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j. k. oHisT, |Proprietors -. |j,n cfmtilj |tt{Bsjptr:...Jte% if i|j'IfeM, ^gricalfaral--sitii fanurrial fittertsis of % Smrf|. |?o pbeysab.jhadvakce. Wmm ' YORKYILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEMESDAY EVENING,' FEBRUARY 8,1865. NUMBM 6. ?;-i 1 ,i-i'iti1#,'v."'" . General Hobert EV Lee. Tho iDjuctioa of secresy having been removed, we by before oar readers the action of the General Assembly :of Virginia recommending the assignment of Gen. Bo. E. Lee to the commaod of all the military forces of ths Confederate States, &d the reply ofHis Excelenoy the ^r^sident to the letter of the ^jpreeidbg officers of the two. Houses, Who communicated the resolutions .adopted in secret session by the General Assembly:; IT v " Richmond, Jaogary*17, 1865. To Bis Eoocellency,-Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate. States. compliance, with the reqaestof the General Assembly of Virginia,/*e. communicate to you, confidently, the enclosed resoration. * ^r'r.'- v " .?.?> W -u , I ooDfidSnoe in your patriotic devotion to the welfare'of the country, desire iu this oriti cd period of our affaire, by such suggestions aa occur to them and by the dedication if *^heed&rdf tie entire resouroea of the Common your hands and to give snocess to our Should it be your wish to have a personal interview on this subject, it 'will give us pleasure to call on.you at'su'oh time and place aa you m$y designate. We are, very respeetifully your obedient servants, . JAMES E.. JjQfiNSON, President pro., tern, of. the Senate. '?Go^e3| #YM in and of all the armies of the Confederate , Sta^e would promote theyr effioienoy and operate powerfully tp re-animate the spirits of the armies as weH as of the people of the sevqml States, and to inspire inoreased confidence in the final success c?_ our cause. . Resobftd, That the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates oommunicate the adopUpn of the. \ fcregoing reaolatjoo confidentially to the' . President of (be Confederate States. Unanimously agreed to by both Houses of the General Assembly. <*?*- A copy from Ihe rolls. Teats.;-. VBL P.-GORDON, Jr., . G. H. D. and K. of .R-vofVa. . S ??? Richmond, 13th January, 1865. . Me sirs. James F. Johnson, President (.pro of Virginia Senate, and, Hugh F. Shtfn,, SpcakcrSm^^. Osntlsmss : I Have the hooor to acyour joint letter of lTth; initent, enclosing pr resolution of the GoneraJ Assembly of Virginia, passed ^on the 17 th instant, and communicated to ^ . me ui oqnfidenoej, as directed'by the As;iembly. This resolution informs mo that, "in (he Opin.'OQ of (be General Assembly of Virginia, hi?? Robert E. Lee to the command of ail the armies of the Confederate States would promcto tbeireffioienoy sad c/oerato powerfally to inanimate the spirits .<? the armies as wall aO of j the^pcople qf, the several States, and to inspire increased confidence in the final sucT-. ' <* T% - J ;t cess or our cause. In your communication you kindly assure me that "the General Assembly, .'^ith. sincere confidence in my patriotic devotion to the welfare of the country, desire in -this critioal perfod of our affairs, hy such suggestions as occur to them, and by the dedi. oatioo, if need be, of the entire resources - .of the.commonwealth, to the common cause to strengthen my band ao<] to givb success to our straggle for liberty and independence." This assurance is to me a, source of the highest gratification j and while conveying to you my thanks for the expression of the qoqfidence of the General Assembly in my sincere devotion to our country and sacred cause, I must beg permission, iu return, to hear witness to the unoaleulating, unhesita. ting spirit with which Virginia has, from the moment when she first drew the sword, eonseen^ed the blood of her children and all her material rcaqproes to the achievement of the object of our stroggie. The opinion expressed by the General Assembly in regard to General R. E. Lefr' Las fall' concurrence. Yirginia cannot have a higher regard for Trim, or greater -confidence in his character and ability, than ic entertained by me. When General Leo took command of.the Army of Northern Virginiajiawas i$ potomand of' all the ar? miea of the Confederate States by my order of assignment. He continued in this general command, as well as in the immediate command of the army of Northern Virgint ia, as long as I'could resist his opinion that it was necessary for'him to be relieved from one of these two duties. Beady as he has /_ ever shown himself to be-to perform.any Borvidtetbat I desired bim to reDder to his country, he left it for me to choose between his withdrawal from the command of the army in the field, and relieving him of the* general command of all the armies of the Confederate States. It was only when satisfied of this necessity that r'oam.e to jihe oonclnsiou to relieve fcim from the general oommand, believing fchat^he safety of the capitol and the saceess of oar cause, depended in a great measure on then retaining him in the command in the field of the arm v of Northern Vir .ginia- V? Ou several subsequent occasions, the desire oa my part to eoiargeibe sphere of Geo. I^'ajlse|nloe8l,'ifiw led to'renewed consideration of the BaJ)jeet; and he has always expressed his inability to assume oqipm&nd of other armies than those now confided to kin, unless relieved of the imifiediate eomnaand in the field of that now opposed to HSu. Qnat. * iD'obnolosion, 1 assure the- General Asuapblj that whenever, jt shall ,be found practicable by General Lee, to assume the command of all the armies of the Oonfed: Tj"* l? ? 'T ? V* ? ? < - 7 ' *^rWi1r f it era to States without" withdrawing from the direct command of the army of Northern Virginia, I will deem ft promotive -of the public interests to place him in snch command, and-will be. happy to know that by so doiqgf-I am responding to their expressed desire. It will afford me great pleasure to see you, gentlemen/ as proposed in your letter, whenever it may be convenient for yon to visit me. I am, very respectfully "and t truly yonfs. . JEFFEBSON DAVIS. )|M|| ; r Currency Bill. JL Bill to provide inote effectually, for the reAurtirm. and redemption .of the CUT rency. The Coitgresa of the Confederate States of America do enact, That hereafter, and until the fall redemption of the Confederate States treasury notes now outstanding, and of suoh as are authorized by existing laws to be issued, the said' notes, exoept those issued prior to the seventeenth day of February, 1S64, 'shall be free from all taxation whatever wbjf h may attach to said notes so as to afeot their circulation-at par or diminish the promise contained on their /acej but the holders of said notes "may be subject to taxatoin on aooount'thereof to the sameextent nnd in the same nmnner aqhe may be taxed for on aooount of other money. - : ' Sec, 2< That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, direoted and required, whenever, in his Judgment, the exigencies of the government will permit, to cancel from time tp time suoh an amount of Treasury notes as may be received into the, Treasury, until the amonnt outstanding shall have been reduoed to two hundred millions of dollars. "; Sec. 3. Upon a declaration of peace between the Confederate States and the United State%gf America, the tithe received by the government of the annual orops or produoe of cotton, (other than Sea Island cotton,) wheat and corn, in the ratio of fourninths of ootton, _fotxr ninths of oorn, $nd one-ninth of wheat, 'shall be applied to the. redemption of the treasury notes in circulation, Until the whole shall have been redeemed ; the tithe of ootton being "Mined at fifty cents a pound; of oorn at two dollars a bushel, hud of wheal tt four dollars a bushel, aodheiog deliverable by the government at one or more shipping ports in each of the Confederate States, to be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided however, That the tithes aforesaid, or any part thArnnf. mav. hv ooDsent of the narties enti -"VT/ ?~V ' ""1 .T.-r-TT ~ tied to receive the same, be delivered else* where thaq.at a shipping port: Provided, further, ? That the. ootton to he delivered under the authority cf this aat, sballbe equal to cotton olassed and held as "mid* dling cotton," in the ports where such cotton may be delivered.. Sec.* 4. That all aots and parts of acts now in force, providing for the assessment and collection of the tax in kind of cotton, ,oorn and wheat, be and the Bame are hereby re-enacted,; and sHhUeontinne in. force not!! all the certificate* herein authorized to be issued shall have been redeemed.in toll; and the persons paying taxes in kind nnder thiV act, '-from and 4fter a ratification of a treaty of pCJice, shall reoeive compensation by oreditjTir otherwise, for the then market valoe of any cottony odrn and wheat^ delivered after the termination ^rar; so as to equalize their taxes with orri^r tax payers, the market value to be asoertaindtf . at the time of delivery in the mode pre*, scribed by law. Seo. 5. The holders of treasury notes desiring to reoeive the tithes aforesaid, in payment thereof, shall convert tho same into^ treasury certificates, bearing' %n . interest of six per cent, per annum, which shall be issued by the* Secretary of- tho Treasury in exohange for said notes, and shall express Op their face the objeot for which they aro intended; the holders of which said certificates shall be entitled to receive payment therefor in the tithes afore* said, at the rate of one-fifth of the amount annually j Provided, however, That more than one fifth of the amount of tithe due upon any such certificate, or the whole of Buoh amount may be paid in any year, at election of the Secretary,., of the Treasury. Sec. 6. All planter? or farmers liable to the.tax.in kind shall, after .the war, be permitted to satisfy' the same by payment of such certificates as aforesaid. Sec. 7. Certificates issued under the au* thority of this act shall be in the following proportions, to wit: four-ninths in a seperate certificate, payable in cotton;-four-ninths, payable in oorn, and one-ninth payable, in wheat; but no sum less than forty-five dollars nr ifcn mntkinlp. shall ho nnnvarfcfld into Treasury certificates, when the sum is under nine hundred dollars; but the amount to be made payable on the face of each certificate, when the sum converted in to Treasury certificates is more tharf nine hundred dollars, shall be such as the Secretary of the Treasury Bhall judge to. be most suitable and convenient for the purposes of this aot, which said certificates shall be assignable hi writiug in suoh form and with such authentioe? tion as the Secretary of the .Treasury may prescribe. V: "** Sec. 8. The publio faith is hereby pledged;to the.immutable observance of the provisions. herein above contained, as to the collection of the tax on wheat, oorn and cotton in kind, and the ajfljlieation thereof as aforesaid, until the redemption of the certificates hereby authorized to be issued; Provided, That Congress may,at its discretion, from ttme to time, make such "modi^oation as to the mode of assessment and aoencJ tor the collection 01 said tax as experience njay suggest. Sec; 9. This act shall be in force" fromthe passage ^hereof. (tB|| J&" A young lady has been heard, to declare that she conld't go to fight for the country, bnt she was willing to allow the young men to go, .and die an old maid, which she thought was as great a saorifice as anybody could be called upon to make! * >r' *v * ' - t " j- ** ^ ^ -** ?* -1 r-vV .. , k Correspondence South Carolinian. > Macon, January 17.?Having traveled over a part of the seotion of the country which General Sherman passed from Atlanta to Savannah, I thought I would give yon a brief aooonnt of the efftot produced upoa.it, and also give a'statement asto,ihe method of travel to thevWest by way of Macon. One in passing through the district through fehiefar Sherman's route was, is at once struck with the fact of the great exaggerations in reference to the destruction of property by the enemy." In fact, with'the exception of a few* burtft -houses and bad roads, there are no other 'Visible signs of a^Tiostile army ever having passed through the oountry. Mills, fae'tbries and gin-houses were spared, and but few dwellings burnt. - It is true, that some' of All them were destroyed, but then the inhabitants alfege that "it was doqeby straggling o;j T _t.* parties, nor uiu x mot uuu pereuu wuv thought that any commanding officer ?M a party to the arson. Bat to, the contraryr every citizen who asked, on the approach of the army,'for protection was famished with a guard. " Neither did the enemy destroy all the provisions in the eotfbfry, bat left a "plenty for a year's subsistence. ' I -heard of no mad in a distance of soibe forty miles who had everything taken from him. It is true, they helped themselves'to "horses, males and.provisions'as they needed them, taking away a large number of hogs and kine, bat in no^instance was "a family left destitute and totally in want. Bu" few negroes were taken off comparatively, Snd hut few of these were^oompelled to go ; some of which "have boon permitted to return, and so loose were they ih^ their discipline, that many have runaway and returned to their inastefs. The above statement accords with what I have heard iff reference to other seotions of the country through which Sherman passed/' Indeed, T have heard persons who were living in the neighborhood of Atlanta, and even betweon.Dalton and Atlanta, Btate they were muoh surprised at the small extent of injury they bad sustained at the hands of the enemy.? In connection with statenrent, and what we daily here from Savannah, is it^not reasonable to suppose that Sherman has inaugu rated a new polioy?that of lenienoy to the people in order to win them back, to the Union ? If not bo,'it is certainly a,great relief to have an enemy who is so different to many others) who is possessed of manliness,'generosity and humanity, insomuohss to respect the helplessness of those in his power, and "to extend snoh. protection to suffering humanity as to prevent total destitution. Another fact it" may be worth the while to state, which is^upo^nquiry I found no one who heard General Si ?*rman r?r ftnr ether hich nffinial nav. ?th':t in j ?O- , j j . r, -Georgia b? could restrain bis men; but in South Carolina be could not nor would not." It is trne, this remark was made frequently, but always by the common soldiery, and a few captains, who were, if possible, a little meaner than the stragglers who did the.injury to dwellings. &c. Tarn forced, to the conviction that even ipSouth Carolina is never so unfortunate as to be. overran by the enemy,'that Sherman and his commanding officers will Bhow the same leniency as he did in Georgia. And if he fails to create a Union feeling in the country?if by his present^course it is bis object to do, and in which he' has failed in Georgia?still I do not believe the people of South Carolina need apprehend.any more damage to them by enemy, than, what the .citizens of Georgia Eavf already* suffered. . There are several routes r betwepft dfch Georgia Railroad and MfCon. One to le?ve the traip at Oamaok, andj^&.by the way of JJaypeld, Sparta and MilledgeviUo-AD^ Gordon, where you take t^e railroad on to Macon." The distanoe from Carapk.to Gordon is fifty two miles. This route is traveled by Government wagons and the mail, and the roads are in a wretched condition.. .? ? \ "..L.' it . n T> "l Anotner route is to taae tne vxeocgia xvauroad as far as Groenboro, from whence yon proceed via Eatonton aud Clinton to Macon, a distance of sixty two miles., On this ronte the roads are better, and a fewer passengers travel it, a means of conveyance is easier obtained. The rate of travel is enormous, 'costing from $180 to $800. , Thd latter route is the one I.traveled, and in passing through the country, I found the people kind and hospitable') with plenty to eat and'nevef refusing to aocotnmodate you, (although the Yankees have given them a call,) and charging too very moderately for what you consume. . Indeed, wo were treated with greatrkjijdn^sp, for in passing houses we had inoJaBses candy, cake, wine, spare ribs, back bones, ham and sausages, scot us. Bat for all these good things we were indebted to Mrs. Perry Duncan, in whose company we were extremely fortunate to fyll en route to her home in South western Georgia. The people soon found out who she was, for the knowledge of her kindness to the soldiers of Virginia and. West had preceded her, and as soon as she was known they oould not do too much for'her, and that, too, at a time wkon a kindness was heeded. I have no doubt lhat if it had npt have been for her, I would have had a great deal to have.written of the hardships of the trip, whereas it proved a pleasure. The report is believed here that a portion of Hood's army is en route for 8outh Carolina. . Ferryman. . . The Philadelphia Inquirer, of the 21st, learns that advioes. from Nassau, N., P., state that the Confederates there have purchased Andres Island, about 60 miles W<?sf, nf. NftW ProvidenftH. and ara ahnnt tn establish there an arsenal and naval depot', andtilso open Courts of Admiralty -for the.' sale and adjudication of prises captured by their vse& covers. Thfr Confederates j paid; or are topay,: eight miniojw otidollarsin cotton for the island.. Their .principal port will be ascension, situated on a fine harbor on the Eastern ^sido1 ofAfldfltfhlrtftnd, directly opposite Nassau. - . , \ A \ * t " t V ' -risr* .y. !"; >" !y ^ ? ** , spirit of tho Army | At a mass meeting of the 5th regiment , South Carolina volunteer infagtry, held at camp, near Richmond, V*, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously and enthusiastically,adopted: Whereas we have learned with painfui Regret that the peoplejn some parts of .the oountry Ijave allowed themselves to become gloomy and despondent, Inconsequence of 'l ?L ortofoT naA (in mi a ammiaa IUB [UBBUli tOVtww uui.aiuiiwi in certain qaartett of ftel^Qnfederacjy thus forgetting their "high and hbly^nty . as patriots struggling in tt^e ^t.faolyo.f causes,' and as we,of the army fwl'.lt our duty to do what'we can to dissipate this gloom and arouse the doubting tp^a sense of their duty in this emergencytherefow, t? li " ' Resolved, 1st. That whilst we fully appreciate the recent- revew?s. sustained by some of our armies, we setvin them nothing whicH'can at.all justify the gloom and despondency pervading someofour people.? These reverses'were dependent upon no inherent weakness in our great, glorious and holy cause, but upon accidental causes,, tie correction of wtiioh will, certainly prevent their ^recurrence irj futures They should stimulate rather than depress the patriotic enemies of our. people. ' , 2. That we arep^bsecnting .a defensive war, not'for the preservation of the institution of slavery, for that is merely an incidental objeet, .but for the greatf time honored, ever glorjans and saored.right. of selfgovernment and independence, and having; like our anceetorsof yore, once pledged "our lives, pur-fortnes and our saored honor'' in this great cause, nothing less thai* an absolute, unqualified and unconditional acknowledgment of oUr national independence by ofrr enemies, will causo ns to relax our efforts, or pause for k moment in the proseontiOn of the war; The, recollection of our' glorious ancestors, who straggled successfully through difficulties and dangers ten-fold greater'than any* whioh we have jet, encountered, our duty to ourselves,"to poeteri-. ty, to our departed comrades, whose ooffinI less cornses lie mouldering in their earthen tenements, and whose deaths are yet pa*. venged/and theif helpless widows'and, dtpbans, all, all, forbid that we ebon Id relax one' effort or, despotfd for one moment in tiiis great contest. 3d. We are determined to be free; we never have, do not now, and never will '-despair of the republic'." All that *ei ask of 'the people at home, and especially oar noble women, is that they will' be of good cheer and trust in God; drive all skulkers and oowards'to the front; make provisions tdf the army, and wo; on obr part,, under the blessing of Heaven, will guarantee to them' the ultimate establishment of oar independence. - 4th. As Soath Carolinians, we feel perfeot confidence in ohr noble Governor, with the proper support from the people, to repel the invader, and prevent him from, making farther ravages in oar native State. ' 5th. (That these resolutions be publiahad in the papers of Colombia, South Carolina,' and in one of the Riehmonct papers, and that conies thereof be sent to the-Governor of South Carolina ahd to the South Carolina delegation in Congress. WV D: Hardy, Secretary. ~ ~ ~ j? Hemma Micco, oq John Jumper;.? We have recently been put in possession of some foots with regard to' this Indian?the principal Chief of the Seminqle nation? which cannot be otherwise than interesting to our'readers.' He is,' at present, a Colonel in the Provisional Army of the.Confederate State's, and ootnbands a regiment of td-'> diane, composed .principally Sominotes.Considerably oveV six feet' in height, sis straight as an arrow, and as graceful and light-footed as the. deer which feed upon the prairies of* his western borne, he looks every inch the 'soldier and the obief. He is, witbal, as gentle as a woman, aa. brave as the bravest, 'able in council, influential with bis people, 'a pare patriot, and .thoroughly devoted to the cause of the Saatlj.' His name sboald beoome a household word with the citizens of the Confederate States. Having seen a copy of his "talk" to Col. S*. S. Soott, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, at Fort Washita, 9th October last, we give, an extract. It -will be found scarcely-less eloquent in its simplicity "and true feeling than theT celebrated speech of Logan : "Permit me td express to yon the'gratification, we feel because of your visit. We thank you for the very friendly and satisfactory address this morning. We'are strengthened and encouraged. We will'remember your words when you are far awby'.' We will profit by them.' r j v "Id the Fall of 1862,1 first met you at Fort Arbuckle. Ypu asked me if I had any request to make of tbe President of the Confederate States. I told you I had none. We were then by our firesides, living in comparative quiet. But war came to pur country and drove us from our pleasant homes. We are now wanderers and strangers ; yet the Confederate States have not deserted us. We have been provided for; our women and ohiidreu are fed ; pur sol diere get all they should expect "The Government is engaged in a great' war, She oemrot do any more* for ns then she ir. doing. Perhaps when the war is over, we shall be perfectly satisfied with her bounty. All olaiins will be adjusted. In view of these things, I say again to yon : I have.no request.to make of the President. Be will, without asking, do all for usthat , we should expect.1 wish you, however, to assure the President that the Seminbles bto true and loyal. Their treaty stipulations are saored} the dostiny of your government shall be ours ; if she fails we will go with her j if she tritfmphs, no rejoicing will be more ainoere tbah onvs." Macon Confederate. ' mm.?? rtijBbPleasant Tbip.?A trie nd of ours L was congratulating himself upon having re- i oently taken a -very pleasant trip.? Upon- .inquiry,'we learned that he had tripped and >/ 11 l.. _ I leu law ft young nwy ? fTrnt ~ ~."C-' _ -r- " - r:"' -;; ? ~^js X*i Interesting from Georgia. The Ckronitle and Sentinel, of Augusta, Ga.,' containsthe 'following letter .from Brig. Gen. Jesse A. Glenn, of that State, in connection with propositions for a State Convention:1 ~ " '' .. " ttvannnintkrr Gr.vww'a Oavat.RT. v Athens, Ga., Janaary'18,18^5. * Editor Chronicle and 'Senfinel.:., . ,, . * * % i Thai there fa an important movement set on foot at present in Georgiaj there can be no doubt. Those who are in favor'of a convention mast know that it I will result in 'Georgia withdrawing from tin Confederacy, if not a reconstruction of | the'dld? Union.. ' ! I have recently travelechover a coneide-' rable portion -of the -State-and have heard the peoplqgtalk. I am satisfied Wf-t they will do if permitted. If a convention be called in Georgia, under the present -move, she will be sure to withdraw from the Confederacy. I am satisfied this js the object of the present .movement. : i ... What go^d will it do to have a oonvgq-] tion ? Do yoa want it to deo!are,.tbnfr we wiN fight on in this straggle for . national life ? That-has been fully jesolyed up$n. j Let the people take their guns and go to: the front. Do you want a convention- to give the people a chance to express their views on the state of the country generally ? That ts well known! l)o you want a^otfvention to instruct Governor Brown T Jf so, he will bf insulted. * Do you want a convention to know .what ofyouroivil liberty yon will yield up to the i military That yon.know at present. Do you want a convention to know whether or .nqjt negroes should be put in the anny 7 i if we don't put them in, the Yankees will. Do you want a convention toknow whether dr not we will submit to the further suspension of the writ'of habeas corpus? It will not be suspended against those who j astly merit its application. What do you want a convention for?? The palpable reason is to adopt meads of reconstruction. It will be Been that I am right' fir this view. In' meetings which may he held to brihg^abont this convection they may resolve what they please, oreay what they choose, and make fair promises as to intentions; batif reconstruction he treason, then there is treason at the foundation of the present movement tilt I had my way, there ehoold not be a meeting in any County ef the State. I am satisfied toe military will' have to take possession of this matter. O^U it military des if. i_ i._ pot IB HI OT nos,<ic will- nave to w auue. Id going to Jackson County I went cd mj own responsibility. > -It, is proper that I should state that I am raising a command -for Confederate service, whioh has not. jet- been tendered . to the Wnr; Department. ov; , JESSE A. GLENN, ' " i. -??. i Who'18 He ??We presume everybody wants,to know who is Frmcu P Blair, the man who has been visiting. Richmond with proportion? from Washington in regard to peace.- Ho is a-Printer, and for a number of. years was the authorized publisher of the-debates aiid^rooeedingi of the old United States- Congress. . Most people in. this country ; haife beard- of the firmof "Blair &.Riv.ejs,;'J]oDgressioa8l reporter* and printers- Francis P. Blair was the leading member of the firm,, and he it was who once made the rqmark that "the printers -in bis.OfBioe.had done mose to mak '/ Agings jelM combined," ?meaning that the printers had corrected and pot in proper shape the speeobes of members of Congress; and it mast be understood that the material oat of which to make "great .men'.' was .sometimes very scant, for if the speeches of many public ,men were printed jast as they are delivered or written, thespeaker's reputation as a "smart man" would be blasted forever.? Mr. Blair is now an, old mao, bis vigorous days having been spent contemporaneously with Jackson, Clay, Webster, Calhoun, McDnffieand Gales & Seaton.: His public oaree' aboqt. ending when we first began to aoqnire' some knowledge of pnblio affairs.. f Although Blair never made any pretensions to statesmanship or figured as "Hon." or .^Hi? Exoellenoy," yetie always exercised a powerful influence at Washington, especially with Demoordtib Administrations in olden times. If the result of present movements should prove that be has had infiosnoe enough with the Lincoln Administration to induce it to nrake ^ir sod'honorable < erms for peace-''with; the * Confederate authorities, bis name should. Be handed down-to posterity as a public benefactor. The Printers, at least, .should unite and erect a; mondmebt to bis memory. IIBil ' ?~ T^b Newspaper.?A man eats op. a - -? i:rif..' _i a.1 ponna 01 sugar,.ana me pjuiuuirt) oe u?a enjoyed & vanished ; but the information he gets from; having a newspaper is treasured np in the mind, to be used wheneverocoasion or inclination'toalls for it; for a newspaper is not the wisdom of one man or two men?it is the wisdom of the age?of past agea too. - A 'family without a newspaper ? always an age bebipd the times in?general information; besides, they - never think t muchj or find anything to think about.? And til ere- are the little oflctf growing up io ignorance, without a taste - for reading 1? Besides all these evils, tfyere is a wife, who, when her tfork is douefc Ju?8 fo-sit down with her hands in her lap, *11 A haa-nothing to amuse her-mind from the toils and earcs of tlje domestic circle.?Baptift Banner. ; Worth Knowing.?Horace' Walpole wrote: Use a little- bit of alum twice or thrioe a'week, ' no .bigger than half' youil nail, till it has all dissolved inyoutUnih, and then spit it out. This has-so fortified my teeth that they are strong as the pen of Jrihias. rieanied it ofMrs. Groevenor, who had not a speck in her teeth till her death." * 4 P* \ T . Great Discoveries made too Late, The New Hampshire Dcmoctat says: They, tell us of a gold, a silver, an iron, a brazen and a dark ago. The present-ia the age of discovery. Let as enumerate o little. 1. freely discovered that the Sooth was a bill of expenao to this rest of the Union? the sooner it left the letter.' " 2. The Abolitionists" generally that die South was ?"poor house and supported by the North. .* \ V ^ 3. That the generality oflthe Southern-, ! sre couia neuner reaa, write, wore or uguw. 4. That we could-neither kick the South < into a fight or out of the Union; ; ! . 5. That nobody but J?eitt, or at moat ( South Oarotina, would insurrect. 6. That the paupen would sooner secede" from, the tow& farm than the South attempt to leSve the Union. 7. That we could, quell the South "by driving an old black oow down there." 8. That, the slaves would do it in three months. ' : - * 01" That one Massachusetts Regiment could do it. JO. That three Maaat^hnsetta Befimente could do it. _ 11. That 5,000. three monffii hied would j 'do it. 12. That-400,000 would do it.-" 1 13. That 700,000 jnen yverp more.than . enough to do it ao we moat atop volunteering. (see Henry Wilson.) 14. That 300,000' more three yean med WoW%niafc:Jff*7^% 15. That 800,000 nine months . men would finish it. ' , ' i.V- ' 33>*t the Marine, New. York, New Jersy, and Ohio militia would do it. j 17. That*300,000 drafted men would dt> U. " ' ' ; v>" ' " i t 1?. That the-whole Norflrfrom twenty' to forty five abaMo. it<, ,. a, ^ > 'H 19. That "A Lincoln" is the sole and final judge whether tb/s country is invaded or in insurrection or not. i , 30. That when he ?ys that is the foot, he has the power to hang, joast, broil, banish or stew every person in the U.:,States. (See Lincoln to Corning and others.) 21. Tbatif State Governors and Legisla-. tares don't suit his^ ,%-Prov^t Jdanihal will keep tbem in order, (See-tf. Y. Timet )\ 22,,.That by touobing <<a bell" Lincoln has more po^er. than any one, as\de from the Almightr, ever, attempted, to exercise on earth, and-that all his pimpq.hacejast as much. (Sge Seward to Lyons and Barnsi d e to the Jadge ) ? 23. That it is the duty of the white man to marry sooty wenches/ (See Bldh* Til-! tOD.) ' ' J (tfl 24. That airmen ought to hive niggers -marry their daughters. (See Bishop Jadkios.) | 25. That IoVe for the male blitcks consists inputting them where David pat Uriah. (See Port Hudson and Moms' Island.) 26. -That Hannibal was a nigger: (See Solicitor Whittog.} The coroHary' would &em to be-'that whan we die we should' go to a lamp-black : heaven.' ' - ' . - - v . in hre Shame.-?Thd Kaf&nla (Ala.) Spirit o/'ihi 'Soutfi, thicks that a. tuoog the Dumber of towor end cifie^tbai have.been capUJpred and held, by our enemies, no- one of them has behaved so ignobly or reflected such" lasting dwcredfinon the Sputh,' a& the dfty of Savannah."'-Itis a humiliating spe6tacle;?b 'behold a" proud, oHivairdns pe0pl^-if they are suoh?voluntary bowing their necks and receiving the yoWbf a coUqberdr." But' m?re hmmtfating StftRs'tbe tiloagbt, tliat they'jiaite taken council of their fears,'andignqrfDg the demands of honor'and the claims of patriotism, have, of their own accord, as li wire, oaM IlkAvfiA<s 4Vk?? nwlttiv vtnlf ^tokAn. oum UUOU Itvvl IUWO AVft WWW J ) VAOMVUbred the oausb they professed to wp.WId, and^people and conn try. The citizens of all oar other fallen cities, with some exceptions, held fast thejrintegrity under similar trills Und temptations, an'd rather tfian'yield their liberties as well as sacrifice their honor, gaVe up homes and property to the undisturbed possession of the invader. * Better for the once fairinatflie an^ fame of Savannah If ber people had imitated their heroic example. But emboldened by-the lead of'an'ArncId, 'a name linked with alf that treaebeiy hai dataubd to eternal shame,, they, have ignomioioosly surrendered'their honor for property, abacdoped their people and country, and voIudtary beoomei tire vassal?, of a hated despot who is endeavoring to crush the liberties of their countrymen liberies, which, through cowardice or baseness, they have shown themselves unworthy to enjoy. Napoleon on Emancipate Emperor Napoleon First, speaking to Englishmen, said : "Had any of your philosophic Liberals come out to. Egypt to proclaim liberty to the bTaoksor Arabs,T would have .hudg him up to the mast-head. In the West Indies, similar enthusiasts have delivered oyer the whites to the ferocity of the blacks ; and yet they complain of the victims of suoh madness being diflcpntented.^,. How is it poaaiblp tojpvo. liberty to. Africans when they are destitute of any species of cjviliialion', and ignorant eveti of what a colony or niotber country is ? Do you suppose that tadihcj teso aware of .what ftp, were doiog,the, would bove girei libertj.to' the blacks? Certainly notj.b^t few persons at that thne were sufficiently farBigbted to . it, arf ew poWor^hiiof^uoagiow. tions. But now, after the experience, we have had, to maintain the same principles cannot be done in good faith; it can be the result onlv of overweening self-confidence or . m . Pw5*sf3^&p: owww***?*,i hypocrisy" . L. lite Europe 'oorrespon^nts s*y Rossell has intimated JtfMwW that there was * . *Yr .-; . t 1 The Etort Prayer of kings* and Lord f iords, who d^t fi^a holdwg *??W in tit*? M&f and for 8 . B at 1 lits uTn'nf. that,rathsr hiffh. ma'am?" snipes- .9 J T 9H ted Jones. . - gg , "High,? Diyil a Bit 1 Ay yon wor a hio, I Misther Jcraee, wonfft jw'fed' wfllin7 to lay E9! eggs for lias than fifteen dollars a dosen 1 H Iax ye, ^ .. .. ^ v ' ^ I rejoicing. - The mother wit ot thw.^aootio B from the landof abamryok will oem-pcase; THfe Goja> oir xra Woblb.?A cubic ^ . _ I inch of gold.is worth one hundred, and forty H dollara ; a eabio foot, .two hnndr?94:.^nd n?Y-*WO,HJUUB?U?| *|vv ?UU wig-y- , , jr?B eight dollars; a cubic ^yard, b'ix million# fl eight hundred and seventy-six dollars. The quan% hLda! And it - is as ttne- Sday 2lf > l veiled from Heaven, that if our armies were |I disbanded, ang onrpeopl* were etfii awl- ||| terably determined toresktYankee .rule ?? land, that mirth mln nonld not be S?H keesoldiert! ^ -- ** * ?* H|t^ " *"* ' ^Kssrssssi I the port til Bthi*. ? ? .?, |s9 I - r