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Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton, j
Tlic handsome victory which this gallant
and patriotic officer has achieved Oyer lulpnt*
rick will he hailed with acclamations of joy
throughout the Southern Confederacy. It. is a
somewhat remarkable fact, that although Con.
Hampton has been actively engaged in this
war from its commencement, lie lias never
known defeat. Under his gallant leadership,
Sherioan, (the same who is now floundering
in the red mud of the Virgin)*1, highlands,) was
met'at Trcvillian's Depot, last 31ay,.urn! terribly
threshed. And what rendered the victory
more important, is the tact, that according to
ihn uniform shornm-nt of Northern journals. it
was the most formidable mounted expedition
iliat die Yankee (fox'eriuiient Intel ever organized
and started upon its cirand of robbery
and destruction. j lisposiiig of this raid, we
next sec (Jen. Hampton whipping a portion of
tin! Same force at Nance's Shop, on the North
side of the James river, and then quickly
crossing that stream, ho arranges his plans for
theredoubtable six thousand of Wilson and
Kautz. How they were shattered and scattered
from tjappony Church to lleams' Station,
losing fourteen pieces of beautiful cannon, all
their wagon train, fifteen hundred prisouers
ami nine hundred stolen negroes, are facts
fiesli in the recollection of every reader.?
Agaiu at Armstrong's Mill, last September, aud
ziextat Burgess' Mill. on the 127th of October,
the part. Inn in* by Gen. Hampton was so effect- j
ive and conspicuous, as to attract the attention ;
of every b? liol?ler, and elicit from one. of the
most elHeiout iMajor-Gcnenils in the .army of
Northern Virginia?"you cannot sav too much
for Hampton?his skill and gallantry are worthy
of all praise." Hut if Gen. Hampton has
been invariably successful iu Virginia," the
home of his ancestors, what mav we not expect
from him in South Carolina?his native
heath?where the smoke or burning dwellings
still greet his eves, and the erics of outraged
purity and inii- eeneo yet ring in his ears?
where his own homestead lies a heapofsiiuuil luring
ruins, and those of his kindred and
fellow-citizeiis have lieen reduced to ashes by
the torch of the invader? He and his noble
followers are now impelled bv every motive of. 1
humanity aud patriotism to?
1 Strike for their alta-s and their fires,
Strike tort ti? gn-eu graves of tliQir siies ;
fortioii ulul their native land.
[JJderxlwrff Ex-prex*.
FootK and KknTox.?The animosity he- .
ivreen Foote, of Mississippi and Benton, of
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.Missouri, was won Known, it is a miner ui |
record, and l liere can lift no want' of delicacy
in alluding to a liistonoal fact
(,'n the. ia-?t nfglit of that session wliicli closed
the Senatorial career of those gentlemen respectively
Koote obtained tbe floor aud occupied
the final hour witw a hitter and eloquent
review of the life and acts of his old enemy.
Benton sat iitiumveii: his massive features
betrayed "no sign of anxiety; you would have
thought him ? sleep hut for the regular motion
of his eyelids. As the hand on the clock J
pointed to midnight, lie quietly remarked to a <
bystAnder:
"1 leave the Senate of the United States, f
footed out of it j footed out of it, sir, but not
i in
kiujyi'u uiii.;
Foote had said that lie would write a. little
book in which Benton would figure very large
1}*. Bcntou heard ot' this and replied in his
characteristic way to the informant:
"Tell Foole that I will write a^cry targe
book, in which he shall not figure at all."
The "Thirty Years" will show how faithfully
the promise was kept. ;
. A Talk of a Frying Pan.?Ex-Gov. Aiken, J
. a man of immense wealth, as every one knows, j
sent a large quantity of splendid silver to ,
Wimisboro?to get it out of the way of the (
Yankees. When the Yanks reached Winnsboro,
it fell into tln-ir hands?or rather, a part
into their lianas?or rather, a part into the '
hands of certain negroes. After the withdrawal
of the Yankee army, an ancient slave was
found frying bacon in a magnificent silver waiter,
of elegant workmanship and huge value.
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The New York Mercury pays the following
eloquent tribute to t,be Commander in-Chief:
We do not consider it treason, we do not
speak it as disloyal, when we say that Robt.
R Lee, the commander of the rebel forces, is
in all that constitutes a strategist, in all that
goes to make a general able to dare and fight
down even fate itself?the first and foremost
in flic country. When we admit the talents,
the genius and '.lie greatness of Lieut. General
Grant, it is not only unfair; but unjust, that
we should refuse to acknowledge the grandeur,
the sublime heroism of that gray-haired genius,
the descendant of a line of patriots, which
battling against the combined opposition of almost
an entire Would, still stand firm, unvield
iug, and hold at bay the most formidable armies
in existence, and has, in defiance of defeat,
still held him to his ground, nor wavered
even when hope itself seemed lost forever.?
us yield the meed 6f praise even to our - enemies.
They were oneo our brothers?once
hand in hand with us. "Whateter their errors,
their crimes, they are none the less num.
A negro man has been drawn as b juror in
Providence, li. 1., and will take his seat. 1l
has been customary *whun a negro's name was
draw to pass it over, but now a, new course is
to be pursued. A similar case occurred in
Brooklyn a. few weeks ago. The man was permitted
toreti re, as no negros had served in
that capacity. i'
~ ' A >mo UN CEMENTS.
Fok Istksjiaxt.t-J.K. WITHRltSPOOX,
Foil Wjuuiexs? H. M. KENNEDY.
W. D. McDOWALL,
I.]}. AliiiXAXDKU,
S. II. l'iLODf!KT.
FOK ISTKNDANT.?It. M. K1JNXKDY,
FOR "WAUUKXS.?T. A.YOUNG,
1. li. ALKXANDKR, '
ROUT. MANN,.
W. IJ. McDOWALL.
Ca.\ii>f.X. S.C, April 3,1865.
Special Notices.
E.^JtOLLIAti OFFICE,
Camden. Mntvli 1G, 18f>.">.
ANY PKHSOSS" 'II WING HUNS IN Tf.KIR
possession, furnished from this ollice, .ore requested to
tvturii them immediately.
Ar.KX'DR.rOLCJ.OirOII,
March 10 I'apt. ami Kn- Otlicer of K. D.
SCSIEBIL'LE OE CAMDRS RSiAiVCII
*. C. St. St.
LEAVES CAMDEM 6: a, m.
Arrives at Manchester .liuieiiim.... 8: 40 a. ni,
Leaves Manchester Junction i: p.m.
Arrives at Camden K: 40 p.m.
TOWN ELECTION.
IT T80HUKKKDTHAT AN ELECTION FOIt
fntcndenl and four Wardens for th<^.Town of Can'
:len, to serve for the ensuing year, will he hold in tho
own Hall on the first Monday in April next. Managers
of said election, Messrs. J. M. llavle, W. I>. |
Anderson and John S. Merony. ,
RoBT. M. KENNEDY,
March 21 tf . Clerk. 1
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jNouce.
SECOND S. 0., HOSPITAL, )
Florence, S. C., March 23, 186/i. J
I PRIVATE J. HAMELTON' PRUKTT, CO M, 8th '
S. C, Volunteers, and T. P. Galloway, Co , II,
21st S. C.'Volunteers; who were employod ns nurses
n the Hospital, left suddenly on the night of the 28th
February last without permission and are still absent
yitliout authority and against my wish, and do au,home
any in authority to arrest them wherever they
ray be found. Ido iheretorc publish them as desert
T. A. D ARC AN.
April 3 Surgeon in charge.
Barter,
\\TANTED TO PURCHASE, A SINGLE BUGGY 1
1 T mid Harness, for which provisions will be paid.
Apply at this office.
April.'I tf
CIRCULAR.
Headquarters Post of Camden*, '
March 15,1865.
IX BEHALF OF' THE CITIZENS OF CAMDEN
4?d vicinity, any and all persoiis having provisions
in their possession are earnestly requested to send
tlic-ir surplus to this point for sale or distribution to
the needy. It is known to all that tlio enemy in his
coiir.se left very few horses or mules, and in , many
places all tho provisious were taken: so that those
who may have a surplus to dispose of have no means
pf getting it to market.
There are a large number of persons living in Uie
town able to purchase supplies, but they are not to
be had at ntiy pries, and unless help comes from
abroad great suffering must nisue.
Persons can deliver provisions of any kind on the
ltailrmd and they will be brought up and delivered to
Mr. James Dunlap, Intepdant of the town, who will
sell or distribute as the owner may direct.
It is requested also that persons near the Railroad
will send up wood by the^ trams, as it is impossible
for many to be supplied by the few wagons around.
AH articles sent up to Mr. Dunlap will be promptly
attended to, as above mentioned.
Citizens bolow Camden: the facts arc before you,
qnd your suffering brethcrcn appeal to you for assistance.
Are you unwilling to respond, come and see
for yourselves, and vour henrfs must be moved.
ALEX'DR. COLCLOUGH.
March 17 Cnptain commanding Post.
IlDQ'ItS AKJTIIES OF THE C. S,,
. February 11,-1865.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. 3. .
TIIE DISCIPLINE AND EFFICIENCY
| of the army have been greatly impaired by
mnn leaving their proper 'commands to join
iitlinra in which tliev find service more atrreea
ble. ' '
This practice, almost as injurious in its consequences
\s the crime of desertion, by the
Articles of War, exposes the offender to a
similar punishment, and subjects the officer
receiving hiin to dismissal from the army.
It is therefore declared that the provisions
of General Order No. 2, of this date, from army
headquarters, apply to such men as have
left their proper commands and join others
without being regularly transferred. They
will receive the pardon promised in that order
upon complying with its conditions, or suffer
the consequences attached to neglecting it.
The names of such absences will be forth*
with reported to these headquarters by the officers
with whom they ar<5 serving,and immcdU
ate measures takeitfj^ return tliein to tlicii
proper commands.
As soon as practicable an inspection will be
made, and charges will be preferred against
those who neglect to enforce this order.
II. E. LEE, General.
fiST* All newspapers in the Confederate
States are requested to copy six times the
above, [General Order No. 3 ] and send bills,
(with a. copy of the paper) to the Enquirer office
for payment.
Certificates lost1AR0M
THE TRUNK UP THE SUBSCRIBER,
which w?s rifled l>r the enemy, about 16 miles
from Camden while in the care of friends?five certificates
numbered, 01, 02, 93, 9t, 93 of stock in the
Charleston Importing and Kxpot ting Company'. Persons
arc cautioned against trading for them, as application
will bo n.iado at the proper time for their renewal.
II. Al. STUART, Sr.
March 31 . 3
Kirkwood Flour and Grist
Mill.
rpiIE ABOTE MILL being FINISHED IS
X now prepared to grind both Wheat and corn.
ii. p. colrurn.
March 31 6
ALABAMA
Fir? Insurance
COMPANY.
The undersigned, as agent for the
above Southern Insurance Company, is
prepared to issue policies of Insurance .against.
]# '-s by Fire on all buildings &c.
W. L. DePass.
April'13 ly
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HDQ'RS ARMIES OP
FEDERATE STATER . ,; ; ' "
February l'l tb 1865/
QENFRAL ORDERS NO. 2.
IN ENTERING UPON THE CAMPAIGN^
about'to open, the General-in-Chief feela
sured that the soldiers who have so long and
nobly borne the hardships and danger of
war, require no exhortation to respond to-/tbo^|S
calls of honor and duty. Jj?
With the liberty transmitted by their fqr.ewflfathers
they have inherited the spirit to
The choice between war and abject sub-;.
mission is before them.
To sucl) a proposal brave men with armgpai %
their hands can have bat one answer.
They cannot barter manhood fyr peace, nor ?!
the right of self-government for life or prop- %
erty: ' . ' '? :\But
jnst'ce to them requires a sferaer ad- '
monition to those who have abandoned their V
comrades in the hour of peril.
A last opportunity is offered" them to wipe
out the disjrace and escape the punishment of
their crimes. *'
By authority of the iVesident of the Confederate
States, a pardon is$itnriounced to such
deserters and men improperly absent, as shall
return to tlie commands to which they belong
witbvn the shortest possible time, not exceeding
twenty, days from the publication of this
order at the headquarters of the department in '
which they may be. . '
Those who may be prevented by interrnption
of communications, may report withintoo g
time specified to the nearest Enrolling Officer i
or other officer on duty, to be forwarded as .i:
soon as,practicable, and upon presenting a $
certificate from such officer showing .$mppli- - '
ance with this requirement, will receive the
pardon hereby offered. ' r? ,
Those who have deserted to'the sepyiwj. of " ;
the enemy, or who have deserted after' having >"
been once pardoned for the same offence, and v j.
j those who shall desert, or absent .themselves|
without authority after the publication of this
[ order, are excluded from its benefits. .Nor '
| does the offer of pardon extend to other of- *
fences tbaD desertion and absence without permission
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By the same authority, it is al$o jM|lared ' 1
that no general amnesty will again b?Wnted,' 1
and tliosc who refittfe to accept ' the pardon '}
now offered, or who shall hereafter-, .de^ert^vbr
absent themselves without leayflC^shLwl. suffer
snch punishment as the Courtsfr>OT9y' impose,
and no application for clemency will be- entertained.
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Taking new resolution from the.fate which 4
our enemies intend for us, let every^ man de- '
vote all his energies to the commWdefence.
Our resources,1 wisely and vigorously em-'
/ployed, are ample, and with: a brave army,
sustained by a determined and:.united people,
success, with God's assistance, cannot be doubt- f
ful. ; '
The advantages of the'onemy wyl,.Jiave but
little value if we do not! permit to im- ?
pafr-our resolution. ,Lct ns, then, oppose constancy
to adversity,* fortitude to suffering and
courage to danger, with the firm assurance
that lie who gave. freedom to our fathers will
bless the efforts of their children to preserve it.
K.E. Lp,general.f T,i
JS3T All newspapeis in the \Qoufederate'
States are requested to copy jfix time?-, the j
above, [General Order No. 2,J. and'fend bills,
(with a copy of the ,paper) to '"the Enquirer
rinice for payment. ;
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> Notice.
I EARNESTLY RPQUFST ALL.THOSIJ iJsDIBT- L
KD to ine by open account to settle the same**"
promptly, 1 have been a heavy loser oy tne( raid, ana
it is niOHt important to prevent serious embarrass.
ment, that'I should have my affairs.settled tip.
March 31 3 R6BT. if. KENNEDY. "Y^
Notice to 1 own Tax Payers- v;
rPHE BOOKS FORTH K COLLECTION Op THE tt
.L Town.jtaxes for, 1864 are now opened at tke ' J
commissioner's office in the Court House.
It is enjoined on all inteiested to come forwinT 1
promptly, as the books will be closed In a short time, 3"^
and all defaulters doubly taxed. J . . " Jf
J. I). DUNLAP; * :JM
Marc!) 31 $ Collector."
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