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JOHN R EAKIN, Editor-
WASHINGTON,
WEOVKSIHY,::: JAW. 14, 1863.
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Public Meeting. —All the citizens of
the county are requested to meet at the
Court House next Saturday to organize a
relief association for soldiers’ families.
USTWith regard to the card of Hon.
R. K. Garland, we can say, that we know
Mr. Garland’s private sentiments and
they are averse to any improper resistance
to, or secret evasion cf the military orders
of the district, he being willing to abide
the decision of the judiciary.
Bad News. —Just as we go to press,
we learn from a gentleman who left Arka
delphia last Monday, that the Federal
fleet had taken Arkansas Post, and our
army were retreating up the river. Also,
that the enemy had taken Clarksville.
This is entitled to credit, and is confirmed
by the fact that heavy firing was heard at
Prairie d’Anne, in this county, last Sat
urday evening. It could only have been
from the Post.
Since the above was written, Col. Solon
Borland anoMr. Ed. Smith, have arrived.
They left Arkadelphia still later, and
heard nothing of the report; so that it
is very uncertain.
The Northern Embroglio. —The
telegraphic dispatches still continue
filled with extracts from Northern papers,
of the deepest interest, and most pro
phetic of good for the South. The Her
ald is despondent, and advises Seymour
to call a convention of the loyal States,
and invite the Scuthern States to co
operate. It thinks that, unless the re
bellion is crushed before Spring, the
South will have Napoleon for an ally.
We think the Herald is right in its pro
phecy, and it might just as well have left
out the if.
The Tribune takes heart a little, and
tries to rally. It says : “ The spasm of
despair has already released its hold on
the Northern heart.” What made it
let loose, it does not tell us. By the
way, the Tribune’s crazed, and thinks
everything by turns. One day it admits
the right of secession; another day pro
poses peace ; and then gets over the
“ spasm of despair,” in the midst of
overwhelming reverses.
Wendell Phillips made a speech in
Boston, and said that in eighteen months
the West will desert the East, and join
the States on the Mississippi. The New
Yotk Mercury thinks so too. It says
the last army the North will ever raise, is
now in the field, and that it must either
conquer the rebellion, or the attempt is a
failure. If it fail, the dissolution of the
Union is accomplished ; and then, six
New England States will find themselve s
alone in their glory : and then the Mer
cury gives them a’kick, (as if it said d—n
’em,) and tells them that no Confederacy
of which they are a part, can exist in
peace, harmony, and prosperity.
Lincoln, it is said, has postponed his
emancipation proclamation till the first of
March, and has not had sens e enough to
hide its contents. It means to allow sla
very still in all those Southern States
which have elected a Federal Congress
man, such as Louisiana and Tennessee.
Away goes all his Exeter Hall sympathy,
clean overboard; and the honest fanatics
at home think him a time-server.
And thus they run to and fro, and
and their counsels are confused.
Reader, have you ever seen the scuf
fling and consternation among the crick
ets, and bugs, and loathsome insects,
when a stone is turned over of a sum
mer’s day, and a flood of light let in
upon their dark and benighted security ?
Meanwhile we drive them back from
Vicksburg. We snatch Galveston our
of their grasp and slaughter them on
their boasted element. We get behind
them in Kentucky and cut off their com
munication from Louisville, We over
run West 1 ennesse and Van Dorn aston
ishes them in Memphis. We defeat the
hosts of Rosencrantz. Grant is confused
and his army demoralized, and in Vir
ginia the grand army of Burnside had a
paralytic stroke at Fredericksburg.
In the name of reason who is it that
croaks? What are you crying about? Said
we not truly in the beginning that the
South was the stronger, the richer, the
most enduring party, and that we would
Wear them out? Can you not see the
bare threads yet? The frazzles are flut
tering bravely.
In the name of all that is dear to the
heart or lofty in aspiration be cautious
now? Shall we fail just when the garland
is stretched to crown us. Shall we strug
gle so hardly for a prize, then quarrel
amongst ourselves, and trample it in the
mire ?
Coneedbk\te Notes— What are they Worth?
To answer this question we must bring to its
consideration, calm, cool and unbiased minds,
if we would not deceive ourselves, nor mislead
others. In this, as in all other matters of
science depending on fixed and immutable
laws, the clearest perception of truth, requires
the purest and serenest atmosphere, divested
of all the clouds of passion and prejudice—un
disturbed by those powerful currents of fears
and hopes which are almost sure to drift the
judgment from its course. It requires cour
age also. He who shrinks dismayed from the
deductions of his own logic, is a worse reason
er, and a poorer (because more dishonest;
guide of men, than he who, misled by sanguine
wishes, rushes, self-deluded, to the conclu
sions he ardently desires. “Truth, like beau
ty, is to be won only by the bold.”
The sacred glow of patriotism itself has no
fit place in this discussion. Its Godlike qual
ities are called iuto action, to inspire men to
gloflous deeds, and heroic sacrifices. It is
the noblest incentive, and the most strength,
inspirin g of all human sentiments. From
its very power its weight must be kept out of
the scale, in all questions of commercial sci
ence.
It will do no good to waste our indignation
upon those who distrust the'par value of our
Confederate securities. We will do harm if
we go further and deti«e and seek to execute
measures to co mpel them to receive them by
any coercive measures. Such things have
been often attempted in ether ages and coun
tries, always with the most disastrous effects.
Loss of commerce, the prostration of industry,
the concealment of property, the transfer of
it to other countries by all stealthy methods,
ultimate poverty, and general stagnation of
all enterprise are the inevitable results.
Our forefathers knew that, and made it n
grand fundamental principle of their govern
ment, that no State within its limits should
ever commit the error of making any thing
else but gold and silvera legal tender, whilst
at the same time they withheld the grant of
ti.at power to Congress. They were fresher
from the evils of this policy in the old world
than we are. We have forgotten those evils
through several generations, and now speak
tightly and rashly of the expedient. But the
statesmen and patriots of the eighteenth cen
tury were deeply in earnest in this. So much
sb, indeed, that in the most depressed condi
tion of financial affairs; when public credit
was dead; our armies impoverished, and our
people bankrupt; Congress never thought ol
making her money a legal ten det. By far
other ami wiser means did Hamilton, in the
eloquent language of W ebster, “smite the rock
of our national resources and the waters gushed
forth—touch the dead corpse of our national
credit and it sprang to its feet.”
Moreover, the action of no set of men can
permanently affect the value of any securitie
in the commercial world. It is only in tin
confined circles of city brokers that the Bull
and Bears can play their little games of hazard.
But even there the effect is but momentary.
The value of no really solvent stocks can be
kept down longer than is necessary for a false
rumor to subside, nor can ‘fancies’ be sustained
longer than toys thrown in the air. Thev
each find their level. No combinations of
Rothschilds or Baring Brother- not to take
gold coin, could affect its value, nor could any
laws, mob or otherwise, forcing wooden chi]
upon all creditors or tradesmen give them any
value in the world of commerce.
; Keeping insight of these’generalprinciples,
jwe set out with the fact that the
true value of Confederate securities is their
| actual worth in the commercial world, based
■ upon pure calculations, of their amount and
: our means of payment; in which calculations
the future stability of our governin.-ut, and the
wisdoia of our ruler.-, form a large element.
Whether the result be to us mortifying or
gratifying, these calculations wiil in spite of
us fix the value of Confederate money. If we
fail in this war, our securities become worth
less of course. If we succeed, their value
will depend, a- above stated, on their amount
and our disposition and means of payment.
Our success is no longer doubtful. Even
if it were, we would lay that branch of the
question aside and take it tor granted. We
do not care to address any one willing to save
a cent of private fortune out of the degrada
tion of his country. Considering the Southern
Confederacy a fixed fact, we consider her se
curities a safe investment, which will not be
apt to fall materially below par. and in can
sequence we think her notes a sound circu
lating medium, which may be safely received
in exchange for property, and kept on hand
until leisure time may be had for reinvestment.
To this opinion we have been led by deliberate
reflection. It is a topic which we might easily
have avoided, and in which we have no motive
to deceive. We hope no one will entertain so
exaggerated an idea of our patriotism as to
suppose it would tempt us to duplicity. We
think as we do fur the following reasons. It
is no longer necessary to adduce arguments to
convince intelligent men that a bare ability to
pay interest promptly, and a disposition to do
so, is all that is raquired to keep the national
credit high, and her securities near par.—
England has owed an enormous debt, which
has been rapidly increasing for two hundred
years. It has reached an amount at least four
times as large as the Confederate States will
owe at the end of the war, even with the widest
margin of allowance for the future. At the
close of the wars with Napoleon, England owed
eight hundred millions of pounds. That is
four thousand millions of dollars. Our debt has
never yet been estimated over five hundred nil
lions. lie have yet to double our debt before
it reaches one-fourth the English debt at tin
time of peace in Europe, almost half a century
ago.
Yet the shares in the English debt, being
in plain language her obligations to creditors,
(which are called consols, from their bein' l,
shares in the consolidated debt) and which
bear but little over three per cent., are ea -erly
sought as investments. They are worth about
97 cents in the dollar in specie, and any holder
can realize that at his pleasure, although the
security is only for a portion of that enormous
load of debt which the government never in
deed expects to pay in this nor any quick
succeeding generation. But the iAtereaZ is
paid regularly and surely. The stock suits
retired men of fortune, women, guardians, and
all persons wishing permanent investments.
It equally suits other classes, for it is imme
diately convertible into money.
Hence it is certain that if after the war the
Southern Confederacy should consolidate it-
, » and issue stock in place of its notes, the
value oi that stock would depend wholly on
that ability to meet the annual interest. And if
s ,. e J; i°’ U d be ; able t 0 P a y this interest promptly,
all ho biers of trea-ury notes or bonds would
find tnem, not dead oak leaves on hand, like
she money tn the fairy t ile, but actual sub
stantial money, worth dcllar for dollar in Liv
erpool or ( alcutta, with difference of exchange.
Another thing must be kept in mind. This
annual interest will be much smaller than we
usually estimate It. The eight per cent, bonis
were issued when we had no credit and no
government. II hen our independence is re
cognized and our government permanently
established, we can have our old debt taken
up as it becomes due, and another with a less
amount of interest substituted. As our credit
becomes firmer by the exhibition of the means
and inclination to meet our liabilities we will
be enabled to borrow at decreased rates, most
especially when such sums borrowed do not
go to increase our general indebtedness. For
instance, if the holder of an eight per cent,
bond were not willing to renew it at a lesser
rate of interest, we might borrow the money
and pay him. In this way the English govern
ment has reduced its interest, and the same
would happen with us.
The only question remains: Can the Confed
erate States pay annual interest on its debt?
A few general considerations will give great
assurance of this. England with all her Colo
nies. has not the natural resources of the
Southern States, and by means of her com
merce and manufactures, carries more than
eight times the load of our present debt. This
cqmmerce, and these ’manufactures, are also to
be hoped by us, iu our new Government, in
a I'lttion to the incalculable mineral and agri
cultural tesources of our soil. A very tew
year s of peace will so develop these, that even
a direct tax would -not bear heavily upon
the community, for the payment of "all that
might be required.
But if that should be deemed inexpedient
ns a sole resource, and it might be thought
desirable to raise a portion of the sum indi
rectly, the old duties which we paid before,
to sustain the North, would accomplish the
purpose alone. Counting in tne manufactures
formerly receive ' from the North, which would,
(or -i like amount in their place,) now become
imports, we would import as much, perhaps,
as the old U. S. did altogether. The revenue
from that was over forty millions per annum.
This would pay five per cent interest (and that
is a large allowance,) on eight hundred mil
lions—almost double what we now owe. Then,
too, there are the export duties on cotton an 1
tobacco, which, for a period, might be levied
to su. .uin our credit, until our increased wealth
should render the burden easy. This, of itself,
if verified by statistics, (which each can ex
amine tor himself.) clearly exhibits the ability
of the South to sustain its credit. The inrii
loitioi admits of mi question. Repudiation is
shocking to the moral sense of the ma s of
Southern people. None of them have yet re
pudiated a del ' they believed to be honest.
The eases of Mississippi ami the Arkansas hy
pothecated bond-, form no exception to this
remark.
I'o make a~siirance doubly sure, -ome of the
St.i’es have already guaranteed the payment
■■f the Confederate debt, in their due propor
tion. All. no doubt, will. The Statescan,
without '.‘limn, resort to direct taxation fur
this purpose to any extent.
We believe these general views are incontro
vertible. They have occupied some -pa e :
too much, perhaps; but we could not, in less,
open the -object ns we desired. We have not
been able to go into each branch of the argu
ment in detail Each one can pursue the
thoughts ind investigations here marked out.
to any extent.
We think this the proper means to sustain
the credit of our securities. That is, by show
ing them to be v-rthy of credit, leaving it to
those win doubt them to find out their error
without reproaches or punishment. They may
pr due- local inconvenience, but th y cannot
depreciate our currency. That finds its level
at Inst fmni the fountain heads nt Liverpool,
London, th' commercial cities of the continent,
and even Wall street.
L ati’st Nr ws The Eastern mail of
Mi ti'biy t ight brought the .Monroe Reg
ister of the 6th, anil the Camden Herald
of tin- 9th; a so a private letter from Mr.
Be* i-itni:i Collins, at the Cut-Off, with
the fellow ing cheering news :
“Judge Lowery ofChicot County, in a letter
to me yesterd iv, says: “We have some glori
ous news. The Yankee fleet ha- pa-sei up.
and two men who deserted at Columbia, -ay
they were b a.llv whipped at Viek-burg. and
acknowledge that they cannot take the place
T ey al-, -late that I n horn mi- taken Mem
phis, and burned Grand Junction, on the M.
and<'. R. road. The flag gunboat B*n:»li.
wa- 1 ’ I erippi Iby a b ill that ] . --ed thr i; i
her killing th- Captain ami many others. 1
was at the river ami »aw the fleet going up.
and saw them burn a house on the opposite
ride of the river: They have burned every
• sto
Fall ace. tints of the three days’ fight
ing at Vicksburg have been rec. ived.
Dutirg Saturday, Sunday, and Monday,
tl e 27th. 2 s th, ati'l ’9th ult., the enemy
made fierce and repeated efforts to carry
our work- on the Yazoo, but were ea -h
time gall: utly repulsed. Our army fought
with its aceustome 1 gallantry, rivaling
the her. e> upon the fields of A irginia.
They are to the highest spirits. Some
filing occurred between the gunboat fleet
and our batteries. The Federals had
reason to abandon the enterprise in des
pair. In the raid upon the Vicksburg and
Monroe railroad the Government lost twelve
or fifteen thousand bushels of corn, and
;i hundred and ten bales of Lowels. The
road cannot be repaired by the company
during the war. It may be done by the
Government in a few months. The mail
is conveyed from Monroe to Vicksburg in
some manner, three times a week; and
also by occasional steamer-.
From Virginia, we learn that General
Stewart has made an expedition across
the Rappahannock. At Dumfries be
destroyed a Federal camp, 3000 strong,
captured several wagon trains, a large
quantity of army and sutler’s steres, and
brought away from 160 to 200 prisoners.
A Knoxville dispatch of the 31st says
that a body of cavalry, 4000 strong, led
by the renegade Tennesseean, Gen. S.
Carter, made an incursion through Pen
dleton Gap, and were near Jonesboro.
They burned the Holston, Walitaliaga,
and railroad bridges, and captured Col.
Love, of the G2d North Carolina. They
have a.« > it is supposed, destroyed Sena
tor Ila I ,toplantation and saltworks. Gen.
Kirby Smith, ordered three regiments
from Murfreesboro, to watch them; but
the order was countermanded by Gen.
Bragg, who supposed our forces in East
Tennessee, sufficient to expel Carter.
-
fraTAlmost all the troubles ameungst
ourselves that have happened since the
war begun, can be traced to the singular
pre penaity of military rulers, to disregard
the laws. The people will go to the death
in following such a leader as Washington,
because Le was never tempted to disregard
th' laws of their Congress, or violate their
constitutional rights. It is a wonderful
bond between generals and soldiers.
Letters for the Soldiers.—Letters for
Fagnn’s brigade can be forwarded by Maj.
B. F. Fall and Capt. .1. IV. I‘aup, by leaving
them at Jones’ Hotel on the 16tli inst.—to
Col. Monroe’s regiment (Capt. Reif’s company)
by Maj. G. W. Sandefur, on the same time, by
leaving them at Burt’s Hotel, and to Capt.
Kyle’s company, on the same time and place,
by Lieut. Winstead.
From Richmond and the North.
Richmond, Dec. 24.—A special dis
patch to the Enquirer from Fredericks
burg says: Saturday afternoon after ma
ture deliberation, Lincoln scut a joint
note to Seward and Chase to the efl- ct
tlui» the government c uld not dispense
with their services and asking them to re
sume the duties of tin ir respective de
partments This they have both done and
the Cabinet crisis is over.
Burnside lias written a letter admit
ting his responsibility for the failure in
the attack on Fredericksburg, lie exon
erates Lincoln, Halleck and Stanton.
Senator Pearce, of Maryland is dead
Advices from Fredericksburg say that
the enemy have mostly disappeared from
view.
A gentleman who arrived to-night from
the North, states that the reaction of pop
ular feeling as regards the war is almost
incredible since the defeat of Burnside.
The peace party has become almost formi
dable, and men no longer fear io express
their sentiments. Bets he says are free
ly made that the results ol the war will
be favorable to the South. He coufirtus
tiie statement that the Confederate bunds
weres tiling in N. York fur 50 cents uu a
dollar, with an upward tendency and
were in demand.
Itichmund, Dec. 26. —The resolution
introduced by \ allaudigham in the Yan
kee Congress, on Monday declares that
this House does earnestly desire that the
must speedy aud effectual measures be
taken for restoring peace in America, -and
that no time ti.ay be lost in proposing au
immediate cessation of hostilities, in or
der to a speedy and final termination oi
the unhappy controversy which brought
übuut this unnecessary and injurious and
civil war ly adequate security against tin
return of like calamities in time to come,
aud this House desires to offer the most
earnest assurances to the country that
they will, in due time, cheerfully coop
erate with the Executive and the States
fur the restoration of the Union by such
explicit aud most solemn amendments and
provisions of the Constitution as may be
tuuud necessary fur securing the rights ot
the several States and sections within the
Union under the Constitution.
Richmond, Dec. 29.—Attorney-Gen.
Bates, regards the auiuin.sU.it.on iu Wes
tern \ irginia, as uucousiitationnl. Lin
coln it is thought will not sign the bill.
ihe Herald sats Seward will remain in
the Cabinet only oa condition ti.at a con
servative policy be adopted by the admin
istration. He is said to be violently op
posed to Lincoln’s negro proclutuation.
'lhe American has news from Wash
ington that in dqluiuattc circles, an event
next in importance to t lie Fredericksburg
defeat,’is Considered to be a certainty, that
Emperor will, at his new year’s reception,
inform Minister Dayton that the suffer
ings es France wiil no longer permit him
to delay asking the L . States to terminate
thi-* awful war.
Guv. Seymour’s message it is said will
make a studied venomous attack on New
England, and perhaps intimate a willing
ness for her expulsion Ir on the Union as
a necessary step to induce the South to
return.
The N.Y. Herald says that Col. F< r
ney 's organ is busy whipping in the wcak
backi'i Ker üblie ns, who are :.'i> Iv tali
I ing about the necessity of recognizing the
S utbei'u coif'd racy In thi- Li-t list
ate found Repubi Can Members >f Con
gn;.-- v no openly ui.-pair ot the success of
the Federal governui nt, aud d i lite no
mule troops can be r. i- d, even by draft
tn the Stat's they t [-if :>l.
lie rec ivc tin- 1 iiii.itg unfit r (he
Lead of a Mnrfresb »r > dis; .itch it ted 28.
Washington correspondents JI agree
that Li i. tv In, Im- »• v< d t" s' ml by . i
tmancipation pr< claumti.iu on the 1-t of
January, indicating St .t > and v:irt< of
States i n which slavery is forever outlaw ■!
The N.Y. Herald say-, Lincoln will r< turn
to Congress, with hi- object i, n, the bill for
the erection of Western \ ir_-it'ia into a
separate State.
The zV-nerican states that the anny of
the I’otomac will not go into winter quar
t r- until another bittie is fought.
The Herald inclines to the opinion that
James River is to be the new route to
Richmond.
Burnside in his deposition before the Uon
gre-yi'inal Committee, confessed that his
army would not let him renew the fight
at Fredericksburg. The Herald says
Stanton and Halleck will go on in tl e t 1
wayfightiuj ar und the edges of Rebellion,
ami it will not be disappointed if disheart
ening defeats will be the result of the
winter campaign in the Southwest.
The True Democrat of the 7th savs:
There is a northern telegram to the ef
fect that the governor of Michigan has
proclaimed that he will recall the troops
of that State, now in Lincoln’s army, unless
an armistice is declared by Ist es January.
It is well known that the radical governors
of New YUrk, Massachusetts ami otJ.i r
States declared they would recall their
troops if Lincoln receded from his procla
mation. This is carrying out the doctrine
of State t ights to its full extent.
Pass Him Rovxd.—The Name, Captain;
the Name!—The State Gazette, after some
very just expressions of contempt for S lEthern
men who aro extorting fortunes out of the
distressed citizens an 1 families of soldiers,
pays the following tribute to one of a class
amongst us, whom we honor, and who are
often grievously abused by unjust suspicions.
There are many men amongst us of Northern
birth, whose patriotism may well put to blush
tho«e of our people whose sole right to boa-t,
is based on the accident of Southern birth.
The remarks of the Gazette strike our suit
exactly. Our -oul is grieved and sick with
disgust at the sordid, money-making pro
pensity which pervades the community. It is
refreshing to hear of such a man as the one
described:
* * # ♦ » • •
And in contrast with the moan spirit which
wo have remarked above, as actuating the
three- lollar-a-bushel f >i-rotten-sweet-potatoe
gentry, who fin I a market in Little Rock for
their surplus produce, we will point to the
conduct ot a planter of rare modesty, who
resides in Arkansas county. This gentleman,
although he has never aired his patriotism
with load protestations and boastful language,
has contributed freely and without stint, of
everything be has produced or manufactured,
to those who are iu the service of the Confed
eracy. His force has been sent at any time,
to operate on any work which would conduce
to the defence of the State, to the honor of the
country, and to the protection of our people!
Hi- cribs and grannaries have been always
open to the calls of the authorities ; and at no
time has the door of his hospitable mansion
been closed against the ways iring defender < f
Southern homes, be he ever so humble. Reader,
this Christian gentleman, whose public spirit
and liberality have become known to us, is a
native of witch-burning, Qimker-pcrsecuting,
freedoni-shrieking Massachusetts!
From Tennessee and Kentucky.—
The paragraph in our last, announcing
ti.at Morgan had taken Jacksou, Tenn.,
is evidently a mistake. It will be wen
from the following news, that he lias been
employed iu another quarter. The True
Democrat of the 6th, says :
Gen. Morgan, or a part of his command,
pas-' 1 Carthage, north of Hartsville, a
bout the middle of December captured
3000 Federate, and*pushed on to, tfic
railroad. The Northern dispatches ad
mit this, and say that the Confederates
hold Cumberland river, by possessing
Clarksville; and are also in possession of
the Lexington and Nashville railroad.
As Morgan wis married on the 14th,
it is not probable that he was with his
men.
The Louisville Journal, of the 24th,
contains a dispatch from Lexington, re
porting Floyd and Marshal, with a
large force, to have penetrated Pcund
Gap, and rapidly advancing into the
heart ot Kentucky. Lexington aud vi
cinity are lull ot Morgan’s men. F' tir
ot them were captured by a scouting
party.
John 11. Morgan entered Glasgow on
Christmas eve, after brisk fighting, dri
ving the enemy from the Square, aud cap
turing and killing a large number. Our
l< sg was a Captain and a Lieutenant. The
next day we burned all the bridges be
tween Mumturdsville and Elizabethtown,
destroying 15 miles of railroad.
Murfreesboro, Dec. 27. —Skirmishing
began in front of Lavergne, yesterday.
The enemy is in large force. Our ad
vance fell back, but wore followed. Very
heavy skirmishing occurred again, to-day,
between Lavergne and Stewart’s Creek.
Stragglers are coming in to-night, who
report the skirmish to-day quite serious.
M issey’s brigade, aud Wheeler’s com
mand of cavalry, were the only forces on
our side engaged. At last accounts we
bad fallen back this side of Stewart’s
Creek, and burnt the bridges.
Murfreesboro, Dec. 28.—The enemy
is still advancing slowly, from several
points. His force is estin ated at about
35,000, leaving a garrison of 10,000 iu
Nashville. One of his columns, 8000
troops, is at Salem, five miles distant.
The two lines of battle are in close prox
imity. Morgan proceeded to Gallatin
again, blew up tLe railroad tunnel, aud
left the railroad entirely useless.
The Caddo Gazette, of the 10th, Las
the following additional news: 1
Murtreesbor >, Dec. 30.—Rains con
tinued up till late last night. It is still
raining occasionally.
Artillery tiring commenced at nine
o’clock this morning, and listed until
eleven, when our entire left appeared to
be engaged. Heavy and rapid tuu-ketry
commenced, and still cntii.ues ; (12 M.)
and the big guns are also in the muss.
Notfiing as yet has been heard from the
battle-field, whieh is only twelve miles
distant. The citizens al! Confident.
Savannah, Ga., Dee. 30.—Special dis
patches to the Republican, dated at Mur
freesboro, 30th ult., say that the enemy
took a position yesterday afternoon, in
front of our line*.
M e burned the splendid mansion of
. Mr. Carbanua, upon the Nasville turn-
9
t gether with that «>f Mr. ii > lins, on the
\\ iik ii:si*n turnpike, in order to prevent
I l te enemy fr'in using them a- a sir iter.
The force ot the enemy is estimate 1 at
69,000.
Mur r usL .ro, Dec 31 —We have driv
en th vnemy from every position, except
u.s i xtieiii'- leit Our trout s now occupy
th battle field.
We liave captured f ur tl; usand | ris
ontis, thirty pieces >1 :.rtil cry, aud two
l ut dted w'gons. Zitti Lg the prisoners
are two Btig.iKi r Generals
C* attatiuuga, Dec. 31.—Eighty-eight
Fedtral prisoners, captured n. ir Mur
treesburo, were brought here la-t nigiit;
i J more, wi h 8 negroes, have ju-t arri
ved on the evening train. TLe last party
were captured yesterday by Gen. Wheeler
between Ho.-cncreus’ tinny aud Nashville.
Gen. Morgan returned from Kentucky,
having accomplished Li, object; and is
now iu the rear of Roseticnns. It i,
believed that Beauford, Forrest, and Mor
gan, have joined Al heeler’s commaufi,
making a Joice ot fifteen thousand c.iv
alty, in the rear of the Federal armv.
Di.-, aches r, coved a 2 I’. M . t - i ..
n nice a n pulse i f the eti-.-my-,-wtjii
iOS, ot one of their batteries, up to that
hour.
Richmond, Jan. I.—TLe Nashville
l.nioti says, ne irly one thousand families,
belonging to soldiers in the rebel service
are without food, clothing or wood - 500
applicants io go South, lave been filled
at the Yankee War department.
Mutfresboro, Dec. 31. —We attacked
the enemy in- his position at half past 5.
A. M. The battle raged till 5, P. M. Our
left wing drove the enemy’s right back
up n Stone river. Our advance was
steady,’ but the resistance stubborn. We
captured 4 batteries and about 4900 pris
oners. Auiongti them threeßrig.Generals.
Loss heavy ou both sides. Relative loss
unknown. Gen. Rains of Nashville, is kil
led.
(Signed) I. G. HARRIS.
The Memphis Argus of the 23d reports
on the authority of Col. Logan of the 3d
Illinois, that the Confederates had cap
tured Bolivar, Jackson and Trenton.
A Grenada despatch of 27th, says, “a
surgeon of Gen. Cheatham’s division iu
front of Memphis, who left there Tuesday
reports that A an D irn’s cavalry had encir
cled Chelsea. Wolf River bridge, and the
Fair grounds. A flag of truce was sent in
Tuesday morning to demand a surrender,
as was supposed. The Yankees were mov
ing all their plunder into the the fortifica
tions, Saturday night and Sunday.
The Cmldo Gazette, of the 10th, Las
the Houston Telegraph of the 2d, with
particulars of the battle. The Gazette
We regret our inability to give a full
account of the brilliant victory at Gal
v -too, owing to want of space. Our men
fiashed into the water, and climbed upon
the wharf—the scaling ladders m » having
arrived—and caj tured the 12d Massachu
setts regiment. The Bayou City, having
but one cannon, which exploded on the
t >urth discharge, ran into the Harriet
Lane twice—the last stroke breaking en
tirely through her iron plating. Our
sharpshooters swept her decks, killing
every officer, and driving the men below
the_ hatches. Our casualties amounted
to 78. \\ cdo not know how many the
enemy last in killed and wounded. ' AVe
bagged over 600 prisoners.
n . v . . 1 i •
Gazette of the 10th says, “The enemy arc
in possession of kt- Smith, Aan Buren f
and prabably Ozark. Our army has fal
len back.” We arc ashamed of the Tran?'
Mississippi department. Thank God.'
the deeds of their sons in ether fields af
ford c. :>s ilatmn to Texas, Arkansas, and
Western Louisiana. 1 n this department
there is somo error of management, which
brings the most splend’d preparations to
the most lame and impotent conclusions.
W ith an army of 50,000 men; and equip"
ed by the government to the extent of.
our demands, we Lave abandoned the
whole North West, lost the upper Arkan
sas River had our steamers destroyed by
a paltry band of cavalry; immense army
stores lost; the whole of our Indian allies
abandoned to the mercy or machinations
of the enemy; and the army disgusted
with itself. It is a true picture, and there
is no use in concealing it. The enemy
already know more about eur army than
some of our generals.
AV e blame no one. AVe are not compe
tent for military criticism. AVe only know
there ismiserabie ineffeciency som< where,
and we write this in the faint hope, that
through some channel or other, the mat
ter may be brought to the notice of the
AVar Department and the remedy applied
by those who can do so intelligently.
Fortunately this condition of things
here does not effect the general aspect of
the war, nor dim matarial.'y the bopefull
nessofour prospects. Let all ontitme
to sustain the military authorities
cheerfully indeed with increased vig
or. If all be right it will appear in time,
and what evils exists will only be made
worse by disaffection.
XT*Air. E. J. Butler, of Clinton z Ala",
sells his shoes at former prices, and no
more, and has not made any charge at all
for shoes made for soldier.-, fur several
months* He says he makes his own leath
er and gets enough profit from the ol
prices.
Instances like this are “like rivers of
water in a dry place, and the shad ow of
a great rock in a barren land.”
vi innu:i».
On Thar-'lay evening, the Bth instant, at tlie
re-i'ieu :e of the brute's father, by tin- Rev
Julius A. Stanley. Capt. GE'). TAYIXJR,
A. Q. M. 0. 8. A.. t‘. M.- BLi HE, Inaghtei
of Dr. JOEL D. CONWAY, cf this phee.
Atas '. Miss Bettie, who would have tii> •ii’":
that you would have gone over to Co
so soon —you who sent our brave Heuip»tea<l
hoy- 1 the first to the field, with a bit f-’.k iu
their hands, ami burning words in t heir hearts,
that exalted them to heroes, at Oak Hills!
But, with other hearty frieti I«, we waive
this happy pair a cheerful adieu, as ’’i-y lau:.<-b
upon this new -ea of ; f ; i.n 1 ir pe f< r them,
i that the chains which they have thrown
| around themselves like wreaths in festive glee,
j may endure also the -train- of the st rm. and
tin-chafing «'f the tty care- 'T life, until the
time wl en the l-.n-< n:n_r tiie silver cord, an i
thelireiki:ig oflliog d i<-u L wl and the pi- her
at the fuuntain.n .y • peri to their view a new
■ xistence of per; etna! union in n higher w. rl I
For the Tekgmph.
“Wiom the God's 1 vediey-
How sadly was the trnth of this maxim of
the ancient- rerifte 1 in tLe death of little
Siski.l n W. John-..a, -on oft! iat ■ Sinkler
Johnson un i lii- widow Mr«. E. M. J'd n*on,
who died on the 3d in-t., near Ci'lntnbu-.
Irk., of brain fever, aged 4years H> ni 'i;; s
mi l I*.» days.
b was the writer's fortune to know him in
timately, and truly can he say, that he never
i .new so sweet a tempered an 1 lovely child,
j II -eyes beamed with i it- and inte’.’ig'nee.
1 He seemed to concentrate in himself all that
•v i- lovely in youth, and sincere!;, I - In- sym
pathise with the bereave I nr ther and brothers.
Once they had a fragrant blossom.
Full of sweetness, full of love.
But the angels came and plucked it
For the be.nateou« realms above.
Little Sinkie was their darling.
Pride of ail their hearts at h tne.
But the angel 3 come and t,. k him,
An 1 their little pet is gone.
Tearfully they laid him down
'Neath the grass that waves so green.
And the form of little Sinkie.
In their house no more is se n.
Days may pass and still they'!! miss l.im
And their hearts ne'er throb with glee.
When they think of little Sinkie,
Who on earth no more they see.
Oh sweet Sinkie, when we meet thee.
In the joyous heaven above.
Gladly will we haste to greet thee
In the Saviour’s arms of Jove,
flth January, 1862. FRIEND.
Rille For Sale.
1 N A. No. 1 Rifle for sale. Aj ply at this
A office. jan 14
Situation Wanted.
\ MIDDLE-AGED MAN is desirous of
Ji. procuring a situation as Teacher, in a
private family. He is willing that the amount
of his salary should depend Upon the progress
of his pupils.
Address A. 8., ‘‘Washington Telegraph’’
office. jan 17-ts
Sot ice.
I LIBERAL Reward will be paid for the
71 apprehension of the Iny, P RESLEY, win.
runaway from the subscriber on the 12th day
of Deoember, and is supposed to be making lor
Little Rock. Said boy is about 23 years old,
•’» feet 8 inches high, heavy set, and rode off a
brown horse mule. He belongs to John Moor,
of Davis county, Texas, near Douglassville,
A liberal reward will be paid for the boy or
mule. GEO. W. WHETSTONE,
Douglassville, Davis Co.. Texas.
January 14th,1 862. 51-3w*
Mot icc.
TAI'RING my absence from the State. A. B
U Williams j s m y duly authorized agent to
transact nil busine-s connected with the Estates
of Jeff. Cottingham, and W P. Pitman, of
which lam administrator. Persons owing said
estates will make payment to him. and when
lie hits funds be will pay the debts due against
them.
THOMAS FBRRILL.
Washington, Jan. 7, ’863. 51 4w
During my kbueuce
FROM Arkansas. Col. John R. Eakin, the
editor of the Washington Telegraph, will
attend to any and all professional business in
the Probate and other Courts of Hempstead
county, Arkansas, which may have been or
may hereafter be entrusted to my care and
management
GRANDISON D. ROYSTON.
Washington, Dec. 81, 1862. 50-1
MOTICIH. W!
|)Y orl.-rof t-ie ps., 0l ,„ 4, , t of|{
Dcounty, I will ...]; , lt w /.., . l r1 ,,, HI
cutnty, onthe 16thday u f| E , r . . rv ‘■•l ■?
trust eflund lying * H|
ne'es from IV tshingt<m. c• It linin -» * '** ■
hondredand twe!v. acres. L Z: the «
t.-.i-tnn>ii quarter ot M-ctt {■ t .„. W]
< f -hesout.. west quart, r 4 sect! >n gJ , Hl
n rth west fr .ct io-, d inr> : ~f ..... ' “ '»t M |
in township 11. south of range ; w *3 Hl
cept 761 acres iu the north w >-«t **■ HI
quarter --utii, bounded as fifll„ws, “-t H I
point M. E. corner of north west |
section 2, t -wuship 11, w, _-
- ith 126 ro is t > stake iu N i 1T ,/(’'t H '
thence north 59 degrees west 184 H *
Nashville road to stake where sai l ■ I f
western boundary of sections, thence ■
27 rods to s uth corner of seetions 1 , , , ■ s
townsiiip line, thence east with -a.il . I
point of beginning.” The sai l tract w\. -
;:oi .<-tea lui George E. Gamble, p. J 1 * H.
and is sold for payment of debts of said ew t I ■
Terms of sale—-on a credit of one au j I I
years, with ten per cent, interest fr-m, I |
secured by n te with good per-o- i] .... IJr 41 Hl
8. W. WIi'HERSPO >N. 1/J. ■
Jan. 13. 18GS. " TJ
TANYA R D Jl
AND BOOT A*ND SHOE MANUFACTORY I
fjAHE undersigro 1 are now p.- ‘ . H
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T uiyard, al or near the re- i. • I
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furnished us iu a neat and dnrable
C. O RICE. H
E. W. VRNOLD, H
, _ , J - M- WHITESIDE. H
Jan.VJW3. am y . H
DR. WILSON. I
I 111. unde:- gned. h -etlo-dnt Wash, H
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tne capacity of EK
PtoCtitdoiifr of Medecine mid Surcfrv ifj
kail A Hannah.
B. F. WILSON. H
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rpil !. pof I.J< A . K| \-q is
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I'm. W. L:g..u will receive all debts due sniff
firm, .n d «;.l ja; all indel.te In—. f • n nn
W. W. LIGON,
J- H. KENT.
R cluuoiid, Ark.. Dec. 30.1862.
J. H. k I T . - my :.i lit’.' I ; . ills . *
■ any ini-ine-- < ranecled with -ti l firm es
Ligon x Kent during my abs,-:ice
W. W LIGON.
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s-k- > -• ,-i. i-.’s. are earii'---|y r< quested
| n.eut, as he is <..iui>eli«-.l t< Lave money
K. r. WILLIAMS
Dec. 3*), 186 ’. - L ,'
I. and for Sale.
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Dec 1., 1 >•’.?. ffs .r,
CHANGE TICKETS.
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Li tie Rock and itkadel-
phia.
HM 'irLD.
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<lri 1. !• I'.'M v IV I.AST < ■SmT.-i-Is. |
I . ' ee. 27. 1862.1
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A information of all concernel.
’• ’ '■ I "f S- Coeper, A iiutaut and
Inspector General.
B. F. DANLEY. C<-L
\rk.
• r-r,
’ Mg,
General Or tiers A <!.«•«.
1 ■ • -i • ■ <e the
feast
( newspa-
- - • to in-
■;’itry:
I A c< mini--i .ned <’• - and enlisted
■v. • are now a!t ft : i tbc • C'-nmatids
ty, or
• a tie Seenefa W»r.
' ’ : apart nt.- u.nian-i.w:.”.W-
, turn to th»ir commands without delay.
11. < on.missioned "fff-er- failing to comply
_• para’-
ra; h. within » reasonable length of time.
1 ’ -the
I'Uii'ication of this Order, ahull be droppea
. and
their names be furr ished to the Commandant of
Conscripts for enrollment in the rank*.
JG ted men who fail to comply
with the proylaiona of paragraph 1. es this
Order, within a reasonable length of tine,
shall be considered deserters, and treated ac
cordingly; their names to I e twniahod to sir
andant of coaneripto in their Staten, for
: üblication or such other action as may bo
deemed most efficacious.
11. In order to furnish the most efficießt
-‘'poration of all con. ernel. to carry this or
■hr Into immediate effect, department eom
naaden are directed to require from theco®"
inding officer of each separate in
their departaiento, a prompt >• • ” < f the
a amt* of all commissioned officersand enlisted
men now absent from their commands. These
reports must state fa* eaah ease the eaass of
absence; and any retiment. battalii n .t com
pany commander, who shall neglect to fur
ls -n -io h report, or shall knowin Jy le guilty
of concealing any case of unauthoriiro »b"
■’ t ee.-b'lll. on Conviction there f. be summa
rily dismissed.
I Under the provisions of the 2'l clause of
paragraph 11. of General Orders He. h-‘. com
'•> d officers aad privates who are incapa
ble of bearing arms in consequence "f wounds
I'ceived in battle, bu» wh ire "t erwise fit
for searice. arc r-quired. i t i. it otl erwiss i-'
’ati cf
’■■n-'-rijt- ti theirrc’poctive Stat'-. whowH*-
’ ' l ‘ tt<- 1 for-.. duty. ass ; . u Ge® ,0
*' .-I n -Iragg'ers md th etiort’O"
lueiit oi ii .. j.,. vi-i.-ns of thi* Order, with" l ’
.... ’h. r-
iiy tor - -ii u--i-rance as may be uecei-mry
thereto.
VI. (Ulcers "f the Quartermaster’' i'ep& rt "
■ Ith payment of troops, ate
hereby directed not to pay any commissioned
iioii.c<»nini--i<>iiod i-nicer or I rivste
rho dot • not furnish sufficient evidence
he i.sn- t liable to the penalties of the forego
ing order. Any li-l ursing officer who sbau
make payment in violation of thi-Order, shall
■le oo his bend for the amount of such
payment.
By order: S. CGOI’EK,
51:7w Adjutantanu Inspector General.