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* f' f " ./ V . I 0 1 ' * ^ jy - jfj/mmpeim - -- ? ' - - '? VOLUME II CAMDEN, SO. CA., FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1863. NUMBER 36 1 '? 111 Will,IHI ?? i)f (Caui&cn (Comfeiscriitc, | at ti1rek dollars a yeah, payable invariably half-yearly in advance Terms Tor Advertising: For one Square?fourteen linos or less?TWO DOLLARS for the first insertion, and ONE DOLLAR AND I'IFTY GENS for each subsequent. , Obituary Notices^ exceeding one Square, charged to at advertising rates. Transient Advertisements and Job Wor?c MUST DE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE. No deduction made, except to our regular advertising patrons. T rp J t I OQ lt IV /T A -vt i - i - - ?_? . i i I'/lvn.iiiM.U'N, lM.UI.Or. , Wai* 'S';ix. As anything relating to the War Tax i< interesting we subjoin the following notice from the collector for South Carolina : War Tax Office, Columbia, S. C.t June 18, 18G2. Mr. Editor : Will you allow me the use of your paper to state : I. Tluvt all letters that have been received asking information on any subject connected with the Confederate War Tax Act shall in in due time be answered, recognizing it as the right of every citizen to bo fully informed when called upon to pay a tax to the Government. At present, I am engaged in organizing the Tax Oflice in this State, and putting it in proper working trim. That all persons who may desire information will please put their pojnt or points in writing, j and address eommunicatinns to this oflice, when they shall be carefully considered and most respectfully answered. A rambling verbal discussion on the whole Tax Act and the policy of its provisions can result only in the * loss of much time, that could be otherwise very % usefully employed. Very respectfully, i JOS. D. POPE, State CoPtr. Carolinian. A Foreigner's Opinion of Southern ladies.?"The more I see of the Southern ladies," writes a Chnrleston#correspondent of the 'Jim en, "and tlie more I hear of their actions, the more I wonder at their heroism and self-sacrifice. Words, indeed, cannot express my admiration for them. The w'ar could not have gone on without them. The women of all classes have sent, without a murmur, their husbands, sons and those they hold most dear, to the wars; and in the absence of the men they have tilled the fields, made clothes for- the troops,, and nursed tlie sick. When I contrast, the firmness of purpose and spirit of self-sacrifice wbh the empty bragging and indifferences so pravalent in the North, 1 have 110 doubt of the issue of the struggle." The Emperor Napoleon and the Bride. ?As the Emperor was returning from the review of the National Guards, he met a wedding nn?f? TI.? .1 _~a. ! 1 1 fxukj. xnu unuv) uuukcu out in uriuai attire, gazed out of the carriage at the Emperor with natural curosity. The Emperor said?"Madame, the bride, I greet you. You are very pretty. I wish you every happiness, and plenty of children." The young bride, lor she was only eighteen?her husband was a pork butcher'.?blushed up to her eyes, but* instantly she replied, "Sire, I will place my firgt child under your protection." "Very well," replied the Emperor, smiling; "come and find lue at> the Tuillerics next year; I shall most likely be there, and I will stand godfather to your first born." Yankee Drinks.?A gentleman recently returned from New York, says that in tho principal hotels and bar-rooms, labels arc exhibited naming the popular drinks of the day. Among these are "Charleston Coblers," "Sumter Bumpers," "Stonewall Punches," "Jeff., Davis Cocktails," ct&, etc. s m m ^ The Pension Office at Washington has lately recorded the nineteenth thousandth application of Yankee wives made widows by this war. > N. P. Willis on tlae South. We extract the following from a letter written l>}%\Villis to the Home Journal, about- the beginning of the secession movements. It contains i more of truth than the majority of his writings ; Polities, trade and sectional differences quite out of the question (and "News" knows the branelies of the question are sufficiently discussed in the other papers), wc are sustaining a great social loss in the estrangement of the South. In all the larger and more refined circles of our American.society?at Saratoga and Newport, in our gaieties of the cities, and on our routes of fashionable travel and resort, the Southerners unquestionably the class most sought and admired as "the nicest people." It. would be hard to tind a cultivated "society man," probably, any where at the North, who does not number many of his most valued friends and pleasantcst acquaintances in this class. Explain it hv what social alchemy you please, too, the Southern amaglam in any alembic of politeness at the North, exceedingly improves the metal?party, no doubt, from the ..j'.. 1.1 *1 uurrixTivc given uy me more generous ami graceful qualities of the South. The American travellers who shine most at foreign courts and in foreign society, arc from the South, i They are, in fact, our country's natural' patricians. And?abused though they are at a distance, by some of the Northern Newspapers, as an offensive oligarchy?the tribute of preference and admiration is paid to them by these very Northerners, at this very time, whenever they come personally in contact. And so, with all the momentous issued of secession left to more gregarious discussions may we now fairly own, that, individually, Northern inon are regretting exceedingly the social estrangement of the South. Thk Result of the Invasion if Successful. ?The Philadelpeia Inquirer, commenting on the invasion of the State, has a very warm sermon ?" I told you 'twould be so," being the text. It thanks Heaven that it never underrated the strength of the rebels-?it never credited the reports about their being ragged and half starved, and tired of the war?and now in spite of its warnings here's the thing itself come at last. It draws the following very sad picture: j If it is made apparent to the world that we j cannot overthrow the rebellion that seeks to 1 secure its end by "rendering certain the break! ing up of the Federal Union," then we stand j before the world shorn of all our national dig, nity. If twenty-one millions of men, with rc! sources ar.d facilities such as ours, cannot conj quer a rebellious faction of five and a half mili lions of men. holding soinn tV?nr mill llilies /\f I i ' ^ # "i slaves, then is our national banner trailed in dust, and every American citizen humiliated in the eyes of the world. Buzzards.?"We.saw a solitary buzzard yesterday, tlie first for a long time; he was i L jving North-west. A gentleman informs lis that he saw one a few days since alight upon one of the chimneys of the Battle LIouso, and after I resting awhile, (he seemed to be very much fatigued,) resume his flight in the seme dircci tion. These are the only ones we have seen or heard of for a considerable time, though we have made particular inquiries, our curiosity | being suggested by their total disappearance, j so far as our observation extended. What lias become of them do not know, but we rather think they have gone to a big dinner party in Mississippi, given by Gen. Grant; the deli J cacies of the toast consisting of raw Yankee j and roast Yankee.? Mobile Advertiser and Register. Up to the 1st June eight hundred and fifty five vessels have been captured by the Yankee blockading fleet. Admiral Farragut has been relieved at his own request., and Admiral Dahlgren put in his place. Claim* for Payraviil duo to Deceased Soldiers. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Second Auditor's Office, Dec. 30, 1861. Herniations for the Payment of Claims for Arrears, of pay due to Deceased Soldiers. 1st. Wlien an Administrator is legally ap. pointed, the payment must be made to such administrator upon his filing in this office the proper certificate of the Clerk, under seal of the Court. 2d. When the amouut due exceeds one hundred dollars, administration will be required otherwise not. 3d. When there is no administrator, payment will be made first, to the widow, second* to the child or children, (or if a minor, to the guardian producing the paper certificate under the the seal of the court;) third, to the father, fourth, to the mother, fifth, to the brothers and sisters, and, lastly, to the general heirs. 4th. The claiming heir must produce his or her affidavit, and that of two disinterested persons, stating the relationship, and that there is no other persou entitled to claim.?For instance. if the claimant. b<? ? mntlmr ti>o vit must state that there is living neither wife, child nor father of the deceased. The Magistrate administering the oath should certify to the credibility of the witness, and the Clerk of the Court should certify, under seal, that he is such Magistrate. Claims prepared in compliance with the foregoing instructions, and transmitted to this office by mail, or otherwise, will receive as prompt attention as the press of business will allow. W. H. S. TAYLOR, Auditor. LEWIS CINGLER,Comptroller. Direct to W. II. I. Taylor, 2d Auditor, Treasury, Department, Richmond, Ya. Order from Grn\ Ewell.?The following is the General Order ofGeneral Ewell, asking the officers and Chaplains of liis command to return thanks to the Almighty for the victory gained at Winchester : IIladqtartjcrs 2d Corps, June 13,1863. [Gencal Order A"o. '14] The Lient. Gen. Commanding asks the men and officers of the corps to unite with him in returning thanks to our Heavenly Father for the signal success with which lie has crowned the valor ot this command. In acknowledgement of Divine favor, Chaplains will ho'.^ religious services in their respective regiments at such times as may be most convenient. With woundcrfulJy small lossless than 300 killed, wounded and mssing? we have carried strong works, defended by an abundance of superior artillery, capturing over 3,000 prisoners, and large quantities of military stores and supplies. Such a result should strengthen the reliance in the righteousness of our cause, which has inspired ever)' effort of our troops. By command of. (Signed) Lieut. Gen. II. S. Ewei.l. A.*S. Pendleton, A. A.G. It is refreshing to meet an editor who is not a constructor of campaigns, and a general censor of Gcids. Take, for instance, the follow- ; iug from the Fayettcville (X. C.) Observer: What may bo Gen. Lee's plans are doubtless known only to himsc If. W o are'fjiiite content j that it should be so. lie understands his business. A\ c do not. We have not thought it our duty to grumble that the North has not been made to feel the horrors of this war, because we believed that, (inn I .no wrmM l- .. ? I since have carried the War into the enemy's countiy if he could have done so advantageously. We have 110 misgivings now that .he has done bo, because wc believe that, under God, he lias arranged all that is necessary for success. On the whole, apart from the joy that, follows every victory, the news to day is decidedly cheerful. The Yankee soldier's who have just been released from service are not to be drafted. From Bragg's Army. Atlanta, June 28.?On Wednesday the en etny appeared in force at Hooper's Gap, f6 miles from Shelbyville, where he met the 1st Georgia Regiment. The Georgians lost about 200 killed and wounded ; but were reinforced" on Thursday, and, after a skirmish, held their ground. On Thursday the enemy took possession of Liberty Gap, six miles above Wartrace. A general engagement is not expected. * The weather is stormy. We have had heavy \ raiDS for five days past. Tlie Right Spirit. j A gentleman of ihi? ??..>?> -~~ii?> w .vj vnucu lipOQ by a speculator from a neighboring city, a few days since, for the purpose, of buying corn: "Got any corn to sell ?" asked the speculator. 44 Y?c," replied the farmer. ? "How much ?" "Some 000 bushels." . "Give a dollar and a half for it " "Can't take it." "Two dollars," "No f "How much will you take lor it?" 44 You can't buy it at all, sir. There are in my neighborhood numbers of families whose husbands, sons and fathers are in the army fighting for me and you sir. They need com, and they shall have it at $1 25 -per bushel but you can't get a grain at any price." Somebody lett about that time with a flea in bis ear. If all our farmers would act thus, speculation in corn and bacon would soon be put down. Compared with it, legislation is nowhere, try it.? Central Georgian. Voluntary Death to Save a Leader.?It is said that upon a retreat of the Confederates, at one point in the fighting, our men were so near thein as to plainly distinguish General Hill, and at the moment a rifle was leveled at him, w:ben one of his soldiers was seen to step 1 . ? - 1 ^ " ueiore me ucreral and fall after the discharge. History has but few instances of a devotion like this. During this melancholy war, a similar case is known to have occurred, in the voluntary death of a young man in Missouri, who tcok the place of another who had a dependent family, hut who was a total stranger to the youth who thus saved him at the expense of his own life.?Hartford (Conn.) Times. " INSURANCE. ' ? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED AGENT FOR * the Insurance Company of tho State of Virginia, J am now prepared to take Pvisk3 Against Doss or Damage by Fire. Persons wishing to insure their property, will have a favorable opportunity ot' doing so, in perhaps as safe a Company as there is in tiio Confederate States. May 22 X. D. BAXLET, Agent. IKALBHII, / | Camden, S. C / ! TUB SUBSCRIBER IXFORMS HIS FRIENDS / and the travelling public that ho has leased this com- J modious HOUSE, so eligibly situated in the growing J town of Camden. ' / His personal superintendence and host efforts, aided J by competent assistants, will be devoted to the com-/ fori anu satisfaction of guests and visitors. He confiV dently asks a continuance of the favors of all wl/ have visited the DoKnlb House, and calls from 9/ of his friends who visit Camden. * / January 10 J. H. JUNGBLUv Notice. / , rpnrc UNDERSIGNED WILL PAY PIRT D01' 1 lars to any person giving information rVT ? insnre tho arrest of the thief who stole jJ? ? leather out of my tan vats, on last 5?*ur*y Sunday night. The leather was in tie fimtark. thiof will have to tan the leather made, or get ewo odo to tan it for him. w. E. huohksv June 10