"VOLUME XXIV. CAMPEN, S. C.", FRIDAY MOILING-,' NOVEMBER 17, 1865. ^ NUMBER 20, | J. T HEESHMAE"?Editor. Tint, os ibr Advertising:: For o:w Square?Ion Iii.es or loss?OX K P01.I.A11 ciul FIFTY CKXTS for the first Ml insertion and OXK LOLLAll [or each subsequent, v IB OnirUAUY- XoiicfS, exceeding one square, V charged at advertising rates. 'frannsieut Advertisements and Job Work MI*.ST UK l'AIi; ROltlX ADVAXUK. No deduction made, except to cur regular advert sing patrons. Lpg'Torin.* of subscription fur one year $3.00 in advance; if not paid wiiliin tliroo months froru the time of subscribing, ?-J.00. d?aca North Carolina. Tic told thein that although the State had done well,, the acceptance of the Congressional amendment to tlie Constitution abolishing slavery, was particularly importaut to a successful restoration. The President has directed that Got *, ernor Holden be again instructed to eon- j tiilue as Governor' until relieved by ex- ; press orders.. CAMSHSff, B'SIJOAYj TiOV. 37 Ip Sew York on Saturday last gold was (ptotcJ at It'll. Worth litis certainly been elected Governor North Carolina, over tfoldcn, by a majority of from live to Un thousand. Tberc is to be another world's fair at Talis in 1807. Tlio building in which itis to be hold will cost G.000,000. The Prosidoijt unproved the sentence passed upon Captain Henry Wire, that lie was to be hanged, and ordered that |tlio cxecutiou take pk.ee 0:1 the 101I1 instant. Manj* thousands uf the inhabitants of. Paris have tied from thvir homes to cs.cn pG ti e cliolir.i, wluYh is committing sad havoc in certain districts of the French capital. The number of deaths have reached 375 per day; some 00,000 persons have left-Madrid Irom the "same cause. New Exchanges.?We arc pleased to receive by recent mails copivs of tlio Yorki'ille Enquirer, A'coicce Courier, Barnwell Sentinel, the Orangeburg Carolina Times and the Marion Crescent, all of which wo take pleasure *Sn placing on our exchange list. The' first three are old friends, and were popularly known) wherever circulated. The last two are new visitors, but trust thoj* may live ulways. To the Planter and Farmer.?J. M. Gaylt, Esq., of this place has beeu urged to accept an agency for the sale of Ford's celebrated Phosphate or Fertilizer. Ji has been acknowledged by many to bo the greatest known improver of lands needing stimulent. It contains the best elements essential to the production of grain of every kind. Call od Mr. Gayi.e, who will take pltasurc in giving any information desired. , It is stated tint: a movement is on foot at Washington to admit Southern members of Congress .to t.' cir s.-ais, whether tlicy can take tho test rath or not. and it is said that the following Senators are in favor of' the measure: - Messrs. Comics.9, of California; Fofsindem of Maine; Crcpwcll, of Maryland ; llendcison ami Brown, of Missouri; Morgan and Harris, of New York ; Sherman of Ohio! Cownn, of Pennsylvania; Collnrucr, of Vermont: "WillCy antl Van. Winkle, of West Virginia; lloolittle of Wisconsin; Patterson, of Tennessee, and * Logan of Virginia. TlIK CONU RESS10NAL ICi.KCTlOX.?The c-lcclion for Representatives to the Congress of il.e United States, from South Carolina, takes place on Wednesday next, the 22d iust. . "Wo would take occasion to urge upon the good people of Kershaw UistricrrtitrneresBtry-pf turning rot; on that day and casting their votes in" favor of their choice. Our people know who iias well and nobly served their country's cause, and we doubt not have a just appr- eiation.? There are four candidates, we learn, in the field, each hopeful of success. Gen. J. IX Kexnedv is your friend and fellow townsmar, and is wholly entitled e past week our district has been visited by Cols. C. W. Duf?r.KvandO. W. Bbadlf.y, botli of whom addressed the people of this district, and gave their respective views of the present condition oftheconntry, its future prospects, and the policy, as they suggest, that should be caulcd out by tho government. After tho address of Col Dudley, Gcti. Kennedy was loudly called for, and responded in a Errnccful and statesmanlike manner; scttine forth in a lucid and comprehensive style tho unmistnkablo principles by which lie was actuated during the late war, and now that tho arbitrament of the sword having been resorted to and failed, he urges a co-operation and hearty support in behalf of the administration, that restoration nid reconstruction^may be speedily and perfectly secured, and that if elected should bend his energies in lavor of its united interests and future prosperity. The Exodus of ouu Refugee Friexds.? It is with mingled f cclings of pain and pleesur that we be)1 old the departure of our friends from Charleston and tho low eountiy, whohavo sojourned w.ith us during most of the war. Faiu arises at the scvercncc of tics^Khich were formed in hours of common hop^^ommou dangers and common sufferings. Close and intimate association under such circumstances gave to the conncetiou of a few years the force of the habit of a lifetime; and faces which before the war were strangers here, bocame as completely features cf our society and uur busin. s.s haunts as those "to the manor born." Friendships have been knit which will last all of life, which arise altogether from these associations. "Wo have been .exceedingly fortunate in tho class of refugees we have had witii us, and wo think we mav venture to snv thev were for t-innto in t licit; select ion .of a temporary home: We know that tlie parting lias been accompanied by the kindest mid tcndcrcst expressions of mutual regard and interest, and that those of us who remain turn to cur pursuits with hearts saddened by shadows of departing friends. Yet there is pleasure in the thought that "Jjomo again"' tills the minds and thoughts of our friends who for long ye :rs have borne privations and hardships, and spite of w.xni friends, won by their own virtues, have felt often the exile's j loneliness. We wish litem nl! a happy r (tons'r ltd ion of; the family nhar in their father's halls; and if j war litis borne away some of the strongest and j most beautiful pillars ofilint altar, we bid tliem rejoice that 'Jieso selected pieces arc chosen columns for another home altar, where war and desolation will n?t come , The Dsath of Rev. Tuos. P. Davis, Jr. Uiicroiioi.: (jhaouChcrot, at Camden*.?We arc. again bereaved by the mandate of the Omnipotent. Our last issue recorded the demise ofjud^o Withers?, Lite eritfnguishmcnt of that brilliant miml, that trenchant wit, that undying love of Justice, tho J cad of tiic oppressor, the glory of llio oppressed? a public loss to lew, his Slate and the country. We had scarce consigned to the grave tei?? remains, before our community and the State have been called to g n ve oVc-r another, whose untiring solicitude for the good of bis people enn 'uever bo repaid by ?grntitudo for bis labors or love for his memory. . About noon mi last Sunday the soul of the Rev. Tiios. P. Davis, Jr., origbtenc-d ii^o that noon which kuows no setting. Ilia life lias' born an undying sermon of those truths which lillcd his head and heart, and bis death was a glorious con Urination of the Christianity fid' preached, and of that peace "which passcth all understanding." The congregation will long .? * -1 1 if. rcmemoer uie paio ana garuusi luuvui men jmotor, brightened with a spirit which seemed to overcome tlio weakness of Lis delicate frame, nud gushing forth in utterances of well digested original thought of eloquent wisdom and religion, pure and undelilcd. A.11 invalid, his mot towns ufcr a spent utl axlra" hud he crushed the indulgence of a weak body by the energy of a masterly mind; and asloiigffos the light of life was.given him, lie kept it well trimmed and brightly burning. Many soldiers will remember, with gratitude, his sermons nfcd counsel to them whom lie visited in the field and at Fort Sumter, when with death- around them tlioy thirsted 1'jr the strength and consolat ions of cliristinuil.y. Nor, while fulfilling powerfully-1 lie functions of his sacred office, was lie unmiudlul of the slate of the country, tlio wants of the community, the walks of general science, literature and art. No mau appreciated more fully tiie public condition, and one of his last efforts was an cudoavor to drivo away nnathy and excite ti# exertion tlio mental f3eul , ties of the men among whom lie lived by forming a literary club of which ho was the foilndcr and brightest ornament. As a preacher, I16, grasped truth with a (earless utid confident hand, and caurc-d it necessarily and logically to branch into every department and avocation of life. As a man lie was highly -cultivated, genial with humor,^ kind ami faithful. Asa christian lie stiil lives to aid and.young who knew him by tlio forco of his.life, the power o! his example. At the grave of sneli ainan we can only weep over our own less, which to him lias been great gain, and desire, whatever our calling be,'to lire with the principles v.li'cli imbued his exirrUMH-'e-iind to die as lie dtf-d?for all Ids efforts were at.' major tm Dei Olorimn''?ami now "the g:ory of the Lamb lie sce>." e?>c, Thefi'lloiviug are ihe gcntlciuan composing the municipal oulhorily of the Town of Camden : Inlcudant.?A. P. coodwyx Worthni.?J. A. Youii.it. .1 13. Alcxr-wlcr. P.' M::n, * . L. Mci'iUjiIkts. Richard >1. Can toy, Chief of Tolioo A C'lcik of Council. Polict.?1 M "Walts, Janu s R Brown, J T Graham, 'Wiley Bradley, J McManus, W A Kettles, John T Settle.", J J Ilnrdinnn, Zaek Shiver, Reuben Collins, L C Gerald,. James Eruzington. At a meeting of the Kerslinw Volunteer IV lico, in Temperance Hall ona3uttirdny;tbo llili nit., Cnpt. A. P. Goohwyx in the chair, the orgnuizntion'was completed by the elccliou of the following named officers: Ciias. J. McDow.u.l, 1st Lieutenant. H.-C. Salmond, 2d Lieutenant. John* Doby, 8J Lfeutenaht. And llio same ovcning the following gentlemen were appointed uou-commissioned officers, viz : U. P. BcNNEy, 1st Sergeant. T.J. Axckl'M, 2d Sergeant. J.vo. M. Caxtey, 8d Sergeant. A. A. Moore, -llli Sereint. J. D. Dun up, 5ili Sergeant. I5.vr.xwEi.L Stuart, 1st Corporal. J.yo. Keksiiaw, 2d Corporal. J. T. Davis, 3d Corporal. C. J. Shannon*, Jr., -ltli Corporal. It is earnestly requested that all those who have not yet enrolled their names, will come forw.ud and do so pro" r ptly, as (lie peace and quid J of the community depend 011 prompt measures. Ocu BSTniXW) Hiil'IlESK.NT.VTlVES.?IVc greet willi pleasure our returned representatives in the General Assembly?Gen. KnusiiAW and Capts. LEiTXEnand lb:Pass. Our limited spuco lias prevented us from noticing in detail the proceedings of the Legislature; but wo have closely examined the action of our representatives, and scrutinized their voles, aud we can assure our readers that their interests liavo been carefully guarded. The votes which the}* cast for the officers cleeled by tlio Legislature liavo been such as their constituency would have approved; and upon the measures before the respective houses they have boon found where they were to be expected. "With one or two uuimporUnt exceptions, entire unanimity has prevailed in our delegation. The lutcrcsts of our community as to our railroad have received the best attention from each of them, and that matter is in the best possible train for a happy solution. "Wo rejoics thattho "Constitutional Amendment" l as been adopted by the Legislature. Mi.veeptions were naturally taken to this requirement, but it was required, and being so the question then resolved itself into this?was thero any question ot piineiplc or interest forbidding ? As to ilie first clause of the ameudm-ut f. c the p.crc ab ofilion of slavery, it was rue-rely killing a corpse. . The surgeon's kiiii'e novor discceied a (lender subject than slavery.. -.The second clause of the'amendment seemed tqigive rise to serious objections. ' Fears were entertained that this clause would'be construed aji giving a right to Congress to legislate on the subject of frecdmeu within tho Slate. There isho such power in Ufti clause?it ineroly gives power to enforce the iirst clause. The objeeiicn that Congress will assun.e the power certainly h'is no force, for they would nssumo it us readily without this clause, ^jBueli power is-not to $. found in the amendment, and only exists In the unwritten law of force?a power which ednuoLbc restrained hy Legislative protest*?. jfcWo repeat that we perceive neither a sacri?90 of principal or interest in the adoption, of tajs amendment, further ihiin that it is a ln.milh|tioir.to be forced to do a needless act. and thu3 to a State a gacriffCo oi'p rinciplrt j but -andor tho circumstances wo think the honor of the State untouched. God grant that no requirement inflicting n deadly wound on our honor will be made. . . I foreign Items. 4, /Later intelligence regarding the progress of the war in South America between Paraguay and the allies?news-, paper files, dated in Buenos Avres to the Jfeth, and Rio Janei/o to .the 244.Ii of September, have been receiycd. There 3 ad been no severe engagement of the pposing arraics'since the battle of Yathby, but the siege of Uruguayana still continued. On the 5;b of Augustabout seven or eight thousand Paraguayans ^hut"themselves up in this tbwn, which ?us immediately besieged by an army of twenty tliousajnd Brazilians, Argentines aud Uruguayans. Up to the date of. latest accounts, the investmeut had continued thirty-seven ' days?the little army withiu having worked night and.day to strengthen its position, and its commas der peremptorily refusing to surrender. The Emperor of Brazil and the President of the Argentine Confederation had gone to Uruguayana to assistjn the direction j;f affairs and to hold a conference with General FJorcs, President of Uruguay, yv'hb'was superintending opciations on hch'alf. ofthcallios. The lattarappeared j,o be suffering much more from lack bf 'supplies than the besieged, and inany of their troops had died of starvation. However, they felt confident of ^ ooh having possession of the town. All the prisoner the allies take they incor* So/ate in their own winics, and it is said mi these recruits fight very well against thow-own Sag; ? On the Parana river tlieParagnayans had gained some advantages ?dtaving eonsu'loi toy damaged tnc Brazilian tioot and advanced their positions and works on its withdrawing down the river. It. is believed that Paraguay, after manning all her gMrrisuns and placing her boundaries in a good state of defence, can put one luiuUUUIKIUi \J I UViV O HWM IMIW" lii?u his equilibrium is easily disturbed, and that there is neither force, dignity, nor manhood's generosity in his character. The Petersburg "Judex" thus speaks of the same article: Major-General Jordan acts as ambition, unsupported by intellects generally does ?mistakes notoriety for fame?and pcr~ pctuatis his name b} disgracing i\ l't lias been generally esteemed,' throughout all time, the most cowardly act of poltroonery to strike a fallen foe ? General Jordan has refined and improved upon meanness, and climaxes a useless life by insultirg a fallen uud defenceless friend! W'c undertake no-defence of-Mr. Davis personally, politically or otherwise; it is not our province; we merely wish to parade, for the inspection of the public, as the most degrading sp; etaele of those degenerate times, the sentiments and feeling of General Thomas Jordan, as nwiTOccAil in fliiq ill-timnr] il! .hnrtflnivn.l and malignantly executed article. Ex- Gov. Manning's Letter to the Senate. ' Ex- Governor Manning sent in the following letter to the Senate on the 4th, resigning his sent in thSt house, for the purpose of accepting the appoinmcnt of United States Senator: Senate Chamber ) Columbia, November 4, 1SG5. J Sir: I beg leave to communicate, through von, to the Senate that haviDg accepted the appointment of Senator of the United States, my seat as Senator froru"Clarendon will become vacant after the 1th inst In leaving the body over which you preside, and in which I Eavc so long served, I beg to tender to them individually and collectively, ray cordial wishes for their future happiness, the assurance of my respectful esteem, and a grateful farcwe'!. In assuming the new function with which the State has invested me, I cannot but entertain a profound sense of embarrasmeut and responsibility; but, under all circumstances, I shall be animated by an earnest desire^) regard the interest of the country, aqgl to manfain its honor and dignity. At the same time, it is incumbent upon me especially to regard the interests of this State, which has honored me far beyond my merits, and which commands the warmest impulses of my heart. With great respect, 1 have the honor to be your faithful servant, JOI1N L. MANNING. To the Iionorablc Franklin J Moses, President of the Senate of So. Ca. Lovely Country.?In Texas beef is selling at five cents per pound, and horses and mules from fifteen to thirty dolhus each. The country is. absolutely alive with stock, and the entire market of the I'nitcd States might be supplied without apparent, decrease. * ' S* / J The .Necessity of JPunc-* , tustioh. I .[Not'Punctuated ] lie was an eipc-rifiicoJ ol?l man 5n> the ways 6'f the world Jie profited not in'* . honesty puiir.y and sobiiety was always' found, in demoralizingSociety never -as . sordid and mean he turned a . deaf ear. ' ' . To the misetiehof a fellow-creature, hia . heart was ever open. To malevolence charity afforded a sheild.' To none did he refuse sympathy and sorrowt Ifc waa ' his. nature," , ? , . "C .. The second returned It as fpllbws . "lie Was and experienced-did man id the-ways of the world, He profited'|not in honesty,-purity, and' fobrietyV...Warf always found iu .demoralizing societyNever associated with the good. He was? counted among the foremost in vice in every shape. A stranger to higbruind'edness' 1 and correctness of deportment. He-/was ever devpted to what was low, sordid and mean. He turned a deaf car to the mis- " erics of a feilow-creature. His heart was' ever -open to malevolence. Did he r6f Sabbath 8eW oral Southern refugees' went fco-seeher. Thcv. brought with* tbcnj; the-Federal- -> - G'ori. Cwfliranc, whom they inlroducod the grrl, tolling hot thulhe teas a frkna-of the Southern cause, although crrcumslavccs const'aiK> d him to Jiil Sfaios Sunrcme Court. The' counsel for the Government have bcerv selected by the Attorney General,., and the friends of Mr. Davis have.selected and retained counsel for liiin. Now that the '* " Wirz trial ia "concluded; it is supposed that of Davis will immediately follow. ? / A Sound Definition.?The New York News, in answer to the question/ "who arc the Union men ??who are the disnnionists ?" says: . "Who are the Union men ??who the Disunionists ? It need but to be asked and the answer is at hand. They are the Disnnionist who wish to pervert the Union of our fathers to their selfish and fratricidal views, and they alone are the Union men who wish, to preserve it as it came f;om our Revolutionary sires, .with the fnll rights of all the States unimpaired." ? ?The Experience of a Tennessee Paedon Seeker.'? Mr.. Johu Happy of * the Nashville Banner, gives the following humorous description of his journey"ings after a pardon: Had a personal interview with the" w_ ....1 1 i C~~ ? oilier iUHgisurue, unu jisixwu uxiu xul a small pardon, if he had any more left.. Chief Magistrate wantcd.to know whati position I held in the Rebel army. Tho answer was faint, somewhat hesitating and a little shaky?I said .* "Quarter-* master." Chief Magistrate chuckle# and turned tiis head to conceal a sar^ donic sinile.., "My ancient and venerable friend." he said, " if yon think that your department of the rebellion endangered! the Union cause, your innocence is a par-* dob in itself1" An exchange tells of an old najyrbeing held to bail for adultery. % is an> interesting man scvefity-three ^ybars of age..?His injured wife is an innocent young lady, only sixty-six years old,. . mother of a small family of scventocn children. The Montgomery Moil, of the" ult., says cotton/was selling jn th'" cll>' for forty cents per pound, wijk * Prosrc?* of a furtbar advance. i -