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JUNE 24. 1863. "So dedvetioa from the repiler fstea far adrtrtbSM Inserts ia the Weekly Edition. vol. in.

i For the State. Journal. THURSDAY, June 18, 1S63. lantly, and -being in the lead fired the first gun. Oar jCoast is a dangerous place for Yankees to land, Tbe Yankee Ices in killed, wounded and prisoners was Courier1 THE STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY Jane 17, 1SS3.

Federal Money. The Supreme Court of New York, Judge Iogra ham presiding, has just decided that the Treasury notes issued under the act of the Federal Con gress of 1862 are not a legal tender for debts con tracted prior to the passage of the act. The opinion of the Court denies the power of Congress to makf them" and two of the three Judges who sat Upon tbe case -Justices Peck ham and Leorurdr-decfare that Congress has no power whatever to issue' paper money, "thns discrediting, so far as theiroffidal acnr have (as the New York Tribune re-. marks,) "the system of currency on whicli the indae-trialprosperity of the country and the solvency, is not the existence of the Government, The editor, after a furious onslaught on the pUitlct of the three Judges by whom this decision was, rendered, predicts tliat, when the ease goes up to the Court of Appeals, "there to be heard and decided by toyoi. impartial, (i.

Black Republican.) and incorruptible Judges, it will most assuredly be disposed of such a way as to avert that most frightful of all cs lamitics, the destruction of the Abolition concern inm Washington. Similar cases are now before tbe California Courts, and we are informed by tho TTbrW- which, by the way, strongly upholds tho decision of the New York Court that the legal tender "clause of the Yanktw currency act is also called in question in several btbr er States. This is of the end," of the Yankee shinplaatcrs. The legal tender clause jwsa the sheet anchor of their whole paper currency, an I -'when that fails them the whole fabrio has nothing rest upon, and must inevitably gink under weight. We regret that the pressure of other matter dors not allow us to gives synopsis of the opinion of the New York Judges but the following remarks front a leading New York paper present a very accurate of the momentous consequences which are ikely to flow from it: "This subject is one of such vital interest that tto strong probability, amounting to moral certainty, thxi the paper legal tendency will be adjudged uncdnst1- tutional by this tribunal as the last resort, challenge the attention of the whole business community.

Vu suppose a vague dread oftbe derangement apprehended from such a decision to be tbe main reason why so many are inclined to look askance on tho Court, and secretly desire them to truckle to Congress, and to acquiesce, against their judgment, tin. its unconstitutional legislation. But it is that the Supreme Court will maintain its charact-f for independence. It will not surrender the tution to an imaginary public necessity. It is universally agreed that soon after the war V'; must return to the specie- standard.

Those whoiu--cur debts now to be paid thon, are certain to be ruined. The return to specie payments are likely be attended with wide-spread commercial convoV sious but so blind is the confidence- of peculate eager ro be suddonly rich, that, under the rising uotn-' inal values caused by an expanded currency, they aro tempted to take the risks aud put off the evil da v. An authorative decision by the Supreme Court the United States against the paper tcuder will chec this infatuation. A legal liability to pay all debts in specie will teach men caution in incurring obligation to bo met at some distant" dsy when the current popu lar feeling may run as strongly against he prestnt. currency as it now runs in iTs favor." i Speech of Fernando Wood.

Tbe only1 speech made at the Teace meeting in New York any man of mark and influence was that of Fernando Wood, the leader or the New York Democracy. We make some atxtracCs. from his re- -marks: 1 I am for peaco as the'oflpolsible hope of the restoration of the: American Unt heera and I am for peace becaus. wrAb as eo." Cheers.) Jai it "has -been read in a letter to-night from a distinguished gentleman, lately a candidate for Governor of Connecticut, (cheers)- you two antagonistic elements by blood." Therefore I am 'againsttbis war, in tfie first place, because under tbe theory' of oar Government there is no power to coerce delinquent States. When an effort was made to incorporate such power it was denied by Jefferson, Hamilton, Roger Sherman, and all the great minds, including John of They denied ithe power, aud they finally declared to the world on that occasion, if there was any coersive power at all in the-Constitntion it was legal and not military.

Therefore, my friends, if there be no military war power in the Constitution, it is. necessarily an unconstitutional war. -i Now, gentlemen, I am opposed to this war, because it never ought to have been commenced. (Cheers.) An amicable adjustment could have been made in the peace conference, which was voted down and rejected. I am prepared, to say thatnntil but recently I know the fact that an amicable adjustment, securing the constitutional rights of tbe South, was within the power of tlje administration.

Therefore I am oppos- cd to the wari not only because it- never should have been commenced, but because it could have been amicably adjusted and determined. Again, I am opposed this war because it: has been diverted from its original, purposes jipplause. Instead of a war for the Union it has become a war for the total sequestration and abolition of State sovereignty. It is for the abp-' lition of slavery, and the abandonment of State and territorial "limits, ii has been used as a pretext for the basest partisan purposes of plunder and political power. Cheers.

And when the American people committed themselves to it two years ago, when in a state of wild, franzied excitement, our men rushed into the war, they-little thought they were to be made instruments of despotic power, that they were to become incorporated in great army to be used for tyrannical aud uncimstitutional purposes, deprived of their'rights as citizens, deprived of tbe comforts of home, deprived of the rights to exercise any political power they little thought to become machines to be 'used "by our tyrt masters at the capital. Cheers. And my am opposed to the war because it is rearing up injthis couutry a new elemeut in the government of the country. Toe miliiary power has been introduced, and I have read history in vain if I ilo not know that in every couutry, and in every age where the military power, arrant, despotic and has been 'permitted to Subjugate "the civil power and override the courts, at -every time and at every age, that power has not only destroyed the principles of the people for a time, but it has become fixed and afterward it has been succeeded by the rule of inheriting monarchies. Here the military power is arrogant, proud and domineering.

It commenced in Kentucky nearly a year ago by breaking up the democratic convention. It succeeded after that in intimidating, and overriding, every civil effort to express the feeling ot indignatien at their acts, and retfcutly was overawed by the people at tbe ballot box. in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio nud Illinois recently again we find it violently laying hands upon that, noble tribune of the people, Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio. My friends, I am opposed to this war because it is a failuj-e.

That's so. Even admitting its legality ud is constitutionality, admitting that it is really prosecuted for the purpose of Union, admitting that administration-had done nothing but what they 'were empowered do and what it was best for them to do "I say it is a failure, that we have undertaken what we cannot No revolted people that have kept an independent Government, for a iwelvemonth have ever yet been subjuga'ted, and no jurely agricultural people in. the protection of their romestic rights havg ever been subjugated siuce i be earth, was founded Even laying history aside, the history of this two years war shows that whilst we are brave and determined, while we have thrown our besS spirit and energies and an unl mited amount tf treasure into this contest, whilst our men have ought as meo never fought before, yet we only gained defeat, humilia ing to our sectional pride destructive to all our material interests, and annihilating to very spirit of liberty. Candor should compel us to admit before the civilized world that we have been eaten and cannot succeed ju what we have undertaken, and appealing tothe' samf common sense principle that you and I would appeal to-in every affair of life when we see we cannot succeed, it is prudent and wise, honest and ennobling to admit JJour failure, and that we must back down from our position. Let us save our country, even wliat is left of it, bo-fore it is totally destroyed and lost forever.

(Cheers.) "Let us declare for peace, and let us declare that the party or the man who advocates the prosecution of this war is false to the democratic creed and should be oast out from among us as Democrats. Slight" theering.) If this war is to go on, I want the Republican party to have the power and take the responsibility. I do not want' to see a' Democratic administration suee'eed this if it is to be done upon the-war platform, because I tell oil here and I speak advisedlythat at the South, ihe thing they hold in the utmost contempt, even more than an abolitionist, is la hypocritical, canting, lying war Democrat (Laughter and cheers.) And if it is said that the South won't make peace with Lincoln's administration (groans for Lincoln) let me tell you they never will make peace with a Democratic administration, unci if this war continues two years more the only apprehension I have is, they won't recognize our independence. Cheers and laughter.) The World says editorially of the Convention The Convention was certainly respectable in point of numbers, but it is pf no significance as an judication of public sentiment. "Though called as a State Convention, aud claiming to be a Democratic Convention, it was addressed by no prominent Democrat from any other town in the.

State than the one in which the nieeting was held. Mr. Wood's speechrhoweverf illustrates the spirit of the meeting, and was greeted with' vigorous aud almost wild applause. Gallakx Affair ok thf Coast. Frohi th-Texas ltanckere of tlie 7th, we leani that some six or seven days previously, there1- was quite an exciting time atArkansas Pass and vicinity.

It seems that the schooner Independence, bound from to the- Brazos, gojt in to close proximity to the blockading barque Anderson aud to save herself put in over the bar, the blockader following, and firing briskly, but doing no damage. The Independence was run ashore near the light-houfce and abandoued, when our bravo boy took possession of her and turned her over to her owner. The barque then commenced shelling onrJtr6ops, having lost $25,000 worth of cotton by not making the capture. On the Suuday followiug tl.is affair another boat with cottou was chased ashore, and the Yankees, after lauding the cottoOj kept it under their guns, waiting an opportunity to send it North. Capt.

Hobby, of Col. Hobby's regiment, with a small force, at night; concealing themselves behind the sand-hills, waited for the Yanka to come ashore to claim their On Sunday, three launches containing thirty or forty -men, pulled ashore." The first boat's crew reconnoitred and, climbing the sand hills, discovered our men after them at full run- Thej attempted to escape but were made prisoners. I Our boys comminccd firing on the other One boat waa completely riddled, and escaped with only two men at the The other fafea equally as bad. The Lieutenant commanding the boats was killed severaf bodies drifted ashore. They wereex- Cd to our fire an hour, and returned it while tbe shelled.

Capfc Hobby behaved very gal A rotent Telce from the Amy. Pesdeb's Light Division, June '9, 1863 Ik Line or. Battle (neab Fbedebicksbto.) Mr. Editor State Journal The following article clipped from the Philadelphia Enquirer of the 8th (yesterday,) shows how the Standard and its efforts are appreciated at the North. North Carolina soldiers, in line of battle, waiting with fixed bayonets the approaching foe, are stung with shame and remorse "by the taunts of the enemy's pickets, 1 with the" assertion that North Carolinians must fight her people are discontented and desirous of reconstructing theCnion and to prove the assertion, send td ns the paper containing the extract, below as tbe feeling of our people.

We feel the disgrace" heaped upon us, and Alush with shame as these articles meet the glance -of the fIdiers Irom other States, and explain to them as best we can, the true Btate of the case and the character -of the paper and its But to the question: why is such a sheet, permitted to be. published, and why supported we are silent and they unsatisfied. The army demands to know why is this vile sheet so long permitted to slander the State and lower tbe standing of North Carolina soldiers 2. And we hope yettofcee the day when they will ask in. person the question and receive tbe answer, ARMY: From the Philadelphia Enquirer of the 8th.

"'orlh Carolina' Revolt in? Against Jeff. Darl' Government. The following. paragraphs front the North Carolina Standard indicate the feeliug of the press and the people of that State towards the Rebel Government at' Richmond "Almost every honor or office which is bestowed at Richmond is the result of favoritism or 'partyism. The Government is thus perverted from its.ojiginal design and ramie the "fountain of honor and patronage to a favored class instead 'of being used toj sustain the cause by honest merit without regard to nepotism or party claims.

"If that cause should become merely the cause of Davis and Skddox, and if partyism should take the place of patriotism in the administration of tbe Government, the cry in the State will be, 'to your tents, Oh Israel North Carolina will never hew wood and draw water for those who slight or underrate, her. -She must be the cqrtal of the other States of the Confederacy or. she will leave it. and endeavor to take care of herself." The following extract from the Sentinel, shows that by leading journals of Richmond, on both sides of the old parties, the election of General Smith is cast, considered as a party election It seems that the votes of the old parties were divdied amongst all the candidates. We hope to hear no more paVtizan, rejoicings over the result We agree with the Whiff, that the late election was not properly a party election.

In the very presence of the efiort by some volunteer, managers" to make it so, so far as one party was concerned, and of which Mr. Goggin was made the unwitting instrument, as we believed then and believe now, we declared "We do not believe that tbe cry of 'fall in will be obeyed by the Whigs as a body." And. now that the election is over, we record to their praise that it was not obeyed. Vast numbers of. Whigs voted for the candidates who had been De'mbcrats.

And the Demociats not only divided their votes between" two men, without any attempt at organization," even after Mr. Goggin's withdrawal i-suggested, and would have justified it, but great numbers of them voted for Mr. Floubnoy, a gallant aDd competent gentltmac, who, like the otherswould have adorned the position if he had been elected. Kirby Smith at MHlikin's Bend. The news from the JTorth in to-day's telegraphic column, leads us to believe the report which reached us several days ago, of Gen.

Kirby Smith being between Grant and his supplies, at Millikin's bend. It seems a fight took place on Saturday the 6th" at that point, and we are inclined to believe the Confederate troops were a portion of Kirby Smith's. If this be true, Grant is in a tight place. Ojf Course. Yankee Royden styles the troops of North Carolina a "Military Mob' the prison at Salisbury a "Bastile," and the Confederate authorities Tyrant," and says that "many of the best and bravest," of the Soiwhem army are Yankees.

Bnffaloe Holden comes to the rescue of Yankee Bnyden and endorses the above. "Of course. For tbe State Journal. Homicide. We have recently heard that early in the morning of June 2d William P.

Solomon shotfamesB. Bowers, in the county of Halifax, killing him almost instantly: It seems that Bowers had threatened ta take Soloman's life a number of times had been wearing' a pistol for that purpose and on the day previous to the killing, Bowers appeared on Solomon's plantation with a gun and was only prevented from carrying his threats into execution by some friends who happened to be present. Tbe next, morning soon after Solomon got. to his mill-dam where his hands were at work, Burns came up and commenced abusing Solomon, and attempted to draw a pistol, whereupon Solomon seized his gun and shot him. We understand that there were some family difficulties between them, and Solomon: had tried every way to have, them settled, and done everything to cause Barns to desist from his maddened purpose.

FROM 0UK K1XST0X CORRESFOJiDKXT. KInstok, June 15; 1863. Editors Stale Journal i Five Abolitionist prisoners were- brought to this place on evening befi last. Two of them were captured by a squad of Major Netbercutt's men, and three by Major' Whitfbrd's men, whilst on picket-duty the former 'at Core Creek, pn the south and the latter at Swift Creek, on the north side of the Neuse. AH quiet in -front this morning.

1 Important front Chihuahua. Astojiio, Texas May 121863: Editor Telegraph evemng an Express arrived from Eagle pass to a gentleman in this city, with the following important intelligence.) I can vouch for being perfectly reliable On the 28th of March an Express arrival in Chihuahua, from Acting Governor Orney, of New Mexico, to Ferrares, of Chihuahua, with a. request he meet him (Orney) at EI Paso, on the 5th day of April, for the purpose of arranging "for the occupation of the. State by Federal troops. To which; Governor Ferrares replied that his official duties would prevent bis meeting Governor Orney in El Paso, but would be happy to see him inj Chihuahua, On the 14th of March anofher Express arrived in jChihuahua, with a communication to Gov.

Ferrares, from Acting Governor Orney, in which Ije stated that be bad received orders from President Lincoln tp give protection to the. States of Chihuahua and Sonora, and to do so effectually he would have to occupy both the States with U. S. troops. It yet remains to be seen against what they are going to protect them probably" the jYeneb.

JOHN L. BRYANT, Captain P. S. -1 -w i Gin. JurKiNs.The people of the Valley are rejoicing at the presence of this gallant officer amongf "them.

rJ4 As the Legislature will aodn meet under the proclamation of the Governor, and they are assembled to consider of a matter, as we hear, purely of State concern, we indulge the hope that no occasion may be for the introduction of heated and inflammatory action upon federal politic; Bat as it is difficulty under our federative system if Government. al aflairs, in many subjects claiming the attention of ibe Legislature, we hope that the 'members, before meeting, will each one make up his mind as to the rourse he will pursue on questions concerning the federal Government If every member will resolve oide bis- own judgement, and refuse to surrender tis independenceinto the keeping of a caucus for snp-Josed purposes of good, to result from unity of party ction, the session of the Legislature will be shorter, he acts of tbe body will be clearer and wiser, the dutira the Governor will be less onerous, and the minds of le people will be relieved from the carkiog care and axiety, which bitter complaints and recrimination a the part of the representative iuvariably inflict 4on his constituents. Let us cot be undefstood as wishing to measure 'ie freedom of opinion upon any procrustcan bed of ohtics which happens to fit our own stature. We ive free opinion and free discussion but the advoca- of the opinions of those who control caucuses, is ot necessarily free discussion. There is no man lejw free man than an uncompromising partizan.

Pro-lOtion may be secured by a blind adherence to par- dictation, but in timetike these the country must tffcr, in proportion as the minds of its. rulers are filled ith obstinate and irradicable prejudices and talousies. The "fighting preachers" of the North are bellige mts, because they have discarded the Bible. Their cod is, that no system of eligon which allows jry conciencies is binding upon lha of men. They lmit that the bible does recognize slavery, therefore iey repudiato the bible.

That Holy Book enjoins pdh every man to submit to every ordinance of the jvernment. But the Yankee parsons, for years, have fused to obey the laws of the land and preached re stauce to them. The clergy of the South still draw their duties from ie Bible. believe thsvt as the Bible sanctions y.avery, therefore the system is not displeasing to the Imighty. They further believe and teach, that it is the duty i the citizen to obey the laws made by the constituted ithoritics of the State.

The Confederate Government is engaged in war to the rights of the people. The clergy cncourr the people to'support the ordinances of the Gov- nment, as the Bible enjoins. For this they are held to tho contempt of the people by leading id called fighting preachers in derision. Is the i ime deserved Is there any. similarity between the tioo of our clergy and the "fighting preachers" of North We leave the people to judge.

We are sigre that independence, full and complete, the motto of every man. This is the feeling here id surrounding country, and must be so all over the th. Salisbury Watchman. The admission perhaps inadvertently into i influential paper of a communication in, favor reconstruction surprised aud grieved us, and in-iccs as to remind our readers that they must ever ep be for their own minds and instil into the minds t. their neighbors who may not read and reflect on subject (if any such there be,) the great leading ea that the Union is forever dissolved its restora- nf rcver impossible.

FayeUcviUe Observer. A Reconstruction of the Union fobkter i it We copy from the Fayettevillc 06-' rver an article under the a byre caption to which we i' vite the "attention of every reader in whose hands i paper may fall. Tbe whole subject is treated in fewest possible words, and should, be copied by -ery paper ia the Confederacy. The editors of the bserver were for maintaining the Union as long as was possible to do so, but they now take the only ew of the matter that can be taken by a true. iuthern man, and io which we, who occupied tbe me position as the Observer before Lincoln's proc- t' mation, fully concur.

Greensboro Patriot. We take the above extracts from three leading nservative papers of the State. If these journals' supposed to reflect the sentiment of their readers of any considerable portion of the party to which iey belong, the idea of reconstruction has but few pporters ia tbe State. Does the Standard endorse the Watchman, the i atrial and the Observer The State has a right to ive unequivocal and explicit sentiments of a journal Jiich controls tbe action of so large a number of peo- as the. Standard does.

Will the Standard answer plainly, whether it is in vor of reconstruction of the old Union, or of the eri-t and total independence of the Southern Confeder-m We want the editor to answer for himself we be will not wait until the Legislature passes a i solution on the subject, -and proffer that as an an-, er. Will the Standard act upon the suggestion of Patriot and copy the article from the Observer 7 Tbe fight at Brandy Station, which occurred last tek, turns out to hare been more disastrous to the 'ihnkees than was at first supposed. A Northern pa-, r'r rsayshat Buford's whole command was badly cut if This admission on tbe part on the enemy mean uch more than meets the ee. Buford's command conswted of (our regiments of i ji valry. Our whole loss as given "by a telegrphic i erator, BCi-r the scene of action, was about 6XKin killed, wounded and missing.

jTbe enemy's must ve been greater, as they were driven from the field, ft it men retain their laurels. A kba kqexkb Ts by the Judgesof the Fall Circuits Edeoton Saunders. Newbern French. 'j Raleigh Gilliam. Hillsboro Heath.

Wilmington -Osborne Salisbury -Bailey." Morganton Howard. jaoun i ai ns -o nj pj. -i Riposted Cipttjkb or Frimiliij. A report ached this city yesterday that Franklin, had 1, en captured by a large' Yankee force, eonnsUng or fantry. cavalry and artillery.

We know not what uth there is in the wmor. We invite the attention- of Merehaz ts and others tfr notice of Bheriff High in o-day'japer. 'a ri Texas. We have newspaper information from Texas from the 24th April to the 19th of May inclusive. The Galveskrti News of the 11th of May has a highly interesting letter from its regular Mexican cor-reapoudent dated the 24th April, gitingsome idea of the trade, between Texas and Metamoraa is now the great commercial place.

All the storehouses are crowded: There are at present one hundred and twenty-five vessels offthe-bar, ready tb'land their cargoes. Had it not been for the late orders, regularing the exportation of cotton, a large assortments of supplies, goods and merchandize would have found their way to Texas but our military au-thoritiesTiave not looked aj this matter like business and whilst endeavoring to regulate the trade, they have nearly destroyed it. On the other hand', the merchants in Mexico to have lost all con-. fidenc 5 in Texas, for the fact that, having taen into the State large quantities of supplies, they are not allowed to expjrt tbe cotton which ligitimately, belongs to them. These merchants that are citizens of Mexico, have certificates of the invoices of goods entered at the diffident Oustom-Houses oh the frontier, and also permits from Gen.

Bee, allowing them to export tjieir cotton. Thet are at a loss to know how said permits are now disregarded by Gen. Magruder, The truth Is, the trade has now received a death blow and that is not the worst, for if the merchants" of Mexico are not fairly treated, the importation 'of Mexican products may be forbidden. It is stated by a gentleman connected with the State Government of Taraaulipas, that Gov. Lepez to issue a proclamation, solemnly stating that Mexico oondemna as criminal, any expedition fitted out in its territory, against and that all Mexicans or foreigners joining the same, will be declared outlaws.

Gpv. Vidauri, at Montery, is friendly to the South. JJe is warmly attached to Texas. The Brownsville Flag'ot April 24th, states that Maj. Gen.

Magruder has directly aud distinctly revoked all cotton oiders, and hereafter the exportation of cotton is to be unrestricted. The five dollar exchange is abolished. No regulations now interfere with trade, except tbe employment of conscript A correspondent of the Galveston ivcwj gives some information concerning a new Yahkee movement against the Confederate States Parties who have arrived in Texas from California state that the Federal y'oopjj at Tucson, Arizona, were under marching orders for the Rio Grande. They aie to fall in with Gen. Carleton's command somewhere in Texas.

The object of this expedition is said to be to cut off the supplies the Confederacy is receiving by the Rib Grande and through Mexico. It numbers about .6,000, including U. 8, regulars and New Mexico and California It is said they-expect a force of 5,000 more men can be raised in Texas, and on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. This expedition will probably work its way towards the Gulf, with the aid of the Union men as they say in Texas, until the boundary shall be entirely in the Federal hands. They believe the enterprise to be, easy of execution.

Their troops will probably start from El Paso, 'and take possession of the chain of forts extending towards San Antonio, and make each in succession the base of operations against the next, until the arm is within easv communication with a co-operative force upon the Gulf. Residents ofTexaSv say that, even if they were "to bring 30,000 men which we know full well they cannot do at this time they would not be able to guard a line like that of the Rio Grande, 1,800 niiles long. Gov. Lubbock, in his message, states tint Texas has furnished 87,000 troops for the Confederate army. He recommends a State conscription law, to embrace all between thejages of sixteen and sixty; and this law has beendopted by the Legislature and is now in force.

Tbes6rDvernor stated that according to the closest' calculation, this 'aw would add about 2 7,000 men to the rebel army. The crops in Texas promise abundantly. The greatest danger to be apprehended to our crops is now from an excess of rain, for the present indications are that this is to ba one among the few rainy seasons of Texas. The gunboat Caddo was successfully launched at Galveston early iu May. This vessel hae beeu built with great dispatch by Capt.

Carter, C. S. Navy, naval engineer, and her future comminder. It is claimed for her all the excellencies of the 'gunboats that have gone before her, wiih many 3f their defects remedied and sundry late improvements added. She is all new and built of oak, her walls are said to be four feet thick, and then this is to be heavily mailed with iron.

Herram is of the most formidable character. She will carrv four heavy guns. good part of her machinery is now on her, and, as soon as she is mailed she will be ready for the service. IjAtb Louisiana Gen. Banks, the old.

Commissary in Virginia of the lamented Stonewall' Jackson, appears to be doing good service in biff Louiaana Department to Gn. Kirby Smith. It appears that the advance of Bnks' army from Alexandria, met with no obstruction in getting across the couutry to tbe Mississippi River, and were then erossed to Baygu Sara on gunboats and transports. The remnant, consisting of a large Yankee foree, and four thousand negroes, were in the rear with' about fifty wagons loaded -with supplies. We are informed by a soldier wno was in the neighborhood of Cheney ville, in the lower part of Rapides Pari-b, that quite a skirmish occurred there last week with this portion of Gen; Banks' force.

He was a witness to one portion of the fight. He says Gen. 1,000 or 2,000 eavalry, made a spirited attack uponUhe force accompanying the train, and after several charges routed the Yankees, broke up their organisation, took a large number of them prisoners, and captured the whole train of wagons, horses, mules and provisions. Greneral Mouton's cavalry also secured the whole four thousand- negroes, that the enemy had taken from the parishes through which the army had passed. When our informant left the vicinity of Cheney ville, General Mouton's cavalry were -hourly bringing in prisoners who had beetj1 routed and scattered by the fight.

General Banks proved an excellent Commissary to the Confederates in the Shenandoah Valley, and he is now sustaining his good reputation in the Gulf Department. This is the second heavy train Gen. Monton cavalry bas captured from Banks this Courier, May 28. Tremthe Savannah Republican, June 8.J LATEST FROM YICKSBIRG. The Garrison Reinforced.

Our Army on the Vicksburg Side of the Sty Black I We arc informed by a "entietmn who arrived fast night, hot had a cooversatioowilh an officer on tbe train yesterday, direct from Vicksburg, which place ho left a few days ago, that -Geh. Johnson ha4 succeeded io crossing'the Big Black, and that by a ma-; rWh hA Wivl the Federals, who con- centrated their forces Jo expectation of an immediate UlCK irum Mill, Ucucu iu ai Vicksburg with forces under Gen. W. H. T.

Wl-ker. Four Federal Generals are known to be killed, among them Gen. Sherman. i Confederate Tax CfciW3TdB--Wm. K.

Lane, has been appointed collector for the tax in money for this State. Maj. GVice has been appointed elector for the tax in kind. These appointmesU are good ones. The revolution through which, we are has passing, claimed tbe consideration of every public assemblage which" bus been bold in (jhe Confederacy, and has, wis believe, received the approval and support of every meeting, formal or in fornVal.

Con ventions of the people gathered in a sovereign capacity, Conventions to nominate candidate foij office, Legislatures, county and town meetings, have all justified the separation of the South from the old Union, and have aided the war for independence, not only by an expression of opinion, but by substantial aid. Tkse political demonstrations are considered proper and. no one has attacked them. TJie different ecclesiastical bodie3 in the Confederacy have also held tbcii general meetings and have adapted their church organizations to the altered situation ot the people, Baptist Conventions, Episcopal Councils, Presbyterian Assemblies Methodist Conferences, have all recognized and heartily apptoved the necessity for the separation, and hav.e given the influence of iheir action1 to sustain the, struggle. Now, in all bodies, the clergy predominate in numbers and in influence, and may, therefore, be called fighting preacheVs.

The -sentiments- of jthese gentlemen are honest, if there be honesty anywhere. Despite theflippaut and stale charges of rn, who repudiate the obligations of'cbristianity and deride the clergy with the Sneering remark that they are hypocrites or self-deceived, the opinion jfvthe whole world i3 firmly fixed, that in our day tueplergy is the purest body of men living. Ah attack upon the clergy is considered necessarily an attack indirectly upon tbe cause to which they devote, their Ifves, f-1 We did not expert to 4ee in our day a' party fury' S3 reckless, as to assail theSministers of the Gospel for funding their influence to the support of a cause vhich commands tle sspget andealty of every man true to his country ant trtie to constitutional But it seems, that in te opinion of the leaders in our midst, who sei-k what no one can fathom, unless it be a shameful submissior to the tyranny of Lincolu, ev-'ery instrumentality, wliichlcounsels against submission, must be abolish b5 The clergy now, as ever, retain a vast power in leir hands. That power is excelled to sustain our cause. The consequence has bjeen, the clergy is its individual members assailed and and through them the influ-e ace of morality and region is stabbed.

VVe'see in the assaults upon the preachers of the lately made by the Standard and Progress, same spirit and ie same purpose, which elicited f'om the political teaihers of Nev England the de- aration thait '-if ecrtain-things are taught in the Bible, then jibe Bible is unworthy of belief To beconie abolitionists New England discards the Bible to break down the Southern cause it seems to le necessary to destroy the character and influence of Southern ate such mischievous How long will the people tolcr- and reckless deeds 9 i that Congress at its lat session aathor-lied the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow upon the faith of cotton bonds, the sum of two hundred and fifty million of dollars. The experiment' of borrowing upon this security has been tried in Europe, and -resulted in an ex of bids above the sum asked This fund, in Europe, we see is kept in constant in the stock market. Upon the receipt of news 'discouraging to the Confederacy, it declines, and when. we gain a victory it goes up. JJJon the dealh of Gen.

Jackson it is aid the loan-declined 3 J. Upon the receipt in lurop 0ftb intelligence of the-fall of Vicksburg it declined again, but from thelatest nws we have from Europe, this stock was only at a discount one in the lundred, notwithstanding that the impression ijierv vas that theYankees had taken "1 iThis loan on the stock market Ibas taried in price from 5 premium to 5 It stands pretty much as English consols, ai if we maintain our position, can hold Vicksburg at keep Hooker from Richmond, our credit in Europe uay be considered as established. "We have no dmbtl that the Administration will ta cc advantage of tlx first opportunity io borrow, at leastto py in specie or its equivalent, in rest" upon ok box ds. Let it be once understood thit interest is paid it and treasury notes will be funded as fast as iey ar issued, their vafue will rise 'gold and silver Will creep out of the old from the boles in chimney's, where it now. lies deposited in all of the Confederacy we shall see hawk notes iigaio.iu circulatvm, and not disdainfully refuting associate with their more" plebian re ations the Confec crate bills -provisions will fall, bljckaders' profilw be cut down, and the people rally be better off.

Much has been snit and written rJpou the question of the currency. It Is a simple tubject, much. as it has1 been tnystefied, and resolves itself into one only consideration. If tKe debtor pays upon demand in currency which commands public confidence, then the finances pf Governments as well as individuals-are in aj) ealthy condition. In our case, the payment of the interest is all that is demauddd from the "Government.

ljtthat be made prom ply in gold, and the last trou ble on the score of the; currency will have been over come. KVe were shown on iyesteiday a couuterf. ittSoafed- trite five dollar bill. The execution of the whole w4rk is very poor. XVe do not- remember to have Mien of this particular plate.

The center en graving represents fi ye female figures, one standing bearing in her hand badlv txecuted balance and two on either hand the extreme -right hand sitting figure elevatmg a cross. On the right of this engraving, a badljf drawn church is represented with sir all train pf cars id the foreground. Ihe left end of tbe bill occupied Vjy a female figure dressed' in stj le that has efer been discribed in the book of cos- Above her he id and under her feet the worda five are printed. Tho right hand is filled with the fall figure of a man 'vith bis-left hand thrown upon hii body apparently aolding on to a cloak or a rrran-tld which don't want to Under his feet is the Ietf.er V. The names the bill are.

photographed and it has no number. Ib. small letters not torn from the bill the makers Dimi. nnm rn in PliilaolnKia ta prMted'very distinctly and what is strange, the gentleman who showed ft tp us took it for a genuine bill with ttus cettificatef falsity stamped upon it- if 4 i' 1 'hi I. I i Fredericksburg, Sunday "iloruing, June 14, 10 o'clock, A.

M. The mystery which has involved the enemy's operations here is solved by the withdrawal of thrif forces ucfosa tbe Rappabanoeck. The movement was effected last night, the pontoon bridge havil been removed about two o'clock, and this morning found Bernard's field bare, excepting a fewslrag; glers, who were made prisoners. The immediate cause of this retrograde is unknoa must be in consequence of operations on the op-per line, as appearances on the other side of the riv't-r ahogether indicate the evacuation of Stafford couirf.r 7 also. The railway trains were incessantly running through the night, and large fires were visibje in enemy's lines.

This morning the encampment i the immediate front of Fredericksburg are brgek diminished, aud immense columns of smoke are r-ing from tbe localities of their camps behind thoo). frosite 1 bills and along the line of tbe railway. A arge fire has marked the situation of Falmouth Station, and the depot buildings there have evident been burned or torndown, more'probably the form Nothing else of incident has occurred, excepting the opening fire by Col.Garnett from two Whitwowb guns, from Lee's bills on the Yankee troops lu Bernard's field and the basin beyond, yesterday evening-In fifteen minutes after the explosion of the first shell, the scene of their encampment was obscured by a cloud o'f dust, which lifting, disclosed such a ra -from danger as is rarely seen. The battery trout Bray's hill responded with precision, bat happi'y without effect. Examiner.

1RMT CORRESPONDENCE STATE Jei'BIAl- HaJ. J. If. Whltford arter the Yankees again. KihstoH, June II, I8J.

Editors State Journal: A skirmish took felace between Capt E. Whitford. and the 175 Reg't, Pennsylvania volunteers at Hill's Toint 8 miles below Washington N. 0. Capt.

3 Yankee's alive, and lost none of his men. Nobody hurt on our side. Theprisoners arrived hero to-dav, under guard. Major Whitford is harraesbig the Yankees on ail sides. Tbe prisoners report Gen.

Prince (Yankee) in command at Washington N. the 176th Regiment Penn. Vols, is at HiU'a Point numbering about 700, with two field peices of artillery, and two gunboats lie off at Hill Point for tlie protection of the troops' on land. The Yankees and the Yaji. kees seem to retain all their old hate against the Roman Catholics.

The Natchez (Miss.) Conner has tbu following incident of the burning at Jackson, Miss When the Roman Catholic Chorch in Jackson, was set on fire by a Yankee officer, it is said an Irish Catholic officer in one of the other companle crossed swords with hm. Be this as It may, the Yankee burned tde Church and ran the risk et any collision with his Irish Union associate that might -possibly occur hereafter. We make a note of this circumstance and his baseness of' tbe fiend, that our peopletmay sea to what an end to is war is tending. An account from the Appeal says a guard was pat around tbe Baptist printing office to protect it. If the Yankees came to destroy alike Roman and Pro! -eslai't.

The finest idea of a thunder storm extant wae; when Wiggins came home tight. Now, Wiggins a teacher, and had drunk too ranch lemocads, or something, lie eame into the room among his wife aod daughters, and just then be tumbled over the eradle, and fell whop on the floor. After awhile be arose and said "Wife, are yon hurt 7" "No." Girrs, are yon hurt "No." -v. Terrible clap, wasn't it Hooxxa in England, oha Bull does not seem, to think highly of "fighting Joe," All bis papers are down upon him. Tho London Tuiwr, especially, compares bun to the demagogue Geon, with this difference: thas Oedn did what he promised to do, and what able Generals had failed to do; whereas Hooker failed worse than any of tbe General be rivaled.

Among the exHes from St. arrived In Charleston, S. on the 10th, was the mother of Gen. Kirby Smith She is 75 yeats old..