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The Spirit with which the North Wages
the- war.
? Yankee poper-even the "West Chester
... (New York) Jt?ersonian-confesses to the
atrocious spirit of extermination with which
the North wages this war. tt says :'
Five minutes conversation with an aboli
tionist will reveal to you the fact that he con
ceives that the people of the North actually
own the people of th* South, and that it is
nothing short of the most unparalleled pre
sumption for them to suppose thaTthey have
any right to houses, land or estate, much
less to that of self government. u These med'
are so intractable," say they, "so bitter, de
termined, that there will be no living with
them in the future. We must exterminate
them and seize their property."
This highly humaue and christian conclu
sion is reached with the mostperfect coolness
and composure. Of couise, why should it
not be so? Are we not more civilized than
they? Are we not more intelligent? Do j
w? not exceed them in all the humane and
gentler virtues ? lu a word, are we not the
saints and does not the world belong to the
saints ? Surely it does. Ergo, the South
belongs to us, and long a3 wo can print green
backs and buy people to do our fighting for
ns-, we will keep up this war of extermination.
We do not expect to conquer thom, hut we
have two orthree to their one and with gen
erals who are willing to turn wholesale butch
ers, we can *' wipe them out,'' in the expres
sive language used on Sherman's raid.
This is tire programme now adopted. The
war is one simply for extermination. It is
waged for that purpose. The idea of being
able to conquer the South has long since been
abandoned. It is simply a cold, cruel war
of bitter extermination. There is not even
one spark of generosity to soften its composi
tion of malignity, cruelty and slaughter.
Over the beads of the men fighting more
bravely than men ever fought, hangs the vilo
threat of negro equality, and the-conlbcation
of all their property, and yet the propIe pro
fess to wonder why they are so bitter I This
is like knocking a man down, beating him
.nearly to death, stealing his clothes and leav
iug him by the roadside in a pitiless storm,
and then wondering why he does not love and
embrace us. If these people who are urg
ing on this crusade ef slaughter would sit
down calmly for five minutes and ask them
selves how they would like the same mea
sure meted out to them, they could not de-*
ceive themselves longer, unless as is most
likely, they wished to be deceived.
From JUexieo. *
A letter to the Houston " Telegraph," from
Monterey, Mexico, alluding to tho arrival of
Maximilian, Rays:
In the meantime it may not Le improper
to cantion your readers to be very moderate
in their expectations of benefits from_the new
Emperor. The pirblem of Louis Napoleon
in Mexico is not only not solved, but is still
shrouded in a mystery that baffles the re
search of the niosj, erudite diplomat. Max
imilian's position on the chess board, wheth
er as King, Queen or Parson, is too undefined
to regard him as au^ht but the tool of a great
minti, as the agency through which something
is tobe done^wha', to man conjectures.
Complications will ensue, new policios will
be formt'd', old theories will be abandoned,
and perhaps a monarchy may hi founded
all is conjecture, yet amid it all another in
sult awaits our foe. " The best Government
the sun ever shone upon" will humble its
proud head, abandon the doctrines of its fath
ers, prove traitors to the promises of Juarez
and recognize Maximilian^ among the powers
that be. The bargain is made in Pari9. The
consideration is specified. Grant may be de
feated'or he may win, the Moncoe doctrine is
abandoned, the United States is humiliated
by tho South and stands stultified before tbe
nations.
If Maximilian recognizes the Confederacy
the signs of the times are out of joint.
Northern Presidential Cauvas*.
Mr. Long, ef,Ohio, in a late speech before
his constituents, thus sums un the issue pre
sented to the people of thc United States in
thc approaching Presidential election :
The first step to bo taken is to declare for
peace. Let it be bold, manly, dignified, but
emphatic; so clear and comprehensive that
the commonest intellect cannot be mistaken.
Let it bea declaration as positive as the
Declaration of Independence, and let it be
signed ano" adhered to with as firm a deter
mination as actuated the signers of that in
strument, and the work is half done. Go to
the people in this election upon tko issue
war or peace; give them a free ballot, (and
t' they will determine to have if you will
g : them the issue of war or peace,) andi
I J no fear for the result. They are not
ling to yield up their liberty and Gecorne
slaves, they are not williug to see hundreds
upon hundreds ef thousands of their fellow
men slaughtered merely to gratify the desire
or perpetuate the power of a*y one man.
This-is the issue I desire to see. In the
Dame of alhthat is sacred is it not h'gh time
that this sanguinary and cruel folly should
be arrested ? Has reason entirely fled to
brutish beasts, and have the American peo
ple lost that sagacity and that intelligence for
which they were ouce distinguished among
thc nations ? Can it be possible that any
considerable portion bf them imagine that
any possible good can result.from the prose
cution of this war, and from further immola
tion before the bloody altar of Juggernaut ?
Do they not discover that in the vortex of
ruin which the war ha.i created thc material
prosperity and wealth is sinking along with
tbe proud American freedom which was once
our boast and our pride ?
From the administration of Mr. Lincoln no
Wisdom or common scn.-e can be expected.
It will continue to tread "in the downward
carter of folly and crime rn the hope ,-tb?t
upon the bloody car of revolution which is
crushing the masses to death, its chiefs eau
ride to positions of iinpcriul splendor and in
dividual greatness. In the dark vista of the
fu'ure there is not?me single ray of hope if
the blessed suu of peace does not soon as
cend the national horrisoir, and shed its efful
gent rays upon our land.
Do not, my fellow citizens, follow longer
this worse than wiil o' tho wisp of Southern
conquest ard subjugation, which is ?ea'ding
this country deeper and deeper into the slough
and mire of national degradation and ruin.
Let us be j ist and g?nerons. Let us stand
e Democratic principle, that ail just
ernmcnts derivo their powers from the
"ent of the governed. Though every thing
ls, let us have no other Union than
ed upon the consent of each and ev?
tate comprising it, and let us spurn with
infinite disgust and abhorrence the idea of a
Coufedecacy "pinnedtogether by bayonets"
and only sustained and upheld by arbitrary
coercion and despotic powers.
- Seimible advice, says "the Richmond En
quirer, tbe " will o' the wisp" cf Southern
conquest and subjugation has been pursued
juto th? marshes of the James and Appomat
tox quite far enough for any jjunsible people,
In the real slough and mire of those swamp?
the chase had as well bc abandoned.
It requires not only much wnao to make
peace, but a vast deal o?* mural courage--per
haps more than to make war. Tho mob oi
New York city were the real makers of tbi'
war. Il now the exporieuceof three years o
war-shall indure that people "to follow the
advice of Mr. Long, and they will, by a uni
ted elfort, defeat Lincoln, the pacification of
thc country will not long be postponed. Pres
ident Davis will not 6eek peace from Mr.
Lincoln; there must be change of Adminis
tration befere the Richmond authorities will
make any effort^ except those made by their
army, toward them'.
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Cen. S tone m nu and his Knitters.
The Macon Telegraph of tho 3d, says:
This Yankee celebrity arrived here on Mon
day evening; accompanied by his stall" and es
I corted by a guard of Confederate cavalry. He
is a tall man, with light brown benni, and
dark hair. His femires are-regular, but
wore a dejected and haggard appearance. We
are informed that he feels very much humilia
ted at having surrendered to an inferior force,
but says his ??en were so demoralized and.
dispirited that they wouid noe fight. " He was
assigned to quarters at Camp. Oglethorpe,
where he will be abl? to reflect for a few days,
on the vicissitudes of fortune, and to regret
that he was mad enough to go so far irom
home.
.- To Brigadier General Alfred Iverscn is the
country indebted for the dispersion and cap
ture of the most formidable raid that hascver
I been made in thi3 State. The battle pf Sun
shine Church, which resulted in the surrender
, ot Stoueman, was a decided success on his
part and does honor to Gen. Iverson. AU of
the enemy's artillery wai captured, and over
one thousand splendid Sharp's eight shooter
rifles, as well as a large number of horses.
In thc engagement our loss was not over
oue hundred in killed and wounded, while
that of the enemy must have exceeded two
hundred. Stoneman surrendered the entire
force, but a' large j>ortion dispersed in the
woods, and are now being captured and pur
sued by our cavalry. We have strong hopes
of capturing the entire force.
ARRIVAI OF THE RAIOERS.-Fivo hundred
of Stonemau'a raiders, captured by General
Iverson, arrived here on yesterday morning.
They appeared in good spirits, and did- not
look as if :hey bad been caught committing
their usual rascalities. They are a verygowd
looking body of men, and infirmed us that
they were picked out for the purpose of de
stroying our communications.
MOUE ot' TUE R'AIUKILH CAPTURED.-We
have been informed by a trustworthy person
that oOO more of the Yankee raiders were
captured on yesterday, and are on the march .
to this cit}'. Among them is a Colonel and a
Major, with several officers of inferior rauk.
We do not vouch for the above information,
but give it as coming from a reliable source.
Our cavalry is still pursuing the. dispersed
body of raiders, and we should not be sur
prised if every man is captured.
ANOTHER PARTY or RAIOERS CAPTURED.
We learn that a parly of raiders was cap
tured in Monroe on Thursday, ft is stated
that they numbered about five hundred, and
w^re probably' those who escaped from Gen.
larson when Stoneman was taken. They
were encamped at the time our troops came.
up m them. About fifty of the raiders were
.killed.
All of the large bodies of raiders, we be- .
Heve have now been taken, although the
country we are told is full of small parties
numbering from ten to fifty. If tho citizens
will assist our forces promptly and energeti
cally, the country will soon be cleared of
them.-Chronicle k Sentiue'., otb.
PRESIDENT DAVIS.-A considerable clamor
bas arisen against the President, in some
quarters, from persons who have not hesita
ted to charge him with negligence and in
competency'. However specious these charges
may seem in certajn cases, we would like to
know whero a citizen can bo found to fill his
plice? President Davis has won the un
qualified admiration- of the world for his
state tranship and judicious management of
the adairs of the nation in" the most trying
period to which it could be subject, and shall
we now gain ^ay this testimony, and declare
that our chosen l.tader hs.s abused the confi
dence with which he was intrusted? We
have always had a profound and abiding con
fidence in the firmness, earnestness, and wis
dom of the President. The Mobile Tribune
justly says of Mr. Davis :
He is morally and intellectually a grand
man ; and knowing thia, we are impatient of
censures which, we may suppose, arc unjust.
One can hardly realize the difficulty of his
position. No roan iriany tige has had heavier
responsibilities than he. Conscientious, pro
foundly earnest in his patriotism, it were im
possible tu find a motive for a neglect of du
ty or a perversion of good intentions to the
gratification of any individual prejudice, or
other unworthy purpose, unless it be assumed
that he is mentally incapable. Who will as
sert that, and attempt to prove it ?
. SAVING HER BACON.-We were told yes
terday of a circumstance by which an-old
lady saved her bacon, which, we think, should
be repeated to counterbalance some of the
" d&e tricks" of the Yankees whi%Ii wp sp
oft en hear of. ? ..
It uppcars that just before Grierson made
his way to West Point, considerable, alarm
preceded him throughout tho country where
he was expected to travel, and every person
did all he could to save bis valuable and
moveable property, to prevent it be&g sto
len. A certain old lady who repides only a
short distance from West Poi.;t, learning
that tho advance guard of the marauding
party, were advanciug, ard were within a
short distance of her house, was in great dit*
tresa as to what disposition bhe should make
of her bacon, as she had a largo quantity in
her smokehouse. Every bod}'about the place
was hiding away their valuables but the old
lady, who stood wringing her hands and cry
ing out,41 my conscience," "bless my soul,"
" wheie on the face of the yearth can 1 hide
my meat from these cursed Yankees*/"
The Yanks kovojn sight. On the instant
a brilliant idea struck the old lady, and she
sang out^) her son^Uj^u Jeenis, come hero
aud heip me '.hro?M Hfet into thc yard.''
And at it they wc3 KF-ng the yard with
the bacoD. In a TRBBo/r.ents the Yanks
made their appaarauce and dashed into the
yard. The WrJtttftr they saw, of course,
Was the meat. "An!"?exclaimed ene, "you
have got plenty of meat here ; the very thing
we want." Thc old lady being close by and
listening, replied, " Yeas, we have got plenty
of meat here, such as it is; and if'yer want it,
yer can have it and welcome, for I shan't
touch a mouthful long as I live ; for -this
morning them derneel rebel sogers'come hero
and took every bit of my meat, aud done
something with it, nnd flung it in the yard,
and thar it can Iny till it rots before I Cat it."
The Yankee took the hint-thought it was
poisoned--aud sho "saved her bacon."
It is a pity that more of the people did not
think of some moa us of keeping their meat.
B-?y* A St. Louis paper tells this: A man
andjwife were engaged in arranging for sepa
ration. The difficulty ol adjustment was the
baby. The^wiftj tearfully begged to be al
lowed to keep " the dear little fellow," while
the husband angrily rad persistently refused.
At length the wife, almost threw the child
into the husbands arms and exclaimed, "Take
him, I can soou have another.
The Selma Rep?rter says that in Calhoun
county flour was seiling ut ?$30 per baircl.
The Selma Dhputch announces the arrival
of new fi nir in the market'. The Claiborne
fcaui/'iMritiT BMJ?I t hat the planters in Poutu
toe county, Miss., ara eoutracf-mg to deliver
wheat at ?2 per bushel,
? Good News from Petersburg.
RICHMOND, August ?1.
A special despatch to the Whig from Pe
tersburg says :
It having been ascertained that* the eneraj
were mining extensively in frontof Gracie's
brigade, on our centro, we determined tc
stop their operations by countermining.
Our culvert was -completed, and exploded
between six and seven o'clock, last evening,
blowing up the enemy's skirmish line and de
molishing: bis m in tis,."
The affair was a great success, completely
.frustrating the object of the enemy at that
point*, throwing the troops along his lines into
great confusion. .?t?
No infantry attack.was intended nor made
on our side.
Artillery firing along tba whole lines was
very rapid for the space of an hour.
A number of the euemy engaged in work
ing the mine aqd those occupying the picket
station are believed to bave been killed.
A few shells were tbrowu *iuto the city af
ter the explosion.
Matters have again resumed their usual
qiiet this morning.
-.?.".>-rr
Casualties iu 1 Ith Regt., S. C. V.,
On the 28<A July, '64, Lieut Oil Eduard Croft
commandiug.
Field au5 Sta?-Killed : Ensig#J L Mc
clintock. Missing: Maj H H Harper.
Oompaay A, 1st Lieut Carwile command
ing-Killed : None. Wounded: Corp*T P
RainP8, Privates .1 M Anderson, A A Fields,
W S Garner, J T Harri*. Missing: Private
J yob Marx.
Company B, 2d Lieut Bell commanding
Killed; None. WtWnded : Sergt G Y Lang
ford, Corp W D L Miller, Privates N N Bur
ton^ Jesse Brown, R Brooks, "Wm Crouch,
A D Curley, A Marget, Jas Hare, II K-Pad,
geit, J R Rivers, L Sadgrove, Missing ff Sergt
J alcott, Privates L L Faulkner, J t? Grice,
W A Haidy W A McGee.
Company C, 1st Lieut Millet commanding
-Killed: Pi i rates J L Bagwell, E Margaffy.
Wounded : 2d Lieut W II Pinson, Sergt W
PThomwoni Sergt TH Hill, Corp-Caldwell.
Privates 1>M Beyd, M Golden, R Knight.
Missing: Privates D*Bolt, S H Campbell.
Company D. Capt Minis coinmandirg
Killed : None. Wouuded : Capt E S" Mims,
Corp J A Uolgan, Privates W D Ramey, T
C Strom. Missing : Privates W V Bartee,
G M Broadwater, P M Prater, M S Walker,
? W .Thomas. ,
Company E, -1st Lieut Dorroh command
ing-Killed : None. Wouuded : 1st Sergt,
J. W. Motte, Privates ^Y J Douglas W II
Owings, S T Stewart, M B Wa?dell. Miss
ing : Corp B F Martin.
Company F, 2d Lieut Simmons coraroand
ing-Killed : None. Wounded : 1st Sergt
W A McKelvy, Sergt S G Desbields, Privates
.I O Tembleton. Missiug: Pr?vales J Park
Dillard, W P Rlakely, TT Todd.
Company G. 1st LieutTruett commanding
-Killed : Sergt M C Elkins, Private John
Bickelt. Wounded: Privates John Berwick,
K Clem. Missing : T B Dixon, T J Hanvey.
. Company II, Capt Jordan commanding
Killed: None. Wounded: Privates Wm
Green. M B Randel, Wm Galloway, E A
Ewbank?, W P Ewbank*, R .1 M To?lo, W
L Wall. Missing : David Key.
Company, ?, lid Lieut Courtney command'
ing-Killed : 2d Lieut. M T Hutchison, act
ing Adj't, Privates J A Armstrong, John
Duucan. Missing : A A Vanhoro, J P
Heaton.
Company K, 2.1 Lieut Roach commanding
-Killed: None. Wounded: Privates RD
Amacktr, A M Buzzard, L M Free, George
Taylor. Missing: Private B W Mayson,
Lieut Col EDWARD CROFT,
Com'dg l tth S C V.
T W CARWILE, 1st Lieut and Act'g Adj't.
We have been favored (says the Southern
Guardian) with thc following extract from a
letter just received from an otlicer of the 22d
[legi ment :
PETUitsni'Rf!, July 00, 1SG4.
?! This bas been an awful day to our Regi
ment. About day the enemy prung a mino
nuder a battery which was Mipported by our
lleg.uieut, blew up the entiie battery and
two of our companies, E and IL The other
four left companies of the Regiment, C, B,
G and K, were taken prisoners. The Colonel
wus taken prisoner, but is ?aft?. Capt. Deane
was also captured, but unhurt.
In fact we have no Regiment, can muster
only about sixty men. We drove the enemy
back with heavy'loss, but our Regiment bas
suffered terribly."
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j2T:6T Gov. Vauco, of North Carolina, has been
ro-elected Oovornor over Holden by a large ma
jority. . .
83^" Considerable excitement prcvailod in
Washington and Baltimore at lust accounts, un
der th: apprehension of another invasion, and
we should not bo surprised if Karlyn appeared in
front of one or both of thoso citios feme tine
morning.
%ST The Washington Chronicle of tho .".Otb ult.,
states that a rumor was current at tko Yapkou
capital, that on Wednesday last a Confederate
ram sunk a Yankee gunboat in James river. Two
Yankee monitors, it adds, had been Eent up tho
river in search of tho rams.
TMF. CONFEDERATE COURT.-The Confede
rate Court for the Dislrictof Greenville com
rueuced i ti sessions at this place on Tuesday
last. His Honor Judge Magrath presiding.
Sentence of death was passed upon the fol
lowing persona, who had been found guilty
at a previous term for counterfeiting Confede
rate treasury uctes : Thomas Marquand, Hen
ry Marquez and Williams. The first was
sentenced lo be hung ou the l6tb, and the
others on the 23d of September next.-Green
ville Patriot.
A UOgro belonging to the. 13th Alabama,
being jeered by bis brother negroes in the
regiment for bis great fear of balls and sheila,
corrected their mistaken notions of his cour
age, in the follov.'ing sati factory explanation :
" Oh, Lordtniggers, I uot af'eard of balls
and bombs ; de reason I runs and dodges so,
de fact is, master ai nt able to losff me, and
I knows it !" ' ?rr
In assessing the tithes for a planter, it has
been known that a mistake of nearly nine
tenths of tho tithe on One article jn favor of
the planter was pointed nut and corrected by
himself. ?
Another planter has been, distinguished for
selecting and delivering as tithes, the best
pieces of bis meat. Many such cases, we
doubt not, could be found. The amount ol
tithes has surprised those who deemed them
selves most accurately qualified to estimate
in advance. ?j.
Had the readiness of the planters inlaying
over the tithes of their ground revenues beer
seconded by proper efforts for their reception
storage and kceping-^or issue for imm?diat!
use when necessary-there would be loss oe
casion or pretext for complaints of sfcbrt ra,
lions, or prognostications of probable scarci
ty.-Charleston Courier..
It is reported that Gen. McClellan has fallet
heir to a large.fortune. Sir Colin Canipbel
(Lord Clyde) left a great portion of bis pror
erty to biB sister, Miss Alice Campbell, o
j Mciver, who died intestate in the latter par
j of December last. Cen. Mcclellan's fathe
: was consiti to Lord Clyde, and it is said th?
through him lb? general take? the prepert
? left at ibo death of Miss Mciver.-N. 1
1 World.
_ It ?3 a weir known fuct that the. reason as
signed, by roany, for tbe panie winch caused
our troops to brcik at the batie'of "Missions
ry Ridge, was that the enemy ?bowed them
selves in^uch overwhelming numoem th/t
the boysTOougbt the whole world was march
ing to attack then. We, to ?tow the opin
ion prevailing among our boys, will relate the
following anecdote, which wc do not remem
ber to have seen in print:
As lise after Hue and mass afier mas?of
Yankees appeared, crossing the plain and
cending the hillside, marching -onward with
seemingly resistless force, our troops began
to waver, and many of them, to their shame,
fled without firing a gun. Snme*of them,
however,.8taid until the la<J?,.and among these
was oue fellow who, to use bis own language,
"staid thar till they got so close that he heard
one of the Yankee Generals give the com
roaud, " Atienli&n World! Ry NATIONS a m HT
p-WHEEL 1 ! BY STATES, FIRE ! ! ! and ?hen
ho thought ic was time for bis darned little
Southern Confederacy to be gif ting out o' the
way 1" Don't blame him for it : it was about
time to "'git oui o' the way."_Edi Journal.
It ia rumored that Gen. Forrest has been
I superceded because he ftfused to report to Gen.
Wheeler. This report wa? generally belioved on
tho street although we could trac- it to no relia
ble source. , ,
OBITUARY
DIEU, of Typhoid Dlacntery," 2.1.1 Sept. 18G2.
at Pleisaut Valley, Maryland, Private J. P.
WHATLEY, Co. G, 7tb 8. C. liegt., aged 28
years.
The writer of this notice, having known WHAT
LEY since his boyhood, having enjoyed an inti
macy with him as a man,-aud having copimiind
ed him ns.a soldiur, is peculiarly fitted to bear
testimony as to his character IBU conduct. As a
boy he was sprightly and companionable ; as a
man he was honorab|c,^manly and amiahle; and
as a soldier.he was without fear und witbuut re
proach. His umi.'ible temper, exuberant spirits
and remarkable fund of humor irow moe to bim,
and int:tic him both at home and in Camps a u:u
verjal favorite.
But he ts now numbered among our noble mar
tyrs fur freedom, and his memory alone is left
for us to love and cherish. As in every relntiou
of lifo-son, brother, friend, citizen and Soldier
he discharged his duty, so may we hope that in
heaven he hus received the reWHrd of the upright.
J. H. B.
Again are, .wc called upon, jvith sud remem
braiioe, to noep o'er thc departed memory of one
of the brightest heroes of thia bloody strife. The
name nf M. W. WOOTON is no more beard amid
tho din nf battle ; and no more will he tread the
silent step of tho sentinel. But bis nonie will
sound aloud in that bright and beautiful lund on
high where happiness knows no end.
Ho was twicu in Maryland, and once in Penn
sylvania, fought through eleven battles, and iii
tho twelftk was killed at Spottsylvania C. H..
M?y 5th lSGt. Ile was 20 years and ? mondia
old. He volunteered in 18.61, on,the,2fith August,
in the 14th Regt. t". G. V., in Capt. TOMPKINS' I
Company.
He wus a member of the Good Hope Baptist
Church, and lived consistent with his profe.-?iun.
Ile passed through all the bloody scenes of action
with a firm and determined heart, never onoe
faltering frum the terrfie Gre of his combatp, but
pushing onward wi'h that firm determination
thal characterizes the heroes of this rovolution
to die, but never yield. As n soldier he was loved
by his comrades, honored by his commanders,
aud blessed with that zeal and courage that agi
tates the heart of a true martyr. Enshrined in
dust this hero now lies. He leaves a kind father
and mother, three loving sisters and one little
brother to mourn his less.
Weep not, parents,-dry up your tears,
Your-son is forever at rest;
The righteous that die in Jesus
Will in heaven be ever, blest
Sisters, lie has left you here
For him you must not weep ;
I know you loved him dear
But prepare bim in heaven to meet.
M..A.
MARY ANN, wife of ?N?HEW G. LATASTE,
and daughter of the late NATHAN 'NAPIER, was
born in Edgcfield Dist. S. C., on 11th Oct., 18X3,
aud died ut Adamsville, Sumter Co., Fla., on
29th Juuo, ISC4, in her-lift year.
She joined the M. E. Church laat spring, and
lived a consistent ujeinber untjl her death. Her
disease, i?elc^ ron?c?tion of the brain, destroyed
he/ mind ut the very unttil, so that she spoke but
few words after the attack. In a conversation
with a young friend a fow days before she was
taken sick, sho said tha.t she had been a Chris
tian for eight years, and that if she were to die
then, she believed she Would go to heaven. She
no d-mbt bas gone to rest.
S. W. CARSON.
* Headquarters,
Conscript Department,
COI.L-.MDIA, July 30, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS NO. S.
ITHE Secretary of War having decided that
. tho Conscription autboriti-.s have no jurisdic
tion over the classos of Reserves, except in the
granting of Exemption* under the Act of Con
gress., eutitlcd " An Act to organize forces to
serve buring ihe-Wur," it is ordered, pursuant to
instructious of tho Sypui-?upsudent of Conscrip
lion, thnt all tytUtfit heretofore grail ted to per
sons of tho Re.-erve classes by the officers of con
scription bo end they aro hereby revoked. De
tails of persons of tbeBe classes will hereafter be
made only by tho order of Brigadier Genera!
Jamos Uhesnut; commanding Reserve Forces in
this State.
II. Enrolling Officers will proceedvat ODCO to
furnish to Brigadier General Chesnuta rell of all
persons of tho classes of Reserves whoso details
are hereby revoked, giving their egos, the date
and period of details, and the purposes for which
such details were granted.
III. Pursuant to orders of tho War Deport
ment, Enrolling Officers are uiado subject to and
will obey all orders of Brigadier General Chcsnut.
C. D. MELTON,
Major. C?ro'dt C macripU.
All papers iu the State copy three times.
Aug. 10 St ' 33
Headquarters,
Reserve J-'orces, jf* C.,
COLUMBIA, July 36, 1804.
GENERAL ORDER NO. 4.
IALL details of person* of the Reserve classes
a heretofore grautod by^the Conscript authori
ties now revoked by General Order $0. 8, Con
?eript Department, S. C., are hereby revived and
continued upou such term, aud for same period as
originally granted. . K
ll Enrolling Officers will forward to these
Headquarters the Rolls as indieated by Mujer
kelton," Commandant of Cousurlpt?, S. C.
Ul. Applications for detail* wj" in future bo
made'tb rough tho local Enrolling Officers, who
will investigate the claims-hoing governed by
th* Rules and Regulations prescribed by the Bu
reau of Conscription. The papers will then be
forwarded to tho Commandant of Conscripta for
his examination and reference to theso Head
quarters, whoro final aotion will bo taken upon
thom.
Bv command Brig. Gen. CnasNCT.
ED. ll. BARNWELL,
A. A. Gen.
.jar* All papers in tho State copy three times.
Aug. 10_ 3t _33
Tobacco! Tobacco!
STULTZ'S 4 A's. and 4 Aoes-old and elegant;
HOLLAND'S GOLDEN LEAF ;
JEWEL OF POTOSI;
OKOKONfi-sweet leaf;
?Vnd various other fine brands of Chewing To
bacco. Also, a good assortment of
SMOKING TOBACCO.
jf5J*-Roasonnblo terms.
.J. A. GURLEY.
Hamburg, July 19_ lm30
Barter !
IWILT, BARTER YARNS ?OR FLOUR
from ono barrel up.
SAM. E. BOWERS.
Hamburg, July 5 tf_2JL
Notice.
APPLICATION will bo made at the noxt sit.
ting or the Legislature of South Cannier
to increoso tho rate of Toll at the Sand Bar Ferrj
on tho Savannah River, near tho atty of Augusta
E. R. WHATLEY, Proprietor.
May 31 tf 23
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
[CIRCULAR]
ADJT. 4 INoP. GENERAL'S OFFICE.
(-'"i.i M An, Aogu.'t 3, 11*64.
IN answer to numerous inquirios addressed to
this office io in rotation to the Militia Laws ol
this State, ttie following announcement is urnde;
I. All male while persons res-dont in this State,
between the age? of sixteen and sixty-yenrs, ca
pable of bearing erins, except persons who ure
exempt troui "all militia service," arc liable to
militia duty, both ordinary and in the field in
times of alarm, insurrection or Invadion.
II. Persons who have been enrolled^for Con
federate scrvico and detailed to remain at home
in civil employments or pmsuits, or who have
been exempted from Confederate service during
tho continuance of such oxomption or detail, are
liable as other citizens in times of invasion.
III. Ponons who have been enrolled for Con
federate oervico, whether general or local, al
though detailed to romain at, home, aro nut
eligiblo to any militia oi?ce, "and no coe luida
lo duty in tho Confederate serviee, unless ho be
exempted from said service, nuder tho provisioi s
of tho Exemption Aet of Congress, 'shall hore if
tor bc oliifiblo t? any militia cflieu."-(A. A. Gib
Teh. 186.1.)
IV. Detailed men who hare been organized as
such into Companies for local militiiry service by
Contederate authority, will not bo held liable for
militia.
. V..Militia officers in carrying into execution
General Orders No. 8, series 1S6-I, from this office,
will be governed by thc foregoing instructions!
nnd hold in readiness for actual scrvico their re
spective command, imobedience t* said orders.
By nommund :
(Signed) A. C. GARLINGTON,
A'tjt. and Inspector General S. C.
Offici.il : G. A. FoLM.f, A. A. Genl.
rEnHON^KXRMi-f'rr.oii AM. MILITIA nt'TV.
The Lieutenant Oovfriiur; the .fudges or the
Courts or Law and Equity; the Ordinaries; Clerki
of the Courts - f Common Pleas and General Ses
sions ; Sheriffs; Masters, Commissioners and
Registers in Equity; the Secretary of Stale;
Surveyor General; Comptroller General, and
Treasurers of thc St&te. '
tr3^ Papers or State publish three times.
Aug. 1? .".t ?! 33
State of South Carolina.
ADJUTANT ? TNSP. OEN'LS OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, July 25, 1864.
'GENERAL ORDERS NO. 8.
?THE MILITIA or the State, including all
? portons who aro liable to actual service in
times or'invasion, will hold themselves in readi
ness Tor activo service on the shortest notice.
II. The Commanding"1 Officers of Regiments
who have failed to mn ko returns in pursuance of
General Orders No. 7, will pmeoed to do so im
madintely, and complete thu organization or their
respective commands ns therein directed.
Ul. Volunteer Com mies of Mouotod Men or
of Infnntry. organized In pursuanco of Ord? rs
hcretorore is-ucd from this Office, will oeuccepted
and armed.
IV. Thc Commanding Officers of Regiments,
(the ranking officer-of tho linewhero thcroareno
field officers,) arc charged with thc prompt exten
sion of this order to their respectivo commands
without further notice.
By order of thc Governor; **"
A. ii. OAKLINGTON,
AdjU and Insp'or Gen. S. C.
Aug. 3 St 32
??" Pupers of the State publish three times.
A Proclamation.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
COLHHUIA, S. C., July 21,1884.
Ry hin Excellency M. L. RON ?I AM, Governor
und Communier'i*-Chiefin and over thc Stute
of Spilth Carolina,
WHEREAS Information hus boen received at
this Depaitment that an atrocious -mur
der was committed on tho 11 th instant upou the
body of ELIAS GRANTHAM, a Depury Sheriff
of Marion District, whilst iu the discharge or bis
duties us such Deputy; and 'but NICHOLAS W.
CADDY, CHARLES TART, and DAVID REAS
LEY, it froo person of color, s'and charged with
said murder, and that said persons have Hud from
justice :
Now, know ye, that to the end justice may be
done, and that said GAD DY, TART ami BEAS
LEY may bo brought to legal trial for their of
fence* as aforesaid, I do heroby uff.<r a rimrard of
Two Tho?nand Dollin M for the apprehension and
dolivery of tho threo offending,parties in any jail
in this State, ir 0"r Tjtouund Dollar' for NICH
OLAS Vt. GADDY, tho principal offender, and
JYee hundred dollar* each for the others. When
lust heard fri m they were in Horry District, near
Gallivants Ferry.
Gaddy was born in Marion District, is about 35
years ol ago, 5 feet 10 ?r ll inchoa high, grey
eyes, auburu hair, rather sallow complexion, stoops
alittlo in the shoulders, usually weal s bis hair long
-by occupation a farmer .xml millwright.
Tart, born in same District, is a youth of about
16 years of oge, well grown, rather fair complex
ion, dark hair, eyes believed to be blue.
Beasloy. born iu Richiuoud county, N. C., bright
mulatto, thick set, weight from 160 to 180 pound*,
from 45 to 50 years orage, 5 foot ll or 12 inches
high, kinky hair, and of a reddish, sun-burnt ap
pearance-by occupation a carpontor-hos lived
about Fayetteville and Lumbcrtou, N. C.
Givon nuder my hand and tho 'seal of the State,
, at Columbia, this 2let day of July, Anno
O- "0 Domini, 18G4. M. L. BONHAM.
WM R. 1IUN.TT, Secretary of State.
All pnpers in tho State copy three tiinee
tjLi forward bill to Executive office,
"july 27 3t_^_
State of South Carolina,
EDGEFIEU) DISTRICT,
TN ORDINARY.
BY W. F. DURISOE, Esq., Ordinary of Edge
field DIstriot. .
Whereas, M. C. Taggart has applied to nu
for Letters of Administration, on all and singulai
tho goods and chattels, rights and crodiu o
T. M. Crafton late of tho District, aforesaid,
decease 1. . . ? i
These aro, therefore, to cito and admonish ol
and singular, thc kindred and creditors of the san
deceased, to be and appear before me, at our nex
Ordinary's Court for thc said District to be holdei
at Edgefield Court House, on tho 24th day or Aus
inst, to show cause, ir any, why tho oaid adm.u
'nitration fhould not bo grunted.
Given under my hand and seal, this 9.h d.t,
or Aug, in tho ye-ir or our Lord one thousan
oi-bt hundred and sixty-four, and in the eighty
azulear of tho
Aug. 9_Lit_?_3?
For Sale,
ONE BLOODED MA BE AND COLT nr
TWO FINE. SOWS AND PIGS. Tern
reasonable. JAS. M. HARBISON
Aug 3 '_tf_' "2
~Rags Wanted.
CLEAN COTTON AND.LINEN RAGS can 1
sold for ea?h at tho Adctrtittr office.
Cftudiilates-for the Legislatur?.
REV. A. W. LINDLER,
J. K MICKLER, ESQ.
GEO. D. TILLMAN, ESQ.
CAPT. H. W. ADDISON,
S. GRIFFIN,
MAJ. JOHN E. BACON,
DR. A. W. YOUNG BLOOD. ' ?
W. W. ADAMS, EMJ.
F. A. TOWNSEND," ESQ.
DH. H. R. COOK,
GES. K. G. M. DCNOVANT,
MAJ. A. J. HAMMOND,
COL. JOHN HU I ET,
CAI-T. LLWIS-JONES,
*< Du. W. D. JENNINGS,
For Tnx Collector.
J. N. BlilSCO,
W. H. HOLLOWAY,
BENj>-t?PER,
STARLING TURNER, ?
CHARLES CARTER.
BERRY HORNE,
Spartanburg: Female
College.
TUE next Pension will open on Mondav, Aug.
? Lb, an J dose Dec. 1 ? tb. IHM.
ROSTO!, lights excepted, por Session, $3li?,?H
Tuition, use ot Books un J Con. F?e, ?U.O11
M lisie and uso of Piano, ?U.O?
Pupil! are requested to'furnh-b a drinking cup.
Applications for tho next Session, to be suc
cessful, tuust be made early as more than hilf of
the places are already engnged.,
pp'The President ?ill leave th? Cungtree
House, Columbia, on Fiiday, Aug. Sib, and aili
take nhargo ol' pnpiU for thc College.
Addr&'s WM. K. BLAKE,
S]iartunburg, S. C.
Mill Notice.
PERSONS intending to have Wheat ground at
my Mill will please bnve their names regis
tered, and days will be asvigned them at the time
of reatenu? their names.
I wish every omvto state about the number of
bushels he intends to send.
Have your Whe:?t well cleaned and dry-my
mill is not a threshing or fanning machine.
Turns for soldiers' lamiliua and horae turn?,
not exceeding ll bushels, hr.^e preference.
Persons whose names are regrctcred taint te
punctual or they will lose their places.
R. T. MIMS.
July 2? tf s?
Professional Card.
IOFFER MY PROFEESSIONAL.SERVICES
to the people of Edgcflcld District.
Oflice formerly occupied by Moragno and my
self. H. WV. ADDISON,
- Attorney ut Law.
July : If 23
WM. KIKM\%~
GENERAL AGENT,
No. ??59 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA, OA.,
WILL give personal attention to RECEIV.
INO, FORWARDING AND STORING.
Also, will buy and sell on Commission, TO.
BVCCO, Country Produce, Blockade Goods, and
all torts of Mi rchandi/.e.
Orders and Consignments solicited.
IN STOKE,
COFFEE, SUGAR, SYRUP, SALT, SODA,
Starch, Soap. Rice, Candles, White Lead, Win
dow Glass, Whisky, Shirting, Yarn, Nails, Hoes,
and a large apartment of Chewing and Smoking
Tobacco. All of which will he sold low forcarb,
or will bfi exchanged for Bacon, Lard, Flour,
Grain, and all Country Produce,
Augusta, July 12 4t S9
Burial Cases!
Ikeep"constantly on hand a full stock of Walnut
and Mahogany COFFINS, which, from and
after this* dat?, will be sold for CASH, and at
prices as reasouablo as the times will admit'of.
The use of-the HEARSE will be charge*! for
according to the sume ratio.
. JOHN M. WITT.
Edgefield, S. C., Oct iff, 1861. tf 42
Estate Notice.
ALL persons in anywise indebted to the Estate
of E. M. Penn, doe'd., are earnestly request
ed to come forward and settle up without d.lay.
Those having claTms against said Estate will r.a.
der them in, properly atte?ted, at an early dat?.
G. L. PENN, Adtn'or.
Aug 4 '_if_31
Estate Notice,
PERSONS having claims Against the Estate of
Dr. E. Blaud, doe'd.^ ar? requested to pre
sent the same forthwith to Mr. J*mes M. Harri*
sou, who ia my authorized Agentin settllug up
the business of the Estate.
R. E. BLAND, Adm'x.
Nov 1 tf 44"
Notice
IS hereby given that application will be made
to the Legislature of this State at its next
Session for a ohurer of the Bath Mills Company
in EdcefielJ District.
Jnly 13 _3m_29
A Pine Lot of Dry Salt
FOR SALE OR BARTER?
III AVE on hand a lot of superior IsALT which
I will Barter for Corn, Wheat, Flour. Bacon,
Butter. Eifgs, Chickens, ?tc, at the market price,
or will sell for Cash at or below tho Antust?
prices. JOHN COLO AN.
June 21_tf_2?_
Navy Agent's Office,
AUGUSTA, GA., May 24, 1864.
MR. SAMUEL E. BOWERS, Hamburg, ia
my Authorized Agent in Edgefield District,
for purchasing supplies for Navy Department, "
W. F. HOWELL, Navy Agent.
May 31 _ ? 2t 23
Notice.
?AM prepared to BARTER HOMESPUN aa?
OSNABURGS for FLOUR, BACON and
WHEAT. S. E. BOWERS,
. N?vv Agont for Edgefleidxrtstrict.
Hamburg, 30 " tf_* 28
O
Strayed or Stolen,
n or abolit th? 25th of June 1864, ene DARE
v> BAY MARE, about ll years old, spruug in
both fore legs, a wen under left fore shoulder.
Any information concerning said Mare, will be
thankfully received ?nd liberally rewarded. Ad
dress afet Hamburg, P. 0..? C;
July 20 _3t_?0__
, Visiting Cards !
|0R sale at the Ad?erti?tr Ofnc% Ladles and
fleBrtemen.V.YISITIKfl CARDS.
July 20 _tf ao
F
Good Sugar for Bacon !
1WILL BARTER .good brown SUGAR for
BACON-1 pound of Sugar for 2i pounds ot
Bacon* . A. A. GLOVER
July 5 _._tf 53
Administrator's ?Notice.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of Wa.
Toney, dee'd, will pay th* samo without delay,
and those havi?g-claims against said Estate are
notified to render them in ptoporly attested, to
Dr. J. B. Courtney, Agent for the Administrator,
forthwith; as wo desire to close up the Estate aa
?O'jn as possible.
1 GEO. J. TONEY, Ad'or.
Nov. 25 ly* 47
Soldiers' Claims.
WE have on htiud a few quires of Blanks for
obtaining deceased Soldier^Claiins against
the Government. ADVERTISER OFFICE.
July 20 . tf 99