Journal and confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, March 17, 1865, Image 1
I . VOL XXPI-NO.40. CASU5EN, S..C., f^rD^Y^MARCH IT, 1865. 1
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. ./j ilorsiisi^kd Mule's.?Owingto the scarcity
'- .'oHWrsei'?Ed tnttJes in ourdistrict, caused by
, v th?. enemy's hiring appropriated them to
theft- owp uaesj^e^yalaation of each stock has
enhanced fact the most ezor
bitaqt prices; arc ashed Beholders, and readily
paid by those in need. .(i ,
..Railroad . Travkx. Re?umkd.?We are
pleased.to learn that trarel has' bceri1, resumed
on the Camded Branch ?f the SOuth Carolina
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rj RkHroad jifl far as the Manchester Junction,
^e&Wothar frajVwifi connect, running from
that^place through'to Florence. The ,acbedule'forthis
road is?Leaves Camden' regularly
. vaty6Vclock, a. m., abd return at 6:40 pi m.
We' ar$reC^3^|W^T^^^e?inter(?relf7t^9ay,
that un^
.^ji^iaquacti^^of winej aupc^, and[ milinary
'gdbfds,'(known to'-he-.concealed in a certain
S >?; IocaRf^i^Whke persons;-and stolen and aip4
proppAbed by their servants,) are not returned
.. owners ' >ithoufc. delay, a
... %.. warrant WllW issued and .the acee*.
^ * ii^Nef to Mch'^cdncealment expesed. The
whereabout 6f those goods are known. .
;? *; dccreed\iiat this war shall
'.) * pj . ,ooDtippe uoti, the gains amassed Jxy the Yafr
'W. <?> jteo Bbarper $ntfthe hpme-born speculators
-h* '.apd;that which .was
"*inagooy pballvbe made
iJ.to apd their
be understood first as
: ' -V^v *?\ last , ^^fcrtit^r at hearty'the incurable' Yan"?
;*' 7>keei whbsq: mouth b?? been hushed while all
{ *'' ^weotgii^n^ay gdh^mctbisnigbt with the
the fact,.that there is
i ?.3^'iiTOe;'borit Scrathern man, whether in the
, * V : .* '^a*h>y or out of it, \Cho has ^.remotest-idea of
^ j^f>?mittjDg bis mother arid his%ifey his.-daugh
./Wifctad; his sisters/tor be: reduced tor slavery
i" W&accUmula/ ir.
k:-Sy'\]AtA ix ihoseiwho.haye h^pVout of-'the irmy
?or^id;pf 'aiotavtti'ca^nQt
U *0 # '. i*iti^^^i%oast*5n .Azsrlfbi'd. - Stipj^can they
jfe ' - lm^<flF^ efflcji?iicy ofiiur hiave
i*i'"the fielij^r;in; the treiJches; These
1' %' ' ^:'Mtf^ttU8tie;iefc^9th?d, paid, 'rehiforoed,'
IjBsfe i- is\3oti^^trilJ be mee in all Yan.f??^.
^keea tp'keep th?rinoutbs split. He who whis'J&''{
, jijenTpence,'rtltfjagb it;lw wjtBrlatod breath 'in
^W bacirctotmtirig room,is in^ng^r, We will
K^r What the danger' is or how Hear at
i^pak'' ':jfin3;)but.itis a great danger,, .aifdvit is nb
W&W1'- *!^Uier off.'than the trenohei,^rhicKi^6intain
the'meV, whose motlwra-aro .tKi^tened with i?;
atoned^or by the Bnapp-.
m^f^A Yankees in this Confederacy.
rmiv:--if : tn* Soi.ni'feris^RfiArd ot Rsemk~A meet
* ^le^^be-held or" Wed-J
?*5tlx ?^.cir(Cbambor^:in'!
r&rqfjtfr. J. MvGavj.e'8 itore-rooms.. The
. of. every member iY reapectfolJj
;)ajporUoec will be pre
j Municipal Regulations'.?We are - plj^ikfd
I to mj that our city fathers at a regent meeting,
i have voted a valuable accession to their cdrps,
' in the person of Capt Colclough, for the further
maintenance of good order in onr midst irad
for the protection, of.public and private .prof^
erty. This is as it should be. System awl ^
force of discipline, in a military, seme, is h>di^
psnsible to the attainment of a great end^awl.
{ we deem it not only the duty ot par civilians
to heartily concur in-the full observance o? all
i mdnicipal ordinances, but it is obligatory7 pn
them to tender botli hsart and hand, in this
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'our timo of trouble, to the better preservation
of peace and quiet in our town. '
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l Bemoval of tub Enrolling Of-Fida.?The
Enrolling office of Capt. Colclocoh has been
i removed to the rooms over Bell d: Matffeson's
store-house, on Main street. * ' '/
Gen. Sherman's Oraer.fv
We publish beluw a few extracts frond o
letter of instruction written by Gen. $hXB*an
to Gen. Howard, in wbich, besides the barbarity
ordejnanding life ior life?when One of his
hirelings killed in the aet of ruthlessly. lobbing
and destroying the homesteads of^our
citis^ns?ho- coolly " asserts that Mthoy$thie
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Southern peoplej nave josi an uue to piyp^nj,
and can lose nothiDg not already .forfeit^L"
Napoleon, it seems by : this. authority, Tvhs^ifj
t(ie constant habit of 'doing this, and Consequently
Sherman, with the apish dispo?j?n
same privilege.- They* have had a whole^eataJogue
of^N^ponpa's, duijlig tife present wir,
and have loudly boasted diTting the brief hour
of each, that at length they bad-found a rival
of-the creat Corsican. Wo suppose that Slier
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mart is cow the young Napoleon, as McClcIlan
was in 1802; He is certainly a clever imitator
of all the 'worst features of that pesonage, hut aa
for militaiy gfeniua^n^ capacity, we believe
that Lee and Johnston will vet show that
this great bugbear is at last but a poor silly ass,
dressed in a lion's skin. . . . * <
It was a maxim of Napolkpn, often acted
npon. <Hbat war should support war." But so
abhorrent was tliis to evaryprincipls of justice,
its legitimate and inevitable effects were so
productive of. devastation .and widespread
misery, inflicted on non-combatantS .(and that,
top, .without any corresponding advantages to
the invading enemy) that the maxim has been
reprobated in the strongest terms ofr. denunciation
by all historians and publicists who have
reviewed his campaigns. Even Sherman seems
to hare felt the unsatisfactory nature of Napoleon's
example in thfs regard, ana so shifts hi*
ground and places his right upon the basis of
our having forfaited all right to all property.
onflow was bold and nnserupulous'in the
persuittof any favorite object of his* ambition;
he would make war, support war and do almost
spy act which could aid his purpose. Ih . this
respect he has been closely imitated by all the
:Yftnkeeryffuog N*polS>ns. 3dt; ;thei?. were
-some things he would*ot. do?there were con siderations
of humanityiatid justice which hit
iron nature vtas forced to respect He refused
to omaucipate the serfs of Rasaia and arm
them agaixst their maatera;. he would not put
arm* into the bandaof a swarm of savacres and
turna them, loose to destroy end ravage. This
act of barbarity and .atrocity was- reserved to
'the mild and Christian Yankee, who can quote ,
and "follow examples which every just mind'
rhaa condemned, and at the. sa^^time. ign^re^
tbdse. which the sentiment, .of mankind Jwa
fcpplanded. T , ; '
In^the ^nrthwaqiee- offrfheir philactwrpio
scheme it is necessary that the property .of foay
f lions of tneh sfconld be ^efted, and we.
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doubt not but that the insignificant, matter of
their lives stands in an equally unsatisfactory
condition. ..We are among those four millions;
.whose property is confiscated, whose lives are
forfeited. * We are .outlawed and overrun by
an insolent foe.; 'our heartbsioves are polluted
by liig.tread; our women insulted; their
tdressetf and jewels often torn from their "perjaons*
and-who are our enemieewbo perpetnI
ted these enormities ?' ' i '
In troth there is no example in iqoacrn History
of iucU wide-spread and systematic atrocity
as the enemy hare been guilty of daring,
this war, and Sherman's last letter is bnt one.
more added to the tea thousand previous
proofs that it is a nation deeper dyed in villiany
than any which has heretofore polluted
tho earth. \ '
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Hdqrs, Dxpt and Army of Tknnbsskr, )
Pattrrson's Cbosb Roads, Feb. 23,1865. [
' Gxkeraj< : The following extracts from a
letter received from Maj. Gen. Sherman,.and
communicated for your information and guidance
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,4He (Gen. Kilpatrick) reports that two ipen
of his foraging parties were murdered after
capture, by the enemy, and labeled "death to
all foragers/'...?
."Now it iB dearly onr war-right to. snbsist
qnr army on the enemy.' Napoleon always
did it, bqt could avail jiimself of. t^e civil powers
he found id exist^qce'to collect forage; and
pro viiioDs by regular jmprtssmeuk Wc -can\Sffi
d?:ihn>'cdn^d^Hh^cwfejr
fails to defend his country, we may rightfully
appropriate What we want.
"If our foragers act under mine, yours or
other proper authority tbey must be protected.
"I have ordereddvilpatrick to select of bis
prisoners, man for tnjin, shoot them and leave
lliam Kmt flm n.\a/l fiirln luKnlo/1 on flinf aiib
incui u j iiiv iwnu diuu Jovvivuj ov kiinu uui
enemy will sec that for every man he cxeputes
be takes the life of one of his own.
want the forager's to be kept within reasonable
bounds, lfowever, for the sake of discipline.
I will not* protect them where they
enter dwellings aud commit wantoif waste,
such as women's apparel, jewelry" and such
things as are not needed by our army,
<lTlicy may destroy cotton and tobacco, because
these things are assumed by the rebel
Government to belong to it, and are used as a
valuable revenue.
tjJor will I consent to the enemy takings
the lives of our men on their judgment They
have lost all title to property nod can lose nothing
not already forfeited, bat we should punish
for a departure from orders. If any of
your foragers are murdered take life for life
leaving a record of each case."
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(Signed) *0. 0. JEI0WARD,
Major General.
Official: A. M. Vandtkk, A., A. Gen.
The Occupation of Columbia
by the Enemy;
Vty are indebted to a friend for the following
graphic description of the desolated condition
of Colombia.,' It was written by a refugee
resident rf>f Charleston to a gentleman residing
in this place, and can vouch for its cortect
ness.
"Of the destruction here I cangive you no
adequate idea, 'even.if I should write -a quire of
paper over. Our Churoh has lost. the organ;
the silver communion service; the library; the
ininute book, and other record books?besides
all .the carpets, cushens, &c. The font and
sp i: e other-furniture were in nay possession,
apd were saved. Our fripnd L??: wm ' first
robbed tyid tkep burned (out. ?#ine of his 1
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\ dnoglitei* eated ft' few e*tr? articles
and fibers only what ibey had on. He
only the clothes be wore. He and the .Jftdh^--'?^^
kat first tookrefage at the Lnnatic Aayloity
^ere most kindly received
his family, Scran twottboaseifttfefoge
there, andwerecarcdfor in ^Ute*
ncr. Of titcCbarlwIuu ?asid?u*?J*uwr'fr C
ujelets to inquire whcrtww "burned . out. The v
* "i 'i< - v< '.
J only question asked is, who ?w?,#w?ned -; 'L r.v..
out. Tho very few who e8Cap^r''i&jB^i%jj?^ 7gz&.
were robbed moatruthlessly^notonjy ofWJdiog.,:' - '{ *
clothing, watches, jewelry, plate, &c.^ but
provisions, evon to the last pound of neeal, flour
or bacon. No article was too sacred for the.'- i.
grasp of the robbers; too beautiful to J>o destroyed,
nor yet tod.insignificant to escape theirthevish
bands. Even the negro winches wor'o,
robbed of the miserable brass and<giU trinket*^ ,
in which they a.o delight. Such'provisionse as*
could not lie carried off ware usually destroyed;; 7:
and such articles of wotncnV clothing as were* , ;
mi ?amai1 nlT vi>n> tfiiA intirstrinm, ' " . * V
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The principal fire began near Jamrey's hotel,,
and awept southward oft BoClr sides of Main , *
Street, beyond the capital,jn*F northward on V-;*.
both sideiiW M ihe ofltdrV^gi of tkt^fown.,
Frcen the capital,- norihwwrd^by^ -1'~wfflfo on ; * :j
Main Stfcet, evorj buVd^^'^afi^ borb^ijtcept
two poor wooden: bwiWm^ far 6ortb.
In tbw roigjily. tpdiifr*g^0iiF/'<^i!i^'--ii{ore in
Colombia, and nearly.
iucivded.' Westwardfrom-^tfn^street along;
its entire hrogih the fire attended. one block; :
taking iMti**? fmy
Main etfect alonr itt whole length the fire- .
extciidod from. one to font block*, .etrj rarifr
Irrttiog ft' boMe;- Of public buildings destroy- ,v:
ed there waw-dit<'oMcapital* the coMrtl?0o??, . .
tbr jail, the market and the guariHotoe.-- o
| Among other btrildiiig* l/mt were thl i\ro large- - f, :?
hote4s, the Hftfiieiy, by* v;
Ev- iw & OUfftweJi M^'tttryuote bureau^ Evan*.
'4 Cogswell? piintTitj^Hfetisf, the gas works, *1?
the buildings ot'the Gireeueiile railroad, those of
the Charlotte and South' Carol iris railroads;
the Arsenal Academy, the powder woik*, all.6
the foundries, all the grist milla-Hwo excepted
?with factorial and workshop! of every description^
all tilt Columbia b'n&ka and all thd
Banks lrero?ftolu Charleston, and so on almost'
endleasly;.-.. '! ' .
The night, of tho 17 ib of February was , ' *
certainly one of horror to tW people of Colnm- bia*;;
tlroly's description of ti?? burtajhg dF
Rome wis almost realized.. This vaji indeeda
city of flames. Height and depth w?re-ccxw. ered.
srith red surges thai rolled before-th#'
blast like an Endless tide. The aifJ wtii j'fifiwfl ?
with the steady roar of the adrrfcjhjp'fifrrae^
the crash ofiifalKng houses and the hideous outcry
of the myriads flying through the- streets,
or suirrouaded and perishing in the conflagration.
If Nero'fiddled'while Roine.ws* burning,
ha was almost equalled by G?n. Sherman, who
caused the various brigade bands to draconrsetheir
sweetest music?within the' hearing of
the wretched whom he had caused to be plun-.
dered arid sent info the streets and woods ?
Those who remained in the street* werft plun/*
dered again.and again : and* those who todi
r-*> t
reinge in me woods were tbiito vj wuuerny
who, in terms of mock politeness, Pondered ft *
the tiute of the Indies setting j&cre in the cold1,
when tboy eoald come into the city and warm,
themselves." .. . 1 " ?
For myself th% ran dais bumed a larjje fine
house I owned Tn the conhtry, which with its
out-houses destroyed, would cost over v$12000
to rebuild in, times of peace, this loss, with
partnership losses, pirts me baek in property
where I was twenty rears ago,' except that the
youth and vicror.of that time is cone forever.
Some surgeons in London hare succeeded
bj scientific operations, in giving sight to -persons
born blind. Tnere are tondtiing description
of.tike surprise and eonfusion. of; these to * > *
whiw theitorid;j|'|rs1i,opcik<h'"? ' ,-V_
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