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I flf, A. REID & Co.,] A Family Journal for the Dissemination of General Intelligence, Miscellany, Agricultural, Commercial, Political and Religious Information. [PROPRIETORS SERIES,! MACON, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1866. VOL. 1, NO. 19 XKL1SQKAPH iflBLlSHING HOUSE ^[itM A. REID ACo., Proprietors. .ftSSo t 3 - BoTKI!f - 1 "■ ID1TORS. Tenns of Subscription : liiiowu VTaxir TmScijxpu: Si 00 per r uc0S Dailt TELBOKAPn: 812 00 per annum. JOB PRINTING: I .-^-Particular attention will be given to the PjStion of JOB PRINTING of every deacrip- THE VETO. V portion of the President’s yeto message Ivompanying the Civil Rights bill on its re in to Congress, will b« found in our col- Lans. It is >11 of the ilnnnniwl m ail al ceil in te Nashville papers of tho 29th inst, from Xhieb it is extracted. We hope to bo able [ f ur nish the remainder to-morrow. " The veto, so far as we have secnj has been .voraMy received. Tho comments of the ,rte leading New Vork papers will bo found |n brief on this page. Tho President hasevi- icntly presented a powerful argument,not only oreawtr fbe measure under consideration at extending to the whole line of Radical policy regarding the South, against which he [cclarcs uncompromising hostility. Tho Dc- ructives will find in him a full match for icir combined intellect and diplomacy. He £hts them with tho weapon of truth, and is >ound to drive their discomfited legions be- ore him. Such masterly power of logic and arncst patriotism does tho President bring o l>ear upon the obnoxious bill returned to 'ongress, that its enemies are startled by the toll deformities brought to light, and its fiends, confounded and dismayed, can only rent their spite in impotent generalities ml harmless abuse. It is evidently a docu- nent that strikes both the head and heart of lie country, and we are convinced that it will »- sustained by tbe sober men of all parties at he North. Whether the Senate can climb rer or tunnel through the mountain of nr- pimeut he has erected against a measure that eceived almost their unanimous support af- er weeks of scrutiny and discussion, remains o be seen. We trust, for the country’s sake, lhat they will yield their prcjudices'to the lemamis oi truth and have the moral cour se to reverse a judgment that was manifest- wrong. Perhaps we may get tho result by legraph before we go to press with this lumber of our paper, certainly in time for aouncement in our next, as the Senate have illy exhausted the argument. Ia closing this brief notice of a document ihat will lire in history as one of the great lndmnrks of civil liberty in America, wc TouUl be doing violence to our feelings did wc omit to offer to the President, in behalf of lie whole Southern people, their thanks for bis masterly and patnotic vindication of their Constitutional rights against tho encroach ment of a faction that would destroy tbc last restige of their liberties. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH. Analysis of the Radical Legislation of Con gress—Designs of the Radicals—How they Expect to Accomplish them—The Presi dent an Obstacle in their Path. Washington, March 20, I860. The course of legislatiion which is bein pursued by the Radical majority in Congress is nbsolntely startling. Fully nine months have elapsed since the termination of the wari yet all the legislation of Congress, so lar as the Radical majority can control it, has been conducted os if the war was still raging, or at least as if the eleven Southern States were conquered provinces constituting a territory foreign from our own, and as if the people of those States constituted a subjugated popu lation, and were not our fellow citizens. At tho time when Congress asse mbled in December, tho war had been over fully six months. The rebellion had been cutirely quelled six or eevpn months before. The ob jects for which the war had been prosecuted, had been fully accomplished. The authority of tho National Government had been fully established, and cheerfully acknowledged in every one of the eleven Southern States. The people of those States, without exception, honestly, sincerely, and without reserve, gave in their aQhcsion to the Government and sought to restore their relations with that Governmeut which had been interrupted by the war. While their efforts for this end were in progress they busied themselves in repairing the ravages of war at home. With untiring industry and zeal they labored in the cultivation of tbc soil, and in the restor ation of trade and business of every kind.— Aided by their fellow ditizens in the Northern cities, they re-opened their commercial rela tions with them. They rebuilded their own cities which the fortune of war bad left in rains. Aided again by their Northern fellow citizens, they rebuilt most of the most import ant lines of their railroads, constructed new bridges for them, and ouce more commenced the running of trains to their chief cities.— Once more the smiles of peace and industry blessed the land. In tbe meantime they had listened to tbe wise counsels of tbe President and Secretary of State. They had elected State Legisla tures, and these bodies having met, had rati fied the amendment to the Constitution abolishing slaveiy, and had elected Senators for the United States Senate. The people also, under the -direction of the President and Secretary of State, had elected Governors and members of Congress. Such was the condi tion of things at the South when Congress met in IJecember. The President in bis mes sago was not only able to say that the Union was restored; he was able to announce also that, by the action of tbe Southern States, a new article bad been added to the Constitu tion of tbe United States; that the Southern States were entitled to representation in Con- tion. This body of men have deprived, and continue to deprive eleven States of their equal representation in the Senate. They have excluded, and they continue to exclude from their seats, 22 Senators and So Repre sentntives from those eleven States. They have already revolutionized the Government ItsTormis essentially changed. It has. at pres : ent", all the worst features of an oligarchy Intoxicated by the possession of absolute power, the radical leaders show themselves determined to resort to any means to retain it. They are now trying to effect the expul sion of os many Democratic members as pos sible fromjboth Houses. Mr. Voorliees, of Indiana, who had a clear right to his scat, has been expelled. Mr. Stockton, of Ncw^Jer sey, whose right to his seat in the Sen ate was not only -admitted by the Judiciary Committee, but was enforced by most able and luminous argument by the Re publican Senator Trumbull. Mr. Stockton, would have been expelled from the Senate on the 23d, if he had not vo ted himself, on the question of expulsion.*— The expulsion of Mr. Brooks, of New York, one of the most eloquent speakers, one of the most useful members of the House; a man whose brilliant talents render him useful not to his own State alone, but to the whole coun try—the expulsion of Mr. Brooks has been re solved on, and will be consummated probably next week in spite of the most positive testi mony as to his right to his seat. The expul sion of Mr. Harris, of Maryland, and Mr. Daw son, of Pennsylvania, has also been resolved on, and these great tfrongs will perhaps be consummated. Will they pause there ? There is no reason to expect it. The President stands in their engaged in gambling, and was, some time in the fall of 1800, killed in a drunken brawl in that place by a chum, one George Edicott, since which time his memory and name had almost faded out of the remembrance of his acquaintances here. His wife, deserted by her husband, reduced to the most squalid poverty, for three years has made a living at the wash-tnb. Last week (Thursday) her youngest daugh ter, Janet, died, and a few friends gathered in to watch the corpse. There were, in the party who sat up, John C. Reeves, an engi neer at a steam mill, Thomas Tanners, broth er of Mrs. Elder, Mrs. Shawmut, Mary Wil liams and myself About ten o'clock in tho evening, the doors and windows being all closed and shut, we were not only amazed, bnt stricken dumb by the appearance of El der himself among us, in his palpable, earth ly form, as when we knew him years ago. I. tell it to you as it was, and if you wish to make this appear more readable you can put the flourish and high sounding words to suit yourself. He deliberately walked to the cof- way. They have already spoken of him os “an obstacle to be removed.” His firmness, his determination to stand upon the Consti tution and to permit no infringement upon it, have up to this time, saved the Southern States from Iteing virtually abolished. •Our readers will have seen, from the telegram published some days ago, that subsequent to the date of oar correspondent'# letter, tbe vote refer red to was reconsidered, and the infamous pur pose of the Radicals accomplished in the expul sion of Mr. Stockton.—Eons. . Dead Man Walks in at a Wake and Gives his Widow a Bag of Gold. They see strange sights and tell strange gross and had sent their Senators and Repre- I 8torics out West Whether the days of mir- sentatives here; and that the latter were fully 1 acl “ have Earned or tho whiskey distilled entitled to their seats. Now what has been the subscqnent course of the legislation of Congress ? In tbc first place wc see both Houses abdicating tlicir Constitutional functions, and placing their chief powers in the hands of a conncil of fifteen members, an irresponsible body, a com mittee which meets in secret and whose de- What Docs it Amount to 7 We have been reading the radical papers^ forth and South, for several months most liligcntly, and havo even had the patience, in •ur search after truth, to wade through a num- *r of the prosy, brainless, bnt malignant speeches of their champions in Congress, togelher with the letters of their various emissaries to tho South and the testimony of .. . , _ . . ..... , , _ ... , | liberations are kept veiled from the public their witnesses before tho Committee of Fif- _ , .. r tern, and what does it nil amount to ? What' e f; the next place wc see the purpose is the reason assigned why the Southern' P lft,nIy announced by the radical leader, in States should not be admitted into fu „ fel -1 Congress, to treat the South as conquered ter- lowship as members of the Federal Union, j ntoiy and the Southern people as a foreign and restored to tho possession of all their' and ^bjugated population: to permanently rights under the Constitution ? 1 *f clu . d# Sonthe ™ , 8tat “ fron ? . re Presenta- Is it alleged that any portion of tho South-; tion in Congress, at least “for thirty years,” era people hove refused to lay down their j °r “during the lifetime of tho present gencr- inns and pledge themselves to support i ation.” In the third place we see this council the Government for tho future ? No. Is it I of fifteen reporting a series of measures cal- dtaiged that, though disarmed, any portion j culated to effect this end, and others making of our people have been guilty of acts of Los- such changes in the Constitution of the Uni- tility or disloyalty to tho Union ? No. Is it ‘ ted States as, if carried into effect, would vir- pretended that thov have not gone about their , tually abolish that instrument: and wc see business and by tlicir wholo walk and conver ! that the consummation of these measures is on- sation shown n disposition to bnry tho , ly prevented by the veto of the President and hatchet and live in peace and harmony with by tho action of the Senate by tlie smallest the North ? No. Some of the terms pre- 1 possible majority, in sustaining that veto.— scribed by tlie Executive were hard, bnt has Finally we sec that tho radical leaders boldly any State refused to comply with them ? No. announce that their object in pursuing this Ilavc we failed to acknowledge the abolition of course of legislation is—what? To re slavery, to engraft an act of abolition on our store and perpetuate tho Union ? Ah! no. own fundamental laws, and to provide for the ' They announce that their object is—to protection of tho negro in all his rights of per- perpetuate their own power. In other and property ? No. Tyrannical as they arc . words they have determined to trample on in Borae sections of the country, is there one the Constitution, to abolish that instrument, in which armed rcsistence has licen offered to j to change the form of the government, to the military authorities ? No. Is there any 1 revolutionize the government indeed, in or movement among any portion of the South-. fiw that by excluding the Southern States era people that would indicate a desire for I from participation in the next Presidential anythingbutquiet and the restoration oflaw election, ^ey w^aWe toe^R^bl^ ^ Edmijml Burke ^ that topunisb and order throughout their country? No. can President m 1SG8, and to perpetuate the body and mass of the people,” capitally, Tiiough deprived of all representation in the power ot the Republican pasty. J j 8 “to make massacres.” “To punish them Government, and all voice in the enactment This strong language. But I am justified with lesser penalties is to debilitate the Com- nf law. by which they have to be governed, in using it, not oSy by the facts themselves, bSta^ofcCjSS can a solitary instance of rcsistence to but by the positive declarations of President to render happy and flourishing.” those laws, or any of tho constituted civil Johnson, recently made. In the address As to crimes. lie draws a strong line of lim- authorities. bo brought forward for our which he made some days ago, to a delega- Radon. _“Forno one_offense, politically an conderanation t No. In all these respects tion from Kentucky, be stated-distinctly that our conduct has been just what tlie Govern-1 the design of the radicals 4fcs to change the ment would have it to be. in that section has become inordinately bad, does not appear, most likely tbe latter. At any rate, a few weeks ago, the Devil himself appeared, in propria persona, horses, hoofs forked tail and all, in a certain locality in Kentucky, the fact having been sworn to by “a number of highly respectable witnesses.” This sensation had not fully died away when the Cincinnati Commercial favored its read ers with the following: Indianapolis, Indiana, i March 6' I860. J A startling affair you may say I am to de scribe, and I promise your readers to not only vouch for the truth of what I writo myself, but will give yon the best references in this city in addition “on call.” t A mechanic in this city, by the name of Orrin Elder, went to California in 1853, leav ing a wife and two girls here. Upon .arriv ing at California, he went to Shasta city, and, after having mined for a year or so, became fin and pi -ced upon it a bag of mctalic sub stance, and as instantly disappeared. Com mon sense got the better of us after a while, and, upon opening the bag, wc found $070 in ten dollar gold pieces, and a little scrap of paper with the words on it, “Restitution at last, 3rary.” The woman lias a certificate for the money, now, on the First National Bank of this city. / 1 took the editor of one of our city pa •pers np to the house, called in all who had sat up, and, after they had given in their tes timony, be declined doing anything about it, and said lie would get tbe credit of being a fool for any labor in giving this story to his readers. As to the character I bear in this community, I would refer to A. H. Conner, Esq., Postmaster. Joseph Lawson, Esqr., Col Richard Ryan, Rev. J. U. Lozier and Dr. Wagner « Very Respectfully, (Signed] Wilbert C. McIntire. offense of .rebellion,” (italicised by himself,) “by counsel, contrivance, persuasion, or com pulsion—for no offense which is properly a _ form of the government; to revolutionize tbc ,nQitarp offense of rebellion, or anything done In what, then, are the Southern people de- government, by consolidating all of its pow- by open hostility m the field, should any man Sent ? Upon what ground are they consid- era in the hands of this secret council of 15- 1 at aU he allied in question.” * * * * ered unworthy of reinvestment with all tho ! It is time in( ,ecd, for the people of the Uni- “ Thc -. ofl TT *° f «Ta" „ oblite ™ te ?, h l mrhtfl And privilege* ritSvM" il. , , , . pc&cc. Anotlior class should, of Uniti <1 m-.tr f Whr i i - States to ask themselves tlie question, coursc . l>c included in the indemnity, name- . ‘ J'L . 1 - hccau-e they -* w hat form of government are wc living un- ly: all those who, by their activity in restor- <io not feel nght. This is the wholo aign- derf” If we are living under a monarchy, inff lawful government shall obliterate their meat when sifted down to ita rrmerits.— j et U9 have the crown, “the robes of royalty, offenses.- To all such, he says, let amnesty Our conduct and professions an-all right, but - . Wfl * ccrtninlv not h<5 extended. “BuV he asks, “where are the arm».t(n„ iv j fR, d tn " c arc ccrl!UI “- not objects of justice, and of example, and of fu anog.tingto tiionselveethe oMfihcfaiee Of, living under a republican form pf gov- ture security to tlie public peace ' They are '* ai saintly Ha .icals profess to ernment such as existed before the war: naturally pointed out. not by tlicir bavin, such a government as is provided for by tlie outraged political and civil laws but by tlicir _ ft 1CC.1UV inimical to lilt L IIion.■■ , * liqvinif rplipllpd 1‘iAir nr mfnrp onJ This it the whole case—thc sole ground on LonstnUition. That instrument provides that 0 | t ( ra ,'7ed man as man." which millions of freemen are deprived of the House of Representatives shall consist of gadi are the opinions of a wise man, ex- lUeir rights and subjected to tlie iron rule of members chosen “by tbe people of the several preswd in 1792. in the midst of simple gor- toUitOTy despotism. How long will the : and that “the Senate shall be com- emments whose limitation of power was alone "UWaensc and patnoti-m of tlieNorth tolcr- i — c .... ^ , ^ , the will of them that wielded them. How 7* nonsense mch flagrant Injustice and , ' .....cmmUh' i • i r •, ' i much more strongly do his benignant opin- wrong to twelve millions of tlicir country- that no Mate snail be deprived of its equal - -• 1 - representation in tlie Senate.” No one will pretend to say that thc body of men now sitting at tbe capitol constitutes such a Con gress, such a legislative branch of the gov ernment, as is provided for by tlie Constitu- A violent tornado cros-rd thc Mississippi a jew miles above Cairo on Wednesday night.— it waa about 100 yards wide, and destroyed everything in its track. ions apply to our experience, crur own recent experience, under a system so complex that it is yet unsettled, except by force of arms, to which authority. State or Federal, tlie allegi ance of the citizen is due, when the conflict ing authority of each is asserted over him. Intercepted Letter from Hon. C. C. Clay. The Boston Advertiser publishes the fol lowing letter, which, it says, has been identi fied as the production of Mr. Clay. The messenger, trusted to carry it to Richmond was arrested in Washington City and the document found on his person. The Adver tiser sa\s it affords the grounds of Mr. Clay's long confincaient nt Fortress Monroe. St. Catharine, <'• W„ i November 1, 1SG4. ( Sin:—You have doubtless learned through the press of the United States, ot the raid on St. Albans, Vermont, by about twenty- five Confederate soldiers, neatly all of them escaped prists •- r * ted by Lieutenant Ben- net II. Yoay*tfY OD! tf lc i r " r - t,c mpt and fail ure to burn tk|ioS9 and thc robbery of three banks there of the aggregate amount of about $180,000; of t- icir arrest in Canada by United States forces, tlicir commitment, and the pending preliminary trial. There are twelve or fourteen of the twenty-five who have been arrested and arc now in prison at Montreal, where tho trial for com mitment for extradition is tow progressing. A letter from Hon. J. J. M. Abbott, the lend- ing counsel for tin prison s. dated Mont real, 28th Octol>er, sites to me “We (prison ers counsel) all think it qfiito clear that the facts will not justify a commitment for extradition under the law as it stands; and we conceive the strength of our position to consist in the documents we bold establish ing tho authority of the raiders from the Confederate States Government. Bnt there is no doubt that this authority might be made more explicit than it is, in-so-far as re gards tlie particular act complained of, and I presume the Confederate Government will consider it to be their duty to recognize officially the acts of Lieut. Young and his party, and will find means to convey such recognition to thc prisoners hero in such a form as can bo proven before our courts. If this were accompanied or followed by a de- tnund from your Government that tho prison ers be set at liberty, I think a good effect would be produced, although prabably, the application would not be received by the au thorities. There will be at least afnrtnight’s time, and probably more, expended in the examination of witnesses, so that there will be plenty of time for anything that may be thought advisable to be done in behalf of the prisonen.” I met Mr. Young at nnlifux, on my way here, in May last. Ho showed me letters from men whom I knew by reputation to be true friends of 8tate Rights, and therefore of Southern Independence, vouching for his integrity as a man, liis piety as t Christian, and his loyalty as a soldier of the South. Af- tersatisfying me that his heart was witli us in our struggle, and that he had suffered im prisonment for many months as a soldier of the Codfederate States, for which ho had es caped, he developed his plans fo: retaliating some of the injuries and outrages inflicted up on the South. I thought them feasible and fully warranted by tbe law of nations and therefore commended him and his plans to the Secretary of War. He was sent back by the Secretary ofWai nitli a commission as second Li oaten. \ to execute his plans and purposes, but tt*y.op< . to Hon. and my self. We preveWftd bia achieving or attempt ing what I am Suie ho could have done lor U3 and which may be tully explained hereaf ter. Finally, disappointed in his original pur pose, and in all the subsequent enterprises projected, he proposed to return to the Con federate States via Halifax, but phasing thro’ the New England States and burning some towns and robbing them of whatever he could convert to tbe use of the Confederate Govern ment This I approved os justifiable retaliation. He attempted to burn the town of St Albans, Vermont, and would have succeeded but for the failure of the chemical preparations with which he was armed. Believing the town was already fired in several places and must be destroyed, ho then robbed thc banks of all thc funds lie could find, amounting to more than $200,000. That lie ^Yas not prompted by selfish or mercenary motives, and that he did not intend to convert the funds taken to bis own use, but to that of the Confederate States, I am as well satisfied as I am that he is an honest man, a true soldier and a patriot, and no one who knows him will question his title to this character. He assured me before going on the raid, tbat his efforts would be to bum towns and farm houses; not to plunder or rob; but, he said, if after firing a town he saw he could take funds from a bank, or anything which might inflict injury'on the enemy and benefit his own Government, lie would do so. He added most emphatically, that whatever he took should be turned over to the Government or its representa tives in foreign lands. My instructions to him, oft repeated, were “to destroy whatever was valuable, but not to stop or rob; but if after thc firing of a town he could secure and cany off money, or treasure, or bank notes, lie had a right to do so, upon condition that his men delivered to the proper authorities of tbe Confederate States.” That they were not delivered according to his promise and intention was owing, I am 6ure, to the failure of his chemical compound to fire thc town, and to thc capture of himself and men on Canadian soil, being surprised and overpow ered by superior numbers from the United States. On showing me his commission and liis iastructions from Mr. Scddon. which were of course vague and indefinite, he said he was authorized to do all the damage he could to tlie enemy by way of retaliation. If this be tne, it seems to me the Confederate States Government should not hesitate to avow that his act was fully authorized as warrantable retaliation. If the Government do not as sume the responsibility of this raid, I think Licnt. Young and his men will be given up to the United States authorities. If so, I fear tho exasperated and alarmed people of Ver mont will execute cruel and summary ven geance upon them beforo they reach thc pris on of St. Albans. Tlie sympathy of nine-tcntlis of the Cana dians are with Young and his men—a major ity of all thc newspapers justify or excuse his acts as merely retaliation—and they desire only the authority of the Confederate States government for it to resist tlicir extradition. The refusal ot extradition is fully warranted by the like course of the United Slates in many co-cs cited lately in the Canadian pa pers, which I cannot now repeat, but which you can readily find. The refusal of extradi tion would be of salutary political influence, it is thought, both in the British provinces and in Engltnd. I cannot now explain why. I trust, therefore, for the sake not only of the brave soldiers who attempted this daring ex ploit, which lias caused a panic throughout the United States bordering on Canada, and tbe orginization of forces to resist, as well tbc arlitrary and tyrannous order of Gen Dix touching tbe coming Presidential elec tion, bit for the sako of- our cause and coun- trjj tbat the President will assume thc respon-. sibility of the act of Lieut. Bennett H. Young, and thai you will signify it in such form as will enttle it to admission as evidence in the pending trial. I semi tlfe special messenger who bears this, that your answer may lie brought back by him wiihin ten days, or by the lltb instant. The find judgment can, and will be, post poned for tlie action of tbc Confederate Suites Goverameut a- long as possible, certainly for tea days. I avail myself of this opportunity to bring! Confederate Dead. to yefcr notice the case of Capt. Charles H. J , , T Cole, another escaped prisoner of General» -»l^nv tributes of respect, says the New Forrest's command, who was taken about) havc b< l en P aid to the memory- six weeks since in the Michigan (tlie Federal \ of the soWiers who fe ll %hting for the Fed- war steamer on Lake Erie), and is charged ! eral cause - Thelr aslles llave beea gathered with an attempt at piracy (for attempting and entombed with solemn ceremony in con- to capture the vessel), with being a spy, &c. The fact is that he also projected and came very near executing a plan for the capture of that ve.-sel and the rex-tie of the prisoners on Johnson’s Island. "Wc failed only because of the return of the Captain (Carter) of the Michigan, a day sooner than expected, and thc betrayal (in consequence of his return) of tbe entire plot. The only plausible ground for charging him with being a spy is that he was in Sandusky, on Johnson’s Island, and on the Michigan very frequently, without having on his person thc Confederate uniform, but wearing the dress of a private citizen. 31 and 1 Lave addressed a letter to tbe commandant nt Johnson's Island, protesting against bis being treated as a spy, for the following reasons: "That he was in the territory of the United States ns a prisoner against lii^conscnt; tbat he escaped by changing liis warb; that he had no Confederate uniform when he visited Sandusky, Johnson’s Island,, ancl tlie Miclii- that lie did not visit them as an emis sary from thc Confederate States: that what- aecrated cemetries, and above their graves thc monumental stone recites the history of their deeds. Tlie wants of their orphans and widows have been supplied by tho generous contributions of tbeir countrymen, and the sorrow ofbereavement lias been soothed by the voices of the living, uttering the lan guage of praise and sympathy for the fallen. This is most just and commendable. It would be a sin against nature to refuse the offerings due to tlie men who have perished upon the fields of battle, and it is labor of love and duty to keep the grass green upon those graves, and the bloom forever frcsli upon their laurels. But the Confederate dead ! Arc they to be forgotten and neglected ? Thousands of them lie mouldering where they fell, without stono to mark their resting place, without sign to tell the wayfarer that the bones of brave men repose beneath the dust, trampled by feet unconscious of the sacred attribute: of tbe place. Hundreds of thousands of our sorrowing countrymen the women of the South know not where thc remains of tlicir ever he conceived, he*had not executed any- j hindretl rot. or whether, indeed, the pul: thing; that he had conveyed no information to his Government, and did not contemplate conveying any information to the- Govern ment.” His trial has been postponed, I know not why or from what time. His exchange should be postponed and notice given that any punishment inflicted on him will bo re taliated upon an officer of equal rank. He is a very brave and daring soldier, and patriotic, and deserving the approbation of his Govern ment. I wrote to you on the 12th of June, to the President 25th June, and to you on the lltli of August and 12th of September last, I trust you received those letters. Mr. (who I see has gotten into the Confederate States) havo doubtless explained things here, have never received a line from you or any jerson, excepting my brother at Richmond [ have not changed tlie views expressed in my former communications. All that large portion of the ■ Northern people, and especially in the Northwest, want, to resist the despotism at Washington, is a leader. They are ripe for resistance, and it may come soon after the Presidential election. At all events, it must come, if our armies are not overcome and destroyed. No people of the Anglo-Saxon blood can long endure the usur pation and tyranny of Lincoln. Democrats are more hated by modern Republicans than Southern rebels, 'and will be as much out raged and persecuted if Lincoln is re-elected. They must yield to a cruel and disgrace ful despotism or fight. They feel it and know it. I do not sec that I can achieve anything by remaining longer in this province, and unless instructed to stay, shall leave here by tbc 20th inst, for Halifax, and take my chances for running the blockade. If I am to stay till spring, I wish my wife to join me, under flag of truce, if possible. Iam afraid to risk a winter’s residence in this latitude and cli mate. I need not sign this. The bearer and tbe person to whom it is addressed can identify me. But I can see no reason why your re sponse should not be signed and sealed, so as to make it serviceable, as suggested, in respect of the St Alban’s raid. A statement of pris oner’s counsel has been sent by way of Hali fax and Washington, but it may never reach you, or not in time for thc deliverance of the prisoners. This is my chief reason for send ing this by one whom I think I can trust. Please reply promptly, and start tbe mes senger back as soon as possihje. He will ex plain the character of the mission. Send un der a seal that cannot be broken without be ing discovered. 1 am, respectfully, your obedient serv’t, To Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State, Richmond, Va. N. B.—See the Secretary of War (Mn Scd don) touching Young's case. Interesting from Mexico. Wc' nro permitted to make the following extracts, from a letter from a distinguished officer in the army Af the late “Confederacy.” Tho letter bears date “City of Mexico, Feb. 26 th, 18C6:” “When we first arrived the Emperor ap peared very desirous of Federal recognition, and was naturally reluctant to show much consideration to the late enemies cf that Gov ernment. Wo were treated politely, but strict neutrality was enjoined. * * * Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress are ruling mildly, and I tlimk wisely,' and have made and arc still making great efforts- to identify themselves with thc people. We havc but a small foreign society here, and tlie country furnishes but little congenial to Americans. ® “Tliis country possesses many attractions for those who may find their present situ a tion in tbe United States too uncomfortable; but ’s reports are to be taken with great allowance. Those possessing small means do well in this country, but those who depend on manual labor cannot compete with the Indians of thc country who are content with 37 1-2’cents per day, and maintain them selves at that. "My friend Gov. Allen says the birds sing sweeter, the air is balmier,, and the flowers bloom brighter here than in any part of God's creatiofi.’ But white I appreciate highly the delights' of Mexico, I cannot forget the bright suns of other lands and. thestilibrighter wel comes of those friends whom I had hardly learned to appreciate when thc rude fortunes of war tore me from. them. “To accept matters as they found them was a necessity with a large portion of our people, and their action merits commenda tion rather than condemnation. Looking at events from a position 8,000 feet high, and removed from the influences ot passion, I do not see bow tbe work of reconstruction and pacification could havc progressed more rap idly. To all appearances, President Johnson is doing all that could be expected. In tbe meanwhile this country is filled with robbers, calling themselves “Liberals” and thus re ceiving the sympathy of the people whom they rob nnd plunder nt pleasure. ‘•The little colony of Confederates near Cordova, I think, will do well, situated, as it is, in tiie most beautiful and fertile country in the world, aud within four hours of Vera Cruz. But lands arc very scarce, aud thc best already taken up. Lands, I think, can be bad for from two to three dollars per .acre, ancl tbc cost of clearing will be as much more.— Tlie most productive crop is coffee. A gen tleman, by muni , told me his place less hearts that were once warm with affection have even the covering of tbe quiet sail i tbc eternal sleep. Yet those bereaved on feel as keenly ns their conquerors the obliga tions that a Christian sentiment owes to thc names of the departed; but they are too poor to do thc last sad offices to tbeir fallen kindred. They have not even the means to feed and clothe their living dependents, and in their desolate households they weep for the dead without the mournful privilege of know ing that they repose in hallowed ground. Yet what theyean, they do to collect those honored bones and consign them to repose in Christian burial. To show that the sad mis sion has not been neglected, and is promote its consummation by bringing the subject to the consideration of all who have soul enough to respect tho ashes of the brave we publish tlie following touching appeal: * TIIE CONFEDERATE DEAD. The undersigned having been appointed a Committee by a public meeting of the citi zens of Winchester (held in furtherance of the design originated by Mrs. Philip Williams and Sirs. A. H. Boyd) to measures to collect the remains of the honored dead ot the late Confederate army, which repose in its vicini ty ; nnd to cause them to be re-interred in suitable ground, to be provided and set apart for that purpose, gladly accept thc sacred trust committed to them, and appeal to those who sympathise in the object, for such pecu niary aid as they may be disposed to render. It is desirable to effect this object with thc least possible delay, so that thel transference of the remains may be accomplished before the heat of summer shall int erpose to hinder their removal; and this Committee has al ready instituted such inquiries as it is hoped and believed will put them in possession of all thc information which can be had to ena ble them to proceed at once to the execution of thc purpose contemplated by their appoint ment. ‘There is scarcely a Southern State which will not be represented, more or less largely, in this proposed city of the heroic dead; and it is intended to assign to each one of them a X rate and distinct department in which tlie s of its brave sons will repose side by side. A record will also be preserved in an en during form of tlie names of tbe dead, as far as they can be ascertained—the State whence they came—the command to which they.were attached—and the time, place and manner of their death; and where we have the informa tion each grave will bo provided with ahead board, on which the name of its occupant will be inscribed. To carry out this design in a manner cor responding not only with a becoming sense of what is due to the memory of the dead, but to the sensibilities of surviving relatives and friends, will involve a larger expenditure of money than our own people, in their pres ent impoverished condition, could reasonably be expected to supply. They, however, have done and are doing what they can, and we therefore feel at liberty to ask that others who may participate in the feelings and mo tives which have prompted this labor of mingled gratitude and love, will aid in Us accomplishment by such contributions as they may be able and willing to make. But it is important that whatever may be done in. this way should be done speedily. Any information which the friends or rela tives of deceased officers or soldiers may de sire to obtain as to the remains of those who feil in battle, or who died at Winchester or in its neighborhood, and which may come to tho knowledge of the, undersigned, will be furnished by them on application by letter or otherwise. Tlie publishers ot Southern papers, wlio may approve the object of this appeal, would render an acceptable service by cither giving it a place in tlicir columns or proscitfing tin- subject to tbeir readers in such form as may be agreeable to them. J. H. Slicrrard, Chairman; Wnu R. Denny, N. 3L Cartmell. John Z. Jenkins, Clias. L. Crum, John J. Williams, Committee. Winchester, Va., Feb. 22, 18CGv Gen. Lee’s Evidence Before tho Reeon* struction Committee. Washisutox, March 2&—Question. Doyon.ee any change among the poorer clasts in Vir«iDi». , ?n reference to incustry; are they as much or more interested in developing tbeir material intereeu than they were? Answer. I have not observed any chance Every one now Laa to attend to hU own business lorsuP'jMrt. poorer classes arc generally hard a* work are they? 1 , So ff as I know they are. I- know nothing to the contrary. K Q. Is there any difference in their relation* to diminished ** thdrprejudico increased or f havc noticed no change. As far as I know the feelings ot ail the people of Virginia are kina ? S r . e<l P?°P le - 1 have never laurel any blame attributed to them as to tho present eoncition o: tilings rm any responsibility. Q. There are very few colored laborers em ployed, I suppose ? A. Those who own farms have employed more or less, one or two colored laborers, some are poor they have to Work themselves. Q- Can capitalists and working men from tho North go into any portion of Virginia with which y-are familiar, and go to work among the neo- A. Ido not.know anything to provont them- their peace and pleasure depend very much on their conduct; if they confined themselves to tbeir own business, and did not interfere to pro voke controversies with their neighbors, I do not believe they would bo molested. Q. There is no <‘ capital ? A. Not that we know of. on the -sire to keep out labor and cost him up to the present (five years) $1-5,000, and that the net receipts from it last year would amount to $1G,000. It requires lour years before coffee will yield much profit.— Tobacco is also a great crop there. But I havc seen no business as secure, aud that will pay like cattle nnd sheep in Texas, and I still hold on the idea of forming a grand rnnche, in accordance witli our plans, ’ Sale of Garbage, etc.—Boston sells its house offal under a contract lor five thousand five hundred dollars per annum; the ashes collected by the city tit three thousand, and tlie street dirt aud sweepings for two thous and dollars. Hard on the Banks. Some timesince, a traveler stepped into a bank located in a village in tile neighborhood of -, and immediately after his entrance, pulled off his bat, coat and cravat; this done, he cast a look at thecashiec,who was seated in a corner, “calm as a summer's morning,” and with a commanding shake of his head, said: “Sir, hadn’t you better b* getting that wa ter heated ?” The feller informed h.tft that be was in the wrong “shop.” “You arc in a bank, sir, not in a liarber's shop.” *‘A bank, e**!” qmhted tbc stranger— -dang me, they told me it was a shaving shop.” ______ A Cheap Barometer.—A German has re cently invented a very cheap and easily made barometer. Tukeaeommori glass wide-mouth ed pickle bottle and fill it to within three inches of the month u itli water. Then take a common sweet oil flask, cleanseit thorough ly and plunge tbe neck into tlie pickle bottle as far as it will go. This completes, the ba rometer, and in tine weather the water will rise in thc neck of the flask, descending again in wet, windy weather. Before a heavy gale of wind the water has been seen to leave the flask altogether, at least eight hour- before the gate was at its height. itrary they are very affxa.us to get capital il.t > tho South. ' Q. You -se nothing of a disposition to prevent such a tiling? A. I have seen nothin^, and -lo not know of anything. As I have bi-iorc said, the manner in which they would he received would depend entirely upon these individuals thcnieoIve3.— They might make themselves obnoxious: if you can understand. . Q- By Mr. Howard. therejnot a general dis like of Northern men among secessionist*? A. I supposo they would prefer not to associate with them. I do not know that they would so licit them as associates. Q. Do they avoid them sociably? A. They might avoid them ; they would not select them as associates, unless there was some reason. I do not know that they would associate with them until they became acquainted. I think it probable they would not admit them into their society circles. A Question by Mr. Lowe. What is tho posi tion of colored men in Virginia with reference to persons they work for? Do vou think they would prefer to work for Northern or Southern men? A. I think it very probable they would prefer the Northern man altogether. I have no fasta to go upon. . Q. That having been stated very frequently in reference to tho cotton States, does it result from a bad treatment on the part of tho resident pop ulation, or from tho idea that they will bo more fairly treated, by the new comers? What is your observation in that respect in regard to Virginia? A. I have no means of framing an opinion. I do not know any case in Virginia. I know num bers of blacks engaging wi‘h their old masters, and I know of many who prefer to go off nnd look for new homos. Whether it ia from a dis like of their former masters, or from' any desire to change, or that they feel more free and inde pendent, I do not know. Q. What is your opinion in regard to the ma terial interests in Virginia—do you think they will be equal to what they were before the war, under the changed aspect of affairs ? A. It will take a long time for them to reach their former standard. I think that after some' years they will reach it and I hope exceed it, ljut it cannot be immediately, in my opinion.— It will take a number of years, I think. Q. On what condition of things in Virginia aro you hopeful, both in regard to her material in terest and the future peace of the country ? A. I have heard great hope expressed, and there is great cheerfulness and willingness in regard to tho labor question. . I suppose this policy of President Johnson should be all you anticipated, and that you should also realise all that you ex pect in the improvement of tho material inte rest Q. Do you think the result of that will be the gradual restoration of the old feeling? At That will be thc natural result, I think, and I see no other way iu which that result would bo brought about. Q. There is a fear in thc public mir.d that the friends of the policy of thc South adopt it because it mcan3 the repairing of the political position which they lOit in tlie recent contest. Do vou think that this is tbe main idea with them, or that they merely look to it, os you say, as the best means of restoring civil government’ and the peace and prosperity of their respective States ? A. To tbe first point you make, I do not know tbat I ever heard any ’person speak upon it. I. merely heard the points supported. I havc heard them speak generally as to the effect of the policy of President Johnson, bnt thc feeling is sofaras know, b that there is not thc equality extended to tlie Southern States which is enjoyed by the North.. Q. You do not feel down there that while you . accept the result, we are as generous as we ought tn be under tho circumstances. A. They think that tho North can afford to be.» Q. That is the feeling down there. A. Tes, and they think it tho best policy of those who reflect upon the subject, and are ablo to iudge. Q. I understand it to be your opinion that gen erosity and liberality toward the entire South, would be the surest means of regaining their, good opinion ? A. Yes, and the speediest. Q. By Mr Howard. I understood you to'sav geuerllay you had no apprehensions of any com- bination among the leading secessionists tore- new xvar or anything of the kind? A. I have no reason in tho world to think so. Q. Have you beard that subject talked of by any of the politicians ? A. No sir, I have uot. I have not heard that matter even suggested. Q. Lot me put another of political state ofthinsrs.. Suppose the Executive Government of the United. States should beheld by a President, who like-Mr. Buchanan, neglected the right of coercion, so-call- t-d, and suppose a Congre-s should i xi-t •■ntertain- ing the same political opinion, thus presenting of) the once Rebel States tlie opportunity to again se cede from the Union would they or uot, in your opinion, avail ’themselves of that opportunity, or- someoi them? A. I suppose it wonld depend upon the circum stances existing at the time. It the feeling shonjd. remain embittered, and their affection alienated iroin the rest of thc States, 11 link it very pro bable they might do so. Q. Do you not thiDk at the present time there is. a deep-seated feeling of dislike- towards the gov ernment of the United States on the part of the masses of secessionists? A. I do not know that there is any deep-seated : -lin.. i iid;.k it possible t h.-r-- m..v he some ani mosity still existing among the people of the South. 3rtF"It is-tat'il that Queen Victoria In-.- sent an autograph tetter to the Pope, thank ing him for his action against tlie Fenians, and offering him an asylmn in her dominion, should lie be compelled, through political con vulsions. to leave h?3 own. Necro Killed.—A negro was killed o^ thc plantation of J. S. Chaires in this county on Sunday morning last. The murderer was a negro, formerly belonged to the 2d Reg't U. S. C. T. lie was arrested aud is now con fined in the city jail—Floridian, The Decline in Goia.—Since the '1st of March, gold ha- gone down from 138 to 124 —fourteen per cent. Various rea-ons are as signed for this extraordinary decline, oniony which are thc advance of five-twenties, tbe falling off in the demand for export, and thc sate of gold hy thc Government. The latter of these reasons is probably the one to which the decline is chiafly referrabte. Tlie Secre tary of tlie Treasury is compelled to sell gold to prevent too great an MCiunlatiou in the Treasury, thc receipts being considerably larger than t'ar disbursement on account of thc interest on thc public debt. Whenever this occurs, and ten or fifteen millions of goltl arc thrown upon the market, the premium is bound to six e wav. for no combination can -taml up again.-t ?uc’u opposition as that.— Thc=c reactions, however, arc necessarily tem porary in their character, and the premium again advances when the cau.-e of thc decline disappears. It is ccrtainlv an extraordinary condition of tilings, that with our colossal debt and im mense expenditures, the premium on gold should be so low, and it i-, hardly within range of probability that it will stand at these fig ures for any considerable length of time.— Louistills Conner. The “utter”niost parts ot tho earth rae supposed to be tlie parts where- there arq most women.