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Costly Beasts.

Each eOnScript entering the army of the Uoted
States under the draft system will cost from FIVE TO ten
thousand doilATs"-so says tbs Albany ArgUs Now
tn at vas expected 10 produce 800 900 eouscrpH;
matPy 500 90 by $4,000, and We have the vast Sun
Of three thousand million of dollars Blu. New York
paper tells the draft will raise moro than CO. 900
men We therefore multiply CO. 600 by $40 OOO ard
the sum il sir hundred million. From this va must de-
duct the 100 coo who have paid $500 each for commu
tatOn; in other words subtract three millions from
siI hundred millions, and The result is Eve hundred and
ninety seven million-a very respectable addition to
the debit side Of Mr.. OhasS's ledger.
Bus the cOnsOrptS, sftsr they have been caught and
pid foe, have Do hAudcuod, and the bALks of the
Potomac have be shssd daily by gunboats to prevent
them from crossing after they have deser,,d The cost
Of handouts and powder and shell must be added 10 the
account Is appears, therefore, that Yankee oonscrps
costly beAsts and not only th4t-they are a. use
hes they costly. We trus. NJ. Lincoln will have
merry tine with them before this cruel var Is over
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rpled nv tha square mics composing our territorial
area, would CIV" population oI NJ r. thai hundred
millions We m,y therefore assume hat the COniede-
raey i, apunlany sols to ns;t in population Of one
hu bred millions uumber sufficient TO satisy either
nj ' or ambition.
but r. curing % our present condition, and leaving
Cetu~r 70 take care Of itlel the stApl1 productions
Of ou soil cotton t1bAccO, rice, sugar and bread
IDS constitute the bass Of ioreig trade that must
uaks commercial alliances and treat % Of hale with Us
de- r.bls to all numerical nations Cotton, the prnc
pa produo OF u, soil Is the important article Of
oo,u u,pce IN hs world. Cotton clothes ore laf the
vp an Iac-, that is, about 500 900 900 Of human be-
MS and wO-hrds OF all the 90 ton Of the world has
been gro ~n It. the Confederate States The lor,gu com
Great Britain consists almost entirely in tie
yrhsrge Of her TanuA for the rude products Of
o o. and nearly One-half Of her eGPors are
manufactures Of cOL,or Il is mated that the manu-
fseture Of this material employs Oaptd Of $500 0tO
uO aud YES employment 70 at least 5000 900 Of Ter
Oar. Il is evident from this statement that The Cor
frdsracy has is hand the Of the British lion.
and that the beast 50 foam dabs 10 ali the rest If the
ser.d, muss finally crouch 10 her.
We need not advert TO the commercial advantages
shieh tho Coufsderacy will derive from y establish
mert Of a direct trade with foreign countries,
he f,cities Whoh possess for navigation and manu-
ures Il will lie a singular anomaly indeed, if With
aeoAst Of nearly three thousand miles Ia tXent Il
Conf derAle ate' DO 10! become great wal power,
and it will be equally range if they fail to turn to
account the abundant elements Of manuf curing pros
PER with which they beautifully err 'cd by
ralOre. Iaderd, we are d~el!iug on subjects with
which people uerAlly fam liar, and which
hose of other tOuDtrie, beginning rapidly 10 com
PIE end We thsrsfOro close this article without having
more than opened the door to the limtAble and sm
prospect on which il looks
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MISS PEGRAH'S SCHOOL

To The Editor of Tie Wig:
viii you allow, mid these "'larumI Of war; small
space Id your paper 10 give 70 gsntler theme-i
The school of Mics P,gram has attained reputation
80 vide spread and solid that VOID in praise OF l.
Would DO super auouS but that the tides # people he
and go, that there Away. numbers who
strangers even to what is best known. One who Las
long knO IN, admired aud esteemed Miss Ptgrsm,
~Ould say that word not only to advance her rucces
but aid he thinks, at the time those Who seek
tae neral and intellectual improvement Of their ebl-
dren, by pointing out the way by which they may beet
attain their object 81 ST with ali the advantages veil
improved, Of superior misunderstanding the prm-
path Of suence through all her earlier years. she
reached Nomsnhood find that or lot in life was to be
indep ndence aud labor dependence and ca,o. She
bot loug h-siat". She at decided to enter on
the honorable but arduous and anxious ealing Of a
eac' err and she has igendy successfully and adnirs
LlJ fulfilled the duioa imposed for, now, many year
She has Ia ind, mofA's manner and accom- llshmenta
aud is lersylr such a model OF a woman that the os
f.stidcus parent might bs content with children that
should succ ssfuy copy IT, She possesses besides, Ia
rema kaole degree faculty it Is invaluable
in teacher, that Of discriminating character so IS 20
employ the qllsite influences develop aud stimulate
most ectiVely the capacity and talent Of her pupils
Patronage in her would only cheer and reward
eminent merit, but would reray richly, think these
who should extend it. FRIEND
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Gen. Beaursgard in the Hands Of Yankee
CFitios


Tie New York World Of the 7th replies to certain
Newspaper wiIrg of the Yankee Press who have di,-
covered that Gen. BeAuregard is "a military pretender
aud Lumbug" TIE World itself very mistakenly at
tributes personal demerits to Ger. b. which we do nt
THU necessary mention, but military man, says
Of him
As for auregard We believe that when the history
Of his war is written by impartial pens be will take
rama Nith Lee and "S.ObeWa' Jackson rs q military
leader He n most accomplished eng neeF, the equal
OF any In the country in either army, far kLoND
he is besides Inventive suggestive, scjiVe, enter prb ing
and better for bis lame has 60 FAR BEEN almost
uniformly successful
Ia the Liz ht Of TtceLt military exploits the enforced
eapi,ulaOn Of Sumter nothing very extraordinary;
but tho means employed fully adequate 70 the end
ia view and Il u conf ete success. for the first
lime in the history Of war on this eOntinSneAn irou
plated fort and an iron plated floating battery were
u ed by B, anregasd-a fact which shows that he was
10 10 the routine OF the schools and that Le pos
sssssd real military PEE cnce. BE the first battle
of Ball Run which consolidated the military power Of
tie eonlederaies and bO NOuld have captured Washing
ton Immediately after we've il ret that he prevented
by 81 Davis fhis is asserted and denied with tqul
posieuess by Trends Of Gen. and the Presiden'.
We do no, pretend 10 know how the fact may be I'd.
Wig He vas babi,hed TO the Yves. for LA egJ-
impa ieres OF control, wi err, 10 CoIjdneuoh
Win General A. s. 10 nsOH, hS fought battle which
marked Gn era IN the war Sbiloh was \ brill antly
plan; Cd battle tie Rrt 10 the in which tie cIIfso
rtatcs a. Il The iIitlAtle TIL open Id and II IS
reHEIksbs tLat the peculiar tactics u that hSht ~ere
carefully reproduced By the rebels IN every Subsequent
battle down 70 Gettysburg. II the Ieader Will turn
lack 20 she accounts Of The battle Shiloh he all ind
that the suddsa mAsdng Of lrOops-the attSck In
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ROUSE OF DELEGATES.

Prayer by Rev. Mr.. CmAIsrrAx .H.r
The Senate's amendment 10 the House Bill making
appropriations to pay certain civil expense agre,
O.. t-'.- -.
Mr.. ANDERSON. from the Committee On Mit,r,
AlRirs offered a bill Authorizing certain eIpe imcnis
with torpedoes and submarine batteries.
Nj BOULDlN Uiiereda bill concerning auctioneers
Read hrst time and order ed 10 A second reading
The bill Classics auctioneers into General Real Es
taIe, Negro and TObscco Auctioneers--dehning the
province and ic2nse Of eaeh-AsO lays a tax on Land
Agents
REQ u. Ous of Inquiry werO offered and agreed to as
follows:
By Mr.. PENDLETON-FOr preventing olRoe.s and
emPlye Of Express companies from priority in trans
poraton. Il. u
By Mr.. HUTCHINSoN-Por employing the male con.
Vcts OF the Psnienayi in the coal mnes the proceeds
Of their labor to be devoted 10 supplying the POOR o.
this city and refugee ladies -1tr
By Mr.. HAYA0ND, Of BraI,on-For the more efTec
tuAl suppression Cf gaming. -
TIE oALEHDAR
bill to increase the 6ues for falling to WORK on tho
highways passed.
bill dX ng the rent for storing tobacco vas passe
AloNs IS so for each hogshSad.
The bll prohibiting the sale by auction Of certain ar
ticles w. read s,cond time a. ordered 70 its en-
grOssment and third reading
l. prohibits the sale by auction Of articles of food or
cl, thing necessary and convenient for man or Least
except r the producer at the place Of production
Mr.. BURWELL moved to rtcommit the bill win the
amelda EFT.
Alter debate, the vote r,oommittlrg the bill re-
sui ed ayes So, nces 40
80 tie bill WIs recJmmted
The rider Of the dAythe bill for the reorganization
OF The MILITIA Twas taken up. ae
Mr.. HUTCHINSON offered a substitute for the frs,
section. Il contemplated stringent enrolment and
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-28
Stuart, CaYalry-Ths Amendo.

Information received IRON a gentleman connected
sih the Army Of Northern Virginia satisfies US that
the deterioration Of cavalry Attributable rather to
want Of attention ,hl par. of tho AuttOri than
" Gen. Stuart himself That bold trooper ~ we are
assured has DONE and Is still doing all in bis power to
make this important Of service al that should
be- Nor can h DO said that the men have lost their for
mer IRE and Iok. They have TO fight sglust great
odd and under Disadvantages which they can neither
overcome by their eIertOus by the entreat,s
alir,s,ed TO ILOie who might II they would We re.
grit 10 have done injustice to Who once the
pride and delight Of the whole country, but IRE not
Try that the Amende, WbiJh We now make, affords Us
tie opportunity Of calling ton 10 the fact that our
cva'ry is neglected. IL is burning shame that the
Yankees should with any show Of truth, claim to DO
superior to the pick aud flower Of our young mel :
There ara some mpedimehts which our AuthOritl car
not easily overcome, but energy eau accomplish mira
chs. Let them do their duty, and 20 shall soon be
more prOed Of The achievements of our cavalry than
Ne have bSsn.
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Canada

The Canadians hate tic Yankees. There $ no doubt
about that ThOy hate thea becsu Q Ih.y live near
q. oush to them to know them thoroughly. Hitherto
is haired has no. been returLOi perhaps Tor The lea
sou that the Yankees reg ried Canada province TO
be annexed a. pleasure and the Canadians customers
" be pundered wish taxes and tariffs the SCuh used
% be- But OF late Llhan has bsen investigating the
reciprocity treaty and ands that Pcr TO the passage
Of this act the exports from this country he Nortb)
&, the provinces largely in Of toe imports,
sb s recently the bAlALce Cf ado has been heavily tie
oh.r Way. sons how Or other Canada sells
u (Yankecs) han she buys from u.s. aad we lay ii
ference il gold s;Ce Of things far more sat slsc
spy to our ntiEhbOrS tlAa to OlrselVes."
D,ub,less. The Yankee fOCket Ierve has been
,ueh TO the quick, aad now hate will be returned
III interest Tor haze, or rather the love for Canada
uhi has heretofore existed i'll increase that burr
log intensity which demands "uuOh at the Of Hood
a.d Shch has been so ,harmngly eIenpl6ed in the
present holy war, ali TOR pure lO7e, upon the South
The reciprocity treaty is be disCusd in the next
Congress- and Cauad friends may depend upon it
that lone eOust utiOn and destiny will become the
kusl Of their HbertsS, unl,ss ho.her England sAV
them from doom infinitely than that Of DeVer-
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dent ,----s "a -, o....
The substitute was lost.
NJ BUE0RD moved TO amend by ltrikipg out the
word domic;Icdin the first section, and insert resi-
denl.H tYsIIgEg4t,O1 {fT ~ -rLttgggF
Mr.. RESDRIcK opposed the msndment Il you'd
be an ilegtmite exercise Of poSer to require military
service of mere residents.
long and able debate ensued, in VIII oh the laws Of
nations were considered in their application to the ques-
lion ..l DIS ~. t.HI q. " b 9 .itf4itA
Mr.. PENDLETON moved to aue ID the amendment
by in.ertng ''siI months" at or the word resident.
The notion va agreed to
The resnluiOo, ssrmend.d, wls then agreed TO.
House then adjourned. t tsr
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snAsoa PnocurDnos.--rbe Sumter Republican men.

sfRASax PROCEEDMGs. The Sumter Republican men.
oas The following as having occurred las. week. ,t
Preston Webster county, Ga: .,..u .5li,eO
Judge j. T. Clark Of til, Patalla Circuit, which en-
brces the county Of W,ber ha1 been prevented from
holding the feguar Of tie Superior Court OF that
cpaaty far the Grand jury is concerned by
Of the refusal of majority Of the Grand Jury to
trars c. any business. under his administered ton, We
Bari that ths course OF the Grand jury ia based upon
two charges sg'rst the Jueg1: lst that the agent
OF his ,her he refused to take Confederate money In
payment of d.bt due his father I'd. That in speech
d,Av,red at Lampkii recently he took occasion
pgu.ge calculated deprecate the issues Of the Gov
ernmens in the estimation of tbs people. II appears
that the Jury after being empsnneed and sworn re-
II cd to their room, aud pissed resolution denuuca-
rJ of the OF Judge Clarke and declsratoTy Of
cir purpose not ~ ssIys under him On learning this
fact lie reP'irc TO the jury room, aud sought TO bring
about recoas deration OF the action OF the Juryi in
tbs the Judge failed.
We informed that the people Of Terrill which is
Judge Carks next county in which to hold Court are
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90 y co re III faI fnrfN
such force and they say that the whole CT Lees army
must have been sent to meet them.
The Atlanta Confederacy, In recording the arrival Of
1000 "blne belli' 81 in thai cts, save;
Tie villairs were insoent and imp rturbsl e TIL,
belonged chiea' to Nc ook's corps and ON Ohio
Illinois, &C. They Fay Gen raj Bragg ia harp ming his
spus to get away from Tennessee for he acknowledges
that II cir old Dutch Rosey il too much for him. They
expect tn DO exchanged very soon. Thev most y
captured by Clebu mes troops en- Saturday night svd
Sunday. o.
DYATn THE YLbKEE GEEEtAL LYrfLB
TIE Kn, rvlle (Ailants) Register says: "''5 80
The Peserals have 10 ly ~Sy OF THROWN d'wn ther
gum, aud rushing the Of troops When they
have enough Of om mysk'try While Gen. W q. Lyt-
not far from lneI, Bis me- suddenly rushed
ward and when ne for nL3ient amazed az The
brilliant charge made bout ORDERS and then when DO
that their musk-s hid bean ihrowuassy he sought
hipsel' 70 escape vi IN his staff H. turned his bop o
t5h hut il too late lie, ard every man near him.
Allied He was shot though the lead, tho ball en-
terng just owe the neck, aud comn ont above his
....ff yr.I 20
Gen. Lytte vas prominent Ohio politician aud a
leading Democra. in the dominant days Of ina, party in
the Buckeye Safe. He was momber Of the Cincin-
natl bar. COS %
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A BASE Wax Gu = man named Putin vas ,ceLtl,
arrested at Meridian fo staslisg various tings anoug
which we're 5000 in specie from his wife, who va,
cripple and who earnedit BY wishing for the soder
she complained Of him. and he was whipped BY party
Of citizens and run out Of the State.
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wOxASs RIaprA-Tho. Columbia South CarolinlAn

WONAE's RIGHrs.--The, Columbia South CaroinlAn
hes The following:
A lady recently presented herself at station 10 en-
ter the for Chai-sto. The sentinel informed her
that she could not be allowed to enter the car. She
~ told him to lower hi- muskeL with which he bar
red the ,tcp lie refused, Nhen she drew a revolver
and presen ed is to his bead, telling him to lower hiI
gun cs she would sh1ot him. With some surprise at
her threat he sad: "Afe you a man In ronao's
clothes - No" said che, Il am woman" l"Wel,
then" vas his reply, "come in ha me l. all Eight
conan Or be kill by o. e. s. got n. a the c. Sc
being pc ted, the sentinel was Dismissed under he
peculiar crc metal Is ), lf ,-lf s.i5.tI
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-09-28

On faurdsy 96t Il; alter brief iloess, WILLIAM H.
HARDGROvE, In tie b1t wear uf his age
Thus has parsed way enc ossEsss etzsss.ene W. va
snsivey known and "a his ki1fns OF heart,
and whose Heath creates as d. ia the circle hi-ies
lie revoed husband, KIM ard up iht IL bh ner'
course Slhhls ellswmlr.
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SPECIAL NOTICE..

For ihs present vii discontinue Auction Business II
fesurned, DUE notice viii he given.
We viii eantnur tee mmlssos ,sinets kere and
solicit cpns o. s kinds Of ods Wares, MerchAndE-
aid Pdns with the hsursnce that mort Will lie used 70
give sail fLolsn .t
hand soOd assortment Of Goods to whiehve IA
vie she Eitsntisn Of b0yerr. .e 81 -. ~
t23 1ARDY WILLIAMS
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DYArn ~ rHE YisKEE GExEtAL LYrln.
ANOTHER BArrLH AsirctpArsp.

The Knoxville (Atlanta) Register Of Thursday say :
Burnside, Sbermsn and Rp.ec ans ill be compelled
to attack Gen. B;agg. Az Gas: tie choice OF retreat
ehieh mast b, DISASTROUS and ba'ie a alternatives
presented to the Federal leader. His supplies have he
greatly dr,inished. Or cavalry ard the own army
have destroyed vast qu'ntfies Of de al stores; ID,
country furnish nothing and Raseor becomes
the ASSISTANT In the battle thithss coz ed 50 goriousy
to Southern arms, the 6gbtrg mainly done, and
the heaviest losses sustained BY Br gSs orig nal
army, hut equal g,lanry displayed by all Southern
troops brought into acton. It now happens II il re
true AZ supposed, tbat RjseCran' must attack B,Bgg
rather than at hat shall in all have
esh force capable OF fighting tglin u battles
Of Saturday, Sunday MoDdsv Numericallv, Rose
III have the srO g,r orce but 10 flushed
with victory, and doubt not the result Such arc
sHrnSes based upon statements that reach from the
front.
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NOTICE.

ID pf NOTICE
TN consequence of the impaired healih.of Mr..
BOOKER esued by eTees i've IaboJ Itays determine 10
rrare from the Bines The Arst 0ctobsr
NJ 20 ksr win remain In iehm nd for shott after The
Hrst dispose OF the produce which be on
hand persons having OF viii please rrtarn
item promptly On retiring em ne my # cod. Ill Die se
accept my thinks or the liberal patronage
slowed. ID ~ frf.I . l.-' VIM y. GkEEe.
$50 a. -nxs .,
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We are informed that the people Of Terrl, which IL
Judge Clark;s next county III which to hold Court are
dsteI mined that he shall not Preside there.
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mAl;HIEn,
DIED.,

In tbs ct the 94th ias the Rev. s'ua Peisrir,
sAmT GAssAw4Y, Of b. imOrs, MARIA ". Daughters
o. and ~. 7. GTst oAOV.11 .ssffl-ur -. tDl
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VARIOUS PARAGRAPHS.

About o'cl,ck on Sunday, the Smelling of the enemy
Get the weed. fl en- left ard tic fire Is said
to have EFT nfCd over a lage portion Of the ground
that had been Travelled ny the tro ning armies
end large numbers Of the eremy's sounded who we're
aSt to be removed ON the field suffered the fortunes
o. tlat element which they have used with ucn devas
tttifg effect against US
On Wednesday as ths Yankees advanced to the
CickSmauga river Mr. Lee, t1e senior partner Of the
frn, who owned the nil on TIE Chickamauga, close to
rich the battle was fought destroyed bis mildam in
order 90 keep tie Ylukecs from using tic mill For
rhs offence sgrins Abraham | he was hanged by his
mmois on las rhursd,y, atree in front Of his own
door. - Is go oh. TO lsaiJ 90 if.h
The loss OF ell in tho battle lie unprecedented In
40 hist r. OF The 10th Tennessee les.
tFenl out of thirty ana the 18th TenneS IL
led by lieutenant The ID Kentucky, with small
proposition OF olicers lost twenty. ,ils,, no ssi, 5
We have authentic intelligence tlat Gen. Hood was
doing we'll "a could possibly be expected under he
circumstances Thursday morning. His leg was ampu-
tat drse the body, butstrong hopes are entertained
u hs recovery. -s d. f.r.I .I 7ss1 8 2fla
{ athams division after three desperate assaults
took fourteen gus placed the cre3. Of bill almost in
''crcs pic. Ia -e assaults many brave Tennesseein
tel to rise no more. 'i' ' -"
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+, ''a' SPECIAL NOTICE.
All perssns holding claims against the late DEU'
PREF Co. win eaeht the Ssne &, me for payms-F
sepl-lm'. Corner Praokin aud Mayo as
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wuAr THE PRIsoNERs SAY,

The Appeal says; Some Of the officers among the
prisoners Who arrived last night, asserted that Rose
Grams had reserve which VAS not engaged in the bat
ties Oh Saturday aud Sunday, consist of HcPhersons
O5rP5 nom Grants army,snd ,iIteen thonsatd under
DurAsids Tue frmer, they stated were resting on u Q
north bank Of the Tennessee and the Liter were in lie
v;einty of Oh tanoogs We doubt the CORRECTNESS Of
thlse rep esentations, but glad to know that Gen.
Bragg will OF be without large additional strength in
the NJ Il confet. F71 D. Ep- 80 4Ff A1--s'
Toe Macon Telegraph learns that the prisoners are far
more cresfaen that any which nave been keret fore
brought through Ailanr. Tho fight was to them alo
gether une1 peced They say that before they crossed
the Tennessee Rosecrans IN address. told them that
they would meet no opposition be tey got to Atlanta
which would be in fortnight There, possibly, publ
opinion might force Bragg into fght, but l. you'd
amount to nothing as his force 100 small and too
much disputed to make good fight.
The officers prisoners acknowledge signal and terri!
BILE defeat They were astOnished TO find our army in