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.