Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-03-01
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Interesting soutnern News.

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to-day took over fifty people to Craney Island
| We have the following Southern news:
meeting OF the cotton and tobacco planters tool
place at Richmond on Wednesday evening, &c
| take into consideration the VOLUNTARY destruc.
ton OF the cotton and tobacco crops in view Of
the fact that the efforts of the enemy were
mainly directed toward robbiDg the south Of
the accumulation Of these two great staples
A number OF speeches we're made, and com.
mittee was appointed to prepare business for an
adjourned meeting this evening,
In Congress, on Wednesday, Senator Sims OF
Kentucky offered resolutions declaring that the
people OF the Confederate States will TO the last
extremity maintain aud defend their right to
self government and the government establish
ed by ihem; and to this end will pledge their
last man ard last dollar for the prosecution OF
the war, until their independence is acknoa aledg-
ed; and also that they will submit to any sacri-
fee and endure any trial, however severe, and,
firmly relying on the justness of their cause,
and humbly trusting in the providence of God,
will maintain their position before the world
and high heaven, while they have voice to
raise or al arm TO defend. The resolutions
we're referred TO the committee on Military
Affairs.
A resolution was offered providing for com.
pensation by the Government for cotton and
tobacco burned to prevent their falling into the
hands OF the United States.
The Raleigh Register Of the 26th inst. says
two men were brought to this city on Monday
as prisoners, on charge of having piloted the
Yankees to Roanoke leland; they were commit
ted to Jail. The same paper in an editorial
begins by saying that it would be criminal as
well as idle, to deny that the present state Is tho
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ed since the commencement of the war, and
goes on 10 an earnest manner to call on the
people to stand by their country and fight to the
lass.
All the prisoners taken at Roanoke leland
have been released on parole; quite number
of them arrived at Raleigh on Monday, and
they stated that one hundred AMI fifty were left
at Wildon, TO come on Tuesday.
Five regiments Of volunteers for the war are
wanted +, make up the quota OF North Carolina,
aud GOveruUr Clark has issued a prCcIamusiOu
appealing to the patriotism of the citizens Of
the State to fill up the regiments.
The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday has the
following telegraph: ~
RICHMOND, Feb. &c The Lynchburg Repub-
iican has special dispatch from Bristol, Tenn,
stating that the enemy had occupied Nashville
uI Ouuubys - uC uuI1bCE VI OOniCuCkhtc pElS'
oners taken at Fort Donelson Is aDout seven
thousand; the number killed was fve hundred,
and wounded fifteen hundred. The admitted
loss of the Federals is from six Thousand to ten
thousand killed and wounded, General Floyd
has saved oil his command except the 20th Mis-
sissippi Regiment and the Gray and Jackson
batteries, which were taken.
RIcHMeNpg Feb, 81 -scbley's new extensive
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day night. The loss Is heavy. The cotton
factories at Columbus and Augusta have SUE
pended temporarily, in consequence Of material
injury to their dams and canals by the recent
freshet- ttrW B. 4a sai..r "a
AUGvsTA, Feb. 26 The Savannah Republi-
can Of this morning says that communication
with Fort Pulaski has been eiiectually closed
by the Federals, who have erected three bate
ries Of heavy guns. ,a q '.9 .i,.
MEMPHls, Feb 24-Oar latest advices from
Nashville state that the Federal troops have no.
yet occupied the city. The scouts Of General
Buell's army have appeared on the north side
of the Cumberland river, and lit 10 supposed
their appearanceis is preparatory to an early ad-
vance OF the main column. 5ip
Generals Price and McCullOch are both pre- !
pairing for battle. The former is this side VI
Fayetteville, and the latter is at Boston Mount
aims, with force of cavalry. s.i,s ..ss,pi u
1t is reported that nine Federal sunbOats and
fifteen transports were seen on Sunday at May.
field. No immediate action was expected.
MKMPHIs, FEB. 25-Late advices from Knox
vile state that the Confederates at Cumber-
land Gap expect an early engagement. The
Federals are frequently in sight. k6E3ll
I LYNcHBURo, Feb, 25.--A portion Of the bridge
which connected the Island on which the south
side depot is situated, with the North Virginia
& Tennessee railroad depot, was destroyed yes
terday by Goals falling from locomotive. Two
spans were burnt, which will prevent the rum
ping of the south side cars into the city