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I i v Joseph Clisby.
MACON, FRIDAY, 3 O’CLOCK, P. M., AUGUST 22, 1862.
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DURATION OF THE WAR, Ac.
Tin- Philadelphia Inquirer is the first Black
Republican authority to assign a limit to the
war beyond which the North will be unable and
unwilling to pass. The Federals, it Bays, must
prostrate the South in the course of another
year, or give it up. See its revelations in an
oilier column. This, it is true, is the longest
lease ever yet given by Black Republican lib
erality, but the others ail contemplated South
ern subjugation as the only possible result,
while this admits, if the South is not conquer
ed in that lime, the North will be, by physt
cal exhaustion. The Inquirer’s year of course
includes only the fighting season, say from Oc
tober to July, and therefore at the worst it
permits us to promise ourselves peace or relax
ation when we shall have salely passed the
crisis ol one more winter’s campaign. We look
forward to it with apprehension—apprehension
of immenae injury and destruction, but assur
ed that, tierce as may be the trial, the South
will at last emerge trorn it with untarnished
laurels, though bleeding at every pore.
Next winter will discover what a gallant peo
ple can do in the defence ol their firesides. —
The campaigns of the past, with one exception,
have shed little lustre upon us. They arc far
inferior to those of the French in the present
century, which have been fought upon mere
political intrigues and balance of power quts
lions. They have illustrated, in the daring of
their conception or the vigor of their execution,
neither the remarkable valor and hardihood of
our people, nor the lolly inspiration of a de
fensive war lor life, liberty and home. They
have been the achievements of respectable ea*
pacify in the lield and of brave soldiers, more
Coinpi
of
>Ufai«vt> .Uiliiary Power
the North and South
The Savannah Morning News scouts at the
big Northern talk of a million and a half of
men in the field, and reasons to an extent just
ly upon the comparative military force of the
North and the South as follows :
The basis of Yankee calculation regarding
the relative available forces of the two sections
consists in the tact that they have compared
numerically the whito population, and have
reasoned therefrom that they have a proportion
of four or five to one, and, consequently, that
they can, if necessary, put into the field an
army outnumbering ours in the same ratio.—
JusL here lies the lallacy of their arguments,
and w^ can show it in a few words. Whilst
we concede that we stand in the relative pro
portion of one to four whites, it roust not be
forgotten that we have a menial population of
lour millions in reserve for the demands of the
field, from which they cannot lie driven under
any possible contingency ; and whilst in the
North this labor is performed altogether by the
male sex, in the South both sexes are so em
ployed, and the women are as useful to us as
so many additional men, whereas, at the North
they form the class to be supported, and a lar
ger number of men must therefore remain at
home for the performance of these duties.
Since, therefore, the North have no such re
feree force as the South, it is plain to any think
ing mind that they will be compelled to hold
back such a force to supply their absolute ne
cessities, and that there must remain propor
tionally a less number available for military
duty. These are lessons ol political economy,
ihd cannot he gainsayed by any process of
reasoning. The game of “everybody running
here and joining the army," and all such mass
meeting bluster, sounds very threatening in
payer revolutions, hut it is altogether another
thing to pul their resolutions into practice.
A How ingtliat the population of the North is
three times as great as that of the South, does
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than equal to the loe; but they have not been not any schoolboy see that it will take three
the achievement!! the SqMhtru race is capable I tunes as many laborers to produce for them
ot under the «Mlntimu|lL>ra)» of mothers, th « necessaries oflife * And is it not evident,
, . . . , , I is we nave befoie shown, that where we em-
wive* irul daughter* ami lMr\ iea< c Mre> " ploy both sexes they employ but one, and that
delend them from the license ol a foul and mi- 0 | lt . (j lc >eJ( trorn which they expect to recruit
scrupulous invader. • We have achieved much, their armies
but what we have failed to achieve by inaction
by the failure ol our generals to re.p the
fruits of victory, would have terminated the
war already, even upon the testimony of our
enemies.
Manassas, Shiloh, ami Richmond all tell a
doleful story of inelHciency as well as valor. At
Manassas we might have annihilated the foe
and seized Ids capital. At Shiloh Grant's whole
army was ready to surrender if he had been
Again, it is a rule established by all history
as infallible that an army of invasion, and much
more one of occupation, must be immensely
larger than one of defence. The latter inspir
ed by a love ol tieedoiu and their liresides, are
always stronger beciuse of the morals which
these causes incite, and tight desperately
against even great odds. Moreover they are
thoroughly acquainted with the country in
which they are operating, and can make in
numerable successful assaults against detached
bands of the foe, thus cutting them up in de-
. . . . . . i .i tail. Suppose the North scatter 300,000 men
thereto invited a half hour longer, and then ( gs ft g arnson over t | ie South, how long will it
Tennessee would have been cleared ot the lies j before our partisan bands will put them all
m»iis lust Spring. At Richmond everyl*ody ad- j on parole and give their poor friends in Yan-
mi's the slow uess of somebody lost us the whole I kecdom another chance of getting good wages
of McClellan’s armv. Need we say that not one *ssubstitut<», to supply the places ol those
, . . , , . , i who, bcintr on parole, cannot l»e rolled into the
of these mishaps would occurred if the leaders j fi#w llnll , ' exchlUl ged.
All this is very true. The North cannot
bring so large a proportionable force into the
had shared to the full extent the activity, liar
dihood and audacious valor of the men? We
say this not to find tault or to advance pre
tensions to capacity for military criticism, of
w hich we have none—but simply to state what
the intelligent and reading population of the
South consider as indubitable truths, and to
state them for the great patriotic purpose of
profit in the future
field as the South, but that there is a vast dis
proportion in numbers against us, no one can
deny. They are twenty three millions to our
nine—over three million voters to our one—
twenty States to out twelve. That they can
and will bring sixteen hundred thousand more
troops into the field, and that their actual force
Our Generals, as a rule, are behind their will then amountto over a million, we have no
men in vigor and spirit—that is the belief.— 1 manner of doubt This will be then only about
They are not up to the crisis—the crisis which a third of their arms-bearing population. The
we must meet as a people or go to ruin. The safest way is to assume that they will do what
time is coming in which we need never expect they promise,
to meet the enemy on equal terms, and yet
even now, when it is believed we have him at
odds in oar favor, the blows arc not struck,
which demonstrate the undoubted prow ess of,
Southern men. From April to August the great ing “startling” announcement
Enigmatical.—The Rome (Ga.,) Courier of
the 14th has ev'dently seen something which
made him stare. He bursts out with the follow-
army of the Southwest is unheard from !
But whatever we may do, or fail to do now,
next winter will draw out all that is in us. It
will l»e emphatically root or die with the South
ern Confederacy. And we shall root, and learn
to conquer odds. It needs great emergencies
to devclope the capacity of a people, and pro
!»ably they are coming.
The circus has come, and the roaring guyas-
cutus will be along shoidy, and a grand per
formance is expected to come off before long.
THE REASONS FOR THE DRAFT.
The following are the chief reasons which
prompted Lincoln to resort to drafting:
■ First The representations of New York
bankers and capitalists, repeated by one com
mittee after another, from week to week, and of
Mate with special urgency, that the finances of
Gresham Rifles.—A despatch from Captain t | 1( , country could not stand the slow and ex-
M. R. Rogers to his wife, dated Gurdonsville, j travagant war policy that was being pursued.
Va August 13th, says, the Gresham Rifles are , They demanded,in the strongest possible terms,
all safe. 1.. J. Kent slightly wounded. that the utmost energy of the nation should be
b J j put forth, that National exhaustion and the
^ drain ol the money might be stopped at once
GOV. BROWN AND THE MILITIA. i ending the w ,/
Some time ago, if the writer of this is not I Second. The urgency ol the radical Repub.
mistaken the Governor of Georgia announced Hans who complained bitterly of the Presi-
“i * ; ® _ dent s failure to meet their views on certain
an intention to organize the Militia of the State p 0 j nts 0 f his policy, and who demanded that
and have it effectually drilled. if the President would not take their policy, he
Since then we have not seen the evidence should at least, if he expected the support of a
that the intention is being executed. ‘» r g e Potion of the party that elected him, in-
, , . . , . , . „ augurate some vigorous measures. A very
The enemy, maddened by the defeat he has he * e(J interview of thls kind , Mt week left
sustained, as well ss by the disgrace and ridi-' t j, e President convinced that he could not keep
rule he has incurred before the civilized world, the loyal people of the North united in support
is strauing every nerve to overwhelm us with of his measures, unless promptly convinced of
armies immensely superior in numbers, in util- j their being adequate to the crisis,
ity and in all the equipments of war. His mi' Third. Besides the representations of the pol
lignant hate is intensified by the chastisement iticians, the universal demand of the people
that the valor of Southern men, fighting for that the Government should adopt measures
their homes and kindred lias indicted on him,
ha now vows in his rage to desolate the South
and exterminate her people.
Six hundred thousand more robbers and
murderers are lieing added to the 600,000 mis
creants who are already engaged in robbing
and murdering our people and desolating our
lair l4P It is true that no new attack is just
now being made on Georgia, but her whole
.■oast on the sea has been devastated and rc-
!s m'ore'sure 1 Uwnthat Savannah* i U* be"attack 5 - eons for the 600,000 draft, that they all con
ed and the interior invaded as soon as their new ' cede the impossibility upon the part of the
forces can bo brought against us. ' North, of carrying on this war much longer,
Why then this delay to put the militia on a exce p t upon the contingency of a degree of
war looting and drilled once a week or oftener .■’ ... T . • . i„
Doelanysen.ible person believe that the time | access which promises to bring ,t to an early
is not near when every man who can carry a and triumphant conclusion. The big draft is
gui: will not be obliged to use it in defense of to be the last grand struggle for subjugation,
a* • I I ! - V. . 1.1 Hn a. a .1 aall t lirtt 11 u IiaI llg 1 i I * ft f* ' .. .1 I.. t l. — . .a 4 . .. 1 -~v a, 4 a fn 1 a A m . a*. ■ a ■ k lUik
likely lo secure success.
Fourth. The belief that the relM-ls bad now
got their army up to toe „. t oi ^osaiu.e num
ber, and were so . xi.aii.-ieu-tliat such a force as
we could now bring into lhe field would utterly
crush the rebellion.
—
THE 600,1X10 DRAFT.
It will be seen in the semi-official statement
copied from a Northern print, of Lincoln’s rea-
his wile, his children and uli that lie holds dear
Is any one so credulous still as to expect inter
vention and aid from abroad ? This is no time
for apathy or procrastination—twice already in
our short history have we been nearly lost
thereby. Venture not on it a third time.
Tkoip.
and it is hypothecated on the false premise
that the South has her highest military force
in the field, and is in a state of exhaustion;—
whereas, on the contrary, we can yet material
ly increase our military force, and were never in
a condition of such vigorous military strength
as now—nor anything approaching to it; and
Bmmliou of 1'Mriiiaa Kaagrri. . . . ,
„ ,, .. . .. c n a* every day is increasing our power and resour-
Maior C. T. Geode’s battalion of Partizjn 3 , .. ,
•' , . ,, . . „„„„ oes, and impressing our people with a clearer
Rangers are now encamped at Camp Johnson ”> r . , .. . i •
» .. .. „„ , „ i and stronger view ol the overwhelming neces-
(old Academy lot) is tins city. The following “ uu “ b 6
' / ' sity we are under of sustaining our govern-
are the ***• ° Ct ' rS ment with every man and every dollar.
I)r. T. F. Walker, Surgeon, J
Cant James Goode, Quarter Master and Coin- The statement of Lincoln’s reasons concedes
. the existence of violent party divisions in the
MriorE A. Kleber, Acting Adjutant, which will become exasperated to the
Mien Holt, Sergeant Major, point of paralyzing the government, unless the
J (’ 1 tjOraffenried, Quarter Master Sergeant, war is soon making successful progress. With
yuinn Howard, Commissary Clerk, , us, on the other hand, every day increases the
W (i Wliidby, Secretary to the Major. i unity of feeling in the South. The history of
Major Goode has been authorized by the the world never before showed so united a peo-
War Department to raise his battalion to a I pie, and the terrible outside pressure upon us
Regiment. Companies would do well to join J which exists and is threatened, only binds and
this battalion. 1 *iU bind as together the firmer.
Buttle of Odar Kun_..l5lli <•»
Hie Figlil.
A letter from Captain M. R. Rogers, of the
Gresbam Rities, 45th Ga, to his wife in Macon,
dated at Gordonsville, Va, the 13th, says:
We left this place a few days since, and
when twelve miles above here and two miles
above Orange O. IL, drove in the enemy’s pick
ets and pursued them eight or niric nnles, until
on Saturday, the 9th, in the evening, we came
upon him in force, five miles this side of Cul
pepper Court House. Here a most desperate
fight ensued, which resulted in a complete vie
lory, in which we drove him several miles be
yoru^lie battle lield and slept one mile beyond
it. We retained the field all day Sunday and
Monday until evening, when, by agreement,
the Yanks were permitted to take care of their
dead and such of their wounded as we had not
removed. We then retired a short di-lance
take up a stronger position.
Matters remained in this state till .Monday
night, when Gen. Jackson found out that the
enemy was changing their policy, and ordered
his army to fall back in order to gel between
the enemy and Richmond. At least .such- was
my supposition, as w'e fell back to this place,
and I am satisfied the movement was dictated
by no feir of the enemy.
The day we fought, we inarched ten miles
under the hottest sun you ever saw ; and, all
ter the light commenced, double quicked
over the ola fields more than a mile, and when
we arrived on the ground had to march half
mile under a terrible fire of large and small
arms. The lield we passed through was an
extensive one, and presented to our sight, a- »
entered it, almost innumerable bodies of troops
lighting, with nothing to protect them save the
hand of God. Friend and foe were in the open
lield, and such lighting is seldom witnessed.
Troops of all descriptions—horses in every di
rection, with empty saddles—wounded
dead in all quarters. But I am proud to say
that with all this before us, the 45th Georgia
went into it with as much spirit and determi
nation as old soldiers, and fought like veterans.
It was the first open field lighting they ha
seen, and when they took a position, it was an
exposed one. When they iett it, it was to ad
vance upon the enemy’s field. We were un
iter severe tire tor over two hours, and as un
reasonable as it may ap|>ear, most of our men
shot from twenty-live to forty rounds. Many
of them exchanged their guns tor those ot the
dead and wounded—their own had become so
heated, and others were forced to cool their
guns with water. Col. Thomas, acting Brig
General, and Major Grice, our acting Colonel,
deserve much praise for their cool,less and lira
verv. Our regiment went into the fight with
156 men, and had seven killed and forty-one
wounded. 1 had one wounded—S. J. Kent, in
the thigh—a flesh wound. T. C. Richard:
struck by a spent ball—not hurt. Hightower
and Wright—balls through their clothes. AY
had only twelve men in the action, all doin
well, but much latigued. I am proud to say
my twelve tnen all acted like heroes. They
were; Sergeants Kinder, Tompkins and Rich
ardson ; Corporals Collins, Kent and Munch
Privates Wright, Evans, Hightower, Swaren
gun, Jeffers and Wooten.
SUNDAY MAILS.
The Tuskegco Southwestern Baptist prinks a
report and bill from the Committee on Post Of
fices and Post Roads, presented during the last
session of Congress, in which they recommend
and provide for the discontinuance of Sunday
mails from and alter the 1st day of June last.
The bill was read a first and second time and
irdered to lie printed and calendared, in which
condition we presume it was not reached for
final action at the last session. We have no
hesitation in expressing the hope that it will
pass. As a Christian people we recognize the
laws of God as the basis ol all human autho
rity. AVe concede that by His express com
uiand the first day of the week is a sacred hol
iday. AA’e endeavor to maintain it as such by
numerous enactments suppressing its offensive
violation, and then deliberately place our Gov
eminent in the very offensive attitude of a to
tal disregard of divine authority and the sa
credness of the day.
This is not right. It compels the Govern
ment to set an example to the people of open
contempt for the divine requirements, and this
too in its most intimate and frequent connect
tion with the people. It holds up the Govern
ment in the position of a deliberate violator of
acknowledged binding law at the moment she
is demanding obedience to law. There is no
consistency in ik And when the government
proclaims lasts and thanksgivings, while she
openly disregards the day set apart by the Al
mighty for chat especial purpose, constantly
and as often as it occurs, the practice wears the
semblance of hypocrisy. As a Christian peo
ple we are bound to sec, at least, that we do
not provide lor and require a breach of the ten
commandments by act of Congress. Nor do
we believe that anything will be lost by a stop
page of mail trains on Sundays. We have no
doubt the voice of the people as well as the
sanction of Heaven would approve the change.
FROM THE 14TH GEORGIA.
The following is a letter from Robert Solo
mon, of the 14th Georgia, to his father in AVil-
kinson county:
Dear Father—AVe have just passed through
another fignt, and nobody hurt of our coinpa
ny, except John Young—shot in the knee—
slighk AA’e gave the Yanks a severe whip
ping. AYe had a line open field fight ol it—lace
to lace. Our regiment repulsed a charge of
cavalry, and emptied nearly every saddle. All
ready again. AVe took about 1500 prisoners.
Joel Hawthorne was slightly wounded by a
shell. AVe just slayed the Yankees. Love to
all—in great haste.
Encouxauixo.—AVe learn that on Sunday
last religious exercises were held at Camp John
son (Goode's Battalion of Partisan Rangers),
Rev. Mr. Pritchett, of the Ocmulgee Rangers,
Capk Holt, and Rev. Mr. McAffee, of the Rat
tlesnake Rangers, Capk A’ason, officiating.—
The congregation was large and attentive Re
ligious services will be held every Sabbath.
I EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
From a Paris letter (July 2ith) to a New
\ ork journal, we make the following extracts :
A -MEDIATION PR0JECI
The latest mediation rumor—ooe which has
obtained considerable credence in well inform
ed circles, and which I should lx inclined to
place some confidence in were it not for the
lact that the Paris correspondent of the Inde
pendence Beige (which, of all other European
journals, has usually been the blindest and
most unreliable upon American a fairs) says it
is true—is that lhe Cabinet of Ruisia has pro
posed to France and England to mike an offer
of mediation to the Government of the United
States. The matter was arranged it is said,
alien M. Thou.enel went to England; and,
having been aecjpted bf theEnglidi ministry,
M. Thouvenel, immediately upon his return to
France, proceeded to A'ithy, where the Empe
ror gave his assent also The proposition is
said to lie simply that Kussia shat make to
our Government and that of the rebels an offer
of mediation upon the prnciple of a cessation
ot hostilities, and a subsequent compromise of
some description, which vill be the means of
pniting an uod to the wa\ If this be accep
ted, f ranee and England will remain as mere
lookers on while matters are lieing arranged ;
hut, if it is not, then .witfcin-u month afterward
Russia will retire, and an active armed inter
volition on the part of France and England
ensue.
Such is the story which, M 1 say, has ob
tained here a good deal of faith. It is positive
t(jat negotiations between the three Govern
crus have been in progress lor the purpose of
inducing Russia, standing in the portion of a
ry friendly power, to offer services which it
s v eil known would never be received from ei
ther England or France. You will doubtless
hear more of this by the next mail.
MK, SL1DEJ.1. AND TUI FRESCO EMPEKOH. I
fhe two emissaries who were sent by Slidell
to A'icby immediately afier the reception of the
news of the battle before Richmond have re
turned to Paris, and it is reported that they had
an interview with his Majesty, in which they
urged upon him the propriety of immediately
re cognizing the independence of the South, hut
lhat they received no positive answer from the
reticent sovereign. Reports came this morning
that the Emperor may have another little job
in hand nearer home than the United States,
which, with his Mexican project, may occupy
Ins attention sufficiently to induce him to give
up his idea of interfering with us. The reck
less spirited, .inpatient Garibaldi, is, it is now
■ a ted, preparing for an invasion of the Roman
dates, with fix thousand men, and it is very
•rtain that yesterday four vessels were fitted
out in hot haste at Toulon to proceed to t.’ivita
Vecchia. If Garibaldi once lights the torch of
revolution in Italy, the European monarelis
will ere long have enough to do to keep down
their own people, and their attention will be
ome time distracted from their benevolent
intentions to put an end to our “fratricidal
struggl
THEY AVANT NEGROES.
The lollowing letter, picked upon the battle
field, a: d banded us by Dr. A'igal, gives an
idea of the expectations of the Yankees, with
reterence to our lands and negroes. “Julia”
is willing for her darling to select the farm, but
she must “pick out” the servants.. Well,
“Julia, ”we g jess your villainous husband has
picked out a Southern farm, about 6 by 3—not
big enough for more labor than you can bestow
Ridcway, Pa., May 23rd, 1862.
My Dear Husband: I received your letter a
few days ago, and we were all glad to hear
from you ones more. The children are all im
proving now, ever since I got Dr. Mead to see
them. The laby is cutting teeth yet, and has
been very sick. Mary Ann has a very bad
cough yet, but it is better than it has been.—
You wrote to me that you liked A’irginia very
much, and you expected to move to it after
the rebels were whipped ouk From your de
scription, I think I will like it, for it must he a
better country than this. We have no farm
here of our own. and have to work hard for
what we get. A’ou can pick out a place near
to Richmond, but you must let me pick out the
servants. 1 think we will be quite happy, as
we can sell all we make to Richmond. I sup
pose you will oe in Richmond in a short time,
and then peace will be made. I am glad no
more fighting is to be done, for I have been
very much troubled about you, for fear that
you might be killed, and then what wouid be
come of me anc. the children. Sarah Low says
your must bring her something from Richmond
when you come horre. Your father was here
last week, and lie told us about cousin Johnson
being prisonsr to the rebe's. 1 have felt bad
about it for they might treat him bad; be told
us that the rebels was leaving Richmond, and
that you would all be there in a few days.—
Patriotic Generosity.—“The liberal soul
shall be made fat” The Ocmulgee Rangers
return their sincere thanks to T. R. Bloom,Esq.,
for the liberal donation of $100 towards equip,
ping tlie company. He will be gratefully re
membered by every member.
Gen. Stonewall Jackson and the Bible So
ciety.
A few weeks since at a Bible meeting of
Christians of different denominations in Selma,
Ala., among other contributions, several were
made amounting to $150, to make the well and
highly esteemed Christian and patriot, Major
General Thos. J. Jackson, a Life Director of
the Bible Society of the Confederate States.—
AYhen Rev. Mr. Bolles, the Agent, DotifiedGen.
J. of the fact, he answered in a letter express
ing his pious interest in the work of the Soci
ety, and enclosing a handsome donation to its
funds. His brief letter is appended :
Headquarters A’ai.lkv District Y’iruinia, )
July 21, 1862. j
Dev. K. A. Bolles, General Agent Bible Socie
ty of Confederate States of America :
Dear Sir:—I gratefully acknowledge the
honor conferred upon me, by a portion of God's
people, in constituting me a Life Director of the
Bible Society of the Confederate States of Ame
rica.
It is a cause in which I feel a deep interest,
and my earnest prayer is, that God will make
this infant Bible Society the means not only of
giving His blessed AVord to our own people, blit
of sending it freely to the remotest natiou^T:
'tuefosed is a check tor $150. Pleaj at
knowledge its reception, and believe tfapi
very truly, you Irieml and brother in .
T. J. Jac
CAPTAIN C. S. RAGLAND KILLED.
Tazewkll, 7th.—(A'ia Knoxville 10th.)—
Eds. Macon Telegraph : Capk C. S. Ragland
fell mortally wounded, yesterday, iu battle,
while gallantly charging the enemy’s battery,
and leading everything until stricken down.
S. E. Ball, 48th Ga.
AVe cut the above from the Macon Telegraph.
If it refers (as we suppose it does) to Capt. 0.
S. Ragland of this city, who was in the Taze
well tight, we are glad to state that the report
is erroneous. Capk O. S. Ragland is now at
his father’s residence in AVynnton, somewhat
injured, but not at all seriously. AVe under
stand (we hare not seen him) that he was placed
in charge of til.- magazine of our troops, and
that one of the enemy’s balls or shells exploded
thexptga/.ine, killing two men who were with
hiin’^Jd stunning Capt. Ragland. Perhaps the
repiiTof his death originated in his temporary
insellible condition caused by the event.— Col
ti\
ou must write to me as soot, as you get this, da >’> frowned to a perfect jam by persons
1 miic rr» acr»r>rf;i.m u’hpfripr fh^ir rinmeft
for we are so happy when we hear from you.—
Adieu dear AYiiliam until I hear from you
again. Your aflectionate wife, Jii.ia.
Hafft Omen.—At the serenade given in
compliment to A’ice President Stephens, on
Tuesday evening, in this city, he commenced
his eloquent speech on the occasion by saying
he did not expect on this, his first visit to our
beautiful city, to be thus honored, but consid
ering his official position, he recognized the
ght to be called on and to be asked “AVatch-
man ! what of the night ?” As his clear, shrill
voice rang out the question on the night air,
he paused, and from the watch tower hard by
came back the pealing answer, as if from the
clouds—“All’s well.” A thrill passed through
the hearks of the company, and on all sides
was heard the exclamation, “Happy omen 1”
Columbia South Carolinian, Aug. 14.
PEKBONAi..-Uen. Howell Cobb passed through
this city on AVednesday, on his return to his
brigade. The General’s health is not fully re
established, but he feels it necessary to be on
the field of action.
AVe had the pleasure ol meeting R. II. Orme,
Esq., of the Milledgeville Recorder yesterday.
Orme has been in Richmond some six
weeks, in attendance upon his son, who was
shot through the lungs at the battle of Malvern
Hill. The latter is slowly recovering from his
dangerous wound.—Chron. <C. Sentinel.
— Dr. Thos. AV. Evans, the American den
tist of Paris, has just returned from a profes-
fessional visit to the A'iceroy of Egypt, on
board his yacht at AVoolwich. The Doctor
describes his highness as magnificently weal
thy and a liberal and amiable prince. Among
his table service are plates worth $3,000 each ;
gold pitcher, set with diamonds, worth at
least $500,000, and the A’iceroy’s tooth brush
alone, set richly with precious stones, is worth
least $40,000, and the stand upon which it
resks half that sum.
THE NKAV CALL FOR TROOPS,,
Excitement about New York—The flush'for
Exemption Papers.
The New York Herald of Tuesday has lhe
following:
The government has at last settled the ques
tion of immediate drafting, and the public have
got to meet the alternative manfully and patri-
otrieally. Six hundred thousand men are now
called lor, instead of three hundred thousand,
and it is but just that the people of the North
should immediately respond to this call, for
upon tks immediate answer depends the salva
tion ol our country and the upholding of the
Union.
The citizens of New York, however, have ta
ken the matter with quite an excited feeling,
and when the fact became generally known
around town last evening, every body seemed
to have received a sudden shock, although the
almost ceitainty of a draft was within the past
few days uppermost in the minds of all far
seeing individuals. The general opinion in re
gard to the stringent rules to be adopted by the
government in this case were highly favorable,
and the sentiments of all thinking men were in
upport of sustaining the government at all haz
ards, and hurrying into the field, at whatever
cost, the six hundred thousand men called for
by the President. AA'lien force is used in rais
ing troops there cannot, undoubtedly, be ex
pected such an toupouring of popular enthusi
asm as might otherwise be met with ; but when
men must be had—when our great and good
government is biought to such extremes as that
iks very existence is on the verge of annihila
tion—then is the time for all persons, no matter
in what station ot life, to gird on the armor of
warfare and hasten into immediate action, en
couraged to achieve victories by the fact, that
upon them and their deeds depends the salva
tion of the country and the upholding of all
our national honor and position. The militia
are liable to being drafted first, but their term
extends to only nine months. Those who are
not able, through physical defecks to join the
militia, in order to escape such draft must file
a statement in the office of the county Clerk,
Henry Genet, Esq., with an affidavit stating
the particular cause of exemption, and by this
means escape the necessity of entering the field.
The names of all liable to militia duty are en
tered upon a book in the County Clerk’s office,
the same being taken from the “City Directo
ry.” In consequence of this the office of the
County Clerk was, during the whole of yesier-
By Electric Telegraph
Guerrilla movements in the West.
Mobile, 15th.—A special despatch to the
Mobile Advertiser & Register, dated Tupelo,
the 14th, says that Captain Roddy,reports offi
cially that on the 7th instant, in command of
three companies ol Confederate scouts, he at
tacked a Federal force near Decatur, chasing
them into town, capturing 123 privates and one
officer, besides killing and wounding a consid
erable number. The Confederate loss was one
killed arnii-three wounded. AVe brought off
fifty-six stand of muskets. The succeeding day
he chased a scouting party of Yankees—burn
ed the trestle work of the Rail Road and cut
the telegraph wires. The enemy are fortified
against cavalry at five positions between Tus-
cumbia and Decatur, but can be driven out by
artillery. The Yankees are destroying the
abundant crops in the vicinity of Decatur.—
Rosencrantz is at Corinth.
.iackson, 14.—ii is reported the A'ankees are
iVout evacuating Baton Rouge. Capt. Daigan
|Ciweek, captured on the coast three schoon-
oaded with sugar for New Orleans. The
nkee crews were carried to Camp Moore.
JJie town of Donaldsonville, La., has been
de^*yed by the Yankees. The planters are
being arrested for sympathizing with the re
bels, and held as hostages to repress the move
ments of the guerrillas. The Federals are plun
dering generally. They have two negro legi-
ments in New Organs.
A special to tf 11 ‘TWiile Tribune dated Grena
da, the 14th, stateMnat a despatch to the Cin
cinnati Commercial^Rtcd the 8th instant, af
firms that 1,500 CniHtiderate Infantry are at
the head of the Cumberland River moving into
Kentucky, with 200 cavalry ; and it is said the
Confederates have 200 more at Livingston, en
route lor Kentucky.
Major Gen. McCook, of Buell’s army was
killed by Confederate partizans, near Salem,
Tenn., on the Gtfc instant His remains have
arrived at Louisville. It is said his soldiers
have seventeen partizan rangers upon whom to
avenge his death.
Mi Cooks body arrived at Louisv.x
Seventeen guerrillas have been hunt
Cook’s forces. Houses have been bu?
the country laid waste around Salem
McCook was killed.
Jackson, 16.—Advices
on authority, of an order from NT ashing
that Gen. Grant has issued an order sta.
that every possible facility will be afforded ib
getting cotton to market It is reported thy
Gen. Alcorn has been seized as hostage loti
traitor Powell. The enemy still continu**
course of devastation \vherever an opportV?
offers. tC.
Chattanooga, Aug. Ir
Morgan turned up at Gallatin, Tennesst
twenty miles from Nashville, last Tuesday.-!
He captured the place and three hundred pU'
oners, has blown up the railroad tunual am
destroyed three trains, and an immenseapiQip
of commissary stores ,, . : 'j
. ..I a ufespuen to Mayor 8mith, a(,
ville, saying that he would call on him shN-vvj
as he had not seen him since Smith got
for office in the Confederate army. MoiJJ
camped last night in Hartsville.
By an arrival Irom Nashville, Neill Brov ;
claims to be true to the Sonth and wants to
put right on the record.
SECRET ORGANIZATION IN INDIANA.
The grand j ury of the United States for the
district of Indiana have presented the secret or
ganization of the Knights of the Golden Circle
■ a treasonable organization, one of the obli
gations being that if any of its members should
■ drafted into the militia, they are to shoot
over the head of any member of the organiza
tion in the rebel army who may exhibit the
signal of membership. The grand jury say
there are 15,000 members of the order in that
State. The order was originated by seme South
ern fillibusters, and its purpose originally was
invade Mexico. As there is another field
now opened by the rebellion, the members of
the order will no doubt be found in the ranks
of the guerrillas and tbeir sympathizers.
ious to ascertain whether their names were
upon this book, and also to file exemption pa
pers where it was conclusive that physical de
fects prevented them from shouldering a musk
et. There must have, certainly, some five
thousand persons visited the office yesterday,
most of whom occupied their time in looking
over the list ef names for the purpose of find
ing out if their particular cognomen figured
upon the numerous pages. Considerable diffi
culty is experienced in this matter of hunting
up names by those parties, and the clerks in the
office have enough on hand for all reasonable
purposes in order to attend to the thousand
who are now Hocking around them. Men of all
classes may here be found peering anxiously
over these records, and is somewhat of a tumi- I
cal sight to see the earnestness with wh"“i j I
pursue them. AVlien drafting does commence,
it would not be a bad idea to seek out those
who make so many lame excuses and have
them first in the lield when the war of active
conflict again bursts upon the country. Let
not all the poor men, whose patriou .ui lies in
their hearts and not in their pockets, be the
first to be called upon ; and while force has got
to be used in raising troops, let that force be
used in a proper manner and in the right direc
tion.
KENTUCKY?
By a late arrival from Kentucky of J. Stod
dard Johnston, Esq., of Scott county, a nephew
of the late Gen. Sidney Johnston, the Mobile
Advertiser & Register learns as follows:
The political and military intelligence which
Mr. Johnston brings in regard to the State of
Kentucky, is of great importance at this time,
and is in the highest degree cheering. He
represents the popular sentiment as, in the
main, sound and steadily tending under the
influence of Federal usurpation, towards una
nimity upon the question of Southern Rights.
The Union leaders are almost in despair as to
their prospects of maintaining their domina
tion, and are resorting to the most extreme
measures, under the dictatorship of Gen. Boyle,
Military Governor. Men of Southern senti
ments prudently remain quiet, confident in the
hope and belief that their day of deliverance is
near, and ready whenever the opportunity is
offered to show themselves worthy of their
proud ancestry, and to vindicate their fair fame
from the aspersions to which they have been
subjected since the Federal occupation of their
State.
AVe are glad to learn that the crops through
out Kentucky are unusually abundant. A
large wheat crop has just been garnered, and
remains in the hands of the farmers, from the
fact that seventy cents per bushel is the high
est price offered, and also owing to the obstruc
tion to its transportation in the burning of Tail-
Old corn is abun-
Keport from Siouewall Jackson!
FKDKKAL ARMY .MOVEMENTS IN THE WEST!
Mobile, August 16th—A special despatch to
the Mobile Advertiser & Register, dated Knox
ville 14th inst, says a gentleman from AA’ythe
ville, A’a., this morning, states that Mr. Moore,
a member of the Confederate Congress from
Kentucky, had received a despatch that Gen.
Jackson had gained the position which he
sought, beyond the Kapidan river. Also that
he had been reinforced by Gen. Lee, and fight
ing was progressing, yesterday.
Slight skirmishing yesterday by Gen. Ste
venson’s forces six miles from Cumberland Gap
in which ten prisoners were taken. A rumor
prevailed that the enemy were evacuating Cum
berland Gap.
Jackson, Miss., 15th—The Confederate pris
oners confined in theAVestern prisons are daily
expected at A’icksbutg. Gen. A’an Dorn orders
all the prisoners of this department to reqiort
at Jackson forthwith.
A correspondent of the Mississippian says
that at Baton Rouge, 300 negroes were station
ed in front of the A’ankee lines, and 150 of them
were killed.
A special despatch to the Mobile Tribune,
dated Grenada, the loth, says Logan’s com
mand, 5,000 strong, has fallen back to Hatchie
River, on the other side of Bolivar, Tennessee.
3,000 Federals have been sent from Browns
ville to Fort Pillow. A hundred Yankees oc
cupy Hickman, and 1,200 Columbus, Ky. The
command at Memphis has certainly been weak
ened by sending reinforcements up the river,
probably for Buell.
Richmond, Aug. 15.-—A detachment of Capt.
Baylor’s cavalry, twenty-eight in number,
made a dash into Front Royal on Tuesday last,
and captured the Y’ankee Provost Marshal and
ten of the Provost Guard and eleven horses.—
A large force of the Yankees was in the vicini
ty at the time.
Butchery by Oen. Bull Nelson—Generals
Tilghman and Buckner.
Cuattanooga, 16th.—The “Rebel” learns
that three discharged Confederate solders were
shot at McMinnville, by Gen. Bull Nelson, in
retaliation on the “bushwackers ff One was
was a wou nded Georgian.
Gen. Tilghman arrived here last night, en
route to Vicksburg. Geti. Buckner will be
here to-night.
Charleston, 17th.— Two A’ankee marines
belonging to tlie gunboat Mohawk were bro’t
to this city to-day. They were captured while
prowling about Edisto Island, by our cavalry.
Mobile, 17th.—A special to the Tribune,
dated Grenada, 16th, says Northern dates of
the 11 in and 12th have been received. Yan
kee accounts of the battle at Culpepper Court
House says that about ten thousand men under
Gen. Ba.d.s were attacked by over twenty thou
sand reb-:s. Pope was not present. They
aa’know.. tige their loss from two to three thou
sand. Among them Generals Auger and Geary
wounded. Prince missing. Also three Colo
nels, three Lieutenant Colonels, four Majors,
and a large number of company officers woun
ded and killed. They say that their forces re
tired from the field when overpowered by num
bers. Their infantry were badly >• op.
Culpeppe-r is one vast Hospital.
Gen. Geary’s brigade, two thousand strong,
lost fifteen hundred in charging on a Confede
rate battery. The 5th Ohio were nearly anni
hilated ; the 3d Wisconsin stampeded from the
battlefield. The reception of the news in New
York caused Stocks to go down and Gold to go
up. The Chicago Tribune says that Jackson
evidently outgeneraled and defeated Pope.
The Memphis correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune has been arrested for disloyalty.
A difficulty on the negro question, between
an Illinois, Indiana and two Ohio regiments, at
Memphis, ip reported, which resulted in an is
sue of arms, with a loss of fifteen men.
A number of deserters from Sherman’s ar
my arrived here this evening and report that
great dissatisfaction exists in that arnij’.
Curtis is reported to have landed a large por
tion of his army on this side of the river again.
Special to the Advertiser and Register, Knox
ville, 16th. Information from Cumberland
Gap states that Morgan (Federal) was retreat-
1TEMS.
From the Chattanooga Rebel, of the Kith.
Gen. McCook.—We notice that our exu
ges are considera sly puzzled as to the idc
of the McCook who was killed by a coir
of partisans in the neighborhood of Seim,
week They are at a loss to know wheti
was General or Colonel McCook. We q
in a previous issue, that it was Gen. : s
McCook; which was correct Thereat;
of these worthies; Gen. A. McD. McCook]
Gen. (formerly Colonel) Robert McCook.,
latter is the one who has met the fate th
of our infamous invaders deserve.
Deserters.—It is really astonishing
hold the number of deserters from the FeJ
army now stationed in our neighborhood.,
arrive daily by ones, twos, threes and in i
And a rumor was prevalent on the stret
terday, that Gen. Maxey had sent a desjl
for a special train of cars to bring up an ei?
regiment of Federals that had deserted ail
wished to be paroled. Ol course we musi
make due allowance for the whims of Madam(
Rumor.
Confederate Soldiers Shot.—AA’e are in
formed by a gentleman direct from Middle Ten
nessee that three Confederate soldiers, two dis
charged, and the other a wounded Georgian,
were recently shot at McMinnville, by order of
Bull Nelson, the Federal General at that post,
as a retaliatory measure against the bush
whackers of that county. There was no proof
implicating these unfortunate men in the trans
actions that the Federals complain of. Is there
no means of retaliation against such flagrant
disregard of the rules of civilized warfare ?
—AVe learn from a gentleman just from Mid
dle Tennessee, that murder and robbery are
becoming more and more frequent in that por
tion of the state. The enemy are fortifying
at the principal stations and bridges on the
Nashville and Chattanooga railrond. AtAA'ar-
•racc, in Bsdi md county, and Gallatin, in Sum
ner county, v are inlormed, the Federals are
drilling the m • >es and preparing them to take
the field at s diers. Great, havoc is being
made upo- lie '•■'wing crops, while barns and
smoke ho oes .. Uaged of all their contents
in many localise- 17t/t.
—AA’e learn through a Federal deserter, who
was brought in on Friday evening, that one of
their Kentu. .y regiments has recently stacked
arms and refused longer to do duty, whereup
on they were placed under arrest. AVe did not
learn the cause of their mutiny, but suppose
it to be an unwillingness to remain longer in
an army whose avmoed purpose is to overthrow
aa institution in which the people of their State
have a common interest with the people of the
whole South.—17fA.
—The Yankee fleet bombarded seventy ols
days. The nutaber of vessels of all classt t
engaged in it was ninety six, with crews an 1
infantry amounting to 13,500 men. Our loss
was just three men and one woman, omitting
the casualties of the ram Arkansas. Two of
them were killed in batteries, and one while
making an attack on boats moored near the
shore. There was not a single gun disabled
and only one dismounted on our side. The en
emy, taking everything into consideration, lost
it is supposed, a thousand men. So who’s afraid
of mortar boats ?—17th.
The Retort Courteous.—A Fourth street
merchant said to his hiied man the other day ;
“Here, Patrick, here’s fifty dollars; now go
and enlist in some good regiment right away ;
enlist in some regiment, I don’t care which om
it is.” “I’m obliged to you, but 1 should >.. .(.
er be excused,” said Patrick. “Here’s a hun
dred dollars,” pulling the roll out of his panu,
loons pocset, “if you’ll enlist in some good
regiment.—Cincinnati Commercial.
—The Great Eastern left New York on the
26th ult, for Liverpool, taking $600,000 in
specie. The City of New A'ork took out near
ly $700,000, and the Borussia $225,000 all on
the 26th ult.
road bridges by Morgan. .. ...... , . , m
dant at twenty cents per bushel, and bacon I mg h ,s forces, leaving only 1 ory Tennes
finds no sale at three and four cents per pound. ■ sea Regiments.
Sale of Factory Goods.—Augusta Factory
Goods were sold yesterday morning as follows :
f Shirting 39 a 40}-cents.
4-4 Sheeting 42 a 42} cents.
Drilling 52} a 52} cents.
Osnaburgs ..43} a 43} cents.
Graniteville Factory Goods sold as follows:
3- 4 Shirting 31} cents.
7-8....“ 38} a 39 cents.
4- 4 Sheeting ..42 cents.
Drilling 63 cents.
Osnaburgs 58} cents.
Chron. £ Sent.
—A French genealogist has found out that
the Empress Eugenie is the true heiress of the
throne of Mexico through her Spanish ances
tors, who are descendants of Montezuma !
The Cost to England.—Mr. Bayley, of Man
chester, calculates that the war oif the United
States causes to the working classes of Great
Britain a loss of one million sterling per month,
and of eight millions pounds annually to those
who employ them. The advance in the price
of cotton is equal to a loss of eighteen mil 1 ’ n
pounds sterling, and the cotton manufactui —g
interests in Great Britain is now suffering an
annual loss ol eighty millions of pounds sterl-
—Queen Isabella has just sent to the Pope a
blank draft on her treasury, as a token of grat
itude lor her recent safe accouchment. She
begs the holy father tc fill it up with any sum
he sees fit not exceeding $100,000.
-An aflair cook place at Dalton on Tuesday
night between Mr. Benj. Simcox, an engineer
of the YYesterr. & Atlanta R R, and Dr. Mc
Affee, surgeon of Col. Glenn’s Georgia regi
ment, in which the former received no less than
ten bowie-knife wounds. It appears that the
altercation had its origin in the Doctor’s insist
ing on sleeping; in a passenger car that was ly
ing over at Di.lton, after being informed that
it was against orders to allow the cars to be
used in that mtnner.