The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 1862 Page: 2 of 2
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K. H. CPSHIIfO. FtiiTuT and ProDne'oi
Txrms—For the Weekly, 33 per year. For the
Tri-Weekly, $8 per >ear. For advertising. 25
cents a line for each insertion. Subscriptions and
advertising. if. all cases, in advance,ami iti con-
llnaeil whcti the time paid for expires. Shinplas-
ters will in no case be recelvwi. III*.
PRODUCTION OF SAI/TPKTItF,
The prodaclion of saltpetre, as our readers are
aware, has received no little attention in ihese
columns. As eer y as May, 1861, foreseeing that
the want of this ar.iele would be one of the chitT
difficulties we should have to contend with in the
war the a threatened, we gave full dircclio:.s for
its manufacture from the nitr^es earths of cav-s,
uiuler-floors, et c. Ve nl?o a'lrded to Ihe nrtif.-
clal nitrasica of P*ris, o Sweeden and other Eu-
ropean countries, bat were una le to find iu any
books to which we had arces*, su h specific direc-
tions as would be of practical use.
This subject has attract d no little attention from
the Government, and so great has been the de-
mand for nitre, that the production of it ha* beer,
made an -apecial department, and the whole conn
try has been divided into districts,* and superin-
tendents ofnitreappointed Thesupplyfrom nitrous
caves aud under-floor earths proving inadequate,
tho attention of the scientific has been for some time
dovoted to artificial nilrarics. Among the most
skillful chemists in Ihe Ccnfederacy are Profce-
aors W. II. C Price, and G. W. F. Price, of Au-
burn, Ala-, and the studies of these gentlemen
have produced a pamphlet giving full directions
for the artificial manufacture of nitre, a copy of
which ih y have kindly forwarded to the editor
hereof. We make some extracts from the pamph-
let.
•4 We have abundant sources of supply at our
very doors. The required material* lie roit'ng
uselessly this day, upon-every pUnistion and in
every farm yard. The health of our ciiiee is en-
dangered, and the lives of our families imperilled
by lettering corruption that would richly vield the
very aub tane*s that are needed !or the succ« ss of
our arms."
It is the business of tho pamphlet to show how
this may be dono. The fact thet at one time
France produced two thousand tons cf saltpetre
a year, by artificial process, was a great stimulaut
of enquiry. Wo now copy from the pamphlet a
list of materials, any or all of which will make
saltpetre :
Stalks, fodder and cob of I dian corn: vines of
polaloe, bean and field pea ; cabbage leaves ; tur-
nip tops; rolling fruit and vegetables; peelings
of Bp pies «nd peaches; melon rinds; s;raw of
wheat, r>e, oats and barley ; leaves ol oak aud
hickory, and swamp growth gen r.liy : s aiks of
su flower i blades of millet, aorghuiu and sugar
cane ; all fungus vegetable productions ; polk
weed ; refuse of distil.eries; refuse of suirar
bouses, baggasse, etc.; limp, and :iine rubbish;
n.eal, old mortar, soil from under manure piles
or compo£t heaps; under floor earths, bleached
a hoa..f Oik or hickory; mud from hog wallows or
stagnant ponds, etc.; dungol horses, cattle,swine,
poultry; huirun excrements : decavedtish; clip-
pings of leather from shoe shops ; scrapings and
cuttings of gieen hides from slaughter pet,s and
tanneri s; animal blood ; carcasses of ail kinds;
offal of vultures; urine of all kinds; slops of
kitchens, greasy dish watrr, soap suds, water in
which fr.sh meat has been washed ; drainings of
sewers and filthy gutters; slagna.t ** ater of cess-
pools, etc , etc.' Als substances impregnated with
salt must be avoided.
It will be seen that every city, town and planta-
tion in the country is full i f saltpetre, and that we
could produce enough in the Confedo.ate States to
blow up the world, if every body rhould go about
It.
Beds can be made on any scale, targe or small.
Families may make them ; planters may work on
a larger scale, while persons who chose to go into
the work in such a city as Houston could produce
largo amount*. A harried calculation shows that
the production here might be hundreds of thou-
sands of pounds p*r year.
We have not space for the dttaiis; but persons
desiring them can have them by addressing the
authors ol the pamphlet. To say nothing of pat-
riotism, the profit of this business is very large,
aud wbeu carried on upon a plantation, it will be
done ht very small cost indeed. We trust the at-
tention of the public will be turned to this very
Important mater.
BRYAN'* HOSPITAL.
Th j necessity of providing means for the sup-
port of the Texas hospital at Qnitra n, Miss., wil'-
b : apparent when the" necessary expenses of such
au Institution are considered.
There are now at the hospital about 5t)0 patients.
It 1* not like'y that the number will be decreased
for some time. These p-tients car.not be sup-
ported at less than a dollar each a day. The State
funds taken by Ih*. Bryan, amounted to 950,000.
This we w.ll suppose provides for the hospital 100
days. It will be se-n that this money mus- be
▼ery nearly exhausted by this time, a d it irf of the
utmost importance that the pjople should come
forward at onee and pour in their contributions on
the most liberal scale.
Let some [yr^on go around in every city, town
and neighborhood of the State, and take no refusal
or excuse, but insist upon somelhlug from ever>
man. This fund must be supplied in no driblets,
but with a full stream. People who are a' le mu!?l
give in hundreds and five hundreds, instead of
fives and tens.
Wem'ikt raise fifty thousand dol'ars to supply
this hospital r>n the most economical scale this
winter. There is no time to lose about it Our
Texas boysara now suffering, and they deserve
better things than we can possibly do for them.—
Let Uiem not have it to say of us that we neglected
them.
Where is the noble scul that will bad off with a
eontrbulion cf a thousand dollars for this heft-
pital ? _
ICj3 To give our readers an idea of the enora
mo us quantity of beef and other meats consumed
In this city, we have compiled the following facts.
There are In the market IS stalls, at which meal is
aol l. Three of these stalls average two beeves, two
veulr, ami three muttons each daily. The I a ance
of the slat 's, nine in number, sell on an average
tjro beeves, one veat, and two muttons each, ma-
king a total of Cft animals disposed of and cor.
uumed in Houston in one day. In a 3ear litis
The l'«ii fd S:atcs Tex-s Kcgiimn*
We take the following from the New Orl« ans
Delta, of the 8th ult.:
Notice to Texas Rkfcoeks.—Texas Re'ugoes
in ibis city and neighborhood re notified that he
First Regiment Texas United Stages Volunteers ir
now being organ.aed (under a< thority from Major
General Dutler,) by Judge E. J Davis, ot Te.\a-,
who will command it as Colonel.
*1 his Regiment will be furnished with the arms
and accoutrements of Mounted K fiein. n, ani v. i.l
be supplied with horses iu Texas, :i* it is ineouven-
ien to . hip them from tbisp* rt. In th. meantime,
it will act as an Unmounted Rifle Corps.
It is under tood that a number of Texas Refu-
gees have enli^'ed in oth'-r li giments in this De-
partment. .*11 of these who wi-11 t>return to Tex-
a>, may be transferred to this Texas Kegi rent, on
sending their names to Colon 1 Davis, at the Park
Hotel, Lafayette Square.
Tlal's ihe tlrng, just the thing our boys wa -t.
liet these refugee t-ailors Set foot on the soil o!
Texas, whether as mounted or unmounted rifle
iren,a- d their blocd will wash out the r tr ason.
It would seem that such w'ckt dnessas this, would
hesitate lo: g before returning to the land it had
betrayed. Hut no. Jodg-Davis will comeback,
and Jack Hamilton will com - back, and Ilaynes
will come back,and all theirs oundrelly crew will
come b ck. God grant that their carcasses may
all enrich Ihe soil their livis have curstd!
I
CI.OTii!> Q FtlR Til •* KING'.IS-.
Many persons have been s eking opportunities
of sending clothing lo the Rangers. V e are at last t
able to assure tbern of a chance to do so.
Mr. William Nance, a reliable and energetic :
man of Brazoria comity, is a discharged soldier of j
that regim.ut, and h■ s offered to take clothing '
through to the boys, provided the expense* of ihe 1
trip shall be paid.
A care ul estimate of the expenses shows that
they will reach nearly or qirte 5- per pound of the
clothing s *nf. At any rate, it is thought t «?st that
S-per pound be paid into the fund, and if there
is anything «*ve#, i can go into th- hospit:\l ford .
The f'dDsciipt iiud I xemption Kt w.
T!ic Cons-ript and Exemption acts excite public
attention, and gome difference of opinion. The
two acts, though sepa-ate, are In lactone measure,
so understood and acted on i-1 Congress The ex
tension of the conscription to the age of 45 years
whs passed with the gen-. ral understanding that a
iberal exemption was iccessary. and would be
ma'le. Few seem lo have examined and car. fully
considered ihe *2 s In all their par s, and the bear
ins of their provisions on the country. Some tlx
th ir thoughts en certain provisions, without re-
ference to ihe policy and principle which was in-
tended to g >vern ; and mar y ta'k a'^out ih* m with-
outapparent'y having read any parlor u 11 lerstand-
ing what th v talk about, rhaps having taken
their opinions from <>t'i rs. Thus mlsapprcbeus on
is produced—dissatisfaction results—aud tome
times sentiments are uttered te. ding to produce
injury in society, if nut designed ort- at purpose
Arguments are used a«:d assumptions made wh'ch,
if carried out lo their legitimate conclusions, would
div de society into two clavses with conflicting In-
terests and views
W iih ill hoping to be able lo entirely satisfy all
minds, and not intending at present to say all of
which tiie subject is susceptible, or lliat maybe
desirable, it is proposed to pres-.nt the pisnciple
1110 ives which influenced Co< gress—the intent o
of the laws—and the construction ofseveral clauses,
which have c us<d comment, that appears tone
most reasonable according to that intention. I'ho^e
persons, who may have designedly attempted to
cast o litiia o i the law,or tboge who have been at-
tempting to eiaJe milit-ry service by their inter-
e ted niisConstruction, vre do not expect to sati fy.
Reasonable and loyal citizens, however, who have
.•.r institutions and dearest interests at heart, wi 1
probabl. e.-i.Ciiide that such points as are not en-
tirety satisfactory to I em, c nnot b« maOe so, be-
cause of ike i trinsie dltficulties surrounding the
subj- ct. They ill find in f c that on some points,
inle cs«n b-? made, wlich will be t-xactly uniform
of the regiment. Kach package should be put up j and equal in all ca*es, or not h liable 10 objection
Iitainlr ! n" n,le s5,l° ' r other,ai.U liei ee we expect that they
compactly, about three feet in lenzth, and plainly , . a ,
, , . , I will « e s; 11-fled.
marked with , he name of Ihe send* r and the per- jhe great and chief end to be attained was the
son to whom sent. aT d sent to Mr. Nance at Bra- ' certain defense of our ccuniry, our rights, proper-
t . . rr .... . . , . i iv :.nd lihtrtv. It is manifest to all that to do this
? or atofilce- !,e w,U leaVe ahuut th" i Sacce«."liy.' it is net onl} to main,am
20th inst. Let the packages be promptly forward-
ed. The boys .-.re deserving an outfit; let us send
them enough to keep them comfortable.
[}^p The Conscript and Exemption law claims
a largsshare of our attention to day. Hearing of
the complaints prevailing in the country of the
as 1 arent in las ice of the act, we rpjdied to .ud^f
Gray, M. C., from this district, for a statement of
the reasons prevai l :g'jn making those exemp-
•.ions. He has kindly furnished them In the form
of an ar icle, w hich to give il the more prominence
we have put in the for.11 of and adopt as editorial.
The reader will find it wel worthy his best atten
tio;i and consideration. Il may be added to the
article, that all attempts to c -uiply with theexemp-
ri n law by acquiring tit-t- to the requ site number
o f negroes, horses,c- tt Je. sheep,etc., also, in cas*
of large plantations, by dividing the force or atotk,
and so increasing the number of exempts, wili
prove unavailing. The fact is, the object of the
law is to pur every man in the country where his
services wljl be of m"st benefit t ) the body politic,
and .his will be the rule by which it will be con-
strued. -Most of the present cou.plainta will be '
silenced when the law is enforced
—
IJattlb or Gooseitorn.—Richard West, of the |
Rangers, at Grimes coun'y boy, was le!t sick ne r
Glasgow, Ky.. where he v as kepi concealed
twinty da}s. As soon as he was able o ride,be
went to Glasgow,and nut up with two oth<-r ran
gers. The three started together to over aketlu
regiment, but found their road so much infested by
the enemy, that they had t
Murfreesbo*o\
"When they reached Green rive-, they came
across a squad of six Federals, all armed. Our
thrie rangers had but one revolver between thein
and no other weapon. They determined to put a
bold fjee on, so raising a Texas whoop, they
ch .rged upon the enemy. Tho Federals thought
th ir last day was come nd dropped their arirs
and surrendered. Our boys took five revolvers
and two horses and paroled the pr'soners. 1 lie
occurrcnec was a mile and a half from Goosehorn, i
and the boys call it the batl'e of Gooaehorn.
The San Itlrhard Akfair -We have alettes fr«-m
ourc rrespondcnt, at Velasco, giving the details
of t e gallant affair at w inston's Salt Wor s. They
<tft riot differ materially from th« se already polish-
ed, and we regret they did not reach us by due
course of mail, as we should have had th-m
two days so ncr than we did get them. The
vessel of the enemy was the schooner D y
Break." Our boys, Who were iu ambu*c: de,
were some three-qcarters of a mile off, which
was us near as they could hide themselves. Aj
least half the 28 abolitionist., wore killed. Qnr
men fired all round eight times. 1 he-prisoner
tak n was an Englishman. When taken he cried
out " I atu no Yankee J l*m an Englishman ! I
didn't bum the-alt! This is the first time I Ve been
ashore, and I didn't want to come this time; I
didn't 1 v n g as ore at Galveston ! "
our armies by sending men t.. the field of bat.le
10 repel the vindictive invaders of >ur soil, but
; lo feed, cb'lhe and arm them. The means necea-
sary todothi* must be provided at bom , and not
I only so, but the old men, women, children and
slaves at home must be fed, clothed anil governed.
Our Stale Governments must be supported—our
fields mus be cultivated and crops gathered—our
stocks of horses, cattle and sheep n.ust be tended,
;< r they a fiord food and clothing, /ill the mechan-
ical, m run factoring and iudusirlal pursuits wusl
be carrl d on. as a 111 ans to provide things neces-
sary holb for the soldiers aud people. Our negro
.-•laves. w o conslitute a large part of the laborer.*
in the fields in our social system,and when prop-
erly controlled, a useful and beneticial cla*s,
when eft to Iheinseives oriin>iitticiently governed,
J become drones, non-produce is, and dangerous
nuisance?, imperilling the safety of iur homes
; and peopb*. All these matters must be provided
tor. and guarded securely ; otherwise we would
ri>k the welfare both of our armies in the fie d,
: and of society at home. Equal d. ngcr« eeeT«. our
cause on either Land, ami equal .are must be
I given lo each interact. C-nld the old men, women
and children cotnpelen ly manage ali t'.KSe niai
• lers? Would there j ot b«* d.-.nger of confusion aed
disturbance, and insufliclent cupp y of the neces-
-aries o: lit:-, und an iuev table crash and miu at
home? At a ill admit the force o these consld-
eralioiiH. Some, th n, of those included in the
| general call of the cla««f men under 45 years ot
age, must bo left at home to attend, to the e
j matters Who shall Ibey be? was the question.
To ask it would seein to indicate, atonce, the
proper patties. Those who^e occupations or em-
ploy meuta were li' ly to l e <.f most utility for the
public welfare: those skilled in the different
nranches of industry i cces ary to be maintaii.ed,
and those wh- se i t. re-l-. v. uul j be most iikeiy to
induce them to work faithfully and patriotically in
! tin ir business for the benchl of the public. Iu
' short, tho^e who would be n ore like y to be
o service to the gicat catiae by exercising
their powers of mind and body at home, than in
make their way to the army. Thia^prii.ople and policy pervades the
! law. Personal or class interests uo not control,
theugli iu most c; si s it happens that public inter-
j ests and j.ersoual interests run together. In some
of those, tetir cliousor guardsagaiu Iant-c.paled
! abuses tnd evasionn are proviucd, where ihere
was cons itniional power lodoso. Lei each case
of exemption be carefully considered, according
to a fair construction of the law,aud this principle
appears mauif.* l, except In th- ease of the
Quakers. £ c. Th* law cannot fairly be charged
: wilh favoritism in intention—or wit«> a"y deaij
to favor any class o* community, however il
may pp°arlo c'o r. Il seems aimo^iimpract.cable
to avoid '.hat appealanc.1, without at the same
time il.-ing injur to the general int ruts, or
violating constitutional power.
Keeping these purp sts and the true policy of
the act in view. it is asked whj were stock owners,
haviug 5btl c:rtle or 25t) horses, and tliepherds.
having o; 0 ehe-p, exempt? This is he way
in which ike question is often put. .Now we say,
there i* no su„h exemption of ock owners
Words in a Iww are important things. The ex-
emption ia of stock raisers. The words are "of
such persons as are engogcti cxclusirely in rtiis-
• ing jtock " They must be stock raiser* at the
J ri.oe the act was passed, llth Oct-ber, 180J, and
j have that as their exclusive business; v* hie
1 probably will be considered to mean, th-ir ch cf
tiusitnss.—though str'clly It would mean, doing
nothing els j Now we s > thai bee'and wool are
; neeerSHry f «r the army and people to be clothed
| and ted. fu this gre t war, wilh our ports block-
j uded,ever beef and sheep is important f«-r our
: ovn'use; especial y s ,a* Texas LGuisiana and
! the Indian Territories are our chief reliance for
1 procuring them. Theref re the mis rs m ft at
j lend to ihem for tho public use ; and to d*> it, too
1 aspatri t-, wi h liberality,or th Government will
I lie compelled to use strong means to require it.
i Tho numbers jvere d<<u>>ti. ss fixed on, some limit
j brin^ necessary, because it as ?uppo-ed that a
i man ra sing less than t'« at would be of greater ser
i vice elsew'tere. or lh:i' one man was not needed
for '.est th;i ' ih;«t nutiib- r. And there Is a further
Port Lavaca, Dec. 3, 1M52.
Eoitor Tel —Xo news of importance. The ,. .. l . . . . , . r
ves-elsatil beinw. U « cjnnot .leii.e il.nir h.!en- ! I®".- 110 olhrr wbite lonn. who_b exempt from
tions. A Yankee ?'e;m^r went to Lamar a few | service, is e-ghgeil Willi biui in h;h bu-l ess So
Uuysstiice. In d«'d a bo;ti3 cionr-and .uu ciic ! ih-^ i that yeDerallv. or-.y one |w-rsrm fu each tn_ck
house,. They left word Jhe, woaid be bark aS:vin I ri".ch h.vii.p over ihe i.umber «f hope, or cattie.
fbortlv. A lur- berk is l> li« outaide the par-, a, '• *•[• ' steplter ■ for the sheep, woulu be exempt-
I have just Warned. "Fours. C.il'.i.OS i «<1- Lot there is audou tedly, 011 this pom ot
- „o(. nuni'-er. a vz'guenefs in the law iiuble to objec
TmT« EX«OITIOK.-It seems that thei r.,- I whivh. tonsress will probably correct
posed tToder.it expedi ionta T*-xas is lo L t? eiciu-
sively a Yankee enterprise. Th force is made up
froiu Hie New England States, and will b•• com-
manded I.-y a Yankee G -ncrnl Banks. We obs rve
that he > as been spendi- g some days iu lt-«-l«n.
where h • was closet d wltu he Govern *.ra of
fVe trill remark Ltre Ihit those ieho hare pur
[ chilled horse*, aids or sheep, or race ben em-
ploy tl :o a'Und to them, since Ihe iaip Vus n-
acled% Kith the atto to trade miiitarv service trill
1 find tucmselces in service, *pite of their smart
n ss. 'ibroughoui the acl, thes only who were
engaged in the respec Ive employments at its pas
1 sage, are exempt.
— i Again it is asked, why were «Isvf rwn-rg ex-
KnrYoi.1, Xov. 18.—A Warrcntoi. ccrrespou- I Here yen tive privileges to a clan oi
dent oftheTribune has ;So olio.Ii.it: i rich mcii, while lh.; poor man is required to r V
Geo. B.-.ru. idv has no. d.sapp -iuled the army.— : h,s ille lh" arc-vi Wl !a.v °"n
Gen. Sumner, now commandiue two lirjje corps, ers ;• re no^exempted a p' TriM.* privilege, i he
is this murningen route for .iu Imiiortantpro, t prcv.sxti. is a matter of only that suitable
which, as il takes two or thiee days lo reach, Lwill
sachusett?, Connecticut, Near Qauipshire, M kims
i nd Vermont.
not uaiue.
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would amount to 20,COO. or about two animals for j assist a vessel ag ound ti e
men may have charge of the slaves—krep them in
order and s o that Ihey perform t!;eir proper
work. W hat man rich or poor would he willing to
go into the army without a guarantee that thesi&vcs
at hM :l or his in-ighL*-! ocd fcrd some ore in
charge of thein to protect h:s family ? Sotnebodj
must do tins necessary duty—a duty of as high im-
, „ , . ^ porta ice l« site non-slaveholder as to the slave
8°®e b> Sabine Pa«s to holder. It i^ not a privilege, but a duty which is
I eitcr 1'ieni l*. lvcs or.
! Special C rres, on lence of the Teletrap*
Guvkstox, Sunday, Dec 7,4 c.
. Ifc'GS.
every man, woman, cMP% tegro,and dog in tho
city. Balber cam verous!
A :ain have the abolition invaders shown
their merciless nature by turning loose their guns
upon adefenrel.se city, filled wilh women and
children, without provocation, and that too a city
their own protection! Since th-y have
taken Oalveston, of course Ihey bold it and are
beund t' protect it. The act of bombarding ihe
city under the ei.euuHts nces, must rank with the
meanest of the war. It was the impulse of cow-
ardice, which were there aspark of decency in the
fl-.et, would shame every man of it out of th har-
bor, and far enough from the coast of Texas never
agaiu t. hear of it. We regard it as the mosi
disgraceful act we have yet heard of.
The surrender of Gen. Wilder, with 4pC0
Federals at Mumfordsvil!c,as reported about the
middle of Scptea ber, when he was surrounded by
BraggTs army, took place within l«0 yards of
whore Frank Terry fell last wiuter. Terry's regi-
ment panic'pated In taking th:s force, t' us fight-
ing twice over the same ground. It was on ihe
Woodsouvllle side of ibe river.
jrZT* AS I persons wishing to send clothing'o
snoy's regiment will put it up In the smallest
ages they conveniently can, ami have it in
rmpstead by the 25th of this month. Send to
Lieut. J. K. Coryell, who is there, and will take
charge of it and take itthrongh.
Commod e e Hensbaw has been putu der arrest '
by the Secretary of War for allow ir g Col. Cook 1
, and his troops to escape tr m Galves'on and not I
preventing Hie ciPzens from ieavliig th- town, '
after its capture. The steamer liar set Lane i,
now the flag-ship. .All the wharf nls who have
Liken Hie oat oi-; allegiance are ordered so Peli
can Sp t. A. large bark came from the we<t on
Fiiday p. m. and sailed next morning fcr New Or-
leans. The large steain.-r Hbode 1-1.n-1 br .-i-bt
the mail as d two months supply of provision?, 1
al«o son e ailillcry for Pelican Sp ♦.. The c.
mauder of il. - fie-1 bus o dered under rrest the
officer by whose ordt-rs the city was 11 ed upon • n
tho 2d ins . Tito Ytiutes tell tfic wharf rate tit t.
eight steamers and a numt et ot Iransj'otts :.r. ex-
pected daily with troops a d that they will cl an
«.U-the State of rebelli n.
A flag of truer, borne by Wa'kir.s, (ol Ma. •
grader's staff.) Vun Ilarten a- «l KcPhur^e-, had !
comisunicat.on with the tie t (bis da i t 0 o'clock i
The Harriet Lane raised a larger truce flag from i
ber u.iae?t mast. Cur officers proce<ded to l-e
Central wharf aud waved and planted tlieir flag
on Hie wharf. A boat then put out from" t e Har-
riet Lam wi h a flag of truce ll)iug from 1 er tn,w,
and proceeded to the wharf."
t!ie Federal officers up n the wiiarf.
Capt. llamblclon Lee and .«;f the Federal
ship were tie officers representing the U. S.
Our riBcers desired to ^ee the comroandir ot the
fleet, ami tii- y descended into ti.e laniivh aud
julled for ibe flagship. As th y pr.?s it the
r-quirMl ofl.im. L may be that many regard it as
a privilegeOi 1-vcr. Such men are not actual* d
by the lofty find patriotic spirit which has led
many slaveholders to volunteer ir. the crm) —
whiie some diiitb Irss would s . volunteer, but for
the tact hat attention t their s'aveg rerpiires th.m
t. r ii":i:i at home. Th'se who regard it as a
privileg- have much the appearance ot be'or.ging
to a cla s w'.'O are not anxious to tight tor their
country'a cause- Hut however this may be, neces-
sity require* that some must do duty cs slave
po'ice at heme; and perhaps those who do not
wish to tl^hl in Ihe army are the best material for
Ihe.pi.rpose, as they would not 1 e lik ly to make
good se.diets. Hut in fact, the exemption does
m t apply to slave owners only. It is thai "one
ptrsoii. either as rge. t, owner t overseer, ot*
e eh p'aiitat'On,« n which one w bite person is re-
quired lobe kept by the lews of any Mate," and
w here ll en* i* noctlier white man on it, or *4on«
j erson, either as azenl, owne or overseer on each
p'antctio where there aie twenty or more ne-
►rrOcS, ai.d where there- i.< no < ther w' i e man, shall
be exemp ed*"—and again where there are several
, plantation* within five ui:l s of each other on
i which toge>h< r 'here are twenty negroes or more,
I one perso'i brin-r the oldct oirnt'r, or vVerjeer,
ehitii beexerr.i ted.
The object, evident v, li to have a police 'orce
to t eep the negroes in r-rder, and who Is l f-tter
suited for that purpose than the owner, agent or
overseer V Some cf the States provide for this
in a lt r by law. exempting persons fr« m mi'l
that slaveholders already in he army should be [
discharged : but it was reasonably supposed that j
hose v ho had volunteered had made provision !
for ihe charge of their slave?, by emplo.ii g over- I
se<*rs or pulliitvr them in care of some on- else; i
and there ft re the public service would be injured
by discharging men who made brave and d s<ip- '
lined soldiers. The army ttuod iu greater need oj J
sitch men than the aervice&i hom- did.
4^ It is objected, however, that a lax should have
bet n levied on those exeinpt< d as stock r..isers or
as slave po ice. N. w, why should they be taxed
for exemption ai y more than black? m ths. mil-
lers, shoentiKersor tai road int-n ? Or it may very
well be {as id, than editors i f retr- pcpei s and
their neces-ai y cmploytex ? All these c :t?ses and
others, who icere so entjage i at the passage eft he
lav. are exemptid because tlu ir occup..Cou at 1
home was deemed, iu one w-y or another, a:or :
beneficial, than it was nece s.iry to recruit lite j
army. Public policy r quired it. Whj not tax
ll.eiu too '{ There is j:l^t as much favor hhown
them as to tho others, aud r.o more ; for they ow e
militaiyse vice to their couinry equally w th ev-
ery other citizen. Hu- why were not all exempts
taved ? Th r,- are various reasons. First, i* Hit re
cons'itutional power to levy such a la> ? The
tax'ng j.ower of C on gress is limited, both by Ibe
spiiiiatiu letter of the Constitu ion. " All duties,
iinporl.- and exrisfs shall be uniform hroughoiil
ihe Conrodcra-. States.'' 4* No ca:>itat vr- or fthtr
direct tax ."hall be laid, unh s ijj proportion to Ihe
ihe census or enumeration" of ihe people; and
t4I)ir«cl taxes fhail be apportioned anion/ tie
8 veral Slates, according to Lhei respective num-
bers,'* &s Such are the provisions of ihe Con
stitution. and whether such a tax j oul i be levied
eiider the broadest construction, according to
those provisions, is at least doubtful. Hut then, ,
why not cull it a contribution, as via* done in the I
case of the Quakers and olh rr-Iigious sects hav- j
ing co seieutious scruples? Tint is a question, j
indeed, which requires an answer. Vet it is per- '
tinent to ask, whether that Quaker privilege ia ;
strictly according to j mi principles? Itisques i
tloncd by many whether the C >igress did rigi;t in \
that instance. The ca?-es, however,are not simi-
lar. and do not etand on the si-.tue grounds
The case of the Quakers, etc., was indeed a per
soual or class privilege—a concession to th. ir re- I
ligious scruples, allowed nlvv ysin Am r*ca, ami !
even by the Abolition Govemtucjl of Lincoln. |
There were niauy of them in Ifiat Government, i
and ew iu ?he Confederacy ; tKcu v:titir.n'd .c be j
exempt d, r.nd rFered to I'ur-ish sabst-tut'sor p j
money as w. tqrirnlchtfor personal strcicc ; ami i
uig-d their d.votioulo out cause in every way, j
out by Pght ng, against ti:e r relicious prineipl s j
and conscientious conviction*. Now w tibl any-
bod want ti h soltlie s in the army? or would j
any one ibink it ight to say to these men. all t is '
may be true, hut w e w ill u«>t regard your religion. |
yourj-eace principlrs ? V.'e niil treat jou more
litrsbly than the Lincolnites do your brethren,and
force you to fighr— willing o; unwilling? Humane
men of right principles may well bo excused ic r
yeilding to such considt rations. Hut suppose such
a m ney equivalent a« was . greed lo be paid vol-
untarily by them, had b^ en provided iu the case of
other exempts, who had no religious scrupcs.no
peace principles. Then indeed might it ne said
that favor was shown to classes—that theiich could
buy exempti-ii for money, while the poor were
compelled to risk their lives in b I In. Then in-
deed could the demagogue and ihe agr. rian de-
claim with better cause. Then ir might with better
reason be said, that the fact that a inan owned ^o
much property is no g- o « reason w hy he should be
relieved of a duty, which the poor and destitute
man is required to perform. And then truly the
impression might be made that ihere is an antag-
onism of interest, am] a jt'&'.ous and hostile feel
ing between classes of one society. Hut the law^
rightly construed, affords no just ground for such
a comment—it gives no such cau?e to tho-e who
in y be disposed lo create such an impression,and
to make others believe ?ueh an absurdity, ll pro-
ceeds on a higher print iplc—the necessity of the
case for the general good.
11 was propos. d in the llou-e of Representatives
to require payment of $5( 0 each of the persons
exempt on account of tho slave po ice, and -.ha: i
ihe luotev should be paid lo the Governor or .
state offi crs, t> be distributed to the poor fain - j
lies of sol iiers. This atnendmeiit pass* d the ;
House, but was rejected by the Se* ate. It was j
as before stated, denied to be constitutional or j
right in principle ; and, n o. rover asserted lhat •
,be Confederate Congrexs could not thus employ j
State officers and convert them into charitable i
agencies, and if th I sh u'd be done now, Ihere i
w> uld be no end to political efforts lo doi-!mi!;.r
things hereafter, ss by bounries or taxation for
articular interests, nnd that the saut principles
applied to both.
There is a provision against extortion in some
cases—these where the loudest com laiius weie
made ; and, doubtless, Congress w^uid hav- made
it apply to all cases, bad it a pt*wd to be pr cli-
cible. At first view it may seem an easy matter
nut let any one make a rule and then teat it by
thiukuig or us practical effect or by actual experi
inent, um\he will begin to realize Ihe difficulty.
I twill be found t ot qu te so easy a task—in fact,
hi-tor* pro.es lhat all these legislative effor-sto
interfere with trade er manufactures generally
produce worse results. 'Iliese matters best ngu
late themselves. Indeed it remains o t e s -n
iovv the provisions against extor ion will work.
I'hey 6ltH.ll not be alio , e I lo make a profit of more
th*n "5 prr cent, on cast cf pro 'uctioif, says the
law. What is the cost of production ?—cost of ma-
chinery or tooU—abo —mat rial—expenses, itc.,
&c. Suppose a tanner has laid in materia, at a
h;w r te—gets his labor che:>p—wuiks economi-
cally and skillfully, so that his cos of production
is $101)0. 75 per cent on that is $750—so that lie
sells for ■$ ,750. Another manages badly and hi*
■tame material Is purchased high,so that his cost of
production is $2,0^0—75 per cent, on that 31.500—
<t that he sc Is fur $3 500 just t'j e same arl.cles
that h s neighbor tell* for 1.750—ana the cost of
the consumer is just doubled. Is that equal
justice? or does th .t benefit trad-? Does it not
ather offer an inducement to make mat-rial, Ac.
high-aud throw a clog in the way of the cheap
worker ? Experience w ill tret the wisdom of'he
restriction.
Ihere maybe abtrs-s under this law—in equal
itles—evasions of its spirit, and cases o hard
ship where it works unequally. All this was to
be expected—where such v..at and diverge inter-
ests were involved, bu surely it was not to be
xpected that these minor man* rs would be con
sidered in a carping spirit. That there is no
ieslgned partiality in the law-that high cousid
er*tions of public interes', and ihvse only, wen?
the enver; ing principle*, an t that in its general
features it is fouud.-t. in wisdom, there can be n:
question. There is no conflict produced by ils pre*
visions in such a society as lhat of ours unt-ss
indeed i. be true, that ther - is a neee.-sary con
fllct betweris classes of socie.y—slaveholders and
non-slave! olde>s—or the rich and th- poor. No
right minded man believes this—th: t question has
been settled long since, and though it is as old as
sr ciety Itself—and has aiw.«y been made a handle
to create dissatisfaction am! disorganization b>
ignorant, or hasty and designing men—in the J
name of Heave.:, what are men who r«ise such j
questions now, thinking Lbout? Private inter-
ests—p- rs nal advantage—individual prejudices ;
or opinions—what are they all worth? Ci'iz «.v, '
Rome is burning! Artyou jl-diinjl 'J'hebla-t
of iearcm.es sweeping ft om the No th on r on- 1
sister States—aid / «- ctrn c*>asi! (Jur all •
,s at propetty—'.fe~<ibr.rly in such a !
:iuie as (lib, it is aa;i to hear that men's minds ere i
•ngaged on each subjects. Your Congress had
act'd for the best according to the lights be Pre ;
them. If Ihere be error inju-ions i., thf ire it •
'.ause. in har.dy In which they or<- ell personally \
involved fully asfar as any or you, be assured*'
thev will be corrected.
(<Bul ttop not no a- to speculate—to make money i
to quarrel about individual hardship.or inequali- !
tv, or want of unilorm ty, and the li e. Men of J
v r. put on your arm-.r, and prep re for th con i
test I Ihere is v. here our services are needed.!
and your country calls ! Plarte:s, plant corn—j
sow wheat; and let ctto : a'one anoLher y. nr. i
Stockmen, a tend your flocks and li rds—raise j
meat—shear wo jI. Me« bairca and uaiiufactu: ere,
press year lf-.t ois and pienuie material . bet;
eVi ry mail attend to his own vocation according i
to the law. All thus discharging their dmies —
providing for he army—upply ing the poor, the',
planters and tockraisers eepcci l> should uo at
cheap rates, and ev^ry one should, by voluntary
contributions, we v\ ill scp;ori the cause of our
c. ui.try in tho oe .t way in our power. Those who
neglect tloir • nty to 11- public—* ho plant cotton
instead of corn—who sell at speculative p ;c-.s,
or extort pay from ihe poor—who in abort think ol
money and their own interest before that of the
couutry, may beware. There is a mode of recti- i
fy ng abuses, or preventing them from enjoying j
their III gotten gains. Th- voice of an utraged
community in.iy demand severe, but just, n.ens-
ures ; and our Government mav be compelled to ]
resort lo them, lo avoid the iuIu and desolaliou !
which threatens all.
- -
Sensible.—Peel & Durable have a s n Ible stig- '
gestion to those who talk most about jeep e re- :
!U«ing lo take C nfederate money in payment of j
debts. Il Is "Offer to pay those you owe, before j
you hang thoso you don't owe.*' We presume hc f
experience of Peel A Durable is soma hing like !
our own. We sometimes see names of mtn at
public meetings, where dire threats are openly !
bieaihcd ->gMlnsl people who refuse to take Con- j
federate money, which names appear.on our boot', '
i t k m s a t' ? % t it ? .*T.
*! he Cinci n: li iiupiirer of Nov. 8th, far which
we are in.leht^ d fo t ol. Forsbey. ronla ns home
matte.s of inter, m net bt tore noticed.
The Inquirer says that it would be acheap price
to get th Ameri an I'liiott togeth* r aga n, to con-
cede that, slavi s should be permitted to be taken
into all tjitt Territories, and held thi re t> 1: the Ter
ritorie« h ul«l becom* States, and also to allow
S •uthern -iicn to take and ItoM tile r >l.iv«-s in all
the >•::!. s while p JSrdng through tin m. This was
all the it.o i u.trji seeessioi.ir-i asked two years ago.
The li quiier was t!n n a Douglas paper. It is
some s.:ti-faction to kmu thai it has gained wis-
dom mill- experience, v ideally bought as Ihe cx
perien*-e i- It still more ^ati>f..ctir.n to fi d
the State rigliln doctrine w!;irh we of the z?oulh
alw ava f ug'.t f« ', now a 4*ading principle,orc^n-
ces-i« is,ti you v*ill call ilsr, of « iie of the most
pr minent democratic papct s « 1 the Xoilii-lVea.
Two vearsny
majority in ur:
year the m: ji
the nio t a bit
Couklin
■ , l.oveJ. y,
tcetoiT, hi*
ri y is aaai
Abol'i io:t
."'paulding
to Abolitionist, had a
wn town, of IT. This
si him. In New Y« rk
representatives were
t'onklin wis Chase's
right hand ni::ii. Both are uowr beaten by De.no-
eritls One was from Euffalo aud the other from
Ctica. Fven Abolit.cn Bo t n has repudiated il-
Aho'itionism, having voted l.afO majority nga.insl j
Andrew at the la e election.
Sam Cox, of X. Y. in a lnte speech, proposes j
that the next session of the la-t ADolitson Con-
gress should, at erthe opening prayer, ei g the
followi. p hymn:
t*Froin .Africa the Negro came,
And.O Congr-s- , bless bis name!
Stand up. good Lovejoy, bit ss f e d y
The neirrocame fr nt Africa!
lie is the object of onr love—
In him we live, in him we move;
for him we preach, for hiui we pray—
r or him we me*! from day to clay :
That colored cuss from Africa."
He then proposes while tho bearers rcine
r. mains, the following h> n.n :
Confederate money in Texas ?ast summer, have
been exttnincd in Jackson, and are now held to
r.trait a requisition from the Governor of Texas for
trial. We presume they will soon be brough'
back, and if they escape justice at the courts they
w ill be worse off than if thev get it there. Their
race may be cons dered a short one.
The Supreme t'onrt of Georcia has pronounced
t' e conscript law to be constitutional. This mu t
be the end of controv rsy iu that Slate.
'I be Legislature of Georgia are fixing up a bill
to tax meiclints and manufacturers on their pro-
fits for the be .-till of ixdigem tamllies of soldiers.
There was a great fall in tobacco recently in
Fredericksburg. About a thousand boxes takeu
thereby speculators, to await Federal occupation,
w hs tumbled into the Kappahamiock by cur troops
before leaving.
The Henderson Times reports but one additi rial
case of small pox in that town.
Il is sai! that Brig. Gen. Pillow is now in Middle
Tenncss e raising a command for himself.
The f llowi g paragraph has been going the
rounds of the press for now over six months :
I he grain crop in Texas, from the Kio Grande
to Red Kiver, this year, is said to be the largest
one ever known in that State. Occasionally, sm ill
p .tches of cotton are seen, but this is planted for
home use-*'
it wasn't half true when it was started, and the
subsequent drouth mad - it look like an enormous
falsehood. We have grain en ugh to do us. ll
an ai my invades us we have iicne lo spare lo feed
it w iih, indeed not enough lo fe-d sn army in our
tleft nee. were it to be drar, n from beyond our bor-
ders. Flour al $G0 per bbl. dees not speak well
for our crops.
the
ss.
'•'Vilh rapture, with delight,* o--. c
This colored cuss removed.*'
Mr. V hoe.v, editor o^ihr- Hnhnque IowaIf<
still In a Fedenil bastile. for the fr<e e>j.
ion of his opinions Notwithstanding this.:
cei eu votes i • the late election f r Con,;
Xo vv« nder the r terns from the election lei
ened cut old Abe's face so mueh. While li«e r-
terus were bt ing received be Is described aiss^e •
ing <he most iu'enso i. terest.
The ? ••«" York Tribuue declares thero is a eon
•piracy in New York t-. overthrow ihe MiLtiou
It shv*. "The programme is *o inaugurate an in-
surrection against the general covernirient^
the b&sis of i demand for rescinding the crasnci-
pat«on proclamation, with Use alternative th t
G"ven r r Seymour wiil reea'l all the New York
troop . ifih'sdetn nd s not complied with, and
that '.he Fiat'i shall refii'e to pav her taxes. Theai
parties not knowing how far their treasonable de-
signs may involve the peace of tiie State, are said
to he now in conference wilh certain prominent
West Point officers, not now the s rvice. but
who a e r have bi-cn lat- ly staying at a Xew
York Hotel, and who orofe s themselves will<n^
t iaceep: commis-iuns i. t'is war of the Stab
against the National G vemnient.*' This all
n ads very pretty, but the Tribune is such a liar
t' at nobody can be Sieve a word of it.
Tl e p-ico of colt- n is felt in f.ltlng - ut j h;ps in
the North. 1 h- cost • fa suit of sails for a 100 ton
vessel isi-aid t • be now £5,500.
A prominent cit'zen of Memph s has recently
crossed'he linet*. bari g-r proposition from the
Federal on.mander in ihat city.to Gen Petnber-
ton. Poking to the uninterrupted navigation ot
the Mississippi, by t!ie freighting and passenger
boats of the enemy. I he consideration tendered
is.that the f-milies of Southern men in Memphis
ere not to be disturbed by the Authorities. We
presume the pr position was al once rejected.
A c- rreMf-ndent of th- ChiCrgo Times,speaking
of descried plantations, say:
•'The* plan atbins have iu some instances been
abamb-n d their owners on the approach of our
army. O h-r-t have been deserted by he negroes
who*4 left ol '< massa to take care of the cotton his
self.' and ru-dwl t the embrace of massa** Lin-
c*dn's folks **ns '.hey c;i 11 the armies of the United
S'ates. From wha* we have seen and heard, when
the • egro refugees have been of the feminine per-
suasion, their advances have been met at least
half w.-v with a moral abandon, that will afford a
fruitful themr for the future historian!"
The.order removl g Gen. McCl llan, was dated
November 5lh, the day after the election.
Mississippi financial operations continue to be
unfortunate. Her * cotton monev* «s already far
below par.
A correspond nt of a Northern papi r. speaking
of the new Alerrin.ac, fajs she is mailed with four
inch iron plates, carries nine guns, and a bon
chaser, a 2G0 pounder.
The. Legislature of Alabama, at !t« late calbd
sessi r., authorized th • issuing of $2,00",000 i:
State Treasury X« tes.
11 i9 state*! that Mrs. Je« ie Fr-mo* thus a novel
in press ent'tbd lhe44Storyof the Guard/'in
eluding incidents of Fremont's .Missouri cam-
paign .
So much for the Cincinnati Inquirer.
Th New York Mercury s*rs lhat " Lincoln ha'
di-played his vig^r. not in attacks upon the enemy.
Inn on the 'i* erties of he people.*' Let us beware
th-it n ne of us, whether ofil • rs or private huli
viduals, display a like vigor in our struggles for
reedom.
Judge J. W. Turk'-r. fo merly of the Missouri
State Jour al,ls nor connect- d with the Jacksovi
Mississippian.
A Harper's Ferry correspoi.de; l of the N Y
Times, at the time of th - capture of that place-
says or Stonewall Jackson :—' Ai h- passed. I
« (uld but no- der how many times ^ had prsyec
In tiie night, before comroenciEffete hellish Sab
bath work. IIi oil servant sr-yV: "When old
in;f a pray* f< ur times in the night, be knows the
debllwill.be t«> ptv next d y!"' And I am verv
s'iro there were a large unnil er of d -vil-i ul wciri
nbovc H r. er's Fer y. Sept. 14th, It'tii."
We noliee i; the Mui.t<v lie Item that ihe dwel-j
Inghous- or Col. Hen. . r. In that place vas de«-
troyed by fire last Wedncs lay morning, through
carelcs-nes-! of servants. Tho Item ofitce made a
narrow escape.
The "nigger in tho wood pile"of nr.ti secession
days has irot o be the "nigger fn a Si" now-a-days,
esj-eei&lljr about Cairo, where thouaunds of tilt
the poor crta urea are gather, d to suffer and starve
iu their freedom. A correspondent of the Indian-
apolis .It urnal says:—
••IVi.-hii'g to get into t' e notion' of the - arkies, 1
parsed among th-ni as an Illinois farmer, my
army It- t nswero g a capital purpose in the jrsme.
I proposed t« lure a mnn. '• Hun no. s h. \l*b«n
yot: want u.e to go ? What y. u gim 'ee 1" Go!r.«
up o 1'ie dirties! woman I saw. I proposed to Iter.
Can't go, salt I 1** g-d four * ahie !*' *• Well, I*|J
take your babies.*' •'Hut I's got a husband."—
'• Veil. I'll Ukeyotir huaband, loo.*' •• lJutd«rV
oldgrnnny, I can't leave h r.*' " l\ hv can't you
go too gr; nuy ?" '• O master. I's in hop.-s om
day it w .11 3 lca«e d•• goad Lord to give me l ack t
t* old matter.** i tried a dozen or more, an '
fount underlying the hopes of mo^t of them wn*
an ultimate return to th< ir native land. T: e * e|
r*.train was—
" *•. carry me back !**
Their local attachment 's unconquerable,
the seem utterly un econciied lo separate h
•atnilies."
Ujjdoubtedly Un* sickest p rsoni of the rcvolu
tloti are the stolen away ndruu-a av negres, fo;
whose supposed benefit it was brought oil by the
fanatical tools of the North.
T«ie num' er of prisoners • scharsed under the
csrtel has been «:.out 1 -.1 O r at Yicksbmg, anU
about 20,000 near Richiunod, in nl!, 3-^,t't:0. Tht
Con c«ierah! have sliil a trading stock of eight 01
t. n thousand. ^ i. i «e the Federals are a 1, as a down
casbr would .-ay, m pped ei;vt.
Mr. N S. Morse, editor of the Bri-'gepott (Conn.)
Farmer: wiio wss r obbe.I «.n account of l isad
vocacy of liberty aud r gl t, l as made h s appear
ance in Au^nsl;., Ga.,aud purchased tb-i Sentinel
iio !iu a tUiLi .ipuu liiu iiO«|>.Utily «d the Svui'i
TUe Chattanooira Rebel compliments the ladies
r- r taking the carpeU from a church and making
Ltu-et- of them. In Arkansas and Texas the Car-
pets are being Uken from lit > dwelling boas.a for
litis purpo e.
The accounts from Missouri are of the t:ghtning
of the ty ran i's chains aboul the pe-ple, wherever
! they have the power.
All Intercourse across ths lines in Mis?it>sipp-
•; lias been interdicted. The s ime order is being
car( ifd i to effect in all the departments.
ild j The military dcspitism is approaching in the
ss-; Xortn. provdei a mun Is found who dares o be
the despot, llead the following, fr mtheN.Y.
Times :—
Martial law over the entire North is a na*tonal
n« ces ity. If the Governors of ihe Northern States
niai ifesl a factious .-pirit, ihe Provost Mar hals, it
is piesumnl. will have the pow rto keep them in
order. If State Legislatures should underiako to
ii.lerf re wilh Ihe actions of the General Govern-
1116: t necessary to the prosecution of the wur,
they will come under tiie action of martial law. If
the Constitution of the United Stales is to be con-
sumed according to the necessities ef a civil war of
vast proporiious, the Constitutions of individual
State* c«nnot be allowed to stand in the way of its
vigorous pr secu ion.
Here is what Cassius M. Clay s. ys :
Me had bee 11 charged wilh rashness in saying
that, if Seymour and Wood w -re hang, it woul l
save the lives of many honest Democrats. Hut
from what we have beard, could any one doubt
that thev wtre giving aid and comfort to the eno
mies of the Government ? And In that case the
•nen w'.o made the Constitution lu d decided that
they should be bung bv the neck u. ti> luey wore
dead.
A General Order just Issued from tho War De-
partment embraces tho fo lowing :
V. The exen«pi on act will be construedjpros
pectivcly and dots not authorize the diScmmp- of
any one enrolled or in service prior lo the llth
day ol Oct. 1802.
It will be seen that persons already in Ihe ser-
vice eannot be discbarg. d by reason of their coni-
ng within ibe new exemption act.
Th--Yellow fever h.^s nearly disappeared-from
Wilmington.
General Order No. 72 of the Adjutant General at
Eic? niond elates, amoi g nanny other things, lhat
whenever substitute* become liable to military
service, their piincipals shall be no longer ex-
empt.
A Washington correspDi de:.t of a Northern pa
p>-r says:
It is impossible lo give you any adequate idea of
lite consternation which prevails here iu official
•ircles iu consequence of the results of tho . lec-
t-on on 1 uesday of this week. Ths President aud
hi* advisers (w ith Ihe exception of Mr. Seward
who knew belb r) had persistently closed their *-yes
and Iheir ears lo the revolution that was moving
along in ils irresistible force. They tondly hoped,
and really believed, that the Kepubl.can* woubi
ca ry lh :o elections, and even now tit y are etu-
pifled with astonishment, aud can 11 t reaPz- Ihe
extent aud consequence of '.heir defeat.
The Captain of the Montgomery claims that the
Hlanche was fired by h roan crew, lie says:
" The s'.eaii er proved to be th ■ nolo ious rebel
vessel c lied General Husk, loaded wi:h cotton,
worth $!30 COti, and bad escaped the blockade ot
Texas. Sue had English pap. rs, and was called
Blanche. She hud iun the blockade five times.
They were very foolish lo set tire lo her, for had I
taken her off f rcibly, the English government
would have required the Spanish governmen' to
pay for her ; and even had 1 met her al sea and
sent her inut one of our ports, the courts probably
wo 11 hi n t have condemned her.
Gen. Seott ha replied lo Bu. hanan*s la e let er.
His reply is not lucid, and haves on Ihe mind the
imprtssfbn that the old Public Functionary got
liiut down so badly that he caun t recover. His
pros nt effort evidently was made by a man loo
dd, and whose bl >od is too turgid for a successful
controversy.
In auFwerto qu stionsfrom his staff aboul his
remo. ai, MoClellan said:
" All I know about il is that 1 received the or-
der, dated 011 Ibe ?th,imme0iatelv after the results
of ine Slate elections wt re announced.*'
The following is oid, but being one of tho arm>
regulations,is worthy attention:
4,i5l—Deliberation* or discussions feinong any-
class of military men, h ving ihe object of con-
veying praise or censure, or any mark of approba-
tion toward their superiors or others in the mili-
tary service; and all publications relative t'j trans-
actions between oflicersof a private « r personal
nature, w hether newspaper, pamphlet or lund-bil',
are strictl prohibited."
As/uraruiy was retreating toward Cuir.b2rland
Gap/a soldiered ed out to Geu Hardee, 4k Gen-
eral, 1 know how to form double column at hall
distance, but your tactics don't ment on double
distance on hull rations." "That's true, my
friend,said t't General, "but hereafter history
will menlion the noble manner in which you have
performed it."
la Frfl.-ee,f*hlchenjoyi the couffdenceof the
Km; less Eugenie,) tavs the proclamation couits
to late either .0 convince the world, or to be of
practical ffrclin the Sout* . ll is ike proclaim-
.:ig abtililion in a foreign country. In hi* gener-
osity. M r. Lincoln might as well have emancipa-
ted all the slaves iu the universe. The proclutna-
K'li, La France says, is addressed more to the
North thau to the South. It is a scheme which
! iooks no h'gher tfv-n ageneril b Ichery of de
! lencclcss wou.en and children.
R
a 1 c
ashiii/ton correspondence.
During the week oft attIes in front of Washing-
! tou General Bayard went forward under a fiagof
! iruco. t- meet ande nfer *ith his old comrade ir.
J arms, the now fatuous >. K. B. Stuart, of the rebel
■r..' j rav^lry. Less than two yea;* ago Job. was firtt
Lieutcnt and Bayard second Lieutenant in the
same company; out Job. is now a major-general
Jid Hayard a biigadler. During the interview a
wounded Union soldier lying near was groaning
and asked for water. "Here Jeb," said Bayard-
old time recollections making him familiar, as he
o>«ed h:s bridle to the rebel officer—"hold my
horse a minute, will you, till 1 fetch thai poor fel-
low onie water." Jeb held thebridle. Bayard
went to a ttream and brought the wounded tr^n
coir.e w Icr. As Bayard mounted his horse, Jeb.
remarked lhat he had not for some time "played
orderly to a Union general." The business upon
which they met w*s soon arranged, and the old
friends pail <1—a fight, which had ceasrd while
they were engaged talking, rt commeccinsr.witlr
_ great fury ou both sides th moment each got back
; to his own ranks.
£ I lbe 8lh u,t" which *ffor,to
'"«I"."'1-" '« "• 7s' ; " The" Wu"LlverUscs U..
been dul exchanged ami >ireso declared.
Commodore Port
Turner Festival of tho
<Uti and 10th of November, as a Union fes ir 1.—
is anxious to distinguish' More claptrap.
himself, very much as thai other feliow who
thought to make his name immort il by leaping
into the crater of Ve.-uvi::*. Hr proposes thai the
New York merch t: ts shall fll up the dipper ship
Dreadnought, with wh'ch !;e w ili go it: j-ursuil oj
at d capture the Alabama.
with varioussumsdue for one, two, three or more
steamer Ovas-o, the sa.lors on her decks * lut-d ! t^ry du v and fixing th* mmber of slaves to
' We undrrstand Col. Rciley has taken com-
knd of theSiblry Brigade. No belter officer or
' re worthy man could be found for ihe position.
t iem.
I fell proud to notlre ihe gallant bearing of. ur
officers, and our army v>as well represented by
these gallant m 11.
No danger need be a, prehended < f a battle for
n rnnthet of days. The Yanks fear lbe Texi tis,
ai.d I have u.it-ecu-.ne of them on shore for the
past three wetks.
« o**
IHT1 We regret to learn that Gen*l Houston Is
sick at Iluut.-vi'lc of peneumouia. He was some-
what bet er cn Friday. He expects to visit Hous
ton on his recovery.
be contolled i y a white man. Our St a e laws tb
not; though there is a law of the Inst L**g'Bla'ure
which was not known to our Congressmen, for-
bidiling the ieavingof stock ranches or farms n
charge of negroes without some white person.
This, however, does not exempt from military
duty, ll w.ts desirable to have uniformity in all
the Slates, an i the number of twenty wss believ d
o l«e the num1 er generally established in many
of th" States ; and also U e least number requiring
manager, or which required an exemption. If
it had bten intended as a special favor to slavo-
holde s, a lower number might have been fixed,
a d not only o, but it might have been provided
A lettertn the Dolta, fr m Berwick's Bay,dated
November 4th gives tho Federal account of t' e
engagement of the Cotten with tho Federal gun-
boats. It states that the Cotten is iron cased, and
that the shells, which could be plainly seenst ik-
_ ing er, glanced off. The Cotteu is reported to
Another proposition is to fit out n fl-ret. f a hun ' ''u*"0 0110 lonK 32 four 21's, and two C's rifled, ghe
■ ie credited with doing some excellent shooting.
The writer says, that besides the Cotton's arma-
ment, I'.ie shore batteries armed with scvei ty pieces,
and defended by three or four thousand men, par-
ticipate 1 in the engagement. Two of the Federal
vessels were Iron c sed. One of them, the Kins-
man.rcceivi-d 54 shots In her upper works and hull.
The Diana received hree shots, one of ihem taking
away h r stern, on nccomit of which he had to be
hauled out for repairs. Th-writer reports the Cot-
ten one iUy sunk, but adds a postscript iKxtday
that she was discovered again up the Teche,a**d
it was concluded lhat she was case mated ! The
years, which they havo never offered to pay, at.d
p'-rhaps never will. We shall be glad to receive !
everything due us in the currency ; ami wh. t s
more, were it all paid to day, * e ehoul I be able t > I
and would cheerfully contribute $HHJQ of it for Pr. j
Bryan's hospital. If all p ople were half asaux- •
lms to pay their debts as they appear to be, we
should be belter off. We know of people who will
n-1 s. 11 cotton at i'5 cts. I11 order to pay deb's of
three or more years standing. Cons's oncy i* n
jo wel.
dred schooner.-, and go iu [ ur*niiol the Alabama
It Is feared ill il she will have 11 consort of her
own taking, be ore lonir, if left al ne. She started
out wiib ei n ; she no v has 140. owing to the
number she has recruited from her prizes.
^n^oceiv. „erappcr worW,«nU-h^n.
ma--, de igne.t "o pr voke a challenge, and threat-
ening t' ptibli-h it if not In ard from in ten days
Prince John, how ver. took Snap jinlcment aud
pttblished it himself. T-'.e Count is ttill Uciilin.
u; hill.
Tho r.riny in Vlrgln:a does not seem
f ring as much ns was supposed. E...v ittlfc t
tlo inade upon the Uuartermaster's Department! Federals crow somewhat ou the ca, ture of the~A
h B. Sigur. I.et them crow I
em robe suf-j Federals attempted to remove the obstructions.
Every refpiiti ; but the sharp shooters wouldn't let ti;em ! The
]J3r" Col. Pyion's regimeiit Is well,
dress letters to tb« Houston Poetoffice.
nd
igur
Among the cl-arancos from New Orleans is the
1 «chr. T mak, for Matamoras, with 40 bbls. pork.
misht. Mr. F.A. Eastman, writes to the Cblcags
Tribune .
** I lold Gen. Cass that I had always admired
and supported him as a Democrat, but perhaps he
would not regard me as a democrat now,as I had
pledged my support to the preseul officers of Ihe
Government and to all the wx.i measures" lie
replied, * You are right. The Government is right.
You young men must sustain it.' Invited thus lo
continue ihe conversation. I siid * Bui I ap-
prove of the emancipation proclamation, ami al I '
The old patriot responded pioinptly, * So do I.'
After a few minutes spent in conversation upon
general topics, be came back to the proclamation
again. He observed that whether or not ihe Presi-
dent had the constitutional right to declare the
slave free, the President's friends did not strength-
en the measure by claiming it to be constitutional.
4 I do not deny,' he said, that there is lhat in tne
Contdiluliou lo justify slavery; but the citcnin-
st-mces of the country clearly jurflily it' He did
not fear it.- effect in the Seuth ; he only hop. d it
woul'l prove effectual. He could not understand
how any o d Democrat c uid have any sympathy
with the South, and he heped that if theie are attv
persons in the North who would ever consent to a
sep ration, they would no: be permitted to havo
any position or influence."
The Yictoria Advocate is displeased with the lakt
cotton order,and is going to w rite to Gen. It- lines
about it. We should much prefer that such as-
sumptions of power were made by act f Conzre •«.
They don't seem lo altogether couips t w ith liu-
ert .
It is said lhat the people of :he North-west -are
clamoring for peace. Let them clamor, if they
want peacefclet them quit fighting ami <hey will
get it, but so long as ihev keep on fighiing they
will get nothing but wur from cither side.
The Legislature of Alabama has passed an eet
authorizing the impressineu of one-tenth of the
male negroes between 15 a d 50, <0 lab. r in de-
enco of the State.
The Jat kton Mississippian says the story of Gen.
Edwin Price having eone over to the abolitionist*
is a bald malignant-falsehood. It says:
Gen. Edwin Price never held any commission
in the Confedera o service, but was *n officer t •
tho Missouri State Guard, which organizal on Is
now disbanded. He was captured on the Osatr«*
lust February, while conducting a body ofrcruil*
to join Maj. Gen. Pr.ce in Arkansas, and w:«g con-
fined for months iu ti.e Penitent ary at Alton, Ijlf-
nois, where he was released on parole. \\ hen tii«
cartel for the exchange ofprironers was rerleru-d,
he repaired to ihe army al nolly Sp;ings. ii \ iuy
no command, he did not regard his presence in l e
army as important, and r turned 10 his h*one i ;
Vtisjouri, as a citizen, without taking auv ..aiii, or
biing placed under any restrict! one. He i- a tr-e
and gallant man and has done nothing, -nd sub-
mitted to nothini which can compromise him in
the estimation of his friends.
Gen Beauregard was lately serenaded in S*
vaiiuah. He m dea short speech in which, am n ;
other things he s.*.i!:
I am proud now to be placed here to n'd the rfe-
feu e ol Charleston ami Savannah—the most spir-
ited end enterprising cities of th.- South, or m -y
h-tve done a larger business in direct importailoo
during Ihe blockade ban they ever did before .1.
Ai theSt.Jam*** Church, Wllm ngton, th- r.- is
not a pew where the occupants are not cbtdi *«l in
mourning.
The abolition canal weft of Yicksburg remnias
as lue tbolitioni-ls left it. It seems our authori-
ties have no faith In ihe e emy changing lho
course of the Mississippi.
The Vicksburg Whig says sheep ought not to be
kille l for mutton while wool is as valuable as
now.
The Montgomery ^dt ertiser cnlls attention lo
the fact that newspapers dependent on their bu*i
ness enterprise are the only successful papers ia
limes like these. The'organs'have all subsided.
The Jacksou Mississippian giv es the w* lconie in-
formation that the Meridian Miss, and Selma Al-'.
road will be complete by the iOUt iust. Thi* wilt
give us an all railroad communication again be-
tween Vicksburg and Richmond.
The Richmond correspondent of the Appe I,
;ays th it 6000 shoes were obtdued by a commit-
tee In lhat town in four days, for the soldiers.
It is said lhat Johu Minor B Its h is so far moved
us to denounce L ncoin's proclamation.
A very serious riot occurred in Ozaukee cou ly,
Wisconsin, about thedraf . It was resisted by an
exteusive mob, which destroyed houses and cut
up generally. It was put down ty the mi'itar
and 200 arre.-ts were made. In Washington coun-
ty, Wisconsin, simdar scenes occurred.
Washington. Nov. 14.—One of the Herald's cor-
respondents just arrived from Harper's Ferry, re-
ports Stone wa I Jacksou moved his forces'from
the vicinity of Front Royal. His a my is now en-
camped al Powlovvn, seven miles from Winches-
ter, on the Romney turnpike. His force is e ti-
mated at from 23,0(M1 to 40,1:00; all agree lhat ho
has with him forty pieces of artillery.
It is reported that the rebels have occniied
Thornton aud C-bealer gaps, in Hurnside's rear, In
force.
t he authorilies have settled 0:1 a general plan f
defense of Atlantic cities against a supposed fleet
of rebel rams, which lbe Navy Dep rimcul regarda
as merely imaginary.
Owing to ; he favorable ne us from Eu-rp; tThur-
low Weed will not go out just now on a special
mission, though here, aud abvut ready to receive
his instructions.
The schooner Rachel Seaman, on the #3t-1 Inst.,
Captured off Sabine Pass, the Knglish schooner
Dart.
The steam r Kensington rec -ntly captured the
English schooner Advenlure, attempting to ru 1
ihe blockadeoff the coast of Texas.
Gov. Andrew nndacomm Uee from Do^ton had
au interview with the President to-dav, with re-
gard to the defences of that city, the Alabama hav-
ing been withiu two hundred miles.
The arre t of Cols. Colburn and Dunne, ofMe-
Clellau'o sti ff, resulted froir remarks made bv
them uncomplimentary to the Pr sident, bee use
of ihe removal ; and, besides, they left the fl/bl
without leave. They have arrived here under
arrest.
Geu. McCIellan's departure from his army is
represented as au elaborate up-. ctacular farce. H i
as four days saying good bve, and being gre tetl
by the " wildes: cheers and huzz m ofrthe'troops."
etc.,to naus a. The correspoudenl of the N* Y.
Times, says :
With regard to the feeli:igs of Gen. VcClellan
on his removal, only indirect intimuions have.of
course, come out: but as I saw him 011 Sunday
night at an informal reception given in his tout to
The oft reiterated rrmark of " Geueral, that is
pulnlul news," simply elicited the reply, * It was
very unexpected to me, I assure you.'' Strop" ex-
pressions indulged In by youthful members of his
staff were quietly answered with. "Wo have only
to obey orders." Champagne was upo„ ;; ta'd in
the con er, of which all partook. A* the General
lifted his glass ho gave the toast—The Arm of
t-.e Potoaie.c, and bless the day when I shall return
to it." This same ho e lhat he will ere long return
to command the army, I have heard bin. repeat
s veral times to-riayj although ii is* ran eye ;n-
tradic ed by ti.e remark which officers at Headquar-
ters report him to have made to the effect lttli e
will ••never again draw sword Under tL-e present
udutini tration." . /
All ac ounts agre that the leave?-taking was tho
occasion of a great deal of show of regret that Mc-
Clellan had been ordered away, as w^l as jf dis-
satisfaction with the administration.
The San Antonio Herald says that another mu
tuKl supply association has been gollea up there
Let us have several for Houston.
The death of William Ballard Preston, Senator
from V irginia, is announced with a good deal of
regret iu thai State. Iiis its. public servic-- b -
lore hi> election lo the Senate, from Va., was as
Scctet ry of the Navy, uuder Gen. Taylor.
The Appeal savs that Preu iss is U have char-^o
of Memphis, while Sherman takes the field. Tao
seeding or Premiss to thai city was the impulse of
pure low down mean ess. He is a caarae brute
111 his nature. After his cap'ure at Shiloh. he was
b ought first to Memphis. He di,graced himself
as a prisoner. V* hat will hj not tlo now that hj
is ruler 1
Herschell V. Johnson has been elected
S.nato from Georgia.
lo the
at Klcha.o- d for «dioes ;-nd blankets, up to the 11
uli., hid bctnuiet. Sr, says th - Richm -ud En
quirer.
A late New York Times says: k' Kvery one' ^ bbls. flour. 140 packages ft«h,SO boze* candles]
knows with wlml ife.'i icterest any indication ot;"^ borei chrese, 4'2 coils rope, 45 bales gunny
hoit'.My to lbe Confederate Administration.! cloth, (jfl rolls bagginfft etc. This is a ne w article
whet ber com?ng from a rebel Cong- essmen or from1 tra«Ie in Mexico.
a rebel newspaper, is received in tiie North. Tt i- J _t _ , .
generally accounted a token of dissatisfaction The De.Uhas no commercial or money aril le.
with tin* war itself ud and i*usrd here as an i*.j '',L* of special iuleresi Iu the paper is Ihreo
ducement f ir persevtraucc. And yettho^e s gns.: c°lan,n* ofrecruiitlugadverllsrmentsf mainly di-
ns vve call Ihein, are comparative!v unfrequentand; r,'c^e" to the '* colored citizens.*'
exceptional. They sre simply lho utterances ol!^ W^ never were a very «arm admirer of old
rare individuals."
The Paynes, wh3 distributed so much counterfeit lD2
uddy brains Cass,and consequently the follow-1
g doesn't surprise or mortify us us iuu«h as It
for of superior WROUGHT
81 EEIj PLOWS, of all kinds of shares, with or
without stocks. Prico 5cts per lb., stocks, $. .
RUFU3 K. CAMPELL,
Dec. l.-tw3-t^gt. Trivia, Aasti*. County.
Far Sale.
4 rOMFORTAHI.Kand heal hy place, one mile
aud a half from HunUville, having more thau
one On* spring of freestone water and one medi-
cinal spring, Sulphur and Chalybeate combined.
A drligh ful retreat from the invader ami epidemic
regions, or valuable as a boarding place lor those
refugees A good ho^se and fixtures and 4H) .-teres
or land. A bargain ran bo had, if payment can
be made in Confederate money. For further par-
ticulars, sdlress P. A. M., box 191, lluulsv
Texan. [Nov. lO wTlt.
NOTICE.
HAVING purchased the entire stock of If. Ro-
senberg, I would call the attention of buyers
to my stock of go. da. The business will be contin •
ued al ihe olel aland on M^in street.
Noe. *M-whfrtw3t. S. STERN H.
Stram Kncine it«d W:i"-Mill f.r *a'«'
tENGINE, 16-riOKSE POtfKK, So. 1, AND IN
^good order, nearly new. Two saws one above
and ono below, for very large logs. AH will be
sold for twelve hundred dollant, in C- nfederate
money. No boiler wi h engine. Apply at Han-
caster. Da las county, to Mr. Sto. C, vho will *bow
thein, or to
nov 24-w*Sitw3t B. F. & B. W. DAVIS.
i.^OR SALE—Several choice tract* of LAND.
For furiher particulars apply to
oet l w3tn* COLEMAN Sc LEVY.
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