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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 Two months after date, or the first rcgular tenn of 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, 1 «*pt 18 5w5S Utmrtilan, CHRONICLE* 1 SENTINEL 'JOB PRINTING OFFICE as one o± th.e Largest in', toe Confederacy WE AUK PREPARE!) TO EXECUTE IN THE . BBBT „ AT BBBET NOTICE, AND ON * Heasoiiahle Toanacis. Book Printing/ Pamphlets* Sermons, addresses. 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