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Legislature of Sooth Carolina. Mos DAT, JAN CARY 26, 1863. SBSATB.--A'ter organization, Senn e re n?vrd Irotn the House tbs report of the M li f*--y Committee ou so much .-f MeHnage N>>. i ut tbe Governor BS wm referral TD them ; resuluti.-n to pay the C'-etk of in? House for eJCtra services ; re-obuion to restore- the re cord* of the Ordinary'' office of Charleston district to Georgi Bu'ut, O.dina-v ; resolu tions in reference. t>? un ae? n**y Rf Richmond ^ tho a-eiistanee of S <u?b Carolina soldery. whit1-, were severally rHerred. Numero;u reports on petitions, bilis, ?i,:., wera m*J?r from committee*, when Seiw?e pruceede-l to th? speciel order for IO oVl?cfc _tb? report on the ?'ill to cont; icr i:t loree the-Act io eXte ri relief to dttbtor^ttc. and tho report ott a Bill to prevent the sacrifice pr?>p?*rty at public Hale?!. Arter iHimc time spent in diseusriiot?, ll??? Bill* wera nm-ie the order <>f th? day fur lo morrow at tho ?-nru- hour. Xotic? o? B U? were given br several Sen au rn; "hen Message No. 2 ol' th? Governor wft* :c^c.TP'i and read. Peadiug th?; cuD?id?-ranon of the B ll '.. u'-utua tb? Act to supp y ncg."o lalioc li s coa. a defubCe, Senate aoj -urncl. HoCSS.- Alt? r the oruaniz ilion, anil tbc ptt??litk.'t1ou of petitions, tuc-uiorh?!-- &?-. Mr. Yeadon (from the Coiuiui'tee on Oom mere? and Muuulaoiureit) reported on the re*oluUou* of Florida, in relati-m to the frye Biauu&ciure ot"?alt ; which wa? aji.reeJ lo. Air. iiu?*on (fVo'ui the Military Cotiiiiiitiee) reporto-i-un a o.ll tu revive and ai?tntd lio Act cxua?ng* Board of Ordnance an i O?d-: on.ico Bu:baa <o*-t on a bli! to amend o e Act jjra.??nji r.:.;ei I" thu finniU-u of .Millier*; ah>o, OL ? bili ft'r?iii the Sennit1)' to vacate Wie commissions of midna.;iii.:er.-, ; al.-H>, on a bill lu pcovkie a moro <rlf elive po.ic? lo toe i)uirieta o;? the ..-ea- o .ni, which were or cer.id tor consideration toiu?>rruw. Mr. Tre-cot,' f.\.m tb?? Special C?Vmhlttte?? on resolutions of inqu ry on th..- PrOe amaino, o' tue Governor, QM i- a report. Mr. B..F. IVrry, ?rom ni? wine comm it?, submitted die minority r? p rt; WM? h Air. ordered for conM ?etaiiuu tomorrow, ah '? dared to bo priatoJ. Mr. ti. F. Pet ry luiruduced the lollown y resolutions ; which were ?rdertd twre-JiiS.it eratloo to-inorrow : Whereas, ?luring the la?t full, 1 i? Excellen cy and tue E.-xcutive CoUi/cil uaw proper li' call tut the Militia ot the Stale, between th? i:f thirty-five .'and fifty years, iwg?uiis< lineal iuto He?ci?l ri'giu eM? ol' lt'>ei v.-d. ann temitir them to the Confed?rale trim-rnitt?-ni for the itrio of l'ii*?;e montbs, hllbougli th* sud Goveiument bad railed lor no soldier* io a*iy of the ?.at -ft, *u-^r the 104e of foi I) yearn, Tery properly ooiiuideriiig that thone over that ??M ?hi.uhi be left ut home fur ajrn cultural purp les. And whereas, ii i* higlili iaiportant that, all perrfwia now m serviee, i. tba ?aid retjitnenU of lieserves, %vbo ate uv. 1 tiie age required l'y tho C .nfeoet-ate ant h in tifrs, should return booie in titnv to plan: the r crop* for thc present year. And wiierea-?, ii. the ab?ence of such por.-ong, there will he, ti many ?minus of the State, ?cn-ely any on left to cultivate their latins Br.ii niake pr>>vi> ; inn for the support of their |U : i?iei durn.^ avnotber year : Bc it therej'uie, resolve'', That in the opin ion of thin Legislature, all the sohliem lu . h? several South Carolina R gimeut-s of Be serves, uow iu Couiederate nervice, ov?-r th?' ?((e of forly yeeri. are entitled to their d?> c:iarge tt the expiration of the term (3 moid hs) for which ihey wer*/ cabed on', ano tb at to continue them in CoulV-iem c sci vic altor tbat period, ^rould ho iu violatiou ol ???.<M1 faith on the part of tho CJufedcratK GoTerameut, sud work great injustice to tue .sol! riera. Resolved, That his Excellency the Govern or be, and ho is hereby, instructed to tee that ' all thou* in said regiments who are not liable to Conscription, under the Acts nf Congre*? a-;d the call of the War Department, !>e di?* charged and returned home at tho expiration of their torm of service. On motion ol Mr. Dankina. a resolution wait adopted authorizing the GoVerno- tc eau*? to be erected, or tu aid and assist any person orootopany to erect, a manufactory ol Cvtton card?, aud the sum of $ 10,000 is ap propriated for the parposo. The extortion tall (n special order) was de bated and a motion to indefinitely postpone voted dowe-yean 30, nays 70. Message No. 2 from the Governor waa re . eeivod and read, together w.th evidence thal Sergeant Horace A. McSwain, of Spartan It: fies, captured the flag of the Michigan Regir Den!, which was s-jnt to the Legislature, with others, by Governor Pickcos. The extortion bill waa further considered. Mf. Yeadou moved to strike out ail after the etvscting ciauee, and insertan amendait n.t. which was agreed to-yeas 64, nays 3i>. - Several propositions to au ond ;tie MTl?iid meot were made and voted down, sud pen-l ing the consideration of (he bill, The House adjourned. Tc SPD AY, JANUARY 27, lSr.H. SKJ>'\T?;.-After reception of papers from the Hcuse, reports of Committee*, ?c., Sen ate proceeded with the ordern, and agreed to the report ot tho Special Committee on the bill lp ?ni?nd the Act granting; a'd to the fain ilia* of soldiers afcer amenomeut. The jpeoial order--Acts to grant relief t'? deb ors aud to prevent iacii!i?es of property at public sale*-coming up, the first mimed bid was read a ne corni time-ye-.s 2'J, haye S-and ordered to tbs Houie 1'he ?<>cond named biil was ordered to the table. Resulting the General orders, the bill to amend an Act to soppiy negro labor for co ist defence, and the bdl to prevent, and putiiih the planting and cultivating over a certain quantity of cotton during the war, were read a second time and ordered to the House. On .the latter bill, by yean 28, nays ll. The mevage 01 th<i Hou<e, propo?iin^ to re*ciad tbs order fur adjournment on Fri Jay next was ordered to lie on ti?? table. Mr. Wilnon offered the following preamble and rca?lii?on* which was ordered for coiin?-i ?ration to-morrow : Whereas., the Superintendent of Labor his, ander the instructions of the Governor, and ia o.-nfbrm ty with the official opinion uf the Attorney Geaeraj, published a declaration that the Act of th's General A^einl'ly, PR.??-, on the 18th day of December, 1?62 providing f.?r tho'supply of stave labor to the Confed?r ate military authorities in the State of South Carolina, ii inoperative, and baa issued his" ?ail upon curtain District? of this State for ?ne:r aiiegec quota thereof, under the author- ! ? y of Lariam resolutior? cf tbe isle Exccu- ! live Conked. Tiieref'ire, Le it jfa?'Aved, Thaf iii i.be opinion of t'.?e Sen- ; ale, t>? Act bf the I.8:h December. lri;;2. is j t?f.'W the law of the lani* and ur, ;mpr.*sf rn*;:it . I" !***>r -ia le^al whteh is not made ia acoo'- ! J ?VJ? with. >ls provisions. Aetmte adjourned to ;u?^t at li oV-lock to- \ uinrro'sf. .I'liriiK.-After the orj|iiiizstien, aud the r- -ispfi'in of petitions, ?tc., and reports iroui t>rntnii.tee?, iVJr. Trenholm introdaced a Bill to auond . rfbe Act autlorieing- the City Council oft 'Cbariesv.on to :-?sne small notes, receivabie in 1 .t-Ufe?) wh???h iras read and reforreil. The Extortion Bill, as tie special order, be ! .\atr tnk?>n hp, . j Mr. Tireribobn moved ifs indefinito p->?t- ! ponement; which was rejected--jvsai 50, ! . ?ers 53. .... j 3, D. Jones moved to smcod th? bill, that *!*r'Fnecalntor or denier shall he indicia- M ble lindar thu b;jl. who sells at a profit not ex- I j o el mg. 20 p-r C'?nr. j Aft**r 'he failure <?t" a motion lo lay thin , a.uetidyiipnt on lie ipul-:-y>;i6<i2,> naya 50, j'i .Mr. M.kt,d fim\*n rim indefinite po?rp;rne- ' men* of tue r?it?? wuiou pfiaaed lu tbc athV- j 1 . mati.e'-v?as 5:?,-nays ?32. j i I A message 'vas ?rdti.:d to tu > S'Mi;re, pro- j I . j oMiig ji? im?ud- tlie order for a.?jv!iromeut 1 ! ut: Fridjly'lliiM. .A?i**rM.ii?' reception of n huge numl.er, ol [ I pap r-J^om Senat?*, . ." i " The .House adjoiirni d. j I i.^ \V*>:ij.vP.si).iv. JANUARY 2S, 18.;:i. ! SEN.?TK.-Alter th?* meeting ol* Senate, tee j rwfptiihi ot' paper- Lom tue House, report* j of C miuiitt'-es, TUM Spi-cinl' older wn< dischnri/ed until t<> I marrow;, nod i tintiiln-r ? t reports on private matti r?.wer.' a&?eeii to. I 'I'm*. ,Ti poit ol ?he Committee on Claims i and G. winces on th?* report of the C'immit ] iee ou Claims oi the House of Representa : titres on*? resolution of iiupiiry in relation io : ibo i?>nviif?'t fir slawr.? h)?t in th-* servio*, of ; the St ata*?* was ag'reed lo, and. pursuant to til" ; rt'coitinv.ti ia'Uni of tlie C m??iitu*e. a mr*s I sa^e .vas, ??Hitt t.; the lionne i>f R'-presenUiives i proposi'jf the f lowing re-oiuliims in lieu ol' ! those r.e~iiiiuei]ued by the Committee of the ! II use ol iw-pi- scn'a'ives : Jia<i>'v--ii. Th it it is the opinion of this Ceil j eral Ast&mhly, ttiat it is proper and just, that j t ie St?!?, si.o'ild' co me'ii i'e th?* i) >"iers of j slaves tf^'ven by U.e au thur ?ly of the State j t-'r ttie public -ervice. who have ?lied front I d s-'ase ir*ni neted in said X'TVHV. and win wc I death or ross has been weasiontd by reason ; ol such serv.i:.'. j /?/r.o/V?*/. That .James Tupper, Esq, Audi , tor of Chums, no req tired lo p nem e e?rtifii?d ? copies of :the evidence lwsb?re the L?gislature I i?i all on>**s of the c'inr*"ter iiidicatetl liv tte j fircjioit'e re?olu:io... which uiiy be acred ;ip I on favorably duriug th?' present s?*?*?i>ii nf this ' Ii iti-1 'turi*, tog-t'ier with s?t?:h ad li lc-na! e.. ? idence as-m-iv lu? !i?'c?*ssnry. and posent MI h . claimWitb i e i vvle?n*?*. to tltn (hitif? defnti? i 0 ?..(lies-?, oi Mimi C ' ir! ' f Claims a-* may lie ? j eHtabbs I#M] for th? '...n-?ido' a:io:i of thu sn me; ? j aly?, that Ole s:i-d James Tupper do procure, | j as noon a-. priteMetCide. inform ition ns to the I character and forms of evidence whieh may j l?e require?] by tb?'. 0.?nf?*ilera<**"G?'V?riim?fnt j for t h.? In'u'v. use of this Legislature ; and j 11.at. alter sn li information bus been obtain**! I and published, all Tature application?, t?*? the i L?*j?ii?laUire tor*?*<m?Mm?ati<>n lor negroes lost ? ni tin' public service, ahull IM- m] ut red to con ? form thereto. j- Mr. Le.<e>np introduced a resolution in structing ihe Committee on Agriculture to infini e and report whether any, and what legislation is mcessary to prevent the expor tation of grain Oom tin* Slaie. Agreed tn* Oil ini.f'O'i, Senate adjourned tu 12 o'clock i to-morrow. Huts:*.- After organizing, a nun.ber of I on pe rs wore ri*ft*ived from thu Senate - j anion.; tlu'.'u a bill t . supply neuro labor for I th? e. ?st ; j A !):!l to prevent nm! puni-.li planting more J thai H given amouni ot cotton ; A b? i to n'a n i the A;t fm the reih? of -oMier's families ; A bill to extend relief to debtors, tte, which were ttevt rally read a first time and re fined. 1* litton*, reports from cmuaittees, and .-.u b like pupers ?ere received ; Whets a inesS'Age wa^ received from Senate, Concurring in the >rder to rescind (he reso ditton fixing Friday next as the day of ad journment. On motion of Mr. Perry, both reports majority und minority-on the proclamation of fie Governor, were ordered to lie on the table. . j A hill to dinner the Tradh'g Company of the Cotil'ed-rate State?, was read a second time ?nd ordered to ihe Senate. Af.er the reception from the Senate of a nnmber of matters of a privare character, j the House adjourned to ll o'clock to-morrow. ? THURSDAY, January 29, 1S?J3. The Senate met at 11 a. m. Prayer br Rev Mr. Efird. Tho following bills received th? third read ing. and changed to Acts : A bill to alter and amend the charter pf the Bank of Charleston, \ S. C.; a bill tn increase the fees of Sheriffs for ? dieing persons confined tn jail j a b li to pro- j vide ujfainst Hearths of Salt. Message N ?. 3 from his Excellency the j Governor was coraicunicHted to the Senate, j arni w;is referred to tue Committee on Fi nance and Banks : .' STATK OF-SOUTU GAROMNA, ExEcuTtvK DKPARTMENT, Columbia, January 29, 18:!.'}. Genilent of '/.'>*? Sin i'c an I Howie <>f Jlejtrc ?tnlulices : In accordance with the j lint resolutiont of the 0-moral i:.ssembly, t^assed on the Lfitb ?.day of December, A. !). Ky?>2, authorizing the 1-G- vernor to ir.ake contr .cl?' with certaiu per ! sons therein named, I have to communicate j that I have mii'i? such contract on the 2d du.' of January ii;s?. 1 .cal! your attention ti the necfi-sity of providing by Act the-mean? r ijui-iite to enable the Governor io ?omplj' j ? w'tli the terms of the couplet iu the alterna tiv.*, as stipulate?I in the resolutions, j J also ti"ausinit copies of a communication ! fro'?? Mr Jame-? Tupper, St?te Auditor, made I j at my iti"'ane??, fontaitiiug estimates of ex- j j penditurea1' of " pre??;;t uvailable means un- ! j de.- conl r-l of l\if. Execuvwe^1 and of " re- | j s'MtrctiS y> meet deficiencies," the t?y?mmeu- ! j dations of wh'vh I clopr, and ask your favor- J ! able considtrravioi; of lin illirie. J M. J,. BONJIAM. Mr. Pickling ofi-jred the following rcaol? tion, which was agreed to, aud ordered to be I .sent to the Hollie of Representatives for con I currence : jfeifilreif, . That each member of the Com mi-sii>n "? the Code of the Statute Liw, he | allowed five dollars per diem while in actual j session, and mileage i'roin home to the place j of meeting or meeting.-t.aud returning, lo bo pani by the Hank of fliii State, and placed to j the charge of tht* State. " IIofsK.-At ii iyr jt?j whjclj the House j WH-s adj-?urned. Hie Clerk v*U?A"ti?b i'^.iJ, amj ! the d?lib?ration*} were opened with pirayei' b^ j. Rev. Air. Pringle. , j i Mr. Trenholm, from thc Special Committee i1 ' of tho Cbarlc-toii Delegation, introduced the 1 foiiow??;^ ri-solution : which waa agreed r.o, , an?! was order'd .tc bc dent to the Senate for 11 concurrence: JtettfUcd, That, the Commission?**; cf Pub- ?J 'ic Baijifengs for Qhariestpti District, be, und ; < they ure hernby, instrttptesi io request thc < military author?ii?? .?>' Gb.ari?ston*t6 remove j ' ?ll.militar offices oe stations {rom th??o?tl ? Hou-.e in Charlesion, that rho same may be ( prepared for the sessions of the Court. < The following bill ; uc:e ordered to lie on ! i t.]ie table": A bill to exten?! the benefns of M tbt-. (.'^emption Act of the Contedetate Con- ? ( gres11 tv,L'ir.>t Corps i..f South Curoiiraj t Rt-.ervcs: a biii to ?W;?*' I 'h-j cliarter of rho- ? t liauk of Charleston, S-^niti ?^roliii? ; a bill tb j 1 increase ihe fees of jiil?ffl \ h. M11-I? corpo rate ?the (fmpbrting and Exporting UotliprfiiV p: S 'Ulli Carolina^ a jjiil to renew un 1 amend ; r the charter of .the ?.veedisn J.-on Mauuftctur- j j, i g CiiUipany of .S >uth Catonu^, auiji b;^!iaiige ? Q the name there if; n hill to cbarter tho | ,;. by and Br.) d River Railroad Company. '. The House a'lj ?iii ied. j - io FRIDAY, JA?*. :>0, !bG3. j ai Sn?iATe^--Af?er-ibe meeting of Senate, the ?' .Ions?: jjeturnfj a m^ssagt* cortcnrring in tile I jrtipijsal i?f Senate tu ballot for St rte Repor- ! CT al 12 o'eloCrf. After reception of papers from tho House, j ?eporta of;cnnWtti?'trea jnrre ca"!-d. Th? **p??ci?il order for 1 o'clock-tbe ext.ir- ; .ion bil!-was Uken un ; when inverai amend nents were pronged and"' njrr?edUo. ami ib.* nil marie t! e spec'::;! order for Lo-n-oj-rD* at.? I o'clock. j ?fier r^oop?i.irt nnd disposition' of payers ? Vom t ip House, Mr. Roln-rd- announced that !. S G. Richardson bad received ail tue hd- , oi< can lir-S ate It-porter. abd WHS declare! hilt elected br the PrvsHnW, tin motion ut'Mr. Moses, the bonds c.\<*cut*> t m cmtnuts to inann'nei'ire ?nd deliver sa I ; mulet resolutions ot Executif^ Council, wen; . trat s fi rici lo the c;ire nf tilt? Auditor, und he ? id Jir.'C'id t?? inquire whether .the rontracta have been duly executed, and if not, that be. put til? bond in suit. Ifattlceil, Tim' tho new Board.? for Soldier's j R-lief, appointed by tht; Act . t' the present Lo?i>laturo, tie authorized and empowered to n ijnsr. and pay out of tiie fnndt raised under said Act. any sum or stuns which nwv iiave IK-MI pui 1 out or disbursed by the old Hoards nf Re ici* upon th?ir individual responsibility sine:? the first, day nf. January, 1 t>G->, upon satisfactory evidence being given that such disbursements were mad?) in accordance with the Act creatinir such new Beards. The senate adjourned. Unt'SE OF It t .1* K ES ENTATI V LS.-At ll o'clock the House wan organized, when petition1*, memorials and reports from committees were presented ; when. The Mons . ji ts-e ! tn thc general orders'. A bill to amend an Aft tu charter a Cotton Planters' L ian A-?sn.-.i?ition was read the sec ond lime, and Kent to th? Senate. Thc following ii.Us ?vero ordered to Ire on the lab'? : A B ll to incorporate thc Carolina Woolen Ftic'o-y ; to a ii'-'iri/s.* that fi,iv r io.- to pur chase salt, I- r distribution to the poor und n?"dy families t. imugtiout, the State ; to pre vent the deprvci -tem of ihe currency ) to or ?..t <??/.:' an 1 s inp y n -tr . . la mr tor con?t de fence, tu (*. .uipliMii? e With rt quiaidoiis of the Confederate States ; to inerca.-e. the Compeii aatiou for capturing runaway slaves. S-nate returned a number of Acts to thc i lion e, heretofore noticed a-i having been li.nilly acted on. Also, a bill for the better organization of the militia: which was retid and referred. The special order-bills to limit tlirf cttlti ration ol' cotton-bein jr laken up, the Senate bill un that subject wa< read a second time, and returned tu that body-veas 7'J, says 'i". 'Mic Reason Why Barnside did not Move. RICHMOND, Jan. 2'J. Northern dates of thc 2'Jth have boen re ceived. Th** special correspondent of tin New York Post ul ates that for lour d.iys las' week, beginning on Tuesday, and ending or Friday, thc Grand Army attempted to cross at Hnnk-'s Kurd, just, above Frederioksburg. but (bat such was the condition ot* the roads, it was compelled f > fall bude. The ditfioul ties of i he Yankees are tints described bi every gully, batteries, distill, supply wag ons, nmbuiat and pontoons were mired horses ai d mules up to their bellies in mud- j soldiers on thc march sinkiug to their knees al.mist every step. It. was impossible to draw au empty wagon tb-utigh the dreadful mud. The whole army stuck fast; guns and lion toons were three days reaching the ford, and had tobe dragged by the united labor of men and horses. When it was seen that tho ap proacbe* to the rive- were impracticable, on j Friday the greater portion of the army was back awaiti in camp before Fredericksburg. RUMORS_The Mercury's correspondent, Hertnets^^ay s t - *" Another gentleman has just arrived from the North with stories about peace ill sixty days, Seymour being entirely on the side of thc South, New York willing to take Davis for President and anything els?* to gat back. Washington in a pother, all tyranny dune away with, cet a pass to go where you please without difficulty, e.tc. Tim speech in Phila delphia of Senator Well, of New Jersey, and the inaugural ol'Gov. Parker, of .that State, go to continu the iden of-pence by the first of Jun*-but lhat is four months ofIr and in h ilf that lime our fate may be stali*4 if we do not toe the mark promptly. It is stated that Gen. Lee has received an anonymous letter from someonein Burnside's lines, informing him that the Yankees refoeed to obey the order to cross the Rappabannock. Gov. Letcbe.r bas received a letter from his riva!, (Joy. Pierpoint, threatening terrible things in caso 'ne does not release certuin pri soners now in close confinement. Gov. L. has replied defiantly. A convention of all p?'r8i?ns now in this city from North-western Virginia bas been called secretly. S.1,'or KI NO SCENE AT XS EXECUTION.-A horrible nccic;-ence took, place in the town of Woodstock, Canada West; December I7lh, at the execution of a man named Cooli. The criminal was a blind man, ?god seventy, and had been convicted of the murder of bis wife, which he alleged he perpetrated under the |<*4ueiiceuf liquor; rn a ii rig very little defence Of any pib'.r k'jiid. Tho usual grim apparat us (/if execution, anil the'ciow;1. cctntnou to such occasions, W{.-;c on tho grouncj (: ' put j,he laat finisher of the law bud constmeted ? part qf his machinery so badly HM to a>l<l doubla hor ror to the usual di-gusting character of the sprctacle. ile employed no long a rope that the man fell much (arther than is usual, or ti:*:; was r qsnreH, and tho jerk of his body was consefiye^:];-' so great as fo completely sever tile hean from tuy body. Horrible to behold J " 1 ' ' ' EFFRCT or [iixcobx's EMANCIPATION PKO ct.AM.uton.-Many nf the Northam pipers ure denouncing Lincoln's emancipation pro clamation. Tho Chicago Times refers tu the effect it will have thus : 'flic deed is done-the deed which unites the people of the South in th eir rebellion, and divides the people of the Ncrth as to the fur ther prosecution of the war-the deed wliich enverts the war from a Constitutional con test for the integrity of the Guion to an ?lUOfiiiC'itntio.ial crusade for thc liberation of three'i^?liions cf nr/jro barbarians and their liiifrai'cbisctnent a^l^ij?ftf-.ftb? dead which destroys tho last hopo of the 'pre?oiivation oi the old government, and Inaugurates a future, dark, uncertain and dreary-the deed whinb is as unwarranted as it is ?n civil law, against ihe purposes of which the humanity of Chris ter.doin will prolest, and to arert the conse quences of sjrhi'cH European powers will 'in terfere. The deed i? <*cr,P; The craziest ab Zionism has actiieyed the vt ry ayt^ vf h's "j i litres; The end Tor which r-the war' vsta j j Mir.meuced Uy the dotnin?t^t paVty-the sep':- j ) traiioii ot'the Linjot) ii;id an armed anti sla-j i -erv crtisuilo-h is-beoit reached, ft ie nof. a | j leed without a name. ltwiili)e known it? dj history as the most wicked, atrocious and e Vol ting tlc'-'d recorded in the munis of c?vi ta?i?bt); T?jgjA?i OF AK'KINS?S POST_The sur eiider of A-rkaupu; Post to the Yankee land I t nd tiav^l forces'is now fu^iy confirmed. A i i; I mfederatu oilier, w -o'left the Post a rew i *? Mi bpi'oi e it s CHU ure, states "rIi it our force i t. Mu,-, st j.!is? time tiiiin'iered 3 50). "l|ut,'ac- j irding to the PUcnjy's act?iinf,'1 the number i t' prisonors taken was swoHen t? a consider- i ti hie extent by the arrival ot Confederate re- g iforcoiucnta during the aetiou. ' b GLORIOUS SIS?. S FROM (HARLES TON. m '?< The Navy of the Palmetto State Victo nuns. , rnARu;.iT.?N, Jan. 3L-This mor-.iug the int-Oyars Palmito .Stote.AC-i ptain Rutle igh HIM! HI? Chieur?i Captain Tucker. aecompa iiiK.i.bv th rm; small learners.' th? Clinch, th?; ij?om?, aim C'.txUr/hJd, ?di ?"der tb? com mum] ot Cum. Ingrabaih, nimio HM uMH':k on th? blockader-, and Kucweded in sinking Wo ol' timm and crippling a third. Tue en^au' inent commenced nt 4 u'clock a. m., th.-; Pulmetia Slain, with C ?m. Ingra liam on bnirti, opening fire rm the. Federal gunboat Xtnxdtia. currying ll irons and 1?8 men ; winch ?as s.xm sunk in five fathoms iii' water. H:* commander, Captain Still-, wagon, with a boat'? crew, came "on board the Palmetto State and sunvii<Wed. One irifot fmm th? Palmetto St?jk pierced the boiler of ?.ho Mai-ctulUa char through. Captain Still Wagon and her crew ?v?re paroled hy Com. Inirraham. ? Captain Tucker of th? Chicory, reports the sinking nf unni.li -r Federal gunboat, and the disabling of the steamship Quaker City. The latter win Bet un fire hy tue UAicoA', and hauled down her flag tf) surrender, but after wards managed to escape, using only one wheel. She was very.^badly damaged. The number of blockaders ouV-idc at the time nf the etfagement was thirteen, with t wo first r.lai? Ked -ral-frigates-the Susque Umina nw] Uaiiundauua.'' The Federal loss is very severe. Ii was u c omplete .mcness on (nw. par?,' .without a nan bein;/ kuri! Our ffutthoitl* were not'even touched! All the blockaders have disappeared. Not one is now to be a^en within five mile-", with the strongest kind of glades. Our gunboats ate returning to the city. The following is the official dispatch from jin ?rn ii boat, Pa finit ld State: I went out la-t night. This vessel struck the Merced tl a, when she sent a boat on board and surrendered. The officers and crew w,-re I-at oled. Capt. Tucker thinks he sunk one gunboat, anti set another on fire, when she struck her flag. The blockading fleet has gone to the South ward and eastward, out of sight. (Stgned) - 1). N. INORAIIAM, Flag Officer on board Palmetto State. Ninety-four prisoners, including three ne groes, from the John P.'Smith, a Federal gun boat captured on the Stono, arrived'here this Return of our Iron-Clnda. ClIAKLESTOX, Jan. 31.?-The gunboats Pa1 metlo State ami Ghicoru have arrived at the wharf. They were cheered by the citizens, and salutes were fired from all the forts and bal l eries. Not a man was hurt nor one of the boats struck. It was a completo surprise to the blockaders, each one running away without caring for the others. It is supposed that nearly all tho crew pf the MerceiHtu per ished. The Palmetto State having no boat-1, and fighting all night, could not assist them. The (Junker City was struck-twice, knocking ont one side of lier almost complete')-. The Federal loss on the gunboat. John P. Smith, captured yesterday, was eight killed and fif teen wounded. The chief engineer, Turner, was killed. A Yankee gunboat came to the mouth of the Stono, and threw a few shells this afternoon, but soon left, Nobody hurt. Official Declaration of the Raising ot' the Blockade oi the Port of Charleston? OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION, [??UDQV?RTER8 NAVAL AND LASD FORCES, ^ Charieston,J5. C., Jan. 31, 1863. } At about the hou^pf five o'clock litis morn ing the Quaf^^^^saal-iWoes on this ma hon a'tacked tpe ifni ted States b'orkading fleet olT the harbor of the city of Charleston, and sunk, dispersed or drove off and out of sight for tho time the entire hostile fleet. Th refore, we, the undersigned, commanders, respectively, of the Confederate Stales naval an t land forces in this quarter, do hereby formally declare the blockade by the United States of the said city of Charleston, South Carolina, to be raised by a superior loree of the Confederate States, from und ufter this 3l?t day of January. A D. 18C3. [Signed] ' C T. B&At'REGARD, General Commanding. D. N IXGRAIUM, Flag Officer Comd'g Naval Forces in^South Carolina. (Official.)-THOS. JoRtUff, Chief of Staff. The results of the engagement are two ves sels sunk, four set on fire, and the remainder driven away. The foreign Consuls here held a meeting last night and are unanimously of] the opinion that the blockade has been legal ly raised. Twenty blockaders are off i lie Har to-t!ar. Thc gunboat Smith is now safely anchored nuder the guns of Fort Pemberton. She has 10 eight inch and one thirty-four inch Par tot gun. She will soon be ready for sea. Two prisoners captured while on a gunning expedition on Rail's Island, were brought in to day. They belong to the steamer Plum beau, blockading the port of Georgetown. --? ? ? Capture of the Gunboat John P. Smith. CMAKI.KSTON, Jan. 31.-Several days ago Generul Ripley dispatxihed a force of artille ry. commanded by (Lient. Coi. Yates, to i .Janies r^iih(|', v:|th the design of. attacking j the Yankee gunboats cruising |n thqno river, 1 about night miles from the city. Col. Vates ! pjated his guns, twenty-otic in number, in a semi circle, stretching on both sid?'? of the mer, aronui the gunbont John P. Smith, and at four o'clock yesterday afternoon open ed a concentrated lire upon her. She replied with broadsides. The engagement lasted one hour, yhen the gunboat hauled down her flag, surrendering vncondit ional ly, with on . hun dred and eighty prisoners.. Slje carried elcvor j guns. Many of her crew were killed and j wounded. Our loss was only one mau j wounded. Other very important movements are in progress here. From North Carolina. Wir.iiiNOTcy, Jan. 31.-Our pickets at Swansboro', Onslow county, report that seven ! transports passed there yesterday afternoon. The pickets at New River report that five transports had pas*scd there since last uight, gjl-heuud ?outjjward. The'steamer f?ormi.bia arrived ct a Confed erate port thia morning, M' '' *' " " Another Exploit of Wheeler's Horse Marines. CHATTANOOGA, Jan. 30.-Wheeler's caval ry attacked a fleet of twenty-five Federal transports in Cumberland river, and destroyed [ive df then: on Jast Friday. The fleet was iccomrhnie? by Wo gunboats and wa" com ing down from Nashville; 'Qn 'Saturday thc prairy destroyed a locomotive antj c?rs at ?iyergne, ajjd ?optured. tue guard of f?fty vro men. figlr Thc Paris correspondant of tho London Mar says there is very little .doubt that, tho dis nu su* ??U?Ul1ou nf the Manufacturing districts a France incline. S^fe^ .? li'tyn mor0 j ? ?jt?ir?J to Mr. Slidcll, the Southern' ^?atilrfvn-^ r than be other*ia- ;,'ovl(t. j j tW I1 Ia ca'd that Gen. Magrudor bas cap- j ired another Ycnkec wnr vessel' at Galve?toff. I be steamed ir.jtp' port not knowing that it had j * eos recaptured by our loree*. ?\t Jab er tun. ARTHUR 8IKXIKS, EDITOR, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4,J8(i3. ^23-The Columbia E.. malo College ?a un inst' tution of nach not*, and one worthy of thu ar rention of those who wirb to giye their daughters n complete and fit-ished education. Soe adverb tiseuient cod terms ia th is issue. Severe Weather. On last. Tuesday night, and Wednesday' we hud quite A lively snow storm, t<> th? greet delight nf the young people; und on Monday night of this week we were visited with more Biipw, s!?er ami min.. So fur we have bad a soverc winter-cold*r then \rc have experienced in a number of year?. Wo would hero remind the charitably disposed to remember thu poor. And hoar in oiipd that, un less tiiey receive assistance from those ?if you so abundantly BM? to give, they must inevi'ah'J Huffer. Sale-Day. Sale-day for February passed off quietly. A few lind sales were made at good prices. And that vcnerablo humbug, thc Hamburg A Edgeficld Plank Road Company, together with all thc rights and privileges appertaining thereto, which was built s"tnc few your* since ot a cdst of about SlO.Ofl), was sold on Monday aud bid off by Mr. JCLlt'3 DAV at tho enormous sum of ninety dol lars. What will Mr D. d ? with his purchase ? echo ii ns were, What! k - . * ?. - - . - -- . - A Clever P. Al. MR. KlCKKitson, p. M. at Rig Creek in this District, has our especial thanks for the interests be manifests in behalf of the Adt*rti$er. He ever bas been a working-friend to our paper, aud bitterly seems to be making even greater exer tions to increiise our circul.itiou than he has hither to done. Wc again thank him fur his kindness^ if Post Mastors and others would say a word or two in our favor occasionally it would certainly lend to enlarge our subscription list.' Try it, good reader. Help ns all you can. Strange. It is strange that Executive proclamations of particular interest to tho people of tho Fourth Congressional District should be ordered pub lished in tho Charleston and Columbia papers, while newspapers, with u large circulation, issued in the Pistrlots oomposing the Fourth, ard not authorized to copy them. The late proclamation of thc Governor, iu relation to the result of tho Congressional Election, will be found on another column, and which wc publish giati* for the edi fication of thc Edgefiold public. Worthy of Mention. We bare just learned from a reliable source of a praiseworthy and commendable uct of one of our bigh-toned and liberal-hearted citizens which wo take pleasure in making publie, although in so daing we know it is contrary to tho dosire of the gentleman in question. Dr. J. C. RsAPY is doing a goud port by soldiers' families,-ho bu. - already sold some twelve hundred bushels of corn to them at only $1,00 por bushel, when he could have sold his entire crop ut from $1,50 to $2,00 per bushel. He sells to every soldier's family that applies ; bnt speculators und extortioners he spurns from his presence as he would a loathsome viper. How ploasant it is, in this age of avari ciousness and thirst for gain, occasionally to mcej with real Chriatian kindness and docds of charity suob ss this,-it is like tho green oasis on. thu dosest plain, or whito-winged angels among the sons of Mammon. The Doctor,' who hals fur nished three gallant sons to ibo cause of bis own dear sunny South,-one of whom, a'as ! now sleeps beneath the sod-is creditably discharging his fuji dp.ty in tho great struggle for indepen dence. All honor to him, and all who do like wise. ?XySee advertisement of (J ran ito ville Compa ny proposing to barter -4-4 Sheeting for Persim mon and Dog Wood. Turn nut your little 'nig gers' and gather a cord or two. J. A. Gurley, ol' Hamburg. This enterprising merchant is striving assidu ously "to keep a full stock of urtieles suitable for farmers and planters and household use. Mr. G. sells at ruinously ebonp (?) prices-but it is about the best that can bo done these war times. Give bim a call. 44 Dick Cheathnm." This thorough bred Stallion, ?twill be scon, will stand the Spring sonson in this vicinity. To tho.-o wishing to engage in stock raising wo highly re commend Dick Cheathnm. He has as well-formed fine colts as can be shown anywhere; and his terms are exceedingly moderate-only $25 tho season,-whilst one of his year colts are worth ten times the money. In fact we know of seve ral of " Dick's" year olds that cannot bc bought now for $300 cash down. Farmers, study your .titi-' - i - .s-... . . . .. ;n tores'. Plant Corn. The Charleston Courier says: '.'The plan ters of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and the Car olinas, bold thc fate of the country in their J hands. To them much id given and of them t^ueh wjll be required. They must furnish moat of the supplies mil oni? fo, tye urajeo in the field, but for the people of the Confederate states! Groat i? tho responsibility resting upon the plan ters of these States. Wo have cotton onough on hind for all purposed. Every acre of open ground s'uould tic put in grain of sumo kind." Tho Macon Mcumyr says : " Let them plant abundance of corn. What would our army and our people biive done in some sections hut for the patrintic sacrifico qf thp pfitton crap by our plan ters- particularly in Southwestern Oeorgia, whew liomonse crops of corn wore made on mi lions of acre?, which never before produced an eur? Most of them have thrown it into market ut reasonable prices. Bit thero are some who are bidding on fur an ndvaoco of prices, nnd have '' none to sell." Also some, iiot a few, peaked-nosed and snub nosed speculators sliding about picking up every bushel that ca? bc had, fur future extortion. Rut wo think they will bo disappointed-at least eo far as thia portim of the State is concerned. ]?H?i~ !f be Columbia Guardian announce the death of Capt. Kingdon Gho.'ej MpCord, wei! known as the comnunder of tho South Carolina* Zouave Volunteers. This brave youn^ officer died of the effects of a wound received in one of ! thc battles near Richnond. He wa? a grandson of Langdon Chevos. Hpf}* Horums, the, Pidimond correspondent of j tho J??r?w?', says: Got. Hampton is not idle. More prisoners't??ien by lix came down yester day. Give him half a chanoo an3 be^will mako ? name as famous ns Horran. Stuart, Forrest? Whoelcr, or any other of oij| dashing dragoons. At Chrisllnnburg, Va, Jun. 1?, two ne groes, a mun and girl, wera soil for the round sum jf $5,000. The mau brought *fc,150, the girl $2, UIL^IUJ;? |T? highest prias ever obtained n this or any other eoumry. Capt. doun Brown, son of dd Kansas Os- j aaat'totnio Brown, hu been disputed from the j J fan*oe servico for being ablest witio?t leave. ' fi General News Items. X5e7 In ISM tbe Yankee ra:-.dc and uni I ?P0> 01)0,11(10 worth ul' boots ?nil .-hues ; in I8?-2 nine millions wi:l cover tbe amount. Tbe iwitb?rawal of Soo them .1 uulo ?old In-thia line cf goods. . ..??r lt i? rumored that tbe Kentucky Le?isla tore hus mnde tbe repeal ot tho Emancipation Proclamation tbe ooudition of any further co op eration with the Federal government. Il 'ibis be so. Kentucky is redeemed. ??T Cotton sold in Memphis, January 10. at j from tStty-tbrco to fifty-five cents per pound. ,>rft!r- Thc negro merchant tailors of Hartford, | Court., have sent a remonsfrance to the Peder?} j Congress protesting against being tsxed while j they h?vo no representation in the government. ?&Y~ Cen. Wool has ordered all thc New York Stalo Milita to report tn him. General Hall, the commander of the State forces, hus entered a vig orous protest againstjbis step, which caused great excitement. ,??)"? In a late speech delivered in New York, Horace Creely said : " I do not see the immediate result of the war. I am not sanguino thut we will triumph under our present leaders ;- wo may triumph, but-it is uot at all certain." ^Efr The Confederate Government ba? seized 12,000 barrels of. flour at Petersburg, Ya., and allowed St 7.30 per barrel for it. t5?f? Tho small pox ts raging in some sections of North Corolina. The Yankee Congress has on foot a scheme for building a military road on an air line from Washington lo New York; the roa^ to be com pleted in eighteen months. By that timo we fancy they wiill have small usc for any such road. 83^? Tho Yankees were treventod from cross ing tho Rappahannock owing to thc impassable condition of the rouds. One correspondent says that it was impossible to draw an empty wagon through the dreadful mud. The whole army was stuck fast. ?&r- Tho Mobile Register says the number of men enrolled and sent to the field in that county, by the conscript officers, is 150j, and tbe number .''aiming exemption on various grounds is 1070. ?3!r The last thing Nelson did was to die for his country, and it is tho bist thing some men in tend to do. ?SS*. The Legislature of Mississippi bas pnssod an Act to provide a guarantee by the State of the bonds of the Co'nfodemte Government. This ia the fifth State that has adopted a similar nieasnrc. They are South Caroliua, Alabama, North Caro lina, Virginia aud Mississippi. E3^" It ls stated that the loan tendered to our Governmotrt by French bankers is seventy-five millions of francs ; the terms ure not.yot divulged. Some think that this loan, if received, will effect the price of real estate. ?SS- George Francis Train, the great Abolition lecturer, narrowly escaped lynching at Janesville, W?cousin, a few days since. $3r Mary Ann Bythers, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has applied for a decree of divorce from her husband, because he is au officer and doing ?or* icc in the rebel army. ?2d~ The Chattanooga Rebel mention* a rumor in army circles, that Brugg has asked to be trans ferred from the army of Middle Tennessee, to some other department ind thinks it will be credi table to bim if it shall prove true. It says that the prejudice against him, both in and out of the army, renders the change both politic and neces sary, fEJ1" The.Richmond Examiner, of the 2fith in stant, says that Geu. Kirby Smith and sturt', who were in that city last w;ek, and started for his new department nf Texas and Loith^lia, returned | on Saturday, having been called back by order? I Gen. Smith will bo eithor o?s:gned to Frederick?- : * i burg or North Carolina. I3f In Illinois the inhabitants aro thinking of J importing far JJ laborers from England. Thousands j of acrui of land need cultivation, but the army ? ha< absorbed till the cultivators. ! fSf* ltw stated that Gie number of Federal j prisoners drowned by the giving way of a bridge over the canal in Richmond, a few days since, was twenty. ^Sr The Riehmond papers say that ol! chance? for another fight on the Rappahannock are at an end for the presont. Tho snow and rain which j hos fallen during the past few da j s has put a stop .to nil movements on the Rappahannock f?r some timo. For tho Advertiser. Tribute of Respect. At a regular communication of Mackey Lodge, No. 52, A. F. M., held at Hickory Grove, January .".1st, 1803, the foljowing Preamble and Resolu tions were adopted : WHEREAS, It lias pleased Almighty God, the Supreme Architect of the Universe in Hi? .itl-wisc providence to remove from our midst Bro: her ! -Hs Mtv OcZTS, a worthy rojjmber of our Lodge, i who foll a. victim to disease llr? ?Oth of December I lost, at the Chimborazo- Hui ??ii a'., in Va. -Bo it ' therefore, Re?olved, That we bow wilh revcrance and sub- ; mission to thc will of God in taking from am mg j us our beloved Brother. Re*-laetl, Ibatin-tbe death ot" brother OUZTS ? o'ir Lodge has lost one of its brightest ?nd best members. Rkfotied, That in remembrance of his worth, rr? wear the ir: ital badge of mourning for thirty uuys. "' ' * ' " ? "' ' Jiwlrtd, That we sincerely sympathise, with j I his bereaved family, offering the consolation That j j although dead to the world, there is a here:'flor in , which.lie liveth. j , Rewired, That these proceedings bc published in tho Edgetield Adreniier, and that a copy of tho same be furnished the bereaved family of the lamented dead. - ELIJAH STILL, Secretary. For the Advertiser. Iii Memoriam. NONTII EASTN. C., Jan. 25th, if'62. The Rdgclleld Light Infantry held a meeting to-day, and. ou motion of Private E. KEBSB, passed the following Preamble and Resolutions without a dissenting voice . > WHKUKAS, lt hath been decreed by the A 1 wise Dispenser of events that another friend and fcl iow-solditr should bo removed from our ranks through the agency .of that dread disease,-Ty phoid fever. Therefore ? Remfeed, That the Edgsfield Light Infantry ka' sustained a gPCH1 lo.";? in the death of JOHN MALLET, Who nas over cherished and faithful in tho diS'-bnrge of duty. .??-, f ' :.'. Rewired, That this- Corp? take ?! melancholy pleii'ure in culling to mimi the good nature and tho friendly disposition of him that is now1 sleep ing in the gravo far away from home and from tho scenes of bia childhood. Rt?olfd, That our warmest sympathies are with the Father (B) ?nd other kindred of our departed jomrado, , . - ' 7?eWuta, Tiint u copy pf those prccoedings bc jufrlfshoil 'jp tho Edge^old ^doeriUer, luid.tha?. a !opy ?l?o be "son;", io tho'uiuje'dt?to' family of t'uq leceaspd.* , Um- JAS. M, LANHAM, Ciuin.. Ordor'y- T. J. -MUMU, Soo'ry. *We have learned that old M*jor M?LLKT ls no uore. He was hore on Monday the 5th inst, he day after hi* son, JOHN MALLLT, was buried t Wilmington, N. C. A Washington correspondent alleges that Jutler is thenpopular choice for the office of j d< Secretary of War. I ct For th? Advenif or. Inscribed to Mr?. Edward Recd on Hie Dteatb of her Husband. . Wera ?pt(<tb<.' thy bird ha* fl'twu, .'?TTilrcoT.e agi.-tn and sing . Sigh fl?),~fbu' iby flowers ure ??rrcwn .Tin y**.} b O'lu forth fresh ?D the Spring. Wail aot;'tb'>' the voice be milled That.luhed iheo oft to rori ; ' .? ? Rejoice (hill now thine roten are ti iliad "'On high mu?.i ibo blest. Grieve n-t that <bmi art left sloue, Thy foiidest bopw H11 blighted; Gr-tiin not tho! tbe loved one's gone,_ To wb'?m thy sml was plighted, ' - Weep ?wt. sigh not, wnil not o'er Thc dowers of life File's gathered; Grieve not, groan n?<t more Fur their sweetness t?to soon withered. And from thy breast nil angui-h sever; Moiirn not then the sainted' deiul, " But hope on, hope on forever ! KEOWEE. Glenmar!/, Jan. 20th, 18?*t. ' . -? -.- ?-;-j From Richmond. RICHMOND. Jan. 31'.--The Secretary of Stnte hr* notified foreign Consuls thathe'has received official information of the opening of the blockade olF Charleston. The belief here is that'tbe blockade cannot be renewed within Rixty day?. - Some of .he Kentucky delegation- credit the report that Gov. Robinson has cal lett out sixty thousand men to repel the aggressions of the Lincoln Government. The report WL ? referred to in ' the House pf Represen uti ves on the 29th by Mr. Foote, who proposed a meeting of members after adjournment to adopt resolutions expressing tueir grutifit-a ticu at the event. The meeting was qot held; On dil. that Commissioners from Induna and Illinois have arrived here. Thisreport-is the town talk to-day. In the Senate to day, Mr. Barnwell, fiom. . the Committee on Finance,, presented a bill . regulate the currency, providing that, treasury . notes, fundable hi seven percent, bonds, shall be so futidetLon or .before the 1st of. July after that date they will only be 'fondable in lour per cent, bondi*. The" new feVries are to be fundable jyithin ??ix months " from- their' date it? six per cent, bonds-afterwards in four per cent, bonds. The bril to organize the Supreme - Court was further discusped by Sommes and Yancey.. The House debated the Exemption bill tn Committee of the Whole, and adopted an amendment that no person shill be enrolled who has a substitute in the army, furnished in accordance with the orders heretofore issu?d by the Secretary of War, unless the substi tute bas or shall debert, or has or shall become li?ble to military service. ?The Committee ro-e and The Ho ase adjourned to Monday. . The Latest News.from Lincolndom. FRKnKiiiCK.suuKO, dan. 30. -The Philadel phia Inquirer ot the 2.Sth has Iteen. .received. A dispatch, dated Headquarters. Army of the Potomac, says : This forenoon Burnside turn ed over the command of the Army to Hook er, who cathe td Headquarters fi?r the - pur pose of assuming it. Aa. soon aa the change be came knowu a number of superior officers called on Burnside and took final leave, with many rpgrets. Burnside, in'ins'farewell ad dress, stys: In taking affectionate leave bf the entire Anny from which he departs .with so much regret, he may be pardoned if Le bids an especial farewell to the long-tried ass>?c - ates of the Ninth-Corps. His prayers are that God may be with you and grant con tinued success, until the rebellion is crushed. lt is understood that Sumner and Franklin also h?ve been removed.'in consequence of a refusal tr? fight under Hooker fr-un a lark of ? confidence in bisabilitv. The names of their successors are not. jot known, if appointed. Burnside, with most of his staff, aro allowed thirty days leave of absence, and will go to. New York. The Inquirer editorially states that Burn side avowed incapacity for command before his appointment over the Army of the Poto mac, which experience of the past two months has shown. A brilliant career is predicted for Hooker. Tbe Washington cortespondent of the In quirer says lit? appointment, of Hooker to command the Anny of the Pott mac has giv- ? en the most sincere gratification to the army, and e-ven in Washington. A contrary senti ment is rarely expre-scd, and then only by sympathizers with treason. Slimmer and Franklin are charged with prom >linri the de moralization in Hie army. B.itb will proba bly be r<ititinned through-the' reorganization of thc army, which will . hu made beb?re the resumption (>f offensive operations. The men are being rapidly paid off to prevent a spirit of di ?content. RI?VIM?KI?; Jan. 31.-The Timm, of the 28th, contains the address of Hooker to tbe . Army of the^Potomae. He says, in equip- , . ment, intelligence and valor, the enemy is our inferior. Let us never hesitate to'givo him 5 battle wherever we can fini him. '' '?'" ' Hunter has arrived ai I*-?rt K>7al, S. C.. J The indications were that au active va in paign will at once commence, and it was probabfd ' Sa va nn nh would be Iftttiifked before Charltls ton, that, being Considered 'the weakest point. The New York //cWtZtif.the 29th is re ceived, fn the Senate.on Tuesday. Saulsbu ry, <if Delaware, madea speech, ia which he lenouiited Lincoln as an imbecile. Th?* Vice' President called him to order Riverai times, ind finally ordered the sergeant p.t anns ' to take him into cusjjody. Sartlshtiry di'spbi'yed' i revolver as he'went out ??t the hui'. The 1 text day OiaTk, of New Hampshire, offered ' . t i resolution of expulsion, which lies ovet3. 1 taral The latest quotations of .^?old in New York ire 153 -, exchange ?C?U ; cotton 80c t " The New York Herald say's Mrs. McClel an has been presented by tbe friends of her ?usband with u beautiful and spacious resi- i lenee, furnished in a superb and costly man- . .er. . I . cai cwsl? '???'/.? Wendell Phillips and other strong.minded . nen of his stamp went in a body, on Monday light, to the President's house and demanded ;he removal of Seward. ? The Washington correspondent of the New ? iTork Herald says that the radicals have de ermined to prosecute the war with the great ist vigor for three or four months. If peace ' s not conquered within that time,-they, will Ui iccept the mediation of Napoleon, and recog- tc tize the South on condition tbat ic will agree ? 7. o a plan ot gradual emancipation. The New York Council has passed r?solu- **1 iona r^pectip^tfitf^ John. "?rter,*?tiri 1 rebuking'* the Adm1ni?tra?l?5?. .?. i .'hey are-.pnenrisetl.-by the statement thht io > " iews with alarm the removal of a General rho has buen, and still ls, regarded as a per- 9 onification of all that is brave and patriotic. ^ ' Porter has been tendered the Governor's I**: loom for a public reception. . . tjj 1-3 zn 'Government, " TdiQ wracks "of ?b,i^''ljV :'u luging tc the expedition arc said tq qestrcwQ U; . I along tbo'shore between New Orleans aud .... ew York. Tbe New Orleauscorreipond'int f the Philadelphia Inquirer asserts as his be ti) baseii upon important, knowledge and in- m ir mut ion derived from oihsreource*. that not , ss than fifteen ve-sela belonging ti) the ex ?dition " have been wrecked, disabled, c ?n ?mncd, or hive gonn down ac sea abd ooac mot made of them."