, 1865-10-25


for tho past two weeks.
TUE WEATHER
has been decidedly cool for somo days, making
one feel comfortable with m orctcoat, or
pleasant by fire.
The 5Sth Illinois relieycs the 3tth New Jcr-
scy from post duty here. The 9th Is going
to another puint In this district.
CAPT. JAs. Il. 1AQuITu,
Co. 3, 5Sth Illinois, formerly from Chchanse.
ILL, died recently, and was buried with mill
tary honors on Tuesday last.
GOVERNOR PARSONS
has not yet returned from Tallcdeea, where
he went some two weeks since On shGrt visit
to his family. Major Miller furnished tho
Governor with q copy Of tho report made TO
Gen. 5waync, copy Of which sent you, pub.
lfehed on the 1ath. The Governor remarked
port and would have 1t Immediately pub
lEhed- Failing to come 10 light, inquiry W.s
made. The editor Of the Halt knew nothing
oft. As the Hat does the public printing. II
Is evident that the Governor jfhe erer Intended
having II printed, changed his mind. The first
that was seen Of the report here was II tllc
reputation Of promising great deal md do
Ing but 1ittle-eood.
Last week tho QuaEtcrmaster's Department
sold at Selma some eight hundred head ol
horses and mu1cs-the horses averaging tlir.
ty-two dollars. mules tlfty.uine. Al sinlla,
sale progressing here now, mules on Monday
averaged eighty dollars. and on Tuesday one
hundred.
RuMrus
occurred In saloon between several OF those
young men who so sallantiy distinguished
thcmselvcs' aud have been SO recently "rc
constructed" and a Federal Major Ths
evening was signal for general assault, hot
by fists, buthy insulting language, sncers and
threats. Tic e young men surrounded tht
Major md attempted to pull OF bis straps
He Knocked one or two down, placed his bacE
against the wal, and told them to "Mate in.'
Fndiag they had caught Tartar, they vert
undecided what 10 do, wheu the Major drew
his rcvolvers and requested their company Al
the Provost Marshnl's Office. Feeling they
could not resist the argument, they acqui
csccd. Capt. Scott, the Provost, disarmct
and placed them In the military prison Will
were in for Insulting Federal officer, pounceG
upon them, and before the "gallant young
men" could be cxt1icated by the guard, welt
rather severely handled. Nothing more thar
they deserved, however.
WHITE EM1GRaST LABOR.
A strenuous effort Is being made to irnpor1
white 1aborers from abroad to work the cot
ton plantations Of this "lnnd of Utopia" a:
the editor Of the Ledger desfgnates 1t.
Here Is the opinion OF local paper on tht
subject:
"The freedman, ne know is fndispoecd to WORK
With any certainty and Mculatity, at ks0a fer ~
ate osesstr. TIE period has arrived sshcn.a choice
Is rendered imperative on our part. For seTcFa
field and bcst place to eccnre the white 1aboers.
is clear that they cannot be obtained In the South
because they a,c not here in supe.ahunaaace1 II n
il hs d En1epc II ihs,
mrsf he huSS..a1u up aaI Imported They w1a no
ccme n tuflcien, ,,..-'hes of their own accord
without tome well otIanized pan ..Aeeuasc in
drc&1aents presented to them.
COL. GEO. ". GAYLE.
"Wc were pleased 10 see Col. Gayle, Of Dal
been released from prison at Fort Pulaski
lie appea.3 to be IN wretched health, tbs
mere Shadow ,.f his former self. .''-L<d9er.
This Is the indi, sdual who offered one hun
drcd thousand dollars IT, the assassination ol
President Lincoln. Hc Is a cas..dtdate Tor Con
gross. He has been pardoned by 1he fresa
dent.
COL. ". Il. SMITH,
q member Of the secession convention oil
ernor. Col. Smith was m ardent Union man
until secession actually took place. BE then
cast his fortunes with Lis Slate. lie Il proba.
bly, the most talented lawyer Ii Alabama, The
author Of "SmIthrs Alabama Justice" and
serernl other vnl1ab1e law books. lie Is tar
more competent to discharge the duties ol
Governor than any Of his competitors. Col.
Bnlyer has the inside track Jet, however, and
will more than likely be elected.
CHAPLAIN BUCKLEY,
has been repeatedly attacked BY one OF the
daf}y papers Of the city; accused, among
other things, Of endeayoting to incltc the
freedmen to insurrection. Rumor had 1t that
Chaplain B. had been relieved and general
jutilee In the sanctu1n Of the Aforesaid Journal
was the result. Disbelieying this story, I
found him absent. Obtaining no Information
there, proceeded to the fountain head, Gen.
Swnync's office, and nscertained TINT the
Chaplain had gone en- a tour Of Inspection
and recreation through portion of the State.
He is good man and good worker and his
rcrort when he returns Will give true statc-
men he will have visited. The only desire Of
the leaders OF the dominant seccsh, clement
here seems to be to get rid Of the Frcedmen's
Bureau and get the offices OF tho States In
their own hands, for the purpose Of demon.
strating to the world That the free labor sys-
TEN Is 4 failure. Should they succeed In hay-
Ing tue Bureau discontinued the demonstra-
ti6n will certainly follow.
1uDGE sAFFoLD
is the only lawyer herc who has openly
avowed his loyalty, from tie inclpiency Of
The rebellion to its elimination. a man Of
fine ability, sound judgment, comprehensive
mind, ready debater and IN excellent ta1ker,
he has kept together, by his individual efforts,
a respectable minority of true Union men.
His opinions arc worth much In the present
state Of affairs. BE was born, educated, and
lived In this State MI his life. He was made
one OF the Supreme Judges several years ago,
md, when the rebellion broke out, Judge
Satiold was designated commissioner BY the
Confederate Government to try citizens
charged with treason. He accepted The psd pos1-
ordering them "outside the lines Of the Con
fedcrate States" Judge james T. Smith, the
District Attorney, who wcs In confinement
for treason, Wos released in this way by Judge
scdold. In accepting The position he did, the
Judge disqualified himself 50 much as to rem.
der 1t neeessa5y for him to ,i,h' nsk for PARDON
position in Congress. = may state
here that he applied over three months
since for special pardon, up to this time the
document hns failed to come to hand. Know
ing all the facts no one Gun doubt the Judges
loyalty and good will toward the Union.
Uniied States Senate, get he cannot take The
oath. Therefore the only way to do, IL e
keep oil Southern representatives out untf
they III represent the entire population O
citizens, then repeal the oath: Il would mo-
do to repeal 1t now. Where It would let ont
GOOD man In it would add dozen traitors ts
the already too long list In Congress. Say th'
-NisstsstHpian:
..rxenice Of the Louisville jotrnal says the Eau
thing and wa1na the Southern people against elect
Congress We tell Mr.. Prentice that there are nj
men In MIcsiseippl who caa take the Congres$tona
test oath. 1t Iunst be repealed OF We vii be NTH
| out representation"