the State, to preside and hold said elections under the same rules and regulations that are now pre scribed by law for holding such elections, and make returns of the same, as though the said election had been held in the town or city of the residence of the voters respectively, sending a copy of the list of voters, and a copy of the tally sheet to either the Mayor, Intendant, Alderman, Council men or War dens of the town or city, where the soldiers voting reside; and all elections thus held shall be accoun ted good and valid; provided, the returns thereof, shall reach the proper municipal authority, within fifteen days after tne day of said election. 3. Sec. 111. Be it further enacted. That the reg istry laws in force for all cities and towns in this State, shall not apply to absent soldiers and de tailed men, voting under the provisions of this Act. 4. Sec. IV. Be it further enacted, That said com missioned officers authorized to hold the several elections provided for by this Act, shall, before they proceed to hold said elections, subscribe the follow ing statement in writing; (first state the regiment, battalion or company of which they are mem bers, station and date); each and both of us declare on honor, that we will faithfully superintend this day’s election ; that we are cotnmifsioned officers in the Confederate, or State service, (state the regi ment, battalion or company,) that we will make a just and true return thereof, Jhat we will not know ingly permit any one to vote, unless we believe he is entitled to do so, according to the laws of Geor gia, nor knowingly prohibit any one from voting, who is entitled by la v. to vote, and wo will not di vulge for whom any vote was cast, unless called on under the law to do so; audit shall be the duty of said Superintendents to forward a copy of said state ment, with the copies of the tally sheet and list of voters, and the same shall be taken in lieu of the oath now required by law to be taken by Superin tendents of such elections. Sec. V- Repeals conflicting laws. Assented to Dec. Ist, 1863. ♦ » 4 Woman.— Perhaps a more just and beautiful compliment was never paid to woman than the following, by Judge Story: “ To the honor, to the eternal honor of the sex be it said, that in the path of duty no sac rifice is with them too high or too dear. Nothing is with them impossible, but to shrink from what love, honor, innocence and religion require. The voice of pleasure or of power may pass by unheeded—but the voice of affliction never. The chamber of the sick, the pillow of the dying, the vigils of the dead, the altars of religion, never missed the pres ence of the sympathies of woman. Timid though she be, and so delicate that the winds of heaven may not too roughly visit her, on such occasions, she losses all sense of danger and assumes a preternatural courage which knows not and fears not the consequences. Then she displays that undaunted spirit which neither courts nor evades them; that resigna tion which utters neither murmurs nor regret; and that patienee in suffering which seems victorious even over death itself.” For Cliattalioocliee. The Steamer Jackson will leave for the above and intermediate landings, Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. D. Fry. dec 6 td T© the Citizens of Columbus ! Having announced myself a candidate for re-elec tion for Mayor of the city, since which time a por tion of my fellow citizens calling upon me to take command of them under the recent call of our Gov ernor, to aid in repelling the enemy against our homes and families —not feeling disposed to reject their request—l have consented, and shall cast my destiny with them, and in accordance with this de termination, I call upon the cstizens of Columbus, if my former administration meets their approval, that they will remember me and elect me for their next Mayor. Mr. R. L. Bass, who goes with me to 'the front, declines being a candidate for Mayor, in my favor for which he will please accept my thanks. nov 29 5t F. G. WILKINS. To Pi’infers ! WE offer for sale a complete feOOK BINDERY, (except Ruling Machine,) two hand PRESSES, and about 1 ? 000 Pounds of Type Metal. nov2l-tf Headquartees.Gov. Works, (Oed.) I Columbus, Ga., Dec. 1, 1864. j Wanted to Hire ! FIFTEEN NEGRO BLACKSMITHS* Good quarters furnished and liberal wages paid. Apply to M. H. WRIGHT, dec 2 Iw Col. Coin’dg. Headquarters Military Division ) of thk West, V Macon, Ga., Nov. 29th, 1864. ) General Orders, 1 No. -. j All supernumerary Officers of this Military Division not otherwise assigned to duty, will report to the Commandant of the Post, Macon, Ga, By command of General Beauregard. A. R. CHISOLM, dec 2 ecd2w A. D. C. and A. A. A. G. Headquarters Post, ) Columbus, Ga., November 29,1864, / Orders No 19. * * ***** I. All men retired from service that have repor ted and filed their papers at this office, will report at these headquarters on Saturday, the 3d of De cember, at 11 o’clock, a.m., for the purpose of being mustered for pay. By command S. L. BISHOP, Maj. Com’dg Post. S. Isidore Guillet, Tost Adj’t. nov 29 5t OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS, Columbus, Ga., Oct., 29,1864. NO Freight will be received at the Southern Ex press Company’s Office after 3% o’clock p. w.t o so East on that day, nor will any be received to go Test after 4% o’clock p h. oc 29 ts S.H. HILL, Agent. ' Lard WANTED in exchange for Sheetings, Osnaburgs and Yarns, at the „ . nov 5 lm EAGLIS FACTORY. To Rent, • r TTH snap with six or seven Forges. ' !,yiyat THIS OFFICE. T 11 UA T R s 2 THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER sth. THE LAST NIICiHT BIT TWO ! Mr. andW. H. Crisp wilUppear »the thrilling* tragic play of the s S3 Jfcrt A. 3SJ Ci- TVs t MISANTHROPY and REPENTANCE 1 FINE DISTRIBUTION OF CHARACTERS. Mr. Theo. Hamilton, as Th# Baroa Mr. C. T Wolfe, as Old Salomon Miss Cecilia Crisp, as The Countess PRI-YTErT .uitl HAITI.R. BOX versus COX. FRIDAY, BENEFIT of Mis, CECILIA CRISP, on which occasion a LADY of COLUM BUS will make her first appearance on any stage. In rehersal, Romeo aud Juliet. dec S-lt AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, Livingston &l Cos. LARGE AND VALUABLE SALE At Glenuille, at Ala. TWILL be sold in Glennville, Ala., on Tuesday, 1 t V December 13th, at 11 o’clock, Avery desirable House and Lot. The house has five rooms, an out house with two rooms and other out buildings. Ex cellent orchard, with twenty acres of land attached, including 26 hogs, horse and rockaway, cow and calf, express wagon, sugar, large lot poultry, household and kitchen furniture, crockery, bedding, etc. The above property will be put up and sold alto gether. Sale positive. Titles goods. Terms cash, dec Btd $45 A A A OU A C E ?1 EATS. For Aldermen of First Ward. Messrs. Editors, will please announce the names of JAMES M. HUGHES and JOHN B. WRIGHT, its candidates for Aldermen of the First’Ward,‘.at the ensuing municipal election to be held on Saturday, 10th inst. dec 7 to Tlie Mayoralty. To the Citizens of Columbus: From the announcements of candidates for Mayor of the City, I find it an office to bo sought after, and not feeling disposed to vacate my present position I announce myself a candidase for re-election, nov 25 tde F. G. WILKINS. We are authorized to announce B. F. COLE MAN as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Co lnmbus at the ensuing municipal election. nov23—dte For JVlarslial. THOMAS P. CALLIER is announced as a canii | date for re-elcetion to tha office of City Marshal. novlS-td* For Marshal. W. L. ROBINSON is announced as a candidate for the office of Marshal of the city by novls* MANY FRIENDS. For Marshal. We are authorized to announce JOHN F. CLEG HORN as a candidate for the office of Marshal at the ensuing municipal election, dec 5 td For Deputy Ilarshai. At the solicitation of many friends, WILLIAM. N. ALLEN has consented to become a candidate for the office of Deputy Marshal of the city of Co lumbus, at the ensuing election, and will be sup ported by MANY VOTERS. novl4 te* For Sexton. We are authorized to announce R. X. SIMONS as a candidate for City Sexton, at the ensuing mu nicipal election, decl te HO FOR ATLANTA l The Southern Express Company will receive freight (under forty pounds’ each package) and money parcels for Atlanta via Macon k Western Railroad, from this date. S. 11. HILL, dec 6 ts Agent. S3OO Reward !—Stolen. PROM Room No. 46, Cook’s Hotel, a SINGLE r CASED GOLD WATCH, with the initials “ M F” carved on the baekofit. The Watch has a white face and steel hands. A reward of S3OO will bo paid for its recovery and no questions asked, by leaving it at the nov 29 3t* SUN OFFICE. THE Coffee ! Coffee! 200 POUNDS CHOICE COFFEE ALSO, 200 lbs. Black Pepper. STANFORD & CO., nov 30 3t No, 78, Broad Street. Administrator’s Sale. ON the first day of January, I will sell at public outcry at the Court Houxe in Marianna, 500 acres (more or less) of pine land, belonging to the estate of John Bird. On the premises isfa fine spring of water, negro cabins, etc. W. S. POPE, dec 6w4t Adm’r. For scale. ByE. J. lit, Broad Street. | Q A BOXES fine Tobacco, OU Large lot Cotton Cards, Soda, Pepper and Spice, Smoking Tobacco, (10 cases; Pad-Locks, Brier Root and Clay Pipe*. 100 Bushels Shelled Corn, to arrive this weex, Bar and Toilet Soaps, Tin and Cedar Ware, Confederate Crockery, Jars, Bowles, etc dec 7 and& w2t Lost Trunk, SIOO Reward. AN SATURDAY night, the 19th November, at the depot in Macon, a LEATHER TRUNK, marked “R. A. Chambers, Columbus, Ga.,” was mischecked or in some way misplaced. I will pay one hun dred dollars for the recovery of the trunk and con tents. JAMES M. CHAMBERS, dec 6 2t' : Columbus, Ga. A Plantation for Sale, I'HE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale a Plaida- I tion on the Apalachicola river, 25 miles below Chattahoochee, containing 1,500 acres, more or less, embracing 1,200 acres of unsurpassed bottom land, the balance superior pine land. Ia a favorable season sixty bushels of corn or 2,000 pounds of seed cotton, may he safely, : relied on. On the premises are first rate negro quarters, gin house, screw and sta bles. The dwelling is small but comfortable. There are two orange groves on the place, one Ton the river and in full bearing. A portion of the crop of 1863 sold for more than S9OOO. The other grove is young but in good condition, embracing not only oranges but lemons and other tropical fruits. Tho place is finely watered and healthy. A rare opportunity is offered for the investment of Con federate money if application is made early. Titles perfect. Apply to R. L. BASS, Columbus, or VAN MARCUS. dee 6 ts Steamer Shamrock Plantation to Rent or Sell. ONE and ahalf miles north of Union Springs, Ma con county, Ala. It contains four hundred ani | eighty acres, a little less than four hundred is ; cleared. Most of the cleared land is black prarie and creek bottoms. For particulars apply to GEORGE STEWART, dec 5 lw Union Springs, Ai FOR SALS. A SMALL FARM, containing about 10) acre , >} in the woods and forty cleared, about one nine above the Fountain Factory, on the river. On the place is a good dwelling with three rooms, a large apple and peach orchard and variety of other fruit trees, good water, Ac. For terms apply to Mrs. J. A. JwXEt. dec 5 ts near Columbus. Wanted. on a aaA FEET ASH TIMBER, in plank of /UIftUUU 1 % inch, or by the cord. Apply at our Government Works. dec 2 6t JOHN D. GRAY £ 00. FOR SA IA. 'fWO FINE BREED SOWS to sell or exchange 1 for pork Apply at Sherman j Co’s, up stairs in Masonic bu'tdiag. dec 6 ts