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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL WILMiyOTO1 THURSDAY, DEClOlgC She follcwirg copies c-f cur ! rein cur Hcf. -Ary jerpen favor I v fetuirtf them to u? cents fcr two copies of each dale October Oth, tSGI 2 copies. March 12, 16-3-1 . 20th, 1SC3-2 " 1 lid ftfcit'S. TTaL'y Jcunici are missing lavlig Item will confer a , fer which ve v. HI pay 50 There sc-es to be very little iptt war oe fr&m ouartrr. Absolute!; noting define u snown or me position or movement of Lokosthkt, beyond the aow general! admitted fact of bis the sifiga of Knoxville, and rstreated in the direction of Virginia Tf.9 country would breahe easier if assured of his safety and thai of'bia comar.d. Of ih'.i, however, we feel Jittle do&bt. f ti:l, pa would like to be a?aared. Mississippi ana soatn estern iecnesee, weuerats In nd t"Ai.iiR3 seeai la have been operating pretty vigorously against the enemy's forces near the line of the Memphis arsd Charkstoa Railroad, which may interfere semewhu with their commnaicatirras, besides sending a few cf lh?m to the regions below. The Dews generally from b Congrtst, Congress daes seem inclined to Co at &nce tve Bideration of the currency question. That j jn--Crd -first thing, and very properly ceepest interest, ecd we trust win cwre tfie earnest attention ot bo A Lcn?es to the end that judicious and prompt action may be tiken. Tbe HouEe is light in Iistcaicx to to tiraca of-rc-bolutions cr tissue of abstractions from Mr. Fcoik or any other member. Now ia rot the timo for elocutionary eEort s or crand di?playE of rr;uud and lofty tumbiirs. rious, earnest work w the thing wanted and nothing eke, " "e".;;" ;;t i in a expedite to be dit seiusiii y-aiij'--iju" mp'-- ... -- -. .-.j t.11 faturs time. rarE-Missia3ippi department seema to ba cheering, if we" can believe anything we hear from thit department. We think we i.iay credit soma little of it. . Matters ia Northern Virginia are in stain quo. We look for little or nothirg froafthat direction before Spring. The i. -llorta of the enemy will be.tumed to other quarters Ge&;t. cvt Mead:;, cow commands the Grund Army and i the Ter-ueapec. not the Potomac lior the Rappahannock 4, fo;xu3 the lice of ita operations. Ec7lue said to be organizing an expedition to operate Sow is no fitting jrsuCtara fr any Ciplzj of timidity or wtuk eecsitive-erta on the ecorc cf J-ersonttl popularity. Do what the safety of the cenntry ricui:ce. ro matter who ia plecs9d or wl.o is ciispleijie J. throw as'.-j- all con- sjderatior4 cf mcro tempcrary lc3 or inconveai nce to jcv.rncr cr ctLsrs as unworthy to be placed .a the eca'.e in cpro: if:oa to the r?.f.sty cf the country and ti- triamph of hsr cacso. ren on th- score of pcptilj.'iry, fienatc-rs and E8mberB r f the JJocse of r-jpreECLtgtivcs must be awaro thnt. do as they -wfil, they c-it'ot cvoil centre. They ci:t know that the pe are tLose to v.-horn CJttsnre u an element and au-Blimest; vlic- live ia i' t-hil l it. By d-irg thtir v.-holo !uty bcldly -l I karlerbly, th;y will l-zvc at least the ap- j rc-val cf their cwn coa&: icecap, they have ccstriLutcd their par ccu'itry. A ir; etc the twelve Apitt' tl 6rf?jnt1.sH not been stated perhaps Wcldon possibly, bet net probably, Wilmington. Bctleb has never yet fohLhut one tattle, that at Great Bethel, and there be g.rf bsd!y vhlpre-3. will hardly g - where any great perecnal exposure will be reqilred, end be la no general in any v?ny. H? ia only terrible to those already defeated . va'iar-t and ferce'ena to those in hia power, and without any meaii3 ol resistance. Daibj Journal, f'tfi inst. acd ths knowledpo that t : the -f alvation of their 11: the pa'i.ota of '70 tLsro w KariiiS t;:e:e waH a Goro; ::o was ca2 JuJaa ; craong :a in Arr;-.d; cmorg the Ila i : 6;d, ia fact, all revclutbrg will luiniah sene inctancca of tre. chery to the popu'a: cause so lot g 03 rr. KB U ix'all and trcaBon i j rernnnerativa. Let the wcak-1-.iccd and the li;ht-hcaded, the foolish end tbefactiois.. far tu'tcirbertlc posit iveiy traitorous, &nd thus we xr.cet every day vrith ir.atancc9 cf those vLocsnfiot forego their p'rr.onil tr poitioal yan:iea or an ira'ja ties, nor b crilico their tupped pcrsci' al or poli'i'.al ir;t'j:t.-iR even to the h'gher ir.tere'rti c? thtir eotiLtry with whom in fact tLe witto is ia!o or nun There are other-, tJ.-. '.vif.l in wr-Jj to the c ju? are fr?ht ened at every aUerm-ti m of ftrrtii-jc, ready to ,-,ive cp tie ehip at every adverse bla-t and ;o thnk that every sea that urike is bound to tuhmiri hr. The C'at are al! hut ac ttifd truitorti, aui arc to be regarded as only less cr.'inmai ihan such. The eeccutl reserve a more charitable coaaid : ration, though tH.-y Jo a v.;:-'t amoant of hnr.-i and crght to b hashed na in pema way.- It would bo io':!y .e o c, or tvea t ) ho; that oi:r On?rer3 in wholiy ex-:i':;.t irom 'he pnt-euce of rfpicsec taUvea cf iho two hi : el ss !h$ factfoaa and teli-fetk-it,ff ttnd t lie weak Ltsecd. i"'"; m ?.-hat we have seen of the tpirit ct faction, w hat- r,o id a that vea tt-e darker o: the couutry v.vibo tucu h to -ri.vcr.t As display cr curb TaF.a Ftcna be very littla war newa from any qaar ter. Ev:n the" trcciie poBition of Gen. Lokosteeet still rjciaimi ia denht, although there are signs going to show that it n r.:-nch Ic-fid p?riloua than had bsen buppesed. Vv'ith the Vir'aia and East TecheEBee Eoad in possessioa ot cur fores, he can either receive supplies where he is, or fallback. a3 may hi deemed advisable. He has made a Junction with the forces under Majer General Hanson, and may be strong crtongh either to maintain.himaelf in upper Ea3t Tenasssse, or to retreat without difficulty ia any di rection V.':i There s' GeSr. ii o: ich he may eeiect rni to ba no Vir'iaia. farther movements in Northern The ilxjuacM) Whig Bays : A letter from Bermuda an noirce3 the arrival cf tho celebrated Bteamej Sumter, from Wi m:n"'cn. r 0: ;ls miltvoleiice in cer'r. n case. It c n oly d jwn by the -ten r..aj?t tf pa'-die opiijiof:. a ad by the ;cteruii::t.d action tf ail who thi.-l; - OJuethifg ra odentry thn they d ofafiy radii's raent, or 'h gr Uiiicct); t i KCiLih ambition. Any Liin.l.rr f t prcrc'. i--,wa Yi bo brcr-ht torv well 03 ether lar.a-'jrc' raMv's peTH-.Bal ppitcs cr - u ; rr, ff-r n pet- -. , r.: .i if rr-sir r.rrcy. iiew o: he ;r.2ron f or tnnttut eg ail r xem'.ticn j .: haj. u r. the j.n other? rit e 1 i:eim to irdic fore addiii ca th- ran-.ttr-ro'I-', . iiv.mberH iu &. 'm l s?r already rirolit J. in.? iO H.. te, ;a . 5. Q. e the nnmV-T t . r r. i to i the Co. To-day the Vai-i t"ua Ci-l'JCo rii t thert nesHion, both t o prceuea to l southern tftatcs l::.xc l-cen pi: ; tLe latt few cajs, :i u'io r. J men, cot members of Correu. oc!." II. I i.a; ';, , .'Wit.i'ijii, i 1 "I'tie'iirtfr.d. th this rc.n ?n. in thc l reid ? For the Journal. These ara time3 of Gf.-'ety, a"d there are times of danger ia tj. hist -ry f every people. These days will be remem bered wuen v.o iorgoi-!en. We stand to-day amidst the moitt-lartiirg tcecci8 a."d ecrreuaded by tue most terri ble rcvohitiuu that a nation has ever witne: ed. War and bhod-.had 1 ave ruadu sad huvoc over the land. iJvery pei'Hrn thordl cuhivato a spirit ol brotherly co operation. L,vt no discordant note be heard in our camps or at: cuccii3 in tha isresert critical period, when the bur- ricai1.'? ot war is ragirg m an us iury. union, narmony ana C'-ttidene fih--uli iiie7ail. Heme persons ot position in p jbbo Liu hnve forottsn the glories of the pftt battles and me :eat fcervicoa rendered tne country by the noble ..?:d!'.js i t tho Confederacy, wao, amidst ail the hardsMpB of tilt w.ir lor i; dntiidecce , nave been sustained in al. h or iii ;I-ai d toils by an ever-present, all-perv&diog con 8:vae.a cf i fmate iriamph, which sotibes the distresses A till; la.-.3:t tz hoar. 1 ur in.-- ray vi;t to fJtorg'a I was sorry to sea the papers !i h d with pttu aiit Cinore acd nimaniy repitirg extracts lr ia Gen. io'.mus speetn at this daik atd tryiag moment vfl: u t-v.-rj perfOD eh u d be gratetnl to these ot the army who ho vh remained at their pot all the time and snSered so Rcch far lie liheity we eijoy. If any citizen of this ,-tte in Hit. s icii' poKi.i-.n ia s. c;ety were to express tbe Bjiue t'evt :Ltn:i ct Ge. Toombs, ha would be f enounced bb a t &!icr to the Government, for I am sorry to state thai I ste a o;5o: b'U jn in tne sifter ctateB not to give North (J-iio iaa or her soldiers jaB'iee in thia war. When in ( harh fctou, although 1 found more of Gen. Clingman's ti.sads of r4. C troops severely wounded than of all the others there, ret jvvi couid henr the old Rtate abused as we'l her troops, v hoso chivalrous daring deserves the h:; 'le.st ccrjhiiiera'ion. i fm procd of North Carolina, whose regiments dot every invaded spot in the C'oaJ'ederaey snd have kit th. ir rraths. and too often their bones, on cvf ry Lr.tt'e lild. They are too magnanimous to olaim all tt.o j;!f v.v o! ths Hc-uth, hr.t they are entitled to their Bhare rf giory, for ihey h iva had their share of abnse from those ;hty r.j.ilt their bio-xl to protect. Braver men never lived thao the t oatiierr soldier?. Let us be prepared to stand r.:t7f the wcrld'i brava, truthful, libeity loviDg people: heeiti'y n ;i'ed as ore msn in this strnggle, and we will 'aft iy i 'co tt:"roua ths storm. We are ail in oi:e fchip. If From te Hw Herald, Hit. 7 Mr. John Mofltt, atd old resident of this city, and well kjiowo b11 over tbe United States as tbe inventor or patentee ut McfUtt's Life Pills and Ptceiix Bitters, died yerterday at the ripe age cf seventy-six. Mr. Mof fatt commeLced business in this city as a dry goods mer chant, bat Jailed, with very large liabilities. I hia was sorfe twenty five or thirty years ago. After being cot of buaineas for a year or two, and io great pecaaiary straits, same medical acquaintance of his saggested that he should go into the patent medicine business, and that he would set him going at it by some simple prescriptions.- This was the origin of alcfl-ut's Life Pills and Pbcenix Bitters. . He got a little store is Hudson street; employed at first one woman in workicg up and packing the pills, while his son William B. Mcffatt, was engsged atter school hours, in distributing business circulars through tb? city. The Bon graduated in medicine, and, after a residence in Europe, returned to this city and entered actively into his father's business. About this time the former cxeditorg ol Mr. Mcnut oegan to dis cover that he was making some money ; and be in order to evade their importunities, transferred tbe business to the son, and in course of years it produced an immense income. The proits were principally invested iu real estate on Broadway and other streets, so that with the rapid rise io tbe value cf such property, Wo. B. Mcffitt ranked as a millionaire. The time came, however, when the father and son disagreed. ' This was when tbe lat ter, who had ben unmarried till about m'idte life, re solved to take a wi e. Tbe father called upon him for a division of tbe property on the groan 3 that they had been partners in business all tho time. The son denied this, and urged that be had already amnlv provided for all the members of his family, iiut a suit was commenced, and was tried cone six ysars ago to compel the son to accorct with ti l father. The lat ter claimed that an the occasion of tbe son's leaving for Enrop8 some years before there bad been prepared and duly executed a deed of partnership, which paper had subsequently fal.'en into the bands of the son and been destroyed. This was totally dented on the son's part and finally tbe decision was agaiast the father. The case went up to a higher court, and was in process of litigation when the son died, a. little over a year sgo, and now the father having followed him, the case has been fully removed to the highest of all tribunals. Thus have tbe life pills been swallowed np in death and the rheoenix bitters await a resurrection. ietrr r-jnat-oa P: SHI: t -gf.'n.r yee weaken the cau-e. Let this evail, and a'l do their parts, and' the foe I.-e a sixm di'y from our soil never again to return. n.-M an i .ti;t Miami: and aranken tmoers and mcom- " t-.'i.iis ia tUice ae greater enemies than we may ote. la.. i oh.-r t rora'nt t I ul Savanci vrhi,Ii cit IT :ti . tho Legislature of Cror.r i.i. ca:ie" ing, atd assured frtm o. that the cdva.';ce f f Juaxt in ths Vr.-l o:i r.j en fc;;turday e-c, n personal kuoTiedje, iiivclifn of Atlanta Wits .d. 01 tiJe we Itave cv navices toi-rato bjar it elleetnaHy t,rd p-'i ic-z.u titiy c rv assurarcc, ar..!, it'dsed, h ozt. Mr. Ci.Ai K -ayo th-.it tho loss of the enemy could not have fallen i-bcrt of pi.ht'-tr. to twenty thoanand :n hiiicd b it-porta c-i fcas the r:t,or'-ra is rrc.tlr i: V LC-t i'e;:::r mere ih ex r 1 1: g wo: ti.m y at.ioj tf ; t;,r be er-fc-V j:cl. the bdjk- i-,ril lCi:ili cO J, ti to i-e pre- V. and wounded, vii.i.e r Confederates La ii-.c h gcrated, the i. umber i.r oce third of Ihut The truth io that th turprised that did from hia base cr. tl: being evideutiy to f v.t bona oi the couu-iy iu pared to operate in t Georpia, or Arahaiaa. i r the tone ..i t T: Nor-h C.ucl-.n-a, wlt fJountain.'i tuid tha idLv eince, edvautcd ris ter ; j V. another time, prfvtn'e-i thehcidi and also iallar- d, c ttk'k. The statements nr.. J? iu the appeal cf denatcr and corfirrr.fd by the Uaccu Z'e'.t jroph eihifi.ic-g the awful amcunt of aboonteei.-ra ia tl.a t,rn-iy a;e pnorg the nict-t startling devclopc-racista A tho dty, rti's t: ey accoir.t tor oar uuure, gtve re ,.-ari sc-r wtsi j.r, t.uoo-i appreucaMCLs ..-.vo th-.-ir iri.r.-j ; ;;i f.-r ftrriut Virgiaia e a :d .:td rouaten.inci bomt- fi w ia tcatarn i.- v. in tut- i.-itircl Who, fOUiO VCC'liS m Sprir-ga, a.-.u who, at vf Ccurxs ia t her l Lee, , i For the Journal. i r.p.T Casweil, Nov. 26th, 1863. At a :-;:ce":irg A Co. K, S 5th N. C. Troops, held at their coro.mav ; a u terc to exprtas their sympathies relative to the d r-atti" oi one or lh' ir number, Capt.' W. F. Brooks was eaii d to ihe Cr.u.r, and berprt. Ihos. Hickman appointed a Coirm tte of three ro pret-are resolntions suitable to the occasion. Serct p.. II Miitiken, J. F. Pigotr, and D. B. Sic sTriihen were appointed that Committee, who reported an foilow:, : V-'ii SKF.Aa, Almighty God in his Ailwiaa Providence hath ne'jn tit to call from t ir.e to eternity our fellow soldier, E. tl. Murelt, t;:' it therefore J.'--!.'ct-t. That in the death of our brother, Co. K has st. eve c- is a members, oar coaotrv a noble and na- j tsi.-ric cicfiLdcrt-i;:s frienda a generous and amiable com J painor. ii-d 1 ;5 parents a devoted and dutiful son. i A. Oi-!-. fan' while 7 cannot but grieve over the loss j of on a who .fi cut . II iica r.a bo suddenly in the midst of vcu'.iii uS oloom t 1 oc -ii: i! thi . i-. t.-'o.''?. ioatit ir, ore to tho meanory of the deceased to etitte that ha wai ia tie discharge of hia duty to bis col.u ry. iiV. o.'rfl That, -.vliiie vre wou'd net intrude upon the aat c i.y cf ditist ie grief, yet wo would tender our sym- ji... in't i u i,tf 'gL-a uuu LtTitvru puieaia oi ue aeceasea roir-'t to iu io uici o controls all the. coarse of ha- m-in ii'.-. uyoJc? Tt at a cop? cl .these resolutions bo sent to the trc lis a., riet-Ja f the deceased and alaa to the Wil mington Jouri ai and B;bli&al Pecordar with request for publicn. C'4pt. W. F. BIIOOES, Chairman. Eergt. Ttioi. IlrcsruaN-, J-eo'y. i -. vi"or. ct we l'cftl ralloil nnnn tn nnh. i'i n a i i.;o !.i o. a. :o,v.eiics, who rutes ever an ana .1 ' . 1 . Wi!: for the fa ue. T histo y. Wali oar utrnio. v. a.iHt! best, how can we hope to v i'.iuta encLa with :;;oie than t-i-o hall o from their coKiaAud?1. '1 i.a preeMiig daegerb ot the Co.j U-Jeiav. We can appreciate taiiy tho r.iUi becu in the s.-i v t' i- i moLlIi i: v wt.lt a th or n". ur i d ;i"c to h tami. es, Lut that r, oi n t scccuut f ani Learty m.n in u: ora vuo V. hi, h ,.!raojt without a parallel ia align ia nttaabers at the d the wdvauevs cf tha our nominai force ahs-nt in ct tlr.se who tiave 1 u: ;;i: into veari. nit :i'-d jtl, ! for tL-.ir f .r the nua br ot young e ro ba i und a.l cv-r the Pi General Hospital, No. 4, 1 ,:ac;t jii, N. C, Dec 9th, 1S63. J rice . hov-- me tl r .ugh your paper to acknowledge the receipt f t!. t:l..i-j1 .iT,.f:..n f "i'jtrrt CT f.i.-Ip.I A Vl . 1 1 n .kir. TT Xbom s. Kir.'t Mate steamer Eugenie, resrectfaiiy, TSOS. R. MICKS, Surgoon in charge. irom Mt. some cf the hin eouutiy, eituvr a'o-cnr iioui cty, battact positions . We b. lit- ve the re at any rate there i a geac-rai oidvi- I plo meni ia clerical j-o.-itioin cr" pjr: tion, but that is about a i airy bv.'ry The Winstoa 5; n.'u,..' i ::e ot r j appointed as au iiuprc-ir-g cHiaer things not very d.Careat from thij-ar where, aiehi. leant hiviis speech ho raid- Lore sgaiuat it. as a! wha I or ia strictly nan com ii au act cf Co: grc.-8- the eia- 1 reteieLce t rjoia to con-cii.;-kn?wa en the'tnbject. oae? :;:au of nindun i t tiiat bcetiou, .ar.d e to be foand t- ,c ry- . Or.e ci fiii-3 sort cf tiling iu i,,a ni raracst'y warned tho people -d hi a w id reiaemoer. i: i. ia to wa i.wsi .-ncceeJ. If i; is to be i tor tclf, how can we a;cerc". be all for th? couutry, the. each man for L!ni?:if. ai.a or we ocsriva io tu.cecu . The situaticn is ore of iaa;h gr..Tiiy and peiii. . VTe are indeed at that crises 1 1 oui- ah'.irs which occurs is all re volutions. Nothing ba: a firm, eelt'-s wiiticiitg spirit amotg the people nothing bab;.id .,ml c-cmprehenaive meavarcs on the part ofCocgreB3 a-ad the fxecarive can enable na to meet this crisis with t-atety and pass through it iu tri umph. Evidently the puoe ct liberty ntut be paid and will not be evaded. Iti.tinato Icok ths matter ia the face and talk plair.ly both ia regard to oar military and financial affairs. Ii h the only road that leads to -at?:-, and it tciiV lead there Daily JjuiugI, 7,,'t in-;.'. J KiTixcs as Official's Attention . Anybody who hai l.itJ b-cii f S3 with the Departments knowg how hard it is to ;;aia the at t' ntio.i arrd ear of cfUa-isis who sit euthroat'd there. Jul, -ell is an iaiapaliint man, and when he gets out o: patn ucr he gots out of temper too. The oihtr nay, haviui? busioesa with one of these unap prca.isaoie cf:ij.a:, he raa.i 'e his way into the " holy of bolt-:-?." and caw the or-i ;et of his search. Dr. M . soatc.i at i.rs oci i av- ocii:, totally oblivious, and overhauling paper after paper thit lay b-fore him. , Good morniug, Dr. M he cffi2iai'3 eve never wandered from the piper. Jii'l-,-0 11 , (louder,) "Good morning sir." St Jl no raovtinea", and the Judge's wrath rising. Jr.Jg: K (ricratoriaia) Good morning sir, 1 saj : It vvr.? !:i r:- us;-, tLo Doctor's eyes and thoughts VTvie lmocuJ-au ma tartgle ut statistics. It vras too muc'a for .Fadfe 11 , who, Captar of ttim Bnh. The rebel steamer Banshee was captured on the 17th November, with a valuable cargo, while on. her way from Nassau to Wilmington. She arrived at New York on the 23d. We have already published an ac count of her narrow escape not long since, while run ning tbe gauntlet into Wilmington. A Washington telegram, describing the Banshee, says : According to the information in the posses iion of the Navy Department, tbe stearaej Banshee recently cap tared, was built io tbe yard of Jones, Qutgan & Co., of Liverpool, and was launched in the latter part of November, 1862. one is a paddle-wheel steamer, and is called a steel boat, tbe plates used in her construction being of steel, thro fourths of an inch in thickcees, and said to be equal to iron plates an inch thick. She is 220 ftet long, 20 feet beam, and 12 feet deep. Her bottom is flat, and the keel is divided into four water-tight compartmcats. Her engines are oscillating, of 120 horse power; and si constructed as to be under the deck. When fully loaded she draws only eight feet of water. Ihi Duty mt (It Hoar. Never before, in tbe hhtory of the present revolution, says the Atlanta Confederacy, have tbe affairs of tbe Confederacy assumed a more critical condition. ' Oar army retretirg before a eaperior force of the invader, from the Tennessee ; the enemy making demonstrations across the rapidan ; the immediate exertions of the Federal Fleet toward the reduction of Charleston ; another fierce battle imminent around Knoxville ; tbe seizing cf tbe Confederate rsms in Europe ail alike conspire to make ns ftel for the time somewhat dis couraged. But our trials have not yet reached their climax. We have not all yet begun to feel the severi ties and trouble incident to hostile invasion. We are by no means such martyrs to Liberty's -cause as the first American revolution produced, and we fear many of U3 will never become such anseifishpatriots. We mast be prepared to expect reverses. We must cease to be sunshine patriots, and learn to welcome clouds as well as fair weather, and to free ourselves from tyranny, at alliiazards and to the last extremity. Now is the time for men to prove themselves. The hour is at hand when the courage, patriotism and the souls of men are to be tested. The united endeavors of a united South put forth io oae mighty effort more, would bear us swiftly, safely over the breakers, and the ordeal is passed. Kvery man must to the field whose hand is strong enough to pull the trigger upon the invader of his home. The present armies of the Confederacy are but a trifle in number of its arms-bearing population. In the name of Southern chivalry, and for the honor of the South, let not a few brave men be borne down by hirelings, for the lack of reinforcements. Thk Necao and the Wa-The Charleston Cou rier justly say6: We have passed through three eventfull months since Gen. Qaincy Adams Qiltaore threw his first shell at the city ot Charleston, exciting the fiendish hopes of Ynn- keedom. General Qillmore's shells, in all, from the 22d August to thi3 date, have killed one poor negro woman a striking illustration of the assertion which nas been made and amply verified that the negro eut fers first and wot st under all the experiments of tbe Yankees. N o class in America has hitherto felt this cruel and causeless war less than the servants of tbe South, and none are feeling it more than the helpless and deluded free negroes of the North. From tbe day when Abolitionism began its tempering and tinkering by tbe bold and reckless assertion that slavery was a sin according to the Bible, to the present hour, every attempt and effort made by ths so-called friends and assuming champions of tbe negro have only tended to bis injury and have only increased the incidental and otherwise curable evils of servitude. What if the Yankees take and ocaupy Lookout Mountain ? The sacred code which guarantees and recognises tbe rights of the south in tbe interests and institution which now excite against her the hungry, howling horde of Yankee miscreants, was uttered, not from "Lookout," but from Mount Sinai. Will tbe Yankees scale that? Gtn. Bragg Wfcst hi tblnlc of him bow. We are advised by telegraph that Geo. Bragg, at his own aolicitatiOD, has been permitttd to transfer the conmard of the army of Tennessee to Gen. Hardee. We will not state to tbe rcadeis ol the Keg:ster that we regret this thanse. Oar personal interests acd ne cessities have caused ns to watch cfesely and study thoroughly the corduct of Gen. Bragg, acd it men unskilledjn the art ot war are capable of appreciating military excellence, if we have read history to any pur pose, and have not in vain contrasted his conduct with that of men who have led tbe weaker agaio?t stronger armies, we are compelled to say that we regret tbe necessity for the above announcement. Oa former occasions ueu.Uragg nas eoogui uuc relieved of duties which must have taxed his energies to a degree that we have deemed insufferable, lie un dertook" the transformation of the militia of tbe Con federate States into an army of the Confederate States. He sought to make soldiers veritable soldiers of self willed citizens. To fail ia. this wps to insure, disaster aDd defeat. No one denies this now. The difference between a citizen soWiery and a disciplined army is at 'ength so thoroughly appreciated that ot.e of Bragg's veterans wa... along our streets with an air f con scions superiority over these who, twelve months ago were his equals. Iu accomplishing this ta3k Gen. Bragg first incurred the displeasure of his troops, We all remember the publie and private assaults made upon bim coon after bis assumption of the command of the army at Tupelo. Later, there appeared upon the military stage magnifi cent actors ready and willing to tnppl nt him. They hed friends throughout tbe South, and these caught up the echo of dissatipf action in the raok3 and sought to popularize it. When the greai mass of ti e soldiers were at length content and preferred Bragg, es we be lieve they do at this very hour, to any other, chieftain, the outcry against him in the interior had reached its height. On three several occasions, at leas-, Gen. Bragg has been fodaced by this clamor to esk the President to relieve him. With all bis devotion to the code and rules of military life, he has not been oblivious of his duties as a citizen of - a republican government, and hence has manifested, &3 we believe, then and now, an unwise respect for the supposed but unreal popular wish. If Gen! Bragg Las ever takeo a false step, he has now made it. 'i be country cannot blame bim, since the supposed exponents of tbe opinions of bis countrymen have induced him to the adoption of this measure. But if we could believe him capable of an act of cowardice-, we would on this occasion, as could have been done on no other in all his history, rr .ke the charge. But this is eimply impossible. From tbe day that the honest old veteran Zachary Taylor, declared, over his official signature, that be owed the victory at Buena Vista to the steadfast coarage of Braxton Bragg, we have deemed every man stultified who has sought to question Bragg '6 coarago. When Le hed the haraihood to retreat at Murfressboro, and again to sacrifice him self in order to cave a little army when we saw how in his official reports he ecrcenc i officers who before and alterwarda sought to stab his reputation when by the examination ot official papers, many of which Lave not yet been given to the. p'ublic, we became cognizmt cf these facts we asserted, as we do to-day, in the face of the late disaster at Chattanooga, that history, if it-can tell the truth, will assign Gin. Bragg. as proud a posi tion afi that now occupied in the popular estimation by Lee and Beauregard. Within twelve months from to day, wuen fact -after fact is developed and troth assumes the place of passion and prejudice, the country will award the lull measure of justice to the bravest, most sleepiess, tireless atd sell-sacrificing Geieral who has led an army in all this terrible war. We have no inducement, at this moment, to speak thus of an officer whom we have never seen, - 1 .. . . , ! . !!.. 1. and ot whose minor personal peculiarities we nuow Adjutant and Inspector General' Offletf, Richmond, Novsmber 24, 1863. TELEGRAPHIC. nothing, except terance to these We have bad shown to us, says the Richmond Whig, a specimen of handiword consisting of a rose with a stem and leaves, made from duck feathers, which is ex ceedingly creditable to the young lady whose ekill and taste produced it. she can enjoy the satiaifactron of making and wearing her own bonnet decorations, whilst others of her sex are compelled to pay exorbitant prices or such garniture as they may require, or think they do. elevating prices, hut Tile WKuiliigiou PSarkrtB, The i'.lness-of our repcrur rant ba car apolasy fcr no reports cf the markets thii tveek. Wo wiii, however, re mark, that prices arcs ccarty the same re orted on lat Wedaesday, bat with a do& ward tendency. Flour eo-d yesterday at$:00 per barrel ja Ea,, sackj iacladed. Halt Is held at$HtaSh5 per bhc1. 7e refer t3 jat wees a quotations icr a general epitome cf Vl O T7 t li r. Tl rit V.O r- r - I v -1 nn I. "... - Tbb Ghekk Fiuz that the Yares fcavo threater.sj ti throw into Chat leotoD, pud which indeed they Lave thro has proved a cample to failnre a g-aud humbug ; oo mCh so, indeed, that they hare given it np a3 a Ddd jobf aD now senc sheila ianded Mmply with 1ha nual barsfiog charge of powd?r. Shells n centry 'hrowu into tho city, which failed to exjdode, have been esamiaed and found to contain none of the delectable composition found in those thrown at first cis v-":ce, loot ar.d carts at the sama moment, and Iet- tiog til d )wn :n cooru?, cxciaim?d : " Dr. M , go to h II, sir," and walked out of the" room. Th? cxsbsioa liHt: the Doctor irom his seat like a sbcil dropped beneath it. " Who'was that?" he enquired. " That was Judge R Eaid the clerk. Call hira back- The clerk" bolted after him, bat retained with tbe June's reply : " led 11;. Aj to go to the place I told him ; he ueiiu mt; mat time. Is it a qu-stion whether State Guards are inall cases as nsc uwy employed as they could be at home. Tba A.X lanta Confederacy says: Tin caas-t of the present interruption of telegraphic commutcation between this ciiy and the front, is the fel ling cf trees by a portion cf Vie State Guard, detailed to chop wood tor ths State Koad. It is absolutely neccessary that trees should bo felled 30 as to break the wires, in order to get wood? Cotton ox the Rio Grande. A correspondent with 3anks' expedition writes that it is reported tht at Freeporr, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, inCJ? ua, imtner'83 amoant of cottonestimated at 40,000 bales and that the road from Matamorasto "J6UU ' untu Wltn Wdffnna Inarfprf n l-h TT j , ,. . O n.vi WtlUil,-lltUllUKII Z l Mexican Bide, and at the month of f paper that a Ftderal soldier had sold colored lad. Abut Lkttkrs. We are requested, says the Rich mond Whig, by Colonel W. E. M. Word," Specia Agent of tha Post Umce Department, to say that the Postmaster General has established a post office, to be called the " Northern Army ef Virginia" and ap pointed Captain John L. abubank, postmaster. Said office is to follow Gen. Lea's army wherever it may go, and postmasters in this State and other States, finding letters in their oace for this army , will please rnd them direct to this new office, and thereby expedite their delivery. Southern papers will please copy the above. From the Savannah News. 8rm. Observing ia your paper of this morning a tels graphie advertisement that ' a Press Assooiatioa Courier will leave Meredian, Miss.. tha 10th December, for ths trans-Miflsiiiippi," who will take a lisaitsd number of Utters, at one dollar for each half omnot, bag leave to state that ths eonveyaacs ef letters as proposed by the Press Association ia a violation of law, sabjeotisg the person carrylsg, as well as those sending them, to a penal ty of fifty dollars ror each letter so sent or carried. I would also state that the Post Office Department, in conformity with a law ef the last Cengresa, has made ample arrangements for ths transmission of letters across the Mississippi Elver, at a charge or fhty cents for each half oiace in weight, and that they will be,forwardd from any Post umti in the confederate Btates. JOHN HEART, Special Agent P. O. D. No Mors Exchaxqii. By the last flag of truce steamer, Judge Oald received from Gen. Hitchcock a reply to his fair proposals the tarns heretofore submit ted to Geo. Meredith. The authorities at Washington have determined that there shall be no exshatge until the Confederates concede the exchange of negro troops and, of course, the proposition was rejected. Thus ends for the present, if not forever, all hepes of an ex change. Frjzsdox. The St.' Louis Republican (Abolition ist) mention! a chaplain in the Federal amy, who has been charged with telling eighty "libera ted ,r slaves. It quotes a state meat from an Abolition Massachusetts Ircm he.Tsay. We give ut otaiuioDS impelled simply and solelv bv a sense of duty, and regardless of any tff.ct they may have npon ourselves. It ii the hab it of sycophants to worship the rising and detract from the splendor of a descending luminary. We contemn the cowardly spirit that would dictate sucba policy, and at this hour Gen. Bragg has in the conductors ot this journal friend3 who shall betray Ltn only when he is false to the cause we have espoused. We deem him now the noblest Roman of them all. We have Baid more of praise than ever before was lavished npon any mau by thi3 journal. We are free to do so simply because, under the circumGtsnces, we deem the tribute deserved,, acd beccause malignity and prejudice can ascrib'2 to us, under the circumstatces, no unworthy motives. Whatever may be the future fortunes of the late General-in-Chief of the Army cf Tennessee, he shall ever have tbe consciousness of knowing that there are those who have lost everything by his military movements, aud jet have enough of that unselfish spirit, which his own hibtory illustrates, to ascribe to him many of those qualities which made the name of Washington immortal. Knoxville, Atlanta) Register. Bleeding tbe Covi-innient. Every dav c vL'lops a rascality, either directly or in directly to the detriment of the CJovernment, which de fends and is every day straining its resources lor tne welfare of its traducers. " l o make all oat ol the liov- ernment ycu can" is the only living principle which keeps alive the energies ot hundreds or uren in this com munity, and thor sands in the country at large. When such things es contracts, enriching, in the period of a month, tfc' men who enjoy theca, are common, a general and stupendous scale of tolerated cheat ery, growing every day, will not ba astonishing. But all the knaves ore not confined to lticbmono, nor to other cities, but they are to be found as weli, ameng the farmers, wno sometimes like to boast ot their supe rior patriotism aud vast uselu'ness. A mining estab lishment, engaged in the production of blue stone for the Confederacy, lately found it impossible to turnisn the hands employed with bread, at th government rates of pay, on account of a sudden rise in the price of corn among the farmers in the vicinity. .Conse quently, a .treaty was effected between tho blue stone makers and the tanners, that, the government pcrmit- tiBsr, they would swap blue stone (which ia very valua ble lor soaking seed wheat -to secure it against ?;orras) for corn, giving 1 lb. of blue stone for one buehei of corn The government assented. Most of the farmers were glad to avail themselves of the arrangement, ar.d laid in as much blue stone as taey would Leed. bom others, howaver, exchanged all their spare corn for the mineral, canvassed the country, and bought up more corn for eight and ten dollars a bushel, exchanged it lor blue stone and having at iength exhausted their re sources in the traffic tnrew the blue stone on tbe mar ket and sold it for $20 a pound" ! This was about as nica a piece ol speculative raacau ty as has occurred during the war, and illustrates the disgusting fact that even one ot the most bencvoien objects ot the government the relief of its poor cm ployees will find scoundrels to take adventsge of it in order to fill their pockets. Richmond Lr.qmrtr. Thk Yaxkee Capital Safe. Pmerson Etheridge the renegade West Tennesseean, has been slighted by the YaBkee Government, and has become very strong in his opposition, to it m consequence. In a series letters written to the Chicago Times be attempts to show the people how they are humbugged. I he satiri cal rascal gets off tbe following on the "safety of the Capital ." At present, however, the capital is safe ai;d the army is sate. I his amazing statement is made by the Admin istration organs, and the people areexpect6d to beiubi lant over the fact. Safe 1 Shameful, humiliating con fession. Safe from what ? Safe from capture by the rebels, whom we have been fighting for nearly three years I Safe from capture by tbe .rebels, whose porta we nave oiocaadded : whom we have deprived of mails ana meaiciaes ; wnose deck nones we huve oroEea more than a dozen times; whom we have ridiculed as ragged, starving , and dirty; to wherm , we at first refused to accord the rights of beligerents: with whom, for a long time we refused to exchange prisoners; whose pnvateeremen we loudly boasted we would hang as pi ratesl Safe from the capture of the rebels, whose mili tary power, as Mr. Seward lately assured the world, wat jaroxen and entirely exhausted: Safa from the cap ture by the rebels, to conquer whom we are now colled upon to raise the pitiful nminber of three hundred thous and more men, in addition to the seventeen hundred thousand whom these pesky rebels have alreadv kept so activelvemDloved! Safe! safa indeerit oh ohmf. where is the blush? Will we evsr conquer the rebate at this rate Besides, now are we going to emancipate, conncate, sabjugftte, amalgamate, by remaining " safe "in our cap ital? The ladies (?) of New York, Brooklyn and Williams burg are holding a fair for" "the benefit of the colored soldiers." An advertisement in the Herald says: "Lst every man and woman in our land do something for these poor and needy ones; it matters not how little, but do something. Clothing, provisions, fruits or fancy articles and books will be most greatefully received and fully appreciated.'' Why don't the ''ladies" hold a fair for ue pfscst vi mii poor et&mag wniteir Report of the Free Aiuoclatlon. General Ord&ti. iVo. 152. m a .a . . ka.t nAnirona.) at I 1. A .oun oi, enquiry iinviug u uu :.. VnarmA ar.nrrHnT tT,p Afttf Comn-eiw. in th vear ltfi.l. Jackson, Miss , by Special Orders, No. 41, from this ; . , 8 thbasheb, in the Clerk's offloe of the IMstriot office, dated February 18, 1862, amended by Spechl j Orders, 2s o. 4.5, ci u eDruary zu, ieo, iu cahwiuc nuu report the iacts and' circumstances attending the cap tnra of the citv of New Orleans by the enemy, in Aprils 1862, and the defence of the city by the Confed- j erate troops under command of Mej Gen. Mansfield j Lovell, together with thtir opinion thereon ; and the j court having discharged the duty assigned, them, their j opinion id published for the beneht ct aii-wnom it may concern : - ' II. Opinion of thk Court. The court having maturely considered the evidence adduced, submit the following opinion : 1. As against a land attack by any lorcethe enemy could probably bring, the interior line of fortifications, as adopted and completed by Maj. Gen. Lovell, was a sufficient defence of tbe city of New Orleans ; but his ability to bold that line against such an attack was greatly impaiied bythe withdrawal frora him, by su perior authority, of nearly all bis effective troops. 2. The i xtendr line, as adopted and improved by him, was well devised, and rendered os strong as the means of Lis command allowed. 3. Until the iron-clad gun-boats Louisiana and Mississippi should be ready for service, it was indis rensablv necessarv to obstruct the navigation of the Mississippi River between Forts -Jackson ard St. Phillip. The raft completed under Gen. Lovelj's di rection was ad;quate for the purpose while in poeitior; but it was swept away, and left the river unimpeded, either by reason of soms error in its construction, or neglect in preventing t-e accnnnlatiou ofdrft, or be cause of insuperable mechanical difficulties, as to which this court feels unprepared to give an opinion. Gen. Lovell ccnimuniciued to the Government no opinion as to tbe insecurity of the raft, nor cny apprehension that ft might bs swept away, nor did he immediately make known that fact when it occurred. In this it is con sidered that he was remiss in his duty. 4t. When the raft was swept away, Gen. Lovell, with groat energy, immediately endeavored to ieplace it, and partially succeeded ; but without fault on lais part, this last obstruction was broken by the care!es3DC-S3 of ves sels cf the "river defence fleet" colliding with it, and by fire rafts drifting "against it, and by the failure of the guard boat3 to pro ect it against night, expeditions of the enemy. 5. The non completion of the iron-clad gan-boafs Louisiana and Mississippi made it imj ossible for the navy to co-operate efficiently with Gen. Lovell. G. The so called river deience fleet was wholly cac-Ics-csa means of resistance to the "enemy, for which Gen. Lovell was in no wise responsible. 7. Unc'cr the existing circumstances," the passage of the forts by the enemy's fleet could not have been pre vented by"Geucrd Lovell with any means und-r "his control ; and the farts beiru passed, the fall of New Or leans was, inevitable, aad its .evacuation a military ue cessiiy. 8. When tha first ruft was broken, and the danger of New Orleans thus becumo imminent-, all neceesary preparation should have bten made for removing the public property ane! private property available for mil itary uses ; and whrn. the second obstruction was swept away, tbe removal of such propeity should have been commenced immediately. Tho failure to take these timely steps caused the leases ef property that occur red ; but there was comparatively bao little property lost for which Gen. Lovfcll was responsible. 9. T.e failare of Gtn. Lovell to give1 proper ordets to Brig. Geo. M. L Smith for the retirement of his command from Ohalmette ia not suffijicntly explained, and is, therefore, regarded es a serious error. 10. The proposition of Gen. Lovell to return to New Orleans with his command was not demanded by bis duty as a soldier, involving as it did the useless sacri fice of himself acd his troops, though it explains i'self upon tbe ground of sympathy for the popaialioa and a natural sensitiveness to their reproaches. 11. Gen. Lovell displayed great energy and au un tirirg industry in performing his duties. His conduct wa3 marked by all the coplness and self-possession due to the circumstances and his position ; acd he evinced a high capacity lor command, end the cleareyt foresight iu many of his measures for the 6V:fecc3 of New Or leans. Tbe court respectfully report that its afsembiy was delayed by the faiiare of its President to receive hi3 orders in due tirre, and that session was protracted by the taking of testimony under tho order of the War De partaent as to the conduct of navai officers on duty in Department No 1. This order was rescinded, thus rendering useless ard irrelevant much of the kbor of the court. The testimony refered to, although appear ihg cn record, we.3 not considered by the court in deter mining it3 findings and opinion. III. The Ccutt of Inquiry ia the foregoing case is hereby dissolved. Bycrder: S. COOPER: Adjutant and Inspector-Genera!. Tke Price of Gold. A Wide Differenss. The Petersburg Register quotes gold at S20 for 1. Silver at$la 18. Ihe Richmond An quirer ot yesterday quotes goid at 11 GO to $12 50. Silver $9 fa to $10 50. Here is a rare opportunity for speculation in the metals. Petersburg Express cf yesterday. We know nothing cf the source whence tbe Rich mond Enquirer derives its information about the pries of gold and tilver. Our information as to the value cf these articles in this market is derived from the well known firm, the name of which always accompanies tLe reported which are revised twice a week cn the dajs preceding their publication. In these reports, we have the most perfect confidence, else they would not appear in this puper. The price of gold in Raleigh, wo learn, from one of the papers published ILeic, is -twenty-five for one. Blockade running is a great appreciation of gold and silver ovtr what is eneeringiy and most onpatrioticaliy called " Confederate Fodder." It mJ3t be tie opinion of every sane man who loves fcis country, and who doesn't ? r,s seme design intend to run away from it and leave it in its Etrait, that if Confederate credit is not sustained, co man in the Confederacy, wc caro not how much Bank stocks, Stale etcck3, State money, lands a Ed negroes he may fancy himself to be worth, is worth enough to pay.hia funeral expenses, do matter how economical may be the moie of his burial. But why waste breath on this topic? "It's like singiDg psaim3 to a aeaa norse. ret. negisicr. Court CI in iouieaerare cniaies ior wjcxm oriuera aiMirics ofUeorfia. BYNOPF1S OF THE PRESIDENT'S MKS9AGE. Bic&uonb, Va., Dec. 8th, 186 2. lhe Presid.nt rapidly reviews tbe events of the pat year, remarking, whiist success has not equalled our ex pectations, we have checked the enemy everywhere in hia advance. .... Our relations with foreign natiens are uisousseu at considerable leegth- The President regre'a there has been no improvement since hia meesajie ot January last ; ard that the condoet of European nations ia iws impartial, and in some cages has assumed a character positively unfriend ly. Commissioners were sent abroad for tbe purpose of entering into negotiations proper to fix the relations, rights and obligations of the Confederate and U. Rates, under trea ties ettered into with foreign nations, prior to the separa tion which hes taken place. But this tender, on cur part, has been declined. H6r.ce, as we have bceu relueed the bene fit of ttoae treaties, they certainly have ceased to be binding ; atd In the opinion of the President, our relations T&ith European Nations are now controiied txslusively by the general rulea of tke law of nation. Legislation npon the subject of oar finances U earnestly recommended Although the magnitude and duration of th war was sot at first anticipated, still tha resources ot the country are ao ample, and the spirit of tho poop'e eo devoted to its cause, that relief is within our reach. The financial policy of tho G eve mm ect, since Ita forma tion, ia dis.nFsed, srv the l'rBJieni coDteuas mat, wDiiat the provision of the Fei manent Consintion, In reference to direct taxation, cannot be carried into effect by the mode pointed cut, it ia plain that the duty cf Congress is to exe cute tha general intent f the Constitution, by nuking the tax aniforiG throughout the Confederate States. These conaiderations are greatly enforced by the reflec tion that an attempt to apportion the taxes am angst States, some of which are wholly or partially in the occupation of hostile forces, would subvert the whole inteutlon of the trainers of tho Coititution, and be productive of tho moat revolting irjustiee, instead of that iust correlation between axation and representation which it was their purpose to secure. With a large rortion of some of the States occupied by tho enemy, what justice would there be iu imposing on the remainder the whole amount of taxation of the entire State in proportion toils representation ? What else would thiij be in tfl-ct than to increase the burden of those who aro the heaviest tufferers by the war, and make onr inability to protect. theni Jrgm invasion, nsweare rt (juired to do by the CcDBtrtu'icn, the ground tor adding tp their losses by an attempted dherence to tha letter in violation of tha spirit of that instrument. No such purpose could. have been entertained, and to such result contemplated by the framers of the ConstiiuMon. It may sdi weight to theae considerations, if we reflect that, although tbe Constitution provided that iUbotild go inta operation with a represen tation temporarily distributed aftiocg the Staten, it express ly ordains, after providing for a census within three years, that this temporary distribntion cf representative power ia t to enda'e until such enumeration shall be made. Wou'd any one argue, 'hat because a census cannot be made within the fixed period Government mast, at the expiration of that period perish tor want of a liepresematlvo boiy. In any aspect in which the subject can'be viewed, I am led to ths conclusion ulrecdy jinnounced, PDd which is understood to be in accordance wi'.h the vote taken ki one or both hon?es at the last session I shall, therefore, until we aro able to puisae the precise mode required by the Constitution, doem it my dat.7 to approve cf any law levying taxation, which yea are bound to impose for the defetce of the country, in any other practicable made, whioh fhall dis tribute the burtbxn uniformly and impartially on the whole property of the people. Ia your former legislation yon havo ECUht to avoid th n increase of the volume of Holes ia circu'ation, offering iu dncements for voluntary funding. Measures adapted far that purpose have been but partially succesful, and the evil has now reached such a magnitude as to permit no other remedy than a ccmpulsary reduction of the currency to the amcuct required by the besiness of the country. Thia reduction should be accompanied by a pledge that under co sirens of circumstances will that amount be exceeded. No possible mode of using tha credit of the Go vetnmeat can be to cn BBfroua as one wnicn aistnros tne DaPis oi ail ex changes and renders impossible all calculations of Intore values, augments in constantly Increasing proportions the price of all cemmodities, and so depreciates all fixed wages, salaries and iECfius, - as to render them ii adequate to a bare subsistence. If to these be added the still more fatal influence on the morals and character ef the people to which I havo already adverted. 1 am persuaded you will concur ia the conclrsion that au inflexible adherence to a limitation of the currency at it fixed sum is an indispensabla element of any system of fi nance now tt ba adopted. Holders of currency now outstanding can only be protected in the recovery of their jaat claim? by substituting for not?s some other security. If the currency is rot greatly and - promptly reduced the present pcalo of ir.tlited prices will not only continue to exlat, but from tha very fact of tho large amount thus made requisite in the conduct cf the war. thcee prices will resch rates still more extrava gant, and tie whole eystem tall under ita own weight, lender ii g the redemption of the debt impossible, destroying lis whole value in the hands of the holder. If, on the contrary, a funded debt, with interest secured by adequate taxation be substituted for the outstanding currency, its entire amount will be available to the holder, and Government will be in a condition enabling iu, beyond the reach of any probable contingency, to prosecute the war to a saccessf ul issue. H is, therefore, demanded, as well by the interest of the cred itor SB of tbe country at large, that the evidences of public debt now outstanding iu the sharb of troaeury notes, be converted into bonds bearing adequate interest, with pro vision for taxation sufficient to injure punctual pa . meat and final redemption of the whole debt. The President recom mends to t be con ideration of Congress the report of the Sec retary of the, Treasury and hopes it will engross the c intid erfttion cf that body until disposed of in ths manner bent adapted to attain the important results whicJi the country anticipate from its action. Tho President believes the arny to bo is all re spects in bptter condition than at any previous period of the war. Ho reccmmend3 the reiteration to the army of all who are improperly absent, by rutting an end to tho substitution; modifying tho exemption law, restricting de tails and placing in the ranks able bedied men now em ployed as wagoners, nurses, cocks, and other employees doiDg service for which negroes may be found competent. lie concurs in the cpiuioa expresned by the Secretary of War, t :atbere is lo grcurd for the objection th a new provision to include those who furnished substitutes unler any former call, would be a breach of contract. The ac tion of the several incentive Deparlinv.ts is leviewed, and the gratifying announcement is made that the roacipta of the Post Office Department are six hund-ed and seventy, five thoueaad dodara in excess of ita expenditures. Com munication with tbe trana-Misetiaippi btates is sa obstructed as to render difficult a compliance with executive needs. Legislation is required providing fcr tha exercise ot tern porary authority, eepecialiv ip Postal Departmrtt and the Treasury, for which Hub-Becretaries are recommended wbi e for military affairs It would seem to hi sufficient 'o authorize the President ad Secretary cf War to delegate ia commanding g8rerals so much cf tho discretionary pow ers vested in item by law a the exigencies of the service shall rtqairo. Georgh N. Sakdep.3 His Minion Abroad. The London correspondent of the New York 2 r'mcs says: Mr. Goerge N. Sacder3,b&3 beta drawn from his cov er, in Pamlico, by the ram question. He declares that he has had nothing to do with the rams at Birkenhead. His innocent and lawful mission is to contract for six fast mail steamers, not war vessels at all, nor armed in any way. They arc to be plated; to be sure, so as to run the blockade with the mails, aud are to carry such freight a3 may be desirable. Thesa steamer" he con tends, are perfectly lawful, and he professes bis willing ness to tell Lord Palmerston confiientially, I presume, where they are now being built, and to give him all need ed particulars. Mr. Sanders is quite frank in the mat ter. He admits that his steamers might very readily be converted into men-of-war, and that once at Charles ton or WilmiEgton with the mails, the Confederate Gov ernment, making him a suitable compensation, might arm and use tbem. That would, however, be no affair of his, nor of the British Government. Pity Mr. Laird could not make out that his rams were intended to carry the mail, and that the iron beiks were only to be used in plowing their way into some of the shallow harbors of the Southern ffoast the plating giving them the necessary momentum. It took Mr. Sanders to4conceive of such a happy idea. Englishmen are not up t such inventions. But, with all his iajenuitv. I am disposed to think that.Mr. Sanders' mail steamers will meet the fate of Mr. Laird's rams. Police Constable Russell will take charge of them, after having a confidential conveisation with Mr. Adams, end perhaps, Mr. W alker. The Washington Government has only to be firm jn the matter. Mr. Lincoln has only to pat that foot down, to compel Eogland, just as she is now sitcated, to stop every thing which can aid the enemies of the Republic. Russel will do what he thinks necessary, law or no law. and await the meeting of Parliament. BjEECHKit ix a Dilkvma. The Liverpool Courier. in a notecs of Henry Ward Beecher's speech at Glas gow, says : " At tbe close of his address, a gentleman ia the body of the room, - completely posed him bv reading a clause from the United States Constitution, in which slavery is made legal, and by asking whether Mr. Beecuer and his inende were contending for the old Constitution or a new one. If for the fi rut t.ow must be contending lor slavery ; if for the second, thev bad no right td complain of the South for following the same course. We need scarcely say that "Mr. Bs attempt to answsr the question left him completely im paled opoa the. fcor&fl ol this cruel dilemma." In conclusion, tbe Preaident advert to the savage fero city of tha enecy ia conducting tha war, aud holds up to public execration tne refusal of the Lincoln Government to execute ihe cartel tar the exchange of prisoners. But 'h patiiotism or ihe peoplo had prevtd equal tocvery S'icco demanded by therr country's nee 3, and God had 'blessed ui with soccesa disproportionate to our means, and ui der His divine favor oer labors muat at last be crowned with success. FltOil D ALTON. , Dalton, Dec. 5th, 1863. beven Yankee puaoners, captured near Cleveland, by a squad under Capt. Ehodcs, of Wharton's cavalry, wer-a oruugias nera lo-c&y. i wo of them formed a part of a guard with dispatches from Gen. Sherman, going towirda Charleston. Capt. R. a'aa captured two waggons, Pii horses and four mules, bat the enemy's reinforcements cccirg up he destroyed the wagons. Union ci'izecs reported three or four Yankee regiments encamped near Cleveland. Borne of Capt. iihodes'. men came through tho town, lout saw nothing of them. " Heavy firing was heard yesterday in the direction of Athens, Tenn., euppoaed to be an engagemant between Wheeler's cavalry and the enemy. THE YANKEE AltilY MOVING OJH EAHT TENNESSEE. Dalton. Dec. 6th. lKK.'t. A gentleman from Cbattacooga to day says that the main body of the Yankee army has left that place for East Ten nessee. Osterfaus' divicion was at Hantsville. The ene my's pickets are t McFarland Springs. GEN. LEE'tf SUCCESSES. Special to the Mobile Advertiser and Register. Watehford, Dec. 7th, 163. Gen. Lee has just concluded a special raid oh the Mem phis & Charleston Rail Road. He drove tho enemy into Pocapeuld on the 2nd inst., and croised the forests safely to his district. On tbe 4th, Chalmer'a command drove tbe enemy in a huddle on the bridge over Wolf river, slaught ering the enemy. Thee hundred Yankees weie driven in to the river, until it was filled with dead hor es and I an keea. Forty prisoners were captured. The road was torn up at Paultsburg and Graham's Creek, and tho bridge over Cypress Creek, near Che walla, was destroyed. Oar los, was 25 killed ana 75 wounded, incladirg Capt. Gains of McCulloca'a eua and Lieut. Harriss of the fim MieeuBicDi Bangers. rv COM FEDERATE OONGUESd. Richmond, Va., Dec. 7, 1663 OOngreFB met tO-daV a finnrnm in hrfh Rnimi Tr, President's message will not be delivered until-to-raorrcw. In the Senate two billi were introduced. One repealing all laws authoring exemptions, and to prevent the en rollment of substitutes in the military service ; and one re ducing tbe Hat of parsons exempt from military duty. In the House a resolution was presented to form a jaint committee of both Houses, to consider the currency ques tion, and report speedily measures for the action of Coa gross. Mr. Poote presented a numbe of resolution, which were coldly received by the House, which seems ill dispos ed to waste time ia useless discussion. The dec-pest Interest concentrates around the currency question. ' The feeling cf the members seem cheerful ir reference to the condition of tbe country, and confident of cur final triumph. LONtBTliCEl'o AifcTRKAT." Fribtol, Deo. 7th, 1S63. There ia no longer any doubt that Lengstreet has raised the seise at Knoxville, aad hi retreating in this direction. in consequence of heavv rainforopmAntu having been re- eoived by Burnaide. Firing was heard this morning io the direction of Morristown by persons from Blountaviile. capt. xata&verut, of the 9th Kentuoay cavalry, attack ed the enemy a few days since- at Laieriville, Ky., and routed them completely, capturing a number of prisoners with an amount of quartermaster's stores. Tbe weather is clear and pleaiaat.
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