The tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, February 17, 1865, Image 1
. ' ' :. Tetos oCSulioristion.
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. " " / for, Six Months'? - <?;i. $1(5.60
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RatesTw'Adjrertisiii^v 1,
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;.: v lKJLLMtS fortlie Tlret
., " 'v" LARS fpr each subsequent. Jjt&i?, jt
' > '^WRi^illnr'^fOTicES, eroeeding'one chnrgea!
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. * Xe^S^naiMi jatfile;Jei cepfc tcftiir regular sdrertisvmmmmmmtm
Ai> mi i i; aaMAytg 11 i , .>
Tbi rinnirrAKft hf 'he Confmfeate States liave'
dayofptibuo fi^hj^cnra^
with' ianSigivffig ')& %V
It i? ouc:solenla (Inty, at all times,.arKl.more
t " .Qspepxw l.tj *%in" ^is^a^p ei p ri bli ^trial ^ird^irt|dT o r4
/ait/, t^afekh'oivflbd^e1 dtir dfcpendence dir'Mis
^'^#i^^n'^]to^Wj^o.^Wo)i^ii>iMRon''beforeU
Hi*footstool, confessing \ oqr s roanifbid siii*,;'
soppHcating j^i gmcicus jywion^ imploring
<Hw J)rrine help, and de<rontly rendering thanks
' ' '- :;l 1^t tha of 'oui; peop!e tnru coptriteiy
and tm?tfqUy rintq God ; let 119 recogniza in tlis
^Chtfiri^i^Minr1the-correction oh^atijiejr, and
; * - v . mimuardf pjaj that the ti-ials and siifcerings
i .% which bivo so long borne heavily npon us, may
.; ' -ineicifopQ^e; that Hii
tip gfee?& onY. vjMlgf Tiild;:
." ?<&* H? dime wisdom hupwied to our r^e? ; that
'. , f ^;Ia)^^|\&i^.^ir;^with^r>TO^i^ind
: ; .~:v tfight for os agairiBt our enemies; and t3i$t lie
own
^ f erraftll/ establish' |or t]s .a lasting^1
' iy hely Dime Ul$ tnanKS anu praise nmcu arc .-u
,v "jortly .dp^fprilis^realj^qodoess^and for the
' : *?Rny mercies wlpeh He lias' extended to .us
..staid tbe tr.als arid sufferings of protracted and
V bloody war. ' Jr ? .. ^
- . Now, therefore, I,"Jefferson Davis, President'of.therCojtfedetate
States ol America, do
;; ; - .:.i*aue tbii, my pnfclamation, appointing Friday,
t,. '-the terjtb ,d?ysof Maroh next, as a day of public
v' toting, humiliation and prayer (with thanks-;
' > gi^ng?) ^or ^invoking the favor and guidance
H ' of Almighty Godand I do earnestly invite
all aoldtPrt 4od citizens to'observe the sair^c in
< ' , a spirit of reverence, penitence and prayer.
f "itaiven undcf my' band and the seal"
"V-j ) of the Confederate States, at' Rich..
.. \1' 8'ymond, this 25th day o( January, in
Pje year of onr Lord, 'tine thousand
* etghrhnn|d^d and sixty-five.
.1 "T'.'J.-r . ' Jefferson Dav*.
v 3ytbe President; . -. A^\ '
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' ' va-. ^ 8e?6taty of State... ?*r Ct*y
, I . ! % .' >i 'T' * * -rr
Footed akd Half-sold.?The Hon. Mr.
, Foote wm riding-in the cars to King George
jr., bne^dfcF-ldst wetityflnd was entertaining those
' v ' aboat'hm *J.th a- conversation charaeteripticof
I' "hipa^rj^jiagiis'l&obbies'.i ji>.. succession?the
v" : qnitjt^tiwatets,rMbea& corpus anc impressment
7 '*> agent*, and was .particularly sevcA upon .the
, J/ ? late;6ech?taiy.of War (Mr.'SeddotiVfor having
IT*;' per bushel. In
ohe Wroer set ait old gentleman, rolling a quid
: 5 v ' % of
in b^.miqa^ati w^cauonai j&qpoiea ^oMimqsJ
L* ' Aft?f ??b'Qo ie dr?w)ed, minister, if
. ? wb^Sw^#Sfl^ptf^W^ev the pebpjo
outSt'tff tike -tiinr at)d'i^Jrat r<h?dv. old rascal
Fodfcart M. .bang Tlie
" Uot0ty $?ie filptcli&d^mseJf
I. , . attd pbtcinf bii'hHnds ohihatjtoees, leamiig his
'.' i ' jStT"I'M
* lwve'jra^'
L~^^B Th^^,<^ig^p^h'M^fdpjed the .'i^1jS&1
withj^ M^Bung .that th% party* to whcm it
HHUK vas-jKldfeaaefi was on? of the;:parties- cwppj^
|SH|^H: meoted, drd^^-li^^uid^^tecf straight htHB^B
' Hr^^oote, mewnriDg^him, r<tod replied' '^relll
A iMiF r-'^rinTr Mr. ?ot?.
^Hawswr, ircw(?s!?k?^iKfe' I'll- stick- to- it|
'^npeid;th6'wmaind& 'of his
rericctitin.
1^*?^Examiner. ',^HmBflHBhrH.
^^BMBBB^Ba^^B^t:*'. :~K . 'I
iHp\UAT MOHMXG, FEB.
The ottentaon.or all p?r?o^ vbeiw'c?n -the.afcijsjo^
sixteep and sixtyVean^ag^tuj/Ciallpd to' Gi^epll.
OrderNo. 8,'issued by CbL of tho $2d^bgi-'.
raent S. C. 3?. ^ -.-. i '
vWe^fnre been Yequesred|".fljf. the Indies. of Cpipden:
Aid Assoeiatipn, to aay ttafc Trn,ifi, /urBwfrr. a&rajjfc
^.eb, tlieff begiilar yfekjy^neeting8 wijl W; hjga; in
tHe' Pri^y^an iiectiire Bd^;^ery'^Qri^^ii(df?'
ning at llo'clock. ' . ' " /.
. Hnviug'no niait fo^HtifB. iatE'lititJit'tle retfabla. W
^phation -aft-1# the rontf $0jr p('things ftoh^ljja,
we are cotngelled'to^tb-tapreSawithout-any&ibg^jrith i
. wBidV.tb>enligli^ our- rendero The ?lln$ of c^^era
b6t\w&^ln'B0lace aiM <^.Hmb'i|i' fljijl nd^odbt^jkipep
?8 jo^dm^Tufaro with
The.pfijj^nforiDitidn fecoiTc^op Ito tliiahonr, etykYe
liabl&clfqracter is,{Biat' Colunfljia -'jtf*.ia^prdffcd
by'-.^teene n$r d^rfcg yesterday and~day *behii*?.i^ni0
ength^ htd.engbgei^r forges with -.ctfyjilty '-ia^trjloj^ffcee,
and jiii3;dedidedlyi n^diicalad^jMp'-'
Q*i;r -rbu^, that^ten r" geperalsVwere ' cheerftihr^tii'd a
iqdito'cpnfedanipfbeiDg able to ,
Vare^uelkn^it with graft Kffiidity. during *.
what sticcef^we aro^uabS^tfiM^^' ij
ShouI^ajgrfeiDfe;oPiBi[X)^^ce.be7e?iy^:/t' .'wjmK *
penr^tho"forikof-an etftrn. .' *vf
i otice hero^^y^TiUahjj^'ik.in,
Tem'perarico^fjtrH'wj^i^^h^tiay. ihp^frth j iu&f?- *
On njption, Mrr'JiinYej^uhlap, Intewlaht of;thg (Ejafrh
'ot'Cajiidefi,w'fl8 called^ tHpchairJ1;'After prayei^jTO
the Bev. 'Mfa... Wigbtnyih, the Chairman explainingobject
of the ineeiitifc to be, to tako/such ste^a foAi'i*?,pioper
police,of.the Town hnd defence of the-cmjnttgr
as the pr&Smtt Agencies demand. ' .
. Thelollowiflg prdambie end resolutfons fere -tr.rp
inU?tec?ywUi^4Vy.iZ4jUute^rJ'i^
JT~!t\fH??0'as, the iStnte of South Carolina is invaded by
:i bitter ;)nd mereileca fiv? wlmcu eel- ntm to in it.A i.no
our property stud our institutions, and if put-siblo to
reduce us and our children to the most abject poverty
and dogrod;iti(iu; ond wlieix-as Jie is now' concentra- .
ting agninst the C? pita! of our State, De it
| Resolved, That we pledge all of the resources of
Kepjhnw District, hotn in nieu and means, to the GovI
erdor ol'iho fctate. lor the dcience of our beloved commoiiwca
1 tl*'-in this her most trj'ing hour of need.
Jitsnlveil, That all the arm* bearing men ot'Keishnw
District, between the iigtsot liileeu and sixteen years,
ami the ages ol sixty and seventy years, including the
confedeiate exempts between the ages of/sixteen and
fifty, years do organize themselves iulo. u*t61uuteer
company, (selecting their own officers) to act'as'a
pi^rul or polic" or for sueli other business as the
emergency may. require. ...
Resolved, That a .roll be opened at tlio >tore of JamesDunlap,
ftiteudaut, xvlieF^ nil persons between' the
ages indicated, and .allConfederate exempts between
the ages of sixieenfand fifty yeuie, may enroll themQf?lv<>a
firir lltf> nnmncft.'fihritrft wot firtrtl*
Jivolved, That we the citizens', of Kershaw Distiict
gratofiilly necept the proffered set Vices of our gallant
and eejeemed lricnd- Major Edward Boykin, and his.
gailaiit;cpiriradG8, now on furlough homo, who have
volunt^e^d their services as scouts and pickets 09 the
line of rb%jbcitwieii this place aud the euemv, t'o give
us the latest and mo^t. reliable news of'hia movements
and whereabouts .' V' ^ * 1* . >
ticsolved, 'J bat the Town Council- of Camden be and
are hereby requested-to have all of the urntf belonging,
to or within the possession ot' sjiid town, put.itf com
plete ordfer, aud that said Clouucil- do- lorwwjth send
h mesa^ger tp Columbia, charged with tins specia1*
busiui^of procuring arms and* Cartridges from tlie *
Governor for the purposes above set.J'orth. J,.
Jieibhied,' That tile ladiqS of our Distiict, Ik a?d are
hereby requested to. two their utmost influence in urging
and stimulating the men to 40; .their v> hole duty
in tho present crisis. \ f
- *Afte'r*some aDnroDriate remarks bv Contain Tj>ifnnr
CoL Wm. ML Sbannan and Gen. Conner^ they were '
unanimously adopted. 1 *
: Ommotion of tol, "W. M. Shannon-it was,
* Rtsobfi; That wo the Qtizens of'Kershaw. District
here assembled, disappointed of our earnest derireato
organize \nto volunteer companies for the pu pose of
repairing to the fro#^ by the orders of His Excellency,
.Ghv. Magrath Ciilliug odt the militia, take occaaiuu to
urge upon Co Jones corrimaifcing 22d. Ks^iment So.
Ca. Militia,- a d all other officers in coaunanu within
"the Regimenti promptly and efpciently take snclf
'; Bteps;*s will i. mediately put every mad'liable at the
the poat of duty. _
On motion of CoL W. M.. Shann'ofi it was alscw
Resolve& That a3 the ftefitmrato conviction of this
meeting, which,all men should goto the front Oar
families, (&r wives and children, our last thoughts as'
i we leave $ould remain quietly at home, where- they
' hsrW'food and shelter, confident that they are far
jj,aafer than they would be in the attempt to flee.
? ' -On.morion the'meetiug then adjourned.
? ... 8 m '' JAMES DUNLAP, Pres'du
Katr^DT, Jb.-Secretary.
; W* - '
A'V-' ' ? 1' ,
j^fet^6S0Slfe(iENi;RAL, LEE'S"
: " pfasfe to ABSQiT SOLpfH?S.
^RichMO?n?, Feb*! 3,?General LvSJ>avissued
fifaafcal ordcra-(iffering*pardor> to' alk JcacVtera
a^^jrpropcHy. afWnt w)iA.rorarr/.to . their
-Oyithin twenty'days frorti- J^e. publication
of this order,, aj. the jicfti3qC|^? ,*o?
w|nch. tluyi niay.'by<*ig.
those %1ib/refiiise'to:^c.^ii^ piirodtv^g^pfl^;
ered,;6if.>eli^J':bferfiafter Assert, anal }^Miiffpi^acb
^u'riinbtpcpt ns ibe jEorfrte'nfoy. nppos^ arid; 3iq, j
?pplicaiwt(^dr cl^cpcyl wiiMje eiite
'. The order."closes as^lpwa,7^ W^T >'''
' "Taking my'/csqlritiOitt;
the enkray jritends fot n^e^^^^n wrote
all liis -ttJLwa;cp^nio^,;defence.%" 01?r:
r^<ir\tccs/t' wi|fkly,.7 tj^rdhajt^^pfoyed^ark j
iSo^a^ferit'e, canpot^bei
tiie^enei^^ 5?^. Savjtr, but drttste \
value if we'do .rot per^i^tl^htb'''ihipw^op^
to.
a^vciwi^lbjt5|we (t^atrtfenn^, conroire td.
jirii^erp^..tKfe1 de tlfat He who 1
jakpa$H$\ iffortS'Of
tjipiF /Hril Jrcn .tppre^Ve It.":/ ;- Suncia^wglit
states t]i?^vftGeuwal
'Wieel^^pdrtfl liavipg defeated- Kilpnt-;
rick ut^o|w3^iia Turn Out, near \$iken ",' jo
comfeqnortce'bf^ie late Kour at^whichtlie net^
ai m^, we could obtain uo particui^rs/ '.'
Tttfelliggnce was received >Sat&fday ; n^rnipg; i
that stirib'isliiUg had been gojiog ?n- tbe^jjne
of the Ediito, near Oriinjzebulg, all day. The1,
enemy \v^ reported in hCT.vy* that
time had made no detijrmin<$ f^urt' to <
force odr poMtioo; vS.atnrdiiy night tfre eheinj .
were reported m-Wce Uetween.tlic two Edjstos."
SccyaCfrfVported tih^J5tii .{0-rny oCorps twelve.
mijcsv|&8t.6f Orni^bui^^jL'Te.w of th'ef cne^ m^<r
hivi tigs.
Snndt\y morning heavy .firing was heard in
the direction of Oiangobnig, and bitcr^m 'the
day it was reported, on .goo?f authority, that '
the-enctnv had crttoed- the Edisto *l>elow (Orangeburg
and tapped the Columbia branch t of
the South Carolina Bail Road, cutting oft'communication
by that route. JJranehville was
evacuated and our troops fell back to a stronger
position.
rtitivi.iia'A-Ani In
it.viu x'imi ivi iiiv emu jjrti inu'ii v/uiui
House represent the. enemy as.oiderlv in their
'oyhayior, paying fur what provisions they take.
And'destroying.oiily public buildings and such
as have been left unoccupied. At TJarnwell
Court riouse they, set Are and burned the
Court House budding, and at Hlackville destroyed
tbe.eomralssary'building and rail road
depot. >. *.'
Touching ScBfNE.-*Whcn the boat-containing
the returned Fort Grfincs prisoners arrived at
the Mobile whart, say^a coriespotidem of-tlp
Macon Confederacy, .'an' old w'hite-h'aird sire
anxiously, sought hjs son. ^Ile had been watch- '
ing aJUday for the boat.to arrive, $agejr\o clasp
in. arms his boy, the son-of hispid age. lie
WAS fif? fiVPl inVfld'At.' tlio aroi/>inatu?l ronnirvt.
^vuuawu
tliut.be could hardly speak, and whefi the'bout-:
landed; of joy- we re- streaming down his .
furrowed -cheeks. If so 'great was the joy of .
anticipation, .yiuf'can picture.hi? grief when he.
whs told his boy had u$>t Comic. "VV'.e buried.
hip'1 an hour before we'lefr Ship Island."'
That farther's look of <hwpaT>/ reminded .jne
of the tale, where, wheh God forsaken, the man
falls intoSpasnwc; too horrible/ to gaze upon.
Boys?It is.aslonjphing, says tho* Register,
toeee how q'jickly they learn to monkey. '
all'that is repulsive in their seniors. They '
sweftr with-all the refined gusto of a- cockney.
They shape their oaths alter'the most 'approvr
ed %wang. They gamb'e like ally blackler??
; - ? T w ' c"i* . I" ?
' tag" for marbles, button* or.cMlars; they falk
of tbe war bad criticise, the movements of oar
greatest Generalslfrit^kc same impudence
that characterizes ande<fi|pr or any otber man
the talk of the women, of barrooms, and -all
that kind of a tiling with^linoat.th^e sang froid
of a libertine. In short, the boy is i peculiar
institution, jnd the most /peculiar' portion "of
the institution may be found about the' streets ;
of A'gusta.
Cvriiia Hitd somttimcs
otliccr iri;.jj??ieij?I
parties, heing ui)der$p04i t^^Cq)6fiej[
who evidently
letter G'should be ifcstared to;hi?nam'e,}UC^^^'"'
nil right belonging to it
eho?eri for his work because of
"v. 'iriit fltiiionpce^ient, ^erjstb^.
aiid'<yetiernbte innrf'WilI awaken man^i^nnayidi^^^^:^."
jtifvniisiDpry 'titV^roiudi, andyheurts thft^out.
^ tfL'-.nritjv6 pCJ'ck
first seata.of leuruinji, he devoted hini^eJf^M&jMD.lif^V' v,\ '/
AiclaS*?ail^iii^(jit'i,:.Vii^,fiPi*r*t*flcbri)?*
ft' Wrginra,.hettettted?hi "Gniudeii. ?tK>utjha jreiir lEStl-^ ,'5|||a
where for'tjji^^rars'bs ws?
vumpivivi.v iwniiflw wiuynw noopteci home aod devor,
t&l to his profession,-he applied himself 6> tlietask14.-;^''
teaching wi.1i a rare vara I, and mot'a larer'dftux-ess ,lu ^
our community; anil although always eminent and;.'^''|
successful, and lSry .proroipeiit as a icachtr in; Alii- *
b.ima. it is prababiw thatVo period,of his Jifewn$mor<> <p
useful than the tiiteen yeursjie devoted, to training tiio
minds of the-youths pi this section of the-State. > <
hrom the re-organization of tlie South Carotin* Col-'
lege in JS35', under Hon. Robert Barnwell, untif Mr. \V
liatiiehl left tlio Statu, his pupils always exhibited* ' 4^i
thorough preparation, especially iu- the classics,^ end
Uicy bore mio after life li>e beuedts of his trainflijt, . u , ./
(ien. Chesuu', Gov. Manning, i-ol Dicniuson, Gen; . -y"#
erals Kershaw, Can ley and Deas, and ninny othef of .
his pupils of this period have achieved distinction, *
wlrle the memories awakened by the death of lhisrevered
teacher VeCnll u|it.y u.noble pupil of liis who-'
lias given his life for his country, in this struggle, Infthr
bloody fields s. altered from the heights of Gouysburjr '
flh the swamps of fclis-isiippi, a)/ of whom would .htfi#,
joined in this tribute ot respect to a revered and faiths. *
till teacher, an eain-st and true mnu.
lie leaves a iviiiow, liis second wife, universally re.v
menibercdniidesieeniedintlijscommfibily.tlueedliugh-V .
tars and two sons, one yet a boy, the other,under iRfr .
command of one ol'liis father's oRpnpila, has illuatra-i-. / * .' g,
ted. ofi. mnoy a'liar^-fought field tlie l&sonV.of duty* ' *
ahdwiirogc tau?lit biro by his parent. . . 9
Mr. Haftield died, as he had ior many years lived, *5^ . '
corisisteil&rnernber of the Presbyterian church. ; .'..jj
FareVeflrmy old teacher aud friend. The memoriesof
a lifa.arise nl thoughts of thee, and many a neble '*
spn oftiatolina has "gone beforehand will give the?
Cerd^iil greeting. '
f CiiiuE.^. S. U. * PUPIL.
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South CajroHna?Kerslmw Dirtritio j /
'' "CX A. L. jUCDOXALD. KsQCIBE, OBDIM^BT . '
tTITHEREAsTMrs. 4. G. ISBELL applied to roe for P
VY Letters of Administratiou on all and singular
the goods and chattels, rights -and credit* of Chaileai
Daley late, of the district aforesaid, 'deceased.*: '
Tbese are therefore to cite <nd aihnonUh/xfl andt: . '
singular, the kindred and creditors of safdrdeciMteed^ j.o
be and appear before roe at our next OriinJijjr's.
Cuurt for the said District, t?1 be hoHen at.KleriMsr V.
courc nouse on irnday/tbe 3d day of *
to show cause, if any, \rhjr the said admintttrttieih'
should not be granted, ^ '
Given under m^'hnnd and seal, ibi* 17th dey-pf
February, fifthly ear of our Lord one thousand; eight
hundred ?nd sixty-five, "and in> the^eighty^nfejth .
year of the,independence -nod sover^fei.ty of jib"
Stai# South'CaroPna. . y
X"--H A- L/McDONALD, O^-K.D^
February IT"" ' - , > .. .
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>* , . ' BRANCfi BANS'/STATE SO. CA., ' "
CAMDSHj'l'eb. id, 1865,
aENERAL ANDSPKCIAL DEPOSITORS.
ogiiin notified that this Bankjnay oe closet^ b. .
any time,"and tbey are''advised pi-omptlT to. remdreftheir
deposits. W. M.j3HANNON,Jv;^:
Feb.M?tf- PifiidejL*.