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N. S. MORSE. <l|nmicle $ jStnlhtel. TERMS. TIIB WEEKLY < IIKOYM LK A M:\TI.\EL 18PUBLISHED EVERY WEDJ> EItVA V THREE MOVniM @6 00 MX MO\THN Bt2 OO ALWAYS I N A f'VA N('i WEEKLY AUYKUTIHIYU I’ A TEH. # Otpiiuir A u vkiitishii f. sTHnit/li. lied in tlii- Week 1 j we h»r*n oa* dollar aline farh insertion. H r *Ol al Yoiifi* wlllf'i one dollar and twenty <v«cent» alineforeachlmertion. X iniii.oi:s,l>rAr ir h and For, i«> r. Not if t. l five doll are • »ot). , OaitoaiitNotio*Fonc <3 -ilar per lino one ineeriion Oltlie TMllyor Weekly. Win < Oidtuarv Not;* • aie[u tltibcd Ltaliy and Weekly—cnc <!< iurm.i; f.itj , nit.. FflOAl t'OLl .11111 \. For Bomo two weeks our city hus been full cf vague and unreliable rumors* from Colom bia. No one knew the fine condition of af fair* in that section. The rumors of one day were contradicted by (he rumors which came the next. Everybody had a story of his own. and everybody believed bin news the most re liable. We have at length succeeded in get ting correct news from Columbia by a gentle man—Mr. Eagan— who left that place Wed nesday. lie walked tin- entire distance. — Here is the information which he lias given uh ; Our troops left Columbia on Thursday, Feb. 17, inarching out, on the road which leads to Charlotte. There was a large number of them, of course the exact figure it would not be judicious to mention. Gov. Magrath, Col. Burst and oilier promi nent officers left the city about three o’clock Friday morning. It is not known in what di rection they went. Rumor says to the upper jiectlon of the State. Geu. Beauregard and staff took breakfast at Nlckleson’s Hotel about eight o’clock Friday morning and left tho city shortly after—going towards Charlotte. Mayor Good v in the sumo morning went out to meet General Sherman, with Jl ig of truco. He surrendered the l ily to him near Saluda bridge about three miles from the place. Cur. Ing the conversation it is raid the mayor re maiked thut ho “thought the resistance made by our troops would ho. suflicient to induce him (Sherman) to give the place the go-iiy,” as he supposed that all the Federal forces were after, was Lees’s army, and that they did not wish to spend lives in attacking places defend - ed.’' Sherman replied, “you dught to know that WO would uot give the ‘go by’ to so important a place as Columbia.” The buildings which contained the public Vtorea which we were unable to remove were thrown open on Friday morning, and the pub Re invited to help themselves. Every body 'wentin for laying by a good stock for future use.' :Several of the stores containing private goods were also force and the contents appro priated without leave or lidfenae. As (hero were no guards to prevent, all who felt inclined to gratify their evil propensities iu this way did «•. There wore no stores piled up in.thostreets and burned, an bus hitherto toen reported. The enemy marched into Columbia about Jthroe o’clock on Friday aftcunoon. Soon aftot the enemy, cut,<-'rcd*l bo city, they Commenced destroying the public property.— 'The depots and Arsenal vein blown up, ami the buildings in the suburbs which contained the public stores were tired. Some tour or fivo of these were in a blaze at once. Late In the atteruoon a pile of cotton in the -.middle of tlm street, just above the Cor.gavee <House, took tire. The <wind w.l; blowing very 8li 'ong Eastward at tlm time. Som-j.say the tire w..' H cauß °d by sparks from the burning buildings, sotne say it was caused by the ♦arelessuess of * f erson a pipe near by. Unfortunately the was in the imme diate vicinity of some wooden, buildings.-- These Boou caught. Others soon took tire -from them. And in a short- space pfAjnte the flames were progressing furiously m:u rapid down both sides of the street, desiroying everything iu their Career ▲ll was confusion—no one knew what to do. «or could imagine what was to be done. The scene at this stage of n flairs is said to have been an awfully terrific one. Loud ex plosions were continually tilling the air, the residences and ground were shaken as if l>j an earthquake ; and the vast columns os aud flame risfng to the heavens from different parts of the city—all tended to make upon the mind of the beholders an im lfacable impression of mingled horror and granduer. Nothing of any accoumt was saved from the devoring elemeut. Gdods, provisions, and moved to a supposed place ot securi ty were burned as the tire progressed. The distance on Main street burned over 44 about a mile and a half. Dr. Reynolds house k only one leit standing, Between the sec tion ku " >WB Cotta Town and the Sftie House. • , , The Are also ex^ ndai ltom the l ' :1 lo hve blocks aast of Main destroying every in ,ito oourse. The entire business portion v M K ' tin rains. Both the hotels, the guardian ouad South Carolinian newspaper cilices. * H number of ehurches, the Catholic seminary, -and several other public buildings. Ail the dspttr in the place, the buildings ac Charlotte .Junction, Evans & Coggswell’s immense print. Ing establishment, are among the buildings turned, All the cars, engines and railroad property of every description which we did not ttoooeed in removing was also destroyed. There are only three churches left standing 3n the place—the Catholic, the Episcopalian, , * mod the Presbyterian. r -0 The FemaleOollege was not injured. This •‘‘“Ja How occupied by houseless women , v .children. % *>j " ■ The old State Honse was blown tip.' r fhe Hew State House was not touched by the e:i ni after they ente.ed the city. During the of the place it was street once, aa •w window ornament broken ofl. The reason •’ given for not fteftroying it, was that it con !^siting ten 4 ,fud tba\ she AUGUSTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1865. building eonld not be destroyed without de stroying the statue also. The report that Gen. Wade Hampton’s house was burned is incorrect. Some of the federal officers complimented him as a ‘brave and high toned man,” and would not permit his place to be injured. Gen. Preston s house was also saved. Gen. Sherman it is sad sympathised with the occu pants of the Catholic seminary about the acci dent il destruction of their property, and gave the mansion to them. The railroads about Columbia in ail direc tions are torn up. All the bridges leading to the place have been burned. All the foundries and machine shops have been destroyed. It is stated that the country round the place bits been stripped of all the eatables and trans portation. All the horses and carriages in the city have been taken. Planters, if they have succeeded in saving anything, cannot bring it in. The citizens are said to be in a very des titute condition. Unless some relief is soon ob tained there will be great suffering and deaths from starvation. Some twenty-five miles of the'Greenville railroad between Columbia aud Alston was badly damaged by tbo freshet sorn j weeks since. Much damage has also been done to the road by the enemy.* ’t he Treasury Department and Banks were removed to Charlotte. Both the newspapers it is said removed a portion of their stock to the same place Citizens residing in the burned district lost nearly everything. ' v‘ Many negroes left with the enemy; none were taken l»y force. A large number are re turning to their masters. stated he had not been much in the country west of Broad river, and thought he would not visit that section. He advised the mayor to send the citizens there. The Federals appeared to be much incensed against Magrath, and should use him hfrshly if they can get him in theiv power. But few if any private residences were enter ed. It any outrages were committed on the ladies it is not known. The enemy were un der strict discipline’aud orders during their march through the city. Sherman's head quarters when in the city, were at tho residence of Mr. Blanton Duncan. * The enemy’s forces when near the city camp ed between Granbury. and the Charlotte Depot. It is estimated that Sherman's infantry and artillery number aboul seventy thousand. He had no cavalry with him. /( The enemy entered the town 4>n Friday af ternoon. Ihe rear guard passed through Tuesday afternoon. Tho troop3 were in the best condition. They were- well clothed and well shod. They marched as if they had just started on thoir expedition, instead ot having been out for weeks. Fort Mott, St. Mathews, and Union Court House have been destroyed. Some <# Sherman’s officers said that his des tination was Raleigh and Salisbury. The Gen eral himself it is stated appeared in good spir its and seemed to ho.confident of success. As the troops left Columbia one corps took the road to Camden and Florence, auother corps to ’Winnesboro, and Sherman with two corps moved on the direct road to Charlotte. liKTTUR FROM TUB M a YOU OF COLUMBIA.— An ntticd is a letter from Mayor Goodwin, of Columbia. In it he gives a plain, unvarnished uio of the true condition of affairs in that city. Let all read it. Let those who have of the things of this world give liberally. may at some future period be in as bad a con dition as Columbia uow Is. There is no tel ling what ntay happen in the future. The Good Book lays down au excellent principle fotvall to act upon in all times. ' Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye pven so to them.” Here is the letter referred to above: Roms of Columbia, S. C , I February 22, 18t>5. j . r lo the people of Augusta: Follow Citizens: The threat of the cruel and hellish enemy to wipe out South Carolina has been fully commenced In Columbia—two thirds of our city is in ashes. Every horse and mule and many negroes— all—yeit* all—clothing aud provisions have been carried off or destroyed -Sherman “says thd rebellion must be put do.vn by starvation.” Thousands of our people ate verging on it now -we appeal lo you our neighbois to help our homeless women aud children? Sherman told us if our people want to move west of Broad River aud tfiey would not be disturbed fu liter. He has gone Eist seeking to destroy the j.nilN : around us; the plantations have been swept of everflhing, Our only outlet now is West of Broad River, as the armies are North and Erst, and South of ns for 38 miles is a wilderness. We are homeless and threatened with starv ation; but thank God the spirit of our people though in fetters is proud and contident that God will not allow the cause of truth, justice and humanity to be sacrificed to unprincipled diabolism. Ax Extensive Robbery.—Ou Saturday night, cays the Constitutionalist, one of the Govern meat warehouses in this city was robbed of twenty-seven hundred blankets. The thieves were very deliberate In their movements They first proceeded to the public stable on Ellis Street, took out a pair of mules, hitched up a wagon, and proceeded ou their mission, returning the team very honestly atter the work ot stealing. Finding it impossible to secrete one of the bales of blankets, they coolly K the Htou WaiT r - —The water in the river rose about thirty feet, during the late rain. Over sowing the banks in several sections, and doing considcrble damage; Considerable cotton, which had been placed upon the river bank irora some of the ware houses boated dowu the stream. A large num ber of bales were picked up by the “wreckers.' Gbn. Wade Hamftoh. —It is reported that Gen. Wade Hampton has been appointed Lieu tenant-General and Chief of Cavalry, and that 4pp has relieved General of his eom tnaud. Klliysc. ip wnii rut; tUsT.— Determined not to be behind our couuemporaries in patriotism, ac unhesitatingly declare that it Is otq settled opinion that ‘ There is no cause for desponden cy.”—Jdo/ttyWltry MoiL I Gen. Foster, the efficient Quartermaster General of the great and generous State of [ Georgia, has reached Richmond. He brought | with him 10,000 suits of clothing for tL'fi Geor gians in Lee’s army—a’most timely and ac ceptable present. This ciothing is a gift from Georgia to her sons in the field/ No /barge is made against the men who receive the cloth ing oi against the Confederate Governm ent — it is a pure devotion. The energy and good sense displayed in* the management ot the Quartermaster’s Depart ment ot Georgia, deserve to be imitated in all the Stales, and especially at the seat of the Confederate government. What Georgia .has done for her own troops might be done for .all other.troops il the proper practical ability an and industry were exhibited in Richmond. A:e the soldiers of Virginia as tvell clad as they should be V Can Georgia bide the nakedn-tsa of her brave men, and ali the men from oAher States go bare?— Richmond Whig. The above compliment is well deserved. But the Whig is very careful not to givo tho praise inhere it is justly merited. We do not expect to see many papers do so. They are afraid the great and growing popularity of the party will be increased thereby. “The energy and good sense’’ by which the brave, troops of Georgia have been provided with warm clothing and other necessary arti cles, is “tho energy and good sense” of Gov. Brown. It is through his exertions that the “timely and acceptable present” spoken of above was made to the Georgia troops in Vir ginia. Biuce the beginning of the,war, he has been untiring in his efforts to take care of the soldier in the field and his family at home, lie lias had great obstacles thrown in his way, but he has overcome them all, and still con tinues in the good work be set out to do. Many demagogues—both in as well as out of the army—are striving to array the soldiers of this Stale against their benefactor. We trust that ali such efforts wifi prove futile. Gov. Brown is deserving of the warmest thanks of every son of Georgia iu the ranks. He has done a great deal for tlieir comfort and the comfort of their families. He would have done much more, bad rt, not been for the interference of government officials with his importing thehecessary supplies from abroad. Again we say, soldiers of Georgia, when the political demagouge endeavors to array you against the Chief Executive ot,your Slate, re member the kind case he has shown towards you and yours, aud spurn with indignation tho specious sophistry and false assertions with which they seek to embitter your minds against him. Pay Tin; Soldiers. —To induce the stragglers to return, as well as to gratify and encourage thosd faithful soldiers who are always at their post, the subject of payment of arrears deserves some consideration. Lately this point was strongly urged but we do not hear that there has been any general payment. It is true that the Secretary of the Treasury is desirous of contracting aud depleting the currency, so as to bring it nearer io a par value, aud thus re duce prices: and it may be said that the pay ment of all arrears now duo to the soldiers would defeat this olj 'ct by Hooding the coun try at once with deluges'of paper. Wliat then ? The longer these arrears are allowed to run, the stronger will be that reason lor not paying them. Are the soldiers,’ then, to have no money at all? Js every body else to be paid in full—and is all the saving aud restriction and depletion to be made at their expense? This will not do. Jealous, patriotic, devoted as are our Confederate soldiers, there is a lim it to human endurance. The present occasion seems favorable for adding to other stimulants and inducements, the sight and the touch ot some of Me. Treaholin’s money. —Richmond Examiner. Truly our brave troops have good grounds of complaint. Many of ttoem have not been paid for months. There are no reasons why they should thus be so neglected. “The laborer is worthy of hisVire.” An 1 most certainly the Confederate soldier is doubly worthy of what is due him. Let the troops be well c.lothed and fed. Now tint our ports are closed, Congress will not need any more money to pay for imported (Brussels carpets to keep their imperial feet from coining in contact with the floor, and the debts the nation owes to her brave defenders aud her private citizens ought to be paid. General Bennikg —A correspondent of tlie Columbus Enquirer who appears to he a soldier,.writing from Richmond on the 25th of January, mentions a report that General H. L. Bonuing is to bo run for the next Govern or of Georgia; and the Enquirer indorses the movement. Gen. Banning is a good man—a sound Con stitutional lawjvr, and a brave and skillful General, and would, Dv> doubt, make a good Governor. We heartily endorse all that the Enquirer and its correspondent say of his mer its. We think from-ail that we have seen and heard that the people and the army too, have resolved on keeping Gov. Brown in his present position as long as the war lasts. We know nothing of the Governor’s views on this question, but give it «« our opinion that if he should consent to rna again, he will be elected over almost any man that could be brought forward. We desire, however, to notice briefly one sentence in the letter of the Enquirer’s cor respondent, which does Gov. Brown some injustice, lie says : Gov. Brown has signally failed in the exer cise of authority over the Reserves, and until we have some “old war horse’’ to grasp the fallen reins, Georgians may expect such inte rior ymrp'es by other Yankee Generals em boldened by Sherman » success. This sentence was surely dropped in hasty writing, or lue writer did not know the facts. Gov. Brown has put more men into service than any other Governor, in the Confederate States He has not “signally faded” in any thing ho has undertaken «to perform. —Mown Confederacy . Arrest of a Tost Command ax t —Col. Leon Von Zmken, Post Commandant of Columbus, has be«u arrested by the civil authorities, charged with the murder of Mr. John B. Lind say, but on account of his indisposition the trial was continued. We know nothing of the evidence ia the ease, but it does seem to us if the man Bennett, who has keen permitted to escape, was acting under orders when he fired the fatal shot, that the man from whom The orders emanated is the guilty party, and should suffer, and not the poor soldier who was the mere tool or cat’s paw of his superior/.*. Let this thing be sifted to the,very dregs, and let the guilty party guffi'f' the''extreme penalty of the iaw. Petty gold lace authority has run riot ever this communifyloag enough, and uulfss some check is administered, it wilt soon-grind down or iaurdeHhe last onS*’over' whom they may exercise authority. But vfc would earnestly advise ullTurtles toaobide by the laws. Let the code o:\Jeotgsi sfirtte this thing, and wo have not aboubt bat the ffdiity ■ will be pint)shed and the innocent set at liber ty. — Columbus Enquirer. The assessed valuation of Pennsylvania is SSI, Silt 1 FIRST CGStfB-KisesIOXAL DISTRICT^ Meeting of ili °. People of the First Congressional District of Georgia in. General consultation. In conformity with previous notie?, a Con vention of delegates from the first Congres s'-onal District assembled at the Court House 1 Fierce County, this day to take ni’ted action upod l^e g r *ve and momentous questions which rit’W agitate the people of Georgia. Oa motion, Capt. J. C. Niehlos, of Clideji> was appointed temporary Chairman, and each delegation requested to retire and select a per manent President ana Secretary. After a brief absence they returned and reported the names of Col. Charles 11. Hopkins for Presi dent, and Capt. John Overstreet as Secretary, Hind, on motion, the report was unanimously adopted. 001. Hppkins, on faking the chair, briefly ad dressed the meeting. On motion of Dr S Over- ireet, the delegates were request; and to come .orward and register their names, wh t appeared that nine coua- represented by fifty odd delegates.— IhPother counties on the south side oi the Al tainaha giving in their unqualified adhesion to our proceedings by letter, exhibiting a feeling of entire unanimity. Their names being recorded, on motion , the President appointed the following Committee, one from each c uuty, to draw up resolutions, viz ; Appliug, Vv r . F. Hovis; Coffee, Senator R. I’afford; Clinch, General Johnston; Pierce, Dr. S. Overstreet; Wayne, Mr. Arnett; Tatnall, Mr. Hodge; Mclntosh’, Dr. Wright; and Ware, Mr. W. H. Pittman. By special invitation, Hon. J. B. Mallard, of Liberty, consented to serve with the Committee. After a short ab sence they reported the following- preamble and resolutions, which were adopted without a disseating vote : Whereas, the war with the Federal Union for the past four years has brought ruin and desolation upon our people and the entire south; and whereas, we are about to be abandoned by the Confederate authorities, without, any pro vision being made for our protection from fa mine or the sword, by those who involved us in the war ; and Whereas, it is the imperative Uuty of a civ ilized people, placed as we are in such appall ing circumstances, to devivesome means to mi tigate our condition. Be it therefore Resolved, by the Convention assembled at Blackshear, on the .31 instant, tiiat his Excel lency, the Governor, be hereby requested to recommend in a special message to the Gener al Assembly, to be convened oa the 15lh, the calling of a Convention of tire people ot Geor gia, to the end that said Convention may take actiqn on the condition of the country. Resolved, That our Senators and Represen tatives be requested to use their influence in the Legislature in calling a Convention of the people. Resolved, That in tli? event of the failure of the Legislature in calling a Convention, as aforesaid, that the President of this Conven tion issue a call tor the reassembling of this bedy. * Resolved, Thatjall counties not,represented at this time be requested to send delegates, at the call of the President for the re-assembling of this Convention. ResOTved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to his Excellency the Governor. Resolved, That the proceedings of this Con vention be p üblished in the Macon “Confeder acyj’ and that Dr. Overstreet be appointed special agent to attend to the same, and to de liver them to the Governor aud lay them be fore the Legislature. A . Eloquent speeches were made by Capt. J. C. Nichols, Dr. Overstreet, Senator R. l'afford Dr. Mallard, Dr. AVrigbt and Mr. W. F. llovis. Ihe latter reviewed at length the condition of affairs, and contrasted them with former happy days, setting the whole assembly iu au uproar, of applause * * Charles H. llopkixs, President. John Overstreet, Secrectary. February 3d, 1865. The Bill to Abolish the Office of Quar termasters, Ac.—The Confederate Senate passed the following bill to abolish the office of certain quartermasters and commissaries, and to provide for the appointment of bonded agents In said departments: The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the office of ail quar termasters and assistant quartermasters, and comjnissarics antP assistant commissaries, on duty at post and depots, those engaged in pur chasing and impressing supplies, aud those engaged in collecting the tax in kind, be, aud the same is hereby abolished. Section 2. Ihe officers holding these offices shall be dropped front the service in the fol lowing manner: one-fourth in two months, alter thp passage of this agt, one-fourth i-r four months, one-fourth in six months, and one fourth wiihiu two years: Protidgl, That their places cannot sooner be riiled, as hereinafter provided. Section 3. That nothing in this act shall apply to quartermasters and commissaries who are now ou duty with armies in the thdd. or to officers now ou duty in the city of Rich mond in the offices of the Quartermaster Gen eral and Commissary General, or to officers above the age ot lorty-live years, or who have been disabled in the service or declared unlit for duty in tire field. Section 4. Taat the President shali appoint as many agents, who shall execute bond paya ble to the Confederate States, with sufficient security for the faithful peiformance of their duty, with such penalty as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, asmay. be necessary to the tflfofeney of these departments; aud that their compensation shall not. exceed that now allowed quartermasters and commissaries for similar Provided, said agents shall be appointedtom persons above the age of forty five years, or from persons w!?o have been dis abled in the service or found unfit 10Y duty in the field. Section 5. That all officers whose offices are • abolished, and who shall be dropped from the service by the provisions of this act, shall have the right to volunteer, within thirty days, in any arm of the service from their respective jdflrtes, said time to run from the date of their being dropped from the service. Section-6. .That all authority to detail per sons between the ages of eighteen and forty five years in the Quartermaster’s and Commis sary’s Departments is hereby repealed and all details heretofore granted in these depart ments are hereby revoked, unless they* are persons who have been disabled in the service or declared unfit for duty iu the fieltf. Section-7- The provisions of this act shall be enforced under general regulations to be prescribed by Secretary of War,” WsTXOT Retire Tuem ?—We learu that there are. at, this time iu the hospitals in this city quite A number of disabled soldiers, whose dis abilities are permanent, at and from whom the government can never expect any future service., We.presume the same is the casein the, hospitals all over she laud. And while all this is obvious, the surgeons have no authority to TeleaSe, them. Many of these men have pleasant homes where they could go and spend the remainder of thdf.days, and perhaps be useful in some wrjy.. to their families. We think the gore'cn.medvt fcu= no.claiins upon men 1 permanentlydisabled,,and all such should be at'puce discharged. If necessary they should have life pensions. , Let the attention of the government be called to <his subject.— Cvh<n~ bus TTuies. A Texas soLdicr was shot aid killed in Selma, Ala., while endeavoring escape from the pro v<»t guAttj, (From Macon Confederacy } A COIVVE.VjIItiY. On Wednesday the subject of calling a Con vention of the State was the special order of the day in the House oi Repi esent uives. L was an occasion soil deep interest, and in my spectators, including a considerable number oi ladies, came out to hear the matter dbou red When the subject was calbd, Hon. Lin‘on Stepheus. ot Hancock, offered the following as a substitute for the Senate resolution, wjneb we have heretofore published ; Resolution, expressing the opinion that tlm question ot holding « Convention of the peo ple would ho most appropriately referred to the decision ot the pcCph; themselves : The General Assembly oi the State of G eor gia do resolve that, in view of grave questions which are pressing upon -us, touching cue con duct of the war and the in aigmac on of a pop cy which may unite the friends of Stain and ccnstiiutioual liberty everywhere, N rt! and South in a connAon cause, and s-.t lead i l>eace upon ltie basis bf the sovereignty of rise States, leaving- ail the States on this conlwieu: to adjust tlieir associations and relations to each other upon the only rational basis ot reciprocal advantage and coavenmae-; and i further view of the r> cognized right of the poo* pie of the States to give cxprecsioo to their will on all questions involving their exist.-'nc-. and iudeneudence; and in further view of tho harmonizing' effect which has heretofore been produced, and which may therefore rationally be expected to be produced again upon the people of each State by tbe autuoritive expres ion of her soverie gn will through a Conven tion; Therefore, tlie General Assembly are of tin opinion that the question ol holding a Conven tion ot the people iu the present crisis ot®our affairs, would meet appropriately be referred to tbe decision of the people themselves. Mr. Warren, of Le<% addressed the House in a speech of a half an hour's duration, in favor o* the Senate resolution, and iu opposition to a Convention. He was followed by Judge Ste phens, in one of the ablest, most statesmanlike and conclusive speeches we ever listened lo - in strength of mind, grasp of intellect, and powers ol' analysis, we never listened to his su perior anywhere, aud only a very tew that are his equal. He is one of tho great Statesmen of the age, whose wisdom is far above that which is common. Ills reasoning, his logic, his candor, in dealing fairly and honestly with' alf subjects, sitting truth from the chafe of er ror, and unfolding to tho commonest compre hension the most abstruse print-ip. es in poiiti cal science, irrisistibly enchant the hearer, and com ince every unprejudiced mind of his great ability, unquestioned in lewdly, and the correct ness of his views. At the conclusion of his speech, Mr. Adams, of Clarke, offered the annexed substitute for Mr. Stephens resolutions, which Mr. Stephens said he was willing to accept : Whereas, a diversity of opinion exists in this General Assembly upon the subject of calling a Convention of the people of Georgia; and whereas, on a matter of such grave import, the General Assembly is reluctant to adopt any policy without first arcertuining the reuse of tho people, in whom all sovereignty m-i jes ; therefore be it Resolved, l>y the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, that the question of holding a convention of ilyi people sa the present crisis of our affairs, would most appropriate.y be re ferred to the decision of the people and the army. As sonjje of our readers may not* remember the Senate rose tut iom;, wo .wpuhlijr them lor their benefit: Whereas. liis excellency the Governor, has, in his late message to the General Assembly, recommended a call of a convention of the people of the State, for certain purposes there in mentioned, and e liereas the General Arsem-* bly, iu view of the consequences which might grow out of such a call, to wit; The distrac tion of the public mind, from the great busi ness of prosecuting tbe war with vffor, d/os not concur with His Excellency iu said recom mendation. Therefore ne it, Resolved by the General Assembly ,of the State of Georgia, 7 hat wo see no .good reason for tlie assembling of a State Convention, and as the same might be productive of harm and damage to the great cause which should unite our people—this General Assembly respect tuliy declines to recommend the assembling of said Convention. . . Resolved, That this General Assembly are confirmed in tlie foregoing opinion by reason of tfie late action of President Lincoln in demand i»S terms which the people of this State uni versally condemn. A motion to refer tho game was lost. The resolution being place* on its was adopted—yeas 20 nays 8. MHE!i\« l» J V‘I J KR. Pursuant to call, quite a large number of {;!>« citizens of Jasper county mot at tlnj Court House, on the 14th inst, to take into consider ation tbe state of the country, and the course to be pursued in the present crisis. ujo tion of Mr. 11. S. Glover, Nathan’ Whitfield, Esq,,, was called, io the Chair, and Kobt. c! Barnes, Esq , was requested to act as Secreta ry* The object of the meeting I aving been stated, on. motion of Judge Standifinr," their Chairman appointed the following committee of ten, viz : A. C. Standifier, ii. C- GLvcr, Gabriel S. Spearman, W. P. Hardy, J. S. Gal loway, Thos. M. Jordan. Wm. Maxev, Bever ly A. Kelley, Dr. Wyat R. Smith and VV*. 0. Leverett to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting, who, at Ur coffiuUation reported the following- preambte and resolu tions, which were unanimously-adopted: Whereas, \Va» as cit.z.UjS of Jasper, eo, believing, that the present condition of our country, the great sufferings of our people, and common humanity demand tliat every honest effort be made to close tbe cruel and bloody war now being forced by the United Slats*.; with the Confederate States and believing that our gallant soldiers in the field who h-rve’t'aced so many dangers with heroic firmness, and endured so many hardships without complaint would hail with delight a movement on the part of the people, which without compromis ing their honor or sacrificing their Po verties, would restore them to their homes and liresidenfan-l believing, further, that the sovereign people ol these Stales, exercising their inalienable right of popular assemblage, should meet in Convention, to effect if possible an honorable termination of this suioMe: therefore, Resolved, That wo, as c'l-z-us of Jo,per county, instinct our Senator, Cot. *R. p, N5- - bet, and ©nr, Representative, Col J. W. Barnes to vote for a Convention of this Elate, at the approachiug meedug of the Legislature. Resolved, That a copy of the proceedings of this meeting be lumishtd the Macon, Mi)- ledgeville and Augusia papeis for publication. There being no further business, before the meeting, on motion of L>r. Wyatt R. Smith, if was adjourned siue die. Mathew Whitfield, Ch’u. Rocr. C. Barms, Sec’y Habeas Corpus Cask-GII Meye. wan brought betore the luferior Court Monday under a writ of Habeas Corpus, claiming exemption from military service on the ground of being a Prus sian subject. Alter hearing of tbe case; tjiv Relator wag disc-barged from tbe custody of the Enrolling officer. Efcnk H. Miller, Esq* R>r the MiPt try authorities, and H W Lfunurdi Esq, for the Eilat or. * A band of Confederate spr l '!** wue ,, rc " cently driven into a cave in * Arkansas. - leader Capt. Cook and six otters lulled, 1 • balauve captured. A'OL. L Y.-—NEW SERII CORRESPONDENCE CHRONICLE & SKNTTVFT V ; e ; UEIIV AT b uimvku court hoitsb 8-ITU CtUOUJA. ’ Barnwell,' Jag. '22 jsmj The march of the Federal Army through Barnwell wra surely never be 1< faction by 4 ' V , h ° r ” ma:ue(! ™ experience the sorrow trad d;s'ress which it occudoaed. W -i Un Monday, February Gib, Kilpatrick enter a •WUul 1R„ Houses Were immediately on torp id rchbeu; Looks were broken*' open ■“! : aud ail thefhorscs and mules taken. ' buildings, ami defenceless women and children in seme instances .wore turned out of their homoL His luff proper to state, however. u ‘- ! ; t: JUiiamgs occupied by families, caught from oiner o; uv.‘s m lire—although efforts y-'. :v nude to me which were occupied. ‘V’fi '-G’Ck'S T.-pdeis icumined 'here during the mgot and i.;k j’u: i-day for Blackviile, S. C., w'.mM tlie destruction ot property was equally O y l’u«?.y v.Lr, Gun. Jolt Davis’ Corps en ■ ■■.‘•'i ‘!e cii - --• Notc itir.fied wU.u vhe des •.rueueil wince ua-.l been already wrought, new v ::f, u t ;l: eew -d.-pradations were cowan. „cu, and auaitionul ctiairess entailed upon 1 ..a people. I;; ail about twenty-flee or thirty thousand ffiaffr.u troops have passed through our v itla°-e. Ihe placets apc it t.cl wreck, aud the whole country for miles has been, completely desola ted. Many have been entirety stripped of every i king they posseai-ed, and many have been Actually begging their daiiy food/ Hundreds* arc in a suffering condition and thousands more are oa the very verge of the most pincbhm poverty. • 61 The Fodqjals drove off' the cattle, killed many that they couii not take; burned mealy every unoccupied house, the mills, gin houses aud some churches; also destroyed wagons, car riages and ulj kind of vehicles; buyied large quantities 01 corn,"cotton and rice; Wantoniy dess troy ed furniture,- crockery, and in a word spread desolation ail around. Ladies were robbed of their silver, jewelry and their silk dresses taken and distributed among the ne groes. Many gentlemen have been Jett with but one suit of ' clothes, and some had their person:- actually searched. Two Baptist Min isters in our vilrage had tlieir persons examin ed by some of the soldiers in search of watches and other valuables. It is out ot my power to describe the scenes through wlde.fi woiia'oj passed. 1 might write pagesand still Las would not be told. Tfie fearful agony of suspense, the consuming anxiety, the general consternation and alarm beggars ail descript.on. Bill our people arc bearing these distresses with turn heroic fortitude. These heavy, sacrifices they make for their beloved native land, the land of all on earth they love, tho m.):t, Tho principal buildings burned are the Court House, Ja i, Col Walker’s Hotel, Masonic Lodge, and.the private residences oi Capt J J) Alien, 00l W Graham, Dr B C ’Dun can, Mr Isaac Hutson, Mrs NelSon, Mr E Sad dler and Mr Strchecker, in addition there were many stores, law offices, school , houses, Ac., making iu ail an aggregate of about sixty buildings. The poo le of our community need assistance from those sections which have not been visit ed by the enemy, and it is hoped that they will promptly contribute to our relief. The sc oi ly supples on hand will soon be exhausted and famine, with her haggard lcauLures, is staring .us in the face. i have ’• 1 cuumeiated the®, facts for the ihiunnutiou oi vtiv p ■ pi*, auu l eau out. a.lopt Um language bi the nhht* Hayuff in W well * —t invincible.” ‘ ' The day of retribution will shortly coma. Barnwell. Compensation of Government Employees,— Congress has passed the annexed bill to regu late the compensation of ‘certain officers and emoloyees.cf the Government in the city of Richmond : The Congress of the Confederate States do enact, i liat from and after the passage of this net, and until otherwise provided by law, the annual compensation cf each of the following officers arid, employeesash HI be as hereinafter designated, viz. The A ice President of the Confederate States, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary, of State, the Secreta ry of the Navy, the Postmusler General, the Attorney General, each, ©IO,OOO. . the afsisiant secretary of war; ass’stant sec refcaiy of tie treasury, assistant attorney gen era!, each, ©B,OOO ; and the treasurer of the Confederate States, $7,500. 'i'he register.of the' treasury, comptroller, auditors, chiefs of the finance, appointment and jeon tract bureaus of the postollige depart ment, the chief of the treasury’note bureau, the chief ot the bureau of war, the superinten dent of public printing, the commissioner of patents, the commissioner of taxes, each, $7, - boo. The cifii i of the produce loan, ike. commis sioner of Indian affairs, the chief clerks in the several Ex-r-cutive departments, and the dis bursing cieuss o; i.baw&i .aid treasury depa.it rnonts, each, $6,000. The examiner of patents, ll»e correspond ing .clerk of. the war department, the private secretary ot the Pi es’dent, and the chief clerks in the several hr.-.my a , 1 the principal clerk in.the office of the snperiutondaut of public prindiig, <;«; it, (be). All chirks, whether civil, detailed or retired, in Gm siiveya? Execmive departments, or in u;iy ot then: bruhciniß; or office! t of the Gov— < in toe city of Richmond and at damp Lev. $4,000. A-f mes.ieng in the jeveiul Executive de part: .'its, or m envoi i,h :ir branches, and in the Pi .'ijid&iit’s cilice 'esvfh, SB,OOO The postinas.vi m the city postol'iice. $7,000; the af-istimt in..; .t muster, ' $6,000; the chief 'rii, $G 000; an other decks i.i the city post office, civil or detailed, SI,OOO. the chief colled or of the Confederate tax in Yniunia, one teiuii .of one per cent, on the araoimt collect'd in each State, provided, that in ua case shall the . alary be Kss than »two the. .siiU'.l, nor more than seven thousand dol lULj. The following b.a in reg rd to the payment of the female.employees of the got ernent has been passed': 1 Icmr.les employed as clerks in the clolh ing branch of the quart •• *r master a department, or in any hospital, shall bs allowed and paid the same salary as clerks in other departments: lYovi.h and, that such as maybe cnipjoyed as c erlo in hcspil ds, may accept, in lien thereof tbe.nay and akoivanee.- hereinafter granted to chief matrons of hospitals. Offiot matrons, a.. ibrnff ma'rous, ward masters-and nurses sha'i be allowed ICO per cent, additional pav } and when quartern ant fuel are not furnished them, they shah be al lowed c miaul dion for the same at the ra,e of one room for each mffron and nurse, aud _ one and a half cords oi wood per month in winter and three quarters of a cord per month in % All* females employed in the clothing branch of- the .qitartermas.ter’s department as* cutteif. iliili be alio*vc.l .- .venty five per cent, additional pay. rind ai! such employees engaged in making clothing, »'i .*.. shall be allowed one hundred per cent, aciditfi nal pay.. 4. All females employed in making cart ridges .-hall bqallowed cue hundred per cent addiu-’oal pay, and ehrdl be allowed, if practi o**i<le, to purchase one ;ai.ii *u fji g and cue eor-t oi wood per mouth curing winter, and half a cord during a name;*. 5. The Secretary or ,V ir is required, if it can he done without prejudice to tbe public VOL.- XXIV NO. 10 I sorr t° aMov v i |,e persoTis embraced in tbe f «tn paragraphs of thotet to ymr- ; ;!w - e *»«** Pn«* such domestic cloth or cot ss&r "“ y b * “ KaMs for ciu,hta s »* Ci)XFEI>EII ATE Si'AiES I'OXliHttN*. SBN’ATB JAN, 25. The inmate was occupied in debate upon the . -•tviuent -v retiring acting midshipmen bill. A lai. was introduced and referred, to ad* thortse the appointment of a Commissary Gen* oiaij with the rank of brigadier General. iiotsK— jan. 25. __ A-resolution was off,-rod that tbe House, the j senate concurring, that the tax of two and a i halt per cent, upon wholesale and retail deal ers imposed by the tax: bill of 1662 docs'not apply to manufacturers.” Md. Andoison, of Georgia, presented a me tnonal jrom the citizens of Jones county, Georgia, praying that ,iicy be exempted from tax i ion for the year 1 Si: 1, in consideration of the devastation committed by Sherman's army on its mavch through Georgia. ' 3 Ttoat f u.oV in v p esolutioUß ' wc,, c adopted : «&!<-•« t.> t.\ c. j-h° T '*HueKi,eid to cominn aucatoto Ihe House the number pf quan**r federXoV^T-V 1 tu * employment 'of the Con teuuacy, deg.guatmg the number in active ».t«« tath.ll.Wj it »!«. p V" ,ld ' > - l6et «•*, wW. U»irM spec live ranks. 4 nJjfjlf President bo requested to furnish mil Wlt l\ the n,l mbcr of able bodied males between the ages of eighteen and foitv ttve years, claimed to be exempt from the con scription by the. Governor, laws and resolutions of the btate ot Georgia. i hut the Special Committee upon Impress ments inqiyre into the expedidhey of so alter mg the impressment act. as to allow a fair market price lor all articles taken for public use; and ot abolishing the right of commis sioner to hx the prices thereof, as heretofore practiced. xhat the Judiciary Committee inquire into the necessity of authorizing the Second Audi rot to audit the claims ot persons for horses killed in battle, and that they report by bill or otherwise. That the Committee on Military Affairs in quire into the expediency of allowing con-- scripts to be assigned to all companies now in service, without regard to the date of their formation. i hat the President be requested-to transmit to the House copies of the correspondence be tween the Secretary of the Navy and tbe Gov-- ernor ot North Carolina, touching the seizure ot the coals ol tbe ste :mer “Ad Vance,” by the officers of the Navy or by the agents of the Navy Department. - 1 nut the Secretary of the Treasury be re quested to inform Congress what amount ol the live hundred million bonds have been disposed of bjf the starting the amount disposed ot in different months, and distinguishing, between the amount sold and the amount given in di-cliarge of the public indebtedness; also that be state, the price at' which thmse bonds were sold, to gether with the Treasury orders regarding their sale. The following was referred to the Military •Committee : “ Joint re:-olution condemning the use of negroes as soldiers in the Confederate army. •‘Resolved, That the use pf negroes as sol diers in the Confederate army -wpuld be wrong in ment; hpon/tbe States rights, aji endorsement -qj .JM X>J femtde contained in , President *Liu i dehorn'">. - our brave, •okiu.-iB -.aid an- outrage uporr hu manity wfdcii, if cauimi into eff-efowit) de grade us in the eyes of the oiVfltv* A >orid, eta - dangef our liberties and jeopardize,tie lire,- of our wives and children.” * A bill to restrain and equalize impressments. Referred. The Committee on Poetoffices and Post Roads reported back the bill prohibiting the trans portation of nmii matter by express companies under severe penalties. Ordered to be printed and made the special order for Saturday. Senate bill to Increase the maximum rate of compensation allowed railroads for the trans portation of mails was passed. The Committee on i’ostoffiees and Post Roads repor.ed back (he bill abolishing distributing postoffices, and requiring, nnil matter to be sent direct to ils destination, with the recom mendation that it do not pus a , which was con curred iu by the House—ayes 81, nays 33. SENATE—JAN. 26. ' A communication' from James -N. Bethune, E-q., ot Georgia, on the subject of the cur-* reney, was referred U> the Finance Committee. The Military Committee reported back, with an amendment, House bill to increase the effi ciency of the cavalry of the Confederate States. It was laid over tiil the following day. The amendment provides that hereafter all cavalry shall be mounted equipped by the gov ernment, and that ail horses and equipments now in the service shall be impressed for pub lic use, and their value fixed by a board of appraisers, selected by the commanding gen erals of the armies. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, asking*an appropriation of one mill ion dollars for the exchange or redemption of mutilated treasury notes ot the new issue, was referred to the Committee on Finance. The following were passed : A bill to in crease the compensation of store keepers for a limited period ; to authorize the appointment or additional officers of ihe Engineer corps, viz: seven majors, live captains, five first aud five second, lieutenant ; to provide and organ ize a general staff for armies iu the field, to curve during the war—[die bill repeals so much of the present law as fixes ihe rank of aides da camp, and provides that hereafter a General commanding an army shall have two aids-—one with the rank,'&c., of msjor of cavalry,* and the other with the rank, &c:, of a* captain of cavalry; a Lieutenant-General two aids—one with the rank of c iptaiti and the other of first lieutenant;*-a Major General two aids--each with the rank, Ac., of first lieutenant, and a Brigadier General two aids—one with the rank, kc , ot a first lieutenant aud the other cf sec ond lieutenant;] Senate bill to authorize the President to appoint, by and wiih the ad vice and consent of the Senate, a Commissary General, with the rank, &c , of Brigadier Gca- CTril. (Senate bill to abolish the office of certain quartermasters and commissaries, and to pro viffi; for the appointment of bonded agents in said departments, was ordered to be printed. A message was received from the President vetoing the bill to authorize the sending of r rwspaners to soldiers free of postage. Or- Jo.ea to he printed and made the special order for Saturday. house—.tan. 20. The*Conflnittee on Claims reported back a number of memorials, petitions and claims, which were duly considered aud disposed of. .The Speakei laid before the House the re port of the Committee of Patents, which was ordered to be printed. The Senate substitute for the House finance biil was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The Senate returned the bill passed by Con gress, to increase the number of acting mid shipmen, and prescribe the mode of their ap poiutrn nt, vetoed by the President on the ■rrouud that the power of selecting or appoint ing of the midshipmen was given by this hill to'senators and Reptest ntatives in Congress contrary to the express p?ovisionß*of the Con stitution ; that the power of appointing com missioned officers is the prerogative of the president, all appointments to be made by and with the advice aud consent of the Senate,