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Rubi'rt E. Lee.
Tii it the general satisfaction with the
. ^ surrender of Leo should lie^et a kind
* feeling lor the rebel General is not unnatura
. But it is a great folly to invest
hitn with any ronianee. Robert L. Lee
may oe an muiesi man. us (nmnue>s many
ot tiie rebels are, but beyond that he lias
no claim ol any kind whatever upon the
regard of the American people.
His ft ?ry is very briefly tokl, Educated
an army officer, he acknowledged the
doctrine of State sovereignty, and, lmn
estly holding it, he followed his State
when she seceedcd. Now even if a man
believed if his 8.ate had a right to secede
at her pleasure, if he thought the occasion
insufficient, as Lee confessed he did, 1
he would silently acquiesce, and no
more. Hut if the occasion was infamous,
if the object of the exercise of State sov-;
ereignty a' such enormous peril to lives
and happiness of his fellow-citizens were
nothing but the nernetnitv of human
slavery, a noble and generous m m would
have protested with all his heart. Ilobert
?. Lee offered his sword.
From that moment he has been an active
soldier. His military skill has been
much overrated. Stonewall Jackson, his
Lieutenant, achieved his most famous
successes, and Lee's two aggressive campaigns
were ignominious failures. No
mau caii be held guilty for a want of
genius. l.ut will those who are so eager
m extolling Gen. Lee inform us why this
Christian-hero had not a word to say in
regaid to the atrocious treatment ot our
prisoners in rebel hands, especially at J
b?ii? 1? o m :ii
ijciie IMI, uuua : HJIA IUC uaiterers
of this Virginian gentleman explain
why his report of operations in the held j
were so unfair and deceptive? Will the
. fiK-nrte of tliis simple-minded soldier say
tvhy lie tried a trick of words in his hnal
CDnespondeiice with Gen. Grant?
Theie is 1,0 act known to us during his 1
lo:.gar? eras a rebel in arms which should <
,fa/oikb y signalize ltebert E. Lee among
hundreds of his fellow-rebels. Why does
not Johnston, or Ewell, or L<>ngstreot, or 1
, HilDdi serve the same praise? What ex- I
cellenee of character or excuse for conduet
has he which they had not? Do
those who speak so softly of his crimes
feel, as gently about Jefferson Davis?:
Yet Davis at least heartily belived in his
cause, and it was Lee, at the head gf the
army, w ho made Davis' crime so pro- ,
lunged and bloody. j ]
We have no emotion of vengeance '
ngainsl General Lee. We would not hang .
lnm?not because he has not deserved
hanging, but from motives of state policy.:
Neither are we inaccessible to admiration
. for a foe. Major Andre we can pity, but.
General Arnold wo despise. Robert K. I
Lee was un American citizen, educated !.
by his country, who, from a mistaken |
SCL83 of duty, deserted his flag. Had 1
his story ended there it would have been !;
sorrowful. Rut lie drew his sword against
that flag not because of any oppression :
or outrage, but because by peaeelul and j.
lawful means it bade fair to become the
' symbol ok justice and.equal rights; and
hp flrpw 1^ tYiimlr ( iivil ' in vuiti Tlu?rn
his storv ends, and it is infamous.
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j
Hex. T)v. Fuller. j
Ox Sunday, April ICjh tin* R? v.
Dr. Fuller, of Baltimore?formerly ot I
Beaufort, S. C., where ho has ma? y
friends, delivered a thrilling discourse1
on the assass:nation of President Lincoln,
which he pronounced not only a horrible
crime, hut a hideous phc?iomonon por- ?'
tending changes disasters, afflictions,
which God alone averted. lie spoke
out of a full heart from those touching
words: "Man goetli to his long home, o
and the mourners go about the streets.")"
He mentioned the cause for bitter public J
mourning under this terrible national
calamity.
1. Mourning that a man so upright and i>
_1 >1 1 ...i 1 L _ 5 1 1 1 .1 1L - ' fl
^Kina uearieu riad nt-eii liiunicrcii ai uic ;
very moment when even his enemies
were admiring the stand he was assuming
for kindness, generosity and conciliation.
2. Monrning lor the sense of lawlessness,
violence and general insecurity produced
by such a deed, thus publicly com;mitted.
\
N ; 3. Mourning for the gloom, perplexity jj
, ' and well grounded fears darkening the
* future. 'oi
4. Above all, mourning, profound la- jh
% v mentation, that at this day, in this land, i
" /.: tuad?* the noop tide of the Gospel, n dftd
yi " \
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had been perpetrated which writ Id have
shocked and disgraced the dnrkist ages
of barbarism.
'lht! Doctor then dwelhat length upon
the loud voices and the solemn le!-s>ns
of this dis.nul tragedy. We can only
give a short abstract of the discourse.
hut one fact he stated which deeply affect
hiai and others. lis mentioned that
not long since he had a private interview
with Mr. Lincoln, and conversed with
him on a subject which showed how
much this excellent man had been misunderstood.
44 Soon after leaving him,"
he said, 441 met a friend, one of the Senators
from New York, and I could not
but say t:> him, 44 If th it is not an honest
man, and a man with a kind heart, my
judgment of human character is worth
nothing."
The lessons of the discourse were.?
First, deep humiliation for our sins,
which are still bringing sorrow upon our
beloved country ; second, the true character
of human nature, when allowed by
(rod to come out openly and boldly; thirdly,
the Doctor with tears, expressed the
hope that tins sad calamity might rebuke
and alter the bitterness of political feeling.
We regret that our limits will not allow
us to give copious extracts from this
sterling production which would be read
by so many in this section of country
where the Doctor is so well known.
?A careful survey of the defences of
Charleston shows the exact number of
{runs, of all calibres, bearing upon the
harbor, from Sumter, Sullivan's Island,
James's Island, ( astlo P.nokney, and the
various city batteries, to be one hundred
and thirty-six. besides these there was
a double line of obstructions, with torpedoes
ami torpedo-boats innumerable. Altogether,
Charleston was. in some re
spects. the strongest fortified city on the
continent.
CIGARS! CIGARS! CIGARS! ! !
BY THE THOUSAND OR BY THE BOX. W hy
paj* troni 15 to 25 rents a piece for Cigars
when yon cau bay a box of iO I. equally good for
?4.t 0 to $5.( 0, or fron. 8 to 10 cents each.
Call and try them at
BOBBINS k CO.,
29 No. 14, Merchant's Row.
ASSORTMENTS.
|UsT RECEIVED BY SCHR. - JOHN ROSE," \
I DBY GOODS an?l FANCY ARTICLES, coju-|
[ rising more than two hundred items, which wc ,
believe, makes oar assortment the best in the j
LepMtUIlCl.l, nilfl WIIK'U tte will BCII ai a uiiie
ibove cost.
BOBBINS k CO..
29 No. 14, Merchauts' Kow.
Oflicc of Lighthouse Insj/c't'r,
HII.tos HKAD, S. C.,(
April 20th, IStio. )
Proposals will be received at this
Office until the 10th of May. for raisin" and
opairing the Light Vessel ' RATTLESNAKE
SHO\LS," now tying sunk at the head ot the
Floating Dock " Wharf in Clmil tston.
('HAS. O. BOUTELLE.
Act'g Lighthouse Inspector fith District.
N'otioi* oft lie Assessment of U.
S. Direct Taxes in I'rinco
"William* Parish. S. <
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIIE undersigned.
United States Direct Tax Com- j
nissioners for the District of South Carolina, tinier
the several Acts of Congress relating to direit I
axes, approved August lbCl. and June 7,1H62, j
md Acts amendatory of the same approved Feb-1
nary 0, 1^>J, and March J, lh(V>, have completed
he assessment of direct taxes in Prinee Williams
^arish, Beaufort District. South Carolina : and
nattiio s un Taxes are due nun may nr |>aiu ai
lieir office in Beau to: t in said state at any time
vithin sixty days froiu au?l after the date hereof.
Dated at Beaufort, South Carolina, tliia ri^htli
lav of April. 18W.
\YM. HENRY BRISBANE, i
W. E. WORDING,
D. N. COOLF.Y,
r. S. Direct Tax Commissioners for the District
fSouth Carolina.
> A N I T A R Y.
i
LIME! LIME! LIME!!!
800 casks l>est quality Thoniaston Lime, suitale
for brick work, plastering. white washing, or
?r sanitary purposes. Just received direct from j
hoinaston. M<\ For sale by
DUNBAR* .v FRANZ.
10 Merchants' Row,
2>J Hilton Head.
Office ok Liohthovsk. Inspector, ) ,
Hilton Head, S, April ,2-->, 1W3. j [
Notice is hereby given that the Light on
molia Island, Florida, will be re-lighted on the <
r*t day of May. The Light is a Third Order
evolving Libnr, having an interval of one
linnte and a half between the greatest brilliancy !
t' the flashes. It is HM feet above sea, and may j
p seen seventeen miles.
Bv directionot the Lighthouse Board.
CHAS. 0. BOI'TELU',
Act'g Lighthouse Inspect"-**. r.tli District. '
JAMES N\ MULLER Sr., U. S. Sup'g Iuspector
of Steamers for the Third District will be at
this uort f?>r a few daj s and can be seeu on busi
lies* pertaining to Meamers nispecui'u, rcuewrti
of Certificates ami lor Pilots anil Engineers la-!
j censes at Capt.Kelly's ottlce on the pier. 28 j
COOKING STOVES AND HOLLOW WARE.? J
I (Ml STOVES, large anil small, suitable fori
Restaurants. Messes, an<l Families,
j Also PLANTATION HOES, wholesale at)d re- \
! tail by JAMES O. THOMPSON A CO.,
26 Beaufort, S. C. j
I
SHERMAN HOUSE.
1111 Jit'iu* oi* fost-OJIieo.)
! Clam Chowder every day 35cts per plate. |
Fried Clams 35 " " " j
Ham and Eggs 10 " " "
Board and Lodging $2.00 per day. |
8.00 per week.1
Government rations taken as part payment.?
Invariably payable in advance. 2S j
SHERMAN HOUSE.
[IN RE\R OF POST-OFFICF..]
MEALS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY.
' tD.- Lodgings 50 cents. 26 ? j
PHOTOGRAPHS.
THE SUBSCRIBER will furnish any View taken !
by him in this Department by those desiring i
j them, by leaving their orders at the New South
; News and Stationary Store,
[CARD,
srtittt jscuru,
AND LARGE VIEWS I
Now on Male by J. H. Rears.
SAM A. COOLEY,
27tf Photographer Dep't of the South.
RIDDELL & MURDOCK,
wholesale and retail dealer* is
SUTLER AND NAVAL STORES,
DRY GOODS,
ROOTS AND SHOES.
HATS AND CAPS,
Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, dr., dr. i
No. 5 Merchant's liow,
Hilton Head, S. C.
w. c. ridlelll. h. j. mrrdock.
In a few days tlie extensive alterations and additions
to our buildings will be completed, when
we shall open an immense stock of the above
named goods, bought for cash in New York on the
| Lite fall In prices, which we offer to Sutlers and ]
Traders at W'ho.fsat- and to the public at large at !
Jlriait, at prices wliich defy competition.
A fen Ktamhis why the
- >
WAT ?CH!
5
By 5 I
IS THE BE iT.
It is made on the best principle, while the for- i
eign watch is generally made on no principle at
all. 1 he foreign watc h is mostly made b> women j
aud boys, by hand. While their labor is cheap, |
tlieir work is dear at any price. Such watches
' arc made without plan, und sold without guaran-'
tee. They are irregular in construction, and quite ,
as it regular in movement. They are designed j
only to sell and the buyer is the party most J
thoroughly sold. Those who have kept "ancres,"
! "lepines," and "Swiss levers" in professed repair
ior a few years will appreciate the truth of!
our ititc ment.
THK PLAN OF THE AMERICAN WATCH.
Instead of being made of several hundred little
pieces screwed together, the body of the
Ameiiean watch is formed of SOLID PLATES.?
No jar interferes with the harmony of its working, j
and no suduen shock can throw its machinery :
out of gear. In riding, or any business pursuit, 1
ir is nil hflrl tnorethe r as tirmlv as a siiii/ie liiei-i
of metal. It is just what all machinery should
lM? I
1st, ACCURATE; 2d. SIMPLE : 3d, STRONG ;:
4th. ECONOMICAL.
We not ohIj" secure Cheapness l?y our system,!
but Quality. We do no* pretend that our Watch
can be bought for less money than the foreign 1
make-believes, but that for its real value it is sold
for cne-half the price. I.
Ol'R SOLDIER S WATCH (named Wm. Klleryi;
i?whit its name indicates?Solid. Substantial,;
and always Reliable?waranted to stand any;
amount of marching, riding or lighting.
OUR NEXT HIGHER QUALITY ?>F WATCH
(named P. S. Bartlett) is similar in size and general
appea>ance, but has more jewels and a more 1
elaborate finish.
OUR LADIES' WATCH, recently brought out,
is put tip in a great variety of patterns, many ot1
them of rare lieauty and workmanship, is quite
small, but warranted to keep time. ',
THE PROOF of the merits of our watcli maj be *
found in the fact that we now employ over seven 1 '
hundred workmen in our factories, and that wc
are still unable to supply the constantly increas. j *
ing demand,
urn thrrt-' ni*\i(tt.-i< or itp witch i
thiner and lighter than the others wC- have I
described. Its fine chronometer balance is deli-I
cately adjusted to correct the variation caused by
changes of temperature. These watches are the
fruits of the latest inventions in chrononieti y,'
an ' are made by our best workmen, in a separate 1
department of our factory. For the tiuest time- .
keeping qualities they ehallange comparison with 1
the best works of the most famous English and ! 1
Swiss makers. j n
EOBBIX3 k APPLETOX. *
Agents for the American Watch Company, j tl
39 lHvJ Bnmdwav, S. y. j w
For Rale by STEELE k BL'RB \NK, No. 11
Merchant*' Row. Pnit Royal, s.
COTTON GINS
For Sale bv
GLO. W. AT WOOD A Co.
VREELAND & STEVENS,
CARPENTERS and builders. Orders left
at Woodbine Cottage, near Theatre. 19
Or Address Box 78. Post OrtW, Hilton Head.
New bakery and confectionery e*.
tabi.lshmen i' at beaufort.
We have the honor to inform the residents or
this Department that we have just opened a Con*
lectionery Establishment and hrst-class Bakery
111 Saui. A. Cooley's Building at Beaufort,
which we are prepared promptly to lill any or.
ders which may be forwarded to us. Special atl
trntiou is paid to tlie manufacture of Oruameiita,
Pieces, Fancy Confectionery, audElegant Pastry
for holiday or lestival tables.
mcmam's k murray.
I". S. Christina yoinmission.
[Rioms near the Head of the Pier.]
Religious services at the "soldiers*
REST," as follows ; J'reachinj every SEN.
DAY morning at 10,'i o'clock, aud evening at 7
o'clock.
Sunday School every Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Prayer meeting at the rooms of the " Comniis.
siou " every Thursday evening at 7 o'clock.
dwight spencer,
2(5 Agent U. S. C. C.
OFFICIAL BLANK BOOKS
tttk have perfected arrangements
f f in New York to rule, print and bind.
BLANK BOOKS,
r\c '.* tin,1 <afvln for (fin mililnrn n irnl 'rifil
or for private service.
A receut specimen of our work is the " Money
Order " books at the Port P.oyal Tost Olfice.
All the current styles of Mercantile and c^urr
Blank Books furnished to order by .each steamer.
JOS. H. SEAU8,
New South Office.
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DRY GOODS
By tl?o Piece |
ROBBINS k CO. No. 14, MERCHANT'S ROW.
HILTON HEAD, are receiving large lots of
DRY goods, which they offer to the trade at
wholesale at greatly reduced prices. Their facilities
for purchasing 111 New York are unsurpassed
by any house either there or elsewhere.
Also BOOTS ,* KHofcS, Cutlery, Yankee Notions,
Clothing, Hats and Caps, Ac., Ac., at
wholesale and retail.
Their long experience in the trade at Port
Royal, enables them to order the styles of goods
most desirable, seasonable and satisfactory for
the market.
R-M rn'fii ri^vi'cu i/?
2u-ara
CILLMORE'S SUMTER.
JEST RECEIVED EKiDI THE MEiS OF D.
Van* Nortband a large lot of
Maj.-Gf.n. GILLMORE'S SEW WORK
Entitled,
ENGINEER A\D ARTILLERY
OPERATIONS AGAINST CHAItESTON,
axd
THE DEFENCES OF CHARLESTON II \RCOR.
Comprising the descent upon Morris Island,
the demolition of Fort Sumter, the reduction or
Forts Wagner and Gregg.
The above work ean be had at the New South
Bookstore.
SELLING OFF AT COST.
nnrrwr
i u.uc..ioii sjikjk i\ .
<? 1 AAA worth of Merclnndlce to
q)IOU5UUU be Mold IMMEDIATELY
xmsistiliK of:
80 Tierces Hams. :>00 Barrels Flour
100 Barrels Ku^ar, 150 Cases Boots Jc Shoes,
50 Boxes Coffw, 1,000 " of Ale,
.*>00 " Kaisins, 150 Barrels "
150 Barrels Walnuts, Filberts and Brazil Nuts,
1,000 Cases Peaches, Tomatoes, Chicken. Turkey,
?\c?
800 Barrels Cakes and Crackers,
f>0 Barrels Molasses, 1 >0 Cases Tobacco,
200 dozen Shirts, 1,4000.000 Sejjars.
Also a Large and Extensive Stock of Yankee
y'otions, Stationery. Hosiery, ami uiany other
rood* too numerous to mention.
Sutlers ami merchants call and examine before
lending vonr orders to Sew York.
C. W. DENNIS 6: CO.,
No. 4, Merchants' Bow,
38tc Hilton Head, S, C.
Office Chief quartermaster. |
Northern Di.Atkict. Department South, Charleston.
S. C., April 22, 18t>3. )
l^ost ov Htolen,
From the Steamer ' Illinois," on or about Feb
1 1UlV. a iuoli 1' ? ?1
larked " D. 11.. X. Y.," on both ends. Any per- |fl
on giving any information of the whereaboutsol?e
?ainc to the undersigned will l>e liberally re
arded, and no questions asked.
U. litART. Chief Q M. Pflfoe.