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TIIE NEW VOUK IIEMOCII \Tl€ feTATE CONVENTION. 'lbu New York Slate Democratic Convention ■met at Albany on the ,ti>, aDd renominated f' :/rno'n and Jones for Governor and Lieuten ant Governor. The new Mozart organization together with Wood’s and McKeeu's disciples (■needed from the Convention because tile plat form was not sufficiently pacific. SPEECH P.y THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION. * Daniel Pratt, of Onondaga, President of the Convention, made a speech before taking his Beat. * After returning thanks for the honor confer red, Judge Pratt said that four years ago he j was a member of a democratic convention called for a purpose similar to the object of this convention. Four ycar-i is but a short (space in the history of a nation ; yet what ter rible events have crowded into it! Then wo wore a free, happy and prosperous people, at ]*‘aco with a!! the world and at peace among ourselves. We were free from debt, compara tively free from taxation, aDd in the enjoyment ol a material prosperity unparalleled in his tory. Daring the previous fifty years, under the benign influence -of the democratic party, wr had become a great nation. But now how changed ! We 'have upon us by far tire ro< st gigantic and vindictive war that ever distracted a country, Half a million of our young men h,u hem sacrificed to the, dread Jloloch of •war, and the appetite for blood is not appeased. The spirit of implacable hatred has been sown and fostered throughout the laud : an im mense debt has been created which must rest for ages, an incubus, upon the industry o the country. The national statute book hm been filled with laws subversive of the constitution and destructive of the principles of < ivil be: ty, and the freedom of the press and <d pe°cb and the writ of liberty have been str \ udown. The Republican, party is. responsible for all these wrongs heaped upon a patient jv-'pic. Many of our difficulties have grown dim out of their acts, and all of them might have It -if ■revented by the exercise of discreet states iiiiUßhip. If Abralmru Lincoln L»a<l fulfilled his early , lodges to the border States men secession.*m would liavo gone to pieces in three month-. If after blood had been shed, the principles embodied in the Crittenden rebSluticn—to which Mr. Lincoln and his party were pledged bad been observed, peace would long since have been restored. Rut they Imv* been false to their d1 Jges, faithless to the people, ami they must be deposed. The remedy i‘cs in ti.o union of all conservative men and the election of McClellan and I’endletoii. All unconstitu tional l»ws must be removed from the statute i>ook, and every honorable means must be exhausted, if needs be, for the sake of t-cc-eu „j Hm the basis of the Constitution and the Union. Tho Union cannot he restored uniter Hie present administration. Snbjgation or separation i (netltabloj • Its scheme of emancipation can never be success ful. It is an insuperable obstacle to the res toration of the Union. Our opponents profess horror at the.more mention of peace, it seems to fill them with rage, and yet the very object of war is peace. Much, continued Mr. Pratt, depends uporl our deliberations. For two years after the commencement of war the was muzzled, and loyal citizens had 16 confer with ouch other in whispers, Then the people arose in t!mh might and majesty and power and re buked the administration and its tyrannous conduct by the election of that noble, patriot and statesman, Horatio Seymour. We jjave only to speak with greater crapl; run the ver dict rendered two years ago against this cor rupt administration, and all will come right again. The effect then seemed to fill the au thorities at Washington with vengeance, and they struck back at the people by removing, from the army the next day Gen. McCk'U&u. It is now our duty to reinstate him—to place him in the highest position in the gift of the peoplf)—and it the people do this there wilt be hope for the country—for a united country. THE ri.ATFOItM OF THK CONVENTION. The following resolutions were passed unan imously : Resolved, That the Democracy of New York, through their representatives in Convention assembled, ratify and endorse the nomination ot Gen George B. McClellan for President and George If. Pendleton for Vice President oi if. United States, and that we pledge to them the ■electoral vote of the Empire State Resolved, That the patriotic principles de clared bv the National Democratic Conven tion, as nobly and eloquently expounded by its candidate for the Presidency, in his recent letter of acceptance, embody aline of public policy upon which alone the American people can restore the Union, re establish constitu tional liberty, give security to individual rights, and secure the return of a permanent and honorable peace. Resolved, That we. heartily respond to the pledge of our candidate, Geoige 15. McClellan, that he will if elected, ‘'exhaust all the re - sources of statemanship to secure peace, re establish the Union, and guaranteejjfor the la tum the right of every Shite;” that with this pledge and the Jacksonian declarations that “the Union must be maintained at all hazards,” that “it is the one condition of peace;” that "without it no peace can be permanent,” wo present him for the suffrages of the electors of New York, confident that they will accept him as the only candidate capable of restoring the U uio.a under the constitution. Resolved, That the democratic party of the State of New York is, as it has always been, unalterably opposed to the rebellion, and that we recognize in the victories of the national army and navy, and in the manifest popular 'etorinination to change the present a,ic,finis dim aud return to the policy to which the Executive Congress, and the people were •sol emnly pledged in the Crittenden resolution as operative movements towards pence and Uuioii. Resolved, That the administration ot Abra ham Lincoln, by its usurpations ; its disregard of tho constitution ; its violation of ommul liberty aud State right; its resort to military power to subvert civil authority ; its tempori zing and * cowardly degradation of toe nation in its foreign policy ; its perversion oi the war from its original object, and its avow..! deter mination to pretong it; in the language of Abraham Lincoln, to compel -the - ttuiun non ot slaveiy,' has become revolufi. ua vjo its character, aiid that it is the duty o! the con servative men of all parties to unite in obeti nting in its place an administration which will eek iu the constitution ot the baited Btat< .- i the laws passed iu accordance therewith e rule of its duty and the limitations of its power. Resolved, That the thanks of the people of New York are tendered to the soldi, rs and sail ors of the State aud of the Union, who have so nobly defended our flag and our nationality: that we will honor the living liberally and gen orously care for the sick and wounded, and gratefully cherish the memory of the dead Resolved, that to Governor Horatio Sey mour the gratitude of the Democracy is ever »lue. They can never forget that i: w.s ho who. in the midst ot our disasters and in the face of an overbearing adversary, was too : ■ > in uplifting the banner of constitutional liber ty, wLUh he has since borTie unsullied t.l.u-uuh every battle. That it was he who, by his wis- arrested public discord, by his firmness repelled aggressions upon State rights and per sonal liberty, and, bv the purity of.his public lif«imr the'elevation of his purposes, exhibit ed,! n the midst of general corruption aud t.ic tionsuess. the highest qualities Ola statesman and a patriot. The "Herald" says: The platform is letter worded than usual, and it is the first Democratic Convention that has assembled m *lhe State since the com mencement of the rebellion that has come straight out and declared explicitly, We are opposed to the rebellion. They have hereto fore expressed it in ambiguous language. The new Mozart organization did not return to the Convention. Tammany, and one of the German organizations, represented New York It is argued bv Seymours friends that his nomination will strengthen McClellan in the Northwest. Lima Blaxs rott Winter. —Take the green beans, a little younger than than they are usu ally pulled tor boiling in summer, and spread them thinlv on toe tloor of the garret, or any airy loft They will dry without further trou ble than turning them over once or- twice, i “When wanted tor use soak them in warm water • for twelve hours before cooking. 1 A DECISION l\ IlVrfißD TO IM.UVITL AC I u Madison, Sept. 17, 1864. ?•]--. Editor : I enclose yon for publication a letter from the Secretary of War, C. S., which may serve to enlighten the people as to their rights in certain property, now much exposed to loss, from the iacurcions of raiders, and the depredations of pretended defenders. In com mon with many of the citizens of this section, I have suffered from the rapacity of both these da? vis. I was of opinion that the Congress had enactc-d a law defining the rights of owners of for- sand mules an 1 other property seized by ■; j public enemy, and prescribing the duties of officers in command of military forces recap turi.% the earn-. But it seems 1 was mistaken. Justice to my elf requires me to state that the last raid made upon me, was made in my absence, and by men in Confederate uniforms. They took the greater portion of the horses left m by the enemy, and were ctienng them lor sale in les than an hour afterwards. Home ol these p. datory'hand i pretended to act under written authority fiom their commanding offi cers, and exhibited orders directing the indis criminate seiz re of all bones and mules aban doned by the enemy. For the honor of the service, I hope all such orders were spurious. Ia the absence of much needed legislation, the Depute ru -rit of War seems anxious lg protect the citiz-m again, t the encroachments of the ig norant c:d v' dour men who disgrace the name «.! ,-oldier. This ia not enough—punishment, prompt, end ignominious —should be inflicted n all such offenders. Very ' pecuuUy, Yeur ob’t servant, Joshua Hill. I • . I.DERATE Sr ATE.; OF AmEKIC.V, )■ War Diii’ARTMKXT, r Richmond, Sept <, 1804. ) JwJma 71' j. </., Madison, Ga. : Sin. •Y. .• ,"-r t»f the 27th ult. relating so • hivro ■>• # -fficers of horses • taken from ediz-nfs enemy, and subsequently ro ■ovc.redb. .'former, has been received and i •ten-fid to ■, • ,ii ...-.-master General with the following endorsement: “it is sujipozed that the property mentioned herein will fie p -. tsed over to the Quartermaster Department, the pretension set up by the of ficer!; for the government that the property of the citizen taken by the enemy is upon recap ture to bo held for the government has been uniformly disclaimed by this Department. The Koran who cultivate war for the spofta admit ted tiie./u ]>o:d liminii in reference to horses and mules and tiie modern law of nations re gards all appropriations of private property on land by a conqueror as an abuse of the rights of war, and does not regard the capture oi such property as divesting the title of the owner, in the event of its recapture, except in . ,of condemnation as prize the courts of the captor.” “Tho owners of this property have a just right .to com piifiij of the treatment to which they have been subjected and this paper is re feu, and that ample redress may be offered. In reference to tho property abandoned by the enemy their claim rests upon different consi difiationsi. All captures from the enemy rest in the Sovereign in whom is the power of de- Viaring and maintaining the war. It' has been the practice for a long time to appropriate cap tures for the benefit of the captors upon such -terms and conditions us tho Sovereign may prescribe " “fn fii : ca»e of the Stoueman raid of 1863, orders No. 61 were made to meet the particular coiidilionaff that case, and the rule then adopt ed bus'been applied with modifications to the ililferonl cases that have come before the De partment. When a person has suffered the loss of property by a.raid of the enemy and in the : ante raid property of inferior or equivalent value has c<>me to his possession that the ene my has '.ihandoned or ho has captured, the De partment has usually directed that his possession should not be disturbed uqder a claim from the government.” “No act of Congress lias been passed on the subject us Mr. Hill supposed, all hough the at tend mo; members has been called to the.sub j. c'*. at-.” tie Dep arlamnt has been lefUto net upon its innate sense of equality in disposing of the cases.” Respectfully, James A. Seddov, Seeretaiy of War. “A K<iyu. Coutboi:." The Newport corres pondent of the New York livening Dost speaks as follow • of August Belmont’s “turnout,’’ as i: uppo on BeUovue a\enue ever pleasant aft. l'Roou : Tljo equipage that throws 811 others in the shade, and causes them to “pale their ineffectu al funs,” is that of the Chairman of the Demo cralic -National Committee. It, consists of a low barouche, drawn by four elegant and fiery “thoroughbreds,’’ with postillions mounted on the left or “near’’ horse of each pair. Two footmen, in extreme livery, are suspended from a high seat on the 'back of tire carriage, technically called the “bramble.” The ba rouche is lined with rich satin damask, and the outside trimmings are of heavy giit. The pos til'.ioDS arc dressed in buckskin breaches and high-top boo's, with black siik velvet jackets and caps highly ornamented with gold lace.— ten a ’o pt culiarly well formed, having been selected and traiued in Europe with spe cial reference to their “build” and -the extra size of their "calves.” Their livery is import ed at n cost of one thousand dollars, and the cost of the whole affair may be conjectured when I state that the horses are valued at $25,- 000 and the carriage at $5,000 and the harness and other trappings at $3,000. When the roy al cortege make its appearance on the avenue, with the Democratic prince in full costume, all vehicles instinctively give way, as though the occupant was indeed a “crowned head.” . The stables of bis Democratic majesty are said to contain some forty horses, valued at SI,OOO to SS,OOO each. A llaAvu Max.—Among the many deeds of unnoted he; Ampm the obscure picket fine, none i ; more deserving of mention than the : 00l and gallant conduct of Sergeant Lanier, of th Forty second Alabama, a lew days ago, ,c attested by others and privates w’>o wit nessed it The enemy charged the pickets of Baker's Brie :de with a heavy line of skirmish ers, but ••• r.r-iiy q 1 handsomely repulsed, lie soon cl iged a tain w;-fi three heavy lines of haul-. isparhy of frees estimated by those -I ■•a.' i ckels who escaped aud by offi cer ‘.e ados who saw the affair, in o pi-p of fifty Yankees to one Con ■.eth-i-ate. >v i.Listaudtng this awful odds our bi.tvi pc- tu ! their ground and hurled I- ,ib into the crowded ranks of the Yankees, v. : .10 every that told with fearful effect, until halt of their lire !e band was killed, wounded and captured, sergeant Lanier was one of the last to leave, lie had coolly and deliberately shot dowu his sixth man. liy this time, aud before lie could reload, the Yankees begun to clamber over the redoubt, One bolder than ! ioltows Raped ever and confronted Lanier, ‘.'y rgeunt having no bayonet., clubbed his nd ‘, knocked the \ankee down, beat out h’s ■ n.. ami tuade good k;< retreat, followed by a '"“A >-f t ails and curses. In the army •: • -•''Mt'ou i’ucli conduct would have led to on the spot.—(?rq \ i xmtr.nn I’.eb Trek—There was found a tew da; s-a.ce. in the diggings of John Chew A Cos., on Buckeye Dill, in this county, be tween Giv-nh- rn creek r.ud Chalk Bluff Moun tain, a bee tree and a large liee hive honey and bee.- all petrified. 11: teruaining portion of the tree in which the hive was found is two anil a half feet in diameter, and shout 40 feet loug Chew A Cos. found the putrefied bee-hive To feet beneath the surface while piping their claims. The hive is no mutter cf fancy, but of pure demonstration. Before us is a sample of the comb full of honey, all petrified. The normal thickness of the comb, the duplicate of certs with their invariable hexagonal shape, are all Kioto us as distinctly as it a fresh piece ofhoney-e* do. all dripping and just cut from the box. had been brought and placed before our e;, es on a sheet of paper. —California Grass \ alley A tttioiui!. No Scarcity or Arms. —We understand that a gentleman a day or two since, heard a oon ; stderai chat: uing among the contrabands ua i iier the bluff, near the river, and approaching to cue what the cause dbuld be. found ibenj?n j possession of a man’s arm w hich had been am ; putated and thrown away. On being asked where they got it they replied that they had l mk. n it away from a hog. Verily arms must be ; gefio : cheap if we can afford to fatten swine lon them lb w came this arm there? And | who is to blame for such heartless carelessness ? i— ColumbusTiinta. fokeig.v [From the I.oudoa Times ] MCCLELLHN S NOMINATION IN ENGLAND. s c- <s In America, however, the military events yield in importance to the political. While each succeeding month displays the un bending firmness of the Southerns, there are many sTgns of a relaxation of purpose among their opponents. The nomination of Gen. Mc- Clellan as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency is now not unlikely, if tho will of New Rork should prevail with the representa tives of the The principles of Gen-* McClellan are not very clear: he ha3 aVvuva been looked upon as a war Democrat, as being anxious for Union and the old Constitution as any man in the land. But when events move so repidiy men move with them. Should any opponent of Mr. Lincoln be elect ed, there can baldly be a doubt that the poli cy oi the present President wifi ba abandoned during the ensuing four years. On the other hand, it may be doubted if the republicans are more inclined for the recognition of the South, or even for reconciliation with it, than they wey a year ago. They have an immense po litical power, they give away thousands of places and commissions; they disburse millions upon millions of money; th-y command the army and the navy; and they have on their side all who have flourished and are flourish ing i>y.the war. They know thoroughly what they want, which is more than a large part of the Democrats do, and they will strain every nerve to succeed. During*the next two months we shall behold a struggle as fierce as that be tween the opposing armies themselves. There will be but one wish among European na tions—that a President may be elected un pledged to a war policy, and capable of act ing with firmness and independence during the coming Presidential term. AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN ENGLAND. [From London-Cor. Philadelphia Inquirer ] There is a good deal of talk in anu about London just now respecting a possible result of the American dilliculty, gad, however the subject may have originated, it is worth look ing.sit for a This discussion of ;he questions involved seems to have been simul taneous in various quarters I find articles on the su. jtctiu both friendly and unfriendly pa pers in England, in "the Canadian journals, and even in the Index, the Southern organ in Lon don At times lam inclined to think that it is tho exclusive work of the Southern agents, sympathizers and writers here, who hops by this means to creaie anew excitement in Eng land. and a fresh diversion in favor of tee South. Still, the whole affair may be legiti mate, and as such I shaU treat it. Tho American correspondents of some of the London journals, either regular or occasional, and whether writing from America or from L. ndon, seem to have all at once come to the conelusten that an early settlement of the Ame rican quarrel is likely to take place. The edi tors of there journals adopt the same view, and even the index, in,,its lar-t issue, clearly in dorses the proposition. This settlement is aiso to be a peaceful one. Neither party is to be conquered in war, but each party having abun dantly proved toi he other that its powers of assault and resistance are about equal, aud that combined, they would be irresistible as against other nations, there is to be mutual ces Ration of hostilities, a recognition of separate independence to a certain extent, and an irre vocable alliance, offensive and defensive, as ogri'.ist the rest of the world. Even the Index admits that the conductjof all the European powers has been such they have no possible claims upon the forbearance or friendship of the South, and that nothing on their part could now i . stove them to the position they might once have occupied towards tho Confederacy. TheJirst immediate find most important re sult of this compact between the North and South is to be the prompt revival of the Mon roo doctrine, the strange abandonment of which excited both the wonder and the sneers of all Europe. The common rallying cry of byt.h suctions is to be “America for Americans.” The FronQh, having good jiatm-edly subjuga ted Mexico, ace to-be themselves incontinently kicked off the continent, and that rich country is to be annexed to the Southern 'domain.. On the other hand, Canada is to be added to the empire of the North, and •eventually all the British possessions—so that in process of time the American eag;a shall spread bis wings over no part of ill • North American continent' that does not owe allegiance to one of the two great Confederacies into which the American nation’ is to be divided. This appears to be the present, and, I may add, popular pro gramme. * How far these arrangements ate to be car rsed out, or how soon they are to be inaugu rated, remains to be seen. Os only one thing can I claim to speak confidently. The Rights of tub States —lt should nottbe rfogotten that one great cause of the catastro phe which has destroyed the Union us itwas, past all possibility of restoration, was the violation outlie distinctive rights and neglect ot the du ties of the States. A recurrence to the States must therefore, form a part of any solution of the war question, and a faithful observance of the rights and relative duties of the States must be a condition of permanence and success for any league or compact that can be formed for any number of States. WO-must look to the States, therefore, and notwithstanding self-respect and nolicy aud safety and honor compel us to guard against and denounce the seductive appeals of Yankee politicians or the fraudulent contrivances of Yankee sham Governors, to abuse or usurp the names of States, we must be prepared to see the ■ States acting properly. The whole spirit and tenor and letter of the Constitution were violated in tiie undertaking of the war, ■ which was not contemplated or provided for, and to get peace the North must —and, of course, the South must—go above and against the Constitution. There is noth ing in the spirit cf the Constitution and of gen uine American institutions and e’ements of Government and political relations forbidding one State from communicating with another State. If any Northern State is prepared in the amity and consideration of the original Union and sisterhood of t qnal independent States to make authentic proposals towards peace to any Southern State, we see nothing to forbid the acceptance of these proposals for consideration, if worthy of consideration. Governor Brown has nothing to do with Sher- man, but to do all he can to get him out of Georgia, or keep himfts a prisoner, unless such communication as may properly be had under the ttiles of war, but we see not why Gov. Brown cculd not properly receive and answer an}' proper communication front the Governor of any Btatc. ... . . A recurrence to the distinctive principles ot the original Union— the. severalty and equanty ©f the States--is ottr plain end obvious duty, and only sure line of policy tor war or peace. We mean not to weaken or embarrass any wis<*tlie Confederate, or common and coupir cenary authorities, who can only be . strong wisely and healthfully in keeping within their tl-iined limits If there is any doubt about a right or a power it should not be exercised by the Confederate authorities, but if it indicates a necessity, should be done by the State. Charlatan Courier. ——*■=- -ss-» The Rice Coop. —A merciful Providence has certranly blessed us this year by staying the elements until our rice farmers harvested their crops. There has recently been delightful dry weather for harvesting purposes, aud we trust our farmers took advantage of it in gathering their tiee crop. • A New Remedy fob Chills. —We learn that the herb known as the Queen's delight (Stillin gid) is a sure preventative of chills and fever. It should be taken just before or just as the chill is coming on, ana it will soon put the pa tient in a profuse perspiration. The maner of preparing it is to make a strong tea of the rrtot eit„. r in a green or dry state. Take doses of a wine glass full until it produces perspiration It is said to have cured many in Wakulla couil ty.—Savannah Republican. 0 E Parish, at Hillsboro, N. C., publishes a notice that one hundred dollars will be paid h'V Jim. ni beba.i of a liberal man, of that place, to every deserter who will voluntarily return to his duty m the army, provided his only crime is desertion. Dr. S. K. Taimage, former President of Ogle thore (Presbyterian) University, has lost his mind entirely, and has been placed by his friends in the insane Asylum near Milledge ville, Ga. ' \OHTHKKX KEWB. Lincoln Las appointed Gen. Hancock, Briga dier General ia the regular army. The Illinois Democratic State Convention, held at Springfield, -Illinois, was largely at tended, and its proceedings were perfectly har monious. Hbn. James C. Robinson was nom inated for Governor, and S Corning Judd for Lieutenant Governor. Resolutions were passed affirming and endorsing the Chicago platform; declaring it to be the intention of the Demo crats to give their unanimous support to Mc- Clellan and BemUeten-an 1 the State nominee. Two Yankee gunboats.have been sunk in the Mississippi. , A correspondent of' tbfe New York Evening Post states iHSf there are more calls for bibles and prayer books .among the Confederate pris oners at Elmira', than all other kinds of read ing together. .. The total expenditures thus far, for the New York Central Park, have been $5,800,000. The Confederate prison, at Elmira,New York, is an enclosure of eighteen acres. The South Caroliua Conference will meet in Newberry, S.- C., on the 16th of November. The Supreme Court of California has affirmed the constitutionality of the law providing for the enforcement ot contracts for payment in gold. The decision gives great satisfaction iu business circles. The heavy taxos are greatly decreasing the consumptions of tobacco in the U. States. A New York calculation is that half the smokers have stopped. It is statecFthftt is in favor of Mc- Clellan’s election. An official dispatch from General Canby states that in twelve hours preceding the sur render of Fort Morgan about three thousand shells were thsoyvn into the fort. Idaho and .Nevada are said by the Yankee papers to swai’Bi with disaffected and Southern men. It is estimated that ten thousand men of this class-have gone there in the past year a nd a half. The- territories named are a per fect Copperhead paradise. F. It. Reading aud James H. Veitcb, of Washington city, were sentenced, on the sth instant, to imprisonment at hard labor in Fort Delaware for five years for treasonable lan guage and conduct while Washington was threatened by the Confedlrates. The Yankee Indian Bureau is in receipt of ad vices in regard to the Indian outbreak in the West. The Indians do not complain of any lack of fulfilment of the treaty supulations or encroachment of foe whites on their reserva tions, or of outrages by trad'-rs or settlers, but have been impressed with the belief that the country is slipping away from them. The buffalo and other gamo are growing scarce from the gradual extension of the white settle ments and «tbe establishment of roads and routes of travel over which multitudes are con stantly passing ;.and they also believe that now is their time to destroy the whites whilg we are engaged in a great civil war, and thus reclaiffi their territory and restore it to its or iginal wilderness, where they can pursue their old system of living unmolested. Admiral Farragut has .been instructed by the Yankee Navy Department not to exchange his prisoners excepting for officers and men be longing to the nival forces long time ago cap tured by the Confederates, and who are con fined in Texas. Tav is selling iu New York at,two dollars a pound. It used to cost eighty cents a barrel. The State ot Illinois has bdbiv made a sepa rata military district,'aud Gen. Paine, of Wis consin, appointed commandant, with headquar ter at Springfield. Northern papers state that there are 4,445 Confederate officers prisoners in Lincolndom. The latest arrivals from Brazos* Santiago bring reports that several vessels, which sailed from New Orleans lately for Matamoras, with cargoes intended for tiie Cortmas government, or tor a general market, have been seized by the French ut the mouth of the Rio Grande. Tho Now Orleans nrcicbanls will make a bad speculation in th#ir adventures to Matamoras. Tho Democrats of California are very enthu siastic over McClellan's nomination. The yellow fever is prevailing at Key West. There are now two hundred and ninety-three thousand guns in the Springfield Arsenal aw.aiting ibe ordet.of the Lincoln Government —a much larger Munber than at any previous time. • * The Nashville Times of Sept. 13, contains the annexed news; Federal Gens. Rossean, Stead man, and Granger are concentrating their forces at Athens, Terra., and moved towards Tennessee’ river. Gen. Milroy has returned to Tullahoma. Tennessee is filled with strag gling bands of Confederates; also part of a Tennessee brigade which was disbanded for thirty days. A despatch from'Gen. Vancleve, dated at Murfreesboro, Sept 9th, says that tho •Confederate. Generals Will limns and Robinson passed Beach Giove on the 9th inst., with about 2,000 men and three pieces of artillery, hastening toward McMinnville, from Shelby ville. Even John W. Forney, the organ grinder of the Lincoln Government, in the Washington Chronicle, fs constrained to saji “Every body is anxious—nay, eager—that this war should cease.” The New York Lincoln State Convention met at Syracuse Sept. 7th, and nominated lion. Rueben E. Fenton for Governor, aud Thomas G. Alvord tor Lieutenant Governor. The Tennessee “Union” State Convention, held at Nashville, has adjourned slue die. It passed resolutions favoring the call of a State Convention and the univeisal abolition of slave ery. Great uneasiness prevails at Havana and Key West for the safety of the United States steamer Dacotah. It .is feared she has been captured by the Confederate privateer Ecletric Spark. The Federal Government has commenced a suit, against ox-Surgeon General Hammond to recover $l5O 000, the amount of the alleged fraud on his part in the purchase of supplies. Mr. W. S. McNeil, a Connecticut mechanic, has invented a machine for turning an oyster keg from wood ; solid, yet light aud strong. 001. Hamilton, late of the Confederate army, was arrested at Island Pond, Me., by telegraph ic order from Deputy Collector Bird, of Port land city. Hamilton was on his way from Sack ville to Canada. Tire barque Maria, Capt. Nason, has arrived at New dork from London, having on board as cargo 220 miles of sub marine cable, con signed to Mr. Cyrus W. Field. A letter dated at Toronto says that desertions from the British army, under the Yankee boun ty temptation, are so great that nearly one thafciand of the Queen's troops have left dnr- past year. Hence all are ordered to Quebec, for the present. Many points on the Canadian line are watched for deserters. Three were bagged on the Niagara river last week, and are to beshdt at Hamilton this week. Five officers are reported to have left for the United States flag. The republican majority is increased in Ver mont. The Senate will thereby be without a Democratic niemlxS. • The statement that General Hunter had been relieved is incorrect. He asked to be relieved but his request, was refused by Lincoln. It is also said that he tendered his resignation, which wal'ttf likd' manner refused. Coal being scarce, the Natchez (Miss.,)* gas works have commenced making gas from cot ton seed. The gas is of an inferior quality, and does not give Satisfaction. Wm. McDonald, E=q.. a man of gTeat wealth, ?nd the owner of the celebrated trotting nag, Flora temple, died at his residence, near Balti more, on the night ot the Cth, in the thirty fifth year of hjs age. The installation Qf Archbishop McCloskey took place, on Sunday at St Patrick s Cathe dral. New York, and was attended with great splendor and magnificence. The ceremonies were under the direction of the Rev. Francis McMurrey, and consisted of a procession of boys, priests, bishops, archbishops under a beautiful canopy, aqd bearers of the various insignia of his holy office down the south aisle, and on re-entering the cathedral by the mam door a Tt Darn was performed by the choir specially strengthened for the occasion. The archbishop beine seated on his throne received the homage of the clergy, after which mass was celebrated by the Right Rev. Bishop Timon, of Buffalo, assisted by priest, deacon and sub deacon, and the archbishop preached his inau gural sermon, AOHTIIKRX NEWS. A machine for spading fields for grain, in stead of ploughing, has been invented in Michi gan. It is worked by four horses—takes a width of three feet, and performs three times as much as a plow, cutting up the earth deep er. pulverizing it completely, and leaving it iu a condition for planting. The expense, too, is less by one-half than the cost of ploughing. The war in the West with the Indians con- i tinues to grow ia iuteresSand magnitude. The' inhabitants of tho country infested are promis cuously murdered, and the citizen droops are put to a vast deal of trouble, for which they get nothing in return. Fort Kearny. Denver, and other places in tfie Kansas and Nebraska department, are points of rendezvous for Federal citizen forces, while ail between them the savages run riot The overland mail to the Pacific has been stopped by the Indian hostilities. Contractors on that route report that the road 13 materially injured, aud that five thousand Indians are on the war path. They urge that a suitable number of the army be sent into that region, under the command of General Harney. From all accounts, the Indians on tjie Plains are giving the Yankees a very effective “fire in the rear,’’and meting out to them a taste of the outrages which they have so long practised upon defenceless people in the South. There Is something like retribu tion in all this. On the 7th of August, the entire force of compositors employed on the Chicago Times were dismissed and forty young women were instituted. The proprietors of ■ the Times had been preparing for this course several months, ever since the strike, and had these girlß under instruction in private rooms about the city. A dispatch from Chicago says the movement caused great sensation among .the printers, as it was understood that the Times had resolved to break up the printers’ association. The association took advantage of the proprietors of the Times and sought to control or destroy their business. In turn the publishers have thus attacked tho association.? Suits for libel-, to the amount of onC hundred thousand dollars, are pending against the Chi cago Times. During the weekending 27th ult., 1828 Eu ropean emigrants arrived at New York. Since the Ist of January 116,660 have arrived at that city, which is about 20,000 more than the arrivals last year within the same time. At last accounts gold was selling in New Orleans at 2,60; sterling at 3,00 a 305; cotton 192*. The Newark ( N. J.) Advertizer says the me chanicks’ shops in that city are being literally deserted by men determined to avoid the draft. Fitty in one shop quit the same day. The Yankees are enforcing the draft at Vicks burg. All who refuse to enlist aae lodged in jail- NEWS * UMMAIIY. Brig. Gen. Daniel W. Adams commands the District of Central and North Alabama—head quarters at Talladega. The Muscogee Railroad have appropria ted five hundred dollars a month to the sol dier’s home in Columbus. An opinion prevails that the soldier’s tax may be paid in its equivalent in the old issue. The Montgomery Advertiser learns fiom the State collector that this is an error. This tax must be paid in the new issue of Treasury notes, New sorghum syrup is offered in Columbus, Ga., sl4 per gallon. A difficulty occurred in Mobile, on Saturday last, between Major F. A. Myers and Captain C. V. Wells, in which the latter was shot, and severely, if not mortally, wounded by the lat ter. Major Myers was bailed in the sum of SIO,OOO. About eight hundred prisoners -have been ex changed at the moulh of Red River. The small pox is raging in Caswell county N. e. . The small pox has made its appearance near Thomasville, Ga. It is said to be a very mild typo. The Richmond- Dispatch says there 114, n0n persons exempted as agriculturists, within the conscript age, and 32,000 State officers' A rape came tiffin Montgomery, Sept. 6th. between Richard HI. aud Georgetown,. Rich ard beat the race in two straight heals, time 164, 152£. Georgetown is owned in Colum bus, Ga. Maj Gee, of Florida, has been appointed to the command of the O. S. Prison, in Salisbury, N. C. via Col. Gilmer, removed for inability on account of bad health.. The army worm has destroyed all the cotton crop on the riverYrom Vicksbury to New Or leans. Brigadier General M C Butler, has been pro moted to Major Geueral, to command Hamp ton’s old division. Colonel John Dunnovant, Colonel of the Fifth South Carolina Cavalry, bas been promoted to Brigadier General, to command Butler’s old Brigade Lieutenant Colonel R J Jeffords rises by grade to the rank of Colonel Commanding Filth South Carolina cavalry. The steamer Advance lately captured by the Federals, bad several hundred bales of cotton aboard, of which the cargo principally consist ed. It is reported that she had abord $25,000 in gold. The loss of the Advance at this time is a very unfortunate event, in itself, b -sides entailing a considerable loss upon the State. But there is this consolation—she has had a glorious career, and lias no doubt made more than enough to cover the loss. In Muscogee County, Ga., on the Ist of April, there were 7,461 negroes valued at sll,- 889,490. Last yea«*there were 7389, valued at $7,355,900. The merchandise on the same date was valued at $8,296,803, last year at $7,074,649. The total amount of property in the county was 43,470,707; lastyear itamount to $29,700,000. On the total amount of prop erty a tax of one per cent is levied, making the tax on property from this county $434,707,- 06. To this amount must be added tho tax on incomes, $355,123,10, which makes the entire tax $7787,830,17 —quite a respectable sum. Since the first of April, at which time these valuations were made in Confederate money, the number of slaves has probably increased from 200 to 300. These will afford additional revenue. FROM FLORIDA. The Yankees have been reinforced at Jack sonville. Two or three transport loads of horses have been landed also—Massachusetts cavalry. Captain Dickerson,the Confederate commander j near that place is prepared to take care of any I raidi ig parties. I -Colonel Tomay is now the Confederate com mander at Baldwin. All quiet says the Lake City Columbian, along the St Marys, the Oulustee, the Suwunee, and all other important tributaries within our own lines, and, so far as we can learn, upon the great artery of the St Johns. We were how ever, set somewhat agog last Friday by intelli gence that the enemy were advancing in force towards Gainesville, and were in thirty-six wiles of that place—from Green Cove Springs. Military movements were put on foot on our side, to meet this emergency, but it was soon despatched that the force of the enemy had re turned, not perhaps being on ar. advance movement, as was supposed. Reliable infor mation states that about three thousand negro troops are at Green Cove, and throe hundred whites, but few troops at Jacksonville. FROM MEXICO. On the 23d of Aug. a force of between three and four hundred marines had been landed from the French vessels of war lying off the meuth of the Rio Grande, which had taken possession of Bagdad, at the mouth of the riv er. Another, a military force, said to number from 12 to 1500 men, is said to have landed about twenty miles farther 1 down the coast to operate against Matamoras. Matamoras has been Often besieged, sacked and half taken. As it has no defences outside of itself, no ramparts or other defences,;it may be readily taken by a superior forca Reports are that the French will have assistance from withiu. FROM MOBILE. The fleet in front of the city has. been a lit tle increased this morniDg. It numbers eight vessels. The Yankee raiding party at Fish River, which we alluded to yesterday, has gene back, j it was met by our troeps on both sides of the river. The position was made too hot for it and so it went away in its transports.— Mobile Tribune, Sept. 14. j FiIUEIC.V ITEMS. The Czar has ordered a reduction of the army, and immediate and unlimited discharge is granted to soldiers whoso term expires on the first of January next. Advices from Algiers, confirm the rumors of fresh disturbances iu the province of Oran. The King of Spain has left France for Spain. He visited Christina prior to his departure. The occupation of Holstein by the Prussians and Austrians is said to be decided upon. Advices from Frankfort state that recent facts have suddenly begun to disturb the eager faith of investors in United States bonds. Some letters received by German houses speak of the existing decline as owing to the fear cf importers to enter goods at the present rate of duties. The profit and loss of the Polish struggle is being made up at last. The British Gazette says that during the sixteen months of the struggle 30,600 insurgents were killed or severely wounded; 361 were condemned to death ty military tribunals, and 85,000 per sons less compromised were transported to Siberia. The spire of Strasburg Cathedral had hither to secured to France the distinction oi possess ing the loftiest structure among the church bel fries known in Europe ; but that proud pinnacle is destined to be overtopped by the tower in process of erection at St. Stephen’s Minister, iq \ ienna. Hitherto the Austrian spire had only reached an attitude of 439 feet. while'the-Al satian steeple measured 449 in height; an ad dition of fifteen feet to its rival on the Danube puts an end to the boast aud'glory of ;b( Rhine—the state of the poll-being now, St; u - ‘ burg 449, Vienna 454, majority for Vienna five leet -with a few inches. Alexander Dumas h-.w written anew drama, which is to be produced in Paris as soon as a dog, which takes an important pan iu the dra ma, can be drilled so as to save tv.-o children's lives and denounce the assassm in the last, scene Au English paper says a few days since, a ter rier pigeon flew from Exeter railway station to Camden Grove, Peckham, a distance ot 171 miles, in a little ever five hours. It is ascertained that about one hundred and fifty were more or less injured during the riots in Belfast, Ireland, and that in nine caSes the injuries have resulted in death. The Liverpool cotton market was firm, and American descriptions dearer on, the 9th of August. Next day the market was firm, with a good demand, at the same prices. Consols closed in London on the 30ih of August at 88| 882* Breadstuff's w ere slightly lower in Liver pool, and provision without material change.— The rebel cotton loan was one per cent lower. An Paris lias succeeded in pro ducing the effeci of zigzag lightning on the stage, with" its peculiar blue colßr, by means of a concave mirror, in the process of which ate the two carbon poles of a powerful battery nearly iu contact. When tho mirror is rapidly moved b*tiio hand, and the poles touch for a brief interval, a dazzling beam of light is thrown across the stage precisely like a flash of lightning. He has also succeeded in pro ducing a rainbow, by means of electric spec trum, which is used with effect in the opera of Moses Dhuleep Sing tho Anglicized Indian Rajah, has just married a very pretty little Christian girl, only sixteen years old. She wore a moire antique, a fichu point <i’ Alengon—short lace sleeves, orange blossoms in her dark hair, with of course, the usual gauze vei!; a necklace of fine pearls, and .a bracelet set with diamonds were her only ornaments. • The navy lists shows the British navy to con tain. at present'in commission, 240 steamships of ail sizes, from the stately three-decker.,down to the tiny gun boat. These mount between 230 and 240 guns; they are manned by about 45,009 men and boys, and are propelled by a steam power exceeding 60,000 horses nominal In addition, there are 48 sailing vessels,mount ing upwards of 600 guns, and manned by 6,500 men and boys. The sailing vessel are natu rally only fit for harbor duty aud framing ships. They are never intended to go to sea again, and therefore, should not be regarded as lie— lo sying to the effective naval force. , In France tho waste of.eteaiu from a lccoma tive is made to heat tho cars in tho be hind it. It is conducted from the escsi|Wpip<s through tubes, which inside of the. evrtP ire' copper, but outside are of vulcanized India rubber, with couplings which can be readily managed. Alexander C'alame, of Geneva, of Switzer land, one of the greatest landscape artists of Europe is dead. Two hundred thousand acres of land in Ire land lias been permitted to fall to waste the past year The London Tiroes says : Frank ford advices show a loss of faith in United States bonds, large sales having depressed prices to 38, which is three pei cent below the last quota tions from New York. Three uncommonly fast steamers were in the London market for sale, and likely to be placed in the blockade running trade. FROM E A ST. ’I I . AN is SSEE. Citizens coming through the lines represent the tpanny of the enemy in East Teunesseee, a; becoming more despotic every day. Not a day passes by but that some iiew victim finds his way to the filthy dungeons of Knoxville, thence to work on the fortifications. Brownlo-.v’s course is becoming more vindic tive and hostile daily; hence the outrages of the soldiers can be accounted for. Humanity blushes at the infamous and cruel conduct of this monster. He advocates the hanging of leading men, supposed to favor the South. The Federal works around Knoxville are very formidable. Ladies & Knoxville, who have husbands and relatives in the military prisons are. not per mitted to speak to thun- Browniow savs “that the infernal Preachers and she-devils are the cause of the war contin uing. That to exterminate them the revolu tion was at an end.” He is very bitter in his persecution of preachers. A few days since hr caused the Rev.*Mr. Ingles, of New Market to be beaten nearly to death. Another minister has been driven from his Parish by Blown,-. ~ persecutions. A portion of the Federal troops in East Ten nessee have been sent to Middle Tennessee to assist in taking care of Gen. Wheeler. The number of Yankees in the Department it is now thought to bo not oveWtwo thousand. The enemy are still in, the vicinity of Bull’s Gap, though not in. very heavy force. It is reported that every Southern sympathi zer is to be sent out of Yankee lines. The enemy’s bands of bushwhackers fell out a few days ago, had a considerable engage ment resulting in the death of one of their leaders, Hetherly. A movement wo are in formed, was on foot to drive them from the country, but so soon as it was discovered that they were fighting among themselves it was abandoned. They are now trying to exter minate each other. Tub Northern Peace Democracy —We see by late Northern papers that the Peace Democ racy are making “ something of a stir,” wheth er it will amount to much, or not, remains to be seen, Here is an account of the iaitiatm-y steps taken by them : The Peace Democrats of New York City, held a meeting at the St. Nicholas Hotel, on Saturday, to take action npon Gen. McClel lan's letter and to consult upon the best means of organizing a Peace Party, and of selecting aPe9.ee candidate for the P.esidency. The meeting was called to order by Mullaly, of the Metropolitan Record, who was then chosen President. ’I he Day Book, the News (through Ben Wood) the Freeman’s Journal, were ail represented. Bitter feelings against McGklian were openly manifested, and he was denounced for having broken his pledge to the Democratic party. Messrs. Shell, Singleton and Chauncey Burr, were among the prominent speakers. S. T. Lent, of New York, presented the following resolution as the sense of ail those present : Resolved, That the call be addressed to the Jeffersonian Democrats to meet at Cincinnati, Ohio, in the course of the present month for the purpose of appointing a candidate repre senting that branch of the Democratic party which'the letter of Gen. McClellan completely ignores. . , , . . The resolution was unanimously adopted The meeting then adjourned to this week, when other difitinguirfhed members of the party are expected to be present. • ArnoDg the candidates named for the Presi dency. the names which seemed 'to be received with the greatest favor were those of Messrs, O'Connor of N, Y., and Lonyof Ohio. itmifle tv Sentinel. AUGUSTA, GA. ' WEDNESDAY VIOIIMM;, SEPTEMBER 28. UV Al-.vaya stop the t’nnosi.as & Skstisix at The end 1)1 the yu .. . ur to.- time fur n*l,ieli it is paid, of which the s.nw.rt.vrwt.i receive ite.ee in the paper, S that ifyouvteh *'•' “ditinue >'■ a would he well to -.■■ new your subscription at east two. weeks before the time expires. P Wo Cannot change the address of a subscriber un>«sshe ipves u> .os termer « well as his present address. Weekly Rates.—The price - of the Weekct Oukoniclb 4^™? a-hisluur dollars :or three months, eight dollars lor llftfte: Haas! ; Sings!!!—The paper makers wan: rags— paper fort'ie thittoxtCLß Sc Sxstisel. Uu receipt we will state price, etc., etc. ' THE CIIITICAt, Hull) It is puerile for any in on to ignore the fact that we are at this moment, and iu (>..» Sfaf o, iu the very crisis of our s i niggle for existence. As is (he history oi' the next few weeks, so will be the history of this revolution, Wo frankly confess that the military si'.uation is not hi satisfactory as we could wish. We hear much about the “ indomitable spirit of our army;” about “the eagerness of our men for the. renewal of the fray;” “ the in .te. ee (comparatively), of the loss of Atlanta;” and otkqr extravagances which are believed ooiy by the over credulous. But Hiioq.tll, wo cannot disguise from ourselves the hre a telling aspect ot the horizon. It. is better lor us to open our eyes to tho danger which impends and prepare to meet it, than to whis per soft and pleasant things to each other un lit it is too'late to apply the remedy. The sit uation, though serious, is far from being des perate. Nothing can make it so but our own infatuation and apathy. Let no man say that in writing in this Btrain, we are encouraging the enemy to prosecute his wicked work. No among us is better informed than is the enemy in regard to the emergency. He needs not to be told by us of the dangers by which wo are pressed when he hiurselt is the author of our troubles. Our wis dom is found in a solfcr consideration of what, tho enemy most perfectly understands, and in active preparation to thwart ho bloody pur poses which he is even now meditating against it is not our province to dictate to the pow ers that ba. The Chief Magistrate of the Con federacy at Richmond, is the Commander iu Chief of out- armies. IVe-have no desire to in fringe upon his prerogative. But the humblest citizen may state facts and offer suggestions ; and if these are recommended by just consid erations, it is not beneath the dignity of the highest potentate to notice them. Due fact is ►now patent to everybody. Georgia is iu im minent peril. An a-.irvy flushed with a series of victories extending over a hundred miles, now lies entrenched in her very heart. The suc cessful invader has seized a great railroad cen tre, and at bis pleasure can threaten the East ern, MMdle, or Western portions of the State That Sherman will follow up his conquests* may he regarded as just as cerftfin as that the Lincoln dynasty meditates the reduction o .he Confederate States. Unless these attempts should be resisted more successfully than they have hitherto been opposed, Georgia must pro pure for a still further occupation of her terri tory aud oppression of her people. And why is Georgia thus threatened wilh desolation by the enemy? She is the keystone of tire Confederate arch ! She is now the only medium of communication between the East and the West. She is the chief fulcrum which supports the Government at Richmond. Bhe has supplied during the past year tho greater portion of food for our brave soldiers in Vir ginia. She furnishes some of (he most indispen sable materials for the prosecution of the war. Destroy the important works of various kinds which arc located on her soil, arid you inflict a terrible blo w upon our resources for the prose cution of the war. Occupy Georgia by hostile garrisons, and Alabama and Mississippi are at once unsettled. South Carolina must then be come subject to raids and incursions which will destroy her fiomestie security. We have no heart to write out the train of oils which must be consequent upon the success of those measures which the jubilant invader at At lanta is now contemplating. , We ask, then, should not every possible effort be made now for the expulsion of .Sherman If Georgia is so essential to tho Confederacy— if its importance is paramount—is it not the dictate of wisdom to abandon for the time, if needs he, points of inferior magnitude and give the first attention to the part of highest consequence? If what wo "have stated be true, the defence of South Carolina is to he made oil Georgia soil. Could the Governor of that State do hotter than to imitate tho conduct of our own worthy Executive and place his mili tin ride by side with (hose of tiie brave men of Geor? : :i who are nyw disputing the ad _ ; Yankee hosts t Could Alabama act more wisely than to contribute to the fume object every man whom she can spare from urgent work at home 2 AYhat we want is “a prompt pull, a strong pull, and a pull alto gether..’’ This we might hope; with the favor of heaven, would prove Successful. Tffis would encourage the people all over the country and effectually rebuke (lie pretensions of the haughty ifiyader. Wrong, no Matter what dr Does.—A por tion of the press of Georgia appear to be pos sessed of' dispositions very hard to be suited.— They think that Gov. Brown is- opposed to the Adminstralion, and that in order to secure * their share of public pap from the Richmond ' crib, they must oppose him in whatever he docs. In pursuing this course they often con tradict themselves, and take very ridiculous and inconsistent positions. Here is a matter of recent occurrence, where these wiseacres swal lowed their own words. When Gov. Brown called the State militia into the field these very patriotic individuals, in order to creato a feel ing against him, strongly opposed such a course. No w he has sent the militia home —and tho same papers strongly oppose this measure j Do whatever he may the chief Executive of Georgia is sure to find snappish, churlish in dividuals in the way ready and eager to find faul t. Important Decision. —Judge llaiyfurton of the Confederate Court at Richmond has deliv ered his opinion in the case of John 11. Bris coe and the thirty-odd Marylanders who ap peared before him, under wiit of habeas cor pus, claiming their discharge from military service on the ground tuafc ttxeir term of ser vice had expired. The Judge was of the opin-. ion that these men, facing Marylanders, and therefore not embraced within the conscription act, could not be held, the term of voluntary enlistment having expired. They were there fore discharged. Wilmington. —The Raleigh Confederate says that “the purpose of the enemy to attack Wil mington, and that speedily is now developed,’