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ENGLI8tf MAILS. !from such infrinjteatrnt'of its independence’
The New X »rk papers, of the 8M ult., cun- j Mr. Lodyurd nid he* owed an apdog}’ to his
Editor 7r I glad- to aee thki p *t ra< * TR fn»ni the English mails up to the j honorable friend and the House for having on
you cnll th- attention of the people b. the ata-' ^ ult ,A"'? ng th f se T wc f ! nd •] hi S hf T , inle a previous occasion misinformed them on this
tivtira ■ f n ...a i /T> rhpting artich. from the London Times, giving subject In fact, it was only at the close of
n Pl‘ nlw S- tho latest English view of the prospects >f the , iast week that he received the information
>\ \at the flnrwhflmrting mijority of tii4 war between the Northern and Southern States, which he was now about to give. He had sta-
planters <J the Stair leant in this—that each kuropsana have a poor idea of the strength o' ted before that two gentlemen—one the Purser
county appoint a special committee to inquire tl,e Confederate estates. We have also an ac- of the so called Confederate States steamer
..II.1 r.oMir- lo I , . count of the high handed seizure, by the Yan^ Sum ter. and the other a gentleman who was for’
and report tot central committee, th* planters kee Consul, of two Southern gentlemen at merly United States Omsul at Cadiz-were
w “° P ant aoo y c two ,,r three acres of cotton j Tangier, Morocco, and some later advices from J proceeding on a voyage from Cadiz to Lisboa,
to the hand. There is not one cotton planter India. and according to Mr. Myers, the purser’s state-
in the State who can pleml ignorance. From the impossibilities of the American war. : ment, hearing that a fellow-citizen was ill at
the Governor, and every Editor and numerous [From li “ ! L * ,ldon TimM ' M:ireh «.] ! Tangier, they landed to see him, and were re
oilers. they have had full information and he a AH the intelBge^e and all the opinions from , turning to embark when they were met by the
, ' n “ N[ America bnng out into very strong relief the I American Consul, accompanied by Moorish
who plants cotton as a crop ought to be mark- ’ existence of very great power anti very great • guards, arrested on the spot and carried to the
oil and branded, that all may know hereafter spirit on both sides of the conflict After the j Consulate. They were then loaded with irons
th. true and loyal from tile opposite I et the i Federal reverses of last year, wc heard of no- *nd confined in an improper place. The oom-
pulilie judge now and hereafter. Gzokgia ‘ thi " K hUt unshaken resolution and unwoa- j "lander of the Sumter, hearing what had oc-
* A * j ricd energy of the North, which only wanted a curred, wrote a letter to the Moorish author!-
Food :md Independence or Collon more training and discipline to do till it. ties, and sent it to Mr. Ilay, her Majesty’s Con-
Hiid StlbjtiKsiiion. 1 desired. The recent Confederate reverses have 1 sul, requesting him to deliver it, and to make
ci-, „ t l ;i i , j tlie very same effect in sending us renewed as- i use of his influence on behalf of the prisoners.
‘ ' ''' cotnimti to you for surances of the So ithern determination to con- Mr. Hay delivered the letter, but declined to
publication an ortic.e on the reduction of the tinuaresistance through all its possible phases 1 take any steps in the way of interference.—
cotton crop, by a writer in the Charleston Con- I down to the guerilla warfare of Spain and Mex- That happened on the 19th.
r U-r, of Tm %lay 8th. ! ico, even though, as in the lattyr case, there [ Dn the 20th, the United States sloop Ino ar-
In a death Struggle, such as nerhans th i i should ensue an interminable anarchy. rived at Tangier; the captain landed with a
, 1 , . . | At this distance it is useless to discuss the > number of his crew armed, and proceeded to
j.. n mg o.i *> proveto be to the South, it is I expected operations, which before this will the Consulate. The Moorish government in
no time to be over nice as to what in peaceful j have been commenced with more or less effect the meantime had learnt that these gentlemen
times might be considered individual rights, if It is probably decided by this time whether j had been arrested upon political accusation
a -elfish exercise of them is likely to prove ' ^ ien - McClellan could turn the left of the Con. alone, and they sent a letter of remonstrance
d -mict,ve to the nation. ' i fcdcrate forces * and - b J reinforcing Gen. Banks ! to the Consul. The Consul declined td surren-
. and Stone, get to the rear of the enemy and der the prisoners, aim fell back upon an article
A great majority ol our planters arc nobly obtain possession of Richmond A fhirdvic- in <he treaty between Morocco aud the United
pa t'iulic; bui it is feared that gome among us 1 tory in Tennessee will have secured the west ' .Slates. The lltfi article of a general treaty
,i.r 7tot w, an ti are planting or preparing to ern half ot That State to the Federal side, ora j between her Majsty and the Sultan ol Moroc
ii a hen the armies tl t ar-' il i defeat will have rendered fruitless all the blood co stated, that snould the British* Consul Gen-
plant cotton, a hen the armies that are in the i -u a . u . n , T .
.. , shed at Iorts Henry and Dorn son. The su-
I, ht, battling for their liberties and property, periority of the N*th hi * imher.-. in wealth,
ai'e sure to be in want of food, unless the whole j and in the means of locomotion, makes it pro-
icultural force of the country is devoted to I hable that they have followed up their victory,
its protection. -Surh avaricious selfish men ' and “ ta . bli ,'*? d tlienuselvea *■ thoroughly on
, . , , tfie west of the chief seceding States as they
u,,/,t to be inode known and remembered.— have, by means of their fleets, on the east and
ire .wiping the Lineolnt and Sewaids j south. But, on the most favorable supposition
.. «re waging the. war, and the cx tor tumors j f° r the Federal cause, we have only arrived at
in our midst o distroyjhe South • thu fictions, whether we- do indeed see the
i, ; 1 i .u.. .i , • . beginning of the end, und what that end is
It tl»e liopcu that the recommendation of *,-i » ♦ „ u u* , ..
1 . iiiiiiciiu»iiuii ui itJcely t 0 oe. U e see no anticipation or pro-
*•/• . /Art/, the wn ter referred to above, or phetic vision of that end in any of the commit'
- in other plan of that character, will lie car- j mentions from either side of the war.
i,.-dniit in every county in this State. I The Fedcrals talk only of present victory,
1‘lant Corn ’ and 8ecnl to *°°k 110 Tnrthur ",Uo the future.—
‘ ’ j The Confederate advocates talk of devastation
Th
M irmn
eral or any British Consul, Vice-Consul or
Consular Agent have at any time occasion to
request from the Moorish government the as.
sistance of soldiers, guards, or armed force for
the purpose ol arresting any British subject,
the demand should be complied with on pay
ment ol certain fees. By the 2od article of the
treaty between Morocco and the United States
it was said that the Consul of the United States
should reside at any seaport of the Moorish
dominions, and should enjoy all the privileges
which the consuls of any other nation enjoyed.
AY’hen it became known in Tangier that those
gentlemen were about to be transferred to the
sloop Ino, a large assemblage of Europeans and
natives took place. They threatened the Uni
t'd States Consul, and for some time a serious
riot was apprehended. The United States Con
people of Twiggs county will convene in and d, T°P ululi,m , of burning cities, destroy
Wednesday lii h .t t i I ing food, tearing up rails, and reducing tne sul sent for Mr. Hay, but lio declined to inter-
K ms., o lorin an j country to a state of nature, ol guei ilia war- I fere, and at the same time remonstrated with
1,1 1 1 "* " l* r,H '"re a supply of sail. Let | fare and mutual extermination. This is not the Consul, wiio fell back on the treaty. Mr.
■ ue- i one should stay at home.
A Citizen.
BLOCKADE PRICES, AGAIN.
Mr. R. A. l’nngle.
Meeting street, Ii
sales o. imported
lo i mg list will giv
sold, and iht-n mu'
Powdeied gum'
mi c per lb
of potash, f tr lb
• Vi ' • N _
<■ j.er lb ; liaisTJ
.-f soda, so c pet
blue mass, $5
lb ; maiiilla rope.
j looking toa.iy end, but rather dwelling on the ; Hay pointed out that the right of affording asy
; horrid process of war, as if the spirit that had him belonged to the Moorish Government, and
: been roused found satisfaction more in the that the article of the treaty referred to really'
means than in the end. These fearful antiei- applied only to criminals, and not to persons
pations are probably only too true. Tl e tone j charged with political offences. The United
^iis establishment, on on s j(j es j s that of bitter anil insulting de States Consul declined to receive that interpre-
°* 1 fiance. North and South r.nl at one another tation of the treaty, and on the remonstrance
much as the Homeric combatants did before of the Moorish authorities be threatened not
the fatal interchange of spears. But there js only to lower his flag, but to declare war against
this unhappy difference—the poet manages to Morocco. The authorities were -o alarmed by
dispose ol one combatant, ami so gives instant this threat, that they felt compelled to give the
and entire effect to the menaces on at least one j troops required, and the two gentlemen were
side of the duel. In thisc. se, the abuse, the marched down under the guard of those arm
-.y f- r . iT . | threats, the defiances, the determination, ed ti oops, anti of the seamen of the United
io per lb; cat bon threaten to be endless, and from both sides wc States sloop, who were also armed, and put on
klcacid 5>—.) per lb; gather the lamentable truth that, as far as the i bourn the In
of his series
terday. The fol-
of the kind of goods
'lue at this time:
per lb; nutgalls,
15.60 p' r Ih ; cyan
calomel, $7.50 per lb ;
chipped ligAOnd, 5u
gather the lamentable truth that, as far as the | boaru the Ino. -Her Majesty’s Goveminent be
pi.iina sponge, if 1 pet t .y e can sc;ln the American horizon, there is lieved that Mr. Hay took a right view of his
ier in ; sal .„da, nothing but war. j duty throughout, and approved his conduct—
, per11.; brimstone, M e per b; sulphur 29 c ; BlIt whl „ both . si(]t , s see no conclusion of ! (Hear, hear.)
pt i i »; c;irb of amnioma, P L ‘ r ib ; cream war cX oept the exchange of one fjrin ol war reply to a question put by my h norable
taitai, $2 per \ > ; lampblack, 4a c per lb; gun j or another, and a transition from order to dis- 1 friend the other night, I stated that they had
1 * » * icspoiiueut, who uiitjeriuKes to mar ir»i me i' 1 " unui luanuu »nu laiiru v/uwiey
’’ 1''' 1 ; u,r l' soap, .i J c per ib ; olucber Southern prospects iiiu! sympathies. The am- -'toted in reply that M Ihouvc-nel had rec.-ived
-hoc- (English), ?.> ui per pun ; sides and (cable separation which some good people talk a similar despatch. The War Ollice then tele-
i is, $1..lb per pair^.snoe hustles, jtlB per of, he asserts to be neither possible nor desired, graphed to her Majesty’s Minister at Madrid,
n, - 1 e t-read, i_.7o a fro ■■■>* i pet lb; black The North would not be content with less than but got an answer thit tie hail got no official
Hu\ thread, per m; whiley brow 'P do , I all the Border States, leaving to the Coofede- intelligence whether they had been released or
tid pci lb ; blue 1 aid foolscap paper, isj.5 a ji-’o r;t tes only the seven or eight original seceders not. I poo that, the War ollice telegraphed to
pei ream ; blotting paper, 50.a ^n 25 per j{ ut tfij^ their object, they would si 1! Sir Y\ . Codriugton, the Governor of Gibraltar,
le.uin ; Copy hooks ijtd.d.i per dozen; she | have to garrison Virginia with an army out ol and it was not until late on Friday night that
pens, $d.do a 85 per gro . wafers, isd.dti per lb; pi- ( »jK>i'iiun to their resources, and, even so, ! his answer was received too lute for comma
envelopes, $14 a c-i7 pel thousand; Clark s , ^h e y would feel the Union at an end. They nication to the honorable gentleman. Tliatan-
w iiiii spool cotton, 300 yards, $2.3 1 i per doz ; would find il impossible to get on without the swer stated that the gentlemen arrested were
!i do, $0 1 tii per doz : Brooks spool cotton, trade of the South ; and slavery would thus cair.ed off to the United States. He (Mr. Led-
. tJ yarns, $4. Id^ per doz ; tape 41 c a 6il c ; b e more recognized than ever, more odious, yaidj trusted that the House would acquit him
ami inure fertile in quarrels. Separation, then, ol any intention lo deceive them. (Hear, hear.)
he holds to be neither possible nor wished for, i'ne laets required no comne nt (Hear, bear.)
so long at least, as the North has any tight in For the sake o( justice, of humanity, ol the
it But, whatever may be said of the difficul right ol affording asylum to persons accused of
j of conquering the Southern States, there can political offences—a claim preferred by the
1 be no doubt ol the ability of the North to keep weakest and recognized by the strongest Bow
up the war in one fashion or another. Yl hat, , ers—he might be permitted to express an ear
then, is the alternative to which wc are to look, nest hope that when the cireums.anees c.itne to
■ '• i ra -s - I--- when conquest is impossible, when separation the knowledge of the President ol the United
. late linen, 25 c u <*<} a per \ arh ; bob j impossible, when union, in the form we have Slates, he would ol der the release of the pria*
L i i 1 organdies, 51 ca 01 c yer yard ; !Sw iss seeb it, is impossible, when success on cither ' 01.ci s. ( Hear, hear. 1
rr“
machine needles, $14 pel 10U; grocers’ twine,
45 c per ball; black sewing silk, $17 per lb ;
drab 1 to, $12 per lb; tailors twist, 90 c per
pin!; buckram, 48 c par yard ; taors’ tliim-
' s, s:t per gro; pilot coats, $5.15 a $5.25
blue doth caps, witii glazed covers, $2 each ;
0:1 kin do, $1.20 each; white twine 85 c per
bah; army combs, $1.87i per dozen ; dress
per dozen ; alpacca, 00 c per
muslin, 25 c a 42jr c per yard
ns boots, $1.02J per pair; note paper,
$1,"> a $10 per ream. The sale will be contin
ued tins day.—JJtrcury, 11th.
>1 ib
(Kn
iflOVOTuaucnt OrRiiu on the VVnr.
t>m 1 he Loudon PoM, Anarch 1H ]
s impossible that the contest can
rv long. It is quite
11 ai ’T , . , «
It is quite su’hcient for
•f the two Confederacies to he unable to
light further in order to insure its termination.
YY hether the South can continue hostilities lor to, and whai state oT things w ill supervqpe
an indefinite period or not, it seems very clear upon the present. .The most far seeing dis
that tb< .\ori/i cannot. YTctorious in Tenncs- cover nothing in the prospect but guerilla war-
eat prospects open before the more am- tale, snatchy and devastation. This is simply
Wlint is this but to avow that the Federa ! her Majesty’s government”
tkm itself is impossible ? The principle has latest from tub east.
been h ied and found wanting. The Southern The India, China and Australian mails have
Slates will not submit!) to the worstoj all Ion- arrived, but without bringing any intelligence
doges—a tyrant majority. The Northern ol' special interest. The London Times’ cor-
Statvscan neither conquer, lot conciliate, nor respondent says:—
win by any method. So the .vpp.al is to war; “The prospect uf, peace and the definite inl
and tfie war, 11 is admitted on both sides, mnsi nouncement that The Confederate Commission-
work itself out to its legitimate results. The [era had been delivered up, had-a marvellous
question is no longer whether the North will effect in the Calcutta market Five and a hall
conquer the South, but what th • war will lead per cent, paper, in one day rose from 3J to tri
premium. The question India is now interested
111 is, how long the war between North and
South will continue? Il lor another year.
bilious politicians in Boston and New Y ork,
who think they see in these successes the (all
ol the South But public men at YY'ush-
ington, let them say what they will, proba-’
bly know better. They know that the lariher
to admit that, the statesman having filled, tli
cause is now in the hands of,the soldier But
11 is more; it is in the hands of the soldi -t
who sees the dark end of F<deration, instead
of its blight beginning. This is not the age
1 the\ go the more they will be extending their in which a French monarchy is breaking up,
opciations from the base of them ; and greater, or a republic is inaugurated, but in which a
also, will be the opposition they will receive. French empire has been restored and re-estab-
Tht-y are in a lair way to repossess the border lished. ft is an age in which strong monarchy
Slates. But they see that nothing can be is the Jnshionabte cute Jdr Democratic disor-
uiore different than reclaiming Tennessee an 1 der.
reclaiming the Gulf Slates. Tennessee, like Europe has just congratulated Italy on the
Kentucky, has been lukewarm and divided.— acquisition for which philosophers wanted for
From tlii-i: own uncontented territory they her, instead of the independent States which
then India’s chance of taking America’s place in
the cotton market w ill begin to seeui probable.’’
llis Royal Highness the Prince ol YVales ar
rived on March fifth, at Siont, on his way up
the Nile. The Prince will return to Alexan
dria aliout tlit end of March, when he will re-
ttnbark for Syria.
!£<-<!iM lioia of thr C'oltou Crop.
Editors Charleston Courier :—The reduction
in the coming cotton crop is an important mea
sure, and carried into general operation will be
one of the grandest features in the war, and
will be worth lar more than the value oi a crop
in Che assertion of the singleness of purpose
have made nt last something approaching toau lately existed, instead of the theocracy which ! and high patriotism of the people of the South
acquisition of these two waverers. But in pen- Rome professes lo give, instead of Mazzini’s ern States. But, Messrs. Editors, a grant
The W estern States of Europe have,
t <*edit of 1
etratin the Huff States from Tennessee, they republic,
w ould not only have a far more serious oppo
sition to encounter—they would also run the
danger of Tennessee rising against them in
their rear. There is no doubt that it makes an
immense difference to the North whether Vir
ginia, Kentucky and Tennessee belongjo their
Confederacy or that of the South
and
scheme ol this sort cannot be trusted to the
The im-
tulional monarchy instead ot a republican con I Be assured the same feeling which prompts and
stitution, which has had 110 existence except , ba-s prompted extortion during the trying
in alternate anarchy and despotism. This is I etner-enciis ol the present crisis, will find us
an mge of reaction, for which ]> mar racy ha- counting without results in this great war
to thank itself. Tl l' : - . m . ...j,eror01 measure, unless we proceed to accomplish it in
... — the King is everywhere superceding the farces J a business like way.
i.rcssion is said to bo gaining ground in the of the Consul or the paper scheme of the law- j To accomplish this, I propose that commit'
North, also that this is the utmost limit of giver. tecs of safety be organized m each military
Federal acquisitions that is possible. The re- When we are told that everything else is im ! >ea . t ’ wboso 'l u D '_*■ K ^ iab be h>canvass the same,
cent successes, moreover, appear to have been possible in America, and that politics are ab-
popularly construed in the North as implying sorbed in the chance of war and genius of the
the close ol the war. They could only imply I commanders, then, indeed, we see the begin
this on the supposition of a compromise being ing of tfie end. But that end is not desired by
imminent; for they certainly do not shake the e’tber North or South, nor even by us who
Gull Sl^s. The Washington Government look on. It cannot be for our interest that a
might now close the struggle with credit to military adventurer should possess the tairest
themselves, if they chose, on the basis of the regions of Nortii America, even though that
status gun, or at any rale after a few Ircsli cn- they were belter than anarchy. Bat it is the
counters should have piore clearly established haven towards which the great American com-
the extent of the territory they held. But there monwealth seems now drifting. It is possible,
cannot be much doubt if they do not, the strvg■ That is enough, when everything else is con*
y/e must before long, dose of ilselj. by the cob- fessed lo be impossible.
lajist of Northern resources, and the impracti- arrest of citizens of tiie confederate states
cabHity of Northern conquest. is Morocco.
In the House ol Commons on Monday, March
taking down the names of all the planters with
their individual pledge for planting the quota
determined on, or such an amount as their in
dividual interests render absolutely necessary,
the public intere.-it having also been considered.
I .et these rf-ports be sent up to the Governors
of the different States, and let the people take
care that there be fair dealing in the premises,
and when it be necessai y destroy tlie crop ot
any one shamefully regardless of the common
interest of society in the grand necessities ol
the times. Do this and all may be well, other
wise we will surely be deceived in this matter,
and that at the hands of those who would he
willing, quite willing, to make a common sac
rifice. Take Heed.
"The Court of Abraham.’’—The Boston 17, Mr. D. Griffith asked the Under Secretary - A good suggestion which should be adopted
I‘us does not like the new order of things at j of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Lieu in Georgia. ^ ^
the court of Anrahaui, in IV asiiington. It says: ! tenant of the Sumter and the ex Consul of the HIGH PRICF OF NFGRoF-i
11 The central bearing of many public men at , United Slates, at Cadiz, who were arrested on ... , , , V 1 o l . '.i. .
wJ&SSvri.«1 ? IXE&V-XlLTS£S s
utX .» a- :•» C«k,u» .Wed,
Iinpton those in fiigli siation. meic is ■ 10 u.c -i nothing but ordinary field hands
of broken down, fashionable Jeremy Diddlcrs ■ he would strike his flag; and whether it was ° lnar > nela nana ^ u , j<r!/nM(t
about the purlieus of the White House, who ! the opinion of her Majesty's government that ^ countryman.
llaiter the weakness of vanity and take advan- the jurisdiction with which, by the capitals MISSIONS,
m e o inexperience in the custom of high so- tionsof treaties, European Consuls were inves- John Adams being called upon for a contri
ci<Tiy to inspire a desire for ton and display ted over their countrymen in Mahomedun coun- , tuition for foreign missions remarked ;
w iiich is as iuopportur-e as it is absurd. These j tries, empowered them to take judicial cogni- j “I have nothing to give for that cause, but
parasites to promote their own purposes, cn zance of alleged political offences committed in j there are, in this vicinity, six ministers ; not
at the role ol (fraud Chamberlains, and in- any oth-r country; and, if not, whether the j one will preach in the other's pulpit; now I
spire the folly at tlie seat of government which British government would take means to pro- j will give as much and more than any one else
makes the judicious grave.” 1 Lect our faithful ally, tho Moorish govapotuent, 1 to civilize these clergymen.
Tk* War Debt ef tho United State*.
The war debt of tho Federal Government,
incurred in carrying on the war for the past,
year, is fully exhibited in the following from
the Washington correspondence from the New
York Post :
The public debt of the United States at thq
end ofthe fiscal year (June, 1862) will be about
$75o,0.00,00o. So said Mr. Fessenden, Chair
man ofthe Senate Finance Committee, in his
able speech on the treasury note lull. Tire
average interest on this debt is a trifle mote
than six per cent—but say $4q»000,000 per an
num. It is estimated by the same eminent Sena
tor that the oudget for all expenses, aside from
the increase of army and navv, and interest on
public debt, will be about $70,000,000 per an
num. A way is thus provided for the dibursc-
ment of $115,000,000 annually, without count
ing for the enlargement of our military and na
val establishments, which, for a year or t.voat
least, cannot be less than $50,000,000 per an
num greater than they were before the break
ing out of the rebellion.
I11 point of lact, the House has just sent to
the Senate a naval appropriation bill of sixty
millions of dollars. It Ls safe to say that the
demands on the treasury, to be met by taxa
tion, direct and indirect, will be less than one
hundred ar.d sixty-five million dollars per an
num. If we take into account the losses to be
entailed by the issue of government shinplas-
ters in the expulsion of gold, and the increased
cost of everything the government has to buy,
this sum will be much larger. The tyros who
thought to obtain one hundred and fifty million
dollars without interest by the is.-ue of treasu
ry notes have already found five per cent, shav
ed on their issue before they are out of the pa
per mill and the engraver’s shop ; and' it may
be predicted, with as much confidence as the
next eclipse, that no number ol victories by
land or sea can stay the rush of our specie to
Europe, or long prevent the steady depree a-
tion of the notes, if the mad scheme is persist
ed in.
The most formidable problem for our politi
cal rulers to deal with is, how to raise $105,-
000,000 per annum. Borrowing and “kiting”
have their limit. The limit to borrowing is al
ways reached sooner by a resort to kitiug than
in Any other way. When it is proposed to
raise $165,000,000 by taxation in one iorinand
another, we know just wnbre wo stand. One
hundred and sixty five millions of dollars are a
concrete substance (provided they be not paper
dollars), which may be handled by the four
rules of arithmetic, distributed by the census
tables, and apportioned to States, counties and
individuals. The sum to be raised and paid into
the Federal treasury by New York every year
will be $21,844 042,50; by Pennsylvania, $15,-
9S5, 085 ; by Otiio, $12,867,794; by Indiana,
$7,480,175,50; by Illinois, $9,414,641,50; and
other States in the same cheerful ratio.
Our Committee of YY'ays and Means may
conceal these items ever so deftly ; the money
may couie through channels tile most invisible
and incrutable—the sums are so enormous, as
compared with any former experience of the
American people, that the taxation will not on
ly be lelt, but it will grind us all pretty fine be-
lore \Ve finish paying the first assessment.
YY'hen wc add to these aggregates all the State
and municipal taxes r.quired aniiudly ; when
we reflect that thu Federal tax is lrotn four to
six times greater for each State than their usu
al assessments heretofore, we can judge wheth
er it can be raised by any other process than
practical confiscation.
Perhaps New England, New York, Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey may go through such a
(ax bill with the breath of life remaining ill
t em, but there is not another Slate, loyal or
disloyal, that can go hall way through. I know
that when a K- dural land tax is laid to the
State and county taxes in Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas and Missouri, the tax gath
erer will in a vast number ot ease.-' have to
,take the land itself; and I believe that a simi
lar result will tollow in many parts ot Ohio, In
diana and Michigan. And yet the land tax is
a small part of the proposed revenue bill.
RECF.lVIN(7STOLEN GU< >DS
YY'e clip the following from a recent Editori
al in the Richmond Despatch :
Tt has been charged by the newspapers of
the Confederacy that Earl Russell has made a
compact with Seward, by virtue of which the
1 itter is enga_ed to send as much cotton to
England as she wants, provided the British
government raise not the blockade ih the inte
rim. There are strong reasons to believe that
this charge is just. Indeed, ii the reports re
ceived lrotn France be true, it 111 ght be estab
lished in a court of justice These reports
bear, that, up to the 8 i of January, the Em
peror retained in Ins specth to the Chambers,
delivered on the 27th, a paragraph in which he
expressed his determination to disregard the
blockade. On that day, however, he received
a communication from Earl Russell which in
duced him to strike it out. Now, we maintain
that no communication but one satisfying the
Emperor that he could obtain plenty of cotton,
without breaking the blockade, could possibly
have had the effect this one is represented to
have had ; aud Earl Russell could have been
authorized to make none such unless he had
t>ccn tampered with by Seward. Admitting
that this compact with Seward he real, it is
ditlicult to imagine a more infamous transac
tion. The Foteign Secretary perfectly well
knows that all the cotton thus received must be
obtained by plundering those to whom it right
fully belongs. He places Great Britain, tiicre-
torc, in the attitude of what is called in the
vocabulary of slang, “a fence that is to sav,
a receiver of stolen goods. T he Yankees are
to overrun our country, murder our citizens,
burn oor houses, and seize our cotton ; and up
on the success of an enterprise conducted in
this spirit Earl Ru-sell stakes his chance of
obtaining the supplies requisite for the English
looms! Is not this making Great Britain a
party to this war? Is she not made to say to
the Yankee pirates, “burn, murder, rob, exter
minate these people, amWcize their effects; we
will buy ali you can steal!” What difference
is there between the attitude of Great Britain
at present, as she is represented by her For
eign Secretary, and those respectable gentle
men in Havana and Matanzas, who, in the
good old days that existed before Tacon laid
his heavy hand upon them, stood as factors be
tween the pira os and the public, and sold at
round prices upon land the silks and laces of
which they had plundered the ships at sea ?—
Was such an insult ever before pivon to a na
tion confessed by the very Minister giving it
to be a “belligerent power I” Did the repre
sentative ol a great nation ever before offer such
a bonus to murder and piracy? “Go,” says
Russell to Seward, “plunder these rebels and
send the spoils here; we will give you the
highest market price for them.”
Let us hear no more of British neutrality.—
It is a neutrality which does nobody any good
hut our enemies. It is ol the same character
with tho Prussian neutrality during the Polish
war of 1831. Whenever a Polish corps, re
treating before their enemies, entered the Prus
sian territory, they were seized, disarmed, and
kept as prisoners. YVhen a Russian corps en
tered under the same circumstances, they were
fed, cherished, protected from the Poles, and,
as soon as there was no longer any danger, set
at liberty to go again and tight a itinst Poland.
The neutrality of Prussia was altogether on
one side, and so is the neutrality ol Great Bri
tain.
PLANT LARGE*FOOD CROPS.
Our present issue teems with good, and sen
sible, and patriotic advice to the Farmers and
Planters of the South. The entire Press of the
Confederacy is united in one voice of exhorta
tion and warning to the tillers of the soil, to
rais- no Cotton, Hfis j-car—to plant Corn! and
Rice and Sugar, and Wheat and Garden Y'eget-
ablesl—to raise Hogg and Beeves and Sheep
and Poultry—to start Shops and Manufactures
of all kinds, and make for ourselves all the
useful and indispensable articles for which we
have heretofore paid heavy tribute to our ene
mies.
It is not now a matter of choice witii us: it
is a matter of necessity. YY'e must pursue this
cou se earnestly, vigorously and untiringly, or
we never will be a free people, no matter how
great the valor of our armies in the field. YY'e
will do it! if we are nbt blind to tlie dangers
that surround us, and deaf to tho counsels of
wisdom and patriotism!
Brother Farmers ! let every one of us resolve
to do all in his power to avert the great calam
ity that threatens our beloved country—a fam
ine—a lack of the necessaries of life. Let us
all raise provision Crops 1—N5. Cultivator.
From the Uichmoui^
FROM EASTERN K\
COL. JIENEFEE AND HIS RACE U*
WAY” DAKINC, ASCENT OF
MOUNTAINS ON HORSEBACK— (4
FEAT WOOLLY ECLIPSED.
A correspondent of the Whig, in Pike coim
ty, Kentucky, under date of 22J instaut, sends -P
us the following:
* “ As soon as the kryal men left in this ^
section of the State,* heard of the appointment) (B hc l* l n ,ix
of their favorite leader, N. McC. Menefee, as \ %
Colonel, they flocked to his standard and fled 1 l‘; a V*Ml
with him to the mountain lastnes-es where | , ia e . ei ®?
they have lived for months, supported, clothed, .. . r ^. al !
armed and furnished at the expense of Col. n
Menefec. And with old flint lock rifles, have | W 1 tbal ‘ h «
annoyed the Northern army in this country, furt,ker Interference ol tr,
and made themselves a terror to the vandal
hordes that have been sent here to stain our
soil with innocent gore. The name of Menefee
is to the enemy in Eastern Kentucky what Ma
rion was to the British aud Tories in South
Carolina.
The gallant Major Thompson, who was left
at Sounding Gap with four hundred of the Yir-
ginia Militia to watch that place, was driven
from «the gap by an ovewhelming force, who
attacked him tront and rear. But the Major
’■rought off all his men safe, 1 believe.
Colonel Menefee had a tight with the enemy
a few days before, and drove the enemy from
the field, killing two and wounding lour, with
the loss of one of his men, who unnecessarily
exposed himself. But, in a few moments, the
enemy, reinforced to near three hundred, at'
tempted to surround the Colonel and his men.
Tht Colonel was too sharp tor them, and-..av
Lightering is all irrMe>d$v
There are twin; ; .J
ing to be disebarf J
The Houston Te
lowing extract from
Brownsville, dated dd lTT*
There was an express reached 7 ,
ville) at 7 o’clock last night, from .
the Rio Grande, stating that two moroff:
steamers hail run into tho mouth of
An English merchant vessel arrivqr Mo
same time, and reported that tin. Tl/
more of the Federal boats in duri oeer
with 0,000 men. IJ<- also stater,
would be a British man-of war there'
hours.
Correspondence of the Charter*ton Mercury.
Richmond, Friday, April 4. | direc.-
j A traveler(ex-Senator Gwinn) just from YY ash- the tiix
, ... - ri.i ; ington, via the Underground Railroad, gives ■ over tlu, ,
only .thirteen men-many of whom had j so ? ne interesrtnf , nuWs . He says McClellan has 1 ing andH“ e1
iUiled to get their flint lodes on he ordered aR anny 0 f 180,000 men, tine looking, well , from the HOfts' to which
them to the mountain s clifis. rlo remained up j ,j r jq c( i and equipped, aud 400 pieces..oi artrlle- [ truth report the number of _
on the ground for near an hour alter his j ^ But both the young Napoleon andYiis men j ot the Passes to be thirtystmiNcs w
men were gone, watching the enemy.
He was riding his race mare, “Emma Tied . j ohnsUm - s evacuation of Manassas. McCiel
way, who had borne him out of many a close h J n knc ^ of Ulu evacuation, but after it had
and dangerous chase, and he felt that she was i p] ace the force of public opinion com**
able to flee horn all danger and carry pe Hed him to advance. The consequence wa-,
After watching the enemy* movements J jjkhat his in, u gut to Manassas ahead ofthe
Tioritic
nsultation
he saWne must soon be cut off, lie turnet/
rode up the creek—“Elk Horn”—whirl*’
closely hemmed in by high bluffs and crag .
one -.de, and the rugged slopes of the Cumbery
land mountains on trie other. He J not'
gone far up the creek ere he Was apA \ til
near danger by his watchful niaru -*l
loud and shrill. In an instant ovefj .
dred cavalry emerged from a wood .
and not more than seventy 'a n J 01I
that his only chance was to climb t
land mountain. Any other man
surrendered rather than make the
the inoniitain was so steep that it
most impossible for a fdotman to cliino
less to ride it. The mountain was. one mass of
boulder rocks and hedges, covered with laurel.
He reined his marc to the bluff, and in an in
staut was living up the rugged and drizzy
heights, the Yankees rushing on and yelling
towards him like so many hungry Cannibal
sure of a feast.— YVhen the enemy re:
foot oi the mountain they had to stop 5 -
mount, and climb up on foot. At
the Cumberland Mountain is near three miles b nt
high. When the Colonel had climbed near
top of the first “bench,’ he was stopou'ki
tailing timber. The pause allowed Wjidic
catch breath. The commander of the erf
frotrtf slow, observed the Colonel’s halt, an
misO. ng his stop for a surrender, cried out to
Ins mth, who were in close pursuit ol j«kmT>
oucl, i<li hurry on straight up the if. ’i’l:
we .’tvt-e the G—d d—d rebel In; Lou
las lab They were so sure of captjessee.
ontAithat they did not tire on hit* live ‘
YVhen tho Colonel’s mare ha ife, n2
ment, he touched her sides. She leap?:iThe b»r
rier, and in an instant was out of sight behind
some bluffs and rocks. After proceeding some
distance lurther, tlie Colonel dismounted and
prepared to tire upon his pursuers, but observ
ing one of his brave comrades approaching him,
almost tainting lrom fatigue,, he saw that if he
fired the enemy would come in that direction,
and perhaps capture and kill his brave soldier,
lie motioned to the soldier to run in one direc
tion, w hilst he mounted his mare and rode in
tiie other direction, until he climbed to the top
ol a bluff He then stopped and yelled the
Osage Indian war whoop—the most terrific
yell know n to savage life. He then flashed
down a rugged ledge of rocks for near half a
mile, and made his escape.
History never recorded so remarkable or
reckless a ride. The Revolutionary YY’ar had
its “McDonald,” and “Salini,” and its “Put
nam,” and his flight down the stone steps, and
wc have our Menefee and Emma T red way.—
The noble mare is as swift as an antelope, and
as strong as a rhinoceros. There is now offer
ed by tiie enemy $4,000 for the Colonel, and
toUO for the mare. The Colonel has gone to
Tennessee lor money and clothing tor his men,
and when he returns you may hear of more
Yankees being disposed of. Perhaps you may
see him in Richmond before lie returns, as he
is going on business to Winchester, \ r a.
have been <’ ^concerted and almost demoralized j doubt the intention ot CotmnodorSwu. -g*
ai tack Forts Jackson and Su Pbnlqfi ,A
have no tears of a bad result to tf <1,r
1 hose forts are said to be in excelleuy®".
lion, with good guns, and contain al -gun 1
her ot men and officers, who are
disciplined both jn the artillei
branches of the service.
■ in is
THE OBJECT OF Tflp, af''
Can any one have any itoubt aAv
of tlie North in carrying on this war;, vH
.South. In a late debate in the Northe.,,
gross Mr. Fessenden, from Maine, said : V
As the gentleman from Kentucky L J
red to me, 1 merely wish to say, so h* L
question is concerned, tlfal so. long a-l’ 0,lt, j
the view to which he has adverted, <tunnjj
1 advanced as tin sent,mm oj .stead,
much more desire the externa
vision trains, and, owing to the Slate of the
it was impossible to feud them. They
. ^_ i- mutinous, and finally McClellan was
ji forced to tell each man to take care ot himself
and make his way back to the Potomac as best
uld. A stampede equal almost to that ot
jun ensue 1. The people in YY ashington
$ the army had been whipped again.—
h at once fell in the puolic estimation
ground with his men. Thus the high
putation ol Napoleon No. 11 collapsed,
morale of a splendid army, eager for
ht and confident of victory, was seriously
impaired.
Our traveler thinks that tli£ n £ran<l “ on to
>11 oH
A sig-
‘by tho run,
Yoik city,
s. This is
no doilbthe
information to the
fence, probably, the protracted
between the President and Gens.
see slavery at an end when this war .
an end. J " yr
In the early part of the session, M thati
memli r of Congress from Kansas, ts lot
speech in the House :
For one, 1 shall not vote another d’^
man for thu war until il assumes
standing, and tends directly to on anti stalo
result. Millions lor lrecdom, hut not oncl th^i
S. | lor slavery ! junde-
Such speeches need no comment ! relitd
aJbc, Lining and Johnston.
A NEW AND FORMIDABLE WEAPON.
We have examined a, new and beautiful pat-
il
the Uo.cnlistmont ofthe State T”icr
Soule persons, we undeistaml, are sbd ret
produce the impression that there is aw t(
demanding or conflict between the istl, .
Confederate Government aboat the Staff'
This is an entire mistake,
ly when we say that Govt
posed to turn over the whole matter to theN.
;e. YY'e speak j*’ c "**
ivernor Brown hJ J ot
tern of a lance and pike which we think’de- . toderacy, and render the Government all t,
Lincoln and iiis Son'll Carolina
ClcpSmuc.
Lincoln has gone into the cotton planting
business, and the Congress at‘Washington
has passed a bill farming out “ihe little State
of South Carolina." The New York Express
says of the bill:
It turns Uncle Sam into a cotton planter.
The bill provides a Board ot Receivers and
Guardians to let the lands for a year or less
lor money, or on shares, ot cultivate them
themselves, the land to be laid off into lots of
from 1,600 to 3,000 acres.
Tlie board is employed to purchase tools,
seeds, animals, etc., to the amount of $10 an
acre, and to employ a superintendent, either
at a fixed salary of $l,2ou a year, or at a com
pensation not to excceu $2,000 yearly contin
gent upon the success of the husbandry. A
register is to he kept of all ind-gvnt persons
wtio come into the plantations, when a descrip
lion of each of such , ersons, to be employed
at fifty cents a (lay and properly cared lor ;
money to be advanced to t ieiu for clothing and
other necessaries. Hospitals are to be erected
for the sick, and physicians provided and paid
by the board; a seini annual report to be made
ot the receipts and expenditures ; and tho pro
fits. if any, to be placed to the Secretary of
the Treasury, who will supply the lunds ne
cessary, with a history of the condition of the
indigent people who shall have been under
their care.
The Express adds:
The “elephant” of 8000 or 10,000 pauper ne
groes being on our hands—their natural South
Carolina protectors having runaway—we have
no other alternative than to turn negro over-
sen's, and work tho negroes as well as we can.
But “Uncle Sam” is notoriously the poorest
sort of a landlord, and, of course, a much worse
planter. YY'e have no doubt in bis new char
acter of cotton planter he will run in debt,
heels over and head that his “board of receiv
ers, ’’“guardians,’, “superintendents,’’ etc., will
eat him out ol house and home, and-come up to
the treasury with tho heaviest sort of unpaid
bills. But what else can we do ? The man
that has an “elephant” must not let him starve.
Treason in tho High Piaces— Revelations
cf the Condemned Spies in Richmond
1 he Richmond Enquirer (Administration or
gan), in alluding to tho rcceut reprieve df the
two condemned spies, Lewis and Scully, says :
YY'e feel now free to state that, though the
condemned men have been respited for a few
days by the President, they trill certainly be
hung. YY'e learn that they have made certain
important revelations implicating some very
high functionaries in our government This
however, we merely mention as a rumor.
The Dispatch has the following on the same
subject:
The execution has been postponed for a short
time, on a respite granted the parties by the
President, but we are assured will corae off at
an early (lay. Lewis and Scully, after convic
tion, made protestations of fidelity to the Brit
ish Consul, as subjects of Queen Victoria but
the assumption of citizenship was disregarded
by the official in question. It is intimated, ami
we believe on good authority, too, tiiat the con
(Ruined have made disclosures affecting the fi
delity of several persons, one or more of whom
have been apprehended. Rumor had it yester
serves the attention of our authorities, who are
charged with providing arms for our soldiers
and the militia of our States. It is called tho
“Graves’ 1 nice a id pike,” after the name of its
inventor, the Rev. J. II. Graves, of Nashville.
Its Strising peculiarities are: 1. Its wound at
once paralyzes the enemy and it is Of the most
fatal character. 2. It is portable and ean be
used with a shot gun. Its length is nine or
ten feet when extended, and when folded, only
the length of the musket. 8. A body of sol
diers can be drilled with the manual used for
the musket and bayonet
YV e unhesitatingly say we were pleased to
find our reverend friend so deeply imbued
with the Southern sentiment and resolved to
perish if need be, in defence ol the Soflth. Few
men in the South possess more influence, and
stand, with a large and patriotic denomination
of Christians, so commanding in power,
will readily bring under his command a re:
ment or a brigade of the young men of the
Baptist church ; yea, tlie old men will be ready
to lollow h:s banner lo tUp field of battle 1
Mem/this Avalanchei
assistance in iiis power. To this tho Secretary,
i of Wat. replies, requesting Governor Brown too
continue the State troops in the field, if possi-
| ble. Gen. Lee, who is nrtw the commanding
general of the Confederacy, and is well ac'
; quainted with the fac;s connected with the
i State organization, advises tlie Governor to rc-
enlist tiie State troops for the war. Gen. I’eiii-
: berton. now the commanding General, recogni
zes the State troops as absolutely necessary,
and desires that they be cont.nued in the ser
vice. There is the most perfect and cordial
good understanding between the officers in
command of both tho State and Confederate
ti oops.'—Savannah News.
"THE BATTLE AT SHILOH.
YY'e copy the following private despatches
Lincoln’s Enancipation Sessaue In Eng
land —Lincoln’s emancipation message ha.-
been received in England and attracted mucl
intention. The Liverpool Dost says there cai
be no doubt it will have an incalculable effect
He : published in the Atlanta Confederacy of the
8th: Chavtanooua, April 7.
Tne fight ear Corinth was terrific. (»ur
victory was ■ 'uiplete, but the loss very heavy.
Sidney J i. _ in, Gen. Claiborne of Arkansas,
ainj Co' .>. I’enneSsoe, were killed. Hor
ace wa mm i .vounded. 'The entire force
of the .enemy i Killed or captured.
Chattanooga, April 7.
The iiyht near Corinth was terrific, but our
victory complete. Our loss was heavy. The
' " ... j' . . . i entire force of the enemy is killed or captured.
in Europe, and that i ffect will be most favora- .. . J
ble to (he Northern can
The London Times, in an editorial on the
subject, savs :
“ it is the most important news since the
split. The President’s avowed object is to re
cover to the Union the border States. The pro
position is important, not for its intrinsic like
lihood of acceptance, but because it is a propo
sition, and is the first bid made towards putting
an end to the war. YY’e may hope others may
follow, and that the North may gradually rise
in its off. rs untd. something acceptable has
been put forth. The only reply of the South
to President Lincoln has been a resolution of
the Confederate House of Representatives lo
burn all the cotton and tobacco that may be in
danger of falling into the h.nds'of the inva
ders. r». every point of view th
the President gives great scope for speculation,
and perhaps some gliuip'C ot hope ; but it is
for what it may herald, and not for what it is.”
Pkbpake fob a Dkv Summer.— It is more
tuan probable that a very dry summer will
succeed the heavy rains and freshet* of the past
winter, it is therefore most important that
with eight pieces of cannon.
Memphis, April 7.
We have driven the Y'ankee army 'on their
transports. The gunboats are engaging our
batteries to escape. \\ e have already 2,000
prisoners. Gen. Sydney Johnson was killed.
Gen. Bush rod Johnson wounded in the side.
Gen. Hindman s leg broken. Breckinridge has
won immortal honor*. Our loss heavy.
CoitiNTit, Miss., April 7.
The completest victoiy ol the war was gained
yestoiday. There was a heavy loss on both
sides. Gen. Sidney Johuson was killed in
leading a charge. The enemy was driv-n from
every positioh in rapid succession, to tiie wa
ter’s edge. Thousands Oi Federats were taken,
among whom are some Generals—Prentiss cur
proposal of i tain. Buell is saiii ui be Killed. Bi cCKinridge’s
clothes were shot off him, and two hoi sea
killed under him, but he was unhurt. \\ u
will go to seek our friends at the b 't.tle ground
to-day, 18 nnles lrom here. We wil. send more
nows to-night.
—While pacing through Bridg. Ro
we met a wagon load ol produc
, * . T i i , , “ morning wc met a wagon load ui produc. ..i
every prudential measure should bo adopted in Soulh Carolina. Here thought we, is a chance
arranging for the crops, with a view to meet , t 80wething to eat at living prices, and
this more than probable contingency. Planters ! without ;utdin £ lhe proflte 0 , t £/ sc . w .. r .
profits
able extortioners,” the merchants (?). YVo
found that the patriotic proprietor had set his
face like a flint against extortion, and only ask
ed the moderate price of one dollar per podnd
for butter, 75 cents per dezan lor eggs, and 60
cents for bacon. YY e left him with a muttered
benediction, and concluded that the farmer
must have good cause to decry 'he merchants
for extortion.—Augusta Chron.
SCHOFIELD & BROTHER,
■IninId select lands best adapted to drouth, and
plant at different times, so as not to risk ai!
upon.the chances of one dry spell. Then let
them, in preparing for their crops, plow very
deep ! and let the after culture consist of a
constant and shallow stirring ot the surface—
keeping the ground mellow and open, and al
lowing no grass or weeds—those robbers of
moisture—to get the least foothold among the
cultivated plants.
Thus, and thus only, so far as human skill
can avail, may the fatal effects of drouth be
prevented. Tho result must he left to Him
“ who givetli to increase,” but who has also
ordained that only by labor and skill properly
directed, must he win his food and raiment
from the earth.—S,>u. Cult!rotor.
A StNc.ULAK Prophecy.—The following cir-
cumstance, says the Mobile Advertiser, recent
ly occurred at Pensacola, and its truth is vouch
ed for by a reliable officer of the army:
A soldier in the Couledurate service fell into
a long and profound sleep, from which his com
rades vainly essayed to arouse .him. At last j MQL!L\
lie woke up himself. He then s.:;.eu that he .
should die the next afternoon at 4 o’clock, tor | MILL AND GIN G
it was so revealed to him in his dream. He
:aid in the last week in the month of April > .. . . . .
would be fought the greatest and bloodiest bat- Hit. ASS A NO.'" ' ‘ r -vt
tie of modern times, and that early in May! 0F K vic ^,wu|j
peace would break upon the land more sudden-| mnu ntiixt imTH
iy anil unexpectedly than thu war had done in InuN ' S’ /oiu^^
the beginning. The first part of the prophet* (laving the most i M T _ ' '.the
ic dream has been realized, for the soldier died ‘ '
the next day at 4 o’clock P. M. Will the rest
be in April and May ? Let believers in dreams
wait and see.
(Private Dispatch to the Southern Confederacy,)
Chattanooga, April 8.—The Confederate
victory on Sunday was complete. Between
6.000 and 8,000 Fuderals were killed and woun
ded, and about 4,000 prisoners taken—among
them Gun. Prentiss. Our loss in killed and
wounded is from 3.000 to 4,000.
Aftqr a short tight on Monuay morning at
ilYIRillY lie ill llfllil
* fitirtm, Georgia.
JOHN S. SCIIOFIELD, JOSHUA SC )
We are prepared to Maimfactur
STEAM ENGIN
the Tennessee river, our army tell back in good
day that one of the parties thus implicated was j order eight miles in the direction of Corinth,
an officer holding a place under the Govern- i to a stronger position, and to await reinforce*"-'*
ment if rumor speaks the truth, he will find ; inents under Gen. Van Dorn, who is roporyA* w
himself, no doubt, in an unconfurtably hot i to be at Memphis with 12,000 men. Our aM
place. ' is confident jbi
th« State, wbi
biiity and deditfn, cann^^S ai
ablefortne Fronts of mcii
DwelliugM, Cemetery aervotl
Church fr
Fersonx desirous of pi!
do well to give us a caJL 1-
fer as tfoodbar^ainjBS bcc
»^Specimen i^j cor
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this city J? i
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