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THE COUNTRYMAN.
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and cabbage, while Ransome equally de
lights in the executive chair, in which he
attempted to take a seat once, but Joseph
would not allow it, for even a single day-
on account of which Ransome I. waxed ex
ceeding wroth. ”
‘Mobile, Jan. 21.—“A special despatch
to the Advertiser & Register, dated Sena-
tobia, 20th, says the Memphis Argus of
the 17th, has been received. It contains
accounts from recent northern papers.
The Tribune urges the speedy tilling
up of the quotas, under the late call,as a
means of hastening peace, and hopes that
peace will be made, before new troops can
be put in the field.
Foreign correspondents, and Canadian
papers nay a great deal about an alliance
between England, France, /s §pd Spain,
looking to a recognition of the confedera
cy, on the 4th of March, on the ground
that Lincoln was not president after that
date, having been elected by a sectional
party.
It is reported in Washington, thaU Lin
coln’s government has been notified that
the war must cease by the 4th of March.
The Tribune’s Washington special cor
respondent, writing under date of the
18th, gives it as the opinion of old diplo
matists that a cessation of hostilities, pre
liminary to formal negotiations, will take
place within ten days.
It is reported that Lincoln says, if the
rebels harm Foote, he will bring five
prominent citizens to grief.
Federal cavalry has been ordered to
pursue Foote, and his captors.
The AVoild has information confirming
the republican successes, in Mexico, in
several battles. There had been an up
rising of the people, and the French in
surrection was increasing.
Gen. Singleton has been sent to Rich
mond, connected with a peace mission.
The Nashville union convention unani
mously adopted an amendment to the
Mate constitution, forever abolishing sla
very in Tennessee.
Gov. Fletcher issued a proclamation, on
the 14tb, declaring Missouri a frere state,-
ip accordance with the emancipation ordi
nance, passed by the state convention.
Butler has been relieved of his com
mand.
Gold, in New York, on the 15th, closed
at 219. Cotton dull, at 115, to 120.”
Richmond, Jan 28.—“Senator Hunter, of
Virginia, Vice-President Stephens, of
Georgia, and Hon. Judge Campbell, of
Ala., have been appointed commissioners
to proceed to Washington, to confer with
the authorities of the United States gov
ernment, on the question of peace. They
will leave tomorrow.”
From Augusta.—“ A petition, says a
correspondent in the Appeal, is in circula
tion, requesting the legislature to call a
sovereignty convention. Toombs is in fa
vor of it, and yet ho calls the persons who
attended the Savannah meeting, a ‘set of
damned traitorous rascals.’ It is more
than probable that a convention will be
called.”
Yankee Paper in Augusta.—I was as
tonished to find, in Augusta, a newspaper
that contains, regularly, more venom in
its columns, against our own government,
than any newspaper that is printed
amongst the yankees. Abuse upon abuse
is heaped upon the head of our president,
and his subordinates, and yet there is nev
er a word in it, against the yankees !
I could but mark the change wrought
in so short a time. Two years ago, the
yankee editor of the Chronicle & Senti
nel, would have dangled to the first tree,
for the utterance of sentiments half so
vile as those now contained in his treason
able sheet. And why should we now be
changed ? Have the yankees spared our
roofs from the flames, our sons, arid old
men from butchery, or our young women
from violation? Or has our government
proven tyrannical, abusive, or unequal to
the great trust confided to its keeping ?
These interrogations must be answered in
the negative; therefore, I say that the
cause of this change is inexplicable, un
less you set it down as the wicked talk,-in
spite, of disappointed politicians.—Early
Co. News'.
Richmond, Jan. 30.—“ No yankee pa
pers received, of a later date than the
23d.
The recent severe cold spell, had caus
ed a supensiou of river navigation.
Unbroken reticence is maintained at
the executive department, relative to
Blair’s mission, and the commissioners
who left Richmond, yesterday, for Wash 1 *
ington.
The Sentinel says, the circumstances
under which these gentlemen departed on
their commission, are as follows; Blair,
having sought, unofficially, a confidential
interview with Pr. Davis, departed to
Washington, with assurances that our
president would be willing, at any time,
to send agents, or commissioners, to
Washington, to confer'about terms of
peace, if informed, in advance, that said
commissioners w r ould be received.
On Blair’s second visit to Richmond,
he brought .the consent of Lincoln, to re
ceive, and confer with any agents infor
mally sent, with a view to the restoration
of peace. Those gentlemen who left yes
terday, were, therefore selected by the
president, and have gone without creden
tials, merely as informal agents, to see
■whether it be possible to secure a confer
ence for peace, on any basis, which may
serve for obtaining so desirable a re
sult.”
“A Washington telegram to the
Philadelphia Enquirer, of the 16tl),.
says : Blair called upon the president,
this evening, and spent several hours.
To two gentlemen, who addressed him
upon the subject, he remarked that
he had an interview with Jeff. Davis
—what passed he could not divulge
to any one, at present—except the
president ; that his expedition was
highly satisfactory, and might be
known at the proper time.”
President Davis, and BlaiRv—
“Mr. Francis P. Blair, Sr., left Rieh~
mond on Saturday, on Hie flag-of-truxje-
boat, for Grant's lines. As the endP r
and object, and results, of his mission
have furnished the theme for endless
speculation, and discussion, we are
glad to be able to relieve public- curb*
osity, by laying before our readers
some facts concerning bis interview
with the president. He called npou
the president, on friday morning’.
The meeting, especially upon the
part of Mr. Blair, was marked by a
degree of cordiality that was as re-
fieshing as it was unexpected. He
shook the president’s hand warmly,
assuring him, at the same time, of his
uudiininished regard, and esteem. The
first compliments over, he requested
a private conference with the presi
dent, which was immediately accor
ded him. After a private conversa
tion, of an hour’s duration, Mr. Blair
took his leave, expressing himself
highly gratified with the reception
he had' met, and the results of the
conference. Sometime after his de
parture, the president wrote him a
note, stating that he (Mr.. Blair)
would, perhaps, like to have, in writ
ing, what he (Mr. Davis) had said. to
him. Pie had written to report that
he was willing, as he bad ever been,
to appoint commissioners to meet
commissioners of Mr. Lincoln, with
a view to the adjustment of the diflK
culties existing between the two coun
tries. It is understood that Mr. Blair
told the president that he came in no
official character, but simpl}’ with the
knowledge, and consent of Mr. Lin
coln. He expressed the opinion, that
Mr. Lincoln would certainly appoint
commissioners to meet the commission
ers appointed by our president. So
says the Richmond Dispatch of tho
16th.”
The Arming of Slaves.—“Under
this head, the New York Herald says;
George D. Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal, who has been in Richmond
for over a month, the envoy of the
treacherous unionism of Kentucky, on
his arrival here through our lines, of
which he seems to have the run, re
ported to Kentuckians in the house,
of his own sympathies, that the Jeff
Davis government had conclusively
resolved to free, and arm the slaves ;
that two hundred thousand of them
would soon be equipped, and put in
to the field to fight us, under the
stimulus of the promise of their own
liberty, and that of their wives, and
children, and of a proprietary interest
in the soil.”