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r BOlKHTOX, AISliET & BARNES* rui3li»acrs and Proprietors. x V. KOl'<i!iTO.V ( ... j.,„. II. MMIIKT. ( KUitorn. (Tbr liberal Ihm /> H erkly, m MillcdgeviUe, Ga., Corner of Hancock anti Wilkinson Sts., aCourt House.) A( -S2 a year in Advance, rs:.i:*s ix Advance, $3 Peu Ax sun.) UlTK-i OF AOVEKTiSINC. /' . tijmiir Ilf Irrrlre tirui. ' i-.ertiou ^ 1 00, mid fitly cent** for each subsequent c.i::tiuuance. ■r : without the specification of the numberol 'dllbe published till forbid end chained ac.ordingly. p nf*s«r 1’. •ff.-'xional Cards, per year, where they do not exceed Six Lines - - . $10 fu J , It' ml act til he made with those tcho nth to A tr.’i e t‘i the year, occupying a tjrcifed space VOLUME XXXII.] MILLEDGEY1LLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1S61. [NUMBER SI. A BILL To (jc entitled an He! LEG A L A DVERTISEMENTS. Y* of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Ex- ■ Cuantians, are required by low to be held , , .- ti -t r.i " i iy in the month: between the hours ol 1 n rat : >n -m> mi and three in the afternoon, at the Curt u • ia the county in which the property in sit- Voti'-e of tlie-ms-iVs mu»t be given in a public ga- :e e I i drive preiioua to the day ofeale. N i - for the sale of persona! property must begiv- .. ike manner 10days previous to sale day. \ ■■■■' to the debtors and creditorsof aneMatemupt be published 40 days. V ,ti, -that application will be made to the Court ol o li iarv for leavetosell Land or Negroes, must be abb-died for two months. i ’ita'ii'i' for letters of Administration Guardianship. .V •. •nu-t bo published HO days—for diamission t'rou \ i if ri'iration, monthly ei.c mouths—for disinissioe ■; Cuardianship, 40 days. i;, - for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published r fir fair month*—for establishing lost papers. f nil snore of three month*—for compelling titles i Executors or administrators, where bond 1ms been -n by tlie deceased, the full space of three Pub .-Cions will always be continued according te • ,oe, the h-jai requirements, unless otherwise ordered at the following RATES: i E ns, on letters of administration, die. } ? “ “ dismissory from /Idmr’n. 1 .if “ Guardiunship. 3 tl< I, ave to sell Land or Negroes -I 0( y'utice to debtors and creditors. 3 til Sales of personal property, ten days, ! sqr. 1 5P <>f land nrnegroes by Executors,See. pr sqr. .i (It Kstruvs. two weeks 1 ill e - ’nun advertising his wife (in advance.) 5 OP i; F.X E R A I, ADVEIITISEMENTS. JO XX iff T. BOWDOIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, iostos. t;,v. ibet Hoo k-Zind is branches Old Rooks rebound, Ac. Ml'SIC bound in the best style. Bi.ank Books mimitactiirpd to order. Prompt attention will be given to ail woik eultusted to me. 8. J KIDI). Kinder? in tfontlirrn I’citcriil i niiiii <!flier Jlilltdgeville, March IStli, 1801. 41 LlyDRGIA. Wilkinson County. TWi • months after the date, hereof, application wil 1 t In ude t > the Court of Ordinary of said com ty- •■■n to sell all the lands, except the widow's dow I” long to the estate of Alleu Davidson, deceased’ i f.e benefit of tlie ln-irs and creditors of said de- This Dec. 0th, 1961. JOS. K. DAVIDSON, l*'-c. 10—3m 2!* Administrator. •Putnam SuperiorCourt ) September term 1801. Katonton, Nov, 2d 1801. Margaret G. Bose. j Libel for a divorce in vs J \:.jes P. Rose It appearing to tlie Court that said writ has not . een served upon tlie Defendant and that lie re- - Jes without the limits ot the State of Georgia. I’ ordered hy the court that service be perfected on -f’-ndant by a publication of ibis order in the l'ed r-il L nion, a liewspn,- r published at Miiledge- v .le Georgia, monthly four months next preced it. - tlie next Term of this Court. 1 do hereby certify that the above is a true ex tract taken from the minutes of the court. T. PRITCHARD, D Clerk. This Novembir 2d, 1861. 21 -Ini FOR SALE. sJUPZHIOR TENT CEOTU, weighing 12 ozs per yr.td, 30 inches wide In Bales containing about 020 yards, manufae tu:ed bv Ocuiulgee Mills. Apply to ISAAC SCOTT, July 18th, 1861. (II Gmos”) Macon. Ga. .IACOIJ S COltDIAI. will relieve at once the most •!> nn.-in- case of Dinrrboo-n.nnd dysentery, no miit- w severe or violent, it controls with the utmost i «s. soothing the mneous lining of the intestinal i a .laving all irritation and, brings about u speedy "IITK STILL CONTINUE THE MAMJFAC OIL*'CLOTH OVERCOATS, CAPES detached to be worn with or without the teat. Our Oil Cloth sheets are made to be lined on 1> . sides with cotton or woolen homespun. It »;i tln-n be light and thoroughly w aterproof and £ li irunner than two or three ordinary woolen i . ts : for tlie reason it will retain all tlie beat <4 ;I. body. Overcoats we sell for from S3 50 ' 81 5n as some are much heaviei than others, 6 ii _ made of firmer material. Capes S>2 ilO. 50cts each. Lt-geins $ltt per pair. C aket- No 1, suialler 8*2 25, No. 2, t?2 50. DK. li C CYPHERS A S. J KIDD. 'The price of raw material having advanced 1 high in oti short a time we are compelled to i nk. a small advance on our goods. Al’lledp.-ville. Sept. 2S, 1861. 19 tf. J. A. & W. W. TURNER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Eatonloo, Ga. October, IS. 1859. 21 Iv- NOTICE. rnilE FNDER^IGNED lriving bought.the CS 1 tablisliinent of his friend F. SIIOENBEIN, l ased. respectfully informs the public, that In "i continue tlie business in tint same form and respectfully solicits a share of public patronage. \VM. SCHE1I11NG. Milledcevillc, July 15, 1 frill. 8 lyr. COATES A W00LF0LK ©htraatisc ani Commission a MERCHANTS, Ui E now open and prepared for the reception of r „t ’)„.i, NEW FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE, ■ Hardeman A Sparks. Wo will endeavor to ■arse! vt-s worthy of the patronage of those who to provide for the Public Defence, and for other purposes. ■ AA iiEREAs, His Excellency Governor Brown in his an nual message, announces to This General Assembly, that varly m September last he visited the coast of Georgia, and alter inspecting the fortiiications and batteries which had wen thrown up by the Confederate authority he was fully satisfied that the number of troops upon the coast in the -onii*(.c j iate service was entirely inadequate to its defence; v\here!ole he felt it to be his duty to call out State troops am! increase the force as soon as possible. .And whe r eas, In obedience to his sense of duty, his Ex cellency has called out quite a large army for the defense of tlie State, and expresses tiie opinion that the State will be compelled, in a very great degree, to take her own de fenses in her own hands, and for that purpose recommends an appropriation of three millions five hundred thousand dollars as a military fund for the year 1^02. And whereas, 1 he Constitution of the Confederate States which was ratified by a unanimous vote of the Convention of the people of this State, expressly vests in the Congress of the Confederate States the power “ to declare war,” “to provide for the common defense,” “to raise and suit- port armies, “to make rides for the government of the land and naval forces,” “ to provide for organizing, arming i nti disciplining the militia, and governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the Confed erate (States, and “to provide for calling forth the militia to suppress insurrections and repel invasions.” And whereas, By the express terms of the same Consti tution, it is made the duty of the Confederate States “to protect each (State against invasion;” and whereas, the (State of Georgia fully recognizing tin'constitutional pow ers, and confiding in the discharge of the constitutional ob ligations herein before enumerated, did, on the 20th of March, 1 S(» 1, by an Ordinance of the Convention aforesaid, “ transfer to the government of the Confederate States the control ol all militarv operations in this State, having refer- -• betwopu this State or ’■«i<rn to them," togcinei with ue forts and nrseuata therein acquired from the United States. And AVhereas, In fulfillment of every requisition made upon her, the State of Georgia has sent forth thousands up on thousands of her brave sons, armed and equipped for the common defence of the Confederate States in the war which is now being waged against them, and in addition thereto, her people are called upon for, and will cheerfully and promptly pay to the Confederate Government a tax of fifty cents upon every hundred dollars worth of their property for the support of said war on the part of the Confederate States. And AV hereas, In view of the foregoing considerations, the people of Georgia cannot and will not believe that the Government of the Confederate States will fail to protect the State against invasion, or will impose upon her people the expense of defending themselves. And AVhereas, It is manifestly improper that there should be two organized armies in the State, one under the control and direction and in the pay of the State, and tlie other under the control and direction anti in the pay of the Con federate Government, as such a state of affairs might lead to a conflict of authority and jurisdiction, as well as to a division of counsel where unity of purpose, design and ac tion is absolutely necessary to success. Tlie General As sembly of Georgia do, therefore, enact as follows : Sec. 1st. That the sum of Five Aii 1 lions of Dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated and set apart as a mili tary fund for the year W»2, which fund shall he raised in the manner, and used for the defence of the (State, as here inafter provided for. Sec. 2d. That said military fund shall be raised and pro vided for by Treasury Notes of this State, of the denomina tion of five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, fifty dollars, and one hundred dollars, to be issued under the directions of His Excellency the Governor, payable two years after the close of the present war between the United Slates and the Confederate States, and shall either bear no interest at all, or bear a rate of interest not to exceed that of the Treasury notes issued by the Confederate Government, as His Excellencv may in his discretion think best for the State. Sec. 3d. That said Treasury notes shall be, and they are hereby made receivable in payment of taxes and other dues to the State, and all dues to the AA estern & Atlantic Rail Road, and the said Treasury notes may at the desire of the holder, and when presented in sums of five hundred dollars or more, be f unded in the bonds of this State, payable twen ty years after they are dated, bearing interest not to exceed eight per centum per annum, the interest payable semi-an nually and reconvertible into Treasury notes at the option of the holder, which bonds may be redeemed at the option of the State, at any time after the expiration of five years from the time they are issued. Sec. 4th. That before any of said Treasury notes shall be issued as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Governor and he is hereby directed and required to tender to the Presi dent of the Confederate States or to the Secretary of AA’ar all tlie troops, with their arms and equipments, tn the ser vice of this State, with a request that they be accepted by, and mustered into the service of the Confederate States ei ther by companies, that are not attached to any battalion or regiment, or by Battalions, Regiments, Brigades or Di visions, as may be found to be acceptable to the AVar De partment ; Provided, that the Confederate States will receive them for the term of their present enlistment, and for local defence in this State under the Act of Congress, approved 21st August, 1S(»1, entitled An Act to provide for local de fence andsjtertal service; and in the event that said troops shall be so accepted then the Governor shall not issue any I of said Treasury notes. or hypothecate the bonds of this State to raise the military fund needed, until such Treasury notes can be prepared and issued. And Provided, That in ease of the hypothecation or sale of bonds, should the Governor find it practicable to raise the amount herein provided for in Confederate Treasury- notes, and use the same upon terms equally as advanta geous to Georgia, as by the issue of Treasury notes or on terms more advantageous, in that event, he shall not issue any treasury notes, but shall make permanent use of tin bonds of Georgia for the purposes of this Act. The object of this proviso being to leave the question as to the issue of Treasury notes or bonds, or a portion of each, in the discre tion of the Governor, and to leave in his discretion the in terest they are to be r not exceeding the rate per cent, which Confederate Treasury notes bear. (Sec. 8th. That the tender of troops hereinbefore provid ed shall be made immediately after the passage of this Act. .Sec. 9th. That all Treasury’ notes which may be issued under the provisions of this Act, shall he signed by the Treasurer and countersigned by the Secretary’ of State, and shall be duly registered in a well hound hook, kept in the office of the Comptroller General for that purpose, giving a full and correct description of each noticin’ number, let ter, date and amount, and when any of said notes are re deemed or funded, the same shall he cancelled on the regis ter. Sec. 10th. lie it further enacted, That any person who may counterfeit any Treasury note or Bond of the State of Georgia issued under this Act,or who shall knowingly alter, negotiate or transfer any counterfeit Treasury note or Bond, purporting to be a Treasury note or Bond of Georgia, in any amount, shall for each and every offence he deemed and held guilty’ of felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the Penitentiary for a term not less than five y’ears nor longer than ten years. Sec. 11th. That all laws and parts of laws militating against the provisions, or against the true intent and mean ing of this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. JOINT RESOLUTIONS l '\* ^ f> no n the Porte n,i . * 10 the Commune o* i ,Vorld. Itcsolccd hj the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee riiat, as the sense of the Legislature, the following propo sitions are submitted for the consideration of the Planters of the South, ami all others whom it may concern : 1st. That the present Cotton crop of the Southern States is, to at least two of the leading powers of Europe a nation al necessity. 2d. That, as under present circumstances, it seems im probable that this crop can be disposed of, the planting of another will place two crops on hand for salt* at once. yd. That the purchase of these two crops by .the Europe an Powers above referred to, will give them a supply for two years, so that at any time when about to purchase tlie third crop, and having one year’s stock to run upon, and the planter being unable to hold his third crop until they are compelled to buy, they will have it in their power to dic tate the price and terms of sale. 4th. That on the other hand, the European Powers be fore mentioned having exhausted their pivs -ut supply, and another crop not being raised when those Powers come in to the market to buy, as they must and will, if we adopt this policy, the Planters holding the great staple, which is a necessity to them, they will not only be compelled to but/, but also to pay a remunerative [trice. f -5th. Tlie armies of the South cannot subsist on cotton, but must have bread and meat, anti while the interest of the cotton Planter calls to him to plant no more cotton than will supply the home consumption, patriotism imperatively demands that his whole force should be turned into those channels in which he can contribute to the wants and wastes of a war of which none can predict the end. 6th. That the vital interests herein involved may be sub mitted to the enlightened judgment of the South, the Gov ernor of this State is requested to forward forthwith a copy of these resolutions to the President of the Confederate States, who is herein requested to submit them to Congress, and also the several Governors of the Confederate States, who are herein requested to submit them to their respective Legislatures when convened. EDWIN A. KEEBLE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. EDWARD S. CHEATHAM, Speaker of the Senate. Adopted, Nov. 30th, 1S61. uvor us with their huwieat. !«• on cotton when Jcsircd. M i« on frit.. Sept. 21, 1R5*J. Liberal advances 18 tf. Confederate r pUEASFRY Notea and U’.iid* taken at FAR for 4 Furniture or Xotea and Aeeoiintadue- WOOD CO., Macon,Ga. V ri- na, Albany, Cntlibert, Fort Gains, Griffin anil M ..)_ vill,- |d,|(,-ri< will please copy six months and i <» in^.l \> . A: ( < >. SA.M'L D. IRVIN, I'M. TAYLOR HARK, IRVIN AND TAYLOR, SUCCESSORS TO IRVIN A BUTLER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, -A-XL.Sua.3STY, GA., Pra • ee in the Superior Courts ot the Sonth-west- f Circuit—in Terrell and Early Counties iu the 1 ri-;.u (Jircuit—in Worth mid Mricon Counties • ! * t :. Macon Circuit—and, by special contract, iu a: v » oku*v in Southern Georgia. Nov.iHil. 24 tf. bis. W)l. 11. HALL, and CHARLES n. HALL, -Are associated in the Practice of Medicine. l)r. W U Hall's residence—the house of the Dr. Martin—on Hancock-street. „ oxvj— 1*1 ‘Mi; salve: nr Ifvou have the PlI.ES.peta T; ' ! -'"M»n»rFi Hoxofthistruly wonderfmlSiLV*. X r I X E (and hy asinp it twodaye |i mapi- P ill F- s a l, v KlValintluenee wil! be felt ,and a per- Knra ale by H**tt * Hall ""re willlYdl, NEGROES TO HIRE. •uinif ^ Chinee of thin, red the whole of the en* 1 Uv jj Ti ' ri;c pood Cooks, Washers^andJlnmers “rdgcVille, December J L. CARRINGTON. 1861. dtf Sec. 5th. That if the President of the Confederate States, or tlu; Secretary of War, or any officer acting under the au thority of the War Department, shall propose or agree to accept said troops upon the terms and conditions set forth in the preceding section, with such officers as the laws of Congress will justify, then and in that event the Governor shall not issue any of said Treasury notes, but shall turn over said troops according to such proposition or agreement. Sec. 6th. That if the troops so tendered as aforesaid shall be accepted by the Confederate States with their Colonel, Lt. Colonel, Major, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants and Cor porals, then the Governor shall not issue any of said Treas ury notes or bonds, except such as may be necessary to de fray the expenses of said troops up to the time of such ac ceptance, and shall discharge all other officers than those before mentioned which the Confederate Government does not accept; provided, that if the Confederate Government shall refuse to accept the^roops according to the provisions, terms and conditions of this Act then the troops shall re main in the service of the State for the term ol their enlist ment if necessary for the defence ol the State, and the notes or bonds may be issued as aforesaid; and provided further, that if a part of said troops only shall be accepted by the Confederate Government under the terms of this Act the remainder shall be discharged unless they are absolutely necessary for the defence of the State ; and provided further, that if the Confederate Government shall make ample pro vision for the defence of Georgia without accepting any of said troops then the Governor shall discharge all of them, allowing them full pay for the time they may have been in the service, it being the true intent and meaning of this Act that Georgia shall at no time have an army of her own, maintained at her own expense, unless the Confederate Government does not defend her. Set. 7th. That in the event it becomes necessary to issue the Treasury notes according to the terms and provisions of this Act, the Governor is hereby authorized to issue, sell Resolved By the Senate of Georgia, the House concur ring, 1st. That in the opinion of this General Assembly the disinterested spirit of fraternity and regard for the com mon welfare, breathed in tlie resolutions of the State of Tennessee now under consideration, is worthy of all admir ation and all emulation. We would assure the General Assembly of Tennessee, and through i hat body the people of the State, that tlie people of Georgia warmly recipro cate the kind spirit so manifest, not only in the resolutions, but in all the acts of Tennessee towards her sister Confed- federate States. To the other Confederate States of Ameri ca, we also take occasion to extend the friendly greetings of Georgia. We would assure them that while we honor Tennessee for the sagacity as well as the patriotism of the proposition under consideration, we, and the people we rep resent, sincerely cherish for each of them the warmest sen timents of admiration and of amity. A common cause—a comiyon destiny—the common sufferings of our soldiers iu the field, side by side with each other, keep us all continu ally reminded that we are brethren. Resolved 2d. The proposition of Tennessee meets the hearty concurrence of our judgment, and we recommend the policy therein set forth to the careful consideration of every planter in Georgia. Resolved 3d. That the resolutions of Tennessee be en tered on our Journals together with these resolutions, and the Governor is hereby requested to transmit these resolu tions to the Governor of Tennessee, with a request that he deliver the same to the General Assembly of that estate. B. T. HARRIS, Chairman. COURT CALENDAR. The following table shows the times of holding Courts in the counties therein embraced, as fixed at the session of 1SGI : SUPERIOR COURT. Banks, on Thursdays after 1st Monday in April and Oct. Burke, 3d Monday in May and November. •Cobb, 3d “ “ March “ September. Columbia, 1st “ “ “ “ “ Emanuel, 1st “ “ April “ October. Franklin, 1st “ “ “ “ “ Habersham, Thursdays after 4th Mondays in March & Sept. Jefferson, 2d Monday in May and November. Johnson, 4th •Lumpkin, 1st Milton, 4th “ Inf. court 4th Putnam, 4th Rabun, 4th Richmond, 2d Scriven, 1st March “ September. “ Feb’y. “ August. “ March “ September. “ June “ December. “ March “ September. ‘ “ April “ October. ‘ “ May “ November. Towns, Thurdays after 3d Mondays in May and Oct' Washington, 2d Mondays in March aod September. White, Thursdays after 3d Mondays in March and Sept. •Judsre not required to draw Jurors for two weeks; and not obliged to hold two weeks’ Court in counties of Cobb and Lumpkin. ; From the Riclnn >nd Enquirer ] A Rrnrr .Han auila Patriot .tla.l Xrvrr Dr«- ponrl. A series of snecesses has tlie effect of making men sensitive to even trivial disap pointments. After long familiarity with triumphs, we are prone to despond tindei oven unimportant reverses. Let the cur rent of prosperity he but once itFerrnpted ind there are those who tremble like the rich man who fears starvation whenever his revenues are abridged. Perhaps in no war that tlie world has ever before seen, between parties of any thing like equal strength, has brilliant vic tory so uniformly, perched on one banner vrbile the other has been shrouded, hy al most unbroken disaster. So smgal and «o glorious have been onr success, that from one end of the country to the other in the pulpit and in the army, men have flowed the head in reverence and gratitude and said, that of a truth God was on our side. This continous prosperity lias so elated our expectations, that they can scarcely be satisfied with anything short of a new victory on each new day. And now, be cause the enemy has ships, and men who know how to sail them and has sent an armament after long preparation and at vast cost, against a little sea-coast island, and has, with four hundred guns, succeed ed in out-shooting thirty-five—the spirits of some are seen to sink, like the there mometer when cold comes! What sort of men are these, and what air have they been breathing? What would such persons say if tee had lost ‘lie battle of Big Bethel? Or if ue had field at Bull Run and and at Manassas? Or if Springfield, and Lexington, and Belmont had witnessed our defeat and humiliation? Or if our forces had been destroyed at Leesburg, and our soldiers drowned in the «- ~ ‘mac? •>o more, the enemy -y whom we no mr ..s ailn... ^eriors in courage or fortitude, li hear this, shall tec repine, or the face, because a giant fleet lias suci ed in taking a little island or because <, war steamer has bombarded a little village, and succeeded in shattering a church door and killing a hare? When the Grecians before Troy, long battled hy frequent Failures, began to des pond, ILomer makes one of his heroes speak those words of stinging rebuke: “Oh, Grecian women!—Grecian men no more!” And when the leader of their army him self showed irresolution, one of his chiefs boldly denounced him to his face, and said: “Oh were thy sway the curse of meaner powers. And thou the shame of any host but ours!” If we too, should ever meet with heavy reverses, or have to endure the burden of a long war, and if our men or our leaders should prove unequal to the trial, and relax their resolve and their enthusiasm, we trust that there will still be found among us enough of brave and generous spirits to rouse their flagging zeal and re kindle the waning battle! This struggle can know, and will know, no other end than glorious triumph for our cause! But for any to repine now, is in the last degree craven and unreasonable. Is it, indeed so dreadful a thing that Lincoln has entailed upon himself the necessity of defending another spot?—a little island bounded by the marshes and the sea, and whence his armies dare not advance?— “The British have taken Philadelphia!” was the news which reached Franklin at the court of Paris. “Philadelphiahas taken the British,” was the response of Franklin, by M'liich he showed to the French gov ernment the real effect of that occupation. A Federal fleet and army are now to be shut up at Port Royal, as at Old Point and at Fort Pickens.—The gallant Carolinians and Georgians are lloekingjthither to chas tise them if they venture away from the water. They went there iu search of cot ton, we are told, to relieve the thousands who have been spinning yarn and spouting Abolition at Lowell, but are now begin ning to starve. The expedition cost them probably fifty millions of dollars. They will get, possibly, ten bales or cotton! Is that an achicvment over which we should repine? And wbat if incendiaries know how to apply torches, shall persons who wear beards, and call themselves men, sigh and despond at what is familiar to every city’s experience? In short, a war without reverses is a win ter without storms; and he whose courage and enthusiasm require to be fed with con tinual successes, is a person who ought in candor to confess that he has the soul of dwarf, and that he knows nothing of what men mean by “the patriotic flatne,” or of that ardor and fortitude which the love of country and of home, of family and of freedom, are expected to inspire. Passing by the timid ones these tremb lers and cloud watchers and repiners, and addressing ourselves to the real men and women of the country, we would sound the words of cheerfulness and encourage ment, because we have abundant reason to be encouraged! Not only has the cam paign, now closing, been crowded with glorious successes lor us, and been full of shame and disappointment for our enemies but the futur® is no less promising. We have, indeed hardships to encounter, and we have hard fighting to do—for this is war; but where is it that the enemy can hope for advantage, or dares hazard the attempt to win it? He may steal a few chickens—any thief may do that. Ue may burn a few dwellings and a few churches—any incendiarry may do that, lint fiis army in Fairfax, and his army at Port Royal, and his army at Fortress Mon roe, and his army at Fort Pickens—which of these does he dare move from behind their narrow entrenchments/ To move, he is afraid. To stand still forever, he cannot afford at two millions per day. He cannot afford to occupy the Southern States by planting a man on every square yard— and he ha.-, no other way! Let us then be patient. When he lies still he is exhaus ting himself. When he moves we whip him. In either case we are winning the day! The enemy’s camp and councils are al so perplexed with discords and rivalries. Not merely the murmurings of men whom it is not convenient to gratify, or whose self-esteem is not endorsed hy the judge ment of their superiors; whose patriotism is weaker than their ambition for place and distinction, and who think more of self than country, we, too, may have instances of this sort;—but they are unlike the fierce contentions of men in high places, and the angry wrangling of their respec tive retainers. The telegraph, too, has brought us pleas ant tidings, and of a more direct and posi tive benefit. Another steamer has ran the blockade, and added itself to oar navy, and has arrived at Savannah, freighted with arms from England.—Nor is this a lie small advantage. While the Federal fleet was busy with Port ltoyal—while the whale was playing with the tub—the Fingal sailed in Savannah! Let the Re publicans, therefore, set down another loss of ten thousand lives in their books! Let them oppose against it their few bales ol Port Royal cotton, and let our own timid calculators strike the balance. In short let the words of cheerful for titude aud enthusiastic courage and un flagging hope, and of unfailing trust in the God of Nations, of Battle and of Justice, everywhere be heard and responded to, throughout our Confederacy. Let the coward forget to tremble, and the timid cease to heave his long-drawn sigh. Let the shout of the warrior and the song of tlie maiden both tell of battle that knows no other result than victory, and of a struggle that shall end only inglorious sue cess. And God shall give us success, and history shall record the fame of a people who had the bravery to dare and the forti tude to suffer, with unflagging enthusiasm and with patriotic exhilaration, whatever the cause of liberty and independence de manded. lnnlrurli*iia to .TlcC'Icllaa Kempectimg Fugi tive Nlam. The followingjias just been made pub- Department of State, I Washington, December 4,1861. ) To Muj. General George. B. McClellan, IV ustanyton City: General;—I am directed by the Presi dent to call your attention to the following subject: Persons claiming to be held to service or labor under the laws of the State ot Virginia, and actually employed in hos tile service against the Government of the United States, frequently escape from the lines of the enemy’s forces, and are receiv ed within the lines of the army of the Po tomac. This Department understands that such T>»rsons, afterwards coining in- '•incrtoii, are liable to be "unn the pre- o ■ r '* • ugtive troin strvit® i. t Bj fourth section of the act of Congres, ap proved August 6, 1861, entitled “an act to confiscate property used for insurrec tionary purposes,” such hostile employ ment is made a lull and sufficient answer for any further claim to service or labor. Persons thus employed, aud escaping, are received into the military protection of the Lnited States, and their airest as fugitives from labor or service should be immedi ately followed by the military arrest of of the parties making the seizure. Copies of this communication will be sent to the Mayor of the city of Wash ington, and to the Marshal of the District of Columbus, that any collision between the military and civil authorities may be avoided. ,1 am, General. Your obedient servant, Wm. H Seward. DiHrrtion of an Entire Maryland Regi ment. The desertion of an entire Maryland Regiment from the service of Lincoln to the Confederates, was communicated by telegraph.—The Lynchburg Virginian of Thursday has the following, confirmato ry of the previous report: Wc received intelligence through an officer attached to Gen. Clark’s staff', who arrived here last night by the Orange and Alexandria train from Centreville that an entire Maryland regiment had deserted Lincoln’s army, bringing with them their entire arms and equipments. Our informant says he saw them at Centreville before he left there yester day. Since writing the above we have re ceived information from another reliable source corroborating the above. The par ticulars of the desertion were these: The Regiment were sent out on picket from Alexandria aud when they reached the front of our lines, they hoisted the Con federate flag and inarched into Centreville. They were accompanied by their Colo nel and all the officers of the Regi ment. Sirgr of .tlatamarao—Desperate ■’"ishtiag. New Orleans, Dec, 23.—The Brown ville Flag, of the 28th ult., has been re ceived here, bringing the latest intelligence of the siege of Matamoras. The Flag says the siege commenced on the 20th, and still continued. Several desperate engagements had taken place in the city, in every one of which Gra cia, at the head of the Crinolinos, in town seemed to have had the advantage ol Caravajal who leads the Rejos. The besiegers, on the 26th ult., at the instance of the French Cousuf, granted a flag of truce of twenty four hours, in order to allow foreigners to move them selves and their property. Very little was saved, however, the streets being obstructed by barricades. 'f en large stores, filled with costly goods had already been destroyed. Several for eigners and non combatants were killed. The contest was renewed fiercely on the 27th, and a terrific firing kept up that night. C^*\Ve copy the following complimen tary notice ot Major Napiers address from the Milledgeville Corespondent of the Atlanta IntillegeDcer. A deservedly high compliment was paid to-night, to Major IV. T. W. Napier, of this county. Both branchcsof the General Assembly ad joured to lieai his speach in the representa tive Hall. In addition to this, the legisla tive hall and gallery were crowded hy fashion and elegance, in the form of lovely- maidens, and dignified matrons, judges, law yers, divines, and scholars, were iu atten dance in large numbers. It was one of tbc largest and most imposing audiences that I have ever seen in the capital. Major Napier acquited himself hand somely, and was frequently applauded by the audience. I beard more than one eminent gentle man of our State declare it was one of the ablest addresses on Temperance they bad ever heard. 1 think so, too; and only re gret that, large and respectable as his au dience was, that it was not beard by ten times the number. In addition to honesty, earnestness, sincerity, and eloquence, the Alajor brings to aid a phffosopbic^nvestiga- tion of his subject, and an unadulterated wit that at once convinces, and amuses his audience, and makes him the most popular Temperance orator of the times. You should call him to Atlanta. J. H. S. ~~A Valuable Receipt.—As this is the season for making good corned beef t we present the following receipt: daring the great scarcity of meat end high prices at which Bacon sells, oar readers might try it and teBt its virtues. Gat the beef into pieces of the proper size for packing, sprinkle them with salt lightly, and let them be 24 hoars, after which shake off the salt and packthum in a barrel. In ten gallons of water, pot font gallons salt, one pound salt petr. e half- pound all spice and a half gallon of snetih. Place the mixture in a vessel over a slow fire, and bring it to a boil; then take it off and when it lias cooled pour it on the beef ' sufficient to cover it and fill the barrel* * / After the lapse of three or four days tom i the barrel up side down to be sure that tip S' beef is all covered by the brine. If thp beef is good, it will make’ it fit to set b^btejt king. ’I he beef will keep good for a lottg time. Interesting from Washington.—The Pe- r \ r tersburg Express obtains the following facta from a gentleman who left the line of the Potomac VVednesday last: The pressure in Washington may bo brought to bear with such power as to drive AicClellnn into a conflict, but nothing else can now bring about such a result. It is « known beyond dispute, that public eonfi- , deuce in Alct-lellan’s military abilities^, t * has been much shaken in WashingtMii/ Men of high position do not hesitate to. give vent to their opinions, and while tb«r^ Press is very much the same way of tlqnk-_ ^ ing, a dread of Fort Warren prevents Tts appearance in print. Wood, coal and forage, are very scarce in Washington, and the prospect of its jptvr ting better, unless the blockade on th.ftPd- ** . y tomac is raised, is gloomy»enough. A V frentleman recently from there saw thou sands of horses and muels between the Re lay House and Washington, whiclr’fihg ■* ^ been released from their stables in Wash ington, and turned loose to get a blade^of grass wherever they could find it._ HrailiK «f Ike War. — For tlieir political independence, 'lie people of the Southern States have only to thai ' their own strong arms and resolute will. mu. . their disenthrallment in the commercia: aiiu manu facturing relations of 1 fe— if that disenthrallment shall be completely attained—solely to the blind and foolish hate of their anemic*. Already, It would be a dfficult task to reckon the many now channels of useful industry, into which Southern ingenuity and Southern manufacturing talent have been torced, by the public necessities which the blockade has developed. But in no department of mechanical art are our people so rapidly becoming self-reliant, as in the production of those substances and munitions which arc the implements ol modern warfare. When the war broke out, our absolute dependence upon the Yankees, for everything necessary to equip au army, was an appalling troth, which might well have discouiaged a Confederacy then just ushered into existence. But a few months has quite changed tlie a-pect of affairs. Large Nashville. Knoxville, gu’> lactones s' II” and New Orleans . tsntly —• .ged in niaai(. h to say rlial at least two thousand or these v finished in t he best manner, are turned om t\ :ij week. The exaggerate capacity ot the several establishments to supply small arms will soon be doubled. In respect to ordnance, we have already fre quently noticed the energy with which the cast ing of heavy guns is carried on at many of the foundarics of the South We learn that the Gov- eminent h is, besides, contracted for a large sup ply of copper Irom the Tennessee mines, in order to begin, at once the manufacture of light brass guns, for field service. It will interest our rea ders to know that some of this copper has already been received here, and that a well known firm of our city is about to begin immediately making these light brass field batteries. Until June last, pure copper has never been produced in the Mouth. But the thousand uses, naval and military, for which the metal was re quired, stimulated a lew energetic spirits to pto- cure the necessary machinery, and tbo smelting of the ore is now conducted on quite a large scale the yield of pure copper being about 6060 pounds per day. Surely, if such be the frnits of the first year of the war, the isolation which it has brought upon us is not au unmixed evil.—S. C^Mercurg. A Saathrra Scene from Lift. “Oh ■ mummy have you heard tbe news ?” Thus spoke a Southern child, As in her nurse’s aged face She upwards glanced and smiled. ‘•Wliat news yon me/. one, It must bo mighty fine To make my dai htig’s cheeks ; ’ ■ Her merry blue eyes shine.” “Whv, Abraham Lincoln, don't you know, The Yankee President, Whose ugly picture once we saw, When up to town we went; Well he is going to free you all; And make you rich and grand, And you’ll be dressed in silks aud gold, Like the proudest of tbe land. A gilded coach shall carry you Where’er you wish to ride. And mammy, all your work shall be Forever luid aside." The eager speaker paused for Irtaui, And the old nurse said, While closer to her swarthy cheek, .She pressed the golden head; “My little Missus, stop and res, You’s talkin mighty fas, Jes look up dere, and tell me what You see iu yonder glass 1 You see old mammy’s wrinkly face, As black as any coal; And uuderneath her hankercher Whole heaps of knotty wool. My baby's face is red and white, Her skill is soft au tine, And on her pretty little head I>e yeller ringlets shine. My chile, who made dis difference ’Twixt mammy and twix y> n 1 You reads de dear Lord’s blessed book, And you can tell me true. De good Lord said it must be so, Anil honey 1 for one, Wid tankini heart will always say His holy will be done. I tanks Mass Linkum all the same, But when 1 wants for free, I'll ask the Lord of glory, Not Buckra men like lie. Aud as for gilded carriages, Dey’s nothin’tall to see: My massa's coach what carries him, Is good enough for me, An' honey, when year mammy want* To change her homespun dress She’ll pray like dear ole Mist-'s To be clothed with righteousness. I've heard this talk afore, Missus— It ull sounds mighty nice, But 1 nebberb lieve a word dey say, It’s all a mean dewice. I’de rudder my old Missus sarve And nus Young Missus too Dan go to Yankee lan and starve As foolish niggers do. My work’s been done dis many a day, And now I take's my ease, A waitiu forde Ma;stem's call, Jes when de Marster please. Au' when at las’ the time's done come, An' poor ole mammy dies, Y’our own dear mother’s sof white hand Shall close deae tired ole eyes. De dear Lord Jesus soon will call Ole mammy home to him, An' he kin wash her guilty sonl From ehry spot of sin ; An' at His feet I shall set down, Who died and rose forme. An' den, and not 'tell den, my chile, .Your mammy will be free. Coine little Missus, sav your prsyera, Let ole Mass Linkum’lone, De debbil knows who b’longs to him. An’ he’ll take care’f his own. The Yankees off Port Royal—the coming in of the Stares to T/tewi.—The New York Journal of Commerce, in speaking of affair* at Port Royal, says : The newspapers have published most exaggerated accounts of the coming in of slaves at Port Royal.—From several gen tlemen who bad recently returned from that port, we learn facts which are to be relied on as true. The negroes have come to the fort to sell provisions, poultry, &c., and their supplies have been bonght. Others have come from curiosity, and loi tered around awhile, going away again when they pleased. About one hundred and fifty remain in tlie fort, having been employed to work, receiving rations and eight dollars par- month. The total number that has come in, on any and every pretext, does not ex ceed three hundred and fifty. No in defla tion has been given of any desire to ac cept liberty as a permanency. Thair at tachment to their masters and the familial to which they belong doesnotaeem te he diminished, and there are large im probably thousands of them in the borhood, who have not come at all. It is said that a vtrit * “ Carolina has already many gentlemen, of former dinations, to flome f~~ opened the