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Congvi " to assemble on (be 4tli of July wliitt n iD'K'kfirv to the nioniory of that glorious da v in out* [i.ihi history. that Micb | a * \ >n r n •*■- will * ; ii nnnivci- ,.. lrv _will pi ibnbh not sit more than'two davs. Kve . tlit> g i- ananged for tbim cut and dt ied. 'I boy are but to lie the in struments of registering the edicts of the j t'nbinet however unconstitutional and nton- j t-ti mis Sons of the South! of the land of Madi- -on, of Jefferson, of Washington—of those ; ■> ho knew what the principles of selfgov-, eminent were. the priceless value of con-1 stitiitional liberty, atid periled everything in their achievement! Did we cut loose! ted, mainly from ns. With this great ‘ against its appropriation for any sncli pnr- soiii cc of their supplies being cut off- by ’ j use. The cowards then demanded mat£- tlit-ir own suicidal act, whence or from !rinl for bandages, which being refused, wh.u ‘-otirce is its equivalent to be-made j they laid violent hands on every sheet; up •' I heir operations at present ate upon •• counterpane, pillow-case and tablecloth, a basis oi peihaps'not less ;banSLD'i.000,- It; aring them up into suitable widths Beds 000, or it may be 8150,000 0 0 per art- l were also taken, and a large diTiintr-tahle. the •-oitiloc coal* From the New York News. i Mp * l! " ,w| l’* sii,h r, “ < ‘ r *° SEW YORK FINANCES. j UnTil-Nothin-I _ n n Charleston. S. C.* April i It is stated that Mr. Comptroller J'*n- SJ|> bh %vonh O!10 f aCt which Ima h.rced n>eu nisotLhas been in the city for the pasf three upon «ny mind in r<-tcrem-e i<> me w-uiniMO- loan of one Which jneva ! au.ong the uentienien ut this St»t, man. Win ’ic. is this inon. v to come from? j 1*lit* table was carried into the. yard be- 11 is ti tie, ir, is them—not us. it is a question though, i grove, and here the not to be overlooked by its in considering many a poor fellow of days endcavoiing to raise a million, or one million and a hall, of dol- l.iis, to enable the. State officers to carry on the Government. The Btato. 1 reasiiry is dollar available, or that i ! ha 1 imvr* b» tn «iik>iiu i* l * II! tor gevMSi cl*'ys. vi-st .Liheit- plantar-mu t have c.inv,r.-e<l win them lulty.»ti<i.fri-plv. f have cnjnyed that trank emu teens and • gun ctu> i itrrcein sc w hid} con*ti tune an in, ststiMo ihnut of their society. to mv tars the ech the contingencies of a protracted war Most of their present means was derived 1 shattered leg The residence of another lady was visi- ton soon from these., your old confederates? j come from when the present i* The utmost licentiousness of the French! Tim probab lities are, they wi ■ lacobnis, in their most unbridled fury and phrenzy, did not exhibit greater extrava gance and recklessness in tidal disregaid of law and order, and everything essential j revolutions, to good government, then the.->e people at the North have exhibited in ibis wiid, un- ' unnatural, irrational and fanatical crusade against us. should they succeed, this whole country, North as well as South, will present just such scenes as France did during the Reign of Terror. 11 constitu tional liberty is to be maintained, then, let it he repeated, it must he done by us. This presents some of the outlines of the magnitude of the issues involved irt this contest, it is net only the preservation of our soil fiom the polluted step of an ar rogant invading foe; it is not only the maintainance of our separate indepen dence; but the maintainance of those prin ciples which have distinguished the peo ple, of the United Slates above all other countries and made them the light and the hope of the world. l.et us then proceed to the important business this day to he presented to your consideration. The ladies do well to be here. Their presence always does good on such occasions. At this time every where they are found ready' to do their part; but the business in ban t is mainly with the planters. This war is upon us not of our seeking, bnt it lias to be met. Means have to lie provided. Large armies are in tlie field A; larger still may be required. The sup port of armies requires money. Our means are ample. How best to use and control them most efficiently for tlie best „ | l nt> 1 IU \ t 1 llliirl huestiou that concerns | neath the thick branches of a pleasant depleted. Every — ,.. , e surgeons lelicveci could be anticipated, lias been ex penned, I of th £ Mni<j voil ,. it may be feigned, but a broken arm or a and now the pitiable pr-speet is presented, | ,g n«discord in Hie note, and it sounds in i hi/ the ft eat estate of Xnr York, oj its ft- wonderful strength and monotony all over the .nancial- officers beggingfurors of the Aw, country. _ , , ■«.//# 3 i r flip entire Shades'of George HI, ot North, of Johnson, o > York bankers, m order to preiint the entire ^ ^ contended against the crest rebehioi, ‘forking of the whvehof iMOvernrtunt. Itn ; toretho.* colours from Eii^and. can you r.Jinrittj of ovf Banks ran alone prevent the., tltc chorus which tings throng**! the fcState ot ! State of New York from fro in if to protest. J Marion. Sumter, and Pinckney, and not .clap \\- ~ . ‘ uliann iliflvcur clio.stiy hands m triumph! I fiat voice .. .... . , , We are not aware in what shape ^., tlV e could onty get one of the Royal a confiscation of the estates of their rner- j upon a pail of fresh water near by, amt j Comptrollergives security for the amounts, raM> c f England to rule over us, * e should b iidvent in fiery deb It», in personal insults, amt, Great unconscious of mo t m king tout writing, wftich in- , | ' 1 a ny fountda. opposing tmcc. Upon .ppro^ehln- in ucnn.o onus 8pea ire sed in iutsiisity, in proportion as the atrolitiol movements, and Bie conu-st betneen the F. (lei o p'iucipi s Mini "State logins, became more vdit inent. I Hill desnons of showii g m ir lev. words, for the itiliiruiRttoii ot Eiielisli rekd ia. how tr i> lliat the O ntfederacy, which Europe knew simply as a p.;liticalfn,ity, has succeeded in dividing it se’.f. I»ie opposing foice. the brink of thu narrow week \vhid, se taicd them pa- 'S he stave States held the (Whi te, or say they j eralship, the Federal force, after did, that cadi State w s iiidepeiidtfiit «.s Franc, of as England, but that for certain purposes they chose a common agent to dV-a! with foreign ua- tr in those hi„g lu wait f them, a gaunig tire lrom two batteiies ()n o sd two, and one of four guns, opened on them, while they protected a large body ! of e.xpert riflemen. For want of able g en . 'tr 11 | * — several \ Iwild assaults, were compelled to retire • 1 which they did in tolerably f H ir order’ fiom their trade with us. That now be- \ ted by seveial of the lilly officers, vvorn ing cut r;T by 7 tIr -ir folly, madness audlotitby fatigue and parched with thirst, wickedness, where is their new stock to J They begged buttermilk or any other re- exhausted? j frcslmient at hand which was peremptori tious. and to impose taxes for the purpose of pay- \ their rear harassed bv a trom> of (J«>nfe 1 * j ing the expenses Ot the agency. Wo, it appears. r . ltc cavalry. The loss »t‘ the Fo.lI talked ut Americaii citrus when there were i» !i _ • , . , , * tUu riti ; such beings at all. Then v,„re. indeed, citiaen.a ot -' s consideiable blit I cannot they will resort to ly refused. They then laid violent lianas chant princes—their Astors and others like j sjieedily swallowed the contents. One of him. This is the usual course with such j the officeis inquired of Mis. C. if she had tons. Such was the course of the (any idea of the number of rebel forces Jaeoliins. their great prototyes Like the j in the engagement that day. She replied when they have destroyed army-worm. « m-u im-.y tiie rich fields they now feed upon, they] had will turn and feed upon themselves, that she. did not, but a friend and neighbor informed her tlie evening previous that Gen. Beauregard ivasnear Yoiktown, Not so wi h us. No people in the world ; at the head of JO.000 men ! ‘"Great God! ever had such a vast variety of resources. While our soil and climate vield abun- exclaimed the valorous “soger boy” to a fellow-officer, “wbat a narrow escape have to be obtained fiom the'banks, or what j c .,,iiont. r ’ Let there be no misconception of this consideration they expect for the accom-1 point. That fi- ntimeut, varied in a limidn d ’ • ‘ * ’ doubtless, those ' wavs dautly everything necessary to human | wc made.” “It is a wonder that all us were subsistence, our staples of cotton, rice, su-! not cut to pieces.” gar and tobacco, which other nations must An officer from Fortress Monroe waited have, yield annually not much under 8300,-! upon Gen. Magruder at Yorktown, Wed- 000.000. We can, not only make enough f nesday, under a liag of truce, and reques- breadstuffs in our own limits to sustain | ted that Captain or Colonel David W. our own people, but sell to others, pro-j Waldrop be exchanged for some prisoners ducts to this amount. With a small por- J now in the. hands of the Yankees. 1 be tion of this income, from abroad, we can, j officers in command had been told bj r the if need be, sustain art army of one hun dred thousand in the, field for years to come. All Jiat is wanted is union, co operation, ard patriotic concert between the Governmen’ and the people. If any hesitate in co operating in this arrange ment from any apprehensions as to the se curity' of their investment in these bonds, let such consider, and be assured of this; let them remember and mark it: If wc succeed in the war; if we drive hack tlie invaders ; if we achieve and establish our independence, they will have the best se curity in the world. The entire, resources of the Confederate States—tlieir whole property and wealth will be pledged, not only to the punctual payment of interest, but tbe ultimate redemption of the bonds, making the investment therefote at S pet advantage to the Government and least cent interest, the best public investment disadvantage to the people, is the ques tion. On the present basis of military operations, ->'50,000,000 will be required for the present fiscal year, A loan ot $8,000,000 was made some months ago This will soon be exhausted, The-im mediate wants of the Treasury can be supplied by tlie issue of Treasury notes, if the. necessary measures be adopted to sustain tlieir credit. A tax of 815,000,000 will be necessary to accomplish this ob ject, before the proceeds of the proposed Joan of produce, of which I intend to speak, can be. made available. The rnt» oi tax to raise Georgia’s part of this SI5, 000.000, if we shall have to resort to that measure, will be about tiventy-four cent* on the hundred dollars worth of propelty 'I his, it is true, will be. a small tax coin pared with ilie object to be.attnined, v.hie! is nothing less than our secuiity, safety and political existence. The Secietarv oi the Treasury has been authorized to issui then>te,s for pressing cx : gencies Th« means to sustain their credit must he slip plied. I hese are abundant ly at ou hands either by taxation to thefull amount ot I lie Gi»ve.rnine,nt wants or by some of lie, means which will accomplish the snim object with more ease to the people. Ou. lesources are ample. The proposition which the government makes and which is this day presented t( you, is to take a loan from the planter- and farmers <8 produce instead <d money The pi idnrts of the soil will answer tin purpose of the G •vernment" quite as well as coin. Grain, bacon and breadstuff's generally, are necessary for the subsisfnncc of the army. These have to he bought with coin, il we had it in hand; « bile cot ton and tobacco can and will at all lime; command the coin. *1 he proposition then is that eacli farmer and planter shall lem to tbe t iovernnient—not give but lend—si. much of ids produces as he can spare, and receive Government bonds fi>r it bear ing 8 per cent, interest. In this part of the 8tate cotton is tlie main staple. Bre.adsiutfs could be got more cheaply elsewhere. Now, if a planter makes 50 bales of cotton and ten will answer all t• purposes of his own use and necessities. In is asked to lend the remaining forty to the Government and take, bonds a 8 percent, interest instead of laying out bis surplus in other kinds of property. If twenty-five of this fifty be necessary for his own pie-s ing necessities, let him lend the other half. If foity he required for his own wants, then let him lend the remaining fifth of hi- crop. Whatever may be the, expected surplus over and above his pressing wants, let it be vested in Government bonds at b percent, interest instead of remaining idle in their hands or put in other kinds of property. This is the proposition. It is easily understood. The form of subscrip tion is in these words: “We, the subscribers, agree to contribute to the defense of the Confederate States, the portion of our crop set down to our re spective names; tho same to be placed in warehouse, or in our factor’s hands, and sold on or before the first dav of- next. and the net proceeds of sale we di rect to be made over to *he Treasurer of the Confederate States, for bonds for same anioun', beating .eight per cent, interest.” Each one will designate the place and the agent to whom the eotton is to be sent, with the number of bales, and the time within which it is to he delivered and sold (Jne word as to the nature of the sub scription here a~ked Of course there can not be certainty as to the extent of tbe yield of the growing crops. Subscriptions must necessarily be made subject to tlie contingencies of seasons and accidents. While, ilierefore, no one should subscribe a bile more than be reasonably expects and honestly intends to deliver- y'et, should be tail to comply with the full arrount of liis subsetiption fiom Providential or oth er good cause, no legal iLk or forfeiture •would be inclined. It is a voluntary offer and engagement on thcpaif <-t the plan ter. Bui it will be expected, as a matter of couise, that the terms of subscriptions will be strictly complied with in good faith. A\ hen sold. the Government bonds for the proc eeds will be delivered, instead of bank l,ills as is usually the ca^e. Should the. maulers oi ihe South subscribe in this way.' tnly or.e-fourtli of tlieir cotton crop, it will give the Government the command of at least one mi lion of hales. Upon all roa~ona'dc expectations, the cion will not f til short of four millio s of bales. One million of bales at present prices would bliilg at least 850,000,000—the sum re quited. 'The importance <*l this anaiue- ment being entered into at this time, is that the Secretary of the 1 rcasurv may rai e means on this pledge in anticipation of the crop—a process familiar to many planters. In the mean time the c:edit of the Treasuiy notes will not hedepiecia'ed when ihe means me snpp’ied for their early redemption. In tb s way tlie war may be waged on tbe most g : gnntic scale, if our enemies so determine, without ma terial injury to cur resomces, or ever re sorting to any system of high taxation. If they wage it upon the, principle of weaiii g us out by exhaustion, they will ce tain ly fail on ibat line of policy before e shall. However great may liavc been their resources, they were derived, as eta- the world. Nor let any one timidly doubt of sue cess. 'I he people of the South can nev er he conquered. Our enemies rely upon their numbers—we rely upon tlie valor oi freemen, battl ng for country, for home and everything dear as well as sacred Rut if we do not succeed—should the ene my prevail- should we become suhjuga ted, then not only wi'l your cotton, bin yi ur land arid everything else you own, be useless and worthless to you. To the overtimid and cautious anothei reflection may be appropriate. ’I his wat must and will ho sustained, whether ibex come to its aid in this way or not. On- army in the field, periling everything ii defense of the country, of your homes and your firesides, must and will l e clothed and fed and supplied with all the neces sary muni: ions of war. Other gallant suits w-ill soon f'dinw their brethren in the fieh oi to Ii: 1 up their ranks in case they fa!• be foie the enemy. Some oi these, rraux to go are now present. The cause, it in which they have enlisted is not tlieii cause alone, but the cause of every man woman and child in the Confederacy. It j offering themselves voluntarily to fight it battle, they make ilic highest and nobles' offering man can make. Of all the vitfiip; none is purer, holier, loftier or so Godltki as that w hich prompts a man to offer U| himself, his life, his home and his all, a> a sacrifice upon bis country’s altar. It is the embodiment of all others. Truth, honor, fidelity, integrity, filial affection parental devotion, domestic attachments, ties to home and tlie hearthstone, and ali the ennobling sentiments that dignify man, would have no existence w ithout a coun try. Those institutions which foster them in which tliby germinate, grow and bring the richest fiuits, all depend upon tha* disinteiesfed patrio.ism which animates the volunteer’s breast. Such men must be, and will be, sustained. ’Lite means and the resources necessary to do it art- in the country. They must and will be bad. If not by a loan bearing interest, as proposed, they will be reached by tax ation, wheie theie will be neither inter est or principal returned cowardly Zouaves who fled in such wild confusion when Capt. VV. fell that he was but slightly wounded. The Yankee mes senger appeared to be greatly astonished when told that Capt. W. fell at the crack ot the rifle and never spoke afterward. A request was then made that, the Yankee troops be allowed to disinter ihe body, and also that the unfortunate man’s sword and watch he delivered, that they might be re stored to his family. The officer was inform ed that tlie sword had been removed by the gallant soldier whose rifle felled Capt. Waldrop, but that every effort would be, made to restore it. The watch was inmte- liately delivered o ,- er. This officer, we learn, stated that at roll-call Tuesday fore noon, it was ascertained that there were •564 missing. One hundred and twenty- eight of this number were known to be lead, and a great many wounded ; but ir was believed that many of the missing would yet return to camp. x Many of the wounded were taken to "lie Confederate camps at Y r otktown, by -oldiers, the cowardly Yankees having fled anil left them Jo their fate. One of these unfortunate men had received a shocking wound, shattering his leg, and the limb was amputated ’Tuesday. Many of the Yankee troops killed were frightfully mangled. An eye-witness in forms us that he visited a spot where sev eral lay stiff in death. It was behind a barn, where many of them had taken re fuge against the deadly tire of our Parrot guns, so adroitly managed by tlie Rich mond Howitzers. One body had received he ball of a rifled cannon after its force had been somewhat weakened by passr.-g limtigb the barn, but st'Ti! struck ‘the man in the breast going entirely through ind tearing < tic flesh o.,t for a ciicumfei- j«-nee as large as a man’s hat. Many other sickening sights were wit nessed. but we have neither the time nor lie inclination to tecite them. 'I lie cool courage of our officers and •“ddiers is spoken of by all in terms of the ‘lighpst commendation, (fen. M-agrnder and Col. D. If. Hill displayed ihe most con- ■'ttnimate bin vet y and ihe men, inspired by such examples, fought with great des peration. The Zouaves of Col. Duryea came up 'o the scene of action, nsdiu Ellsworth’s when they entered Alexandria, yelling like wild beasts, hoping thereby to intimidate brave Southern hearts, but without effect. < lur men quietly and calmly awaited their approach trusting to their own strong arms, uid leaving tlie result t<>the God of Rat- des. As we have said before, the victory is one of the most biilliant recorded in his- jorv. It even exceeds the famous triumph of Gen. Jackson, at New Crleans. moda-ion; but there are doubtless, those K™ *** re P” aud to me over aud ove. among our tax-payers vho vul beliexi. | 'there is a general admission that the nutans to that if the necessity of the State requires i S a,-t, atl ell< j «re wanting,and that the desire can an immdiate loan of a million and a half not be gratified. But the admiration for monar c i ,| .ii . ,i,„ an. i chical institutions on thu English model, tor priv- of dollars, the cheapest and the most de eim<anii for a la £ ded „ wt0CHC y..«l sirable manner ot obtaining it woulu oi j f- en t r j. > is undisguised and apparently genuine bv the usual mode of advettising for bids.! v\ ith the pride of having achieved their independ j ence is mingled in tlie ."South Carolinians’ hearts "Noble Gi..L.—We have had the pleas- • a strange regret at the result and consequences.; tire of reading the following extract of a;««'d »wuv are they who “would go back to-mor-1 priv ate letter from Georgia, and arc al ^ An intense affectiou for the British connection, j lowed the privilege of extending the en- j B i„veof British habits and customs, a respect for j joyment of it to our readers: ! British sentiment, law, authority, order, civiliza- j “I must tell you of a circumstance that j tion and literature, mv eminently distinguish the j sell Ib: w i , , j i >fo _ I inhabitants of this State, who, glorying in their pleasure in I heard of yesterday. A grand daughter lrom nncient f: , ni iii,son.hethree is-! lies in.he o the sovereign Statesof South t'arolina, or ol Gtor- i gin or Florida, who permitted themselves to pass | under that designation, hut it v. ..-• merely as a ; seven killed, forty-two I matter of personal convi-iienee. j It vill bo difiredt tor Europeans to understand this doctrine, as nothing like it has been heard be- j fore, and no such Confederation of Sovereign i States h.is ever exi-oed in any country in the ; world. Tire Northern men deny that it existed j here, aud claim tor tiie General Government pow- -r not compatible with such assumptions, limy , cannot state, the number. <JoI. Duryea’8New York Zouaves had ecu killed, forty-two wounded and fo Ur missing. I he four other regiments, Alba ny, Col. Townsend; Steubeu Volunteers Massachusetts, Col. Benedix; Troy, (jo? Carr, and Fitst New York. Col. Allen, all suffered severely. About twenty artiller ists of the regular army, under l-ieut. havo lived for the Tiiiun, they s- rved i>, they la- Trebcl, acted gallantly, and Lieut. G bored for and made money by it. A man, a< n j shot dead while working one of his IW'V \ ork man, was nothing—as an Ami rioan cst-1 11 i,„q , , , ... .> un “* iron he was a great deal. A South Carolinian ob- : U e had thiec Impound howitW—He is was guns. jected to iose his identity in any description which ! sa, d to nave reiiiitons in Baltimore, and included him and a *• Yankee ciockmaker” in the | was highly esteemed by liis fellow officers same eategory. fhe Union was against him . he lemetnbered that ite came from a rare of English gentlemen who had been persecuted by the representatives The force of the C . j conflict is variously est-m to 2,500, and w r as said to officers, tderates in the ied at from 800 be an advance for he will not call them the ancestors—ot the j body from the forces at Yorktown. Puritans of New England, and he thought that j The Federal officers wlm nmol they were animated i-y the same hostility to iiim- was proud of old names, and he felt tracin nis connection with old fami who particularly distinguished themselves for bravery were Col. Duryea, Lieut. Col. Warren, t'ol arren, Col. lands, whose fortunes, they still tnllow. and with (daugl)ter of Col, Craig, who served with i whose members they maintain not unfrequently honor in the Mexican war.) about sixteen. J familiar relations’, regard with an aversion, of was at school in Bethlehem, in Pennsylva-J nia. It was known a regit has not seen its manifestations, the people of New I England and tlie Northern States, whom they re pass through the town on its way toA\ ash- j gaid as tainted beyond cure by the venom of ington. She observed to some of her| school mates that she would make a seces- j sinn flag, and wave it when the troops j ^‘1^* founded by gen'ilemen.' tiie old country. His plantations were held j I ownsend, Maj. Davis, Lieut. Greble and Capt. Kilpatrick-all of whom, except Townsend and Gre! le, are attached to the Zouave hegiment, which went through the by old charters, or had been in the hands of hi fathers for several generations; and he delighted to remember tiiat, wfe n the Stuarts were ban ished from tlieir throne aud their country, ?h burgesses of South Vatolina had solemnly elected battle with remtllkable biaveiy. Capt. fi.„ i t ,i. ... —.i Fitzpatrick was among the wounded. The belief here is that the Cot,federate tlie wandering Charles King of their State, and had offered him an -asylum and a kingdom Tli philosophical historian may exercise his iugenu- ‘PtllltHUlsm. --r--— —■v e . VV’hate ver mav be the cause, this is the tact and I by in conjecturing what would have been the!’’trees were under tlie command ot Col. the effect: “1 ho Stale of South Carolina,-was” I j result if the fugitive had carried his fortune to Magruder, and their guns did fearful exe- It was not. es were passing. They tried to dissuade her j taldishad by wHcb-Onming 1‘uritans, by cruel . ! Charleston. South Carolina from it, fearing the consequence. Site, however, made a small one, and concealed it in the folds of her dress. 'The regiment came on with flags flying and great rejoic ings. In passing there was a slight pause. Miss Craig stepped out, waved her flag, land said three cheers for Jeff’. Davis and the Confederate States. Not a word was spoken. She advanced nearer the troops, and with extended arms said, ‘now kill me, , now kill me; but remember, for every drop of my blood that is sited, fifty Soti- | theiners will be ready to kill you Yankees.” j l he teachers, as soon as possible, hurried ; her off to her room, locked iter in and | pocketed the key, fearing would be offered her, but persecuting fanatics, who implanted in the North j and a population ot l"2t).00 ( l inhabitants of whom tiie standard of Torquemada, and breathed into! the nostrils of tlieir newly-born colonies all the ‘ ferocity, bloodthirstyness and rabid intolerance i of the iuqnistion. it is absolutely astounding to! ‘ 285,0110 are black slaves, was distracted between cutioo. The battery wasevidently hasti ly constructed, and two of its guns were In the old rebellion it I removed to more favorable positions while and the loyalist predilection, aud at b ast one half •f the planters were faithful to George III , nor volnrioiiary principles the battle was going on, so that the woods in w hich the Federal troops were protec ted were raked in tw-o directions On one a stranger who aims at the preservation of a de- ! did they yield until Washington sent an army toj . . ’ . . n one cent neutrality to mark the violence of these! support their antagonists, and drove them from j ®'d® or the road is a dense wood, and on opinions ! the colony. the opposite were clear grounds while a opinions ‘•Iftliat confounded ship had sunk with those— Pilgrim Fathers on board," says one, “we never! should have been driven to these extremities !” j “We could have got on with the fanatics if they j had been either Christians or gentlemen,” says j another: “for in the first case they would have; acted with common charity, and in th> second In iny next letter I shall give a brief account oi narrow, marshv stream only separated the a visit to some of the planters, as far as it. can be i - * ' 1 biade consistent with the obligations which the rites and rights of hospitality impose upon the guest as well as upon the host. i hese gentlemen are well bred, courteous and hospitable. A genuine aristocracy, thev have they would have fought when they insulted us ;f time to cultivate their minds, to apply them- tiut there are neither Christains nor gentlemen i selves to politics and the 'guidance of public | among them !’’ “Any thing on the earth ! ex- claims a thud, “any fonn ot government, any ty- th.at violence j ranny or despotism you will; but”—and here is none was at-,’ 111 H PP ea * more terrible than the adjuration of ali affairs They travel and read, lov racing, shooting hunting and fighting, bold horsemen, and good shots. But, after all, their 8tate is a modern Sparta, an aristocracy contending forces. A letter found on the person of a prison er stated that tlie force at Yorktown in a i day or two would amount to ten thousand I men. 'Lite letter was of recent date. While (he fight was going on Lieut, fieid sports Yoik lost liis sword, which was snatched from him. To give you some idea of tlie precise aim of the Confederates, a soldier temnted She has written to 1 )r l Jiui'-h ! t!ie sods—“nothing on earth shall iver induce us resting on a helotry, and with nothing else to rest ] in the front ranks had liis hand blown off tempiea. one nas wiuieu io ur. j gu h n u 6 to-."tfliy union with the brutal, bigot-! upon. ! ...i.:i„ i i.r .. . . “ to bring iter home.” ed blackguards of the New England States, who; j neither comprehend nor regard the feelings of - gentlemen ! Man, woman and child ! fiist imagine these and an infinite variety of similar ! erate States which prohibited the importation o WaSHJNGTJN, June care sweep-j sentiments uttered by courtly* well educated 1 negroes, was especially and energetically r* sisted j ing on irresistibly, though insensibly, to | m cn, who set great store on a nice observat ee ofj [Correspondence of the Cincinnati Enquirer.] Kipiihtiranisn Ironic.<1 at the Sorth, A though they profess (and I believe, indeed, sincerely.) to hold opinions in opposition to the We’ll die I opening of the slave trade, if is nevertheless true that :he clause in tlie Constitution of the Con fed- the destiny that awaits all things hitman— ! 1!sa -' ' society, arid w ho are only moved to; - , ,. , , | . | , j extreme bitterness ana angpr wnen they speak of i a great, and radical change, individuals t |,eNorth, and you will mi?to conceivo th.- inten ! while holding his musket, the barrel of which completely folded, and the next ball took ofl his head. 'Lite gun banell w as forw arded to your city, to be sent to his relatives in New York. Lieut. Grehles’ remains are now en route for Philadelphia, From tlie Southern Confederacy. MISTAKE CORRECTED Mercer University all Right.— On account of the general war excite ment, the Trustees and Faculty of Mercer If the loan is not made as proposed, or j University determined to dispense with in some other way, the whole amount ol i the 8-50.000,000 lo meet the wants of the year, as .veil as the future millions to meet the usual commencement exercises this year. By this they save one hundred (Joi nts of the expense. This amount Prcs- tho wants of succeeding years as long as j u ) Pn t G’rowford has mailed toGov. Brown, assist the the war lasts, will have to be, and will be , as a donation to the Stale, to raised by taxation. Should not the plan- Vohmtee^.—Fedcrat Union. ters and the property holders on whom the burthen must fall, come forward cheer fully and co-operate with the Government in this financial scheme, which in the*fcnd will work so advantageously to them ? Messrs Editors. 'The foregoing item ap peared in the “Federal Union,” and was copied by the “ Confederacy.” I know there is a mistake in the state* ’l lV t ‘r? • T v that the Trustees and Faculty save formidable. I he country must be sustained. Every! , , ... . one agrees to‘,his. Our all depends upon I “'p P ^00 by not hai n g the usua The idea is to do a (w.,..„t t:». ’‘Commencement m the summer, and an( ] State local goy< die while governments continue; lholattei are corporations that can endure convul sions and feel no sickness; blit even they must sometimes yield to ovcnuling events and undergo dissolution or gieat changes. < lur government, the pride of freemen and <>f the lovers of freedom tlie wot Id over, is now in process of change, to be known no more forever as it has been. On r l hurs- day last, the Hon. N. P. Banks, as In stood upon Arlington Heights, in enmpam with distinguished military and civil offi vers, as he waved liis hand toward Wash ington, said: "This is the end of the Gor eminent as it n-w exists. Tha re will he t. reconstruction on dijfmnt priori pies."— Such is the universal impression here, am the conviction weighs like the pall of deatl on every patriotic heart. 'I he great Re public is gone, and its government is fast loosing its anchorage in popular liberty and is drifting to a despotic harbor as : safer refuge lrom the storms of revolution. 'J he great people, whose pursuits ot w hose opportunities do not allow them t< see more than the surface currents, migh 1 as w'ell lie given to understand at once tin poweifttl undertone that is sweeping fron under them their personal freedom, tin rights of the Mates and their Republicai government. I tel! them they are in longer freemen, in that large and cornpre I hensivc sense we have all understood w;e j conveyed and embraced by that word i when applied to tne rights and privilege; ; of American citizens. They will wake uj ere long to the realization of the horrii i truth, but when it is too late to reeovei j what despotism shall have clutched it ! its iron hands. I write this airtactauo :prophecy. j It has already been asked: “Why all I these State lines? Why all this needless. ! cum bet some, intricate entanglement ol different powers to make and to decree judgment? TFe can afford now to effort the old Colonial Geogruph>). It is the ad milted- power of States within the not ion that lias been the source of all our trouble. Nor will the removal of Mate power, and j the creation of a Nationality, be a task so sity iff the dislike of the South Carolinians for l! tree 8taiis. j here am the ti.-ttionai antipathi si •at our side ot the Atlantic which are tolerably j siroiif. ami have been uiifortuuateiy pertinacious j and long lived. i he iiatied of the Italians for the Tedeseo, of j the <ueek for the Turk, oftlnrTurk for the Muss, j x warm atid tierce enough to satisfy the Prince of] Daikness, not to speak ot a few little* pet aver ! "••ot'S among allied Powers and the atoms ot com- 1 posito empires ; hut tin y are nil mere indiffer* nee ■ nd neutrality of feeling compared to tlie animus- ny evinced by the “guitry” ut Soutii Carolina for 'he rabble of the Norih. } he contest of Cavalier and Roundhead, of Vi tidesn and Republican even of Orange till il ndCiopp}, have been elegant joustings. regu- | ated by die finest rules of chivalry, Computed j 'ith those which North tnd 8oiith will carry mi j i tlu-ir deeds suppoit tir jr winds. "Immortal I iate,’ tho study of revenge will ac nate every blow nut never iu the history of the world, pet haps, vill go forth such dieadful ne ti-ctis as that which nay he heard before the fight has begat). There is nothing in all tho daik so cruel and deadly diriimis profess fur tiie That hatred has been swelling for years, is the very life blood ot the >tato *It has set ! South Carolina to work steadily to organize herj (•sources tor the struggle which she intended to irovoke, if it d:d not come in the course ot time. 1 * 1 ncompatibiii y of temper” would have been stif- ieient ground for the divorce; and I iitn satis- by them, becanse. as they say, it seemed to ho an admission that slavery was is’ itself an evil and a I where liis friends reside wrong. Their whole system rests on slavery, and as such they defend it They euterta.n very ex aggerated ideas of the military srretiglli of their liiile community, although one may do full justice to its military spirit. Out. of their reckon nrme inetic : and :,s there are nearly 3tl t eHU plantn lions which must be. according to law, so peril) tended by whin* men a considerable number ofj ted chiefly on our artillery, under the coin- these adults cannot he spared 6om the State for | mall ,j D f jj cut . Q re Ue. Then we have the New York Tribune's \ account, which, as the Richmond Dispatch justly observes, will amuse our readers, i we feel assured; and in those stirring ‘.h,n\afnco P ?n a,i ° n K bey C9nr i?' : timen a little amusement can do no harm : than hi),f!C0adult men by any arrtii . , .. “ . 1 Washington, 1 nesday, June 11.— J he fire of tiie rebel batteries was concentra- s*-rvice. i n the open fi-Id Ihe planters hoar that they can raise the crops wi'hoiit any incon venience by the labor of their negroes, and they seem confident that tiie negroes will woik with out stipei intcndi nee. But the expei inieni is rarii er dangerous, and‘it will only be tried iu the laM extremity. Our guns silenced all but one of the en emy, w hich was a rifled gun. Our antu- nition gave out about the time the order toretieat was given. Lieut. Gieiilcsp kod one of the guns, ; and was about to retreat, when he was ' struck by a cannon slo.t, and the back Southern i i ,ar * °f Ui s head was cartied away. 'I he iun was rescued by < apt. G. W. Wilson, Lethe! .4 iVorlh-Midu Virw. W e. have already given the accounts of tlie raffle at Great We now propose to give, briefly, a North- i Quartet master McArthur, and a squad side view of that engagement, vv e rpgret j Col. Carr’s regiment. r J hey rushed Imk^vMof human passTon i that our space prevents more copious Ex j forwnrd. placed .he body of Lieut. G.ehle as the lniticd the South Car-1 tracts from Northern journals on this inter-! on the gun and brought it firm the field. ie Yankees. j estirg subject. j t ho body of Lieutenant Greble was W ashington Associated. P Tlie send the Baltimor j From the Baltimore Sun. June 12 ] Old Point, June 10, 1861—At a late ied that tlicio has been a deep rooted design, con- j hour on Saturday night Gen. Pierce left brought to tbe fortiess on his gun. s the fellow ing telegraphic account to | w;is •*» gallant young officer. Baltimore Sun : 'i he enemy’s battery was so complete- . Constitutional liberty depends upon j tbftt tl) send tUg amount , it he perpetuation of the grand idea jdent Crawford as a donatio,. of self-government announced by onr sires i assist the Volunteers. The Faculty and grandsi.es m 76 depends U P°P *t-1 alone will-save several times this amount, f he hopes of mankind and the world de pend upon it. 'J lien, people of. Wilkes and the item, as it stands, carries a mistake upon its face. The donation, no doubt, is the come forward willingly, patriotically and | in F dividlial Contribution of President Craw zealously to the great work. It is fitting j ford _ Will tIlc ."Federal Union” please * that this appeal should be made to yon! here first. You occupy revolutionary ground. ’Twas here your revolutionary sires erected the standard of independence while it was j'et almost a wilderness.— ”1 was lime they periled everything dear to them, notonly.n portion of tlieir crops, but every tiling they possessed in the world in defense of Constitutional liherry for themselves and tlieir posterity. They were not situated as you are, surrounded with the comforts of wealth and elegancies of life. ’They were poor, with the Indian savage close by, and beset all around by royalists and tories They risked their all for their comitr- —for that cause the suc cess of wh’cli has made you what you are. Here in the woods they erected a fort to which to rallv when driven from their homes. To that fort they gave the namei copy this? J.M. W., Ed. ‘-Banner & Baptist.’ AN APPOINTMENT. Washington. June 20 —los. H. Lane, of Kansas, has been appointed a Brigadier General. FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. Washington, June 20.—The bridge over Goose Creek, near Leesburg, lias been binned. Gen. Schencks was one mile below Fall’s Church. Two Connecticut regi ments were there also. Two Ohio regiments were at Taylor’s Tavern. away with State lines governments, and, conse- j quently, with much of the active franchise ; as now enjoyed by the people. In other j words, the grand conception is to make the 1 Government of the United States as near • that of Great Britain as it is possible to get j it. It is old Federalism, with astounding \ monarchical additions, revived, and under ! very favorable auspices for its success.— i You must not suppose that this thing is not j seriously entertained, for it is, and the con-1 iimate viees mankind induce them to acce-.t ; viction here is universal that the change is! with eagerness, nidie they assume the g«rti of j absolutely necessary, and will be made.—! philosophical abstractions to cover their nastiness, in itetereiice to a contemptible and universal hy pocrisy. ’Vho fills the butchers’ shops with large blue flics!” ived in some men'* minds thirty' years ago. and xtended gradually, year after year, to others, to ■e-k away iiom tha Union at tha very tiist op portunity. i or North is to South Carolina vil tiling, to which for long years mund by bunting chains,' while monopolists and Manufacturers fed on her tender limbs She bast open bound it:.a Maxenthian union to the object j die loathes. New England is to her the incarna- j ion of moral and political wickedness aud so-j cialI corruption. It is the source of everything! which South Carolina hates, aud of the torrents I ’• tree thought and taxed manufacturers of Abo-1 dtkmtsui and of Filibustering; which have flooded j the land. j ly masked that its precise locality was ! difficult to see. Opinions differ hs to the i number of guns At the time the Zouaves I made the charge ou it the rebels comineu- j cen flying, but were rallied. Lite casaualties are believed by some to with about five thousand men, a part ot which consisted of a German regiment (Col. Benedict) fiom New York, and one. a corrupt and I of the Albany regiments, (Col. Towusend) | he so,ne ' vl)at greater than previously es- ■8 She had been j anti the Zouave regiment, t'ol. Duryea.) tin,a ‘ c< *' /Lbere were many feats of por- The column was divided, and before reach ing the Gieat Bethel bridge they met, and mistaking each other lor the enemy, began a fight. The Albany regiment soon gave way and ran.—'Two were killed and nine wounded. The mistake was then discov- ! sonal daring and ex'raordinary courage, and many narrow escapes. Lieut. J fi. York had his sword oent nearly double in his hand. It saved his ii \ Another man had his cap shot off’. The battle at Great Bethel commenced at 10 1-2, and lasted till 3 o’clock. Had Believe a Southern man as he believes himself. I and you must regard New England and the kin-J Ired States as the birthplace oi impurity of mind j among iii^n, and of uuchastity in women—tlie ' •mines of h ree Love, of Fourierism, of Infidelity,! •t Abolitionism, of false teachings in political j eononty in social life—a iand saturated with j he drippings of rotten philosophy, with the ered, and the entire column was reformed i not ° ,ir ammunition given out, the enemy’s and marched towards the bridge, where it j was said some four hundred of the Coufed-; crate forces were lodged. j (Jit reaching the cre-k it was found that j the Confederates had destroyed the bridge. | but tlie whole Federal column was thrown! souous infectious of a fanatic press, without hoti- j on the bank of the creek. At that moment a masked battery from j tbe opposite side of the bridge opened its I fire with deadly effect on the Federal o' modesty, whoso wisdom fs party cunning, whose valor and manhood have been swallow ed up in a corrupt, howling, demagogy, and in tiie marts of a dishonest commerce. It is the merchants of New York who fit out ships for the slave trade, aud carry it on in Yankee ships. It is the capital of the Noith which supports, and it is Northern men who concoct and execute, the filibustering expeditions which have brought discredit on tho slaveholding States. In "he large cities people are coriupted by itinerant and ignorant lecturers: in the towns and in the country by an unprincipled press. The popu lation, indeed know how to read and write, but they don’t know how to think, and they are the easy victims of tho wretched imposters on ali the oh gies and isms who swarm over the rmdon, and subsist by lecturing on subjects which the battery would have been silenced. Not more than onc-half of our force was brought into action at any one time. Had a concentrated movement been otdered, it is believed that the result would have been different. The wounded are doing xvell at tho general and other hospitals. 'The foHr prisoners captured are promi nent rebels one of them is a Major, and Two pieces of artillery were then j one was recently engaged in the Fort. It is certain that the rebels sustained a heavy loss. Our shells burst with excel- troops directed against the battery, but without doing it any perceptible damage. lu the engagement Lieut. Grebel and lent effect. Major Winthrop, of the Federal forces, were killed, and about fifty or one hundred of tlie troops were killed and two hundred wounded. The battle began about four o’clock in the morning, and continued for three hours, when the Federal troops were driv en back. I A strong central government is now tbe cry , j and army and navy officers strongly favor! P lit. because by tlie change they will become I j the upper crust of society. The whole j inattei is openly discussed here and boldly advocated. You will learn from this that j am] insolent the democracy has before it tbe hardest battle it lias yet fought in this country.— It will be to retain tlie largest share ot pi rsonal lit erty and rights, as now enjoyed under the present Constituti *n. They will fight under great disadvantage, under the teirnrsof death and imprisonment. VVliat of Washington, ihe first ] bice on tli* con-, ]ines smne m5 | es . at Ailington House. 'I hese positions will advance McDowell’s tinent to which wasgivonthc name oflrtn who afterwards was so justly styled “the Father of his Count conts report that the Confederates are mysteriously disappearing, leaving the way "M,e principles j u ’ Fait fax clear. 'The Federalists move very cautiously now, fearing “traps” like that at \ icin a. The wounded at Vienna continue to he brought in. i be Southerner’s lines extend from Oc- coquon to C’cntresville. '1 bey are en trenching tin inselves at Fairfax station with some of tlieir heaviest guns. This point is three miles feom Fairfax C. IL, and fourteen miles from Alexandria. It is Assuredly the New England demon has been persecuting tiie 8outli till its intolerable cruelty forced her. in n spasm of agony, to Our forces, when they were brought into Sction, were much exhausted having been up all night, and performed a tedions march in the burning. Col. MeChesney’s Regiment was held in reserve under arms, to be ordered for ward at .any moment. 'Lite Tribune, coimnenring upon the af- Great excitement exists at Fortress!fair, makes the following remarks. It Monroe and Gen. Tierce is censured lot will bo observed that the valiant editor is having exposed liis men to the destioving opposed to petty watfare,and proposes to hieol the Confederates for such a length give up tbe contest, if this Government of time 'I be troops returned to Fortress Monroe, and it was thought anothereffoit would be made to dislodge the Confederates from tiieir position. 'Lite battle was on the rend her drains asunder. The New EngUn i rj road leading to Yorktown, where there is must have somotlunsr to persecute, and as he has * ® hunted down ali liis Indians, huint ail his witches and persecuted all his opponents to tin to General McDowell,b head-quraters arr the outcome may be. God alone can tell. For myself, 1 fear for the future Congress will soon assemble. born? is asked by many. But evi I ribune says it can do all necessary busi- j tiie Government <>t the country, yon a,< ; told that; ness in a dav or two. 'The Courier and \ *l ie South yielded out of Ditretrood nature. Now. said to be a large reset Ye force ready reinforce the fotces at the bridge. 'I lie Maryland Guards and City Guards, of Baltimore, are supposed to liaveassisted in tbe defence of the battery, as they were ordered to that neighborhood from Riclt- Ho nas acted on it in al! Ids relations with the j moml neailv two weeks ago. Next follows an account by acorrespon- same paper: Old 1’oiiit Comfort, June 11 dentil, he invented Abolitionism ms iIi- sole re source left to him for tlie gratification of Ids favor ite passion. Next to liis motive principle is his desire to make money, dishonestly, trickily, mrau- h and shabbily. j Smith, and has cheated and plundered her in all! -„i\bis dealings, by viilianous tariffs. If one objects I , j- l ,! 1 ", | that the South mnst have been a party tothis.be-j ot tlie same paper lie New A 0| k i cause her boast is tiiat her statesmen have ruled ' lias no other recourse. If his advice is followed, a speedy peace may he expected, as there is “noother recoune.” But here is what the warrior writer says: [From the X. Y. Tribune \2th.\ * * * We do not believe Gen. But ler. ordered an attack by wearied troops, having but two or three guns, on an entrenchment or breast-work bristling with artillery. N«r do we believe Gen. Butler ordered an attack on such a position in ignorance of its real strong" h. We pre sume the officer in command of the expe dition was fited by a stern resolve to efface the recollection of his innitiai disaster in yielded out of pure good nature. Now, the}’ fought for under Washington’s lead are again in danger. Will yon with all your means be less ardent now in tlieir support than were y our fathers in the days of their w eakness and their poverty ? [F'Om the Pe'< r-hurg Expo s« ] LATEST FROM TIIE BATTLE. Ottr reporter boarded the car from Citv Point. Tlintsday, immediately upon their arrival, and fn-tn passengers just from the , , , . . scene of battle, gathered many interesting! supposed that they intend to est.nd their . u » “ 111 O _• n i/itlis t no I Iron,*,' ntiri A 111 V <11 w I It O in no 111 <« i nuu ; ( •' ... ** , . fOFCPS OftllP l 2111 Ofl Sf/lfPS «Tll(l ( Oil- • I IH1J* 1 III llr* IJ I 114 ; Enquirer say s all Congress has to do is to ; ", l ' wever '. R ' V1 l l la ™ f ! ee n,u . 1 ''’ awl Wlil ”1 >< ' 11 federate Mates has taken l.l-u-e r >snifm.. ders. And the gallantry < 1 .. J .. p ,i -i tlie coasting trade to foietgn nations and shut out tetiernre Mates lias taken plate, resulting : r ' register tho wishes ot the 1 resident. (1ron , it ,h e hand Yankees, who so let-g mom.p,,-’ in thedefeate of the former. At midnight j » n <eors w ould have w teste indeed, these leaning Republican journals) lised «m] made their tortunes l.y it. Fnd. ral! ike j on Sunday’ about nineteen hundred men I fortune had it been possih particulars. 'The fight of Monday v. as from Bethel Church to New Market Bridge, which—i crosses Beck River Cieek. The di-tancej is between five and six miles, tlie bridge being three miles from Hampton. All along the road haversacks, canteens muskets, rifles, military caps, knapsacks and overcoats were found scattered in pro fusion; showing tlie flight of enemy to have been indescribable. At the bridge a ctowd of the reserve corps met their terror-stricken companions, and to cut off all further pursuit, demolished the bridge thoroughly. 1 he residence of a widow lady residing in the vicinity* of Hampton was visited Monday afternoon and the building deman ded foi a hospital.—The lady protested In e* along tiie Orange and Alexandria j railroad. j All the indications show that the South erners are poshing fotward from Manas sas Junction by daily institutions. Gov. Johnston’s line is dotted between Martinsburg and Winchester, liis ob ject is supposed to be to threaten Gen Cnd- wallader’s position, and to prevent him fiom drawing forces from the Washington line, and then, by a double-quick move ment assail Gen. McDowell’s position. As at present posted, Gen. Johnston’s line n u-t gi\e away to ( adyval ader ad vance.. which will occur within 48 hours. Gen. Lee was certainly at Manassas Junc tion on Monday last. The War Department at Washington is now* receiving troops'by battalions. believe t’ongi ess will only be an incum- j ) ar )' d burdens and miser es to w hick she was suh- biaitce. as tlie President, by assuming all i!‘« Sou:!i he!J fast to her sheet anckic. v "titit Lam inn was tiie mouriiie ground in which the power desiiahle for the exigency of the country, w,II not be hantpeied by any legal test fictions. All Congress is wanted forts to allow tbe Government to bortmv wbat money it may deem necessary, and to taise what number of troops may lie re garded as desirable. It is said that t’on- gicss will go into secret s- sri-m to discuss the question of confuting full millitaiy power on the President to raise and equip armies, declaring mat rial law, and sus pend the writ of habeas corpus. As he sin- found Iiie surest hold J he dnetf ne uf Stale Rights was her salvation, and the fiercer tho stmni raged against hn - —the more stout demagogy, immigrant preporideianee, and the blasts ot unive-sal snfl'iagc bore down to her. threatening toaweipawa\ the v»sttd inter ests <>t the South in her tight, to govern the States, tho gicater was her co fidence and tlie mote resolutely sho held ou her cable. 1 lie North at traded “hordes pt ignorant Germans and Irish,” «nd the scum of Europe, while the South repelled tin in The industry, the capital cf the North increased with enormous rapidity, under the it Alienee of cheap labor rsnrl manufacturing ingenni’y and en lias been doing this without authority of tsrprise, in the villages which swelled into towns, law, the question is gravely asked, w hat is i and the towns which became cities, under the the use of Congress? Tbe contempt in which the Supreme Court of the United is held by the mili- unenwous eye of tlie Soutii. She, on the con | trary. toiied on slowly, clearing forests and drain- | ing swamps to find new cotton grounds and rice fields, for tho employment of her own in- The first battle between tho contending I fI,e brilliancy ofhts ultimate achievement, forces of tlie United States and Con-! » nd was thus impelled to exceed liis or- of onr brave v< 1- •ded victory fn rc possible to flank tlie- As it was, heavier Sunday advanced fiom New poit News-point and i enemy s position, three thousand from Old Toint <’onifo!t,jk , " nsn,:tl moreoftlieni were indispensible land the. attack necessarily failed. Let us tint los*- the lesson. 'There are some who talk of a war of with an ariaiigement to meet at New mar ket Bridge w here they would conjoin un der C“inntaml ot Br’g Gen. Pietce, of, , , Mass., for t be pm pose of checking the in- j p° s,s -kitmisbes of strategy and en tary, and the usnipation of power by tliisj dnstry and for tho development ot her only capi latter branch ot tlie public service; the t! d — ^“involuntary labor.” The tide ot innnigra- violation of personal rights and individual liberty, both North and South, are refer red to as an evidence that Republican freedom is dead, and only wants the for mality of burial to hide it forever from ihe face of tbe American people. Su passes the glory of tbe American Republic. Ron waxed stronger, and hy degrees she saw (he districts in which she claimed the right to intro duce that capital, closed against her,and occupkd by free labor The doctrine of “squatter sovereignty,'’ and the force of hostile tariffs, w ich placed aheavy duty on the very ar icles which the South most requir ed, completed the measure of injuries to which she wss subjected, and tbe spirit of discontent eutshns of a corps of Virginia drag-ons, who had at t anged the pickets in the vicini ty of Hampton. A part of the troops from Newport News point mistaking the Federal troops for the Southern forces, at about 3 o’clock in the morning, opened fite on them, and killed several besides wounding quite' a number. This reveiled tlieir approach to the. Confederates, and tlie delay caused by the confusion resulting from the mistake, enabled the Confederates to thoroughly prepaie for them. While on thetnarch, Capt. A. Wit ting, of Han p on, w in was on ] iek- et duty, w as captured. He is reptehen- ted to be a splendid specimen of man hood, and his bearing aud courage ted the admiration of the Federal officers Another picket w as discovered and fited on, but he escaped. After order was restored among the Fed eral troops, they advanced rapidly towards durance. 'This failure is an answer to all sncli. Behind a hreast-wotk. poor soldiers ate nearly equal to good ones, since flight is often more dangerous than persistence, while discipline goes for li*tie; good marks mansltip is the main point. No, the Un ion is not to be saved hy any system of petty warfare. If we have no better re course, we may as w ell give it up. “Ah!”sa}sa shrewd one, ‘yen wart Gen. 8cott to offer battle wlother he i* ready or not.” No, sir; we want him not to give battle till he is perfectly ready. He understands all that business a great deal 1 etter than we do, or ever will. B ut man- we do want- him to be at the head of a elici- force with which he can not only offer bat tle when be ritiuks fit, but compel the ene my to accept it. 1 bat is the whole story- If he thinks 50,000 men enough to walk right over the rebels, then 50.000 be it. m spite of our demurrers. If he wants 100,*