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TI EKIAY XiRlUNS, ACGL'XT 8,
a 111 ac
^ct of
The. Proclamation of Governor Perry.
Much intercut has been fell in the return
trnm Washington of (he Provisional Oovernor
appointed for this State, inasmuch as it was ex
ported that be would bring with him the bud
get of hi* duties, and proclaim the requirements
of all ero they could enter upon any line of
policy or act in any province of political trust.
A* hr had sought iiiHtructions it was fair to
presume that he would make known in his first
official declarations their substance; therefore
the eye of the community was constantly turn
ed toward the appearance of (iwv. 1’kruy's
manifesto, which, at length, was published for
the first lime iu the Charleston Courier, July
31st.
The Proclamation bears dafo of July 20th,
and was given at the town of Orecnvillo, 8. C.,
where the Governor has seen fit to establish
his headquarters. The accepted belief is that
this important instrument was written at
Washington, and brought in the pocket of the
Provisional Magistrate to be issued immediate
ly upon bis arrival.
Wc Lave already given our views as to the
functions of an officer accredited by the Fed
eral Government to the position which Got.
Prbby assumes; we have defined the limits of
his power in the terms, “dirtelor," hrljjrr," “a
menui,’’ ftc., which are to he co-operative, cor-
relativa before any approach to a civil govern
ment can be made ; we, in simple language,
have stated what wo believed wan the authority
invested in him, and formed our conclusions
ft-om the Proclamation of President Johnson
appointing him, and from the speech, at Ma
con, of Gov. Johnson, of Georgia, which in
every respect so admirably conformed with the
spirit and letter of that document.
We were of the opinion then, ami wc are
■ot inclined to change our faith, that as the
word iudicates, in his provisional capacity, he
is simply the means provide*!, temporarily, to
eel on foot such measures as should form, out
of no government at all, the basis of a rule
which having been first presented to Federal
criticism and judgment, might become the fu
ture policy of a 8tale now inactive, inopera
tive, then regenerated, restored.
In fact, the broken material, of a once im
posing structure, thrown down by internal
eruptions, the stones that have been moved
from their foundations by the upheavals of
turbulent antagonisms, must be gathered to
gether ami such as are fit to form a part of a
new building, such as can be used in the re
construction of a nobler edifice, must be gat hcred
together, and it is well that some one should
be appointed tooolleet them. Such an agent
has Gov. Pkkky keen declared.
There is now no civil administration, no
law, no code by which the people can be gov
evned; nor will there be until the broad seal
of the United States is stamped upon the res
olutions, the deliberations and legal enactments
of a lawfully constituted body, delegated by
“the people” (who are the source of all power)
to organise and model a proper am] acceptable
government, The State so far as its existence
is concerned is palsied ; all its former powers
are useless; and until the healing art of polit-
. teal pharmacy shall be epplied, it must remain
a subject of National solicitude and care.
The occupation of the magistrate, the sher
iff, all who were clothed with the authority of
the Commonwealth, is gone; the martial arm
alone reaches the case and destiny of the en
feebled. Whatever may be the necessity for
the appointment of judicial or other civil of
ficers ; however beneficial they might become,
wo authority exists which oan invest such func
tionaries with their credentials outside of the
Cabinet, or Secretaries of the Departments,
Attorney General, or United States Courts.
In the Proclamation of President Johnson,
given just one month before Gov. Pkrry issued
his decree, we read that, “for the purpose of
•stabling tho loyal people of South Carolina to
organize a State OoTcrnment, whereby juttice
may be established, domeetie tranquility iiitured,
and loyal eitixens protected in all their rights
of life, liberty and property,” the appointment
of a Provisional Governor mado, and it de
clares the duty of the provided temporary agent
in these premises to Ifc “to prescribe rules and
regulations for a Convention of delegates to
be composed of loyal men for the purpose of
altering and amending the Constitution of the
State, and to exorcise such power as shall r«-
ztore said State to its Constitutional relations
to the Federal Government.’’
Even in this limited capacity the President
has provided the Yules and regulations by
which be is to be controlled, through tho in-
ntructions ho gives to the several department
officials ; and, that he shall not lie left without
aid in the necessities arising out of the first
efforts put forth, he directs tho military and
naval officers to assist Gov. Prrrv in their
sphere of duty, vis: la the preaervation of
good order; in the administering of tho ne
cessary oaths; in tho protection of eitixens in
the expression and assertion of their political
rights, and preventing a violation of any of the
laws of the United Slates, which are the only
recognised laws at present; in addition to all
this they are to extend a cordial, a general
co-operation with the people in removing out
of the way all hinderances or impediments to
the speedy organisation of a State Govern
ment.
“The Secretary of State (United States) is
to put in force all laws of tho United States
(not South Carolina.) the administration where
of belongs to the Slate Department, applicable
to tho geographical (whole) limits of the
State. •«
“The Secretary of the Treasury is to appoint
all assessors of taxes, collectors of customs
and internal revenues.
“fbe Postmaster General is to establish poat
office* and route*.
“The District Judge isto hold Court
cordancc with the provisions of (he
Con groan.
“The Attorney General will in-.lruct the
pro|ier ollicers to liliel and bring to judgment,
confiscation and sale, property subject to con
fiscation; and enjorer the adnuHutratioa of jus
tice witbin said State, and all matters within
the cognimnee and jurisdiction of the Federal
Courts.
m
“The Secretary of the Navy takee possession
of all naval pro|>crty within the limits of tbc
State.
"The Secretary of the Interior will put in
force the laws relating to his department with
in its geographical limits.’’
Here, then, wc have a provision for all
thing* and every thing enumerated which shall
tend to aid, assist aud further the only office
work ,which the Provisional Governor of a
Slate has delegated to him, vix: power “to
prescribe such rules and regulations as shall
enable the people to do that which will restore
to them a civil government.”
Wc have licen thus explicit because wc have
liecu aware that the mind of the public was
being led astray by the proclamation of Gov.
Penny, whom we believe has not desired to
transcend the authority invested in him, but
who has, by his declaration as to the rights
which are to be exercised by “all civil officers
In South Carolina, who were In office when the
civil government was suspended in May last,”
(who arc not under arrest or under prosecution
for treason,) at least seemed to have taken tho
whole business out of the hand* of his supe
riors or instructors, and left nothing further to
be done.
Dy virtue of this proclamation the people
believed civil rule already established; the old
style functionaries began to dispute the milita
ry prerogative; questioning, some of them,
tho practicability of tolerating further “the
pomp and circumstance” of their presence.
No instructions have as yet been received
by the Commanding General of this Depart
ment, to withdraw his troops, withhold his
government or relax his energies in the man
agement of a geographical area, still civilly
chaotic, but soon to be, we hope, brought out
of its confusion to order and political harmony.
As soon as any change in onlers is made at
Washington the people will he notified of the
fact. Every needful faci^ly will, however, bo
extended to the Governor, in all his arrange
ments Air the rfcctfon, to nit who must take
the Amnesty Oath, and to every measure that
will effect the devoutly wished for result, vix:
a civil government.
Feetiiht tenia is an old Latin proverb, and It
will he wise to follow its leading truth. To
accept things as they arc, not as we would
have them, is the best policy; hasten slowly
and surely in every step taken in tho impor
tant projects before the people, and no work
will have to he undone.
In a nut-shell: wlirt-cas, there is now no
civil government, there is a way provided
through a provisional agent, who has appoint
ed the time for action and expression, when it
may be framed for presentation to the only
power that can acknowledge it, and then will
the long aecustomcd usages of Stale authority
he seen and felt. Until then, iu the language
of Attorney General Spkkd, if a Judge is ap-
pointedV’juilgmcnt would bo quorum non /ti
dier.”
Visit of Major General Gillmore.
Wc were honored on Friday last by a visit
from Major General Q. A. Gii.i.jiork, Com
manding the Department of South Carolina,
who, with a portion of his Staff, has been ma
king a tour of inspection to the different garri
sons in the Eastern District of South Carolina.
His appearance created no little sensation
amongst those who had often heard from him
through the messages of tho Swamp Angel,
but who had never seen him in person.
The General seemed to enjoy his visit, and
cordially received all who paid him their com
pliments. He will aid Gov. Pkrry iu all pre
liminary movements for civil rule not incon
sistent with his own and the District orders
now in operation in this Department. He is to
meet Gov. PKnav, wc learn, at Columbia, when
he will advise with him on the questions of re-
organixation and reconstruction of tho State.
His Staff were composed of tho following
gentlemen:
lirevet Lt Col FM Bache, fapt 14(h Infan
try, A D C., Staff Maj Gen Meade.
Major C W Thomas, U S Vols, Act Qr Mr.
Brevet Major Geo E Gourard, Capt aud A
D C., Act Asst Inspt General.
Capt Henry W Bragg, Personal ADC.
Capt Garth W James, Act A D C.
Cvpt Daniel S Lester, Act A D C.
Capt H E Lord, Com Sub, U S Vol«.
^sst Surg W R Ramsey, U S A.
Unnecessary- #
We would say to tho people that there is no
necessity of any one securing tho services of
lawyers at high or low prices to do their busi
ness for them with the Military authorities in
this District.
We know what they are here for and take
pleasure in assuring tho citizens that justice
will be strictly guaranteed to all by either of
the departments “without money and without
price."
Whatever your complaints—wrongs—dis
putes—go tpitb them yourselves ; there Is no
need of legal assistance or special pleading to
obtain equity in all matters from the officers
of the command now administering justice at
the various posts or garrisons in Eastern South
Carolina.
Favorable Signs in the 2d Sub District
The Report of Col. Nvn, Commanding'2d
Sub District, for.July 28th, shows another im
provement in general condition of affairs in
this District and indicates in most cases ready
acquiescence on the part of the people in-the
action of the military authorities.
The number (If oaths subscribed to and con
tracts entered into with freedmen up to above
date is as follows:
Kingstree, Oaths ASO, Contracts, 260
Florence,
Darlington,
1730,
743,
100
lie
Thoughts on the Way to Cheraw.
With ttnrt and bait we !<»ok the cars, •
Regardless of the fare, sir^ ;
If we hut saw or reached Cheraw,
Or any other where, sira.
Thus Wc went ou a heated morning, in boxed
accommodations, with au invited/tie over the
Cheraw and Darlington Rail Road, on a tour
of inspect ton among the fixed aud unfixed at
tractions by the way.
It is true that tho evidences of cruel dsys
and fiercer times arc tho most prominent to be
seen over the whole route. There is a legend
ary romance even in the waving of the corn
that, stalking upward, tella of profitless cn--
deavor. Except for the chronic breathing, the
unearthly screeching of the vaporic monster
that made our clattering hideous, silence would
have held its sceptre unquestioned. The for
ests, swamps and intervals were as space al
most neglected.
Wc have no doubt but that in proccy of
time “something may be done, - ’ and the Ma-
cawbcrs will get through wiling for the rev
olutions of a more auspicious period. But why
not take counsel with the iiaesciit. It seems
that there are means suilicicil , within tbc grasp
of those who should act, to i move out of the
way the sightless mass of rut ihili that lumbers
up depot and truck between ie different sta
tions of Darlington aud Chet w.
We hope that busy minds RPWalrea’t;
with design* for tho futivo. Let us purpose
to return again to the must lively exhibition.*
of labor, aud cause the inpleasant remaifis of
war to be buried from sight.
Thousands of acres night be cultivated that
now arc idle and profitbns. The same wealth
of agricultural rcsourceis here; in fact broad
cr and richer fields maj bo added to the alrea
dy abundant cotton lantls, and the staple which
was crowned in a limited monarchy may be
come the chief among the ample products of
an universal demoenuy.
If men would set akout the building up of
fallen ruins, the regaining of weed-grown
lauds, the converting *f forest! into lumber and
timber which has dollars and cents in its whole
measurement, rather than looking after value
less notions, or hunting up »*me theory to
raise the dead, already offensive to tho sight
ami sense, then should we witness signs of
thrift and enterprise which ronkes the face of
nature and things wholesome.
We can make life if we will. The thousand
appliances of skill and labor need only the
miud to set them in motion anil make tho hum
of industry complete?. Many must come out
from the flimsy conceit of pride and set exam
ples to those they condemn ere the sounds of
progress arc heard.
Whereas we once depended on the children
of the sun, we must now accept every thing
under the sun as our helps to success and re
ward. If our alt is swept awny let us ba up
and doing, and with our own hands—our own
brains—reconstruct, restore the fortune lost,
to be more prized because more nobly gained.
We saw the redoubtable staple in different
localities, with its multiplied hieroglyphics and
initals tumbled in every posture and shape
which the “Confederacy” has assumed during
its short lived continuance. Numerous sus
picious marks covered the qnostmnable and
unquestionable hales which had become so
baleful to the house of tlie seditious, and wc
ondered when the time would eome, that,
perhaps our very selves might be found within
its fabricated flows.
Wc hissed along o’er treble and rail, look
ing often at the shaky dislimce and self-fur
nished ••coach,” rejoicing over the laws of
gravity and cohesive power. Having nothing
to shake down digestive, wc were masters of
our position.
At length wc reached Cheraw, flanked on
either side by extended lines of the rolling
stock of frightened corporal ions; who, having
no place of security for the antiquated remains
of their former greatness, linked their mcmeu
to's together as they had done “their fortuncsl
their sacred honors and their lives," and made
the last grand effort of escape. The sun
Appomattox rose also qflgi their destiny, and
in one shackled group Wey surrendered with
out a “hitch” in tba terms. Box cars, plat
forms, engines working tools, ruined locomo
tives, scat-robbed “coachei” filled with misery
clad refugees, made up ths attractivencss of
our entry to the quiet misfirtunes of Cheraw,-
where we were also received with an ardent
outburst of welcome from he titled stranger
who claimed us as his guetts.
Feeling inclined to rely ipon our own equi
librium we sought the street and town, while
some of our party were wiled awny behind
'the matchless pair of grtys” to the halt at
Moore's. A strong smell of tho apothecary
and hereabouts he dwells f “Surgepn and
Steward” on an old fashiened coffin plait was
too suggestive, and we monnted the staircase
which lead us to the headquarters of the gar
rison.
How pleasant it is io Recognise a soldier
friend, to grasp a comrade’s hand ; to hail and
be hailed by “melt of chivalrous hearts” as
are the commandant aud his subordinates of
the Sun Kiso Battalion- A volume afiked and
answered, and we walked among the bricks
and mortar of the Siibrnanic visitation. Shat
tered glass and sashes told the tale of fearful
explosion ; heaped piles and levelled structures
showed where the magaxint bad done its pow
erful work • index chimniea pointed skyward
as the left ot desolation; the street of traffic
grass grown, silent, storeless, with its mounds
of blackened ashes proclaimed the wrath of
armies. While here and there solitary edifices
with mystic symbols tell that tho accepted with
mystic signs have caused the stay of ruthless
destroyors, and bade us hail the Passover of
Charity.
A few moments with the bronted heroes of
the Republic, drawn up with circumspective
salutations; proud in more than their “bubble
reputations;" conscious of I he confidence which
a noble country hail reposed in them ; having
been tried, never denied, and willing to be
tried again ; the right arm of the Nation, fear
tess in wat and peertes* in peace, a few mo
meats with suck—my countrymen—a parting
grip of the brotherhood, ag“od-bye to Col. B.
and the garrison, and we faced about for the
return to Darlington, feasting upon the fruits
of the orchard and field which had been gath
ered for the excursionists, through the courtesy
of a non brevet, by a name sake of Uncle Sam
uel, the founder of the great aud universal
Vankee Nation.
Such were our thdugbtw, pressing upon us
by detachments, on the way to Cheraw, which
we have formed into divisions and ordered on
inspection.
Election in Kentucky.
Yesterday—the first Monday in August—
Elections of members of Congress and State
Treasurer were appointed to take place in their professions and intentions of loyalty, for
.Kentucky ”
Be Up and Doing.
Tin.: should be the determination of all wbo
are, or may be eligible to vote in tko coming
election, which lias been ordered by PrOvisien-
al Governor 1’erby to take place throughout
the different precincts of the Stale on the 1st
Monday iu September next.
There are - but twenty-three working days
before that time, yet much cau he accomplish
ed and the preliminaries so arranged that,
when the election day shall conic, the mana
gers will have only to see the result of their
labors fruitful “in a long pull, a strong pull,
and a pull altogether” in Ihc right way.
With concert of action; with wisdom in
choice, nothing but harmony must prevail.—
Let your candidates he without suspicion in
From the firm adhesion of the
men of power and influence in the past and
present political circles of that State to the
work of refonn and every living issue of the
hour, wc may expect cheering results. Ex-
Gov. Magoffin has entered the list of practical
believers in the necessity of uniting in tho
great throng of the converted for the mnin-
lainancc of the really vital principlcsof liberty
in the Constitution of the United States. He’
frankly assures men of his former faith being
gone:—that the pro-slavery-party in Kentucky
cannot hope for support outside tile Slate.
snsitation of its life can be expected:—nor
would be call it again to existence, for he is
persuaded that Kentucky, when she fairly
makes the experiment may do better without
slavery than with it, at the same time he re
minds them, that, however tenaciously some
may cling to their prejudices the whole matter
is settled, and if they would, they could uot
change the condition of things regarding sla
very.
He discusses the history of the teeming years
of the rebellion with u clearness and logical
acumen that cannot be gainsaid. Like a phil
osopher he accepts the issue; like a statesman
he grasps and handles the solution of events,
and in a spirit of reverence and submission,
he exhorts the people of his Slate to their du
ly iu the momentous questions of political econ
omy and reform in tho which they have ere
this given their expression.
The cx-Governor confesses his former belief
in the divinity of slavery ; but as Goo did not
choose to sustain it iu the great arbitrament
of battle, it is the wisdom, the duty of all, he
thinks, to accept the formal decree without
murmuring. Upon this point he says :
“I thought slavery was a divine institution,
as proved by the Bible, and that looking to his
own happiness ami welfare, tho slave was in a
bcttei'conditiooas a slave than a freeman. As
a philanthropist, upon religious training aud
principles, 1 thought this; but lately 1 have
doubted the truth of these conclusions, from
the events which have transpired. 1 have al
ways believed that God had more or less to do
with shaping what was best for us on earth, in
one way or another, and I am not disposed,
disagreeable as it may be to mo, to raise a dis
pute with Him, believing He knows more a-
bout it than 1 do, and will work all things
eventually for the best interests of His poor,
weak, wicked, blinded mortals, who are, at
best, but worms of dust, and can do nothing
of themselves. I am not disposed to raise my
puny arm against what has come to pass—a-
gainat his decrees.”
Governor Bbamlkttk also enters strongly
into tho work of promoting a reconciliation in
tho minds of the former slaveholders to the
unalterable destiny of “the pet institution,'’
and in his public addresses he urges the people
to proceed to establish a system of free labor,
ns dictated by wisdom, and their interest
showed by statistics of the population and the
occupation of lands by slaveholders and non-
slaveholders, that the rich lands of the State
were in the hands of a class exceedingly small
in comparison with the popular masses, urged
the organization of the free white laborers of
the State to take care in future of their own
interests.
Thus do wc find the servants of truth oper
ating and co-operating in the State obKcn-
lucky. “A little leaven leavcncth the whole
lump,” and*£hy wc not expect, with such a
commendable, desirable stimulus for good, the
body politic of that hail old Commonwealth
may rise to the full dignity of her privileges,
and give her sign and seal to tho already'per
fect ing clause in the JJagua Cbarta of our pre
rogatives—universal liberty. We wait to wel
come the results of the election, and anticipate
good news from Kentucy.
Corroborative.
Judge Marvin, Provisional Oovernor of
Florida, passed through Hilton Head a few
days since enronto to the land of flowers. He
had his proclhmation in hit pocket which will
bear a resemblance it is said to tho public
speeches and documents of Governor Johnson
of Georgia.
As ho left Washington since Gov. Perry, it
cannot be said that Government changes in its
instructions, but, that there are different ways
of interpreting them.
such and such only of the people as are true
to the United States, can be eligible to a Con
vcnlion of Delegates whose office work will be
to frame, alter or amend our State laws, so that
they shall he in conformity with the spirit of
Republican institutions, Emancipation Procla
mations and tho amendment of Our National
Const itutini*. ,
“Make hay while the sun shines" is an old
and trite saying, which means simply do what
you hare to do in tho proper season, and defer
not till to-morrow what should bo done to-day.
i5srtsf"»nra^ »
up and doing ; inquiring what is necessary for
him to comply with ere he can of surety be
invested with tbc important privilege of suf
frage. Let him, if he has not already and if
not under tbc prohibitive clauses of the Am
nesty Proclamation, immediately take the Am
nesty Oath, which will give him free access to
the polls; for, be assured, none will be allowed
to deposite their vote who has not first received
a full endorsement of the Government, through
its authorized ngents, whose duty it will be to
administer every right to which the people are
entitled and to guard inviolate the sacred priv
ileges of the ballot-box.
Let those who fall within the limits of ex
clusion be up and doing; setting their appli
cations for pardon in order, imining wherein
they have offended, and through the proffered
channel, Gov. Perry, send forward their peli-
tiong to the President of the United States,
who will consider their claims to clemency and
return a swift reply.
There is time enough for all to bo heard if
the matter is at once attended to. Let not tho
thief of time rob any of their oppor
tunity for ait expression at the hastening elec
tion. Never was a more momentous hour than
now, a more solemn trust confided to the peo
ple, or a more imposing duty. Let not the
hour, trust or duty fail through inaction.
It must be borne iu mind, too, that the rules
and regulations which are to govern the Man
agers in their different precincts on election
day, must he those which accord with the laws
of tho Slate prior to Secession. That the num
ber of delegates from each District is to cor
respond with the number of representatives
wbieh tbc District is entitled to iu tbo t^tute
Legislature.
No doubt the names of those who arc to he
favored with the suffrages of the people will
eoon he patent to the communities. Let the
list selected be the best.
Not only is there an honor to lie 'conferred
upon the one hundred and twenty-four electors;
not only an unparalleled responsibility confided
in them, but every one who, in tbc sovereign
capacity of freeman exercises his franchise,
should feel that upon him rests the security of
the Slate and its future weal or wo. fit up
and doing in yow mind, judgment, prudence,
caution, choice, and see to it that whoever is
clothed with the ermine of political power
through your act shall he none other than the
consistent, the persistent and uncompromising
loyalist, the earnest solicitant for reconstruction,
restoration and union ot the States, upon a ba
sis as indestructable as the everlasting hills, as
honorable as righteous as the decrees of truth,
justice, fraternity and the future will become
the rewardcr of your wisdom and integrity.
He up and doing ; work while the day lasts.
Be busy, active, fearless, successful.
Onr cotcniporary The Darlington Southerner,
says:
“The present month should be earnestly de
voted to getting ready for tho Convention.—
The managers of elections will have an impor
tant part to perform, and it will bo necessary
to see that the boards arc all tilled at the dif
ferent precincts at an early day, so as to divide
equally the responsibilities that may rest upon
them when Ihc day of election conics round.
By the Proclamation of fhe Governor all the
old managers are re-instated and they are ex
pected to do their part, not only by accepting
the trust, hut honestly and fearlessly acting up
to its requirements. We would suggest that a
meeting of the managers take place on Sale-
day, as the most of them will no doubt he here
at. that time, and have a conference in rtfer-
cnee to their duties and the filling up of the
Darliugtou Post Hospital.
Nothing onlisU our sympathies more than
the strung man prostrated by sickness ; it is
the office work of the heart to be exercised
with every gentle and commiserating impulse
toward our fellow beings when stricken down
by disease. The first duty of man under such
circumstances should be to provide for the
comfort of the afflicted, to study to sooth the
aching head aud limb, to cool Ihc fevered brow
and cbecr the drooping heart.
At the present lime and during the heated
season through which wc arc passing loo much
care can not be given to the sanitary condition
of our sick rooms and hospitals.
Although no disease prevails to an alarming
extent, yet more or less of the men in the gar
rison throughout this Military Department
must become subjects of fevers and other ilia
consequent upon the climate and the season.
We are happy to know that so eligible
and convenient a building has been found, ar
ranged and established for ^hospital purposes
as I hat which the Medical Director, Surgeon
J. F. Day of the 2‘Jth Maine Vols. has made
the Post Hospital.
The large experience of Surgeon Day, he
having been in the service nearly four years,
enables him to perfect every want at once and
wc arc sure that no pains will be spared by
him or his assistants to render even a bed of
General Order No 0.
We call the attention of our readers to Gen.
Gillnore’s Order respecting the appointment
and Proclamation of Governor Perry of South
Carolina, as well as the existing vitality of all
orders now in operation in this Department.
Hereafter Provost Marshals and Asst. Provost
Marshals will constitute the ouly officers enti
tled to administer the Amnesty Oath. This
Oath conferred by any other officer or civil
magistrate will not bo recognised.
The lit Ohio Yol Cavalry.
The detachment of 1st Ohio Vol. Cavalry,
which lately reported to this Department for
duty, is ordered to report at Hilton Head
and ia to be dismounted.
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Acknowledgement*
Are due again to the ladies who bestow up
on us so many favors. The peaches arc deli
cious and every gift a luxury.
4 • Sensitive.
Gold going'up, (143}:)
down
Mercury going
different boards.”
Military.
Surgeon John Bronson, U.* 8. Vols., of
Major General Gillmori’s Staff, has been or
dered to this Post as Medical Director of Mili
tary District Eastern S. C.
Capt. Wm. G. Lawler not Guavcr, as repor
ted in our second issue, ia in Command of the
Detachment of 1st Ohio Cavalry assigned to
this Department and haa his head quarters at
Darlington.
Religious.
The Rev. Mr. Gbradbau a popluar and eloquent
preacher of tho Presbyterian School has been
occupying the pnlpit, during the past week of
the Presbyterian Church in this place^ His
graphic imagery, forcible and pointed appli
cation, appeals to the emotional in his fervent
delivery, make him a facinating and impres
sive speaker. His Sermon upon the Judge
ment was a startling effort.
Rates of Postage.
A table of postage rates win be n the out
side columns, which will serve as a guide to
all who wish to renew their epistolary relations
of other days. Postmaster Mcrrav will ac
commodate you with slamjis.
Wc have visited the Hospital and cbnverswir
with the patients, some 20 in number, finding
the majority of them in flattering stages of re
covery.
Asst. Surgeon A. C. Cotton is also connec
ted with Dr. Day and we are pleased to learn,
that Corporal W. K. Dana of the 29th Blaine,
who has lately been promoted to Hospital
Steward is to be tho Steward in charge. His
heart is ever stirred with the largest charities
and universal benevolence. He estimates
properly his fellow man and regards the life
of a brother hy its noblest, fullest standard.
As truly as he has been brave with his com
rades in the sterner sphere* of duty he will lie
watchful in his new relations and a faithful
Steward in every sense in their hours of weak
ness and suffering. Sometimes the right men
get into the-right places.
While upon this subject wc will mention tho
admirable arrangements for the sick which
have been mado at Cheraw, by Asst. Surgeon .
J. F. Lines, detached from the 12th Conn.
Vols., to administer to the necessities of tho
1st Maine Battalion, now garrisoning Chester
field and Marlboro Districts. Tho Hospital
selected there is finely located, perfectly ven
tilated and every thing is done to ameliorate
the wants of the enfeebled hy ail concerned.—
Good physicians and nurses arc the Sine
qua non of Ihc sick room while “ gallipote«l
nostrums, materialised in pharmceautic order”
may often he dispensed with.
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The Craftsmen.
Wc were glad to grasp the hand of our fel
low Craftsman Brady of the New York Her
ald who is gleaning among the antiquities,
novelties and probaldlitics of “things past,
present and to come” in the history of the
fast returning “Sisters of the South.” Ilia
professional eye will penetrate even the hid
den manners and intents of life, and we shall
no doubt get the benefit of his ready pen.
He is ouly one of the numerous Attaches of
Tho Herald that make it the most popular
Newspaper in the Republic, with a circulation
of 100,000 copies per day and brings to its
enterprising proprietor au annual income of
one Million of dollars.
Who cares how much, lie who undertakes
and accomplishes great things, makes. The
man of enterprise, unflinching, arduous deter
mination, gives energy, thrift and activity to
every thing around him. He is the motive
power to a whole community
Never has there been in our Country a tru
er type of the successful, because astute and
skillful, Journalist, than James Gordon Ren
net, whose Herald is the herald of intelligcnoe
to tho four corners of the earth.
We understand that the square lately occu
pied by Barnim’s Museum and Knox the hat
ter, has been purchased by the indefatigable
Bennett, who will no doubt erect a building
commensurate with the demands of his still
a
increasing business. Success to the intent
which will be twofold in its consummation viz:
Credit to the builder and Ornament to the city.
Attention 1st Brigade, Dwight’s Div.
Wc call tho attention of the Rogiments in the
1st Brigade to the Farewell in General Orders
No. 15, of Brig. Gen. Dwight, to his Division,
which, ho assures them “has ceased to exist.”
He recounts the satisfaction which he has
had, in his long extended connection with
them to know of their worth, distinction and
bravery. He reminds them of their valorous
history, successful campaigns and important
triumphs.
Like a true Soldier he remembers the asso
ciations of the past in the fervent language of
a proud appreciation. He makes tb« record
of tho Division his own, a mutual honon, while
he deprecates any act that may sully the rep
utation of hia noble command.
If in the future his services are by hiscoun-
try called, ha, aska no higher, better fortune *■
than to lead the devoted, skillful nod brave
let Division.
There is much in the Soldier life that ce
ments each martial heart indissolubly. A
Chieftains Farewell is not an empty sentiment.
It is the word “ good bye” to souls invincible,
to ties that through peril and blood have made
them one. It is a separation never to meet a-
gain entire in this life mortal, It ia the adieu
to those who, having done their duty, like hon
ors legions, conferred renown upon their for
tunate leader. Shell farewells should be re
ciprocal. Hail to the Chief.
New Stores-
We call the atlcation of our readers to the
advertisements of Messrs. Aitrins, Novas &
Johnson—Edward Daly—Willis ft Chis
holm, of Charleston.
• Rumored.
Black Hoop to be sent into this District