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MILITARY CONSCRIPTION. ! ^ D,cd *.° us > * ,,d */ ' sh «J> »»7 excited alter.
„ m > _ i • \m r» » i tion to it, to that n may be understood by the
F.htor Macon TeUgraph-Ur Dear Sib : t>eocl(L £, m whoin .j, *hn,>M L™
As the President baa recommended to Qan>
■;ress the repeal of the military lavs now
isting, and the substitution therefor of “Coo—
people, from whom all government should come,
my purpose will have been served. The sim
ple question is, shall the Confederate Govern
ment be the agent of the States in their sav-
scription laws.’.’ it is proper that the subject I TT.^£ CitiM , fc> !, CerUin . pDrp ?T °r?’ y, r 7
... ., „ ... . shall the States he the creatures of the Confed-
should lie tnoroughly ventilated before tho
j .r pl,-. that they may understand what “Con-
M-iiptio.r is »nd its effects upon themselves
individually, and upon the character ol the
, v. rnment they have adopted for themselves,
it will also he in place to examine the necessity
tor such laws.
Conscription, as the term implies, is an en
rolment or registering of persons, and is the
plan adopted by France, and by some other
nations for recruiting their annies.lt is compul-
»-ry military service, and one of tfcg most tre
mendous engines of military despotism. It
was known to the Romano; but its revival in
modern days may be dated from the y^ar 1708
" licit it was made a general law in France.
l*y a 'aw of the Directory all Frenchmen are
ptonouncod soldiers, and are liable to be sum
moned to the defence of the country ; but in
ordinary circumstances recruiting for the army
i- supplied by conscription. The age within
w hich conscripts are drown is from twenty to | men in camp. We remained there several
twenty-five, and the period of service seven j days, and before we left, the ground was ar-
, l ~ * 13 ' ranged, the offioers hi command having had
shall the States be the creatures of the Confed
crate Government ? Give the Confederate
Government the right to go into the Slates as
if tiny were its subjects, and not sovereign,
to drag from them recruits for Its own armies
at will, independently of the State Executive
and Legislature, and you will have surrendered
every power (for it already holds the purse)
that may be termed an attribute of indepen 1
dencc. GeoimiA.
4»»
Camp Donelson, Gkaiiamvills, S. C. I
Beaufort Dist., March 26, ’62. {
Editor Telegraph.—Knowing that many
fathers and mothers in old Twiggs would be
glad to hear from the Slappey Guards, I pen a
few lines for your paper, ns it has a very ex-
tensivs circulation in our county. We all ar
rived safely at Camp Davis, and while thcie
had some sickness, as we were exposed con
siderably to heavy rains To say that the
Slappey Guards compared favorably with any
company at Camp'Davis, is not saying enough,
for I really believe ours was the best looking
The country ja divided into depart
ments, and when recruitq are wanted, the Leg-
islature, at the suggestion of the Executive, de
termines the number of conscripts required,
and each Department has to furnish its quota
every stump dug up and every street put in
fine older. Our boys worked well, and as the}
had left home to fight, being very anxious to
whip the enemy and return home at once, their
according to its population. Recruiting offi-1 portion of work assigned them had a great
cent are sent into the Departments; the en-1 tendency to cool them down. In truth, one of
lollod are subject to draft by lot, and the un- j our men said positively he would not eat any
fortunate victims are dragged to the camp, more until lie was better satisfied. I presume
lii. iaws of France are severe in the matter, | hi« dissatisfaction occurred from (lie fact of a
enforcing the conscription with rigor; treat- i battle being delayed so long, lie did not eat
ing the drawn as deserters snd liable to the i any«t all iu two day8, but by persuasion of
penalty of death if absent over a certain num- | friends bis determination was changed. So
ber of days after the d rawing; holding parents long then as we have such men as Mr. R-
T'-sponsible for their children, and denouncing (near JeHersonville, Ga^,) in our ranks, we
every one who interferes with the operation ofi have nothing to fear. Upon last Saturday the
the law, punishing all such with fines, iinpris-1 election for field officers came off, the result of
oi.nienf, and in some cases death. j which yon have long since heard. Permit me
As bus been remarked of it, “The system of i here to state that ouv gallant Captain, U. A.
Conscription is, no doubt, a simple and ready 1 Rice, at one time, could have bten elected
means tor obtaining the requisite number of Colonel ol the -fifth Regiment, but on account
Idiem ; and so would a system of confisca- j of very unfair wire pulling he withdrew liis
ti.m be a ready in
■ •urrying on a w
i- a system of con
•nillar hardship u
• I slender fortut
to lurnis.1 sn
their peacefi
are often rui
their dome-tic
ransotu tbemscl
s nail property,
heir most valued
i hat adds to the mn
^obtaining funds for name. A high sense of honor prompted him
!* J*-t, Lire conscription j to do so. He. in my judgment, was by far the
•P; it lulls with a pe-' best drilled officer at Camp Davis. Suffice it
>or and upon those ! to say that the Slappey Guards are conunand-
- nnot j,third readily i ed by a gentleman of the purest Vamp. It will
hen dragged from be gratilying to the friends of Dr. Win. T.
a their prospects in life Zachery to learn that be was offered iheap-
\whet!*r they sacrifice pointment of First Surgeon of the 40th Regi-
j,,i n the ranks, or : trent, but his kind heait prompted him to re
.expense of their main quietly with his own little band. He
ii< J* )sally despoiled of ‘ was one of the examining physicians at Camp
L. *f-.me.” * * “and Davis, and his report gave him great credit
rtjjmitv of the system is throughout the whole camp, ills easy and
be fact, that the conscripts are taken at a time j graceful manner, together with hi- ready coin-
ol file when they are beginning to settle down potency, gained for him the highest position
into those habits of industry and enterprise bad he seen proper to accept. Again, our
ahich form tin* useful and respectable citizen; icompany went into Gibsons Regiment at a
habits which can scarcely be acquired after late hour, and even then he was tendered the
years of loving, restless excitement in camp I position of Assistant Surgeon, and we cannot
win ! prevail on him to take it. Those of our fathers
Such is conscription; and well termed a tremen- j and mothers who have sons here owe Dr. \V.
■ i engine oj military despotism. It is in tritli ! T- Z. no little gratitude, for his attention to the
the d' vil'a own invention for the subjection of company is without an equal. Our esteemed
liberty. It was used forthatpurpo.se in ancient friend J II W , is as tat as ever, and “double
Rome, and was introduced into France and nas - quicks’ finely, and will make a splendid officer,
been retained there to the. present day with; Lieut. ILL. S. grieved a few days “about the
tin* same object. Shall such a system be intro-1 pretty girls left behind h:tn, but now he is at
■ lured among us under a mistaken notion ofits b* s post and docs liis entire duly. I find him
Hi r -ssilv, to be wielded sooner or later, inevi- to be full of business and will at all limes do
a . \, to the destruction of our liberties ? , himself credit. In fact all of our men seem de
Circumstanced as we now are, it is imperii- termined to be useful to their country. I say
• ve for all those who can bear arms to rally ‘his from the fact that I have been in camps two
round their country’s standard when called and a half weeks, aud know their leeliuga. The
to do so; and are not the present laws ade— i el'Clion.as I started ti mention above,took place
quate to the emergency f Or is it necessary to' at Camp Davis last Saturday evening, rcsult-
uti-litute an organised system of compulsion >r>A » B follows : Win. t.ibaon, of Richmond,
to force men into the ranks? At present the 1 for Colonel; R. M. Carswell, of Jener-on, lor
I’lv-i'lent can call upon tho Governors of the Lieut. Col. ; and J. Randolph H lntelicad, for
States for the quota from each State to make Major, (ot Lurke-T 1 he latter gciilleinin
ip ii..- whole numberof the troops required; know well, being an old college mate of mine,
■uni fie may call for either volunteers or militia, at Athens, (>a. I am proud our boys are with
'll,. Governors, acting in their sovereign capa- l him, from the fact that I know him to be gen
us Commanders in Chief of the military 1 erous and kind. He is well known to the coun-
of their respective States—the rock up I t r y as Jack W lntelicad, and 1 would here res-
i>i which the sovereignty and die rights ot the peetlully say to his friends that Jack knows
t .te- depend—deal with their people them his.duty and will perform it. \ cry soon after
Wes, and while complying with the requisi-, aaid demon, this Regiment, the 49th, was or-
on- of the President tocnable him to do wliat dered to l’ocotaiigo, (pronounced Poke he-tail-
>e States in common have entrusted him, as lie-go) South Carolina. I he origin and pro-
. i.jr agent, to do for them, at the same time numiation of this word I will explain to my
A hold him, their agent, in check within the friends when 1 get home. As soon ns possible
nuts of bis authorized powers. This ,s the our boys arranged thur household, pieparatc-
Ju .ry of the old United States Constitution, ry to travel. After traveling some 85 miles on
vhich we brought away with us from that the Centra', Charleston and Savannah Rail-
connexion. On this theory Georgia has in this road we were ordered to halt at Grahams Stas
revolution been called upon by the President to tion. 1 here we took of our baggage &.C., and
lurni.-li some thirty odd regiments, and I appeal j rested, for farther orders, winch we received in
t„ tbe Slate at large to say if there has been ; a very short time. Wc are now in camp about
the least delay or hesitation in responding one mile from the Charleston and Savannah
, ptly to (lie calls. Indeed may we notsay Railroad, near Grahamvllle, one of the pretti-
t .at our regiments sprang into the field, like I e.-t villages I over saw. It contains abont five
Minerva from the brain of Jupiter, and as fully ! hundred inhabitants, who are intelligent, indus
armed Has this-vstem failed, then, in then trious, and you can see hospitality pictured up-
rv or practice ? lu'tliis Stale it most assured- I on every face. We are twenty miles from Port
It has not; and we have the right to assume j Royal, and sevcu miles from the coast. I am
the -auie ol all the other State*. i cieditably informed that there are fifty tlious-
To this provision for troops we must add i and of the enemy upon that Island, busily at
another, giving the President further facilities; ! work. They have captured a great many He
ad herein lies liis complaint of “embarrass- groes, who, however, are making their escape
...ent tr. m Conflict between State and Confed- upon every possible opportunity.
. rate legislation.” Here is the cause of this 1 hcv (the enemy) call Port Royal 1 he New
appeal now made lor change, and hence our 1 South, but no addition can, as yet be made to
a . -rehenskm* from conscription. »• , South Carolina is doing what she promised
()n the 11 tli of May, 1801, that “Irish Par 1 to do. I hnd Carolinians here in service over
liament,” the Provisional Congress, like its “ixty years of age and they are determined to
' that V .ted away the independence ol sfe this war to the end or die on the field.
ts-cl an a -t that the President be , There are strong fore s here and I would be
authorized to receive into service such forces ! leased to give a full InsUiry of their prepara-
ras min tender themselves, and as he may rc-1 Uons, but 1 am not authorized to do so; i he
quire, without the delay of a formal call upon mg against special orders. I w. state how
the respective States, to serve for such time as ever that ,t is understood here that the ene
I,.- may prescribe," and this too in the face ot I my dwtgn taking possess.on of the Charleston
the Constitution and of the debates upon the j and Savannah Ruilro.d at the bn, ge acr.iss
Constitution by its framers, in which this very , the Savannah river, hnt before they do it they
power was discussed and decided against! j «'» a hca 'T and protract, ,1 fig-lit
' Was this act due to ignorance or to criminal j forces ar, commanded by Ge„. D. M
personal ambition, whose elevation was sought of 1 ennesat^ H^ and hm family ate m t.ra-
at the expense of constitutional restrictions?, hamviHe. 1 he General is in fine health very
Hardly to ignorance, for facts do not justily the! P «« and agreeable, and ts about sixty yean
, ‘laa-iblc (because untruthful) us,-of the words , old. H.s mind ts fully fixeduponthedut.es
“delay of a formal call upon the respective of his position.
,t, s.’’ Who is there in this State who does
whole attention te this crisis, this war, and giva
all w« hav% yea, place our fires upon the altar
of liberty, to obtain ourright% and protect the
character and inatitutions of the Sooth, against
the slanders of tbe North. The sword la now
drawn by a strong army, and every planter
should remember mat we most live and fight
upon our own resources. We have nothing to
hope from the action of England and Franco-
nothing to hope from any source exeept from
the Supreme ruler of the Universe—tbe wisdom
and streagtb of our leaders—tbe strong arms
and stout hearts of Southern men and the pa
triotic and generous impulses of the women of
tbe South. The Confederacy must and will
depend upon its own resources for strength suf
ficient to carry through every trial and contest
now before it, otherwise we fall an easy prey
before the enemy. A hint to the “wise is suf
ficient” on the subject. I would respectfully
ask, iu conclusion, upon this point, that our
country should study its duty well, and then
do it
We who live in theintericr are blessed some
what, but we must as a people defend our
neighbor as well as ourselves. We cannot be
conquered if wc just feed our soldiers, and he
who fails to do bis duty in this respect is a
traitor and docs not know what freedom means,
and should be hung at once to make room for
true men.
Once more, can we do anything in our coun
ty towards a preparation for making salt It
would be a good thing if every county in our
State would aid in this work. VVe need every
thing, from a “pin to a cannon.” The season
for solar evaporation I learn is near at band,
and we trust the article will not be higher than
in the war of 1812-15. Yet it will be, if we fail
to give it immediate attention. Why not
Twiggs county take a sufficiency of hands, go.
immediately to work, and furnish her people
with this article at fair prices. I leave this to
older and wiser heads. Trusting something
will be done on this subject, I must now close
by saying, we are expecting a fight pere every
day, and whenever the first cannon roars, it
will do our boys good to hear it as a signal for
battle. Very respectfully, D. G. Hioiiks.
BATTLE TO BE FOUGHT.
IFoman’a Battle for her Country her Relig
ion and her God.
It must be fought, and independence cannot
be secured without it, and it will probably be
the severest and most protracted strugglo of
the war. After the clash of arms shall cease,
then will commence the moral conflict in which
woman must hear the leading part The
struggle betweon piety anil true godliness
on the one hand, and indifference, fanaticism
and forgetfulness of God on the other. Oh,
see the gathering hosts that threaten our mor
al fabric ! In addition to the present forget
fulness of God, thit k of the period when Un-
army will disband, the thousands of men, by
their camp life, weaned from the sanctuary, ac
customed to Sabbath breaking, familiar with
intemperance and profanity, forgettul of the
family altar—then will commence woman’s
struggle.
Tlie hopes ol this nation rest upon he piety
and firmness of Christian women. The men j
need your prav ers now, then they will need i
tbe gentle but controling infiuence of true piety i
In-realtcr. Women of the South, prepare for
it by keeping burnished your Christian armor.
Keep the family altar alive, frequent your
church, acquire the spirit of the faithful, ja tse
vering Christian. If the spirit ami infiuence of
Christianity is lost, all is lost. The hopes of
nur nation rest on your piety under God. The
u ton is only hall won when we conquer the
invader. We must conquer ourselves.
Tkue Witness.
Editor Telegraph.—The above is taken from
the South Carolina Advocate, credited “True
Witness.” If convenient, please insert it in
your Daily. It is well that we should be re
minded of the solemn respoiiMhilitics devolv
ing upon us as mothers, daughters, wives and
rs. May «e meet them with a cheerful,
firm determination to perform our duty to the
best of our ability, God aiding us.
A ViSKVit.i.F. Fkikxd.
THE WAR MUST BE ENDED. -
[Fiow the London Times, March 1.)
“This war must be settled somehow.” The
world has been waiting to hear these words.—
The present moment is, perhaps, rather earlier
than any one expected, but already we catch
the expected phrase, borne in confidential
whispers a^oss the Atlantic. It has found
B*-S
birth in W^street, it stirs gently in its era- ! be in the military service of the Confederate
die, and it is swarthedin unconvertible rags.— ! States, and that some plain and simple method
No one yet dares to own it openly. The thou-1 be adopted for their prompt enrollment and
sands of vultures who are living open their * organization, repealing all tbe legislation Lere-
prey would scream horribly, and attack with ] tofore enacted, which would conflict with the
and claws any one who should, without system proposed.” The plan here proposed is
From the BtrSwimd DUpetcfr < __
THE PROPOSED CONSCRIPTION.
- On the 28th of Msrch, President Davis sent j
in to Congress-a message, in which he n«sa-j
mended “the passage ofa law declaring that all
persons residing within the Confederate Eaten,
between tbe ages of 18 and 85 years, and right
fully subject to military duty, shall be held to
adequate power, interfere with their banquet;
but still the phrase is heard, and it is growing
into more potent voice—“In some way or oth-
er’this war must be settled.”
“Wait a while; wait juat ninety days, and
the rebellion will be crushed,” is still the cry;
as it has been for thrice ninety days, the cry of
the contractors, the government officials, the
fanatics, and all who find power, or profit, or
distinction in this civil war. The merchants,
and bankers, and trading classes have waited,
and what do they sec ? They see the Atlantic
cities withering irom hour to hour; they see the
warehouses empty, the larger dwelling houses
untenauted, property valueless aiul trade dy-
ingi They see a wasteful and corrupt expen
diture of half a tmlliien sterling every day, and
no results except an accelerated pace towards
what is called “conscription” in Europe, and in
the terrible shocks to which every country on
that continent has been exposed, it has always
been found the most efficient, if not the ttnjy
modo of bringing out the whole strength of the
country. Various objections have been trade
to it in Congress, where, we are sorry to see,
a disposition prevails to waste time in discus
sion, while the promptest and most vigo\ - ous
action is demanded. We are told, for instance,
that it abrogates “State rights.” If the Yan
kees overrun and subjugate us, they will leave
us no rights at all, either State or personal—
We shall be the veriest slaves in all Christen
dom. We shall be stripped of our property,
and made the subjects of the vilest race or. the
taco of the earth. Others tell us that it may
be a formidable weapon in the hands of a man
are forced to <
turous daring,
account of a rec/,
to a point North 1
and deeds in that region!
tbe enmny, and have
tbe papers: ^
SHKt.y-,
Motor General W.
Comma*-
Snt.—1 have the honWNC.nj.Ni|»3i
in&t., with Col. Wood and a detacL
men, I left Murfreesboro’,for Gutlr v
learned that no Federal forces reuK ,<
place. The chief objects of thfr^u
were to intercept tho mail, to des S-dtk atT
ing stock on the road, to make prisoff
to obtain information of interest to the » llnoul
Our destination was kept secret, ant.
command having been sent from Murfreesboro’ j r't?- >\,
resitft
A t
in separate parties, by different roads, to unite try. -
at some distance from town, it was impossible with tR-W
that the enemy could be apprised of the move- j resentcdjly warmed up to
ment until after the blow was struck. A citi- { shoulder, vrcsjl, ° ' Alaba
zen of Murfreesboro’ whose zeai and loyalty is { sense. Revcr was the?
national insolvency and general ruin. Still i disposed to play the despot. If we are to save
they are told to wait another ninety days, and ■ a despot, had he not better be one of our own
all will be well. 11 may be well for those smart l people than a Yankee ? While gentlemen a-e zen of' Murfreesboro’ whose zeal and loyalty is j «ense. t-'«' cr was uic.v S v>le
individuals who, by that time, will have gath- struggling fora shadow, they are losing the undoubted, made the necessary arrangements , V\ ool, stupid, dull, a • -^dii
ered all they can hope to gain, have received ' substance. England.it is said, never had a 1 of runners to Weep us perfectly posted as to sensible, noble. Our Govern , ^
their plunder, and lodged it where waste paper conscription. England has never been i.tva- any movenilhts that might be made with the ter T jr°“*
is not a legal tender. But will it be well with J <led, so fur as we iccollect, since the rctgn of; view of^cutting us off.
the owners of house property in the East, who | King John and his son. She raises men byen-
are now letting their stores rent free to any one I iistment for foreign service, a slow and tedious
who will pay the rales? Will it be well with J process, as was found in the late Sepoy
the producers of the West, who are condemn- j Were she invaded by 700,000 men, she "Wi th
ed by the terms of the Constitutionto be tax- ! not hesitate to adopt the conscription, o
ed in a ratio proportioned to population and j other mode of raising soldiers; for she is-..
not to property ? Will it be well with the j most practical of all nations, and she is well
holders of State bonds, which were hitherto aware that it is useless to talk about infrin—
heldinj; a respectable position as securities, i meats of the Constitution when the
on hand, ready to destroy it. Wash
is further said, never resorted to the
tion, to which we may answer, that
toll never had to contend with
and a fleet of several hundred iror
It were to mistake the character of
practical of men, to suppose that heL j'*
have resorted to auy scheme whateT
er obnoxious, to prevent the sujuga^na -
country.
We tell gentleman, whatever they may
think, this is no time for talking about rights
and privilege-. It we do not beat theso Yan
kees, we shall noon have not the vestige of a
right, not the shadow of a privilege, left is.
it e must adopt the means to do this, let them^t Tbs aj*
be what they may, even to the appoi'"k p ’ >i | except ^
The 48th Regiment numb"-;; m>m, and
they are upon beam ml ground, bring tb
old militia parade ground of this district. It
is well improved, and I think healthy. I would
■ it know that within two weeks after the call
upon the Governor, his Regiments were always
'•’.Tim V’hnliependcmt” aud^^nd^undcr^tWs j be pWd to give my friends in Twiggs county
actol May lltb, 1861, were in no case ready a lull bisfory of^our coast defences, but it
under six weeks—in some cases not under three
-*d in some never grew
merits, burdumped down to Battalions. Ah 1
my countrymen, facta are stubborn truths and
very man should hold to a strict accountabil
ity each representative from Georgia who sus-
• lined that first subtle Step towards military
i potism, the destruction of State rights, and
„ • >li<lation of power iq the Confederate Gov-
•Tnment. Taught by history, I measure the
dure of States by those that have been ; and
knowing the insatiable ambitions and selfish-
ik-> s of human nature, I mark the insidious
w\\ to iKiwer, crumbling away rights and lib-
iti - piecemeal, under the plea of necessity,
until at last only the shadow of freedom is left
to the deluded masses. “Conflict of legist
tion!" By what right does the Confederate
• lovernment speak of a conflict of legislation t
U litre the Constitution has given it rights the
Matts must be silent; where it has no rights,
i m ist not complain of conflict. “Embarrass-
m.-nta fr itu legislation!" By whom were these
■ iibarrassmenta made, but by the Confederate
1 • vernmc tit itself in the usurpation of an nn-
mstitutionai power! I«et it return to tbe
‘-.m[Jo theory of the Constitution, and look to
■ t Governors of the States for troops, and
mRirraasiiienls in legislation will cease, and
“he who runs may read” and “determine what
u- law really is.” U Is an old toying, “gi f ®
.hi inch and an ell will be taken.” _ Tho first
.m-onstilutional step of disregarding State
-Ids is taken, and Buffered. Tbe next propo-
ition, rohtrription. Is demanded. Grant this,
and without impugning any man’s motives, but
1- Mowing that men, the beat, an self deceivers,
1. in .wing not their own hearts, I shall look with
anxiety, but not surprise for, another step to
not allowed; yet I will say we need more men
I learn this morning Governor Brown will soon
call (or twelve thousan 1 more nten. Ii so, why
will not our county furnish a sufficient quota
to the four companies now in the field from
noble oW Twiggs. 1 cannot close my letter
without eeying something to my fellow citi
zens upon the subject of planting corn. I have
been somewhat on this and tbe Georgia coast,
and I must say wc have much to fear in tho
way of provisions.
There is but little farming going on along
the Georgia coast and this, and 1 am forced to
say, from the facts before me, that he who
would foil to make a full share ot provisions,
gives a severe stab to his country.
I have very often thought of our meeting in
Twiggs county, relative to a cotton crop, where
it was agreed upon *to plant one-fourth of a
crop to the baud. I must state, I am now
urged to say, we were wrong, and Judge \Vm
S. Kelly in his opposition to our resolutions
was right, and his arguments were formed up
on a solid and correct basis. I see it now and
feel it Tbe whole South should plant an
abundance of corn—or we are ruined. In fact
we should plant no cotton only for home pur-
peses. The horses here at this time are being
led on rice, and corn is nuw very scarce. Wc
have no use for cotton now, but meat and
braid we most have; therefore see the respon
sibitky lusting upon every planter. Cotton
win net pay debts, sod it has tailed to answer
osr purposes. I know it is pleasant to make
ootton, or has been, rather, and if we continue
its culture for the present, we subjugate our-
selves. Let the debtslone. We have uo time
but must now be overlaid by the mountain of
national debt ? Will it be well, either, with
the holders of the Federal States securities and
the possessors of paper money, who will look
around in vain for some sources whence their
claims maybe met, ano will awake to the re
ality that their property hi hut a delusion and
a dream ? This is all that those who wait will
ever see. The very joy and exultation which
the “successes” ot the last few weeks have
caused iu the North show how little the pro
moters of this war really expect that abso
lute conquest which they promise. The capture
of an earthwork on the Tennessee river, even if
it be followed by the capture of the stronger
neighboring fort upon the river Constantine,
is only one of the first uf a long series ol mili
tary preparations for a campaign in Kentucky
and Tennessee. If the invaders should obtain
this success its use will only be to enable them
to feed the army which has advanced through
Kentucky, and to keep in working order for
operating on a theatre 500 miles distant from
the opposing armies on tho I’otomac. A year
of success would only give tlx-tn military pos- i temp
session ol two States which were never among th
the most zealous in the Southern cause. As to
the descents upon the coast,-'they are annoy
ances rather than wounds. They are but like
tbe burning darts which the Spaniard thrusts
into the tlanks ofa sluggish bull to sting him ; ....... „..... , . -
Irom bis defensive posture. A hundred such j Let the Roman tyrant find no imS." a ^,n tfie
victories and such inroads as these tell nothing Confederate Congress. The people are thor-
tuwards the conquest o a country half as large . oughly roused. Their energy is sufficient to
as Europe, if that country be really earnest in ! redeem our afiairs hi a short space of time, if
its own defence. The Southern States, before 1 properly directed. We must have soldiers—
they revolted, must have expected all this, and I good soldiers, not raw militia—and there is no
much more. We have always in Europe given | time, while the enemy is pressing upon us, to
the North credit for first successes very greatly drill new regiments and brigades. The new
superior to these, and have reckoned that their levies must be drafted into the old regiment-,
real difficulties w ould only commence when where they will mix with the veterans and in
they had mastered the great strategic points ; a few days become as good as they,
throughout the South. At the rate at which j We are as much devoted to all rights, State
the war is now proceeding, it will take, not
ninety days, but ninety years to “crush Ibis
Right here let me relate an incider.
Our first march, conducted mostly at night, i curved worthy of our representative,
carried us about two miles beyond Lebanon.— ; Wool announced that some ladies on
iarly next morning continued the inarch, cross- | boat desired to go South. “ t erlai
qg the Cumberland at Canoe Branch Ferry, j General Cobb, “my Government
*t*vreached Gallatin about 4 1*. M. Leaving
mislwmniand just outside the town, Lieut. Col.
»t»« J, of Wirt Adam’s cavalry, myself and the Gwin, of California, and a rcal^ u tUrsW
men, disguised as Federals, entered and took intimate friend ot General CobbV^
possession. The Colonel, myself and two men ington, was introduced. Of cours. ^
d to the depot and secured the telegraph mg was cordial. “M by, Mr, Cobb s
■, his instruments, books, etc. Among Gwin, “I scarcely knew you in your
:rs found are several orders of General ( costume—do I really address you ?
some in cypher, which please find en- says Genet®! Cobb, with remarkable
’ We secured, also, a few minutes alter, mnr, and in a voice to be heard; by
b>/
water aA ^ aH en g; ne an j tender, carrying a Wool and stattj “don't you know tl
riqOiftS'of carpenters to repair the road; they tight their battles behind masked \ J
/■ere made prisoners, but were released as we
left the town. As soon as the citizens were
made aware that we were Confj
facility w
Upon secur
ccd to
quantity,
burning
first thing to be thought of; it is the first
thing to be done. It is vain to talk about li
erly and law in such circumstances. In w
there is neither liberty nor law. “ '”'7'
lent inter anna-," said one of the greajfeJFi”®,'^ .
that the world ever saw. We mus|
our priviH
secured.
.. _ Congress not to imita
tional Assemblies of revolutionary
in ^ and waste time m discu-^-f
tion. n ,Vhile the enemy is tliuni'"' -
gates. Nero fiddled while Rome \
The hit was capital, but the Fedr.-
al was too sensitive to enjoy it, arfo '
exit from the room as-soon as possititntj
\ foil
'•111
Cannon Staking in the Gonlederato
“A Foundryinan” writes to the Mjc.
vertiser, in reply to a question \vK J l0n \(
,| contributions of old brass lor cannon . ;g
'I'lj viceable, as follows: \[ tliqj
d then v The Government lias copper enough mn ,| e .
enciKlv bile - to make lour or five brass cannons,.. .
'Cj - ’ i cannot be made for the want of tin, whiolR’’r
r j.,)! 1 ,, 1 ” t |,y i not be bad, or at least is very scarce. ‘ 14
, ’ a , ' scarcity of tin (not tin platei was pro.r
t"discovering ' known 10 General Beauregard, and ma ,
mail train P vo,: n ,ted hih appeal to the community 1<| to \’
e ii tBr iY r.i tributions for bells; for bell metal is gii« »
on message had i««n rt; * andTour pi t- • al or Ilearly so . PR, certainly did no/ 1 *t
’he™ -on T> t e ‘ a s) on ; to call for house bell- and brass and t'er*!
“ r ..tonsils and ornaments such as are used 1 o
vale families These are of no use to foiriox
id time, and feat ing that our presence
;ght have become known, we concluded to
ithdraw and return to Murfreesboro’
Shortly after leaving Gallatin we learned that
a party of twenty of tho enemy, in charge of
three prisoners, were approaching Gallatin by
the Scottsville road. It was determined to cut
them oil'. Pushing the prisoners, with a guard,
across the Cumberland, we returned to effect
the capture. We had taken our position eti
the road, so as to secure the capture of all, but,
unfortunately, when within a half a mile ol
them, they were warned of danger by a negro,
and lied precipitately to the woods, Capt. Aus
or the Government. There is no gun nij '[,
them; and we are daily refusing to reeeivi oss jV
such articles. The large bells which are
by churches taverns, steamboats, aud sugu, e
plantations are articles the General desired.—
, The foundries in Mobile can make no more
brass cannon at present. Their whole time is
devoted to making more useful articles name
ly ; iron cannon aud shot and shells and rilling
; cannon. ,For the shells copper is needed, and
j for which the foundries will pay tin: highest
I price in cash; also, for lead and heavy brass,
but none of these articles are to be found in
Supplement to Liui olu's Message.
Lincoln really proposes to pay for the slaves
that may be manumitted, but be does not sny
wliere tho money is to come from. It is con
trary to all laws of trade to buy an article and
then compell the seller to pay a [.arc of the
purchased price. To relieve Mr. Lincoln from
a difficulty, we ptoposc that when tbe .States
South or auy of them, shall conclude a bar-
gafn with hiu> for the sale of slaves, or as he
expresses it, “to compensate for the inconveni
ence of a change of system,” that,
1st. All States and Territories which con
tinue in tho Union be taxed to pay the same.
2d. That all sympathizers and traitors in
the seceding States be likewise taxed and that
their slaves be sold as part of the property ol
the Confederacy, and that the assets accrue to
the same.
3d. That all who sell to, buy from or give in
formation to the enemy, also who will not con
tribute to the support of the war by money,
influence and personal service, when required,
as well as all extortioners, be considered as
sympathizers and traitors.
' 4th. That all slaves manumitted, as well as
all sympathizers and traitors, he immediately
removed from among us at the expense ol the
Lincoln Government Bkutus.
- , r... ... , ■ . •. ... family households. Why Gen. Beauregarit de-
tin. m command ot the party, making his es- > . ,
1 , , r “ y ° T| . • >ires some brass cannon is not for me to sav.
cane on a horse cut from a buggy. It being , , .. , r -,
am. personal, as any man can be. But we sc.- . too dark to follow, we rem^ied ^ “'h 7 the % wav
, them u, tbe most imminent- penl from a for- road until morning. Turther opport.unity lasts a ^ wU1 l(e lnea£llral>1 v dis-
rebellion; and the respective grandsons ..f e.gn enemy, and wo can see but one way of J ottering, we resumed our march and after trav - , p ( and sU;u , c&mum wi „ takc their j )laor .
t.en. McClellan and Gen Beauregard may warding o the danger within a ( short space . elmg about sixty miles, reached Murfreesboro : Xapo i^ n is initiating this change,
at last hght out the battle for Alana>sas. of time. \\ e believe that we can be conquered j about 2 o clock next morning. r ..
Wall street” begins to set* all this inorc uodor no circumstances; but tbe war may be I We were made acquainted just before roach
clearly. 11 was worth a costly experiment to j indefinitely protracted if our statesmen do non t ing tho town that a body of Federal caval- lne ivey YYest correspondent ol the boston
retain that rich Southern business, and New j rouse to the height of the situation. | tv had ridden through the evening belore, and Journa , under date ol the Oth, writes as follows.
York will be hard put to it either to win it back I "— j that the enemy were in large force near by. i 1 ha\ ; convcrs 1 with some prisoners recen-
' capitalists have LFrom the Savamiah IJe P ubllcan *l 4 We remained about twelve miles from town, ! tly taken m reference to the obstructions pin-
ame is mar sirniu n avp I • u .—
out *0l I
or to do without it. But th
now come to tbe conclusion that the
up, and that the experiment is pa
their hands. The suggestion to raise $150,000,
OuO yearly, by direct taxation, does not deceive
[From the Savannah Republican.!
RICE AND SUGAR CANE.
As the rice crop this j-ear must necessarily
be very small, and “syrup is half meat,” my
pcriwice in both may be of service to the
long enough to ascertain their exact locality, ccd across the Mississippi hy the rebels, • to
and then passed safely through, within two 1 prevent tm passage of the Union men-of war.—
' miles ot tueir infantry. We reached Shelby From them ! learn there is an immense raft ol
them. They know very well that, even ^it the planters of Southwestern and Southern Geor
gia, who have never made either ; and of thesi
there are a great number.
When a planter has, either in his cotton or
corn fields, spots too low to bring either with
certainty, let him plant such in rice, tho width
of and as a continuation of his cotton roads,
where there is cotton, ploughing it with and as
sovereign people would submit to endure
taxation as heavy as that of England. Amer
ica could not continuously raise more than
AT0,000,000 sterling annually. The rough
calculation has always been that in capacity of
taxation the proportion between the two coun
tries is that American dollars are equal to Eng
logs, eontai
across the t
the ra:' ; - s
either .e
when any
_ eighty thousand feet, stretched
r at a point called “The Jump.”
ured to tho banks of the river on
ivy chains, which are dropped
'onfedevate steamers pass.—
obstruction is commanded by
• raise £->n,O0o,O00, : the cotton; and where there is com, drill it,
>f our customs, America probably : making the rows from two to three feet apart.
lie please, raise $50,000,OOo or ATO,-1 Such will certainly bring rice, if planted by
lish pounds sterling. If w
exclusive of our customs,
could, it she please, raise $50,000,OOo or A’10,- i Such will certainly
000,000. .-such a possible revenue, even if it tha 10th of May, and wilflikely, also, if plant-
were not based upon the wild improbability i e d by the 1st of June. It had better be plant-
that the U estern States will consent to pay any l ed in April. On a small fraction over two acres
such taxes, would be a very poor security lor 'of such spots on pine land have made 73 bush-
half the debt which has already accrued, iu j els rough rice, planted with the cotton rows,
this state of things* the commercial adage, “the L, ;la t year l had less than 4 acres of it. I did
first loss is the.beat,” comes into play, and the j not measure it, but it must have been about
capitalists of New York are now watching lor i 100 bushels. • If cut while in the dough, and
the first opportunity when it may be silo to j saved like fodder, it is the most nutritious of
say openly, “This war must be settled some-; all food for stock of all kinds. If cut while
how.” ; ripe, the straw, with the immature and broken
This “first loss” is indeed bad enough.— j grains which anhere to it, make also excellent
Thetc are all the profits of the Southern agen- ] food. Mules and cattle like it better than any-
cics gone. The cotl rs are all drained by a j thing else. If the planter wishes the rice for
disastrous loan of many millions Having sus- 1 bis table use, it can, on rainy days, wken noth-
pended specie payments, of course they cannot ing else can he done, be cleaned by the use of
borrow any money from abroad, and they the mortar. After this, when fanned and'well
have a Government so recklessly manufactu- washed on using it, it makes just as nice rice
infantry
ville about lour o’clock p. m., to-day, the men
and horses a good deal jaded. Yesterday seven
transports passed down the Cumberland, car
rying the remnant of Gen Thomas’ division ;
as our party had not entirely crossed, we did i -
not tire into them. From all we could learn This .ortntd
the enemy has commerced to move. A large ! a strong bate ary.
body of cavalry was seen on the road to Co-j Benxrtt and Gbeklev.—Bennett and Gree
lumbia. It is believed that the enemy have j e y krep up a vigorous fire on each other; bui
sent a large force down the Tennessee by boats, ,i W y arc both such iron clad reprobates that
and will also move in force across the country. | no groat damage is inflicted or rece ived. The
It is reported in Nashville that they intend to following we take from the Herald:
end the campaign before June. '1 he prisoners j Gbbblev I’lavtxo Jacobin.—Poor, old silly
will be sent forward in the three o clock wain Greeley cries out for a traitor, weeps salt tears
to-morrow. , for a traitor, howls like a hyena for a traitor,
1 have omitted tii mention that before lcav- , s t lou ts for the univerdfc to bring him a traiuw.
) What does he want of a traitor ? Why, Gree-
! ley wants to be bloodthirsty. Ho wants to be
From the Knoxville Register, March 2dt h.
THE FIGHT AT CUMBERLAND GAP.
We are indebted to Captain Guilfird, Quar
termaster ol the jiost at Cumberland Gap, who
arrived in this city yesterday, for the following
particulars of the engagement there on Satur
day last, which resulted in the repulse of the
enemy.
The enemy drove in our pickets Friday eve
ning about half past 5 o’clock—an hour after
Gen. Smith left the Gap. They then fell back.
The attack was commenced about daylight
Saturday morning with musketry. About 10
o’clock they succeeded in getting two rilled
cannon pieces in position to the right of the
Kentucky road, about a mile and a half from
our fortifications.
Wherever the enemy presented himself in
any force our batteries shelled him, by which
means he learned the position of our guns, to
which lie directed his whole attention, but did
no damage except knocking a spoke out of a
caisson belonging to the 3d Maryland Artillery
and sending a ritle hall through the roof of the
magaz-ne of one of our batteries.
A musket ball from the enemy fell in the
valley this side of the mountain, striking one
of Colonel Brazelton’s mules, breaking its back
Col. Rains is reported to have actqd in the
most gallant manner, riding along the line of
fortifications during the whole engagement. It
is proper to state that Colonel Rains did not
dot m it necessary to tire, except when the
enemy were in force, and then his shot general
ly scattered them like a flock of frightened sheep}
The damage done to the enemy, we bad no
means of ascertaining. Tbe casualties on our
side were :
5th Georgia Regiment, Col. Manghan, com
manding.—Privates Smith and Crowley, each
wounded in the thigh with extra large Minnie
balls.
Col. Morgan’s Tennessee Regiment—Pri-.
vate Grisholm dangerously wounded with a
musket.ball—shot through the bowels.
Third Georgia Battalion, (Maj. Rudler com
manding.)—Private Spears wounded in his
hand by a fragment of shell.
Many of our gunners distinguished them
selves by their admirable marksmanship when
ever the enemy presented themselves in groups
sufficiently large to waste pewder on, but it
would be invidious to mention names where
all were burning with noble ardor to show
themselves worthy of the sacred cause in which
they are eagaged.
lit. Miller, of the 29th N. C. Regiment, was
shot through the thigh, this side of Powell’s
river, by Ja “bushwhacker.” As soon as tbe
fight commenced oa the other side of the rnouii-
ring paper money that there is no hope ol
keeping up for any length of time the delusion
that it is ol value. Still there would be some
hope il they could stop where they now are.—
Peace might restore to them some trade rela
tions with the South, and while the more indo
lent Southerners have wealth, the sharp North'
erner tnay always hope that he v ill get some
of it How the frightful current expenditure
can be stopped, or how the war can be settled,
it is, perhaps, premature to speculate. Nor do
we venture to calculate that the power of capi
tal is immediately felt as decisive on such a
question. America lias such imperishable ad
vantages in her great unbroken wastes of fer
tile soil that no mere financial difficulties can
strangle her. She may botrow and repudiate
over and over again, and ruin every capitalist
she has, and yet rise again and thrive. But
at such a crisis as this the interests ol money
ed men arc likely to he of great infiuence upon
events. We are much misinformed if the opin
ion of the commercial body in the great cities
of Federal America has not recently veered
round, and if there be not, all up and down
as any gentleman might want; at any rate,
war times.” Negroes generally like it, anil it
answers in admirable purpose in sustaining the
corn crib.—When planted and up, no amou nt
of rain can well injure it, and it stands a
drought much better than corn, because it i s,
I suppose, a grain peculiarly adapted to a li<>t
climate, while corn is not. Now, as to the SC.-
gar cane.
In 18liu, I planted 300 <tane which cost uie
$3,00. In 1861, I planted what was left of the
product of these from the damaging effect ot
the children’s and negroes’ teeth, and as the
result, 1 made l tn gallons of good syfup, and
saved some 4,000 for seed. 1 made this on what
I supposed was a little more than an acre, but
on measuring it, il proved to be less than S of
an acre. It was planted on fresh pine land,
cow-penned, which is the only kind of pint-
land that will bring it welL A planter who
has not tried it, can form no conception 6f a
“nigger’s” appreciation of syrup. He will be
surprised to find him often preferring it to
meat when be has the choice. And as for the
little niggers, they take it always in prefer-
ing Gallatin the engine was destroyed, thus
leaving but one on the road.
I,have ascertained, beyond doubt, that Love,
a man of my command, who was taken pris
oner in the affair of the Sth instant, (since dead)
was shot by the enemy after being taken.
The whole country through which we passed
turned out in masses to welcome us. I have
never before witnessed such enthusiasm and
feeling. Men, women and children, never wea
ried in their efforts to minister to our wants.
All expressed themselves gratified at the pres
ence of Southern soldiers in tlieir midst A
handsome flag was presented us by the ladies
of Gallatin, and some accompanied us even to
the ferry. Upon our return a number of Col.
Bates’ regiment were enabled to accompany us.
Very respectfully, yours,
John II. Morgan, Cotmn’dg.
Congressional.—The Confederate Senate, on
Saturday, decided a question of constitutional
construction, viz: that a President can only be
elected by the people for the regular term of
six years, and that if the office becomes vacant
during the term, the (unctions thereof must be
exercised by an officer designated by law, until
the expiration of the term.
An animated debate arose upon the constitu
tionality -and expediency of the conscription
, scheme recommended by the President, in his
late message.
The House of Representatives was chiefly
- occupied in discussing a joint resolution
Wall street, a general disgust and antipathy to . cncfc K ° is a \- er y healthy and suitable dtet for
to study about them. Every honest man pays I tain, tha “bushwhackers” commenced their dev
a debt with pride, but now we should turn our 1 iltry oa this side.
that ninety days’ bill, and an unanimous reso
lution to protest it when it next comes to ma
turity.
“WHISKY AS Ts WHISKY.”
A Richmond correspondent of the Charles
ton Courier gives the following lively descrip
tion). The necessary outlay of an iron sugar
mill and two boilers, 160 gallons in both, cost
me in money $115. The furnace, tho shed,
•Co., were done by my hands under the direci
tion of the Overseer. For this expense and
labor I was paid back the first year. Unless
tion of a light and wholesome spirit now man- ■ a planter makes a very heavy crop, the sugar
ufactured to an immense amount in Virginia: i cane anil sugar boiling will not interfere with
“It cauterizes the mucous membrane of the j his picking, for between the last picking and
windpipe, sets the brain on fire, and sends a | Christmas, there is generally an interval of
cold tremor through the system. Thu soldier , time which cannot be better employed. The
who indulges in a half dozen nips is likely to writer of this is a member ot the legal profes-
a little Robespierre. He wanes to hang a tra
itor with his own hands. Let him come down
to our utfieo, and we’ll give him a shilling to
buy a rope—since the Tribune is so poor—and
then he may hang himself to the nearest lamp
post, and thus at once satisfy his desire to hang
a traitor and greatly gratify a loyal public.
Grand Jury Presentments
WB, the ii rand Jar ore, sworn, chosen and selected
for tbe March Term. IS»»2, lor Twi j ^a Superior Court,
beg leave to mike the ibllowing Pre ent ment* :
Having, tty a Committee appointed for that pnrpose,
examined tlie Public Buildings, we And them in ^uod
order.
Having, by a Committee, examined fi various rec
ordft of tbe County, and find them maail; and coirectiy
kept.
Wo find the road? in our county in bad condition *ud
recoiumerd the proper authorities to oerfor^'
duty jmdkav® them put iu good ori.er aud ep\
We, the Grand Jury, recommend to the » .u*r
Court to levy a tax of ten per cent. o»i the genc/a! tax
as au Educational fund, aud no out* s tall be entitled to
the benefit tkicreot whose taxable property exceeds th«
amount of one ihoaeand dollars, over ana above hhu
in exempt by law.
We wohld recommend that tbe Educational Board ol
this county be more cautions who they license to teach
{School, as it bus been made to appear before this body
Una improper persons have been licenaeii to teach
school, const queutly the poor school fund, to a great
decree, has uceu improperly anu uuprotitably expended.
We further r commend that the p eaent condition of
our country rcqnire ih.-il ammunition should b«^ pur
chased ana a lLfit'a'ine loc Led in a proper plat e in said
county, to tupply tbe militia ip any emergency, awl
that persons who have lire arms be, tuftl they aie lieieby
requested, to keep*them ui ail times in ^oo<l order, and
that the ln’erior Couri use enough ol the surplus in the
hands of the County Treasurer, or*o raise by direct
President— Chan. Couricr.
provide for carrying into practicil operation the ( taxation a fund, in their judgment. etUHcicnt io eqntp
«T«tt>in of miwifintion recommended bv the fke county for auy emergency. ...
SjSUin Oi conswipwn rewiauicuusu Iu view of the momentous crisis upon us invoifinfc
every interest dear to lw.eiue», and menacing our s*b-
iugation to a most unscrupulous, implacable and fiend
ish foe,
Rteo.ctd' 1st, That we arc all Imperatively called up
on alike, by tbe dictates of common prudence, us well
as by those of Patriotism and lteUffio.i, iu tho spiri ol
entire sell abnegation, to consult only the interest of
the country as i no cnly surest nit ans of i»romotin^
our personal \ntcrestknd safety,
id, Tluit our greatest danger is to be apprehended
>t Irom the vandal host that enviwit ns, hut from a
stay drunk for a week ; and the second or third
application drives the breath out of the body.”
Chain lightning and eamphine smashes—
there’s a tipple to brew a “tod” from ! Wc
wonder whether it does all the things enume
rated when it is diluted with water. If so, wc
suppose that a "nip” of it swallowed in a raw
state would conglomerate the vesicles of the aor
ta, phlogistify the phylacter maximus, hetnis-
titch up the hepatic ducts, insulate the aspeti-
follus gland, defiagiate the dodonian process,
and wilt the buttons off the waistcoat, besides
doing a good many other things which it might
be tedions to specify.
Returned.—Four negroes, comprising part
of the crew of a rice boat recently captured,
(Captain Ftnegan’s) arrived in the city yester-
dao, having been released by their captors. By
earnest begging to be allowed to return to their
old home where they were born, a and to their
ownere whom they regarded as their best
friends, they succeeded in gaining permis
sion to return. Some one or two of the crew
remained. Captains Finegan and Kroeg have
been retained as prisoners.—Chat. Courier.
sion, and as Judge Lumpkin has solemnly de
cided, a lawyer cannot make a planter, the in
ference is, a planter could do much bett er than
1 have. R. H. C.
Dougherty county, Ge.
Kansas still Bleeding.—The Governor,
Auditor and Secretary of State -of Kansa s were
some months since entrusted with the ; sale of
certain State Bonds, whicMIhey disposed of in
New York at 85 to 95 cents on tbe dollar,, and
returned them as sold at 40 and 65 cents
on the dollar. A quarrel between Gov. Rob
inson and the notorious Jim Lane caused the
exposure of this heavy swindling transaction.
The parties have been unanimously impettchud
by the Legislature of Kansas now in session.
It seems as if all Yankeedom had turned, its
attention to stealing.
Off Fob Dptv.—Two regiments of the new
levy—the 49th and 50—now encamed nt Camp
Davis, have been ordered to report themselves
forthwith at an important and threatened point
They will leave to-morrow morning
Saounnah l/Leymblu ym.
dwidlier foe within—-the trvnitu of Fftmliie.amt that it i*
the tret Mnivannaount uuty of uicrj- ug»i eituncn to do
. . a -i—---- -— 1 - soedntt-
co,/f(i.l
4th, That ifttL,i
* ir hli-Ntl
Sr. lo
■ ■teresliag from Baltimore.
The Petersburg Express has a fetter, dated
March 18, from which we take the following:
We all feel blue here. We cannot hear any
thing encouraging from the South. Everything
seems to favor the infamous Hessians, who ap
pear determined to overrun and subjugate the
whole South. They .ire fixing up cast steel j a i u hispowor u» aveit tm» terribi<
balls to destroy the Merritnac. From experi- demiy anticipated by our er
uients recently made it appears east steel balls ! , v in' ta i “hVatm^i mi.'3 _
will penetrate auy thickness of iron plating, ati«l of country fre, fr >m hu^JEonitaB
f the Merritnac will only procure a supply, she
can destroy Lincoln’s only hope—the Monitor. J ^ ' rm-u
This information regarding cast steel balls,
comes direct from the place of manufacture, and
its every way reliable.
They are still rushing troops through here,
but the most of them now sent are without
arms. They go to Washington to take the place
of those who are bettor drilled, the latter hav
ing been sent across the Potomac.
Rely upon it, the Southern people have to
fight, and fight hard. They will have to de
pend, too, upon their own resources. They
have already depended too much upon the in
terference of foreign powers, and their kings.
The Southern people had better be extermi- j
Dated than defeated and sutgugated by the Pu
ritanical Yankees and foreign outcasts, of whom
tho Yankee army is composed. Fight to the
last, and die before you yield, as there is
hope for tho South if the vandals succeed
overruning you as they expect '
Heavy Firing.—Several very heavy
were heard about 11 o’clock last night, ot>
sea, in the direction of the’blockading vet.
The discharges were very rapid. We-
able to explain the cause of tbe **'
O’ *
etoans of our s ' ?
stranct* of those ^thc Yanke
fail to reacn the juv
those who h*ve the%. .
builds, we believe it thcwl
to Interfere to save the coul tl
who refuse te be governed*^
save us from cuin.
We hereby tender to HisJ
his courtesy to this bo<’
manner of dispatching
our sincere thanks.
We further tender j
Wm. T. Massey,
tty to this * *
Wm J
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