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»«i;V<£ MOVEMENT'*
The following latter from out worthy • K ”
President, Jlofl. A’. H. Stephen*, giving his
views upon “Peace Movements, ’ will be rea-l
with great interest- I*- in answer
to a letter addressed to him by several gentle
men in the interior of the State :
CBAtVFORIIVJI-tE, Oa Sept. 22-1. 1' -4.
r,mm.mes : -Von will please exm-» rn- for
answering your letter of the 11th instant,
sooner" r have been absent nearly a week on
• visit to my brof-er in . parts, who has been
#»«i > i.ut of hee.Uii to some time. Tour
lat'er I found here on my retain home yester
day*- The delay of my reply thus occasioned
I regret.
Without further expiration or apology,
allow Ut*'* now to say that no jffiipoii
living can possibly feel a more ardent desire
lor sin end to be put to thin unnatural and
meuNlesf war upon honorable and just terms
than I do. But I really do not see that it is in
my power, or yours, nr that of any number of
pt-rwns in <ar position, to inaugurate any
morfemont t*■ »t will even tend to aid in bring
ing about a result that wo and an many more
so iifiich desire. The movement by our Legis
lature at ib> last session, at the suggestion of
on this subject, was by authori
ty pVopciiy constituted for such a purpose.
That’movement in my judgment was timely,
‘pidiqjous, and in the right direction. Nor has
H hetn without results. The organization of
thatVarty at, the North to which you refer may
jastlj be claimed as a part ot the fruits Os it
Theiw H is to tie hoped will be followed by
others of a more marked character, if all in
both sections who sincerely desire peace upon
correct terms will give that movement thus
inaugurated all the aid in their power.
The Resolutions of the Georgi* Legislature
at its last session, upon the subject of peace,
in uty judgment embodied and set forth very
cieiifly those principles upon which alone
there can bo permanent peace between the
different peel ions of this extensive, once hap
py and prosperous, but now" distracted coun
try. The easy and perfect solution to nil our
present troubles and those far more, grievous
ones which loom up in prospect and porten
tously threaten in the coining future, is noth
ing more than tho simple recognition of the
fundamental principle and truth upon which
all American liberty Is founded
and upon the maintenanW of which alone it
can he preserved; that is, it*- sovereignty—
the ultimate absolute sovereignty of the States.
This doctrine our Legislature announced to
the people of the North and to the world. It
is the only key-note to- peace—permanent,
lasting pt-Ace—consistent with the Security of
public liberty. Tito oid Confederation was
formed upon this principle. The old (inion
was afterwards formed upon this principle; and
no Union or League can ever be formed or
maintained between any,States, North or South,
securing public liberty upon any other princi
ple. -Tho whole frame work ol American In
stitutions which in so short a time had won the
ad miration of the world and to which we were'
indebted tor such an unparalleled career of pros
purity and happiness, was formed upon this
principle. All our present troubles spring
Irom a departure from this principle—from a
violatloh of this essential vital law of our
political organism.
Ln 177(1 our ancestors and the ancestors of
those who are waging this unholy crusade
against us, together proclaimed lire great and
eternal truth for the maintenance of which
•they jointly pledged their l:y-s, their fortunes
and their sacred honor, that ‘■Governments are
'instituted amongst men deriving their just pow
ers from the consent of the governed and
that‘‘whenever any form of Government be
comes destructive of these ends (those lor which
it was formed) it is the right of Mm people to
• -alter or abolish It and to institute anew Govern
ment laying its foundations on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form as to
them shall seem most likely to effect their safe
ty and happiness. ’
It is need tees here to state that, by ‘‘people’'
anil -governed” in this annunciation i?. meant
tom nHinttiei and bodies of men capable
of organizing and maintaining Government
not individual members ot society. The “con
sent of the governed" refers to tho will of the
mass of tho community or State in its organized
form and expressed through its legitimate and
‘properly constituted organs.
it wan upon this principle the C’oloniwLstocd
’justified before (ho world in effecting a wparti
i,to|i from tho mother country. It was upon
this principle that the original thirteen co
equal and co-sovereign States formed the Fed
oral compact of the old Union in 1787. It is
upon the same principle that the present co
equal,and co-sovereign States of our Confede
racy formed their new compact of Union. The
* idea that the old Union or any Union between
any of their sovereign States consistently with
flits fundamental truth i an bo main'iiinod by
force is preposterous. This war springs from
an attempt to do this preposterous thing. .Sit
- perior power may compel a Union of some
eorf, but it would not be tho Union of the old
Constitution or of our new—it would be that
sort of union thaLyesults from despotism. The
subjugation of the people of the Mouth by the
people of the North, vtould necessarily involve
the dee l ruction of tho Constitution and the
overthrow of their liberties as well as ours. Tho
**ncn or party at the North to whom you refer,
••whofavor peace must be brought ton lull reali
sation of this truth in all its bearings liefore their
efforts will result in much practical good ; for
any peace growing out of a Union of States es
tablished by force, will be as i unions to them
5i9 to us. The action of the Chicago Conven
tion, so far as its platform of principles goes,
■presents, as I have said on another occasion “a
ray of light which under Providence may prove
the dawn of day to this long and clteeih s
.Bight, 'ihe first ray of light I have seen from
■the North since the war began. This cheers
. Jhe heart tlhd towards it 1 could almost have
Melaimed
“HoiLhcly '.ight* offspring Rsavcn lit .st born
Oroftheerermi' ooctenifu
J tsptess thee vuttlamcd ? since (tod it, t. M
lndeetl 1 could quite so have exclaimed but
for the s:pl reflection that whether it shall
bring healing in its beams or be lost in dark
and ominous eclipse ere Its good work be done,
depends so much upon the action of others
who may uot regard it and view it as 1 do. Uo
at best it is but a ray—small and tremulous
ray—enough only to gladden the heart, and
quicken hope.’’
The prominent and leading idea of that Con
vention seems to have been a desire to re.teh a
peaceful adjustment of onr preacht difficulty
and strife through jhe medium of a couv MU
lion of the States. tT.ov propose to suspend
bostUjties to see what can be done, if anything,
by nljjtiatlon of some sort. 1 his is' one step
in the right direction. To such a convention
Os the States I should-have no objection as a
.peaceful conference and interchange of vu ws
between equal and sovereign Powers—just as
the convention of 1787 was called and a rein
"led. The properly constituted authorities at
Washington and Richmond, the duly authorised
Representatives of the two Confederacies of
states, now at war with each other miaht give
their ascent to such a proposition? Good
might result front it. It would be an appeal on
both sides from the sword to reason and justice
All wars which do not result in the extinction
•or extermination of one side or the other must
*>" «nded sooner or later by some sort of
negotiation. From the discussion and iak-r
--rlmnge of views in eu h a convention, the histo
ry ns well as the true uaturo of our institutions
and the relation of the states towards each
other and towards the Federative Head won hi
doubtless be much better understood general
ly than they now are But I should favor such
« proposition only as a peaceful conference us
the Convention of 1787 was. I should la? cu
posrd to leaving the questions at issue to the
absolute decision ol such a body. Delegates
•might he clothed with powers to consult and
agree if they could upon some plan of adjust
■tnent to be submitted for subsequent satisfac
tion by the sovere-gn States whom it affected.
Wore it should be obligatory or binding, ami
then binding only ou such as should so min
ty. It becomes the people of the South as well
as the people of the North to be quite as watch
ful and jealous of their rights *as their com
THioti ancestors vrerft. The maintenance ot®
.Liberty in all age*, times, and countries, when
»nd where it has existed, has requited uot only j
■constant vigilance anil jealousy but has often
iviyiiied the greatest privations and sufferings, i
land sacrifice* that people or States a-e ever j
.subjected to. Through such an ordeal we are
jutp passing. Through a like and even seven er <n -j
apceitors | nssed in their snuggle fur j
which ft has devolved upon us I
has to defend and maintain. But great as our ;
i,miterings and sacrifice-., have been and are to |
which you allude, the, are as yet, far short of
t 1... p);,» suffering? aiid sacrifices which our
fathers bore with patience, courage, and forti
tude in the crisis that ‘ tried men's souls - ' in
their day. These are the virtues that sus
tained tlrem in their hour of need. Their il
lustrious and giorious example bids us net to
underestimate tire priceless inheritance they
achieved fcfor us at such a cost of tieasnre and
btood. Great as are the odds we are strug
gling against, they are cot greater than those
against which they successfully struggled.
In point of revelsos, our condition is not to
he compared will* theirs. Should Mobile,
Savannah, Charlton, Augusta, Macon, Mont
gomery, and even Petersburg-and Richmond
fall, ourjeondition would not then be worse or
lc o hopeful than theirs was in the darkest
hour that rested on their fortunes. With wis
dom on the part of those who control our
destiny in the cabinet and in the field, in hus
banding and properly weitding our resources
at their command and in securing the hearts
and the affections of the people iu the great
cause of Light aud Liberty for which we are
struggling, we cmild suffer all these losses and
calamities, greater even, sad still triumph
in the end. At present, however, Ido not see,
as ! stated in toe outset, that you, or I, or aDy
number of persons in our position can do any
thing towards ii migurating any new move
ment looking to a peaceful solution ot the
present strife.
The war on our part is fairly aud entirely
defensive iu its character. How long it will
continue to he thus wickedly aud mercilessly
waged against us, depends upon the people of
tire North. Georgia, our own State to whom
We owe allegiance, bes with great unanimity
proclaimed the principles upon which a just
I and pei inunuit peace ought to besought and
obtained. The Congri.vs of the Confederate
States has followed with an endorsement of
these principles. All you, and I, and others
in our position therefore can do on that line at
this time, is to sustain the movement thus al
ready inaugurated and to the utmost of our
ability to hold up their principles as the surest
hope of restoring soundness to republic mind
North, as the brazen serpent was held up for
the healing of Israel in the Wilderness.
The chief aid and encouragement we can
give the i’3itce Party at the North is to keep
before thorn these great fundamental princi
ples aud truths which alone will lead them and
us to a permanent aud lasting peace with the
possession and enjoyment of Constitutional
Libeity. With the.se principles once recogniz
ed Hits future would take care of itself. There
would be no more war so long as they should
be adhered to. All questions of boundaries,
Confederacies and Union or Unions would
naturally and easily adjust themselves accord
ing to the interests of the parties and the exi
gencies of tin; limes.JMlema lies the true law
of t!ie buluuee ot power aud the harmony of
.States.
Yours Respectfully,
Alexander If. Stephens.
Fremont’s Letter of Withdrawal. —The
following is the letter of General Fremont,
withdrawing his name as a candidate for the
Presidency :
, Boston, Sept. 21, 18G4.
Gentlemen : i feel it my duty to .make one
step in.nr in the direction indicated by
letter of the 25th of August, and withdraw
my name froth the list of candidates.
The Presidential question lias in effect been
entered upon iu such a way that the union of
(lie vepbulican party Ims become a paramount
necessity.
T'lie poFcy of the democratic party signi
fies either separate < n or ie establishment with
slavery, 'llie Chicago platform is simply
scfiuntion. General McClellan's, letter of ac
ceptance is re-establishment with slavery.
jbe Republican candidate, on th* contrary,
is pledged to the re establishment .of the Uu
ion without slavery: and, however, hesitating
his policy may fie, the pressure of his party
will, we may hope, foveo him to it.
Between these issues, 1 think no man of the
liberal party ran remain ill doubt ; and 1 bo
liwe I am consintent with my antecedents in
withdrawing, not to aid in ttie triumph ot Mr.
Lincoln, but to do my part; towards preventing
the election of the Democratic candidate.
In repaid to Mr. Lincoln I continue to hold
exactly tho sentiments contained iu my letter
of acceptance. I consider that his administra
tion has been politically, 2 military aud finan
cially, a failure, and that its necessary eontiu
tinuauce is a cause of regret for the eoM|try.
There never wan a greater unatiisiny in a
country than was exhibited here at the fall of
Sumter, and tin South was powerless in the
face of it. i’.iit Nir Lincoln completely-paral
yzed this generous feeling. Ho destroyed, the
strength of the position and divided tlie North
when he declared to iho South that slavery
should he protected. He has built up for the
South a strength which otherwise they would
have never attained; and this bus given
an advocate iu the Chicago platform.
Tho Cleveland convention was to have been
tho open avowal of that condemnation which
men had been freely expressing to each other
for the past two yearn, and which had been
made fully known to the President.
But in the uncertain condition of affairs lead
ing men were not found willing to make pub
lic a dit satirise lion and condemnation which
could have rendered Mr. Lincoln’s nomination
impossible;.and their continued silence and
support established for him a character among
the people which leases now uo choice.
United, Uie‘Republican parly is reasonably
rdfc'c of success: divided* the result of the Pres
idential election is, at the least, doubllul.
I am, gentleman very truly, your?,
J. C. Fremont.
To Messrs George L. Stearns and others, a
committee. &e,
Thk I’liKsiDicsT in M.uox.—\Yo hazard Hi tie
in saying that the speech of the President at
Macon i* not, such as (lie public had a light to
expect from-Mr. Davis at this critical juncture
of our affairs.
’1 he least the President says about the late
cuuipain in Georgia—about the deep disgrace
of permit ting .Sherman to penetrate toe interior
umill he crossed the Chattahoochee river, the
better. He has shocked tlie county and the
army already enough by what has transpired
imdci his direction, to spare them a defence of
•fiL policy. The evidence accumulates, that
had Johnston been retained in command of the
Tennessee army,.AllauUi would not only have
been saved, but Blieriuan's hosts would h%ye
been destroy oil lu the very pinch of his cam
paign. in the very vintage time of victory, the
President, without one word of warning or re
monstrance, removed “that, old and skillful
General”, from the army, ami substituted one
more “bold aud rash.” Sherman iu his report
ol idl operations before Atlanta, presents tlie
reader with the sequel.
i hese periodical interfere!} ccs*of the Presi
dent are fast bringing us to grief, sapping the
confidence of both people and army in his wis
dom, encouraging our etietqjes anil paving the
way tor what we shudder to reflect upon. His
to the West are usually she preludes of disas
ter. . His consultation with Bragg and John
ston in I still, ending with his Ordering 12,000
? toksburg against the protest of these Gen
erals, lost us the buttle of Murfreesboro, and
the destruction of Kosncruns' aanty. llis visit
in 1m.;; divided Bragg's army in front of Grant
at Chattanooga, by sending Longstreet with 25,
(Hio men Jou a strategetiejerrand to Knoxville,
pm petrated the terrible disaster of Missionary
Judge where the army ot Tennessee came nigh
being annihilated. . '
ihe President isagaiu on his travels'! r“con
•er with the Generals. May God deliver ns
this time from the dispensation which the past
teaches us to anticipate.— Montgomery Mail.
Ihe Georgia Mir.ivii —We understand it
is expected that the Mmtia when they return
to camp at the end of their furlough, will be
useii in future lor the defence or Augusta. Ma
con. Mdiedgeville, Columbus, or Athens as
the one or other may be threatened by raids or
detachments from Sherman's army Thev
nave already rendered distinguished service at
r-?e,!V’ aml wiU ,Ul 'ioubt do their duty
faithfu.ly m the new held to which tlu-v may
be assigned. -
, : t j‘ e eu d ot the furlough extended to
• ncm, they are all to re assemble in this city
(Macon) and await developments.
t •>!. M. Ixjw'.s Clarke has been appointed In
spector General of artillery and ordinance of
the C. S. army:
lion. B. L. Hodge, member of Congress
trom Louisiana, died recently in nhreveport.
l.i;i 1, It FROM Mc-tSLHV TO LIM OI.rV
When McClellan was in command of the
army of the Potomac, he wrote a letter to I,iu
,-oln. in which lie laid down his ideas in regard
to the conduct of the war. The document is
now being used as a campaign document by
hi friends iu the present Presidential canvass.
Here it is :
Heap i'es Arviv or the Potomac, Camp near
Harrison's Lauding. Va , July 7th. 1802.—Mr.
President: You have been lutly informed that
the re!>el army is in our front, with tire pur
pose of overwhelming us by attacking
siiiou or reducing us by blockading our river
communications. I cannot but regard our po
sition as critical, and I earnestly desire, in view
of possibie eontinsreneiep, to lay before your
Excellency for your private corned-ration, my
general views concerning the existing state of
the rebellion, although they do not strictly re
late to the situation of this army, or strictly
come within scope of my official duties. These
views amount to convictions, and are deeply
impressed upon my mind and heart. Our cause
must never be abandoned ; it is the cause of
free institutions and self-government. The
Constitution arid the Union must be preserved,
whatever may.be the cost in time, treasure or
blood. If secession is successful, other disso
lutions are to be clearly seen in the future.
Let neither military disaster, political faction,
or foreign wftr shake your settled purpose to
enforce the equal operations ot the laws of the
United States upon the people ot every State.
The time has come when the government
must determine upon a civil and military pol
icy covering the whole ground of our national
trouble. The responsibility of determining,
declaring aud supporting such civil and mili
tary policy, and of directing jbe whole course
■ of national affairs in regard to the rebellion
must now be assumed and c-xe'cised by you,
or cur cause will ire lost. The Constitution
gives you power sufficient even for th*3 present
terrible exigency.
This rebellion lias assumed the character of
war; as such it should he regarded ; and
it should he conducted upon the highest
principles that are known to Christian civili
zation. It should not be a war looking, to the
subjugation of the people of any State iu any
event. It should not beat all a war upon
population, but. against armed forces and po
litical organization. Neiiher confiscation of
property, political execrations of persons, ter
ritorial organization of States, or forcible aboli
tion of slaveryshould be contemplated for a
moment. * *
In prosecuting tho war, all private property
and unarmed persons should he strictly pro
tected, subject only to tlie necessity*;! military
.operations. All private property taken for
military use should be paid cr receipted
pillage and waste should be treated as high
crimes ; all unnecessary trespass sternly pro
hibited, and fh-nsive demeanor by the mili
tary toward citizens pnflhptiy rebuked. Mili
tary arrests should not be tolerated, except in '
places where arrive hostilities exist, ami
oaths net, required by enactments constitution
ally made, should be neither demanded nor
received. Military government should be
confined togj.hu preservation of public order
and the protection of political rights.
Military power should not be allowed to in
terfere w.bh the veta'ions of servitude, either
by supporting or implying th# authority of
master, except for supiffftjug disorder, as in
oilier cases. Slaves contrsumud nndei tho act
of Congress seeking military protection should
receive it. The right of the government to ap
propriate permanently to its own service, claims
to slave labor should be asserted, and the right
of the owner-to compensation therefor should
be recognized.
This principle 'might be extended, upon
grounds of military neccerily end security, to
all tlie slaves within a particular State, thus
manuin ssinn in such States : and in
Missouri, perhaps in Western Virginia also, and
possibly even Maryland, tile expediency of
such a measure i? only a question of lirfffr
A s', stem of policy thus constitutional and
conservative, and pervaded by the influence of
Christianity and freedom, jvouid receive the
support, of almost all truly loyal men, would
deeply impress the rebel masse-; and all foreign
nations, and it might be hainljy hoped that it
would commend itself to i.he favor of the Ai -
fii Friily.
Unless (.he principles governing the future
conduct of our struggle shall be made' known
and approved, tlie effort to obtain requisite'
forces will be fruitless. A declaration ol radi
cal views, especially upon slavery, vvili rapidly
disintegrate our present armies.
The policy of the government must bo sup
ported by concentration of military flower. —
The national forces should not be dispersed in
expeditions, posts of occupation, and numer
ous armies, luf should be mainly collected in
to masses, and brought lo bear upon tlie armies
of tlie Confederate States. Those armies thor
oughly defeated, the political structure which
they support, would soon cease to exist.
In carrying out any system of policy which
yin may form, you will require a comnuuidcr
in-chief ( Irant) of tho army : oae who posses
ses your confidence, (Grant) understands your
views, (Grant.) by directing the military forces
of the nation to. the accomplishment of the ob
jects bv you proposed. Ido not ask Shot place
for myself. lam willing to serve you in such
position as you may assign me, and I will do
so a* faithfully as ever subordinate served su
perior. ,
! mav be on the brink of eternity, and as I
hope for forgiveness from my Maker, I have
written tin's letter with sincerity towards you
aud from love of my country.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
G. B. McCi.klt.an,
Major General Commanding.
11 is Excellency A. Lincoln, President.
Rains. —We regret that a portion of our peo
ple stiil get frightened about once a vveek,.somo
times twice—Tuesday and Saturday—with ex
travagant stories of approaching raids. This
tiling of manufacturing raid stories iias be
come a great nuisance, and hope the Comman
datit of,tke Post will order the originator of
Ilia next false alarm to stand about four hours
in that elegant contrivance ia the corner of the
College caui pus.
There is no danger of a Yankee raid here at
present. If it is true that the Yankees are so
thoroughly pouted as most persons believe ihey
are, they know that tin re is umv- tttt.ip.duce
ftient to come here, and they are not going to
attempt to harpoon ‘‘sardines” while “whales''
are nearer at hand. Let timid persons, there
fore riisinis their lean:, for tlie present,^least.
T'lie Yankees may attempt to come here some
day; but if we succeed in getting Sherman
stated on that big Moscow retreat spoken of by
.President in his Macon speech, their army
will never be seen in these parts..
EefAret). —Three men who were confined in the
L military prison here, on the cliatgo of partici
pating in tin; murder of Capt. J. H. Craven, of
White county, (an account of which we publish
ed in our lust Issue) escaped on Friday night
last. We do not know whether they have
been heard from since they left.— Athens Weclch-.
■man.
The Georgia State Troops. —We regret ’ex
ceedingly to observe a disposition oti the pert
of some of our contemporaries to ridicule the
•Georgia State troops, because they were per
mitted fu furlfiugb. The cause assigned for the
step taken by Gov. Brown was not only a val
id one but it was as evident then as it is now
that there would be no urgent demand lor their
service during the period tor which they were
furloughed. The enemy was too badly crip
pled to move ahead—his tioops needed rest as
much as ours. ' And we would add that the
goon conduct of these men under the severe
service they were called upon to perform dur
ing theseige. excited the admiration of all, and
secured fpr them not only The praise of their
own vdteran commander, Gen. Fmith, but al
softhat of Gin. Hood, as was manifested on sev
eral occasions. Wien >he Georgia State troops
again t ike the field, they will be found lacking
in but few of the imaldles of the true soldier.—
J lonl'/omery Appeal.
A-noLisuiKG Provost •Gfitqes.- Gen. Dick
Taylor has done one thing for which he ought
to be thanked it he n«ver ; does another.—
He has abolished all the provost ollices in the
district;, of Alabama. and Last Lou-,
isiana. over which he presides. Caps. Taylor,
former Pnwost Marshal at this place, b-is been
ordered to report to Forrest, and th» em
ployees in his ofliie to Maj Jones, Command
ant ot this post. —Montgomery Advertiser.
\(»UTHK»I.V NBWS.
A number of vessels which sailed from New
Orleans for Mataiguvas, with cargo for Corte
uas, or a general laarket, have been seized by
tlie French at the month of the Rjo Grande.
Fesse Men has determined to resign the
Yankee Treasury Secretaryship. Chase is to
be invited back. Isl ease be refuses, it is to he
offered to Robert }. Wicker.
Confederate ve becoming very
troublesome Mr the . vicinity of Alexandria,
Va.
The. Ne.w York paperS*l=tate that the fall
trade is not turning out as well as expected.
Only pnrehasesdor immediate wants are made.
Only eleven thopsaad votes were cast in
Louisiana for Lincoln’s freesoil constitution.
There has been sobft-qnarrel between Fre
mont and his editor GTuseret, of the “New
Nation,,’ and the Tapin'has seceded from the
paper and set Yip ahOHiel - ’with the same name,
which has been sujjjnessed by injunction of
the Supreme Court of New' York.
One hundred and. fifty-two men have been
discharged from the NfVYark Custom House
thirty of whom were tx'headed for corruption.
One of the.- transparencies borne in a Dem
cciatic procession-lately iu Washington bore
thje motto, “A Freeßaikaior a Free Fight.”
The Northern pape«|Hsve same returns of
their sham ‘-election'’ in Louisiana. The
vote cn the new “Constitution” in the city of
Ifcw Orleans was live thousand four hAdred
and forty-lhree in ail ; for the Censtilution,
four thousand < »ht hundred and seventy-five;
against it, five hundred end sixty-eight. What
a farce 1 And yet the Northern papers pro
claim in a shout of exultation, this “places
Louisiana the Union as a free
State forSVer.'' The result for Congressmen
is not yet known.
A New York letter writer thinks the Peace
men will suppoit McClellan when voting time
comes.
Edward Everett and \Jhiting Griswold are
the Lincoln electors lioin Massachusetis, at
large. - ' p
Every Democratic paper in Ohio—and there
are some eighty or ninety of them—is giving
the Ciiicago nominee's a eordial support, with
the exception of the Columbus Crisis.
Northern prpers think that Confederate Gen
eral Shelby intends to move into Missouri.
Recently in Baltimore, were sold at auction
the personal effects oi the ever memorable
Charles Oarrojl, of Carrollton, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence. They consist in
part oi* splendid china diuner set, of 2*o
pieces, presented to the illustrious patriot as
“a birth-day present; rich and costly desert, tea
and coffee >et, oi heavy gold lined china, the
desert set having been ouce owned by Sir
Charles Vaughn, and many otlier splendid spec
imens of the mechanic arts. Some idea mav be
formed of the extent of the effects, when it is
staled that the goods invoiced tilled nine hog
bfikis and fifteen large boxes.
The cotton crop in Louisiana is said to boa
a failure, from the ravages of the aimy worm,
which had made its appearance as high as
Vicksburg.
The Democrats of Connecticut are very en
thusiastic for McClellan. ’
Gov, Andrew, of Massachusetts , has been re
nominated by the Republican convention.
George H, Williams, an unconditional Union
man, has been.elecled U. S. Senator from Ore
eou He is a native of Massachusetts, and was
formerly Judge of the lowa Supreme Court.
The supporters of McClellan feel fully confi
dent of their ability to carry Missouri. They
assert that the conservative Republicans, oi
which the Union is-the organ, will support
him. and that the paper will soon declare in
his favor. They count o i the whipping in of
the peace men as sofln as they get over their
present “miU” and have themselves
out. Furthermore, they are looking for Fre
mont's withdrawal, and are certrain many Ger
mons iu the State will vote for McClellan in
preference to Lincoln. If these hoped tor
events occur, the McClellan ticket will certain
ly cany the State. There is strong ground for
believing thatsome if amt all, of them will
transpire.
Gen. McClellan has resigned his commission
in tlie Federal army.
There is a report that Admiral. David D Por
ter, who is now in command of the Mississippi
river l iver squadron, is under orders to relin
quish that position aud assume command of the
West India Bquadron, for the purpose of clear
ing oiu the Confederate ctnisei's from those wa
teis and effecting serious ipteilerence with the
blaokade running business.
A telegram, from Port Royal says that Gene
ral Foster has ordered, a draft of all the “color
ed citizens# iu his department.
Avery extensive blockade running has bee
carried off across the Potomac. Lost week a
force of seven hundred cavalry wero sent in
to Charles comity, Maryland, who, in conjunc
tion with the gunboats, destroyed some twenty
boats, and captured a number of the bfocka
ders. Mst of them engaged iu the business
are deserters IToni the Confederate army, and
Marylanders, who are avoidiug the draft.
■ According to all aeftounts Missouri's full of
Confederate guerrillas.
It is stated that the Yellow-Fever has broken
out among the Yankees in North Carolina.
A large number of idle negroes have been
sent iiom Newbern to Geu. Grant to work in
the trenches:
Under tho new Federal Treasury regulations
parties who produce cotton, naval stores and
other; products by thier own labor in North
Carolina, are now allowed t 8 ship thb same to
the Northern markets through an agent ap
pointed Try the government. No sales or bar
tering in tlie same by private parties is allow
ed in the department under any circumstancee
whatever.
At 'lie MeClellan meeting in New York Hon.
A. Oakev Hall said : “He hoped God would
forgive him for voting for Lincoln, whom he
now meant to prosecute as the greatest crimi
nal in the country.’’
Cotton at Pagdan, Mexico, is worth forty
cents per lb. Groekbttoks are worth thirty
eight cents on the doliai.
The main portion of the Federal army at
Morgansia, La., have left. Destination not
made public. •
It has been ascertained that a large pronor
tio» of the, persons already drafted in Wash
ington have skeiladdtßt to parts unknown.
The question haj been raised whether the num
ber is to be made up out of the exhadrafted
men. J
The Massachusetts Democratic Convention
adopted resolutions endorsing the nomination
ol McClellan and Pendleton, andape roving the
platfoim of the Chicago Convention, as embotly
inur the only effective way of restoring the Union
and securing' a permaadut peace.
Colonel Sherer, Chief of Staff to Major-Gen
' oral Butler, has resigned bis commission and
will go North immediately.,- Ills resignation
is generally regretted throughout the com
mand.
The Herald says Pendleton ought to write
a letter defining his position.
A meeting of the military friends of Gen Mc-
Clellan is called for Friday evening, at No. 534
Broadway, for the purpose of formmg a vigi-
J-auce committee to secure his election to the
Presidency. • -
An order lias ’ been issued prohibiting the
practice of branding substitutes and recruits,
whiaii had been indulged in by some surgeons.
The Cincinnati Effifuirer announces officially
that Yal!andigham-“will vote for McClellan
and Pendleton.”
Nineteen prisoners of State have been con
veyed from the old Capitol prison to Fnrt
Warren. Boston harbour. SoTue of these pris
oners w< re arrested in Loudoun county, Vir
ginia, for furnishing information of our mili-,
tary movements to the rebels.
Anew and splendid hotel, to be run on the
-European plan, is going up in the Fifth Avenue
ijew York,
Among the grounds on which the Superior
Court of Indiana divorces is “general
mi-conduct,’ ’ Discontented husbands will take
notice. . . _
The workman engaged in reparing the Bal
timore and Ohio Rrilroad beteen Harper’s Fer
ry and North Mountains, have been withdrawn,
and the#.ok will not be renewed until it has
boon decided which is master of the
Shenandoah Valley.
Gen. i «fcut now announce* that he Is sore
of Richmond.
NORTHKK.\ NEWS.
On the oceasikn of the raising of -a Lincoln
and Johnson flag across Pennsylvania avenue,
near Ninth street, Lincoln made a “iqicech ”
It was short —very short. It was to this effect:
that he had made up bis mind not to do much
talking, as he had observed that some persons
had lately injured themselves very much by
plain speaking.
Hon. It C Wintbrop, of Massachusetts, is
making speeches in support of McCTbltun and
Pendleton.
Great excitement continues to prevail iu the
North, owing to rumours relative to the iuva
sion of Missouri by Confederate troops from
Arkansas. #
The Louisville Journal says : Tlie memders
of the Kentucky State Government stand as
a unit in favour of McClellan, and are working
as a unit for his election. The Herald ways :
The withdrawal of General Fremont from the
field reduces the Presidental problem to a con
test between President Lincoln aud General
McClellan.
The Black Republican papers allege that
Governor Seymour, of New York, was renomi
nation by a trick. His friends secured the no
mination as a‘‘compliment,’’-with the under
standing that it would be positively declined.
The dodge succeeded, and Gov. Seymour ac
cepted. 4
Brig. General Page.is to be “court martialed’
bv the Yankees tor “spiking tho guns of Fort
Morgan after the surrender.' ’ »
A handsome monastery has been erected at
West Hoboken by the Passionisl Fathers, an or
der ofi-the Roman Catholic clergy. It is said
to be the largest monastery iu the United
States. The building is more than three hun
dred feet long and two hundred feet wide, and
is constructed of bluestone. T here are live
floors, with basement aud attic. It will be
called St. Michael’s Monastery, and was deui .
cated Sept. 28.
An anvil, weighing seventeen alula half tons,
was recently cast at Dundas, Canada. It is in
tended for the roiling works of the Grand
Trunk railway.
The work- on the Pacific Railroad is being
rapidly pushed Toward, and a few months will
see it completed and trains running direct from
St. Louis to Kansas City, aud even fifty miles
beyond upon toe liue of the Union Pacific
Railroad.
Postmaster General Blair resigned in order
that there might be unity in Lincoln’s cabi
net.
Hoyi. Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, says
the Memphis Argus, hiving offered to - bet half
a million of dollars that Sir. Lincoln will lie
elected, the wager has been accepped by Mr.
Bartley Bugg. Green was a poor man before
the war, no wonder he wants Lincoln re-elect
ed.
A Yankee judge, by name, John T. Miles,
gives, in a letter to the press, an account of the
recent inverview with Lincoln, in which that
functionaryJs made to say, what briefly stated
amounts to a declaration, that if the United
States Government were to lose tho services
of those black negroes who form so iarge a
part of its armies, arid rely upon the lighting
capacities of its own citizens alone, it would be
compelled to abandon the war in less than
three weeks.
FROM TEXAN KUO.VITBK.
The New Orleans Picayune ol Sept 18, give
the annexed news from- tTio Texan frontier :
We have reliable information that by the
latest arrival from the llio Grande of the gun
boat Clinton, it is ascertained that Gorlinas
has crossed the river with his whole force- of
2,000 men and sixteen pieces of artillery, and j
occupied Brownsville, driving out the Confed
erates under Col. Ford. He has hoisted tho
United States flag, and has offered his services,
through the United States commander at Bra
zos, to that Government.
The cause of this movement is said to he this:
A Col. Fisher late of the Mexican army, who
is a Tennesseean by birth, had abandoned the
service and gone into that of tlie Confederacy.
When Cortinas levied his forced loan on the
people of Matamoras, Fisher had attempted
to interpose between them and Cortinas, and
tie proposed to tlie French commander of the
Boca to unite in expelling Cortinas. The
French commander being weak, arid not desir
ing to unite his fortunes with those oi the Con
federacy, declined to do so.
Fisher, it seems, was not contented with
this, but visited Cortinas with a message that
if any attempt was made to levy this forced
loan on French or Confederate citizens the Con
federate force would do as General Dana did
some time ago - cross the river and remove
their funds to a place of safety.
Certinas, aroused by this, determined to take
the initiative.* He accordingly left quietly dur
ing the night, leaving a small force of only
SOOigen in Matmoras, and went to a point be
low, where he crossed his whole force and six
teen pieces of artillery with which he marched
upon Brownsville, driving out the force of Col
onel F«rd, wh ch is composed of cavalry only,
without artillery.
Cortinas then hoisted the United States flag,
and declared that as lie was born on the Amer
ican side of the river, be was a citizen of the
United States, and would hold Brownsville for
that Government. He immediately notified
the commanding officer of Brazos of his pro
cecdings, and offered through him to Iris Gov
ernment his own services aud those of his army.
It seems that tlie small French force at the
mouth was so alarmed at the advance oi Cor
tinas down the river, that they took to their
ships, but returned when it was found that
was the object in view.
FROM FLORIDA.
Acoounts received from Mosquito Inlet Flor
ida, of a late date, state that several parties be
longing to Major Dickinson’s cavalry made a
concerted move ou the inhabitants living near
the seaboard and captured a number of them,
the charge being that they had taken the oath
of allegiance to the United States Government,
and had been in the habit of trading with the
blockadingtvessels on that station. One object of
the raid was, however, to supply their ranks
-with conscripts as well as the punishment of
those who have been in open and friendly inter
eonrsewith the’Yankee'forces. Among those cap
tured were several deserters from the Confed
erate army, who, until recently, bad succeeded
in eluding their vigilance by camping m the
swamps contiugvous to llieir residence.
FROM MIBBIBBIPIM.
The Braadon Republican says that “jay
hawkers” and deserters have been lately in
Perry and, Marion counties Miss., taking off
negroes, horses. S,-c., in open daylight, with
impunity, as the citizens are' not able to resist
them.
A correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser
says that during the last raid of the Yankees
in North Mississippi we heard of atrocities
were committed upon the women and children.
FffUM NOIWTH CAROLINA.
It is said that a large number of deserters in
North Carolina are taking advantage of the
proclamation of she Governor and the order of
Gen. Lee, and returning voluntarily to fleir
posts. ‘ . .
Gentlemen from Newborn state that the
yellow fever is raging badly at that place
among the Yankees.
FROM TRAKB-MIBBISBIPIM.
A gentleman just from the Trans-Mississippi
Department gives a highly satisfactory report
of affairs there. The people were never more
united in opposition the Yankee Government,
or more hopeful of the final result, Our ar
mies are daily increasing in numbers, crops are
fine and provisions abundant.
The President's Speech. —We lay before
onr readers this morning the President’s speech
delivered at Macon. We make no comments
uppn this speech ; but we cannot refrain from
expressing our profound regret that such a
speech should have been said to have been de
livered by the Chief Magistrate of the Con
federate States, for we cannot make up our
miDds that bff delivered it. We hope speedily
to be able to deny its authenticity.—Charles
lon Mercury.
We published a report a Bhort time since that
Generals Nichols anil Hayß had been captured
enroute for Trans-Mississippi. We are glad to
learn that the report was erroneous. They
have been heard from at Clinton, La., at which
point they crossed the river in safety, and are,
ere this, at their posts of duty.
Gen. Taylor’* head quarters will'be atSelma,
Ala.
PROM GIAKI.ESTUA.
From Saturday night at six o’clock, until'
Sunday night at six o'clock, eighty ; ix rim's Vere
tired at the city s>ud twenty t i.v at Fort Sum
ter.
The enemy, on Monday night, opened on the
city furiously from anew gun ou the point of
Gregg, throwing two hundred pounder Parrott
shells. The firing was cohtmned from throe
guns Tuesday. During Monday night twenty
seven allots were tired at tlie city, and thirty
three up to six o’clock Tuesday cvitatag. The
casualties were one white man killed and one
white woman seriously wounded. Fifteen
shots have been tired at Fort Sumter since last
report-. •
The enemy's wagons were still employed
hauling ammunition to Batteries Gregg ami
Wagner Tuesday.
The Yankees nave finished a strong palisade
.of timbers planted vertically against the sides'
of Gregg's West face, as a protection against
the high tides which are observed to coutimi
ally was!) away the base of tin ir works. Rand
bags and gabions, are treely used iff the rear of
their traverses ami chambers.
The enemy’s observatory on.the lower end
of Morris’ islan is also reported finished.
Anew rifle gun, believed to be a two lmn
ilred pounder Parrott bearing directly on Fort
Sumter, was mounted iu Battery Gregg Sat
urday. ’
Fifteen boxes of clothing, &c., were sent to
the Y akoe prisoners by flag of truce ou Satur
day *
,he enemy's working parties since Friday
,iave been busily employed on on
the battery braving, cu the city. A small squad
has also I con ai work on Gregg. Their wag
ons are still engaged hauling ammunition to
Gregg and Wagner.
The enomv’s work on the Long Island bat
tery opposite Secessionville is also reported in
creasing.
The Yankees are st ill at work on their now
observatory on the South end of Morris’ island.
The Confederate prisoners were guarded by
some twenty sentinels outside the pen.
The bombardment of the city Wednesday
was unusually severe, tho enemy firing from
three guns in rapid and constant success. Du
ring the twenty-four hours ending six o’clock.
Wednesday evening eighty-eight shots were,
reported lied at the city. A number of casual
ties occurred, but mostly flying bricks or splin
ters.
Mr. A W. laud was severely and danger
ous* wounded in the. left shoulder by a frag
ment of shell, which exploded iu the building
where he was writing. Three other young men
in the same room and building as Mr. Lard,
very narrowly escaped- injury. The slid! pass
ed through th» desk of one (Mr. C. J. I’orcher
just as li« had risen to clone a shutter of the
window against the heat of the sun. It thou
went under the desk, pissing -through the
legs of Mi. W. Lambert, breaking the leg of tlie
chaiijand leaving Mr. L. with only a light bruise,
on the ankla.
Another shell, which exploded in a build
ing, wounded four females of tlie family of
Mr. John Burekmyer; one of them seriously,
breaking her collar bone, besides inflicting
several slight bruise?.
A man by Hr.; name of Collins, a laborer,
had has leg taken off Wednesday evening by
tlie explosion of a shell in the building in
which he resided.
Tin: enemy’s rapid firimupen the city Wed
nesday night suddenly etisased about leu
o'clock.
Our lookouts at (lie different.posts and liie
guard boats repeat a very heavy explosion at
that time on Morris Island, which was unac
companied by a shot, and is believed to have
been the bursting oi one of the enemy's big
guns.
A young man who counted -the number of
shots during the heavy firing of Wedue-riay
night reports one hundred and ten tired from
live o'e’ock in the evening tv tho hour of clos
ing at tea o’clock. The ol>Ser\-atory reports
from six to ten P. M. fifty-seven shots.
The enemy renewed their fire upon the city
rather leebly Thursday morning. Some thirty
three shots were tired up to six o’clock* T'iiiiv.-:-
dav evening. No further casualties were’report
ed, but fjevcral vsqy leorow escapes ipa-'e.
In one houseilnjfamily but’ a hilment prev
ious to the enlei ingot a shell had retired to
the dining room, when the sitting room was
struck, making a complete wreck of the room
and contents. A prayer book on a side table
appeared to be the only article that' escaped
destruction, it was opened at. Psalm forty
ninth, commencing ; “Deliver me from mine
encodes, Omy God; defend me from them
that rise up against tno. Deliver me from the
workers of iniquity and save me from bloody
men”
Nothing of interest occurred during the day
on the Island.
The enemy seem to have almost abandoned
operations against Fort ,Sumter, onto linen
shots having been tired at the (qrt since our
last, report.
Captain Soule returned by the Savannah
train Thursday afternoon, from a flag of truce”
communication with the enemy, held Wednes
day afternoon at Port Royal Ferry. 110 was.
met by Ooi. Woodford, and exchanged letter*
and official documents.
Major Lamar Fontaine of Gen Rodney’s staff
captured ou the 11th of December, lsiil!, was
released on parole for special exchange, and
accompanied Captain ,Soule to tlie city. He
has been paroled to affect an exchange of Cap
tain Hurry White, €7th Volun
teers. Major Fontaine, since his capture lias
been confined at Columbia, Teun; Nashville
Penitentiary; Louisville, Ky; 'Cincinnati, Ohio;
Camp Chase, Ohio; Fort Delaware; from which
last named place he was sent to Beaufort,
South Carolina,.and arrived.lliere on the 28th
August. He states that about five hundred
and forty eight of our officers are confined on
Morris’ Island, forty, at Beaufort, and twelve
have made their escape. CtfptoiG Henry Bulat,
and Lieut. A. W. Burt and LieutoKutighmao,
es South Carolina, are among the prisoners on
Morris Island. We learn Uial the exchange
of naval prisoners will take place at Variua,
and that one hundred and seventy two naval
prisoners leave here this morning for Rich
mond.
Two suspicious personages grviDg tlseir names
as Henry* Buckley and Henry Tiiliurn, were ar
rested Wednesday night by the ITovostGuard.
They were taken at,Deignam’t; ship yatd at a
late hour. They*re believed to lie deserters
trying to makfi their way to the Yankee fleet.
It is staled thatgaii the Yankee prisoners now
in the city will shortly be removed.— Courier r
Sept. JO.
— ’
KUiUOKJA HUMS.
Fiance is just ah.,at to throw out another
link of connection between hersoil and the
tra'ns-oeeanic world. Already new lines of
steam communicaHoifftu<: inaction and success
ful operation to the East by Suez and the Red
<6ea to India and China, anil westward to .Bra
zil, tlie West India Lies anil Vera Cruz. On
the 15th uit. another now line w»s to be n
augurated from Havre to New Voile, by the
departure of the Grand Transatlantic Ccm
panv’s steamer, the Washington, 5.000 tons
and 950 horse power, to be continued toit
nigiitly. The enterprise is backed, as m-md,
by the government by a heavy subsidy, which
binds the company, however, to onerous con
ditions, and makes ita vessels almost as much
the property of the state as ot a private associ
ation. ■ ’
The salary of the Governor-General of India,
which is the highest iu the gift of the English
crown, is thirty- thousand pounds sterling a
year, exclusive of ail allowances, which may
lie estimated at ten thousand pounds—in ail
two hundred thousand dollars a year.
From intelligence lately received from the
Iledjaz, it appears that Mecca and its environs
are ravaged by typhus lever, which is ariiibufr
cd in a great measure to tlie unusual influx of
pilgrims this year. Their number is estimat
ed at'2oo,ooo. The city has already-been aban
doned by a great number of its inhabitants,
among whom is the Governor General, who has
retired to Surat with his entire staff.
Anew Confederate cruiser is said to be afloat
in English wateis. . , ' ~
It is stated that at the taking of Alsen, the
Prussians massacred four hundred vanquished
and wounded volunteers.
It is said that the Emperor of Austria recog
nizes the Kingdom of Italy.
Napoleon’s health is failing. ‘Ay
The King of SwedeD, who is a member of a
society of engravers in Paris, lias lately sent to
them a very splendid line engraving, which he
executed iu his leisure moments.
Capt. W ,H. Smith has been appointed Su
perintendent of army records for the State
ot Mississippi.
FROM VIRGINIA.
1 lie 1. S. flag truce steamer New York
'-'lived at \anna, \ a... ou Tuesday, at noon,
irririgirg about, one thou-and Confederate
prisoners, mm.ng whom are Brigadier General
Walker and twenty-five other olliceis. Gen.
Walker, it will lie remem!>eri and. was wounded
in cue of the engagements with Beast Butler's *
troops, above Banmub. Hundreds, in May lust.
He lost a loot by a cannon shot-, and was cap
tured by tho enemy.
Several Quartermasters in Richmond have
been crusted by order of Gen. Bragg.
The enemy siiU continue to daily shell
Petersburg vigorously. *
Rubbery and arson appear to I*the order of
t ilio day in Richmond. *
It is a notorious fact that Grant lias, up to a
very recent period, been giving Ids troops
I'M ions of whiskey, and lias frequently carried
them into battle uodev tlie inspiration of tliis
“Dutch courage,” tearing to trust their natural
qualities in this respect. We learn that he has
changed his system entirely, and that an order
has been issued’ positively prohibiting tho
bringing within tho Hues of the armies opera
ting against Richmond of auy spirituous,
vinous, or malt liquors, except such us are
brought by the commissary or mediord depart
ments.
The Yankees are strengthening their garri
son at Norfolk.
Tho people in iho James river region me
suffering much from the depredations ot Yan
kee marauders. i
L’.i)#es from Fortress Monroe aay that the
Confederate guerillas have been imusually art
toe nn the Peninsula dirt log the past few
Weeks. One day last week a party attacked a
, gang of twenty Yankee negroes employed in
repairing the telegraph wire, and scattering Uie
givml, captured the team, comprisieg four val
uable horses.
Tlie report that the bneray in heavy force,
composed of inl#utry, artillery and cavalry—
had made their appearance in Gulpeper county,
proves to be an error.
Versons earning from the enemy’s rear report
that his cava'ry force has been greatly reduced
during the past five or six days ,au«l the gen
eral impression seems to be that they have
crossed to the north side of James river. The
same publics report also that the Yankee iu
•ntry are tearing down the residences and
outhouses of citizens of Prince George to build
for themselves winter quarters.-.'
'i hrea hundred and ti'.ty Yankee prisoners,
including eight, officers, captured by General
Early's forces within the lest eight, days, reach
ed Richmond Tuesday and were quartered at
the Libby. Thejj wore bfoiight ‘out of Win
chester just iu time to escape recapture, and,
by way of keeping ahead of Sheridan, were
marched fifty-five miles in t wenty hours, which
may bo considered an instance of pretty “tall
walking.” ,
In front of Petersburg, if a Yankee shows
himself above tlie breastwoiks, i»r seeks to
gratify bis curiosity by peeping through the
embrasures, ids head is very opt to be pierced
by a Cot;federate bullet, and the same remark
applies as well to ohr side as to that of the
enemy.
Though matters continue comparatively
quiet ou the lines, the situation about Peters-
Jmng lias by no means lost its interest. Gram’s
purpose,'in massing his troops to the left, is
known to be the occupation of the Southside
railroad, and thus to force an abandonment oT
the position. This movement may lie inaugu
rated any day, tad. its success depends veiy
much upon Grunt’s ability to out manoeuvre a
General more ,skillful than himself at the. head
of *in army which has never yet known defeat.
It is, thefefore, with feelings of the utmost
confidence that the people awaitthe movement
that shall-be tho .signal for the terrible trial
of arms with which this bloody campaign will
close.
Tho Yankees are still laboriously engaged
upon their canal at Dutch Gap. A deserter
states that when it is nearly finished its 'com
pletion •itl.be expedited by milling and blow
ing out the ends with gunpowder.
Sheridan's army lias been reinforced with
picked men-dim bout fighters in the army of
the Potomac.
'I he railroad bridge and jiestlys at. Staunton
hi,vc neon iLm fey,a). The railroad bridge and
building:, ni. Waynei borodjave also 'been des
troyed. J'he. building* are said to have been
very liue, and the bridge was a Boil man iron
bridge, 200. feet long, and iudeMructibhi except
by blasting.
A patty of raiders are said lo be advancing
towards Lexington, Another pajjly it is said
are going towards Blue ridge tunnel.
An officer in high position in General Ear
ten army, utin Juts been in the whole Valley
campaign, criirnafe.r D’n.ridan’ii foictr at be
tween thirty and forty thousand.
Cafsk ov era Djsnut in tur Vikuinia Vit
bhv. A correspondent of the Savannah Re
publican, writing frcmi Richmond slates toe
following'as the reason of Eaily’s defeat in
ihe Virginia*Valley :
The Confederate arms have met with a In ah
alisHstor in tin; Valley of Virginia. After his
Iflefeat at Winchester on theUHh, Early retreat
ed up the Valley to Fisher's. Hill, a strong po
sition a short distance above Strasburg, and
which, it was supposed, ho would be aide t.»
hold. Not so, however. On the 22J, Sherid
an assaulted him In this strong position,-turn
ed his left, which soon gave way, followed by
the entire liue. Wo lost twelve pioe.es of artil
lery,, though but tew uMI. Buck is Early's
official report to Gen. Eee. Tho Con federates
wore retiring further up the- Valley towards
Staunton.
Do. you ask for an explanation o* tiieso rap
idly occurring disastms in a portion of the State
Where the Confederates, until Sept. Ifith, never
suffered a defeat? it is simple and easily giv
en ; We have two enemies to contend with in
the Valley, one of whom has never been beat
en since Noah drank 100 icue'i wine and lay in
ins tent. These enemies are the Federal army
and John. Barley Corn.. Sheridan lias been
largely r. inforced, and the Valley is running
with apple brandy. Here is the key to our
reverses. MMlicevs ol high position— yes, of
very higtr position— have, io use an honest
English word, been dinnk too drunk to com
mand tin msi tees, much less uu aroiy, a divi
sion, a brigade, or a regiment. And,’ where
officers in high command are in the habit of
drinking to excels,.we may be sure their per
nicious example will be followed by those of
lower grades.
Shall 1 call names? Not now. ’Thenames are
known to the authorities, aud shall be to the
country, unless there be a speedy reformation.
• Let m; wait a little to see whether the guilty
parlies wilt not reform their habits, and espe
cially' vdietber -toe IV.jdevd, of
Wm, Gen. Lee and Gen. Bragg will take hold
of these men and punish them as they deserve.
Just think of a drunken man in oommaml of
a body of men in battle !
ThkStatu and the Exiles —W« were gratiii
ed to learn through General Foster, Quarter
master Genera! of tlie BtateJ*that provisions
were rapidly being made by which the uufor
tiir«:dc e,.- ilex from upper Georgia are to be col
onized and provided for cut of the State Com
missary stores. We are ••ad to know that the
State lias taken this matter ia band. It was a
duty it owed to .tie. exiles, and they could have
been cared for so well ju no other way.
It is now the intention of our Executive to
colonize Uirse people in some convenient,
healthy locality. Gordon has beep selected
ax the pioet suitable and convenient place.
There is plenty of wood and water convenient
there, and it only remains to* make some pre
parations. which may be made in a very few
days, to have it ready for the reception of the
exit s. Tents will be furnished for thu families
until they .can be better provided for with coin
fortable cabins, which wi»l lie done liefore the
winter fairly sets in. 'This promises to be a
much more desirable arrangement than vAj
could Lave hoped for the exiles. 'I hey may
live comfortably and have plenty to cat, until
the time comes when they can return to their
own homes.— Macon Confederacy.
Our prisoners who wero returned from Nash
vilte to Rqjigh'and Ready, state that toe South
ern lad-ies in Nasbyille vveie very kind to them,
but that they were closely watched by the Yan
kee officials.
Twelve Confederate guerillas, en route as
prisoners from Smith land to Louisville, Ky ,
lately, oil the steamer Colossus, when near
Casevilla, overpowered and disarmed their
guards, killing two of three of them, and then
compelled ti e officers to land the boat, -when
they escaped, eai ryiug off the arms of the guard
and alt the valuables they chose from the steam*
er.