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*3. '0'. 1MSKSKHAS ...ZK D.KOv-OITT, I
EDITORS.
Hate.-? ibr Advcrtirr-iii^;:
for one . Square?ton litres or less?ONE ]
I'OLl.AIJ FIFTY CENTS for the (Irstniserlioii |
and 0N13 ftp LL All (or c-.itrli subsequent.
0 juti>.v ur'Noric ;:s, exceeding one square, charged
nt advertising rates.
Trannsfent Advertisements and .lob Work MUST
' UK PA IIJ FOR IN ADVA'VCK.
No deduction made, except to eur regular avalsng
patrons.
Generals' Hampton and
Sherman.
Gfcn. "Wade Ilniiijiton, of Soul li Carolina has
.written a letter, in which lie denounces (Jen.;
*" L _ .i ..p i
Siicvinan s icporc ascribing me orjgwj ?.u iuo
tire in Columbia, S. to Gen Hampton's cominund
as n falsehood. Gen. .11. says : '*' '
I ? would be difficult, it* n?*t. impossible," to ex- :
prossf.in an equal numner of falsrhoo'ds than
are contained in the above extracts. There is
not one word of truth in all tliftt has been
quoted, except the Statement that "Get). Haiup-.
ion commaiKlod the Ctmf. derate muguard of
cava'ry." I did not order anv cotton "moved
into.the street and fired.*' On tbe contrary,
my first acton taking ommaiid of the cavalry
?to which 1 was'assigned ordy the night' before
the evacuation ol Columbia ? was to i']>-1
resent to Gen; Beauregard the danger to the
town of firing the cotton in tbe streets. (Jpou
this representation he authorized me to give
orders that no cottou in the town should '
fired, which order was strictly carried out. 'T?
feft the city after the head of Sherman's cCl- ?
uiiin entered it, and 1 nsserj, what.Ycnn^V?
proved i>y thousands, that not oDQ^bd^^/-<cot:
Ujrf f?jrS'~t>n tire \\i?unTTt/?k pussieN^'JT of "Hby '
city, IJis assertion to the* contrary is false,
and lie knows it to be so. A distinguished
citizen of this State?whose name. were I at
liberty to give it, would be a sufficient voucher
even at tbe North, for the truth of any state
riieut made by him?lius given to the public
a minute history of the destruction of the
city.
(Jen. Hampton then recites the story of t.hc
pillage and attrooious conduct of Sherman's
men in Cblumbia, and concludes his letter as
follows:
"But enough of this atrocity, the recital of
which makes humanity shudder, the heart
grow sick. Surely enough has been quoted
4 from the narrative of "these horrors to .prove
that Gen. Sherman alone is responsible for the
destruction of Columbiaand for the many other
atrocities committed by his army. lie declares
.-that'the fires set by my order consumed the
eity. I have shown how false is this statement;
but oven if it were true, how does he clear
h iinself of the guilt of burning private dwellings
outside of the city limits? Early in the alter-. (
noon of the day lie entered Columbia, my
house, which was two miles from the eity, was
fired, soon after the bouses of Mr Trenholm, \
General Lovel, Mrs. Stark, Dr. Wallace. Mr.'
Arthur, Mr.Loratta and Mrs. English, all in
the same vicinity, shared the same fate. General
Sherman cannot deny that these houses
were burned by his men, nor can he deny
that he destroyed, in part, or in whole ihe villages
of Barnwell, Graham, Bamberg, Buford's
Bridge, Orangeburg, Lexiogtoo, Alston, l'omana,
Winsboro, Blackstocks, Society Hill,
Camden and Cheraw. Does not the fate of
these unoffending towns give the lie to his dis-!
clairaer of any agency in burning this city.
Along the line of march followed by him
there is scarcely one house left standing, from
the Savannah River to the Pedee, and yet be
dared to declare sojemulv that he did not
to
M
r
burn Columbia! I ch? not wonder t::is.'
. !iou!d s'tlioii.tii escape the infamy. which, like
the lcj)'iosy ?if Ceh:ei, shall cleave nntw Lira
and nu*o his seed i'oteyev, for fho ?:tu:i.-?i n"
of this dark deed. Kor aui I m:i pri.-ed that lie
should naturally seek to . escape by taking1
relugc bchinil a ia-sckbod. J bit he shall not
with impunity make 1110 the scapegoat for bis
sins. Wherever lie has taken his army iu th> j
State.' women have Wn insulted or ontraged, j
old men have been'hung to extort, irom 1 beiu i
l-idtleu treasure. The fruits of the earth have ;
been destroyed, leaving starvation where plenty !
once icighed and the dwellings of rich and j
poor alike have been laid iu ashes. For these i
deeds history will brand !.im as a robber and j
incendiary, and will deservedIv "daum liim to
. j
everlasting same.
I am vour obedient servatrf,
WADE J! AMITON, Lieut. Gen.. j
Ho?; General Buckner Lost j
Ills Fortune."
' '/When General Buckricr, of Kentucky, \ya-i a i
captain in the regular r.ruy Buckner murnqd j
Miss Kinsburv, an heiress, who owned an iai-;
rnensc landed estate in Chicago, valued at rfjore j
than a. million of dollars. Jt was.unimproved, i
however, and did not yield an income, Buck- j
nor finally placed it under thesupervoifon^fGen'.
Burnsidt', who. with judicious mjinslgetnilrti,
soon, caused it to pay handsomely;' When the
war broke out. it was uncertain on which side
Buckner would servc< '?le otierfcl a high
position hyCur. Lincoln, abd also by Jefferson
JDavis, and ? natty'chose to cast his'f'u tnuc with
tne.Bcuth. ' Hut befqragiowg''-sot? to pretmrve
was wade ofctf. to the brother of Mrs. Buckner,
in which they bad full conlidence.
A little,inter, and Kinshurv, the brother, en
to red the Federal army, and was wounded in !
the bait I cot' Fredericksburg. While lying or: j
the-field lie spoke of ins property, ami ins <ie-,
sire to arrange! it so th.nt bis sister would have .
no trouble abcitf. it, but. delayed too lor-^, dial I
died without, making liis wishes further known. I
lie h<d been but. a short time married, and j
some months after his death his wife gave i
Ipirth to a child. This child necessarily inhcr- j
its that princely estate, nor can liuck-ner nor j
his wife receive a dollar of it except what the.!
widow of Mr. Kinsbury shall choose to give |
thenl. It is proper to say, to her honor, that
she has been most liberal in tjiat^ respect.
Br.clcner's property was long since confiscated,
and thus the close of ?the war finds bim in a
beggared condition.
' The Begin kino of the End.?:We under- j
stand, snys mo i>niw vmwus i umu
on account of tbc demoralization of negro labor J
in many ports of flic State, the white population
have vigorously and industriously taken
hold of' the work themselves, ami are producing
some of the best crops now growing. The
people are beginning to sec that under the new j
system-of African labor, or want ^"system
rather, no further dependence is toyfce'put in i
that race, and they have resdvf-d to*do their I
work themselves. Industry was n-hrayijdion- J
orcd in Louisiana, and unless African fc&or is I
better directed, we expect to sec it disnSir.rdcd t
'* - 11 1.??-1.- 1,,. ,
aiTOgerner, arm uur imnu inuu* mj .
the more vigorous and intelligent labor of
the white man.
A gentleman who complained that lie was
t-r,faring from sun-stroke, explained by saying
that his family had been blessed by the addition
of twin boys.
Tfcsontimentsil. But ' Very
V . Suggestive.;
V', o ' r* I he following aVotfbe tron'i the local;
o;:::iiuristhe Raleigh''''Progress," of the l8th
'' ;-i:.
SktSm; liKAinv? One of the first official
i r::!fl of nv; Clerk of this county,., we believe,
c ;s to have printed a document winch, -com-*
k:e;,cctti with ^To any regular Minister of the
; Oosyel, having theVraffio'of souls, " justice of
c-jo |Mince," <tc., aiid-Aingular to say, the. first1
ijteh'iagc license was issued to John Booster
and.Clementina Chicken/ We have, only to
! ?vM that , .
. This is Irgo unign well applied, .
I(i such iih age of ballet-',
And may the twain be wcllsnpplicd, .
With prospt'ious broods ofpullets;-.
And as the Vearsroll swiftly past, . . '
. v Tkev still some happiness may know?
. Their loves still new, until the last A'
.. * They'll hear the littlp roosters crow.
~i?rrel has a few more blanks left and we
'm assutad he will fill tbein np with pleasure.
Not a bad imitation of a similar notice which
W^w' chvoniVJed some years ago by- a' facetK.us
"Local,in which the victims names
r^peetfoily Were.James B*oe and Mary Flow
cr xtiu'wlrich parodied one of our familiar
nii'ijrSry. hymns in this wise :
' \Vc]j,ru;ij this iittlo-busv- lire
' *> Improve cjfth shining, hour,
At;*g rich#, honey every.d&y.
."Rigor or Mildness??Choice
with the South.
Ti.c :innnlii:?m of' tin* Richmond election bv '
vicii. Turner is not disapproved at Washington.
The connlrvnisy therefore set it down as u
(rovemmerit act. It has a .significance ouilo
beyond its local scope, ft is a ''lirst warning'' j
tu jjll the malcontent Sou* li; a special nol ilica-'
lirri thai th>* Govcriun-nt is not shut up to ike
mikl policy hi:iio.ito pursue-1: a monition lhr.t
the privileges .vcurded by the Government to
i he people lately in rchellion?rauat bo used in
good faith or revolted. "
Military rule will be continued until the
Southern people have established the fact that
they have truly resumed their loyalty with all
of its attendant obligations.
The South needs only a little calm rejection
to appreciate the utter lolly of such election
demonstrations as the recent one in Richmond.
It cannot permit its common sense to be over*<
? i 1
borne by empty spleen, wnen sncn results arc
involved. The prompt action of the Government
at Richmond has made its purpose too
plain to be mistaken. It will be heeded
throughout the South, and will tell greatly, we ,
believe, in bringing its people up to their high
rank of duty, so that thev will practically attest
their loyalty by choosing loyal men to represent
ill era.?J'. Y. Times, Hth insL
Amnkstr Oaths?It is said that the clc-rks
of the Department of State at Washington are
nearly overwhelmed " with the amnesty oaths
which conic nouiing in by the bushel from all
parts of the States lately in rebellion. Two
boxes containing over seven thousand were received
from Georgia a ii \v days ug'>, and two'
others containing''about twice, us many arrived {
about the same time from Richmond, Ya.
"Our am y ?wrre terribly in Flanders "
Kates or postage.
. Letters.to any^pHrt of the United States 3 *
'c6pts for ench half ounce or part .thereof.
I Advertised, letters T cent in addition to
the reglar 'rates'^ . s,
Valuable letters may bo registeredrWi-^jfllication
at tlm office of mailing, andtbea pay-' \ *
merit of a registration feo ^pot excc^i0||: ^j2l> ,
cents. ^ >. * j
v Transient nwspapera, ponodio^^ ; -./iV:
phlcrtivblauks, proof sheets, bobs manusSr^^,': ?''
and all'jnaiiabje printed matter*
lars andibocks,) 2 cents for ea'oh
ounces;- ipouble th'cse . rate's are charged *3{d$,'''
books. :
tFnsealod.. cjrctilarl?(..t6i one' address,) not :'\ ?
exceedmg'S.in numb?r, and in 'the' - ' c"..
same propoi^jon for a greater nnmbec,. ' r': /
* Seeds, eatings, rqota^&fc'j
' 4.ounces ':crc:lesi quarititj/ ' 1 ;ViVf;;;^V . '7 * ' V *
All packages qf mailmatter; not\cHargedr - < ; '.
with letter postage mdstjrbe' so arranged w$t[]*>'.
the saTno cfn- b?yvnwriiently examined by"/"'"
tp/tmast^rs; if not, letter postage will Be *
.cKatrgeci.'" ' . ' >'*'"
jfo package Vili oe forwarded by mail which '
weighs over four pounds. .
All postage matter, for delivery within the1
United States, must be prepaid by stamps (ex-1
ce'pt duly certified letters of soldiers' and sailors
); otherwise double the above fates will '
de charged on delivery: . '.
Weekly newspapers/one copy only) sent
to actual .subscribers, within the county where
printed and published,// ee. '
Letters to Canada and other British librth ' *'
.American Provinces, wben not over ' 3.yui?
miles, 10 couts for each half ounce. - When
over oO0O--rhile5J 15 cents. Prepayment op-"
betters to
Pre-payment opnonwT . ',/V* ..
Letters to France 15 cents for each 1-4 ounce, "y**
Pre-payment optional:
Letters to other foreign countries vary in
rate according to the route by which they are*
sent, and the proper information can be obtained
t;f auv Postr3"aster in the United States.
A W if E Wanted.?A fellow in Aroostook
cour.tr, Maine, answered an advertisement, represent
rig that he conld furnish any person with
;i wife. The advertiser replied, directing tne
writer to\s neighboring asylum for, idiots? the
same youth, not at all abashed, whose name in
John Morris, speaks of himself as follows: . _
"I am eighteen years old, have a good set
teeth, and'believe in Andy- Johnson, the Star
spangled banner; and the 4th of July.' I have
taken up a state lot, cleared up eighteen acre*
last year, and seeded ten of it down. My
buckwheat, looks firstrate, and the oats and potatoes
are bully. I bave got niDe'shecp, one
two year old bull and two heifers, besides a
house and barn. I want to got mapped;.- I
want to buy bread and butter, bOopskirts and
waterfalls for some person of the Temale persuasion
during my life. Thai's -.What's the
.matter with me. But I don't knoJw heir to dc '
it." / ; 1 '
Uncle Sam's Doctrine.?Bring forth "the ... / .
fatted calf and kill it; for this my. Union was
sundered, but is united again; and these my
peoplo were lost, but are uow found. . , .
There is more jcy in my heart.in onejerfing
nvnv liinftfv and mn(i
OUtl-C iiiau ^ .
that have never '.^ohe astray.
Go :o all *bc vorhJ and toll *bftrj > * r^joi".?
fp** v> x~ r>p ;} p j" ' ^%. Hr.ltt'fl/
'B;?i my v-r:. . " * ; ^ ; < :' vo~
hibUitatic w ... . p t;:y*
hand ni fo. li'.f.ni . *ad uu; ) . . ?!,; ! ' '? ! *
anathema'.