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Still Another Exploit Of Captain John
Morgan.

Editors Memphis appeal:
The heroic young Kentuckisn is as full
Of stratagem as he is Of daring. He dis
guised himself as countryman, and took
a wagon losd of meal to Nashville the other
day. Driving straight 70 the St. Cloud
Hotel, he left his wagon at the door in
charge of a trusty follower, and vent into
the dining room of the hotel about dinner,
where he sat down opposite to General Nc.
Cook.
"Gen. McCook, I suppose" said the dis.
guised partisan, bowing across the table.
"You are right, sir, said McCook, "that
is my name."
"Well, gineral, if there's no seceshe's
about, I've got something to tell you right
here"
Looking around, the general requested
his new acquaintance to proceed with. what
he had to say.
"Well, ginersl, live up here close to
Burke's mills, right in the midst Of nest
Of red hot seceshers, and they swear your
soldiers shan't have peck of meal if they
have to stsrve for it. But, gineral, I'm all
right on the goose, though I don't have
much to say about it about home, and so
got wagon load of meal ground, and I've
brung it down hero to-day, and it's now
out thar in the street, and you can have il
if you want it."
Gen. McCook was highly delighted-ex'
pressed his gratitude to the plain looking
countryman for his kindness, praised hiE
loyalty to the sold Aag," and at once or
dered the meal to be taken to the commits
sary of his brigade, and paid for in gold
and silver. The transaction accomplished
the counterfeit WAGNER again repaired te
Gen. McCook's headquarters, where, after
requesting strictly private interview, he
told the "gineral" that if he would send
out one hundred and fifty men, to such
place, in such neighborhood, in Davidson
county, he would guide them right into thai
"nest of seceshers and trai aitors," where
they might "bag"-a large quantity of mea
and other "contraband of war;" besides 9
number of the worst rebels that ever assist
ed in "bustin up" this "glorious Union" "
Gen. McCook fell into the snare "as easy
as falling off log," and all the prelimina
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-17

TIE PRESIDENTS KINDNEss.-On yes
terday the President visited the wounded
soldiers, and expressed warm sympathy for
the unfortunate sufferers. Addressing the
other soldiers, he said be intended to share
their fate on the next battle feld-come
veal or woe, he would be with them-and
whatever might betide, whether victory o'
defeat ensued, of one thing be assured them
-"the cause is safe: We will conquer il
the end" The address was very brief, bu'
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hoes and others in most common use, have
been purchased by Mr.. Pierce, and will be
taken to Port Royal in the Atlantic. BE
takes also quantity Of seeds, including
one barrel contributed from the Patent Of
fee at Washington, as we'll as some medi.
cines and other necessary articles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-17
The Indian Country.

We have been favored with the follow.
ing extract from the report of Hon. 8. s.
Scott, acting Commissioner of Indian affairs
of the Confederate States Government
The whole report is said to be very com.
plete and interesting. The part which We
give is an exposition of the territorial area,
geographical features, tribes, population,
&c., which will be very acceptable to OUT
readers:
"The Indian Territory (not including the
Usage country-its extent being unknown
nor the 100000 acres belonging to the
Cherokees, which lie between Missouri aud
Kansas, embraces an area Of 81, ,073 square
miles-more than 6fty-two and a half mil
lions of acres, to wit:
ssThe land of the Cherokees, Osages
Quapaws, Senecas and Shawnees, 38, los
square miles, or "a, 1888, 300 acres.
"That of the Creeks and Seminoles, 20,
53l square miles, or 13, l4O,0 900 acres.
"That of the Reserve Indians, and the
Choctaws and Chicasaws, 23,437 square
miles, or 100000 acres.
"Total, 82,073 square miles, or $685.,
800 acres.
"I.s population consists of Cherokees,
$4,000; 'Osages, 1850; Quapaws,. 800
Creeks, 1880; Seminoles, $500 Re
serve Indians, 1000; Choctaws, 1850
and Chicasaws, 4,70O-makiug an aggre
gate of II, 500"
This Indian country is, in many respects
really a magnificent one. It is one Of the
brightest and fairest spots of the great West
By the hand of nature it has been blessed
with advantages in great profusion, and Of
the highest and rarest character, Diversi
fed by mountains filed with iron, coal and
other mineral treasures, and broad reaching
plains capable If grazing, for large por
tion OF the year, innumerable herds Of cat
tle-with the Red river running along it,
Southern border, the Arkansas river almost
through its centre, and their tributaries
reticulating its entire srrface-possessed Of
a climate generally mild and genial, and 8
soil unsurpassed for depth and fertility, a
dapted to the growth Of cotton, hemp, and
all kinds of grain, it is certainly the equa
naturally of the most favored lands on tbi'
continent, aad only needs the development
of its resources to become an invaluable
adjunct to the Confederate States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-17
Tha Battle of Corinth.

A despatch was received by Gen. Coop
er, from. the telegraph operator at Coriuth,
in advance of that Of Gen Beauregard,
which states that we were then pursuing
the retresting enemy beyond his encamp
ments; that we had equipage, military
stores, and vast amount of arms and am
munition The despatch states that the
news continues to be more favorable every
moment. y
We may state that Gen. Besuregard has
reputation with the Government for re-
markable moderation of tone and expires.
sion in his dispatches and that the i'm
preston obtained in official circles that the
complete "victory" he announces has been
the most important and decisive action OF
the war. The news was instantly tele'
graphed by the Government to Gen. Ma
gruder, and was announced to our command
on the Peninsula.
In addition to the despatch copied above
two dispatches were received in other quar-
ters of the War Department confirming in
all respects the intelligence of our victory,
and stated that We had taken six thousand
prisoners and one hundred guns. 1t is
thought in official quarters that the number
of prisoners taken is even larger than this.
Gen. Beauregard is understood to be in
a position to give him the entire control Of
the Tennessee river, cutting off the ene'
my's transports and interceptiug his retreat
10 that direction. The enemy is thus con-
fined in hostile country broken with noun
tains and streams, from which the second
"grand army" of the North can certainly
not extricate itself with the ease and ce.
lerity of the famous retreat from the plains
of Manassas.
The Tennessee river has been an avenue
by which the enemy has massed heavy
army near the junction of the Memphis
and Charleston and the Mobile and Ohio
Railroads. 1t is supposed that Buell.; who
was, at last accounts, advancing towards
the Tennessee river, had effected junction
with the Federal forces assembled to attack
us near Corinth. On this suppositiou the
force of the enemy must have been moi
less than l25,OOO men, thoroughly armed
and disciplined. Our force is estimated tt
have been 10000 men.
The effort of the enemy must have beer
herculeau and desperate, as it was general
ly agreed that the fate of Memphis (anc
with that, of course, the defences on the
Mississippi river, Fort Pillow, and lslanc
No. l0,) hung suspended on the issue o.
the battle near Corinth. The importance
of our victory is commensurate with wha
would have been the terrible disaster of {
defeat at point so commanding as the latt
battle. field, and in moral conjuncture 81
critical as that of the past few days.
s. Richmond Eraminer.
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SHARpsHoorERs The enem5 hare
organized 10 every army corps ofsharps.
hooters, whose exclusive business it isso
shoot our officers. It is believed that Gen.
Johnston aud our Generals at the late bat
tie in Missouri fell in this way. Weshould
have similar corps attached to oursown
army, to shoot Lincoln Generals whenever
|:hey are within the longest range ofamus.
kat - - s-ssc.-SSs,-- a..1.-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-17

INoUIsITIyE. "A young gentleman Of
this city, 80 ne learn, belonging 70 the 3D.
regiment of Alabama volunteers, wrote To-
his father that at the expiration of his
twelve months service be you'd enlist for
the war His father approved Of the de-.
termination, and dded that hethonghtla
soldier would be locked upon as disgraced
who refused to stand by his country now.
Certainly, replied the sou, abut ted
me how the young men who still refuse to,
volunteer at all are regarded at:home'! I! Is
there sueh asshing as 1oalts lisgsaes ~ p u 4
The explosion Of this bomb-shell from
the camp will do Considerable execution, Il
|aIl get hit who ought to be struck byi
IL There are yet several young men and
old "boys" scattered about lin spots, Who.
|if they have business At home, could very
easily have it attended TO during their abs
Esence. We still have hope for them.
y - dfoltd d0nlerU jHtri q. :. . I.
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Gen. Johnston Foiling the Enemy.

The Richmond Examiner says:
/ We lean that the Government not only
cordially approves the strsgetio movement
of General johnson in changing his line
of defence, but that the question of falling
back from the old line of the Potomac was
confided entirely to his own decretion some
weeks ago by the President himself.
1t is now ascertsined that some three or
four weeks before the army fell back, Gen.
Johnston visited the President and disclo.
sed to him the extraordinary plans com.
passed BY the enemy, which made it vital
ly necessary, in his opinion, to fall back
and organize new line of defence. He
stated his conviction that the enemy, by a
movement of some forty or fifty thousand
troops through Aarper's Ferry and the
Valley, designed to fall upon his rear, and
proposed to defeat this object by confron-
ting him on new line of defence.
For the space of three weeks before the
arly left its entertainments at Manassas,
preparations were being made for falling
back, by the quiet and gradual removal of
the vast accumulations of army stores; and
with such consummate address was this
managed that our own forces had no idea
of what was intended until the march was
taken up. The first intimation the enemy
had of the evacuation of Manassas was the
smoke of the soldiers huts that had been
fired by our army, and as the last column
of our forces retired, we are assured that
the advance of the movement on General
Johnston's rear was already at Smokers.
vile, gap in the Blue Ridge.
That the stragetic plans of the enemy
were completely foiled by this mastery
movement of Gen. Johnston is quite evl-
dent in the tone OF disappointment and
vexation in which the Northern newspa-
pers refer to the evacuation of Manassas,
which unless there had been some discon-
cert Of their own strategy by such an event,
they would be likely to regard as cousid-
erable advantage on their side in letting
them further into the territory of Virginia.
The advantages accomplished in the fall
ling back Of our army are.that it has 7foiled
the stragetic plan of the enemy almost at
the instant of its accomplishment, besides
bringing our forcas into a position to en-
counter any demonstrations that the enemy
may make in new directions. The excite
ment Of locomotion and change of scene were
said, too, to have had the most happy eff.
feet upon the spirits of our troops, who are,
altogether, in better fighting trim than they
have ever been since the battle of Manas.
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Salt.

The salt question is again attracang much
attention. Within the past ten days the
article has advanced in our market from
$l4 a $15 to 800 . sack. We have 1e.
ceived a sample from some salt works Id
Horny District, which equals any thing Of
the kind we have seen, and which Is pro-
nounced by superior judges to be q first
rate article. A specimen Of this salt, which
lookslike granulated snow, may be ssen at
our Office, AS an evidence Of whats lis-
tie enterprise may accomplish, NE have
have been informed that the gentleman
who manufactures this fine article, tufns
out about $50 roo bushels 8 week, for
which he finds q ready market at the rea-
aonable price--now a days s-4-of 80 q bushel.
His salt pans consist Of an old steamboat
boiler, divided longitudinally, and he has
already mads-a fair profit, which he truly
deserves, on his'inyestment Cannot many
others in our State turn; their attention 10
the simple mandatory Of this most necss.
sary article - Gharleston Mercasy.
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sas. Our readers may rely upon it that
the aspect of affairs in the direction Of the
Potomac is, in every respect, cheering and
encouraging.
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s~ Nopeople, purely agricultural, can at
this day maintain nationality. Mechani-
cal skill is necessary to effect that object.
It is by this that the North has taken our
ports. We should prepare TO match her
more fully in that respect Should she
even surrender our ports to us, we could
not hold them against future attack, with
our present mechanical knowledge and
means. Let the people of the South put
their boys into work shops, and let the rich
especially set the example. Many Of the
boys who are now idle might prove as use-
fol in some mechanical employment as men.
Bonaparte raised his hat when, be met the
mechanic, because, BY him, he, said he
succeeded. And Peter the Great did not
think it beneath his royal dignity to devote
q number of years to the duties Of . pfac.
tical tanner, so important did he conceive
o cultivation of the mechanical arts to be-
And it is believed that much Of the great:
ness of Russia is to be attributed to the
personal interest which he showed 10 thai
department Of social duties, :s
We are overjoyed atthe late marvellous
exploit Of the Merrimac, should we not fee
equally for promoting the mechanics
knowledge by which she was constructed
1t is true much glory is due to those wht
led her through the battle, but how mucf
is due to the mechanics who designed ane
constructed her.
Could not the Governor and his Council
dictate something to our people in this al
important subject Of promoting the me
chanical arts in our State?
3 81 So J.F. G. MITTAa.
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the effect was magical; putting the SOL
diers, who were somewhat depressed by the
accident, in glorious spirits.
We chronicle this incident with inexpli
cable pleasure. Heretofore the President
has not exhibited that warm human sym
pathy which so becomes the leader of q
great cause in dark hour, and which wins
the heart and inspires the courage of the
soldier as nothing else does. One touch o.
nature makes the whole world kin. Lei
the President show himself man Of feel
ing, let him visit the hospitals, let him, OF
all proper occasions, encourage the mer
who are fighting our battles, and he vii
quickly become what he ought all along tt
have been, the loved and honored chief o
a glorious cause and a great people,
Richmond Whig, 9Th.
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A Coon MovE.-Goyernor Clarke Of
North Carolina, has issued proclamation,
prohibiting export of manufactured goods,
linen, cotton, and Woo, from that State. .
This is good move as regards thein-
terests Of North Carolina, but i makes il
incumbent upon oursG Governor and Council
to adopt similar measure. Had u been
in force monthssago our markets would not
be SO bare Of necessary articles Of clothing
as they now are. Large lotsi yes, whole
stocks Of goods baye been sold 10 Columbia
to foreign merchants, aud the sequence
is, that in some descriptions Of goods the
markesis entirely stripped Of them and
what few are left are held at prices beyond
the reach of general consumers.
We hope our authorities will act prompt
" il this natter GRar9san. y
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white male left for protection and govern
ment besides the overseer; but in no case
shall the order exempt the ovsrseer from
the performance Of ordinary militia duty,
from patrol duty which may be required of
him. 5aa 22>cl Bl3 a2sis5 -. -.
Done at Columbia, on the second day Of
January, in the year.aof.our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
s@ d. F. JAMESON,
III. President of the Convention.
= B. r. ARTHUR, Clerk Of the Convention.
= Official copy: B. F. ARTHUR.
Clerk of Convention.
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J. R. GRAVES, Editor,

----- Iennessee baptlSt.
Will the Southern press confer favor
that will be appreciated by copying this
card, as my patrons are in every South
ern State? ...-... ......
Brownlow, through a miserable delu.
sion of courtesy and mistaken policy Of
Cancellation, has been permitted to retire
and to join the invading foe. 1t is time
we should learn that all are not friends who
profess devotion to our cause, or who de-
nounce others for the accident of BIRTH.
Charleston Courier. ....,.
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A True Patriot.

Rev. J. R. Graves, who for years was
denounced and reviled by Browulow, and
charged with abolittOuism among other Of
fences, has been compelled to. abandon bis
post as editor Of. the Nashville Baptist,
and has published a card, from which We
quote: .... -.-
My business destroyed, my home in the
possession of the enemy, and myself refu-
gee, feel it my duty to offer my services
to my country in this hour Of imminent
peril I have been urged by several prom.
inent citizens Of my own State to raise a
Regiment, Battalion or Legion Of true and
tried men willing to bear pike, to thurst
the vandal foe from our hearthstones. Be.
lieving it to be most formidable weapon
in the hands of men determined to be free,
1 am willing by both word and deed to en-.
courage our people to seize it with prompt.
ness and rush to the conflict.
IT'S Casar's right. in a crisis like this,
to call to the field every man able to bear
arms, nor has Christ absolved his ministers
from this tribute to Caesar.
Soon as it is ascertained that President
Davis will accept regiment, battalion, or
even company of pikemen for service ir
the West, I shall offer my services to asst
in raising it, willing to lead or follow it
upon the field.
have said this much to apprise my
patrons throughout the South that l did
not spassively submit" in the fall of Nash;
vile, and have by no means despaired OF
the Confederacy. 1t is in our power to be
free if we only prove ourselves worthy CT
freedom.
The national Republican., 1862-08-30
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N Dsrof QuAassn.Asf!.'s o,yion,
osrS@ nsaas:A - srea,, -,
sRALRp PR0POSXLs viii Is received Il ihl,
s1os untl sataraay AnGsst o. ~ lwelys o'eoek m,
* as Y Q %. q. It. @ '''''
sPnCsicArIoAn, - r,7 ..r
ALI % BE- soahd ssryiossbIs Mules for draasht
P;opossL will b p,siv.d for. msiss ovsa rwo
AsD Uspus Hiss rsAns OLD, and fos xulss ovna
fuasu AHp urDns nin TsAns OLD. na
.FHH.. ,.g.a SRorosAlS. F.I.
: The psops,als fOs sash oias Of nales nuss ~ SIP
Ffspossis . Ss Tor tsoo, av. hundred ..d up.
Ths full sams spd posi-onass address Of the bidder
mt Apkssr Y !. ~ piepo.A A,..,s.I.a,
Al, n. ssrtoe ns oS Il, ~ S ~ o.
disfsd e ths individual proposal q he psfsnsr
fioposss from dtt..as pasts ,pu " !. qersS.-ed,
and Is cath of siisI,asss naa sooonpaay each
J FFspc:sL .ss. ;. sddrs.d 70 ooi D. H. RsOa.r,
sSoS : pisiaiy y s.issd : fre,s.sc iss Mas :" -"
The ability Of the bidder " Oh the ooatIaet should
Ispossib!: pssseni, whoss nsnstS;ss must b ap-
sss: ]; & ss: :.,:.. J; 4. IT,, ~; y +: ::
nsAisst dtrst esurt Of Of ths usisd Ststss district
: noooSU oUnh ~ pteoont u perso0 WIZ tue
eids ~ opseed o. shsAr pso1ossb VII MOI b. con
Bond. In ,As sun or tv,psy thousaad dollass, sgu.
ID By the contractor end both of hs guarpntor will
y itqsrsd Of the ssoeefnl bidder dpon usnipg the
As tbs bosd must sseonpsny the contract, II vii,
Be necessary for biddss 70 sv: shsir bondssa With
thsn, Or 70 have boads signsd N anticipation and
ready y - produced yhsa ths eontraat h ag1td.
Blanka fer boada eaA - procured upon Application
tsiag nads q this oass, either psrs6naiy, py letter
w EJv1n ot Guarantees. ' -.
We, Of the eoaa,y of ----, ssd State Of
----, snd IT,, Oft The county of----, and STATE
Of .T-, 90 hersby Guatasty that -- Il sbls to
fuihI ecn cot In scoordanes with the terms Of his
propusidcn, Ard that. should Mo proposidoa b 40.
sep:S ,: .ti sssne' sn''r into sonftact inao
Soeuid shs convass ss awarded him, ws'sre PIE.
Iarsd 70 bsosdns hs sssnihss. - ..H.
lie thh .ssasntss aust b sppspdsA ths s6iciai
osrihnAts above Msatoned) - b .. u.,.I1's
=. -ig tNBfrCr10h, DkLTvsRY, Eru. ,..L
M "S,s; sSnirsc,ss " sss s.Ssr ss :dv:,i.ss..
e *. S !. cSS A''
xitai. !soj iAirsy ~ 10. iis dsss ofaspas ne
Psyns.s TO ss made vps. ~ soap,.uss Of each
ss.,Iaes q = 20. ih:ssisf . ths bsPoI osaissr
Any inloraaity y the bid ., non .eosfor.ases
with lhs tsrma Of 'hs advertssnsat, will ensure the
rejection OF the propoaal -
fbess mules will BE- awarded IN lott Of $500 i've
dssn !, ioi tAs iaisrs.t o. sSs Govsrnnsat % vary
Tbs Dspot Qssrtsrua,tsr rsssrvss 10 hinsslf tbs
tight to feest any or ali bid. ,hs. ss Say eesn too
-, ,., Colonel ,nd y pot ouartsrnsstsr.
The national Republican., 1862-08-30
CNEAR CnR2NAE. nOUTN
" f6R THE West, ks
EU.1sCN RIVER RkILROA1 6Sd N1R HOAk
CETznAL RAILROAD.

Ou AID hyfAl DHO,xpsI Q, 1851,
Eapras Trains leave New York city 6spot oi
uutJun River Rsilrasi daiiy, Sundays sxoepicd, n
T,s1 s Sasns'r' st'.s' E,cn 4 so,A s;rs's station
"'i$sSs TX: ~ .s.u. A %:ss : p = or. n.
MnntIssi and Bufsio
ass., asHsn ,ois III ,. n! si''R'ns ""R'n'
snd iro:a SSth sirs:t; 1ns 70! p m: siespias osr
train I for Albany .ad TEcy, snd ths go 8 n from
,ri Raiirosa sor % seSss.Sisay, @ soeS:.,sr, % uSo. @
town RaliroAd, Buffalo, Syrsouso, Niagara Falls
a ss s1 nd
Il ostsrn Ksiifc.d, fDr Haniitop, Tororto, DstrSii
GhlsasG LSsio MY %ailwa.Sadss .,nds. roSd ~ hns K
dubuque, Psoris, Rock Island, hnsos!lns ,lowsCity
CAIRO fsrs h.ss, fn6snsPoli;, Leaisvlis, GinsIn
NORTH1KH ROUTE.
:, connoOtip4 With TIasn. = IrSy. . yith Troy and
rsirt, Plitnbursh, osdsnsbsrsh, Montreal, Le.,
ssr yrsIsh, Arsngsn BY this routs a. sboy,
sa %sss RssT Z cn1
- made by othsr Railroad Compsniss. The notii.
ucs u this great Nou York Routs, 10 the West CON
mend It to The confidence Of merchants lad shippers
Passenger Tfains, With Smoking and p,sspipv
Gs.sa Gara run in connection On The Now York ooaIsi
For particulars - 70 local train ssnd freight ~.
, Az sAITH,
ds0N Superintendent