fyiiE n.
HKTlro^mi Cntrrpriar
i&.iW ,m WMiri* nv
IprigkVbailey.
J'KOPRlttcrtlS.
Pur Aunum, in A4nmc?.
tH* *0IJ> bt
mrV. j. t. rowino.
*' . j - ? i r*.,s J*
row Intra, upon wy Savior's breast,
me down, and sweetly dream sad re*?:
ind* In bts ura-warmly clasped- aud
Within ?hc fold 1
[ bear my Savior ajwtk to me;
[ feel liia love and cuii?tsiiey ; .
L kaow I'm free from misery,
Within the fold 1
f to n?e, ye sorrowing ones of ?wHh ;
ritl. Inn It. to the !t?cv.\ily birth ;
from inollteaotil'sownpricclcfrt worlh
Within the told 1"
the Sheplu'rd calls, Uie sheep will
en know whenc^r their.father'snenr;
that low lliclr m?*t?r need not fear,
WltJda Ilia fold I
SavUr, Elder Brother, Friend I
V In-peeof Hie on thee depend;
? ? ? the j??y ll.at cannot end, ' *
Within the fold J
4%*.
i-1 may never leave thy side;
fiat hutlt the l>ridogidoiu hath the
rhlej"
it oi hnrm eon now my soul fktid<',
Withio the fold I
uly Fnlhvr, send thy son me?
rho suffered ??n\ho neeitrsed lr#? ;
rlto died that lie migbt carry uie
Within the fold!
ne, T>rd, to mliu? my e.ycs sl?ovr;
(if, le?rd, to feeFniv Savior's love;
descend upon me Tike a dure,
Within tb< fold I
?U my Savior knew, a?II
Qtjtfafii. all wotild mj?kv to him reply 1
TkU( be !?Vf? curt never ?in uor die,
W iiiiin th- fwlvl I
>tc ? ? linger r??r).)? feet?
1 MoWT/r.. it < <n l!i! v iMjri< W to rrifrAl ;
How, with him 1 )iiv?, revere, to uieut
; Within the lokl !
H?W Shepherd ?>f the h?ppy rh*ep,
li>iufntt?r.8f those *Jmt w???p.
On thy breast thy Umhs rhnii etvootiv sleep
Within the fold I
J}rtD3 frarn tlie Siimj.
Ike Brilliant Cavalry Raid of Van
Dorn?J?ull Particulars.
The / Cudftiderale cavalry seldom
charge in battle. Tbev do picket duty
l ? and,go on " raid#.*' The recent cavalry
<r?i<^of General Van Dorn in tlu West
wan one ;<( (he most brilliant raiJa of
I . thenar, n?t falling short of any that 1
have been made l?y the renowned Sinarj
or ubi< |uitou? Morgan. A correspondent
of the Mobile lb pste.r pi*c*
t. St&wjj?llo*'i||g interesting particulars of
fU Successful nrhievemenU in the neigh(A,
ImBooJ of Holly Springs, Mi?s
Wcrietal Van Dorn started from this !
t'\ point thirteen d?vn since, having first
"'?* supplied bis eayafry command of 2700
tnap with fifteen days' rations to sup- {
. aud satisfy the inner man, and a
WM?.tile of turpentine ami box of matches 1
nfecp, to eunbte then) (lie more perfect
I'Jb curry out tlteir work of de?lrucuun '
fiat Abolition properly. Striking
Rnorthcart, ilia command piuwod
Hugh Pontotoc, ami, having no lime
Revoie 10 the Yankee marauder* who
Mb at tbo thro south of them, on the
tyite ami Ohio Railroad, baring much
mm importaiu work on hand, Vau
^Jrn'a force* marched on throtfgli New
Qktnv aud started out on the Ripley
3B, fir prdcr to perfectly deceive the
p?m v.
Bwu hour* after In# form passed
ugh Pontoi.k*. 1100 Yankee cmvmV
Bahich had been on a raid down tire
Kile and Ohio Koad, returned with a
fifn heavily, laden with the plunder
Ay had stolen. Thev were informed '
Van lk>tti had only passed an hour !
More with 15.000 troops. Taking a
'i? minutes time to destroy their train,
ify look the shortest route for Corinth,
nd left on foarsimpellipg wings. Meanme,
Vran t)orn left andTook a by-way j
p meandering route through the ,
Rmpi and cam? within eight mile* uf |
Riy Soring* in the evening, where he
pot^Knl lijs force# until two hours
j^^HjHToiu day, whoit he movcJ cautiomdy
town, lenv ing4tt>e TfrXiU bllJJulf.
'' jfroo the imighte uuuiile a* a reeerre. |
(ffiK our for?** dmihed in from *11 fhl?,
t*eotr*Boe proved n completer eurpme, I
ibreaking fttr**ke of dnylirfht ?bow- (
the Yankee l?t>u wiili .their yet '
UtitrlKxi slumtaw. A charge wee ,
P?j^p?rml upon thoin, mul the torch no
kCSfipl U? itacaovR* which covered ihc'm.
K^HRrtie rnpi'ljty wHh wliiv'h tlie tenW of (
v dWv-eue?iiy w?re vacated km inarvellou*; (
Impelled by bornkif torches end
^ ^iwtbwflp* of ?de nrtp*, the Van- I
KJ^HU look n?> limctoprepaio ilmir telle!*.
r ;TBL runhed out into the cool atmojtgHUib
of n I).-. , tni/?r morning eknlml '
ftwnilnrljr to when the lady
Htpbar aUcuipUil to detain hint.? i
' -VJT* *** wild, <-xi:iti?g, turnoW ,
jtjSi?, Vrtrtikeoa running, tenu burning. (
flaming ^infi-derata* ?h6u?ingf
- j^JM'OpP'ng, aahroa Hanking, AboM** J
(ft1' (or wtft<5>. " rbU-l. ' 1
?yjf:j--A- BE
$ to f wgri{85, the |Jij
,r - ; ' 1 -. .it ; l : ? iw'w;
M' % +? - ' -T ' * . .
?immamm??? ? * * ? W^M
shouting exultingly, women en tliaha
bill? clappihg their hands, fnuuio with <
ioy, crying ? kill them, kill them "?a 1
hotersgeueou* mas* of excited* frantic, ?
frightened human being* presenting an a
indescriblc picture, mora adapted for t
(I* pencil of kfogartb than the j?cb of li
attemspapm correspondent.
_JTbe surprised camp *nrrendered 1800 a
men and ISO cntomtsaionvd officer*, v
mho wore immediately "paroled. And g
then commenced the work of destruc- o
(ion. Tlio extensive building of the c
Mississippi Central depot, the station c
hou-e, the engine hou?e, and iiiiiuens-; c
Store house* were filled with supplies t
clothing and commissary stores.? j
Outside of the depot the barrel* of floor, *
estimated half a mile iu length, and l
fifty feet through aud fifteen foot high.
Turpenlino was thrown over this, and f
the whole amount dea* roved. Up
town the court house and public build- *
ing?, livery stable* rnd all capacious %
establishments, were filled, ceiling high, c
wuh medical aud ordnance star**.? *
Tlie.->a were all lired, and the explosion $
1 of one of the buildings, in which was (
surfed one humtreu barrels of powdsr, \
knocked down nearlv all the houses on i
the south side of lire square. Surely |
sucfc ft sceno of devastation was never I
liefore presented to the ovc of inau.? <
Glance at the gigantic estimate* * t
1,800,000 fixed cartridge* and other ?
ordnance stores, valued ftt $1,500,000, %
including $6000 rifles and 2000 revolvers.
' -j f
100.000 snils of clothing and other r
qunrerimtsler stores^ valued at 8500,000 i
6000 barrels of flour and other ootntnl*- ]
..... ci.iii a. miueu ?l *OUU,i;UU.
#1.000,000 worth of modioli store*, |i
for which invoice to that amount were J
exhibited, arid 1000 bales of colloii and n
$000,000 worth of sutlers stores. o<
As there was no time to remove n
these immense stores from the build t<
ings containing them, they wore all dos- c?
lr?<)ed, comprising the Mis*isdpp Con- er
tral ilupot, engine houses and store t|
houses, the most elegant and capacious j,
in ail the South, tho court house, livery ti
stable, aud thu hugost buildings on the j,<
public sqiirre.
NVhile tho capture of the camp parol
irg of tho prisoners and destroying of J !tJ
the. stores were going on, the Texas 2;
Hangers, composing the 9tb, 0th and ?|
3d legion*, became engaged with the ??
Michigan Cavalry, and drove them _
pelliuell through town, and runThem <?fl"
north, with a considerable loss to the Sv
Abolitionists, nnu a lose of thirty in xv
killed and wounded on our part.
The ladies rur-had out from the houses, ^
wild with joy. crying out J ' " There's R|
gome at tlia Hair Grounds. Chase j,.
them, kill them, for God's sake !*' One 0(
lady said: "The Yankse Comnmndant
of the Post is in my bouse ; com* ^
and catch him and a search was in fr
nigaled, but without success, when lbs y(
noble wotn.au insisted that ho was there, l||
roncealAl; and finally, after much ado, Ht
toe gallant (save tho mark 1) Colonel w
Muiphy. thu intrepid Yankee Coin- tj(
inandaut of Ilo'ly Springs, was hauled vj
out from under his bed, and presented ^
himself iu his nocturnal habiliments to re
his eaptora. f()
The 1'iovost Marshal was also taken. cg
snd addrersing Geu, Van ik>rn, said : mr
- >veu, (jfuerHl, you've got us fairly,
ibis lime. 1 know it. ] ?u in bed jj
Ailh my wife when I heaid the firing, 'Jj
iind I hi <h^te said, Well, wife, it's no
u*? ebbing our eyes, or hiding under
iho cover ; we're gone up.' "
Our Httentiiin wa given to Grant'* '
headuuartfts, which he had kf: tw.-nly- ^
four h<>us before. All hit paper*, cliails,
map*, etc., were captured, together with
hie splendid carriage, which wa* burned.
Among hi* paper* waa found a
pass, to pass the bearer over nil railroad*
and steamboats in the United ^
Stale*, at Government expense ; to"pun* k'
all pickets and guard* ; and other papcrn,
at once interesting and valuable. ' *
Mr*. Grant waa aUo captured, but no ^
indignity waa otlercd to her.
Keaily every store ou the public ''1
Mitiaru wh? filled with fiillor store*, and ^
niter our men had helped themselves, the Ci
balance of the g^ixl* were burred.
When our forces first reached the
depot, (here was a train hUhiI leaving. 0
1'iio engineer jumped olf and run away,
wnd Ann of our men took hi* place, shut
ho throttle valve, an J stopped the train,
dxty car* and two tocOuiomc* were
ihcn fired and deslrc\cd. 'if
Among iho proceeding* of the T'ro- 1,1
rovt Cuuil we find iho folio*ing item ;
"Jaiiics Finn and K. liouli^n) had a "h
row at J. Uawkin*'. lioulionv ?K#.i an
, " o" J *",w* ,
three lime* at Finn, with whom he had ln
been lighting, nod who hud knocked
liiin down. None of the ahota took J^f1
[ fleet." Hotli parties were anpulied with' *'
a notable ipiarltity of clothing ami,
ck
l>odu, at *ix o'clock io lite morning the
march was renewed, and Davis' Mill lo
aaa the next place attacked, llere the
menijr were entrenched, and sheltered
Juiowlvw in a block bouse and fort
Wined of cotton bale*. The cavalry
Miue commanded to charge, and at- Vi
iciupled to do an, but the awainp and s(l
indicate lagoons breaking oil in front
>fthe enontjV position would not permit
it. The Yankee* opened fire *Hl.r
>otne i-tt'ect from thair fort, and were <|M
imported by a nine pound rilled gun p|,
mounted on at* lion-clad railroad ear,
!b*tni(g) a laihwad buttery. jj,
*' . - ** "**' ', '? ' "
U \
F .V ?
II- - -
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4liii.MJJ|j[_.?jBg'_
' ' " '
IFLEX O]
llifs of ihq ?ouilif and
^GREENVILLE, SOUTH C;
?m. _ m - - -' '
ju? iexnns were again ordered to
barge, end Major Jfillon, of Van p
lore's staff, whose gallantry daring the t(
sped it ion km particularly conspicuous, IV
t templed to lend them to the attack, P
tut the men refused to follow, be- U
ieving the wuy impassable nnd the po- II
itton too strong for a enmity demon 8.
(ration alone. Colonel McCullough, rc
tf the Misaouii cavalry, was ordered to n<
;et in the rear of the railroad batter)', (J
ot the track to prevent its escape, and fn
Apture it. I believe he succeeded in ui
tilting the road, but our forcer were m
impelled to withdraw, and the steam Hi
attery was not taken. The force* 11 ten la
mshed on to Middlvburg and lioliv?r, in
ind attacked both places* but found *'
hem too strongly defended and gnrti- 01
oncd to succeed in taking either of the tc
mint*. *
When the command turned back,
ifter its unsuccessful attack upon lloli
'ar, the enemy sent a force of 10,000, ni
oinprising the three branches of the di
ervice, out after Van Tlorh, and made Is
[iant efforts to flunk and cut off his gi
nree, hut this dashing officer was too hi
rary for them, and succeeded in re- sr
tuning with 400 head of captured n
lories and mules, laden with spoils tas tl
:en from the enemy. The presence of T
Jen. Van liorn with the cavalry expe ol
iition the Yankees could not under tl
land, nnd t!i?-y Indieved he was ad- T
'aiming at the head of our whole army, p
The enemy are now, beyond doubt, u
orced to fall back to Jack-on. and For- tl
w?l, in all probability, will accelerate Is
heir movements towards Columbia,
ventuckv.
Gen. Van Ilorn's raid proved entiie
r Rucces-ful. Hhd is to be regarded as jr
ue of the most imnnrianf if n?i !.?
-?I - ?>t
lost important. cavalry demonstrations 0f
f the w?r. tin ha* chiimmI ihe enemy |j,
loss of store* which it will tnke month* ,n
? rcc<?vcr from, and ha* deprived hi* re
"ninnnil of everything essentially ne- ta
tK**ry lo the placing ??f h'a force* in
'0 fivlJ. T; is to l>e rtjgretlcd that he
ar* not remain in command of the en'o
Cav alry of the army. We learn that w'
6 It,is bcen'otUvrcd to report to Jack>a.
.
The entire number of prisoner* r ip- *.'
irnod and paroled during the raid i* ""
100 private* mid 1 fc# commissioned
liver*. One thousand of our men
ipplicd themselves with new revolvers Q,
-trulv an inijmrtant athtir. m
The people of Tennessee are repre- g(
tiled as having been almost ftau'ic re
illt joy Hi the ap|)citrance of our forces (J,
ice more upon their border*. They <,(<
d our soldiers with n beautiful hand, ih
td wept for joy. ' Thank (Jod, you
wo cotne at 'a*lJ" one and ail exclaim
I. Their hospitality was not a little *'
irpri~ing to our soldiers, who have
??n so ntriforiny swindled and eitorted
i?tn in Mis*i?*ippi. The per .pie of ^
ennessee had beet indttcerl to believe jh
at General Grant'* heailrptartera were ^
Jackson, Mississippi, and that our
holu army had heen capture*!. Judge,
leh, *#f their surprise, when they were
JtA.1 liV Van I InrnV \7_.. tl
? - ?? - ? t 'w. u r? * -/aiiaiinljil. t nil ^'
orn iii*! not furin junction with K% in
at, lm we wore led lo believe, but their px
rets wore at one time within a mile of la
ich other. Forrest eaptuied Trenton, n?
nl completely destroyed the railroad in
nnection between Cohtmbu* and m
united.It, and Van Dorn did the same nr
tween l9oti??r and Oram! Junction. iwl
Th* Rksii.t at MrRritEK.ano?o.? ne
to ncinsl statistic* of the combats ?.f {
'ednc>day,31*t December, and Friday th
I January, may be summed up as so
Mows, in rouud numbers : th
J'risnnera taken, . . . 5.000 to
ic?e?of Artillery, .... fll Co
nail arm*," 7.500 <
'agon* destroyed 950 te
irentyV loss in killed and wounds
ed, . . ; *0.000
ur loss?killed 1.000 jr
'oundud, 3,500
rica i'lTl'I. ati ox. rf
jderaW killed, 3.000 ^
'minded, G.000 Vj)
inlured, 5,000 q,
ill
- 14.000
ur lou 4,500
? d?
, Ralnnee, . - 6 500 jt<(
Hilt for llto iinsiiece?sfnl assault of ^(|
iday afternoon, the disposition of y()|
(tires in our faror would have been p
uch greater. Besides these statistics,
I amitnimiia ful.l/i mi.el.t lo. *..? I
. W..VI|UV<I1 "*W'U "'V'"1 Ur PI '' rn'' I
owing the qiianlitii* of provisions
id euppiie* wliii'h have been procured ?/r
Middle Teuueiwe?amounting to mil
ins of rations and months of stibsig. ""
noe. The branch of the campaign 1,1
iich made i4iirfr?c*boro' ila depot has c'?
)*ed, loaning u* everything 10 hope
r end to be grateful for, and nothing Ml>
deplore but the temporary eacritioe 1*
? portion of our territory. m/
['.'Aa liana off a Ii< bcl. W
* eg
Tine citizen* of the eountr Ajjuele, ^
l., in. appieciAtion of the earvil'** of
onewnll Jackson, have presented him
ih un eiofpuil horse ana equipments.
In
Tint Nee York Tribune nay* (hat of
pe bundles and bales fof new bange*
and Hnt, rontrihuted by the poo ^
ft?r j?oer wounded soldier*. have ; ^
en sold' to paper maker* at Dal:on | a
a?. . j UJ
;?* , V* V ?.
""V*****-A* *
1HJLJ ll_Li?H?'- J-U^ULlax
ip i
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BV POFTJX
the giffusum ajf llstfli
tROLINA, THURSDAY MO
Th? Militia Callikd Our.?We
ublult ih'u morning k circular from
te Kxeculive Department, tublretAed to
ij9 Militia Colonels of Northampton,
ranklin, Martin, Green, Johnston,
uiulierland, Onflow, Balden, Kol**?on,
litlifax, Nnali, Pill, Wilson, Wako,
ititipaon, Col umlni*, Brunswick, Warii?,
Edgecombe, Icitoir, Wavtio, liar*
nit, Duplin, New Hanover, and
raoville, ordering them to aowinble
nhwith all able hod:e%mcn ft for
ililarv duty not called for aa conripU
up to this dale, and who are
*hle to militia duty under. existing
ws, and organize them and hold them
i readiness to inarch at a moment'*
arniug. The Colonel* are urged to
ganize this force at once and r?'|?ort
i Adjutant (ten Martin.
Pror/rctt, 13.
A Tif?t foit Kxtoktioxkhs.?Who
re extortioner* I has been a question
ifficult to answer. The proper tcsthasen
at last discovered. One of Georia'a
brightest jewels, who has sealed
is devotion to hi* country t?r his blood,
ml in private conversation : " The man
ho I* richer at the end of this war
an nt the legtnning, i* an extortioner."
hi* is the true test. Every true pslii
t will gi?"t his talents and money to
i* cause of Hojthorn independence.?
his is no time for making money, es
ecinlly when it is made l?v sjwcnlnting
pon tlte necessities of the people ; and I
>nt U lite only manner in which it can
e dono novr.?Athms Watchman
Richmond, Jan. 14.
Mr. F-'oln, of Tennessee, introduced
ito th" House joint resolutions to shut
it all European consuls aller the I-t
' May, and applauding the conduct of
e Kuip'tror of France in the matter of
tali at i-m. The resolution was refer<1
to the Committee on Foreign Af
ili.
fiiAnt.MTON. January 10.
Th" Confederate U'.irer of despatches
lioae capture off this port is noticed (
' the. Northern papers, is Mnj. Iteid ,
Hinders, son of George N. Saunders.
r ntlcmpu-d to run the block uie in st
ml! sailing vessel.
WiLMiNorox. January 17. |
Pix'een prisoners fr?>in the steamer i
dumhia'tt crew arrived in town ihi*
.ning, ami lea*p. umler charge o'" a
lard, for G.?ld>d>oro, tomight. 1 iported
thnt our troop* l>urnp<! tin*
i|:itni>ia to-dnv. Two block aders arc
r ill-; bar to night. All quiet along
? line*.
McCi.ki.i. an i* n Scotcliman?Tittcll
i* born in Florida, ami iliiwncniix in
mulolph county, Virginia. The North
ia not and cannot produce a great
eneral. We are not mire that Me
lellan **? liorn in I'hiladclphia, where
a-pan-iit.* settled on their advent into
uierica. Was he horn ir. Americai
[ Knox villi; Jltyialer.
Cottok Oakum.?The MilledgeviMe
a.) Reporter Mays: The machine now
operation tiiriia out i*enty~fom
iir* a day, which are sold at six dol
rs each. Two other machines are
larly completed, and we learn that the
crease will continue as rapidly as the ,
achines can lie made by the workmen,
itil about titroe hundred pairs are tin
led daily. ,
Tub Richmond Knq'jjrer. of Wed 1
"day, contains a coiuiunriiearion on 1
"oiitli Carolina and the Guarantee <?i
e Confederate Debt," replvincr toll
me objection* of tin* Enquirer against |
?s mode Mini conditions of tlie ^iiNmn i
o offered by South Carolina, This
mmunicaiion is from "J. 1'. U.," of
reenville, S. C, wIiuhc initials will be
jognizol by mntij reader*.
Clt ah j.rbtojc, January 10.
The f? 1lowing is just received from
iniUMi, dale J to-day :
- The enemv drove in our picket*
sterday eighteen mile.'* below. There
supposed to be a strong foice in adnice.
Tliey are building a bridge over
>ve creek ? <1 mblleas a feint to cover
cir. movement on Wilmington, oi
rpaps Weidon. Tlio Federals are
tty thousand strong, ami have twenty i
ijV rations. It is thought that lint !
r will now take chief command. The!
mboaU attacked Fort Caswell day bore
yesterday, but without result. A
[lit is expected here with in three days."
l*t(MiMoM>, January 15. ;
Report of Cretan/ of the Treat'tj.?'I
he report of the Secretary of Ik
.. t -i i . i I
u i roiMir j Minns lliHi [mill (lie I'.ullh 1 I
uncoment of I he permanent jfovarii*
enl lo the 31st of lteccmhor, the le- \
ipl* weie )jsi.">7.886.000 ; the ?.xp?*n >
lures $448,4) 1,000; the estimated i
iiount to ho rai*wl by Congress to the <.
t of July is #400.000.000 ; the debt ?
the Government w the 1st in*tn wm t
,46.000.000, incWWing #88.000,000 ?
nd?, #50.000.000 depo*iie ceriifieaips, i
l72.0o0,0o0 general currency, and
20,000,000, of 7 30 notes.
It is believed at Washington that'
cretary idiaso will soon load to ihu I
mencal a I; m r the accomplished"*? i Jow !
the late Senator Ihxiglaa.
A ukuolutioh of thanks to Gen. |
i&ncranx was nifeied in the U. S !
nate, hut not paired. In ihc llnit?e ;
vme of ii*?i>k? lu ik-ast Duller was ;
k-Jdwi. '
--n fr.fr- * ^
^
? 11 ' * I ? '
jar evi
^ Y ' ry>- ? ' *: ' ??< .
til Itnoidctlge among a
RNING, JANUARY SI, 1MJ.
????. I.
^olitirnl.
Message of President Devta.
The Message of ibe President ?M
delivered to Congress on the 14th iost
It open* with a view of the military.
jKwition of affair*, which i* described a*
very sativfaotory. The fourth great
army of invasion ha* been defeated in
Virginia, and Qen. Burnside ha* ex pes
rienced the fate of kis three predeoe#
tor*?Mc!>owell. McOlellan and Pope.
In the West, the fortunes of war have
been various. Battle* have been fought
wish featful carnage on both tide*, but
the hope* of the enemy of any decisive
result* have been baffl-tl. Oil the At
htntic coast the enemy are still confined
to the protecting cover of their fleet*.?
A review of our history show* that the.
war has entered its third Ami last stage.
The first effort was to restore the Union,
and hits been abandoned; the second
was to compter the South and govern
it as a dependency, hut this, too, has
proved imupasihle, and has been abatis
doned ; the third design i* to destroy
and plunder what they could not subject.
If we continue the same elT>gp
a- in the. first, this design will likewise
bo defeated, and we may confidently
expect that iliis is the closing year of
the war. The enemy will possess neither
spirit nor resources for continuing it
into tiie next year on so extensive a
-caitj. We desire peace. hut will con
timie the war at any sacrifice, until our
right to self government, and the sovereignty
and independence of the States
are vindicated and established.
Foreign relations are then reviewed.
Our right to recognition is shown by
reference to I bo past history of our
Stales, some of which were recognizor!
as independent bv Great Britain in tit*
treaty of jreace of i78S, and had been
previously allies in war with France.?
When our Com mission era demanded
recognition, thev wore told that foreign
Government* could not decide between
ronfiiciing statements made l>y our
Government and tint of tho United
Staler, in respect to our mutual rela
lions, 'and that Europe would pimply
recognise us A* belligerents*, and preserve
a strict neutrality. This apparent
refusal to decide war in reality h decision
against us. because we were thus
unjustly deprived of diplomatic inter*,
course on the same footing as our enemies.
'I'iie question of the blockade is discussed
at Ungth. lis invalidity is
siioivii, as tested by tho piinciples of tlie
Cong* ess of I'aiis. in fboO, and liio
whole conduct of tho neutrality of nations
iv sunn tied up, so as to show that
they have enforced all neutral rights
that a lice led Us injuriously, and refrained
from asserting those that would iujure
the United States.
Tho correspondence between the
Courts of Fiance, Great llritian and
Russia is adverted to. Tbe language
of the French despatch is construed as a
formal admission of our ability to maintain
our independence, and justifies tbe
Impe of an early recognition.
The barbarities committed by Nortliern*troops
are referred to, and the action
taken in relation to the atrocities
committed by Generals McNeil, butler
and Milroy explained, and the opinion
is expressed that the infamy of their
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luuni L-e mi a red oy i neir 8u peliors,
who have in no one instance pun Wb?*?l
the j?crj)etrHllon of these crimes.
In regard lo Lincoln'* proclamation,
lie phv* our dAestation in t? in|K;r? J bv
{irofound coiilernpl for his impotent
rage. The action of the Government
will ho confinptl to delivering up all
forumixsioneil ollieers herorcafier cap
lured in the ten Stales named in the
[(reclamation, to l?e tried by the Slates
under Ihwh which punish those that
?xcite servile insurrection. The procla
nation is treated as possessing great
ugnilicance in political point ol view.
It protes v/hat were the designs of the
lb-publican party from the beginning,
lotwii list an. ling their efforts to conceal
"hern by false declaration.
The proclamation is next considtred
is a guarantee against the possibility
f rc-coi?,struction. It is also treated as
i confession of inability to subjugate
he Jsoinlia which Kurepe will be bound
o consider as justifying our immediate
ccgniiion, and as an intimation to
he people of tlie North that they must
ubmit to a final separation of the
hates.
Adequate taxation is recommended ;
iLo/lhe issue of Ikonds, to be guaran
awl l.i' ili-.sit -1
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The message, which is the longest j
,'et issued hv the l'reddeut, embracer) !
i comprehensive review of the whole
nterual and external relation* of the
sonntrpt It is confident, even triumphant,
in tone, and close* with a tribute
o our women, without whose sublime
iHorifhv** it declares that our success
vould have been impossible.
Chsttanooua, Jan. 13.
Northern papers of the 9lh contain
ho following hew* from Sp:ingfield,
tlo., dated JauitHiy 8th ; Sixty thousand
vln-U under <n<nef&U liurbridge and
dariuaduku. with rix piece* ?>f artillery,
.p<-.ied on the t. wn without giving
ii ejo lemove tlie Women ami chilutcii. I
l.?n. Hro? n hehl the house* and was
ipaiiltj* to nialit' h v!jjya>u? resistance.
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Hbadquartkks, Army of Tertnfeaee, I
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Soldier* of the Army of Tt*ne*m f 1
Your gallant deeds bare woo the 1
Admiration of your general, your gov- 1
eminent and your oountry. For myself
I thank you, and am proud of you; J
for them I tender you the gratitude and .
praise you have so nobly won.
In a campaign of lea* than one month, 1
in the face of winter, your achievements
have been unparalleled. You have ,
captured more than ten thousand prisoners,
taken and preserved thirty pieces '
of artillery and seven thousand small J
arms*, iu addition to many thousand
destroyed. Yo& have besides captured !
eight hundred wagons, loaded chiefly 1
with supplies, which have been destroy- {
ed or brought safely to your linos, and '
iu pitched buttles froti have driven the 1
enemy before you, inflicting a loss at 1
least three to one greater than you have J
sustained.
In retiring to a stronger povition
without molestation from a superior
force, you have Icft^hiin a barren field (
in which to burv bis bests of slain, and
to bally and] loeuperate his shattered
' ranks. Cut oil' from his government I'
both by rail and telegraph, and deprived |
of snppMes by the interruption of his
communications, wo shall yet te ch him
a severe lesson for the Tardiness of penetrating
a country so hostile to his cause.
Whilst the infantry and artillery defy
him in front, our invincible cavalry will
assail him in flank and rear, unti^we
goad him to another advance only to
meet another signal defeat.
Your general deplores, in common
with you, the loss of your gallant comrades,
who have fallen in our recent
r?nit H i/vf? T art k^.t
? ><?> <.n*7ii mciuiirira IK) enshrined
in your hearts, as ihey will ever
be tenderly cherished by their countryMen.
Let it be yours to avenge their '
fate, and proudly to emulate their deed*.
Remember that your face i* to the foe,
and tbnl on you rents the defence of all
lliat is dear to freemen.
Soldiers ! the proudest reflection of '
your general's life is to be known as the '
commander of an army so brave and
itivincilrie as yon Lave proven. He j1
asks no higher boon than to lead such
men to victory. To share their trials,
and to stand or fall with them will be
the crown oi hie ambition.
hit a xt on brago,
Geueral Commanding.
Tiik Removal or Rvtlkr.?A cor
respondent of the New York l'ost
writes:
The Secessionists of Washington
boast that the Government has already
quailed before the threats of the rebel
Jetl. Davis. They claim that* the hupercedure
oC Butler was caused partially
by the demands of the rebel Govern
meat, which have been constantly urged 1
upon Mr. Lincoln since last summer.? '
Butler, they say, has been occupied to 1
oppose Jeff. Davis, and they j?iint to
the fact that Gen. Banks at once stop
ped proceedings under the confiscation
act as soon as he arrived in New Or
leans,4l>ose proceedings being counted
by the rebels as the most otteusive of
any under Butler's administration. Of
course, these boasts of the Secessionist*
are ridiculous. It is much more probable
that the change in the command
of the Governmeui troops in Loubmna
was made because of a vexatious diplomatic
quarrel with (ho French Govern (
ment.
The complaints of Louis Napoleon <
have boen contentions, and indeed of <
such an insolent character, that more
1 .i ? ? - - -
vnnu inie memoer oi llie Ualunet is in i
favor of inking h bold stand upon our
rights, refusing nnv further attempts to
pacify a man who seems b?*Pt ou n 1
quarrel with ua. It is rumored here
that Gen. Butler will soon have com- 1
niand of an expedition to Charleston, '
and this is not improbable, for the
Government'wit! hardly lay aside so ,
successlul a General as lie has been.?
The President is kuown to be well af
footed towards the General, and that (
would hardly bo the case if ho wore to
be removed to private life.
The Charleston expedition was alltid ,|
ed to in this cone*pondenco long ago,
as if it weio about to sail fnun Itow ;
York. Such was at that time the in- ,
lention of the Goveinuient, but for suf |
ilcieiil reasons it was postponed. There ,
gp little bouhl tiiat an attempt will be
made to take Charleston within a few
weeks, and Hen. Butler will make ait j
excellent commander of the land forces I
engi.ged in the expedition, es|>eci*lly as
| lie has the prestige of success in such
undertaking*. Baltimore nod New Orleans
are already nisei ibed on his flag,
and If he can add the name of Charies- '
ton, it will be enough honor for one J
man to win iu this war.
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PFNO YOVB Crimhik* TO SCHOOI..?
Don't forget, during theee timea of revolution,
to rend your children to sehooL 1
One of the greatest calamities growing '
out of the war will be the ignorance of '
the rising general ion, tinle-a a prtident 1
foresight is oxeioised in sending tl^ J
little boys and girU to school. As yow
! value their future u-efulners and the i
j greatness ant) glory of your country, 1
don't neglect the discharge of this iim !
^ jair'ant dutv.? Atluh?[Qu ) WaUhmmH, > 1
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- H"dBER 38. " * ).
The Battle of fnirii Grari.
Jacks*)*. January lu.
On arriving here yesterday, 1
rery greatly astonished to find such en- 7$!
roneoua impremuou* existing in the . >
otidi'. of the people m to the tghl oq y
he 7tlf of DaennW, et Prairie Grove,
?e*r Fayetteville, Arkansas, between
Seoerab Hindntao aod Blount. The
bets are theee : General Ilinfirrt ui
marched. with about 9.000 men. against ?
'.he enemy, (about 11,600.) intending
lo cut off Herroo1* roinforcemeut* of
7,000. In thin he failed, huh nothing
iannted, brought on the attack at day*
light, capturing, in the first charge of
Sen. Martnaduke'a cavalry, a whole
negmient and twenty three wagon* heav?
Iy laden with quarterina.s e and roedi* - snl*?tore*.
Soon al'turl*uur]?? the tigut *
jommeiicod in good earnest, and with
no carnation the artillery continued until
nightfall. Our whole line of jofanlry.
except 2,000 who never engaged in the
fight, were in close conflict nearly the
whole dav, the enemy attempting with
their force of 10,000 men, to drive we
from our position. In every instance
they were repulsed, and finally driven
back froin the field. Night c aiing on.
firing oea??d, our mow Inyingjon their
arms on the field. Our troops h?d not
i at or slept for forty eigh hollIs.
At 12 o'clock that-uighi, Blount e?nt "^1
a flag bogging for a cessation of buntilities
for twelve hour, in order that he
might bnry his fiend and care for hia.
wounded, nearly all of whom wore at
that time still on the field. Detaining
the officer until davlight, ami during
the lime arranging to have a personal
interview on the battlefield with Blount,
Den. ilindman. knowing the almost
starving condition of hin men, ordered
ihem to fall back during the night twenty
miles, to where they could gel food.
Daylight bronchi on the interview
I ween tho opposing generals, during
which our cavalry were busy in gather
inar all the arms am! spoils from the
fi Id. no Federal, ?<cepl the wounded
and dead, Wing on it until G o ciuck,
the commencement of the twelve hour*
cessation of hoatilitie--.
Our hats in killed on the field vtM
eighty t>ev?Jn ; wounded and in hospital,
three hundred and eighty-nix. The
loss of the enemy, to my own personal
knowledge, was about seven hundred
killed. The number of wounded ton Id
not certainly have been less than from
two thou.-aiid to twenly-thn o hnndre>!.
Thus, with a force numbering but
nine thousand badly fed, tinned and
clothed inen, we made a forced march
at fifty miles aero-.# Kosfon mountain,
attacked and whipped a fince of eighteen
thousand of the best Kilned and
equipped men I ever saw.
Wiuiinoton, January Id.
The United States steamer Columbia,
ComuiodorerSouihney, twelve officer*
and twenty-eight men, a-diorc at Ma?
?onboro' Inlet, surrendered to Col. Lamb
to day. Col. !>ainb kept off four block
adera. The prisoner# ate ex|**cted here
this morning. There is nothing definite
or further of the advance of the
enemy from Newbern. There was a
heavy gale last night and the rain ceased
about midday. No tidings of the
fleet.
Yawkick Forck at NrwB*nK.?The
Raleigh Ktate Journal leatns from a
perfectly reliable source that there were
in the waters of Newbern, on *Wednew
nay rast, no rower than fifty five Yankee
trnnajKuts. Tlie feioe? there lr?elude
the coinnnmU of tliree Major
Irenerals, usually in ihe Yankee army
15,000 each, which gives the full forte
there at aoiue 45.000 to 50,000 at lea-l.
True Portland Argus sava it is conDoling
that though thousands of hrovo
while men fell al tl hui'dc t?f Fredericksburg,
it is not kitown that n single
negro wft* hurt.
Gun. Pit.low assumed command of
the brigade formerly fed by Col. Ra'm r
on Friday, of tlie Murfreesboro* fig t,
and participated with gallantry in the
conflict of that afternoon.
V a i.i. a N n't Gil dm anva the re nniinn nf
ihe Sou h and most of the States of the
North nrd West i* a necessity, ami is
practicable ; that the penplo are ahead'.
of the politician* in their demnnd f?>r peace.
Lie is f<> have a public dinner
soou. "
Gov. Reynolds, of Missouri, anived
in lvirhni >mi last B.iturday evening.??
By the recent death of Gov. Jackson,
he fcuccoeda to the office of flovmuvr
until ) 8(56. 't wenty odd year* aiuce
U?w gcntloniAii. llioti regarded as h
young inm11 of brilliHiit j.toinise, wnn a
citizen of lvicluooiid, where be practiced
law wilh MirotfMt. lie i* a native <>f
South Carolina, and educated in <>?r*
many.
The turt SrRBCii m Ar>? since tub
War TJeoak.?VN lien (?*n. J<-Iih?oi
rrired at Chattanooga, Tenm-Mee, a
party of peiaoti* voientenily jiufta b \
>nt for a apeeoh. At la?t lie ap|??n I
?nd told 11>< in he umvlJ much yn/tf :o
tee th'in in the army.
We a?kod stick w>Mtc- 'It other day
if he bad the pvumnnin. " No." | *
taid, with a sorrowful ihakeof the)ir:.i|,
* it hnint new wo' me, it 's viiu siu? c,d
nwniu."
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