people. ,«ntial contest is how —zer. Although rebels and guerril .<•« invested many portioit# of our State, yet the vote of Tennessee, and especially East Tennessee, is eminently gratifying to the friends of the Union and freedom. The magnitude of the political struggle through which we have just past can scarcely be realized. L T pon it hung the destiny of this vast Republic; and in its issue was involved the hopes of the lovers of liberty throughoQt the world. The welfare of the bustling millions of the future was at stake. McClellau is defeated. Lincoln is re-elected, and "all the fond hopes of the rebellion dashed to the ground." The fiat has gone from the ballot-box, that the national soil should be maintained in all its integrity, and the great slaveholders insurrection crushed out by the powers and prowess of our ar my and navy. There election of Lin coln decides that there will be no South ern Confederacy—that the flag of the Union shall protect and defend the States and territories, from the silver lakes of the North to the golden sands of the Gulf of the South, This fixes the desti ny of Tennessee in tic Union, subject to its laws and bound by its authority. The man who now entertains a doubt as to the success of the national cause, or possesses one gleam of hope for the re bellion, would adorn the chambers of a mail house, rather than enlighten the world in the arena of public debate. In view of tho present condition of public affairs, what should be the policy of the people? And by " thejimjjtr" it is not intended to convey the idea of a [ few leaders, or would be leaders, assum- | ing, as in the past, to direct the people | what the will of the politicians is, but it ; is meant that the period has arrived in j history as a free Republic, whenthegreat I mass—'' the common people," as they are j called—shall arouse from tho state of j rasalage in which they have been held j by tho Slave Lords, and their instru ments, the jwlilican*, and assert the pol-1 itical equality of the white race. This j is not a war for negro equality, as we are told by tho Copperhead orators and press. ! It is a war to vindicate the rights of the j plebeian population, and make the poor | tlit equal of the rich—to place all men upon an equality, whether it be the peas- i ant of the fields or the slave lord of the parlor, who counts his negroes by the hundred. • What, then, should the sovereigns of the land do in order to restore our State and people the immense blessings of the national I'nion? Our State Government has been subverted. We are without civ il authority to administer to the wants of the citizen. Tho great civil war that has swept over the land for three years and •more, has worked many changes, as al ready intimated, in our political and so cial system. Indeed, they are so great that many laws quite appropriate and nec essary in the past, are now obsolete by force of circumstances, and if enforced would work incalculable hardships, and in some cases even ruin. For instance the Slave Code cannot be enforced, and and it would be improper, not to say su premely unjust, to attempt such a thina. These evils and inconsistencies exist in the organic law of the State. Tho Constitution contains them, and as a wise, statesmanlike peolpe we should to j profit by experience, and prepare for our j present protection and future prosperity. I and greatness as a State, by reorganising j our State Government upon a basis more consistent with the principles of the j Union. To do tliis, the people who have stood ! by tho flag of their country should take I steps immediately to elect a Constitution- | al Convention, to reconstruct a loyal j State Government by amending their j Constitution, and removing the- inconsis tencies it contains. Especially should slavery be wiped from its pages, and forever prohibited. The people have indicated their desire <o do this by their recent endorsement of Mr. Lincoln's administration. Another question worthy of considera tion is. whether we will provide for tho election of a Lieutenant Governor, in ad dition to the officers already provided for in our Constitution. Tennessee is one of the few States without such an officer.— lie is tho presiding officer of the Senate, and the convenience and services of such an official is potent to tho minds of every statesman.— Knorville M'h>'</. Moot inn Koiuritw. The votes of the counties in our State - came in slowly, owing to the want of mail facilities. The vote under all the circum stances, has been large, and shows the feeling of the people to be deep and wide. They have voted for the war candidates, and for the crushing out of the rebellioh. And all the votes polled were for Lin coln and Johnson. The votes of certain counties show, with tinerring certainty, the purposes-of the people. And the votes cast, in view of the numbers in the Unien army, show a large vote: —Knoxvillc Whig. Knox county ... 2,537 Anderson county - - - 700 Bradley county - - - 1,024 Campbell county - - ti!9 Roane county - 900 MoMiuu county ... 1,000 (Ireen county .... 800 Sevier county ... 1.174 Blount county ... 1,225 Morgan .... 250 Total in the ten counties . 10,209 *i?-Gen. Sherman is described by a Captain " as a man who has a gaunt look —about as if got hungry when a boy, and never got over it. A nervous man, qui et. pulling his whiskors or buttoning his coat, or twisting a string, or rubbing a finger—never quiet, but with a kind look tn his face that reminds one of a panther, if he gets angry, fiery, keen, powerful, and a genius." BatT The rebels have advertised for Bale Monticella, the home of Jefferson, and Rock Island, formerly belonging to Pres ident Monroe, as the property of alien en emies of the Confederacy. Mouticello was given by the will of the late Captain Levy of the United States for a home for the widow* aud orphans of seamen. The IlaiMlwrlllnnol" Grant ami IiOO. A Richmond correspondent of the Savannah Republican, refering to the late correspondenc? between Gens Grant and Lee in reference to the relief oT our prisoners at th« South, remarks : "The correspondence between.Gen. Lee and Gen. Grant is now before me, and I have been much struck by the handwriting of these two ablest Generals-the war has brought for ward on cither side. Gen. Lee's handwriting is bold and rather stiff, his letters being largo round, and very distinct, lie bears heavily upon the pen—probably a goose-quill—and abbreviates many of his words, as if writing were a labor to him. The following is an exact transcript of the first sentence of his letter to Gen. Grant. " General: —l have read yonr let ter of the 18th inst. aeconip'g cop ies of letters from Judge Ould Com m'r of Exchange of Pris'rs on the part of theConf'ete States & thellon b'l E. M. Stantoa Scc'v of War Lt. Col Mulford Asst. Cornm'r of Exc. of the U. States.' "He does not,as you perceive, punc tuate closely; and nowhere in his let ter does he write out the words and but invariably uses the abbreviation And yet he pauses long enough to dot all his 'i's' and cross all his't's. All his letters are drawn nearly straight up and down the paper ; in ; othS words, they are like himself round, full, bold, and upright, incli ; ning neither to the right nor the left, j and standing firmly on their base, as : if they disdained all assistance. They j arc bo clear and precise, so round, ! weighty, and distinct-, that each let ter reminds one of a solid cannon ball, | and each word of a cluster of grape ! shot. "Gcnerl Grant's handwriting, on ; the contrary, though so bold and dis | tinet, nor the letters so large, and j round, and erect, is, nevertheless, very legible and" very striking. It is I full of energy and action, and bis let i tors all incline to the right, and fol low one after another with a littlo space between them, as if they repres ented an equal number of his brigades on a rapid mareh round Lee's right. Among chirographerg his hand would be called a running hand. The words occupy much space from left to right, and still they arc very clear and leg ible. lie pays more attention to punc tuation than Geneal Lee, abbreviates loss, and is equally careful of his i's and t's. It may be the work of imag ination, yet in reading his letter I cannot but picture the writer as a rest less, nervous, energetic man, full of fire and action, always in motion, and always in a hurry." About <«rei!( Men mid Hoy*. Among the mountains of California stand sonic of the most wonderful trees ever. discovered. They tower up more than three hundred feet, or taller than the highest steeple in this country. There tlicy stood hundred of years before civil | ized men oversaw tlietn. But they were ! just as grand while alone in the solitude | of the unbroken wilderness, when only I visited by the winds, the wild beasts and J birds, and the equally wild Indians, as J they are now, when travelers flock to ad ! mire their stateliness. So all truly great j men possess the same nobleness of nature | before, that they do after the world has I discovered, acknowledged and applauded it. Those who long for opportunities of becoming great, forgot that greatness is in the man. not in the opportunity. The opportunity only gives occasion for great ness to exhibit itself. Washington pos sessed the same high qualities when lie told the truth and loved his mother, as when he headed the American armies and presided olfcr the councils of the nation. A man may be great, though circumstan ces confine him to a narrow sphere, just as a ray of light is as cheerful, and as riiuch the child of the sun, when shining in a rudo hovel, aswhen flashing from the mirrors of a palace. Goodness, courage, devotion,manliness,patience,perseverance, reverence and love, will make a boy or man great, though he live on the most se cluded farm in the backwoods. There arc thousands of such boys—many will read tiiesc words for their encouragement. Tho day may eomo when their noble qualities will be wanted in tho public ser vice, and all men shall sec and acknowl edge their worth. J.'ut if not, they are still rich in enduring wealth, and let them "remember, also, that life only begins in this world. How defeat inspires philoso phy. Before the election every bla tant copperhead declared that he would not submit to the election of Abraham Lincoln, and on that ground urged voters to support McClellan and arrest civil war in the North. Their appeals to the cowardice of the people was about this in substance: —" Ifvou re-elect Mr. Lincoln we will revolutionize, and therefore if you want peace at home, vote for M'- Clellan!" But the people didn't have tho fear of such half-lledged traitors before their eyes, and tri umphantly re-elected Mr. Lincoln. Now the same revolutionists are glad to haw before the loyal hurri cane of the North and with ono ac cord they advise " obedience to the popular will!" They had probably read Gen. Buler' order to the New York revolutionists, in which he gen tly intimated that "it will not be well Coj; them so to do !" and the laws are vindicated and the will of the peo ple is accepted on every hand.— Ghambitrsburg Repository. Bq¥" A cat factory has been discovered in Paris. Poor puss was found inallcon ditiens: skins drying for gloves, lure for muffs, and the materials for dinner deli cacies, (The Jmcwan cCitucn. THOMAS ROBINSON, CYRUS E. ANDERSON, M. W. SI'MA It. I'iihllnlier. BUTLER PA. WfeDXKMI) i V \OV. :io, IMO I. *s*-" Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One and 'nteparable."—D. Webtter. The Mtorjii Over. Never in the history of any previous campaign was there a more bitter and vindictive feeling cultivated by any party, than was by the opposition party, during the recent campaign. While their con vention was in session at Chicago, pre paring for opening the campaign formally, the gathered thousands were addressed in different parts of the city, by the various delegates in attendance. The sentiments uttered by those speaking, were of the most virulent and treasonable character, and as the key-notes to the whole canvass, gave notice of its desperate character, those ntimcnts uttered there, were re peated with more or less severity as the atmosphere in which tho speakers hap pened to appear was more or loss willing to receive them; but in every case suffi ciently bitter. It was freely intimated, that if the popular will would bo again declared in favor of Lincoln, the minori ty would not submit—this was declared even in Pennsylvania! With this under standing the Chicago Convention adjourn ed to moist at tho call of tho chairman, any time between then and the fourth of March next. Had the vote been close ; had Seymour been re-elected in New York, and had they carried the Legisla tures of a few of tho States, there is little doubt that areh trickster, (Seymour,) would have called the Convention togeth er, and something desperate might have been undertaken, if not .accomplished. But the defeat of that ambitious man, as also tho strong popular current which swept over the whole country from Maine to California, and from Michignji to Ten nessee, has completely unnerved tho lead ers, and that accomplished, there is no fear to be apprehended from tho rank and file, who are always right, unless when led astray, and who at this time manifest a resignation to tho popular verdict which is quite commendable. The loaders gen erally, acquiesce in the acknowledged situ ation and make a virtue of necessity; even Vallandigham, himself, has aban doned politics and announced his inten tions to practice law. Peace go with him in his retirement. TlioOll The oil business which seemed to lan guish for a time, has again revived. It is with pleasure we learn of the success of our Butler county friends, in their ef forts to realize their share of this fine business. Wc are not at liberty to men tion names, because our information is not direct, and we are not, therefore, pre pared to speak with entire preeission. But if general report is not very faulty. Bailor county is in a fair way to get ha«k the large sums she has expended experi menting in this risky business. Many eases have been reported to us of individ ual instances of great success. Men who but a short time since, were poor, arc now rich, realizing as the reward of their energy, some ten, some twenty, and some even as much as SIOO,OOO. We would advise all having any interests undevel oped, to at once goto work, and bare them looked after. Wc don't mean to advise poor men who have already spent largely, to spend still more in fruitless efforts to get oil where there is none ; but we wish to impress upon all, that now is a favorable time to dispone of oil inter ests, whether they are very promising or not. The oil property that cannot lie sold now. is poor indeed. But this is only one branch of the business ; skill and la bor arc both in good demand in the prose cution'of this business. Aro there any out of employment ? they cannot fail to find something to do in (he oil country, if they have the energy necessary to be come a good operator in any department of labor. This is, therefore, no time for men to sit idle, while their families, per haps, stand in need of the result of their labor, complaining of hard times. If times are hard, the fact that labor is scarce and compensation low, is no part of the cause. Let all make an effort and they will get along. "The Citizen of last week devotes over a column to talking about a difficul ty in our borough the day after the Presidential election; and which is to undergo a judicial investigation. In the course of his article the editor labors and falsifies at a fearful rate to prejudice the public mind against one of our citi zens engaged in the difficulty who hap pened to differ with him in political sen timents. An editor who will permit his columns to be prostituted toso.base a pur pose, merits and should receive the con tempt and scorn of every honorable man. But tho people are not surprised at the conduct of the editor of the Citizen , as he convinced every sensible man ofl a former occasion, by bis attack on Major M'Laugh lin, that be was prepared to stoop to any degree of meanness. — J/erald. The above is from the Herald of last week. We are quite willing to givo our readers an opportunity of judging of the amiability of our neighbor. Two weeks ago he wrote a notice of an occurrence that transpired the day after our election. The duty of a Journalist, as of any one else, we hold is. when attempting to re lato anything, to relate it fairly, impar tially, and as far as possible with suffi cient distinctness to enable those who are intended to be enlightened by it, to form a correct and distinct understanding of what had really taken place, and who were the actors. Did the IT'rah Idoso ? Who could tell from reading tlie article referred to, where the difficulty occurred. Col. Lqwry, (we were told,) had been struck with a poker by "F. 8. Magee, tte keeper of'the Jack IIouso." Our readers remember our to that article, to which the Herald rejoins as above. Is this a sufficient rejoinder? In that arti cle we stated distinctly that the statement of the Herald was false in saying that Lowry was struck with a poker, flow does he reply to that ? Does he make any cor rection or retraction? No; and yet he knows as well as he knows he breathes, that it was a falsehood ! We have been informed that the effort made by Col. Lowry's friends to have the matter settled, has thus far failed. We will not, there fore, go over the facts again, (we only gave ahreviatious in our former article,) nor will we resort to .billingsgate to offset the conduct of the Herald , but will abide our time. We trust the editor of the Herald, will attend the trial, and diligent" ly listen to the evidence, and then let him say who has stated falsehoods in ref erence to this matter, or else give the testimony to his readers and lot them, fuM once judge for themselves. The Dulj- of the ftonr. Since the commencement of the pres ent war, the people of this country have exhibited a liberality—a spirit of benevo lence never before witnessed in this, or perhaps any other country. The Chris tion Commission, the Sanitary Commis sion and various societies for the educa tion and care of destitute children belong ing to the families of "Froodmen," and last, if not least, a society for the purpose of meliorating the condition of the thous ands of loyal Southerners, many of whom are refugees in our Northern cities—all these institutions have received, as they deserve, the liberal support of a .loyal people. liut there is another class which merits our united sympathy and support. Wo mean the families of soldiers now in the service. The eold blasts of winter arc now upon us. It is the duty of every community to see to it that no Orphan or willow—no soldiers wifo or child shall suf fer from the cold blast. We have always bJPfeved that this could be best accom plished by the organization of a society for the avowed object. If the young ladies of each school district, would but take the matter in hand, they would find no difficulty in accomplishing it. The families of deceased soldiers have a right to look to the Government lor as sistance in the shape of pensions. Sol diers in the service have their wages and bounty—some may think this an ample provision for each class, but it must be borne in mind that many a poor Orphan may perish before the Government funds can he obtained. It is not the part of a philanthropist, thcrcforo, to stand off and leave those proper objects of kind ness and care to the chances of fate— above all others they should be the spe cial objects of care. We would bo glad to see this subject taken hold of at once and in such a systamatic way as to reach all, and enable all to assist.in it, and while taking care of this class, oth ers should not be neglected. Romcrn ber that "he that giveth to the poor, lcn deth to the Lord," and give accordingly. Sew York Hotels on Fire. A conserted attempt to fire the city, was made on last Friday evening—the Tribune, on Saturday, contains quite a lengthy and interesting account of it, for which we arc sorry to say. wc caunot Cud room. It is believed to be the work of rebel emissaries who -came from Canada. The fires occured in the principle hotels. The inc>.-ndries came as guests,took rooms and having Phosphorus, saturated the bed cloths, piling them up and firing them, afterMhich they locked the door. Some eight of the principle Hotels were thus found to be on fire between the hours of 8 and 12 o'clock. Fortunately for the city, the fires were all speedily extinguished. It was a part of the pro gramme to fire the shipping, but this was not accomplished. This is but another evidence of the cruel character of the foe with which we have to deal. Some of the guilty parties have been arretted,and a vigilent search is being made for the rest. From the commencement of hos tilities the south has always beeu relying greatly on riota and other disorders in northern cities, and failing to realize their fond hopes by the spontaneous action of the citizens, they at last attempted to pro duce this result by a special agency of their'own—in this too they have been disappointed. It is to be hoped this will satisfy them as to their ability to disturb northern society. fliti!" Our neighbor of the Herald, seems still to feci sore over our attack, as he is pleased to call it, upon Major Mc- Laughlin. The campaign being now over, and never having entertained any per sonal feeling against the Major, wo would have supposed it proper to let the matter drop. ' But as the lb raid man seems to consider himself bound to act in the ca pacity of his dog, barking every time he sneezes, it might be interesting to have him explain why it flas that the Major was an avoiced Lincoln man at Washing ton City*, and a McClellan man here?— and in t!«s, we don't wish him to bark at random, but to speak for the Major, if he speaks at all. After all, we cannot see what ground any ouc litis to complain of us in this, or any other matter. We strove to make out a true record, for all . Many honestly no doubt, believe that we cau not supprc-s this rebellion—that the South will gain their independence. We think they will find out their mistake some of those days. But, suppose we are mistaken, and the South does succeed; in that event, I think it quite within proba bility that the Democracy of the North will gain power in this country. The South will never re-unite with us, but will doubtless invitethoir Northern breth ren to join them as a part of their great Slave Empire ; of course they will accept the invitatftm. Gov. Seymour, thought they should have done so in 'Ol. In that event it will bo doubtless necessary for any man who has served iu the Union army, before he can bo received into their fellowship, to at least prove to them that lie, in the year of our Lord one thousand ( eight hundred and sixty-four, voted for McClellan and Pendleton. At of the case the Colonel may find that a copy of the Citizen , may be more service able to him than it was when circulated I ' among the members of his old Regiment, previous to tlie late election, if we may judge from the emphatic Lincoln vote tfhicli came home from it, and that too at the liccls of its hard campaign iu the Valley. In view of such an emergency, therefore, wo now say for the Major's benefit, that he not only made a vigor ous canvass for Little Mac, in the capa city of a stump orator, as we learn from the columns of the Herald, but that he performed the office of a local politician, in visiting the house of the humble voter, to induce him to vote against Old Abe: This will, certainly, prevent the Major from future trouble. The 103 d ItCKimeiit. It has been, a well known fact for a long time past, that our prisoners, in Reb el hands, had to undergo great privations —that they were in fact suffering and many of them dying for want of even the necessities of life I We have refrain ed from saying much on this subject, sim ply because wo had not much to say that was of an encouraging character. Many speculations and reports were in eircula lation in reference to this subject, but in them MO could see nothingdefiuite. Wo had faith in our government—we knew that President Lincoln would do every thing that the interest and honor of the country would permit—to alleviate the suffering of those who have been so unfor tunate as to fall into rebel hands. It of ten pained us, when wo would be inquir ed of on the subject of exchange, by those whoso near and dear relatives were the subjects of these rebel cruolties, to know that wo had nothing encouraging to communicate; and in this connection wo can remember no one who inquired .vitli more earnestness than Mr. Wm. Byers,of Summit township, who had two sons in the 103 d Regiment. We arc glad now to be able to say that he has at last heard from his sons and that they aro both alive. But wc are sad to know that this welcome news to him is accompanied by sad ti dings to. others—the letter says:— "Solomon Moscr diod on the 2Sth of August, and Charles M'Clungon the 15th ofthis month, (Oct)." Wc sincerely sym pathize with the friends of these fallen heroes. How infamous the cruelty Iliad is causing tho fall of so many of the Re publics brave defenders; comparatively speaking it were nothing to fall in battle to be thus slain by inches. In tho letter which Mr. Byers has received, his son writes to him to send him a great variety of things, such as drawers, shirts, socks, shoes, pants, bacon, butter, crackers, pepper, tea. dryed fruit, die., showing conclusively that they aro in a state of great destitution. They arc afflicted with the scurvy. Wc notice that an exchange of pris oners is now going on, upon what princi ple, or to what extent wc are not advised, but notice by dispatch in to-days papers, that ten thousand are now on their way to Anapolis. We can easily imagine what anxiety will be felt, by those who have dear friends in captivity in rebcldom, till it is definitely ascertained who are the lucky benefactors of this exchange. Alas! many will be disappointed, some will, in all probability, be still retained, many others it will bo found have died; the victims of rebel crudity "away down in Dixie," while not a few will have died on their way to " the land of their child hood." Wc hope that all-will, with a true Christian spirit reconcile themselves ! to whatever fate may have in store for I them. We would do well to bcar.iuj mind that Hod's ways arc not uian's ways. We hope soon to IJC able to announce the return of the 103 d. as also an account of its misfortunes, at the earliest moment we will lay them before our readers. I BOM'TIU; SOI TII. Special Di-pntt li to tho Western Associated Press. WASHINGTON, NOV. 25. The Republican publishes a dispatch from Fortress Monroe this morning which says, the U. S. transport steamers Atlan tic and Blnekstone have arrived from Sa vannah, bringing Savannah and xiilton Head dates to the 21st inst. Tho steam ers bring one hundred and' twenty-iivo of our soldiers who have been prisoners of war at Andersonvillc and elsewhere. It is believed by these arrivals that Beau regard had issued a proclamation, dated Corinth, November- 18th. calling on the peoplo of Georgia to lay waste and des troy everything around Sherman, in his front, rear and upon his flank, and an nouncing that bo would soon be with them. When the steamers left Savan nah, a report bad just reached there that M aeon and Milledgeville had been cap tured and burned by Sherman. BAI.TI.MORK, NOV. 25. The Americajt of this city has the fol lowing highly interesting and exciting intelligence, taken from the late Georgia papers: The Augusta Chronicle, of the 10th instant, contains the following appeal to the Georgians by Senator Hill : RICHMOND, NOV. 18. To the people of Georgia—You have now the best opportunity ever yet pre sented to you to destroy tho enemy. Put everything at the disposal of our generals. Ucniovo all provisions from the path of tho invaders, and put all the obstructions you can in the way. Every citizen with his gun, and every nigger with his spade and axe, can do the work of good soldi ers. You can destroy the enemy by re tarding his march. Georgians .be firm, act promptly, and fear not. (Signed.) 15. If.- HIM,. I most cordially approve Of tho above (Signed,) JAMES A. SEKDON, Secretary of War. The following in from the Augusta Chronicle of the 10th : 'Among the many war rumors on our strcefs, this morning, is one that Griffln is captured by the Yankees. As to the correctness of the rumors, wo have nothing to say." The following is taken from tho Au gusta i Sentinel of the 19th : "Wo have this reliable news from up the fiver.* A gentleman, who arrived on Thursday ovo ning from Stwic Mountain, reports that H Yankee column, moving up tho Georgia Hailrciad, divided at Decatur, half going down the Covington Road and the other the Rook Bridge Koad. At Stone Moun tain they burned all the unoccupied houses—some two-thirds of the town— and were laying wastfe tho country ns they progressed. Tlioy march in a hol low square, with thoir trains in the cen ter. They united at Baker's Mill, near Covington, and it is not known as yet whether they will strike for Eatontown or Athens. This gentleman says that tho view from the summit of the Stone Mountain of tho conflagration of Atlanta' was awful beyond all description. The city looked like an ocean of flame as the fiery waves rose and fell throughout its whole extent. Passengers by the Georgia Railroad' last night report that about one hundred Yankee cavalrymen made their appear ance at School Circle on Thursday, and burned tho railroad plattorm. It is not believed that they have come any further down than the Circle. Their infantry encamped at or near Old Sheffield on Wednesday night. It is also reported that the Yankees have burned Monticello and Hillsboro', which, if true, clearly indicates that they design tapping the Central Railroad at Gordon, or some other point. Passenger trains on the Georgia Bail road yesterday only come from Union Point. The Macon Telegraph of Friday, says that city on that day was considerably excited, owing to the various reports in regard to tho enemy, who arc known to be positively marching on the city. General Cobb has issued an order, call ing out every man capable of bearing arms, and all who do not respond, lie has ordered to be arrested. The Telegraph further says, there is no doubt that the military authorities will do everything in their power to stay the advance of the enemy, and we trust they will receive the cordial support of the .entire community. We refrain from giv ing any information concerning the move ments or tho number of our forces. The Macon Telegraph speaks thus of matters at the front:—\Ye have reliable information to the effect that tho Yanks are advancing from Atlanta in this direc tion, two columns, one on the McDon ough road and the other via Joncsboro'. Our forces arc at Grffiin. More than this we deem it imprudent at present to state. A gentleman who left' Forsyfh on Thursday, the 18th instant, at 3 o'clock, informs us that a courier arrived at that place about half an hour before he left, and reported that there was some Yaukee cavalry eight miles North of the town. All the bridges on the road from Forsyth to Indian Springs were burned by our forces. The Intelligencer publishes the annex ed news about affairs. The latest reliable intelligence from the front in Georgia is from a gentleman who left GVitfin on Wednesday, at 10 p. m. General Wheeler fought the enemy, who was advancing with a force estimated at from 25,000 to 30,000 in two columns, one on the McDonough and the other on the Jonesboro' road, at Bear Creek, until late in the evening, when bo fell back to Griffin, and was passing that city on its right when our informant left. Our in fantry forces were falling back to Barnes villc. It is probable that at the time we write this, Sherman occupies Griffin, and will rapidly demonstrate upon Maeou, and per haps Millodgeville. We learn from a reliable source that Governor Brown's residence, iu Canton, Cherokee County, embracing his commo dious dwelling-house, kitchen, out-houses, &c., with his office aud other buildings, were all bnrned to the ground by the vandal foe, a few days ago. The officer in command of the Tandals. who were sent to execute the work they so ruth lessly and successfully performed, allow ed the fatpily, who were living on the premises, only fiftoen minutes to remove their furniture from the house, and all that was not removed within that time was destroyed by fire. The same party burned the Court House, Academy, both hotels, jail,.and about two-thirds of tho best dwellings and business houses iu Canton. A force ,of some 3,000 or 4.000 van vals were within a mile or two of the town, while somo seventy of the band were sent into tho town under an officer, with orders to burn the house of Gover nor Brown, the public buildings aud house of all who have been prominent Southern men. It is now evident that Sherman has inaugurated a winter campaign and that Georgia is the field which ho designs to desolate —a terrible crisis therefore is upon us. Kvery man in the State, ablo to bear armssh juld rally to the rescue.- In tho hands of the military authorities, however, the defense of the State is left. We have no suggestion to lliake. What we have long looked for has come at last. NEW YORK, November 2s. —ln thede-' bate in the rebel House of Representa tives ou the 10th, tho fact is developed that tho war against Vice President Ste phens, is extending to all reconstruction ists: and Boyce, Brown, Leech, Yance, Stephens, Cobb and Foote, are denoun ced as heedless agitators of* questions. ' The House of Representatives, like the Confederacy in general, is divided against itself, and cannot stand long. In the excitement produced by Sher man, tho debate shows that Governors •Brown and Yance have taken positive ac tion against tho execution of the con scription laws. In the course of the de bate. which was on a resolution reported by Ml 1 . Staples, ef Virginia, for a de crease iu the number of exemptions from military service of the State officers, Mr. Leech, of North Carolina, said ho was • States Rights man, and ho could not vote for tho resolution which looked to the conscription of State officers. A great hue aud cry had been raised about Geor gia, because Gov. Brown and Yiec l'resi db::t Stephens dared to differ from the annointcd. He wished to pay that he endorsed every word that had been ut tered by Gov. Brown, and every line that had been written by Air. Stephens. If that bo treason, he asked the poor privil ege of being hanged with them. Mr. Miles, of South Carolina, Said he' rcgretcd to talk about peace and recon struction, or a Convention of States, &c. He believed it could only injure us. It would encourago the enemy in tho pros ecution of tho war, stimulate them to' greater efforts, while it could only tend to depress our own peoplo. It was idle' to talk of our friends at the North. We have none. Mr. Footc, of Tennessee, said persons high in official authority have stated that, treason was abroad in North Carolina, and ask for the suspension of the writ of habeas coipus to suppress it. Several voices—l call the gentlemen to order." Mr. Lester, of Goorgirt— T rise to a point of order. The gentleman must confine himself to the question before the House. Mr. Foote—T can never allude in my remarks to any official authorities without half a dozen gentlemen springing totheir feet and raising points of order. I am not going to bo choked off in this way. Men here have made skulking attacks upon Vice President Stephens. They have said of him what they dare not gay to his face. It was in order to denounce: the. Vice President, butit, is not in order to vindicate him. It was in order— Mr. Miles,rising—-Thegentleman from Tenn. speaks of skulking attacks upon Vice-President Stephens. I have spoken l of that gentleman. I wish the gentle man from Tennessee to say if ho means I have made a skulking attack. . 1 12, Mr. Foote—No sir, a poor one.- [ call all attacks in secret sessions, skulking attucks. The gentleman from South Carolina says we have no friends in the North. I make is sue with him. I say we have friends, good, true, and valiant friends in the North. Every vote given for Mc- Clcllan was for peace. If McClel lnri had been elected, he (Foote) was prepared to make from his seat, a pro position for a Convention of the Sov ereign States, North and South, and he believed that the South could have secured from it peace and inde pendence. If the South had met tho North in Convention she would have proposed a league offensive and dc-- fensirc, with the North, for a strict enforcement of the Monroe doctrine, a liberal and commercial treaty, and we soon should have the whole North American domain, and perhaps Cuba* Refering to Gen. Butler's speech, he said, infamous as Butler is, his speech looks to peoce, the terms pro posed by him were such ns could not be accepted by the South. It refer ing to sending Commissioners from Washington. If such commission did come, and bring any propositions from tho Government at Washington looking to peace, he believed it was the duty of our Government to re ceive it. But he did not think Con gress should pass upon it, but that it should be submitted to the several Statef for each one to decide upon it in a sovereign capacity. After some remarks by other mem bers, the resolution was adopted. The House also passed the Senate bill to force the militia of the State togo to the assistance of the other States, so as to concentrate a force against Sherman. fieo- It is temper which makes the bliss of home or disturbs its comfort. The home is in tha forbearing temper, in the yielding spirit, in the calm pleasures of a mild disposition, anxious to give aud re ceive happiness.
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