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An Act to Prohibit Extortion and, Pan . . i?br Extort inn>Ts. 1. fY- If? (,!<>. "H/ lil/ tkt S'-IUl?f fill] J?.,H.\. o' l'i-pre* ntti/ifi">, time me! iimi itiUimj i ' lr: rt? r?l AfS?t?^tilf, iimi f?y th* antUnny Oj //'.. X?MU. Tiru fiy?ui ?nd Hiter t(ic riassiiig ufjJtir Ari. any dm;er ?ir sitfcuUtiir in cl??tliiu^ah UUAIt~ii?tlv?'i cio'.hinc. limit*. ?l)'^-h. ii-;iflr;v"i bp iga: u-., raw ni le?, mia', ?tr-tin. ir??, tloui j ti"b, COU-?*r MIJJHr, tea, rvu? I , Kill pc Li-, (tl Up ' uiodiciuen,. wnul, yum, iroh castings, - n?i ti and Card? aro ^cm-rally, gold and all.ur cjui v wood, cmtl, audie*, oil, lard, sittp. cat.!fe.N hos*, and otnor live stock, poultry! sterling encuere, o? o her nectsurca of life What ever or any ui&uufectuter lor "Kale of any o. thu ?aid ?rucie*. * hu ?shall, duri up the con timi ince of th?: existing w^r, . Mill or. dinp.ut of any of the said article? at exo bitant ot iitireaitoiiabie lal?*? or price*, Oi at an exorbi lant or unreasonable advance or profi ou th< co-t -tbrpaof, or ??at o'" the production ut raanc.facture thereof, or <la . rifase to sell <>i 'iiapvp-e ur the ?auie tor ta u, eb he' m -pfki O' in cur;e.Jt funde", at bur or reaaona ?li* r>y? o. .??i ice*, orai. rwtsonaWe udyaSci-8 or profi< o i 14.1C cifal lti'J*cof or um; ol. th? proUueuoi o. ui,4iiu't*ciur?? thereof, und id I otfi?Tp-r 01 who itUll ?ell or dispose of any of the sai urU?fei nt exjrbi ant or tiiireaaouible r*t ??r prices, ?ral- au ex-?rbi tam* or unrras-fcHb "adv ?nee or profit o;i thu "cost,. or Coat ot pro. ductioii or manufacture th-rev-f, "b-*l| b dectu?vl abd U ld guilty of extortion, and o< oouiirtion thereof iii any of the -Courts o General Sosstoiis of this ?iate^ shall ?V- line? , uot more tuao one th'>osaiid dollars, and b ioiprifoocd uot?nzuita . than-twelve nioiitli* ; o e-lialf of thu trie in ea-h c^o to be tor ibo b uct?t of th?'tiitbnti<?r, a il the other ha' I.ir lue benctit ot' aoWiwrii ?nd s'-ameii'a tami li*?, lo be pwd over to the S jidietV -B ?ard 11 K-Jtof ti<r tua District in wuich the outvie lion shall take place ; ami ihe inf-ruier to 1> a a>mpi;.t,.;t't uriftit-as, any law, cuatonf. M. uuiste to the cuitr?ry iiot*ithst anding.* Pro vui d, That u ? iinp^rler of foreign ntercha-. d Ar a.ffW br Itabic. ?o ihc penaiiifs ot l?i Act lot' malea of nucu in-trolian-t'A^ : Aji' provul&?futH-r, Tuat p< raono bringiit'J in' lb.? ?cutt? articles of C**Ju Tr an odii-r St w " ?ad soi nug t'?e "ame at^priu s not hi ? than Uiose charged by producers in ibi SM ' ajiill uut-bo Li.ble to t be penalties of lbw Act II. ' Th'? in all cuses ai ising under th?f A l, it sh dl bi'M'c to-.the j trie? l?^et?ru?ii?' woat are rsiorbiiuni or UMIOIISI?nable ruteH o prici-o, t r xorbita'-t or uiircasouiible advaii ? a or pr. I'-s, due regard ben R ha I to Ho circurartur?eeV ol' eacu ca-e ; ? .d it ahall ?. .. ' lawiu> tor Ibo fotirt of Appeals to review th facta of all such casea, and to net a-sid?; v-r diC.a_ an.', onier ce?v triala lor want t-! con formity thereto. . ilL fiiai no pewoh pr?aecuted under thi Art 6hil?1 be allowed any right or privilejr< of traverse or iniparUnce, or poutp.? tentent o tr.?l at the tim term of the Court in whic be shall bo imlicted, uulesa on af? lavit of tnt nece^aary absuuee of a material and uecesak ry tritaewti, and uo techtiical or formal excep i.on to any procesa, indictment or other plead iog ?bali avail the defendant, but each ca sual! be tried ?nd adjusted according *to tb. merita without any regard VJ form ; i'roiid'd That auf oii?> who shall vi .fal ly and me li cioasiy give false information, aa the basis nt a prutiecuiion under thia Ac , shall be liaLL to indictment therefor, and shall, on convic tion thereof, be subject to the penalties of riiir Act. IV. OorporAtlona, by their corporate names arid cxirporatoia of lucorporateU com pames, ahali be liable to iudicuneut and pynisbinest for extortion nuder this Act . and when cor poratiens are indicted and convicted of ex-' tort ?un, they shall be liable, to line as afore said, aud to forfeiture of charter at the dis cretion of the Court. An Ad io continue in Jurce an Act, entitled " An Act to extend relief to Debtor* and to precent live sacrifice of Property ai public galt:* I. Be il enacted by thc Senate and House of lltpreitMaticc!*, wno met and sHlina in Gea eral Av.fi?bly, and by the authority of the satin, That ad Act, entitled " An Act lo ex loiiJ relief to debtors, and to prevent the sac ri? J? of properly at public sale^," ratified on the fwenty-lirtit day of December, in the year of our Loni, cue thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, be and the same ia hereby contin ued of force, until the adjournment of the .next Session of the General Assembly of thii State. - . II. And be U further enacted, Thats.ll fines imposed by tho Courts of Sessions and Com mon Fleas of ubis State be excepted from the operation of said Act ; and that all such lines shall be collcaed as heretofore provided by law. III. That the provisions of the said Act shall not extend to common carriers where they fail in their duties or liabilities as oom- j mon carriers. IV. That the ?aid Act is not intended to j iutvrfere w ith any right to sue or remedy.now itferded by law for the recovery of money ! li?t by earning; V. 'That the said Act ?hall not protect from ' snit or other process, any Tax Collector, j .SheritT, Master or Commisiioner in Equity, . iivcXuATf or (Merk of (he Court of Common | Plea? and General Sessions, or their sureties, 1 who htfvyr inly hereafter receive any money liekngiutf ??thur to the State, District Board" j ??f ComouM?btiers, or individual citizens, ami h w failed, or shall hereafier fail to pay oter | the.kmie on demand Ixnng made td do so. Yh Tuat tti? provisions of the said Act i abat? -nut embraeu u'uea imposed by courts i m*.!'.?al. or by municijial authority. ? .-- ? - f biifederatc .iiom-y Extortion. Mr. F?>?ter ot Alabama, on the Otli in-Unf, ? i .troduc?d-info the Confederate House of liepresontativos the followius- rom>lution, | wfek-h wa* adopted-yeas ??, nays 22, whee H tuotiou to r?.vnsider was carried, but lies. oTpr : R(.v'hcd. Tliat tho Military Committee be iimtracled^o ntport a bill providing for cori miribing and placing in the public service in I the Sold all white male citizen*, residents or j sojourners in the Confederate States, without j r?-g?rd to age, phyaical ability, trade, profes- j won or pursuit, whenever it* may be natisfac- I torily ascertaiui>d that such citizen n si lent, ur sojourner baa refused to receive Confeder " ate money, inpayment for any article sold, or offered for sale by him, ' and any such cili 7.-a, wddeat OT sojourner in the Confe'derate Mites should bo made and held liable to be ciHiscribed and placed in the public service in tim field for selling or attempting to kell any article whatever at au advauce of more than -- per cent upon tne prices charged two yean? ago for articles of . the same kind and .4'iality, ' aether the same be Used for dres? or consucipti?n, or for any purpose whatever. TUB FORT DDNKLSON A?XAIR NOT SO BAD. -The Chattanooga Rebel, of the 13th in8f,, 0 ya r " * Our loi s sit Port Donelaon bas been yr-atly magoifiwL We learn ttiat we lost but vi lety eight men killed, wounded and miss 1 f. The enemy confess to a los? 0f fourteen ' " kitied, and thirty-seven wounded. We cap- i t t .- id one carinorr, destroyed one transport, j J an I paroled eighty prisoner . Our liirces 1 H v insisted of Gel?. Forrest's and Wharton's r* br g ui.**, the loss being,confined almost ex- i V( t?usirely to Forrest's command. ' --? .? --_ I V Coif ?PKHATB MONET I?? T?K NUKTH_The ! ^ Petensbttrg Exftrijid 1 arus from iuielligeut paroled prisoners who came up on the truce b tat day before yesterday,'- that Confederate innes are roceiFfid iritU delight io Nev York. ?* Perchants do noi retiise^o take rebel rooney L in ricban,'e fir goods tuny st ll. lt is hell * te be a? ??'u?W?? ipr tb? Ur S. ^e<utackrj. ^ Tiree Steamer? Run the Blockade. LllAKJ.t'ST-'N'. Pen. l l -Thr.T lar?? st -an - ?ra, xvii h tull and valuable oar?ues. b^rye nr ??.vd sa Viv at a ConiitLmtf [. fop^tiuv ireak t'-is morning. Tiler bri:iff ?HKS^i^Bito1 liv Lt? h, Hdtv coMliiming i lie.^alety of the "?w)ridttv"'and-th? *ink?t'??or th.?.'- ilitreras !" .-ll' \?:di i AIM: s A i?uk e?' lim o pot'!,. load ^Vi ? li UoOf : tjid hov 11 \VTeekedtn the/?abaiiia*. ^< .The at-a? ter Calypso had arrival ont fron. 'Cna.rles.tm. - . Ano l^r.ateiiiner sail nd'fruin a Confederat . or la t night. The following is a copy of tbe circular ad tressed lo lb?; Consular Agent of France a A'ilmii gtun, N. C, by Secretary Benjamin-. DEPARTMENT OJ? SrATE. li chraond, ;??n: it 1863.s " l?o/?. Heil anew rt, Cmiiuixr Agent ?J /Vane.-, ? W?'?dwfto.i, X C. " 8?K:'I am instructed by ?he President"! t e C.'Hfii?.'e-ate S-afe* of A m trica to inf" rm -m thai t hi et Governruen-. bus received, a' r?Ltal desVa'cH frotn Flag'OlticHr lngrnham ?nun oi-Jiug the naval forces of the C>>. fed* .racv ?M tue w>*-tut South Carolina, staunt; .i?? tu . bloekudttof tin baib ir uf Charleston .ti- been br-koa by tb?' complete dispersion <ui I dir up?arai co of ihe Vm-kadin'g f-q>ad MU, Li c ui-eq'ieneti ol a sucCc-ad'ul attack nade ou it by the iron cl ul steamer^ com " liaridtd l>y riag O fficer I abraham. During ?ds attack une or more of the blockiding ves eU were sunk or burnt. As you are doubtless aware that by the law if na ?ons.? blockade, when thus broken by "si|6rivir force. ceases to exist., and cannot be a i"B -que?irv en'orc^d utile-? e-tablishod nr. s ?vo willi adcquHe force, and*-ftft**r due no vice to neutral poweis, it bas' h-en deemed proper ta give you tue inforuatiqu herein niiitaiue.i, lor the guidance of such' vessels ol .our ti?;bm a-? may choose to carry on com aeree ?ith tho now on m'port of Charleston, li specif illyi yOar ob'di??!it servant,*. J. J?. liliN'.l A Secretary of Sta'c. ?uti. Wheeler's Last Expedition. Ni-.Ait CHAUI/'TTE, February G 188.3. We arc jus' rei uruna? fiviri anotber exped? tiou down be Cumberland river, but.as the mercury stan ls 3d Fahrenheit; you cannot ex pert a very It-ngiby or itilerejsting account o t. At 3 ir clock, p. m.. ?rn tbe 3d we rain? in the vicinity of. Fort D m Ison, ani upon inqinr). fitiZiiis informed us that thu force va? no- very large, and trad nu fort i Sentions ; whereupon il waa concluded lo aitack tile point. Accordingly den. Forrest, with three or four, bundi ed men on the rigtit, a.n.1 Gene ral Wharton, with about the same number on tbe left, commenced the fight, which last et with much vigor for two or three b< urs. Ic was but the work of a moment to capture a part and drive tue remainder of thc several eounani-s which were posted outside the fort fieri irs Hiebt bravely did our boys move up to their work-General Forrot charg ing o >ce un narseback and then agaiu on (b it-but so strongly entrenched were the Yankees in their fortifie?ion?.and rifle pits, that be retired, although he bad succeeded in eateriug the streets of the town. Gen. Whar ton, with his- command, bad succeeded in guiling into the towu on thc lef:, next to tbe river, after having captured quite a number oj prisoners, smal anns, und a very superior !2 po-tud brana rifle piece with ?tsMisson, hotjjM and ammunition. Thus we drove them iflj a s nail space, but from their rifle pits anu win lows of houses they poured a very heavy fire upon ns, which I am happy to ?iay was not very disastrous to us. Night was upou us, aud the broad silver moon pave us ber "cheering light by vrbicb to continue the attack-but lindiug mir artil ery ammunition uenrly expended, and that of the small arms" steadily decreasing-, it w.ns determined to retire. Just then information r acbed us that reinforcements were coining fr ?rn .Fort Henry, and we distinctly hear I tbe snouts nf those who'* were wanui" up and d >wn on the gunboat*. All these concurrent circumstance-, coin bi ned lo induce us to re lire. Before our rear had; left tbe old forti fica! ioi-.a, the gauboats began a most furious .-.belling, which continued during nearly the entire night. In cumming up tbe ; cs nts ol' the day, we have much to be proud of, for seldom were more gallantry and true bravery exhibited than on this occasion. Gen. For ree* is one of the bravest men in any nation. Gen. Wharton bas all the fire of a Scipio, and the Little floro, as usual, was almost ubiquitous, directing each movement, and from time to time appearing in the midst of the hottest fire to cbase on the brave and atimukle the lagging. We would have been glad to nave taken the garrison, but 1.200 : men in rille pits, with a fine battery of artil lery, wa? rallier heavy f ir cavalry, but tile expedition resulted in the capture of nearly a hundred prisoners, among wboin were ii ve commissioned officers, a number of wagon-1, a ?Him lances, sm arius, and a .inc brass ii fljdpieie. Haides this,' we burned a fine tow-boat load d with provender. I cannot stop now to give an account of the individual acts of gallantry on tbe part of officer* and men ; but suffice it to say th*t numerous pro motions will be th . result of that days'* la W. The enemy ure b.-lieved io bu in p js session of Frakliu several thousand .strong. ! IvKsn cxv'-s POSITION'-Tbe recent action ! of the Kentucky IjegWaf ura, which bas at tracted so much attention, is in the form of resolution-, declaring tbs attachment ofthat State alike lo the North and tbe South, ami : proposing, ?rs't,.that'tue" Federal and Con-j federate aurhoriiies appoint wiumfssidiirrs lo consult, and prepare such amendments to | the Constitution as will be satisfactory to j both sections : and, secondly, that-the Legisla, | ture of Kentucky appoint commissioners who shall wait upo? i'resider.t Lincoln, at Wash- ; iu^tou, and Presi'lent Davis, at ilichmond, and urge ah ariaia?ce* and tbe appointment j of such commissioners, and visit the Legisla tures ?f IIliii'iM, I-diana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, j New Jersey ami New York, and seek their B operation in procuring a suspension of bosiilities during- uegoliations for peace and reunion. Kentucky, as do the abolition States, attaches .'eunioH as a condition of peace. Her legis lators labor under the same iui>take as to do hose of Massachusetts, in supposing tbe cmi lition will be complied with. Bat R6us > n-ion of hostilities, to bs followed by legutiations in which we shall be the equal if the other contracting party, promises tome Ling-Jackson Appeal, Feb. 0 OPINIONS IN PRAKCE.-A Paris correspon dit of thc New York Times represents the Smperor as actively engaged in preparing lublic opinion for his meditated intervention ii American affairs. All'the ministerial or an* have received orders to barp constantly I ti tbe faet tba! tbe separation between the j j i'ortll and South is fixed and final' and all ; ( ("them nre diligently obeying the orders.!, 'he Moniteur led the way, and does hot om?t ? ny occashyi iu-iuumhur the uecessity of Eu- I >?ieu!i intnrsv ution. The other papers are I j pially ?5-alous. La K'ttion, the Emperor's . t ri vate organ, contains an article supposed to ' J j from the Imperial |Kjn, which strongly .' rges lb" policy of intervention. The Times' correspondent thinks tbe Era pe >r is favoring tbe policy to prevent the elec un of some thirty Dcihoc? ?tH to the French ? igijlu?ure. By ihvtilv?r.ff tile cnutiln jn r. ar with ?lie United S:a'os. tho Gr>v^i-nuieut: ^ iii be able to suppress all discoQtoat at ' >me, From' th* North. ' . ' | Ku HMiixn Y.h. 14. j ! Northern iii es of th.- liiii wtr<? .received ? . ind'lite S-v??!, .'; . Tb.?f. b.)'!i apv?in? C\<m::.isakMicr< io n eet in M ml real or M'Vi'-'o *? arrange tie pre ! i m i juries ol' peaces ' \A \Vx<jbi)igj?n^!?gran? to the NVw Yolk Expr?s says it f& reported "that Seward hus -ejected thejvopoeiti?n. The AVffDniaton Chnmitle denies Hat ?here h is been any such indication from the Government and adds, there is reason ti doubt that por'i ?ri of Ihe hews sUti i? tln.t ? su-p-.-nsiou of hostJliUca id included in th te-m>." Tne.re.port cd njecti.ni ?ur?ed coll in Xe? York to ? Ivance from 521, but it subs q "em ly f.dl tn 54*.. ftp I ". . - Strone pe-ioe resolution* were ntmduce-l in tue New ?ersoy Legislature, proposing to ij'P lint C:"iii]iii-'.ioii jin to.R'ubtnotid to as yn&i? whether i? e tV'bfeleralu Slates will j.maeht tu r -t.ffirn; their adhesion, to the Union and recognize the. Constitution. If uot, on what terms peace can be restored. A series of vigorous resolution!* were also in troduced. ? Bajipahanriock correspondent reports in nunn-rabl* deserters. Admiral Futter reporta an uncuccesshil nt leutpt lo capture the Collied;nt* steamer City of Vickabut g and aekruuvledge.il iliat the funner with difficulty escaped" destruction. She was struck twelve times and had one gun dismounted. The C: S. steamer' Florida was at Nassau the la t of January, and left a week after wards*. She was cussed thirty six hours, but escaped. . . . ' - The Alabama lane ed 100 prisoners at Kings ton fruin the Mattera*, which she sunk. Sbe ?mt inlu Kingston for repair*. Six Yankee vessels were watching for her. A-correspondent or the Cutcinati Gaz-tte ?nv, s that large tai lies ol' troop? will be lan .ied on tue south vt Vicksburg, a?sd an at tempi made tu cut thu communication between Tex ts-and Luiusianu. Toe UerulJi* aftcoant of the " ?fluir . ofl Cu irii ston harbor anya that the rebels were au oe*dul ly .deceived .ts tu the Mercidita, think in; she was itt a sinking condition., Turee persons were killed by shot which entered her b .iler. - The Keystone State received a .shtii thrungli lier steam drum, causing death to ?weuty-.ui? pei 'soi i's . During the attack the Princess Riyal, which laid near the Uuusa tonic, succeeded in getting oil". The blocka ding vessels sailed towards tueKeystone State to ascertain her-condition and also whether .she wanted assistance, - bait resumed their ptgitton ut work. The Muutauk was not at all disabled in the attack on F->rt McAlister. Sbe received sev enteen shots in her bide, twelve in her tur ret, without injury. Sbe returned to her an chorage fur Taut of shells. It being fuggy the next morning she did not roturn to the attack. Su-nner introduced a resolution in the Sen ate directing the committee on the conduct of.the war ty inquire into thc condition of the army of the Potomac, both officers. and men, un 1 tn Consider what measures are nec essary to secure thuin from all unwavering and'soldier like devotion to the declared pol icy of i he Government, j .The latent advices from Europe state thal 1 Mi i nor Gibson, M. P., in an address to his -constituents, alleged that slavery was the main cause ol the war, by inducing even se cession fur its defence, and urged England to adhere to her niutral course. Beresford Hope, M. P., ave wed himself decidedly South ern in opinion. Ile eulogized Davis and Jackson, and censured Lincoln's procla mation and advised recognition. In the Iventucky Legislature, while deba ting the future policy of the S?ate, Z- b. Ward spoke against submission. Unionista favor sustaining the proclamation. A number of Ghi >ans and Indianians were iii attendance. Thurlow Weed's farewell addles-'- in ihe Albany Eveuiug Journal, speaks despondiiig ly of national affairs. Morgan's cavalry are quite busy along the Cumberland and Tennessee rivets. Numer ous captures of transports and scouting par ties of Federals are reported. The Memphis Bulletin of the 4th, quotes Cotton at 'Jij cents. Stirring Fro m the Northwest. Mom LB, Feb 13.-The Southern Crisis of the 11th inst., learn.-, fruin a distinguished cit izen of one of tho Northwestern States, that 1 the States of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio have determiued to stop i ie war and make term? of peace with the Confederate States, at all haz- I ard-. They are resolved thal war against the Confederate States ?hall cease, otherwise the ; I Northwest will make war upon the aggressor, i Citizens of tho above States who have been j drafted or enrolled are leaving Hie Fedetal , , anny by hundreds,*nnd lbe regiments have no ; authority to control ibis movement. Of the one hundred and fifty thousand nn I der Grant and McCiernand, only forty thou sand effective soldiers remain, and I hat. num ber is being (lady diminished by mortality, sickness and abandonment. The Legislatures of Illinois, indiana, Ohio geaeral convention on the lfstb February, to agree upon the institution of a Northwest Confederacy, propose terms of peace and commerce with the Confederacy for States i ' bordering on liio Mississippi and its tributar ! ' . ries; proposing a tirtaiy offensive and defen sive with the South, or nu .adoption ot* the Cun f.n I erato States ?onatit?ti?tr; to i?corpo porare those new members into the Confedera cy, if agreeable to the peop'eol the'C jnfede- j, rate States; but in ?ny uvejit, relations off., peuce, amity and commerce with tire South. The Commissioner will bear the result to Richmond, to (rout with the Confederate Government for final and satisfactory adjust ment. All interests in this action will be taken openly, with a serious uni1 dignified de terminal iotr. Tho terms of uujusirriout will be submitted Irr ratification by the people of Ohio, Indiana and I linois, at the ballot box ; and when thus ratified, s?parai ion from the United States will be irrevocably perfected. This infb'rinaiLt says he expect* no more gen eral engagements by the first of April will be practical ; a cessation of hostilities in the Southwest by the first of June and permanent pence unless Republicans wago war against tho Northwest.' 'lo "I Contedcmte Congress. RICUMOIO, February 13-In the Senate, several important Iii Ils were introduced. The Committee on Military Affairs reported ad versely upon the ptoposition to enroll the Government cmyloyces as conscripts. The Exemption Bill was discuscd until adjourn ment. The House passed a Rill allowing soldiers iVe dollars por month fur deficiencies in ra- j th -ions. The liousu a.so pissed the - Impress- j ?v noni Rill, winch empowers any oi&uercotn- ! tb minding a military dist.-ictor depnrinient to ! fje ^uthorite the impreAiUieut of propel(y wkeu ' wi t cannot be otherwise procured-the ?rn ! ireasnuiit of slaves tu be made in aeoordance ! vith the laws of the State, but in a bsence of I f ouch laws, tu be nude in accordance with.1 he rules prescribed by the Secretary of War. : io Staves will be impressed where they can ' thi e hired ut ibo usual mai kee rates, and no ju- ! h?l ividual will bc deprive 1 of the provisions re- : aw Uti tl for tiio i tujiurta le support of bi* aol audy, nor, except i.nder extreme cases, of ? tod r?Lu, forage, or utLir property necessary fer fO? bh wu a plantation-camper sn ti on to b" marla for ? he property MM/H, und if titc- OWIHT ?nd im pressing officer einnor.agre, it si,ell I"- ,de-. .ermined hy ilia's didiitcrcstcd prr<o!is-ti i' i: propi nv is Inst. ,do?tro;ed or injun-l, hi t e juill oytht; G.'?Tcr.'in?nt. Sevi-w pei allies rn-? u niched for any officer iaipn R-mji prop-' .in ? Ii, ritil vi i,m i.l iU Aa. 1 lu? Il.iii.HO !?-d |ourtii.d lill "Mond .v. - Coinplimentaiy'to the Ladies o? the South. Trie following resolutions.ba\ s ibe Colombia GuarJii.it w?s passed by the Legialative of this-Siute at.i^a late session, The un wearied exertion* of the Indies of the South tiavc been a wonderful encourager to thc inefi . ?lilia South, ?iud the efforts expanded by them to niueliorate the sufferings of tbe s ?I .iiers, have infused new lit', and vigor into all our tinnies. Heaven bles< our country women ! They deserve this l?gislative, re cord to their patriotism : ' Whereas, Tho women of the South have contributed to the prosecution of onr present -truggi* for hmepondeiceail ihr. aid and com fort their gentle Nbut heroic hearts could de 'vlse. as well by -the encouragement of their applause as by the manifold products of their skill and industry : A lid whereas the soldiers of the South, ever brave and patriotic, have been doubly fired to the discharge of their du?ii R by the lovely charities and devoted fympathiea of these pa triots sister, in a common cause. Thrrrforc, be-it Resolved unanimously, That this General Assembly hereby testifies its :.dmiritig appreciation of their services, and warmly accords to them the praise of hav ing contributed largely lo th? rapid progress of-our country's deliverance from the threat enud vengeance of a foe who seeks to desola te the homes of which they are the ornament and pride. ABTHUB SIKXINS, EDITOB. WEDIHESUAY, FEB. 18,18C3: At Home. We aro truly gUd to uso some nf nur army friend? nt home. Capt. PKRRI.X (soon tobe pro moted Colonol of the " I-f lb) is with us. dipt. HAR RISON, long absent, has been welcomed once umr? by many friend*. Our old friend, F. M. NICHO LAS, is also-back again au-hil native soil after a ieiigthcnod term ut' service. Messrs. itara and MCNEIL aro ut tbcirold places iu mir community. The thrco last arc, wu believe, honorably dis charged. Sergeant CHAHLIU GRAY*is at home, iilso, for thc first tiujiHu two years, on a furlough which he richly tuen if-,-haring been a dutiful soldier and upon moro tban one occasion li ft by the chances of battle in command of biri Compa ny. We ara pleased also to welcome Privato JOHN KOI'KR, of the Virginia army, who is on a visit to bis friends. There may bu others ut home whom we havo nut seem A welcome to them all,-ana" may the day soon roll around when all our boys wilt again fill their accustomed places at homo. Writing Ink. MR. lionel's, ??r liberal and accomodutmg Druggist, bas furnished us wirb a sato pl o of wri ting ink of bis own manufacture. It is a good article, of proper consistency, sufficiently black, ?iud does not fade in drying. As good ink is noir a very scarce article, we take pleasure.in making known the place where some eau bc bad at but a slight advance upon old pri?us. Will not Mr. ll. also make an experiment in thc article of. shi e-blacKing ? It is now selling ut, perhaps, ?0U per cent, on tbo actual co3t of mate rials. . * That Enigma. Miss Sf A RY mid her pupils are righi; BsACRE I;AKI> ir the answer to the enigma nf last week. Yet, although our girls eau guess him however muffled, he is a puzzle the Yankees have t-oughl in vain to unriddle. Ile is the living enigma ti,al keep? them off from Charleston this day. They fear the General who kcepsliis own counsel that he may the better thwart their scht-mes. Aint ii sn, girls ? Agent ibr thc-Field & Fireside. Mu. RAMSAY, P. M., *t this place, is u regular ly appointed agent for this valuable journal. Cull on bim and make arrangements to secure its Week ly visits. Tbo prtpor is now expanding into full bloom and will f.irui au admirable addition tothe Ladies' literary resources. To Our Soldiers.' A word or two from home muy not bc unnccrp table tn you at this time. What if these words convey no news nf interest, you will Mill perhaps receive them in the senso ol a special illoring, humble ib'iugh it bc, to you and to .yon ?lone. The (lays go hy in dreariness, and the nights am lung and heavy iivthcir loneliness and silence, while .yet this horrid tear keeps sway limn us I lie noble spirits who mako up thc all-in-all of south ern life. Every village is deserted and every homestead is durk almost to d?solation in ymir absence, and by roason of that ubsence. This, w<> ure aware, is an old long; but it is ditlicnlt In ittunc our hearts tn any other. They are ?ick,* lick, from *. bope deferred," nm! we all foti dis inued to "haiig'?:ir harp*upon the willona" ami mig no more vain lullabies tn lighten thc days , md hours tbat bring nought but illusory VIMIIM ' il' that better lime a-couiiiig. And yet, thin will not do either. Kvury pn^sinr? i lay is, at least by Nata re's laws, one furlbtr step I Olva rds Ihe blessed goal ol' pence ; and months j ire .-trilles in that direction. I f.. wo kuew that j rou so regarded them and RU jilt llicut, sold ers* he thought would serve in ?tart to soothe tse un est of those dear ones at home whose cverv fiiu y, wukiug or sleeping,' is interwoven with pray? r* for your eomfnrt mid security. Ami why j boult! we doubt thut your philosophy restons he uiutt-r il,us? That you have still gone on despite difficulties and suffering) animating the opes of ymir country by a cheerful discharge of our onerous duties, is of itself evidence that ours is the buoyancy, which bears up the good lip of State amid thu breakers and storms which irrouud her;-ay, and yours too will be the bon? . and glory of having saved her fruin deatruc on. The ?o/i/r-r? of tho Soutb-not ber slates on or generals-will be food of in history i.t the liuT instruments (under God) of this pcoplo's icope from the bloody hool of an unprecedented ?spotisoi. Would you know, once again, how the old land oks, and how ibo fields-prosper in preparation, id-bow the winter goes whistling above us on y wings, und how tho first symptoms of Sunny pear. ^t"> theru are already manifestations of o on-cnmmg warmth of that genial season. If, it, why were those hyacinths blooming more au II week ago io a little garden on the southern lu of thu old white house at tho corner ? Aud y b-is that fl-overing Almoud put forth, its j al >onis in such profusion ? Aud what meau.? ibis 1 U! tiling of the pearh bud??-"Not ?O fast, little I li tis," lomo of you may exclaim, and " wait a i ai uk" say ice ; fnr a good peucb yeur is a good ? m Hg thone pinching times, und a good peach ts ! Si ter than all of Art's confections. Appearances ; hi ; now decidedly in favor of a. full fruit trop, j LiTithslctiding the Hille developments just no- ' h> . Winter still holds undisputed away ovor the j tr eil inti, gad ?ye ry tlycj is sj back vue" M t; I* ..L _i. . J ..nulo! hr desired. Wheat is pnrticular'y tn : i thu ftiiii'? is'slill (T""'l ?in.l in:uiy;lliii;k 'lice j .rill cum??- OD R'Ji'illy lifter n ff'Udle. li. i* ! hoped it will, ur ?lour ."'ill u'lv.incos in-prire. if., in fact, it iTtl i i find :i' .M?y ]ir\c?. Tu'r'Tii f t!ie s-nre?ty, you mifst bttjafor?efrthat'our hoi k?cp;i> gcncr-l'j"' nn> making ?.brave'old n-i tho sweet potato. Mixed ?uual and roto?jp Lis; .v?th :i :U?h of Q viy. H un bad-ri tiutls; wi little ConT?dorut? tro?co-.to w.-isb it down.-H to Gonfoder?te codee ?o'mean any -vrwrui drink wi ever, fr.mi " s s.-ifux" up V* rye oh!, moder . sweetened with cuutso brown stig..r. Speaking of "hou'ckecpt-ra," did ever you th hoys, there was us much vim. und hope, und z and energy, und ability in ib?*W"iueii of tim Si is thc times, have shown up ? Bless their % and bravo nod warm-hearing heart*, they arc ( of right ought to bc) the pride of creal ?on, baan is but tia**-r-Well, comparisons are odious it is'nt worth while tu run out the antithesis now. SIHUK folks du <ay that our. "tublime uieu" ure beginning to lind out that their lev? several .-train above thal of iheir a asocia tes in ijeiiut how, and ttnit troubles in the wigwam I guceoed'these ujdy'days of strife ard danger, a word of it-not a word of it-dout bellen "yKable of it. And yet there are some fu: things turning up now and then. Ono of ' best out,' wo propose to copy for your delcctal and edification. It smacks of the times, of man's uses uuil inn n's co/linnea ce, u little lou ihn? any thing we have' yet" sen. We quote fl :t letter written to the Christian Adro ate commend the same to your tearful attention : " Of some war widows it is maliciously repi ed that they are doing better thau when their! hands were ar home-making better crops, i providing for the bouse better. Mts. B. over river is quoted as oue of these. She and ber .daughters, assisted by tho lesser children, h made more corn this year, bad ai the season, tl ever was made there before, fine chance of pi toes, saved all the ?odder, and sold meat. iS ll. is a stoat, energetic woman. Her looks i tone indicate strong character, and (bo follow incident proves it. Hiding along tbat road day not loag ago, I saw ber busying around, i Mr?. R. (a neighbor) was cleaning rice in a m .tar by tbs door. They ba 1 ju-t gol letter? fi thoir husband?, and I must read them for- th Moth the letters inquired among .ntbcr *tbir how the greonsputch carno nf, and cxpra.-sc desire and hope of eating grceus ?it h. mo u Christmiis: " Yes, poor fellow," said Mrs. 15 that part, " plenty : got a fine pot un now bil for supper. How I do wish he had some." " The letters read, Mrs. B. said she wanted I cutashwnod (ashwood, you know, is tu" make soi nhd her nxc needed to "be-ground', i put H gi .cdse on it ond while grinding descried a fri hide. "Been killing a beef, Mrs. B. Eb? v butchered it fur you?" '* Me and Miss lt. but cred it ourselves." ' But, .you ?zot Homebody shoot ir for you. Who shot it.?" "No bod she replied, " I knocked it in tho'head" with axe." Now just picture it to yourself: Miss holding u thr?c year old by the tail, .while M B. tucking her home-spun between ber knees ra es the axe aloft and brings it down on the bovi fruut. It was a masculiue achievement, as evei body knows who bas killed a beef without a gi Whoo I alluded rytupathisirig'y to what she a others fullered in the absence of husbands and male person to help, " Ves," ehe remarked wi un nir of resignation and of patronage to our s that mado me shrink iu my clothes, '-Yes, n m is a very convenient thing to have ona place." tell you, Mr. Editor, lucre is a race of women I ing developed, that must be looked alter or tb trill Liku charge ol' the men. " Yes, a man is.a very vonernitut thing lu hu ou a place ! ! !" Comment is unnecessary, fae uro fads. And things i? working. Judge ? yourselves. And study your purls. Fur all tl world's u s?aje. And nun and Hourn are tl actors. It was said so long ugo; and \?*peeh*l phulpkilled to day,-nt BILL Ant* would ?ay. I the way, s*e (if you have not seen it clsewhcr BILL'S last and best on another page. ? We wuu! also call your attention to " Gout ta the ]\'ar" i our literary cemor, by-our -noa*?asaociate inti Advertiser** labors of duty ?ind. luve. And now it would bea pleasant thing to te each and every one uf you how ali tho people i home arc,' individually a* well a* cullectively but this is beyond our reach. Su fur us wc are i prweut advised, froud health and comparative con fort prevail throughout this port of the Coufedei acy. There are some scattering cuses of sinai pox in this district,-lhere hus been onu ease i this village. In Mio neighborhood of Ninety Hi [>tpt,t lhere barn been _ several cafes. There ur some also in the neighborhood of M'. Williup But they do not seem to bc uf a viruleut typ? and core is taken to proveut the spread uf th disease. Preparations, for planting arc now thc order u the day. There will of c >urso be u rush iu ugri cultural matters for several mouths tu come. ? big cum crop is nut only the preference but abt the /mc nf the year in South Coruliua. To til thc Stutn with, provisions,- Ts the wisdom upoi which thc loir (a seemingly arbitrary one) rest.? iiinl that whdom is so patent to nil tit tit it wit justify ike uiihc:?tating execution of that law. Wc must have bread enough for ali, and assuredly so against all but thc most extraordinary' cou tin. gencies. It is nn extraordinary emergency and .calis for extraordinary measures ; and, bu assured, those measures ?viii bu curried out with extraordi nary zeal. North Curulimi has shut in her cereal resources by forbidding exportation. South Caro lina prefers to keep bor. gutes hospitably opel', und lo arrunge that ln-r household shall make enough und to spare. This is better than'the policy of thc old North State, uud more nccomiuo dating withal. Here have onf gardeners been terribly pul to it io get Irfrh potatoes to plant. UrUsJIy we Luve bought ihetn fn.iu Buncombe wagons, and, supposing it could bu -done again, ninny neglected lo ? .vc seed t;;T thc present year. N. C. shuts down nu the potatoes u'>o, and herc weare <?ith our potato ground ?ill ready and nothiii!; to plaint :-Not irr individually) lor we happened to s.nie enough,-but a g"ud many ol the good peiodc generally. The uforesnid wagons' have almost disappeared from our roads. Now and then ono c nues along ?iib apples at ibo-very reusooublo price uf teu'dollars a bushel. Two of them passed our Jleld on Saturday lus:; of course wc demanded u parley : and lhere they Were, the big, luscious red ind yellow apple, with a ro.-y cbeeked mountain lassie in either wagon guarding the precious fruit like very Tlcsperidcs. " W?M?" laid wo tu thc uld man of ibe party," have you iny thing but apples ?" "Nuthiu' else."-" No :ahbugo seed?"-" Nuthiu' but. apples."-"'Nu jabbage heads ?"-" Nuthiu' .but opplus."-' No miun buttons?"-"Nuthiu' but ujiploi."-"No lorn juico ?"-" Nuthiu' but apples." Whereupon bc girls tittered, and thu uld man said, ''strai ger, ts a hard uld time we've happened un in Auiuriky, -do you want any oppti* !"'-Not seeing the erce of (be entire remark, wo-ventured to a*k 1 dm what he was going tu say about America,'! 1 rhorcupou bo again remarked with sumo vehe- I I jenue, " Du yuu want any umpire { Taint worth j 1 rhite talking ubuut Amoriky .now ; The thin y's I i?t, and applet i* rix." Not deairing to suuud the * ld fellow's philosuphy further, wu purchased a :w of his big reds und bade bim and the lassies n oud evening. Wo merely make the etching to ? t low you how hard pressed wo are for uove'lties j p s well us Irish p 'latoes, oninn>buttons, and corn- ; h quid. Old Hip has done an unneighborly thing, ri id will probably repent at an early day. But wu $%: can ta, cast nu ubjurgation upon tbut gallant w Into. Shu is a sister in a common cause, and di i.? well deserved the plaudits Of the country. . HI Wishing you all gool health, good spirits, good ; to ? ires, and good luck, thc writer undertakes to j bi au s m it to you ths universal love of all the ladies ; u] B?" o? every b edy ol Wi Key CM bini you I !q? Thc South Carolina Coll ripe Hnildmga I un il I liri r Prt?jj?nt?'sir^V.-s* At uno I? rind of tlie ln1e~Sos-aori nt' the' Locii?- P Inion- it *n.- thousht to*t/;?;.strnD"r tighf ???nid Jr^j? j jjnadc :igiiinM?^* Bqiort'flf?the Senate Committee: i ??nr??du'-atior. cn the subject id^'ftfe,continued ?i'e j MT I?IC ( ..if?ff? Btttfttiisr* fi i Hoajiitn'. Th<-ll?wi??} \ OnnAmitteft-h'ttd reported tul vers?ly; and thi ra?^1] an effort mnhing.to overbear the": Senate Report-. !;;AftcrwMrd!,,il^,tflort was.abond?ptoed and the two C'iinuiittei?s-iigre?d'to adopt in substance the Sea ! me lli-port, imd the measure, continuing (he Col J lege as a^ospital, ^passed wi h liftje or no opposi tion. Predaus to this agreement,* we had hastily thrown together soma views upoq^bc.mattcr,#dth the intention of urging (bern, fojvwb.it they were wnrthj If it .occamo.'nece?sary tiAriefund our Sen a'e Report. We cannot perbsps'.i diie any thing more suitable to our editorial ctilumns this weeli than these remaks us penned ?ri the spur of the moment. We are well aware .they posses? no es j pee pd. merit,, but wo .particularly wiah our men in thc service lo know our sentiments on th s quef tiou, and which, we believe, were the sentiments . " TU .... of the whole Edgefield delegation. We therefore print as follows, omitting prefatory observations and jumping in m edi an re* : A pr?ininunt paper io this State has denounced the Report of the Senate Committee on thia-inb jept, os a mau sure " ignoring the education of the rising generation"and extinguishing tho light of learning iu ?outb Carolina." .That Report recom mends that the College Building be continnod-for tho pr? tent us a Hospital for our soldiers and that the College exercises be suspended during"fueb use. Now to charge the Senato Committee in terms like thcae ?3 simply preposterous. The .' educa tion of thc risiog generation," so far as the South Caro'ina Collego was concerned, had bein estopped fur many months by tho sheer force of circum stances. The doors of the College were dosed because there were not applicants for admission sufficient lo fill ti single bench in tbeT'ecture Room. There stood the College Bb il dh gs ; empty ami useless. ,By a regulation of the Executive Council, they were sppropriateJ to the -purposes of n Hospital for our suffering soldiery. They h d been .-ubserving this purpose admirably fur a large part cf thd year when the Legislature as sembled. The usc thus made ol' them was justi fied by the amount of good done through their iiutrumentnlity. It was a timely and an admira ble use tan.'.e of them under the circumstances. When the Legislature met,.tho buildings" were wholly occupied "by o'ur siek and- wounded men. Upon investigation, it appeared that the manage ment was cuuiplote anil that no injury of any sort was occurring in any portion of the College tene ments On tho contrary it was manifest that neat ness, cleanliness and order prevailed in a remarka ble degree throoghout the establishment. The noble eburity was appreciated by our pour sick soldiers, and they all conducted und deported themselves as gentlemen receiving gruteluily this m inifesiatiuu.of tho State's eetimate of-their ser vices. In short, it was an arrangement honorable I.to South Caroliua and fully merited hy ber brav? but suffering sons. The mutter standing thus, thc Senate Comtaittte held its first meeting to deliberate upon thu ques tion of restoring the College Exercises sud abol ishing the College Hospital. Every member of that Committee was impressed with the importance of this question, and desired earnestly to discharge his full duty, as well to tho "rising generali n" as tu the nubia army of martyrs whoso pale faces and gaping wounds appealed to his patriotic sy m path j? As one of that Committee, I can testily tint the matter waa carefully weighed, iu all its bearings und a decision made only after a scrupulous con sideration of every point involved. It dearly t>p peared te the Committee, with' the information then before them, that the snmo circumstances which hud closed the College Were Still in full fur ce. There was no probability that a number of stu dents, tuffi.'?cut to warrant a reopening of the Collego, could be obtained. The preparatory academies throughout the Slate were suspended, and the facilities ot li;, rary ?ducation for boys were fur the prescut afa^ puuse. There was no help for it ; aud it was not a matter after a' to bc so deeply regretted. It was duubtful whether" tho youth of tho country would, or could, embrave such facilities tu any jjood purpose amid the ex citing even ls that are liberally thundering around us. At thc same'time there was ground to hope that what they lucked iu literary culture would be more thau made up in the practical teacLiugs of thu day. In a revolutiou like this, yoting mell can scarcely be expected to devoto themselves to t'ieir Classics sud Belles Lettres with any relish ' or will. But their mental faculties are not on | that nccouot deteriorating, when there is so much j iu* the living hook of history, which they now study with unavoidable zest every day, tu quicken thought and provoke enquiry after truth. As much us I love the hulls and reverence the philos ophy of Collegiate lure, lam Hot unwilling to risk a temporary shading of thuir anciem excel lence when I know that times liko these, which fl try men's souls,'' are also fraught with lessons of wisdom and patriotism and virtue to the yo.nu of ourcouDtry. If the result bs that Literature imd Science are not to gr ice the. political-1 rouusulii or thu social circles of the next generation as bright ly and beniguautly os they do th?se of the preseut, j yet ibe fiery ordeal of this great war will temper a-irw the solid w ot th of uur men while our blessed i wumuVi will .-ce to ft that this iuiprovod metal shall ucl long lack the j dis h and adornment which it merits. It is lu this view*of the uiitt?r, that I sec nh great evil to come from a tew ?torn ry suspension of Colb-ges for our boyn while I woura most earnestly deprecate any diminution of Lite rary advanuiges for our girls.. If the tn iud* of thu mothers of the next generation, lire imbued with u Liv dy appreciation of the beauties and ex cellences oT ku?wleJge, I shall' bavo no fear fur lue Literary bies'of Ut? son? bo^ovever d?ficient the fathers m iy have become iu, the one" irtide of Polite' Lemming. I hive understood that, the , amented Dr. TUOR.NWELL,-a inoTo revered au'- | ibority than whom cauuot be quoted on a subject I ike th t.-declared shortly previous tu his death, hat this War was thu best thing that ooubl have ? ttppe:ie i for the youth nf the South, f.)r,' where- j ' ts thc tenden.-y h.is been to comparative c?Vnii ia- ' 1 lt ?y bath of tulu-i and' of budy, a now school'ta s i ilUics ^ml education, in murals aud-religion,.is * I rm Uk / y tu hu ta?ugurated which will place us | u those rejpucts nearer tbe high and pure stand- r rd of principie?! . and aims which ebura-:teri::ed r he reaerated founders of American Republican- y ?m. I submit therefore, that'all these lamenta- ? ions over the loss of literary education, at a time b ku rids, are just so' much fervor uselessly ex*. ended. And th?se-suggestions-become ilhi more ' v neible in view of the strong probability that the i reseat gap in the literary ?ducation of our mun j ^ ill scarcely continue beyond a very hew yours. -| . \ ' ' ' - I But. soother consideration was with ibo Coin-i littee, baying reference purely to'the soldier of. j- f io country. For one, I would nut have felt dis. i jj jsed tu sts.ud in tho way of a proposition having j is benefit oed comfort in view, evwu though tho ' ** lasons against it wero doubly at strong as thoy ; JjJ ti in the pr?tent instance. The soldier ' is tho ! nt urking man of tho times, and he should be the 1 ca jiirest care of tba Slate whose bauuer be upbo di ! o? ul d?fendu. We are too apt to lose sight of the j r; ils, the jirivKtions, the suffering* which our j others who reprcseut us in tho held tfj callad - ion con iii ually to endure. Indeed, wo ure umic. ( \_ .lia ted tri tb th? ie tai w of thia ?adyraa t? except ' as rbanr? glim.p-es occasionally wach us through ttl ? p'e.<>s. While wc wake uud while we deep ibo HITJ ol thi? onduraiieo go?e uucciudnglv un foijt? consumaiion. ?. Kye hath not teen mid car hath, not hwrd" thc agony ol' body "nd ii,iud that eotne?wifhin thc rxpuriuioe ol' the volunteer j.i' dier.^'Po '? eheerriil; I gr-.rt you. mid willing, *yV??'eolute sud euihunm-tic in the ?r?icc be bas cd so resdi'.y ; but he i? also a martyr in t, ai.d feel.- cont ?rmi Hy tlint this tnaityrduui may at any moimut be pealed aitb bis life-bbiod. The soldier ot tile South oners himself to death for a righteous cause. It is neither fsuie, nor re ward, that leads bim I? the Geld. He goes from & seline ut'duty to defend the right. He throws himself iuto thc breach to preveut the entrance nf lyranny upon the fair fields o' the South. Nev? r since the G reckt flocked to a eomtnoa stand, ard against the Perri JU invader, have heroism ind a byly canse. been so .jdorioutly Kh>.e<f.iogellitr. The minier ol the South is sustained in his trials by the purest s.inti mint- of patriotism Hhat ever burned in the heurt ol man. Let us chei??h Ais sacred Are by every?meana *il*l?:?urp?w?er.-.l?Let its ch aer tho 'soldier nof only.'Ly tue ?xpriissTon of our deepest sympathies, but let us evince by acts like the one here proposed that he is our lirst cara' as well as onr best hope, and tbat we oannot honor him too highly or cherish him too devoted? ly. ' ' Hore is an admirable opportunity to manifest our feelings in un act of real- benet! t ; and I call upon the friends of the College to boyare how they refuse this charity. If we take away from the soldier's opportoni tied of relief and comfort the admirable arrange, mcnts now perfected in our vp iciuue College build ings,- let'us beware of a storm'of indignation against the ipititutiun itself which may not stop short of its entire subversion." But if we continue our beloved old tampu* und its comfortable t-u - roundings in their present occupation, a nw xeal for I he College and for Colleginte education will naturally spring out of the present beneficence with the first dawn of peace. The soldiers of this war will .-hure with the alumni of the institution a blended, feeling of gratitude and reverence for this "classic ground:*" And they will together place it ou a new career of usefulness uad honor. For the Advertiser. The Edgefield Village Aid Association ocknowl* edges tb>foIlowing donations : . From Mrs,. Davy Crane, 2 pairs of Socks ; Mrs. John llainsforii, 3 pairs of Socks ; Miss Emily j Hughe?, i pairs of Socks. < Tho box of under clothing sent in cure of Capt. j I'KRBI.V, to the l-Uh Regiment, S. C. V.,' eatitain ! ingiO pairs pf drawers, 4 i ?hirts, 32 pairs of socks, and ?even comforts for the neck? has-.urrivtd at Camp Oregg, sud been duly acknowledged. MRS. ANN GKIFFIN, Pres't. ? - . '? ?? . For tbe Advertiser.- . Acknowledgement. CAMP <iueG6, Va,, Jan'y.,C.tb, 1S33. MRS. WM. GOODMAN,-Dear Jinda?ir In ac knowledging 'tho receipt ol'- a box of clothing, allow mc to return to you, and through you to the Ladies of the Edgefield Village Aid Association; and Mr. Jame? -Richardson, my thanks an i the tboiiks of. iny command, for tbo receipt ot 21 pair nf punts, oue blanket ?nd. two orpet blinker. Be assured, madam, that we highly appr?ciata tuck tokens of remembrance, coming as they do from our friends at home.. ? 1 am, madam,.very respectfully, yours. Ac. J. IL ALLEN, Lieut. . j C.tmu'd'g C. K, lith S. C. V. Disaffection iu tue Yankee Arm;-. That the disaffection in thc abulitiuu army is increasing iu exteut and seriousness we entertain nut a doubh-the proof comes from all quarters, and ia -more or less conclu ii ve. i'be following, corrobointive ol' what we nave heretofore published in reference to deserters 'rom the abolition, ranks we clip fr JIU a lutter in the Mobile Advertiser, and Register ot' the loth inst, and bear? date at beer Creek, Miss., Jan. 23th. The writer is a member of. Wkirt Adams' regiment of cavalry. Wc luve the must reliable iutortnation of the slate ol' feeling on board the Yankee' transports passing every hour to the attack on Vicksburg. I know that the utmust demor al:/.it toil exUts. Their tneii are desertingof thousands. This'morning Col. Adams parol ed one hundred ami thirty three, wh.? escap ed from the boats within the .last lour duys, and within the space of twenty-five miles on the river. As far below and ab ive as we can learn, thc country along the riv<*r is covered with them. Du the Arkansas side it is much wor*'. HS they know tim)' will have less didi cully iu getting borne au that ?ide. 0.? es caping they beg tue first soldier, citizen or .negro they meet, tn ' direct them m tbe near est Confederate.offhier, KO that they may be paroled and sent-home; These are the best* troops in lhe_Northern army. They say their tuen are UTrursericken at the idea of ?mackiug Vicksburg--that the Western- men are bitterly opp*M?l;.io proa.; ?cuttnsr the war any longer-i?at their officers aroall aetiding in their,resignatio is, which are. iieyef accepted, .uud Luat tua oliiorrs nut o.ily_ ilo ni>t attempt to prevent 'd?bitions frit di-. . rectly eucour.ige and assist them it. I bav?' talked to many of the?*'meiv*>-They i have ?.fjown me 4etier.s.froiu.thgir mothers^ fathers' ?ml wive*,"' praying them to quit abo army and come koine. Deserters' stones tire not generally to be ^believed. BWP the sHnpfe . plain uecouuts of these intelligent, "honest inen, coming from every 'regiment, "brigade and di visi.?ii of tb? fleet, and toeir statements..^ corroborating each other, 'bespeak^ a; ...wide spread feeling of -dpico?teot wub the aervicfr. they are lighting in," which will.?nsare "tho overwhelming def at of ttW; army <w th*$-W? forced into.the liejcb. I mu?t e?y J have seen nothi.ig for a long lime"W Suggestive'- of a ?pc-edV p??ce^os this d??p;^^e4 -opposritioh to the wa^mong Lincoln's bast troops, Tbp.Lynit?ibiir?\^D?o??:a? of Tuesday tay* that a rather severe light took pUco'at " the R ippahariniK-k bridge, tn Culpepercoun y, on Friday lost, between aportionof Hamp lon's cavalry anda body of abolitionists, who j... ?ad been sent to de lroy the bridge, lhe randals partially 'siicceaded in their design,^ >ut before it was fully elxet-uted onr "mea' .am? upon the:ti, and aftera hot fightVdrovev it? hem ?nv with the.loss o? four, lulled, .3omefTi.,t i.ighteon or .twenty wounded, and. thirteen, irisou?rs. Our loas was one killed, 'i^vetf;^ - rounded and two 'missing.- The enemy' wHP . lursued some mildil frotn the river, but eo'f -ipid waa jmeit fiight vthat but .little dain'ige - ra?? done them ou the retreat, nearly tiieir 'bole loss being sustained in the fight at the Tkhg*. ..'' '"" . ' k" ' ** The- bridge wa* aU'ew ohe, and not of A . erv substantial character, and we learn that nly a small portion.of it oU'tliH.north bank f the river was injured. If neceasary it can e repaired in a f JW days. * * . * "' ' -n.*?dJiru*fj A mighty effort should be made no'; only to lise large crops of corn and oms, but should. . so be'devoted to .potutos, P?*"^ .8Ue*?r cane, ^ , feus, carnits; pa'rsuijis, alitj every sort of veg^ ble, should be largely iri?ree'sed. Profit-aod it riot ism - both. urge - this policy. . W belber 1?re be peace or not, tbe^e.. articles trust rcessorily command very high prices. Tu ise of peace, we should h.?ve enough of our rn to keep out Yankee products. 1 7 Rags-Wanted. 1LBJN COTTON AND LINEN RA?S eau bs ; ?.ld ?Mf ?Wjj Ht ?j? Jd?trfit?r ?.?ua. , v Aaj.a7 tf Vi A