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TUB STATKB.
The cadinul idea in our political r-yst-.m is
the sovereignty of the States. The integrity
of the system can only be preserved by keep
iug that idea constantly in view, and main
taining it inviolate in theory and practice. The
moment it is lost sight of or ignored, there is
a revolution. The symraatry ot our political
superstructure is marred. The beautiful
equilibrium of political powers established by
the constitution, is disturbed. And they rush
into the engulpbing, maelstrom of centraliza
tion.
In the formation of the late Union and the
the present Confederacy, the States were sepa
r.tc and independent sovereignties. I’.y their
own free and sovereign act they became par
ties to these political leagues, entrusting car
ton defined and limit'd powers to the com
rn n Government established for the com
mon benefit, but reserving to themselves ail
power- not expressly granted, and 'especially
their own original sovereignty.
It is a fatal mistake, a total misapprehension
of the nature of our political system, to imag
ine that when the States entered into these
political leagues, tlft-ir separate) iden
tity, or parted with any portion of that original
sovereignty which they possessed as free and
independent States, having the control of their
own destiny. All that they did was to en
trust certain powers to tho cdhimon agency
for their mutual benefit, reserving to tiu-m
selves the right to judge of the fidelity of the
execution <>. the trust, nod t<> revoke it at
pleasure. I-internal feeling and good faith
would of couise forbid the withdrawal of any
Btaie from the league, except for grave and
pufikient reasons, involving its own safety or
honor. •
Georgia is to day as rnticb a distinct sov
ereignty. having t,ho right to protect herself
and decide her own destiny as before, she en
tered tho Union or the Confederacy. As well
inigiiW it he argued that a man loses bw per
sonal identity and personal lights by entering
into a mercantile ■•;* Inership, as that Georgia
or any other State lost her separate identity
and inherent sovereignty by entering into these
political partnerships.
The genius and spirit of the American peo
ple have from the first been opposed to con -
solidation The Hiatus have ever been jealous
of their own fovoreignty. Tie y have felt the
necessity of ruain'ainiipg (heir separate iden
tity, and retaining the control of (heir own
dome. tic affairs. It was the conviction of our
Colonial fathers, and has been that of their
descendants, that small and convenient States
exercising the powers of domestic self- govern
ment, are more favorable to human liberty
Hud happiness titan a vast consolidated em
pire, however imposing in splendor and power.
Hence, with unyielding tenacity, they have
clung to their separate State organizations,
refusing to merge them in a consolidated re
public, and jealowfiy guarding their sov
ereignty and lights. The exeprienrs of
near,y a century lias only deepened the con
viction of. the wisdom of this predilection. It
has taught us that the only ajeiy for oi.r
liberties and interest, is to he found in the in
violate maintenance of the sovereignty of the
Htlltes. ,
flotli at the North and at tho Houth, if has
become too much the fashion of late to tlfspae
iiga the sovereignty of the States, and vaunt
the central government as the sole repository
<of power,..and fountain of national prosperity
Smitten with the efiarms of a strong govern -
alient, with the glitter o! imperial power, an I
the dazzling pinspects which it opened to them
selves of personal aggrandizement and conse
quence, a certain class of persons has mani
fested a disposition to erect a vast central des
potism on the ruins of the States and their
governments, of constitutions and constitu
tio ltd liberty. But the system of separate
State organization and government is too deep
ly rooted in the habits, the toolings and preju
dices of the American people to he torn up by
the revolutionary schemes of aspiring dema
gogues. Despite tho earthquake throes of rev
olution, and the arts and violence of scheming
men, the States remain and will remain ir.
their original integrity and power, to protect
themselves and co operate for the general
welfare.
A convention of all the States which com
posed tba old Union, to adjust existing difficul
ties, is proposed by tlm Northern Democracy,
who adhere to ihe doctrine of State sovereign
ty The proposition involves lhe cardinal and
all important principle of that doctrine.—
It seems lit and proper that if the governmental
agencies appointed by the States cannot i-ettie j
tiie quarre l which has grown up between them, [
the States should, in their original capacity, as |
principals and sovereigns, undertake the task j
to which their agents have, shown themselves j
unequal.
In such a convention tho seceded States j
would sit as sovereigns and equals, without i
relinquishing the position they have gained by
revolution. There would be nothing binding
in tire nets of such a convention. 'The deliber
ations ot that body would have to be refeired
track to the people before they acquired any
validity. It would only lm consultative in its
character. It would boa Congress of Sover
eigns for tho settlement of national difficulties.
No harm could remit from such a convi uiioir,
from the meeting of the actual parties to this
great controversy, dictated by a desire to reach
a peaceful solvdion of the difficulties which
have occasioned it.
More than a halt century since a similar con
vention was held, at. the instance of Washing
ton and liis compatriots, in which the States
which had been acknowledged to be free and
independent hv Great Britain, met in their orig
inal capacity, independently of the defective j
government which they had created by the av- j
tides of confederation, to consult upon their I
common welfare. It would boa sublime spec-1
tacle, if after the lapse of nearly three quarters
Os a ceniiiLy, and after a four years war of un
exam plod magnitude between tbemseh cs, they
should again meet in their sovereign capacity, a
to consult together upon Iheir common rights
and interests, and the peace and welfare of a
continent. The thought is impressive, and
should command the serious deliberation cf all
concerned.
As Important Oruru —Adjutant Gen. Coop-'
er has issued the annexed important and strin
gent order in regard to army letter writting:
Private letters and communications, relative to ;
military marches and operations, are frequently i
mischievous in design, and theirpublication gene
rally injurtmis to the military service. They
are,'therefore, strictly forbidden: and any offi
cer or soldier, or other person serving with the
armies of the Confederate States in the field,
who shall bo found guilty of making such com
munication for publication, or placing the writ
ing beyond his control so that it finds its way
V' the press before one month after the termi
nation of the campaign to which it relates,
shall be punisUed. according to the degree of
his offence, by the sentence of a court martial.
About three thousand Atlanta exiles have
arrived at Griffin from Atlanta, and more are
fining. They are very destitute,
l*tt IrICVTIC.Y
„ All wars must end. They terminate either
by conquest, or settlement. The destruction
of the armies, or the resources of au invader,
must of couise bring peace. In that the
war dies of exhaustion. Overwhelming mm
bers may overrun and occupy a country. No
matter what may be the spirit, the herobtu,
the self sacrificing temper of a pec-pie, ihtv
may be .overwhelmed.by mere masses. His
tory affords illustrations ot wars brought to a
close by ti e preponderance of number-.
But wars more frequently terminate 1.-y
negotiation. Where it is plain that a complete
triumph cannot bo achieved by either of the
contending parties, it is usual to bring the
struggle to a close by a discussion of the points
of dispute, and by coming to tome understand
ing as to the future relations between the pare
ties.
We have heretofore said that we believe it
to be impossible for either cf the parties en
gaged in the struggle now raging upon this
continent, to achieve a complete triumph. In
some of our leading articles, which appeared
in iho early part of (ho present year, we <x
preared tho opinion that lhe tiieat quarrel be
tween the Northern and Southern States could
not be settled by arms. We adhere to that
opinion. Some oiher mode of settlement must
be resorted to, sooner or later. It was the
opinion of the leading men who conducted the
several Southern States out of the Union, that,
there could be no war. They uttered this
opinion i- terms so strong as to impress it up
on the | eople everywhere. It was very freely
stated too that I lie cotton crop produced by
ns was so essential to the supply of the wants
of the civilized world, that perpetual peace
would reign within our borders. The golden
age was to return. No fiery dragons were to
be iu requisition to guard the coveted pro
ducts of <>ur soil, but the shipping of till na
tions would crowd our ports. The population
of lees favored portions of the globe would
look to us with eager expectation. Gold was
to be as plentiful in our streets as stones. As
to our slaves, no possible trouble could arise,
because their labor was essential to the growth
of cotton- No misguided philanthropy was to
lift its voice against us. No fanaticism was
to disturb the favored institution. Even tiie
North was too much interested in the mam.
facture of cotton goods to sillier any rabid
class of intcrme.ddlers to disturb the’culture of
that wonderful plant which could attain per
fection only on the fertile plains of the South,
and under our glowing skies.
llow was it to be expected that, a people
should decline to accept such a future? In
vain did some less sanguine persons suggest
that this delineation, captivating au it appeared,
might after all fuil to bo produced in the real
scenes which were to succeed the disruption
of the political tics that bound us to the old
government. It was clear there could be
ao yvar.
But war has come. Strange to say, tho civi
lized world displays a chilling disregard for
onr condition. They admire us ; they applaud |
our spirit; they arc compelled to yield the
homage of their respect to our heroism ; but
they do not lift a lance in our behalf. They ut
ter their sentiments in language which deepens
sometimes into enthusiasm, just as the French
troops did when they witnessed that splendid
charge of the six hundred at Balaklava—down
I ode the heroic light, brigade against an army
drawn up in position :
“ Cannon to right of them,
Cannot to !(iH of tin in,
Cii.sn.op in front of I hem
Volley’d and thundered,
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell*
Bode the six hundred,”
A more glorious display .of uncalculatirrg
valor the world never saw. The French troops
witnessed it with boundless admiration, and
this was their comment: C'esi magnijique
inais e’ed riesl pus la gvcire.
It was truly magnificent, but g war con
ducted upon that style would keen dispose of
the gallant troops that conducted it.
A more heroic example of courage, and of
self sacrifice in a whole people, has never been
exhibited in the uuuau; of the world, whether
wo look to its earlier or later periods, than has
been shown by the people of tho Southern
States in the present war. Everywhefe, from
the heart of Pennsylvania down to that beauti
ful beach where tiie waters of the Mexican
Sea wash the shores of Galvestoh, there has
been a glorious exhibition of valor; of endu
rance ; of all the qualities which attest the
true greatness of a people. A nobler army the
world never saw than the army of these Con
federate States. Against overwhelming odds
thev have borne the starry cross in the mjdst
of iho storm of battle, daunllersly, until the
| light of victory ba* covered it with a .lustre
: richer Shan that of gold. They uphold that
j banner to-day. They will uphold it to the
| last. No disasters can dishearten, no reverses
I can intimidate them. They will die lor the
! cause. But still we adhere to the opinion,
j that the great quarrel between the two Gov
| ornments, the Confederate and the United
I Stales, cac never be terminated by arms.
The people of the .North begin to compre
hend this. Tito convention recently assembled
at Chicago, looked to a settlement of the mo
mentous dispute by nejotiatfcss. They de
clared it to be their sentiments that this w«,
should cease. They expressed .a wish for a
convention of (he Stntjg—all the States com
posing the old Union. The utterance of those
sentiments cheered the hearts of the friends of
constitutional liberty throughout the whole
country. The spirit that animated that bo v
rvaa worthy of the best days of the Republic.
If their resolutions were not clearer, or more
emphatic, it was because the stale of the coun
try dictated reticence. They yielded some
what of patriotism to policy. Rut it was an
eminently patriotic body. p
It is idle to disparage their action. It is
worse than.idle to strike down the olive branch
extended to us hv a portion of the people of
the United States. One of the fatal errors
committed by some of our statesmen has been
to ignore the better class of public men in the !
United States. To ignore our friends strug
gling against the monstrous despotism which i
X>ppresseg the States north of the Fotomae |
liven now we are counselled to disregard every i
event outside of our own limits. To accept !
| Lincoln as the North. It is high time to ar
rest this fatal policy.
• We should make common cause with the
good and true men of the North who are light
ing our battles to the best of their ability. And
if they prevail; if they can so far control the
policy of their government as to bring about a
proposal to meet us on common ground,*for
• the discussion of the great questions which
• mutually affect us, we should accept ite They
{ propose to suspend hostilities. They see that
j this war can accomplish nothing but the up-
I rearing of a colossal military despotism, both
| Nortli and South. It’ hostilities can be sus-
pended, they will Lever be resumed. Peace
will assert her sway over a land now darkened
by war.
V;- should cheer our friends in the United
St<v»-s, engaged as they are iu a great moral
corn..-: : and-if they succeed in defeating the
Administration that now carries on war against
us; that talks of nothing but war; that ig
nores the very first principles of constitutional
liberty ; that proposes to free the negro, to
confiscate our property, to hold these States as
eonquerci provinces—they will have achieved
a civic triumph at once beneficial and splen
did ; a triumph before which the proudest
achievements of arms will pale.
Then will come negotiations looking to a
restoration of peace. The terms of settlement
the peoples themselves can dictate, when the
fighting has ceased and negotiations are en
tered upon.
FROM CHARLESTON.
About eleven o’clock Thursday morning a
column of troops, estimated from 12 to 1300
hundred, under command of mounted otficere,
left fiom between Batteries Gregg and Wagner,
and marched to the lower end of Morris’ Island
accompanied bv a considerable number of tran
portalion wagons.
The lookout from Secessionville also reports
that a transport in the afternoon led Morris’
Island and sailed South, loaded witli troops.
Soon after two schooners tilled with troops,
w-re observed lying in Light* House Inlet.—
i ivy came from Morris' island. A transport
loaded with troops left Morris Island and went
loutid Cole's Island. From-these movements
it is believed that the enemy intend another
deinonstqttion sj rrewhere on our coast. ' With
the exception of the usttal shelling of the city
and Fort Sumter, the enemy were very quiet
during Wednesday night.
On Thursday there were but four Yankee
sentinels guarding the “pea” or stockade en
closure,.in which onr captured officers are con
fined. Hitherto the detail of sentinels guard
ing the stockade has never been less than
twenty.
Eighteen Yankeo surgeons and chaplains
were exchanged Friday.
Several families of doubtful loyalty and
some foreigners were also permitted’ to go
North by ilag of truce.
Arrangements h ive now been eomflleted for
a general exchange at an early day of the
naval * friers held, as prisoners, on both sides.
The Yankees have been permitted to send
to their prisoners at Charleston about one hun
dred and forty boxes of stores, clothing, &c.
Our returned prisoners report a considerable
increase of Yankee troops at Hilton Head.
An increase cf about four hundred Confederate
prisoners to the Yankee pen on Morris’ Island
was made Friday afternoon. They were lan
ded from a steamer which came into Light
house inlet from the North, and were marched
down to the stockade about live o’clock iu ihe
afternoon, guarded by a strong force of both
loot anil mounted soldiers. The guard formed
on the South of the “pen,” or stockade, and
the sentinels increased; only one sentinel hav
ing been on guard at each face during the.
morning. A number of ambulances brought
'up the rear of the prisoners.
Twenty-five shots were fired at* the city
Thursday night and five shots about five
o’clock Friday, after the cessation of tho flag
of truce. . [vs._
FRGMtVtRUIMA.
The Government is now making arrange
ments to send back to Europe all deserters
from the- Yankee army who shall desire to be
so disposed of.
On 'Wednesday, Sept. 14, while the gallant
Colonel Mofsbv ivag rotnrninsr from a scout with
only two of ids men, in the vicinity of Wash -
ingtou ait}', he was suddenly attacked by sev
en Yankee cavalrymen why were the advance
of a squadron. lie retreated rapidly until
the seven Yankees had been led out of sight
of their maiii body, aud then he and his men,
wheelim: and charging upon them, killed two
and diove the other five back. He then con
turaod his retreat. In this reconnoitre we re
lief to p«,yo to state, Colonel Mosby received a ,
Uetli wonjid In tils tliigh .from z. pistol shot,
lie expects to be in the field again in g week
or two.
Colonel Basil VV. Duke, of Kentucky, and
brother-in-law of tire gallant and lamented
Gan. Morgan, fias been made a brigadier gener
al. This is a worthy appoint men it. General
Duke entered tho service as a lieutenant in his
old company. HiscSmmand is at, present we 1
learn, it; East Tennesseeo.
The Yankee raid in Culpeper county Va.,
has proved a ludlcious hiiluie. It appears that
a body of sevep hundred Yankee cavalry came
from Warren ton and reached ltupidan
station, where the Orange and Alexandria raii
-road crosses the Rapidaif river. Sunday mom-
Tng. They crossed the river there aud came
as far as Holiday’s mill, which they burnt, with
a considerable quantity.of grain, store dthpre
by the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany. Here they captured a Large number of
government burses. which were grazing there.
At litis point the successful portion of the raid
ended. A short distance from the road an en
gine was soon coming slowly towards them;
aud after dispatching a party io the station to
burn tlifc railroad bridge, the main body of tho
Yankees proceeded down the road to catch the
train, ’iho engineer tried to escape, but, ap
parently for want of steam, made a slow busi
’ness of getting away, ami the exultant Yan
kees had nearly gotten to him, when tho dis
charge of a regiment of rifles into their rank.3
showed th m that they had been tolled into
an ambush.
A. wild scene of confusion ensued, every
Federal making the best of his way out of tho
trap, leaving the dead and wounded in the
read. Forty were captured, besides
a quantity of horses. Cur • men, pursued the
flying enemy, who made for the station, and
got safely across the river.
The party who had been sent to burn the
bridge wcio so tdarmed >‘.t the hurried return
of their comrades! that they ran otr witliout
completing their work, only a small portion of
the bridge being injured. The regiment of
Confederates which executed this little piece of
work was an infantry regiment stationed in
the neighborhood. The commander, hearing
of the proximity of the enemy, used the loco
motive device to bring them it), and succeeded.
A large number of the horses eaptured’by the
enemy were recaptured by onr men.
A correspondent of the Mobile Register
stqtes that the Tenth Alabama Brigade and
the Yankees at Petersburg have a carious “Ex
press” which is kept constaiftiy rmining. A
large Newfoundland dog, belonging to the
Yankees, has been trained to pass from one
side to tiic other, and to carry euejj articles as
are for trade. The Yankees send him over
witli coffee, handkerchiefs, paper envelopes
and late Northern papers, and the Confederates
return tobacco in exchange for these articles.
A CoNSCKiPnou Order. —Brig. Gen. J. S.
Preston, head’ot the Conscrij# Bureau, has is
sued the annexed ofder v
Commanffiftfs' of 'Coircripte will instruct
Count y Enrolling officers to proceed diligent
ly, with the aid of tue Temporary Boards, to
make a complete registration of every white
male resident in their respective counties, be
tween the ages of seventeen and fifty years, not
actually serving in th&army, in the field or with
the reserves. The name, age, occupation, physi
cal condition of the persons registtered, togeth
er with the ground, of the exempiion or detail
| or other reason for not being in active rnilita
|ry service will be stated in these registers.
I special care will be taken in stating distinctly
| though briefly, the causes which prevent the
pet sons from being sent to the at my, and
not tooaut any person from % registration
no. ser\ :ng iu the army, in the field or frith
the reserves. These registers must be for
warded to the Bureau before the 15th of Oc
tober next To accomplish the work in due
• tune, Enrolling Officers, and Temporary Boards
ate enjOinea to utse the utmost vigor and dili
gence.
'lhe information to he furnished is regarded
■ as of great importance, and the service must
be accurately as well as promptly performed
Another and separate register will be at th
same time prepared aud forwarded of all
youths, in each county, who will attain the
age of seventeen years during the next twelve
months. In this last named register will be
stated the month when these youths will at
tain the ages designated.
Ik Y YELK i? RAiria.
NORTHERN NEB’S.
Two small steamers were capture-1 at Bear 3
Island, Lake Erie on Monday ’by thirty rebels
from Caßada. The prizes were destroyed by
the captors.
Telegraphic despatches from the West state
that Gen. Mercer has arrived at Little Rock
with a portion of the Sixteenth corps. With
this accession of force he will be able to take
the o'ffen.tive.
Nothing is known of the wherabouts of
Price.
Advices from Fort Smith say that a train
which left Leavenworth on the Ist of Septem
ber, was captured by the rebels.
The'trairi consisted of a hundred wagons
laden with supplies for Fort Smith, besides six
hundred mules, forty artUery horses and two
other trains.
Stanton in his db-patch to Dir states that
the draft was progressing quietly in all the
loyal States.
Iu Washington .both of Lincoln’s private
Secretaries have been drafted.
Grant has returned to the army before Peters
burg.
A J. Smith's forces are encamped in Miss
ouri, seventy m”.es from St. Louis.
Guerrillas enroute from Smith land to Louis
ville as prisoners, overpowered _lfie guard of
the boat and forced a landing-.
Fiuragut. does not "design altackiig Mobile
at present.
Sherman lias issued an order forbidding all
citizens to come 4his side of Nashville from
beyond it.
Dispatches are published from Grant and
Sherman, calling upon Staunton to enforce the ,
draft at once—that they greatly need the men
AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM GEN. LEE.
A dispatch from Gen. Lee, says:
• Early reports that on tho morning of the
19th the enemy advanced on Winchester, near
which'place be met their attack, which was
resisted from early in the day until near night
when we were.compelled to retire.
After night he fell back to Fisher’s Hill.
Our loss's reported severe. _
Gen. diodes and Goodwin killed, while no
bly doing their duty.
Three pieces of were lost.
Trains and supplies brought off safely.
An unofficial report says Early has fa Hoy
back to Strash urg.
TIIE FIGHT IN TIIE VALLE*'. v
The Virginian has a report of the light in the
valley on Monday, which is reported to have
been one of great severity. . f
It occurred on the Berry viile road two miles
below Winchester. The early part of the en
gagement is said to have gone decidedly in our
favor, but a flank movement of the enemy’s
cavalry necessitated a retrograde movement on
the part of ourfovees, which was perfected in
an orderly manner, without hurry or confusion.
The position to which our army fell back is
Fish er’s Hill, th’s side cf Strasbmg. It is
said to be a very strong one.
The losses on both sides were very severe—
enormously on the part of Uie enemy.
Gears. Filz Lee and York of Louisiana, yerp
wounded, the latter losing an aim; tho form
er is not believed to be dangerous.
Gen. Rodes was killed while selecting a po
sition for a battery to fill a gap in our lines,
i Tho shot struck him behind tlte car and passed
through the hea-R causing death In-a tew min
uteri*.
All the advantage is on our sido except the
loss of ground.
The enemy is believed to have numbered
forty thousand and it is reported that Grant
commanded.
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
Gen. Vaughan drove the enemy from Blue
springs, East Teunesece, Sept,. 23d, capturing
twelve prisoners, and horses equipments.
The enemy are fortifying at Ball’s Gap.
FROM THE FRONT.
A gentleman well known In Macon left At
lanta Saturday at 11 o’clock. He reports that
no trains arrived there on Thursday, Friday
and, Saturday, up to the time he left. Tbo
Federal army were without a supply of meat—
were entirely out of flour, but had plenty of
hard tack. They had no corn or forage, and
their draft auinjals and cayalry stock were
perishing by hundreds. This is undoubtedly
true.' He heard the testimony of the Federal
officers, in conversation between themselves,
to the fact, in those words. The stock he him
self saw was in au extremely wretched condi
tion. Tlj's enemy never sent out a foraging
expedition pi les! than a brigade, We believe
these statements to be entirely correct. Our
informant also said that it was impossible for
the Federal officers to protect the exiled pop
ulation from plunder, aud many of the people
had fared badly. He himself had lost all of a
valuable lijjrarv.
It js stated that Gen. t orroA has been pro
moted aud is now a fi.ieutenent General.
From the Lovejoy correspondent of the Co
lumbus limes of the Killi, wo learn that ownin'
irreconcilable! differences with Gen. Hood,
Lieutenant Hardee has been relieved fro m ti-.s
command of his corps. Maj. General Cheat
ham will probably succeed him Brigadier
. Shoup, Chief of Staff, has been relieved from
his position at his own request. Lieuteoant
Colonol MpMickcn, Chief Guarlerwaster of
the army, has been removed by the Quarter
master at Richmond, and Major Ayer, former
ly stationed at Lagrange, one ot the oldest
Quartermasters in service’ given the position.
A gentleman from Villa Rica. Carroll co.,
Western Georgia, states that one hundred and
liftvYankec: cavalrymen made a raid on that
prace last Friday, broke open stores and rob
bed them of their contents—taking from one
sixteen boxes of tobacco. A lady walking
quietly along the streets was wantonly shot
down, the hall shattering her thigh. These'
vandals then pressed horses, aud buggies to
carry away their plunder.
We have the rumor from a very relirbl*.
source, that the Yankees occupied Griffin tins
(Friday) morning. We cannot express any
opinion on the result ot the movement, but
suppose fclie-*uthor«Cips have carefully calculat
ed' the entire situation, aud are prepared for
every emergency that may arise.
A correspondent of the Macon Telegraph
who has seen some of the exchanged prisoners,
has gathered some news from them, and writes
thu-' from Griffin under date of Sept. 22:
Tne telegraph has already apprised you of
the exchange of one thousand prisoners at
Rough and Ready, an insignificant little post
on the railroad, a few miles this side of East
Roint. A portion of Lewis's Kentucky brigadfe
walked down the-track and reached here last
night.
These mm were taken at the battle of Jones
boro, were marched to Atlanta and there
placed under guard. The railroad at that time
was not, in operation in consequence of the op
erations of General Wheeler, but as soon as
trails commenced running they-, were started
for Northern prisons. Seventy of them made
their escape between Chattanooga and Nash
ville by cutting holes through the bottoms of
the cars and drjppiug to the ground. When
they got to Nashville, last Thursday night,
they were ordered back by General Sherman
for exchange, and arrived at Atlanta on Tues
day, aqd immediately come down to Rough
land Ready as stated above. „
From Nashville to Atlanta the railroad is in fine
running order. General Wheeler flourished a
great deal, but actually did little damage. So
vast wave the preparations of the enemv.for re
building bridges and relaying track, and so great
’were the guards and details along the lines,
that a« fast as on* section of the roa-t was torn
up, it was immediately repaired. The enemy
have new cross tie? and new bridge timbers iu
immense piles all along the track, and engines
ad infinitum.
Chattanooga and Dalton are garrisoned by
three brigade of negroes. The streets cl the
former city, erected by southern industry am I
walked by southern cHvahy aud beauty, are
now patroled bv our former slaves to whom ah
white men are forced to exhibit passes, end i!
he ffijls to have such ho is marched off to the
guard house, and.ids case, examined and his
punishment adjusted by the negro I The ne
groes scrupulously exact tho military saluta
tion of all pasting their posts. Bancroft has
here another chapter to write upon “the jubilee
of convicts and slaves.’
They have barracks there in which nil don
federate and Federal deserters, “bounty jump
ers.” and military criminals are. confined to
gether, and constantly whtelied over by ne
groes.. The Yankees seem not to have tiny
respect for deserters from our army. Tim
‘•bounty jumper” is a man who enlist?, re
ceives his bounty money, deserts, gees t,i an
other point, repeats the operation, and so on
until he is apprehended.
Atlanta is described as one vast military bry
Live. Sherman’s soldiers throng every sire,
and are crowded iu every house. Tho most
active work prevails on the fortifications, mu:
if the enemv remain there long, it will lie the
strongest fortified city on the continent. Tin
streets ate swept perfectly clean, and every
thing kept in ait excellent sanitary condition
Several hundred frame bouses have l e a i rh
to pieces, and their timbers eon.uuctefl into
barracks for troops outside tin- t.iwu. Prison
ers report also that they saw an immense, pile
of railroad iron in the city—-‘enough ’ they
said “to buil"l a now line to Nashville.” T pre
sume that they werodeceived about its extent,
and what they saw was raiis taken from onr
own roads about the city.
iu relation to Sherman’s men whose lime wero
out going home, they say that they met a great
*m any trains of them—many of them wore with
out arms and many were not. They were not
able to learn whether any t hat they sav were
going to Virginia, or to reinforce any ether
point. They heard nothing of the where
abouts of Forrest and Wheeler, but os they
saw po Federal cavalry along tiie entire tv id,
it is presumed that their force ran along the
Tennessee river.
The Yankees are organizing what they call
tho “First Georgia Regiment’’ at Atlanta,
from deserters from our army. They offer
fourteen hundred delilars bounty and anew.
suit of tiie hated blue. Jtlmissaries-commin
gled freely iti the barrack® with our men : ml
offered the oath of allegiance. When the roil
was called for them totake*their departure, ait
who wished to take tbe'oa’.h were requested
to pass to the left and the balance to the right.
Imn sorry .to infouu you that u good many
went to the left, ami among them were several
subaltern officers of the line. They passed on
to infamy and s.hanft amidst the. curses of their
comrades, and have exchanged honor either
for a life in the ranks of those they have been
lighting, or a life of infamous case, and shame.
Financial demands of Denmark cause de
lay in go Vermont negotiations.
COMMERCIAL
AUGUSTA MAI! RBI'S.
Weekiv Report.. Sept. 26. P, .Vi
Financial -Gold $24a25 new currency; si!vet
new currency; Htew»ug exchange s2:;.'
Bank notes 2a4; Confederate Bonds, 8 per
Cent., long date, It) to iki; do. short date,
par; 7 per cent, bonds, 75aSft; (i pgr cent’
bonds-, 70.t7N; Gotten loan bonds 1.75; 7 per cent
Georgia bends old COD; 7,:re.)s 75i78 ; Slate
Bank stock 300; Columbia A Hamburg R R
35. Marine Rank, Savannah, 175.-
(’‘•i'll,:;. Marlret quiet ; Middling to rood
Middling 1,-10al,:W. '
Domkstics.~Wo quote domestics as follows :
shirting 2,25 ; sheeting 2,75 ; 4-4
ing, $3 25;03naburg8, SB-25; yarns, $33 to 35
per bunch. Market stiff.: goods ecarce,
FLOea.—32ooa2fifKjdflMß
—Wheat, bushel ; Com,
flic- ear, from peas, $15,-
GO ; rye, $12,00; barley, $10,00; oats s7*B.
Gwoobuies, Peovisions, &c.—Bacon, $3 50a!
coffee, sl2 00 per pound; rice 40a50e'; sugar
GaS; salt,— coast 6005 ti; V*., tlOctla; Liverpool
£?(|c ; tphaeca, quli; lard $3a350 ; Molasses,
N. Orleans, none; Florida $23a24,00; Sorghum
IGaIS whisky $-10afi5 pr gal; brandy $058,70 )#
gal; bagging s9alo; bar soap $1.75.,2*; cotton
rope s4as ; nails $2,50; corn meal filial 5 per
bush; fodder 10 to sl2 per cud,; shucks 3 to to
per cwt; hay scarce ; tallow 4 50,5 per
.lb; Candles 6a,050 per lb. by box; Terrebino oil
$lO pe. gal retail* black pepper 10,00 per 3fi;
Tea 20a25 per lb.; Iron, Swedes, 4,00; bi
carb. soda, 4a5; sfiirch 300 ; drv hides ssuo pr ■
lb,
Country 'Produce.—Good Beef, 15.0 par lb nett;
pork, 1,50 peril) gross; Sheep $45 to 00 per
head ktd 2,a8 per lb; chickens, ssaß each; tur
keys none; eggs, $3,50a4,00 per doz; lmttor, $6
a8; Irish potatoes. $15a20 per bushel. Sweet
potatoes S3O per bush.
W f|uiington Market Kept. 31.»
Money Market.-— The following arc the buy
ing rates for specie, Confederate bouds, &c.:
Confederate Bonds range front SIOO to $129,
according to dates. Four per cent Certificates,
SCO. 7-SO Notes $65. Gold s2l; Silver S2O;
Sterling bills S2O for one. Bank Notes—North
Carolina $3 to S3 50; Georgia $2 50; Virginia
and South Carolina SI 50 to $2 for one.
Cotton.— The market rules dull, ami only
small Bides have taken place. Wc quote at
$1 50 for compressed, and SI 25 per lb for un
compressed.
Bacon $0 por lb, Beeswax $4 per lb, Copper
as $4 50 per lb, Flour $250 per barrel, green
hides $2 peril), dry hides $5 per lb, £&le Rath
er $23 per lb, Upper leather S2B per lb, Nails
$2 5Q to $3 per lb, Peanuts S2O per bushel,
Peas $lB por bushel, Rice by the cask 50 to
00 cents por lb, Sound made Salt S3O to $35
per bushel, Sugar $4 50 'to $8 per lb, Syrup
$25 to SBO per gallon, Fayetteville sheeting
$2 50 to $3 per yard, Spirits Turpentine $5
to %(> per gallon, Tallow $4 per lb, Yarn $35
per bunch.— Journal.
Liverpool foil on Market—St-pt. 1
The Brokers’ Circular reporhs the sales of
the week at 30,000 bales, including 3,000 to
speculators and 10,500 to exporters. The mar
ket has advanced j}d for American, but is
easier for other descriptions. The saUs c-n
Friday were 4.000 bales; including 1,000 to
speculators and exporters, themaiket closing
dull and unchanged. The authorised quota
tions are : Middling Orleans, Old ; middling
Mobiles, 80.}d ; middling uplands, 304. T!u;
stock in port is estimated at 251,000 bales,
ol wh’ch 10,000 are American.
\evr York Money Market-.-foot.' 13.*
.Oh the 15th gold opened in New York at 22.8
and fell to 222|, and returned to 223£, clor-'d
at 22C|. On the 16th gold opened at 22!) and
fell to 227. From this point the market ral
lied and closed at 228}.
NOTICES.
Office of Ga. Belief and Association,
Augusta, Sept. 10th, 1864.-—'liie member* of the Hoard of
Superintendent* Georgia Relief %nd Hospital Assockit’on, are
hereby notified that the annual meeting of the Boar I will take
place at 10 A. M., of Wednesday, the sth day ol October next
and at the rooms of the Association In Augusta.
A punctual attendance is earnestly requested.
E. Starnes,
President Board of Superintendents.
MEMBERS OF BOARD:
Hen Joseph "S Brown James Camak, M D
Kev E K fucker Bcv J O A < lark
lit Rev Stephen Elliott Kev W .1 Hard
J Stoddard. ksq , H H Meinc-r, M D .
J Selkirk, Eta Rev W J Scctt
W H Tousg, Esc Rev W H. Potter
E B Smith, fifcq Rev Y H Myers
L N Whittl'd, Esq Gc: (Jco W Evans
Bishop Ge-j F i'ttrce J M >. cwl-v. E q
II V Miller, M D Hon J W Lewis
Hon Wm y\ Reese James Gardner. E>q
Prof C W Lane W J Ov. uc-s Esq
Henry Hale. Esq Geo M Thew, E^q
T M Furiow, Esq lion O J Jenkins
Wade S Cothran, Esq E Starnes.
Hen J H Echols , , f , - fl
gep 21
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i ’omt of Ordinary thereafter, application will be ina«‘; to nu
Court of Ordinary*f Oglethorpe county, GeprgA for l«
bed a portion of tre negroes belonging to the rumor clii.cr*ii
cf John V. Latimer, SepUßtt-L,
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