&bragtam firprait13V COALrT&I3A»IarFriday, .Jan. S5«, I»G4.

'"" The "Situation."The tidings of treason in NonohCarolina, the

statement that a delegationof prominent citi-zens ofArkansas had gonete Washington to ar-range for that State te resume its positionin theUnion, and tke resolution in the Federal Con-gress to raise a million ef >meu for ninety daysto "crush therebellion," navemade somemenlook a little wild, and 'disturbed' .the nerves ofsome who have alwayslookedupon the darksideof the picture.

That there aresome dangerous men in NorthCarolina?men who would sell out te the enemyif they could, we*bave no doubt?but the Gover-nor and people of that chivalrous State, whohave sent so many soldiers to the field and suf-fered so much, are true to tke cause and will besure to take care of the traitors.

The delegation from Arkansas is a Yankee-\u25a0story, «.ud started foreffect. If there be such s\u25a0delegation at all, it is a delegation of regulai-down-east "blue-bellies," who have been Lin-colnites all the while, and now embrace the first

'favorabloopportunity to prove their loyalty.As to the raising ofa million of men, it is sim-

ply a bravado and bugaboo, and mostsupremelyridiculous. When has tfaere been a greatbattle,that Lincoln did not ealt for 1 or 2 or 300,00Cmen before the smoke had cleared away? Ifalhefens called for had responded, there would b<

momore men in tho North to calL He but re-cently called for 300,000, and his Congress, iiits-mamficence, has backed him with a bountjof'§ 1,000te each recruit, and yet in severalmonths less than 40,000 men, and these princi-pally re-enlistments, are all that the golden bailOxm caught.

There is but little reason, we think, te featthe 90 days' men, even if they could be raised,as ihcy would he bnt little better than a mob,tut at tho same time we ought not to shut ouieyes to tbe great fact that extraordinary effort!are being made by the Lincoln Government tc?crush the rebellion' during the next campaign;All tbe appliancesof men and meansthatcanbecommanded will be broughtinto requisition,aadthe struggle will doublessbo a desperateone.?W* «*\gkt to prepare to meet it?we most pre-fMrreto sneet it. We have themen, and we havetbe means, to meet it successfully, if wo couldall only be-brought to think so. We are gladihat Congress and our people are beginning tclook tbe danger straight ia the face. It is tiebeet sign ef success we have yet bad, and if theSouthern people had felt the danger ofsubjuga-tion at the start, insteadof idly dreaming ofwhipping tSie Yankeesfive to one, the warwouldLave been over long ago, and we would havebeen a free and independentpeople.

\u2666 » ...nKS* It is no uncommon thing in seme quar-

ters, for those who ought to know better, to saythat'Our present struggls for all that a Whitemien o*.gbt to hold dear, is "the rich man's warand tVe poor man's fight." A moment's reflec-tion will convince any one, thatsuch an opinionIserroneous, andentertainedtby those only whoafofond of creating dissatisfactionin tke mindsof the poorer close. There always has been, andever will be, aclass ofreckless demagogues, whoexpect to crawl to distinction by arraying thepoor asrainst tke rick, or tbe laboring against.the professional aud mercantile classes.

When the present war commenced, «*I dossesrushed alike to defend the country?rich andpoor, high and lew, farmer-and mechanic, doc-«er>and lawyer, merchant end preacher. ThiswaU .not the case in a neighborhood and townIfiere.'Ond there only, but all over the South. Lejithe*«roaker look around him in his own neigh-borhood, and he will find that the sonsof therich farmers as well as the laborers entered theservice; the poor young man who was worthyand qualified was elected to office as well as thelfich. lfi»ery able-bodied merchant's clerk inAbujgdon.and we believethroughout thecounty,wolunteeref. Seven practicing physicians andfour.medics.! students iv this county, entered thearmy.a*;sdldiers?all but one as privates. Twoothers-went-as Surgeons. The Jndgeof tbeSu-perior'Cburt .and several lawyers also went.?Every collegewas broken up by tbe students-voluntsaning. These are facte that no ono candeny. W.s rafar to thecommencement of the war,before th«*onnerJpt law was passed.

\u2666We alsohelieeethat as manymen inmoderatecircumstances as therich, in thistown and coun-ty, hired substitutes.

We hope to bear no more of such complaints.They arefVeemoß<ly uttered, and tend only tcmischief. We aire poor enough?poor as the se-verest anchoriteanight desire to be?but we feelthat we haveasmuch at stake as therichest marin ourborders. He may have more money andproperty to lose, hut what are these with outlilierty and honor? We are warringfor principlenot lucre or the "nigger." It is not astrugghfor the propertyof the rich man, but for the iiberty aud koncr and independenceand rights, o:tick andpoor alike.vn»i ?|? enema \u25a0?

©saT" Whilst many of our citizens tkink th<.warwill have to stopfer want of provisions, w<?are happy to learn that tbe great mass of oui

-soldiers are satisfied with what they receive. Iis true that it often happenswith them thatthejgetbut little, and mere Would be thankfully r&

'?wived, yet they do notcomplain as much as peo-ple out of the army. But it few days ago a sol-dier on the .rain remarked to a citizen, whowaiMBsteioing, that ho was willing to fight as lonjac mule meat or parched corn could b* started!When soldiers talk that way, let not litizem

\u25a0? grow despondent. .

BBT We arepleased to learn that those gen-tlemen in our section ofcountry who havehiredsubstitutes, are quietly andpromptly submittingto tbe law requiring them to enter the army.?This is as it shoqld be. Manypersons through-

I out tbe South believe the law unconstitutional,

1but as many, if not more, regard it as constitu-tional, just and proper. When the country re-quires theservicesof any ofher people, let themgo forward withont a murmur, the FederalHouse of Representatives has voted down a re-solution, by a vote ef 78 to 42, asking for Com-missioners to be appointedto confer with Com-missioners from the ConfederateGovernment, tosettle the difficulty between the two sectionspeaceably and with reference to reconstruction,it is now every man's duty who can be sparedto bo ready to defend his country. That votedeclares nothing more nor less than thatthey donot'desire a peaceablereconstruction ofthe Uni-on, but that they are determinedupon subjuga-tion, confiscation, and emancipation. Ifany havebeen foolish enough to think of reconstruction,that vote in tbe Yankee Congress ought to causethem to abandon the idea. The Yankees don'twant it and won't have it now.

» \u2666 \u2666t6TCapt. Barker has been sick, and conse-

quently nimble to call upon those persons whohave wood in the streets, to request them tohave it removed, and to collect $b fine for everytwenty-four hours it is permitted to remain.?We arerequested to askall persons to havewoodremoved 'rem the streets, and to keep all suchobstructions from before their doors and premi-ses. It wonldalso bo well for all ownersof hogsto keep them from running at large, or they willbe impounded, and the ewnerbe compelled tofoot the bill for the trouble of catching suchgrunting stragglers.

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Gen. Humphrey Marshall.In obedience to tho solicitations of his late

command and other friends, Gen. Marshall baaconsented to become a candidate to representthe Eighth Kentucky District ia theConfederateCongress, andhas announcedhimself. Withoutdisparagement to his competitors, with whom woare unacquainted, woamy say that Gen. Mar-shall is a statesmaa of the highest typo, andwouldbo a tower of strength to ourcause in theNational Council. We regard him as one ef themost brilliant mea of tho day, and certainly ic-

oond to no man of his own State.?, .*. \u25a0

To Tax Payers.Persons interested will not have failed, wepre-

sume, to see the notice ofMaj. Jas. C.Campbell,Collectorfor this district, in these column*. Hegives delinquentsfair and timely notice, that ifthey fail to register and pay their tax duringthe present mouth, their taxes will be doubled.For the benefit of those concerned, we append asection ofthe law bearing upon the subject: i

"lee. S. Any person failing to make thoreg- !istry, and to pay the taxrequiredby the preced- |ing section, shall, in additionto all ether taxes jupon his business imposed by this act, pay dou-Ible the amount oftbe specific tax on such busi- jness, and a like snm for every thirty daysofsuchfailure.'" '

» Wm m .Tax on Shucks, &c.

Thos. Allan, Commissioner of Taxes at Rich-mond, issues tho following orderunder toe ap-proval ofthe Secretaryofthe Treasury:

"Afterfurther investigation ofthesubject,andconsultation with members ofCongress, the Sec-retary of the Treasury is satisfied thatitwas nottbe intention of Congress to levy a tax in kindon shucks, straw, or stnlks. By his authority,therefore, I hereby revoke andannul theinetruc-tions on this subject,- issued MfS 12th and 19tlaof November, 1863, so far as shucks, stalks andstraw are concerned, and modify them with re-ferenceto top fodders, cured as sucA, so far asto require the farmer to pay the tax on this spe-cies of forage, in blade fodder, upon such termsandconditions as may bo required by tbe Secre-taryofWar orfits duly appointed Quartermas-ters, in charge of taxes in kind. Assessors aredirected to desistfrom the assessment of shucksand straw, and where they have been assessed .and tbeestimates havenot been transferred tothe Post Quartermaster, to cancel-allsuch."

Many persons seem to tbink it Veryhardthat it should be proposed to call upon the citi-zens for aportion of their meat for tke soldiers.Who are tbe soldiers, but thesonsand husbandsofthese who are at home? Then if it should be-come necessary for tbe citizens to divide withthe soldiers, let it be done cheerfully. If anyhaveto live on half rations, let it bo those athome. They can "hunt up" onongh te eat, sol-diers-cannot.

?i \u25a0\u2666 \u2666 «AnotherCaptureinLeo*.

We learn that Gen Jones' and Giltner's com-mand captured a foraging party of Yankees inLee couniy a few days ago, comprising about100 prisoners, with their arms aad-equipments,horses, mules, wagons and all.»? \u2666 c

Militia Officers.In the Senate of Virginia on the 14th,Mr. Douglas, from the Committeeon Mili-

tary Affairs, reported that said committeedesired to be discharged from the furtherconsideration of theresolution inquiringintothe expediency ofrepealing ihe law exempt-ing militiaofficers from service ia tbearmyof the Confederate States.

?»SSaT" Gentlemen who subscribed, some time

since, to rai.-e a fund to procure the daily tele-graph reports, will pleasecall at this office andget their money. The reports cannot be obtain-ed.

» » >ffST It is said tbe trains will run through

from Bristol to Morristoira'next week,as thebridges are nearly finished.

££gr Rev. Mr. Cwrrington will preach atGreen Spriug Church on the 6th Sabbath in Ja-nuary.

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? [PUOMSHKO BT REQUEST. JFrom tbe Knoxville

A Complete Vindication.At the request of a friend of Lieut. E. S. Mo

Clung, we cheerfully publish the subjoined let-,tcr in vindication'of his character. We make abrief explanation in order that the pnblic may j

I understand the case. Some months since char- Igos were preferred against Lt. McClung, some Iof which seriously affected his reputation. Pre-vious to bis trial by CourtMartial, if we are notmistaken,'he made an agreementwith the JudgeAdvocate te write onra statement which, if sat-isfactory to that offictir, would tie received asevidence in the case, and obviate tho necessity.'ef summoning a long list of witnesses. Lieut. \McClung wrote hi? statement, which the JudgeAdvocate pronounced entirely satisfactory, inthis statement he admitted irregularities aad in-formalities, but denied every charge which, intbe slightest degree, affected his character as anofficeror gentleman. At the trial, Lt. McClung,relying upon bis previous agreement with theJudge Advocate, that his written statement wassatisfactory and weuld be received as evidencein the cisc, had neither counsel nor witnessespresent. ?

tie mnst havebeen surprised, therefore, whentheJudgeAdvocate, contrary to anexpressagree-ment, introduced nome dozen er more witnessesfor the prosecution. A malignant prosecutorand several other witnesses, who wero personalenemies of Lt. McClung, were sworn. Underthese circumstances he bad no ether course topursue but.to withdraw his picas and attempt toobtain a new hearing. A friend requested theCommander of the Department to withheld theexecution of the' sentence of the Court Martialuntil applicationoould be made to the SecretaryefWar for redress. But instead of complyingwitb a request so reasonable under tbe circux»»-stauces, the finding and sentence of tbe Ceurtwere at once executed and published.

Bnbseqnently, Lt, McClung's Captain was tri-ed upou charges of a similar nature, and whichnecessarily involved in tbe Issue the guilt or iu-nocence of the LientKlant himself. A mostthorough investigation was bad, in which theCourt was engaged mere than four weeks; morethan fifty witnesses were examined, and tho re-cord nixie a volumeef nearlyfive hundredpages.The Captain was acquitted of all the seriouscharges, andrestored to his command. It wasupon reading affidavits, confirming such portionsof said record as were applicable to Lieut. McClnng's case, that tbe opinion of the President,as below expressed, was formed. These affida-vits and papers are all filed in the office of theWar Department at Rfchmond, so that tbe pub-lic may see that the case was thoroughly investi-gated by tke President, afterwhich hepronoun-ced the whole nffair an "informality." Just herewe make the assertion, without fear of contra-diction, that every officer ia onr army, whoseduty it is to make out muster-rolls for the pay-ment of troops, hasbeen guilty of these same"irregularities" for which Lt. MsClung was sounjastly puuiahed.

Lieut. McClung has many relatives and friendsthroughout the South, who will be gratified atbis vindication by this opinion of the President,and kie completerelief from aspersions on hischaracter under which he has so unjustly labor-ed for several months.

CoxraDKHATK States or America, \Executive Department, V

? Richmond, Ya., Oct. 3, 1863. JE. S. McCu-no, Isq..

My dear Sir:?l have to inform you thnt Ipresented your petitim to bis Excellency the

i President, praying a reversal of the finding and1 sentence of the Ceurt Martial by which youjwere deprivedof your commission in the Pro-visional Army of the Confederate States. AndIregret to state that ewiug to the fact that thesentence bad been already executed by order ofthe Commanding General in virtue of authorityvested in him bylaw, tbe President if unableto reverse the sentence and restore yon to yearcommission.

From an examination of the affidavits andotker papers presentedby yen, the President isof the opinion thathad the facts which they setforth been adduced at ycur trial, and had younot unadvisedly or tbroujr'i misapprehensionpleaded guilty to the charges preferred againstyou?the result would have been different. Heis convinced however thaAtkey fully exonerateyou from any guilty intent in the irregularitiesfor wkich youwere tried, and removeevery im-putation affecting injuriously your honor andintegrity.

Veryrespectfully, yours, ?W«. M. Browns,

Cob and A. D. C. to President Davis.We hope that the press generally and espe-

cially snch papers as noticed the action of theCourt Martial in Lieut. McClurg's case, will dohim the justice to publish the above letter, sothat the pmblic may be relieved of all false im-pressions. _

» -\u2666 \u2666 ,?

Glad Tidings.Some persons hold the peopleof this Confede-

racy in such low esteem as to believe that tkuyneed the inspirations of continual encourage-ment to keep them from falling into despair,?We havenever shared that fallacy. The citi-zens of the South arc not children or women.?They are brave, they have common sense, theydo not require to be either coddled er eajelfd.Hence we have neverbeen called upon to playthe wet nurse in their behalf, er to thrust iu-ceseantly the warming-,pan of cheerful misre-presentations into the bed en which they havechosen to lie. Instead of telling them prettystories to ease their troubled minds, we havesteadily endeavored to place before them thetruth of their situation in order that, compre-hending their danger, they might make ready tomeet it. We have not sung lul-labie*, becausethe Southern people are not babes, and tbe timefor going to sleep has not come. Our aim hasbeen to arouse, awaken and keepawake.

now we proclaim glad tidings, we de so ingood faith. The prospect, brightens, beyond adoubt. ' And why ? Because the people, theCongress,and tke Administration perceive thedarkness of the horizon. The danger lessens,because it is foreseen. The crisis will be met,because it is anticipated. False hopse are notindulged, dreams are dispelled,stern realitiesfaced. The note of busy preparationsounds allover the land. We are anxious but we are de-termined. Some who ought to be chieftains,and whose voices should be ringing like clari-ons, are ia tbe background, dumb with despair.But the gTeat mass of the people, the brave andwise of the land, are coming up to the mark 'like mem The time is at hand, when, as weferventlyftope, tke latent talent In Congresswill spring to life. Our armies, though small,are iv splendid health and spirits, full of life,full ofhope. No despondency there?no givingup?not theremotest conception of Yankee sub-jugation. »

We are in much the same condition that ensu-ed npon the fall of Denelson and Now Orleans.Then all was gloom. Weak knees gavo way,stout hearts shook,strong heads were unsteady.We rallied and went to work. What a summer

of victories followed. Last winter, on the con-trary, we reposed on the laurels won nt bre'.e-ricksburg, and fvlt no c»!l to snramon up theenergies of the people and the government.?The success at ChaucellorsviUe made us fa*nand wo planned badly. Instead of keepingHooker at bay and reiaforchiff Bragg, we invad-ed Pennsylvania. Wo know what followed.

Our strength is less then it was a year ago, .our supplies shorter, and there is more disaffec-tion. But. thank Heaven!wc are not conquer-ed. No false and rash calculations are made,dreams of security are broken, peace is afar.A gloomy sternness is everywhere visible.?More men and better guidance is the cry on allsides. Witb these, another summer of victoriesis as certain as that which followedthe sad firstwinter of thewar. In proportion to our despon-dency will be onr prertaration to avert the hor-rors which that despondency forebode*. Andthis is truly glad tidings.? Richmond Whig. -?: *~~*~*From the UnitedStates.

Orangk C. H., Jan. 16.?Northern datesto the Bth have been received bereJ

Howe,of Wisconsin, introduced a bill inthe Yankee Sennte on the 7th. reciting ourcruelty to Yankee prisoners anJ requestingLincoln to call out and arm one million ofvolunteers to serve.for 90 days unless soonerdischarged; t<> carry.foodand freedom >everycaptive held in rebel prisons,,and plp.it theflag of the U. State* upon every prison. Lin-coln is requested to place Grant in commandof thdse volunteers, together withsuch forcesas may be joinedto them. Congress to adjourn fron* the 4th March to the 4th June,and all members under 50 years of age totakepart in this movement.

This bill was referred to the Committee onMilitary Affairs and passed the House on tho7tli. Yeas 89?nays 24. A motion to lay iton the tahle,made by Mr. Cox, of Ohio, hav-ing been rejected, declaring that as the com-bination at Richmond has no rightful authori-ty over the people, or any portion of the na-tional Union, and no warrantbut conspiracyand treason for such authority, thereforeeveryproposition to treat with them should be re-jectedwithout hesitation. \u25a0Rogers, of New Jersey, the same day offer-ed a resolution reciting that whilst in favorof a united, vigorous and determined prose-cution of the war to maintain the Constitutionand the laws, yet he was for conciliationand compromise so far as coexistent with anhonorable and lasting peace, and proponingthe appointment of Commissioners on/ thepart of the FederalGovernment, to meet com-missioners similarly appointed by the insur-gent States, to considerwhether any, and ifany, what plan may be adopted consistentwith the honor and dignityof the nation, andbased solely on areconstruction of the Union,by which"the war may be ended. Tabled,Yeas 78, nays 42. '"'Another resolution was offered, which laysover, requesting the President to use all ef-forts consistent with honor to procure an ex-change of prisoners, and if it cannot be ex-tended to all, then to as many as po-sible.

Myers, of Pa., same day, offered a resolu-tion asserting that the war should be urgedon the Federal side until the traitors and theirabettorsareconqueredinto love for the Union,and madeobedientto the Constitution, to takethe oath of allegiance and be brought intosubmission to Lincoln's late Proclamation.?When these things are accomplished, and theleadingrebels and traitors are hung, the warshould cease.

Wilson, of Mass., on the Bth, introducedinthe Yankee Senate, a resolution to expelGar-ret Davis, of Ky., because Davis said in thoSenate on the sth, that the? people of theNorth ought to revolt against the war leaders,and take this great matter into their ownbands.

The American Ministers at London andParis are endeavoring to prevent the sailingof the steamerRappahannock from Calais.

The Bank of England has reduced its rateof interest.

Tbackarsy is dead. *A secret expeditionleft New Orleans on th«30th ultimo, to operate against Mobile. Atpresent Pascagoula will be occupied and anentrenched camp made there to aid the ope-rations, when the rainy season ends.

A ma** meeting of the loyal people washeldin New Orleans mi tbe Bth of January,to re-establish the State government un-der Lincoln's proclamation. Nearly enoughnames have been enrolled.

Ex Governor Hicks has been electedto theU. S. Senate from Maryland.

Caleb B. Smith, ex-Secretary of the Inte-rior, is dead.

Gen. Barley's raid down the Valley ofVirginia, is pronounced by Gen. Kelly in anofficial despatch, to be a complete failure.

Indiana and Vermont have filled their quo-tas of troops under the draft.

General Grant has been promoted to therank of Major General of the regular army,his commission to date from the fall ofVieks-burg; Thomas, a Brig. Gen. of the regulararmy, from tho battle of Chiekatnauga ;Meade, McPberson and Sherman, BrigadierGenerals of the regular army, the first fromthe battle of Gettysburg, and the two lastfrom-tbe tall of Vicksburg;

The Pennsylvania Senate cannot effect anorganisation because of the absence oLAme* ofthe members, who is a prisoner atRichmond.The Paris correspondent of the LondonTimes, sayschat Maximilian will refuse theMexican Throne unless recognized by thoWashington Government, and that Lincolnhas refused to doso.

«.A ConfederateCaptainKilled.We learn from the Harrisonburg Register

that Capt. John C. Blackford was killed inthe Valley ,la»t Wednesday. It seemo thatCapt. Blackford, with two men" rode intoNew-town, about seven miles from Winchester,late on the eveningof Wednesday, andwhile.in the hotel severalmen,- disguised in Con-federate uniforms, came in. The Captainsuspected they wereYankees, and attemptedto get out the buck way, but found the houßesurrounded, lie killed a Lieutenant, mor-tally wounded another and severely two oth-ers. One of his roea was killed; and whenCaptain Blackford received the wound thatkilledhim, he told the -man that was withhim to escape, which he succeeded in doing.Capt. Blackford was one of the roost valuablemen we had in the Valley.?Lynchburg Yir-gitiiau.

\u25a0\u2666a « |A bounty of one thousand dollarsis paid

in Newark. New Jersey, to every recruit un-der the last call for troops. A regiment thusraised will cost the mere trifle of a miliicndollars.

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The KiißNtftnte ConnerInts-ProposltlonofKeliei.

We COpt beliw, ou account <f its gener.-n'interest, a hill iatrmlaend yesterday in lb*House of Representative by by Smith, ofNorth Carolina It was referred to a coin-

issittee:"ABill to he tniitled An Act amendatory to

-the Act entitled An Act to put an end to"the exemptionfrom militury*erv\ce of those"whohave heretofore furnished substitutes,"approved January 5. 1864.'"The Congress of the Confederate States do

"enact, That the provisions of the above re-cited' Act shall not apply to producers who,"on and previous to the Ist day of January,."1804, were engaged, either by their own"manual labor, or superintending the labor"a/* other?, inraising food for the subsistence"of man."

In a briefexplanationof thepurpose of thobill Mr. Smith indicated a new and strikingargument with reference to the emergenciesyAke war: that the fact that the Govern-ment bad been forced to the necessity of im-pressments, in additionto the tithings, involv-ed the serious admission that one-tenth oftheavailablesupplies of the country at this timewas not sofficient for the subsistence of thoarmy.

We learn there is a prospect in Congress ofundertaking some further legislation on thematter of the substituteconscripts; but thereis danger of its beingprejadicedby too muchaetivitv in the lobby.? Richmond Examinerofl/ioloth.

?\u2666 \u25a0» \u2666Confederate General* from Vir-

ginia State Troops.Wo have obtained the following list of offi-

cers ci/mmisfMoned by Ex Governor Letcher,at the freaking out of the war. in the Tir-ginia State trowps. who havesincerisen to theseveral gradesof general officers in the Con-federate se/vioe. Virginiamay well be proudof the list ot her distinguished sons, both ofthe present and ofby-gone day*, and exclaim,with the mother <i the Gracchi, "these aremy jewels1"

Generals?Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. John-ston.

Lieutenant Generals?Thomas J. Jackson,A. P. Hill, Richard S. Ewell,.J. C. Pember-trn.' .

Major Generals?Benjamin nnger. John B.Magruder," Jubgl A Early, William Smith, J.E. B. Stuart, Henry Heth. Samuel Jones,Fitzhugh Lee, Isaac Trimble, Dabney H.Maury. ' f

Colonel C. Brig. Gen. VoU?Q.W. C. Lee.

Brigadier Generals?Philip St GeorgeCocke, Daniel iluggles, Robert S. Garnett,William B. Taliaferro, Win. Mahone, JameaL. Kemper, Eppa Ilunton, R. E. Colston, R.A. Pryor. (now private 3d Virjinia Cavalry,)Samuel Garland Jr..John B. Fleyd, W. D.Corse, Beverly H. Robertson, George W. Ran-dolph, A. 11. Reynolds, Lewis A. Armistead,Whi. E. Jones. John Echols, F. H. Archer,John.R. Jones. Willaim C. Wickbam, W. It.F. Lee, E. F. Payton, John Pegram, ThomaaJordan.

\u2666-?"?Proceedings ofCongresi.

RtCHKOWD, Jan. 15.?The attention of Con-gross is almost entirely absorbed in the con-sideration of matters in secret session. Tho j;House ia eaid to be making some progress 'with the Currency and Tax bills

In-the Senate this morning, the Committeeon the Judiciaryreported a bill which pro-vides thatall persons owing military service,who shall pass beyond the Confederacywith-out permissionef the President, with the in-tent to evade said service, or who have here-tofore left with such intent, or who have here-tofore removed or hereaftershall removewith-in the enemy's lines, within the bounds of tbeConfederacy,shall be holden as alien enemies,subject in pereou and property to the laws re-specting the sama. All sales and transfersofproperty by such persons after the passageof this net, are declaredfraudulent and void.Ordered to be printed and placed on the calen-dar.

\u25a0» \u2666? ? »Yankee Opinion of the Condi-

tion of Arkansas.The New York Tribune contains a long let-

ter from its Arkansas correspondent, recitingthe incidents of a trip through that Statewitha"Seceßsion friend." Much of tho letter, saysthe MobileRegister, ia merefancy work, butone item deserves copying. The writer saysthere was a time when be believed in the star-ving out process, but so far as that idea ap-plies to Arkansas, he has concluded to giveif up. "its a pretty hard matter to starve apeople who have an immensenumber of cat-tle, a fair supply ef hogs, an extraordinaryyield of eweet potatoes,, and nearly corn e-noughto havekept the Egyptians during these\en years' famine. Tbe yield of corn is,as the natives of thisregion express it, "pow-erful!" Tbe writer states that there are fewarms-bearingmen left in Aikansas, but thatwomenandchildren are plentiful, and the lat-ter are taught by their mothers to believethat a piece of roast hoy or girl never comesamiss to a Yankee soldier. The word Yan-kee has as horrible a significance to an Ar-kansas child as "Clavenheuse" used to haveto the childrenof the Scottish Covenanters.

« \u2666 \u2666From tke Rapidan.

Orange Court Hocsi, January 15.?Thefollowing seems to lie tbe true version ofMoeby's affair near Harper's Ferry: He didnot attaok the garrison at Harper's Ferry,hut the Yankee cump, on the Loudounheights, ono mile and a half from Harper'sFerry, occupied by the First Maryland bat-talion of cavalry, under Major Cole, cansist-ingof one hundred and fifty man. The at-tack-was made on Sunday morning, beforedaylight.

\u25a0 The enemy's campwas co i pletelysurpris-ed, and thrown into considerableconfusion.Owing to the proximity of the enemy's in-fantry forces, Mosby wns compelled to acthurriedly. Six prisoners and forty horses,werecaptured. The enemy's loss in killed.

i and woundednot ascertained. Monby's lessis given at fifteen?among them LieutenantSmith is reportedkilled, and Lieutenant Tur-ner mortallywounded. A partuf Sedgwick's(Sixth) corps has gone to tbe Valley.

>m » iSidney Smith remarked that there werethree things for which every man felt himselfcompetent, and which most men wereanxious? to. attempt: To manage a small farm, to-> drivea ono-horse carriage,«and to edita news-paper.