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LINCOLN VS KCLELLAH
Those who hare dwelt over the marvellous one
thousand and one stories of the Arabian Nights’
Koterta.omenta, will remember that it was a cus
tom, in those days of wonderful events, for those
who were overcome by excess of love, grief, joy,
or astonishment, to shed tears, recite poetry, and,
occasionally, to fall down in a fit. We are not
told whether McClellan and Burnside fell down in
a lit or recited poetry, when they were about to
sepaiate upon the sacred soil of Virginia, a few
days ago liihuugn we are ot the opinion that
they did not; hut they did shed tears. And the
telegraph tells os that “ the tears coursed down
McClellan's classic features; ana Uurnsule, with
his siout, heavy frame, wept like a sorrowing
child. There they sat and wept,” just as we arc
mid that Rosencranz wept when he beheld the
sufferings of the Cnn'ederates whom he captured
at the late battle of Corinth. Verily, the Abulia
tion Generals are becoming very tender-hearted,
or else tears are a cheap commodity with them.
When Mark Anthony discoursed, in the Unman
forum, over the body of the dead Caisar, he ex
claimed; "II you have tears t j shed, prepare to
shed them now,” and the ctowd did “prepare to !
Blied,” if we remember rightly, for, we think, An
thony went on 1 1 say something about "gracious
drops.” At any rate, so it must have been with
McClellan and Burnside. They had “tears to
shed,” and they were “prepared to shed them,”
when the former w s called away from the com
mand of the Army of the Potomac, “by the direct
tion of the President” and “the order of the Secre
tary of War,” and the latter was placed in com
mand of that Army. “There they sat and wept,”
says the telegraph; but how long they mourned
it lines not say. It must no! have been a long
time, however, as they were able to attend a gath
cring of officers the night bafire McClellan s de
parture, and the latter was enabled to utter a
toast, which was a lucouic one: "The Army of
the Potomac."
The parting having been concluded, McClellan
proceeded to New Jersey, where he is the "ob
served of all observers,” the persecuted lion, the
recipient of Democratic sympathy,
ilia removal by Lincoln is, doubtless, as John j
Van Btiren has intimated, because of his Demo- 1
craev; and nis place will most probably be filled :
by an ultra Abolitionist, one who will prove I
a willing tool of the Autocrat of Washington
Burnside being a mere go between, a temporary !
filler of the place, to prevent the policy of the i
Administration from becoming too suddenly appa • 1
rent. Thus, (lay alter day, the mask is d-awn from
the face of the President ot the United States, and
the hypocrisy ojj bis Administration made more i
apparent. Pretending to tie conservative and 1
Constitutional in his action, lie has gradually- en
croached upon th* rights of his people, and has
gradually drawn aside the mask of Constitutional I
conservatism, until now lie stands forth an Abo
litionist of the blackest sort.
What is he waging war against the South for y
Is it to force us back into “the Union as it was?” I
No. ilis emancipation proclamation tells us !
plainly what his motives are; bis removal ot ■
llneli and M’Clellan tells us what his motives are .
his constant disregard of the Constitution of his
country tells us what his motives are. And we
should be prepared for him and them.
The recent triumphs of the Democratic party at
the North have made him sore ; and he will now
seek to make Democrats the objects of bis displeas j
ure on any and every occasion. It is evidently with !
this purpose that he has removed McClellan—one
of the best officers be hud in his army. And be
will,doubtless, show his dtepleusure more strongly
by renewed efforts, not only to subjugate the
iuiwh, but to destroy i s institutions and violate
lis every right.
Wm I* our policy? To meet his every move
■ i -et » larepew.id eoerav rad a determination
ici tt cfGse tiglililig until we achieved our m
depen !• oe of the Yankees.
Let Lincoln vent bis enmity upon the Yunkee
Democracy ; let him remove his “conservative”
Generals, mid replace them with Ah litiomsts ;
and let McClellan and Burnside “shed tears” if
they will; our duty is to tight for liberty; to
contribute liberally to the cause of Southern in
dependence; and to know no peace that does not
bring with it that independence.
A Stromi A i'pkal.— Tfir arguments and appeals j
for intervention and recognition in England are
stronger than we would suppose, Irom the revela
tions and utterances of opinion permitted to reach
us through the selections of the Northern press.
We simply mention the fact, and do not wish to
express an opinion, and above all we do not desire
to give an excuse for omissuiu or delay in prepa
rations to any officials charged with onr delenses,
or the conduct of our war. We believe if we had
shown less desire tor recognition, and more active
exertions in and for ourselves, recognition would
have been eie this accorded.
The London Stand ird of the 22d.October de
votes a leader of nearly two ciluuins to this topic.
We quote the following :
“Every circumstance that ever justified inierren.
tion justifies it in the case of America. No war
was ever such a nuisance to the neutral world.
No attempt to subjugate a reluctant people was
ever less excusable or more helpless. The South
is incomparably more worthy ot aid than were the
Greeks or the Belgians; the Federal Goviramcnt
is infiuitely less respectable than Holland, and its
present mode of waging war more barbarous than
that of Sultan Mahmoud.
“If ever a joint intervention was required it is 1
in this case, and in preveming or holding aloof i
from it, England neglects her duty and her honor, j
\\ e should have a right to interfere alone in aid ot j
a good cause und a kindred people—in vindication I
of humanity ami of national Ireedom—and it would
clearly be our interest to do so. for peace costs us
more than war conld cost. But we have scarce li
the right to withhold others Irom doing the duty i
from which we shrink ; and if we allow them to !
do it without us we shall risk our place among the |
Great Lowers, as surely as Prussia and Austria
did bv their pusillanimous behavior in 1554.”
Such utterances repay muuy sneets or pages
of the mercenary and mendacious truculence of I
the Exeter Half organs.
Oftarlrefon Courier, Nov. Id. j
Mb. Glaostoss Explains —ln reply to a note of j
inquiry from Thomas Mosley, Esq , concerning 1
the meaning of Mr. Gladstone's remarks, the fol
lowing letter was written, ss appears in the Lon
don Times of the ?oth October :
II DOWNIKB-STRXXT, WHITEHALL,
Oct. liilh, 1562. J
Sir; lam directed bv the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to stale that his;words at Newcastle ;
were no more than the expression is rather more
pointed terms of an opinion which Mr. Gladstone
has long ago stated in public—that the eff rt of
the Northern States to subjugate the Southerners
is hopeless, by reason of the resistance of the
1 am, sir, your obedient servant.
Charles L. Hr an.
Thomas Moslev .
In another letter or the 17th October Mr. Ryan
writes for the Chancellor that be (Mr. Gladstone)
did not wish to be understood as expressing any
opinion in tavor of slavery, but deemed it desira
ble and proper, on the score of humanity, to stop
the effusion of blood.
On the whole, Mr. Gladstone did not mean
anything, and should hereafter say Dothing where
he has nothing to say.
Charluto* Conner, Not . 17.
• LINCOLN S WAR POLICY.
» The indications are that L'ncoln has become
• maddenad at tbe defeat of his w*r policv, as
evidenced ia tbe recent elections at the North ;
and will now put forth all the means at his com
mand to bring the war to a speedy close. He has
removed from the command of his Potomac j
’ army the representative General of the Demo- j
i cratic party, to make pl&ce, doubtless, for one
who will more willingly cooperate in the einan
■ cipation schemes aid plundering programmes of
the Government. He will marshal all the forces
that he can spare to take Richmond. That Is the
, Mecca of his desires, the g>al to which his am*
i biuon ever points, and the success which is to '
, crush the rebellion, and restore the Union to its |
\ integrity. His iron-clad# will swarm upon our
coasts and navigable rivers; while in tbe West
his army will cun i down in its strength to clear
Tennessee of ‘ the Rebels” and drive them to the
G»ilf of Mexico.
This is the pretty programme which Lincoln
has arranged for his amusement and the occupa
tion of his Yankee hirelings during the approach
ing winter. Are w» prepared to meet these
mighty efforts? This is a question of deep im
port, and one which we should be prepared to
answer in the affirmative. Our coast delences are
in the bands of officers skilled in all the appli
ances of war, and well qualified for the positions
they hold ; but are the planters f urnishing them
with negroes to labor on the fortifications, and so
complete them in time to meet the blows which
they are intended to resist *? Are our authorities
obstructing the rivers and navigable streams
where Yankee gunboats are likely to ascend?
Are our citizens organizing and drilling them
selves in exposed localities? If Dot, it is time
tbit thesq preparations were made. There is no
lime for delay. An Abolition correspondent, writ_
mg from Washington to an Abolition
says that “ going into winter quarters means dts- ,
graceful peace and an end of the war—peace and .
general disintegration. The army, therefore, will j
not go into winter quarters.” ,
With us, on the other hard, ‘‘reconstruction .
and the integrity of the Union” means subjuga- <
j tion and ruin. T > this fate, the people of the '
j South will never submit. Tbev have set out to (
achieve their independence, and they will never j
j submit to any peace that does not briug with it
! that independence. But, to maintain this tirm ‘
resolve, they must tight, and fight with the deter j
! m mat ion to never surrender. They must prepare
i to meet the enemy at any and at all points, and i
i they must determine that there shall be no more
. New Orleans, but a Vicksburg for every point at
, tacked.
i Those who stay at horn; will have their duties
jto perform, too. They cm aid the Government
in clothing and feeling the armies t a the field,
, they can engage iu necessary manufactures and
j works of industry; they can contribute to the
I wants of the poor, and in a hundred ways ail the
great cause in which we are ail engaged In
i short, every patriotic citizm will cheerfully bear
! his share of the burd ms, aud liberally contribute
bis efforts to the success of our ai ms. By these
efforts, energetically put forth and properly ap-
I plied, we shall be prepared tj meat the enemy
and defeat the desperate attempt which Lincoln
is making for our subjugation.
• To the ladies of the rfouth, no appeal is ne
cessary. Their fair bauds have clothed the nuked
and ted the hungry soldier; aud with them,
j “there is no such word as fail.” Even in down
trodden sad oppressed Maryland, where the spirit ,
of the men has been broken under the heel of i
the Abo'ition tyrant, the women are true to the *
cause of the South. There, they bind the wounds ,
1 of the Confederate soldiers; there they contri* :
( bute all in their power to the comfort of the
sick, or of the prisoners who fall nto the hands !
of the Yankees; and, wh the opp u tunity otters, j
s old back messages of hope aud love to the }
people or the South. With such uobis women, 1
j how can an glorious a cause as ours fail? The ’
men have but to emulate their example, to dis- f
i play the same untiring zeal, and energy, aud i
I liberality, to insure speedy success to our arms, 1
aud the achievement of our national indepen- (
; denes.
ENGLISH OPINION.
From fte Charleston Courier, Xov. 17.
| The Benny Newsman, London, of the 19th Oc-
I tuber, says:
AFRICANS HATE ALWAYS HSKN SLAVES.
“Slavery iu all ages and countries has been the
original condition of the people. were slaves
until the invasion of superior races.” * *
Here follow some extracts from lite reports |
from travelers in Airica.
STATISTICS OF CRIME.
The piper above qu )ted devetea a column to a
review of the official Constabulary returns for the ,
past year, and adds .u conclusion ;
“From these sickeuing detai s of misery and
horror we learu that nearly half a million of our
subjects, cr one iu every sixty of population, were
charged within the past year with offences more
or less grave that placed them in the dock. What
have we to say to tbe slave Mates of America ?
‘There is,’says Mr. Wii.iams, ‘more vice and im
morality, more human degradation, more unpitied
misery illustrated by the history of any cue day
of the year in London, Paris, Vtuice, or New
York or Boston, than a whole year would bring
forth among all the s’aves of America.’ He goes
on to assert that there is less improper intercourse
between master and slave than between employer
| aud servant in free States—that ail sleep securely
j iu slaveholdtng countries—that the only mendi
! cants, pickpockets and courtezans in the South
, ate imported from the North—that fewer children
! ure born out of wedlock 1 1 Louisiana than in
Scotland, and that before the war not a soldier
or armed policeman was to be seen in the South.”
Who is Mr. Williams here quoted by the News
man?
THE QUESTION OF RECOGNITION.
Referring to some ot Butter** characteristic ex
• hibitions in New Orleass, the Newsman asks;
| “It is a question of not very curious casuistry
| to solve on what principles of ethics we spend
i millions a Year, and have treaties with all the
States of Europe for suppressing the slave trade,
i while we stand idly by and ‘grossly gape on’ while
! such enormities are perpetr»'ed on our own de
, scendants. ‘fair women brave men.' Is it
because King Bonny or the autocrat of Dahomey
is weak aud Cztr Butler is strong?”
Military Promotions.— We are gratified to learn
that the following promotions have been made
in the Provisional Army of the Confederate
j States:
i From Georgia— U buets T. R. R. Cobb, Alfred
Iverson, George P. Doles, and A. H. Colquitt, to
be Brigadier Generals.
From Alabama—Cols. L. W. Tracy and John B.
Gordon, to be Brigadier Generals.
These may all be considered Georgians. Tbe
two latter we had the pleasure of seeing on yes
terdyv, and of congratulating them on the mili
tary honors they had won.
Atlanta (O'a.j Intelligencer, JSov. 13.
Tbe hospitals in Washington are beirg .
cleared of the convalescents with ail possible dis* j
patch. In all, about three thousand soldiers have
joined General McClellan’s army from the camp ,
of the conva.esceDts. Very cons derable numbers
of tnvaid soldiers have been allowed to go home
latterly, in order, as it is supposed, to have more
L hospiUl room in Washington in case a great bat- 1
le should come off iu front.
| SSBTHE COTTON FAMINE IN ENGLAND
' We find the following in relation to the cotton
i famine in the London Times: Mt :
STOCKPORT.
i There.has been a greater increase in destitution
in this town during toe past week than has pre*.
v.ously taken place within the same period *mce
the commencernen’ of the c itioa ’amine. There
is an increase during the week of 551 persons in
the receipt of parochial relief, and ot no fewer
thanl.Ooo persons assisted by the various relief
committees. Ihe latter bodies do not now extend
assistance to any persons who are in receipt of
parochial aid, aud it therefore follows from the*e
figures that toe tucrease in the number of pers ns
sufi?isting on charity m the town, within the
short period named, is, in round numbers, 1,590.
■ As may be imagined from these facts, the state of
I employment in the town has materially altered
j for the worse, and from the latest returns issued
it appears the number of operatives working full
time is 8.570, against 3,646 week; the number
working short time is 7,099, against 5.499 last
week; and the number to ally unemployed has
risen to 9,284 from 7,506 the preceding week.
Taking into consideration the members of other
trades, it is now calculated that 'here are about
10,000 persons out of work in the borough, the
loss of weekly wages being £7,500. Toe total
number of persons receiving relief, either from
the guardians or the relief cwmmittees, is 18,907,
out of a population at the last census of a little
more than 54,000. The expenditure of the Poor
Law Guardians is, of course, rapidly increasing,
and at the last meeting of that body it was stated
that the cost ol out.-door relief during the weeic
was £6c9ds, showing an increase or £86.0.'2d
upon the preceding week. The number of appli
cations for relief wus 660, of which 187 were new
cases. A new poor-rate, of os in the p und, was
levied on Saturday, which it is thought will last
tour mouths, when a further rate of 2s6d in the
pound will become necessary. Donations to the
funds of the Central Re.it-f Committee continue
to be received.
WIGAN.
In connection with the s»u’e of the cotton manu
facture in Wigan there is this consoling tact to be
recorded—that it is impossible for the trade to be
in a much worse condition than it is at present.
What we consider to be a fair estimate of the
number of pers ms employed in the cotton mills
of the town and its immediate vicinity (for a per
fectly correct estimate cannot be obtained, owing
to the unwillingness of several of the employers
to furnish the information required,) gives 9,185
as the total number of factory operatives in Wigan.
Os these no less than 8.535 are entirely out of
work, and of the remainder not one is receiving
full wages, the whole of the 300 being on short
time and in si’uations which cannot be considered
permanent.
The baud loom weavers, about 490 in number, 1
are not in a much better position, as fully two
thirds of them are totally unemployed, and of the
remaining third only one-half are on full time.
These figures show that oue-fourth of the in* i
habitants o! the town are out of work, and, when !
it is remembered how manv of these buve wives
and ratnilies dependent on their exertions, it will 1
be seen that the state of this part of the cotton i
manufacturing districts is bad indeed. Fortu- I
uately the other trades of the borough are in a
comparatively prosperous state—-we say compara
tively, tor, of course, it is impossible for so large i
a number of persons to he thrown out of employ*
meut wit *out trade ot uil descriptions suffering 1
severely.
There is, however, work for the great majority, 1
it not tor ail the artisans, though it is impossible i
to predict how long this will c >ntmu», unless the
staple trade ot the d>s net is greatly unproved.—
The publicans complain f u lly that they have no '
customers, and u is a fact beyond doubt that i
manv small shop-keepers, provision dealers, 1
would have to close their doors were it not lor the
plan adopted by the relief committee of distribu
ting their relief in the shape of food tickets,
(wnich can he presented at any shop in the town)
instead of giving »he food itself.
Some gentlemen h ive expressed an opinion that
the present war in America would not only cause
a temporary suspension of »he cotton manufac
ture, but would strike a blow at it from which it
would never recover. This gloomy opinion does
not appear to be shared by the spinners of Wigan,
as the erection ol new nulls or the extension of
old ones is to be seen in every quarter of the town.
A very large mill is now rising on the North side,
another is almost completed in Pemberton, and
additions are being made to others ou the South
The great difficulty, however, even should a
pleutiful supply of cotton be obtained in a few
months, will be to fill with hands the old nulls, j
leaving the new buildings out of the question, i
Many of the operatives are leaving the distressed f
districts to find worx io other parts of the coun*
try, and others tire learning new ’rales which it !
ts not likely they will leave when .he mills are .
again opened. Not only on the ground of duty, !
therefore, but also on that of interest, ought the i
mill-owners to use every exertion to keep their 1
operatives around them during the crisis.
The Hoard of Guardians met on Friday, when j
it appeared that 3,848 persons had received out |
teller during the past seven days, and that £240
17s. Bd. had been dispensed to them. This was !
an increase of about 20 persons on the preceding '
week, and an increased expenditure ot £5 7s. 10d* >
hot, M c unpared with last year, the increase in ;
the number of persons was 1,60), and tu the ex- |
penditure. £ll4 19s. Bd.
The number of persons in the workhouse on !
Friday was 465, au increase of 102, and 63 va„
gran’s had been relieved during the week just i
ended. The total number of persons receiving l
relief from guardians and relief committee is thus I
increased to 14,210, showing that fully one-third I
of the population of the town is assisted by one or •
the other of those bodies.
THE DISTRESS IN ENGLAND.
English papers, metropolitan and provincial,
which have reached the Courier office, with dates
to tbe22d October, giv- harrowing details of the !
distress and destitution in the manufacturing dis- !
tricts, resulting from the American war and the
want of cottou. These papers also show that the j
desires, and expectation, aud opinions of the yeo- i
manry, and the manufacturing classes, are da* !
eidedly in favor of intervention, or recognition, '
or any other action which they suppose would '
remove the evil, la the moneyed ciuss and capi*
talists, there is a shrewd desire of turning the \
difficulty to account by promoting aud forcing the
growth or supply of some substitute for cotton.
The Zoster* Marina is stiii confidently urged for *
this .purpose, and a later candidate is the ‘French j
Widow,’’ which is stated to be found occasionally i
in England, and grows abundantly in Russia. It !
will be well, at least pending the war, for Con*- ;
federate ettiz ns te plant little cotton aud to pro
vide for tsiog at home as much as possible of
what is grown.
The London Standard, of the 22d October,
says:
“The approach of winter in connection with the
Lancashire distress is very much feared, and it is
thought Government will have to resort to some
extraordinary financial expedients to relieve the
misery.”
The vast leases incurred by the great gale of the
19th and 20tb October—elsewhere reported—fall
ing chiefly on the colliers, and c asters, and car
riers of limited means, may largely increase the
distress or extend it to other classes.
LharUbtot% Courier, Aoj. 17.
Foreign' Obituary.—Late English papers, re*
ceived by the Courier, contain the following an
nouncements of deaths:
October 19, Right Honorable John Lord Sher*
man, aged 84.
Richard Stuart Palmer, aged 41, youngest son
of the late John Horse ley Palmer.
—— Walker, C. E., aged 61, for manv years
President of the Association of Civil Engineers.
On 13th October, Sir Andrew L. Hay, of Leith
Hall, near Aberdeen, aged 73.
James Tytler. W S., (Scotland,) a son of Alex
ander Fraser Tytle**, (Lord Woodhouslee, histo
rian.)
Joseph Ormshv Radchffe. LL. 1)., Q. C., Judge
of the Consistoriai Court and YicarMJent-ral tor
Armagh and Dublin.
A lady m Jackin, Miss., advertises to
knit “socks tor the niilliou,” at tweuty cents a
yard, for those who will furnish vara.
I Special Correspondence of the Constitutional.''..
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Billed Seville, Nov. 17. ;
| The management of the State Penitentiary
i ‘ elicits much commendation of the excellent bust*
* ness qualities of Co!. Green, the Keeper. His re
' port shows that the institution has cleared severs
t al thousand dollars to the State. besides the large
’ amount of work done on tae work done on the
j buildiog*, and the pre; aration to manufacture
f arms. I saw at the office of Maj >r Mclntosh, the
: efficient Chief of tb- Ordnance Department, at
1 specimen of the Harper’s Ferry musiets mads at j
the Penitentiary. Its workmanship is every way
f cred'tible, and it shoots wuh as much accuracy as
l any similar musket ever male. At present tue
number manufactured weekly is small, owing to 1
} the extreme scarcity of materials, but iu a sh >rt
time they hope greatly to increase the production,
i I have failed to notice a new orLcjr, recently !
installed in the House, under the patronage of .
Mr. Carrington, in the person of a lively and in*
, teliigent laa who acts as Page. The seats are so
crowded, and the aisles so narrow, that it is with
d fficulty that members pass each other in going !
to and from the desk. Hence, a Page subserves i
greatly the convenience and comfort of members "
and facilitates the dispatch of business. He should
be remembered in the pockets of the members.
SENATE.
Tuesday, Not. 19,1862.
In the Bena*e a lost bill to amend the charier of
the Planters’ Insurance Trust and L md Company,
was reconsidered.
On the call of the districts for new matter, the
following bills w c re introduced :
To amend the charter of the Savannah A Als
baoy Railroad Company, Ac.; to settle confl.cts
between the statutes of Georgia aud .he new code;
a re oiuiion in reference to auction of measures ,
to prevent the spread of small pox; to iocrea-e
• I jailors’ fees—proposes to increase them s«> per !
' j cent.; to carry into effect 6:h sec., 2d art. Con
stitution—authorizes Inferior Courts to grant
M charters, change names, legitraatize children,
i j regulate rates ot toll, Ac.; a resolution instructing
j Joint committee on the state of the Republic, to
consider the propriety of framing a bill to organize
1 a Home Guard of mounted rangers, to be rtus
-1 tered into the service of the State tor three :
months or more ; to incorporate Dahlonega Gold j
Company; to amend the act requiring Ordinaries
to declare an intestate in certain cases ; to author*
iz* the Governor to issue titles to John C. Calla
han and others to certain lots of land on an island
j in'Ocuiuigee river.
BILLS ON A THIRD READING.
T< provide for the collection of tax o.i free
j ptis >ns of color, passed ; to punish persona for
j representing themselves as Government agents. I
J The bill makes it the duty of sheriffs t > mane in
quiries, and on conviction of parties, r o receive
I 8100 of the fine; a resolution -n re'ereoce to
I adopting means to prevent the spread of small- 1
l pox, passed ; a resolution to ra’se a j dnt commi *
j tee to investigate the fraud on the State m the •
1 purchase of shoes, by A P. Bell; a House amend
mem, authorizing the invest g-ition of the conduct
Jot the Q larteruiasters an I commissaries of this *
i State, caused some discussion, it was ma ntuined
I by those who opposed if, that it was unjust aud
improper to couple the officers of the S ate, a uiast
whom no charges or suspicions have been ore*
j lerred, with parties implicated in charges of fraud.
The amendment was disagreed to. To relieve
j parties iu districts in the lines of the eu-. mv from
I taxation, lost; to amend Cotton Planters’Bank,
J passed ; to charter the Georgia Eclectic Medical !
College, Atlanta, lost.
After uniting in the elec’ioa of Senator, the
remainder of the session was spent in reading
bills a second time.
HOUSE
Tuesday, Nov. IS.
In the House, this morning, but fit tie was done
save the relerence of a number of od!s to appro
priate committees.
A lengthy and quite puerile debate arose over
a resolution, by Mr. Dumas, to adjourn next Tues
day <»n account oi small p-x in various parts of
the State inasmuch as Milledgevtlle and vicinity
are free from this loathsome disease, it was diffi
cult to discover any force iu the resolution. As er
j the usuH round of speeches which illuminate ai
! most every subject, it was indefinitely po -tponed.
( it is proposed, by a waggish member, to introduce
, the decalogue, should the diacussiou ou the Citii
| den raid cmne to a close before new matter is
; proscribed, tor the purpose of neanug the views
jof the constitutional expounders on Mosaic law :
ELECTION OF CONFEDERATE STATES SEN ATOR.
At 11 o’clock the General Assembly convened
jin the Representatives’Chamber, for the purpose ■
1 of holding an election for Senator to the Coated*
I eiate Congress. Mr. Candler announced he
| name of Hon. James Jackson ; Mr. Washington, i
i ihe name of Hon. 11. V'. Johnson,
j On the tir?t ballot there was no choice. The
; vote was as follows: Johnston St, Jackson t, ’
| Toombs 24 Jenkins 9, Iverson 3, D. L w.s 7, Hon. 1
Howell Cobb 7. T. R, R. C >ob 2. VVra. Dougherty
1. G *n. A. K Wright I, H. V. M. Miller 2, A. H.
j Ch .ppell 1.
Mr V\ nutle desired to know, if it was in order,
! the opinions of the candidates in reference *to the
i conscript law, and the decision ot the Supreme
j Court. Mr. \ thought we should not oe
governed by such considerations, but should se*
j !ect the be t man for the place. Mr. Whittle
; understood Gov. Johnston to believe the law uns
j constitutional, but that he wa« willing to acquiesce t
in the decision of the C >urt. He was also in- (
formed that Judge Jacks in and Hon. Howdl
Cobb were in favor of the law and of the admin - ‘
lsiratioo. Judge Cochran would not discuss the
j merits of candidates, but felt authoriz *d to say *
j that Gov. Johnson deprecates any division in
| Georgia, and was readv to su; port the law and 1
the administration. Mr. Wasnington thought
: this the most extraordinary proceeding ever wit- 1
j tieased iu this country. I Mr. Seward—Except in '
! irgima He consuierea toe course of bis coU
league a direct attack «c Gov. Johnston. Mr. 1
' Chandler thought the discussion inappropriate,
! and had no authoiitv to give the views of Judge
! Jackson, who did not know that iiis n.ioie was to
, be announced here.
| Mr. Briscoe felt the delicacy of his position
; is a friend and relative of Gov. Johnson, who ,
• had not sought his influence, or authorized the
j use of bis name or views. But he would not
j support Gov. Johnson it he did not know that he
would sustain the policy of ’he Administration.
He read'a private letter from Gov. Johnson, which 1
he had no idea of using here or elsewhere, to ad**
vance his claims—but to set the Governor right i
in reference to the points raised. The letter j
hoped Geprgia would ne a unit in upholding the
decision of the Court, and sustaining the Admin
istration an J the war. Judge Cabmess thought it
proper in this crisis to know the views of those
we are to support, lie understood Judge Jack
son to endorse the Conscript law, and to fully
support the Administration. Judge Stephens
protested against the whole proceedings as ex-*
tra >rdinary and out of place, and ca'culated to
to convert this ball into a hustings, and to draw
party lines Mr. Whittle defended htmse’.f, as the
cause of the “extraordinary proceeding.” The
position of candidates might have been stated
without discussion. He was proud to bs suso
twined by th* example of his proud old m >ther,
\ irgima. Hoa. M. W". announced the
name of Hon. Win Dougherty. Ou the second
ballot the vote stood ; Johnson 112, Jackson 4 •,
Dougherty 24. Toombs 14, H. Cobb 1, T. R. R.
Cobb 1, Jenkins 2, Iverson 1, Dr. M'ller 2, Dt.
Lewis 1. Previous t >tbe ballot. Hon. J. R. lirowu
stated that Dr. Lewis was not a Hon.
H. V. Johnson, haviug received a majority of
▼ores, was declared elected. The Senate then re
tired to their Chamber and the unfinished bust*
ness ot yesterday being the order. Judge Stephens
proceeded with his argument, on the conclusion
of which the House adjourned.
The result of the Senatorial election seems to
be cordially acquiesced tn by all shades of opin
ion here. The position of Gov. Johnson in refer
ence to the decision of the Supreme Court on the
Conscript question, and his hearty support of the
Administration and the war, are surely enough to
entitle him to the confidence of the country ; and
1 his eminent ability w T impart a decree of w«;.h:
1 to our delegation m Congress, so d-sirub e in *
{ time like trie present, when moat *f our more ex
• pertenced legislators are m tbe field. There was
I a strong desire be~e ff>»- -be election of Judge
Jenkins but his known preference for his pres-*
en; position. and earnest protest again>t being
uude Senator, deterred his friends from presem
-sng his name. Anoh -r consideration also, that
had much weight, was the preservation of the
tribunal he adorns, in its present elevated posi
tion. Aristides.
GENERAL COUNCIL OF IHE PROTESTANT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
FIFTH DAY.
Monday, Nov. 17, 1802.
The Rev. Mr. Pickett, of Mississippi, appeared
and took his seat. Judge Phelan was appointed
on the Committee on Expenses, in place of Mr.
Eilerbe, una'oie to attend, and Mr. Jones was
placed on the Committee on Missions.
The Joint C< muiittee to prepare rules to govern
the intercourse between ifce two Houses, made
their report, and the House of Deputies adopted, .
the rules recommended.
The House decided to take a recess from 3 to 7,
i P. M., and hold night sessions after to-day.
W The Tanons reported by the Committee on
"Canons, whs ihtn considered, and the following
: passed with certain amendments:
Under Title 1, Can <n 3, *‘Of Admitted Candt
: el ites for D.a > i*s Orders; Canon 4, “General
Provisions and Requisites for Ord nation;" Canon
I 5, ••Examinations and Testimonials f»r Deacon s
Orders and Ordin.t ion;” Canon 6, “Os De*cms;”
j Canon 7, “Ordination to the Priesthood,” Can n
f 3, “Os the Admission or Ministers Ordained bv
Bishops not in C oumunion with this Churcr,,’’
' C in >n 9, “Os Ministers Ordained in F *rei jn Coun
tries by Bishops in Co n n union with this Church.”
Und*r Title 2, Chi >n 1. “TheC*nsent necessarr
for Orfj c atm/;” C mon 2. “Oeuerai R-» guilt ions
:of Ministers.” E:ch Canon as pass 'd was sent
; to trie Hous- of Bishops for their c incurrence.
The Rev. Dr. Reterkin, acting undvr mstruc*
tioos rr jru the Dt >cesan Convention of Virginia,
oil.*red a resoluti >n to alter clause second, in ar
t»cle ninth of the Constitution, and, on motion of
Mr. Massie. it wis ma Je the special order of the
dav fo' Wednesday morning next.
Th j House then adjournei.
BIXTH DAY.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 13d 1.
Dr. R. I). Moore took his seat as Deputy from
Georgia, id place of Mr. Whittle, who was ex
cused from attendance for the remainder of the
session.
Several messages were received the House
oi Hu-bops, announcing their having passed the
canons sent up from the House of Deputies, with
a few aimndmeots, which amendments were ac*
ccpted by the House of Deputies, with a single
ex option.
Dr. De Roeet, of North Carolina, introduced a
preamble and resolution to amend Article X, and
and Mr. McCrady, of South Carolina, a resolution
entirely to strike out Article V cl the Constim*
uon.
The Committee on the Bible and Prayer Book
made the following report;
The C )'Otn ttee on the Bib’e aud Pr*>vr jj.v *
respectfully report, that from the time ben/ too
short, au l the means ia their p jwjr io*u fLient
<» determine what edition of tbe Eigli.sh Bible
to r**e uumeuJ is a s jd iard edition, thev offer no
res dutioa ou that subj set.
With res.ect to the Prayer Bo>k, they offer the
follow ng;
1. U** yd, (the llou-e of Bisli ips concurring,)
Tint ilie II »»i of Comm m Prayer, as heretofore
u-ed u tii .* Church be aud the same is berebv
bdopted, aid ordered to be used, with auch
changes and al eratious only as miv be aecessurv
to nnk r it cKU'iroi to the chtnge in our political
relati ms, mil t* the C mstituti .n and Canon-* -f
tbe Protestant Epscopal Cnurch in the Confed
erate States of America.
2. Rmolbtd' {the House of Bishops concurring -
That, tu <i d*r to supply, in part, ihe urgr-nt need
of copies of t ie Prayer U >ok for our soldiers .ma
sailors, a seectiou of such portions there >f as are
needed iu public Worship oe printed under direcs
ti -ns of a Joint Committee of the two llous s of
this Council.
3. /•.*< *“'<?►(/, 1 nat u committee be appointed,
with ln-'ructi ns to prepare, during the mt*:rv/.
bet we* n-h ■ \ 'tirnuK-nt of this Council and the
meeting of the next, and to report to it such al
teration:* n the Book of Common Prayer as m*.v
ue deemed proper, provided, that they involve
no change in the doctrine or discipline of the
Church. r
The six remaining Canons under Title 11, and
tbe first lour under Title 111, were considered and
passed.
At 5 P. M. the House took a recess till 7 P. M.
The ees.Mon at night was spent in considering
the resolutions proposed by the Bible and Prayer
Hook Committee in the morning, and pending the
discussion, the II iuse adjourned.
SEVENTH DAY.
Wednesday, Nov. lUh, Ho-.
The Committee on Canons reported, aud recom
mended tbe adoption of several Canons.
The Committee on Missions made their report
Rev. Mr. Crane presented the application of the
Diocese of Arkansas for admission into unibn with
the C mncil, and moved the reference of the ac
companying documents to .he Cunmittee on the
aim ssion of new Dioceses. Dr. K D. Moore and
Rev. Dr. Lord were added to this Committee :o
till vacancies, and leave granted it to retire.
Rev. Mr. Crane obtained leave of absence after
to-day.
Mr. McCrady moved that (the House of 3 shops
concurring,! the Council adjourn ou Saturdav
next—carried.
Tne resolution of the D»puties Virginia,
to amend Sec. 2. of Art. 7 of the Constitution’
was taken up aud discussed at length. Pending
this discussion, Rev. Mr. Uuske, for ihe C«-*~*
tmuee on the admission of new Dioceses, re
ported favorably on the application for Arkansas,
and a resolution admitting that Diocese was
pas.-ed and sent to the House of Bishops for their
concurrence.
Upon resuming the discussion, the subject w.j
liua ly disposed of by the adoption of the follow
ing resolution, introduced by the Rev. Mr. Clarke-.
Kt&di'd, That the attention of the several
Diocesan Councils be called to tbe amendments
to the Cous'iruti.m. which has been propos-d by
thy Deputies from Virginia, and that said Coun
cils be requested to express an opinion a* to the
neces-itv of ihe change in question
The pr >p >sed amendment to Arti li X ;f the
Constuition, introduced by the D paries from
North Carolina, was lost—the vote taken by
Dioceses and orders being as follows : Clergv—
Ayes 2, Noes 5; Laity—Aves 2, Noes 2; iitvids
ed, 1-
Tne House took a recess from 3 till 7 P. M.
After recess, Mr. McCrady’s reso ut’enjto amend
the Cons ti tuu »n, was amended and passed unani*
mou-dy. The vets being taken bv D;octses and
orders.
The consideration of the Canons was then re>
snnQeii, and Canons V, VI, VII, VIII, under Title
111. were passed.
The Charleston Courier, of November 17
savs that on the night of the sth instan*. at the
camp within a few miles of Staunmo, V i., Lieut.
Crawlord, of Chester District, S. C.. was thrown
from his horse aDu dragged, (his foot hanging in
the stirrup.) and was so severely injured that be
died tbe next day. He belonged to Col. Black's
| South Carolina cavalry.
The South Carolina Legislature meets at
Columbia at 12 o'clock M., ou jrlcndav, November
24 *h.
£s7* On Friday, 17th October, there was an ex
traordinary double tide at L.iverpoo 1 . After the
ebb had Lussed tor a half hour, according to the
tide table, ihe tide returned and reached the
, heigh*, of 13 inches above the former high water
mark.