, 1861-08-07
Spirit OF the Southern Press,

Spirit OF the Southern Press,
From the files oEthe Georgio, Louisiana and
Tennessee papers, Of % late dates as last
Thursday, re make a few extracts, which will
be found intereeting reading just now:
skAPrIsH ABOUT RussELL's ACCOUNT OF Pill.
Lows DITCH DIGGING.
The remainder # this delectable effusion
cons;Rts ef most minute description Of the
works at Randolph. as they were, accompanied
with Rnssel4's usual display Of scientific skill
in batteries and fal@ehGod, all written with the
eyid:Dt Eicw OF giving Information to the
North, coupled with advice.
Randolph is 50 thoroughly changed aud re-
mcdeld that his. description of its hasty
Wo1ka reared to meet what wculi have been
kast3 attack, were as Of little value a. Mr..
Russel}s letters usually are.
CockfeH should have been more liberal wit L
the Cl{uot end Coronas, and Russell would
have III Jed Memphis better.-,:Memphis Argus
TILE sib1nEnN VERSION OF WHAT RUSSELL
sA1D OF MANASSAS.
WASHINGTON, July A.
Mr., 1uEse1l states that the loss in Killed and
woundd Of the Federals must amount to
tWe:v{ thousand, and that the loss of the
Coniet. rates will probably reach four thou
eand- He states thst history records no such
de3eatPr the past centnry-n0 rout SO utter
and cohplete Us that Of the Federal forcss
TIE 54ting Of the sonthsrr msu, he eaY4,
was manifcent. They fred With the precis-
ion offeterans. They would fall to permit
their nyi1lery to fire, and then r;6ing.discharge
thar mekets aud charge. .bayonets n splendid
ord=r. Pome of their eTolutions were superb,
a1d perp1med With perfect rapiaity. coolnees
and oitplne. -
TIE 1sYAL SUPREME JUDGE TOLERATED.
JuegeFst2on, Of Tennessee, one OF The Jus
tices ofEhe Supreme Court: Of the United
States, cmtinues member Of that tribunal,
notwithstanding the secession Of his State
He has teen compelled to visit Nashville in
coEseq1tce Of sickness in his family, and the
Gozette Avises Tie people to suppress their
reeentmet and abstain from offering any in
dignity i him.
: YAEKf OFFICE SEEKERS AT R1cHMosD.
Since t. battle of Manassas, Richmond is
literally hsarming With Northern ex office
holders Washington. They held on there
until the1Tere kicked out, took the oath Of
allsgia4ceto LincoIn's despotism, aud now
have craNtd down to Richmond, since Sun
day, askit for cfffce because Lincoln turned
them out for their Southern sentiments.
Would 5ot believe it, ,We have mauy such
creatures i of6ee here enow.-Rieh,noad Coz.
AempAis Atns.
THE RaBE1I DID INTEND 4 MOVEMENT ON
WASHINGTON
/; RrcH4oHp, July Il, 1861.
49,. tnIa = pis. y ominous silence ne past tew
ea!a = hEa1ona n n respect to military mst
fals. - IL o4nens because 1t preeedes and
ryirg aut Of tA legitimate military coneequen-
ces % OF our gfat victory at Manassas. Those
@ legnnaate eng are, the expulsion OF the enc
31Hyae;o ~ xo1n alexadrla and Washington, and the
Ye1s .. saay 9m tns tarnlaom ;ta O.
ierG. l am vii Informed when 1say to your
reaiers that tase ne he ends which eufyic
to1Ious army shj1, under kind Providence,
attain before the 9Wrsath their brow with the
3arrels so nobfy von near Manassas on Thurs-
dE, the 18th, anisunday, 21st July.
With MaaaasasS Is q base OF operations, We