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VOL. XXII?NO. 41. CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1SG4. NEW SERIES?VOL. 1?NO. 8
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POET'S CORNER. jj
"Hurrah for ilie Itigllisof llic Slule.'i
BY WARRES R. DAVIS, OK SOUTH CAROLINA.
[ Written fur Miss Clara Fisher.]
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Hurrah! for the rights of the State, . rt
Hurrah I for the rights of the State, w
Andhonor to those, who in her holy cause, w
Shall abide by the rights of the State.
Her banner is (lung to the air, 1,1
Her sons are all rallying around ' w
Her Palmetto blooming resplendent and (air, w
As if Moultrie were yet above ground {)
Hurrah 1 for the rights of tho State,
Hurrah! for the rights of the State,
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AIK? lionur 10 un?u n uu uti
Shall abide by the rights of the State. jn
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Hurrah 1 for the right? of the State. su
Hurrah! for 'lie rights of the State,
The people in solemn Convention ordain
To nbide by the rights of the Stato.
Descendants of patriot sires ) l
Who were taught like young caglc-s to gaze to
'Gainst bright arms, unblinking amid their tierce tli
tires. 0f
Now. now your free standard upraise. . 1
Hurrah 1 for the rights of the Stu'o, 1
Hurrah! for the rights of the State,
Give tiie threats of the cold-hearted tyrants your w
scorn, " "
And abide bv the rights of the State.
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Hurrah! for the rigiits of the State, ,
Hurrah! for" the. rights of the Suite.
And glory to tlmsv who in her holy cause 0(
Shall abide by the rights of tin? State If
Dom.stie dissetitions all o'er, tli
The star ot the South culminates; i
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Like the ruin or ran-om of States.
Then hurrah ! Tor the ri^'nt> of ike State, j 1'
Then hurrah! tor the rights of the State, ; in
Fond hearts will cherish, and bright eves look k*nd ! ;l,
On those who abide bv 'he S.iate. -n
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MISCELLANEOUS. ,r.
ADDRESS OF THE F RES ID EST TO TUE
ARMY. j,
The following is an a idless of the President |
to the army.
Soldier? to the. Armies of the Coof derail '
Slates: In the long and Moody war in which ^
your country is engaged you have achieved v
many noble triumphs. Ton have won glorious
victories over vastly more numerous hosts; you
have cheerfuilv borne privations and toil to t
which you were unused; you have readily sub- I , (
mittcd to restraints upon your individual wii1, '
that the citizen might hotter perform his dutv
to the State as a soldier. To all these vou
have lately added another triumph, the noblest J.
of human conquests?a victory ovcryourselves.
As the time drew near when you who first j.
entered the service might well have heeii ex- V(
pe'cted to claim relief trom your arduous labors
and restoration to the endearments of home, j
von have heeded only the call of your siill'viing i
country. Again you come to tender \o ir ser- j
viee for the public defence?a free olVerin*r |
which only such patriotism as yours could ?
make?a triumph worthy of yon and of the
cause to which yon are devoted.
I would in vain at tempt adequately to ex- >t
press the emotions with which 1 received the i |-'
testimonials of confidence and regard which tl
you have recently addressed to me. To some ?
of those first received, separate acknowledge- n
me tits were returned. Hut it is now apparent is
that a iike generous enthusiasm pervades the g
i whole armv. and that the only exception to f>
such magnanimous tender will be of those who, 1
having originally entered for the war, cannot ii
display anew their zeal in the public service, tl
l j It is, therefore, deemed appropriate, and it is o
i J hoped will be equally acceptable, to make a n
n general acknowledgement, instead of successive p
special responses. Would that it were possible a
to render my thanks to yon in person, and in e
the name of our common country, as well as c
in my own, while pressing the hand of each
flfi war-worn veteran, to recognize his title to our e
love, gratitude and admiration. a
^ v Soldiers! by your will (for you and the peo- ti
feVpr i pie are but one) I have bccD placed in a posi- e
on which debars me from sharing your dan- cl
ers, your sufferings and your privations iu the s
eld. With pride and affection my heart has v
ccompanicd you in every march ; with solici- n
jdc it has sought to minister to your every c
ant; with exultation it lias marked your every I
eroic achievement. Yet, never in tiic toil- t
jiiio march, nor in the wearv watch, nor in c
ic desperate assault, have you rendered a ser- t
ice so decisive in results as iu this last displav ii
I*the highest qualities of devotion and seif d
icrilice which can adorn the character of the a
arrior patriot. j'
Already tin; pulse of tlic whole people beats r
i unison with yours. Already they compare
our spontaneous and unanimous offer of your ii
res, for the defence of your country with the n
siting anil reluctant service of the mcrccna- tl
es who arc purchased by the enemy at the c
rice of higher bounties than have hitherto p
ecn known in war. Animated by this con- tl
ast, they exhibit cheerful conlidenee and more c
solute bearing. Even the murmurs of the 1
cak and timid, who shrink from the trials e
hicli make stiongcr and firmer your noble na c<
ires, are shamed into silence by the spectacle a
hicli you present Your brave battlc-crv A
ill rinrr loud and clear tlirourrli the land of tl
ic enemy, as well as our own; will silence the a
lin glorious boastings of their corrupt parti- t<
,ns and tlieir pensioned press; and will do fr
stice to the calumny by which tlicy socle to fi
rsnadc a deluded people that you are ready ol
purchase dishonorable safety by degrading n
binission. la
Soldiers! The coining spring campaign will 01
>cn under auspices well calculated to sustain p
>ur hopes. Your resolution needed nothing tl
fortify it. With ranks replenished under p
e influence of your example, and by the aid ol
your representatives, who give earnest of a'
cir purpose to add, by legislation, largely to
mr strength, von may welcome the invader u
illi a confidence justiiiod by the memory of' In
1st victories. On the other hand, debt, taxa-' p
>ii, repetition of heavy drafts dissensions,, oo- ! fi
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fthe >powsn^I^e, In" the thijst t'<>r the plim ;
ol ilie pnbiic treasury:- and, above all, tlie ?i
msciousncss of a bad cause, must tell with 0
arful force upon liio overstrained energies of d
ie enemy. 11;? campaign, in ISO I, must >
mil the exhaustions of his resources botli in el
en and money, be far less formidable tlian a
mse of tlie last two years, when unimpaired tl
cans were used witli boundless prodigality, a
id ivith results which are suggested by the ti
ontiou of the glorious names of Shiloli and Ci
errysviilc. ami MurfiveMturo, ami Cliickuiiiaut.
and tlie ('liir.kaliominy, and Manassas, and
redericksbnrg, ami <'haneellorsvilli*.
Soldiers 1 Assured suecess awaits us in our
>!v struggle I'll* liU:rtv and independence, ami j w
i|' tin: pre>er\ation of nil that lenders life do- i J
cable to honorable .men. When that sue-| ^
sS -iiiill Ih* I' MClscil. to vol!, vimr riiiiiiirv
on- ami mile. under Diiino l'ro? ideitco,
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ill lie due. I In- fruits of tint sui-t-i-ss will
>i ! reaped !.y you nlmn-: l>?t your children,
ul vmir eliil'lioil's children in lou^ genera
iois to come, w ill enjoy hk-.-sings derived from
?ii that will pri'sci vc yonr memory ever living i|
voitr In-art-. .
Cirzen defenders of the homes, the liberties, "
nl the altars of tin- Crwfederacy \ That the "
o-.l w! otn we all humbly worship may shield x.
m with hisFatherly care, and preserve yon ]'
r -ate return to the peaceful enjoyment of
our friends and the association of those you
iom love, is the earnest prayer of your Com- c
land . Ji-Cljiel. "
JKFFKRSOX DAVIS. b
UioiiMoxti, Febrnarv 0 18G-1.
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UK S1/. I S/l/XG PO117-7? OF THE A RMSTROXG si
S/.V llVSDUElJ PQVXDF.lt J
The smashing power of Sir William -Ann- si
nuig\- i'iOO pounder shot gun was tested on tl
li.lav. I h'oeinl'or 11, at Shochuryncss, against s
ii- WiinioiV float inn target. The target is an ti
\act counterpart of the Warrior's side, and b
leasures IS feet lour; l?y 10 feet in height. It t
i constructed of iron plates of the bust homo- 11
cncous inetal, four and a half inches thick, u
olted to a backing of teak 13 inches in depth, v
uhiiid this comes two sets of three-quarter b
ich plates, riveted to massive ribs of T iron, t
at whole being shored up by slanting beams 11
f fir of immense thickness. The target was s
icored at 1000 yards distance from the firing a
oints of the 000 and 300 pounder Armstrong, |
nd wooden targets for ascertaining the correct i 1
levation for this range floated close by, a little 1 J
lear of the iron one. ! i
The first shot from "Big Will" wasadmnmv 1
ast iron shell, weighing 000 pounds, and was j
im cd with such unerring aim at the wooden .1
trgct as to smash it literally to powder. The I
Icv.tion of the piece in this instance was 2|J
leg. 5 m. and the charge TO pounds. The next
hot was a steel shell, with a cast iron head,
weighing G10 pounds, and containing 24 pounds
f powder, which is only four fifths of the
hargc. Before tiring the'shot, a consultation
oolc place among the artillerists present as to
he elevation to be given, it having been disovercd
that the wooden target.demolished by
he first shot had been moored at 1020 yards,
iistcnd of 1000, as had been originally intoned.
After some discussion, the gun was fired
t 2 dog. 10 min. elevation, the shell passing
ist over the top of the target a little to the
L'ht of the central line. .
'Jftc next two shots?live steel sli|fis, similar
1 *1| respects to No. 2?HomonsjPted in a
lost surprising way the wonderful accuracy of
lie gun in obeying the slightest change in
levation. For shot No. 3 the piece was dcrcsscd
to 2 deg, 3 min., the shell passing
lirough the exact centre of the t get, and
ariying away a piece of a semi-circular shape,
"he fourth shot was fired at only 3 min. less
levntion, and struck the target as near the
enlrc as possible, making daylight throught it,
nd exploding a: the very moment of impact,
i hole two feet by twenty inches yawned in
ie four and a haff ineb plate, level ywith and
few inches on the left of the bull's eye. The
ak backing was splintered into fragments
om the size of the cocoa nut to the merest
lire,* and the three-quarter inrli plates and otic
f the ribs were completely torn away like so
uiell paper. In front, below the hole, there
iy n huge mass of iron plate, weighing three
p four hundred weight, and looking like a
iecc of crumbled black rag. The plate above
ic one which was pierced was started from its
iace and bulged outwards, nearly the whole
f the bolts holding it to the target being torn
way.
In fact, all present allowed, tha* since the
rent battle at gun ve>xus p'ate had begun to
e waged there had never been such a eomleie
triumph for the former combatant. At
!-t ii had hem iult.nded-t?rtrr ifrr*
juitiVuJC'V'iip'Ui the Warrior target at
Dli'l yards, buithe first blow at 1000 yards so
isabled it as tli render a new target, necessary,
hi returning to the tiring point tiie 300 poutier
was next tr'ed?four shots being tired ; but.
wing to several causes only one of these took
fleet, striking too right top corner oi trie plate,
iid smashing bpt not penetrating it, owing to
ic target having been slewed around to an
ngle of nearly forty degrees with the line of
re hy tlie fourtl: sli^ll of "Big Will." This
oricl'ided the firing lor the day.
London Times.
. THE FUSEL'A L OF Til A CKEhA Y.
On the 20th nit., the remains of Thackeray
ere interred in Kenso, Green Cemetery, near
iiiitdon. A, London paper thus diMr.u>
ic funeral oh>eijines of thi> hriiliani wriiei :
'1 ia-re was.hut one inonrnmif eoa.-li, no in
lis and the succeeding carnage, winch was
hi private one o! the deceased, were seated
ic Jtev. J*'. St. John Thackeray and Mr. James
[odd, cousins of the deceased; Captain Shaw,
is brother in-law, and the J Ion. K. Curzon.
lie remaining carriages we.ro those of .Mr.
lartin Thackeray, General Low, Lord Gardi
er, Sir W. Braze r, J Ion. B. Curzon, EarlGranille,
and Messrs. Bradbury and Evans. The
moral service was read by the Chaplain of the
loiuctery, the Jtev. Charles Stewart.
When the cofiin was placed in the little
ha pel of the burial ground, a strong desire was
mnilestcd l?y nearly every one to enter the
nilding, but the space inside was soon occuicd
us far as it. could he conveniently, and the
crvading reverence lor the departed was quite
jflicient to prevent any unseemly piessurc.
tftcr the conclusion of the first portion of the
jrviec, the inass of those present proceeded to
lie grave, which is in a quiet spot on the left
iilo of the ccinc'try, and not far from the enrance
gate. In looking around men were to
e soon on every suit, whose writings consiiuue
ho inoiitiil food o! our people?the muscle ami
esli of our literature. .Mr. Dickens was natrally
present at the .solemnity. Some who
,-cro aware of the long established friendship
ictwecn the deceased and the author of "Saror
ttesartus," looked t??r Jiitti, too, in the group)
nit Mr. Carl vie dislikes crowds and is all but a
cptuagunarian, and he was not recognized
.moil!/ the spectators.
Among other mourners were Mr. Tom. Tayur.
Mr. fthirlov .Brooks, Mr. Mark Lemon, Mr.
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OilII JA'OCii, Air. icmtu'i, ,ur. jjuiauuiu.ijuii..,
n short, the whole start' ol contributors to
Clinch; Mr. liobt. Browning, the poet; Mr
Viithony Trollopc, Mr. Theodore Martin. Mr
Ioliii Jlollingshead, Mr. (i. II. Lewes, Mr- T>al
a-, Di. W . Itusscll, Sir J ames Gannicliael, Mr.
J. (Jolc, Mr. llobeit Bell, Mr. Creswicki. 11. A.
i Miv George Cruikshank, Archdeacon Hale, Mr;
E. Piggot, Mr. Louis Blar e, <fcc. The numbers
present amounted to nearly a thousand.
The scene at the grave, both during and after
the ceremony of interment, was extremely
! affecting. The silence was profound, and every
countenance bespoke a deep sense of the loss
which the nation, as well as individuals, have
sustained. When the service had terminated
the ^'isscs Thackeray, two daughters of tlje
f sed, who had formed no part in the pro..
m, but who were in the chapel, approached
pfcit open grave and looked into it with a grief
. which was touching to behold. After they
; had withdrawn other relatives advanced f< r the.
same purpose, and these again were followed
j by the immediate friends, and successively by
j almost every body present.
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i Horrible.?The Chicago Times, deseribinj^'^
, a cohl "snap" at the North, says:
"The stiffenng and tortures endurdf^y the
Confederate pi doners was beyond tl^ power of
pen to portray. Unaccu tomed to tli\ Northern
climate, and cold lake and prair. wf ds, :?
their light Southern garb was a poor p1^. ~ .Ikj/Jj
against the ordinary temperature of mk
j mcnts. But with the winds mad <$|g|a
i fury, the air tilled with freezing sn ^^Kif!
fercd as 110 people over suffer ?|?pr?
| Through the crevices or" their thin ^^,nr"
i HICK^J I 11 U ? 1 II 1.1 H II 11.7 > in . w. T
I bringing the snow in such quantities ~ covnr
the floor and beds upon which thx".,..jad to
I sleep. So desperate was their condK _f) tliat
! they were compelled to sleep by rcfffol Di;
riding off into squads of four, two v/oitjjwgctire
j to their cold berths, covering with the WjnKets
! of the four, while the others kept up the 18^*
I Thus in turns, of four hours each, did hose poor *
{ mortals attempt to brave the raging of the
j Pterin. In many cases, the snow had freqnentI
ly to ho shaken from- the blankets of the sloepj
ers. With all their ingenuity, they could not
1 keep-wiiYTrrrwTv/* 'hi'- ' '! .ufTcr t
j from the exposure of this dreadful storm for all
, time to come. To add to the horrors of their
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j situation, many ot tiictn were siea, am; uie
| wailing wiiu! ami searching cold added lresh
! terrors to their sufterings."
THE W.AH CLOUD IS' EUR CPE.
| The question of the Dutohies of Sleswick
; and Iloistein seems likely to disturb the peace
1 of Europe, and bring on the collision which tho
l'tdi.-li question failed to produce. These
j Ifutcliies are attached to the crowd of DenI
mark, but not, as they contend, lo the Kingi
dniii of Denmark; the King of Denmark only
1 fxerclsino authority in Iloistein or Slesvick, as
Make of Iloistein or Duke of Sleswich. At any
raie. tin tub* of succession is different from
that prevailing in Denmark proper, as in the
. 'it liii > tlie Saiie law pre*.v:s, v.'hn'h prohibits
? icee>-ioti In the female line, a>it: the etise in
I. r, i > ieiiM'ii of which, on the accession
. of Qtti uit Victoria to tiie English crown, that
' of Hanover became separated from it, and dej
volved upon one of the King's brothers.
It becoming apparent, during the life of the
j late King of Dei.mark that, in him the direct
i line Wits likclv to fail, lie made a decree to
render I lie succession in his different possessions,
the Dutcliies as well as the KincriJom
proper, uniform. A member of a junior
branch of the louse of Aiignstctiburg was
agreed upon as his successor, by a convention
i lie hi in London, and this action was accepted
| by the Danish Parliament; but tho people of
the Dntehies contend that it was not submitted
to them, nor consented to by .them. They'
' with the German Confederation, of which they
i claim to be a part, support the right of Prince
. Frederick, the head of the elder branch of the
house of Augusteiiburg, and the German Fedcj
lal forces arc prepared to enter the Dntehies
I to enforce their rights, as members of the Ger!
manic body, and opposed to the consolidation
| proposed by Denmark. This involves the
powers who were parties to the Convention of
London; especially England and Itussia. It
seems that hostilities are inevitable, as neither
Denmark nor the Germanic body will yield
an inch.
Those Dutcliies have been long attached to
the crown of Denmark, although strongly Gorj
manic in character, llolstcin became a de1
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revolution of 1848, Sleswick and liolstein revolted
from Denmark to join the German Empire,
but as that project fell through, so did the
revolt in the Dutchies.
In Petersburg, Virginia, Dr. C. Marshall, re
ccntly collected from the citizens, in a few
. hours, 810, 000, to be devoted to procuring ari
tificial limbs for mutilated soidiers.