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you can safely abjure their service. When
it comes, throw down your arms and dis
perse to your homes, aud you are safe
But, persist in the service, and you are lost.
When the authority Of the Confederate
States shall be established in New Mexico,
a Government of your best men, to be con-
Quoted upon principles with which you are
familiar, and to which you are attached,
will be inaugurated. Your religious, civil
and political rights and liberties will be
re-established and maintained sacred and
intact. In the meantime, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by the President and
Government of the Confederate States, l
abrogate and abolish the law of the United
States levying taxes upon the people of New
Mexico
To my old comrades in arms, still in the
ranks of the usurpers of their government
aud liberties, appeal in the name of for.
mer frieudship-drop at once the arms
which degrade you into the tools of tyrants,
renounce their service, aud array yourselves
under the colors of Justice and Freedom
I am empowered to receive you into the
service of the Confederate States-the off
GERS upon their commissions, the men upon
their enlistmen.s. By every principle Of
law and morality you are exonerated from
service in the ranks of our enemies. You
never engaged in the service of one portion
of the Old Union to fight against another
portion, who, far from being your enemies,
have ever been your best friends. In the
sight of God and man, you are justified in
renouucing service, iniquitous in itself,
and in which you never engaged.
Done at Headquarters of the Army Of
New Mexico, by me, this 2Oth day Of De.
cember, A. D. 1862. ...
H. H. SIBLEY,
Brig. Gen. Army G. s.
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SUICIDE OF A SOUTH CAROLINA Vol.
UNTEER.-Thomas P. Butler, private in
Company a." 7th South Carolina regi.
uent, arrived 10 Richmond last Wedoes.
day and put up at the Columbian Hotel, al
which establishment he remained until
Friday night, when he put an end to bis
life by severing the jugular vein, iu room
No. 4 of that Hotel, in which he was last
seen alive about7 o'clock by servant, who
profered him some refreshments, which be
declined. Nothing more was known Of
his acts until Saturday morning, when
blood was seen coming from under the door
of room No. 4, when the lock was forced,
and the unfortunate man was found welter.
ing in his gore-a pewly purchased bowie
knife lying by bis side indicating the man
ner of his death.-Richuond Dispatch.
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EXCHANGE OF PRIsoNEs Hon.
Hamilton Fish and the Rev. Bishop Ames
have returned to Washington, and it is sta
ted have made report to the Government
respecting their mission to relieve the Uni.
on prisoners iu the South. They repaired
to Fortress Monroe and made known their
commission to the Confederate authorities
at Norfolk, by whom the matter Was refer
red to Richmond. A reply came refusing
to the Commissioners admission to the Con.
federate territory, but expressing readiness
to negotiate for the general exchange of
prisoners. Our Commissioners opened ne
gotiations which resulted in perfect success
An equal exchange was agreed on, but the
Confederates had three hundred more pris
oners than our Government, but, with COM
mendable magnanimity, they proposed to re-
lease those also on parole, if our Govern
ment would agree to release three hundred
of their men that might hereafter fall into
our hands. This noble commission of Sec
retary Stanton, therefore, has its ample re.
ward. A general "jail delivery of our
soldiers will occur throughout the South,
and they will soo1 be rejoicing in liberty
regained. Since rhe close of this 'negotia-
tion with their offer to give liberty to those
surplus three hundred Union soldiers, the
Confederates have had a reverse, and lost
thousands of prisoners at Roanoke Island
and Fort Donelson. The question is, shall
We be like maguanimous and give up on
parole the large surplus We now have.
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Proclamation of General Sibley.

By the following proclamation of Genera
Sibley, it will be seen that he has taken for
mal possession of New Mexico, in the name
of the Confederate States The proclama
ton shows Gen. Sibley to be as skilful 9
diplomatist as he is gallant as warrior:
An army under my command enters New
Mexico to take possession Of it in the name
and for the benefit of the Confederate
States. BY geographical position, by simi
larity of institutions, by commercial inte'
rests and by future destinies, New Mexico
pertains to the Confsderacy.
Upon the peaceful people of New Mexi.
co the Confederate States wage no war
To them we come as friends, to re. establish
Governmental connection, agreeable and
advantageous both to them and to US; to
liberate them from the yoke of military des
potism, erected by usurpers upon the ruins
of the former free institutions of the United
States to relieve them from the iniquitous
taxes and exaotions imposed upon them by
that usurpation to insure and to revere
their religion, and to restore their civil and
political liberties.
The existing war is one most wickedly
waged by the United States upon the Con-
federate States, for the subjugation and op-
preston of the latter by force of arms. 1t
has already failed. Victory has crowned
the arms of the Confederate States where.
ever an encounter worthy of being called q
battle has been joined Witness the bat
ties of Bull Run, of Leesburg, of Columbus,
and the capture, in the Mesilla Valley, Of
the whole force of the enemy, by scarce
half their number.
The army under my command is ample
to seize and to maintain possession OF New
Mexico, against any force which the enemy
now has or is able to place within its linn
its. 1t is my purpose to accomplish this
object without injury to the peaceful people
of the country. Follow, then, quietly,
your peaceful avocations, and from my
forces you have nothing to fear. Your
persons, your families and your property
shall be secure and safe. Such forage and
supplies as my army shall require, will be
purchased in open market, and paid for al
fair prices. If destroyed or removed te
prevent me from availiug myself of them
those who so co operate with our enemies
will be treated accordingly, and must pre-
pare to share their fate
It is we'll known to me that many among
you have already been forced by intimida
ton, or inveigled by fraud, into the ranks
of our foes. The day will soon arrive wher
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p@ The North may lay waste, with its
fleets, the aourishing coast towns in the
South it may tilt out its cargoes Of stones
to choke up the inlets provided for the in.
terchange of amicable relations between
peoples By bounteous Providence, more
merciful than man to man it may land its
armies 10 the swamps to harry the planters,
and do battle with the yellow fever; it may
send its steam squadron down the broad
river, and burn Mobile and New Orleans
but all this will not bring it one jot nea.
rer the end; all this will but add to the
fierce intensity of the hate which the injur.
ed Southerners will bequeath to the yet un.
born. Secure in their stubborn patriotism,
in their firm resolution to conquer their
liberty or die, the men of the Confederate
States will maintain the struggle till their
enemies desist from their utter powerless-
ness to protract it further.-London Her.
aM.
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To the Different Hospitals, Associa-
tions and Friends Of the Sick Sol
diers Of South Carolina.

To the Different Hospitals, Associa-
tions and Friends Of the Sick Sol
diers Of South Carolina.
A hospital for the South Carolina troops
in the Confederate service is now open in
Columbia. The ladies of this city, iu CO.
operation with the Confederate Surgeon OF
the post, are anxious to furnish every com.
fort to the sick and suffering men. This
aid will be especially needed during the
coming spring and summer months. We
must have good retreat for our sick faith.
ers, husbands, brothers and friends now on
the coast. The members of the Hospital
Association of Columbia offer themselves as
agents of the many throughout our State
who will rejoice to minister thus to the
suffering soldiers We earnestly desire and
iuvite the help of individuals and associa.
tions. Such work is about all We women
can do for the great cause in which We mast
succeed, or all is lost. Anything will be
Misunderstanding, sheets, pillows, towels,
under-c clothing, handkerchiefs, wines, IL
quors, -four, meal, eggs, chickens, rye, wheat
or potatoes for cofee-anything that will
help the sick men. ~.....
The Association does not confne itself
to the hospital of this city, but wherever
and whenever call is made for help, it
sends something, and will continue to do
so. Our city is not abundantly supplied
as in times past. Send what you eau. Di-
rect to Mrs George Howe, Blanding
street. Proper Acknowledgement will be
made of things received.
Columbia, February 26.
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ern hearts and Southern arms TO vindicat,
and establish Southern principles
. South Carolinian.

p6- The following is short account Of
the fight and surrender of Fort Donelsou,
written by Hon John G. Buroh, one Of
the editors of the Nashville Union and a.
n,erican, and member of the staff of Gen
Pillow
The fight commenced at Fort Donelsor
on Wednesday, at noon, and continued daily
until the fort was surrendered on Sunday
morning. The main fight was on Saturday
when our forces marched out of our en-
trencnments and attacked the enemy, Kill
ling not less than 1000; capturing 7 pie
ces Of artillery, 250 prisoners anda large
lot of small arms, blankets, aud kuapsacks
Our loss was about 26O killed, and from
400 to 900 wounded. The enemy had
with large force, surrounded; US, prepar.
atory to cutting off our communication with
Clarksville and Nashville. This was the
cause of our going out and attacking them
on Saturday. The result Of the fight on
Saturday made US eel triumphant. About
sundowu on Saturday, we sent off the sick,
wounded and prisoners in the two small
boats We had at Donelson Early in the
night, our scouts brought US the informa
tion that fourteen steamboats, were landing
fresh troops one mile and half below u.s.
Three hours after, our cavalry informed u
that the enemy, in large force, had again
surrounded us, occupying the position from
which we had driven them in the morning
The complete state of exhaustion Of oul
army, and its manifest inability to make o,
sustain another attack, determined the sur
render. The snow was three inches deep,
the weather severely cold, and our men had
been working and fighting for several days
and nights, with no means of rest except
what they found in the trenches. They
had been hurriedly carried there, without
their tents or camp equippage. The mum
Der surrendered was about 5000. The
number escaped about 5000. This does
not include about 1000 cavalry, the most
or all of whom probably escaped.
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ANOTHER HUMILIATION H1NTED AT
The New York Herald is engaged il
preparing the public mind North for auoth.
er back down by the Federal Government
1t evidently anticipates, on the part of the
French Emperor, another formal demand,
and says: 81. t.+t1'. 2
1t is suggested in the tobacco trade, by
the way, that the Government Of France
should be permitted to receive the large
quantity Of tobacco owned by it iu the reb
Ell States. We presume that request tc
do so would be attentively considered by
the Government, and, if other foreign no
tions made no objection, would be proba
bly, granted, upon proper proof of French
ownership Of the property produced: The
interests of the United States would moi
suffer by delivery of the tobacco, and it,
want is causing considerable Inconvenience
in France. ~
The idea is absurd (says the Memphis
AppeoD that an exception can be made il
favor of France. Under present treaty
regulations, all the Governments of Europt
would be entitled to the same privilege
Guardian
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WAsHINeToN, Fubruary 10-Some lit.
tie excitement was created in Alexandra
yesterday by the arrest of an Episcopal
clergyman named Stewart, iu the pulpit =
During the service as has been usual with
this reverend gentleman, he omitted that
portion of the service wherein he is called
upon to "bless Thy servant, the President
of the United States and all others in au.
thority." An army officer, with detec.
tive, was present for the purpose of enfor.
cling the ritual or arresting the clergyman.
The detective requested him to give the
service entire. The reverend gentleman
declined to do so, whereupon the officer,
assisted by some members of the Eighth
Illinois Cavalry, proceeded to the altar and
arrested him. The affair created quite q
sensation in the Church. It is reported
that the reverend gentlemen is now in
prison here.
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n@. The dream of Southern subjugation
is as idiotic as it is execrable. AS Mr.
Massey, member of the British Parliament,
in late speech at Tolford, declared, 'If
the eleven Confederate States were deter.
mined to be free, no power on earth could
reduce them again to. o.aubjection. No high
spirited people, no people of the Anglo.
Saxon race, had ever been held down in
slavery, however small might be the area
of their country or the military force that
overshadowed it He deied any man to
put bis finger upon any State in Europe
and say that it was so An exception
might be made regarding Poland, but he
believed that before this generation had
passed away they would see free and uni.
ted Po'and"-a declaration which his au-
dieuce received with cheers, showing that
the generous heart of mankind always
sympathises with the weaker party, even
if borne to the earth, so long as it retains
its honor, and despises and abominates the
vile brute who has triumphed, not by rea-
SOD Of his superior courage, but because Of
his greater physical strength.
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YANKEE OPPRESSION.

4 Fautlemsl who has recently been relieved
toIa prison life ST Camp Chase and who is 8 ciii
81 OF Western Virginia has furnished us Gee os
.lsny incidents in connection with the cruelty
prseiiced by the Yankee hirelings towards the
isvs people Of the Northwest. in the early part
# lss, summer, black smith, Of Wood county,
rsmed Sc9innes, who wss suspected Of sympathy
"a short time previous TO his arrest lie had
as, his wife sud the o22y remaining meElbsrs
n lis family were two littls boys one . and the
5,Asr y yesrs Old. Ia iae hope .as. his impr
r,sct would b. of short duration, lie reoues,e5
,ssi bs ,wo children might sccompany him, wh sh
wss sranted-it would seam only for the purpc Sc
Z Increasing his distress When they arrived at
Wheeling the whole psrty, without examination
as-s thrown into priS3n-the father in one Gel
A-d lie cailtrea IN another, without the pri, iege
.aer rem A.l..ns ST Wheeling for several wseks
;.sv pert ;rsasf f,r.ed 70 Camp Chase, where tD,.
.srs cruelty and rei U!as5 rigor was visited upon
.lea Ias 1loa. touch!Es appeals OF TIA htt.2
k-y.i-. peTa-'s i'n 80 commune 4le with ihsl5
.s.Asr y IS d.s-ekar ded and iher repeated al l
e,.as ior interview refused. Finally. from The
.Ipo.ats ~Gich he wss subjected and lie hsraE
.:ss aeZt It-s,ged. the father died III prison wai
Le ec1L-ssG we're retained. and are sta aept in
r5paaeIle4;. our informant says that when :,
H.: ss@ tteu. thsy sere nest ciesaly ald sprIgb,.
= IN; TO: Le e them hey wers ragged filtl
a.a dgw4ess-
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pRocEEDIWGs OF TEE COURTS

>Magors Cart Nonday. Dec .:2-Reeocder Caskis
Presiding Michael Sweeney, charged with steai-
ing horse ssorth $500. feom Thomas JohnaioI.,
WAS saat to the chain gang in default OF security.
Rober, McEantaa, charged with using Insulting
language to Michael McEo3s, was discharged, h {,
plaintiff NOS appearing
Wm a Bennett, charged with being drank and
isor erly the .troet held 10 bail ia Jhe
of S2O4 fo= his future good behavior.
Priscilia Reed, slave OF ames Halsey, and Lacy
Brown, slave Of the same, were committed 10 iai
for going ~ large.
WIN Issscs, a man of color, with no papera, was
ordered ten lashes and committed as a runaway.
He had bis perssn, hen captured, q large knife
Emsiine slave Of Erasmus Taylor charged with
stealing number OF articles, amounting IL tha aa-
gregate 10 felony, from Bill acott WAS discharged.
there being no proof of the charge.
Andrew I.ydeer in the city with Louisians pa
pers WAS discharged with instructions 10 leave.
Jacob slave of Robert J. Wilson, char Sei with
going az large was committed as runaway.
James Psarce was fined three dollars for being
drunk and lying on the sidewalk
VIM. Gray, free, living in the city with Amelia
papers, ordered twenty lashes.
Ned Brown, colored, was ordsred twenty five
lsshes for receiving quantity of stolen wood.
James Webster, eh arged with being drunk and
sentenced to 80 days in the chain gang and coinni;
ted to Jail In default Of $500 security.
A large number of eolored individuals, charged
with crestng and being with al unlawful assembly,
were adIaonished and discharged.
J. Hawdy, charged with being drunk snd firing
aspistol in thu streets, was discharged
Berry Amos. charged with feloniously receiving
horss of the value of $500 stolen from jefferson
Reruej, was discharged the PROOF being altogether
Insufficient to prove the offence. Aaos sent
before the Provost Marshal as a probable deserter
ffom ths army.
HustinSs Cour,.-This tribunal did no business
Of public impo,t tsnce yesterday. few unlawful
detained cases were called aod disposed OF
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TEI.sA}rApEkIn NEWS
IMPORTANT FROM THE NORTH.

PETERSBURG, Dec. 90 -Ecrfolk dates TO the &C ID
fre received by the Erprsss, furnishing Northern
ds'es 10 the l6th and ly,h
The Few YoTk World comedies the most terrible
defeat of The war at Fredericksburg and ssys the
iesi will rather exceed than come under IS 500
previously stated Hesster' br,ssds went In noG
ssiong, aad but 2Co could be found tie next lnorn
ing. Other brIgsdes suffered as 1na,h Tie Vorid
says, edito-isl!y Heaven help usi There sserua
to be no help in mar Cur cause Ia perishing--
hope after hope haa ysrshed-and row the onl ,
prospect s the very blsckness Of despair Here
ws are reeling hack frcul the third campaign upon
Richn 0GG Of :he Grand Army sacrificed q,
one sweep, ana the Feat scapiug only by hair d
breadth"
TIE World ssys the army vii. now 60 into win
ter quarters because II can't go auyphere else.
A telegram from Csiro says that tie iron clsi ran
Cairo WA blown up. so Iniles froIa the mouth ot
the Yazoo. on the l2t''. by a rebe, torpedo, and
sunk III forty feet OF water IN ffteen minutes Yes
sel q total lose Crew aaved. Two other Runboats
in the rssk escaped.
Additional particulars OF the battle Of Pserie
Grove, Ark. show that tho Abolition ioss 10
killed and wounded was eo5 and the rebel lori
2 700
Several vessels Of Banks's feet put into Hilton
Head. short Of coal disabled, &c. Tho troops on
board had suffered much
The Confederate steanlec Alabama was hoard
from oa tie 25th of November, when she was a,
Dominica, West Indie8, y thsr size bed gone il,
pursuit OF schooner which lad taken fefuss q.
Dominica. TIE San Jaciato had been at Poin; Pc.
tre o2Iy few days before. but had aallsd for ST.
Thcmss.
Gold closed iu New YorS on he 18th st lS2l o
1921; Exchange l454 Vli64
Congress has appointed u committee, who .ef,
Washington Monday for The Rappshannack, 20 liz.
quirr into he facts OF the late terrible dissse er a.
Frederick sburF.
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ROW THE PARTY OF nEBEIs ESCAPED.


irtson Items. Twenty+wo wandering soldiera
l)und ii Lynch.urg were forwarded to this city
yesterday hy the Provo 8arshe Of that :oy. a
..c5 placed in Castle Thunder. TO be returned TO
t.@!r regiments. Eight conscript5 we're also rs.
ged from Lynch5urg, 10 be converted Tito sol
iis~s. The following deserteIs ale. - the
prison by tas detective fcrce, viz Giles.
.!-ear,er Tim Mcutn. AleAa andris art, de s71 tor
peter White, RodgeTss cavalry, DO: Mi.e Lofts,
GO B, 18Th La, do; I Puc5ett, CO G, 9th Va 10y
order OF Co! Waker.) Supposed Geserter, CorpI j
I; Crawford lat S c, no papers; Wm Brown, Jas
RaJcife, Barlow 9 art, no pGparS 4 3 win, &C &,
9Th Ala, sad AeElroy co l. 2lst ca, ..eserte-s;
Hugh irwin. a1sp!cions Ghgraetsc.
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FROM FREDERICK KSBUR0.

An unusual quie; has succeeded the active aEd
Moody operations At Fredericksburg on Saturday
:, eFeciusly were the enemy thrashsd on ths. day
.,.iii rnsy wei. be doubted whether another s.
,ynpt viii he made by them 20 cross the Rappa
nsnpook again this winter. Certainly, from Ii.
,oae Q. 'he Northsrn press, they will not make An
,,her sttempt at Fredericksburg. Yesterday every
,Ains WAS represented TO be quiet without any in
.sagsnce Of the present whereabouts o! the Van
kshs
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HoODIN fl ApPERSON, Auct.

OTIS NOS, 81 ..4d cZ IA puval's Addition,
1 4 bounded by st. John, Charity and Federal
streets with large BRICK rENEMENF thereon,
FOR SALE AZ AUCTION.--At the request OF the
Humane Feulsie Association, stall sell at public
auction, OF the pl eIaises, On WEDNESDAY,, Deer
3iat, 1892 ST o'clock T. Is. ha.f-acrs Lots Nos el
snd 81 III Duya.s Addition, with the large Brick
Tenement thereon, some what GU. of repsir. The
prorerty will BE- sub divided into several building
0s, according t. plat 10 be exhibited a. the hour
Of esLe.
TERas--Oue-thiric cssh; the balance ai 6 aud II
months for negotiable notes iuterest added secured
by trust deed, or title ra.a;oej
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