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THK POST OFFICE DEPART ILK NT AHD THE
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
T'ae Post Gffice Department of the Confederate
Government has not exhibited that enlightened
wisdom wnich should characterize its manage
ment of this important branch of the public ins
terest. Instead of facilitating the correspondence
of the country, it has thrown obstructions in the
wa;, and annoyed the people by some of its arbi
trary construction?* of law. Thus, we find it for
bidding the forwarding of newspapers by Express
to literary dealers, unless the postage be prepaid
on each mdiridutl newspaper, to which must be
added the charges by Express; thus rendering it
toe unprofitable for news agents to purchase
largely of newspapers published without the
limits of their own town or city. This was a
severe blo w at tome of our journals, which were
sold in large quantities to news agents m comma
pities near which soldiers were encamped; and a
Urge share of profits were thus cut off.
Next came an >rder requiring newsboys on
ruiiroad trams to prepay the postage on Uie pa
pers whicn they sell, thus cutting off a large port
toon of the profits which the industrious little fel
lows were wont to make on their daily trips.
And now we fiud the Department forbidding
tne cat Tying of letters by Express unless in stamp
ed envelopes, and yet neglecting to furnish these
envelopes* These arc certainly unwise acts, and
call for speedy action or* the part of Congress to
remedy them—if the fault cannot be otherwise
remedied.
The article winch we publish below from the
Mobile Advertiser A Register, will, no doubt, meet
with the popular approval, and is worthy the ims
mediate attention of the Post Office Department.
The stamped envelopes should be procured with*
out delay, and the people thus be allowed to for
ward their correspondence by that channel winch
affords the quickest and the safest means of cum
uiuuicattou. TbU will obviate the difficulty iu
this respect, and prove of great convenience to
the public at large
The Advertin' r A Register, m its issue of Aug.
24th, says :
A New Ob>tki < ti n t > Cohiisspondinci.—Well
oruauized and responsible Express Companies
have ever since they were established, been a
favorite means ot conveyance for business cor*
respondent, particularly where celerity, safety
and security were deemed of importance. Men
have freely paid the Government charges and the
iiiucf! heavier Express charges to avail themselves
oMb * advantages offered by the Express and
tir.s fact of itself proves the convenience and
valut of 'his mode of transportation. Experience
has demonstrated that ao Government can, or
w; ! carry on ordinary work with the promptness,
and energy wh.ch characterizes the opera
toons of private corporations, organize! for the
(imposes of private gain; and this for the very
good reason that the former is independent of
Lie people, while the latter are obliged to pros
ecute the.r business with energy and sagacity to
insure the profit which is the s ml of their organ
ization.
We regret to learn that the Confederate Cum
gress has repealed the law permitting the for
warding of letters by express, except they are
sent m stamped envelopes. True, tnisregulation
wo»rd be unobjectionable, and perhaps desirable,
* t! the Government only had or would furnish the
.oiiinped envelopes, but until it supplies these the
act operates as a prohibition of the use of the ex
press for business correspondence, and the "slow
coach of tiue'e Jeff’s Tost Office Department is
tb« only medium u communication le tto alf of
us. The following card of instructions to the
agents of the Southern Express Company shows
that this is tt e vu-w taßen of the action of our
Congress bv tue President of that company :
Orrici or Socmans Exphkss Company, I
Augua a, August 16,1862. J
INSTRUCTIONS TO AGENT*.
j^.IiKNUKHts Th i ol ike^Jjo Uly;d.*» n
forwarding of letters by express, and substituted
one which forbids their carriage outside of the
matin, except to "Government stamped envel
opes,” and as these have not been provided, vou
Are instructed not to forward letters, or other
t..viable matter, by this Company.
H. B. Plant, President.
V\ e trust th.* Government will modify its action
i J this regard,or what would be belter, will im
nuHlmtely furnish iu some manner the stamped
envelopes. It is hard that when we are willing 1
to pay the I*ost Office Department its full charges,
ioat we s.ioula not then be permitted to send our
crrospondetice thiough Other channels.
W»; h»ve had too frequent experience of the
convenience aud utility of correspondence bv
express, t«- ik* cu’ off from it without regret and
a little murmuring The Government requires
slumped eoveiopss to be used; the least it can do
is to piuce Hitiu within reach of the people, and
h hope to s will pron p.i\ be done.
DR EDSON B OLW, OF OHIO. IMPRISONED I
We published a lew days ago, from a North*
ern journal, ifi c report of an anti-war speech
made by Dr. Eison K Oids, of Ohio. This
speech ha* caused the Doctor’s arrest aud cou«
hnement m Fort LaFayette. The following is \
the Yankee account wf his arrest. Et wili be
seen that the gallant Doctor was game to the
last:
important arrest—an old traitor.
&Pi.*.iat to the Cincinnati Commercial,
i ii'Mßi’a, August 18. The arrest of I)r. Edaon
B Olds, »»t iaincaster. last night became known
here ihts m rmng. The warrant was signed by
0. I’. W olcott, Assist.*.at Secretary ot War. and
Staled the cause to be disloyalty, using treason*
able language ana luterferiag with enlistments.
K was placed in the hands of W. P. Scott, of the
national detective police, and assistant, who re
pored here at no>o yelitt-rdav. They ieft here at
at two Y. M., accompanied by Col. Bliss, and
were driveu thirty nines, to Lancaster, making
but OLe change of horses on tbe road.
The arrest was made at 10 P. AL, Dr. Olds
being in bed at tbe tune. Resistance was offer*
ad, aad the chamber door had been broken open.
A crowd was rai&ed by the cry of "fire,” and
some threat* was made of rescue, but none at»
tempted.
Olds attempted to throttle the assistant detec*
live, but was compelled to desist by tbe presenta
tion of a pistol by Scott
The only other parties :n tbe house were his
daughter and mod m-law, who were bitter in de
munciation.
The crowd colL cted by the cry of tire were
•bout equally dir ded tor and agaiost the arrest.
One tuun, as the party left the house, asked Olds
if they should rescue. His name was saken, and
Scott threatened to shoot the firs: rifcn who made
the attornpu *
!n m.ikitig ihe arrest Scott was struck by Oias
or his aniisinsiaw with a toags. Tbe firmness of
the officeis subdued Olds and his friends, and the
party drove off without further obstructions. The
officers with their onsoners arrived here at 4 P.
M , and were im transferred to the
Cleveland train eu for Fort Lulayette.
TheOreuada (Miss ) Appeal, in publishing this
statement, has the following remarks on the sub*
}«ct;
More Tyranny.- From a special dispatch to
tbe Cincinnati Commercial, published this eve
ning, it will be set n Lincoln’s star-chamber
officia’s have arrested Dr. Edaou E Olds, of Gain,
and taken him to Fort Lafayette lor confinement!
Dr. O ds has for many years heen one of the
leading Democratic politicians of h s State and
a great favorite with the people bv whom he
was several tomes elected to Congress from a
decided Whig district. He has always opposed
the fanatic srn of ihe Northern radica s. and was
one of the four Ohio i)<ancrats who vou d for
tee Ksdnhs Nebraska bill. .Having been receoilr
ociniDßied by »ht Democracy for Congress he
tcck occasion, in the canv*«? now progressing.
to announce his hostility to the emancipation
and other negro schemes of Lincoln and the late
Congress. His arrest will array against the ad
ministration a host of warm friends in the Buck.*
eye State, who will not tolerate such inquisitorial
proceedings. The tyrant will find the step an
unfortunate oue for his cause.
LATEST FROM THE NORTH
From the rttcreOurg (Va ) E7prtst, Aug Vt\.
We are indebted to the kindness of i friend
for a copy «-f the New York Herald of Wedoes*
day last, August 20, from which we make up the
following summary;
IMPORTANT ARMY MOVEMENTS.
The following is supposed to refer to the
flight of Pope. It appears first under the Herald's
“situation” article;
There were rumors :n town last night of a
very important movement connected with o»*.r
army. We have not received the particulars, but
have reason to believe that it is a moment of im
mense importance. The probability is that there
wi 1 be some developments of it m a day or two,
perhaps to-day.
Bennett’s Washington correspondent tele
graphs .
Washington, Aug, 19, 1862.—1 have heard a
report of great importance from the army. What
it is I an: not at liberty to state, but I am led to
believe that some movement of the highest con
sequence has taken place. 1 will send the par
ticulars as s-kid as I feel authorized to do so.
important movements in reference to new
ORLEANS.
We are informed, aud have every reason to
credit the report, that Gen Butler will soon be
recalled from the Department of »he Gulf, and
that General Dix wili take his place there, with
his headquarters at New Orleans, and that he will
be associated in the administration of the local
affairs of Louisiana with Hon Reverdy Johnson,
as Provisional Military Governor of the State.
FROM TENNESSEE.
Nashville, August 13, 1682. The train from
Huntsville w.*h fired into to-day near Columbia ,
a woman and child killed, and two of the Ken
tucky Third regiment wounded.
The rebel forces ure reported to have evacuated
Chattanooga, and are making a northern move
ment.
So h maps were burned at Gallatin by Morgan
The Union refugees from Giilatm, arrived to
day, are content to remain here, awaiting the
issue of events.
Communication will be sooo restored between
Nashville and Louisville.
Prices of everything have aav&nced tweuty-five
per cent, since the embargo.
The rivet is high enough for low draught
transportation.
Nashville, Angus’ 19,18*2. The report of the
evacuation of Chattanooga by the rebels lacks
conti: uiatiou.
Tbe train from Louisville is through, the pas
sengers, mails, freight, Ac., being got across Red
river by skiff* aud temporary footbridges.
Eighty thousand letters went Norm m the
mails to day
It is reported that a Camp of instruction for
eighty thousand to one hundred thousand West
ern troops is to be located near Nashville.
Morgan, the guerrilla, is reported' to be at
Uartaviile with 1,800 men.
Tne tram which left Bowling Green th s morn*
iug nas arrived. It met the up train from Nash
ville at Ked River and exchanged prisoners.
TUS QUKKKILI.AB AT WORK X.V M ISM DM!
St. Louis, August 18, 1862. A fight took place 1
west of Wsrrensburg, on,Friday lust, in which j
three thousand guerrillas under Q uaotrell and
Hughe?, used up tight hundred BtaU* militia,
commanded bv M ijor Emory S. Foster, mortally
wounding the latter.
TLe Uni«»a lows id killed, wounded and missing
was three hundred.
Tbe rebel loss was near five hundred. Th*
rebels captured twocaoo»»n.
St. Louis, August IV. 1862.- The city was full
of vague rumors yealerday that a tightjhau oc
curred on Ft uiav last near Lexington between
about 300 Federal troops and the guerrillas ot
Quantreils, Hayes aud Hughes' gang, iu which
. the Federal* wire defeated ; but no official ad*
| vices have yet be**n received.
1* isSfIVOS btf U»H ) ’**•' ,tir ' u-»lr. ***«!, ,
o. #..* ytfrih (Out it light did occur on Friday at
Lon*- Jack, Jackson county, about twenty miles
s luthwost ot Lexington, between parts of Colonel
Phillips' and Crittenden's resrunent.-* of Stale
troops, SSU strong and about, 3,000 rebels under
Q iaairell and other guerrilla chiefs, resnsulung
in the defeat of the State fore as. w.th a !/»«-* of
200 killed aud wounded and iw l; pieces of artil
lery.
Official accounts are expected to-day
Hon. John Ph* Ips, Mibt ary Governor, and Won.
F. Swhz . r, S cre ary of State for Arkansas, left
yesterday for Helena, Arkansas
Colonels McGill aud Guitar have been promoted
to brigadier -eneralsof the enrolled militia, for
tbe recent battle with the guerrilla*.
Lexington, Mn, August 8, 1862. Brigadier
General Line tp* reached her* with reinforce*
merits, rendering.the safety ot the place certain.
Tne gunboat Mercter is also here, which cau do
valuable service iu case of an attack.
Some ot Q lantrell’.s general orders hare been
found near here. They a. ked all p-rsons wish*
ing to escape being drafted into the Fed era i army
to ioin his company, where they will find anus
aad ammunition to operate against the Federal
troops at every possible point. They also stau
that every man liable to be drafted into the
United States army who is lound going to any
Federal military post, or any person wuo is
knowu to have reported to any military post the
whereabouts of Southern men, shall be shot
wherever found, also, any one known to have
paid money to the Federal Government to exempt
him from military duty, is liable to have his
chattels and property taken for the use of the
Southern army.
These orders eu'anated frrra the commanding
officers recognized as regular soldiers by the
rebel Secretary of War.
m’clkllan’s last change or base—his ahhf at
FORTRESS MONROK.
McClellan's shattered army left Harrison's
Landing on the morning of Friday, August 15, at
S o’clock, reaching Charles City Court House at
8 A. M. f and crossing the Chickahomiuy at dark
the same mgbt, upon a pontoon bridge nearly
a third of a mile in length But three Divi
sions are mentioned, viz: McCall's, Moreli's
and Porter’s. The line ol march fro nr the Chick*
ahominy was to Williamsburg, Yorktown aud
thince To Newport News, Hampton and Eortress
Monroe.*
At Williamsburg, Robert Coles was arrested,
and bis house searched, where a auantity of
arms and ammunition are said to hare been
found'.
m'clellan’s avast courier at tub fortress.
Fortress Monroe, Aug. 16. —The avant cour
ier of the Army of the Potomac arrived hi
Hampton this morning, in the shape of Hunt's
Artillerv Reserve, and went into
camp, for two or three day's rest. Fuz John
; Porter’s corps is at Newport s News, or rapidly
| arriving there, and by to-morrow mormog the
entue army of the Potomac will be at Yorktown,
I Newport’s News and Hampton. Cp to the pre*.
j eot time I Lave heard of nothing but rumors of
; fighting and tiev were based on ite tiring or
■ gunboats as they shelled the woods on the banks
; ot -he James river,and keep th*m clear of the
; rebels, who might nse their cover to bang on our
i flanks aud rear to annoy us, and perhaps do us
! considerable damage. So far as lean learn, not
! a son l in our army boa seen a single rebel
ion tLe utire march. In short, the change of
base has been effected without the loss of a
j man, the necessary tiring of a shot, or the de
; struction of a hundred dollars worth of stores,
I comm'&sariat or quartermaster's, and the army
will be in a position, waen this reaches your
readers, where it can speedily embark for other
points where the enemy and Richmond are
more accessible, and success mere certain.
Most assuredly to effect such au mportant
change in the relative positior of contending
■ forces, without a m»ve aud perhaps disastrous
conflict, must have called forth the highest pow*
j er? of a great genera!, or it must have resulted
j from tbe weakness of tbe enemy. One or the
oiher cause gave to our arms this fortunate es*
i cape from disaster and perhaps destruction.
To-day the oid bridge across Hampton Oeek
wae rebuilt, and a pontoon bridge was laid across
near to it. • ,
A force of cavalry Arrived at Hampton about j
noori to-day. A large number of troops are m 1
camp about two miles tbis'side of Newport's New? i
tonight. A large baggage tram 18 now at Hamp*
too.
Oen. Burnside is cow at F Monroe,
and there ;s some t :k of him tak ug
maud of the army Q ow in command of Genera.
McCleiiao
That n. portion of this army mast rt-aiam on
the Peninsula is evient, and between Hampton
and Vorktown. A there are twenty ac'ea
covered by hospitals at Hamp’on, a railroad is
n. w being complete * between there and Fortress
Monroe. _
MULELLANS DESTINATION
From V ic FtUrabu’j 7a.) Kxprrsa. Aujju*! 2*
A c»uole ot deserters troru McCieiiaii s army,
who had oees left behind with eifier* at Berks ey
to deceive any Confederate p’ckeis who might be
endeavoriug lo invea iga’e tne slate of affa r» in
the vicinity of Harrison’s Landing, came across
.j a rues River yeaterdav morning, and surrendered
to our picketn at Coggin's Point. These men be
long to* an Illinois Cavalry Kegiment, aud volun
teered from the city of Chicago. Ooe of them is
a man of aboul 25 years 0* age, of very j reposses
sing appearance, more than ordinary intelligence,
and quite communicative. The other appears ,
morose, has a stupid look, and is as taciturn and j
mute, as his cotleagu is sprightly and tilkati.e. !
The former saya that they are deserteis because i
heartily tired of the war, believing it to te utiju-t,
and its further jirciecuHon uiterly futile and
hopeless. He aavs McClellau’s infantry nave all
gone to Pope, and the great body of them have
been conveyed to Fredericksburg or vicinity by
water; but that all itae artillery und cavalry went
by land, and that the r deatiuatu n was Yurktown
From Yorktown they wilt doubtless be
conveyed by water to the destined lo*
cality. He states that MjC*eilau's army
is very much dsmoraiized, aud that there are '
many of them stragg mg through the forests n .
Charles City and Her.rfci, only awaiting an ops
portuuity to slip across the river, aud surrender i
to the Confederates. He gives the losee-* m the !
recent battles from all clauses at 8«\n0») men, hut j
says that those who survive and still remain with
McCieilau, are many of them far from being effi- j
c.ent.
He gives it as kid opinion, from ail be could i
gather, that »he next move upon Richmond will j
be made from the North side iu two separate aud :
powerful columns, and that this plan, wtoch is J
the joint result of Halleck, Pope, and McClellan’s
consultations, if unsuccessful, wi I put an end to
all further eff irts t> cap ure Ricbm -ad.
These deserters admit that McClellau's army
stole horses and ntgroe* wheiever they could
bad them, and say that the Northern horses are
much better than Southern, but the latter are far
preferable tor cava ry purposes, ruauiog down a
hill with the same steady precision that they do
up. i
Tue most intelligent of the two lost his hat in ;
crossing the river, oat fearing discovery by the
Yankee gunboats w uld not stop to resme it— I
Upon one of our pickets supplying him with u :
Confederate cap h< * adly accept d the gift, and j
said nothing would gratify him to <re iban to put j
on the Confederate uniform entire, and hgat iu :
defence ot tne South. Both appear to be sincere j
tn their determination to tor eve- the ;
cause f LincoJu, und reseahdly declared, that
rather than be they w.iu.d suffer death
in any form.
Upon being lotcirotated at to the eff-ct pro- ,
duced by ouruight a sak upon dcCiellau’scamp 1
and fleet, they stated that it produced quite a
panic, both upon taadand water. Several ot the ;
army were killed, oltur* were serio inly wounded,
and many of the vessels w re cut to piec.es.
They state that mascot the men who sought I
protectiou behind big trees, were violently thrust I
aside by their m >re atieiic comrades, and their
places of security :uiti‘duuely ap ( oopru’.ed.
A pavmaster, who <ornnit*nc ‘i his disburse** !
meats during the aftefuoua of .he day preceding -
the night altar':, bev?* pural)* d with fear, and
m his alarm lost Of.' jJ. o,vs 0. which w*s never
recovered. It wsk found by he soldicra ■•*nd ,
ateaUhily secreted, and although oferv effort was i
made o-r »r«*n and enquiry t«* recover the Fed
eral Treasury runes, they never w.*re restored to !
the Paymaster. It has been said th t a suit has
been nstitutea agair.st th- secumes •»t the un- j
fortunate and b»d y frightened du'uirser of Lin
coln's fund.- to rec »ver of them the amount of the '
loss.
THE BATTLE AT INDEPENDENCE. MO
Pupated ttth' Associated A'orth
Kansas City, Augu.-t 12. A battle t ok place
at independence yesterday m >rnmg. about b
o’clock, between the Federal force 3, numbering
350 men, under Lieutenant Colon-! Buell, and
from 500 to 6)0 guerrillas under the notorious
Col. Hughes, r sult-ag iu the complete rout and |
surrender of our tn.. ps. The loss on either sidt
is unknown. It sop *ars the tow.- w*< surpri-ed !
about dA. M. A eumullaneous movement was ,
made upon camp, Buell's bee {quarters aud the
provost M >rshal*B, which'*e»e s »medistance
apart. The protest marshal’s olh « w..s entered j
by citizens professing loyally, and the inns were ,
’ak-n aud used against the Federal troops. The 1
fighting lasted about fonr hours. The troops. 1
almost without officers, hotly cutested the j
ground, sheltering themselves behind trees !
stables, etc.
Captain Thomas, of the militia, was taken pns
oner almost at the outset. At one time, it is -
reported, the guerillas were about giving up the
ground and retreating before the destructive tire
of our men, and accordingly bad Capt, Thomas
brought out of tbe house where he was confined
and immediately shot dead At this juncture a
white flag appeared at Colonel Buell s headquur*
ters, wheu tns guenilus returned and took pos
session of all who remained. Lieut. Harrington *
aud 50 men cut their way through the enemy and j
made good their escape. Most of the prisoners |
were paroled by taking tbe oath not lo take up <
arms. All who were present agree tn stating that j
there were do mounted pickets stationed ou'side j
of the town that night. A large quantity of
arms and 25,000 rounds of anmiuni*ton, besides
other gevernmeat property, tell into the hands ot
the enemy.
On leceip: of the news of the surrender of In
dependence here, this city was thrown into a
state of great excitement. All business houses,
saloons, etc., were cLaed. The uiiitiia wss called
out, and guards were promptly placed around
the city. A call was made for reinforsements
from* Fort Leavenworth, which was promptly
responded to by Lieut Col. Burris, who arrived
yesterday at 4 F. M.. with tour companies of in
fautry and three of cavalry. aud two pieces of
artillery. Also, Major Ramsen. coronianaiug tbe
S xtb Kansas Cavalry, arrived in due time trotr
the southeast. The entire force, undeY command
ol Col Burris, left tb.s morning at three o’ clock
in pursuit of me enetnv.
From G«'Edo.vsville. it»e Lyucobarg R?pub
licun has some intere3*tng and irnutrianl intell’ -
gence from our army about Gordoosvi le, by the
Orange tram Thursday night. Instead of Pope’s
seeing '»nly the backs of our men there, as be i
exuluugij ooasted wks the crso iu the West, he
is showing his own and skedaddi ug in famous
style. At the latest information from the lines,
he had retreated to Braady Station, tivj miles
below Culpeper Court House, our a my pnrsuiog
him, and his rear being severely bv our
cavalry, who had captured several prisoners and
kilUd and wound d n>t a lew of he invaders.—
His position was about midway betweeu the
Cou p : House and the Rappahannock river, and
the impression prevai.-d tfcai he *ou-d make that
stream his point of battle. Some, however, were
of the impression that he wcu d not «top his
flight uatil the famous plaios of Manas-as were
reached, and ihere h- would niak** tbe death '
struggle lor the defence of Washing ion.
Th<- Republican, of yesterday, adds;
Yesterday, probably, developed his uiars and ;
his lines of defence, avd if he ha? determined to t
tight in the position he occupied Wednesday, tbe ’
battle will, in all probabi'ity, he commenced to> I
nay. If he continues bis retr a’, it will be posts j
poned for several days, unit .-a *ur niio can
succeed m overtaking bint. That he wdl be
‘‘pushed to the wail” now, ir.» have no doubts,
and we have a little doubt of ;h« result of tbe
fight, begin when it may.
From the Hichm-zni Vispttcfu
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS.
[xnjnrßHßD session.)
SEN \TE.
FsrnAT. Aug- 22, 1562. i
The .Senate was called to order by Vice Prest- ,
dent Stephen*, und opened with prayer hv Rev j
L>r. Jeter ot the Bapt»s: (-hcreh.
Mr- S-mmes, «->t J. u siuna. tffred the t . * w- .
ag resolution, which was adopted
tie a i . That the Com nittceon Military At- ,
j fairs be directed to inquire inw» thi
of separating: the Pay Deportment tc*- Army
from the Q idrtermasier s Department, ar.d
creating a Separate burtau for the payment of the
troop®, aud to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr. Henry, of Tennessee, offered the following .
resolution, which was agreed to : |
Rt+tiv’d, oy the Senate of tbs Congress of the -
Confederate Spates of America, That the Secre- |
iaeb ot W r ar be requested to cotnmuoicate tu the .
Senate whether any regiments in *be service have j
been dtfthauded and consolidated with Otters, and |
if so, wuat regwnents, and by whose authority j
ha.v this been done.
The following res^>lut»nn | offered by Mr. Spar- (
row, of La., was agreed to .
That the President be rfqu»*sted »o |
ccuimuuicate to the Senate, a‘ the earliest pract:- j
cai period, all offic al reports of engagements |
i with the enemy not heretofore communicated
i Mr. Sparrow", of La , introduced a bill, which
1 was read twice and ordered lo b** printed, offering
I some amendments to the substbu'e system. No
substitute ’8 so be received, unless the person
offering him is skilled ta some useful pursuit, or
has charge of alarm or plantation ; commanders
ts Brigades and Divisions may detail a private to
oversee larms of which th- owner U a ttrnmt
%,U, and when the safety of any locality requires
it; and the fidelity ot substitutes will be guaran 3
te**d when received.
On motion, after the reading of the bill had
been Concluded, tbe Senate went into Executive
j session.
HOC.-SE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday August 22, 1832.
The House met at in usa-tl hour, and was
(opened with Prayer by Bishop Early. Journal ot
• vesterd *y read.
; Mr. Curr n, .fTenu. offered a joint resolution, j
i tendering to Col. N Bedfi)«-d Forrest, aud j
j ihe officers and s jidiea a under his command, for
j gallant services. Passed unanimously.
Mr. Foster offered a resolution requesting the \
j Sec re* ary us War t» furnish this house with a j
copy ol the report ol Gen. Crittenden ot the bat- ;
tie of Fishing Creek- Agreed to.
Mr. Machen "ffer-d a resolution thxf the Prtsi
dent be requested to jurmsh »he H« us«* with a
copy of the repor? of Gen. Siru n B Buckner, of !
the"battie of Fort Douelson. This resolutroa was |
withdrawn without action apon it
Mr. Jones, ofTeooessee, m ved th it the House ,
lesolve itself into Commute * of the Whole on the I
I President’s message, and Hr. Curry, of Alabama,
; took the dbair. T.ie Committee vi- called to
order, and the Chairman announced that the
I gentleman from Tennessee Mr. Fooie) was en
| titled to ihe floor, and b* std irea?H*l the House ou
j the following proposition, *ubmuted by a
j few days ago :
! Whereas, It is now most manifest that our
rrin -raeless and vindictive foe.a are resolved anil
J further to pros*-ca»e this bloody and unnatural
war, anda p e at this moment engaged to raising *
large additional lon-e of mercenary soldiers for
i the destruction of our liberties aud f»r tbe d*‘ 3 -
i I anon of our h.»m ■* ; a-ici, aherean, tbe peopb* of
j the Confederate abates are m<»re uuiled now thar
| they have heretofore been in the stern and unai j
| tembi- never to relinquish the
. istruggle lor independence and freedom un'il the '
i last armed foe shah cease lo puluip the sacred j
i soi* of ihe rdouth, and ponulir liberty aud State
l sovereignty -for both <*t which we are contending |
i in arm?-shall have been esiab ished upon iov*
; perishable foundations; Therefore,
I /it » f R- a d. That the Co'iimittee on Military j
• Affairs be instructed to prepare a bill to provide j
at once, by law. t »r ending forth from the Siatet*, !
j by the most effective and expeditious method,
.an additional army of »d 2 l.»*ou men to be equita '
| ably apportioned among me said Hutes, having
' due regard to p ipritation. the number of soldiers I
| heretotore furnished, and other kindred consider* 1
anon-, each ot th- States being required to or +
j ganize and to officer us own portion of tbe troops
1 >upphed; aui the whole force ot 250,00$ men or
! any part thereof beiuj/ subject to be called into
the Confederate service whenever the exigencies
of the war shall, in the judgment of the Pres is
jdt-ni, render it uecessurv, subject, when thes*
i exigencies shall have aeased, lo return within
'Ue limits of their respective Mates, and be subs
j jekt one- more jitrisdielioo thereof, and pre
serving, meanwhile, under their exiting political
(relations with their respective Srates, aad bound
i at all touts to protect and maintain the sovereign
: rights of ihe States to which tbe,v shall respec
i lively appertain against all assaults and nsurpa
tions which may be attempted thereupon bv any
(Avt-mmeot or potentate whatsoever
j Mr Foote made some remarks on thta reso’u
j tiou and urging the uncmstitutiouality aud :d •
tticiencv of the Conscript Liw
Messrs. Singleton, Miles, D&rgan,and Bonham
i also addressed the House :n speeches pertaining
• to the question.
\ At the conclusion of Mr. Bonham s remark*,
j the Committee r.*?(e and the House went into
• .secret session on the message seal ia this morn
| mg by tue President.
i Col Roasa W. Hanson*.—This distioguisutd
Keutuckiau who has recently been exchauged,
will, we iearn, be in -ur city in a day or two. We
also learn that bis Kentucky friends iu this citv
have made up a purse ol SSOO, and purchased a
splesdid war burse, which will be presented to
, the galianl Colonei on his arrival, as a token of
. their esteem for his distmgu shed heroism and
j moral worth. This token is well deserved, «md
j we know is gracefully bestowed,
l i (L’i ) Southern Confederacy. Amq. 20.
I From tbe Chkhokkk Nation.—The Leavens
worth Cunseivauve gives an account of a fight
betweeu the Federals and Confederates, m which
the latter were, of course. ternblV whipped, 120
of tUem taken prisoners, and a quantity of cattle,
Ac., captured.
Colonel Ritchie, with 500 Yankees and Indians,
had aiso beaten and put to flight Major Rams,
with a secesh force of 1,4« K) men ! Quite a likely
tale; but on a par with all of Yankee Doodle’s
stories.
Fkom Suffolk.-Our intelligence from Suffolk
is as late r uursday morning iast. The Yankees
th«*re are reares-nied as beioiz in great trepida
tion. hourly xpectiog an attack from the Conted
erates. Two additiona; regiments have been re
cent iv ad d-d lo th»* forces previously there, and
Gen M insfield ha« c »o-ed two gunboats to be
brought up aud anchored in front of the town.
He has declared his in'ention of bheiling the
place if he is a Hacked
Van Webber, a brother of the Dutch Gen. Max
; Webber, anti w ho had been acting as Provost Mar
i shai ot Suff dk, gor gloriously drunk a few days
| since, and while endeavoring lo reach his head
. quarters at night, fell and broke his leg. H« was
immediately succeeded by Capt. Drake D. Kay,
who se!z*?d the wines aud liquors of Col. White*
bead, aud was soou in such a happy condition,
chat he grossly insulted Gen Mansfield, who dis
missed him Croat office. One Capt. Mode was
then appointed to the post, who, ii is said, has
ihe appearance of a genilem&n. and was oflficiat
ing as the Military Governor on Thursday last.
The proprietor of the Washington Hotel, Mr.
Joseph Pinner, has been compelled to receive, as
boarders, six notorious NVw York harlots, and
• tbe hotel is now regarded by respectable people,
j as no better than * brothel.
| The cinzsns of Suff In are not allowsd to con*
i gregate ou the streets, to the number of even two
J or ihree. and the tyrannv of their oppressors is
: aa d to be most trtolerable. Despite this des-
I* potistn of Lincoln's invaders, the people of Bus«
folk remain irue and loyal to tbeir allegiance tq
the Confederate cause, as they have ever done.
, The Dutch ex-Prrv. Marshal, Webber wth bis
broken leg. is at the res’denc- o* Nathaniel R-d
--dick, E.-q iwnich va> sez d some time s nee),
and is said to be in a wry heipless CMudinon.
(Petersburg iYa.,) Express, Aug. 23.
i IH£ ENEMY UPON US AGAIN
I We were just begiumug to breathe Ireeiy again
; when the announcement is made that our vandal
toe is in our midst. The appearance of *nine or
! the enemy \s gunboats, yesterdsy morning, in the
! bead formerly occupied by them, destroyed &li
! hopes of those who hud laid the **Jiittering unc«
t:on to their souls” that »oe boats were onlytrans-
I peris com ng down with prisoners. The boats
! came down early in the morning, and went up out
iof a;ght again about 11 o'clock. Heavy fcr;ng
j was heard on Monday afternoon between Mils
j iken’s bend aud Richmond. Gentlemen whJ
| came bear yesterday morning, reported that the
enemy lauded u considerable force of cavalry,
iigb* artillery and infantry at the Rend on Mon
day, which started out for Richmond, eight tuiiea
distant, cestroying tve*-yth:ng before them. A
small number of our troops that were encamped
on tne r<jad were Compelled tt) lull back, an i the
enemy pushed on to Tal.'uia Station, ou the Vicks
burg, Shreveport and Texas railroad, one mue
! and a half from Richmond. Here they destroyed
j ihe depot aud railroad, and laid waste everything
i they could lay their hands on. Every overseer
| they could catch was arrested, together with
' quite a number of our -lek soldiers that could not
be removed in time. Nothing bad been heard of
| their having visited Richmond up to yesTerday
afternoon, and the supposition is, that after making
j a raid on Tallula Station, they returned to their
! boats.
No boats were m sight above, yesterday after*
j noon, but tne smoke of several was visible going
jup the Yazoo about 4 o’clock. They are no doubt
j going up to Haynes’ Bluff, where; we believe,
' preparations have been made to receive them.
Yazoo river gave birth 10 one monster, and they
fear that ere long others will spring forth. The
water Is now too low for them to reach ihe raft m
their heavy gunboats, aud unless they have a large
land force, nothing can be accomplished Should
Curtis’ command becoming down, we may look
fur an attack by iacd and water. The enemy will
no doubt land a force somewhere about Captain
Johuson'a place, on the Yazoo, but we hardly
think they will ever be able to reach to F -rt Hill.
At present the fleet only consists ot six gun
boats aod five transports, which indicates very
c'early that Curtis has not arrived yet. Our peo»
pie should be prepared for any emergency. No
more families should come to town yet. as there
1 ;.s no teilmg “what a day may bring forth ” No
I matter what force they may bring ag «inst us, we
have every confidence m the ability of Gt-os. Van
Dorn and Smith, aud the noble souls whom they
command to drive them back.
VttMioj WMg, Aug. \ V
WHEN WILL IT TERMINATE.
Mi-'/i Vi,) Jlwiw.
| This question, which to a rtii acting mind would
-.eem to be one of vi’il importance to the Ameri
can people, is now seldom asked and never an
swered. It asema sufficient to b<* kuwa that s
; war exists, and that ,t ia being fiercely and vig
rously prosecuted. The questions of time and
coat, which were regarded as serious ones in the
com me net meat of bostilitres, arc no longer sub*
i no. is of alarm t » e»tber Mr. Lincoln or his sup
porters. The old periods of sixty and ninety
days have passed away without the accomplish*
un-nt of the promised results of Mr. H.-waid, aad
with them, it would seem, what little of reason
«luj justice that might have once been possessed
by the N rtbern people. Defeats which should
Lave sobered, seem only to havw maddened them,
• and the advancement of despotism seems their
I only object and aim. A war for the Union, upon
j the baH'S of the Constitution, is - o fonder the
! contest they are waging. Oppressed Unionists
: at the South they are no longer seeking to relieve.
The ujaiutenauce of the law*, least of all do
: they battle lor. Ou the contrary, the? are strike
Img at the very foundation of these officially
j prouju’g ited and self-imposed prepositions. The
! emancipation of the oegr> is now the battle cry,
[and devastation and rum mark the foot prints of
! the invader. FauaticUm is the watchword, and
stealth and robbery are its aliu s and ns follow-i
jers. P under and outrage -are the order of the
i day, and a Federal General has even proclaimed
I a public license to his vandal cohorts, 'they are
t c subsist, as far as practicable, open the people
»hev have invaded, and are o detuin alf the ne-
Jgr es that uiay come into their camps, i'hey
| are toseixe horses and other property to an ex 4
I lent limited by their own judgments, and are
I forbidden to protect private property in future.—
No such order preceded our match into Mexico,
nor an its enforcement be justified among civ*i<
1 ivd people.
| la the border slave Slates still loyal to the Gov
j eminent aflj.rs may be said to be in no better
condition. The appearance of a Federal uniform
\s generally th-: precursor to a negro stampede or
j i p.undered ben roost. The war upon public
: opinion has broken out afresh and with renewed
. fierceness and vigor. A more expression of
| opin on is a possp >rt to the hastily, and (he /uit
j br<i« *‘rpu4- sleeps soundly as ever. Neutrality
j of position i» no longer i«» be tolerated, ard the
| oath of a’legiaoce pr banishment ,tr- the alter
i natives to be presented. Mr. Kedpa'h we are
•old, :s even now transporting n-g-.* from
Aqrfia creek to Hayti, withou even the tmmtu
ti-n if the enquiry as V-what locality tb-ybe’oog.
, Some ot these negroes are un <'oubt from
i Maryland, and the property, uiaybao. of »oyal
people ; yet the Government says naught i n con*
deal nation or reproof. The coutisca ion of the
property of Maryland “traitors'* is a subject of or
dinary discussion at the North, and, we nave no
doubt, is seriously contemplated by the Washing
ion G -vernmeut. To what end this measure wdl
•ead, and what will be the result of.this mod- rn
th d-ut for restoring the Union, the future alone caa
develope. We respectfully submit, however, that
the South will not be likely to yield with this fate
banging over her. It wrong m the beginning,
despotism and misrule hare placed her in a dila
. ferent position, and Northern maligni'v and fana
ticism must at least share the responsible for
I the evils that this war has wrought.
But, w- proposed to inquire la ihe offs*t, when
this war w -i. a terminate? Wehave, heretofore,
predicted its end more than once, but v.-e now ace
knowledge that we have not been a prophet. We
have relied much upon foreign intervention, but
we have now but little frith in the pr«>misU of
kings. It is now patent to us that, without a re
action in the sentiment and temper of the North,
we shall be at war lor some time to come. A
hatred more virulent than that of the Montagues
and Capulets has been engendered between the
two sections, and it seems each day to increase in
unnaturaiDess aod ferocity. Tne South cannot
now yield with 'afetv, if the North can with honor.
Under this c mdition ot affairs, w * cannot look
lorward to a speedy change in Northern temper,
or hope for a speedy peace.
Personal. —Hon. A. 0. P. Nicholson and Judge
Martin, ot Columbia, arrived in our city yesterday.
I We pleased to see Judge Martin looking so
well and hearty, and to hear a siini a- rfeoort of
Judge Nicholson. It will be remeo.b--reu that
these gentlemen, with several others, wer- arrest
ed by the Yankee Provo9t Marshal at Columbia,
directly a‘ter Forrest’s capture o: Murf'-e. sooro’,
for the unpardonable offense of sympathn ng with
the South We hope soon to chronicle their re*
turn t > their families in a manner that will not
only satisfy them but give joy to the entire Cons
fed eracy
From Graham.— There was a rnm ?r un the
streets yesterday that th® enemy’s movements on
Thursday night and yesterday morning were of
such a nature as to give semblance to a prooabil*
itv of an at rack ou our forces near Graham’s sta
tior The opposing forces near that point arena
each side of the *iver, and have been having
quite a s>cial time of it for some time past eo*
joving conversations together while in bathing;
but strictly observing the neutral line, the centre
of the river. Firing at pickets had ceased some
time ago. Whether, by the recent demonst/a*
tions, they intend to fight or skedaddle, we shall
possess ourselves with patience, and wait tor
facts. Rumors hare lost their charms
Good Haul < r Prisoners.— Forty Yankee pris«
oners were yesterdav sent into t.-wn, having been
captured by our pickets across tne r ver. Some
ot them are deserters, some foragers. Some scouts,
and some pickets, and were all caught in their
respect, ve fields of opera' ions. l*ho: e who w**re
out foraging were picking up things generally,
ffroni a nigger down tc a rcasting-ears in tne orn
fields.