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Can it se that we must sever Never more to meet again? Dreary echo answers-'never sever more on life's rough main. Yet methinks I now can hear thee Singing. as in lays of yore 0 ! may miusie ever cheer thee When despair's dark 1illows roar; Time will drag, oh ! slow and weary, When we hear thy voice no more. other friends with thee will wander S O'er the future's misty way We shall hear thy voice on longer, Cheering us the weary day ; 0 ! we come, but stop and ponder How life's sweetest joys decay. Yes, we've said farewell forever, We shall long for thee in vain ; 'Tis too true that we must sever, Ne'er on earth to meet again; Dreary echo whispers-never, On life's dark and heaving main. She Always Made Home Happy. She always made home happy, With her kind and winning ways, With her voice of cheerful gladness, With her joyful hymn of praise. She always made home happy, Though she charmed no passer-by ; With the beauty of her person, Or the brightness of' her eye. Though no pearls or rubies glittered 'Mid the ringlets of her hair, In her heart there shone a ra'linnee Of a jewel far more rare. She always made home hai.1y Though her song was not divine : (hough no harp beneath her fingers Thri:led to notes almost sublime. 'though no artist, yet she painted, Many a beam of Heavenly love On the friendly faces round her, That shall shine in realms above. The Baptism of the Ladies' Gtun-bont " Palmetto State." Agreeably to the invitation extended in the newspapers, a very large concourse of spectators--among whom there was an over wheling preponderance of the fair sex-as sembled at Marsh's Wharf, on Saturday morn Sns, to-be present at the baptism of the iron clad steamer Palmetto Stae. A few mit utes before noon-the hour appointed for the ceremony-the orator, Col. Richard Ycadon. in the full uniform of the Willington tangers. arrived on board the steamer, where he was I received by Capt. D. N. Ingraham. The! upper deck of the guti-boat was already oc cupied by quite a number of privileged per sons, among whom were several ladies, who were to have a share in the rerbrrnance of I the ceremony, Rev. Dr. Gadsden, Rev. I)r. Smyth, Capt. Rutledge, C. S. N., and several officers of the At my and Navy. At an early stage of the proceedings Gen. Beauregard and staff, and Brigadter-General Gist and staff arrived and took position on the upper deck, which, being elevated some distance above the surrounding wharves, formed the [ rostrum for thp opecasipn. As the hero of'? Sunmter, Manassas and Shiloh stepped upon the gangway and came within view of the assemi-led throng, he was welcomed with hear-ty and long continuetd cheers. *At twelve o'clock, Col. Yeadon annottncetd that, as the Rev. W. lB. Yates was utnavoida bly absent fi-m the city, the llev. Dr. Smyth 'o'uld take his place; antd the latter g-ntle man, accordingly, opened the proceedings in a feeling and impressive prayer. . Tu,: OaArios.--Col. Yeadon then deliver-~ ed the oration of the day. He congratulated them on the comtplection of the lhst iron clad ram built for thc defence of Charleston har bar--The Palmetto State. The name was one redolent of victory ; and this noble craft, .constructed as shehad been under the direc tion of'the distingui~.,hed hero of the Kosz:ta exploit, and commanded by the lineal descen .dint of' the illnstrious Governor andI Dictator of South Carolina, John Rutledge, would, he trusted, p~rove herself not unworthy of that glorious name. He then recounted thte stir ring story of the twenty-eighth .June, 'ifi, and showed how ha;.d-won was the unequal fight which first gave to South Carolina her - proud soulbr'iquet, " The Palmetto State." As the victory over the British fleet at Fort goultr'ie had given an impulse to the cause of independence, in tan early stage of1 the rev plutionary struggle, so the reduction of Fecrt Sumter gave ',s the pr'estie of victory, in the very inception of the present contest, and was ettended with an eclazt which inspird con fidence, and gptve an accelerated itmpulse to .our holy cause. It conferred name and fame, too, on Bea'uregard and Ripley, itnspiring con. fidence in them~ as our lenders, and it proved the grave of the reputation of the renegade! Kentuckian, Anderson, who soiled the honor's of a gallant defence, by persistent trea-'on to his native State and section. Addressing himself' then to the matrons and maidens of the Palmnetto State, the ora tor refet red in graceful terms to the debt which our city owed themt for thuis atusp'icious event. He alluded to the inaction of the Gov ernent in the construction of nval defences, and showed how thte sutggestion and example of one patriotic lady hadt stirred in thue bosonms of the daughters of South Carolina the pro ject of building these very boats, over the completion of which they were rejeicing to day. The ladies, in etery part of the State enthusiastically embraced the scheme at came forward, in large and cheering number with their votive offerings at the shrine of p { triotisnt-their free will oblations on the E tar of their country. Donations in mone plate, jewelry, works of art and ingenuit family relies, tokens of allection, the widow mite, and even bridal gifts. were poured fort as from an exhaustless fountain, to are Charleston with the means of naval defenc The result was r. gun-:n>at found exceedin thirty thousand dollars. This spirited acti( of our women had roused the Goverimuent State and Co'federate, from their torpor, I the construction of these two noble iron-cla steamers. The proposition that the Ladie Gun-boat fund should be paid over to th Government for the privilege of naming th iron-clad steamer then in course of construo tion by Mleesrs. Marsh & Son, " The Palme to State," had proved agreeable to the fai contributors, and it was now the speaker duty to fulfill the contract. Here the orato handed a check for $30,0tt to Capt. Ingr1 hati, and then proceede' to perform. Tu} B.wrrs. .-As the young lady wil was the originator of, and first contributor t< the gun-boat, broke over the head of the iron sheathed monster a bottle of choice old wins Col. Yt adon pronounced the following words ".With all solemnity and reverence, an invoking on thee the blessing of Almighti God, noble boat,' Palmetto State,' I haptizt thee, in the name of the patriotic Ladies o South Carolina. Amen !" lie then addressed, in suecession. Captair fttgrahatn, Captain Itutledge and Genera leauregard, alluding in happy language t< the qualifications of each and assuring then of the confidence reposed by the people o our city in their bkill, energy and intrepit valor. The oration, of which the above is but at imperfect outline, was interrupted by frequeni appla c e. We regret that the crowded eon dition of our eolunns prevents us frctn pre senting a more extended report : we shall ens deavor, however, in a future issue, to publish COil. Yeadon's eloqjuent effort. in full. Tut Cnrco.i.-A Goon.v SiT.-Jus as the ceremony had been concluded, the other gun-boat, The Chicora, came steamring up from the lower wlnr.'es:, and with colors ting fore and aft, saluted her consort. As the grim and invulnerable craft glided noise lessly, but in all the mfali-s:v of conscious might, up the stream. thei admiration of the assembled multitude br-oke forth in !u-d rnd prlonpg'rl cheers for the Chicora and her energetic b~uili.lr, Mr. l-:ision, who, with a large trnuher of citiz'nts, could be seen upor her upper deck. Tie pleasing ce: emiioial beinig liver, the ladies were invited into tie wrk-shops of the Messrs. Marsh, where they partook of a b-mntiful collation. The whole :rflitir passed nfl' without any incident calculated to mar the pleasure of thos: pres -ent, excepting perhap a light Shower, which came down quite sud enly and createdl some consternation for a while ; but which the hdieR, with their usual good nature and in view of t lie -, xc'ssive heat, finally pronounced a positive blessing.-CLar leston Mercury, 1 at. intor- int thme Army. In a h*abeas co.-pu.9 case before Suidge Ma grath, of' the Confedcre-te Court at Charleston: the following points were ruiled ont appeal: I. That the rule of' the Commnon law, eon erning the disability of the mrinor to bind~ himself by contract, and by it suspend thec exercise of parental authority, -does not op r~ite where such mitnor makes an agreement For military service. Sneh a contract, though: made by a minor, and withtout the consent of his parent, is sustarined upon considerations of public policy, uiniess expiretsly pirrhited by .he Municipal law. 2. it the Confeeate States there is no :uch prohibition in any of the law-s passedi 'or the regiilationr or organization of'iilitary ervir e. Nor ate 'thed laws of the United tates, in which such a prohibition is found, af~frce in the Confede'rate States, by virtum f the act of the P'rovisional Congress, No. ", to continue in fore certain haws of thec Inited States. The only condition which is of force in the Confederate States is, that the person shall be inspected by a surgeon, andl been pronouncedl fit and able to do tmili ary set-vice. 2. The act of the Congress of the Conf'ede rate States, eh. ZI, (A pril 16t. 18fi2,) while it makes the performiance of military service compulsory on all between the ages oif 18 and 1:-> years, at the same time recognizes the existence of engagements fur military r-ervice by those under 18 years of age ;nor does it make void such engingt ments. .1. Although the father may not give I is assent to the engagement of a minor child for military service, yet if that minor, with the knowledge of' the parent, conitnzues for ive months in the service, and during that time receiter the botuity, pay, rations and clothing, it will be evidence of acqluiescene suflicient to manke valid the contracet of the minor, and, threr~efore, surfficient evidence of acquiescence to make valid the enga emectnt of the minor to do military service, if acquies cne of the parent is necessary by the mu nicipal law. Siar s-io'Imts.---t is arnnounced that nie person shall be mustered into thre service al the United States as a member of the corp of Sharshootcern unless he shall produe i id I certificate of some person duly authorised b -s, the Governor of the State in which the com a- pany is raised, that lie has in five consecutiv dL- shots, at two hundred yards at rest, made y str'ng not over twenty-five inches, or t y, same string off hand at one hundred yard 's the certificate to be written on the t:rte I us. d as the test. The Privates. Whilst laurels are heaped upon the hend of the Yictorious leaders of our armies, the people will ever embalm in their gialitul the noble soldiers through whose disinterest a ed and sublime self-sacrifice our wonderfu successes have been achieved. Whilst behim' none in admiraion of the genius and courag< byv which our armies are directed, and with e out whic h the hest armies woubl he like ship without hilsnvn or pt aipniz. v.,, cannot hu feel f'r tI h f vw'.ti! . ir in th'e _n ks en r tiontof r. -1p.'i no! ' ff- V -.aC- p ant pervadi.g i- a y u hies, . in cessfu: ank car elicit. Ev..i if' we . a u" t mnkr into cosile ra'tion the het hlit i !rz': prip: rtiion of the privates in the Southern army nre gentlenir of education. refinement and hieh social posi tion, the most. profound sympzathie. :f every gen. rous heart must be awakened by thi toils, the sufferings, and the matchless dtr ing of these heroic men. They have given up homes where none of them ever knew want or hardship, for a life in which they have cheerfully endured such privations, i I ors and herils as have rarely fallen to the lot of humanity. They have endured the ex tremities of heat and cold, and the keener pangs of long and, perhaps, unending separa tion from their homes, to save :a country which is dearer to them than life. They have done all without even the prospect of reward, or even distinction, for the miserable pittance which i6 all that the Government can bestow is no compensation for services like theirs, tand the honors won by the whole are so widely ditrused that the individual share of glory is small indeed. ,t is a touching hight to behold these mod est, war-worn heroes, often without an artn or a leg, by whom even a kind word or a look is reenived as a benifaction, and who are too often treated with ofilcial insolence by those who are not worthy to tie the latches of their shoes. Bit virtue, in its'huniblest estate, moust, here or hi-reaf'ter, receive its ep propriate reward .frotm lim who knows how to estimate the value of every human actiot'. Iand whose treasury i. large enough to rewa:d ultimately without stint all who deserve favor :t. Iis hands.-tichmond l)ispaicl. '1Tue E x mc:o A-r-ra o: Cnt.tu.rFs ros. 'l'le New York Coiu,,,crrial Acrerliser has the f11owin:.: in regr.1 to the probalility of a naval at tack u pon our city It is stated that the city of Charl,ston has bentti practieally evacuated by its i:hnhbitants; mnn' of its citizens having taken tp their iaarters bevend the city limits. Sne' a course is certainly prudent. if the reports c.f the dan rer in which that nursery of treason is I.lted, by recent movements of onu gun boats, are correct. Coninodore Wilkes was, -own after the evacuation of the Peninsula, placed in command of a special iltilia, and ordered for secret service. Since the war has beeni tranisferred to -\aryland, n'd ihe Pto mnuc flutilla was releivetd fronm dulfy on te lower part~ of the river, a tenilbr of vessels amonig them an iron-lad-have lft to join Commiodlore Wilkes. It is now r'eported that - 'Reverel'' iron elads have appeared oil' Ch ar' leston harbor. TIhis is peerhaps riot minuitely' correct, however, as the Monitor. Galena and Ironsides are all of this class of botats that. we have aifloat. It is by rio meanis imaproba ble that Charlestoni may be attacked by a naval farce alone, thougth it may indeed be assuined tat we have no land torce to .spare for co-operation with the vessels. In that evenit the commantnder ofi the flotilla wonld probably hold *out thze altetirtive~ of' 'urrer.. dier or bomblardmn.-nt. The art:eipiation of this has prob'lably ies'iuced~ lie inhiabitants to evacuiate their city. Ihow -ro Fit. A~t) Arr.-Our pi<.ople will long remember the dark days that came iupon us after the fall of Fort Donelsoni. Ie is not wise who is not prepared four like calamui ties in thle future. We mtay not yet have ex perienceed the greatest mrisfot'tutnes to result fromt this revolution. Our at muies may be defeated andi dispersed, anid our whole couni. try overtiun, but still the war must go ott till our etnemies let us alone, or we are antnibi lated. Every citizen of the Soulth should constant !ly keep t be-e refetions as "st auditig matter in the columnm" of his memiory, and go steadi. ly forward in the discharge of' eve'ry duty of Ipatriotism ;and then the resualt of this strug gle will niever be tptestioned eveni by our bit. terest foes.--Knioxville lRegister. It is a niost. sitigutlar fact that the nmilitary chiefs wLo were most promninetit durinig thie begininig of the wvar, are now withiout their original importanit commnatnds. Beauregard has been sent to Char'lestoni, .Joe Johtisoni asigned to the command of the depajnrtmiett ~west of the Missis.-ipipi, Van Dor'n has beeni pilacedl over Price, andi Mntruder' we suppose has betn laid ott the shelf altogether. This is certainly a strange sta te of things, and it would certaitnly gratify the people to know why their tfavorite leaers have been thr'own in the shade. y The Factories. - Some of our factories are setting a good e example to other establishments. The Au a gusta Chronicle says: e We learn that the Augusta and Granite. , ille factories have consented to sell to the I t Soldier's Relief Societies their cl th at the same prices they yell to the government. Thus all reason for complaint in this respect agant. the factories has ceased, and if those who are amply able will be liberal in their contribu tionsi, a .ret obstacle in the way of providing clothing for the soldiers. will be removed. The fictories above mentioned have set a no blt example, which we hope to see followed by other establishments. - The Colunbus Sun says: We undertand that the proprietors of the Eagle Factcry, in this city, have decided to sell their fibiics at retail to consumers only, ins:etd of patting thetm up at auction in large quantities fcr the benefit of speculators. The change is a good one, and is highly commenda tle for its patriotiinm. Let other factories in other portions of the State adopt the same course, and speculators will have to " change their base of operations" somewhat. G:s. Rtr AaIvEn.-We are please-] to chronicle the arrival of Gen. R. S. Ripley back again at the scene of his former triumph and labors. We regard his presence as a valuable adjunct to the defi-.ce of our City and State, and greet hiu with a hearty we. come. We learn that Gen. lteauregard, highly ap preciating the value of his services. soon after coining here, applied to the government for Gen. Riple;, and that his application was warmly supported by the Governor and Council, and by the delegation of South Caro. lina in Congress. Gen. Ripley himstlt; being at iichmond on account of his wound, re ciprocated the compliment, and expressed his desire to return to the diflicult l..bors of this department. We have had an opportunity of knc.wing his worth. It is a satisfaction to know that this officer, fir capacity, knowledge, goal judgment aid energy, has the ample endorement of Gens. Bie:uregard, Lee, .lo,. L. Johnsou and aftiherton. We' deen this department fortun ~p its ollieers.-Ch tau Mt.-ury. . - -).: Ti: ComN W hra.--The preparations made by the Yank.-s for I he prosecution of the war during the coming winter are on a Scale of unprecedeglted magnitude. All South .-n rivers navigable by their boats and our whole sea coast will be visited by these ves sels. Property alrg -the amk. of such streams and the ocean's shores shiuld he re tved, and gueriils shoul prepare to di charge their duties, by clearing the decks of hostile steamers, f'u v. hieh their orgnii zation is so well adhapted. Th'e 1:r.kees will soons learn that the posasessioin of e:ur navipb';le streams is valuelt natso long as their .haores are infested by g Jri las,.'and just so long as. w inmmrcial vesse, akept out of thenm. Trade cannot be con'ducted by gunboats. The I -li.sissi.ppi can iever be opened to the trade I of the Northwegtill the independence of the Sooth is askuowledged, and then commercial treaties may benfound good substitutes for e:nboats.-Ktioxville Register. l'i;; un Frrii~e.-The -New York Ex press pul-.s~h s the followin'g extract froti a late Ljond~On l--tter, to show that the English pepC!le have no special re'gard for the cause of the'non: " 1air tle last t bree days all London has been singintg the praises of the South in strnts that grate harshly otn Northern cars. The resources, the skill, the bravery and the *pertinacity ofi.utherna Generals and South ern troops are-not only the leading themes of all the journals, but the principal topics of the streets and the clubs. I have before tie a private letter from cne of the most in Iluenitial noblemen of England, whto says. ' the time for recognuition of the South has come ;' atnd lhe suggests that tLe three great poer shouil speak at 4nce int the nanie of humaniity's God, to bring this red -deluge to an entd. It is not proposedl to intervene, to brcak the blockade, nor to espouse the cause1 .t either parly, but simply to recognise a people who have stru~egled so lung andI so successfully for their independence, and give themt a diplomatic hearing in the Courts of Europe." D~ot W'aTAXEr.-The editor of the Cleveland (Tennessee). l~unner, has the following ad vertisemenit in his paper: Wa-rra.--We want to buy a coon and possum dog, to bunt our meat with during Ithe coming year. It is foolish for a mant to think about buiying hog meat, who is printing a pap~er fot- $2 a year. A dog that will hunt ui COon, 'possumi and kill a sheep occasionally. Iwill cominand a good price at these head qhuarters." . .P.AYEn Ou-r.--t is well known that ac cordittg to milliary etiquette -and require mients, a sentinel must salute all General and fiteld otlicers who piass, anda the saluote mu tst be acknowledged by the sailuted,. It. was in the 1st Tennessee Regiment. One of our "~ boys" from Winchester, a dry, good fellow, was on sxat. General WV. passed. No salute wats given, and the General asked him why lbe didn't salute him. " Oh ! h-Il, General, that's about 'played out.'" The Genueral Stuurt's Raid. Northern papers of the ]IlthI have been re ceived in Richmond. The most imp trtant feature of the news is a raid into Pennsvlva nia by Gen. Stuart with :,000 cavalry. Gov. Curtin, of Penns Ivania. at Harrisburg, re ceived the following dispatch from Chambers burg on the 10th dated 7::;) p. ii'. Mercersburg was occupie~d by Stuart's rebl cavalry force to-day, and they are row advartcin;g on Chanberslurg. They took horses and all other property they wanted at Mercershurg and gave rebel scrip fur it. They did no injury to individuals that I have heard of. The force is estimated at 3,000. The rebels are certainly advancing on Chambers burg They have cut the Bedford u ire. They are reported as near as St. Thomas seven miles froum here. There is no doubt whatever of their beimg in Mercersburg. They will certainly give us a call to-night. We had the rum'.r at 4 o'clock, but it was not credited. We can make no resistance, a; it would only exasperate them and cause wantoni destrnction of life. Col. McCr.cn i:.'' CnAunaasunmm, Oct. 10, 8 p. m.-About fifteen men on horseback are in town, with carbines and a fhag of truce. Th'y want to see the principal men : f the town. They have a large farce about one mile from town. who will enter in an hour. Col. McClure and Provost Marshal Kimmel have just gone two miles from town to meet the rebel conmander. Nothing (an be done except surrender. We look for this wholh force in half an hour. They crossed the i'o tomae at. laneocek and came over the country to the Pitt.burg pike. The deposits of the Chanbersburg bank have not been returned from New York since the last raid. IhAutsa tic, Oct. 10, p. i.-Dispatches iust rec'-ived from Sharp-burg confirms the news of -the occupation of Chamihersburg. The advance rebel force cinsicts of 1.t00 cav alry and six pieces of artillery. Governor Curtin is now pushing troops up the Valley. Time town cf Cham;bersburr is -15 tihsi southwest of Iarrisburg, and 150 miles west of Philadelphia, and has a population of about k.000 souls. It is a thriving places+ and har 8 relerrt,-n~c er VK.lutI4s. Itst' siness is chiefly the manuficture of flou:, c-t. ton And iron. The Philadelpliia Gu:elce, of Satnrd:ay norning, commenting on this cxtraordinary novuent of the "rebels," says: The.te egram inings us news which we scarcely know how to credit. although it. bears the impress of anutlientielty, and emanates from the higiie.-t oflicial quarters in the Sinte. It see-miis that a oI o..f :36t0) rebel cavaliy. codler the comm:nul of Gen. Stuart have man. aed to In :n McClell:i' fb:: k 1.y cro in' the l'm.:Dne at Ihaneoek, nod, nmarebing raj idly Nor uivard into Peitnnsivania, cromed the mn'nitains into the rich and irosperouis Cumberland Valley, eapttured Mer eersbucrg, St. Tbomas, andl finally the flourishing town of Cliabr.',burg. A far as we can under stand the situation, McClelian's huies did nit ptend beyond Willianaport, the main odly f hi< army heiing at Sharpsburg a-id iar pers Ferry, while the rebel armiy, nuder Gen Lee, had retired mostly upon .Martinisburt and Winchester. ~ The invasion of Pennsyivania. 'hier toro, is feasible enough, as Geii. McClel~in himself was in Piiihulelphia Jeasterday, :cdl not with .hes army, andi I here were no ohbtales what ver to pre-veint Stuart froth mnaking such a aid, the while oft lie militia reemnily embhod ed for the State defel~nce having, un I et unnt~'. y, retunrnied to t heir homevs. .\s :epr.ds thle neaures to be taken in t his i-merigency. we an onily gucess at t hem. Goy. Cur-lin lias in arrisburg arms amnd munitions of war enough, nd he probably has hstily coULei(ed ithe mi iia of that city, armeri t li-m, and se-a, 'Ihem o meet the eineiri. llurrisburg is a city of~ ~bouit 15,000 inhabi tnai. ,:mdC oil such na~ r~iergency otught tot he abl- to r:&.- a ra nent of militia without diflicult v. Uariis'e. ,vich- lies between Iarrisburg andl~ Chmam srsburg, on the Cumbherlaud VWlley Rail oad, woubt also be able to raise fromn Ci:n eland couinty a regimemt. The njext near Is; own i- Gettysburg, from which a regimne.t. would probably march along the turnpike t~o shipesurg. Fromn other ports in the neigbhorhood for es could be collected sudenly to) swell t!)e aggregate to some five or six thousand mnen. Fortunately the recent militia gathering estab ished the orgauinations, which will now be seful for the people to rally around, to repel he invaders, atd as the telegraph says that Gov. Curtin has comumetnced sending forces: orward to defonid the State, we presumn that e has promptly called1 out ilhos' niearcat and nost s.erviceable. From the piopuilous cou ties of B~erks, Schuylkill and Lancaster, helpi' will no doubt go forward immrediately, I. I hough the rapidity with which the rebels a i ance seems to give assurance that they hau v boroughly informned themselves of lie defet',ee esa condition of thie St ate, and hatve r-esol i-ed o profit by it to the utmost. 'lhe natural inirmy, what is the olbj set of the invasion, is not illicult t~ answr i. Since the great battle of Antietami, McL)lell in has een gradually but slowly pushiu g his army forward into Virginia. Iaa! he miov~ ed his irmy suddenly and iin ma-,s, by tany partic l.. ,.mut.. s- Ifarnper's I-gv w Will munort. for example, the rebel army would have re crossed into Maryland at some other point, above or below, and thus forced McClellan to return and defend Washington and Baltimore. Ile could not go above the rebel line to ad vance, fur then ti.e enemy would be between! him and tLe great points of defence-Wash itgton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Ile has, therefore, tried to keep them in doubt as to Lk g vements, by slowly mov ing about ou either side of the Potomac at Ilarper's.Ferry and Williamsport, and they, understanding his game, have outflanked him by this raid into the Cumberland Valley, by the circuitous route of Hancock. Even had the Pennsylvania militia remain ed at lHagerstown and Gr-encastle they could not have prevented this incursion, for, as will be seen by reference to the map, the enemy have turned both points via Hancock, Mer eersburg, and St. Thomas, and thus our mili Lia would have had their communications cut ,fi, a ,d iten obliged to advance and fight the rehels at once to insure their own safety. In any aspect in which we may view this move ient, the-efore, it is a very serious one, and we must all be prepared to meet it promptly, and with the spirit of men whose Lomes are in danger. The Cumberland Vailey is one of the mest fertile and best cultivated in the Union pop uOutus, thriving and wealthy, it oflers to the enemy a tempting opportunity for plunder. 'lIe eneiny could ea>ily levy a forced loan on C'hanberburg, and sweep off besides horses, attle, fotrage and provi.,ins, and if these be their objects they will be ol again back. to Virginia, before we can nnter forces enough to rpel t1:mtn. In like manner they could make incursions into other valks along our Southern border. from time to tmue, and con pel us to keep a large force in the field to de tend the State. This proceede, however, upon the assump tion that the. arumr of the Potomac would remain idle. w Iieh it cannot do with ay saf'ety to itself. The secrity of the North is eseutial to that of the army of the Potomac. It will be neces ary, therefore. for General Me.J a resume antive operatiouns at oce, ig-snme new clirection, itu order to'coun teract the enemy's movements and threaten their nrmy. "Ai. winat interfere with the auces of or operations to indicate the obvi .on litnes of such operations, we await further evelominents, and confitn our attention to cr own athairs. It must be appanrer.t now to the commonest a prehension that we must make an imme date and general rally of all our available militia forces and prepare for an advance against the enemy. It is true that such a movement at this time would be most unfor tunate, in view of the approaching election, which this rebel invasio may have been in ied to influence, by drawing oft the RLe ,hicans and leaving the Democrats in a ma jori-y at home. The Administration at Wash. intona could help us in this emergency lay snding to Clhambersbur; th.e available for es from all parts of N-w York, New Jersey ;rnd Pennylvanin, which perhaps will be done. Still we mast a'l now be prepared to. rally for the dientce ol ouir owtn State. :i'ess e e do this, the rebel detachmut which hars enpturedl Clbambersbutrg maay just as easily trake Ilarrisburag, and establish a pro-* viional Gioverinment at the State cal ital, unmder the :auspices of iftughes and his condl jutors, most of whom would not be slow to avail themnselves of this opaportunmity. The tittes are prilotus, and reqtuire plainspeakinig tand prompt action. Let all ouir militia or ganiz-uion3S he again called to meet anrd drill at thur evarious artmories, preparatory to, m-trerhitg unce mtore to meet the eneumy-and defend thteir fire-side.. The JKeas~oin. Thte Richmondl ?Eucamur says:: The eno~rmous rise int goald in New York. roim a hundred and' twenty three to a hun dr.-dl atnd t aety-si:c, lads manyt to) suppose that the news ot JIuell's comtae~kt.defeat was tetn already knownt, tough not puablished. Unt. this opitniotn will be funntd Ott examinartiota' destitutte aof sumpport. This battle has nothmng. ta ado witht the rise itn gold. None of these battles hamve proadutced any serio~us effect upoan tte price of gold itn New York. Its continued rse is a circumsatanace perhaps of greater im potanmce thatn all thme battles put together, when: consideredl itn relation to the probable termination of the war. It is the result of the decreasing.eredit and increasing inflation of the Federal currency. The tendency of gold to rise has been opposed by the Federal Govraient with all the cunning attd energy at. ts.oinand, but this Eudden jump of three per cent, An a day, is an indication tbat the powert of linance is very nearly at an end, .and'tihat-rtificial agencies can no lorger contr trol t'he'lar of nature. Its relations with the battleof 4rryville, however, are of the inost general-character. YA*e VAaAuIs.-A young lady of Winchester, Tenni., writinrg to a friend tupon the .visit of the Yankees to that place says: "' They have taken every fowl from time place, exetre er two old hens, which run as if ir dear life at the sight of blue: breeches. As to thec pro-pect for bacon this winter, it is rathter slima, :as every hog has been appropria te'i. except one s) tld ad leatn that feeding it aday ad night forever woualdI have nto oi'eet, -ntdess the e:tereise of eatitng wotuld make it etanr." Result of the Conflict in Maryland. As the facts are made public at the North :onccrning the late operations in Maryland, t becomes so apparent that the advantage vas with the Confederate army, that even the cbolition journals are bound to admit the act. We lind the following in- the Washing :on correspondence of the New York Times: The recent conflict in Maryland is the en. p ossing topic of conversation here. As it 3ecomes clear that the rebel army'haa made rood its escape, the teidency of public opin on is to deprecate the advantages secured by )ur triumph at Sharpsburg. While every :redit is given to our gallant soldiers for their admirable fighting in the field, yet the loss ,> Harper's Ferry is beginning to be felt as a lisastrous as well as humiliating defeat. The >alance of advantage in the late expedition vidently rests with the enemy, as they car ied off all the plunder captured, including ver 10,000 stand of arms, and over 50 pieces f artillery. These losses added to those sustained in he Peninsula and by General Pope's army, nust make an aggregate of considerably over ifty thousand stand of arms, one hundred ,ieces of artillery recently lost in our opera ions in the east, sufficient to thoroughly quip an army half as large as that now re reating into Virginia. It is known that our oases of ordinance at Harper's Ferry was .Iso very large, and that they were not des royed previous to the surrender. These facts give point to a recent remark if Gen. Ripley, Chief of Ordnanre, who is aid to have stated that he ought to be the 1lest ordnance officer in the world, as he vas required to furnish arms enough to sup ,ly the enemy's army as well as-our own. From the Souh Carolnan. N.AR WiCnSTER, VA., October 4,1862. Mit. EDIToR : Will you allow me a snall pace in your valuable paper to say a few vords in regard to the couditio' of our South .arolinia troops now in Virginia. Oir the .0th of Augn.st, they started from Richmond in their long and tedious march for the val ey. Since they started on this campaign hey have marched hundreds of miles, and aught-an ed befr_.. battle after battle, nd now they are nearly naked, havtig 1, m worn out what lidse clothing and blank ts they had. 'I have seen many .a South .arolizian going about without the sign of a hoe, or a coat, or a blanket; and I ask you. !r. Editor, can nothing be dote for them ? )t her States are waking preparations to pro ile for the comfort of their troops; and hall South Carolina be behind them all? I lope not. It has been said that the South )arolina troops are the worst clad troops in he field, and I ant sorry to say I believe it is u. Can we not remedy this evil7 I know hat the societies of our State that aided the oldiers last winter are not hble to do it now. 3ut, cannot the State Government make owe arrangement by which it can distribute he large store-house full of clothing, and ,lanket*, and overcoats, that they have in .olutbia to the soldiers, before the col 'in er comes upon them ? And, if they cannot rust the soldiers until they are paid, (which ins not been in most of the regiments for six nouths,) can they not look to the Confederate Juvernmpent for their pay ? I hope that the Eix, cutive ,Cointcil wvill take this matter in and and do so~anething for themn. W)ere it eft to Guy. Pickens, I imopr it woul,d be at tended to. Mr. Editor, I could yrite inach no're and tell of the hardships our troops iave to undergo for the want of clothing, but [ am no writer and will stop, hoping that tome good may be done by what I have said. _____A..Q.M. To Dre COTT-ON oit woo, BaowL.-A lady riend sends us the following receipe for dye ig cotton or wool brown : Take the bark of the root of a common wild plum-.boil in iron or brass, s most conveieint until the dye looks almost black. Strain, and add a small quantity of copliera dissolved in a small quantity of the 'dye. A dd the article to be dyed. Iloil an nour or so. Winmg tout and dip in strong cold ley. \Wheni dry, rinse in cold water. This gives a gnuipe, bright brown, w'nich is the prettiest cont'ast'for blue; and when checked in--to gether mnkesi .! 4ress becoming enoughfo the provdest Soutler.~dge or Bell. Ladies, TnE CAUsE (.F-OUa ERavsasss..-We are:g formed by a very intelligent gentleman that the bridge across Cypress Creek, about ten miles from Corinth, was burnt by the enemy, and that our forces were not aware of its de stiction until they. arrived at the creek .on their retreat. They were thi Ibreed to run down the creek and cross on., a mill dath where the enemy had takren a comnmandlig position. The alatighitet of out' troops at this point is said to have been terrible. The enV .ny pushed no farther thant this mill. t would appear from the statement; that the. retreat by the bridge was not properly gund-i '. ed our officers. The oter oversight is said to be th~e neg et to destroy the railroad leadinig from G-. rinth to Columbus an Cairo, which enabled the enemy to run in reinf'orcemnents unmolee. ted during the entire night previous to our re eatiformant was not apprised of what. rotute 'our traina took, but was assured that they were all salo and in good condition.-. Minssisianilt.j