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DAILY TIMES, J. W. WARREN, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Thursday Morning, March 2, 1865. Gen. Cobb’s Speech. The address delivered in Temperance Hall on Tuesday night, by Gen. Howell Qobb, was heard by an overflowing house. The speech may be properly described as an earnest, glowing exhortation to every man to do his duty in the present crisis of the revolution. In reviewing the condition of the country, the speaker could not, say that no mo ,- e sacrifices were to be made, or that no more blood was to be shed, but he affiro.cd, with an emphasis that betrayed undoubted conviction, that a rational hope of success never had a firmer foundation than now. lie said there were men within the limits of the Confederate States, within the military age, sufficient in number to form an army larger than any army Lincoln has ever brought into the field.' He argued, therefrom, that it our subjugation was ever accomplished, ourselves would be the architects o. that melancholy destiny. Gen. Cobb was justly severe upon the mo ney-lover aud extortioner, and declared that avarice and greed of gain were the main stumbling blocks in the pathway of the revo lution. The deep and eloquent earnestness of the speaker made a profound impression on his audience. The most perfect order and 3tillness reigned, save when some outburst of patriotic feeling awakened a sympathy, of Which audible demonstration could not be re strained. [From the Chattanooga Itebel, 25th.] The Campaign in the East. The extraordinary concentration of troops j in the eastern portion of the Confederacy, by j both belligerents, gives promise of active op- j erations at an early day on a magnificent j scaie. ff the reports which have reached us are correct, a large portion of Gen. Thomas’ army liaS already been transferred to General Grant, and is now with his forces before Pe tersburg. Gen. Sherman is evidently making a forced and rapid march for the same field of operations, a id if be succeeds in his plans he will soon unite his forces with Grant also, and then will come the “ tug of war. ” The Army of Northern Virginia is believed to be both strong in numbers and in excellent spir its ; the position it occupies is impregnable against attack, aud nothing would suit those brave boys better than an attempt on the part of the Yankees to carry their position. Our army in the field is by no means incon siderable, and may seriously interfere with the designs of Gen. Sherman. Where that army is we are not at present advised. Our last dispatches inform us that Cheatham with - his corps was acting independently, and at last accounts was at Columbia on the 23d, but the Yankees bad left there on the 19th, four days before, making their way as rapidly as possible towards the north. As nothing is said concerning the forces under Beauregard and Hardee, we infer that they are still in front of the enemy, and it may be will yet dis turb his plans. It would seem from Sherman’s present movements that it is not his intention to make a fight until he effects a junction with Grant, but that he will push on with the greatest possible expedition. In the event that he is vj.ble to avoid a fight, which of course our forces will offer him at every practicable point, our army will follow him with the view of counterbalancing the effect of bis reinforce ment of Grant. This will concentrate four armies in Virginia, and in that event the great est and most decisive battle ot the war must then be fought It will be fought under the direction ot the matchless Lee on our side, with an army which has been accustomed to victory and which has never known a serious defeat; and on the Federal side by the butch er, Grant, who appears to have*but one idea of war, and that is to rush his men upon the bayonets of purs. Under these circumstances we should not fear the result were there no complications and contingencies likely to dis turb the arrmgement. Above all things, an early attack upon his lines would be what General Lee would most desire. His commu nications are in danger and it is hardly possi ble that he has on hand a very large quantity of supplies. With the immense force which will be at his command, if Sherman joins him, Grant may be able to destroy these communi cations, which of course would compel our army to seek, without delay, another field ot operations. The country has unbounded confidence in the genius and the sleepless vigilance of Gen. Lee. He has always proved himself equal to the occasion, and will no doubt do it now.— But we must not expect him to accomplish impossibilities. We will be greatly outnum bered, and the excess of Federal troops may prove more than a compensation for his su perior abilities. It is evident that when his communications are all cut and his supplies are inadequate to subsist his army, he must attack, retreat or surrender. He will never surrender, btn he may be forced to fall back. Vv e hope for better things, and a more auspi cious result, but the country ueed not be sur prised if the progress of the campaign should develop such a necessity. To be compelled to abandon the defense of Richmond and give up our eapitol to the foe, would be a mortification to which we sincere ly hope we will not be compelled to submit, but it would be much better than the loss of the gallant army which has immortalized it self in its defense. We can afford to give up cities and territory,.but the sacrifice of the army would be an irreparable loss which would be likely to prove ruinous in its conse quences. Therefore we do not believe that General Lee will run the risk of such a disas ter. In his unerring judgment we confide, and upon his incomparaUe genius we repose our trust. But the contingency referred to may not occur. Sherman has a long distance yet to travel before he reaches the lines at Peters burg. Beauregard, and Hardee, and Johns ton, have their eyes upon him, and it is believ ed have a sufficient force to impede, if they cannot actually- arrest his march. Certainly, every possible effort will be made to cripple and destroy his army before it can effect a junction with Grant. A few days will more fully develop the plans of the enemy and enable us to judge more correctly, perhaps, of his designs. Any hour may bring us intelligence of a conflict between Sherman’s marauders and the gallant men who are opposing their progress through North Carolina. Perhaps that conflict may result in victory which will change the entire of affairs. Pray God that it may be*so. ♦ » » - Washington's Dying Words. —When George Washington bequeathed to his heirs the sword he had won in the War of Liberty, he charged theno, “Never to take it from the scabbard but in self-defence, or in defense of th'eir country and her freedom ; but that it should thus be drawn, they should rTWVer sheath it nor ever give it up, but prefer fall- j ing with it in their hands to the relinquish ment thereof”—words, says an eminent En glishman, the majesty and simple eloquence of which are not surpassed in the oratory of Athens and Rome. Let every soldier of the Confederacy en grave these last words of Washington upon bis heart. Let them be inscribed in letters of gold upon the capitol of every Confederate State. Let the pulpit proclaim them ; lc f the mother learn them t© her children ; let them be emblazoned on every banner ; ring in ev* ery trumpet call, and flash from every sword. Richmond Dispatch. The Mexican Stales Ceded to France. Next to the imported “peace movement,” the cession of certain Mexican States by Maximil ian to the Emperor Napoleon, is occupying a large portion of public attention just at this time. Below will be found an article descript ive of the territory ceded, population, re sources, etc., copied from the New York Times : CHIHUAHUA. Chihuahua is one of the most northernly of the Mexican States. It is divided into twelve departments, and its population in 18G0 num bered 100,000. Previous to the Gadsden treaty of 1854, by which one seventh of its territory was ceded to the United States, its area was 17,151 square leagues. On the east it is separated from Texas“by the Rio Grande, and on the west from Sonora by the great mountain of the Sierra Madia. The easiern poition of the State consists of high tablelands, having an elevation of from 4500 to 5000 feet above the level of the eea. Near the Rio Grande the country is barren and sterile, the remainder is in broad, slightly undulating plains, entirely destitute of forests, and but little shrubbery, and generallyocov ered with short gr»*s, which renders it ad mirably adapted to grazing. The mountains forming Sierra Madre are well wooded with tail pines, oak, walnut, ash, cedar, etc. The plains are generally without trees. The southern portion of the State is well watered, while the northern part contains but few streams, several of which dry up and disap pear during- the heat of summer. Mineral springs are common in many parts of the State, but none*are particularly noted for medical qualities. The climate of Chihuahua is delightful.— ■ Summer reigns for eight mouths of the year, and during the four remaining months the temperature rivals that ot our finest October weather. The atmosphere is so pure that meat hung in the open sunlight will dry with out putrifying. A French gentleman, who visited Mexico in 1849 and 50, for the pur pose of obtaining a grant of land for a French colony, describes the delightfulness of the seasons as equaling the climate of the most favored regions of Italy, Greece and Spain.— From the deficiency of rain agriculturists depend almost entirely upon artificial irriga tion ; and in all the valleys bordering on si reams the water is led through a main canal, and thence distributed to the several farms through smaller ditches. The bottom lands, which alone are susceptible of irrigation, are exceedingly fertile, and often yield two crops a year. The plateaus afford excellent pastu* rage, and in former years, before the incur sions of the Indians, it was not unusual for th£ great proprietors to have from forty to fifty thousand head of cattle on their estates. The cereals are cultivated with success, and cotton has been grown with 'profit in the south part of the State. The mineral productions of the State, how ever, constitute its chief sources of wealth.— Mines of native iron, silver, lead, copper, mer cury, arsenic, bismuth, cobals, sulphur and of salt, many of them extremely rich, abound in every portion of the State. Its silver mines, which have been celebrated for over two cen turies, are among the most productive in Mex ico. Before the incursions of ibe Indian hordes, which, for more than forty years, have disturbed the peace of that country, between eighty and ninety mines were at work. Most of these have been abandoned in consequence of the devastatious of the savages. The rich est silver deposits are found at the eastern base of the mountains ; but a broad zone of the precious metals stretches across the wes tern part of the State, through the entire length of the Siesta Madre, a distance of about 500 miles, and nearly a hundred miles in width. The product of the silver mines during a period of twonty four years, from 1738 to 1761, was | $28,283,293. The aggregate amount of the pro ! duction of gold and silver in the year 1836 was I $1,031,350. SONORA.. Tho area of this remarkably rich State is 186, 855 square tidies. It contains a population of 147,000 sou's. T he chief towns are Ures, the capital, Guaymas and Villa del Fuerte. The coast is indented by several fine bays, that of Guaymas being the most important. The State possesses every variety of climate found between the tropics and the arctic regions. In the low country, the heat is very groat and constant in summer, and variable at other seasons. The mineral wealth of Sonora is very conside rable, but the mines have always been worked in a wasteful and inefficient manner, and many of them have been abandoned in consequence of In dian devastations. All kinds of grain are raised in the State, and sugar cane, coffee, and different kinds of fruits and vegetables are cultivated with ease and success. The State has suffered terribly from incursions by the Indians, and many once flourishing ranches and towns have been com pletely desolated and deserted. SINALOA. This State contains a population of 160,000 souls within an area of about 32,000 square miles. It lies mostly west of the Sierra Madre, though a spur from that chain extends omr a portion of the southeast, and the surface, lower on the sea shore, rises rapidly toward the eastern border.— The principal rivers are the Rio del Cullacan, the Rio del Fuerte and the Mayo. The soil of the low lands toward the coast is exceedingly fertile where it can be successfully irrigated. The lower torraces of the mountains are an wooded, or only covered with shrubs and stunted trees; but toward the Sierra Madre there are dense and lofty forests. Many cattle are raised in the State, and the hides and flesh exported. LOWER OR OLD CALIFORNIA. The long and narrow peninsula called Lewer or Old California, which stretches more than 700 miles southward from Upper California, is a region of volcanic origin, and is traversed throughout ita entire extent by the Sierra Nevada range of moun tains, which in some places attain o an elevation of 5000 feet above the level of the sea. These mountains are in general desolate and barren near their summits; but such of the valleys as have a sufficiency of water are of exuberant fer tility. The climate is exceedingly variable. The sky in summer is remarkable for its pure transparency and deep azure, and for its unequaled brilliancy at sunset. In winter heavy rain, accompanied by terrific tornadoes, sweep the soil from every ex posed position, and frequently compel the cultiva tor to seek anew locality. In the southern part of the Gulf of California there is an extensive pearl fishery, which, in 1851, employed a large fleet of boats and produced pearls that were val ued at $35,000. Valuable gold mines are said to abound in this peninsula, but they have never been very efficiently worked. In 1850 the popula tion was 12,000. The principal towns are La Paz, the capital, and Loreie. Dangerous l’ankee specula tors at Natchez met with serious obstructions in the pursuit of their calling. A late letter from that city to the New Orleans Era says: Day before yesterday two wagon loads of supplies were driven beyond our lines from Vidalia and un der a passport as provided in the last regulation of the Treasury Department, to influence the ship ment of cotton within our iurisdiction and control. As soon as the wagons passed out of view of the pickets, they were taken possession of by a party of guerrillas who were probably informed and expec ted their arrival. The speculators lost everything their wagons contained, and simply received from the jayhawkers their parole of honor, not to do anything to the prejudice of the interest of Jeff. Yesterday, as a large amount of various kinds of supplies were about to start from here, under a pass- P rtas required, and go beyond the lines, Gen. Da vidson learned from the pickets and outposts that a force of eighty rebel cavalry were prowling around on the different roads to capture these supplies as soon as the wagons were ordered to move, and (Jen. Davidson sent a squadron of cavalry in pursuit of the desperadoes. Nothing has been heard up to this moment from the pursuers, and it is supposed their chase of the enemy has caused them to retire in great confusion, as several hours have passed since the departure. 1 If this be the unalterable practice of the enemy towards those who are their friends —or, at any rate, those who admire the “staple”—the speculators in cotton under thejpass port system, which allows them to take out supplies but does not secure them from capture, will, I be lieve, be disinclined to make further investments in that business. Gf.n. Quarlf.9. —We are gratified to learn tbatGen. Quarles, who was seriously wounded in the battle of Franklin, and at one time re ported dead, is stili alive and doing well. He is at his home in Clarksville, Tennessee, on parole. [From the Telegraph & Confederate.] GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Macon, Georgia, Feb. 2S, 1564. SENATE. The Senate met at 10 o’clock, a. m., and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Wills. A motion was made and lost to reconsider the action of the Senate on yesterday, by which was passed % bill for the better securing to the indigent and soldier’s families, the funds appropriated bv the State for their re lief. A motion was also lost to reconsider the bill passed on yesterday to fix tbs fees of county officers. * * A bill to authorize the Georgia R. R. and Banking Company, to close up the Banking business. The following bills were passed : A bill to authorize the Central R. R. and Banking Company to remove its principal office, and to elect a President and Directors for the present year. A bill to extend till March Ist, 1866, the time for the redemption ot the last issue of State Treasury Notes. Mr. Sprayberry introduced a series of reso lutions, looking to the abandonment of the present policy of conscription, and returning to the old plan of reinforcing our armies, by requisition upon the States. Gens. Gartrell and Colquitt were invited to seats on the floor of the Senate. The Senate then adjourned till 3 o’clock. • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The House met at 9£ o’clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hawkins. Bill to amend 1752 of the code. Passed. Bill to amend the laws against gaming. Passed. Bill tor the more speedy trial of offenders. Passed. Bill to provide for the support of exiles from Atlanta. Lost. Bill for the relief of A. Greer, of Butts coun ty. Lost. Bill to exempt from taxation all widows having sons in the army and soldiers’ families where the property does not exceed $2,000 in value. Passed. Bill to amend the Charter of the Southern Insurance and Banking Cos. Passed. Bill to amendanact incorporating the Home Insurance Cos., of Savannah. L'ost. Bill to extend the time for the payment of the tax of H. B. Troup and others similarly situated. Passed. House adjourned till 3 o’clock, p.m. SENATE—AFTERNOON SESSION. The Senate met at 3 o’clock, P. M. The Senate took up bills on their third read ing : Bill to authorize administrators,'executors, <fcc., to pay debts again>t estates with property at its valuation in 1860. Passed. Mr. West offered a resolution, which was adopt ed, that the Governor be requested to furnish to the Senate, information-in regard to the number of regiments and organizations in the State, and when such organizations have been paid. Mr. Walker rose to a personal privilege. The resolutions acted upon on Saturday, during his absence at Milledgeville, were not intended as a substitute to Mr. Gaulden’s or Mr. Pottle’s reso lutions, but simply expressive of his opinions.— He did not intend for them to be acted on in hi* absence. He desired this statement to go on the journal. Bill to increase the pay of teachers of poor children. It raises the pay to 75 cents per day. Passed. Mr. Ledford asked and received permission to record his vole on Mr. Gaulden’s resolutions. Ho j voted yea. j Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;—AFTERNOON SES SION. The House met at 3 o’clock. The House met and took up the following bills: A bill to increase the fees of Tax Receivers and Collectors in. this State. Passed. A bill for the pardon of Terry L. Cox, now confined in the Penitentiary for the crime of mur der. Passed. A bill to authorize the Ordinaries of this State to.take probate of wills when but twe witnesses were present. Passed. A bill to repeal the 2,5215 t section of the Code. Lost. A bill to allow a counter showing on motion for the continuance of causes in certain cases. Lost. A bill to amend section 4,220 of the Cede of Georgia. Passed. Tho bill extends the provis ions of said section to all case3 now pending, or to be hereafter instituted, when the penalty upon conviction is death. A bill to change the line between the counties of Paulding and Cobb. Lost. A bill providing for the payment of the Militia of this State. A bill having been introduced cov ering this, the bill was lost. A bill amendatory of the Militia Laws ®f this State. Lost. A bill to amend the road Laws of this State. — Lo st. A bill prescribing a tax on dogs. Lost. Aresolution olative to exportation and impor tation of articles of merchandise by this State. Passed. The resolution declares that the State has the right to import and export, without hin drance from any Executive authority. A resolution relative to fixing the per diem pay of members. Lest. Adjourned until 9 o’clock to morrow. Clothing for the Army of Tennessee.— Since the unfortunate withdrawal of Hood’s army from before - Nashville, much has been said in public and private concerning the con dition of that noble body of veterans. The croakers as is their wont, have depicted in gloomy colors the wants and necessities of these men. The fault finders have of course had a rich harvest in complaint against the administration of the commissariat and quar termaster’s departments. Newspaper corres pondents have joined in the doleful wail, and if we are to believe these veracious and fuga cious writers the Army of Tennessee is nothing but a mob of tatterdemalions. We do not pretend to say that all this is not so; though the troops we have seen, certainly look well, march erect, and appear neither ragged or hungry. That this army has been amply supplied with clothing and that of the very best, and that no fault can be attached to the Quarter masters—whom it is so popular to abuse—we have obtained a statement of facts, that will, we hope, go somewhat toward correcting erro neous impressions in the public mind. Major W. F. Ayer, the Chief Quartermaster, furnishes the following official statement of the different articles of clothing issued to the Army of Tennessee from the Ist of October to the 7th of February : blankets, 35,602 ; pants, 78,900; jackets, 50,687 ; shoes, pairs, 73,441 ; socks, pairs, 102,769 ; shirts, 25,134 ; drawers, 61,327. This is exclusive of the independent issue of over 5,000 sui’s of clothing to the men of Wheeler’s Cavalry Corps, by Major Bridewell from his depot in this city. We venture the assertion, and we do it from the official data given above, that none of our armies in the field have bad their wants more fully and thoroughly supplied. There have been necessarily individual instances of suf fering and hardship. Men have become rag ged and shoeless. But these are not the re sults of mal-administration on the part of officials. We could point out where the fault lies, but it were needless at this time. f Constitutionalist. Six hundred barrels of whisky are consum ed in the city of New York every day on the average, according to the report of the com missioner of internal revenue. Woman.—He cannot be an unhappy man who has the love o woman toaceompany him in every department ot life. The world may look dark and cheerless without, enemies may gather in his path, bat when be returns to the fireside, and feels the tender love of woman, he forget3 his cares and troubles, and is a comparatively happy man. He is but half prepared for the journey of life who takes not with him that friend who will forsake him in no emergency, who will divide his sorrows, increase his joys, lift the veil from his heart, and throw sunshine amid the darkest scenes. No, that man cannot be miserable who has such a companion, be he ever so poor, despis ed and trodden upon by the world. TXX JE2 OX TY • T. J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR- The preliminary trial of Col. Von. Zinken ha* not vet reached a conclusion. The examination of witnesses was closed yesterday morning, and able arguments ia behalf of the State aud the ac cused, respectively were delivered by Solicitor Peabody G#n. Cobb. The argument will be continued u -by Major Moses on the part of the latter, anu excluded by Cel. Holt for the prosecution, when “if the Court knows herself and she think* she do,” the question will be settled. Auction Sales.— A t auction yesterday, by Rosette, Lawhon A Cos., the following pricefs were obtained: Thirteen shares Mobile and Girard Rail Road, slsl per share; syrup, sls per gallon: one gold watch (double case) and chain, $2,800; cups and saucers, slls to $lB5 per sett; feathers $2 to $4 per pound; shot, $5 25 per pound, Sales to-day.— Myers, Watson & Cos. will sell to-day, axes, ground peas, salt, sugar, tobacco, and many other articles. See advertisement. The Evils of Dissension. The following letter from the Chicago Times of the 10th inst., shows what advantage our enemies take of the slightest differences of opinion among the people of the South. We have not the slightest' idea that there is the least foundation for the statements made con cerning Alabama, but such wholesale fabri cations serve the purpose intended by their authors —that of buoying up the hopes of the masses of the North : Nashville, Tenn., Feb. Ist, 1865.—Intelli gence from Alabama, which I received thro’ a perfectly reliable channel yesterday, is of a more encouraging character, in a political and military point of view. Dick Taylor’s (late Hood’s) army is dwindling away and dimin ishing with great rapidity. Discontent is not confined to the ranks, but extends to officers carrying the title of general, and so general is the demoralization that it is impossible to prevent desertions. Since the 15th of last December, 45 commissioned officers and 1831 privates have reported themselves to the pro vost marshal’s office at this place, and been released on taking the oath of amnesty; and other posts have released hundreds. In addi tion to this, the woods of Alabama are full of deserters, and they are in constant communi cation with Union men within our lines, and from the latter I learn that these deserters are thoroughly organized and determined to pro tect themselves, and that they are anxious to make terms with the National Government.— That they could come in and take the amnesty oath, they know, but they have families be yond our lines, and they feel it their duty to stay and protect them. I have it from the very best authority that Dick Taylor’s force, including all the troops between the Missis 0 sippi and the Chattahoochee, is reduced below 19,000. Our forces can take Montgomery, Selma and Mobile, at any time, but the roads will hardly permit an immediate advance, al though one will be made soon. But bright as is the military prospect, the political is still brighter. In my last letter I gave you some facts relative to movements among the Alabamians ; but 3ince it was writ ten I have learned others of the highest im portance and significance. The reports going the rounds a short time since that commissions for the State had visited the Pres ident, is strictly true, though they did not come from the government. They were, however, au thorized to visit Washington, by a secret associa tion, embracing at least two-thirds of the people of the State, and who are resolved to overthrow the rebellion at the earliest moment possible. A large number, but not a majority of the mem bers of the Legislature of the State, are members of the association, and they will make themselves heard from. Nor is the organization one of civil ians and deserters alone, but embraces more than two-thirds of the Alabamians in Hood’s old army, and among the number is the famous lthoddy.— Upon this point my information is positive. A week since that officer had with him several prisoners fr< in our cavalry, and he called them together and told them tha t henceforth he was their friend; that they might return to their regiments, and that he would guard them to the lines, and that he required no parole of them. Col. Warren, of Rhoddy’s command, and a mem ber of the Alabama Legislature, have been allowed to go South to attend to the State capital, and in conjunction with other influential men, endeavor to induce; Gov. Watts to negotiate for the return of the State to the Union, and in case that official re fuses, then look for a revolution. The people have fully weighed the responsiblity of the situation, and they are determined to end the rebellion so far as their State is concerned, and they will be backed by forty thousand Union cavalry and a fair force of infantry, though not half that number will be needed. The family of W. 11. Smith, late rebel Congress man from the Tuscaloosa district, is in our lines: and it is understood that he himself is in close com munication with the Unionists, and that he approves of their plans. Rely upon it, the storm will soon burst, and then woe to Jeff Davis and all the lea ders ofthe rebellion who remain intractable. 1 It is believed, though I have no positive intelli gence on the subject, that the secret organization to which I have referred, extends all over Georgia and Mississippi; and that when the summer elections come off, they will control the ballot boxes, if they do not before forcibly depose their stubborn, trait orous governors, and substitute Union men in their stead. I think that Gens. Thomas and Grant are looking for the most important results to follow these move ments, on the part ofthe people, as also does Pres ident Lincoln and his Cabinet, 1 Duty Mr. Lincoln Owes to the Army. The New York Herald thug leetureth Mr. Lin coln and his favorite henchman, the amiable Beast Butler : Having shown utter unfitness for military corns mand in his recent operations against Wilmington, Gen. Butler has been very properly relieved and ordered to his home in Lowell, there to await orders in due course through the Adjutant General of the army. This is the polite way, we are aware of informing incompetent Generals that their ser vices will never again, in all likelihood, be put into requisition ; and perhaps this punishment for Butler’s fiasco at Fort Fisher might have been sufficient had not the irrepressible lawyer soldier of the Bay State seen fit to make his “farewell orders to his troops” the vehicle for a direct and most damning attack upon the administration, and a bitter sneer against tho General-in-Chief of our armies, well calculated to encourage mutiny and discontent and positive revolt among the troops now engaged in the attack upon Riohmond. “I have refused,” says Butler, towards the close of his bombastic order, “to order the useless sacri fices of the lives of such soldiers, and I am re lieved of your command”—the inference here ing obvious that a blood-thirsty administration, panting for the useless slaughter of its own men, has removed this compassionate officer solely and wholly because he would not be a party to these sanguinary and unproductive sacrifices. In the next sentence.thejinsinuation against'Gen. Grant is yet more broad, palpable and insubordinate, where Butler says : “The wasted blood of my men does not stain my garments”—the very charge with which the rebel journals and orators, both of Richmond and New York, have been endeavoring to poison the loyalty in the field during the past twelve months. We respectfully submit to the President that some punishment more severe than retirement to his home in Lowell and the society of the sturdy bricklayer of that jfplaee, should be awarded to General Butler for the unsoldier-like and mutinous sneers contained in the last paragraph of thi3 precious order. For such a failure as that made by the Massachusetts militia ban at Cape Fear Island any commander in the French or British service would most certainly be court -martialed, and would be lucky to escape with simple cashier ment on the finding of his peers; but for an original offence of so grave a character, when aggravated by the turbulent and undisciplined spirit evinced in such an order as we have quoted, the more rigorous systems of all old military nations have prescribed an inexorable penalty to which we do not care at present more pointedly to refer. This, however, we are assured of—that Mr. Lincoln owes it to himself and to the country to resent the imputation sought to be cast upon Gen. Grant by the flying arrow of this Parthian warrior and that Gen. Butler having received only the mild punishment of being relieved and sent home for his recent ridiculous failure, should now be summarily dismissed from the service for having, in’so high a place, set an example of mutiny and insolence, not only prejudicial to, but wholly subversive of “good order and military discipline.” if suffered to pass without some such scathing rebuke. To a man of General Butler’s cast of mind, re mainingat home and safe out of harm s way, is not likely to prove a very insupportable infliction. He should be mustered out in an order reci'ir.g the same language we have quoted as the cause of his dismissal. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. E ?tered according to act of Congress in the year 18b3, by J. s. Thrasher, in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of tho Confederate States for the Northern District of Georgia. Augusta, March I—By courtesy of the Sou theru Express Company, we have received Richmond papers to the 18th ,from which we have northern dates to the 16th. 800 bales of cotton shipped from Mobile for the benefit of Confederate prisoners realized in New York $350,000, ranging from 75 to 93c. per pound. Gov. Foote and Harry Gilmore have been sent? to Fort Warren. A Yankee fleet relieved from blockade duty by recent movements is being prepared at Washington for European waters. Parties from Memphis to Louisville are re quired to have passes. Twelve of the St. Albans raiders were de livered to the U. S. Marshal to take to New York for trial. Distrust of Greenbacks is very apparent at the North, with a disinclination to receive them. The whole fabric of paper currency is considered doubtful. Secretary Staunton has decided that the captured cotton in -Savannah, whether from British or any other subjects was a lawful prize. It is still asserted by correspondents that European nations will recognize the Confede racy on the 4th of March. The prisoners to be exchanged include ne gro troops. Flag of Truce boats run regularly between Anapolis and Aiken’3 landing on the James River. Strong efforts are making to prevent Missourians being treated as criminals and force them to be recognized as prisoners of war. Since it is certain that negraes will be used as soldiers, it is proposed that they shall be equipped from a half million second hand suits now in the departments at Richmond. Tlje battle of Hatcher’s Run resulted in a loss to the Yankees of 800. No attempt up the 18th to renew hostilities. ; $75,000 and provisions have been collected from citizens and strangers of Augusta for the Columbia sufferers. The Quartermaster of Georgia is distribu ting 10,000 suits of clothing to Georgians in the army of Virginia. Talladega, Ala., March I.—A Great War Meeting was held here to-day, the masses rising this morning. Hon. Mr. White address ed an immense audience in the M. E. Church, in a speech of three and a half hours dura tion, which called forth immense enthusiasm on the part of the people. The audience was then dismissed until 3 o’clock, p. m., when they were addressed in a speech of two and a half hours, by Capt. Bard, with great effect. The result of these efforts is, that the peo ple here are now a unit, and will prosecute the war more vigorously. The whole matter concluded with a grand national air by the Fernando Wood on Peace and War. —On the sth instant, in a debate in the Yankee House ou the “Naval Appropriation Bill,” Fernando Wood thus expressed himself upon the question of peace : He had hoped and still hoped for peace, and that negotiations to that end would be productive of good results. He desired, mainly, that the antagonistic sections should once more be brought together. If it' be true that the President and Secretary of State have gone to meet the Rebel Commissioners from Richmond, instead of censure they but sols lowed the precedent of Washington and Hamilton, the one President and the other Secretary of the Treasury, who, fn a similar emergency, went in 1798 to treat with those engaged in the Whisky insurrection in Pennsylvania. He, for one, thanked the President for making an honest effort to prevent the further shedding of blood and the exhaustion of the energies of the country. Rumor said that the negotiations had failed. This was to be regretted, but if they failed in con sequence of the indisposition of th* Rebel author ities to return to their allegiance and duty on the basis of our common Constitution, they might as well know that so far as he represented tho Peac* sentiments that he would not sustain them in their position. He was opposed to tho war because he was opposed to a dissolution of the Union, and it had been one ot his complaints against the Admin istration that so far from making overtures, it had presented propositions of peace by denying the ; admittance of commissioners from the Southern ■ Government; but if the door has now been thrown open by the President, and if the answer to that was that they would accept recognition and sepa ration and nothing else, then he desired to say, with his humble efforts he should aid the con quering armies of his country to obtain by force wbat it has been unable to obtain by peace. Chinese Tea. —Last summer we raised tea enough to last our family during the year audit is as good as any tea raised in China, which now costs one hundred dollars per pound. Sow the seed about the middle of March, and when the plants get four or five inches high transplant them, setting your plants about two feet apart, and by the first of September they will grow to the height of three or four feet, and branch out like a stalk of cotton. Then pick all the leaves off and dry them in the shade, and you have as good tea as you can purchase in any market. We saved a quantity of seed, but have give most of them away, and have promised all we can spare, but we presume some of our neighbors who also raised the plant last year, have seed to spare. [Brandon Republican. u « Bii Ike Heard From. —In our last from Mrs. Partington, she thus discourses concerning Ike : Betsy Jane writ to you about poor Isaac bein' grafted into our noble army; it was during the late prevailing restriction. I’ve been so dreadful uneasy —laws a me! But I an’l, at last we’ve heard of him by a neighbor who is home on a furrow. He—poor innocent—at onc’t took his place, so neighbor Tibbins says, as First Corpu lent and soon proved so deficient that he was prompted to an Ordinary Surgeon, poor child.— But what the blessed dear knows about taking up arterials, compesration of limbs, and the like, sur passes me. However, if he can be the humble implement in the hands of the Lord of saving the lives of gallus fellows who hare been dissemina ted, by the bursting open of pontoons and things, why we must sacrifice him freely on the altar of eplurasy uniform; and may the Lord have mercy on his solar system. Good morning Patrick, said a gentleman to his Irish laborer. “Slippery this morning,” “Slip pery? Be jabber, it is nothing else, your honor. Upon my word, and I slid down three times with out getting up once.” A lady stepped up to a crowd of gentlemen in a certain town, not long since and sung ont : “Is Captain present ? The Captain, who was among the crowed, re joined. “Yes ; what do vou want with him ?” “Oh, nothing particular, he’s a distant relation . of mine, and I’d like to see him.” “A relation of yours?” inquired he somewhat surprised. “Yes a slight relation—he’s the father of my first child !” The Captain “skinned” around a corner and cleared himself, while the crowdenjoyed the sport to their heart’s content. Pete ar.d Sambo, two blubber-lipped dar kies, were -spoutin' about a coon hide. Sam bo, as he expressed, becoming disqualified at the fuss, said : “Look a here, Pete, less hush up dis here fuss.” “I'm willin’." said Pete. “So is 1,” said Sambo, “and less talk about dogs. How's vour ole woman and chile, Pete V The indignant P*’*e made a grasp at ..am bo’s wkd pipe. S mbo acted very wisely— he run. < AUCTION SALER By Ellis, Livingston & to. —• mm ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE, ON Tuesday, 7th March next, at 11 o'clock I will sell, in the city of Columbus, ia front of Ellis, Livingston k Co’s Auction Store The very Desirable Residence. near the Court House, lately occupied by Col. Ten- commodious dwelling house, good attached. eS ’ * ine WeU 0t water ' an<l one acre Ground, Also, a desirable lot Furniture, embracing neirV every article wanted in house-keevffiig 7 Property of Mrs. L. M. Tennille, dec’d lerras ca&u. Possession given immediately Persons holding claims against the estate of Mr; LucyM. Tennille. dec’d, also Win. T. Patterson’ doc’d, will hand them to S. D. Betton, at Hospital, by the sth of March, J Ke ‘ fob 19 sll9 D. MORRIS, Adm'r. By Ellis, Livingston <fc Cos. ♦ ♦ Administrator’® Sale, I L S '? AY ’ 9th Mar ch, at 11 o’clock I will sell in front of tho auction store of Ellis, Livingston & Cos. The perishable property belonging to the estate of L. C. Morton, dec’d. con sisting of one Bureau, Bedstead, Ward robe, Tables, Wash Stand, Chairs, Bath ing Tubs, Water Buckets, Tin and Crock, ery Ware, Fender, Shovel and fine Gold Watch, fine Rifle, Colt’s Revol ver, Bed Clothing, Wearing Apparel, Traveling Trunks, besides many other ar tides of value too numerous to mention. Sold by order of the Court of Ordinal of Muscogee county. E. BARNARD, feb 24 wtd $24 Adm’r. SALES TO-DAY. MYERS, WATSON & CO., AUOTIOTTEERS AND General Commission Merchants, At Hull & Duck’s old stand. Opposite Bank of Columbus, Broad Street. Personal and prompt attention given to all consignments. Columbus, Ga., Jan. 21, 1865. jan23 ts BY MYERS, W ATSON & CO., ON THURSDAY, 2d March, we will sell in front of our store, 2 Boxes Axes, 25 Sacks Ground Peas, 8 “ Salt, 4 Boxes Tobacco, 2 Sacks Sugar, 2 bbls. Lard, 8 t( Cane Syrup, Clothing, Furniture, and other desirable goods. mar 1 $lB 300 Kegs iVails AN consignment and for sale by U HANSERD & AUSTIN, mar 2 3t notice! T REQUEST that all claims against Major F. W. 1 Dillard (personal) be presented to mo at once. RICHARD PATTEN. mar 2 3t. Rosette, L&whon. & Cos., OFFER AT PRIVATE SALE One Uopper Boiler, 8 feet long. Five or six hundred pounds Lead Pipe 8 or 10 Large Brass Bib & Stop Cocks. jen 18 tt. harden Seeds, Cabbage, . Beet, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Kadish, Squash, Cucumber, Mustard, Okra, Peas, Beans, Spring Turnip, Parsnip. Hungarian Grass Seed. Garden seed in bulk wanted at 114 BROAD STREET. mar 1 wltd2t waStedT t AAA LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price D»UvMJ will be paid. Applyto F. W. DILLARD, sp7 ts __ Major and Q. M. VIRUIS and OWVHMM.s TO EXCHANGE FOR anou JSTJD PEAS, At the GRANT FACTORY. dec 17 ts MOTTOS. Office Grant Factory, \ Nov. 29, 18fi4.j 4LL persons having demands against the estate of Daniel Grant, deceased, are hereby requested to resent them to the Grant Factory, nov 30 ts JOHN J. GRANT. Sun copy and send bill to office Grant Factory. Notice to Debtors and Creditors 13ERSONS having claims against the late Captain 1 Charles D. Fry, are requested to present them within the time prescribed by law and those indebted will make mmediate payment. DANIEL FRY, feb 21 w4od Adm ’r. Stolen. STOLEN from my residence, eight miles below Columbus, a light BAY HORSE, about 14 hand high, with a white spot in his forehead. His prin ciple gait is a pace. A suituable reward will be paid tor his recovery. W. G. WOOLEOLK feb 24 ts ROBERTA. CRAWFORD, Slave Trader, AND DEALER IN STOCKS, BONDS, CERTIFICATES, GOLD AND SILVER COIN, Cherry Street, Alacon, (*a., NEARLY OPPOSITE THE DAILY TELE GRAPH AND CONFEDERATE OFFICE. All classes of NEGROES usually on hand, and stock constantly replenished by experienced buyers. Cash advances to regular traders, as heretofore. Negroes also sold on Commission. My trusty Porters, Andrew and An tony, attend the Trains, feb 27 3m _____ CITY FOUNDRY! SUGAR MILLS AM) KETTLES I WE HAVE OF HAND Sugar Milh and Kettles, holding 20.35. 40. 60. 80 and 130 gallons, -which we will exchange for Provisions or any kind of country Produce, or money on very liberal terms. Orders aifeited. PORTER. McILHKNNI & CO. Columbus, Jan. 20, ts Wanted, T?OR the State of Louisiana TEN MOl LDER3. T Wages liberal. Transportation furnished. Ap ply to MpJ. R. B. Hardaway.ot .hi£City. c; i i E Ri feb 12 ts Comissioner for Louisiana.