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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.