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'iliere i,; o class of newfcpuf-eis iu tho South which arc continually roving «V*nt cpyim-ition to the government IF; ti <'i misfortune i that they do not c-.inprel-cn I exactly what tho government is. or what constitutes opposition toft. 1 heir i<!< as upon the subject, are in a etutc of hopeless confusion Having gotten tho crude notion into their heads that the Presi dent is 4he government they denounce any op position to him, any criticism of his ects, or ani mad versions upon his policy as treasonable ; imposition tu the government itself. They do not appear to be aware that the gov ernment of tho Confederacy consists of three distinct departments among which its powers arc distributed, of which the Executive is only one. In their ut*cr oobfusion of ideas they fall to comprehend tho plain distinction be tween lire government, considered as a per manent political institution, and those who in*y happen to bo chosen to .administer it; nnd that the President of the Confederate States . Is no more the government than the president of a bank is the bank A stockholder may com plain of his official conduct without being lia ble to the charge of hostility to the bank itself. And equally so .may a citizen of tidr {’oofede incy object to the official acts ami policy of its President,' without exposing himself to the charge of hostility to the government, o' which the President is only an officer. It is a tew doctrine in this country only litely introduced, that tiio President is not to Tie criticised, and that neither the press nor the cltizeu shall utter any objection to his official course under penalty of beingtienounced as an enemy to tho government. Akruhum Lincoln was to broach aid enforco it. To biin belongs the honor or rather the infamy of its in troduction. lie nnd ids vile minions have at tempted to establish this detestable doctrine at the North. There the mosl eminent c.itiz ns have been bastiled and banished, and newspapers suppressed for daring t> differ with lira President mul object to his unconstitu tional acts There tire hue and cry inis been raised against ail who have had the manliness and independence to protest against the act or policy ot Lincoln, that they are opponents of the government and must be silenced, lint there is now a reaction at Ihe North against thie despotic doctrine. Freedom of spoeeli and of the press have been in some measure recover, „j. The IlemoctHcy have resolved that their named rig'ut3 shall no lor pu be tiampled upon -jtjth impunity t>y u vulgar usurper, nnd ids .attooious sateliites. They draw the distinction between tho government and its dlioers, and titdutiy deny that they. me synonymous, cr that they are guiity of treason in opposing or denouncing the acts of the President. <- Bortcmteg this derpotie doctrine of tho auto crat Lincoln, wit'n the cant of his truckling mid fanatical suppottars,certain newspapers and politicians in the South arc trying to establish llie same doctrine hero, and to fasten upon all avho have the temerity even to hint an objec tion to the official course of the President the charge that they aro opposing the government, and rooking to embarrass, it in the prosecution cu' the war. They employ the name arguments, nnd soma of them would, if they could, use the same means to enforce them, us those adopted by Lincoln and Seward —proscription and mob violence. There is a remarkable identity be tween the cant, cf certain newspspera on this subject and the Lincoln organa at the North j They both harp continually upon the duty ol ; yielding to there hi power cjdind support, and I of abstaining from critii ism upon their nets uu- J da'r the pretext, that tins is necessary.in order j to strengthen their t? 1 - 11 in the prosecution >-.i | Jije war. One of these et-r-. ;.o presses went so ! far. :>®iy a few mouths age. ns i 1 .he . cmployndent of meb violence lb: Uw rupmee uJoo of our p'ess. andour peisonal expulsion fiorn the country, for daring to express our disKHit from eo*»io ot tud xuctksurcd nuu nets ol (he administration. These goutlemeu ate out of their latitude. Their high monarchical pJtu.ciplea and hostility to tlie freedom of tho press, sro better dtted lor tiie atmosphere of Washington, or of V icnnu, or fft. Petersburg, where absolutism and un .quriUod despotism are -popular ; where the press is muL'.Sed, and freedom ol Ppsmu; lift],! to be treason, than V a Leo republic liUo burs, "where the people are masters and have the right •to object to the acts ot their rulers. They are out of place in thi* Confederacy, which owes its existence to tho effort to resist in fit tiicli en croachments upon rights guarantied by the constitution. The constitution says that tlio freedom of the shall tot bo abridged, hut these gentlemen say that it ought to be and shall l o abridged, 'J'hey would have the pies* muzzled. They -would silence all criticism of the acts and pol icy ot the administration by the pieea of the country. ' , , Thair plea is military necessity the p.ea «t Jiacoln and all other usurpers when they would screen themselves from responsibility to the people, and crush their liberties beneath the iron heel ot despotism. The fallacy ol this plea in the present case, will appear evident we reflect that errore on the part of the administration may he far more prejudicial to the public weal in war than in peace ; ami {therefore, there is the greater necessity for » free and indepoxdent press to expose and de aaane* them that thex may be eorre«ded and avoided There t* no greater <sr more danger ous thliacy tha» the assumption, that the eon- Otttotioa and its guaranties shall be suspended staring the existenoeof war. So sueh necessity among a fret aud enlightened people AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING-, ©CTOKES 26, '1864. i battling lor their rights. an ineuit to their patriotism and intelligence to fey that any harm cua result fit m a free discussion of pub lic men anil measures. Thomas Jeffersou raid that error may be safe ly tole ated when truth i■- left free’ to combat it. It is only error that shrinks from investi gation, and would stifle discussion. Truth is fearless and ut-ks for no such immunity, it lias been lhe expfvi.-r.ee ot all' free governments ! both in peace anjj war, that the' public inter j csts have been promoted and the purity ami l c.'iicii.-ccy of tho government secured by a free 1 and l. urlees discussion of its measures. So j eonvitiC-.il of this were the pages who origin j illy framed our constitution, that they insert l ed iu it an express proiiibition of any attempt ; to abridge the freedom of the press. They .'•'a'template no contingency in which this t ihould be pi rmille.L They regarded the free- I (lord of the press os the vciy.paiindium of lib i 1 rty, nr,d only to be dreaded by tyrants and usurpers. The rea! opponents and’enemies cf the gov ernment are these who make war upon the constitution, who would strike from it any of its guaranties, or impair any of the rights it se cures—not those who exercise the constitution al right of examining and criticising with man iy freedom the acts and policy of our ru lers for the public goad. Tl;c press ia false to its own high office ns a sentinel ea tho watehtower of liberty, false to its own dignity and rights, when itssesße to abridge the freedom guarantied to /l by the con stitution.. A people jealous of their righis, and scckingto know and support their truth, neither desire nor will sanction-such base truckling to power, (in the contrary they will sustain and def'eod the freedom of the press as essential to the purity and integrity of ‘he government. Public liberty will not long survive the over throw of this great constitiftional right. The administration organs might as well cease their ravings against those newspapers which ti.ke the liberty to discuss public affairs unawed by the frowns <•£ those in authority. They had better cuiiivatc ft lit tip moie faiiii in the intelligence and patriotism of the people. They are not so easily duped and misled as .they affect to believe. It has not yet come to this that they are not to be trusted to hear the discussion.of matters which vitaliy,concern them. ’ *, LtauRTY. Oar own country being the seat of war, we cannot reasonably wish to retain, during tluue momentous days, our present rights of free dom from uncut, free movement, free speech, ami'heo press, as fur as it regards the aU impor tant concerns of war. As during actiral war like service, the civil rights of Hie soldier must of necessity be largely curtailed, so a ration in arms must surrender, tor a time, the very laws nnd liberty it lovessodeaviy, to receive them back again, better understood and more highly valued than before, fioci tho hatnis of peace.— y.'iVt/iJcniuZ I'opir. Our attention is at rested by the preceding extraordinary soul jmeat deliberately lecorded iu tho leading editorial article ot cua of our Richmond exchanges, published under the veiy eyes of the administration. It arrests our attention, not alotio > on account of the eto.rt liug doctrine which it asserts, but because it seems to foreshadow some measures siill more dangerous to liberty than those which have heretofore been recommended to Congress for their adoption. The appearance of such a paragraph iu the columns.of ft journal, is one of tho signs of the times It is a striking illustration of the de movaliffng tendency of v. xr. We dissent broadly from the doctrine, insist that not a single right dear to freemen, need bo sacrificed in c'ur present struggle. We insist that it is more important now than ia a time of piofouod peace,’ to keep alivo tho spir. it of liberty. To promote tho great land marks of popular rights. It should be borne in mind that tho war in which we arc engaged is conducted on our part for the vindication of constitntioual liberty. Measures quite iu har mony with tlie altitudes of the Nerlb, and per. foctiy cor.eisfeti? with the doctrine asserted 'ia that latitude, would be repugnant alike to the sentinn.nls of our people, and-to the principles announced by us. The North proclaims that force may be 'em ! ployed to ecu trot the sentiments of .a free poo | pla. That States calKng themselves Republics j may beeoercul; their solemn enactments uis- I regarded, their deliberative assemblies dls i pei ••••! at the point of tire bayonet, cud their ! proprity plundered,■confiscated or destroyed. : i»? courso in such a governmont as that, of the | United States—tho ! hiked States, of Ir.-day- -ab !■ solute rule is essential to the progress ot eventa. No remcustipuce rgaliict tho exorcise of arbi trary power can bo tolerated.' No indulgence can be given to the manly utterance of indig nant patriotism. The Secretary of State boasts that he can pull the b?H cord of his office, and cause too snoot of any citizen of the Tfnitfed Stale*. t ilice>a holding ' military commands sup press obnoxious public journals at pleasure. Hut the other day a paper published in Balti more was Eupptcsscd, for the simple offence of ; from the columm of a Cincinnati journal, an sc- —up of distuunnccs that had occurred at a public meeting. r: uch actg of tyranny are to bo looked for. unde, a Govern ment realty ns abaoVuto as that of t ussia. A must responsible citizen, ane who had earned a high reputation for maiiiih\s a nd for loyally to the Constitution of his was >anish' c l because ho dared to spaalrw liberty if Mr. Yallandigham had uttered his protest pgrdusttbo abuses of the .Gift otneiji j>, u sia, be worn have been sent\ '* .^re President of the UnUcs“st«tM ibs lices into the territory o\,r making war upon, ar.d he'lV. of refuge In Canada. Mcvrtfj’ returned to his home in OliK, iug the entire ot constihituH* his accustomed spirit, lie is T now, because it would not bd, critical cod juncture to molest" 1- * Can it no the wish of any ; . to see such scenes as these: the limits of the presses stopped by t%orde the annyf To see a citts ha indulges to a manly of the Administration? To 6e ?‘ tho writ of Habeas Cotpt if pended ■ f 1 or cur own part, we litter our iiupharic % protest in advance against any mi? infringe ment of ibe rights of the citizen. We aie fighting it great battle for freedom. W.- pro less lo love constitutional liberty. We are jealous of the encroachments of power. We ante a iawlenffgovormneot iu peace or in war. Aud v.c call upon the Representatives of tlie people in ndvamSa, to resist the sl ides of the Government towards absolute power. Let tin; Adiniuistmtion recommend wbat it may, we trust that the popular body called the House of Representatives, will plant itself like a bulwaik for* lie protection of popular lichts We trust that tlie Senate, composed as it is of* men who represent the Slates, will vindicate their claims to their high position. They sit in a chamber representing Sovereign Common- I wealths. Let them uphold the grandeur ff/ tire ! States that they represent. No more secret ! sermons when legislation is going on. We j hope that never again through ail the comb)"- future, will the doors of the Hall of Repre sentatives be closed while Congress is in session. Never ! Such a spectacle is a monstrous spec tacle in a Free State. Then; are occasions when the Senate may well close its doors.— Executive business is sometime.; to be coasßl erc-d. But never, occasion, ought tte doors of the House of Representatives to be closed. They represent tlie People, and the ’ people have'a right to know wbat is doing; to know what is said in a deliberative body ' sitting in their name. J Nor ought the doors of the Senate Chamber ever to be closed wheu that body'is engaged f in tho business of legislation. We trust thut J the indignation of Hie people will blast like, lightning the first Representative who shall r dare to move to go into secret session hereafter Open doors; free speech ; a Irce press ; in free State. If cur liberties are to be still -foriit abridged, we wish to see by whom ir is and aud by what 1 rocess it is acecmplishe our taxes, already grievous, are to be: stili more onerous, we wish to 'know y voc ites the measure, and by what v carried. - y said about a Dictator ample of Romo 'S cited. We are • surrender our liberties for a time to f back hereafter. Against all this v;. solemn protest. Constitutional lih| known in Rome. A pi, around the’very seat of- 'ernpiidj manded a Dictator to quell the'tidi, people, as wsH as *0 direct military _«3tLi.aV: But it is not so now. Not .m was it wUhwi'r aneestors of the Revolution. No Dicmjoi there Storm, trouble, confusion, war, sw.cpt over the land—-hut there was no Dictator. The grand form of Washington towered amidst the tempest, uiid it was never swayed by it at ail. Somebody said something to him about assum ing absolute power, cud his indignant glance told how Ids g'eat soul received the suggestion so false to liberty. We want no Dictator. We will • have no man clothed with the powers of a Dictator. We have a constitutional government. Let us adhere to it. If, it be too l'ceble for tlie times,, .let us abandon it, nuel constiuct ono that is strong enough. But it' we are to make a change, let it he a’ change of men as well ts Units. If any one is to be clothed with abto* lute powers for the good of tlie Republic, let us have the privilege of choosing our Dictator. We protest against converting a Republic into an absolute government. We protest against conferring upon a constitution,tl President the powers of a Dictator. It is bile to talk of surrendering our liberties that we may receive them back again. ' Once yielded up, they will never he recovered. Lib erty will perish in the house of its friends. At the close of this war the people wilt be ex hausted ; they will wish repose.v You cannot rouse them into anew struggle .for the recov ery of their lost liberties. For our part., we jt-3 for liberty now i liberty in waff! liberty in peace ! liberty forev u-! Si.avbhy'in the Nostii.-- Having put all Hit: able bodied contrabands into the army to ifo their fighting for them, the Abolitionists :ro now engaged in dividing tbo women and child ren among themselves..*Gen. Butler is at tLy head of this characteristic scheme to supply domestic slaves to the favored philanthropists of tlie North. The unfortunates, separated from fathers and brothers, are sent out into Abolition families, where they ,ve to work for their food and clothing. This, with ‘-educa tion and religious privileges, ” in lo be their compensation. No wonder the citi zens of Willi-a;i;:>b;?rg. N. V.,'’ have held a ■meeting “condemning lliu movement." Well did the Anglo African say in bitimcnc: “It would bo far better to be iu the hdnd9ef slave ry, than to breathe tho breathlof freedom in such a withering better to be is the State prison than to be sol diers sustaining the banner of a country that lias always kept us for Us union aggrandize ment—that has always used us - only because the stuff was genuine " New Laws in Alabama.—Afcibamn will be j decidedly an unsafe State for law breakers to | reside in. Among the acts passed at the late session of the Alabama Legislature was one which makes the crimes of negro stealing, horse stealing, burglary, robbery and arson, punishable with death lay hanging, without discretion of the jury. Another to punish by imprisonment in the penitentiary, ior a term not exceeding live years, atjy impressing of who violates the impressment law, in any Ashup-. or form, in the execution, or pretended u of the same. Cr.ENTioN o. Stockholuebs or this Mir,* "‘ALIe R. R. Co.—The convention assem be City Ilall, in this city Monday, ■lowing Board of Directors was elected ■tuning year : '%& £l :/, Beuj II Warren, Stephen D Aobt il May, Henry H Cumming, Wm ili:eh, Jno D smith. Henry Moore, M U fcrn, Thos I Turner, B B De jpree.l. >* subsequent meeting of the Board of l>f~ Hon. Jno. p. King, was re-elected and M. Mila Oiin, Esq., Secretary 1 1 tincoln and Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania J Wry bad an interview and settled difficulties. | OtiHliK-iS T9 OF (iKQRGIA. , Aw'r I r.\j!UT '« Gt;iPjrtFHCE, .- MiiUd/svßffi, ditli, ISH4 ) Genteat. OkbVr&,.f'. . •" No Hi. • It having Jo the Governor from respect abba tonifies, vlui.many of the members of thc.YTrH Second Regiments of the Georg'ui llt ife'Lipe, liaw absent from j their Gonipahms vyitiio|t£.leiite, left their colors ; under the prtssurtf 6f the enemy sweeping" : over their homes, nipt <<Jr the care of j their families', with ng intenjum ot deserting ; ! ami arc only now - kept from, rejoining their Regiments by a cookipfisiiestj their fault, and a consequent.seore,cf alfnniesuid apprehension of the feat tut .punishment th.-f awaits desertion ; Now, therefoiie. 'that- dip; dooj- of repentance nmy not be closed, .agitihst all good soldiers, who iicaritiy and tsHi'ccrbly love their State, and j desire her success in jicf firefeii.t.s truggle 'for [ independence, Che Uoyernbr directs that all ab sentees fiomjlie, Ilf!fttifl(2,td,Ucß'ments of the Staia Line, lylio wilt fejqi.r a- Jr. Gompauies, or report to Vnq lure torautv within forty days from the Lilli of tlijiinmiftli—fliat is to say, on' or before the 43jjT day! 10? November, 1864—. '.till be nncdn-littonally. pimlonexl, aud returned-w. v - By orties^** 0 * '&<■>s. ~ Tti“" "-" 11 1 AIL Oh GLGRGIA. 1 Apr Uexsblil’s Omen, }- Uctober.ldth, lgti't. j j received by the r jffAht} jihysicians detailed Tfto wutiaiu at home nnd ‘-tyt-feM. of their qj.ieir manifest df of tho itli Jr d lO absence off ."if prices for nro- X* A .-tccellency fiks direct- H'eiipr gourU-' of the iate th convene at an ' of .charge's to lie ~.;i;!aus of their res jL,,;.„dit -and each of said all the /. who ate in be unable to Lbe properly > ylugin no case S scribed. sicians should n the*fee bill the families of fcpetjjive Counties, the N}.sr»me shall occur, will Vio-names of such Phy jHMHtiuctions to this v ,s revoked, aud i-y from tlie perils and ' j the induigcc.ee -gi to. the I’hysicians re quires iTli'Oi'rcspcitiuitrg J-e-iicessidn on their part; nor is thia iMpibiiiun au invidious one, for the iletaihnl'tliimsi'.ia required to sajll hia ir.aritetabie surplua to the Confederate States «n»l Soldiers’ Umitirs. at-pilr-. usually not moro tlion ono-lQui'tU.f^njv market value. The Governor and *-xpe'et and require that those fav’oied tljQuid do ail ia their pow er to un.iv iat'o fhc miseiiej outtvlied up.,a tho tamilies of our heroes', who ‘are exposing thstv lives bo nobly npoji uvhry battle field in defence of ali that is dear to each and all!of us. By order of the Gomuiatidcr in-Chief: Henky C. Wayne, Adj. & Ins. General. : Ltatkop Geoiioia. 1 AD.rof AXT Sj .iN'snsqroß General's Ofeice, - jIILLIIIIIKVILT.Kj Oct. Id, 18(0. ) GISKHtAL OIIDEUS, I No. 551. . ) • •Attep.ti6n.js hereby palled to the accompa nyipg. Orders .of Muj'.r General lloweil Cobb, comtUatiding. Georgia Reserves nnd Milituiy Dishict of Georgia, hy w/iicli it will bo eeou that no person belonging to tho Georgia Mili tia under iU-.jov General G. W. Smith, will bo permitted to join the 10--aJ Companies invited to organize under a former Order of General Cobb; nnd that all detailed ;ilen in this Btate, not in service, are required to join the Militia under General Smith,'or their details will be revoked, and they be required to unite with the Regiments ot JJJscrvea formed for the war, under Major General Cobb : The Governor therefore orders ' 1 1 -Ist. That all Aids deGarrip. find all persons belonging to tho MUitia It- sorves over filly years of ago, who are d'clailed'' to remain a! homo on police and' patrol duty, aud to. arrest, and send forward defOrterS, stragglers and skulkers, do njso protop'rly ai rest, and send to General G. \\" Smith, all'persons belonging: J.O his cuncmatn’l, who dir ve attached them selves lo ideal (Ju-’npanijs, arid shail neglect or refuse t>) vCport aUJlacoii. 2d. The Governor ais i pidcrs, that persons having Cohfedcfairi iTefa'ils. not in actniU ser vice, who fail to hcp'oit to. aud connect them selves with, one of the llegimonts of Re-:erv:« under Major Gqojc'ral Gobi*,/within five days after tlie pulilioatiqn of these Orders, be ar rested by the Aids. de'.Gaiii’p arid Bolico “above mentioned.aridydn't to Maj2r General Hinith a Ma on wuhout diday. ' :;!. A'i deth.il* :ar.<i fn,rlopgUs granteH by ally Aid-de-Ga:op os other-Officer, not approv al at these:Head QuaylqrSj.are hereby revoked Will declared null 'hvl void; and all such gran t'd in future wijfcho likewise void, as it is (be del sos 'these Viliecru to send men to tho bout, and not to. grant furloughs hr details. 4th. Ail persons detailed by General Smith whilst at Atltfbta, to send forward parties sub ject. who rttfiirieii at Isotue, ate likewise or dered to report t=. owe ill* at Macon, as the du ties hcretolore«i?cbarg: and by them are now de volved on Jfco qplicepjiyi and men over 50 years of of the respective Counties. By order of the Commander in Chief. Hkxhy.O. Watnb. Adj k ins Geusral. ITEAWif'A rcriff:.v<» ftNR«t a Bbvkrxfs, / i . And Military 'District Os Georgia, j - Mac w. Ga , Oct. i>th. I*ol. ’ > General Ofdersi No. 2i. j- In view cf lire absolute necessity of hav ing, every man in service capable of bearing arrfts at this critical juncture, and to avoid all misapprehension of thfe nl» ailing of Paragraph V, Oerefal Orders, -No. To, from these Head quarters, current series, it is hereby ordered. 11. All persons belorging to tlie Militia .or ganization, recently furloughed by Governor Bf.own, are notified that they trill not be re lieved from their liabilh'y to the Militia by •joiarng the loe») authorized by General Orders','No. 15, irom these headtpr” 1 - ters. 111. AJI detailed, men not employed in the public service who failed, to join the MilitTa organization w ho* called out. are notified that they are-placed *c the same footing with the men who did join, and are now required-either to unite'in tkgrfUl I'd organization’ or report to the Reserve*Regtments llv. couuipmd of ,M“ior Gen. § Rowell Cobb. - Ciunmanding, Ac. I.amau CeßßpMajor and- A. A. General. Brig. General Naglt-e, lately relieved from Lincoln's service for favoring McClellan, takes a deal of useless trouble to-prova Edwin M. Stanton. Secretary of War, and author of bulle tins to Dix, a lUr and traitor to his proiessions of friendehip. Before the Lincoln canvass and dyna3ty are over, we hope to receive many sguh reports and revelations as Naglee give#. VOL. LXXYIII. —NEW SERIES - VOL.. X X MI * NO. -i:> [From Jackson Missisippian.] rue FrrtßK—\vii4T iixKi-naexw tint fiiVLl? V.'c have heard the desire frequently ov prersed recently (or a sufficient amount of pre science to see the- future of th e count:y fi.it the- next six Jnoaths.- four months, or even two months, - Undoubtedly human kind-has been denied the gist of peuet rating the murky mists of the fu ture for wise purposes. Themis celebrated uvoluitdin jjitw, in .Switzerland-over vvi.i,.U the traveler is conducted blindfold, it is said (hut he wouiu lost) Ids footing with hU reason at » glimpse of tlie ieailul abyss beneath. Jn like mercy God has. u.-aA with Gw American people in liaviug wkhheui from them a preuronltion of the whirling maelstrom of carnage awl bloodshed into which they madly plunged four years ago. Could the people of tlie late United States have caught a glimpse of the awful quit that yawned beneath them, which, like the veiy ; genius of Destruction, Jkreaiened to swallow up in its bloody uiaw every interest and metu- ! ory sacred to -the American name, they would : ' have shrunk from taking the fearfnl leap; and . both sections would have abated somewhat'of their arrogance, intolerance and fanaticism. They would have sought ar.d found the means of reconciliation, and their conduct towards each other would have beeu characterized by Christian toibeafance.lnstead of fanatic intoler ance. And so now. it'-we could see what even the next sixty days have iu store for ss, we might faint in the contemplation, and thus fail to work out our high destiny. The war has p purpose; it will accomplish greuLgooil aruid great evil. Whether it is the result of special Providential instigation 01 nr t. it is evident that it Is the result of em taiu caus es, and -will not fail to reach cei tain effects.— Among the first of these were mutual nnd unreasonable vindictiveness, crimination, ha tred, jealousy, slander. Uttcn section bent all its mental faculties to the task of at-groking out the wickedu-'S; of tlie other. Their inter course was devoid ot all charity, of ail fairness and of ail magnanimity. Iu the eyes of the one bo virtue in the other could tie seen.— They saw numberless motes in (heir neighbor's eyes, but never could perceive tho immense beams-iu their own. For twenty years or moro, <k» course of the two sections towards each other has been thus j characterized. In every moral and social point cf view the Union had been dissolved twenty years before secession It*was only - heid together,.seemingly, to accommodate ; that, spirit of bandying epithets, which prom ised to fan the times of discord into a general conflagration, and thus ripen both sides tor tlie impending offish. The North was the first arul tho mosl perti nacious aggressor, and, therefore, is undoubt edly the greater sinner of tho two; l.jpt it is j needless to deny that the South met these ag gressious.iu a spirit calculated not to assuage but to pour oilyrfi the passionate elements aud to invite tlie collision, ’j'he North was fanatic; ! tlie South was arrog mt. The North huliiud; the South bantered. Slavery was the rock that : shipwrecked tbs ship of Gate. Both sides be trayed the game eargerness to keep- this ques tion ever prominent. Demagouges ibe North rode ia to office oa tho «anti-slavery bobby; demagouges at the South rode into of fice op tlie ruoginveiy hobby. The two- au tagonizlng ■emailts met at Washhiglon. and there commenced the tug of war—the war ofq wind, five sure precursor oi' tue war of blows. Meantime,'tlie people on both bides, were kept in a whirl at .feverish excilero-jat. They looked t<4 Washington lor'their political pabu lum; tliev ioutid only fuel to feed their pas sion-; Their gtalc-umec(!j—God gave that mark ! —taught them only to hate, aud drilled them in the vulgar arts of billingsgate and hitter invective. They.made themselves, in re ality,'the representatives of wrath, with’ ali their ingenuity and power, monopolized iu Hie one idea of spreading the Homes of discord, and i-ipeaing the minds of their constituents far the final catastrophe. ’ ' Tbua our'political ehauldron fomented for twenty years or more. The war vrasinevitah'e. At the time secession «Mgooasumin-Ate<l there was no earthly way of avoiding it, except in tin dis grace of one section or ilia other. Under all the circumstances, the Southern States wero light in seceding. The dements of discord had been worked to such a pitch of auger that no other alter native was left them consistent with ttieir honor and Belt' reaped They-pa-re literally compelled to secede; but when we ?.ayj this, we don't mean to have ir, inferred that they were guiltless in these things jybieh sagde secession unavoidable. 111 (hie matter (bey, »a t well as the States of the North, have to fdioul tier their share of the original sia of fvstejteg the demon of dUconl. 'J he whr was also a ne cessity. It was needed to purge tho country of, its political iniquity aud .social corruptions, it was neceenary to bring to tho suiface the raon-’ Rtev of greed, avarice and extortion, in < a,ler llmt, in no far as be effected tin; State, hcffligflk las destroyed. It was the only sure aathlotc for the bigotry, the arrogance, tin.; iatoh<raiic3 and fanaticism that spread over tj.c Inn .1 like a cankering pestilence. Tins people of-both •sides had io be- taught, in blood and dire “adversity, a lesson wliioh they had refused to learn under the benign influence of peace .and prosperity. They havoalready mado great prog ress ia this important, lesson, and their trials will not stop until they have mastered it effect ually. * We entertain a solemn conviction that the i war will go on until the people of both sections j of the late United States übald* -omewhat of ; their h’gh pretansituw, and are willing to tocei j each other upon the great half-way ground of miitiwrt compromise, coneessioif aud con oil ht- , ! ti;m There is no other possible way of adjust-1 iny ouv clfliculties, except in the uiehonor of j otic section or*the other : and docs any sane | man, North or South, desire the consummation j 1 of this dishonor. In the Light of passion such i j sentiments undoubtedly have and do still pro- | ! vail. But sober reason -will teach the North- | j etn and Southern patriot alike how suicidal would be such a result. The UepublicaiMjof the North arc striving for the absolute subjugation anil degradation of Hie. South. Mud fools! Do they not know that" submission on our part is not peace? There me those in the South who would, if they count, subjugate the North. Equally in sane and suicidal infatuation! There is no \ peace, except an honorable peace, to both sides. 1 'i’bia i$ tlie only peace that promises permanen cy,that is even worthy of the name—it is tho only peace that can be desirable to true patri- ots. It' the South, by any possibility of over- ‘ whMmiug lorce, could be compelled to accede , to a disgraceful treaty, it would require a stand- ■; ing arruy of 500,000 men to enforce its requij- ; ments There would ho perpetual insurrec tion*. to end at last in Empireal monarchy or permanent military dictatorship. • Let no man deceive himself. There never can be peace in this country, if any Slate is i otnpelled to rest under the stigma of disgrace. Hunce it is that we must -make peace nor.or- abie'allkc ♦-> all- The war, thereiore, must kill lanactism. bigotry, despotism and mtol ! erance on both sides Before it ends these sci j eenii of destruction and enemies of good Oo erament wi>l lie imried deep beneath the of blood and t»ars, which they have he shed to appease their insatiable appetue^ and the good genius ol Chris tain charity and genunaß?pubbT.m n will rise up to govern and bless 'he 1 ana When this is done. "'ho»ns«y thjt£ was not necessary . Let us hope v per of the American people U even n jag that consummation so de\ or. V f ed for, aad that it wIU «>on fi ud means ot makiag itaelf known and bo(h doubt the greqt body j J )UI opinicn, sides desire peace to * da f-„ DOa terms th .._ ar e willing to conclude » upon wuns which will leave the eecutoheona of bosh gov einmapteuntaintM with dtsgrac«i and it they fill to make such a pc i- >». if will bo aftrk.nta ■ bie enr.rely to then own moral cow udjee. i'HK IVhIAKVKSsi OF nil \KMtVS \- LFITTER FROM StNATOIt TILL NEW - *. REGISTR .1 ION .Ao.c;s J . J/c/. . d.vd. Jilloi//.',vq fr 2.-' 'J'rMpe Ccmify: LaGiiamik, Ga , tlot it. Ifffil. ' DtiutSiu : In aii jn'-c to jnnr iliquivies, I will ! nv-.k* 1 a statement iff lads unit <r>*:c;oi;s in ox- i plauatipn of Uni late order requirbo: a r-.- is (ration etu! re-c-iirolhoco't of nil miiaons bo- | (weeu the ajx-s of m. vet*teen and fifty years. 15y the laws or Ooirgresa, ail persons between ! Ihefie ages are decliu, and to be in tin- miiirarv service of the Uoufe'.lerate States. These be- Twecu eighteen anil forty five are earolied for Service iu tlie field, and those between seven teen and eighteen and forty-are and fifty, f>nu a reserve corps to disc-tenge the various duties connected with the service not in the field But tho plain fact is ascertained to be that : «ot more than one third the men fit for du ty between the ages of eighteen mid forirv five. ; are actually present with tlie unnies in ti;e 1 field. Where are the two'thirds C Whales ! case have they for away '( By whose permission and for what reason are tliev per i mUtcd to be away ! To .get these men (o tlie j field, and to ascertain nnd exocse and remedy the various frauds l>y which lliey have Urns far j been allowed lo remain away from duty, form j tho purpose of the Older which you are nor/ called onto execute, if this order shall Iu: i faithfully.executed, our armies will bo replon islioii, the enemy be #lll defeated, nnd our coun try recovered from their possession. If this order shall not he taitiifulivcxcc-jtcd, then the j whole machinery, of wbat is cail.-T the Con j scriptioq-Bureau is shown to boa fftilurb, and ; ( hose engaged in administering it, ought them ; solves to he ordered at once to the field, j Gen. Grant writes home that our material for the army is exhausted : that our oify relnv’tco j now G children aud old men, and for this r.*.v : «on he begs the people of the'North to submit to the draft and press i !3 a little* longer, and we cannot but tail. His statement i : not.true. ; Yy 0 clo Lave the men between tho ogab of i eighteen and forty-lire to-whijf this tiglif, and j that speedily, if they can be brought to duty, j Rut two-ihh’ds of these men arc’ übse-ht! 'Thm j startling fact is enough to make every old man*; and woman in the laud turn, voluntarily-Unroll ing, officer. lour first duty ia to register every white • male between the nges specified iu your orders. [ Maik the language : Every 0113 It matters i not what liis age, position or business. Regis ter the man and his excuse, if the excuse be ! good, the man is not harmed ; and if it be bad ! the man must be sent to duty, an ! tho method j by which ho lias heretofore' evaded duty must ! ba exposed and.Rs author .published. Thtro-ari; many absent lrom our armies who i have furloughs or loaves of absence which are not legal or proper. Many are granted by .'subordinate officers,' especially to their rela tihiiß and lavorltcH, who'have no authority to grant them. • Many are. granted by the proper authority, upon-untrue representations, or for 1 casons that have ceased to ovi-l, and many ate forged. • Many have haon detailed for some light, duly.l while sick or sUghliy wounded, who still re-j •main away under cover- of such details, long (ftfter-healthlhae been restored or the wounds | have hen Jed. In ail cases details and .t-xeuip- • lic-ns end wien (ite reasoiis fin; granting them cease. Never cease your Inquiries where is 1 shown a papef grauHogti ifei.-n! <-i exempHwn, hut know .whetin-r the rent.on for granting U : was true ;m-J coufiniies-to Tixist. - , Many have applied for and sri.';emptio'iis~irmf! details, and received furloughk, which are re- j uewed from time to lime until Hie applications j shall be finally determined. Borne'of those ; employ iawycis falsffiy so called, who, if they 1 do not get the final order as desired, can, at I least, delay final action—(tin fee often being: measured by the length of the defay, Tims iaj ungrunted is made practically to op-1 ernt.e aa a uischafcje from cor vice. Borne persons wje stlU carrying old comrnffi- , sioris where tboicuffieou have ceased, but the j 1 commissions hp«(* not bam sr.ricndcrmi off I j cancelled. Mimyare Hhe.winq conttacls in every con- | , cdruble slmpa»~many of them spurious—and'* - upon them claiming exemptions or detail.-. No contract with the Goyenffaent | entities a man. lwaqiic. to an exemption or <lc t.ill. The coutr#toc iiiusi Shofv. the order from j (he Wa|{OiUce for his detail or exemption, and the Secretary of.Waj-lAiniself cannot grant, ex -i L-ept upOhThh. cfejtihm’te of the efiicf of the lm- persouabiutcntionol the coutrac- 1 t§r*. Is i,indkipr-nsablt3 to 'the proper cxecu- ; . ttoa oJlijaJcoiitiwji* irapyi»vecertfficitA:, from some-bureau or' j dfitfcr.'oflicqp ot ttJjhre:ru, statin,g that, thfe - bq. rer is i<ppoiutpd to some duty or make in- ! definite investigation. 1 saw om», ‘some .time • j since, stating tliSt thoVcai-cv .was ajq'.piritefl to ! j cxupiine for iron ou’d copper ,sT. pouts in oer- \ : lain countieg'wAiqre kiuTi were never j j suepected to exist.; and' where, if exhauatlijp ! quantities did exjst, tho.betiud- would nevev I , find them. Ail aricb uppoiutiuerH.s are with- ! out authority. Many are clerks, agents iuid employees ol Quartcrmaateri, UommissaricK and other olli- - errs. No fthph officer has the light to appoiut j any roan as -his agent,' dork or employ, e iu any capacity, Who is tetween Hie ages of eiaii- j teen and fo’rtv-tive. 'unless such a man is dis- j aided from serv ice iu the field. Murk the word —not sick or I counted —but (tumbled. j aro acting as provost marshals And ! guards, agents and provost inr.rshaffi, in our • interior towns. No such officer is. authorized by law, and no power, not even the President, Secretary of War, or Commanding General of au army, has the light to appoint such au ofir- j cer Qutside the lines of the army, and ali such, with theiF numerous detinue, aro illegally aivav fiom their commands. The same ro \ marks apply to military commandants away from tlie army. The number who have surgeon's’ certificates of ii* bc&ltli iu their porftets and natures’ cor j tilicate of good healili in ihdr persons—U> : truth of the latter certificate being confirmed by the patieuts’ daily habits- are beyond es timation. Wheti you find such 1 think you ought, in charity, to assume that the health has been restored since tho certificate was giv en. I desire in this connection to state two facte, of the truth of both of which I have no doubt. 1 The first is that the greater portion of these i ab3»nte«« are enabled to remain away Lord dn ! tv by tho inefficiency or intentional negii ouice i (to use no harsh term) .ol ibc enrolling and j inetlica! ofTioors and their assistants, ihe sec* : ood is that While thus content in many caw-s. i they have been ia" oilier cases, as if toa “? l “; v 1 conscience.ciuelly uml unmercifully ‘’PL 1 'jI'* 1 '* ‘ | There in no excuse for either fault- iJ- ’jj ! have been reported to moot (lirectingl»p -sfrid medical boards ad vidn, . ; l I r P F UcantS if theffown' nam ng to mal’rf out i hT”r.pn-tions°and appeal? Those who i tner r ‘b e , we! j f onT; (i easy treatment. ! ffre who declined found treatment not .so ; SS?I state broadly, that it was neve. intended ! fh-TbonCst applicants of tins kind should newl lawyers, aOd thev never can need wben 1 odi- ers do their duty. • It is also s.ibl t* at about 10,000 ’men kept i -t homo in Georgia protected 1-y. militia com missions mid bv certificates that They are nec essary to the administration of the r.tato Gov erfiment. It Is mtia th»? u-„.i are protected i thus vvithcontract to fnniisli wood to railroads : lam not disposed to credit Uiese etat- m«aw, > but if the enrolling officers now do their duty we shall soon know the number of men athoine j and the various reasons for it. It has been said also that the newspaper o. S fices everywhere have abused the privilege al i lowed them by the law of nxempting their 0 cinplo>ees and 1- ive < -i-niptej im iiausnal roal . autirop ; -pan nuiiibo I\to notknowthis to.t* s»>. but ii-:M ii cannot be improper tor C*u at tl*.* enauffiq s«-: ion. to know the nam.-fs and uamb:-ma*xflin|'ite.| for each office. L Km- written fid idettei- for your assistan e . and in r t,> your iuquirk-- - . Cut iny oniv offici i. mto ye Hie country«n this hour of l *f Neither vou n.u-1 can better serve it u:.in uy geum.-f the :/■ c.nteoa to join their I commands >n the iffiid. Ttierofore vou mr>y j ,; , o »hP- letter as you please. 1 will not dose without .expressing my sot -1 ceie f-ratiiicatfoii with the caruest spirit whiih you are manifesting ia the iiischargo of vout I unpleasant dutiea. 'LiUire, very truly, B. J|i. ITri.r,. fEVCE IV AStEUICA. In a late fijuathcr cf the London Index wo find tho aiiuext-d document which that paper states is beieg exh-re-ivcl? circulated in Groat Ifritairr: * ' . inn i/p.ni'r.F. or i-xh-i.i* xivreow or great biutaim 1 l.M' IREI.A.YI), VII TUB l-KOPI.K OI lIiRONITEL* ; sTvi-es, oil'irri.M: : We aro of the same ra* <*. aud rnauy Os yoir. - are our brothers, (/an we not, therefore, come . , to. you os pe-ioemakci-s, and address you a.v 1 fiends / We would risk you. Has there not., j been qi strife and bloodshed, and misery suffering, enough ’ And is it not. time to epuso the cruel wav in whieh you are engaged. AVo, , Believe there is not a Christian raaii or wotnou i nmongri ns whore l>-.n-t does not respond nllir malivcly to this question.'AVitti this convlc - tieu we w 1 ti tii speak to you’as plain men, using plain language Vfe have admired your lice institutieus, and.l-ave gladly -witnessed yogi 1 0- a people 10 eminence in wealth nil.’ p;iliti-..-al ■ poorer. You nr« of the Saxon : ißoou. and we Lope that yon would make the r New jVorhl rennwited for true greatness. You * promised to became one mighty pgqpleauda great nation, fumed for the liberties ot citizens, the tl-iumphs of peace and tlie conquests of iu comiueice: V,'e felt fb'atywu were doing hon or to tlie ‘Mother C-siiifiy.’ When, therefore, itfe unfortunate war begun, our hearts were more iSkhk-d towards yqji lima towards your sister Stales, h.-i inco wo believe with fc\i * tliß.lt-the action of the South was .but tho work of a suction. fjTho evont# of the strugglp, how-- ever, have convinced m,s that U tuoih united people than tiiase of tiie Southern States never rofic up in defence of their rights. Vv hen you assorted Hint Secession was the woik of disappointed umbitlon, * and promised to quail it within sixty days, we accepted your nssurooces in good fiqjb, and looked for the speedy ot phvee. Wo 'did .not wish to s o tho American Union broken up. But. mo fai from tiiis promiso being fuKithid—and your efforts to have been great— peace nnd the restor-.i ion of the Union are ap parently' more remote than ever. Surely there must"bo many now among you who share with iisTbeoioiiviction, that, it is utterly impossible to subdue t!i« South, or to restore tiie Amr-ricUii.-Uhiiou as Rivas in the naut dny.-* oi the RcpubHc. You have tried ei “iciently, and found tho ; golf between you and the seeed« cd Slates to Widen 1 (fort that is made lo subdue them-’ls it not lime then to pause, and after calmly to viewing all that you have accomplished, the did-.nee yriiich you have ■trayoiled froiii your well known land-marks nnd the difficulties aud dangers that are yet be fore you—l.; it not lime, wo as],, thut yon should take counsel together as to- the best meant; ■>f restoring peut-e.'' \Yo cannot forget that tho question.ol.ppa' .ef>r war was r.ovcr oubmjtteri lo viel i«' vi)Si- Ktifimt-* v- - ./((evorttoii oetjor# i.Mjiigp: !.,■ .;::run'*ni-cd—that b.iiii>*irigt-’Vaimnk; test ißtie; And thattii bo:I, C1,,,-, tuh*l mnmh-Jg plunged into this fearful cpute:-l ulmoiti; iih™r ’ware); nor have you as yet had au opportuni ty ofeonsultlng tegother i.i general Oouvene tion, fur the purpose of ; lr.ahirg- known vom » opiniors and wishes about v. ,-.r or any \»f tho vest iwmes growing out of it. ’The war jigs changed- for tiie present, at. lca:t—the channel -r of your Governmcjil. What hi-.e hecon.'- of tho to. edom of snecuh. yoitr free' pre.-.q and the ih“stlm:iblo right j>'C 'habras l '/ VHeit, pi'rr.iil us to asdLi true Ibe Ron them peojie do nq beyond foUmvliig the.precept.: uipl 1 sample and pnictiscd by your faiiiers ani! L-e - -, V.iicn 'tlivy with drevv-theii- ulh- dam c f;\-::i Ik - inotber and asset Iml thru- r‘ ;bkto < -ffiblish a fllovcßiJ. meut of tlicir own The ; a-clvratiouhf mde 'pondence, which.- you hallo",- nnil eelejfrale ev • ery fourth *4 duly, a-, nre ns-aelf cvklmit, the right of lha Southern p.-opie to set /.qWh.Gov-- ermaent of their own. - .« , But. we vvouM i\ i.ippMo yen should, ufc the end oi unoth-.-r I hr- • .1 a aniLft half, ail .« -cooTt in r-ulstuLig tl ' .Vamih nnd rHetoiing the Union by force of :u mhiight'yotfhot find out, xbl'vn it was too into, that those- pillar-, upon which r«vD your fi rm iff government, hud been violently tom down,-«ml that your own liberties had" Heir buried' ja tho ruins: If yt h wilt ruu.thfi paraliU binvon the S«|rtlc no (tv mui the coioni-., in FTTGjtnd rompars tho course pursued iiy the Norm now. and thu mother country tiii-n, vre t!;i*k you wdl dis cover some striking reset&tiytnceß*; and among them, that with vou now, jk-i with tlie crowit thru, rests the privilege r> giving peace to tbo American coatinent. Why not. thru, witnouJ delay, recognize du'y wwch attaches to ytSur liigb privilege? \*» e tsy 1 al to j t ou in thonatuo of religion, bumanit/./i-lice and civilz-Ation, and believe tlyit we /i’*l not aiiiiSal in vain. Peace lie unto yo 1/ Ivit.iii-.i im; i.i^ffoi-.noN'fqfe. —The Collowirg letter fiwiu thoßtiti.ih Minister at Washington, settles Ote sUtntfof iliitish subjects within'the* Confederacy ; / , [ Bitriisu Legation,- \ V/ashiuatcn, l>. C., August 25, 1801. ) Sir.: I havfe now received instructions from Her Majesty s Govc-r cm-rit, concernin'; tbe.po sition of Britißi at Memphis. Her Majesty's Cbi^»dhientthink*, under all • the eiicuinsiancen, that jf British subjects who are (ionMulcd ovvesident at Memphis hevo u fair option of leaving it, or remaining in it without the privilege of -carrying on trade or audit Ihcmililary authorities renl ,!y consider it UK. -.-ary; for military reasons, tiiiit fjirtjL An etivtioh shall be made, Tfer sla i atyV Gevernrdcnt cannot insist upon British subjects being relieved from it, however reriotir i VvimriLhins mav be. Her Majesty V, Govern eaunot undertake to secure to British 1 .v J,k-ch who voluntarily reside in ’a foreign Lr-riuii limb cf civil war, the same rights -/•tuck are incident to their raitir«J status, in time oipeai ', in their owq country. Such u dem.inl is, iu the opinion of Her 'Kajesiy.’r. Government, unreasonable in theory, and im poß/inie iu practice. Her Majesty’s Govern uieut have, iheicfore, directed mo to npprize Britidi subject* resideat at Momphia. that if tirey v/isli to put (hemsejves effectually uadcr British protection they toust discontinue their residence in that place, \vhieb is governed by martiu Taw, the operation of which law, dur ing ci ii war, a foreign Slate cannot, in ci Un ary cares, interfere with. lam sir, your ore dieat servant, * Lyons. Salk or Nob-Taxable Bonds or Five llu.v- Ditrri Million Loan Coxtixoep. —The Sccretaiy of the Treasury has issue;! the annexed order ire regard to the live bundl ed million loan : Nuineuous applications having keen made for bonds at the established price of P 855 and iuterest, under eircumstancca that entitle, them to favorable consideration, it hes been deter mined to continue the Hale at the above pric« until further uTEicgr Agents for tire sale of .these bohd« are Jn ,tructcd to A-t in- accordance with this order . and the attention of disbursing officer* of Ihq, ; Government is particularly called to it.