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Cite Jiitclliimiccr. H..f r.vi . j m - , ,7'y 3 , " - "limine. P. J. SINCLAIR, TUESDAY, JUY JltiG 4 TheSiieeth ofUsiL rf CJ. Fuller. We had the pleasure of 'glistening on yesterday, to the speech ol Che ubovo gen tleman, nepiexent.dive in'oiigres from this District, and weconfe1? U was one of the abb at niu most convir!? arguments in eppositiou to the juvsp o( haleai corpus, th.t we hare uver t.wned to. We will not. attempt to U-jin his speech, continue or end it. We t tj too unwell even to take notes, and wi! Cflerefore ordj fire oome of the promin! points upon wijoh he touched. f He began by classifying various p: r tits, not taking into acco rl tbo.c wu0 arc so fond of oid thing il they desire the reconstruction of a Ji futict Uni- n nor those who are so fon Hftiovelliei it. goremnicnt that they detieto surrender all thwir right into the fc&mds f o:i" mm, and who were so eaflft in favor of consolidation. 'rhese are fnere actions, whi lthough dangcrou!, wa- no now his intention to eikj lie said there was an aw ful . quint$ng:fowards mon archy by a party a,,' potffful party in this laud of ours; it extend jhym Texas to Virginia, and they are b 4d together and know ech other. Tl f arty exists in our State Leziehture?. luid in our National Congress. They ti t say they arc for monarchy or for a s nowger gOTern inent, but their acta, whic jSfeak louder th.n word,' prore that tl yre. Their whde course tends td cent Bt ization und consolidation of pun-or. There is another party v ijpdb stands up agninst unconstitutional ex ifpe of power, and who desire to preser jtbe constitu tion intact. Mr. F. stated th.it the ifMgo of the act, of the 15th of Febru 1864. sus perding the privdegaof the ijeas corpus. was a dangerous precede! jtnd danger ! on to the liberties of the psp c gave for ihle iHutrations of thi' jesition, and remarked that ciuringthe wipof the revo lution, when the country vnirnded ith armed tra'tors and tories, n f rp dangerous than the "red string" party (idch should rz punished with nil the fo qjsP-of the gov ernment), that even ) ther t;f writ had nvtr been suspended t $ the great Washinoton him.-elf, first i leaee, first in war, and first in the hearts rdjfs country m n, had written to th Cr if ntal Con grs, not for th passage ifia bill sus I". nling the privilege of writ, but ngtiinnt the nspensionof t f:ri Mr. F. then- arjuedlhe I t points in Tolved in the question M Up oonstitu tiunality Ofthe bill as paRS io did this with convtwbing ability, btt are unable to take up the points, f . ' He stated that in l-ongra 4Mr. Bald w in, of Virginia, hrd xaid tvat that there wit three reasons whth' pension of the privdfei Jh fftjtipf called for. Oi e was that it was bcce? to arrest a;;spec,d pefsons in Richm spies, &r. TIm 2nd was that it WAs t tfft ct certain. political quest .ns in North Carolina; this was deuied. The next w it persont taijht be arre l'd and impr imed on the in formation o f ne'jroet -TH VjJtAS NOT DE- a: Ntrn ! Mr. F. vent on to ! If th( F. vent on to i the effect of this. j In conclusion he showed hit the en tire course of a cerfain part whs towards centralization and monarch; r As an cvi deuce of this, he referred t .the impress ment bill, which allows the President or h so under him fo take, th. property of me citizen, paying him in saio instances only 10 and 15 per cent, ol khe amount impressed, and givinga cer ificale of in debtedness for the balance, payable two years after the war, withou interest an-.I not negotiall , w'hi b emulated simrl, to this that should Congrc .fat any time es-; fit to Stop the supplies, dfer; President could carry on the war, regardless of Cont;ie.., by the power ted to make impre!Muent. without compilation. Mr. Fuller closed with a htiful trib ute to the gallant army ti jtfiding our homes, and exhorted the pec fitht while th6y wtrc keeping backaTo sryi foe from trampling upon our right fhat they should see to it that we did ftgt lose the liberties, for which they wer.jMttling, Ij a domestio enemy. As we said at tirst, we wi pet attempt to give h's exact words; allflit w;e have civeii has been from reco'digon. The speech was well received, and ifitjn heartily cheertd. We trut that it n y baTe much tH'-ct upon those who heard Tnu Latkrt RicniioND PIpeiis. A friend has loaned the Co flerate the Richmond Wtvj of the 8th. Xt contains nothing later concerning f ppfrrations round Pttcrsburg than tha publish- -.' ed yesterday, but hi the jhtcresting items. It con firm thefrjfl of Mar-tiB--burg, with 500 prisoner bur guns an 1 a large quantity ofcomu $ry stores, as contained in the N.Y. 1 fgild of the bth ; ad i;i eonseuuehce disaster coupled with Grant's inacu? f irone un to 015. III 24 fcafl , fl The Whig reports no aip.s at th White Ilotu.9, and that theytrf erac uat'mg Gloucester IijJ n j rktwn It coi't ns accounts of the nsl shocking ch racier vl Huntc-'e ;4p fttions in Y - tern Virgirua. , - t l Fcsndcn has accepted ofSce of S- iretary of the Treasury unL,jncoln. Th e g con ta ins a notice fJre dea- h of v. Wrn- J. Hoge, D..D :. jjabteaad d -tinbuijihed minister of the Irbxi&jiArx c' urch, of rUrsurg. - j f -w riir iiHiii n.i im'a-iw i ...... .nded uacopy of the Petersburg i,c of Saturd-iy. It contain a brief iar0 tiie T-ahitans who think no foml raised the hue and cry thai the proclama . e ....UfngntUnii onr linos bv c ;ti iv ..-.t. 1,-ro rLwil if. for tioli was bofrus. In fact the Ennuirer I COt'Hl ' ' "C" " ' " ff 4. rant's forces, and each time they wrethem. loss 4 .dsomrV- rep' ilsed, with severe Iln'strenvthining his ie?t Tbe Conscrcitive is in receipt of the Richmond papers of Saturday, and give ;ihe following summary of armv news. The Sentinel say$ 9 three o'clock in front of Petersburg, and had not been resumed at the time thr afternoon train left' for Richmond. De serteia report great di?siti-faidion as ex is ting in GrKt's array, and all accounts acjree tht his troops Ye sutferlng very much from sickness caused by bad water ana hot weather. FKOH THE PENINSULA. It was reported yestei day, seemingly on good authority, that Grant -was cro&sing over to "Wilcox's farm, on the north' ide of the Jaracs. Upon inquiry, we failed to get any confirmation ol the rumor in otliciul quarters. Wilcox's farm is about Un miles below Wrstham, and about thirty-five miles from Ujcbinoud. nCMOK.-. There were many rumors on thesfie-t yesterday, iu oi them so absuri as to deceive no one. FKOil CHAHLESTOX. The fallowing olUcial dispatch was re ceired at fhe War Dcpirtiuent yesterday : Charleston, July i'th, 1S64. General o. Lovpcrt Adjutant und Inspector General : On the morning of the 3d inst.-, (he enmy land".! several regiments on. the .stiutii side of Jawies Islai id, supported by vvojmonitors ao3 Wesiarai"guQ boats in the S:otio and, after a aiiarp t-kirmish, cap lured two pieces of artillery, and com menced entrenching. At the saras tiiu, several gunboats and transports, with troops, came up the North E-IisJo. .At early dawn, yesterday, from TjO to 1,000 men, on barges, attacked Fort Johnston, and were handsomely and thoroughly r--pul.ied, with a loss to-the ftiemv of 140 pii-oners, with their arms and accontroments. and five barges. Many were killed ami wounded. Our loss very blight. The eneroy on the South end of James Island fell back hastily yesterday, before o'ir men, leaving their dead unburied. Our picket line is re-established, but the uioiiKors and gunboats are still in the vStono, firing heavily n our lines, and another transport has just come in with troops. The party from North Edisto landed at V hue Point, and advanced, but wera soon met and driven back. So faiy the enemy ha been repulsed with the lose f about 600 men. Sam'l Jones, M;.j. Gen. MISSISSIPPI. The following dispatch was received yesterday : Mkrioian, July 7th. Gen. Braxton Br nan : The enemy evacuated Jackson yester day evening. lrig. Gen. Adams fought them yesterday tvening and this uorn ing, punishing them severely. They ajfe now on retreat to VicXsuurg. Brig. Gen. Gholson severely, though not dangerously wound.!. Lneair did no damnge to Jack son, to railroa'l or telegraph. Enemy advancing in force from La grange, and towards Ripley. I am pre pared o meet him. S. D. LEE, Lieut Gen. EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON. It i reported in Washington, on Wed nesdy morning, that a large forte of Confederates were at different points on the Baltimore and OUio rail read", and great consternation prevailed. The milKift of tne neighboring. States ha 1 been fialld tt, . it -W- koprelrndd-an "attempt fSfficlals, there 0. lifti.l thousand tjrt . . , Trr . -.t- .1 t i.A-.,fii....i t.- would be made to capture Washington ! The Richmond Examiner, of the 7tu, say i yesterday was another quiet day. There was no news aad but few rumors concerning military operations along the Unes of the army of Northern Virginia. - The day also passed ofi quietly in Petersburg with the exception of the inonotonous and never ceasing shelling of the to.vn. by tie enemy. We hear noth ing more of Grant's rumprod change of base. Military men believe ho has r.o in tention of abandoning his present position, though from time to time he may vary the disposition of his troops according to circumstances. His contracting his front and withdraw ing his left from the neighborhood of the Petersburg and Wcldon railroad, can be explained without supposing the intention on his part of abandoning the siege ol Petersburg. The neighborhood he occt . pied near the railroad is, at all times, re markable for the scarcity of water. Af ter the protracted drought that has pre vailed, no water at all can be obtained there. It was necessary,, therefore, that he should bring the troops on this part of his lino nearest the river. But, even if. water were abundant, wc doubt if he would have attempted to hold it after the experience Mahone has ad ministered to him there on two occasions. j Tho bravado of holding the railroad seutl of Petersburg cost him seventeen hun- drcd prisoners on one day and five hun died on another, not to enumerate the killed and wounded. He could not afiord the expense incident to holding the posi tion. - . ThfjETr.a g-Litf. o-th- the follcwiug Fourth h of Jaly Incident : In front of Mahonc's division, southeast of Petersburg, the respective earthworks of the hostile armies are nod more than a hundred yards depart. 0: the morning of the Fourth, .the Yankees spread new and gorgeous star-spangled banners to the southern bmz-, , ani theu- bandg being brought well up to the front, made the forest resound- with, their national airs. Tne Yankee soldiers manifested their enthusiasm by frequent cheers. At length a brass band struck up Yankee Doodle thear own neculiar. onlvnaliflnal ! -nhrmr- As the.- jig tune - was - brayed forthj their enthusiasm rose xa such a pHcli th-'t they could no longer contain themselves. They seemed scirrd with sudden freniv. end, leaping to the top of their brastw.ak.?,'--wsTca-rTrrir-nat3' an" cheered and sprung about for all the world like drtmcing iJervIskes. G3D lo?t?'i calmly '.vtr our iutrenchments at tltis in sane vxlii'ition, and when the tune was endee n'nd the excited Yankees subsided into their places, manifested their anpre iation of the who! perforsv,ance,i?y a b a-a h ! that would have done credit to tea thousand bulls of tUbhan IHIIKV The Ijcuisville Jourti sal says adininistra-1 i no opinicus that' 'their use. Thevi i . . I tiou editors inttule in : prenareii for j 4i IV Ul ,m w-'m ..WJ v .w. i We hare ?ome ofthu same sort in the'afbut in the yauaee army that we hve Con fed : ra . y For the past two days wo have hud n news from our arm' in Virginia. We think it probable that the telegraph line between Wei Ion and Petersburg, has again been cut by the enemy, and pro- i ..1J :.Ug iUfill. - by him. This of course in only a tempo- ary occupancy. Our army can not be beseiged, nor can they be stormed a la Vieksburg. The hew whe u, crop has been cut and Virginia i.- able to feed, our army with (lour for six months to come, besides feeding herself. Kichmond and Peters burg are well pro.Lioned for sx addition al months. We shall be very much mis taken if Grant well not have to seek a more ;ife locality before 'nz sha'l have succeded in causing Lee to abandon Rich mond or Peierslurg. Since writing the abve, we have ro ceived Iiichino-d m:dLs with Examiner as late as the 7th. This would indicate that the road is in our pjssc si"n, hut w cannot account for our not rcjivini: tele: gr-iphic news from the seat f war, uwles indeed. Government has put i stop to the transmission of all array ne whitever No news of importance i.- cov:vyed to us by late mails. Our exchanges arf- dry, exceedingly dry. The only and the best newg we have fjr our re iders i, that we are having copious au-4 refreshing l aius, which are a great ad v outage to ou; glowing creps. . A Gloomy Picture. A writer in the Indianapolis Sentinel sums up oiiie of the resu'ts of Republican rule ior the past three years : First. We have lost, by death and per manent disability, more than a million ol men from violence and ' di-case in thi: wnr. Over two millions have enlisted altogether. There ara not much over hall a million in the field new. Where are the balance ? Second. We have created a debt of over three thousand millions of dollars. The oCiciul report of the Secretary of the Treasury does not show ever half the actual debt ; it does not take ioto ac count the floating debt created by quartermas ters and other officers, for which receipts, certificates and vouchers are outstanding Third, By the Abolition and Confisca tion Acts, every vestige of Union feeling in the South uas been blotted ouf, as Dun moieTs policy united the Colonies. Fourth. The nation's wealth is nbont twelve thousan 1 millions of dollars. Three thousand millions of that has been destroyed and wasted. So we are that much poorer. Its place is auppliel bv irredeemable paper. Fifth. The whole country is one v s( pest-house of sickness and disease, con sequent upon congregating men in large bodies, and theu scattering them through out the land. Sixth. In every direction we may tu n. we near me. voich oi mournuij. , t,na see the weed-i of affliction. Wd! might tht wise man say : ' When the rightcu are in authority, the people rejoice ; hut when the wicked beaieth rule, tbe people mourn." Seventh, pemoralization it spreading, like a leprous sore, through ail the rami fication of society. Look at the police reports; there is no longer much leg u J for human life, fook around youand sec the "dissolution of the frame work of society' But the other day two Repub lican papers were discussing the questions 1 U C t only ten thousand lewd "Vomen. Ras- of Cameron and Fremont, are regarded and rewarded as special virtues in officials. t. A IIeavt Load. The mail came ir. on yesterday loaded down v. ith 1 nek mail, from Richmond and Petersburg. Tiic Post Master w;as busily engaged with his force distributing until after 9 . oclock P. M. We have received Petersburg pa pers as. late as the 18th, but have not had time in this issue te make extracts., owing to the quantity of telegraphic news, which has pressed upon its, and indeed our telegraphic column offers a good summary of the late news in our exchanges. In our next we will make copious extracts from these back papers, if we can only wads through tl.em all. Our telegraphic column will be found interesting. There are oviil itly net a fw '-'rebels " ia Maryland, an I thev seem to have thoroughly alarmed- the Yankees Da li, 15th i-itt. The Augusta ContiilutionoXsi fhh.L. the present campaign will dec"; le the du ration of the war. If we hold Richmond and Atlanta, we firmly believe that the year 1865 will witness its tern..?nat;on -But should any reverse befall us at either of these points, the war will be indefinite ly prolonged. We have no fear, how ever, with meeting with a disaster either in Virginia' or Georgia. Our armies nrcfe:at:ora h-! passed beneath it to' worshin fully equal to the great? task before them. land one by one, as years rolled by,, had and we rave the utmost confidence rha'i"0" b rne rom its hallowed tinphj to the Lee and Johnston will defeat firanr find ra; e: V sbmgton and Lafayette haten o, , ., n ., ifi to lis r:i:.ruiii, una the gallant men who - 1 of the North to elect their candidate. AlAPM at Cavannah. Oi-e of the Savannah papers of the 6th say aiihtary last night, and we are iUo,A tele-ram announces fchMn the - first add erary man was promptly al .n.i post. Y'estereliy afternoon a number of vci;::-Ic, appeared ih the river abreast of F.rl iPulaski. Abont 10' o'clock lait n: lit there was considerable movemei.t among mr( th!" hkr th t FImc.n?tuJl re I madlv into a contejt' which must be in-them-rockets were thrown up -at iz"? VJ" Ett" T: ? eeisfve and result ory in the loss ef life. " a Mti: - - - and" sh p was in the right phiee All were on the' qui vive until day-light, but for some reason unexplained, no demon stration was made by the enemy. All quiet this morning. Th Cincinnati Enquirer says that Grant commenced fighting Lee with an army of .oAie. hundred and eighty five thousand men, but that he only has one hundred thousand now that lje has been whipped in every onsafrement with Lee and it will soon be necessary to send McClellan or some other General to save the rem nant of his army. It says that Lincoln's 4-".'-..:' ."- iroi.Mm t.-Z'S 'i" jfweti... ait out in good faith, but the tyrant found that the people would not strnd tin draft and immediately the Abolition Journals , C 1 J presents the mot doleful appearance of; i vet scei;. dry Doints and signals exchanscJ. idicf. h,.,i ting that some develtry was or. foot. j the hlZu'rof l,lr: infrylhv ;r."-cognT.V: The alarm gun was fired at Fort J-reksonJof tlv-- r-,rii GuTon.mei; Linds:.:a mo and in a brief space of time ev ry man - f'n vi'M be supported bjf rn the L'eruy- The Xcw V the folio wins; 1 hing the atlairs. 111 , t V.i L- . '. V. . . J0rJurn-d ha t How Gen. Polk w.-.s Kua.hd. ettJSejjeUnie;igo, ue.- r.- i ouuvi to Journal el thfb.h ult , teelm-' and state-ot that country. It will bj seen that drum-! whieh took place about nooii on the 14;li m ng.j.up recruit, for !jrwit'sr araiv s aiotM -waa miderthe following cirouihtin- My. writing to the Democrats of thp Northwest to arm and prepare for trouble wits given none too soon. : iWe hav "al ready experience J in this city the neces sity for adopting measures for self -protec-Un When the news arrived hre last week of Hancock's tempofary and partial suc cess, the abolitionints were juoulent, and when, soon after, Stanton's despatch was raccived,' announcing agrat Victory ov er Lre, and the latter in'tnil retreat on Rich'nou i, with Grant in " vigorous pur suit," their exultation kncwo bound's. They githercd in noisy group on the street corners, proclaiming their purpose to ''now dispose of the' rebels t home.'7 Strong iu the po.ver of numbers,-and con ndfiit of support trom tho libldiers, many of whom were, around the city, they.cm mei.ced their owardly work by an assault iin -John S. Newhoasf,-Ksq., Police Coiu- j miiiijioner. who, being ---erely handled oy a rnuim iiatii'u j.ao gnt uaciveu oj a ang. of soldiers and.citiawrls. ihi;fia.ir had n trdly pa-ssd over when anotlur einsr of these ra'tcals attacked William F. Storey, editor-of th Chicago Limo, knocked tiim down m the street oy a fowaruiy blow Ironi behinu, while li w.xN quietly walking toward his hotel. Vv hen ho got on bia feet agali. hts assau- ants had disappeared. anntlie crowd the oli e KtovdllafSUa-4jwe and ciiner. irom lnui.ion a.CEffffa; oy jtiie thro: ts and me naCes kot . thev jpsfc, ,d eel i n ed.. to interfere. Thtl e was rsoine talk for a v. hi!o of pitciing into' the Times oifi?e, but Irom Uns tha crowd rJudefitly desist -id, contenting themaelvas with venting ail manner of epi;h?ts at the rebel or- ' . . - " - ; Fortunately for the peace of the city ihe violence of the . mobvsjpent itself in these assaults. - They soon became aware that in the next attack thesailiug party would hot get off-scat? loss. i The od of thw city and the luiire pAieo of the com munity would perhaps have been ropelle 1 on the spot, liut these v loyalists never attempt to ili-usd a DeinscAt except; when they have overpowering numbers at thsir hack. lou never htiard of them making an attack on Democrats on am' thing iike tqual terms. They Jiever attempt it. One case of severe punishment wouid have a wondcrial eiTcct in repreeutmg any sim ilar attempts. Since the affair in qutsiiorUh7 iiav l,een marvellously quiet. Qho news, you ;ee, has not. been favorable.' Lee's re treat and Grant's vigorJUaj pursuit" have proved to be only anotherof . Stanton', pleasant inventions. v e .are begm .ing to unaerstana these, lliings out Jtero. These dcluive dispatcher are designed fr effect. This miv:h we do know, that the Government is telegraphing daily to hurry up the hundred day men I Chica go ia down ior three regiments, and so far they have not j;yen one rilled to the minimum qtandrd. The; acquisition to .'.i rant's army oi the t'hlcago hundred day recruits will bo. a dottbjf a! qu4ntily. j The majo .ty.of inoae wdy aniistcd are , mere b ys, not ripe for ih trials of tbe camp, ihe proceed ings of the Common Council wuld coustittfte an amusing chapter, but I have not tin e n w for the recital. Rkligioi's Fanaticism rs tuk North It seems that the whole North is going mad with negrophohia. The following occuis-in the proceinjrf of the Me-tho- - : . ' rNT . Rev.' Dr. Cnrrrr made an-adnres which was npp!aiuh.d.' lie spoka in favor of having colored ministers in all tho Con ferences.. He' Was opposed 4-tbe' forml Uon of separate conferences for colored people. Thoy must be brought into close connection with the white population he thought. Pev. IM Moody snid he thought Got! Alm'ghty was going to give us an exodus of the whole colored cpeern to South America. After we get this little family titled and the funeral oyer, wcwillpnsh ioto tho Isthmus of South 'Ataerica, clear out Mexico, and give the people of color preemption right to that territory. During the speech of -Pr. -51 oy the greatest excitement prevailed, and when he sat down the resolution of -Mr. Riley, to appoint a committee an the state ot colored members of the church, was car ricd by acclamation. I.iTnr.cr.TiXG R..ic. There. is. an old tll at the Yiginia Arsenal, taken from rorHo7n iw'v'nr'0!!:! th 44vancf of McClellan up the" Pelim'sTrri.hich i a I curiosity m its wsj', and hould be- pre ssrveU, although broken in pieces, ss a rel ic the olden times. It.wa:cast in Kng Ian !,an I btitrst he daiv of its mar.uf ictui e, moulded around the cap, in the inscrip tion : " York Gouty, Yhglnhr, 172,5" the "n'' in count' h-v ing been evidently accidently omitted by the moulder. This old bell has rung cut mauy a merry mar riage peal, und many a funerl tll for the dead whose happiness it had -celebrated. P. Lad swung for nearly a Century, and a half m its t:me-hncfQd Lchiy, and gen i -.-fi;: rit within if oMim lit ciniti.l nt within its scopo ot sound the work ot national independence, were ta rniiiar with its sonnds. ,,:A pleasant his tory might - be writ ten of tlihs old Y'ork- tiown be:;. r '.". . June :u a full houKbf TrHarrlent, thei Gove; nment vas dcioattd on'ntot?on by a .R-njt ri:y often. As thisytc prcccdodj tne Lindsay's motion hut twu d.tys. it js t , Ut utr- tlUlil HI 111IIIU l HUl. 1 I - M. tirt..lS til-.t mo VliVlU CJiC V. B.W VOL Ot iar..nnds Ih d the OucK shall' t. ke out of ite, and the blockade-running iatcrcsU repreeented in . Parliament, ind as Pal- merston must anticipate a defeat in this, it may be that he will resign as a result of the vote mentioned obove. We await with anxiety the upshot of this affair, fraught as it is, with deep interest to this country. - Yankee Japjer. i Movements or oua ; Trass Mississip pi Forges. It was believed at Kew Or-UT-t-hit Ayalke.r'sivtsbn of troops had crossed the Mississippi, to reinforce either Johnston or Lee. The Washington corre3- pondent of the Philad. Ledger " has been informed "on the best authority, that, as no faiJtoW& f -bfTT 'army, j QCr th JL- . ' ... as alreatiy leTrTcafTteetion wttn nisi bouud for Georgia, to aid in defeat- the forces of Sherman.' A conspiracy to overthrow the present Government in Naples Jiis recently beeo discover! in Eome, inJ-which the Pope' and ex-Kiug of 2aphcy are implicated" J-no I states J It "the dciath of Gen. Loonidas l'o k. lines the entire day, from right to loft. He has a kcoh, quick eye, ever watchful, and with the aid of a powerful glass, he discovered three general field oUicers of the enemy, with their staff, making the way to the crest of Pine mountain, where' they could obtain a comprehensive vievr of the location of our lino of battle, and our arrangement for making attacks end repelling assaults. Gen. Sherman watched their movements and some of the group uh the mountain taking observations. The vigilant general rapidly rode up to the battery best located to reach the rebel of fieers and found it to be Simson's, the ever faithful. As it was jloc n, the men had nearly all left the guns for their meals. Going up to one of the pieces, Gen. Sher man asked for the officer in charge, and being told that he was at dinner, he was summoned to return instantly. When the lieutenant arrived, under the general's personal directions, a shell was sent on to Pine mountain. 4U has fallen about twenty fivtr feet too short"; a little iore fuse and yon have it,' said Sherman, af tor wa'ohing its effect. The next shot struck some one, of cou'se not known at the time. That.'wiU do.' said iha general in a quiet, cod tone, and then roii 0F, 'oilowed by a single orderly, the usual numerical strength of his Geld staff. A rebel prisonslr ;. states that Joe Johnston an Hardee were the other generals in company with Polk. A t th ti me tbe first slir sW'.-kT the "tW6 first named gcnernls remarked &imuUane'ously that they hud nd lesire to mike breastworks of theru- sjlves for a Yankee cannon. fa play upon, land so they stepped aside. "un-ier cover of the neighboring trees. Poik suid he was not afraid of a 1'ankce" shell, and held his position. Scarcely had bespoken thus when the second shell terminated the reb el general's life. The rebel nrisoncr by whom the facts were dtailed was captur ed and taken to Gen. Whitaker's head quarters. Hj belonged to Gen. Hate's di vision, which that day occup ed Pine Mountain, and was within fifty feet of Polk when he was kil cd, and saw the whole Oc currence." . ' Funeral Obsequies of Gen. Polk. estant Episcopal church, and a vast con course of people estimated at ten thou saiid. J.iieut. General' Longstreet was present. Bishop Elliot delivered an ad dress upeu the occasion. The Constitu tional says : At the close of the deeply interesting remarks, Bishop Elliot left the d -sk and turning his face towards the North: In the came of his Episcopal office ; in the namo of the shed blood that like that of Abel, called aloud from the ground for vengeance on those who lend the sanction oi the church to this crusade against re J; ;n ia the ft- -j . name of deolated homes , , , , . r i i it i .churches, of altars profaned and the Holy Sacrament trampled ia the mirej in tlie . name of murdered citizens and violated ! virgins; in the name aud by authority of God, an-1 by the euchanting spell word evoked from the presence ( the mangled and martyred dead in his name who d0St5 for i,u i.or, th. jut oi ,.t,tat li.uiuci rn: him and their victims, alive and dead, at the Judgment Bar of Almighty Gtdf there to answer. Few there were that did not thrill the Bishop concluded, "And nwy God have mercy upon you, in thai day." Ktrct Smith's Movements. The Ma con Telegraph speculates -as follows on Kirby Smith's movements : If this was not a premature announce ment, then Gen. Smith has been on this side of the Mississippi some days. His arrival will possibly leave Forrest fot loose to operate in on" ther quarter while Smith protects Alabama and Johnston's flank from the Can by. In. the crisis of the first Manassas -fight, Kirby Smith reached the battle ground wPh a' brigade stopped the cars before they reached the Station and guided only by the noise -of the conflict, plunged boldly in mcdias rs and snatched victory from tho grasp of the F'-Ier.l.i. Let us hope that he nastcrosca trie jrreat -io ; i.j time to determine the issue ot tins ex- hausting campaign for tha Confederates. The passage across the Mississippi, under the circumstances, with all the parapher nalia of an active campaign, seems to us an extraordinary achicveraeat. -Thb nbw Lijte. The new position of Geu. Johnston, souj.h of Marietta, is a strong one. He has made this late move, in acccrdmce wi'Ji plans long sine. ma tured, as wc are assured by parties con nected with that command. He wilt give fight when the advantages are so far on Jus tj.ide as io warrtnt victory; but he can afford to risk nothing. Still less can he give battle for the purpose of merely r' pidjsiTisf the enemy at a heaVy cost. Econ- Lojej bclhjLiv-iaiiaaadifa AidW fph canccs of war, is a n'cessiSy with our gov ernment. Belter, like.' Yt'ashingtoa, re- treat before tne enemy over the entire territory of three Stacs. so that a decisive victory nav be Cna'dy had, than to' rush ! When we remember the great number of I . . . . . bailies Wiiicn have been fought and the little that uas been gained by them, it is natural for the people to desire a change. So far, therefore, from croak or despond ing, we should applaud the ceurse our gallant leader has chosen. Col. Sun. ee A Fight with Yankees akd Desert ers. The Charlotte Democrat learns that on Sunday the 3rd of place at Gienu's Ferry ty, between some of party of 7 Yankees from our army. - The Yankees and de serters passed along one of the main roads near a church, when Mr. Vm. A..'. , Conrad and six others prepared lor pur These took place in St. Paul's chni, ble to enlist very few at that high figure. ,., A r-i i e Since the . enormous losses sustained by Augusta, on Wednesday, in presence of I,, . - , J ' , , V 1 . , I (jrant in the present campa'n, ther, ha.-f uumerous prelates and clergy of the Prot- Leen no rtcr,litin?T. . !- liJD pm5iA yS i i Rineev,lkfsKt order to meet Washburn, JJW&$W fcbel 9pilcopat Bislrotni a-trd -dr& of th ha Was Hi ahfleii.st of I . h-hniserf with -.7Hh Vmtl'dSt 1 I. r . I i 4 I. a I . . T ... . I . r I . - .wiiu r.a iwvc ui j-.i mi uji.1 v;ii,. io nma ioich I'l fiijievn ir.oiijiuu .men il w f tv aad javertook them at &tlJ2 I t'.'."lJ IT. 1 l- - 4U lansees were capturra aim i wo ui mice I wounded. Ihe only injury sustained by our men was tn rad in-the arm. of Mr. Con- It is said that the toiics and descries ! in Yadkin arc carrvin on with a high hand. They will got theij deserts pttty soon. From the Gkoi;gia Front. The Con- fdcru?y speaks thus of affairs : We sti!l hold our position on the right, th'e o;irrli works in front, and north of the river, l.il- towards the left to anticipate the enemy's flank in that direction. It is thought that .the enemy will at tempt to cross the Chattahoochee below this place, but, while he may make de monstrations on the right, it should not be forgotten that his main force is in our centre., .His manoeuvres on our left are merely to enable him to force his way across the river near the railroad. But his plans, are all anticipated by General Johnston, who is. always awake. There is less straggling from the army now than there was two weeks ago. It is stated that Gov. Brown is going to order out the militia of the Htate, which will add greatly to the strength of our army. And, with Gen. Smith to command this force, whose military ge nius and acknowledged ability is well known to all; lie would soon have a well organized corps of true and brave men who, standing upon their own thresholds, would fight like veterajis. The Appeal's correspondent writes thu from the front : . The situation is becoming quite com plicated and dif.bnlt to understand. Schofield's corps has moved down the river, fis if he had an 'idea of -crossimr and cutting oif our railroad communication'.; but whether thw is the real object of the. move -r wlietiieiv they intend to loruiV the cili and holoV th.ejB, thereby giving their" cavalry ah opportunity of ivddlftg jn.-,. to the cou; try, or for the purp.isesot en abling their ponfooners to lay their brini es, remains to be seen ; I ut it is certain tiiat .-ome vigorous move will shortly be made upon the military chess-board, the result of which, will a cide the fate oj the Gate City. From tee Nortit by Private Sources The Griiiln .Rebel has seen a letter by r. gentleman jmt from the Korth. Here is some interesting items of news given ; The North is undoubtedly in favor of closing the war if Grant shall be defeated, but they felt' so coiiti Itrnt of his success that thej' paid as high as $700 bounty in Philadelphia lor recruits, and were una Day laSorers hive been eettir.g from two to thrne dollars por day. The i iiies and towns are h!1 posp"rou-, hut the country it depopulated and in great want ol labor ers. Prices of all articles keep paca with thc2!ipw:,rl quo'atibn of -o;d. The Yankee National Almanac for 18(13 4,--presents statistics showing by the reports of the se veral State ftinc ion-arie.-, that only one million and a half of troops had been furnished up to the 1st of January, 18G4, out d"two millions and a half called for asjvo'.uideers, drafted men and cons ripts'. N State has ever fur nished her quota. It i a i w estimate to ....1.,1 l J'. J. i il ...!-!. -.i 1 I havu frnnfl -lif -.f oinvin !r'-i I m a o .1 r it . 1 ....... v. ....... j, . , w in -.iirvii.il,, iu i.,.l ,1.. ..i.i: . : . -l.. "ouiivis, pi imwovi rtov vv Uertion, which will leave SOamiO thV highest figure at which all the Yankee at mies in Texas, Louisiana, Ai k-it-s i, Mi- somi, Mi shsippi, (iorgi, Vhginii, the Carolinas and Florida can be estimated. r- From Cir.K. Piirrpct' ''owivn J.'i-n-n Ky z'tsj?';" Forrest were coricen'mtinar nl of Gen not know.i with what tore." Gen Forrest I damen'al p:oij'i ous, and erecting ; ioil would tr able to meet th? c nemv, th .u.jh j itary powrra otally different govei t,- Wf s felt that a severe - chastisement twaitcd hi.n, as Forrest does not know the meaning of the word defeat. He was dismounting every mm who was not well mounted ad thorougbly equipped. It ."was thoirht b' miny t hut Wal'h binne would try to elude Forrest, cr the Tenne.-seo river at or ne;ir Hamburg, and push on to the relief of Sherman, but it wis not thought that the "War Kagk" would permit him to pass through the country unmolested. Appeal ti.h. Another English house engaged in blockade running has recently crme fo grief. Brandou z Noah, shippers and speculators, are declared bankrupts, and one of the ca'uscs of their failure is block ade running, or rather being captured. The voting King of Gratce, in a lat? interview with Admiral Kac'aris, to whom he presented his porfra't, set in diamonds was in return kissed three times by Kri. a A : 1 rr Thereupon his youth I ful malfistv h'ed a. tjrofusioii of te;ir. j ---- - r favorable acceunt of political matters there. The young King can only count e.n two vessels of his fleet as being man ned by loyal crews. A law has just been enacted in Meck lenburg which "permits any seignior to inflict twenty five lashes en every man or woman on his estate at his discretion. The Stamford, England, Mercury nar rates the following occurrence : An old man of ninety determined to commit suici le. . He lipped open or.e end of the flax mattrass of the bed he was lying rm, got inside, tied the "lick," tight ly around his threat, and deliberately set fire to the mass of flax into which he had IhlBtti )''"1, frf wiiwr n?rt- terial would not burn, and the old man's life was saved, 'but nlvvby a timely dis- covery, tr ti;e tigntiiess wnu w;t;cn in . 'il -.'l l had tied the tick nearly resulted in stran- gulathya. MovrxESrs op Gsn. Forrkst. Trie Con federacy of this morning, states that ''an intelligent young gentleman just arrived here from Aberdeen, Miss., reports that V. a Vn ,'.- e iYr..cit!on TvlIr-h Wit 'n :tt. .I i tucK forrest came our. rm .empnts made a demonstration m. the uueetion Aberdeen, and then turned iudd-.ilv and took the direction of Savannah, Tennes see. He also reports that Gen. F rrest had eoncentrated his forces at Tupelo, in anticipation of this expedition, and as soon astlc discovered the real design of Danger of Starving. The Tithe tax received up to the" 1st of June, shows that there was raised in this Stts, last vear. six millions' one hundred and I rt nnrn unit liviir twarttv eiht millions i .....-..- --o -- ; oi pounus oi o.i.oa Full returns from the whole State hvc j not been received. In addition to the. above amount, a large quantity ot Lorn was raised upon whicn no tix was paii, J ; as the law allowed 100 h i: he's to be ; rcer-e-i from taxation. - Cmr. Di.-ncc.'e.i. July, a tight took river to cut him off. Our informant i of ! the Yankee. dl keep the cotton und , ia Forsyth conn- the iir,pre;o!i that it is a cloe race be- woolen millsn vperation. the citizens and a tween Forrest and thel'ankees, making IV.nks' thi-pat ' 4':ifL ,n Tfc'tT frlean-, and a few 'deserter 1 for Sherman's rear. Ap. has caused a3aiS number oi rci.!ets to -1 . . . i i f. .1 . l . : ,f il.. I Mimn.'l Hi l 4tt Ko ; On the Death of Jennie 11 olllgn worth Dcur .tennis, tlnni. hast gone To brighter realm above; Th iYieuda are left to weep alons, deailv lored. inuu njr roae.ve knon- full well, Wher ygnU, bright AnrelJ iiug, TTith Cln'ia pce to dwell, To praje,e lid, our King. V e mis tav merer lauh at tafrn, e . When tfie 'azzUhg sua riserf ia th east ; We thinkrof thee as a seeapb form, Aj itaiaks jebind tae hills to ret. Each hoarWieaLj nw thought? of thee, But tlfAke t gose in the iiiorn ot life; Thf ftrnijo uor- on eiirt, weqi ge Yea .taoi a free Ir em earthly strafe. The chariot f earth we know ara dira, Yet coud'jJ-l041 not ljirj.r hn e with u? DiJ Ai.gclie you home to them, And plajpat ' iv form with its mother dust ? it: J I -. . . : . -tngei y ndyou on your way, A yourrp -it ,arod to h fare n abovff, And tell yn ,ot te'longer stay, Uut sc them whr? ail i h ? LINCOLN I I HIS OWN ST ATT. , Hon. J. Q, J obinson, member of Con gress from tej ith district, Illinois,. "u letter to hia. ? onstituents declining itj ie-.tion, s'yt jj j - f Ihe aJistration of Lincoln ha a reJiJiUtH-Hr-ri morplhan a failure. To dennce it HQ fniubvis might bs regard ed v the hgj ;tg0 ft" mere passion; to c lajajefe i F t ; ; imbet i 1 e is oid v eiicnt -ing. the .nii): JteFsnVns of its paifi.sSh friends ; to sftigjaatizc it as corrnpt is but. reiterating die sworn statements of im wi ling witria .a-who have iie'("sed q the truth only tiat they might escape tho pains of perjity! History car. n -t reioh r it more odioia.ian it is now, air.or.g hon-o-able menf. io are cognizant of hs crime?; hut titn will leave it neither ni oiogist nor 4f:ridertC Its guilt will bo O nfcs?rd by p sleVity. and should it 'o retained in pu" er, the vidvnees of it- c: imiuaiilv will e man ih st in the broken fragments ot i -etnberctl C'n'on. 1 Itank ly ull yu, t3h e is but ne hope for our cuun ry a lel e I. ope. it is true stlH a hope. It is ekpessed in these brief wonh a chaarte of. tJmhu'sl '.rat vi) . H... elect Mr. Lincoln or fill his 'place with ;uy man, I care -$ot how eminent he may bo wiiO ine!orse$ ?t ic policy of the Admini-.-;rat!on, and a r storatioa of the Union of the Statt s bfC' tnes that instant iinpo-i-ble. I repeat a change of rulers and a total changejof lolicy, civil and military, must prcoedifc'ti e remotest possibility of saving the ceui trj Every doflaf now being expended bv the Presidents so mui"h treasure thrown away; every jollier who fills beneath out country's flag, froai th s time forward, dies in vain.' cry step which the Gov ernment hag f: it n for nearly two yertrs past, has biit'V creased the -obstacles to Union and 11a; i. At . wi.y ? Ih-cai tlje civil and Hit' tary policy of the Aiiui istralion is naur directed, not tt the :r,n- ssioij of tg ebcllion '-Me the r:'v. L;on oi me wh , oui 10 i- mi'moi. . o . . U . . .. , :iut i vei' 1 1 r i hW. I. li is is not tlrr iang'o.i f ' ink -ice. I hut r -t r avowals ot Wie lotninant uar:v io t'.n - j rvr-ss. and 'k ;t ficial and oder ile 1 - - ?jons 0r ti,ufS- s.deht. Your ml rs r.: I tending to ieih.u with as much c ert, in- , ty as tne u-fte s ' l inc rein uioti. i n- onlv differ nefel . thatoi e r-arlv has draM n i " . ... t : ,:7 Y. i ru.. :.; l V I ovei thiow'nj tf 8 Lonstjf utn ; the o:u v itc il i ii- j t ninOt I'll - i went upon tio rums ot the on. n .t signifies the pas age of LougressunaI ava fr dividing tbt andS of the South amoi g their own b!ne:, or the sh. vish adherenis of the President? . What is tlie ellVct, in the reb'l!:fi;3t ,tCtf Of President in 1 edict;-, abolishing slrt y, arm:r.g ttir-Kw-. nd placing thentUis guards over terrilied uw. men and chiftM ? Nor is thtt) 1 itary situition the only thing whiclruses my apprehensions and lears, Fipai 2ia!lyt e ary on tiic v o of ruin. On. plblic deht has reached a figure which ah .ost batll ?s our pow-rs ol CiK U:& ion. fiJi - tnousanu minion:-.: f..--lory in vain IllruptK 'to unfold a pi go on which to iraeVs parallel. And it is in creasing at be rate of three million per dav ! T.ho hog( of settlement inusi coin. To think of paj u pt pre supposes un i u poverishec "pjoj- e hjiiiil coming time. Re pudiation, tlioujh sustained by numi ous precedents, vJJ leave a blot upon our nai 1 tiscutchici which no. nece-'ty rn justify, whic.fi .1 i roil ofycars can never cra;e. H inlqfu fey ! n-pudi ition ! tert i ble words, apd ot w)it t arful import, when, as alt'jjrn-tives, they :ite pn-.s-ut -d to the hones, t did of U il. lief..rM hi-u lies the dim fh?i:ahi of .. riy ; heh i.d, the footstep of t ic tax gatheier is heard. Uut 1 forbcii t!w atteinpt f.irtiicr io lift the veil of- t at futuro Ahic'u lies be yond. k U, oe T.1K FFT.r.tLR. 3uceon. A loiter dated "Casllc Thiind r," Pd inr.ond, ban been received by the mother of Miss lr. Mary Walker, fronW ich . it appears that the heroic little mrtjeou b- ars h.-r impr'3-n -ment lightly The following is an extract from her letter ! - -' I hope th)t you are not grieving about me bcaa m & pnsuer ol war. T am livingilf tbree -tory brick ra- tle, with plerM-'i tomcat and a cluaa Ud jLo f s!c5 p iov. - I Ca3 a fanm rnte, a yourn; ep lady " about 26-yrs of age from i fear th Misii MiS Martha ManmO I i - .. -r ft.1. I '. arn'much MPI tT lUiU1 1 mii.t B,m. r Utiorr.,! life, where I might he envied hy othe 'adiee. The dfiws ii "'ntlemrnly )?kn kind, and il will not be 'oiig before exchanged." l'anfr.e papr It is rtatedltttt the Itoewcll factorirt d been sol4 O' tto an English company i I h h finish fl.g was dying over of " . Y.nbpc .,wA tUrt.. The rumor dr He bmrtiir g of them is hot inem wneu uw. " -7 - credited by 9B ttoswell wa" donated WTednsday . The bridge of tb Chattahoochee av;iS burned bv uk . TIwYr.nkee cavalry o.-. at once, it is k n i trrt leave the pb f-irms''ii'ViiljauC''c'i ar( ejom mu-: da'naje to Yanlct boats on thu Missi.;. sippi. the 4th there was severe Kkiimis!ing n:r Marietta, in which we 1 e:rn, th.it I'.rig. jlen. Vaughn was. wounded so uriously in the foot, that amputauoa was i;cs- cary- A negro has been anesied in P.iiltiiroro cr h'Mifiifi";.; oi JtC. Dai ia and dei.ounc xr Lincoln. ant is '.u. g
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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