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- / / . 1 f t ' ' ^ " '| ' V. "KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND THE PRESIS THE ROYAL THRONE UPOtf WHICH SHE SITS, AN ENEBTHROHttO^At^.^ ' i *> J?cage j II mm i . i - '-?? ' i' ' i ' i , n i i ,,, , ,, Vol. Ill] CAMDEN, S. C.s WEDNESDAY, NOY.16, 1864. CNTo.SS ^ l__i_l____J1j ' ' ri.__ C|t Confrtftate IS PUBLISHED AT O^MDEN, EVERY rt'EDNESWx fflORNUYG, BY/ j. *r. HEBS'HMAN. jjg^Terms of subscription?Five ^Dollars pe] annum5^"Rates of AavMflsing?Two Dollars, & a half per squa^B oftwelve lines, forfirsinser tion,. and Two Pullars for each subsequent one Conimunfcations calculated to adranctbe in erestof our District and State, published free o harge. THE WEIGHT OP A TEAl?. * / A pa^ of scales before him, a ricii man sat anc weignea, jL piece of gold?a widow's all, and urito her h< said: "Your coin is not the proper weight, so take it bad again, Orsell'itmo for half its worth; it laclts a singh / r * grain." ' With tearful eyes the widow said, "Oh! weigh ii once more: I pray you be not so exact, nor drive me from youi door." "Why ! see yourself, it's undrr weight! your tcari x are of no avail." Thfi ROAnnd time ha trieO U if Konre /Inmn scales . But little guessed that rich mail, who held his golc so dear, That the extra weight which bory it down had beei the widow's tear. . The Murder of Sis Confederate PrisonPP 'Ors at St. Louis?Particulars of the Execution. Several paragraphs have been pnblishec from the latest Yankee papers, announcing tb< intention to shoot six Confederate soldiers it retaliation for six Yankees who were killec during General Price'6 expedition. The niurdee took place at St. Louis on the 1st instant Six Confederates were elected from the prison ers in the Gratiot street prison, but one of tbeuc proving to have been a teamster, his name was stricken from the death roll and that of Georgt F. Bunch, of the Third Missouri Cavalry, was substituted. The uien were nQt informed ol their fate until the day of execution. The St Louis Democrat give* the following details o: their murder: At about two o'clock, on Saturday afternoon the Bix then were taken frpro the prison, placed in a covered wagon, and escorted to the place of execution by a detachment of the Tent! Khnsas, followed by a number of other sol diere, and by a few citizens. Port No. 4, i short distance south of Lafayette Park, wai selected as the place of execution, and tt that point the procession marohed withoul music. On the wesfcside of the fort six posts bac been set in the ground, each wiih a seat at tached, and each tied with a strip of white cot ton cloth, afterwards used in bandaging the eyes of the prisoners. Fifty-four men were selected as the executioners, forty-four belong ing to the Tenth Kansas and ten to the Forty first Missouri. Thirjv-six of these composed c > ft.;-- ?. i cue uuuc uuug uipuieen oeing reservee in case they should not do the work effectual tyAbout three o'clock the prisoners arrivec on the ground and sat down, attached to the posts. They all appeared ,to be more or less affected, but, considering the circnmstanies remained remarkably firm. Father Ward anc Rev. Mr. MoKim spoke to the men in thcii last moments, exhorting" them to put their trus: in God. The row of posts ranged north anc south, and at the first on the north was Ast V. Ladd, on his left was George Nichols, nexi Harvey H. Blackburn, George T. Buucb Charles W. Minniken and Jame? W. Gates tiadd and Blackburn sat with' perfect calmness with their eyes fixed on the ground, and die pot speak. Nichols gave no sign of emotiot at first, but sat with seeming indifference scfaping the ground with his heel. He askec ono of the surgeons if there was any hope of t nostnonement. and beincr assured that-. was none, he looked more serious, and frequent ]y ejaculated, "Lord, have mercy on my pool soul!" Again he said : "0, to tbiuk ot tb< news that will go to father and mother I" After the reading of the sentence by Cnlone Heinricbs, Minniken expressed a desire to bhj a few words. He%aid : "Soldiers, and all of yoti who bear me, tnk< warning from me. 1 have b.-en a Couffederutt froldier four years and have served my country faithfully, T am now to bg^hot for what other men have.done, that' I* Jih't do hund in, and knew nothing about."' I.never was a guerrilla and 1 am sorry to be ^Jjot'for what I had nuth ing to do with, and whirt l am not guilty of. When I took a prisoner I always treated him j kindly, and never harmed k man after "he sur- ' , ? rendered I hopp God will take me to his ^ I bosom when t nm ftenrl n 1.?irrt t.o mirti ' :Ue"~ T: 7 | . | Whilp the P'Tppant was bandaging his eyes : Mintfiken said?"SergeiHt, I H<>n't blame you ^ I hope wp will all" meet in heaven. Buys, , f wbefl you kill mo, kid me dead." ( The eyes nf all being'bandaged, they bade , each other farewell. "Gwod bye, George," I one said ; "Farewell, N.icholas," said other ; ! "Good bye, Blackburn," uttered several ; arid 1 1 two or three of them said,. "Boys, furewell to i 1 you all j the Lord have- raUrcy on our poor : i If ' OUUIO The firing party was about ten paces off.? j t Some of the Kansas men appeared to be re- : ' loctant to fire upon the prisoners, bur Captain . 1 i JOufes told them it was their dufy ; that they I * should hare no hesitation, as these men had j < t taken the life of many a Union man who was j1 ifinocent as themseWc'S. r At fhe word, the thirty-six soldiers fired j simultaneously?the discharge sounding like 3 a single explosion. The aim of overy ojhii was ' true. One or two of the victims groaned, nud ] s Blackhvrrn cried out, "Oh, kill me quick-!" - i, In "five minutes they were all dead?their heads ( i falling to one sido and their bodies swinging around to the sides of tBe posts, and bi ing ' , kept from falling by the pinions on their arms. 1 Five of them were shot through the heaft-^ amf ( the sixth received three balls* in his breast,- ( dying almost instantly; < ; The1 two Candidates: 1 George Francis. Train has made another J great speech, in which he destroys' both candi-1 J dates. The following is a specimen of bin 1 I style: j I Ope is Old Abe aud the other is not. [Lntfgh-! . ter.] The people pay their mohey, but the ; politicians give them no choice. George aud i Abram are very much alike, especially George.: . s George goes in for wiping out States. So dors 1 s Abram. Abram goes in for the draft. So < ' does George. George gors in for liberal ar- i f rests. So does Abram. Abram goes in lor T manumitting tbe slaves as a military neeessii v , f So does George. George goes in for -u^pen- i sion of hal/fiscorpus. So dors Abram. A rntf i , goes in for military interference at <hc polls, i I So does George. George gops iji for spoils, f So does Abram. Abram goes iu for ppisecu-' j ting the war. George dodges the question ; but would wade through a national graveyard i " to get to the White i ousc. j ' J Ircorge is surroundixJ Dv corrupt politicians. J t > So is Abram. Abram w-uld commit all the | t crimes in the callendar to retain office. So j would George to obtain offiee [0 !] George ! 8tands on the fence when they ell h<m to. So ; does Abram. Where, then, is the difference between the two? Here it is. George is mortgaged to Rothschild, inside and outride, j right side and left side, back side and fr uit I 6ide. The recent panic in politics has used up 1 the rn irgins; hi-nee the speculation is a bad f one, and the broker will be ready to sell out n i Tuesday night, when the returns eoiuc in from i Pennsylvania, Ohio and Itldiaua. Abram is ] not sold to England. Again. Abrarn ha* his t pockets full. George'* are empty. This re-' j minds me of Erastns' little story [Laugh- ; e i ter ] Fast con !ucfor applies for situation.? ' v i Keep fist hors s ? Ye*. Fast ivomm ? Yes. c I All trnid f ?r*? Yes. TIhi?g diamond* von s f ri YfS; The busiaesWigian t?rri?--l to the B ard ( t i and said : He is nurono; Iia- all th so thing- a 1 now; hence, won't get tli-ui out of us [Laugh- (1 i ter.] ' 'J I ir, ' ' Snakk Sour.?The Charlottesville (Virgin- ?' ia) Chronicle is resnon>ible for I he follow- ? | ins: . 1 . ' ' I v We receive many communications daily to p 1 know how to make snake soup. The direc-j v ? tious are as follows : Take a couple of snake-, t ' eighteen inches long; remove head and skin, t 1 and sprinkle freely with salt and peppef. Put a 5 in a pot of hot water, and add a teaspoonful t " oil of vitriol, a few handfuls of Jamestown ' r weed, about a gill of spoils of turpentine, a v 5 small quantity of teruicric, and.a few .-poOhfuts r ^ of hi sulphuret of carbon1, with vegetables ? 1 ? Boil about three quarters of an hour, and drop " in a few roots of Vrraf llni album, or white * ; hellibore? or of the Colchihum antumnnlt, or 0 >; meadow saffron. ' i ( J Thee eat, taking cart not to tat too much. '1 ('jimdfn, Wednesday* flwmber 16. J. T HE & SEMAN?Editor/ ?- , 1 -1 Examining Board.?The Medical Boart For the 6rb Con^rcsMonal. District, will bole their next, meeting for Kershaw in this tdfl| t.n to-morn?w?Thursday. ^ The time for holding the regular tri-wceklj CJnioo Prayer Meeting has berfli changed, and jnfil further notice will be held, on Wednesday evenings only, at the Baptist Church. The Presii en's Message.?We have revived and perused the President's Message. It is an ablywritten paper, and we regret that tve are unuhle to publish it in full in this week's ssue. However, a synopsis of the leading points discussed will be found in another column. In another issue we will endeavor to jet forth our views concerning some matters contained of the most vital importance to out jest interests. The Duties of a Judge Advocate.?We lave received from the publishing h?usc of Evans & CogrwKL*, Columbia, S?. Ca., ? ;opy of the duties of a Judge Advocate, in h _:..t u.,f?? ? n 1 i t. ijai uciiuu a vxcruciai v?uiu iri.nu.Ji. io join piled from various military works on the military laws of the country, by Cupt. R. C. jjLCDRIST, acting Judge Advocate Genera] >f the department of South Curolina, Georgia ?hd Florida. The work is publislipd^gjth Che tp'probation of the Secretary of War. Messrs. EVans & O'QbWELL are'entitled o great credit for the handsome mauuer in ivhich they issue all publications emanating !Vom their house. Yankee xMECHANVfes.?We see by yesterlay's issue of the Journal that our neighbor s considerably exercised, iD consequence of m impo ration of Yabkee mechanics?located nouv town? for the purpose of making bar els fur government, and we think justly so. flie views sot forth by "CiVlS," are such as ^V'Tv true Southerner' should entertain. I'f my of our intelligent citisens can reason in ?:ivr>r ?>f >uch a system of hbni*, without a ?ufie'rent guard to overlook, as prisoners of war, ucb ?haracters, we would be glad to hear rom them.' We propose making some renarks in reference to this matter in our rirxt ssue, and would be glad to publish the views if any of our citizens It is a subject to be lerio'isly pondered over, add one in which very man, woman and child in our land is ritally interested. Anothe Joke from "Old Abe."?Mr. Lincoln is uncommonly full of jokes at the in sent time The Herald makes the foilowug illustration : Complaint was made to him by a Western )emocrufic Congressman, a 'ew di)s ago, that he Colonel bf one of the cavalry regiments rom the Congressman's State bad sen' home ight hundred and sixty votes, of which there tere - ven hundred and ninety fo> Mr Lin; !?.. Knlut.m. ftf filfv >i,p \t..ni..ll..n 'Now Mr. Lincoln," coin pi nined r.lie irate M. "that r<jjrim^n' has not tiwliiy iu its ranks, ct'oiJiiig fn 'he Colonel's own official return, ne huniiied and fifty men present for duty, i'he fact is." continued tbo Congressman, that the Colonel and Adjutant just took the Id muster roll of the regiment as it left the ha?fc o\er two years ago, and returned the otes of every man they saw theron just as it deascd themselves." The cnmplainaut wound ip *itb a vigorous appeal for justice against lie offending officer. "My dear sir," replied he President, rubbing bis lean bands together nd chuckling away down to the bottom of bia loofs. "it would Beem that these officers have akeri my words, 'there is nobody hurt,' somewhat too literal)}} hut the matter of cnrrec(ction is not within my power. It is a State fair, and if corrected at all?for which, let ie confess, I see no pressing necessity?the Toper remedies must he applied l.y the State nthoritic8" What 1 propose i? to cotjffucr my wn campaign in my own way, and ?? ie: th.rien-ia of Gen. McClelian Conduct tiiciro hey pleaae." i A Southern Poet in a Northern PrisonA j Colonel William S. Hawkins, of Tennessee, one I of tbe finest soldiers and most skilful scouts in tho army of the West, is yet but a young man?we be- ' lieve but twenty-si*. His excellent qualities as a I soldier were early recognized by 6fcn. WfiEiLtB; I but his talents and his successes fn the walks of ! literature and oratory had already endeared him to j every Tennesseean. From his place of incaroerar tion (Camp Cnase, Ohio), we see ho still writes verI ses which extort the praise of even the Yankee critics. Prbntic*, of the Louisville Journal, whose sagacity in criticism is ag unerrihg as his course in politics is slippery, gives him tbi highest prais'ei, white the Cincinnati Enquirer, th^ New Yoifk Neva, -! ., .a . ... - - - - i me Metropolitan Ktcord, and the Knickerbocker '! Monthly, have sought tile contributions of bis polish' ed pen. We copy fte following from the columns l, of the latter?tho best of Northern' magazines and , a staunch Democratic and Conservative organ ^ [From the Nev York, Knickerbocker.] 1 I "TRUE TO T?E lASf" i We give the following pathetic verses to our readers, promising that they were Written upon an incident whi'^h Occurred in the last battle of one of the author's friOnds. Having a foreboding of his fate, ; he penciled on the plating of his scabbard the name ' of his'lady love; and the words "in the face of death ' . my thoughts are thine." A faiijiful comrade re' moved from his body and bore toihe weeping maiden this 1oken of his constancy. Colonel W. Stew an 01 leuuessee, 10 one oj une most cniTftlrouR wit J accomplished gentlemen of she South, and though' a foeman, he has won the esteem of his opponents ou the field, and ifia captors, vrhile in prison, by his noble and manly spirit, his gallant and generous bearing/ He is very youthful, and with the enthusiasm of his years, seems to unite in himself the literary tastes of Sidney, the valor of Hayard, nnd the endurance oY Roderick. S&L '* /NTwb\igle?Hfi)^w rtfc hatttt call; I And through the camp ca?n stslward bsihd Tcaday its serried column forms,. To fight for God ana native land 1 ? Brave men iire lighting by iny aide, N Our banners fib ;:.ng glad and free, But yet atnia tuts Uitiuant scene I give my thoughts to cheb! li. ' The horsemen dashing to and fro? The drums with wild Ab'<J' thunderous roll? ' The sights and sounds?all things that tend ' j To kindle valor in the soul; 1 These all are here?but in the maze ' Of squadrons moved wi/h furious glee, 1 Still true to every vow we made, I give my thoughts to thee. .! in. The deep booms spite the troubled air, Each throb proclaims the l'oeman near, And iaiutly echoed from the front, 1 hear my gallant comrades cheer. "Wild joys of heroes marching on Through'blood, their glorious land to free! I give to freedom here my life? iiut all my thoughts to thee! IV. And yet, beloved, I must not think What uud.earned bliss may soon be mine. it would unman me in the work Of guarding well our country's shrine. I Here on this sword i'write my truth; These wordt shall yet thy solace be, They 11 tcil how, in this last tierce hour, i gave my thoughts to thee. v. i Along the east the eoly morn Reviews hte's niauy cures and joys, Tnis hour 1 hope sum? wish for me Thy pure and tender prayer employ^.' Another beauteous dawn ol light These eyes, alas ! niay never see; But eveii dying, lkiht, ahd maimed, 1 still would think of thee. Vi And then in coming years that roll, When scenes oi peace and brightness throng*,. ! And round, each happy hour is twined The wreaths of Iriendship, love-and song,.. uo 10 me grave wnose nearl was tame, And by that spot a uiourner be? One tear lor him thy lbved and lost, Whose last thotf^ht clung to thee I Freedom of thb l iii/iss in the South?One" 6f iiifc most stiikn.g things in South or n polities is the sev. rity of Us pros- upuu Jetf. Davis and his (.'a hi net. It is hiuierable to human nature iv know that the papers are not suppressed and' vuuero are noi incarcerated in pita Of J prisons.?Constitutional Union. y