The New York herald., 1863-08-31


dts,y as mo attack ssk psns a tsst ssus day wsh
the fan OF Hills Cv. fne povemsns riynased 70 Ne
tmpGoss necessity felt every wher. ~ - reasA oer
The river which n JuaeDw 70 oss syy. rhs Astsas
szcited ssrprs, snd canDot say hss spesssee 70
prsjnd.cs General nciInas IN psbssc estna
ton 10 woqh s1casdsd ueny th ~ - has 1rtteA
far - osward N the go a opIuon eosh army au1
people make better abNes ,hun ~ esosses neses,
saSy dissust skcasast koss. An, how
award 70 him Tho meea es praise ~ greas 1arin
the Ded In the moment and point x essges u H.
respect he s much prased tN#r
General Price has os< ne4hing of bi vondefm and
justly deserved hold an sbs selions " ass He
only waits oppo tuD,sy T. viucate tho exalted optui0nl
troops IN the Helena affair " were salIanty
led n apparent from the list killed wounded the
,Dpregnable that carefully fort6odi
stronghold rhe immediate works assfu I'D Tor hs attack
were calamity carried fhe o. ohe - % not 80 far
Ihave heard attributed tei galiassry Usirpart OUT
greater dicuHes 10 The assault, bore formdabso
II would not. Eaps be 90 sssdercd invidi
oast is samoly justto cay that Br gsdser Seneraist
Parsons Missouri and Pagan, Ansas, eehaved1
with thai insrep'dty which spurns al psrsona danger
adding the enviabbe reputati,n which zach psseossed
before They are both lOoked upon NJ rs elg men
Governor Reynolds OF Missouri Is here engaged In thef
abors Once which owing to the eofusoA result
Ing from the demise OF Governor tno unor
tunate condition o The state no dout diicais and
His distinguished patriotism. dzporSence In
public ars and ndefatsabae industry And vigilance,
added, 70 good uDderstanding with thp government
and miAary anhoSsses render him one o. the most n
porant weI ecient agents in the present great
struggle the West He seems 70 appreciate tho i'm
porance Of the position he holds, and venture 10
diet that history OF Mssppl struggle wh
reveal the feet that NissouBs ExecyIve not been
unequal the occasion the unsettled accounts d the
with all parties being rapidly audited and iqoi
dated Order and satisfaction must thus grow out OF
pom Missouri We hear that tho spirit o the people r-
mains unbroken though for tho time they are Powerless
Partisan warfare soes on 10 various quarters
by The nsual horrors whch wero b00tees 10 give
from hore.
General Jsn Thompson q present n this city, full Of
hope and vgor, which flag N his bosom. he has
not recently accomplished what expected from his
earlier career Is because OF inexoFaby adverse crcum
stances His time will certainly come.
On August 10 proxmo most important conference viii
take place between Lieutenant General Smith and the
Department That wise councils viii prevail the posi-
tons and character Of the parties give ample
The Alabama Legislature.
per telegraph TO Richmond papers,
ALARANA LBGisIATuRE-MIzaAGE OF aHs 0oyKRNoE-nn
ACTION IDGR1ATURy-H0iMR AND PRMsurON
RxPUDIAT1D.
ATLANTA, August 10, 1858.
The Legislature Of Alabama met so-dayn extra session
The Governors message was presented The following ID
For obvious reasons tho communication confined 70
me o n,ass sna
rate enactments and Of substitutes in the army.
He has no means d ascertaining the number Of those
classes in the ststs but there several thos
Tns militia organization pertaining to she STATE The
Legislature can determine who shall be exempt and who
An exempt BY enactment will beliable 70 militia
duty including those having substitutes in the Cenfede
ratio service Additional legislation necessary 70 give
efficiency TO the military code Of the STATE The Cover
recommends an amendment embrace all between
tho ages OF sixteen and sixty including persons having
substitutes those Of foreign birth domiced within the
State and al who have evaded the just requirements
tho Confederate government aso plan for tbe improve
ment Of the militia and extending the military to
Governor Stragglers and desertes condemned,
and he recommends that the eicers Of the State be
charged with the duty OF arrestng them and the Judicial
officers with rigid enforcement Of penalties against their
abettors.
Alabama has and will cheerfully respend TO every
maud 20 long the unnatural foe perseveree in
his unhoy crusade
PROCEEDINGS IN ruR SENATE ON THE WAR.
The Senate passed tho following resolutions
Whereas in the opinion Of this General Assembly the
people and the army have lost confidence In Generals
Holmes and Pembelon without questioning the integrity,
Resolved interest Of the the good
Of the 10 dearly love mperatively demand
Resolved That the people OF Alabama and the State |
hereby pledge the entire resources Of the state 70 the
ast dollar and the last man to successful prosecution OF
Of the people Of the Confederate States and that
will yield tho contest until the achievement Of the
OF Independence separate people
Resolved, That the Governor transmit copy Of these
resolutions the President Of the Confederate States and
70 each OF the representatives and Senator'S In the Con
feoerate Congress.
Resignation or Gen. Roger A. Pryor.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 2lst says;-
Brigader General koger A. Pryor has resigned his com
mission in the Confederate army and has been accept
cd by tho War Department.
The Rebel Flag Recognized by Foreign
orss
Tho Savannah Republicda publishes the following ex
tract from Of the officers o the steamer Florida II
shows how that vessel was received by the Bermuda
authorttles:--
Our reception here was all that could be desired To-
day. rst time the Confederate flag was santed
by foreign nation We heard that the military autho
rifles wished salute agent wrote to the Cover
nor saying that would salute It would be returned
The Governor swered:-"The salute will DO returned
gun for gun" A. ten A. N. we hosted the English en-
sign at the tore and fred the national salute OF twenty
one guns A had finished the fort returned
With the same number.
English ofhccrs mess, and am lett In charge OF the yes
sell Al first the captain declined the invitation on the
plea that the officers not uniformed. They faid
tney would receive In shirt sleeves We are re-
ceived with open arms wherever We CO.