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Enormous Price for Tobacco Ken
tucky's Trade.

TOBACCO. --Messrs. Spratt & Co. OF the I
Pickett Warehouse, sold yesterday q
bogshead Of the new crop at the very
handsome price Of S32 70 per hundred
pounds II belonged TO Mr.. N. NJ. Me-
Mercer, Of Breckenridge county, and was
purchased BIZ Mr.. !, b. Lewis, one Of OR
largest mAnufaciurers.- Louisville JOUR,
81 iasL
/. The same paper reports the sale
Of a large number of hogsheads at
great prices. And what have
those liars, idiots and scoundrels,
the secession leaders Of Kentucky,
and of Southern Kentucky espe-
cially, to say to these facts in re-
gard to the price Of one of the
great staples Of Kentucky Two
years ago they said that Ken
tocky's interests were all with the
South, that the political associa-
tions of the State must be CONTROL.
ed by those interests, and that if
she did not join in the rebellion
she wonld be lost and ruined for
ever. We argued then that this
was all false, and that Kenrucky's
commercial interests ought to
unite her with the Northern Con
federacy in the event Of perma-
nent disuuion Kentucky tobacco.
raisers are now making from 5000
to $500 per acre while the North
western grain-growers are making
but $40 or $40. If Kentucky
would only have the discretion, sa.
gacity and enterprise to rid her
self OF the'ineubus of compulsory
labor, she would make better to-
bacco and more Of it than she does
now. Her noble people are ready
for the reform if her public men
possessed the courage to propose
and advocate it.
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RRPoETED DEFEAT or THE REBELS NEAR
SAVANNAH, GKoRGTA.-AN EsaLIsH YES
sBI OAPTRED.--WAsHINGToE, January
30.--Itis said q dispatch has reached
here from General Dix, from Fort Mon
roe to-day, stating that he had been ia
formed by Atslegram from General Peck,
in command Of eur forces on the Black
water, that an interview which had Just
taken place between that officer and the
rebel General Pryor, who commands the
rebel forces facing General Peck's army,
that he (Pryor) stated that he had in :
formation OF very recent engagement
near Savannah, in which the rebels had
suffered defeat. y fr
The Navy Department has received
information of the capture of the English
steamer Antona, direct from England yia
Havana, by the guhboat PocAhontas, on
the 9th, thirty miles from Cape San Bias.
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Armi.ticss and conpromisss.

Tue Cincinnati Enquirer; a very
popular paper among our rebels,
from the fact that it fights the Adj
ninistration instead Of the rebel
lion, and LINCOLN instead of JEFF.
DAVIS, is a great advocate of ar
miaticss and compromises at pres
snt, and is making vigorous efforts
TO enlist the Democrats in the sup
port of its policy. The following
editorial published in that paper
in 1881, shows what the Enquirer
thought of peaceful solutions
and compromise conventions in
1851. 7HeloyaI men Of 7snneIses
hold 10 these viess today. 81,
II pIs's il Democrat living N he Noul
WAs has lingering ho7e Of bringing those -.
osRe8 Slsiss back INTO Ne Union BIZ psaceabls
gEsssHs, -. lin give 10 pp. They can
Oniy be broueht back By tho overwhelming
Yoisv Of Ne FEDERAL GoyGnmsnt. We have
been reluctant TO come 10 such eobclu.
sion, bat must now look the matter stern
ly IN the face, cast 70 he winds all hopes d
spsacsfA solution, and rely only on tss sis0ra
IL must now be our destruction as Gov
srnmsnt and people or ihs@of The Sc
osdsfs Ahd Confederate States Govern
msnL We cannot hesitate, no6ody but d
traitor can hesitate 10 cast all hte and
property, into the contest There must be nc
geaIskiSh ssnsibshty on The subject. The rsal-
ity Of lSar must ROw b met and endured IL
~sry shaPs in When 81 may present 't'st
These views are correct and
sound. And such Democrats al
Senator WRleur, DouoLAs. JosrPr
HoLT, ANDREW JOHNSON, with al
other leaders of that party, whc
were the sincere friends of tht
people, expressed and maintained
and still adhere to the same views
and mean to enforce them. An(
the overwhelming mass Of the PEG
pie are with them, soul and body
They look with indignation ant
horror at the willingness espresso
BY some Northern politicians t,
purchase a temporary and deceit
fal peace at the expense of tn
honor, integrity, freedom, an,
property Of the country. We d
rot intend to be soId into the South
~n Cosyederaoy. Nsverl Never
Never
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BOATS IN TEE GovEBNNENT SERVICE,
Our statement in regard to the price paid
for the steamers chartered here for Gov
eminent use was slightly inaccura 'e.
QuGrtermaster Ferry informs us that he
pays for the smallest class boats, as
Green river boats, $ll0 per day and
fuel; for the next larger class as the Un-
dine, Hazel Dell, &c, $3.50 per day and
fuel; for the next larger class, as The
Tempest Fort Wayne, Horizon, 81.
Cloud, &c, $175 per day and fuel; for
such boats as the Commercial, and that
class 5000 per day and fuel; for the At
lantic and jacob Stradder, $500 per day
and fuel,--LoniSviAe Journal $3.50
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The New York Hoax.

The New York Express, the or.
gan Of the BRooKsEs. has become
one of the most lying and unprin-
cipled sheets IN the country. The
other day It manufactured story
that General WooL, under the or.
ders Of the General Government,
had ordered the officers of the Now
York State militia to report to him
their condition, arms, and numbers,
and that the State authorities had
denounced and refused to obey the
order.
This was an alarming story to
the loyal, and glorious news to the
disloyal. 1t portended a terrible
collision. Here are the facts, as
stated in the Tribune.
Yesterday, our reporter called at Gen.
| WOODS Headquarters to make inquiries
re. pecting the alleged attempt TO usurp
the control Of The State Militia, and the
l consequent collision between Cen Wool
The Commander of the Department Of the
! East. aud the State authorities. Major
/ Christensen, The chief aid TO Gen. Wool.
! pronounced the rumor false. He knew Of
no cause whatever for such misrcpresen-
tations. Having the confidence Of bis Gem
eral, and being, almost constantly in his
society, he certainly would have known
something about the matter had there
bean any serious misunderstanding re.
speeting the orders in question.
] He Furthermore stated that no APP
plication had been made for re-,
ports from the State officers, and no
such reports were expected from them.
Later in the day our reporter called on
Brig. Gen. VIM. Hall, who stated that
there had been no quarrel, no collision,
not even a serious misunderstanding in
regard to military affairs. Gen. Hall
called on Gen, Wool last Friday, was cor
daily received, and their interview was a
pleasant one, and he was surprised at the
unfounded reports he had seen in the
newspapers. lie said that Gen. Wool
expressed desire TO have all the men
now in camp in this State under drill
aud especially those in his Department
They were mostly nine monlhs' men, and
it would be little less than a fraud upon
the Government to keep them here idle
aud undisciplned These views met the
hearty concurrence of Gen, Hall, and he
was glad to know that Gen, Wool intend
ed to bring this matter before Gov. Sey-
mour.
The troops enquired for were nine
months volunteers, in the service of the
United States. Gen. Wool had right tc
know their condition, and the New York
authorities SO far from objecting heartily
concurred in al he asked. THUS up goes
copperhead lie. -.s.a
The fact is, the Express, World,
and some of the grog shop politi,
clans of New York, are doing then
best to stir up strife between the
Federal and civil authorities.
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Prophetic Jeff.

We have before us copy Of
the Nashville Gazette of February
10, 1861, from which we copy tho
following telcgraphic dispatch;
JAvT. DAVIS AT STEVENSON. ALA.
We get the following item from She
Stevenson Operator:
STRVHSsoN, ALA, Feb 15.-Jeff. Davis
arrived here a. 10 O'clock last night en-
route for Montgomery. He was sAluted
with guns and fire works, and the houses
were illuminated. In his speech he said /:
You border States ie,H GLADLY oogne into
he Ssuthern Coniedsyacy ivithin sirty days,
- We will be your only friends. Eng
land will recognize US, and a glorious
future is before US. The grass will grog
~ he Northsrn cites ielere he pavements have
bSen wOrheg blythe tread Of co0,mere"
HE speech was Wariks. lie would
Ssrry vdr t0here IL Is easy 10 adsancs-
where f1ed Tor the swOrd and torch Az ait
the armies, IN the dsassly populated cities,
aAd thought they might SOms TO spoil our
Ssps, We ssuld raise them as before,
whrls they could not rear the sities
which took years of industry and mil.
liOns OF money 10 build. lie hoped for
peace, but was prepared FOR war,
Such was the programme which
JErS. DAVIS exhibited to the
Southern people of the drama of
rebellion. 1t was to be gala-day
spectacle, sort of May Day cell
ebration, glittering with garlands,
jewels, rustling banners, and vocal
with delicious music. New York
was to be made a desert. Phila-
dephia WAS to be grown up with
weeds, and Cincinnoti, Pittsburg
and all the cities ofthe Ohio, were
to be laid in ashes, by the ConGod
crate army, while Dixie robed il
purple and white linen would e
on her way rejoicing. Such wa
the prophecy. Secessionists, Uha
think you oftho fulfillmenti
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VINO GoyERS GREAT BRITAIN.-Mason
JoUsS in his lecture in New York, told
his audience that in England three hun
dred families controlled the government,
few thousand landlords owned the soil,
five men owned one-fourth Of Scotland,
and 6vo millions Of adult men had no
voice in the governm9nt--Albany (M ~
Journal aH H
The Southern rebellion was de-
signed to establish similar state
of things here. Instead of three
bundled families to control the
Confederacy, there would be about
25o,O00, who would be the rulers
and masters of about eight millions
Of people.
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The following extract from a
letter written by Acting Assistant
Paymaster FREDERlcK r. TnoMpsoN,
of steamer New London, has been
forwarded to the Secretary of the
Navy:
Saturday Jan. 1850 p. M-We ar
rived off Galveston about noon TO- day,
and as soon as the Captain reported
to the Fag Officer, the request went up
from the Flag Officer TO prepare for ac-
ton and get under weigh. The Brook
Ign stopped about two miles from the
fort, while the New London aud Scioto
went close in to draw, if possible, the
fire of any batteries which the rebels
may have erected. Surrounding the fort
could be seen the tents Of the troops and
toward them our fire was directed. The
ball was opened by the Brooklyn; tho
Scioto followed, with her ll-inch aud
Parrot guns, on one extremity Of the
town, while we were along the front at
the other extremity. We opened with
ono Parrot and one Sawyer, but elected
no reply. We then went within q
mile aud half of the fort and opened
on the encampments. The Scioto came
after Us, while the Brooklyn, with the tre-
mendous range of her guHs, planted
shell in nearly at the distance of three
miles We,wore rolling tremendously
and had to fire as we were rising. Our
starhoard 30-pounder was fred and the
shell exploded in the fort and soon down
came the flag, the balyards being cut,
After firing several good shots, signal
was sent up from the flagship to cease
action. We came about; and as return
ing the aeld-piece battery opened upon
us, but the shot fell twenty rods from
us. We gave them broadside and the
Scioto threw several OF her ll-inch
shells, all Of which struck and exploded
in the battery Tho effect Of which must
have been tremendous, iudgiog from
what we could see through the glass.
We could see the mas.s Of the Harriet
Lane over the town.
Tonight our squadron has been re.
J inforoed by two gunboats carrying six
teen CONS. Tomorrow, being Sunday
nothing will be done, but when the bonn
bArdment is renewed il will be terrific
Galveston is doomed town. Ga Mon
day we shall try TO pass the forts at the
mouth Of the harbor.
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Port Hudson-wh5 Gen. Banks Has
Not Attacked IT,

The following are considered good
reasons why Gen. Banks has not at
tackled the enemy at Port Hudson;
Firslly, be has not enough troops.
Suppose there were forty. Eve. regiments
10 the Banks expedition, and suppose, in
taking command Of tho Gulf Depart
ment he found twenty five regiments
mre, the whole numbering say A.
600 men. Probably even this num-
Der would not much exceed the require
menst Of land expedition against Port
Hudson, aud there is New Orleans TO be
strongly garrisoned, numerous stations
on the river FROM CArrollton nearly TO
Baton Rouge, while on the right bank is
the La Fourche territory, where General
Weitzel's brigade now is, TO be kept clear
Of gusrrillAs, and from two TO six COM
pauiss Al Fort Dsnsldsonville and Pla .
quimine, each. Take out two or more
regiments for the present requirements of
Texas, aud the force left 70 march from
Baton Rouge on Port Hudson is sadly
. small. .....,. t.fs -,,..s. II ~
Secondly, TwO-thirds Of all Che troops
under General Bank's command are en-
tirely raw, while those OF the enemy are
well disciplined aud seasoned in the art
Of war. What folly il would be to march
an Army Of raw recruits against superior
numbers Of wsll-lrained soldisry, who
have learned 10 endure almost every
thing but death, aud not TO shrink even
from that, and who are protected By al
Nest inpregnable intrenchments in a
tract Of country filled with well-night
impossible ravinss and roughnesses,
travprsed only ~ horrible roads. Il is
said that much Of the land immediately
surrounding Port Hudson is 30 rough that
even horse can hardly pass over it,
Thirdly, The river is not yet high
enough for our gunboais. 1t is a sub
ject Of congratulation that il is rising
rapidly, bat is yet some nine feet below
higb-wAtrr mark. ai.a set -t q.
In ny opinion, thsn, (writes cores.
PondsRt Of the World, january l0,) an
advance upon Port hudson NAV be lock :
ed for whoa we have thirty or thirty Eve
thousand nsn collected here; when those
men are well drilled, aud when the river
is Aearly or quite at hight. water mark.
The troops are sarsfully drilling for some
hours every day, aud perhaps all these
prerequisites may be facts within the ne xI
two months. At any rate, il is evident
an attack uPon Port Hudson will moi
take place for some time yet. 20 Het b
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The nations Of modern times cannot
bS sxtsrminAted. Glasses may bs-the
French aristocracy persisted in the frat
Revolution, and, like al other psrithing
aristOeraoiss. 10 died hard Our own
slaveholding Aristooraey dies with the
same bloody obstinAcy. The class may
perish. bot the people will survive.--Me
Krb Tribune
How simple you are, Tri6'Ina.
Don't you know that the African
aristocracy have got a law for the
protection Of their class which ex-
prsssly erempts large stockholders
from tho perilS Of battle and sx'
tsrminationi They make the non
sldpshol9srs stand between them
selves and danger.
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New Jersey was without a Gov
ernor the other day. A letter
writer says:
New Jersey for twelve hours was with.
out head or ruler, and utterly incapa-
bic Of supplying the deficiency. Cover
nor Olden's authority absolutely expired
on Monday evening at twelve o'clock
Governor Parker could not be inaugurated
until Tuesday at tho hour Of high noon.
Thus the hiatus existed and singularly
enough there is no power in the Consd-
tuition by which the vacancy could be
filed II Governor Parker had suddenly
ended his mortal career speculation
might have had full fIght-ss be didn't,
It's wings are clipped, Be assured we
got along wonderfully well without a
Governor. We hope TO do as well with
one.
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TREAsoN IN IN oApIrAL.

TREASON IN THE CAPITAL. be- s.
Strange as IL may appear to the world
the Senate Chamber Of Kentucky was
used last night aud the night preceding
by number of men who are known TO
be opened and aVowed. traitors for the
purpose of connecting plans TO take the
State out of the Union, Their proceed
ings were secret, but enough has leaked
ont to give an idea Of their purposes,
VIM. Johnston, Of Scott county, KY.
presided ON Thursday evening, and
several Senators and members Of the
Lower House, together with several mem
bers of the Kentucky bar, were preseHr,
1t was under discussion to appoint .
committee empowered to call a convention
to nominate State ticket; but this was
not carried, and the subject pending was
the propriety Of calling conVen-
tion 10 meet on the second Thurs-
day 10 February, when the caucus adj
journed. IL may interest soma to know
who the men are spoken Of for office by
these patriots %, as Jeff Davis would
say. l., W. POWELL, for Governor; L.
NJ, Cox Lieutenant, Governor, Thomas N,
AftuAaicyg htAuihNy -NNufHalI 0lNHN
Green, Auditor Of State; John P. Harri-
son, superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion; 0. d. McManama Register Of Land
Office; w. p. d. Bush. Treasurer.
The nominee for Attorney General was
the chief mourner, for the "usurpations,
cruelties, prosecutions and barbarities Of
Lincoln" were the subjects Of these pa
triOts' lachrymose lamentations.
/ understand that the summary arrest
by the military, Of the entire meeting was
under Advisement, but why this was not
done l am unable 10 determine II 10 ra-
mored, though, that Gov. Robinson, "a
some extent interpoBed and saved them
perhaps with the intention or seeing how
far their teason would carry them, "snd
make assurance doubly sure" Of Their
guilt"
The Cincinnati Enquirer is de
lighted with this meeting of old
party hacks, and says that q State
Convention will meet on the 18th
inst. to nominate candidates. The
| loyalty Of any caucus which would
regard POWELL with favor must be
almost as good as that Of JrFF
DAVIS
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A contemporary mentions a curious fact,
that General Scott, at the opening Of the
war, predicted that the decisive battles
OF the rebellion would be fought in open
ing up the Mississippi, and OF these he
judged there would be about eight
Exchanges
Eight dsojsiUs battles is as
good as the Frenchman's fifty
only daughters,'
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Annie Carter Lee, the only surviving
child Of the rebel General, died at Jones'
SPing, Warren county, North Carolina, an
eutcast frsm her home, because she adj
hered 10 the Union 10 tho last. An old
black woman soothed her last hours. 2
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Men do two thirds Of the SHINING in
the world aud make women do the other
third,--BgBalo AdVsrtissr
That is because the law only al
lows women a third, They would
do a great deal worse Of it was
constitutional.
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The rebels are still busy executing
Union men as spies and shooting the
conscripts for desertion. There is scarce
y Southern paper which does not con-
tain an account Of an execution by
them. H.lf- .d T van
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The Twenty Negro Exemption Act.

3 1t is stated that the rebel Con
gress, on the 26th ult., repealed the
act eTempting the owners Of TWEEN
ty negroes from conscription.
1t seems that JEFF. DAVIS found
that he had showed the cloven foot
rather too soon, in the passage of
a law virtually creating an aristoc-
racy, and he had had it repealed
amid a storm of popular wrath.
Bat the hatred of popular rights
and freedom still rankles in his
heart, and he only awaits an OPP
portunity to strike them a final,
deadly blow.
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Hen. J. ]. orittenden has written
letter to Gov. Robinson Of Kentucky,
oonuseling moderation. He says; Eight
the Proclamation with resolutions, and
tho rebels with bayonels."a ..... -r-..
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An Eastern paper stating that
Miss ELLA HATEs skated twenty
miles in three hours, GALA it "a
remarkable skating feat" Miss
ELLA certainly has remarkable
stStiag FEET.
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The last thing heard Of the OK. King
Of Naples was that he was distributing
crowns 10 the winners of jackass races.
--ESohdnge,
Let him como over TO this coun-
try. HARRTs and DrcK McCANN
are contending for the leadership
of the Tennessee secessionists.
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Card.
HosprrAL No. ].
hOoFtlAb No 4.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 4th, 1863

AlOoEtlAI W.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Feb. 4th, 1909
We, the undersigned, having been as.
ISOLATED during the past month with
Surgeon j. P. WALKER, Of the s5th ILL
nois Volunteers, take this method Of ex-
pressing our heartfelt regret at the sepa-
ration which has just taken place by
order of the Medical Director, returning
him TO duty to his regiment Sir, we
wish you to remember us, your true
friends, as citizens, as soldiers, and as
surgeons. We trust that your efforts to
seryeiyour country may be as successful
and satisfactory in every position as at
Hospital No. 1. Hoping your pathway
may be uninterrupted by military nsces-
Stiles" we part with you reluctantly as
councillor and friend.
II. NJ DUFF, NJ. D.
XIX. P. NJ. BAITHAcHE, NJ. d,
WIN. j. CRoUsB, NJ D. ta
on duty at Hospital No, /.
J. P. WALEER, ......
Surgeon S5th Ill. Vol. Sd ..t
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Cdp.Gple, and

4" with kindied eye and swelling heart,
Hnrmuc devotodly HIS nam;
Rush VII re the ranks Of treason stand,
To our noh the uuholy flame,
lit on the affairs Of our land.
Oh when the storms Of treason lower
Ger fraedom'E consscratsd tower,
And shat Tor which the Rray-haired sire
W til boyhood gladly gave bis no,
Shall Uither last bens ith the iirp
or wild ambitions demon st 10;
TIE iatrint then shall boldly start.
with kindled eye ami swell NC heart,
Murmur devoiedly thy name
Rush wh,re the ranks Of tfoachery stand,
Aud FEARLESS queneh the unholy 1Ame,
LIZ o. tho affairs Of our laudp'
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Whore is oleaginous HuMrmEY
MARsuAlLl Is he still Harding
the lean earth Of the Virginia and
Kentucky mountains in his agon-
izing marehesi
"Hl cares tn man, 20 fastening Ms Prey,
Whose PatHch AeoumulAtea, AID Wih decay"
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CHEAP NEW GOODS,

A 7 PARKss srORg, on THE LEBANON PIKE,
n South kashv lie general hssortucnt OF DAY
GOODS embracing Prints aud Worsted Goods Flan.
nslH, silks, Muslins Jaoonets Threads Combs Of all
varieties, Joe Pocket and fable Cutlery Noodlea Cas-
einetsi Checks, best quat n she's, u all sises
Men Boys and Ladies hoots, salt, surar aud Coffee
soda, Tobacco, &c, sc which will sell low Tor pal
funds, Or southern money az ~ cash value
Jan90-9 ieod ". l.. WATERS