The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, November 17, 1865, Image 1
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General Wade Hampton.
The Washington correspondent of the
New Voile Express gives the following
uotioe of General Wade Hampton :
General Wade Hampton, who came so
near being elected Governor of South
^ Carolina, is a grandson of BrigadicrB
General Wade Hampton, of the iiovolution
and war of 1S12, and a son of the
W late Colonel Wade IJauipton, so well
P- known throughout the Union to the patrons
of the. turf,
i Wade Hampton, the.elder, was a native
of Prince George Comity, MJ., in
.the vicinity of Washington, and of ob
c/mire? nnrontmrp. IIo entered the Revo
r~. ^
lutionary ariny as a wagon-master, an J
from that humble position gradually rose
to the rank of colonel. After the war
he emigrated to South Carolina, and
became a planter, and, on the acquisition
of Louisana, made such investments in
that territory, on the Mississippi, near
New Oilcans, as to render him, on his
death in 1830, one of the richest men in
the country.
On the breaking cut of the rebellion,
the present Wade Haniption was regarded
as among the richest men -at the
South. lie was originally opposed to
secession?frankly confessed that he saw
nothing in it but ruin to himself and
his relatives; but when the war com*
. mcnced, embarked in it with all llio impetuosity
of an aTdcnt nature, and by his
gallantry and skill as a, cavalry* officer,
soon attained the rank of Licutenant-Gcnerul.
In person he is described as one of
the most strikingly elegant men of the
day?very tall, wi:h classical features,
and a magnificent black beard?altogether,
quite a cavilicr of the Bayard order.
IIis officers and men were devotedly
attached to liiin, not more for dauntless
courage in the field than for those rare
?:? aualities of head and heart for which he
is cqumi)' llljtin^ul^l.uUt Ati trim vtltbiii- "
ted conference between Gens. Sherman
and Johnston, in North Carolina, I am
informed that Wade Hampton, as he sat
ii?on his horse, formed altogether the
most noticcadle feature of the occasion,
and attracted the unwearied admiration
of the Federal soldiers who were present
to whom he -had been previously unknown.
As one of them remarked afterward,
"Hampton looked a.s if he had
stepped, horse and all, out of a canvas
by Titian or Velasquez."
Advice of Gen. Lee.?"It should be
the object of all to avoid controversy, to
allay passion, give free scope to reason
and every.kindly feeling. By doing this
and encuraging ourcitizans to engage in
the duties of life with all their heart and
mind, with a determination not to be
turned aside by thoughts of the past or
fears of the future, our country will not
only bo restored in material prosperity
but will be advanced in science, in virtntt
oml in relirrinn."
1MV1 ?UV4 .V..Q-W...
A gentlemen writing, from North
Alabama, says: "Our negro population is
rn a fix and a pretty considerable one at
that; the men, for the most part, roaming
about in the exercise of their new
found liberty, doing but little, and that
little bad. They have no supplies, and
how they are to live until green corn or
blackberry time next year, God only
knows. Thousands unquestionably will
and must, die of actual starvation. Their
. old masters cribs and smoke houses arc
either empty or closed to them.
From Washington
Washington, November IT, 1SG5.
The Secretary of State to-day telegraphed
to Governor Periiy, of South
Carolina,- to continue lite duties as Gov/ .v
n. * - a ! ! . l V...
ernor 01 tne cnaic unm rcimvcu uy wits j
President's orders.
The Secretary says the President rerogrets
that neither the Convention or
the Legislature has repudiated the war
debt, aud that South Carolina seems to
decline the Congressional amendment to
the Federal Constitution abolishing sinvery.
Yesterday, Secretary Seward telegraphed
to Governor Pjsiiuy, urging the
early adoption of the constitutional amendment,
stating that its adoption is particularly
important as well as desirable with
reference to the general situation of the
? Union* He also says the President's
opinion heretofore expressed remains unchanged.
The President, to day received a delegation
fron> 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 <o your support?give it.
and you may dc pend lie will be alive to your
best and dearest interests as a S'cutle rn people,
and if elected .vjll prove one of the brightest
stars in the constellation c-f Southern 1 (/presentation.
During ti>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 luiu<Jicd thousand men in
the Held outside of bur own territory for
oflcr.sive oppcralioas.
According to'he London Sprctutor,
there is likely to be a December session of
the British Parliament. The royal commission
cn the cattle plague will report
very strongly on the prospects of the
very wide and serious fuss to' the community,
and advocate the early summoning
ot Parliament to advise suitable measures
of remedy and prevention.
The ministerial crisis caused by the
death of Lord Palmcrston had not terminated
when the Java sailed. Earl
Russell bad undertaken to reform t.hc
present ministry, nnd bad convened a
Cabinet council; but nothing definite
would "be decided upon until after the
funeral of the late Premier, and until the
Queen returned from Scotland.
Paris medical papers state that the
cholera remaii s stationary. Other accounts
put the number of cases at. five
hundred daily. The Emperor Napoleon
visited the Ilotel Dicu, to satisfy himself
that proper care and attention was bestowed
on the cholera patients.
The London press generally agree that
Earl Russell's personal unpopularity will
render any ministry which lie may terra
very unstable, and Mr. Gladstone is looked
np to as the man best qualified to con- -'
duct a liberal government.
The Cunard steamship Java, which arrived
at New York on Friday morning,
brought two days later news from
Europe.
Severe storms on the northeast const
of England bad caused tbej destruction of
a deal of property and the sacrifice of
maoy lives.
The cholera had nearly disappeared
from Madrid, there being only thirtythree
eases there on the 18th uJfc.
A Painful Sigiit.?In the jail in
llostou arc two babies?one seven and
a half years of age, ar.d one nine, both
small tor their years and evidently infantile
in'mind. jTheir offence was stealing
a few gropes, and they ^irc committed
for non-payment of fine and costs. Comiug
from the meeting on Social Science,
to visit the jail, strangers would be supprised
to see such a spectacle in Boston.
?Boston Transcript.
On the first of October the whole banlc
note currency of the country?State and
National?was less by several millions .
than the amount ?f State Bank notes in ;
circulation on the first of January, 18(J3. ,
It will thus be seen that instead of the
currency of the country being daily inflated
it is reaJIv diminishing. ;
i
Gen. Jordan and Mr.
Davis.
Odc Major-Gen oral Thomas Jordan, of
tho ''Confcdesnte Army," has ventured
into print. We do uottremembcr that
this.person ever particularly' distiiipruished
himself during the continuance of'the
late war. It may be for this reason that
he now enters upon a ficldj hoping to"
gather honors that escaped, him in "a
more equal contest -that1 which he
how seeks. Wo are glad to find that his
unmanly article jn /Tai-pcr's Magazine
iu whicii he attacks Mr, Jeflcrsu?) Davis,
meets with universal condemnation .Notiu
and South The I'altimoio "American"
says of this production :
There arc iii this country some twelve
millions of people who righteously be-lieve
that Mr. Dlvis was a traitor?acru-'
el,""fttot''itioQS)-tyranicid- man, a scheming
despot; hut we vqjfture to affirm that
from Penobscot to Fort Leavenworth not
,one intelligent person wilL. be found to
agree with this impartial historian in
thinking.him a vain, pig-headed, incapa
ble person, not tit in any way to lead a
Government or to command men.
General Jdrdun does not attack Mr.
Davis because lie was a "rebel," not one
word of blame attaches to him for his political
acts against the- United States
Government.
But from the rancorous depths of a
cowardly personal hatred comes this assassin's
blow, aimed at the private character
and capacity .of-the man .who in-eurred
Mr. Jordan's displeasure by acts
too well known*to our riders to render
their repetition at all necessary,-and not
one nature in.a country whose people are
brave and honest will bave aught but
coutempt for the cowardice that prompted
the hand that could pen. such a vilV
lainous effusion.".
Had General Jordan have made tljis
attack while Mr. Davis was still at the
height of his temporary power, we
would have had neither the right nor the
desire to say oncAvord in objection.
We.do claim the right now, which
every true, man has, to express our scorn
for an unmanly course of action.
From Thuvlow Weed down to the '
humblest private that has sIvHiidered his
musket for the Union, We. will engage
there is not one man bui will feel eontempt
for the author of the blow hi the
dark.
We will dismiss General Jordan, with
the deep bop'o that his future career may
be free from all moral-ttials, for those ot
us who remember his conduct and .hrro
giume at DativiTle JuTt" s ubsc que ht tot he
I-,W.,V. it.nf
>UUUIKIUi \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.
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The .Necessity of JPunc-*
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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<?
socia'cd witb\the good he was cbunteiT
amoiig iho foremost in vice in every" . shape
a stranger to biglnnindedriess and corrocfcness-jjf
deportment lie was evertk-V ,
voted to w bjit jvas low sordid and- vmeaa
be tura'ddiasiuaf. ear to. the miseries 5? PflSw-eii;iiittre
bis heart was ever opcrf
i to ma^^feiis^'ebarity afford id a- slieihf
to.11 vn'C did ^c T^ftfse'.syifrpathy-aud soY*"
tow it was bis u.JT('urf ,
The. above epitaph'
gentlemen, and was punctuated r-i0
lows*' By the first: . .
yZ&Hti was nn experienced oLP man.' -la ^
the ways of the world he profited not
In honesty, purity and .sobriety*; was always
found. Jn demoralizing. society <
never, associated. vWitb the good he was
counted among the foremost^. In vice in
every shape a'stranger. To highinind"'.
cdness and correctness of deportment he.
was ever devoted. To what\ wait low> .
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 r<J?'
fuse sympathy and sorrow, it was his na- .
ture." . . ' / ; i
Stmpathy with Jeff. Davis.?a
Montreal correspondent of Le Canadian
imparts the following paragraph: 'The
children of Jefferson Davis have been for
some liinc in Canada, as is well known.
The two boys.aro just now in Chambly,
and about to enter Lenuoxville College.
The young girl, nine years of age^is ? "
pupil at the convent of the Sacred Heart,, .
oaultau-itceollects. L;>6f 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 Ji<jht in the
ranks of its enemies. The child looking ..
to tlmGenoral answered : 4I shall believe -
you are 0110 of the friends of *oor ca'tko
when you shall have obtained the release
of nly father;The General was deeply
moved with this answer, and promised,
the child to use all his'influence on^bohulf
of Mr. Jefferson Davis."
Tiual Op Mh. Davis.?The "Washington
correspondent of the New Yoik
HerulJ says :
It is now positively known here thtft
the trial ?f Jefferson Davis has been v
cidod upon, and the arrangenienis hawbeen
Dearly completed. The trial will
be for treason, and willtake place either
in this cir-y or Richmond, and belbrc tfw
ITti!r/>il 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.
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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.
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