The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, November 19, 1864, Image 2

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vol n- i f i . t ,|i n, palaive deformity and pitilessness goes | on?and the picture of horrors is painted for us daily in glowing colors. And when shall the olive branch take the place of the sword ? " It will not be ?.*.*1 Vm* vnn Affieer or ori UUW JVU, U1KIV1, J ate soldier, and I, and aS cf w, pot our shoulders to the wheel w? earnest, until we feelthat there is a responsibility resting on ns as individuals, which cannot he cast lightly aside-.-to act as levers t6 lift this grist burden from oar nation's lap? until we feel that each of as has a duty to perform religiously and faithfnlly in behalf of a nation's H/e?and that if we neglect to-perform that daty it is-another stab at her existence. It will be like the inhuman parricide who deliberately pinioned his mother's arms and plunging the stiletto in the breast whioh nourished him, gloated over the trickling erimson flow which followed it! If we fail to do our duty as individuals? i (disintegrated we ere worthless--united we are invincible,)?we fail in a sacred trust that He who ruleth and reigneth has committed to our care. When Vou and I feel that we, as individuals, must depend on our own exer" * Auf a* frfj/im ii toons, 88 11 nu UWltrr Lrvrrifo m were in existence, to restore our bleeding, broken country to its former unity end greatness, then, and not unlit then will we overwhelm and crash our treacherous foe, and with baffled and broken oohrmna * . be shall sink it our feet in humiliation and despair! * * f Singly, must we bear ourselves like the > gallant Itdman Three, who kept the bridge so bravely and so well--for I think Horatxus, with* his single arm, defending that narrow pass, offers an example o$ heroic bravCry, which, if followed fay i Northern men, will soon turn the scale in the dGMIag's favor. Oof aim most be, not to do as tittfy but as as re* dm for the sake of right, justice; and the brave' old flag-?the Hag a traJtorbus foe Has trampled under foot, but which, Hie Truth crushed to sarth will "rise again?that flag thO heroes of the devolution fought for so long and so -?jrj.WK/A mraMr from patriot tears as beauty from the sea-foam, which iuttered at the front oyer the christian soldier, who held in'hie Hands a nation's Me?who dared the iron hail of Princeton, and OS? aid of the answered prayer * that went np from the stillness of Valley Forgh^ade 'his Kttlw-^paMoi army a terfcrto his fees and* the achniration of rations?that flag "Which drooped not till thdlwhded States were free?and which ?reverently bo it wiittun -when his woft; on earth was done, was forever made sacred and - holy then by shroading the dost of the dead Washington I When we arrive from oar lethargy and frel"ourselves from the harness sloth has buSkJed on, reatizing our situation, what we' am and ought to do, trben we rob > the faltfesnake of his fangs, by the aid of the power still undeveloped, then and not until then, can * we delight our eyes with a glimpse of the Picture of Peaoo! Then shall the scattered fragments of our shattered Union be bound together by His hand in the silken bonds of Peace and Lore?and knowing but one ruler, one constitution,' one country, one flag?the North and the South, the East and the West shall mingle their tears together for the lives which have perished? and their prayers for the common weal! When fttlhe* shall be reconciled to son, and bJO?ef jom hands with brother?when eorfimon cause shall be made between us for the defence of a nation's'honor, and a nation's life?and one grand, exultant shout shall go up from the millions still left---from the hut of the slave, the peasant's cottage home, and the rich man's palace?from the coast of Maine to the shores of the Mexican Gulf, " We are one ! country, now and forever, united and indivisible!" until high Heaven shall oatch the strain, and the anthem be chorussed by the angels of God ! % TJ BlJ -- ir t The change America will undergo will! be like that of some being we have loved, when Death is passed, and from a mortal J l,f ; f , I if h#w>mos an an eel! And. ?-the bravest Roman of them all, with his harness on his back leaped from the shattered timbers of the bridge and plnnged into the angry waters of the yellowftTiber sooner than yield, so shohld you and I, reader, in order to bring peace to oar homes and turn sadness to gladness, never yielding, never despairing, sinking or swimming, living or dying, give our hearts and our bands to the cause of the Union, which is the cause of Freedom? which is the cause of Qod! * ' A. A. G. f HEFREE SOUTH' 11 ' !' ' " - BEAUFORT, S. C., NOV. 19, 1864. ' h * ' 1 ' ? 1 THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. < ? ___________ Electtnl and Popular Vote Compared r ? : rr UNION STATES. l,s60. ? 1564.? N Statu. ' Alee. Vole. Klec. Vole. Mafrv. Maine S 27,704 7 25,060 New Hampshire.. 5 ? 9.0S5 ft . NftOO Vermont. 4 24,71* ft 25,000 14 A3 QOT T* 7ft SSdelitotiLX.'i 4t *4537 v, "4 "5,000 Connecticut 6 10,33$ 6 3,0y0 New York.-...... 3K 6<\13d 33 5.000 Peaneylvaaia 2 J < 59,61 $ 26 30,000 Mhrriand?.....(Democratic.) 4 ' T 10,000 W. Virginia (Not a State.) 5 20,000 Ohio *3 20.7TO 5J 70,000 Michigan? 24423 s l^ooo Indiana..13 r 5,923 13 25.000 Iliinoia........'.'..11- y 16 26,000 Wiaeoasio. 5 20,040 6 15,000 Minnesota.: 3 9.539 4 4000 1 lows. 4- 13,467 8 25,000 Ml?mrl (Democratic.) 11 5.000 Kanaaa...... .....(Not a State.) 3 15,000 Nevada...,....4.(Not a State.) 3 5,000 California ..(Democratic.) 5 10.000 Oregon (Democratic.) 3 5,000 Total....4.*....108 826.701 213 419,000 -. ? DEMOCRATIC STATES. Mpw Jeraev.... ...3 4,477 7 5,000 Ifclaware ....3 4 8,4*9 <3 500 Missouri. ? 131,462 (Union.) Kentucky 12 143,43$ 11 25,000 Weat Virginia.;... 3 ' 44.U61 (Union.) ilanlaDd.., 8.. .87,914 (Uniop.) California: 4 40,494 (Union.) Oregon...y< 3 3?S70 . ; (Union.) Total ;.49 406, l(Or - 21 3tt,50O By these figures it appears that in all the States (except possibly Tennessee and Louisiana) now voting for President, Mr. Lincoln has a majority of nearly 400,000 on the popular vote, and 213 Electoral votes to .21 for McClellac. The same States, in 1860, gave 188,701 majority against Lincoln, although he had 16S electoral - votes to 40 for all others. The entire vote in 1860 was : Union, 1,864,523; Democratic, 1,723,099 ; total popular vote 3,587,622. We include in our estimated majorities this year, says the New York Tribune, the votes of soldiers wherever they axe allowed to vote. It will be observed that while of all the above States the Democrats carried eight in I860, they now have but three; and their column of majorities shrinks from nearly half a million to the paltry handful of thirty thousand. The Union party carry twenty-two States; the Democracy carry three. Enough said.; 4. s i " - ~ " Gold Speculating. The question of using the power of the Government to give stability and security to commercial transactions by keeping j gold down to a uniform low premium, i has been under serious * discussion at the j Treasury Department at Washington, but announcements of action on the subject are premature. The Department, however, expects soon to announce its readiness to anticipate the payment of the January interest on its gold bearing bonds! The money is lying idle in its vaults and may as weffbe used. ' Th* Public Debt. 0 \ ' The official statement of tho public debt for the month of October shows the amount outstanding to be $2,017,099,515 75; or an increase since the last monthly statement of over $61,000,000. The debt bearing interest in coin is about ?961,000,000; debt bearing no interest, XT|RT, S. C., $ot 19, l|64. I $47lL53$?00. The lUtereat lies increased to $26,046,000 in coin, and to $28,657,000 in lawful money, or $2,000,000 of the foriher, nnd $1,500,000 of the latter ; the , entire amount of interest being $85,313,606 63. The unpaid requisitions are ! $37,500,000, and the amount in the ' Treasury nearly $27,000,000. The amount ! of six per cent bonds exchanged for 1 seven-thirties, under the act of July and August, 1862, is nearly $126,000,000, an increase since the former monthly state ment of $11,000,000. The amount of five-twenty six per cent boDds under the act of June,. 1864. is $37,781,000. The seven-thirty three years' notes authorized by the Act of July 17, 1861, have been reduced from $25,000,000 to $14,000,000. The amount of Certificates of Indebtedness has been increased $6,333,000. The two years' five per cent notes have been reduced $4,676,000 since the September statement, and the three years' Treasury notes under the Act of June 30, 1864, have been increased nearly $21,000,000. The fractional currency has been reduced from $24,500,000 to $20,726,000. . - i - j Nevadat the Thirty-Sixth Star. The President by his proclamation declares Nevada a State of the. Union. The flag must now carry thirty-six stars. Nevada was organized as a territory on the 2d of March, 1861, receiving 10,000 square miles from California and 71,000 from Utah. The discovery of the Washoe silver mines turned emigration thither, and its progress has been more rapid - ?i - it:: x 'j . ; ? _ than that of any 01 me oiner territories. ,It has agricultural as well as mineral resource^ Its population in 1860 was only 26,000 and two-thirds of those were Indians. But the white population has increased prodigously since then,? and is probably 50,000. For at the election last year, 10,934 votes were cast; of these 7,425 were Republican. There can be no doubt how the three electoral votes of the new State will be cast. The Presi dent in his proclamation has simply conformed to the requirements of the act of the last Congress, which provided for the admission of the State. " For Sale* The wreck of the gunboat McClellan, sunk in Salt River, by the explosion of a Union torpedo, on the 8th of November. She is snnk in very deep water, and the most liberal terms will be allowed any adventurous speculator who will undertake to raise her. N. B.?Confederate scrip will be received in payment. Apply to Jeff. Davis & Co., Richmond. On Monday morning last, says the Xeic South, eight Union officers arrived at Port Royal, having made their escape from tne rebel prisons, in Columbia, on the night of the 1st and 3d of this month. Their journey was extremely perilous, and occupied eight days, having in the meantime travelled a distance of over two hundred miles, both by land and water. They made their way to a certain point, and reached one of our blockading fleet, when they were well supplied with clothing. The following are the names of the officers: Capt. T. F. Burke, 16th Conn. Capt. T. B. Robinson, 16th Conn. Lt. A. A. Dickerson, 16th Conn. Capt. J. H. Smith, 16th Iowa Vols. Capt. J. L. Elder, 11th Iowa Vols. Capt. T. W. Rathbone, 153d Ohio, Capt. J. L. Paston, 13th Tenn. Cav. Capt. W. J. Rannels, 75th Ohio. The India Cotton Fields.?Statistics published in the latest Liverpool papers 1 show that forty-seven vesssls are now on J the way to England from the East Indies with cargoes of cotton ranging from ! eighteen hundred to seven thousand bales each. The aggregate amount is no less than 221,861 bales. All these vessels are i ' at sea, and their arrival at Liverpool at different periods will keep the cotton t mill^j^p^atio^or ^consid^ible part of the coming winter. The iifew fields seem to be doing well. CAPTURE OF THE PmATE^QBIDA, ' New York papers of the 9th taring til# important and gratifying intelligence of the capture of the Rebel pirate steamier Fl0rida: ^ ^ She was taken by the United States steamer Wachusett, Commander Collins, in the harbor of Bahia, Bay of San Salva dor, Brazil, on (be mornifigof the' Tth t>f* October, and the first news of the safti* factory affair was brought to Boston by the noble Kearsarge, Commander Winalow, who sunk the Alabama. There was no contest of consequence between the WacliusetC and the Florida, the vessel taking the privateer by surprise, early in the morning, when a number of her officers and crew were on shore, run-'' ning into her and demanding her surrender, which was immediately aooeded to, when a hawser was made fast to her and she was towed out to sea. Ko lives were lost on either side, and the Waohusett received no injury; but the privateer was somewhat damaged. Twelve'officers and fifty-eight of her crew were captured* Her commander, Captain Morris, some of her other officers and half her crew were i . * on shore at the time she was seized, and of course escaped. The Kearsarge, whjch brought to Boston some of the prisoners captured on board the Florida, left the Wackusetf, with her prize in charge, at St. Thomas, in the West indiee, where they arrived on the 31st of October, 'and whence they were to sail for this port on the 2d inst. By the capture of the Florida the bonds for their release given by the ship Southern Rights and othor easels overhauled by the pirate, with several chronometers, a large amount of Other rfciA valuable property, and important papers and correspondence, were recovered. m m ^ ? " From Gea.'Sbermaa. i; ^ Washington, Nov. 9, 1864. ' 4 The story published to-day that Atlanta had been burned and that Sherman was marching directly for Charleston, S. C., is not believed in military circlet. The official information -received yesterday from Gen. Sherman cannot, for prudential reasons, be now made public. But it may be said that the prospect of success in his present movements is highly encouraging, and that his supplies are ample and in no danger of interruption. McClellan to be a Senator. ?hYiends of McClellan declare that the New Jersey Legislature will now elect him to the Senate. One of them, however, says he knows a reason why Little Mac will not accept, to wit: that he wonld then have to loosen the death-grip with which he holds on to his Major General's commission. . ^ Col. Higoinson.?We learn from the Massachusetts Sny that T. W. Higginson, senior Colonel of colored troops in our army, has been honorably discharged/for physical disability, originating in a wound received a year ago. He has taken up hia residence in Newport, R. I., and will resume his connection with the Atlantic Monthly. \ Tbe last Report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shows that, the income of the Governmen^from internal taxes is about $16,000,000 a month, or nearly $200,000,000 a year. m g m k JKajr It is re-stated that Gen. MoCleBan has resigned, and his resignation has beta 4 received at the War Department Gen.Fremont resigned as soon as he ifM nominated; Gen. McCleQan as soon atf > be was defeated. - i * ?^?' * > ? jS-a . taT" Gov. Seymour's defeat ia a fixed fact?thank Heaven! Reuben E. Fenton is elected Governor of New York by about nine thousand majority. # I