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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. GR.OD LODGE A. F. M. i I-?QCEEDIXBS OE THE ASNXTAX - eonrxzrsicATioir. AUdress of the Grand blaster-Report upon tilt Musonlc Temple. The annual communication of the Most. Worshipful Grand LoOge ot the State or South Carolina commenced at trie Masonic Hall, in this k city, yesterday, at 12 M., General James Conner ' presiding aa Grand Master, and Rev. A. Tourner Porter acting as Grand Chaplain. One hundred and fourteen lodges were represented out of the one hundred and^ fllty-flve In the State. After the Grand Lodge had been opened in the Third Degree, theiollowing resolutions were adopted: ReseUed. That the reading or the minutes -of the last regular communication be dispensed with (printed copies or the same being already In pos? session of the members.) Rejoiced, That all Master Masons in good stand? ing be admitted to seats wlttm the Grand Lodge daring the session. It was also resolved that a Hs: of :h'e present Indebtedness pf the Grand Lodge be prepared. The Grand Master then reid his regular address. Ho briefly alluded to the happy rela Hocs existing with the sister Grand Lodges, the general prosperity of the Order, the dispensations wh^h had been granted by him for the opening of new lodges, and the question whether parties who had sustained physical Injuries should be allowed to take their degrees. The principal events br his administration were each in turn touched upon, and particularly the proposed building or the new Masonic temple. The address' ended with a touching tribute to the memory of the M. R. Brother and Chaplain J. R. Pickett, and an ex? pression of thanks for the harmonious relations which had. existed between the Craft and their! Grand Master daring his term of oflice. Brother Co rb cu then offered Hie following reso? lutions, which were adopted: v Resolved, That so muon of the Grand Master's! address as refers to charters and dispensations, be referred toa committee of five. That so much as refers to by-laws, be referred ' to the committee on by-laws, i * That so much as refers to the death of Brother j Pickett, be referred to a special committee of five, : to prepare a suitable tribute to his memory. That so much as refers to a new temple*, be re- . ferred toa special committee or Uve. ' That so much as refers to the Grand Macer's ] ('ecislons during the past year.be referred to a committee of live. . ? The Grand Treasurer then made his annualere port, and it was referred to a committee of five. ' \ The Grand Secretary then submitted his re-, port on foreign correspondence, in print, (without ; readitg) and copies were distributed Tja members. Theieport made by the hall committee was then adopted. 4 Thc committee, appointed at the last session on the new masonic temple, now made theirSre port, as fo':<)Ws: The com. nt toe on the -erection of the new Masonic hai ' beg leave to report : That a meeting of the committee wes held early in the present year, and the proper mode or action carefully considered. Berore anything could be definitely determined, lt wa? necessary to ascer taitv ?rst, how much money the c immittee could raise; and, second, how much the proposed build? ing would cost. It was therefore resolved that an appeal shoqid be made to the managers of the late Masonic Fair for the loan to the Grand Lodge of the proceeds of the fair, and that application should also be made to the subordinate lodges fori aas. In accordance-with this resolution, the commit tee attended a meeting of the managers of the fair, and earnestly advocated a loan of the pro? ceeds to the Grand Lodge. A lengthy debate'etf Cued upon the" proposition, and it was finally re? solved that the proceeds should be divided among the several lodges which hud participated in the fair. This decision rendered it doubly necessary to appeal to the lodges for aid, and the Grand Master was requested by the committee to visit the seve? ral city lodges and solicit their sid in the rorm of loans to the Grand Lodge, bearing Interest at 7 per cent., and for the payment or which the raith and fonds or the Grand Lodge won M be pledged. The appeal was made anr: cordially responded to. - AlMne lodges who were able to do so, Bub scribed to the loan as follows: Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, (exclr sive of pro? ceeds of fair,).-$ soo oo Union Kilwinning Lodge, No. 4.-1293 13 Washington Lodge. No. 5. 500 00 FrieBdshlp Lodge, No; 9..-.?.'.... sod oo St. Andrew's Lodge, No. 10.??.. 300 00 Orange Lodge, So. 14, (exclusive of pro- . ceeds of fa*,).,.looo oo PythagoreanLodge, No. 21.... i. 500 00 LsCandear Lodge,'W?36_. 500 oo Walhaliaiodge.No. 66. 509 00 Strict Observance Lodge, No. 73. 750' oo Landmark Lodge, No. 76.?. 500 00, Total....V.1.S7043 ? Every effortto borrow money on mortgage of the property was made, but without the s'lghtest avail, except at rates of Interest which the com? mittee declined to pap. . With regard ip the second object of inquiry, the cost of the proposed building, your committee soon ascertained that the cost of purchasing a surtaujt location, and erecting a temple such as was contemplated by the Grand Lodge, when lt ' adopted th= resolution of November last, would far exceed the sum of $45,000. then reported to the Grar? l.o^ge as sufficient The location B?w of necessity be central, and the lot at least sixty feet front by one hundred In depth. There was no vacant in or ihose dimensions in ?ny central lo? cality. It would therefore have Been necessary to purchase, at an increased cost, a lot on which there were buildings. ? Upon "inquiry, lt was ascer? tained by the committee,-that the purchase or a suitable lot would require from $15.000 to $16,000, and that the co?t of erecting the temple upou it would be from ?40,000 to $45,000. . To raise the amount necessary tor the purchase of lot and the erection or- the building ? as simply impossible, and. ?ven If the -amount could have been borrowed, lt would have Imposed an annual burden formierest andi axes which lt was beyond the power of the Grand Lodge to meet, while the principal <>f the' ueoc would have pira lysed the Grand Lodge- for many years to- come, and, In all probability, have leu .o the sacrifice oi the entire property of the Grand Lodge. .. ,- r None were more anxious than t^iecommittee to; carry out the intentions of the Grand Lodge, and1 to erect a magnificent 'temple -on a new and suit? able location. They had been earnest advocates of the project, nae labored assiduously for its adoption by the Grand Lodge, and were, from every feeling of personal and Masonic pride, earnestly aevoted to Its successful execution; but we were deeply impressed with the responsibility which devolved upon ne. The Grand Lodge hail generously given to us the largest powers. It had given to us authority to burden lt with debt, and to mortgage its. entire property. The very magnitude ot tue confidence reposed, demanded from us the ntmcst prudence. The Grand Lodge was not present-lt could, not be consulted, lt was for ns to think ar. 1 act for lt, and we were, bound in honor and d ..y to so watch over its in? .crests, that its:property should not be hazarded nor Its rrosperlty Imperilled. To rave yielded to the pressure which was brougrt upon u~. and to have purchased a lot and laid the corner-st >ne, lu the hope that the neces? sary fund* would be in some manner raised and the buding completed, would have been, in our judgment, an ad of weakness; and while lt was painful to ns t J differ fru?: brethren for whom we entertained tl'e highest respecr, and whose zeal we admired, w? :elt that the responsibility was upon us, not upon them; and that ir hereafter loss should ensue, and the Grand Lodge And ir. self with a heavy debt, a half-finished building and no funds to complete lt. the censure would fall, and rightly foti, on those who had committed the Grand Lodge to an undertaking beyond Its means. As the refusal of the committee to carty ont thei intentions o: the Gran I Lodge, as expressed In the resolution of last November, has excited much ' feeling in the Craft, it is proper to sh >w clearly the considerations which Influenced the com? mittee. - '. ? * . It ls known to the majority of th? brethren, .hat money has never been leas than one percent, per mouth In the city, during the pa?t year, ?nd frequently as high as one and n half per month on undoubted collateral's easily realized. Btu auppnse, what is almost beyond.' supposition, we couid have borrowed the money St the low rate ol : per cent, per annum: Sar. sCO.000 at 7 per cent.*4,200 oj' Taxes on present tull.* 917 00 Insurance on present hail. 215 co T.ixeson new .h th. 1,40000 Insurance on new hail. 350 00 Tota^......$T,082 00 Calculating everything at the lowest rate, and mating no allowance for annual repairs, r - ?Hier expenses, it woni i be necessary to raise everv year the sum of $7032. Could the Grand, Lodge-do it ? At no pei Sow since the war have, the annual receipts much exceeded the annual expenditures, and taxes to the city, from which we have hith: rto been exempt, are now levied on the propertv. As we- oouM nor see with any reasonable certainty how w.e were to "borrow monev at 7 per ce>:t,, or how we were to pay the Inteifet if-we should succeed In borrowing lt, we. declined to incur the deb-. The committee were, however, very unwilling to utterly abandon the enterprise, if we could not accomplish all that we wished, couUl erect .such a building as would m?et the necessities of mc Craft, and famish amt convenient accommodation for the Grand and subord?nate lodges? This question r oar moat careful consideration, and arte: examination of the gruund, and many int? with Mr. Devereux, ap architect of this c Anally instructed him to prepare detail? and speculations for a building tobe en rear of the present hall, and so adapted tc the two could i>e nsed together. The pla specifications are saomltteu with tberepor estimated cost or such a building is-ab?ur. J The committee, after adopting the plan; ted, resolved to advertise fur thir'y days 1 mates and to negotiate for a loan, or ?l?.Oi rate of Interest not excecdiug io per cent. nam, on mortgage of tue property of the ; Lodge. .Mach ditrlculcy was experienced in effecti I loan at even these rate:, but through the and effluent aid or Brother W. G. DeSauss the committee, to whom we are mach tn for this and other valuable- assistance, tin wa3 effected, and $15,000 borrowed at te cent per annum, for ten years. The fi rat meat payable on the 25th day of August, IS' the balance In seven equal successive ments, with the right reserved to the Lodge, after the first payment, to anticipan any or the other payment?. The arning %vas closed, and the mortgage executed, a money received. Thts amount, together with the subscrlpi the lodges, made up the amount necessary worn, and the committee congratulated selves that the project of a new hall, so lo layed, was at last to be realized, it ls with regret that the committee are compelled t noonee ttint their hopes were disappoints ; The action of the committee was seriou jected to by many of the Craft. So rar committee are aware, the objections were to the plan adopted by the committee second, to the architect employed tay the co tee to prepare the plans. With regard to the architect employed, th matter of so little importance, and upon individual opinions may so reasonably ditlei we do not feel lt necessary to say anything than that in the selection we exercised on judgment, uninfluenced by any personal o< arat ions. With regan! to The plan itself; it was unrei the committee.. had departed from thc authorized by the Grand Lodge; that wha contemplated t>y that body and by the suborci lodges,' When they subscribed to the loan, wi purchase of al new site, and the erection th of a temple worthy of the power and digi the Order,.aad that the substitution by the mutee of a ? ere addition to tlie present bu: was not ln accordance with the tnsrructli the Grand Lodge or the wishes of the Craft, lng upon these views, some cf the lodges rc their subscriptions. The-objection was unquestionably well t The id' a of the Grand Lodge was the erect loi spacious temple oo a new site, and that wr Idea presented to the subordldate lodges li Grand Master when the aid of the subonl lodges was requested, but it bad become i rent to the committee that they could not i out the idea. The want of means offered a superable bar, and the original idea was abai ed, not voluntarily, but from necessity. Th< question for the committee was narrowed i to this ashall the project of a new hall be ont abandoned, or Miali we adop: and carry i plan which ls within our means Belleville that a lair and full explanation o facts, and of the motives which had Influe the committee would remove all objections Grand Master onvened the Masters and ' dens o' thectty lodges on the 17th Septen Thr committee attended the conference, an lid ted a statement or all objections, and gav the Information and explanations necessary, result or the conference was the adoption bj committee of a resoiutton to rescind the re: .lon adopting a plan, and to ca:l for addi:i I plans and estimates, and also for estimates OD plan submitted by Mr. Devereux-all plans estimates to be sent In tn the Grand decretar I the 20th October. Advertisement to this e ; was made in the Charleston, Conimbia and Gr ville papers. Thc result or the conference was gratifying; the lodges which hail subscribed, with the ceptlon of two. adopted resolutions sustalr trie action of the committee and renewing t subscriptions. On the 21st of October, the committee met. additional, plans had been handed in, and c one estimate on the pl rn submitted Uv Mr. Di reux. In view of the session of the Grand Lodge, tc held in iea/s th-tu twenty days, the commit deemed lt advisable to take no definite action which the Grand Lodge would be Irrevoca committed to the. action of the <ommlttee, simply to report proceedings, a.n:l leave lt ro Grand Lodgelnt?e fullness of Ls wisdom to termine what should be done. The cdmmlttee have reported their proceedli thus fully, because they itcMre that their entire tlonan? thc reasons which Influenced them shoi be fully understood. What the Grand Lodge ita may assume the reponsibility of doing ls c thing. What the coinmittte, as mere agents a trustees, could properly and prudently do, another. Throughout the entire proceedings, i committee have had but one object in vic? faithrullv to discharge the trust committed them. It has been at times a oainful duty, ro: has forced? them to oppose the wishes a opinions of those for whom they entertain tue-highest respect, and .with whom they are dally associations true the committee could r forget that they represented the entire Craft, a were bound to watch over the interests of i The committee may have committed errors, h there i* great comfort In the reflection that aol lng ha.; been done which is irreparable. No t triment has come to tie Grand Lodge from t action of the committee, but the whole subjei without hindrance or qualification, is before t Grand Lodge, where all diff.'renres oC opinion O berully discussed, all errors corrected, and a "cu elusion reached which will be .satisfactory to t eutlro Craft. Respectfully submitted. J ?.MR?t CONNER, W. K. BLAKE, H. W. Si ll Ko DEI l, B. R. CAMPBELL. W. o. DESACSSIHE, F. A. CONNOR, R. s. BRON'S, N. LBVIN. This was rererred to a committee, and made t special order for io o'clock to-day. Brother Henry Buist then offered the followii resolution: Resented, In the opinion of this Grand Lode That the only feasible plan for Hie erection of new Masonic temple lu Charleston, ls to build oi on Meeting street, bet ween Culb, un street and t Charleston Hotel, and that when a sui'able 1 shall O? procured and the temple built, the presei property on King street shall be sold, and tl proC'Cds applied, as faras practicable, to the pa ment of the cost or the erection of the new tempi This resolution was referred to the com mitt on the new hall, and was made the special ord for this morning at 10 o'clock. The committee appointed at the last commut cat ion; to propose a plan for the appointment district Deputy Grand Masters, made a lengtl report? which was made the special order of tl dar for this morning at ll'o'clocfc. After several amendments- to the constitute had come up and been disposed of, the Crae Lodge called off from labor to refreshment uni ' half-past 31*. M. Afternoon Session. The Grand Lodge was called from refre-hmer to labor on the Tuinl Degree la ample form i 'half-past three P. M Present, thc officers an representatives as in Hie morning. A petition from Salem and one from Ches? Lodge, asking relief from dues. wu3 referred t the committee on relier. A petition was made by a constitutional num ber of brethren ar Kingstree, asking for a chart? to establish a lodge nt that place. Referred to th committee on charters. A petition from Orangeburg Lodge, No. 23, rt questing to allow the brethren to renew sal lodge, was referred to the committee on charter Brother Blake. Deputy Grand Master, offered th following resolutions, which were adopted : . Resoh-eri. That at each annual commnnicatiot the Grand Muster shall appoint a committee o three to act with himself, as chairman er. offlcic to be .styled -a committee on jurisprudence." t< whom tue ^Jrami Master, In bis discretion, maj refer any question of Masonic law and usage pro posed ni the meeting during thc session of Hu Grand Lodge, by the representatives of tho 'ever al subordinate lutines. Besotted, That tue report.of said committee, i concurred tn by the Grand Masterand adopted Lj the Grand Lodge, snail be spread upon UK minutes as recorded law within this jurisdiction, upon all quest)jns tUereiu decided. Thc following committees were appointed by the Grand Master; On Dispensation-Brother Jamos Birnie, W. J. Glenn, J. J. West, W. J Heed. By-Laws-Brothers W.G. Ma vs, S D. Glenn, J. D. Koacti, J. L. Warren, ll. W. McMillan. . On Appeals and Grievances-Brothers W. G. DeSaussure. J. S. Woffjrd, W. C. BaUey, J. E. Bur* e. J. c. McKewu. On Mileage and per Plem-Brothers M. W. Tre? ter, Wm. Elliott, Hi D. F.ovd, J. M. Brown. On Grand treasurer's Books-George ll. walter, J. A. H?yt: Zimmerman Davis, B. WT Kitchen, M. 0. R; land. On ll ill-R. Thompson, J. A. Budges. C. C. Fleming, A. D. Cohen, J. McLeish. On Relier-S. A. Durham, F. P. Jameson, H. Culpepper. On Masonic Jurisprudence-R. S. Bruns, S. W. Maurice, J. T. Berg. Subordinare lodges were allowed to abolish their by-laws and accept as their by-laws the con si ltution or the Grand Lodge. An Invitation was extended to the Grand Lodge by the Board or Trade, to visit their rooms. Brother DeSaussure moved that the special order for ll o'clock to-day be reconsidered. Adopted. ? The report of the committee on the appoint? ment or District Deputy Grand Masters was taken up, and arter some discussion laid over until the next annual communication. The valuable jewel ordered at the last annual communication, to be procured by a special com? mittee roi- the purpose, was then presented to Past Grand Secretary R. S. Bruns, Brother Zim? merman Davis, or thc committee, speaking as follows: S. W. Brotlter Bruns-I need not assure you with what unfeigned pleasure I proceed to the discharge of the dutv Imposed on me. Thin Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, as ypu are aware, at its last annual communication author? ized the appointment or a committee to procure a suitable j- wei to be presented to you as a token of the grateful appreciation in which site held your valuable services as Grand Secretary for the three preceding years. At that communication yon had signified your un willingness longer to perform those arduous duties, and retired from the position, leaving the Grand Lodge in a condi? tion of unexampled prosperity. We remembered that when you flrst assumed that office in 1S6C, ouly some thirty-eight lodges were represented, while one hundred and twenty were represented in 1SG3, nor did we forget that your Indefatigable labors contributed In no small degree to the large increase, lt was during your term of etnee, also, that upoirthe Grand Secretary of this Jurisdiction flr.-t devolved the preparation of the annual re? port on foreign correspondence, and we could not fall to realize that your copious and able reports not onlv' added much that was valuable to Ma? sonic literature, but iended to elevate still htgi.er In public esteem, at hom? and abroad, the beauti? ful tenets of cur Order, and aided lu placing this Grand Lodge among 'he foremost in thc world, as au Intelligent and faithful exponent ofpure Mason? ic law and principles. We, thererorc, reel ourselves under great obligations to you; we owe you a debt or gratitude we eau never repay, nor do we ex? pect to do so. This Jewel, which I hold in my hand, does noe do it; it cannot do lt, but it is simply Intended as a reminder or the obligation. Accept it, then, with brotherly^ love of the Grand Lodge of the State of South carolina: wear lt upon all suitable occasions, and, whenever your. eves ; rest, upon lt during the progress of your journey upon the "Level of Time," towards that final "Bonne whence no traveller returus," may lt reeall this moment-this scene-these surroundings-and mav vour thoughts turn towards each one of us with *the same tender feelings of fraternal regard which we now entertain aud profess for you. Brother Davis then attached the jewel to the person of Brother Bruns, who replied as follows: Brother Davis-\t is with undisguised gratifica rion that I a cept at your hands this splendid gift or the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. Coming from so high a source, lt ls not merely a distin? guished testimonial to tnt- satisfactory perform? ance of my duties as Grand Secretary and con? ductor of theft'forekn correspondence, but of the personal friendship and cordial esteem of this noble body, which it has ever been in y desire to serve with all zeal and fldeltty. I trust lt will not bc deemed immodest la me to say that no event of my public lire hos been to me s* eli a source of pure ?nd unmixed pleasure as : he cariy and stable reorganization .or the nume? rous lodges throughout our State-left In mourn? ing an4 rain, as almost all or them were, by the . event or our unhappy civil strife. And as one by one those ancient temples rose again from the dust, and my brethren knelt once more around their rebuilt altars, my heart ha* been tilled with deepest thankfulness that In that pious work my hands were permitted to take an hnmblepart. That Jus ice and peace may dwell evermore wlrlrln those fanes, and that my brethren may earnestly strive to basti n that blessed time when the prin? ciples upon which our order has been lmmemora nly founded shall everywhere prevail, aud the dreadful sounds of war cea?e throughout all lands and among all people, is my heartfelt prayer. Let us blend patience and endurance with zeal and hope, faith and coarage, and we shall yet risc to the possess! .n of those grand heights on which our temple sha'l yet he placed, and we shall erewhlle behold the shining portals or that temple unfolding Its mystic doors for our recep? tion, and passing beneaih Its consecrated pillars, wo Mian once mure kneel t?nerner nofore Its rnib limc ulrars in a pious liumiU'y. winch shall he eqiully free from shame and rear. We have but to will lt, my brethren, and persevere, and the ?ery winds of Heaven si all give us the wings ror flight and that soul which makes the aspira? tion Itself a living certainty of success. To the promotion or this end. and to the diffu? sion of all kindred Masonic virtues, stimulated by the proud acknowledgement of past labors, I dedicate anew to your service the best agencies and endeavors of my ruture days. The Grand Lodge was then called off until 10 o'clock to-day. : _ AFFAIRS IS TO V181 AN A. Nrir ORLEANS, November 15. The Frankfort has arrived from Bremen, with 894 passengers, mostly emigrants, soo or them for Texas. The trial of thc Baton Rouge prisoners com? menced this morning. The Picayune say that it is asserted that nine-tenths of those prisoners are wen known, quiet, responsible citizens, who were In no way conuectcd with the riot. David Fisher, of Donaldsonvlllc, has been ar? rested for kllllngMayor Schaunburg. Judge Laws, in default of ball, sent him to the parish prison. HEAVY WEATHER ON THE VOA8T. FORTRESS MONROE, November 15. The schooner S. P. Harris has arrived here from Pensacola for New York, leaking badly, and with a loss of part omer deck load. A northeast storm prevails. . The steamer Regulator, rrom New York ror Wilmington, lost her ru'lderlasmight sixty miles off the coast. She ls coming Into Norfolk for re-. pairs. NORFOLK, November 15. The schooner Annie Carroll, laden with lumber, from Georgia, is here, leaking badly. She has lost her main boom and been ashore on. Sand Island. NEW LIVE FROM NEW ORZEJSS TO TEXAS. NEW YORK, November 16, Commodore C. K. Harrison, JatneB A. Ray? nor, w. S. WUllams,.and others of this city, large? ly Interested ns stockholders in and managers or the New Orleans, Mobile and chattanooga Rail? road, have established aline or steamers between the port or New Orleans and the Texas coast The Thomas Kelso, an iron steamship of light draft, about fourteen hundred tons burthen, the first ship or the line, win leave this port daring the present month, going immediately Into the service on her arrival. -VOBrjET CAROLISA FAIR. WILMINGTON, November 15. The entries largely exceed l hose ol" Cape Fear Acncultural Exposition. It bids fair to be the finest exhlbltlou ever held lu the State. The city ls thronged with visitors, and several thou? sands are expected lo-morrow. Thc rair closes on Friday. MEXICAN AFFAIRS. CITY OF MEXICO, via Ba?AKA, November 2. ! Cholera is raging ut the port of Mlnatltlan, brought there by a vessel In July. The govern meut has closed the port or Merilla aud opened Port Progress Instead. The health or Juarez and his wife ls improving. Bandits arc plundering towns and settlements in Slnaloa. The trial or Cauto for assassination is again deferred.' " General Neg rete has been enthusiastically re celvefl ?t Puebla. The Journals publish furious articles against Americans having oalras against Mexico. The chances for Porflero Diaz being a candidate for president gains ground. THE WAR IN CUBA. HAVANA, November 15. The court martial in session here has con? demned to death all leaders of the rebellion, thc members of the various jnntas, and all other per? sons who have been Instrumental in rebellion, but who are now absent from. Cuba. The estates of all such are declared confiscated. ' THE EUROPEAS WAR. DOUBTFUL REPORTS OF .AXOTHEB BATTLE. Pal Iodines Appointed Commander-in Chief of the Army of th? Loire-Von der Tann Relieved - frederick Charles on tte Tonne with 150,000 .Mm-Dijon Captured. LONDON*, November 15. . Dispatches from Tours and Blois are some? what conrused, and to this hoar is unverified the report that Wn der Tann, advancing southward from Toury with reinforcements, wai furiously attacked by the French near Arthenay, who cap? tured many prisoners and twenty-six guns. Balloon documents recently captured by Prus? sians seriously compromise the neutrality of Switzerland. A note from the French Govern? ment thanks neutrals for their intervention in behalf of peace. The note adds: "The acceptance of harsh Prussian terras would be virtually sub? scribing to our own subjugation." Hie Times, in an editorial to-day, ls disposed to believe that the Fiench feeling is so intense that the war would not end by any means with the capture or Paris. The Telegraph says lt ls certain that Kassia has sixty iron-olad gunboats In the Black Sea ready ror action. Report? from Tours. TOURS, November 14-Evening. The journals announce that the material bene? fits of thc battle at coulommier are greater than at first supposed. Many Germans were found hiding themselves In thc woods and outbuildings. Several cannon were found and many horses cap? tured. The French general who neglected to sur? round the woods as ordered, whereby rive .thous? and Prussians escaped, _was dismissed the army upon the battle-field. A number of colonels were promoted to generals. A map captured upon the person of a superior officer, Indicated the cities to be occupied by the Prussians; neither Toare nor Blois were mention? ed. Von der Tann narrowly escaped capture at. Orleans. ' . Thiers publishes an account of his negotiations with Bismarck. The armistice turned upon vic? tual lng Paris. Thiers says: "Bismarck, speaking In the name of the military leaders, pronounced against rcvlctualllng unless he received a milita? ry equivalent. 1 demanded what he meant. He answered, 'A fort; perhaps more than one.' I immediately stopped Bismarck, saying, 'lt ls Paris you ask-Paris; our force, our hope, wnich you are not able to vanquish after fifty days' sl-ge.' '.' "Arrived here," adds Thiers, "we could go no fur? ther.-' The resolve of Russia to withdraw from the treaty or.1856 croates a profound sensation. lt la said aa English Envoy has gone to Versailles to demand King William's view of the matter. The French camp between Arthenay and Or? leans is strongly fortified. This ls the base of the array of the Loire. The Francs tireurs and Prus? sian scouts are constantly skirmishing In the vicinity or St. Perany. Rassln and thc Crimean Treaty. LONDON, November 13. New York World Special : The Russian Minister here has read to Earl Granville a letter from Prince (iortschakoff, stating that Russia now de? mands the modification or abolition of the provi? sion signed at the convention in Paris on the 30th March. 1856, in articles eleventh and thirteenth In the treaty of Paris, 27th of April, 1856. These pro? visions forbid the Russian fleet from entering the Dardanelles and Bosphorus from the Black Sea, and limit the Russian fleet m the. Black Sea to ton small steamers. Tnor also pronloit Russia and Turkey from maintaining on the Blaok Sea coast any military, or marine arsenal, and gene, rally neutralize the Black Sea by the Interdiction from its waters of any vessels or war belonging to powers possessing Its coast, or any other power. Tliis declaration on the part of Russia, being si, multaneoualy made in London and to the Cabinets or Constantinople. Vienna and Berlin, is believed, here to <ndiCb:e Russia's readiness to Insist on the recognition cr lier olaims by force. An official lou: nal at Constantinople says the Sublime Porte ls now able to resist jiny atueks, and that it has 600,000 men and twelve armed frigates Count Von Beast, the Austrian Prime Minister, aulveO at Munich on the 8th, and remained therein conference with the Bavwian Cabinet two days. Gambetta'! Proclamation. TOURS, November 18. Minister Gambetta, in his proclamation to the army of tin Loire, congratulates thc soldiers on | their victories or the 9th and 10th. He says: "Your courageous efforts recall victory to our J cause. Frauce owes her first ray of hope to you, and I offer you public praise and gratitude for your reward. Recovering strength" with disci? pline, you have retaken Orleans, inaugurating a glorious offensive. You are on the road to Paris, which awaits you. Our honor hangs on your loosening the grasp or thes2 barbarians. Re? double your constancy and ardor, and you will overcome your enemy's superority in cannon with Frenoh elan and patriotic rury. So will the Republic Issue victorious from the struggle. The condition of the'army is satisfactory.? The Patriotic Clergy. Toras, November 18. The Archbishop of Tours preached a patriotic sermon at the Cathedral to-day, urging a general rising ror the national defence. The Archbishop of Augere, in a circular letter to directors or semi? naries, advises young clergymen to seek service as chaplains or nurses In the army, and all who have not taken orders to enlist. German Unity. BEHLIN, November 15. German unity negotiations are still progressing. Prussia proposes that regulations for the . press and public meetings shall belong exclusively to the Federal Parliament. The Post of Berlin charges that Gladstone in? terfered in the Interes! of peace Just long enough to place the new Freuch loan. VIENNA, November 14. Great enthusiasm was created on the Bourse upon the announcement that the Prussians had evacuated Orleans. IlAMbfRC. November 15. The Westphalia, for New York, ls refuged at Cuxhaven, owing to the movements or the French fleet lu the Elbe. yiUET DISPATCHES. Battle Near Arthe na y . NEW YORK, November 15. Special dispatches from London state that In? telligence from Blois and Tours confirm the ru? mors that abattit has been fought near Arthe? nay. The extent of the Prus-lan loss not yet as? certained, but thought that another French vic? tory has been obtained, lt teems to be without doubt that Hie conflict originated In an ariack upon General Tann, along the road leading from Chevilly and Orleans, and thc fight has been evidently very desperate. Indications of the hurried and complete retreat of the Germans are reported to be everywhere visible in the neighborhood or Orleans, and a sub? sequent dispatch will, no doubt, conUrm what at ; present seems to be indistinct rumors, furnished on the Information of stragglers and villagers. The French are following up their recent victories with considerable fervor and dash, and the latest reports from ihe Interior of Paris, where the new3 of the victories have been officially publish? ed, have given a silver lining to the [cloud that seems to hang over the doomed ?tty. Executions. TOURS, November 15. A dispatch from Lyons announces that muti? nous soldiers of the Garde Mobile had been tried, and three executed. Audonne, in the department of Cote de Or, has been nearly Invested by the Prussians. Movements In tin East. DOLE, November lt, via TOCKS, November 15. The Prussian force at Chevlgny, about forty eight hundred strong, has been recalled to Graz, lathe department of Haute Saone, owing to tuc recapture or Dijon by the French. Three hundred Prussians attacked the place yesterdaj', but were handsomely repulsed by the National Guard. Vessel Captured. LONDON, November 16. A French gnnboat captured the German vessel Fena Johanna. Thc French Elections. MARSEILLES, November 15. Returns from the municipal elections foot as follows : Republicans, 29,000; Communists, 80CO. The city ls perfectly quiet. Hungary and Russia. PESTO, November 15. In the Hungarian diet, to-day, Deak urged the government to resist the Russian pretensions. The opposition, however, desired to effect a peacerut arrangement. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. Pallodines Commands thc Army of the Loire. TOURS, November 15. It ls reported that rite Bavarians of Tann's com? mand are deserting In great numbers. The peas? ants capture and bring them Into the towns. The government, in the Moniteur, thanks the National Guard of the Seine et Marne for their gallantry in capturing a body or Prussian cavalry. There ls nothing official from Paris or the army of the Loire. General Palladlnes is, by decree, appointed commander-in-chief of the army of the Loire. In addition to the forces already In the held, lt ls ordered that four entrenched camps bc formed where a half million of men may drill. A dis? patch from Glcu reports the enemy at Seins. The German prisoners captured and arrived at Or? leans have laree quantities of French Jewelry and gold on them. -Position of Russia. ST. PKTKRSBCT?G, November 15. Prince Gortschakoff's circular concerning-the Paris treaty of 1856 ls dated October 21st. It re? capitulates the successive alterations and viola? tions or European treaties, among them that or 1856. He is unable to sec why Russia should observe the latter when lt has been disregarded by othdrs. Therefore Russia disavows Its obli? gations to a limited enjoyment of the Euxlne Sea and Invites the Sultan to enjoy equal rights wltli lur. Shebas no wish to rekindle the Eastern question, and only alms at increasing her defen? sive strength. The goverment has prepared as a compromise a substitute, .which ls an equitable and therefore a probable basis of settlement. The Eastern Question. LONDON, November 16. The Vienna Cabinet ls dlssatiflcd with Mr. Glad? stone's dispatches to Russia's note, and likens him to Lord Aberdeen. In view, possibly, of a movement southward by Russia, the British fleet of observation will be established in" the Mediter? ranean, with Malta as \ rendezvous. Belgium re? plies to the Prussian complaint of the tone of the Belgian press, that the Belgian press ls free. Prussian movement?. LONDON, ll P. M., November 16. Dispatches to-night report Prince Frederick Charles moving southward. Ills troops?now oc? cupy Dolivant, Trages and Sens. Von der Tann Relieved. LONDON, November 15. Thc,'capture of Dijon ls confirmed. Prince Frederick Charles has reached the River Yonne with 150,000 men to relieve Von der Tann. Bismarck denies the authenticity of the dis? patch reported sent by him to the North dorman Minister at Florence. The Prussian authorities in Strasbourg have discovered and broken up a recruiting oftlcefor the French, which was conducted with great Be? ere y, and had sent to the field two hundred and seventy Francs-tireurs. A Prussian column front Rheims threaten) the army or General Cambriels. German Reinforcement?. VERSAILLES, November 16. , The rear or the armies investing Paris is pro? tected by the arrival or fresh troops. The Pope in Ireland. Y CORK, November 16. There was a great demonstration of sympathy for the Pope here tonight. The Bishop of Cork presided. There was an address by the members of Parliament from the Cork district. Resolutions expressing sympathy ror the Holy Father, lamenting the destruction of the temporal power as detrimental to the peace of Europe, and .In favor or memorializing the government on tho subject, were adopted by acclamation. GOLD AND BOND MARKET. LONDON, November 15-Evening. Consols 92$. Bonds 82J. NEW YORK, November 15. Money more active. Gold being active all day, price declined to 10%, but rapidly advanced. Governments qolet all day, but very Arm, especi? ally on SI's and OS's. Portles steady, with few transactions. Virginia 65; new, 64. Levees TL Eights SQ.-4. Alabamas 101; Oves, 70. ?eorglas SO; sevens, 10. South Carolinas 85; new, TI >?. ALABAMA STATE FAIR. Mo STU OM ?KY, November 15. The State lair opeDS with fine prospects. The weather ls fine. There are many entries. The horse show ia unprecedented, and Includes many notorious thoroughbreds. There will be a tournament on Wednesday, and base ball matches by Lone Star, of New Orleans, and Mutuals, ol New Tork, on Thursday and Friday. THE ELECTION, . MONTGOMERY, November 16. The Democrats carry the State by three to Ave thousand majority. In the House there will be sixty-five Democrats to thirty-five Republicans, of whom fifteen are colored. Thc last House waa composed of seventeen Democrats to eighty-three Republicans. The Senate holding over stands two Democrats, thirty-oue Republicans. The ma? jority on joint bailot Is doubtful. EX EC UTI VE APE OINTMENTS. WASHINGTON, Novemher 15. There was a lull Cabinet meeting to-day. The President has appolnled H. C. Hicks dis? trict attorney or Texas; James R. Beckwith dis trlct attorney or Louisiana; William Hunter ap praltor of merchandise at Mobile. The revenue supervisor for Tennessee telegraph! tha' three hundred distilleries will start and rur in that State Bil winter, under thc decision re gardlng purifying and refining whiskey. DEATH OF A PUBLISHER. , CINCINNATI, November 15. W. Starbuck, founder ol tho Evening Times of this city, is dead, aged forty-eight, of dlseasi of thc heart. -Governor Holden, of North Carolina, has Jus Issued a most extraordinary proclamation. Hi declares that his former proclamations declarlnj the couuiles of Alauiance and Creswell in a stat' of insurrection are "hereby revoked, and sha! have no further force or effect;" and then prc cecds to express his "gratification" "at the peac and good order" prevailing in those counties "and generally throughout the State.'? He trust that partisan rancor and bitterness may abate aud that the whole people or the State, withon respect to party, may unite fraternally and coi dlally to build np North Carolina, and to elevat her to the proud eminence which she once occn pied as a member of the American Union. Go^ ernor Holden has been a long while coming to hi senses-but better late than never. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, November 16. Colonel Hagood died thia morning, at six o'clock. His remains will be sent by the trafn to Barnwell. Seven deaths have thus far resulted from the Greenville Railroad disaster-fonr killed on the spot, and three mortally wounded, since dead viz : Smith, Lomax and Hagood. CORSAIR. THE RADICAL PROGRAMME. A BLUE LOOKOUT FOB WH1TTEMOBB. j A Plot Against Corbin-The . Whitte m ort Bul! nt HU-El eel lng a Senator The Best Man Wins. [FROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT^ COLUMBIA, November 14. The approaching session of the South Caro? lina Legislature promises some developments or special Interest to a few senators and State o tn dals, and or Interest to the citizens of the State generally. Among the first duties of the Senate will se a reorganization of that body. In doing this, lt ls understood that an attempt will be made ?o pre? vent thc official polygamist, Corbin, from retain, lng his seat as senator from Charleston. Also, to deny the right of the perjured scoundrel* Whltte more to a seat as senator elect from Darlington County; to order a new election for senator from ? Charleston County, rejecting the claims of Mr. : Bates; also a new election In Abbeville and H?rry Counties to fill the vacancies caused by Ihe deaths of Hon. H. Buck and Henson J. Lomax.. It ls claimed, by thc senatorial opponents of Corbin, and they are numerous-his ridicule of their arguments and defeat of their plans by his untiring energy not being calculated to inspire ? friendship-that he ls no longer entitled tb his seat, he having forfeited it under the law debar? ring any one from a seat In thc Legislature who holds a State or Federal office. As regards Whitemore, there arc live Radica1 senators who will vote for his rejection. The seven Conservative senators will vote solidly with them, making twelve? votes. It ls believed that several more of the senators will be Induced to vote the same way. Altogether thc prospecta for the kicking out of the reverend rascal are favora? ble. His opponents take the true ground, that he is more entitled to a stone-breaking position In the State penitentiary than a seat in the Legisla? ture. Franklin J. Moses, Jr., the great warrior who has cried for blood under two banners, yet under neither has he spilled any nor sought the places where there was a prospect of Its being spilled, will doubtless be re-elected speaker without any opposition to speak of. ? Daddy Cain still aspires toa seat in the Senate, and the profits accruing from the chairmanship of the committee on printing and on stray bills arter getting "leave of absence" for three days, and "seeing the capitaUsts of Charleston." As thc vote ror Cain was much larger than his oppo? nents dreamed or, it has been thought best by the ruling faction to conciliate him by some stray blt of patronage. As he ls well acquainted with the "inside workings" of the land commission, thc chief position in that political machine ls spoken of ror him. However, In this connection 't would not bc'out of place to state that there ls a growing feeling among the legislators looking to the abolishment of this costly swindle. The election of an United States senator will be a fruitful source of trouble io the General Assembly, and will result In the pockets of the Influential members being Increased by the con? tributions or the aspirant* for senatorial honora. Governor Scott, Attorney-General Chamberlain, Secretary of Slate Cardozo, Comptroller-General Neagle, and Robertson, late Incombent, are already In ttie field. Neagle, according to gene? ral report, ls prepared to pay thc most for the privilege; In fact, it ls well known that he has already made bids for the votes of two members. The feeling of those of the Radical members, whose opinions I know, ls favorable to the Attor? ney-General, but they say that, so long as there are so many candidates In the flehl, they do not care which ls elected, and wl'l give their support to the one who will do the most for them, t. e., mercase their bank accourus. That thanksgiving proclamation of Scott's ls looked upon as a sort of serious Joke from his Ex? cellency. If he had proclaimed that thanks be re? turned because we, Scott, Parker, Neagle & Go., have, by thc obtuseness of several thousand dar? key .voters, been spared, for two years, the pain ral necessity or durkenlng the portals or some State Institution Ulled with guests or the State courts, then the aforesaid darkey voters might give thanks, as they had been Informed by some or their speakers during the campaign, that If Scott was re elected he would pardon all colored men who were convicted of crime. But for his Excellency to deliberately, through an official proclamation, call upon the citizens of South Ca? rolina, whom he has designated as assassine, and by proclamation and through his tools insulted and robbed, to give (hanks for a return to power of the men whose cry has been "Rule or Ruin,'.' ls regarded as a wilful Insult. Many'hundreds of the citizens or South Carolina wilt doubtless pay no attention to this proclamation. It seems to me that any citizen who observes the day In the way designated, would offer an Insult to his Maker, by playing the role of a hypocrite. F. THE FRENCH J!.W OE THE LOIRE. Before the Battle- Character of tho Men and Condition of the Camps-The Troops Constantly Drilling and Pre? paring for Battle-An Karly Engage? ment Expected. [Correspondence of the New York Tribune.] HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THB LOIRE, ) SALBHIS, October ?B. J A great camp at this scasoii of the year is cer? tainly thc most dismal, dispiriting, and uninvi? ting place In the world. Thc autumnal rains have set In in earnest, and nobody, unless they had seen lt, could form an idea of thc muddy and slushy existence one lca# at Salbris. It ls a sin? gular fact that, as soon as ic begins to rain, all camps become a sea or mud, but even Upatorla during the rains could not come up to this camp in thc Sologne. Reconnoissanccs have not come across any Prussian troops, but it ls known that they have appeared near La Fert?, about 1O00 strong. They arc lu force about Vendome, they have fortified the Chateau de Tartrcau, kc, fte., and altoccther arc negh cting nothing to secure and improve good positions. On our side everything has been at a standstill. General d'Jurelles wentrrom the camp to Tours yesterday, and was to return ax 7 o'clock In the evening. I do not know, nor does any one, what the object or his Journey was, but lt ls probable he ls golug to make a move forward, for it seems madness for thc French army to walt where lt ls till lt ls attacked. Tim Prussians are very likely about lftO.uoo strong close to the Loire, on the right bank. Just benin?! Orlenns, and mere can bc very little doubt that they have, by thia time, made that town pretty strong by temporary works. - . . . About thc strength or the French forces nbont Salbris I think now I overrated them In the last letter I wrote about them; 1 saw two divisions vesterdav which were not nearly so strong as the two I had seen the last lime I was at the camp; but then there had been changes taking place. Tfoops have been sent from Salbris to Blois to re? inforce the lath Corps. I gather from what I hear or the intendance, they persist In the num? ber or 60,000 about Salbris. Hie health ot the troops seems very good on the whole. L sa wat thc military station some wagons. Into which miserable looking wretches were being put to be shipped off to the hospitals at Bororyea or Vler zon, but of course In a large Camp like this there .must be some illnese. .is for the food, lt ls abon? dant and regular In delivery. The field in which the oxen are killed, and wnloh ls close to the part of the camp 1 live in when I am there, is rather a curious sight. The "large expanse of ground ts covered with flayed animals, which are being cut up, with quarters and all parts of the oxen which have been already cut In pieces; heaps of sklnB rurther on, oxen tied down by the horns, being felled with huge mallets. All this ls done by IliC J?CU Vi LUV miHiuuubi?, Muu uv.v wa UUllOO a fact which makes one question whether Franca ls the warlike naflbn. it has got credit for. Tho duties of the soldiers of the Intendance are cer? tainly the most disagreeable of any military da* ties, without the excitement and poetry of bear mg arms and fl gluing;.for the men of the oommls> Parl?t, or vis-paln-del, as they are nick-named, never have to fight. Well, since th? decrees calling to arms men from twenty-five to thirty-five, Aa, lt ls wonderful how young men have flocked Into the ranks of the commissariat; for by anticip?t* lng the call they have thc privilege of choosing their corps. An officer d'intendance, who waa showing me over the place, said : "Yon see that mah cooking our breakfast; he ls a young barris? ter-. That one there cleaning those pans ls a banker s clerk. As for that one helping to sida that ox in yonder field, he was a lawyerv waa Just about purchasing bis etude. (In France the? purchase an etude practice.) Certainly it ? very unpleasant to he taken and forced to become a private; but since they had to do lt, it is wonder? ful that young men should be found who prefer taking all tb* drudgery, and:e7en a greater share of the drudgery, in order to .be non-combatants. In contrast 'to these are .the men who go aa Francs-tireurs; but with all that movement of Francs-tlreurs there are not, I hear, more than. 30 ooo or them under arms lu France up to tho present day. . . . It ls probable this week will not pass without the long-expected battle taking plaoj. God grant lt bea vlc'ory for us. bot, alas, soldiers who have got into thc habit of giving way, as the Fr.-nch, Infantry has, can scarcely have confidence incul? cated into them, unless they obtain a few easy successes to encourage them. Now lt is more than probable we shall encounter the Prussians, scarcely equal to them In numbers, if not'oren, we fear; Inferior. We shan come np with trobns who have been beaten in every encounter, or ? ho have not yet seen fire at all; and who, one and ?ill, have'got Into such a'bablt ef singing out,'Wo are betrayed," wneneve* they cpt and run. ht order to put the blame on other shoulders, that whenever an unexpected fire is opened upon tl.cm tn a battle the/ say they are "betrayed." They expect their officers to tell them "these squads are 2000 men, we are 2000, we must fire at them;" hut if ir. the meanwhile a battery opens upon them, or a concealed battalion opens fire from behind a hedge, they cry' '(Treason," and Ton awav: No doubt 'they have been* often', and in fact generally arc, badly handled. So was thc light cavalry at Balaklava, but they went on and on, and never said they were betrayed. I was talking yesterday to a cavalry officer who was rt Sedan, and was with the few squadrons who cut their way through, or rather rushed off under a heavy Ure into Belgium, when th?' Germans curled round the French through the village which ls nato- the Belgian frontier, on the road to Bouillon "La' Chapelle," I think it ls called. He was at the bat? tle of Arthenay, and gave me some Interesting and some ludicrous details on the cavalry atStlr which took place there. There were nine*regt menrs of cavalry there, under the command ora brave but stupid old general of the name of ll-? He took care to have them well massed together, so as to otTer sn easy mark to artillery, and then ordered a charge upon the Prussian cavalry, each regiment In column of squadrons. It ls well known the Prussian cavalry never move without a proportionate amount of artillery. The conse? quence was that they had not advanced nany yards before-whir, and a. shell passes lu the midst of them, followed rapidly by others. An Im? mediate retreat ls, of course, necesary, which they executed slowly, but under fire of the artillery. Now. If that large force of cavalry had been " spread out In an Irregular charge, against which while the Prussian guns had comparatively little . effect, the result might have been very good. The cavalry, which was less numer?os, might have been enveloped and its guns taken. The same officer told me thc faces of the soldiers as soon as they hear .the cannonade are a remarka? ble study, and when they see the men about them carried oil they cease to know where they are or what they are about, if you wanta man to gallop off to some neighboring corps to take a single message, or for any reason whatever, lt Is? on ly by sheer menace yon can induce him to ride off. In fact, they are terror stricken, and yet the cavalry is better than the in ran try. How 'different from the soldiers or the Crimea and of Ita y I In the Crimea, soldiers sometimes played at toss-penny in the trenches. Yesterday, In camp, I was talking about drawf Ings with an officer, and he remarked what a dif? ference there was In the "type" or the French sol? diers. He was qnlte right. The French soldier presents now none of the cbarateristlca whick made him a fine study for the painter and draughtsman of military scenes. Where are tho fine faces, aquiline noses, good moustaches andi imperials, strong Jaws and good shaped craniums, which we see in the paintings of Horace YernetV Oiarlet, Bcllange, Ac? They may still be found in the remnants of the imperial Guard, and lr. tho gendarmerie; but as for the Une, a set of more baboon-faced or clnbby-faoed mon could not be found. I am very ranch afraid nothing will be done with them, and I tremble for the Issue of the hattie which seems Impending and ror its results. What will take place If, as I rear, we are again badly beaten on*the Loire * As I expected, all the Republicans won't hear or peace. The govern? ment knows very well that if they make peace under a blow, those who have put them up wfll knock them down again without any scrapie. Yet it ls dim cu lt to see what they really expect to do. If we win the next battle-nothing ls Impos? sible-all may go well, for the French tromps will thus take a Utile courage. But we have yet to gain that battle, and I am arguing In the much more probable hypothesis that we lose lt. That battle then being lost and the troops scattered in the way they were at; Reichoffen, what will be? come of the government ? We shall Immediately .have all kinds of strife and conten tiona What took place after Sedan for the Imperial Govern? ment will, perhaps, take place for this. But this government will, no doubt, dispute the seat to those who will attempt to put lt out of it. At the same time the Prussians will be running over France worse than they are now. As yet lt ls only one-third of France which ls ruined, and out of that third most of the rich people have fled, taking their money with them, which they are spending here and in the unlnvaded parts of the country. In the Invaded parts there is misery, no money but paper money, localbanks have stopped payment, everything ls at a standstill and ruined; but here there ls nothing of the sort. Here, and in all the South, there ls abundance of money, abundance of food, tradespeople are coining money; that ls why they do not realize what will probab y come to them ere long. Here, I think, everybody who pursues anything would be quite ready to make peace. In the South, where they are further oil from the immediate peril, they are perhaps more fer war; but, on the whole, all think? ing, all substantial people, are for peace. It ls the Republicans who swear they win not make peace: it la the Republicans who, in a word, only exist hy this war, who declare "Not an inch of ground" or a stone of the fortresses shall be.sur rendered." As for the army, I tell you lt sighs for peace at any price. We are versing toward such a chaos of cenfl cting parties, that lt ls Im? possible to form any Idea o' what this country ls to become. I think the government are In a ter? rible fright about the army or the Loire. They have propped up the hopes of their party so much upon lt, that ir lt were to fail, the consequences will be terrible 1 C fl?tete. OLtJMBIA HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. O., WM. GORMAN, PROPRIETOR. The Proprietors or this pleasantly located and elegantly furnished Establishment, at the State Capital, desire to inform the travelling public and others seeking accommodations, tha*. the "CO? LUMBIA" is in every respect a first-class HoteL unsurpassed by any in the State or the United States. 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