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JOHN w. roHl l®X» .
« 111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
„« DAI!-* PRESS,
* B TB psr ffHHK, p»7able to th« Carrier.
I' f * 1 - Ti R „ Mo ribßr» ont of the Olty at Si* Dollars
dollars ton Eioki Booths,
(it mb Si* Booths—lnvariaMr 1“ **•
IRf-WEEKIir PRESS,
* gaiaoribSM out of the «tf at THMS VOL-
NOTICES
l— TO THE LOY All
-s* MtfUUl'tO, AND THE BRAVE.
ffT T u fLii'Committee appointed to prooaro Fonda
C t „f «cd Bounty to all who may join our gal
. , p r Hßl< un "
m! ptiTA REGIMENTS IN THE FIELD,
I'll[liiß* I 'Vji off . d tlrens to bo alive to the pretent
$ OO tfarelmperottvely neoded. The wanted rank*
jtt SSfcTKJrtS SffiLiWffiKs
t *^ !^Mc E °T"aa n n,cifjFOHa!tii. ■
for succor as she noveroalled before,
nor coM"' c >nll we must be equal to it. Gene-
Ti» eriil* 11 D f Divisions, and the Oommander-ln
tth' tB ,! §S!»roU»t onereoruit for a regiment in the
<a»fi ** L his country, at the present time, several
& M *orsaotestlcn« They urge, and-the War # De
i{o( net* ° rg “ ‘ the instantaneous reinforcement of the
-oniplement Our fathers, our brothers, and
-foilB|W r «h M regimentssay—
.«r»»*folh',,fcola AND JOIN US ’r ,
rrotntbe armies in the field have been do-
and appeal to us to Mr up their
«ik4 “.V.-L Premium aud bounty, such as Mver
( j«liii»tear«'e , „„ rew) , fny distribution, but
lefoto werepMb* op 00tmtRy
l 0 (ho Flag that has waved in glory from
are the iuoentives that are relied
■UFOS'., mI ,»D boost? ARB GIVEN FREELY
■pggtllwß " ln the citizen for the immediate
ijo ocw* v, makes in leaving his business, his family,
isaorWf" ’ at his country’s call, ln this her hour of
•sue of having done their duty, and
gild' , laauntrj’s praise rewarded the American pa
a itNNfS, liovolutton—their descendants ef this day
w ui, pr (da ihe sacrifices and devotion of their
titti- bbAFTINO has been ordered.
... „an more men are to be put into the field, In order
nicked rebellion against the best Government
■*'* .!e,,nfod to man may be epeedily crushed and ex-
Dot our brave Genirate oust have 100,000
now— at once. The true patriot has yot
ri u “ „ 0 [ hastening, voluntarily, to his country’s
h# wi Mvft enrolled In the battle-stained regiments of
J»' d ' , „ l r I iDE! J PHTA CALLS ON HER SONS
h. r fair fame. Fathers, Sons, and Brothers,
. OBS |o their aid without delay. Imt us do it.
keep brfgnt our city’s glory, and do our best for
Ü B^S« ; B EN«T, Dhalrman,
THOUAd WEBSTER, Vice Chairman.
LORIN BLODGBT, Secretary.
OF OFFICERS DETAILED FOR RH
' ohDITIKC SEBVIUB, LOUATION OF BBNDEZ
oS Thomas J. Town. Lieutenant Patrick Egan,
Schuh, 00th
John $, Rlehl, LleutenantGeorge W.Tom
.Uaaon, 26th Begiroeut, comer BUth and Carpenter* and
•{l4 KwihTftlid street. . . vV A' \ ■ *V
Captain P. McDonough, Lieutenant John Ourley, 2d
3 0«ri“u Matthew Belay, 115th Regiment, 1219 Market
Wm. Wilson, 51st Regiment, 1118 Market
‘"capisln Stbob.tHetßeglment. :
Lieutenant Thomas K Boggs, 23d Regiment,northeast
comer Sixth and Übestnut, third story.
Uealeoant George W. Wilson, 61st Regiment, No. 3
South Fifth street.
WUUam M. Duncan, -61st Regiment
lieutenant BamneJ Larkin, Lieutenant John Stanton,
3d BfeorTMs
Ueotenaot Charles Been, Lieutenant Edward Hough,
Mth Regiment, 632 North Third street,
Lieutenant James B, Hadley, 26th Regiment, 419 Oai-
H. Winter, 76th Regiment, 483
forth Third street. V-
Oaptsln William Jatho, Lieutenant Walter B. Briggs,
lilsvtMUUit WiHt ftm Retford, 39 th Bo{iiU6D.t| 716 M&rkct
fitrftka ' ■■
Ueotenaot John Roche, 13(h Cavalry, 104 South Sixth
Lieutenant Daniel B. Meany, 13th Cavalry, 44 South
fieventh street.
Ueotenaot J. A. Gregory, 91at Regiment, 620 Ohostout
rteet.
Captain H, A. Sheets, of Pennsylvania Reserves, 920
Chestnut street .
rUestenaut, Col. E. H. Flood, Major James Brady,
it Pennsylvania Artillery.
Lieutenant Daniel F. Linn, 58th Regiment
lieutenant Joseph M Abbey, 112th,
Ciptiic John S. Davis, loth Regiment, N. W. corner
Still sod Chestnut streets
Oaptaio John T. During Doth Regiment, Armory of
auional Guards, Race sweet bel ‘W Sixth.
Bteldes a private from each company of each regi-
au2o-10t
Zt=m NOTICE.-THE SUBSCRIBERS TO
j TBK OITIZICSB' BOOHtr IPOHD, M aid Be
etling, »re liombv tw titled that the Treaetirer of the
Fuji, SINQLKTUN A. idEMER, Bsi., will receive
(it BnxmnU of their unbscrlptiooa, deiiy, at the Farm
on'ted mechanics’ Bank t audfurnish them with printed
receipts for the name; or their aubaorlptlona may be paid
to Iboniombarof the Committee to whom they subscribed,
ted the Treasurer's receipt will be sent to the dou'or.
Bj order ol die Committee,.
iist-tf THOU a 8 WEBSTER, Chairman.
<y=» CUT? BOUNTY YUNB.
(Tf TO CHIC VOliUtt/.•MBS'
Votiee It hereby given, that this 'o umlaaton appoint
ed by the Mayor, under au Ordinance entitled: “An
Ordinance to m-tie au appropriation to aid theenllat
s," approved July 26th, 1882, will be
Ifflce, No. 4W PRONR street, DAIOr,
«of 12 o’cloos 111: atitf 3 o’clock P. M,,
1,) for the porpae of receiving appli
!r anting certiflcatea to, the Yolmiteer*
Bonnty Money from the Oity of Plii
said ordinance and the aapplementsi
ireeent, applications will be received
:c have been collated In the City of
recount of lte guota, under the call of
have been mustered for service in the
the bounty to the reornita for the Old
Irom the land raleed by private enb-
Icb payment, by a Supplementary Qr
-1 Aognst 4th, 18821 exclndee aneh re-
Ipaling In the Oity Bonnty Fund,
tide to all who have time volnnte, red in
lelphta, and have been so mustered into
les and Beghaent* raleed (whether reel
or elsewhere) since the call of the Pre—
lOO additional vnle a to° ro i or wno ah all
iteer, auu ce »o mattered under said call,
...................... .820 00
a, .a..**, «*.*. 30 00
>t 60 00
jayaMo trae-half when the Company to
at belong! lsfotl, and the captain thereof
eerviee, and the remainder when the Ba
ited, and the commanding offloer thereof
nnsteredinto the aeraice.
required for the certificate for the first
i; ..........
the master roli ofthe oompany, duly
llted States mastering officer.
eTldt-nce that the applloant was en
' Philadelphia for the purposed afore-
ing instalment, it must be shown that
II a member of the oompany, and that
bi«h the oompany has been attached
ilt forms of application will be famished
> commission, 41$ Prone street.
JOHN 0. KKOX, Chairman,
agnrt 11,1882. au12.12t
COUNTRY! TO ARMS!—PA-
Ciiizeoa who desire to subscribe to the
ItiTY PUN D, to aid the reornitiag of
mots of th« President's call for three
men, are reaeectfully Informed that
» lit dally to receive anbaorlotlons from
P. M.,at INDE PEN DEHOR HALL.
-»y likewise be seattoeither of theun
(eerslgned:
I ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor’s Office.
CHARLES GIBBONS, Secretary, 252 Sooth Third
street.
OHABIES D. EBBEttAH, Secretary, 901 SaMom
Itreei
JAMS HcCLINTOOK, City Treasurer, Girard
BBDC.
HKKRYD, MOOBB, State Treasurer, 694 North
eleventh street.
SINGLETON A. MIBOBB, Treasurer of Tuna,
Owners’ and Mechanics’ Baak.
THOMAS WEBSTHS, 14 North Delaware avenue.
*** Bonth Delaware aTenue.
iss£ 8 l» B $. 01 X D 81 5 i loOwaaenee. a»U.
ADODPH 1. BOBI*, 163 Dock street
VOUBHSft 681 Oheetuut street.
H STDaBT, 18 Bank street.
HIOHABIi V BAKER, Independence Hall.
GIOBGB WBITNJBY, office of A. Whitney A Bobs.
aJOHABD 0, DALE, 621 Market street.
IOBIN BLORG KT, Board of Trade Booms.
JOHN B. ADDIOKB, Independence Hall. s
JOHH D. WATSON, offloe of North American.
JAMES «0 Walnut street.
Ward commit tees will be appointed to procure sub
talsßons In every ward in the oity, due notice of which
TO ihortly appear.
A* subscriptions will be acknowledged daily in the
HterS) snloM otherwise rsauested.
B? order of Die Committee,
trffl TEOMAB WBBSTBB, Chairman.
IPS* the union pacific railroad
UJ COMPANY.
SOTIOK or MEETING OF 1 OOMMIBSIONEB3.
The undersigned Oommisalonera named in the act of
«* Thlnj-seventh Congress ot the United States of
America, entitled » An Aot to aid in the Construction of
J Beiltoad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River
*? the Pacifio Ocean,'and to Becnre to the Government
•he me of the earns for Postal, Military and other Pur
in pateuence ef the provisions of said Aot, and of
«e Act of tald Thirty.seventh Congress, supplementary
“i and emendatory of said ftrst-u eatloned Aot, hereby
Bts notice that the first meeting of the Board of Oom-
TOWloners mentioned in asld Brat-mentioned Aot will be
is, Bryan Hall, in the City of Chicago, and State Of
luinoij, on tho first Tnesdsy of September next at 12
o clock at noon.
J«M»Dnnntng, John H. Wood, Idwln Hoyes, Jo
"W Eston, <jf Maine; Joseph A. Gilmore, Charles W.
of New Hampthire; Henry H. Baxter,
s*3* Oollamer, Henry Keyes, Thomas H. Canfield,
S/Jsrmon(; William H, Swift, Samuel T. Dana, John
“Wtram, Franklin 8. Stevens, Edward B. Tinker, of
aMMoIBMtd s Walter S Bargees, WilUam P. Biol-
S*J*Jfinin H. CheeTer, Charles Fosdiok Fletcher, of
d; Aagnstae Brewster, Henry P. Haven,
w"~ S. Bnsbnell, Henry Hammond, of Connecticut;
l i r 1 0 8h * raw . Dean Richmond, Boyal Phelps, Wil
rs® Jerry,Henry A. Paddock, Lewis J Stancllff,
, 4' ®e«®r, Satnnel B. Campbell, Alfred E. TUton,
Pederson, Azarlah Hoody, John 8. Kennedy, H.
CwmJ’ f.eeeph Field, Benjamin F. Camp, OrvUle W.
a., a 4' B *ehder J, Bergen, Ben. Holliday, D. S. Bar-
Win Blood good. William H. Grant, Thomas
B - Buggies, James B. Wilson, of New
v “Phritlni Hush. Charles M Barker, of New
JoJeVn"J" B Edgar Thompson, Ijenjamln Bay wood,
j?*; ll ’'Scranton, Joseph Harrison, George W. Cass,
Will"' ® f y»nt« Daniel J. Morall,, Thomaa H. Howe,
y, it*® E, Johnson,.Bobert Finney, John A. Green B.
irLm I h'Dhatles F. Wells, Junior, ef Penntytvama;
Swan, Ohaancey Broeks, Edward Wilkins, of
JWMnd; Noah L, Wilson, Aooaaa Stone, William H.
fi 'b I*’ Hommedien, John Bcongh. WilUam Den
?&“*!** BHckeusderfeiy of Ohio ; Charles Paine,
A- Morris, David 0. Branham, Satnnel Hanna,
S Vot * w >Williams, Isaac C. Elston, of
William B. Ogden, Charles G. Hammond,
i, °!7,Jsrnum, Amos 0. Babcock, W. fleldon Gala, Ne-
Bushnell. Lorenzo 8011, of lllinoil; John D.
GiS, ’ B * Bice, Charles A. Trowbridge, Bansom
I?*™“*. Charles W. Penny, Charles T. Gorham, Wtl-
McOonueU, of Michigan; William Bonn, Jr.. John
'Wait t! eT ' Sterling, John Thompson, Elihn L. Philips,
m w '*r ». Mclndoe, T, B. Soddard, E H. Brodhead, A.
E»ir, °/ WUeonsin; A D. Beward, Henry A.
JoiH. “"d.Sht Woodtrary, John MoOnslok, John B.
William F. Ooolbangb, Lnclns H.
tori Q otthr ' Bngh* T. Beta, Hoyt Sherman, Lyman
envL. *“ U6I B. Onrtts, Lewis At Thomas, Platt Smith,
{ i WilUam H. McPherson,B. W. Wells, WlUaid
Friihi.il “"“strong Beatty, John Corby, of Mitiouri ;
p/f£» , aor * D| Baban J. Bradford, John T. Levis,
Thom?. ,*? * Grimes, JI U. Stone, Chatter
dottakm" 1 Kerr > Werter B. Davis,Luther O.Challls,
Eoio(« B !J, f ‘ r ;, 0 /,- Kan,a * i Gilbert 0, Monell, Augustus
Marqnotte, WilUam H. Taylor, Alvin
John i, L?t ; John .Evans, of Colorado ;
Jfeea D , Winters, of the Territory of
fethTti B ,' 4- Beniley, Peter Donates 0. P. Hunting.
Boaner n 4 al1 ’J am f“ sft5 ftU ®y» James T Byan, Charles
Marsh, D 0. Hills, Samnel Bell, Lonls
‘iy Dte,’. t oh *ries HoLanghlln, Tlmo-
B. J ° h “ B- Bohlnson, of California ; William
Hardlng.o/Oropon.
pAMPHLET PRINTING, Best End
Bostt? BBOWHJB,
VOL. 6—NO. 21.
SEA BATHING.
JSgiKiLuaa VO B THE SEA
SHORE! SUMMER AS
BANGSMSNT.—OAMDSS AND ATLANTIC BAUp
BOAD. ■ .
Three trains daily te Atiantio City and return, (Sun
days exeepted). Trains ieara VlNl*Btreet Ferry m
follows:".' ' '» '
Mill A* M.
Sxpree* Train !*2? ?• 5
frrightmd Acc0mm0dati0n.............,.,0.00 7* X.
BBTDBNINQ:
Leaves, Atiantio Mail Train 4.40 P. K
« ii Express Train........ 616 A. M.
« << Freight and Aocommodation.B.lB A. IK,
FARE *l.BO. Bound-trip Ticket*, pood only for Ilk
day and train on soAfoA (Hep ore issued, *2.60. Exonr
sion Tiokete, good for three days, *A Hotels are sum
open, JOHN G. BBTANT,
JeH-tf '■ ■ ■■■- ..r? ~ ■ , ..Agent. ,
SUMMER RESORTS.
TTHITED STATES HOTEL,
U ATLANTIC OITV, Auoost 18,1862.
Desirable Booms can now be had at this popular flrst
ciasa Hotel, as there are a number ofdepartnres dally.
JAMES K. BOBIdON,
H. A. B. BROWN,
an!B-12t* Superintendents.
SBAr-' BATHING. —A FAVORITE
HOME. '
THB “WHITBHOUBE,”
MABSAOHDSBTTS Avenue, ATLANTIC OITT, N. J.
This popular house la open. Its el tnation is quite near
the beach: has good rooms, ail opening upon the ocean,
and furnished with spring mattresses. It* reputation is
well established as a first-class' home. Plentiful table.
Every attention given to guests, and terms moderate.
WM WHITE HOUSE, Proprietor.
No Bar at the “ Whltehonee.’’ aufi-lm
SEABATHING,
BRIGANTINE HOUSE,
BRIGANTINE BEACH, N. J.
Now open for the Beasen. The Bathing,
ning, and Yachting being very superior.
Boats will await guests at the inlet on arrival of trains.
Board per week, *B. P. O. Address, Atiantio City,
H. D. SMITH,
Jy4-fmw2m Proprietor.
CENTRAL HOUSE, ATLANTIC
CITE, New Jersey.
M. LAWLOB, Proprietor.
The above new house is how open for Boarders. Booms
equal to any on the beaoh, well ventilated, high ceilings,
Ac. Servants attentive and polite. Approximate to the
Bathing grounds, an6-lm#
OTAB HOTEL,
U (Nearly opposite the United State* Hotel,)
ATLANTIC OITT, N. 3.
BAMUKL ABAMB, Proprietor..
80 OO&tBa
Also, Carriages to Hire.
■:MSr Boarders socommodattd on the most reasonable
terms. je23-Sm
Forest grove house—
SOHOOLEY’S MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, NEW
JEBSEY The above popular Hotel Is now ready for
the SUMMER SEASON, haying been thbronghly set in
order for the accommodation of visitors to Sohooley’s
Mountain Springs.
The 10BE8T GBOYE is a most oapaclous House, de-
UghtfeHr located, with wide-spreading lawns, and com
manding a view of scenery unsurpassed in attraction and
beauty; and offers to visitors a quiet retreat from the
turmoil and bnstle city life.
Having no exorbitant rent to pay, the proprietor of the
FOBEST GBOYE HOUSE will accommodate families
and visitors at as low a rate as a strict regard to the re
spectsbility of the House will afford. The moderate
charges of this House, as compared with the neighboring
boarding houses, Is a feature which must commend itself
to the attention of families who do not desire to pay ex
travagantly for a few week*’ recreation. XEBMg—
SEVEN DOLIiABS PEB WEEK.
Visitors to the FOBEST GROVE HOUSE will enjoy
pore air, pleasant drives, finest scenery, and the purest of
chalybeate waters, whilst its accessibility to the cities
renders it.among the most desirable of Inland.’resorts.”
All communications addressed to the undersigned will
meet with prompt attention.
jyfiS-amlm P. MATHEWS, Proprietor.
HOTELS.
pOWEBS’ HOT El,,
Nos. IT and 19 PABK BOW,
(oprosimi *s> isioa houbb,)
HEW YORX.
TEEMS 91. M PEB SAT.
This popular Hotel baa lately been thoroughly reno
fatad.aod refurnished, and now possesses aQ the reanl
dies of a ■
- PIBST-OLABB HOTEL.
The patronage of Philadelphian* and the travelling
public,desiring the best accomodations and moderate
ehargee, Is respectfully solicited.
Je2*3m H. L. POWEBB, Proprietor.
A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED,
X3l late or the BIBAED HOOSE, Philadelphia, have
ieaeed, tor a term of years, WILLARD’S HOTEL, in
Washington. They take thle occasion to retnm to their
old Mends and customers many thanks for past favors,
tnd beg to aasnre them that they will be most happy to
see them in tholr new Quarters.
SYKES, CHADWICK, A 00.
WASxmaiOU, July Id, 1861. an3o-lr
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
& CO.,
Northeast Comer FOURTH and BAGS Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, _
IMPORTKES AND DBALEES
YQREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
MANUFACTURERS Of ;
WBITB LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, POTTY, Ac.
aghnts roK rug oslsbratsb
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers (applied at
VERY LOW PBICES YOB CASH.
ph29-tael •
LOOKING GLASSES.
JAMES 8. EARLE * SON,
MANUPACmiBHEa AND IMPOBTKBB
■ ot.
looking glasses.
oil paintings,
Till ■ HGBATINGB,
PIOTDBI AND PORTBAIT FBAKBB,
PHOTOOBAPH FBAHBS,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
OABTES-DB-VISITE POBTBAITB.
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
816 CHESTNUT STREET,
]alß fan.Anai.rßrA.
SEWING MACHINES.
& WILSON.
SEWING MACHINES,
628 CHESTNUT BTREET,
ielS-8m PHILADELPHIA.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
AMERICAN^WATCHES,
GOLD ANP SILVER OASES.
JOS. H. WATSON.
Jy3l-6m No. 326 CHESTNUT street
WATCHES, JEWELRY, &o |
A PBEBH ASSORTMENT, at LESS
XJL THAN FOBMEB PBIOEB.
FABB & BBOTHEB,
Importers, 8M CHESTNUT Street, below Fonrth.
mh2o-tf
STATIONERY & FANCY GOODS.
AyfARTIN A QUAYLES
111 STATIONEBT, TOT, AND FANOT GOODS
IMF 081 U M,
Ho. 1086 WALNUT BTBEET,
P*LOW PLIVBin,
PHILADELPHIA.
Jell-fply
ILLUMINATING OILS.
««T UOU’ER” OIL WORKS.
XJ 100 bbl» « Lnoifer” Burning Oil on hand.
We guarantee the oil to be non-expldeive, to bnrn all
the oil in the lamp with a steady, briulant-flame, without
cmathig the wick, and bat slowly. Barrels Uned with
dass enamel. WBIGHT, SMITH, 3t PEABBALL,
nEffl-tf.-.:-' OffIoeSIfiMABKBT Street
g FRANK. PALMER,
Surgeon Artist to tire Government Institution*, Wash,
togton. Abo, to all ot the Medical OoUegea and Hos
pital*.
The «PALMEB LIMBS,” adopted by- the Army
and Navy Surgeon*. Pamphlet* sent gratis. Address,
' . B. FRANK. PALMEB,
jya-6m Ho. 1609 CHESTNUT Street, Phliad’a.
qaot ion*
The well earned reputation el
FAIRBANKS’ SOAOBB
Ha* induced the makers of Imperfeot balaaoea to oOtt
than a* <<FAIBBANKB’ SCALES,” and pnrohasen
have thereby, in many instanoo*, been subjected to fraud
and imposition. FAIBB ANNS’ SCALES aremanufao
tnred only by the original Inventora, E. A T. FAIB
BANKS A 00., and are adapted to every biraneh of ths
bnsbieai, where a correct end durable Scales Is required.
FAIRBANKS A EWING,
. fhnorid
apio-u MABOHIO HALL, Tie ohebthut bt
/CAUTION.— -Having seen a spnriotifl
of Oil branded “J. Latour,” we caution the
public agalcst purchasing the same, as the genuine J.
Latour Oil oas be procured only fr°m ns. _
JABEUTOHE A LA VEBGNB,
mylB-tf Moa and 804 Booth FBOHT Street.
A NTI-FRIOTION METAL,
XJL Superior quality, y
For sale by ■ 4
.' JAMES TOOOM, JB.,
: CITY BBASS FOUNDBY, DBINKEB’B ALLEY,
Between Trout and Srcond, Bate and Arch ste.
anS-An*..
Jims,
MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1862.
THE WAR IN TENNESSEE.
’Special Correspondence of The Frees,]
Nashville, Tenn., August 12,1862.
The Condition of Affairs at Nashville.
* It is a sad thought, a gloomy reflection, that peo
ple bom and reared under the 'same Government,
constituting the same Nation, speaking the same
language, professing the same religion, taught in
the .same sohools, revering the same political axioms
and maxims, claiming the same national origin,
boasting the same national fathers, treasuring the
same historic memories, glorifying the same battles,
Celebrating the same events, should, despite all
these ties which should hind them together in the
bonds of indissoluble friendship, be engaged, by in
evitable necessity, in a war with eaoh other. But
the case becomes stronger and more touching when
a person knows that if he enlist in the army, it is
almost certain he will immediately encounter, in
deadly strife, his own son, or his own brother;
that he is oompelied to seek the blood of his own
relations. . And this is the difference between Ten
nesseans and those of most other States. With
the former it is a living fact appealing directly to
the heart; for Tennesseans must. fight their own
kindred, in their own State, in their own county,
at their own homes, and in the presence of their
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. Yet every
day of the week; the recruiting office at the Capi
tol is crowded with our Citizens who have come to
Nashville to enlist under the flag which they were
taught from their infancy to love and revere. They
could not organize companies at home, because the
guerillas infest the country, and their own rela
tions, if it were attempted secretly, would discover
them to the enemy. Through the woods they .come;
following by-paths and unfrequented parts of the
country, in Indian file; their shoes worn out, their
clothes almost in shreds. They had hoard of no
such thing as bounty—they never dreamed of it— _
they ask, they dteire no suoh thing. Here there is
no fund set apart for them by the State,
then'lncreasad by counties, further- increased by
corporations, then largely increased: by the contri
butions of wealthy citizens. No draft is suspended
over the State to drive them into the ranks; But
it is a thorough acquaintance with the rebellion,
having seen its horrors, having felt its cruelties,
having endured its hardships, having learned its
aims, and having contrasted their present condition
with their former state of happiness and prosperity
—it is all this that intensifies and exalts their pa
triotism, and makes them resolve that they will sa
crifice everything upon the altar of their country;
it is tiffs that makes them resigned to the ordeal,
however bloody or torturing it may be. Better sol
diers, or more suitable for this war never lived.
With every natural impulse to drive them forward,
they have the’additionai advantage of a familiar
acquaintance with the country. Taught from their
infancy to travel long distances on foot or on horse
back, they do so without fatigue. Schooled in the
use of the rifle from boyhood, aoouracy of aim, by
force of habit, has become a second nature. Such
are the men who are now daily flocking to the
Union army. Caring nothing for bounty nor posi
tion, they only ask to be allowed to serve their
country. . '
SOUTHERN HEWS.
£ have recently had an opportunity of conrersing
with a rebel offioer from the South, &om whom I
learned a few things which I will prooeed to com*
munioate. He says that Beauregard has neither
the confidence nor esteem of the authorities at
Riebmond, nor of the principal and well-informed
officers in the army. That Beauregard’s reputa
tion Is that of a rain, egotistic military imbecile,
who,: nevertheless, possesses the affection of the
troops. That the victory at Shiloh would hare
been complete and overwhelming had not Albert
Sydney Johnston been killed. That the rebels, at
one time, approached the gunboats so nearly and
so oloso to the Federate that the gunboats had
ceased ‘firing beoause the slaughter had become in
discriminate of friend of foe, and Beauregard failed
to avail himself of this advantage.
AFFAIRS AT VICKSBURG.
He says that the number of troops at Vicksburg
was fifteen thousand, and that Breckinridge was
there; that all the planters in that vioinity had
burned their cotton, and had planted hone this
year; that the entire orop of the whole country
consisted of corn; that the South would raise this
year corn enough to supply them for three years;
that there was great soaroity of meat amonz. tha.
flitirens only white families—the
negroes'eating molasses and bread. I could not
induce him to inform me what number of troops
were at Chattanooga. He says, however, that it is
not as large as we estimate it, but that he learned
that the army at Tupelo would reinforce it.
TYRANNICAL DISCIPLINE IN THE SOUTHERN ARMY.
He says that the discipline of the Confederates is
severe even to tyranny, the slightest offence being
punished With death. , Military executions, at one
time, became so frequent that they nearly lost their
effect, and, consequently, had to be, to some extent,,
discontinued. An auction and commission mer
chant of-Nashville, well known in Philadelphia, M.
C. Bruce, was forced into military slavery, having
to work on the streets and become the scavenger of
the city of Mobile, because he had sold whisky to
the soldiers-- Another person, formerly a wholesale
merchant of Nashville, is kept in continual confine
ment beoause of the same offence. Another well
known citizen of Nashville, an offioer of MoNairy’s
battalion, of “ bloodhound” notoriety, who passed
some broken bank money in the purchase of goods,
had his head Shaved; was then drummed out of the
servioe, and, resisting the execution, of the sen
tence, was ordered to be hung, which order was
executed. /
SOUTHERN OFFICERS—CONSCRIPTION.
The offioersin the Confederate army were elected
for twelve months. At the time the conscript law
went into operation, these officers being allowed to
remain in service or retire, not one in twenty
from Tennessee remained.
The time has arrived when the choice must be
made between the .Union and rebel armies. There
is no way of avoiding it. It is with.the South a
death Bfcrnggle., Southern resources have been taxed"
to their utmost oapaoity. Every description of war
material has been brought into, requisition and use
by the rebels. Their army is recruited to the last
man capable of enduring the service. Their credit
has been exerted to a degree which required the
enactment of laws to give a compulsory value to
the evidences of indebtedness which they issue.
Their agricultural resources have been forced into
every channel whish could aid them. Their fullest
power has been organised; their utmost strength
put forth. They are stronger now than they ever
have been—stronger than they ever will be again.
The same concentration of power, the same exercise
and nnion of energies on the part of the Union
people will overwhelm, will crush them the moment
the effort is made.
OFIHIOXS OF TENNESSEE UNIONISTS.
The Union men here regard the Administration
as the exponent of the : Constitution, the executor
of the laws. They oan draw no suoh subtle dis
tinotiens as to be in favor of the Constitution and
the laws, and to he opposed to the Administration,
whose duty as well as whose endeavor it is, to sup
port that Constitution and enforce those laws.
They rightfully regard the Executive as the Com
mander- in-ohief of the Army and N avy, and there
fore believe that the mode of proseeating this war
should be left with him, and that the people', like
Aaron and Hur by Moses, should hold up his
hands when they become heavy. They appreciate
the fact that it is not now a contest as to who shall
be President. That is .Battled in a constitutional
manner by a constitutional majority. It is, shall
we have a constitutional, shall we have a President
at all ? It is not a struggle for party, but for ex
istence. If the Administration succeed in crushing
' the rebellion, it is not a triumph of any party, but
of the whole country. The Administration is the
only power by which the rebellion can be overcome.
If it is not sustained, then we are without hope.
Hence Tennessee Union men do notpauso to inquire ,
what were the party principles which induced the
eleotion of the President, hut how is that President
to be supported. For in his hands is placed the
national issue of life and death, and if those parti
sans were not simply content to “scent the battle
afar off,” like Job’s war-horse, but would come and
participate in the struggle, observe ils features,
witness its ebb and flow, they could And more;
profitable employment tham in protracted discus
sions of lengthy resolutions formally introduced
into self-styled conservative conventions, whose
object it is to favor the war, but oppose its prose
cution. C. D. B.
Nashville, Tenn., August 13,1862.
REBELS DttIVBN OUT OF TENNESSEE.
Since my sojourn in this section of the country I
have endeavored to give you a oorroet representa
tion of the state of affairs at all times. And I can
assure you that I take great pleasure in transmit
ting the following facts, whioh augur well for the
Union. A knowledge of the events which are
transpiring in our midst allow me to say Thn.ybsseb
IS SAFE ! , - .
When the disastrous affair occurred at Murfrees
boro’ some weeks since, without any solicitation on
the part of any of the authorities of the olty,' im
mediately a gathering of Union men took place,
and formed themselves into an association, to be
known as The Citizens’ Guard. They,called, upon
Governor Johnson and informed him of tslieir inten
tions, telling him that they appreciated the exer-
PHILADELPHIA., MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1862. -
Hobb of the Government, and believed it wartime
they shonld assistance. The Governor
provided them with arms and equipments necessary
for home duty, and gave; them permission to ren
dezvous at the courthouse. The body oonaists of a
large number of the most upright oitizens of Nash
ville, who are most enthusiastically in favor of no
thing but nnoonditionalloyalty.
THE FIRST TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS.
: The first Middle Tennessee Regiment; composed
entirely of Tennesseans, and commanded by a re
sident of this section of the country, is another
proof of the healthier condition of things here.
The regiment is full, and earnest in their anticipa
tions of becoming serviceable. The efforts of the
colonel are praiseworthy to render his regiment ef
ficient in drill 1 and' discipline. This regiment is
now doing provost guard duty, and have already
become celebrated for the martial and straightfor
ward manner in which they perform their onerous
duties. ' ’ ■ -j" '
We shall also sobix have a West Tennessee regi
ment in the field. One thousand of the 'loyal men
of that portion of the ' State have enrolled them-'
selves for the war'under the National flag, and un
der Colonel Burch have tendered their services to
the Governor. .
ANOTHER TENNESSEE REGIMENT.
A regiment of loyal East Tennesseans, formerly
in Middle Tennessee, is nearly, full, and are en
camped at Battle Creek.
A;REGIHENT. OF CAVALRY.
Colonel Stokes’ cavalry regiment already num
bers five hundred men, and are 1 the best mounted
body in the Government employ. They have
already seen service. Earlyjthis week the colonel
returned to this otty from one of the northern
counties with fifty recruits, as many, horses, and
several prominent prisoners. t The men composing
his regiment possess the most sterling abilities, and
a national grit 1 very little: like .the milk-and-water
policy of some of our Northern fellows.
REGIMENT RAISING AT SHELBYVILI.E.
Colonel Cooper, a prominent Union, man, of
Sbelbyville, is engaged in recruiting a regiment in
his locality. Shelbyviiie is the most loyai town in
the State. ■■■■ . : .
EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRABANDS.
I informed you in my last letter that Colonel
Miller had given orders to engage one thousand
negroes to work upon ’our fortifications. • The fob
-lowing is a note received by him this morning,
wdffoh you will publish verbatim :
LETTER FROM A SOUTHERN SCHOLAR AND’ GKH-
TLEMAH.
McSpbsdon Bend, ID miles from Nash,
August 13th—1862.
Provose Marshel
Col. John H. Miller
I was directed by you to send in 5 able bodied ne
gros I havent but 4 boys too of them ron off on
Sunday night I have too others is Defioient one his
nee out of piase thb other is a disease of the cofu
lus my health is so bad A have bin for 5 month I
dont feel able to come in and have get Mr Mullin
to come in and to attend to it for me this Is a true
statment of the matter,
your respect -
, ; J. W. PBNMNGTOH.
This gentleman once held a seatrin the State Le
gislature.- ,
THE LATE AFFAIR AT SPARTA.
The following is Colonel Wynkoop’s report Of his:
J ate affair near Sparta, Tennessee:
Nashville, Tenn., August XI, IBS2.
‘ I left McMinnsville wilhmy command on Sunday,
August 3, for reconnoitring; Leaving the army at
MoMinnsville, under Gen. Nelson, there were in the
’ command 63 men of the 4th Kentucky and 107 of the
;7 th Indiana. ;We saw nothing .of the rebels on
Monday. We crossed the river for Sparta, and
within a mile of the river we encountered their
jackets., With our advanoe guard drove them over
the river and pursued them a quarter of a mile from
the bridge. The advance found the rebels too
strong, and retired over the bridge. Our men then
came up, and we had a skirmish for one hour,
finding the enemy too strong—they numbering 700
men , and two pieces of artillery—-the Colonel
thought best to withdraw his men towards the main
army, which lay enoamped on the river tea miles
from where wo had the fight. Had they been up
with us, we would have captured the whole
. party at'Sparta. Our loss is one main missing,
one wounded slightly, and three horses shot.
According to the account from the enemy, they
had 30 killed and 10 wounded. We took one
prisoner. We came back from the river seven
miles, Bnd encamped for the night. On the sth,
took up the march again for Sparta, and, when
within three miles of the .town,. received orders
from General Nelson to return to McMinnsville,
where /we arrived on the 6th,'at 12 o’clock M., all
well. It was one of the hardest marches we ever
experienced, as it was night and day, and we had
to subsist oh com fields, our wagons being ,in the
rear of General Nelson’s army, which did not-keep
up with us. I can Safe!? say that, for seven days
while on the march, the Bleep did hot average three
hours out of twenty-four. The 7th has been worked
very bard, and men and horses are nearly all .used
up. lam in hopes they will givo the 7th a respite
for a while aua let them recruit up.
UNION CAUSE IK TENNESSEE.
'The cause of the Union haa, to ..a great extent,
been nourishfeir and encouraged by Mr. Samuel
Mener, of the Nashville Union. He is severely
criticised and reviled by traitors of all classes,
whom he occasionally castigates in the most uncom
promising maimer. He is a thorongh patriot, and
unconditionally in favor of the preservation of the
federal Government, and is regarded by his Union
friends as one of the most fearless and outspoken
gentlemen devoted to the pause. I have seen the
editor of the Un ion, but am not intimately ac
quainted with him. Physically, he is got np in
multmn-in-parvo style, his iatit ensemble
highly characteristic of an ostentatious savan.
Intellectually, Ms face speaks volumes, a. casual
glance interesting, the observer. He is the right
man in the right plaoe, and will do more towards
promoting a healthy state of affairs, and destroying
the nefarious dootrines rife than dozens of,the
maudlin newspaper chiefs in the North/ His paper
has reached a circulation of nearly five thousand
copies daily, most of which are disposed of in. the
city. A paper enlisted in the behalf of so great
a cause, and so appropriately titled, must neco.-sa
rily partake of a large degree of prosperity.
Nashville, Tenn., August 15,186-2.
RECENT UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCES.
You have been made aware, by telegraph'and
otherwise, probably, of the unfortunate occurrences
between this place and Bowling Green. 1
Governor Johnson has begged, and begged, to
have placed at his disposal an adequate force, and
yet no notice is taken of his solicitations.
One thousand cavalry could make a dash into
this city and capture .the leading men, and harm
the Government to the amount of-several millions
of dollars, at any time. Nothing less than a full
brigade, with efficient cavalry and artillery, should
be stationed here, with a reservedforce of from four
to five thousand men. ”
A force, not less than two thousand soldiers,
should also be stationed at Gallatin and Bowling
Green, the two most importaat points on the road,'
as it seems evident that the enemy are endeavoring
to cut off Buell’s supplies.
Would it not be well to send some .of the new re- !
giments down this way ? They can learn to drill
here as well as anywhere.
THE AFFAIR AT GALLATIN
As to the Gallatin affair, it may bo summed up
in detail as follows: Not long since, General Buell
telegraphed General Nelson to fall bank from
Sparta which he did, thns giving the enemy an
opportunity to enter upon the Gallatin or other
roads via this important point. Monday evening,
General Buell telegraphed Colonel Miller that the
enemy, some three thousand mounted men, under
John Morgan, had entered Sparta, their destination
probably being some point upon the Louisville and
Nashville Bailroad. This enabled the railroad men
to use precautionary measures, although very little
confidence was placed in the despatch. But as the
up train, on Tuesday morning last, reached Pilot
Knob, a small place six miles this side of Gallatin,
the engineer perceived in the distance three negro
women swinging their - handkerchiefs, which in
duced him to stop the locomotive, when they ap
proached the conductor and informed him that
they belonged to Bailie Peyton; that Morgan had
entered town the night before, and that they were
sent to apprise Mm of the faot by their master;
The conductor, although encountering much op
position from the passengers, decided to reverse the'
motion of the train, and in a short time returned to
Nashville. In the meantime, the telegraphic ope
rators had discovered that some new hand was at
work at Gallatin, and, putting a test question, failed
to elicit a reply..
Notwithstanding, Col. Miller, commandant of
this post, could not be induced to believe but that
everything was all right, and again started the
train. Before arriving at Pilot Knob, however,
several citizens informed the railroad officials that
John Morgan.had taken possession of the town,
whereupon the train again returned to this city.
Early Wednesday morning, the 69th Ohio, Col.
CassaUie, and 11th Michigan, Col. Stopkney, and a
section of artillery, under Col. Miller, started for
Gallatin. ‘
The train proceeded slowly until we reached Pilot
Knob,V|J»ere we were obliged to stop on account ef
a bridge across the creek being burned. It was
some time before daylight when we arrived, but
the troops were rather Bdw in preparing themselves
for marching.
Shortly after five o’clock A, M., the 6flth - Ohio
arrived in town, one company being thrown out as
an advance guard.
Approaching the oourt-house some of the enemy
were discovered, and the advance guard banged
away at them, killing five andLwonnding two, aiyl
taking one prisoner. No other firing took place
during the; day. Among the ; killed were three
officers, twq.saptains, and one lieutenant. It was
first believed-that one of the captains was a son of
'Dr. Breckinridge, but such was not the pass. The
lieutenant had in Ms pocket an order from Morgan
6 burn' the rail road depot.
. -.! As the absence of so large a body of troops jeo?
pardized the safety of Nashville, and as Col. Miller
acted without orders, it wasjdeemed prudent to re
turn before dark. The train rested in a deep out,
add was about to start when a large number of the
butternuts made their appearance and fired into
tie train. The bullets rattled like hail against the
o'irs, one bullet grazing the ear of Mr. Trimble,
oie of the staunch Union men of Gallatin, who had
ta ken passage for Nashville. We lost one man
k lied and one wounded.
Immediately our men jumped from the oar, and
rtshed up the bank and fired at the retreating
guerillas, who took refuge behind a stone barn but
ashort distance off. We brought a piece of artillery
ti.bear upon them, two shells scattering them in
all directions. Seven solid shot were thrown at
tie barn, but without doing, it any material da
niage...,/ - >.
I Col. Miller left several men upon the road to %
guard the bridges between here and Gallatin, and
we arrived in Nashville About -half past nine l
o’clock.. .
•From the citizens of Gallatin I learned that Mor
gan entered town about twelve o’clock the night
before, and immediately placed pickets npon all of
the roads leading but of the city.
The immense freight train wbioh generally,ar
rives at Gallatin about daylight was seized by this
crowd of marauders. It waa composed of nine
teen cars! •; Eighty;five Government hones were on
beard, wbioh were “ oonfiscated” by. Morgan and
hk men.. -Several.oars were loaded with commissa
ry goods, which were also destroyed; The locomo
tive, which cost ten. thousand dollars, was blown
up, ami the entire train bunted. A bridge at Pi
lot Knob was destroyed, and two, bridges between
Gallatinand thatunnel also shared the • same fate.
The tunnel itself was seriously damaged,land will
require some work expended npon it before trains
can pass through.
Searchwaa made by the guerillas for many of
the prominent Union men of Gallatin, who managed
to escape. At last aooonnts the enemy were in
possession of the city. :* ■ ;
The following interesting dooument I obtained
from Mr; East, the Secretary of the State. It
speaks for itself; . .
'Memphis, Tens, November 29; 1861.
Friend Leonard ; I have not forgotten you or
your unhappy situation, for I still believe in your
innocenoe and your determination to do what is
right. I have not written you for a long time.' My
silehoe only meant that I had no time to write yon
without A motive, or for the purpose of ehoourage
ment.
X wish to ask you the question that, could you
regain jour liberty, would y ou freely and earnestly
take up arms for the Southern Confederacy ? An
swer me freely and as your oonsoienoe dictates, for
you could not make a good soldier without your
heart was in the cause you were fighting for. In
gaining your liberty at the present time, muohmight
depend upon your willingness to fight for the liberty
of; others—l mean; the liberty and fights of the
Southern people. ' *'*■. ' ,*■ ■-
; I would be glad to hear from you, and as ear
nestly as ever desire your liberty.
Yours, truly, A. J. Wseki.kr.
■ \ Nashvim.l!, Tenn., December 8, 1881,
; A. J. Wmelbb, Esq.— Honored Sir: On the
morhing of the Ist inst. . I was aroused from solilo
quy, -by the approach of a fellow-prisoner, whose
hand contained a letter addressed to me. Aglanoo
at the superscription told me the writer was' the
only friend I had during adversity ’s darkest hours.
’lffcad. it eagerly, but with' mingled feelings of ex
ultation and anxiety—the former on account of
hearing from the friend of my adversity, the latter,
: because of the formidable gulf that now ostensibly
separated us. In the letter above referredto, you
ask me, by regaining my liberty, would I take up
arms in support of the Southern Confederacy,
adding that, to obtain the former, muoh would 1 de
pend on my doing the latter. My answer to this do
you now receive, given after the honest convictions
of my heart. Interwoven as is the love of liberty
with every ligament of my heart, ardently and na
• luridly as that heart sighs for liberty, still, es
teemed sir," if I ban only obtain it by taking up
arms against the American Union, 1 shall be forever
without it.; I repeat it, sir,-I shall l.be forever,,
forever without it. To the great an cfglorious Ame
rican Union lam inviolably attached. I love it
with an undying love, and did the humble sacrifice
of my life preserve and-perpetuate the freedom
breathing institutions of; American Union, this day,
nay, this moment, would the sacrifice be exnltingly
offered- on the sacred altar of American liberty.
Oh, my dear friend, the egregious: idea of my
taking up arms to aid in destroying the terrestrial
labors of the ever-living heroes of the Revolution,
is marvellously painful. Did I hold in my hand a
weapon to strike down the bearer of Star-spangled
Banner—the spotless emblem of oivil and reli
gious liberty—uoder whose protecting folds our ho
nored and revered Washington so gloriously ostra
cised the foes of. freemen; did l hold such, the
innate love which I oherish for Amerioan Union,
the immutable attachment which my heart owes her
pure and: free institutions, the patriotio emotions of
my imiriortal soul, would paralyze and- prostrate
the , degenerate arm that’ held the rebellioua wea
j®n?*-ftibTl-hold ho subh-weapon,.and I tell you,
sir, while Jehovah leaves strength in my arm, or
sight in mine eye, I never, never shall. "'.Ah, ‘
yes, iny labors shall be to preserve, not to de
stroy, the pure and free institutions of model Ame
rica. Hove those institutions because of their pu
rity and freedom ; when they are sought to be per
verted, I will fight against the perversion, and- be he
a foreign or domestic recreant, who, fieud-like,
seeks to tear down the paragon temple of Amerioan
liberty.. I say to him (when lam a freeman), be
fore you accomplish your: pernicious and ue^ious
purpose, you must first behold and trample the in
animate form of this earthly tabernacle of mine.
Indeed, sir, if the last drop-of blood in the sacred
urn of my heart will: preserve and perpetuate the
model institutions of civil ,and religious liberty,
founded and consecrated in the blood of those mar
tyred heroes of free Amerioa, whose immortal
names history delights to chronicle and man loves
to idolize, they shall and will live. Be assured,
Sir, when I take up arms, (and that is as soon as I
am at liberty), it will be with that freedom-loving
band who have invariably fought for Überty am.
religion. It will be with a people who fightto in
struct the ignorant, to Christianize the infidel, to
extend the ethereal knowledge of Holy writ; with a
people whose mission it is to enlighten, intellectu
ally and religiously, the clouded minds of their
’fellow-beings, to ameliorate the condition of God's
• earthly but erring creatures, to bast an effulgent
and purifying ray of light on the domestic fire
side, by the recognition of the soared and heaven
ordained rights of matrimony; with a people who
delight to see their'fellow creatures of every creed,
sect, and color raise in the scale of civilization and
in tbeknowledgeof their Maker, and who are
now fighting to hand down to posterity, unsullied,
the only institutions on this terraqueous globe oal-.
ciliated to exalt and ennoble the human family and
mete out their unalienable and God-given rights.
To oontemplate the deatruotion ’of the edifice of
human liberty iu this the: hour of her vernal splen
dor, is more than fiendish, and, under a just God,
an awful retribution must await the actors, de
nuded as they must be of respect for God, or feel
ing for their fellow-man. But I cannot accompany
those patricides and fratricides, I must return to
those gallant spirits—the armed soldiers'of, liberty
—who ate immolating their sacred lives for the
high and holy cause of liberty, religion, virtue, and:
morality; who will prove themselves as invincible
as their noble sires, the heroes of ’76, believing
that Jehovah and ! his angels are encamped round
about them, 'under whose Omnipotent care they
will return to tbeir homes and their kindred more
than conquerors. Those people, as did their
fathers, fear God and love liberty,.and will prove
themselves the legitimate offspring of that devoted
band who nobly stood by our revered and honored:
Washington, defending the violated rights of in
fant Amerioa; will prove themselves the legitimate
. children of that courageous and virtuous yeomanry
wbo upheld him on the high grounds of Boston;
who supported him at the painful scenes of Dong
Island, York Island, and Hew Jersey, when com
batting armies vastly superior in numbers, aided
by powerful fleets, and led by chiefs high in the
roll of fame. There they stood, the bulwark of
©ursafety, undismayed by disaster, unchanged by
change of fortune. Behold their , thinned, worn
down, unaided ranks on the pjreearious fields of
Trenton, where deep gloom unnerved every arm!
Dreadful wasthe night; the Btonn raged) the Dela
ware; rolling furiously with floating ice, forbade the
‘approaeb ot man. Those heroes, self- collected,
viewed the tremendous scene; their country called;
they heard her maternal voice; they passed to the
hostile shore; they fought; they conquered. .The
morning’s sun cheered the Amerioan world. Oar
country rose on the event, and her dauntless and
intrepid sons, following up their blow, consummated
on the lawns of Trenton what their vast and pa
triotic sonls oonoeivedbn the shores of the Delaware.
Will you follow that small, but gallant band to
the vales of Brandywine, the fields of Germantown,
and the plains of Monmouth?—there, too, did they
sncoessfully encounter valiant armies; there did
those' hosts assuage the sufferings of oppressed
Amerioa; there did they limit her privations, and
then and there nobly upheld our tottering Republic.
Ar.d so will their children, the Amerioan freemen
of this day, uphold and transmit to posterity the
patrimonial inheritance bequeathed them by their
noble sires—the founders and friends of human
liberty. So will it be; and so may it be, is the
ardent prayer of a true-hearted friend to the
American Union. Thiß language may be incon
gruous, perhaps pragmatical, from one in my un
fortunate situation, and surrounded, as I am, bj
those who are at war with this doctrine. But be >6
, so. When asked a question which touches poig
nantly the very tendons of my soul, I answer it
truthfully, as my heart dictates. Yes, sir, even
to regain my liberty, dear as it is, (and to my soul
most dear,) I cannot, and will hot, prove recreant
to my heart’s highest hopes, by holding out
false promises until my liberty was obtained,
■ and then acting the dastardly part of deserter.
That part I am, and, I trust, ever will be, unable
to'play, Ido that which is congenial within y feel
ings, as well hs my. sense of duty. That duty, in
this ease, I would march up to, even though the
garote looked me in the face. Do you tell me, es
teemed sir, that Franco and England will aid you
by recognizing your independence, or raising the
blockade of Southern ports? If so, I tell you, as
a friend who loves your welfare infinitely more
than dots sny son of France or England, that you
labor under a mistake. Benot my friend.
Neither France nor England will recognize nought
that has the extension of human bondage for its
primary objeot. But another, and by far a more
cogent consideration, is,'both those have
learned, at the oost of muoh blood and- more trea
sure, the science or knowledge of respecting and
honoring the rights of a people whose national em
blem is tbe Star-Spangled Banner.
Perfidious England and supercilious France will
: do all th#r insidious influence ban accomplish to
weaken their rival.,on this continent. And if they
manifest any ostensible sympathy for Seoessia, be
lievers it is a bait thrown, that she may consum
mate her own> destruction, knowing full well the
United States needs ho stimulant, and has no alter
native, but to preserve the Union, coat what it may.
Heed not those traos-Atlantic ebullitions. They
B. C. T.
INTEBRSTING DOCUMENT,
are at best only the outpourings of thoße ephemeral
beings who have Invariably proved themselves the
enemies of our free institutions. Those Arrogant
'and self-conceited Englishmen have,'bn more tiian
one oeo&sion, been .ingloribully expelled from'free
dom’s home. ’ So it is not marvellous they should
be still smarting under the exuberant chastisement
received. The supercilious Frenchman, with their
boasted military knowledge, shared a like fate.
The semi-oivilized Mexican; the barbarous; and
savage Indian; all felt the potent arm of ; liberty,
wielded by a people whom you may sarcastically
call Yankees. The term has been unsparingly used
by Cornwallis, Burgoyne, and the notorious Proctor.'
“ Give the d—d Yankees.no quarter,” was indeed
their, watchword., But, strange as, it may appear,
the evanescent minions of despots afterwards learn
ed those same Yankees furnished their own quar
ters, and provided the hirelings of. monarchy with ,
watery, quarters on the broad Atlantic, aftermarcb
ing offthe free soil of America to the tune of Yan
kee Boodle. And so will the foes of freemen, oome
from where they may.
I hope, my dear sir, this letter will nofralienato
yon from me, as I must at all times acknowledge
myself under many lasting obligations, and shut
never oease to consider you in the kindest manner.
I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient ser
vant, ! William W. Leonard. •
* June 3,1862.— 5ir : This letter was returned to
me with the reproachful precept that the letter and .
its author would ‘be sure to remain within those
walls. The letter now goes, but the author re
mains, as there is A change in the powers that be
or were. - . . - . •
Everything is quiet in tiffs city, although we are
greatly discommoded' by the lack of mails.
Over one thousand negroes are at work upon the
fortifications, rigged in all the fantastical styles
imaginable. , V ' B. C. T. ..
THE WAR IN ARKANSAS.
From General Curtis' Army,
[Special Correspondence of The Press.]
Helena, August 17,1862.
RETURN OF GENERAL HOVBY’S DIVISION.
To-day the force under General Hovey returned
from Clarendon. ’ They accomplished nothing, since
there was nothing to Accomplish. They found no
enemy to fight. He had ingloriously skedaddled.
I reported some deaths from sun-stroke on the
march out, but General Curtis says ha hoard no
thing of them, and I suppose my information must
have been incorrect. The men suffered very, much
from the heat on the march out, but pulled through
without any deaths. There is, however, considera
ble sickness. Colonel Baker, of some Indiana re-'
giment, is siok with fever, and Lieutenant Colonel
Macaulay, of the 17th Indiana, is sick, threatened
with fever.
THE NETT COTTOS OHDER.
: ‘ The new order from the War Department rela- -
live to cotton reached General Grant in due course,
and on the 6th inst. he published an order based
upon the same, throwing open the trade in cotton
and removing all restrictions on the payment for it.
How everybody will demand gold for cotton, and
the South will be furnished with all the'gold they
have cotton to exchange for. It aeeinr Secretary
Chase did not follow my advice, so I suppose it is
as well that I charged him nothing for it. It was
naturally supposed that the same order would be
made by'Curtis, and the three or four boats im
mediately succeeding the publication of General
Grant’s order in the Memphis papers brought down
hosts of cottombnycrs. Such another wrangling,
chaffering, “ diamond-ont-diamond” set, you never
saw. The same lot of ootton would be bought
over and over again, a dozen men would claim it
as it was lying on the levee, no one had paid any
thing on it nor marked -it, and, of course, no one
had any right over another, or,, as in some oases
occurred, half a dozen men had paid either the
whole or a part of the prioe. Who should have the
Ootton? There are no writs of replevin here, no
conrts —nothing but a provost marshal, who has
plenty to do keeping his district straight, and
who has little time and less inclination to med
dle'with the cotton question. The result may
be imagined, particularly when it is remem
bered that the new' influx of buyers is mostly
; caused by men of small means, who’ have been
kept out of the market by large .operators. To
those men a bale of cotton is a great deal larger
than the kingdom of heaven, and they' fight and
swear enough over it to send them to the other
, place, withoutany other cause. Itisimpossible for
a white man to buy cotton at all from first bands.
That whole business, has slipped into the hands of
dews and petty traders, who run about the country
as much for a half a dozeh bales as anybody else
would for a hundred, and large buyers have to buy
from them. This has run the price of ootton up to
thirty cents here, : which leaves only margin enough
tomake a fair profit on,the investment The big
licks” are a thing of the past. ,
WHAT CURTIS IS DOING.
But General Curtis has not received the order
from the War Department—at least he has issued
no corresponding order—and the cotton business
still remains on the same basis as before. All
these chaps have, therefore, very large-sized fleas
in their ears. They are obliged to sell to some one
Who has' a permit to buy, otherwise they ban
never ship; unless they oan find {.which is often the
case) some " permitted” individual, who will ship
their cotton surreptitiously on his permit. But to
this General Curtis calls “oheck,”by prohibiting
parties having permits to use agents in buying,
against wMah all hands remonstrate, because it is
impossible to buy any amount without using agents
In almost every part of the business.* These little
regulations and orders are slightly inconsistent
with eaoh other, and with the necessities iff busi
ness, but they -make Helena just at the present
time one of the most, delightful places to do busi
ness in that can be found on the face of the glohe.
Everybody who. attempts to do anything becomes
perfectly distracted in the first hour, and before his
first day is over is pretty sure to give up the whole,
thing in disgust.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
You will probably see by the telegraph that an
expedition has started down the river to find and
capture, if possible, batteries on the banks. The.
gunboats Benton and Mound City have gone, and
two regiments of infantry, under Col. Wood, of
Wisconsin. There is no probability that this army
will move fer some time to come.
188 CONTRABANDS-A PROBLEM,
About four hundred negroes, mostly women and
children, arrived from Mississippi yesterday. What
in the world will be done with them ?
FEELING OF THE PEOPLE.
The feeling of the people of this State is one of
sullen indifference and despondency. We have lost
everything, they say. We. have only our hands
and heads to commenoe with again. Oar negroes
have run away, our crops are destroyed, and if wo
plant again those will be destroyed. We have nei"
tber money nor goods to feed or clothe ourselves
with.' We have not even arms to defend ourselves
against the beasts of the field. Our country is a
desert. But we have sympathies, and we will enjoy
the poor luxury of indulging in them. We are for
the South and for Southern rights now and forever,
but we hope the war- will Boon end. I believe it
will take but one season more to make the, peo
ple of Arkansas, and, in fact, of ths entire South,
wish for the restoration of the Union as the only
means of securing life and pr operty and the benefits
of a permanent government. Pluck and spirit,:
the lofty soul and prond heart,” are very fine, hut
under the pressure of hunger, anarohy, and' desti
tution they will come down, especially when you
add to these continual defeats in the field. Next
winter is going to be a terrible time 7 in this State,
The suffering among both black and white will be
such as was never before known.
REBEL SECRET-SERVICE SYSTEM
I wonder we have been so successful as we hare.
The rebels have a tremendous advantage over us in
many things—more especially their spies. We
have almost none at all—they have millions. A
captain of the #th Illinois cavalry has told me just
this moment that his men see every day in their
oamp persons that they remember having seen in
Jacksouport. They come to our tines perhaps as'
soldiers, hide their horses in the woods, and then,
dressed in citizens’ clothes, inspect our position at
leisure. It is easy to evade our pickets. Yester
day I was riding out with two ladies and a gentle
man. We came to some pickets on the St.Franois
road who would not let us pass. We struck directly
into the woodß and there found plenty, of bridle
paths leading in every direction, one of wMoh car
ried us around the pickets and into the St. Francis
road. So we had our ride out, and you ought to
have seen how astonished those pickets looked
when we came riding back past them.
OFF FOR MEMPHIS.
T am happy to state that this day winds up my
stay at Helena for the present. Iflyonthe wings
of the wind at the rate of four miles au hour to the’
comparative paradise of Memphis. Casho.
ANOTHER IBON-OLAD IVAIt VESSEL —The
Hewburyport (Mass.) Biwold says another Government
vessel is to be built on the Merrimac, a side-wheel
steamer, to he 240 feet long with her,hull 35 feet wide,
and the extreme width over the guards 64 feet; and the
depth of hold is to be 12 feet., fibe Is to be 970 tons. Her
tipper works are to be covered with iron, rifle-proof, and
the pitot-house is to be covered with obmpositloh'-plates,
rifle-proof The . carpenter’s .contract ia $BO,OOO, and.
she is to be launched in eighteen weeks, and the work
completed within flfty days after.
TERRIBLE AFFAIR AT HE WTON, H. J.—Miss
Clara Vaßsickle died at herfather’s residence in Hen ton,
H. J.,'on Friday week, under mysterious circumstances.
She had been out riding with a gentleman-friend, named
Drake, and was takeuwith convulsions which ended her
liTe. - Drake has been arrested. The verdict of the coro
ner’s jury was “ that Clara L. Yaiujekle came to her
death by come drug or drugs, or powerful irritant, ad',
ministered to her by .George M. Drake for the purpose of
producing abortion.”
THEBBOKENTELEGBAPHCABLE -Thetelegraph
cable between Old Point and Cherrystone, on the Eastern
Shore, will probably be repaired to-day, and communion,
lion between Baltimore and Washington bere-established
Binco the accident to the cable, a force of mechanics has
been at work night and day upon the machinery: needed
to raise it, end yesterday morning a barge was sent down
the river (by, Quartermaster Ludlow, containing every
thing requisite tor the purpose.— Norfolk Union, 18.
TWO GENTS.
IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS,
Opening of 'the Third Session of the
Confederate Congress.
SECOND "ANNUAL MESSAGE" OF JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Provisions of the Conscript Law to be
Extended.
TEE BEHEL NAVT CONSTBUCTIHO 11 AT HOME
AND ABROAD."
THE MESSACE A “ TAME DOCUMENT.”
RETALIATORY MEASURES OF THE REBEL CONGRESS,
News front the Rapidan.
SKIRMISH NEAR RACCOON FORD.
JACKSON'S ADVANCE.
&c., &c., &c.
From Bichmond papers of the 18th and 19 th instant
we glean toe following important news:
The Confederate Congress
‘ SENATE. ‘ :
- Mokbav, August 18,1862.
The Senate reassembled, pursuant to adjournment, in
the chamber of the Senate of Virginia, and was opened
with prayer by the Bey. Mr. Seeley, of the Baptist
Church. ; '--i ; V ~ '
' Present—The President ot the Senate (Hon. A. H.
Stephens); and Messrs. Yancey and Clay, of Alabama;
Messrs. Maxwell and Baker, of Florida ;-Mr. Hill, of
Georgia;Mr. Barnett, of Kentucky ; Mr. Semmes, of
lionlsiana; Messrs. Brown and Phelan, of Mississippi;
Mr. Clark, of Mlßsonrit Messrs Davis and Dortch, of
North Carolina; Mr. Haynes, of Tennessee; Messrs.
Wigfall and Oldham, of Texas; and Messrs. Hunter and
Preston, of Virginia—l 7.
The absentees are—Messrs. Johnson and Mitchell,. of
Arkansas ;\Mr.Le»I«, of Georgia; Mr. Simms, of Ken
tucky; Mr. Sparrow, of Louisiana; Mr. Peyton, of
Missouri [Messrs. Barnwell and Orr, of Sonth Carolina;
and Mr. Henry.of Tennessee—9-
The President annonnoed the presence of a quorum.
Mr. Olay, of. Alabama, offered the following reeolu
tion, whit* was adopted:
■" Sesolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communi
cate. to the Honse.of Bepreeentatives that the Senate has
met pursuant to adjournment, and Is ready to proceed to
business. 'VV ■
•Afler a brief intermission the Clerk of the House pre
sented a message from the Bouse, announcing the readi
ness of that body to proceed jwith the labors before it,
and the passage of a resolution appointing a Joint Oom
mittee to inform the President that Congress had been
duly assembled, and was prepared to receive any commu
nication from him. ' - .
' On motion, the Senate concurred in the resolution, and
the President appointed on the Joint Committee Messrs.
Olay, Semmes, and Dortch.
Mr. Yancey gave notice that on to-morrow he should
offer the following resolution:
Itesolved, That the 43d pule of the Buies of the Senate
shall be stricken out, and that the 46th rule be strfokeu
out, and the following words inserted ll All legislative
sessions Shall be held with open doors, except otherwise
ordered by a vote of two-thirda of the members, the said
vote to be taken by yeas and nays." '
[The 43d and 45th rules relate especially to the matter
of secret sessions ]
The Joint Committee, on the part of the Senate, to wait
on the President, returning, the Chairman, Ur. Olay, re
ported the following
MESSAGE Oy JEJTEaSON DAVIS.
To the Senate and Bouse of Bepresentafivet of the
Confederate States :
It la again our fortune to meet for devising measures
necessary to the pnbUo welfare, while our country is in
volved In a desolating war. The Bufferings endured hr
some portion* of the people exeite the deepest solicitude J
of the Government; and, the sympathy thus evoked has ;
been heightened by: the .patriotic devotion, with which .
those sufferings have been borne. .The gallantry and
good conduct of our troops, always claiming the grati
tude of the concur, have been further illustrated on
hard-fought fields, marked by. exhibitions of individual
prowess which can find but few parallels in ancient or
i modern history. ' Our army has not faltered many of
the various trials to which it has been subjected, and the
great body of the'people have continued to manifest a
. aeal and nnanimity which not only, cheer the battle
stained soldier, but gi ves assurance to the friends of con
stitutional liberty of our'final triumph in the pending
struggle against despotic usurpation.
Tho vast army which threatened the : capital of the
Confederacy has been defeated and driven from the lines
of investment, and the enemy, repeatedly foiied.in hU
efforts for its capture, is now seeking to raise new armies
on a scale such as modem Btory does not record, to ef
fect that subjugation of the South so, often proclaimed as
on the eve of accomplishment
The perfidy which disregarded rights secured by com
pact, the madness which trampled on obligations made
sacred by every consideration of honor, have been inten
sified by the malignity engendered by defeat. These
passions have changed tho character of the hostilities
waged by our enemieß, who are becoming daily IeBS re
gardful of the usages of civilized war and the dictates of
humanity. Bapineand wanton destruction of private
property, war upon non-combatants, murder of
captives, bloody threats' to avenge the death of
invading': soldiery by the slaughter of unarmed
citizens, orders of banishment against peaceful farmers
engaged in the cultivation of the soil, are some of the
means used by bur ruthless invaders to enforce the
submission of a free people to foreign sway. Confisca
tion hills sf a character so atrocious as to insure, if exe
cuted, the utter ruin of the entire population of these
States, are passed by their Congress and approved by
their Eiecntivo. The moneyed obligations of the Con
federate Government are forged by citizens of the United
States, and .publicly advertised: for sale in their cities
with a notoriety that sufficiently attests the knowledge
of their Government, and its complicity in the crime is
further evinced by the fact that the soldiers of the in
vading armies are found, supplied with large quantiti: s
of tbeseforgednotes as a' means of despoiling the country
people, by fraud, out of such portions of their property
ae armed violence may fail to reach. Two, at least; of
the generals of the United States are engaged; unchecked
by their Government,: in exciting servile insurrection,
and in arming and training slaves for warfare against
their masters, citizens of the Confederacy. Another has
been found ol instincts so brutal as to Invite, the violence
of hie soldiery against the women of a captured city.
Tet, the rebuke ol civilized man has failed to evoke
from the authorities of the United States one mark of dis
approbation of his acts: nor is there any reason to sup
pose that the conduct of Benjamin F. Butler has failed
to secure from hie Government the sanction and applause
with which it Is known to have heen £eeted by public
meetings and portions of the press of the United States.
To inquiries made of ' the Commander-in-Chief of the
armies of the United States, whether the atrocions con
duct of some of their military: commandants met the
sanction of that Government, answer has'been evaded on
the pretext that the inquiry was insulting, and ho method
remains for the suppression of these enormities but such
retributive justice as it may he found possible to execute ,
Betatiation in kind, for many of them, Is Impracticable,
for I have had occasion to remark In a former message,
-that under no excess of provocation could our noble
hearted defenders be driven to wreak vengeance on un
armed men, or women, or on children: But item and ex
emplary punithment can and must he meted out to the
murderers and felons, who, disgracing tho protession of
arms, seek to make the public war the occasion for the
cmnmiasion of the"most monstrous crimes, v "
Deeply as we regret the character ot the contest into
which we are about to be forced, we must accept it as an
alternative which recent manifestations give ustittie hope
can be avoided.
The exasperation of failure has aroused the wont pas
sions of onr enemies ; a large portion of people,
even of their clergymen, how engage in urging an* excited
populace to the extreme of ferocity, and nothing remains
bat to vindicate onr rights and to maintain onr existence
by employing against onr foe every energy and every re
source at our disposal. >
I,append for your Information a copy of tho papers
exhibiting the action of the Government, up to the pre
sent timejfor the repression of the outrages committed
on our people. Other measures, now in progress will be
submitted hereafter.
In inviting your attention to the legislation which the
necessities of our condition require, those connected with
the prosecution of the war command almost undivided
attention. . * ■ -
The acts passed at your last session Intended to secure
the public defence by general enrollment, and to render
uniform the rules governing troops in the service, have
led to some unexpected criticism that is much to be re
gretted. >: :
. The efficiency of the law hag been thus somewhat im
paired, though it is not believed that in any of the States
the popular mind has withheld its sanction from either,
the necessity or,propriety of your legislation. It is only
by harmonione as well as zealous action that a Govern
mentasnew as ours, ushered into existence on the very
eve of & great.war, and unprovided with the material ne
cessary tor conducting hostilities on so vast a soale, can
fulfil itg duties. Upon yon, who are fully, informed of the ,
acta and put poses of the Government," and thoroughly
imbued-with the feelings and sentiments of the people,
must reiiatice. be placed to secure this great object.
Ton can best devise the .means for establishing that
entire co-operation of the State and Confederate Go
vernments which Is essential to the welt being of both ,
at all times, but which* is not?' indispensable to their
very existence.
• And if any legislation shall seem. to yon appropriate
for adjusting differences of opinion, it will Be my pleasure,
. as well asdnty,to co-operate in:any measure thatmaybe
devised for reconciling a just care.for the public defence
with a proper deference for the most scrupulous suscep
tibilities of the State authorities.
Tne report of the Secretary of the Treasury will ex
hibit in detail the operations of that department. It will
be seen with satisfaction that the credit of the Govern
ment securities remains unimpaired, and that this credit
is fully justified by the comparatively small amountof
accumulated debt, notwithstanding the magnitude of our
military operations. The legislation ot the last session
provided lor the purchase of supplies with the bonds of
the Government, but the preference of the people for
Treatury notes has been so marked that legislation is
recommended to authorize an increase in the issue of
Treasury notes, which the public service seems to re-.
quire. Mo grave Inconvenience need be apprehended
tern this increased issne, as the provision of law by
which these notes are convertible into eight per cent,
bonds forms an efficient and permanent safeguard against
any serious depreciation sf the currency. Tour attention
Is also invited to the means proposed by the Secretary
for facilitating the preparation of these notes, and for
guarding them against forgery. It is due to our people
to state that no manufacture of counterfeit notes exists*
within our limits, and that they,are imported all from the
Kortbern States.
The repoit of the Secretary of War, which Is submit
ted, contains numerous suggestions for the legislation
deemed desirable in order to add to the efficiency of the
service. I invite your favorable consideration especi
ally to those recommendations which are intended to se
cure the proper execution of the conscript law, and the
consolidation of companies, battalions, and regiments,
when so reduced in strength as to impair that uniformity ,
of organization which is necessary in the army, while an
nnduobnrden is imposed on the treasury. The necessity
for some legislation for controlling military transporta
tion on the railroads, and Improving their present defec
tive condition, forces itself upon the attention of the Go
vernment, and X trust that you will Be able to devise sa
tisfactory measures for. attaining this purpose. The le
gislation on the subject of general officers involves the
service in some difficulties, which are pointed out by the
Secretary, and for which the remedy suggested by him
seems appropriate.
■ in comectiou with this subject, I am of opinion that,
prudence dictates some prcvißionfor. the increase or the.
army, in the event of emergencies not how anticipated.
The very large increase of forces recently called into:
the field try the Urtsideniof the United Stales «ogran
der it necessary’ hereafter to extend 1 the 1 provisions of
Vte conscript law, solas to embrace person? between the
ogtt <f thirty five and forty five years. The vigor and
efficiency of our preterit forces, their condition, and the
skill and ability which distinguish their leaders, inspire
the belief that no further enroUhu.nl will be necessary,
bnt a wise foresight requires that if a necessity shonld be
suddenly developed during tbs recess of Congress re
quiring increased forces for our defence, monos snoum
exist for calling such forces into the field, without await
ing the reassembling of the legislative department or tne
and appointment of *?°‘
visional army, it was to be
would be made, and incompetent officers of all grades in
troduced into the service. In <* Axperienoe,
and with no reliable selection, executive ap
pointments, as well as elections, nave been sometimes
unfortunate.' The good of the service, the interests of.
our country, require, that some means be devised for
withdrawing the commissions Ot offloers who are in
competent for the duties required by the .position, and
I trust that you will find means, for relieving the army
of such officers by some mode more prompt and less
wounding to their sensibility than judgment of a court
martial. .. .
THE WAR PRESS.
(PUBLISHED WEEKLY.)
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_ For a Olub of Twenty-one or over, we vriß tend an
Extra Copy to toe getter-up or toe Club.
W Postmasters are requested to act as »p«<« for
Tan Wa» Faasg.
Adverttoements Inserted at the usual rate*. Mn
Bum. constitute a square.
Within a recent period we have effected the objeetsy
long deeired, of an estrangement for the exchange ot pri
soners, which is now’' being executed by delivery at the
points agreed upon,'nndf'Wßlci will, it la hoped, speedily
restore our brave and unfortunate countrymen to their '
places in the ranks of toe army, from which, by the for
tune of war, they have for a time been separated’. The
details of this arrangement wf* be communicated to you
in a special report when furtherptogress has been made
in their execution;
Of other particulars concerning aja'oparations of the’
War Department yon will be informsd<by the Secretary
in his report and the accompanying documents.
The report or the Secretary of toe Navy embraoes s‘
statement of the operations and present condition of thin*
branch of the publio service, both afloat and'atoOre; the
- onttrucHon and equipment of armed vertilt'atheme
and abroad, the manufacture of ordnance and brdajsaoc r
stores, toe establishment of workshops and the* develop-'
ment of our resources of Coal and ot iron. Soma legisla
tion seems essential for securing crews for vessels; Thej’
difficulties now experienced on this point are fully stated
in the Secretary’s report, and I invite your attention to' :
providing a remedy. . - ,
The report of the Postmaster General discloses ths emJ' -
barrasaments which resulted in. the postal service froa» J ■
toe occupation by the enemy of the'Mieeiaaippi rivet and’ ‘'
portions of the territory of the different States. The :
measures taken by the Department for relieving these,
embarrassments, as far as practicable, are detailed In thi '
report. It is a subject of congratulation, that, daring ,
the ten mouths which ended on the 31st of March last,
the expenses of the Department were largely decreased,
whilst Its revenue was augmented as compared with a
corresponding period ending on the SOth June, 1880. wfieS‘‘“ ' - J
the postal fernceTor these; States was conducted under
the authority delegated to the United States. Sufiloieat
time has not yet elapsedco determine whether tha maa- . •'
snres, heretofore, devised, by Congress, will accomplish
the end of bringing* the expendituresof the Department
within the limit of: itt own revenue* by- the first of
March next, as reqaired by the Constitution.
lam happy-to inform you that, in spite both of bland
iebments and threats, used in profusion by toe agents of
toe Government of the United States, the Indian nations
: within the Confederacy have remained firm .in thakr
loyalty,-and steadfast in toe ohßervanoe of their treaty
engagements with this Government. Nor has their
fidelity been shaken by the fact that, owing to toe va
cancies in someef the offices of agents and superintend
ents, delay has occurred in toe payments of the annuities .
and allowances to. which they are entitled. I would ad
vise acme provision authorising payments to be made by ;
: other officers, in the absence of those especially changed
by law with this duty.
We have; never-ceasing cause to bo gratefal for th#
favor with which God has protected our infant Confede
racy. ’ And it becomes us reverently to return our toahiat
and humbly to ask of Hlsbounteousness that wisdom
which is heedful lor the performance of the high trusts
with which we ere obarged.' JEFFEBSOH DAVIS.
Biohmohd, August 18,1882.,
On motion of Mr. Hunter, the message and accompany
ing documents were received and laid on the table, and
one thousand extra copies ordered to be printed.
The Benate then adjourned. *
HOUSE OF* BEFBESENTATIVHg. :
The House was called to Order at 12 o’clock by the
speaker, Mr. Bocock, or Virginia.
Prayer was offered by Bev. Dr. Early, Bishop ot the
Methodist Church; 7 "
The roll was then called by toe Clerk, when toe follew
ing members answered to their names:
, Messrs. Ashe, Batson, Bell, Bocock, Boteler, Bridges;
E. M. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Olarke, Olopton, Ooi-
Her. Conrowj.Currtn, Curry, Dargan, Dupree, Elliott;
Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Gartrell, Goode, Gra
ham, Gray. Harly. Harris; Heiskili,' Herbert, Hilton,
Holcombe, Holt, Hodge, Johnston, Jones, Kenea, of
Georgia; Lender, Lewis,Lyon, of Alabama; Maehen,
McDowell, Meßae, Mences, Miles, Perkins, Beid,B«c
sell,. Sexton, Smith,-of Alabama'. Btrlokland, Swaa,
Trippe, Vest; Welch, Wright, of Georgia; Wright, of
Texas.-'-' ■ -
Tbe Speaker announced that a quorum was present,
Messrs. Baldwin, of Virginia', Barksdale, of Missis
sippi ; Wilcox, of Texas, and- Dawkins, of Florida, war*
reported as prevented by indisposition from attending.
Mr. Baldwin subsequently appeared to his seat, as did
also Mr. Lyons, of Virginia.
Mr. Collier, of Virginia, successor to General B. A.
Pryor, and Mr. Hodges, of Kentucky, took the oath of
office at tile hands of the Speaker, the members of tha
House standing daring its administration.
A message wag received from the Senate stating that
quorum of that body was in attendance and had orga
nized for busineee.
A similar message of courtesy was despatched te the
Senate. ’
■ Mr. Gurry, of Alabama, , moved that a committee at
i three be appointed by the House to wait upon the Presi
dent, conjointly with a similar committee on the part at
the Senate, and inform him of the. organization of th#
two Houses, and their readiness to receive any commut
cation.he might see,proper to make. Agreed to.
Messrs. Curry, Perkins, of Louisiana, and Jones, of
Tennessee, were appointed the coommlttoo.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter from Mr. A.
G Jenkins, of Virginia, stating that he had forwarded t*
the Governor of Virginia a resignation of his seat to the
House of Bepresentativeß.
Also a communication from Bor. Letcher,' announcing
the fact of said resignation, and referriag to Congreas th*
adoption of some mode for fitting the vacancy, Mr. Jen
kins’district being mainly within the enemy VHnes.
On motion of Mr. Busßell, ot Virginia, referred t*
Committee on Elections.
The States were then called to alphabetical order for
resolntions, memorials, &o.
Alabama, Arkansas; and Florida made no respouM.
Mr, Gartreli, of Georgia, bill making trea
sury notes a legal tender to payment of debts. Ha ja-
Bired prompt action, and moved that the bill be mads tk*
special order for Tuesday of next week.
Mr. Carry, of Alabama, said the business of the House
had been .greatly impeded at its last session by the nu
merous special orders. He hoped we would avoid th*
evil now. ■
Mr. Gartreli modified his motion so as to refer the bffi
to the Committee on the Judiciaryr
Mr. Curry assented, and hoped for an early report, far
he; too, desired prompt decision,"and also a prompt
jection of the bill.
Mr. Foote; of Tennessee, joined to a desire for *
prompt report, but hoped it would be favorable to ttta
bill.. ■ :
The motion to refer was agreed to.
Mr. Gartreli also offered a resolution instructing tha
Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expe
diency of compelling the Commissary Department to fur
nish onr soldiers with more and better food.. [Bom*
manifestations of applause to the gallery.]. Agreed to.
Mr. Wright, of Georgia, offered a memorial of a Con
federate, war tax collector of that State asking for addi
tional compensation. He moved to refer it to the Ooat
ttitteeof Waj s and Means, saying that he hoped th*
committee would decide the question for all similar eases.
Motion agreed to.-.
•• Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and North
Carolina made no response: '
Mr. Miles, of South Carolina, offered a hill to amend
the conscript act, [lt extends the application of the law
to all citizens fender forty-five year* of age J
Alto, a bill to punish slaves taken in arms and th*
white men assuming to be their officers, [ft provtea*
that the slaves so taken shaU he delivered np to tha au
thorities of the State in which captured, to be disposed
of by its laws; and the white officers either to tor hung
or also:delivered up to the Btate authorities.]
Both bills referred to the Committee on Military Af
fairs. ■
Mr. Foote, of Tennessee, offered a bill for retaliatory
purposes. Referred to Committee on Military'Affaire.
[lt recites that the enemy refuse to treat onr partita*
soldiers as prisoners, and have also punished innocent
private cttUensfor their acts. It provide* that an offi
cer who may have ordered such atrocities, to be put "t*
death if captured. An equal number of prisoners (offi
cers preferred) taken from the enemy to suffer the fat*
Inflicted on our captured soldiers or eitisens.J
Also, a bill for the treatment'of captives.' [lt provide*
that any officer or . private captured by. our army who
shall have committed any offence pronounced felonioua
by the laws of the Confederacy or any State, shall be de
livered up for trial.]
Also, a bill to punish traitors in arms. [lt provide*
that Federal armies incongruously composed of whit*
and black, shall not be held entitled to the privileges ot
war, or to be taken prieonere. ■ Of each as may be cap
tured, the negroes shall bs returned to their masters on
publicly, sold, and their commanders be hung or shot, a*
may be most convenient.]
Mr. Curry reported that- the committee, of whioh bo
wse chairman, had waited on the President, who said
that he would communicate a message to the House im
mediately.
Mr. Foote, reaming, also offered a bill to retaliate for
the seizure of citizens by the [enemy. [lt provides that
of the prisoners held by ns, a number equal to that of the
citizens seized shall he held as hostages for their safety,
and subjected io like treatment; any officer, civil or mi
litary, concerned to such seizure, shall be imprisoned
during tbe war.]
All tbe billßof Mr. Foote were, on Us motion, referred
to the Military Committee.
Mr. Foote also presented an. argumentative preamble:
and resolution to favor of .open sessions of Congress, and
providing that henceforth a motion to go into secret ses
sion shall require a majority vote by yeas and nays.
f Mr. Foote enforced hie resolution at some length. On
hie motion, it was then laid over.
The private secretary of the President was here an
nounced, and delivered a" message from the President;
which was read. Accompanying the message were re
ports from the Secretaries of War and the Navy, and
from the Postmaster General; also, the correspondeno*:
between Generate Lee and Halleck relative to the enemy’*
barbarities. The correspondence and the report of th*
Secretory of War were read. A thousand copies of th*
message and do contents, except the report of the Secretary
of the Navy, were ordered to be printed. The exception,
was made upon a suggestion that there might be matters
to the report not proper to be made public.
-The Speaker presented a report from the Secretory of
State containing a Hat of the employees of the department,
their salaries, nativities, &c. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Foote, again resuming, offered abill to provide for
raising an additional force of 260,000 men. On his own
motion', it was, laid on the table. ;
Also; a bill providing an export duty of 20 per cent, on
cotton and tobacco,'.to aid in indemnifying the losses of
citizens by the enemy. ... - ,
Texas was next called," but made no response..
Mr. Lyons, ol Virginia, presented a memorial of certain,
soldiers In reference to the conscription law. Beferred to
the Committee on Military Affairs. '
Mr. Bussell, of Virginia, offered a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
whether tho cartel for the exchange of prisoners had.
not been violated by the enemy in failing to restore cer
tain prisoners, and’administering to them an oath of alle
giance to their Government, end retaining them within,
their lines; and, also, what legislation is thereby ren
dered necessary. •
Also, a hill to repress the atrocities of the enemy. Be
ferred without readlDg.
Mr. Chambliss, "of Virginia, offered a resolution in
structing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the expediency of regulating the impressment of
slaves by the military authorities, and repoit. Agreed
to. • ■■ ■ "
The Territory of Arizona was called, but no response
made. - ' .
On motion of Mr. Wright, of Georgia, the House ad
journed, to meet to-day at twelve o’clock.
IMPORTANT FROM THE RAPIDAN—THE NEXT BATTL*
'"FIRI.D.
[From the Bichmond Examiner, August 18.]
The conviction pervades all classes that a great battle,.
on or beyond the line of the Bapldan, cannot long be de
ferred. It will take place whenever our Generals are
ready, and not before. Culpeper Court House, [Fairfax,>■
and its vicinity will almost certainly be the scene of ac
tion. At that point Pape is now busy throwing up en
trenchments, mounting beavy'guns, and making the ususA
preparations upon which the generals of bis nation come
monly rely for protection from the homespun*clad,.tost
peinous legions of the South. 1
Tho sound of osnhon was, for a short time, hoard-.at
Gordonaville on Saturday night. 'Whether it proceeded
from an artillery skirmish, or what other 'cause, has. not
yet been ascertained: ■
Since writing the above we learned from-gentlemen
who reached the city yesterday by the Central train, in.
charge of General Obarleß Winder’s body, thahthe can
nonade heard at Gordonsville, Saturday evening, proceed
ed from a sharp artillery skirmish, which: at tiiat time
took place at Baccbon Ford, off the Bapldan river,
eeversl miles to the east of the Orange and. Alexandria
railroad. -.. . . ■ - - ..
The enemy, it seems, sent down on reconnoissanoe a
heavy body of cavalry and artillery, which, advancing
to the Bepidsn without meeting. even with our videttes,
were emboldened to attempt to cross to the south bank
of ibat stream, at the ford above. mentioned.. All we
could ascertain,'definitely, relative to the skirmish was.
that while thejYankees were crossing the ford, they were,
opened on by our artillery and driven hack. On tegaii>.
tog the north bank their batteries were put into position,,
and returned our fire. The duel lasted for more, than,an.
hour when the enemy retreated. We hear of none,who.
were hilled on our side, and bur informant saw hnt.ona.
man who had been wounded in thß engagement. He ine*
formed them that the enemy had been badly cutup.
Between twenty-five and thirty Yankee, prisoners,
among whom were six commissioned officers, mpposid to.
have been captured in this skirmish, werahwnght In bg
the Central train.
ANOTHEBBEBEh a letter from
Nassau, N. P., we learn that a. new steamer, the Oveta,
under the command of Captain Semmes, hadarrivedtheqa
from England; and was intended to cruize as a rebel pri
vateer. =.Bhe is said to be. aaplondid.vessel. The cap
tain. officers, and crew cS the Sumpter, which was con
demned ami sold, had arriTjd at Haaaan on the British
steamer Keflta. • >' ' "•