The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, November 19, 1864, Image 3
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PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT j
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THANKSGIVING ON NOVEHBES 24.
Prayer for Union, Peace and Harmony.!
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It has pleased Almighty God to prolong
our national life another year, defending
ns *ith His guardian care,
against unfriendly designs from abroad,
and vouchsafed to us, in. His mercy, many
and signal victories over the enemy, who
is of our own household. It has also
pleased our Heavenly. Father to favor as 1
well our citizens in their homes as onr
soldiers in their camps and our sailors on
the rivers and sea^, with unusual health.
He has largely augmented our free
jation by emancipation and fey immigration,
wMIe He has opened -to us a new ,
source of wealth, and has crowned the
labor of our working men in every department
of industry with abundant reward.
Moreover, He has been pleased to animate
arrt! inspire our minds and hearts
with forgtudfl* cojurage and resolution
sulficient for the great trial of civil War
into which .we have been brought by our
adherence, as a nation, to the cause of
freedom and humanity, and to afford to
us reasonable hopes of an ultimate and
' happy dfftrer^iice from all .qur. dangers
and afflictions.
Now, therefore. I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set ap rt the last ThubsVrtwiTRRR
Nirx.T. as a day which I
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desire^to be observed by all my fellow
citizens* wherever they may then be, as a
day .of thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty
God, tlie benificent Creator and
Rulef'of the Universe; ?nd I do farther
recommend to my fellow citizens, afore- j
said, \nat on that occasion they do j
reverently hnmble themselves in the dast I
and from thence offer np penitent and i
fervenprayers and supplications to the
Great Disposer of Events for a return of
the inestimable blessings of peace, union
and harmony throughout the land which
it has pleased Him to assign as a dwelling
place' fot' ourselves' and our {jp^stfrity
throughout all generations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
aet my hand and caused the seal of
, the United States to be affixed. Done
at the City of Washington, this 20th
day of October, in the year of our
Lord, 1864, and of the independence
of the United States the eighty-ninth.
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By the President,
Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State.
Circular No. 7.
Beaufort, S. C., Nov. 5th, 1864.
To T? FrEEDMEX IX the DEPARTMENT OF
the South :
The President of the United States has appointed
Thursday, the 34th day of November
to be*? day .ci? pulpl^. thanksgiving and
praise. In accordance with his proclamation,
I advise you all to refrain as mnch as possible
on that day from your ordinary avocations,
and meet-in your respective places of worship
to reodvr d^fuka to Aipiightv God for the continued
blessings which' he has VoA$fmtt?l
you during the past year.- Your harvests have
bean abundant, and hava> been raised and
gathered without the 6onnd of the driver's whip
and ho.rn in these fair fields, which have been
for sb T&af yeafe*hefece 04 torrow
and degtadatidA^-so. -long, that %cprc^v
.?? -r?... hunVanitv or manhood seemed
a vestige ui jfuut v
l%ft. Tbank the Lord that in these early days
of your journeyiogs towards .the promised land
of liberty, He has seat kind friends to guide
yon in the paths of knowledge, where in stlarery
yoa could not go. Thank the Lord that
your 6ons tad husbands tad brothers have been
enrolled nnder the ajar spangled banner, and
haver struck brare blows for Liberty and Humanity.
Praise Him for the glorious successes
of our armies in the field fighting for Freedom
and the Union. The golden meflow light
whi^h'ap? brightens the dawning future and
bids ut hope for another four years of freeddo
or war, gives promise that a mig-ify
Mtion wHi soon say at the ballot box, " Lib
THE FREE SOUTH?REt
erty ind Union, jolerstTV* Ton are /i^ever
I free!" and ifrso,< jhJb tirff tlAlGod f'of tfce.r#- J
election of Abraham Lincoln.
1 In the free North, where the rilprim fathers
j lived, aft* tan*!it fb-nv descend ::u* jto jm
I liberty and hate oppression, tlie now time
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honored custom was cstabltsneu ana nanaea j
I down bj ihpiur. close of the year ;
when the ai rigni ti$6 > tv|
.thank God for all his mercies, to settle the
| balance between duties performed and neglected,
and. guidel by the fUihires of the past, i
to pray for strength 'and progress for the 1
jutnre. Year after year, as he read the Gov- J
ernor's proc^uua^i^ii tQ the assembled people, !
the minister to -el">c tlie, Ijqok. )
and with reverent face, as it his soul was in j
his prayer, repeat its closing words, " God
save the Cfijuiqpnweaitfi.'' t.
. Although the footprints oif ftb6nV hi South'
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Carolina art Oply ffmnj on the Ttinds qf tbes? t
Sea Islands, and are kept there by cannon, still1
let us also add It hfcre. and tayfrom: our .hearts,
"God save the Commonwealth of South
Carolina."
1 rfun wSt SAXT()X>
W^Genl.-tm^l^ilitary.Gkivenior. ;j
The gnribdaf reftirtied to. j
\ Hampton Roads oa. the. -IpthK from her
search for the privateer Tallahassee. On |
the 5th, she feli in with a steamer, supposed
to be the object of her search, and
pursued her during th^t day end t^unclay.
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At one time tlie vpssets were omy uve j
miles apart, ?but the coming on of night
rendered pursuit useless. * lost
sight of, the stranger was inside tlje,lines
of the blockading tleefc off Wilmington ;
and she undoubtedly the same vessel ,
reported to have been chased ,on,Jhp,7tli
inst., by the Banshf# and Huatsviile.
1 >m
8?&*Ijook for good news Iroui Sherman.
In short, those of and in confidential re- j
i lations to the Government 'act' tnfTh I
and fepl as i&pur arm^ were to foUoifr'n}) |
the glorious achievements of the past j
week with preponderating cnance^Of rtfc*
cess before settling into winter quarters.
JKar" A close "^imatfr ofthe votes in the
Army of the Potdfh'de and the Army of
the James, puts the total at 18,000, of
which Lincoln gets 13,009 and AlfcClellan
6,000. This is about the regular proportion?70
for the Union to.30 fpc, JD9-.
mocracy. aww?
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The editor of the Southern Confederate,
a .Georgia paper, in v^ritin^; homd'to'Tiis
paper from. Richmond, says:
" The pressure brought upon the authorities
here, favoring the'ftrrfffn^ bfthe
blacks has^een too sfrong fo resist. Hence
it is with gratitude that I am able to state
officially that arrangements are now 'being
made to arm, foftfid Spring campaign,
three linntfred thousand slaves, whose
masters are to be compensated by the
Confederate govpnftMHrtf'^fPhte slaves
thus armed af^WTdtte' their freedom and
fifty acres of land each, which insures
them permanent homes in the South."*.
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j The Alabama Legislatiirti was invoked
to prevent distillers engrossing all the
coni, and thereVr rhisiug the price to a
ruinous rate. The prajed*h>r h^islatioii
was defeated by rt#iing. a barrel of redeye
into a side-rocm of the capitol.
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iCS^The Lowell Journal gives an account
of a rich scene that occurred m one1
of the Lowell hotels reccilfly:" Aiddger,
whp fyad been" ori a spree the previous
evening, arose in the morning and rung
.the bell violently. Boots appeared.'?!
" Where are my pants ? Hocked my door
last night and somebody hfts stolen them."
Boots was% green? dnd a little terrified.
He left, however, struck with a sudden
thought, and returned with the identical
pants. The landlord was called to receive
: complaint against JboQt-s ; but lie made it
evident that the man had put out his
1 pantaloons to be blacked instead of his
! boots. The lodger left in the first train.
Bragg has been^sent .to Wilmington,
v hereupon the Charleston Chronicle, ex1
claims, "Good-bye Wilmington."
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^ATE SOUTHER* XEVFS.
rFroci the Charleston Merenry, Not. 9.1 K ' :
Glorious Achievements of Forrest**
" Ilorse Marines.** . -
Oppowte Joiu*6vn.i.s, Teao^Nov. 5, >
Via Coeinth, Not. 7.)
Maj. Gen. Forrest yesterday achieved'
another creat victory.,. He placed hie
. lutftpry above Jolmsonville, moved .up his
sxtfflcrv from belotv, and caught at John#11
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sonvnie turee gunuoais, icu bruuapuiw
and about twenty barges. He plant&J'
his battery at night ttnd opened yo&teT-.
day, with right pieces, and after aa engagement
of ten minutes the gunboat^
were set on tire and consumed. The batteries
then opened on the transports anii
| barges, all of which were set on fire smd
destroyed. The eugagemeht was a terri*
ble one. ' a * :: *
The enemy opened with forty howitzers,
| from their tort and guuho&U; but not &
r rtrati faltered, uuder the storm of shell.
| Oar cannoneers had their rammers shot
' in two, and their clothes and boots shot
| off.
I Since last 8undav General Forrest hat
captured and destroyed transports,
four gunboats, twenty barges, thirty-two
pieces of artillery, over twenty thousand
| tpils of freight, and over tnree millioiis of
[dollar's worth of stores. Our loss was
only ten wounded." Johnsonville is still,
burning. Tho immense amount of freight
on store, eouvering several acres,, will
all be consumed, as it is now burning,
and the enemy cannot extinguish it,..as
our batteries command the banks.
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Jeff. Daris^s .Hessage.
[From the Charleston Mercury, Nov. 8.]
Richmond, Nov. 7, 1864.
Congress met to-day pursuant to adjournment.
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A message iruui iuc x icc.ucu> ~<m> ?>*
ceived ami read. It begins with,a review
of the military, operations aiity'Q the adjournment
of Congress iu June last, aud
recognizes the protection of Providence
in enabling us to successfully withstand'
the most stupendous efforts for our sub-,;
jugntion. v. ;
We have recovered Texas ijom the
'fchemy, and Arkansas with the exception
of a few fortiiied posts. KearlV the
whole of Northern and Western Mississippi,
Northern Alabama and Western
Tennessee are ag;un in our -possession,.:
' Ail attempts to penetrate from the oodst
have been bahied. Iu Southwestern
Virginia, successive armies liavfcj*been'
routed, and a portion of Eastern' Tinnes see
has been reconquered by onr troops.
The enemy's main army, after serious
defeats and constant repulses of repeated
assaults, is still engaged in the effort to
capture Petersburg. lue army oy onertnau,
which succeeded iu obtaining possession
of Atlanta, has been unable to
secure any ultimate advantage frpm this
success. Had we bfcen compelled to
""evacuate Richmond as well- m Atlanta*
the Confederacy would have remained as
i deliaut as ever.
.No military successes of the enemy canf'
accomplish the destruction of the Oon*
federacy, nor save the enemy from the
coustant drain of blood aud treasure^
which must continue until he shall discover
that no peace is attainable unles#
based on the recognization of our inde- *
feasible rights.
The total amount of the public debt on
! the 1st of October was one billion, onehundred
and twenty million (81,120,000,(JdO)
dollars
lu regard to prisoners of war, the President
says: "Each Government hereafter
is allowed to provide necessary comforts
to its citizens, held captive.by the other."
The subject of employing negroes
I iu the army .is discussed at some length'.
! The President dissents' from those who
advi&e A^eHfeCiil levy and arming of the
' siavcs lof, duty of sol?lie^s7' He rej
commeucs the einplo ymeui of *4(^,000 J
; negroes, to be employed as pioneer aud
engineer laborers, iu addition to the du1
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ties nereioiore periuriueu oj tUUUJ.
The President reiterates the willing,
ness of this Government to negotiate for
2>eace. Peace is manifestly - impossible,
j unless desired by both parties to tms war,
( and the disposition for it among our
'I eneinioj will be best and most certainly
1 evoked bv the demonstration, on onr^
part, of the ability and unshaken deter
iiiiuauoa to defend our rights.
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, Sicg? .TTattenl-fonr Hundred and
EiKhtyEigbhi Day.
[From the Charleston Mercury, Nov. "i[ ^,*1
Since our last report a slow bnt stead* '
fire has been kept up by B&tfc*r7,?tegg
j and the Swamp Angel Butteryiam Fort
| Sumter, amounting' to abojft 1>0 shots.
! The number ot shells thytirn at the city
since our last report has been 72. Our
scouts bring information that 78 transports
and 10 war vessels are at' Hilton
iljac ?an increase of ten transports and
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XO. 41.
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J one war ressel. On STrnday night ear
bKWBfMl ofmcii ii lb*;* u
Yankee picket boats, firing fQTt 12 or 15
We regret to chronicle ft distressing
casualty as resulting from the bombardment
of Sunday night . Mi.u Joh* Mdllallyand
Alary, bis wife, .while in bed.
were struck by a fragment W shell and
instantly killed, both. thi^r bodies being
almost literally cut in tw?. Their Su
fate was not known until- Monday morn- a .1
ing, when their remains ^ere diacoyered.
Trial op a Big Girt*. ?The twenty-fach
Hodman gun, which has been sent to
New York, was proved at Pott Hamilton ^
on Wednesday. This gun is atamned In ? ?
he the largest in the world* although we
believe that one more of the same calibre
has beep cast at Fort Pitt Foundiy. flr "
took half an hour to load it tritfrttfr : J
pounds of powder and a thousand pomiff *
shejl. The Becond triaHras with ohe b?r .n .
di ed1 pounds of powder and a ball Wttgh- ji i
ing bDe thousand aud ejghty pounds.
The gun .stood the discharge very well.
[ The hall *as serif three mife*'and a Hi!#, * 1
1 not an extraordinary range, but rurtoably j
; not as great as.could Uaye been had, tho
place of trial npfc admitting that the full ;* w
capacity of the gun aboila be tested. /* *
The weight of this gun is one hundred,
and sixteen thousand lour hundred and
ninety-seven pound?, and a model of It
was exhibited last summer, ia;the department
of*?rms nml teophiee, at the Great
(Jentral'Pairin thfe'aHy^f". . ;? 1 ^
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A Ti^tale OtntmnLLA.of tho V.
guerrilla bands operating in Kerituekv far
^ r*?i?.-_ ?j 'aa
iA>u?iiiu*iiA,crM. uy u x>mrj, ?na in?
Louisville Jourrial thus sweats of it :
' One of the peculiarities of this band
of cutthroats is the officer sec'onq in command,
recpgnizfd by the jaea.es ^Lieut.
Flowers. The officer in > question is a ' .
young wolean, and her right name iq. Sue .
Monday. She dresses in male attire^,
generally sporting a fall confederate uai
iocpi. tjpon her head she araara a jaunty
plumed hat, beneath which floats a wealth j. .,
of dark brown ha^r, fulling around and
down her shoulders in luxurious curls!'
She is possessed of a conmly^orm, has a'
date*piercing eye, is a bold rider, and W "?
daring >Ada*.'* Prim- t<v connecting her- *<
>self wttU Jfcrty'aigwng of outlaw* aha waa.
i assoqiatMjWidiitho band oouunaoded by
the notorious scoundrel Captain. Alexander..
who met'his doom?a triftie death
- a shofi time' ago in Sonfltan Kra
tuckr." ^*** < nv.,
[ ' " Lieutenant Flowers, qr Sue Monday.
ia n. nroAfa'AAtl rnlihof ftfld manv lo/lioa
| who liar* been so unfortunate as to xnwafc
I her oi^ihe highway can testify with vrhAt
sang ti oid she presents a pistol and Oommands*'stand
aii'd (feftvier. Her iisme is >?
becoming widely known, and to the ImBm <:
it is always associated with horror." *
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A novelty has just boon started for the
I amusement of those in Paris who delight
in sensational hotrorfi. The hew ex<htement
is a'Monsieur CTtristophe Deknd, who
departed-this life A. JX 1724, Mill
who having been buried .between strata
of guano?so the legend runs?is now,
A. D. pot only in,a state of perfect '
preservation, but rather good loonng to
boot, giving one the impression that he
probably made conquests in his day,- Ha.
may be seen any day,'irom twelve to four,
in his glass cotim, at the shop at his for- ,
tunate proprietors, opposite the Porte St.
Denis, iox a moderate sum.
A^onng lady advertises it the Clenre- '
lxin'd PlaMkaler for a yonnggentiemi* to
aot iw an amanuensis. He must be able
to write in cipher, and wien not engaged
he will be expected to re&d poetry with '
feeling, converse with ease, and lie shle
to play cribbage ani backgammon. He
' mnst expect'to be kirwed when she i? .
pleased, andcufiW when she is. not; bfit,
' as her teisq or is acknowledged to be gool,
there will probsMybe more kissing SKan
cuffing. -Xhere'si a good chance forwme* *
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i The Arab horse-shoe is <a thin plate of
j iron covering .the whole hoofj it & far
1 lighter and gives more"prbtecfion, thofigh:
I it requires to be removed oftener thsb"
oqrs. .
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An exchange paper says that a town in
1 Italy jrggently built a sun dial and covered
i it with a roof to prevent the rain from in
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AT'rI^<^^Ha^Ee^l^A5^;Aw5j
H?KJS ard POrLTRY, for which the higoeet market
P nU ?U bJP>^"' -'i &4 OABDNSa
TSst- BETVTtfN
TTTE SOLDIER'S CHAPEL AMD KM
Hfc^.? heary (JOLD CBOflg Md CfiAUT. The
Haider ?iil revive a suitable reward by retnraiag the
same to ns,?^ n<*rthe Aaataey CooaaMta
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