St. Mary's gazette., 1865-01-26

town.
From the South.
The news from the eouth during the
past week IL quite interesting. The Rich
mond papers have assumed . tone which
is belligerent in the extreme. The peace
mission Of Mr. Blair has elected consid
erable smouns Of comment. and some have
treated it with 10 iueonsiderable amour,
Of ridicule. Resolutions have been passed
in the Confederate Congress declaring i,
to be the intention Of the Southern people
to prosecute the var 10 the bitter end, and
expressing their unalterable determination
to fight on until they arc recognized a
a separate sud independent power. Gen
Lee has been appointed oomwandsr.iu
chief Of the Confederate armies. and
Gen. Joe Johnston recommended to Be
recalled to the service. The citisens ol
Columbia. South Caroliaa, have passed
resolutions calling upon the Confederate
Congress to use every means in their
power to defend that State from invasion,
as it is generally understood in that sec
.ion. that Gen. Sherman has declared bis
determination 70 annihilate the Palmetto
State. They express great confidence in
the Military capacity Of Gen Johnston.
and request bis appointment to the CON-
maud of the forces now assembling to re.
pei the invasion Of Sherman. The Leg.
islature Of Texas have adopted resolutions
declaring their opposition TO any reunion
With the Uuited States. and to any sepa.
rate State setion on the subject Of peace
They ore opposed to convention Of States
to refrs,ns the Constitution Of the United
States. but express themselves 40 anxious
for pesse-but suoh . pesee a. shall be
based upon the Independence Of thr Con-
federacy. Notwithstanding the depression
caused by the fall Of Savannah and the
capture Of Fort Fisher. the Richmond %.
pers still eontinue to argue favorably from
tho military situation. President Davis
has pablnhed letter in which he discus.
ses the question Of Convention Of the
States. and expresses his opposition to
such . proposition.
Mr.. Foote. the member Of Congress
from Tennessee. whose speech attracted
considerable attention throughout The
country short time since. and Who was
recently arrested BY military authority
while attempting to proceed north. has beer
released. aud, At Las. accounts. was in Rich.
mond He has made . speech il
Congress defining his position.
Mr.. Pollard, the editor Of The Richmcnd
Enansiner. who Vas captured SONS time
ago on q blockade-runner, and Who ha.
since been exchanged for Mr.. Richardson,
correspondent Of the New Ycrk Tribune.
has published IN account Of bis personal
observatioSs Of public sentiment while on
parole in N. Y. city. He 10 very sewers
90 the Northern Democracy and paints The
peeee element N eolors. which. to those IN
she North claiming to belong to shstp party
are anything bot aastsring. He is par,ie'
ularly ssvers on che Southern refugees,
and does nos hesitate. in his usual viudic'
tive style. iu eommsusing on them. u dis
play his ssiGosisy to the policy Of Mr.,
Davis. Mr. Pollard il one Of saose char.
acters Who would have tendency 10 revo.
lutionise any eounsry. aud Ne are not ,
little surprised that the Democratic party
ut the North should fail 10 meet his expee-
tasions-notwishstanding the OF repeated
assertioo Of the republican Journals. that
all who oppose the policy Of the admins
tra,ion are peeess.rily seocssionisss or sym
paAisers With the rebellion.
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