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DAILY TIMES. J. W. WiRftE.V, - - - Editor. COLUMBUS: Friday Morning, March 10, 1365. Feed Toar Army, In his “ Observations upon tlVe United Pro vim,e& oi iht: Netherlands,” published in the latter part ot the 17th century—now about two hundred years ago—Sir William Temple, Bar’t, says : “ Perhaps difference of diet may make greater difference in men’s natural courage than is commonly thought of. For courage ut ty pt 00-od .a -z:;o measure from the temper of ai". may oe formed by discip line. ami acquired by u.-a or influenced by opinion; but that which is more natural, and 3o Dior 1 - national in some countries th.au in , others, seems to arise from the heat or strength j of spirits about the heart, which in <y a great deal depend upon the measure and the sub stance of ill? foo l men are nsed to. Thin made a great physician among us say, ‘he would make any man a coward, With six weeks , dieting,’ and Prince Maurice, of Orange, call j for the English, that were -newly come over,.j and had, as he said, ‘their own beet in their [ belli?-/ for auy bold and desperate action.— This may be one reason why the gentry in all i places of the world ate btttvk-r than the .. hs antry, whose hearts are depressed, not only by shivery, but by short and heartless food, the effect of their poverty. Tnis is a cause why the yeomanry and commonalty of Eng land ..re gme-rally braver than in other coun tries, because by the plenty and constitutions of the kingdom they are so much easier in their rents and their taxes, and fare so much better and fuller than those, of their rank in any other nation. Their chief, and, indeed, constant food, being flesh. And among all creatures, both the birds an and the beasts, we shall still find those that feed upon flesh, to be the fierce and the bold ; and on the contra ry the fearful and fainthearted, to feed upon grass and upon plants.” With some«vhat more, to this effect, the man concludes that among other causes, “a great parsimony of diet” has !: helped to de base much the ancient valor” of the native Hollanders ; and he adds: “ ’Tis odd that veins of courage should seem to run like veins of good earth in a country, and yet not only those of the province of Hainault, among the Spanish—and of Gelderland, among the Uni ted Proviuees —are esteemed better soldiers than the re^t; but the burghers of Valen ciennes, among the towns of Flanders, and of Nirameguen, among those of the Lower Geld er, are observed to be particularly brave.” It is in keeping with these sensible observa tions of Sir William Temple, that a distin guished surgeon iu the Confederate States service, Dr. R. Fraser Mitcbel, told us that on one occasion, as the Army of Virginia was about'to move into Pennsylvania, he examin ed the tongues of our soldiers, and was able to detect the insufficiency of meat diet, and predicted to our generals the consequent ca lamity which befel our arms. We must feed our soldiers “ like fighting cocks,” if we want them to tight like game cocks. Without the rich globules of blood which feeu the muscles and brain, the human machine is not capable ot great exertion or endurance. We are numerically inferior to ®ur enemy, if we are wise we shall do all in our power to exalt the physical capacities of our warriors. The ancient Greeks understood this, and so did the Romans. Courage, ;as a semimeut, is a good thing; as a matter of blood and bone aud muscle, it is just now quite as essential to our cause. Nothing would do.more to recruit our arm ies, and hold them together, than an ample provision o£ good, rich diet. It is all the brave fellows get—their food. Let them have it, without stint. Let Government do its duty, and then let friends at home and along the routes of travel, and in the neighborhood of army operations, do theirs; and let no soldier lie down hungry, In this, as in all other ca ses, a just sentiment is the best exponent of common sense. Let every press in the Con fedetacy take up this subject, and press it home to the bosoms of the people. Lot the army be fed! What a torturing agony it is to the country, to think of Gen. Lees brave soldiers, suffering for only a suffi ciency of good, plain food. What good can it do, to put bayonets in the hands of skeleton soldiers ? How can they maul and fight, and charge the foe, and follow him after a mirac ulous defeat ? Before God and the country, as much as we love order and respect private property, if we were a general, and had iol diers in want of food, we should take it—take it anywhere and any how—and at all hazards ; and if we want order and private rights re spected. let us respect the claims of the sol diers. to food ! Again we say, Let the army be fed —well fed! and all will go right. Will. Warwick. Latest from Virginia.—We conversed late yesterday evening, says the Macon Telegraph, • th, with a colonel attached to Gen. Gurdon’s corps, who left Richmond on the 22d of last month. He states that on that day very heavy can- j nonading was distintly heard in Richmond, proceeding from our right near Petersburg ; as j if a heavy engagement or battle was in pro- 1 gress. It continued up to the time he left. 1 The opinion prevailed in Richmond that a j battle had commenced. Our informant also stated that Gordon’s ■ corps had received orders to cook two days’ i rations. Heavy Appropriations. —A statement of I the appropriations made by the Georgia legis lature at its session in November, appears in the Macon Telegraph, furnisbed by a corres pondent. The aggregate is $11,781,504. At the present session, the House has passed ad ditional appropriations of $7,244,600. Thus the appropriations for the political year amount to $19,026,104, while only about $7,500,000 net tax is authorized to be collect ed, leaving theeuonnous amount of $11,526,- 104 in one year, to be added to the public debt, and swelling the public debt from a little over fifteen million of dollars to nearly twenty seven million. Tne propriety of this extrava gance in making provision for expenditures, without providing for taxation to meet them, is very properly questioned, by both the Tele graph and its correspondent. Important New?, | FRO At TUK NORTH AND FROM RICHMOND. i We are in possession of the New York Her ald of the 23d February, says-the Macon Con federacy, containing highly important news, which has not before reached u s . i j CAPTURE OK FORT ANDERSON AND PROBAB.LY WILMINGTC#*. Rear Admiral Porter, in a dispatch to the j Yankee Secretary of the Navy, dated the 19th, ! reports the “surrenderor evacuation ” of Fort j Anderson. He says Gen. Schofield advanced ; from Smithville, a iiiue town uu the west side of the month of Cape Fear river, with 8,000 men against the fort, which is also on this (the west) side of the river, thus taking the fort in the rear. At the same time Porter at tacf u -.he works by water with five monitors, the wind and tide allowing no more vessels to get ii!i ler fire. “ The fort answered pretty briskly, but quieted down by sunset.” At 8 a. m.. tue 2.Bth, he moved close up with 15 monitor s, and war vessels, ana kept up a heavy fire all through the day tiii rate in the after noon, He says: The enemy’s batteries were siieaeed by 3 j o’clock, though we kept up the fire until dark. | We aiso fired through the night. In the meantime, Gen. Schofield was work ing in the rear of tlie rebels, to cut them off. The latter did not wait for the army to sur 'round them, but left in the night, taking five or six pieces of light artillery with them, and j everytr.iag else of any value. At daylight this morning, some ot our ! troop? that were near bv. went in and hoisted • the 3 .g on the ramparts, when the fixing ceas- j psi from the monitors. There were ten heavy guns in Fort Ander- j sou and a quantity of ammunition. We lost but three killed and five wounded, j The Herald, in its remarks, says ; The evacuation of Anderson was immedi- : ately followed by the retirement of the rebel troops under Gen Hoke, on the east side of the Cape Fear, and they were quickly pursued by Gen. Terry’s forces. When our latest dis patches closed, Sunday forenoon, the national troops on both sides of the stream were push ing vigorously forward towards Wilmington, ; with sanguine anticipations of being in that : city on the next day. At the same time Ad- : miral Porter’s vessels had passed the obstruc tions and was steaming up the river. The entire Union losses in killed and wounded, ot both the army and uavy, in the attack on the fort, were between 30 and 40. A correspondent of the Herald, dating his letter “ Fort Fisher.Jfeb. 18,” says : The order has gone forth. The columns are massed. The battle lias commenced. Ere this dispatch can reach you, the doomed city will doubtless be restored to the jurisdiction of the Federal authorities. After stating that Wilmington is still in the hands of the rebels, this correspondent adds: The .-sole reason has been the severity of the weather at the North, which has closed impor tant lines of transportation and prevented the movement of troops. A little relaxation of tbo weather permitted a portion of the rein forcements destined for this point to come through. With these the forward movement is now undertaken, the importance of the speedy attainment of the anticipated objects justifying the commanding general in advanc ing without waiting for his entire force. This correspondent says Hoke’s division occupied a strongly entrenched line on the cast side of the river, nearly opposite Fort Audorson, 6,400 strong, and adds : We could doubtless make a short job of dislodg ing Hoke, and destroying his works before break fast any fine morning it might be deemed advisa ble to attempt it; but this would only be driving him back into tue more elaborate „and formidable works surrounding the city. This correspondent thus speaks of Schofield’s move on it : At daylight on Friday morning the division moved from Smithville, and at 5 p. m. were in the roar of Fort Anderson. The march was made through an unexplored country, over indifferent roads, with many swamps and marshes breasting the way. The same correspondent writing from Fort Fisher, the 18th, at 7:30 a. in., says: Fort Anderson is ours. The river is ours. Wil mington is Yirtualty ours. As I write Porter’s gallant tars are unfurling the Stars and Stripes on tho parapet of the rebel works. He also says a bogus monitor frightened the rebels into retreating: Among other ingenious devices to deceive the enemy as to hisjstrength he caused to be con- i struoted an imitation Monitor. During the night j this bogus concern was towed up with small boats ! and put in position close to the fort. The wooden ! gunboats were also moved up into much closer i proximity than on yesterday. At the first gray ; dawn this morning our boats opened on tho fort, j but elicited no response or indication of life. The | firing was continued at short intervals until twen ty minutes past six, when a white fiag was dis covered on the wmrk. Writing at 10 o’clock the flag ship Malvern, he writes : The evacuation of Fort Anderson by tho rebels was immediately followed by the retirement of Hoke, with his forces, from Gen. Terry’s front.— Gen, Terry sounded an advance the moment the first intimation was conveyed to him of the evacu ation of Anderson; but the works of the rebels were found deserted. Ilis forses are now pressing on up the poniusuia towards Wilmington. A Herald dispatch from Washington, tho 23d, says: Lieut. Cushing, who brought the dispatch from Admiral Porter to the Navy Department, announ cing the occupation of Fort Anderson, says that he has no doubt of the fact that Wilmington is now in «mr possession. Gen. Schofield was not far from Wiimiogton on Sunday, and the next arrival is confidently expected to bring information of the capture of that city. In this copy of the Herald, we find Richmond dates to tho 20th. We extract tho following : The Dispatch, of the 20th, says : There was a report on the street Saturday eve ning (the ISth) that our troops had falisn back from Wilmington. The report was without feun- j dation. Exchange ok Prisoners ok War.—The Her aid of the 23 i Feb., contains the following impor- | tant item of news : Heado’rs Army of the James,) February 22. 1565. J ! To the Aqt' t of the Associated Press : I will thank you to make tbe following an j nouucement through the press : In consideration of a general exchauge and speedy delivery of all prisoners held in the South, it is deemed inexpedient to .forward after this date either fuuds or supplies to any person now in cap | tivity. Nuch parcels or remittance-) as may have accumulated since the last shipment, or may here i after arrive, will bo returned te the shippers. John E. Mulford, Lieut. Col. and Ass’t Agt. of Exchange. Rice Crops for 1865. —“Economy,” a cor respondent of the Montgomery Advertiser, ad vises planters as followers. In planting your crops this year, be care ful to plant those things which will give you the largest yield of food for the army and people at home. This is at once best and I most profitable for yourself and the country. Let me call your attention to the item of rice. You may plant it on all of your wet marsh land, which would be likely to fail with corn. ' and it will yield you from 25 to 50 bushels i per acre, ltic-e is easily worked and easily gathered. If there is a mill within yonr reach, it will be worth from $lO to sls per bushel. If there is no mill, a bushel of rice is equal to a bushel of corn, and grows from three to five times as abundantly. I will not farther occupy your attention. I Plant rice, and thus make your acres most ' productive which have Heretofore been the i least so. [ fr id tiiv- Southern 1 'on'cderacy.j Legislature of Georgia. SENATE. Monday March 6, 18*35. In the Senate to-day Gen. A. E Wright ap peared and took his seat as President of the Senate. The Senate reconsidered the bill lost al lowing the election of County Treasurer by the people. The bill to allow three gallons of whiskey to be distilled for each head of famiiy, was reconsidered. A bill was passed to make of full force all laws which were of lores when the cods went into operation, and which have not been re pealed by the code or bv ant subsequent lear islatiou. -ah General Wright submitted a communica tion addressed to him as President of Senate, Irotn a brigade: which, on motion, was read. It consisted of a series of patriotic resolu tions. and an address to the people of Georgia. The resolutions, it was said, were adopted by a rising vote of all the men of the brigade. P*.ecess until 3 o'clock P. .M. HOUSE. In the House, Mr. Leonard, of Talbot, moved to reconsider the resolution passed on Saturday, requesting our delegates in Con gress to favor :hp repealing of the conscript act. which was lost. Mr. Smith, of Laurens, introduced a reso* lution that no member shall speak longer -nan five minutes on any one subject without the ' consent of the House, which was adopted. Mr. GartrelL of Cobb—A resolution that this General Assembly adjourned sine die on Wed- I nesday the Bth inst. A motion to amend by inserting Thursday, | which prevailed. A motion to lay it on the table was lost. The resoiu.'ion, as amended, was adopted. J The House resumed the consideration of j the unfinished business of Saturday, which was the “General Appropriation Bill.” A motion was made to strikeout the amount ($5,000,000) agreed to ou Saturday, and in sert $4,000,000, for the military appropria tion. Mr. Barnes, of Richmond, said that the question before the House the other day was to appropriate $7,000,000 as a mililary fund, on the supposition that 5000 men would be kept in the field for ten months, and the esti mate was made at present prices. The House declared that this amount was too large, and fixed it at $5,000,000. This was the deliber ate judgement ot the House, aud it should not be cut down. We were told that these troops if called out, could be turned over to the Con federate authorities, and they could be fed and clothed* by the Government. He thought that this question had been answered by the honorable speaker (Mr. Hardeman) when it was asserted that we were either a sovereign ty or a dependency, and if Georgia did not maintain the right of holding troops in con tingencies, and appropriating funds for their maintenance and support, the sovereignty we boast of is a nullity. Shall we wait until the enemy invades the borders from the north or the south, arid approaches the interior of the State, and then be called together to make an appropriation to repel the invader? It was absurd, and he would remind gentlemen that the language of the amendment* was “$5,000,- 000 or so much thereof as may be necessary.” It does not say that, the troops will be called out, but the contingency may arise. He there fore hoped that the amount specified in the amendment would not be changed. Mr. Hill, of Dougherty, said that he wanted to speak fast while he had an opportunity, as his five minutes xvould soon expire. The ap propriation of $3,000,000 mentioned in the Governor’s special message, as a fund to sup port the State line was too large, from the fact that they are now, and have been paid by the Confederate States, and therefore he could see no necessity for any appropriation whatever. Gentlemen have talked about raaintainiug State sovereignty, but can Georgia do it with 5,000 men ? She takes pains to call for aid from her sister States in common, and it was absurd to think that with $5,000,000 and 5,000 men we could maintain it. The motion to strike out prevailed, and the blank was filled with $3,000,000. The House took up the income tax bill, which was lost on Friday, and again recon* eidered, which was a bill to lay a tax on net income for the year 1865, and to punish vio lations of the same. The bill provides a tax ou net income, as follows: On all sums under SIOOO, 1 percent.; on SIOOO and unjler SSOOO, per cent.; on SSOOO and SIO,OOO and under $20,600, 7.} per cent.; on $20,000 and under $50,000, 10 per cent.; on $50,000 and under SIOO,OOO, 12J percent.; on SIOO,OOO and under $200,000, 15 per cent.; on $200,000 and under $500,000, 20 per cent.; all over $500,000, 30 per cent. The report was agreed to; the bill was read the third time and passed. The House took up the special order of the day, which wns a bill to reorganize the militia. The bill was taken up by sections. All of the class between 16 and 17 were declared by thi3 act as exempt from any military service. An amendment was offered to exempt skill ed mechanics from service in the active militia, which was lost. This amendment was offered by Mr. Russell, of Muscogee, and advocated in a masterly style. Mr. Hill, of Dougherty, offered an amend ment to the third section, concerning the ap pointment of a court martial, in effect “that the members be appointed from the field and line officers, and their places be supplied by election from their commands,” which was lo3t Pending further consideration, the House took a recess until 3 o’clock p. m. AFTERNOON SESSION. SENATE. The Senate read the general appropriation bill for the first time. The bill for the pardon of Terry L. Cox was lost. Resolution adverse to the conscript act. was made the special order for Wednesday next. The reconsidered bill, which allows a cer tain quantity of spirits to be distilled for each head of family, was passed Adjourned until 10 o’clock to-morrow. HOUSE. Mr. Gue, of Chatham, offered a resolution authorizing the Governor to draw his warrant on the Treasury in favor of Hon. Thos. Purse for $30,000, as a benefit for the Union Society of orphan children in Chatham. Referred to Finance Committee. The House resumed the consideration of the military bill. The report was agreed to and the bill passed—yeas 77, nays 27. The House took up the resolution of the Finance Committee, which authorizes the Governor to ship one thousand bales of cot ton to New York, the proceeds of the sale to be appropriated for the relief of our prisoners from this State. The resolution was adopted. The House took up the general tax bill, which leaves J of 1 per cent. The bill was amended by striking out J and inserting } of one per cent, in addition. The bill as amend ed was passed. Adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow. tm • Crops.—Tbe Telegraph learns from a gentle man just returned from a visit to Southwestern Georgia: that farmers in that section are very hopeful of a successful wheat crop this year, and say that unless tbe present spell of wet weather continues to a damaging extent, they expect an abundance to he made, as a larger proportion of land is devoted to its culture than usual. - ♦ The Macon and Brunswick Railroad Cos. vs. Confedf.rte Status. —We learn that the Con federate authorities having impressed a portion of the iron of the above company for the connection of the Macon and Western Road to Atlanta, a bill of injunction has been filed against the impress ment. Judge Lmbrane sustains the injunction, we learn upon the ground that the Macon and Brunswick Road is of paramount importance to the interest ot this city and section, and that iron is to be had from other Roads of less general use. In short that the necessity for this particu lar iron is not so imperative as to justify it« seiv r.ure for the Government use.— [Sfesievger. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Emered according to act ol Congress in tbe yea 1/63. by J. S iHsxsHER, ia the Clerk's office c tae District Court of the Confederate States ;oi the Northern District of Georgia. Mobile, Maach 9.—Transports containing ; two thousand troops entered Mobile Bay ! yesterday through Grant’s Pass. Death of Col. Thomas L Branskord. — This gentleman, a native of Kentucky, and a distinguished citizen of Tennessee, his adopt ed State, died of pulmonary.consumption,, at Union Springs. Alabama, on the 26th of Feb ruary, iB6O. The death ot such a man (says the Macon Telegraph and Confederate) deserves, more than a passing tribute. Without the advanta ges of an early education, through the intui tive force and energy of a mind highly en dowed by nature and ever ia quest of know ledge and truth, Colonel Bransford—unaided and alone—worked his way to -position and wealth. His mind was' a perfect chronology of the past. In the sphere of varied attain ments, no fact, however minute, but was ever ready at his command. In politics, ia finance ana in commerce, throughout the States of Te nnessee and Kentucky, and the commercial cities of the North, the name of Col Brans- ford is as familiar as a household word The two leading facultiies of his mind were mem ory and fact. In him their development was no less remarkable than accurate. Asa pub lic speaker, and as a conversationalist, wheth er upon political topics, finance, currency, or internal improvements, the endless train of facts which he brought to bear, rendered his arguments invincible. On these and other subjects he wielded a powerful pen. Col. Bransford had ever been warmly devo ted to the South. Long intercourse with the people of the North familiarized him with their sentiments, which assured him, many years ago, of the inevitable coming contest. The war found him at his home in Nashville, in the enjoyment of wealth, and surrounded by an interesting family, from which he was expelled to find a grave on stranger soil. His memory will be long cherished by those who knew him best ; and his life is a part of. the history of his native, and or his adopted State. Railroad and Telegraph. The Atlanta & West Point Railroad is now at work, its cars daily arriving at, and depart ing from within the limits of our city. We are advised also that the Macon & Western Railroad is completed to within two and a half miles of the station known as “Rough and Ready,” and that in all probability, the weather permitting, it will be completed to East Point in about two weeks—the distance to be reconstructed not exceeding seventy miles in all, as the road from East Point to Atlanta has already been completed by Major Hottel for the use of the roads referred to, both using the same track from that point to Ibis city. The telegraph line from Montgomery to this city, we 9re pleased to inform our friends at a distance, is now also in fine vroiking condi tion. From what we have noticed of its op erations, this line is well officered at the points to and from which messages are trans mitted and received. Atlanta, vve are grati fied in being able to state, is fortunatein hav ing assigned to it officers to conduct the busi ness of the telegraphic office here, who are not only skilled in the art of telegraphing, but are prompt and obliging in their deportment to all having business to transact with the office. And thus, day by day, Atlanta is recover ing from the blow r inflicted upon her com mence and prosperity by the Yankee vandals who, for two months, rioted wnbin her limits, and theu left it, a lasting monument ot their barbarity for historians to chronicle and an athematize. The work of her redemption may be slow, but it is sure. Both Art and Nature conspired to make Atlanta whatsbe was, and these cannot fail to restore her to her former importance as the prosperous “Gate City” which Georgia enterprise gave to the South. Sixty Thousand Persons Drowned in India. —Later advices reveal the full extent of the disaster inflicted by the terrible cyclone in In dia. A Calcutta letter to the London Times, just received says : “I 3ee that the news of 12,000 persons hav ing been lost in the cyclone, was received with incredulity in England. The estimate was wide of the truth, but only because it vastly underrated the calamity. As every one knows this country will readily conceive, there is no possibility of ascertaining precisely the loss of life, because hundreds might be swept away and leave no trace behind. But we are not without data for arriving at a conclusion, and it has now been calculated that there can not be fewer than 60,000 persons drowned, or otherwise killed by that fearful storm. In the Island of Sangor alone, before the cyclone there were 8,200. There are now about 1,200 ; nor have any left it to go elsewhere. Seven thousand were carried clean away by the storm wave. All up the river the population has been swept off, if not in the same proportion, yet in very large numbers. As we all antici pated, disease is raging everywhere—cholera, fever, and small pox. The epidemic fever, which I have mentioned in previous letters, this year, is depopulating whole districts. ■™!“ li_!_JILL 1_" 'Hi. J J 9 PROCLAMATION. In accordance with a Proclamation of the Presi dent of the Confederate States, setting apart Friday the 10th inst., ins a day to be observed in humilia tion and prayer, it is requested that on that day all business be suspended and our citizens observe the same as requested. F. G. WILKINS, mar 9 It Mayor. W. W. McCall N. W. Garrard. mcc all & garrard. A TTORNEYS AT LA W t LalS-o City, Fla. mar 9 6m At Public Outcry!! CORN, Fodder, Peas, Potatoes. Plows. Stock Hogs, Cows, Iron. &c., &c. On Saturday Next, the 11th of Mareh. Three miles from Auburn, Ala., one mile west of Ridge Grove. A considerable supply of these articles will be sold to the highest bidder, at the place known as the “Tom Haguely place.” Perhaps the Land itself may be 501d—725 acres good Land and well improved. mar 84t _ WM. F. SAM FORD. NOTICE 2 All persons having on hand DILLARD Jt POW ELL’S checks, can have them redeemed on presen tation to RICHARD PATTEN, mar 8 3t Sorghum Jlolasses. WANTED from one to one hundred BARRELS, for which a liberal price will be paid. ROOCK ISLAND PAPER MILLS, mar 41w Columbus, Ga. WAITED! ' AAA LBS. of TALLOW, for which a liberal price ' J»UW will be paid. Apply to F W. DILLARD. spT ts ,nj q. v TIX H 2 OITY* j T. J. JACKSON LOCAL EDITOR | 1 No Paper To Morrow.—ln order that the em ployee? of this shoe may observe this oatmeal fast, the Time? will not be issue! Saturday mora ls- Still It Rains,—The floods continued to da e.. - 'orronts during the day yesterday. Wa arena *. surfeit of water, judging alter the manner of men. But wa trust and behave that all will work for our good. Fast Day —To-day has been set apart by the proclamation of the President as a day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. In these days of reverses, when our national sky seems shrouded in dark ness and gloom we look upon the suggestion to humble ourselves before Riga heaven an. i suppli cate the guidance of Almighty God as exceedingly opportune aud appropriate. We cannot ignore the overruling providence of God and hope to prosper, lie holds in his fist the destinies of re publics, empires and kingdoms, and displaces rulers, and sets up others whom He chooses.— There has, during this war been too much of a disposition on the part of our own people, to rely upon the righteousness of our cause and the brave hearts ani strong arms ot our soldiers. While these are essential prerequisites in the battle of freedom, we must not lose-sight of tbe fact that the Lord of hosts is tho grand sovereign among the exalted hierarchies of heaven, as well as the arbiter of the destinies of. nationalities and iridL victuals, and ail are alike dependant upon his favor tor very existence. We must remember, too, that he sees hot with mortal eyes, that he scans the end from the beginning, and that to hope for success in any of our enterprises, we must be willing to submit ail aims aud ends to the decision of his will. Wha> are we to pray for to-day? We have been praying ever since the war began, and yet the goal of our ambition seems ro nigher reached than at the beginning. Yet our people are no better in point of moral stamina, and ti all human vision not half so good. We have all through tbis revolution laid down the basis of our destiny, and in all our fastings and thanksgivings have invited God to meet with us in our precon ceived notions of what wa ought to be, and must be as a nation. Is this right ? God i3 the univer sal sovereign, and we must submit to His will and arbitrament whether we wish or not. We should rather, ia our humble opinion, to-day ins yoke Him to indicate by H;s providence,(our des tiny, and, by His strength and wisdom help 113 to achieve it. His model of our future may not be the same as ours, and the entice Christian world should agree to acquiesce in His allwise decrees concerning us. When a3 one man we humble ourselves before God and implore his direction ir the intricate troubles upon which we have fallen, we may hope for sac cess, and not before. “Not my will, but thine be done,” must be the sentiment of every heart. Another thing to be uoue is s o forsake our sins. Our people are worse than ever. All the bad pas sions of the human heart run rampant over the dictates of religion, conscience and reason. It is a tenet ia the christain faith that, a man to be saved from hi? sins must first be placed on salva ble grounds. This cannot be done as long as he adheres to his vicious practices, They must all be laid aside. So of nations and communities.— Before we can confidently 'expect tbe favor of God, we must yield up all those odious practices, which he detests. » These things done, we can 3afely approach a throne of divine grace, in the assurance that we will be heard and helped. It is not in the righ- I teousness of our cause and tho power of our I armies that we are alone to look for success, but i iu the propitious smiles of heaven. He ean make j our weakness triumph over the strength of our enemies. His venerable prophet in his sublime isolation on Mount Carmel, triumphed over four hundred of God’s enemies. So can wa by rely ing upon his favor, by forsaking our sins, by submitting to His will, come off conquerors in the contest, though our enemies may be as nu merous as the sands upon the sea shore, with all ' the advantages which their position gives them. | Paroled Prisoners. —Several paroled Con federate prisoners from Point Lookout, Md., reach ed tbis city Wednesday evening. Most es them belong to the 31st Gn. Regiment, and are en route for their homes in Harris and Meriwether counties. From them we learn that about forty came on in their company and stopped at various ; places in the State. These men are brim full of I patriotism. All are anxious to resume at an j early day their positions in our ranks. They sx ; pect to remain at home but a few days. They ; bring a good account from our prisoners at Point | Lookout. Say they are true as steel to the cause, j well provided for, and ia good spirits, though of ! courso anxious to get back to Dixie. They stale | also that the Yankee guards talk disparingly of the work of - subjugation, and condemn Lincoln | for his treatment of our peace commissioners. We | wish these liberated soldiers a happy re union with their loved ones at home, and hope in future they may never again fall into the clutches of the 1 enemy. — * » + Daring attempt at Robbery. —On Wednes day oignt about eight o’clock three negroes be longing to Miss Torrence and Judgo Wornuro, entered the rear window of Capt. Graybill’s com missary store, and abstracted therefrom provisons sufficient to fili a handcart, with which they at tempted to make oft'. They were discovered how ■ ever in time to 'prevent this, (and endeavored to | make their escape (minus the commissaries. One i of them belonging to Miss Torrence was eap ! tured. Capt. Sonora fired feur shots at Judge l Wornum’s boy without effect. The other two ne | groes were not captured at last accounts. | Who Will Care for Mother Now ? i Why am I so weak and weary ? See bow faint my tainted breath, Ail around to me seems darkness : Tell me comrades, is tbis death ? Ah! how well I krow your answer ; To my fate I meekly bow : If you’il only tell me truly, Who will care for mother now :J Chorus — Soon with angeis I'll be matching, With bright laurels on my brow ; I have for my country {alien I Who will care for mother now ? M’ho will comfort her in sorrow— Who will ary the failing tear ? Gently smooth her wrinkled forehead; Who will whisper words of cheer? Even now, I think I see her, Kneeling, praying for ms, how Can I leave her in her anguish ? Who wili care for mother n;w? Let this knapsack bo my pillow, An i my mantle be the sky : Hasten, comrades to the bittie, I will like a soldier die. Soon with angels I’ll be marching, With bright laurels on my brow—• I have for my country faiien, G'hj wiii care for mother now? The Louisville Journal «*y j , immense of bridge timber for the railroads in Tennessee Georgia ani AI aba mi, are l iky transported j through that city by the Government, ihe timber is pine, and conns from the forests Michigan W ; 3’oi j '"i i M’-n— Cl j proceedings of Council. REGULAR MEETING- Continued. Council Chamber, March 8, 1865. Present, HisJlonor, the Mayor and a full Board except Aids King. Griswold. Porter. Qui n anl Dur ; kin. Council met pursuant to adjournment. The minutes of the meeting of Monday Pran , n , related " nd A -’r J . ohn ( K? n m ” vcd that so muchw related to reconsidering the minutes of last resultr meeting m regard to retail licenses bo rescinded w.nch was agreed to. Those who voted in the if firmative were Aids Chapman, Johnson, Mcllhennv and.Everett. In the r.ccative, Aids McKe*i. J r,?i Robison and .Bivins. '*”• Cos!. Johnson being present proceeded with remarks, in which no had been interrupted on tfon day eveiuug by the alarm of 6r e , giving his reasons .or asking permission to enclose a certain portion of tho commons, lor tho purpose indicated in hi* w*'-*- ten application.; received!' 01 ° f !d Chai>man tbe application was Aid McKendree moved that the request b- not granted. Which was adopted. ' 30 ' The report of the city Physician for the month ending Marc a oth, showing the number of patients treated to nave been 31; number of visits 9i anTl number oi prescriptions furnished 98, was received. The applications qfCapt C A Redd and Dr. Geo. L Dcuglas, for the privilege of enclosing certain por tions o the commons, were read and referred to committee on commons. A communication from D B Thompson, asking tuat the road running near the Brick Yard be «e --paited, wason motion of Aid Bivins received aud re ierreu to committee on commons. A petition from John Brown, asking to be reim bursed tor losses sustaned by robbery on th- first day of February la-t, was read and ordered ’aid upon the table. By AM. Everitt— Resolved, That the ium of four hundred ani twelve dollars and fifty cents, be and is hereby ap propriated to .pay the rent of house for Fire compa ny rso. o, lor year 186i. Also, that the sum of two hundred dollars for Engine company No. 1, end two hundred dollars for Engine company No. 2, and two hundred and sev enty-five dollars lor No. 3, Engine company, and two hundred dollars for No. 5, Engine company— being amounts expended by|: he several companies for expenses aud repairs ou Engines and Hose for the year 1864. Which was adopted. An account of S3O ir. favor of Temperance Hall and one of SIOO in favor of C. W. Hewsou were read and ordered paid. The account of C E White for $114,55, was referred to committee on accounts. By Aid Chapman— Resolved, That an appropriation of Jive thousand dollars be made by this Council for the payment o f house rent of indigent families as heretofore. Which was adopted. By Aid Bivins- Resolved, That tho Finance committee, in con nection with his Honor, the Mayor, be instructed to sell the cotton belonging to the city. Which was adopted. The applications of R P Hyatt, C Breyvogal, T JJrassiU and V* m Deignan, for license to retail sp ; -- ltous liquors were read and granted. The applications if sundry parties for permission lor their servants to give balls, were laid upon the taDle. By Aid Chapman- Resolved, That a special committee of three be appointed by his Honor, the Mayor, to define the boundaries of tnoso portions of the eooi'.nons which have been oi may be hereafter granted to appli cant?, and report the same to council. Which was adopted, and his Honor appointed Aids Chapman, Johnson and Everett, that com mittee. Council then adjourned. M. M. MOORE, Clerk. AUCTION SALES. By Ellis, Livingston &. Do ON SATURDAY, 11th March, at il o'clock, we will sell iu front of our store. Large lot Ready Made Clothing. 500 lbs Sole Leather, 200 lbs Nails, Lot Furniture, Lot New Choice Rice, Lot China Tea Plates, ALSO, 3 Shares M. & G. R. R. 'Stock, « mar 8 $27 By Ellis, Livingston «fc Do. AT PRIVATE SALE, 150 Beams Sup. IVote Paper mar 8 ts AX PRIVATE SATE. BY MYERS, WATSON & CO., 51 LIKELY NEGROES, All sound and mostly between eleven and thirty years of age. Among the number are three Extra Blacksmiths, two Extra Carpenters, one Engineer and No. 1. Butcher, one first class Man Cook, Washers, Ironers and extra Field Hands. Parties in want of any of the above will apply immediately. Sold for no fault, owner expecting to change residence. mar 10- -ts BY M YERS, WATSON kCO 7 AN MONDAY, MARCH 13th, 1860, unless pre* w viousiy disposed of at Private Sale. Two-'thirds interest in a Oil Mill, situated near the Nitre Works. Said Mill has one Press and all the fixtures,and is capable of turning out fifteen gallons Oil per day. Also two-thirds interest in two one-horse Wagons, one Mule and ne Po ny, belonging to the above establishment Two hundred bushels of Ground Peas wib be sold with the Mill at cost, if desired. For further particulars inquire as above, mar 19--$lO Council Chamber, \ Columbus, Ga., March Bth, 1805. j On motion of Aid. Chapman the aum of SSOQO t® w;i? appropriated for tho payment of house Jrent of indigent families. A true extract from the minutes. mar 10 3t M. M. MOORE, Clerk. 30 TONS IROY For Sale for Casli OR EXCHANGE FOR PRODUCE. 01-2, 4 and 'Y inches wide. O J. ENNIS Si CO.. mar 8 lm Columbus, Ga. Wanted to Purchase, * QUANTITY of Timber within five mile- of n Columbn-'. We will pur-haso the Land and Timber as the seller may prefer. Apply at our Government Works. marchlo--7t JOHN D. GRAY <k CO. SSOO Rewarc % ! STOLEN from the Paper Mill, on Saturday nizlit last, throe FELTS, one entirely woolen, the other two half cotton and halt wool, they are two yards wide and \cry thick, resembling heavy blank ets. I will give the above reward for their recovery, and proof to convict the thief. J. FELIX WINTER, marß 3t President. Cabbage! Cabbage! J UST received—a lot of genuine Drumhc-ii Early York and Green Glased Cabbag? Seed, in bulk. Also, Ruts Buga Turnip Seel. A: R A VESN CROFT A CO., 91 Broad Stree’ march 7 fit Fresh Garden Seed*, THE GROWTH OF 1864. Great Bollard, Late Cabbage. '-rishaw Squash, . Yellow Crook-neck Summer fcquasfe. Double Curled Parsley, Asparagus Kale, Cuba Tobacco. Dwarf Okra, Green Head Lettuce, Round Spinach, Green Nutmeg Melon, The above seeds were raised by Mr. Charles A. Peabody, ami are ffierei nt .rh- Resale and a -114 BROAD STREET. mur t