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' ' ' ' * r - V1-- v; v - , v* ' 1' _ 1 .: -3^- A . \ ; . % I " V , i u^^^iiiI^Iib""!'* " '' 11 "imil ' *lu;v^,'^i?l'?giwmwM?MMnga^^ v VOLUME XXIV. CAMDEN, S. C., FEIDAY MORNING, MAY 18,1866. NUMBER 45. .? _.j!l::... . J. T IIBKSIIMAH"?Editor. i J .1 r.es lor A < 1 verttein a: for one ?(in?r<??ten lines or less?QXK t>OL.b ' II ?nd FIFTY CKXTS for the lirst "isertion and OXH DOLL A11 for each sub* sequent. Obitl'aht Xtvncvs. exceeding one square, <*lior?re?l at advertising rotes Transient Advertisements and Job "Work MUST UK I'.Vl! FOIt IX ADVAXCK. No deduction made, except to our 'regular advertising patrons. Terms of subscription for one year $3.00 in advance: if not. paid within three months from the time ot subscribing, $4.00. Confession and Death of an Army Chaplain. M. M. Pomeroy, the able editor of I the LaCrosse (Wis.) Democrat, gives the j following death bed scene, whieli he J was called to visit in his recent visit to j Chicago. The Itev. Henry Clannard, an exarmy chaplain who loft off expounding the llible and recruiting, for the Savior, and by indorsing the nigger and abolitionists became an army chaplain in one of-the "Wisconsin regiments, passed from life to a home beyond a blessed - immortality, the other day, and thus shuffled off his mortal coil. A physician had called on him two . or three times a day for a month, doctoring him lor an ague brought on while stealing cotton in Arkansas while with General Curtis. On learning that the ex-minister and ex-chaplain would hardly live tho night out, we called with the physician. In a little wooden looking room not over twelvo feet square, iu au obscure i 1 ? l .... niiJnrw,*! fniinrl ooaruuig jiuusu 111 uwutgu .. ~ the invalid. The room was bare offur-! niture except a poor bed, a little dirty washstand, two wood-bottom chairs, an old trunk, a pine table, on which was spread a newspaper 011 which lay an old biblo, a pair of old snuffers, wrno j pill boxes and such stuff. The dying man was propped up in bed, while u faithful negro woman sat on the foot of the bed. As wo entered, he rallied a little and asked tho doctor who ho had brought with him. On being told that it was "Brick" Pomcroy, ho sank back, closed his eyes?rallied a little and said "Perhaps it is as well. He might as well know it {is any one." .. . And ho proceeded to. make liis dying statement, which was in these words, as wq took them down in our memorandum book as tho physician requested : * i 1\ly name is Henry C annard. I am forty-one years old. I am a Methodist minister?at least I was once. I was onco happy and contented, aud loved Chris*, inv Master, with ail the zeal a Christian over had. At last I grew coll in religion, selfish and envious of tho good fortunes of others. 1 wanted to make money and to have so mo fun. 1 had. no nartieular education, to I thought I would bo a llepublie&ii politician. I began by preaching politics from the pulpit, and praying lor the negro.' It paid me in money, but I lost influence at the Throne of Grace, .'lint I did not care for that, if I could only have influence with tho Itepubli- j can party. I forgot Christ and became j interested in' tho negro. I had inllu- j once with a few members of my church, ; and talked politics to tlieni. I was \ f paid by oflice seekers to- influence | Christians. Sometimes I have mndo as high as tiftuen dollars at an election for my influence with Christians. At lust I found politics paid better than religion, and t worked for the ! chaplaincy of a regiment and got it. Then I lot religion go, and wont to tho war. There 1 wrote letters home do-' "^miein<F T)nmnereis as conrierlicads. And Istolo cotton, and silver ware, and pictures, and bocks, and drosses for iuy wife and sisters, and horses and mules for my brothers, aud a piano for the Governor who gave me my commission, and a gold watcli for my captain, and , a lot of household furniture to sond for my colonel. And I robbed the soldiers of jelly and such stuff sent down to thom to use while in hospital, and I had my share of goods 6tolen from Sanitary fairs, and made lots of money. "Please give me a little piece of that pounded ice!" The physician gave it to him when he continued: . "But I was not happy. I drank whiskey with the boys when away from home, and indulged in somo excesses not worth mentioning, and laid up quite a pile of money. And I was taken sick while out stealing cotton from a plantation where a widow lady lived. T ha/1 (viRTcrl h?r nicwrs to rim flxwiv. and they are all dead now. When the war was ended I came home to Wisconsin, but oould not stay there. So I camo to Ohicago. And I grew 6ick. Anil I hare got to die. I have called on Christ-*! have prayed to God, but somehow I cannot get reliof for my soul. . The door of mercy seems shut against ' . me., I forsook religion for politics, and now God has forsaken me. I pray to my Saviour, but he don't hear me. I mik to the ihithfij negro woman?she Raj's "ves, msssa " and that is all that I can get out of her. I know I can't live long,sI feel that I am dying. I feel certain that I am going to hell. Please give nie a little piece more of ice before I go. I want these things written down, as a warning to others who forget Christ for politics. I feel that the negro can't save?that Christ won't save me. I was unfaithful to my religion find am forgotten. I was faithful to the negro, but alas the negro can't help me where I want help?he can't ease my guilty soul. I am going to hell, and I know it. I expect to meet many persons there who forgot religion for r polities. I do not expect to seo you again iu this world or the next, but I want this confession printed. 'I >1 n n Vfi rvi vo rt i <1 n? 9m n 11 ,'imn 11 ^ ivivcv O* ' ~ "*v %* f pi ere?of? of?of?ico !" And thus died the l?ov. Henry Clannnrd! .? ?? The Difference Between a Southern Man and a Yankee. The freedman who gave this shrewd and philosophic view of the difference between his old and new musters, we take it, is capable of getting his living without the aid of i\ Bureau, ami of maintaining his "civil rights'' without the help of Congress : Now, white folks, I'se gwinc to tell you de dilference 'tween a Southern man an' de Yankee.? ; Well, de Southern man he stop I at de hotel; he ax for a zoom, j he get tie key-; lie say, '*Hore, Jim. take my valise.1' When he get in de room he say, "Jim, you black rascal, brush mv coat and 'boots, and be in a; hurry." While Fse dpin' dat he wash hissel? comb his liar, and take a drink, ami when I give him de boots he hand me a dollar. When de Yankee stops at de hotel lie say, "Mr., Johnson, please brush my boots; Mr. Johnson, please to : carry dis note to Mr. Smith at de railroad depot; Mr. Johnson, I guess I'll have to trouble you to bring me a pitcher of water; Mr. | Johnson, pibase cany dis mcs-i sage to de telegraph office; Mr. Johnson, i guess 1 ought to have | a cigar?run down and gat a live j cent one." I cum back, and 'spec, ob course, he gib nie about two dollars, but 'stead of givin ! ..me de money, he ax me to take 1 a seat, apd tell him 'bout my i grand fa dder, my grandmudder, j my brudder and my sister, and j my cousin, and my ole massa, and how much I'se making, and how old I is, and all sich non-j sense, and den after a -'while he j ay, "Well, Mr. Johnson, I guess ! I'll have to gib you a dime afore I I leave here." Now, white folks,' ! dat's de difference 'tween de; I Southern man and do Yankee,! | and it's every word truf. JL Hi." j-/uui.->> ijuu wit/K;/ oajo . ; "A prominent dry goods house! of this city has just received a j large invoice of false calves. An ji experienced cutter and fitter is j expected from New York this; week, who will take the measure ( of the ladies' legs and warrant a satisfactory exhibition. The; ladies will have to be very particular as to the fit, as we are informed by certain regular attendants upon the street corner (Fourth and Jefferson), that the latest style of tilters shows not only the entire leg, but half the knee." - y A benevolent lady went to visit a family who were said to be almost starving. She found them half clad, cold, and not a morsel of food in the house. "What do you most need? What would you like to have ?" she asked of the mother of the family. The woman thought for a moment, her face brightened, and she answered: "Why, I always did want a waterfall; tljey're pa "bo' comin !" s THE MA SOX'S DUTY. To stretch the liberal hand. And pour the stream of gladness, . O'er misery's withered strand, To cheer the hearth of sadness? To dry theorphan'3 tear And soothe the heart nigh broken, To brcatho in sorrow's ear Kind words, in kindness spoken: This ii$ the Mason's part A Mason's bounded duty This rears the Mason's heart; In wisdom, strength, and beauty. To practice virluo's laws,? Willi fervency and freedom. And in lior nobis causo Advance where'er she lead 'em. To curb the headlong course Of passion's fiery pinion, And bend Its stobborn force To reason's mild dominion. X This is the Mason's part, etc., etc. To shield ^brother's famo From enfe'and destruction. And prorc that Tumi's our aim In spiric, and action; To trust in God through all The danger and temptation, Which to his lot tnny fall. In trial aud probation : This is the Mason's part, A Mason's bounded duly? This rears the Mason's heart In wisdom, strength, and beauty. "Brick* Pomeroy on But ler. At last the great American thief and blundering murderer has resigned and is no more an officer in the army he disgraced. Grant has "bottled" him up forever,-and in a few words proved the truth of-our oft expressed opinion of this natural thief, j .1 *1:1 nri-_ 1 cowani aim unmury ass. :vvnat lie will do now is more than we know. Most likely gq to 'shop lifting, "grave robbing, or insulting women,'' At heart a traitor ?by instinct a thief-?by education a robber?Benjamin 1\ Butler has won a name for infamy, venality, and incompetency, second to none in the world. Ke was one of the peculiar tools of j * ? * * the Republican, and has j been a nightmare on the Aracri-. can pcopio for the past live years. | An original secessionists, he ncv- i er had a patriotic motive in his heart-. He never deserved a position in the army?he never fought a battle?he never won a victory?he never lost an opportuuily to steal from and plunder the defenceless?he never made the Union flag other than a signal to mark the- depository of stolen soods, and should have been dismissed the army long ago. The greatest curse a mother could put on her child would be'to wish it the heart and attributes of Ben. Butler, whose sun has at last sunk in the deepest infamy and whose eternity we trust will be spent in the home of his employer. Thiet, robber, abolition patriot, military blunderer, woman insulter, grave-yard robber, soldier murderer, egotistical ass, ;pet of Republicanism, child of the aevii, cocK-eyea abortion ot nurn.iTii.ty? bottled braggadocio, played-out politician, dishonored ganeral and traitorous citizen?farewell. Thus one by one of the political generals and causes of our national troubles?one by one the cotton-thieving, plundering scoundrels who have strutted their brief hour on tho bloody stage, drop into infamy here, as we trust they will in hell, hereaf tcr. Bottled Blunderer, Big Bethel Butcher, Bigoted Braggadocio,. Ben Beast Butler?Fakewell.?La Crosse Democrat. At a late election for constable in Indiana, the radicals demanded that a negro should be allowed to vote; whereupon the conservatives and . Democrats elected the negro over the radical candidate. A good joke. The Masonio fraternity of St. Louis, Missouri, have resolved to commence the work of erecting a grand temple,in that city, at a-costef not loss than one hundred thousand-dollars. General Lee Again Before the Reconstruction Committee. r . "We understand," says* tho Boston Commercial, "That General Lee will bo summoned again before the reconstruction Committee, and the following questions will be proposod to him: Is not pitching quoits a favorite amusement in Virginia, and will the people of Virginia bo ready to give it up and take up tho game of base ball instead ? Will tho people of Virginia "be inclined to give pp the eating of bacon and greons and to substitute therefor the Yankee dishes of pork and beans and codfish and potatoes ? Is there any prejudice in Virginia against buckwheat cakes and popped corn as Yankee dishes? And is that prejudice increasing or decreasing ? In yonr judgement have secession doctrines been promoted in Virginia by the drinking of mint julips ? And is that any prejudice there against sherry cobblers as a Northern dnnk ? " Do the people of Virginia read tho writings of P. Wr Emerson ? and if so, do they understand them ? "Would a youth in Virginia be disinclined to many a Yankee girl whq, was young, good looking and a rich man's daughter. Do you have Thanksgiving Day in Virginia, and is the shooting of turkeys practiced on that day ? Would a Virginia marksman be unwilling to lire at a turkey on that day, because it is a Northern custom ? Do tho people of Virginia ever play poker, and if so, would a Virginia secessionist be willing to pay the money won of liipi at that game by a Northern man ? , Do the people of Virginia regard Wendell Phillips as the greatest of American orators, and if not, are thev VI _1_- 2 - _ A 1 _ 1 " iiseiy 10 come 10 uiai opinion Hereafter ? Ho"* many people in Virginia look upon Goncral Butler as a groat military genius, answer the same question to General Hanks." Is there a pieco of tho Pilgrim rook anywhere in Virginia, and if there is not, would it not be a judicious step to send n piece of it to liicliinon.d ? ?Have you yourself over seen" a ejitiir that came over in the Mayflower, and if not, would you like 16 seo one ? The question thut follows you rnny answer or not, as you choose. Is Wirt's Life of Patrick Henry regarded in Virginia as a historical work, or a work of fiction ? Do you believe the story of Captain Smith mid Pocahontas, or do you think it was made up by Captain'Smith many years after its supposed date ? Do the colored race in Virginia generally go in when it rains, and if not, why not ? Slinnlrl flm pnlriYwl rnr?p nilrlipf. tllPin selves to the study of metaphysics, would they be likely to become disciples of Sir Wm. Hamilton or John Stuart Mids? Was Hannibal, in your judgment, a negro ? Answer tho same question as to Othello. Do colored people in Virginia usually sleep with their heads under the bed clothes'? and how far will emancipation modify this habit ? What do the pcoplo of Virginia think of the Ho6sac Tunnel ? and of the new drill? Do they think it will work as well as tho Froedinen's Bureau Bill: Dan Rice' before the ReconstructionCom mi ttee. The Committee on Reconstruction still persists in suppressing the most important testimony elicited before it. Dan Rice has recently been on a circus tour through the lately rebellious States, and has had opportunities such as afforded to few, for observing tho condition of tho Southern pooplo as to loyalty. His testimony will bo found to show tho true feeling that exists at tho South when the thin crust of preX. 1 h * A J I tenaeu. xuyuiiy is muuou mvuy anu uuo character is revealed us under tho exbilerating influence of a menagerie, when man stands in the presence of the untaimed forces of nature^eperated therefrom only by the thin partition of an iron cage. Mr. Kice, being duly sworn, testified thus: Q. You have an unruly animal, known as a pet mule, with your circus, have you not ? A. I have. ! Q. What axe the idiosycrasies of that beast? A. He is much given to kicking. U. it is almost Impossible to ride him, is it not ? A. It is. I generally offer 825 to | any man who will ride him round the ring.. , & On your lato visit to the South, , did you receive any offers to ride th%t , &ule? < ; A. i did. Q. State what occurred on these occasions. A. In Richmond,' a discharged Confederate soldier attempted to tide him. but was immediately thrown flat on his back. ,i? ' Q. What did the Confederate soldier say to this ? . J ; i / ' A. He said the mule was:aad ?d Yankeecuss. Q. Hid any others make the attempt ? A. Another of Lee's veterans tried to ride him and^succeeded. Q. What did lie say ? >rA. He said, after ho had dismounted, that if he had a regiment o' them ere cavalry he'd have -whipped Kilpatrick all to smash ; and that in tho next war against the Yankees lie intended to raise a brigade of e'm. Cross examined by Mr. Stevens : Q. Is that a ho mule, or a she mule? A. It's a lie mule. U. You have monkeys in your show, have you not ? A. I have. Q. Have von ever heard anv disloval remarks in rolatiou to the monkeys ? A. I can't say that I liavo. Q. Have you ever heard anything said in their presence? A A couple of young ladies-were one day standing in front of the cage, and I heard one of them soy it louked like a Frcodmcn's Bureau. U. How was this remark received? A* It created much laughter. Q. "Were tliero any personal allusions made on that occasion. A. Some of the crowd said, pointing to the ourang outang, "that's Sumner." Q. Did that please the bystanders? A. Very much. (1. Did you ever hear any observations about the bears ? A. I heard it said once about a one-eyed bear that lie looked like lien Butler, and alfout a grizzly that it pught to be called Ben. "Wade. Q. "Wore the points of resemblance stated ? A- They were not. The observation was made on tho tout. etmetnhU, with special reference, perhnps, t,o tho occulur deformity in tho case of the oneeyed animal. Q. Have you side shows with your circus ? A. I have. Q. .State if you ever heard disloyal remarks in relation to them ? A. I believe I hoard somothing of the kind once about Daniel in the lion's den. Q. State what it was? A. A young lady asked me which was Daniel and which was the lion. (I What was your reply ? A. I told her it was easy to distinguish between Daniel and the lion, as tho former wore a swallow-tail coat, and had a cotton, umbrella uuder his urm. Q. What did sho say ? A. After looking into the cage, she said, very spitefully, that Daniel looked like a mean Yankee, and sho -wished the lion would chaw him lip;?Cincinnati Commercial. Kissing. The following appears in some of our exchanges. It does not appear where it originated; and we presume the latitude doesn!t matter much, as it will doubtless suit all climates, kindreds, peoples and tongues. Ovid wrote the Art of Love; this may be called the Art of Kissing?in one lesson. Of course it will take some practice for a novice to become a proficient, even with the very best of instruction; men learn so much better bv examnle t/ 4. than by precept. Read, ponder, and be wise : People will kiss, yet not one in one hundred knows how to extract bliss from lovely lips, no more- than they know how to make diamonds out of charcoal. And yet it is easy, for us. This ; little item as not alone for new ! beginners, but for the many who j go it like hunting coons or shel-1 ling corn. First know wh^m j you- are to kiss. Don't make a mistake, although a mistake may be. good. Don't jump up like a trout for a fly, and smack -a woman on the neck, on the ear, or on the corner of the forehead, on I the end of the nose, or knock oil* j her "waterfall, or jerk her bonnet! ribbon, in haste to get through.! the gentleman should be a little j the tallest. He should have n clean face, a kind eye, a mouth ' full of expression instead of io-j bacco. j\To noise, no fuss, no 11 uttering j and squirming like hook-impaled ; ivojms. Kissing don't hurl: ii don't require a brass band to make it legal. Don't job down on a beautiful mouth as if you were spearing for frogs! Don't *rab and yank the Tady as if ^hewas a ^struggling colt! Don't muss her hair, scratch down her collar, bite* her cheek, squizftle her rich ribbons, and leave hei4 mussed, rumpled and mixed! Don't flavor your, kisses with pnions, tobacco, gin-cock tails, " i J- -j r>. ? _ i lager Deer, oranay, etc.; ror a maudlirig kiss is worse than the itch to a delicate, loving, sensible woman. \ Don't kiss everybody, including nasty little dogs,, male or' female. Don't sit down to it; stand up. Need not be anxious about getting in a crowd. Two persons are plenty to corner and catch a kiss; liiore persons spoil the sport. Stand firm; it won't hurt after you are used to it.? Take the left hand of the lady in your right; let your hat go to? any place out of the way; throw the left, hand gently over, the shoulder of the lady, and let the hand tall down upon the right side toward the belt. Don't be \ in a hurry, draw her gently and 1 lovingly to your heart; her head | will mil ligntl}' upon your suoulI dor, and a handsome shoulder I strap it makes ! Don't be in a hurry- Send a little life down your left ami and let know its business. Her ^eft in your right: let there be an expression to that, not like the grip of a vice, but a gentle clasp, full of electricity, thought and respect. Don't be iu a hurry ! Her head lies careless on your shoulder! You , are nearly heart to heart! Look ] down into her half closed eyes T ~ Gently, yet manfully, press her to your bosom! Stand firm, and Providbncc will give you strengtli ' for t.hn nrdpnl ! lift bravo. brave. but doiVt-'lje in a hurry. Her lips are almost open! Lean lightly forward with vour head, not the body. Take |ood aim; the lips meet?the eyes close-? the heart opens?the soul rides the slorm, troubles and ; sorrows of life (don't te in a hurry)? heaven opens before you?the world shoots from under your feet as a meteor flashes across the evening sky (don't bo&ifraid) ?the nerves dance before the just erected altar of love as zer\livrc rJannn /totxr fr!rr>_ |;aj io uuuvv mivu va?v v*v med fl<j>wers : the heart forgets its bitterness, and the art of kissing is learned Furnishing Rats With Tails. It inay bo of interest to our readers to know that the Paris physicians, after many experiments, have succeeded in ; grafting the tails of rats uptm other rats. The new tails live and flourish as perfectly as the old ones. It has been asked what advantage it may be, either to the physicians or the, rats ? This is not stated; but it would Vppoar to us an important development in the matter of uniting animal tissues in cases where an organ or part of the muscles of an organ has been lost, and is to be Buppliod. Men have been supplied with, noses and parts of noses by a similar process. Nashville is not a very pleasant place to live in just now, according to the-, correspondent of the Charleston iV???': As regards to politics this is a curious place, and one has to be over cuutious in conversation, for thero is no tolling whether the gentleman with whom you converse may be a Northern man?a Tennessee ex-eeoessioiiiats or a Tennessee Union man?There is such a jKjlitieul conglomerate,. I hat a stranger has to keep his weather eye open ; and as to getting into a personal difficulty here, it is unpleasant?as nine men out of ten?or nine and a half?in Nashville wear pistols, and nine pair of inexpressibles out .of ton are made with pistol pockets. Fist fighting is obsolete. ?weapons are always used; it is much more common there for a man to wear a pistol than a watch, and the newspapers never speak of n nian's drawing a pistol, hut. of Lis drawing Lii tist-ci, as w? would t'.jj ins wat-.k Lis wu-istcost, Li j book., etc.