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IBOH AMD STEEL
We called attention, a few days ago, to the im
portance of engagiog in the manufacture of iron.
The aubject is one which should engage the atten
tion of capitalists, and secure their hearty enlist,
ment in it. The following communication, from
the scientific veteran, Dr. Daniel Lee, contains
suggestions which should be carefully studied
and promptly acted upon.
The untold resources of the .South should be
developed and itshidden wealth brought to light.
Ueneaih its suit lie boundless strata of coai. iron,
marble, and other metals, ana minerals, and
stones, which are all imporlani in art, science,
and manufacture. To ascertain the localities of
these, to bring th-m forth, and to mould them to
their proper uses, is a patriotic duty which our
capitalists owe to the country, and more particu
larly at the present time. In order to assist tn
this work,a State Geologist should be appointed,
with such assistants as be may deem necessary
lobriog his labors to perfection. For this office,
the names of Dr. Lee and I'rof. Jones have been
proposed- We should be pleased to see the posi
tion given to both—that we might have the bene
fit of their united labors. Hut those labors will
be useless unless the capitalists of the State can
be induced to follow their teachings, and;to aid in
the great and imporlani work of developing the
resources of the State. We, therelore, again com- ]
mend to the attention of our readers the following j
timely communication from the pen of Dr. Lee. j
[Communicated. ]
IRON AND BTKEL.
A few days ago ihe Constitutionalist called at- j 1
Mention to the importance of manufacturing iron , | j
and, with permission of the editor, I will say a, i
few words in that connection, including some re- J
marks on the use and manufacture of steel.
Farmers and mechanics must have edge tools, { *
or iron and steel in various forms, and they |
should not hesitate a moment to aid in supplying i
their own wants. They should remember tba» I <
the operations of melting iron ore, and of forging : <
hammered iron, are probably older than the
Flood; and that it is as unwise to depend on any \ 1
foreign nation for this indispensable metal, as for I •
our daily bread.
During the war of 1312 and *l% iron was made 1
on the Oconee river, some eighteen miles above
Athens; and the business was probably discon- i
tinned, at the close of the war, because the popu* 1
lation ai that time was very sparse, and the de* !
mand too limited to sustain this industry. Com*
aion roads were poorly adapted to the transn- rta
tion of iron, and railroads were unknown. Hence
the stoppage of theee works proves nothing
against the permanent value of the mineral de
posits under consideration. From information I
nave, it is more than probable that this ore is a
# superior article, adapted to the production of steel j
as well as iron. There is a plenty of wood tor
coal, a pleatv of lime to serve us a flax in fusing
iron ore, and no lack of water power to create the
blast, or dtive the bellows that give an intense
heat in the region referred to. In a word, if 1
am rightly informed, all the conditions exist for
the eitensive and successful manufacture of iron,
and nothing is lacking but a little capital and the
hand of industry to develop them at once.
In reference to steel, I would remark that a new
axe could not be bought at Saitville, when 1 left,
at leas than seven dollars. This high price arose
not so much from the scarcity of iron as the want
of steel; for iron is made in Virginia and Ten-*
nessee, but not a pound of steel in the Confeder
ate States. Careless negroes use up steel on their J
axes and other cutting tools very rupidy , and if
the war shall last a year, new axes will sell for !
twenty dollars a piece. As science has doue much ]
to elucidate and simplify the manufacture of iron, j
steel, and the art of tempering edge tools, I de- j
sire to see Georgians take the lean, and profit
largely by these important branches of home in* .
There is spare capital in Augusta and I
Athc^ 8 1° start these operations very successfully -
Two or three dams thrown across the Ot> ( >nee, j
above Athena, will, with a lock in ettoi,, furnish !
good boating water tb<j bridge, near the !
railroad station Jo ih« suo ■
mm*\ oiwwvrfeta the between onr flrsit f
Jure of iron ways, and au unknown quuu
tily of this metal. Twelve or fifteen hundred
Julies of railroad, with all its ruling stock, will*
coryWnie, in its wear and tear, a vast amount ol j
iroK which must be supplied from some source. ,
If manufactured in Georgia, all the labor and |
profits will go to enrich our own ciuseQH. It will j
add to the value of the r real estate, create a bet- j
ter home market for all agricultural products, cu- 1
courage the mechanical ans, and injure nobody. I
The time has come when our Collins axes should !
be manufactured in Georgia—not in Connecticut ,!
when our nails and stoves should be made in
Augusta and Athens—not in Troy and Albany. 1
In England, steel is not u*a to from English iron
manufactured from the combustion ot mineral
coal, but from Sw »de's iron, imported, because
made wuh wood coal. We have the same ore
and the same fuel that are used in Sweden, and
can produce both cast steel and blister steel, if
we only turn our efforts in that direction. Steel
is a chemical compound of pure iron and carbon
from wood coal; therefore, it is not ail iron that
will make good steel. I may at another time say
something about the roasting of different ores, !
the forging and rolling «f bar iron, and the
formation of steel in iron chests, for the subject
is inviting. D. Lex.
A COMVUNriONOF THE PRESS
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser proposes,
in a recent issue, that a Press Convention beheld
in Richmond, ou or about tho of meeting of
Congress, for the purpose of considering the tele
graphic news question, and other subjects.
We endorse the suggestion of our Montgomery
cotemporary, but thiuk that the time and place
are not suitable. We think it would be advisa
ble to call the Convention at an earlier day, aud ai
a more central point—say, for instance, at Angus*
ta, or Macon, Oa., on the 20th of December. The j
principal inducement to hold it here is, that this j
is about the most convenient point, and our hotels |
can afford goo i accommodation and goad fare at |
as reasonable rates as any other city in the Con
federacy. If, however, our brethren of the press
should decide upon some other location and
time, we are willing to accept their .decision.—
We hope that there will be a general expression
of opinion on the subject,
The principal subject for the consideration of!
the Convention would be the telegrtphic aew.>
svsWm—for wtrch some pian aught be adopted i
bV which all d-tfhul’ies wo ltd be removed and a ‘
bowl i-U ‘‘Associated Press” be orguirzsd and ;
established. The Mobile Advertiser, iu an ar
tide oo this subject, says : “ Whenever a genuine
p rC ss Association shall be established, we will I
be prepared not only to join it. but to withhold !
our support from any rival system.”
The subject of charging postage oa papers 8 dd ,
to news dealers, and on railroad cars and steam
boats, might also be considered, and a memona. ,
prepared and forwarded in regard to it.
These, and other pres* affairs, might very prop- j
crly come up for consideration and settlement
It is to be hoped, then, that an early and general
expression of opinion will be given br the press
as to the proprietv of holding a Convent: :>o. and. ,
also, as to the time and place.
Arrest™ as a Spy. —Lieutenant L Wise, a;
nephew ol Governor Wise, wis arrested by Col, ;
Shanks, in his camp, near Calhoun, Kv., some j
dayssino*. He had come into camp under the
pretext of w-.shing to sell a horse. Letters from
rebels, conclusively troving him a spy, were j
found npoo his person. While in prison at 1
Owensboro' Col Shanks, by keeping a:i eye upon :
him, succeeded in securing a letter in cypher, j
written to him bv Governor Wise and addressed j
to the care of Selby Lee, Wheeling. lie was sent i
to Louisvi'l© in irons, and will be treated a* a
apy.— Washington Star*
SENATORIAL GLIMPSES CONTINUED
Setting near the desk in the Senate, on the right
from the President's desk, is Hon. Janies L. Bew«
ard, of the 7th Senatorial District. He is about
50 years of age, of medium height and size, with
rather smai l features, agjod head, and a shrewd,
wiry expression about his face. With perceptive
faculties of extraordinary vigor, aad habits of
mental ana physical activity, few men are capa
bie ol accomplishing more than Mr. Seward; and
he has w<>raei h;s way up through difficulties
that would have discouraged most men, to a po
sition of wealth aad influence. He has been in
the Congress ot tae United State*, :n the Senate
ol Georg’a for several times, and has been spoken
of for Govern or, should he survive the present
incumbent. Coi. Seward is a man of nervous
temperament, and moves restlessly about from
the hie place to the lobby, and thence to his
seat, but seldom loses sight of whit is Iranspir*
mg, or fails to 7ote. His manner of speaking is
rather rapid and incoherent, and the activity or
his mind,and excitability of bis nature, lead him
often to ashume radical positions, which he mod*
ifies as he proceeds, but where his “pins are set”
he is firm and unyielding as a rock. He is a
watchful, cautious, and safe legislator, and is a ,
member of lead.ng inffuence.
That tall, handsome gentleman, with Roman ,
fice, and rich dark eyes, who bows gracefully to |
everybody he sees, a3 he walks up the aisle, is •
Gen. A* J. Hansel!, ot Marietta, ilia frank, geni
al face is a perfect tel Male of the generous and
manly qualities of his heart. Ue is one of the ;
most kind, liberal, and high-toned men in Geor
gia. He is a successful lawyer aad a man of tine ,
legal ability and untiring industry in his pro- ,
session. He is too pure and good a man to enjoy
or to shiue iu the stormy arena of political strife,
and hence has never before, I believe, held any
public office. He is a watchful and conscientious
legislator, and speaks with fluency and grace—
Indeed, he is, in all the proprieties of debate and
social intercourse, a model man, and an ornameot I
to any circle. He is, if lam not mistaken, a na* j
tive of Baldwin county, and was among the pion* |
eers in the Cherokee country. Ue is about forty- j
eight years of age.
The ablest man in the Senate, .and one of the i
most promising men of his age m the State, is j
Major George A. Gordon, of Savannah. He is
about thirty years old, with very dark complexion, |
flashing black eyes, and hair -like the raven’s
wing. His mind is vigorous, well cultivated, and
well balanced. Ha is a mao of safe and practical
character, pure morals, and refined tastes. He is
a tine looking man—not exactly handsome—but
his face is full of the glow of a bright intellect
and a manly soul. Ue is a man of genial man
ners, a good talker, an excellent musician, aud, of
course, a ladv’s man He is one of the few young
men of the tfiate who carry with them into public
and professional life a fondness for btlles lettres;
and his orations before literary societies, and
i contributions to the press, evince ripe scholar
ship and excellent literary taste. As a debater,
Mr. Gordon has no equal on the floors of the Gen
eral Assembly. His elocution is tastelul, his
manner earnest, and his style of argument logi
cal and conclusive. His ennunciation is a little
rapid, and his voice pitched to rather a high
and grating key -but m spite of this, he is a
pleasijg and effective orator.
Just behind Major Gordon, with spectacles, or
eye-glasses poised on his generous nose, and clad
in a handsome suit of jeans, sits Hon. D. A. Va>
son, reading the Macon Telegraph. Ue is a hne
looking man, of large, full, well moulded pro*
portions, light blue eyes, sandy hair, and clean
Ahavuu face, and weighs something over two
hundred pounds. Col. Vason is a lawyer and
I planter, and takes life complacently, having an
! ample estate, and a large professional business.
[ lie is not a very animated or effective speaker,
I but is a man of solid, practical ability, and ele- j
1 vated character. Ue is an attentive and influeu j
I tial legislator, and an ornament to the Senate.—
| He is about 15 years of age.
What sb“ll I sav of Bwear.ngen—the inimitable
' and incorrigible Tons—who sits just behiud the
portly member from the 10th * To describe the i
Senate aud not mention the mercurial member I
from the 9tb would* be like playing Hamlet with
. ainriml
mii6t not repeat it, at the risk of expulsion from
i ihnt august junto—the Cobligaagbs—of which
I the Senator aforesaid is presiding officer. To be
set ions, the robes of Senatorial dignity do well
become him, and he is as popular here as in ihe
I lighter role of his favorite society. Mr. 8 wear
| lugeu is what may be termed “a good sen*t d
i m in.” lie seldom mingles in debate, further than
j to explain ths objec ao; a measure entrusted to
his charge, or simply to declare, in few woids,
his objections t »abiil on its passage. He rises
l with assumed gravity, and with arm raided, g***
lioutates with Sright fore Anger pointed ..t the
! Biesident, simply declaring, “Mr. President, I
think that’s ub id bill,*’ or, a good bill, ns the
case may b<; aud afl*r giving, m wry few words,
the reasons for the faith that is in bun, sits down.
He Las more influence in the Senate than some
that consume hours in declamation.
Just behind Col. Seward, und adjoining the
aisle, is the clear beaded and rig lent member
from the 19th—Hon. Miles W. Lewis. He is a
thiu, wiry .dark skinned man, of medium height,
with hair and whiskers a little sprinkled with
I gray. He is clad in a neat suir of home made
jeans, which is the prevailing fashion. Mr.
is a good speaker, sound thinker, and an tntiuens
tial member. Indeed, I have heard him called
the ablest man in the Seuate. He ;s not a mau of
showy talents, but is modest, retiring, and en
tirely free from Buncomb. Ue is a man of pleas*
ant manners, infinite humor, aud elevated char
‘ acter. Ue is a lawyer and tarruer, and is a liberal
patron of a wiee and progressive agricultural
economy. He is about 45 years of age.
I cinuot take leave of the Senate without a
passiug glauce at Rev. J. U. Echols, the placid
and polished member from the 30th. He is a
man of more highly cultivated intellect than anv
other in the Senate. His speeches abound in
classic beauty, and are models of rhetorical taste.
Ue is also eminently a practical man, and ;s one
j of the largest and ra.»st successful planters tn
| Middle Georgia. He ha 3 devoted much of his
life to literature and the ministry, and was for
some years President of the Methodist Female
i College iu Madison. He is a kind, amiable, and
most companionable man, and is widely beloved.
In the Senate, he is among the acknowledged
leaders, aad would adorn any position in the gift
of the pet pie of the State. He is probably 45
years of age.
Jhere are others who dserve a place in the pic
ture, but the day is waning and l must write up
| »he proceedings, and reserve these kaleiodo
* scopic views for another occasion.
SENATE.
Monday, Dec. 6, 1362.
; The Senate took up the report of the Joint
j Committee on the business before the General
[ Assembly. The committee report the business
i before each House as fo'lows ;
i In the House, bills read Ist -.iaie 41
1 “ “ “ “ 2d “ 151
Resolutions not acted on 37
Senate bills read Ist time 26
“ “ ” 2d 44 *25
41 “ not read 3
“ resolutions not acted on 14
! Bills on the table for the piesea* 15
311
Senate bills 26
| House bills 29
! Senate resolutions 9
House resolutions 4
-
65
Total amount of business pending 376
; The committee recouimend'a recess afler Thurs..
' day next, until Wednesday. February 3th. An
amendment was offered to strike out Thursday,
and insert Monday, 15ih. Mr. Seward moved to
postpone iudeSnitelv, which was lost—ayes 14.
nave 21. The previous question was called, ana
the report of the committee was lost—ayes 16,
nays 12.
A bill to restrict the planting of cotton was
t taken up—two substitutes were offered, and the
whole matter was recommitted.
The House having refused to concur :a the
f Senate amendment of #3,©00,0u0, to the bill pro**
i viding for soldier** families, the bill was taken
up, uad the Senate io-istcd upon its amendment.
A bill to vest in the Superior Courts the power
' to grant certain charters in pnraumrffeeof the 6’h
• | Sec. 'd Art. Constitution, was panned. It provides
; that the Court may prescribe the liability of
I stockholders.
| A 3eries of resoluiions, offered ov Mr. James
! : Hilliard, requesting the Secretary of War to ia
suture investigation into the conduct or Quarter
i | master*. Commissaries, Surgeon* l , Agent*, aud
. ! other officials, were adopted.
The resolutions from the committee on Con fed*
11 erate Relations on the Conscript Uw were made
1 ! the special order of to-morrow at 11 o’clock,
i | A bill supplementary to an am to prevent
! 1 distillation was taken up and discussed un’tl the
j hour of adjournment. The object of ttie bill is to
1 I allow persons having contracts with the Govern*
i j ment, whose stills may be within twenty miles of
i ( a railroad, to go on, without interruption,
i la the afternoon the resolution was adopted,
; after a protracted discussion, with a provision
I that contracts so carried on shall not exceed one
million of gallons, and the corn shall be procured
over twenty miles from railroads and navigable
streams.
I The Benate refusad to concur in the action of
the House in voting to tike a recess, alter Thurs-
I day, by a vote of 19 to 17. The Senate then ad
journed.
110 Brit
Afternoon Session, j
I The whole afternoon was devoted to the discus* ;
( sion of a resolution supplementary to the reaolu- ;
tion authorising the seizure of factories and rnanu* i
| factored goods. It seems that the agents find
I the authoiity too inexplicit, and aek to have the i
resolution in reference to the discretion as to j
price, and the meaning of the term *• prime cost,” ’
dehoed. The supplementary resolution declares
that the Governor’s discretion applies to ail the
| prices enumerated, and that prime cost means
cost to the holuer—a very novel definition, truly,
but a very proper one to avoid high-handed rob
bery by the Slate.
Judge Cabiuess offered a resolution to rescind j
• the resolution authorizing the seizures. Judge
j Uoctuaoe, Capt. Kaiford, Mr. Barnes, Dr. Mulkey,
and Mr. Washington, favired the mutton to re-
I scind. Judge Stephens, Mr. Dußuse, and Mr. i
Hook, opposed it. Mr. Candler offered a substi* |
tute, that the Governor be authorized to pay holds
era 10 per cent, and manufacturers 25 per cent. 1
profit. Mr. Sheats offered a substitute, that the J
Governor be directed to go into the market and
buy goods on the best terms he can. Mr. Wash* i
ington offered an amendment, that the authority
to seizjcease on the 25th iast. Tne resolutions,
substitutes, and amendment, were referred to a
special committee to report toimorrow.
The tax bill was read a first time, when the !
House adioumed.
HOUSE.
Morning Session. ■
i la the House this morning, the bill relating to ‘
the granting of charters by Superior Courts—
vetoed by the Governor and lost on Saturday,
’ was, on motion of Judge Cochrane, reconsidered,
A motion to reconsider the $3.000,000 amends
I ment to the bill to provide for soldiers’ families
• was lost.
! The bill changing the lines between Lumpkin
I and Habersham counties, was, on motion of Col.
j Washington, reconsidered. It was taken up,
amended, and passed.
| The report of the joint committee on the busi*
ness before the General Assembly wis taken up,
and, after a long debate, adopted—ayes, 35; nays,
51. This is the report, lost in the Senate, to take ■
a recess after Thursday next.
Nothing else trampued in the House worthy of
notice th s morning. Aristide*.
j Special Correopondaxce of the L'orutitutionatiet.
LISTOF GEORGIANS WHO HAVE DIED AT
THE DANVILLE HOSPITAL IN VIRGINIA
Danville, Va*, Dec. 3, 1862. »
Editor Constitutionalist— Dtar Sir: As the
friends of deceased sol diers are very frequently!
left lor a long time in dpubt qs to their fab*, I (
') ment, giving a fn# tfon «Mh«*» who «ied I
in the Hospitals here. Knc’osed you will had *
list of ti e soldiers from your State, whose death*
have occurred herein the two months previous j
to this. As yours is a prominent j >urual, your J
publication of this statement and the request ;
annexed, a-k ng country papers to copy, w il, \
doibttssa, be very gratifying utb it ng, aid a
satisfaction to the relations of the deceased sol**
d.ers. Vary respe-.’t r ully,
Janus Camichakl,
Chaplain of the Post. 1
A LIST OF GEORGIA SOLDIERS WHO HAVE DIED TV THE j
HOSPITALS AT VIRGINIA, DURING TUB j
MONTHS oyCTO3«X
Names. Co* R*g. (’apt. j
Ayies.J. RS. B, 15t?., Rice. !
Cordell, M triou C, 6i)th, Wardfaw. f
Coursey, lliram C, 2!st, Castleberry. \
Ethridiie. J. W. I, 14th. McMichael. 1
Gay, William H, 14'h, Sapp.
Gibbs, John W. B, 26th, Knox.
Giles, William F. C, 44th, Hagood.
Hubbard, Robert J. H. 27th, Horkey.
Hobbs, Paschal K, 6th, Cleveland.
Hunt, B. A. L> F, S3tb, Thornton.
Johnson, Richard E, 61st. McArthur.
Jones, Ziraß. I, 3tst, Lewis.
Kennedy, Win. F. K, 45th, Gibson
L'ght, Gbediah E, 14th, Lester.
Lapp, Ptulip S. K, 6lst, Sharp.
Mercer. John G, 60th, Golding.
Pate, Zachiua I, 10th, Wootber.
, Pike, John K. H, 31s r , Murohv. ;
Ryal«, Joshua E, 61st # McArthur,
j Suuioer, Josepa R. t, 49tb, Cook.
Smith, Dr. S. E, 38th, Mathews. j
\ Smith. Jasper E. 4th, Fuller,
i Walker, Wm. W. G, 14th, Monger.
i Whairy, W. W. H, *3d, Baker.
j Wood, Beniamin B, 2Ut, Battle.
. Walker, B nnett I. B, 49th, Wilcox,
i West, Joseph L. E, loth, Brook. !
Danville, Va., Dec. 5, 1562. ,
1 To the Friends or Sick Georgia Soldiers .
There are a large number of Georgians in the ;
numerous Hospitals here, who need such articles
as ihe sympathy of tbe patriotic and kind will
> readily suggest. Any contributions sent to me
for them will be faithfully dispensed.
Jambs Carmichael,
Chaplain to the Fob-.
IHE COTTOtTfACTORIES
The Gramtenlle FaaiO'-y has reduced its rates
t to a reasonable scale, as will he seeo in their ad- 1
l vertisemeßt.
3 The North Carolina Factories met in Convention
on Monday, the 3d inst, in Greensboro*—eighteen j
j establishments being represented—and adopted j
the following resolutions:
12 solved. That we will sell all the products of
our several mills at a profit not exceeding 75 per
cent; and further that we give the orders of the •
State the preference.
Resolved, That we wiil use our best endeavors i
to discourage speculation in factory fabrics, »nd
to secure this end we will sell in quantities to j
such agents, only, as will prevent them reaching I
the bauds of syeculatora.
Rtsolaid , That we believe the following prices
are in conformity at present with the Exemption j
Act, to-wit : 1-4 Sheetings, 35c. per yard; Cot* !
ton Yarn, No. s*s to 7’s, at $3 25 per bunch, of 5 !
pounds. No. S’s to lOfe, at *3 30; No. ll’s to 12’s, »
at $3 75.
Rtslv.-d, That C. W. Garrett, Assistant Quant I
termaster at Raleigh, be requested to publish '
once a month the list of prices be pays each sac- I
torv for their goods.
Andy Johnson, the s- -called Governor of Tens I
ncssee, under Lincoln, threatens to go bftek to tbe j
Democratic since triumph ia New York J
and elsewhere.
From the North.
From the Richmond' Va.) Dtiy z'ch, Dec. •>.
Northern adv ; ces of the 2d inst. are received.
The Baltimore American, ot Tuesday’ evening,
speaking o* the Message of Lincoln, savn
The President’s Message, given :n the present
| issue, is a most unpretending document, both as
l to style and length, little more than g.uncing at
• most of thus*; matters now of such vast important
» to the nation. One merit it hi- pre-emin«-ntfy—
jr« tvident eaeUTotcias and pdatnness .n dealing
' with the various topics which it .s made his duty
; to present to i the cunatderatioa ui C.mgrcas aad
' the people.
I Ou ihe whole, the message will be hailei. wl*
! thr.nk, as eminently moderate in tone, perhaps to
sorpe extent receding :n its views, and so it must
! be anything hut acceptable to the ultras who have
: hitherto hid so large a sway in shaping the Na-
I ttonal policy on this subject. He is careful, howa
1 ever, to remind us that his new plan for the set
' tlement of this perplexing matter ‘ is recom
; mended as a means jot in exclusion of. bur addi
j tionai to all others lor restoring and preserving
| tbe National authority throughout the Union.”
In conclusion, whoever may differ with the
; Federal Executive in these conclusions will be
j ready to concede to him a spirit of patriotic coo
: ciliation, which, viewed in its right aspect, may
be productive or great good. Whilst he plainly
I tells the enemies of the Ur,ion that he shad relax
no efforts io co npel obedience to the laws, he is
willing to make one more attempt to settle mat
; ters on an am .cable basis.
proceedings in the rans.se congrbss.
I The Yankee Congress assembled at noon on
Monday. A quorum was present in botti Houses,
' and at once proceeded to but-iae>a. Lincoln’s
message, which we publish iu another column,
! was receired aud read.
j iu the House. Mr. Conklin off-red a resolution. I
which was adopted, directing the Committee on i
Naval Affairs to inquire aud report as to the '
mods of placing vessels of war on Lake Ontario, i
I when the exigency shall arise, and of establish
| ing water communication from other waters to ]
the Lakes.
A resolution submitted by Mr. Vallandigham 1
[ vras adopted, directing an inquiry as to the alleged ;
sc ion of the Postmaster-General ia deciding wnat
newspapers may, and what shall not, be irans Tit
led through the mails. Mr Cox.of Ohio, submit- j
| ted a preamble and resolution reciting that illegal, i
arbitrary arrests bad been made by the agents ot !
( tbe G <vernmeat, and declaring that the House j
condemns ad such arrests. The resolution was |
! tabled by a vote of 4v to 80. Mr. Richardson
offered a 6iroiiar resolution iu reia ion to the ar- ■
f rtst and confinement ol citiiena ol Illino s, which
was also tabled.
Burnside recently made a trip to Washington
for the purpose ot entering a personal complaint
; against the delay of the Q i iriermaster’s Depart*,
ment .n forwarding the pontoon train to the
army. He says. “By this de'ay much valuable ,
time has been lost, aud the difficulty of crossing 1
; the Rappahannock :n the lace ot the enemy’s
preparations greatly augmented.” It was ru
mored that Me gs, the Yankee Quartermaster
1 General, has been removed inconsequence, but it
is believed to be untrue.
THE PROGRESS OP HOSTILITIES.
The Yankee correspondents report that General
Lae is recreating on R chmond. They also say
that the pretended for U tic at i >n of the ti:i!a id the
rear of Fredericksburg is a mere feint.
The Dutch General Sigel, m au official dispa'ch, |
gives an account of a reci-nuoisance, by General
Stahl, through Aldie’s and Suickar’s Gaps, to
ascertain Jackson’s move ments. He says Stahl
scoured the country nearly to Winchester, aud
found that Jackson bad certainly gone South. In
the dispatch be says:
At Smoker’s Ferry Gen. Stahl fell upon a large
force cf rebel cavalry, routed them, captured num
bers of horses and cattle, pursued them to Berry
vile broke up their camp, chased them to within
four miles of Winchester, captured all of their of
ficers and forty privates of White’s battalion, and
i altogtther, cost them a loss ot fifty in killed and
wounded. Our side lost fifteen in all. It was de
finitely ascertained by this reconuoiaauce 'hat
j Stonewall Jackson haa left the Shenandoah Val
i ley, leaving only a brigade of troops at Wisches
v vg&L if ft
f-jT We lak*-*h .-uvj.m.cu fr nn
: ihe Richmond <Vi.) D spatch s o( D cemb. r #t!»;
I taou Frederick?-burg.—Tbe grand forward
movement ot the Federal forces utidei Burnside,
whtc ! was anticipated aud pre icted in the ear v
! putt of the pr.Sfot week, has not vetc- umerced,
' aud will not. probably, so long a- ih ? armv
; under Genera’- lj«e coafn-nts them o : the » ou«.
j side of tbe Raiqiah, unock. After all biu.ver j
ot the Northeri pr ss and their traveling ci rres,
’ pondt uts, ab ut their “on to Richmond” program j
Hie, tt iha' new leader of me Fede ala-:nv !
1 is content with ha- iug irighieced the on om«--d j
eit;z*ns, aud w-imeu ud cl»»ldr.*a of Frederic s
burgaway 'rom thetr homes lie has not dared
J to attempt the passage of the river in face of ihe
! irownmg batteries ot the Confederates
1 On Thursday afternoon, as we learu from agen
-1 thwnan who leit Fiedericksburg yesterday, the j
' gunboats of the enemy made a demons ra i »u ,o \
the viotnky ol Port Royal, which brought on a ,
| brisk artillery duel between them and a battery ol
I »>ur artillery. The firing lasted for mote than an
hour, during wbicb lime the boats w>re mtfi |
ciebtly battered io deem it prudent to withdraw, i
Iu the progress of the firing one or two bouses j
in the town ot Port Royal wvre struck by ttie 1
shots ot the enemy, and considerably damaged. 1
Handsome Affair in Westmoreland. —Oa Tues
day mgnt iast, Colonel R L. T. Beale, command
ing the }th Virginia cavalry, sent a detachment |
ot forty one men, under Maj »r Waller, across the
RappaU nnock river, to Leedstown, iu Westmore
land county, where they surprised and Captured
; the Federal pickets on pest at that point. They
! then proceeded to the farm of Dr Tom Taylor,
! about three miles trom Leedstuwa, where tbe
picket camp ot the enemy existed. This camp
; dashed into and burprised, capturing the {
• whole camp, consisting of fortjaeigbt men, iu
| eluding a Captain aud Lieu enaot uad two nons
: commissioned officers, of the Bth Pennsylvania
cavalry, with their sabrts, famines, aud pist*»ls. .
They also captured fifty-one cavalry horses, wit i :
j ail their equipments, and as much sugar and
coffee as the ineo could bring off conveniently, j
: The point at which this occurred is seme twenty j
miles below Por» Royal, and about ihiny five ■
t tri m Fredericksburg. The caxt morning, about j
daylight, the expedition .-alelr crossed, with their 1
captures, to tbe Essex side of the river.
Winchester Occupied »r the Enemy— Our
lates l advices from tbe Lower Yaliey leaves little
doubt that Wiacheater is again in the possession
of tbe Federal forces. tMi.oe the evacuati. nos !
the Talley by Gen. Jackson the only toice le t »
:u the Valley was a cavalry biig»de, ucd-r com* 1
ruand ot Gen Jonta On Wednesday las?, as we
j are informed.this orce tel back to Strasburg, uoa
j ou the same day ihe enemy occupied Winches! -r.
< It is possible that they will now attempt tbe re* j
! construction ot ihe Balt more and Ohio, and Wm*
I cheater aud Potomac Railroads,
j The Enemx in Pendleton County. —On Suadar, :
the ffrh of November, a body - of Yankee cavalry.
• abou' fifty strung, and hundred iatautry. v s*
j in d Fraakiin, Pendleton county, from Beve ly
Randolph county, via Seneca. They remained
but a short time, but during thetr s ay, the K-«ck ,
! ingh&m Register learns that they ai rested tbetol*
j lowing gentlemen, who are still ia their custody,
! viz : John 31. Jones, Clerk ot the county; Lewis
Garnckofe, ailor; John E. Wilson, Capt. E. W.
I Boggs,Zsbuloa Wilfong, Wm. Blizgard, and C. !
I C. Crigler.
| Correction. —la the list of officers of Southern '•
; birth included in ihe roll of the Abolition Navy,
published by ns on Tuesday, is included the
• name of J. M. Berrien, of Georgia. We are j
J pleased to learn that Captain John Montgomery \
Bern* n, of the United Siates Navy, is not a Geo -v
--) gtait, cor even a Southerner. The Lincoln hire- 1
• hn< wtio d*.-graces the honored name ot Perron,
i was born near Princeton, New Jersey, where his
j father, a distant connection of the Berrien family 1
: Georgia, owned a tartn. He was tjducated
} -and provided for by Dr Montgomery, of New i
York.— s*vk. Mor~'.ihj JV’stcs, Do:. 6.
r MACON AND AUGUSTA FACTORIES
i f'vr. Correspondence oj Micon X-Umvh.
ila. Cli=bv: Iu the Consntutiooiiliat, doxe
j *eek or ten days post, I noticed in the report of
saies of goadi at auction in Augusta, of the
Augusta and Granite* lie Factories, that ‘Micon
ci.tion ya'ns” are reported to have been sold at
’ <0 per bunch of Z pounds. I have not the paper
r by trie, but retrietober noticing it. It is either
an error or fraud, an I but justice to tno Macon
r Mar.ulacturing Company that ;r be corrected,
. tt an error, or eiposed, it a fraud. The Macon
ractory has mane uo vams for market since
. the tear commenced. A bunch or two, on.as
■ ; sionally, has oecn furnisheo to fair. lies (or
i , spec.al purposes, and it, as reported iu the
sales, va'ns were sold tn Angu<t*, purportiug
to be Macon yarns, it was evidently a traud to cjy
, er the urarine or exiorlton of sme other Factory
or dealer, and to that extent iujares the deserved*
Iv liberal character of the Macon Mannfaciuriau
Company, by representing the Company
as realising the exorbitant prices that
the Augusta, Uramteyiile and other Factor
ies are gening !or their goods at auction—
aboil, in truth, the Macon Factory hag for rnaav
months sold their goods at about half, ('and often
less than had,) tbe price the Augusta, and G-ran
j iteyil e, and other Factories, in our State, haye
, i realiz 'd tor theirs. It Will no daub*, alfird the
l worthy ed.tur ot the Constitutionalist pleasure to
make a c rrection of the error it it bean intention
al one, or expose the fraud if it be such.
: | Whilst on tuts snbjsct it mav be interesting to
see the d ff rence ot ptonts made by the Faciorr
here, and ih >se of Augusta aDd Graniteyille. f
assume as a baste of an calculation that the nos*
i of making the goods is about the same—there
can certainly be no material difference —none that
would affect the result of my statement, wo-'hp
of notice;
Tne Macon Manufactory makes about
8.000 yards sheeting ana brown drills
per day when in full ope.-atiou; but
allowing for contingencies, cal! itpi.soo
I yards, waich they sell at 26c., amoiint
'"rflo; *TO3 C*
tor similar go >ds the Augusta and Oran*
( iteTille Factories have been reauzng
often, over 60c.; but have probably
averaged 56c. per yard for some time,
I and tor same quintiry would b«.....5!,400 00
t enormous difference of #700,00 m
j p«oft *ot |7<‘o per day, and assuming three hun*»
; dred working davs i.i the v *ar, au excess of prod is
ov *r the Macon Factory of #‘210,000 a year—laey
I may not produce as many goods as the Macon
Factory, but the profits be»r the p r oportioa as
I wta'ed viz , oat hundr t d per ee*t. more than in
f charged by the Factory iu Macou.
( Karlv this year the Macon Manufacturing Com*
' pany adopted the plan of selling but one bale of
j go ids at a time to any one merchant, ami
i rtquiied each merchant to obl.ga'e in writing t©
; pell the goods at only two cents per yard advance,
and to consumers ouly. Tne plan his worked ai*
mirnb'y.and consumer* have be in able to get the
Macon goods ai a small profit to the
the Factory ha t realized an ample profit and have
prevented any monopoly of their go »d<
It *as seen that the Macon Manufacturing Com
tinny was not represented in the late meeting of
Manufacturers iu Augusta, and doubtless for the
reason there was no necessity for it. They have
pursued the “even tenor" ot their way—cooteut
with a reasonable and liberal income on their in
vestment, but unwilling to exact the last cent
they could get out of a suffering people for then*
goods, as has been so much the practice »our
Btal and Confederacy since the war.
I have not <m>* dollar invested in this Factory,
’ and mike this sta’era *nt in justice to the Com*
! pany, from tacts in mv & now ledge.
Macon, Dec. 4, 1662. Maco*
I-*f" We dtp the subjoined paragraphs from
: the Jackson Mississippi.*n, of Dec. 3d j
We areapp ised of certain movements in North
j Mississippi, which it wou d not oe prudent to
! publish, which promise decidedly encouraging
! results. We opine that the enemy in the vieiuity
• of Grenada is in danger of becoming entangled
in the network ot General Pemberton. Oar pros*
peels in that uutortuQate section of our State are
brightening.
We barn that a brilliant little engagement :<x>k
place on the V is'j'i, above the no mil, on Saturv
1 i day leß\ between a poruna of *loionel Withers'
;in w D u'bT%*’*lattt*r were repulsed Vh<TT!ud?»T*
|ot our officer** ur.d nun was gallant unJ * ~r *
I iitd. *
j Tb« lVcembvr rain-, whioH b-aao
i y«H«rd*y, will prove q lite a yaiu.bl, a,U i ,
lin retarding tie tn .r* ,iei.tt oi’tbu ea -mv. Time
lat wbat we ti« -1 tin*- tn --e thin a O VI r i e -a.
Aew week* . n:v will -office t.. i. ! aca uura.-lv-,
' in a Coniine n t.. bii I fl n. a t> tff , „
lrßsy-Ti\a vrom '--ynaa’s Buiri- ''.xrDut's
: Bt-ury, M r SO ... l-itl -r. ,4,- if
« e bad quit* > little stir be n je-n-r t*.-,
I aimed bv b- a->nt op the T t « lit :,y , Yankee
.{itnboat-, wo itaaapitr s anff a tuy. A thi.p . «.
■ bna-evev, they imcnyerdd sa-..n;i m » l(j.ikinJ
walks on the ny.tr bank, and after linn* a lew
shots front behind a point ot woods, thecowaid*
skedaddled.
Wo h»ye excellent errangetneht* h re to giye
I » itrelv reception men they d i make their
appeiranee in t .ru**st Os course I caaoot
| particularly of the extent and strength of our
! defeuses but we feel conddeut in oar ability tt>
■ wt\ip b.ick any force that may coaie a * th©
; Y*z>n. l-Ast Mty I predicted ‘.hat the Federate
would never take Vicksburg. lam certain they
never reach the Hill City via Sovder's
i We are all O K. here. When a real brush
does take p ace, you will, of course, hear agam
,rom Looak.
! A HuTiMomx iv Fokt LAKAyhirrs.—The New
York Freeman’s Journal, m speaxing of the con»
l ftoement of pol t cal prisoners in Fort Lafayette
I thus speaks of a disiingished citizen of Ba!:k
Our heart bleeds wheu we think of that vtmenu
h’e member o" the Bkl imot e bar, T. PaikinSc >tt
We saw this accomplished gentleman at Fort L\»
! layette, dty after dav, su»ingd >wn to the bad a *-
j dters* ration—infer»or and bud’y co ked pork
served on fii’hy tin plates, accompanied by brown
, oread and a hot decoction of burnt rye and molaj.
ses—w.th at mi k -called byway of jest er ffee
j H:s scant and thm straw pallet on an iron strerch
; or, .vus p’aced on the damp bricks of a batierv
am ng the guas of the fort, and surrounded by
, men ot every decree of social culture, and every
, kind ol moral hsb.ts. As an old friend, and as a
j brother C ithohc. we had, and enjoyed as full a
| claim to his confidence as any other of the prisoa
' ers. But never did we Lear—never did .*□#
| other oue hear— o!'e w ird of wrath, or threat, or
I even of complaint, from this noble confessor. He
j .-tiff red for his country, and| with a purity of me
; teution that we regretted we could not emulate.
. h-r o ffered the sacrifice as a service to his God.
Tns Missouri M %*sacke-Her-ic Selv*Sacrz •
ncs.-Wft learn nui a late num x-r o f the
cinnati S qo»r*f that one of the victims sc«
j Ucted by the F deral General McNeil for h»s
bu'cliery in M ssnari was? a man wh > had a wife
| and several children dependent altogether upon
his daily labor for their support. A. yoarnr mao
' knowing: the condition of the family, offered h m
>elfto McNeill as a substitute for the husband
&r.o father, was accepted, aad was one of lue ten
wh i were shot. Tne Cincinnati paper, with more
independence than we should have looked for
from that quarter, says the history of that atroci*
ous murder would not be complete without the
re 5 ition of th»s incident of heroic self-sacrifice „
: neither would the infamy of McNeill be fully an«'
! derstood and appreciated wi’houtits recital. One
| of the repri of the Administration is, that*.
McsNeiH was allowed to re mama single day iu
1 service after th's inhuman affair had b»en brought.
*© its notice. From the same source we learn th»
. r*t the lti f e Fremoat celebration in St. Loute, Me
j Neill wis present, and that during the oeeayct:
he j rop r sed to dnek with a brother officer. The
result of the invitation wa* a marked The
■ officer invited bv McNeill to dritk recoiled from
the < ffer as if in contact with dishonor, and de
nounced him as a murderer, 3nd unfit for tbe
society of an officer of the American .Army He
j told him further, where be could be sou .d *f Mc
-1 SmII considered himself insulted by the way hft
• had been treated.