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I She Canraster fe&fler. ' 1 1 ggge=agg!!!gg '? ?* J- I I . I -X j - --'-J $2 per annum - in advance. & /amilg toil political Htnupaptr?Staottii to t|t Art?, Stirani, litnotott, fimtotiou, agrirolttrt, Sntirnal Smpmnmniti, /trtign anil Somratit JBrau, unit tljt Jfiotkttt. VOLUME X . LANCASTER C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT, 9,1861. NUMBER 35. THE LANCASTER LEDGER PublUhed every Wednea lay Morning BY W. M. CONNORS, Editor and proprietor. " TERMS: In advance, - - - $.2.00 At the aspiration of Six Months, .... 2.60 At the end of the Year, .......... 8.00 ADVERTISEMENTS, Will be inserted at the following low rates: One square (of 16 lines or loss,) one insertion, $1 ; or, if continued, 76 cents for the first inaertion, and 60 cents for each subsequent iusertion. The number of insertions must be written on each advertisement, or they will bo inserted till ordered out and charged accordingly. 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At.d from this, I infer, although your race is proverbial for their geueral duiness and iudisposition to ineoial culture, you may bave sufficient intelligence to comprehend a plain, familiar letter. And as I am somewhat accustomed to addies* your class, I am the more encouraged to believe I can adopt myself to your comprehension. You are now Vice-President of the United States?once au honored and prosperous Government ; hut since it has become a prey to abolition, consolidating despots, it is a laughing stock to the civi lized world. This was onco an office of prominence and honor, but in consequence of the usurpations of yourself and asso dates, it is now branded with indellible infamy. You havo rent and scattered one of the greatest Governments that has ever been enrolled upon the record of na- I tioos. You have abrogated your own Gonstilution?trampled its sacred princi plea under foot?invaded a Republic you waa bound by every conceivable tie lo re. spect, and you are now waging a war up on your brethren, which, for atrocity and vandalism has no parallel even in the records of Barbarism. Now the men against whom you have made wa- and whose ruin you seek, have coolly and deliberately determined to re' Mm. juui ujuuuy n^^fcsaiuiib y uuu lUHi tliev will not cease that resistance, uutil their last drop of blood has been offered on the altar of their country's rights. That section in which you reside, cen> ure us bitterly for sevmuog those politi cal tios which bound us to you. Hut, it was a necessity, their treachery and tyranical bearing forced upon us. Wenev er left the Constitution of our forefathers; but when they left it and substituted the bloody code of Seward, we left tbem ? This is an event that, was long anticipated by those acquainted with the character of the New England Puiitans. The race of Ham, to which you belong, are characterized, you know, bv their disre gard for the seventh, eighth and ninth precepts of the inspired law. But the Puritans or Yankees among whom you reside, are characterized by a greedy, av aricious, overhearing oppressive spirit.? They are essentially an intolerant, perse cuting people. Tbev are ever grasping at power, and using it with an un*crupu< Ions disregard for the feelings and rights of others Instead of regarding that solemn admonition of scripture, ''who art thou that judgest another man's servant I To bis own master he standeth or falleth," tbey have usurped '.he prerogatives of Deity, by arraigning us before their Iri. bunal and doomed us to all the anaihe mas of Bill Seward a bloody code. They bate, contrary to divine authority resort' ed to "carnal weapons'* and are attempt ing to enforce moral duties upon us by the sword, fagot, tbe cannon, and hand* cuff's. Now as you are of a different rage of people and capable of judging impartially, I ask you conscienciously, if it was not a moral and political duty on our par. to withdraw from such usurping and mi tolerant associates ? And we did it with an unalterable determination to maintain and perpetuate the separation or perieb in the attempt. Now that you may perceive and acknowledge the force of that necessity, wbioh impels us to this separation, I will cite you to a few historical facts illustra tive of tbe character these people Lave ever maintained?viz : that they are an intolerant, domineering, persecuting rate. They fled from their country on ac. count of tbe persecutions they suffered, and appealed to the world to attest the justice of tbeir cause and sympathize with th* nrnnm thev endured. And the verv *MW " " / # J I moment they had acquired a little power^J * crMVv of which [ >p!?tne<f in Europe. ' I ll is well known lo all familiar with the early settlement of the new Continent I the Aborigines showed great hospitality and friendship to the Europeans. And it was not till after repealed acts of injus lice and cruelty this generosi y and kind ness was withdrawn. If the Puritan! had been less unscrupulous in driving s bargain with the red man, and less preva ricaling and disingenuous in meeting coo tracts; if ibev had been less selfish, over reaching the unjust in their pecuniary in tercourse with the various Tribes, they would have experienced less opposition Tboy may properly attribute those serioui inconveniences to which they were sub jucted, to their disregard for that Golder Kale, wLicb is a cardinal feature in tha I religion they profess. But they wero not only overbearing and intolerant towards the Indians, bu the same spirit was practiced toward llieii own countrymen who exhibited any re luctance to yield to their arbitrary author ity. It is remarkably strange, but strict ly true, those very individuals, who tied from Europe, because they were not al lowed to enjoy the right of religious free dom, denied that same right to theii brethren, who were conscienciously com pelted to dissent from some of their the ological dogmas. Yes ! they were scarce ly seated iu their new home before they practiced towards lioger Williams and the Baptists, the same unjust And intole rant spirit from which they had fled ir the old continent. You doubtless remember in your schooi boy days, (for io a section where the pro geny of ilam are so greatly helot ed you would certainly be sent to school) read ing the cruel and unchristian conduct of this people toward lioger Williams.? Simply because he did not think it pro. per to conform to the Puritan ritual iu all things, and preferred to worship God according to bis views of Bible truth, he was banished from the self-righteous city of Boston and compelled to hazard bis I safety in an unprotected condition, among | the wolves, savages And uoexplored for ests of Rhode Island. You cannot have forgotten that the oaroarous treatment of lloger Williams did not satisfy the intolerant spirit of these Pharisaic demagogues. For not long after this three Baptist ministers were seized on a Sabbath morning where they bad assembled with their congrega lion to worship, and ware taken to a Congregational Church, and bacause they refused to worship in a way contrary to their conscience, they were arraigned be fore the civil Court a fortnight after. One was fined to pay $100, another $150, the third $25. And that was not all. This Court organized and conducted under i Puritan auspices, also decreed, if the finea were not paid, the delinquents must be publicly whipped. And to (lie lasting infamy of these Pharisaic persecutors a number of cruel lathes was \aid upon the naked back of one of these christian men. This revolting punishment he endured with great fortitude. And because his firmness and constancy were commended by two friends that were present, they were seized, tried and sentenced to pay a fine of 40 shillings or he publicly whip pcd. Sir, with these startling facts he fore us, it is an easy matter to trace the origin and conjecture the use of those C 0,000 handcuffs captured from the "Grand Army," which took up, with such wonderful agility, the line of run from the ensanguined plaint of Mannassa. Hut their thirst for Baptist blood was surpassed by the virulence and unmitiga ted cruelly with which they persecuted the Quakers. Two unprotected Ladies arrived in Boston, bringing with them hooks, in which, the faith they professed was inculcated. These ladies were arrest e?l, their books burned by the common hangman and themselves cast into durance vile, Ileie they were kept in close confinement for weeks, not being permit led to apeak to auy person, even through a window. Tliey were subsequently banished, the jailor with (rue yankee avarice confiscating their beds and Bible Shortly after this, eight other Quakers landed in Boston. They also were in carcerated for a greater length of time, and were eventually driven from the conn try. Very stringent laws were passed against these people?expelling them from the country and forever forbidding their return. Four unfortunately venturing hack were arrested, tried and suffered the extreme penalty of that Dracovian code of these self righteous Pharisees, who like certain ones of old, supposed they were the people and wisdom would die with them. , And as if to crown their history with foolishness and ignorance, as well as intolerance ; these persons, who seem to be ever delighted with scenes of blood and cruelty, could do no belter it: the way of enjoying their peculiar pleasure, turned their hand upon the witchet They seem to have been as fierce and intolerant toward the old women, as the Baptists and Quakers. Persecution was so congenial to their nature, they did not discriminate between real and imaginary objects,? Now, although this was extremely foolish and absurd, and exhibited a very culpa' HftrrrpA rif iannnnu vat it ?tll ??/* I 6 "? / ? ? - ? [ appear strange and incredible, whea we concider the character and design of that war, (base same people are now waging agaiuat us. If tbey would read their Bibles prayerfully, and regu'ate their spirit by the heavenly Philosophy of the Great Teacher, they would learn the Sword and Dah'gren are "carnal wea pons"; and forbidden to bo employed in the enforcement of moral duliea. If the much abused institution of the South is 'i jreai moral evil, it is a greater evil for them to attempt ita removal by; inatruw ) j mentalities forbidden by Zion's King.? j , The invasion ot Virginia by an armed | 1 fo-ee in time of peace by Brown, was a ' i violation of the laws of nations, and the , amity of Slates. And as its design was the removal of imaginary evils by physi j ? cal force, we are not surprised these same j i wiseacres on a former occasion attempted to burn all the toitches. And sir, the history of this people since the adoption of the Federal Constitution i i is an unbroken series of intrigues and un ] t principled schemes for the acquisition of . wealth and power. Constitutional obli i gations, fidelity to personal pledges, can dor, justice, integrity, have no place in i their political vocabulary. The very tnot ment they acquired the power, tb?y as | sumed the same haughty, tyranical bear r ing toward us, they had formerly praclic t ed toward the Baptists, Quakers and r Witches. i mown, umier their auspices, heading ' a savage band of Western outlaws, commenced a servile war upon us?in a most 1 treacherous manner th?v stole a promi' nent Fort in South Carolina, and now they are invading our country, staining r our soil with the blood of its owners, de vastating our farms, confiscating our property, abusing our women and doing evei rything calculated to arouse the righteous i indignation of a virtuous people. And I their acknowledged intention is the suh> jugation or annihilation of those they i should treat as brethren. Now, sir, I ask you candidly, was it not a w ise and I judicious act on our part to saver ail po litical connexion with such a vitdiciive and unprincipled people ? And is it not a duty we owe to ourselves, our families and our country to pledge everything we hold dear to maiuiain and perpetuate that separation f I frankly admit when the Puritans landed on Plymouth ltock and commenced the settlement of tlie N. K. 1 Slates, they brought with them much d??c? trinm 1 truth and purity in the worship of (>od. Tliey manifested commendable ' zeal in originating and sustaining Mis 1 sions among the N. A. Savages. Hut, ' O, they have always cherished and exercised a persecuting and intolerant spirit ; and the consequence is, restraining i grace is apparently withheld. For that ] region once reputed as the seat of ortho* I doxy is now a hot bed of heresy ? the i laboratory of all the mtidelisms of the I age ? the hold of every foul spirit?a I cage of every unclean and hateful bird. I Whilst I do not think there is any hope of us returning to this people, if they i will return to their Maker he will pardon. I BVLVANUS UKBAN. 1[clRCULAH.] f ~ V, . O ;* : J O-.l-.i r r. ? aw wuu uuiuici aiu oucidlCS Ul OUUUI Carolina. In answer to the numerous inquiries which have been made by the different Aid Societies which have been recently formed throughout the State, 1 have been instructed by 11 is Excellency, Governor I'ickknh, to give llie following in formation : Depots will be established by theQ ian termaster General both in this city and Columbia, tor the reception of all dona lions of clothing ; and lie is also charged with the duty of forwaruing and dislrib uting the same. The "Department" will receive all donations of Clothing, say, Fr?ck Coats and Pantaloons, of heavy goods ; Shirts and Drawers, of heavy Homespun or Flannel ; Wool or heavy Cotton Socks ; Blankets, new or second hand ; also, heavy SUftes. The plan upon which the State do signs supplying her soldiers with neces sarv Clothing, is based upon then willingness to surrender to the State the amount of money appropriated by the j Confederate Government for this purpose, say forty-two ($42) dollars per annum ? i this sum not now being suflicient in con > sequence of the greatly advanced cos*, of I material. It is lu view of this fact thai I these laudable Associations of ladies and gentlemen are cordially welcomed as ! coadjutors in this noble work, and in ' proportion to their voluntary coniribu Hons of labor and materials will the absolute cost of Clotbmg for our gallsul ?^rolunteers be reduced. In tbe event that any of tbe "Asso 1 cialions" should not feel themselves able to furnish both materia, and labor, the Quartermaster General is instructed by 1 llis Excellency the Governor to reim burse such Association, the cost of all materials, at a rate not exceediinr iha cost of siroiUr materials purchased by the "Department," and the quantity ai. | lowed* for encL garment shall i>? tli? i same as used in our manufacturing bureau. Societies are particularly requested to advise tbe Quartermaster General of the quantity of work they can do per week, and amount of donations they will prob , ably send. To prevent confusion and loss, the fo! lowing method for marking packages should be strictly observed. All Societies , near Charleston should ship to Charles ton and mark thus : No. 1. From Aid Society to [here in sert place.] To Quartermaster General, Charleston, S. C. Societies near Columbia should ship ' and mark thus ; No. 1. From Aid Society to [here iu sert place.] To Assistant Quartermaster, < <V.l.>...hiu <4 C\ The packages should be marked die liticily end numbered from one upward*. A correct invoice should accompany each shipment. f i All articles shipped at the espenee of the State. S. L. GLOVER, | Q'tarni'ster General of South Carolina. ' CharIriton, September 28th, 1801. / From the Richmond Ditpatch 1st inst. I LATEST NORTHERN NEW8. The Battle of Lexington?Position of the Contending Forces?The Surrender?Etc., Etc. We havo received, through a special ] source, the New York Herald of the 25th inst., containing the following intelligence respecting the disaster to the j Federal forces at Lexington Missouri.? , We gave on Saturday the news of the 1 battle at Lexington, frotn the Herald of ' the 24lh. The particulars given below corroborate those given in that issue, and I include the oflicial report of Gen. Fre- ( inont. From the dainty manner in ' w hich the Herald deals with the details 1 of the battle, it may be justly surmised I that thu defeat of the Federals was not 1 only most disastrous, but humiliating in the extreme : fiikmont's official rel'out ok tiik di8- ^ aster. Washington, Sept. 24.?The follow? ir.g despatch was received at the War | l)epartment this morning Irotn the head- , quarters of the Western Military Depart- , 1. f.ll -? 1 iiiem. 11 idiiom'm iiiu announcement i?v | Gen. Fremont of the fall of Lexington : St. Lot is, Sept. 23, 1801. "Nothing since my dispatch this mom | ing announcing the surrender of Lexing" | ton. | "Our loss is thirty nine killed, and one | hundred and twenty wounded. ( "The loss of the enemy was 1,400 | killed and wounded. | "Our non commissioned oflicers and , privates were sworn not to hoar arms j against the rebels and released. The f commissioned officers are held as prison ( ers. Our troops are gathering around , the enemy. j "I will send you from the field more j details in a few days." [The above, in regard to the Federal oss, does not, of course, comprehend the oss in prisoners, and is at best a most o inukely story as to their loss in killed ( ind wounded.? Eds. Ilia.j n THIS KIT l'AT ION OF LKXINCJTOS. 1 The general direction of the Missouri iver at the city of Lexington is from K.aht Lo Wfiil. itiH nlv Ivimr ll.u W ,..ll. * , J v...fc .-.'wv.. J jauk. OM Lrxinglon is llie early settle (ueut, situated back on tlm bill, it has ' been superseded by New Lexington, fur liter up lite river, where the steamboat ^ landing now it*. New Lexington i* the j main city. There are scattering house* ^ along the bluff between the two, ai d both are now united under the name ot Lexington. Colonel Mulbgan'a fortification* were ' between the two location*, Consisting of iteavy earthworks, ten feet in height, ( with a ditch eight leel in widtti. These fortifications surrounded a college build' | ing, which was used as quarters for the Union soldiers, and had been slregtbeued to resist an artillery attack. Tim lines of llie fortifications weie extensive and capable of coutamiug a force of 10,000 men. The main body of the army of Gen. Trice was located at Old Lexington, from wbicli poiut tile attack was made, though the fort was assailed on all sides. The occupants of the fort had a skirmish on Thursday of last week with a parly of rebels?not, however, under Trice at the time?who sheltered themselves in the houses in Old Lexington. To deprive them of this advantage, the old town was afterwards shelled and burned, by order of Col. Mulligan. New Lexiuglon, or Lexington proper, was in possession of the rebe s, but the city was not the theatre of the conflict. Col. Mulligan coult! easily have shelled and destroyed it ; but this, of course, he would not do. The line of the fortifications run down to the river bluff, and from the bluff to the water's edge there is a wide, shelving beach. The boats reported to be cap lured laid at the water's edge, within the direction of the line* of the fort, and on this beach is where a severe struggle en sued on Tuesday for the possession of the boa'.s. TIIR Fb.Dfc.KAL FOKCB. Col. Mulligan's forces consisted of his own regiment, Col. Marshall's cavalry reguueni, ami Teahody's command of about six hundred Home Guards and Kansas troops, the whole amounting to Irom 2,500 to 3,000 men. A* to tneir supplies of provisions and ammunition, little is known. , Gen. Price's strength is not ascertained, | but may t>e put down anywhere between , < 15,000 and 30,000 men. Lie bad plen- i tv of artillery, but waa abort of powder i and shot, for be bad no adequate atorea < to draw upon aiuce tbe Springtieul battle. | < TilK bit OB AND TUB Sl'HKBNDKIt. Tbe following account* of tbe siege of I Lexington, (says lb* Jlerald,) is furniabed ' to tbe St. Lout* /irpublican, by Henry j Hroadburn, one ot Go! Mulligan's aol diers, wbo left Lexington on Saturday 1 morning. Tbe Fort was surrendered on Friday 1 afternoon. Tbe men fought for fifty mue \ boura without water, and bad only tbree barrel* of vinegAr to quench tbeir tbirat. ' louring all tliat lime tbere were no 1 springs or well* of water in tbe camp < ground, a* ha* been stated. The supply of water was entirely from the river.? Tbere were breastwork* all around tbe | camp, with the exception of the portion i next tbe river. It wae here that tbe [ I hardest fighting took place. t The rebel* procured a large number of ' hemp bale* and rolled tham in advance, 1 t and under thia cover gradually succeeded < in aecuri.ig a position in tbe rear. Tliey ? > i.... ..... . tr .1.- 1- -? - tM<iu tat t'u mo supply ui w*l?r( RD(I ( bad the fort entirely surrounded. i They made but few cbargee upon the t V , breastworks during the siege. Their ob ject seemed to be to surround the for and cut off the supply of water, and having succeeded iu this, they waite< until Col. Mulligan was compelled b yield to a foe more terrible than tli< 27,000 rebels who surrounded him. After the surrender the rebels mountei the breastworks and seemed tnad witl joy and delight. After the surrender th rebels took down the Union ting am trailed it in the dust. An immense amount of gold, sup posed to be about a quarter of a millioi of dollars, fell into the possession of th rebels. It was taken from the bank and buried by Col. Mulligan in the cam| ground some time ago, hut the rebel speedily discovered and unearthed it. Col, Mulligan wept like a child whei he found himself compelled to surrendei The morning after, the men were all re leased on parole and sent across th river. The officers were rntninod The first attack of the rebels prove< more disastrous lo them thai: the lorij siege that followed. For a day or tw< previous to the last attack they wen busily engaged in burying their dead. Latest ?Gen. Price had, on Saturday 14th, given Col. (Acting General) Mulli gan until Monday to surrender, or laki the alternative of battle. The object o lien. Price was not so much in giving the Uuion troops a chance to surrende is to enable Gen. Kains and his rebe forces, together with a number of smalle bodies of marauders under Martin Greet snd others, all of whom were inarchinj roiu various sources, to join hiin. Price' b;ce must, therefore, have been enlargec 0 about 17,000. In the commencemen if the siege he had about 8,000. Tin Jniou force consisted certainly of abou 1 500. ROUT OF TIIK UK11KLS AT UAR1ATOWN. Leavenworth, Sept. 20.?The Times if tins morning learns that a tltrht tool dace at Mariatown, Mo., on Tuesday norning, between six hundred Union roops under Cols. Montgomery ami oh lis ton, and four hundred rebels, it vInch the latter were completely routed nth the loss of seven killed. One bun Ired burse* and all their tents and sup die* were captured. Col. Johnston vhile riding at the head of his column vas pierced by nine balls and instantly * .... ? ??>? ? ?? ?? ? i ?uv ?ivu?'?v [Teiae) TtltgrapK atatea that the Indian ire aaaembling to large bodiee no ou jordera. Forty of them recently attack* en of our men near Camp Cooper.? Hiey defended themaelvea from 9 a. m ill 2 p. m. Seveo were wounded, am me died neit day. Capt. Barry aen >ut a party of forty men in purenit, wh ivertook them and killed thirty of thei lumber, taking thirty riflea. II* loa hree men In the Qgbt. tilled. Two bullet* took effect ill fill lead, two buck idiot in the neck, ont tu'let in the left shoulder, one in tht ight hand and one in the left, lie diet! irging hia men to fight for the "atari md stripee." )bjects of Lincoln's Naval Expedition Accounts from the North are very ex licit in their admission of the objects o he several expeditions of a mixed char icier, being fitted out for operations 01 lie Southern coast. One of tlieae ob ects is generally announced to be toaeiz* ?nd reopen to the commerce of the worlt i leading cotton port. It ia rscommen Jed that, on the occupation of auch i port the commanding general of the Lin roln force should invite ali "loyal" citi tens of the South to seud their colloi hither for shipment, offering fifteen 01 .weuty cents a pound for cotton, and try ng, hy all possible bribes, the attach maul of the planters to the Souther :ause. This commercial adventure is strongh urged by the New York papers in viev i>f the great decline in their export! which are scarcely one third more than a corresponding periods in 1861. The Lin ?oln Government must find an outlet fo the cotton, it does not occur to iliaa theorist* that even the occupation of i principal cotton port in the South wouli not advance their scheme, and that tli planting interest of the South could nev ar be seduced to further it, even if the; were, h? the New York lleraol says tbej are "suffering for the want of the neces lilies of life." The object of the enemy iu seeking t obtain possession of llrunswick, on th Lteorgia coast, would ssarcely be to ge rotton even if the people were wil'tng t forward it. It is, however, doubtless a i} 1 Mi ( i if I 11A r .t nortln (Jnwnnimanl aa tu UN it can he ascertained by the declara lions of the Northern paper*, to have ?tat>on on the Atlantic coast South < Hampton Konds, at which their fleet could rendezvous, take in coal, or red t>enerallv. Krunswitk is situated abou sitrlitv miles South of Savannah, and d< rives all.its consequence from the posset lion of a cupaciou* harbour, with audi sient depth of water for almost any clai of vessels. It is probable that lhare is much ecag aeration in the Northern aceourta whe ihey state (hat twenty Ave thousan iroopa are aboard a fleet destined for lb 3outb. Such a number of troops, wit! iminunilion, camp equippage, artillery horses, dec, would require much large means of transportation than the Lincol froverniuent has yet been able to formal Thete is no doubt, however, but that lb Force would' prove formidable enough, i precipitated on an undefenJed point.? Richmond Kxamxntr. Thiriu J ml in M ? Will*.I Tke n Ai*a?Ai > The Next great Battlet Tbe next great battle between the arI, tnies of tbe Potomac is not lightly estii i mated by tbe Northern press. Tbe New t> York Herald says of it : 0 A terrible battle is at band between the 400,000 troops on the banks of the J Potomac in the vicinity of Washington ( ii 200,000 on either side?a battle which e will be greater than that of Waterloo, j 1 and will probable be decisive against the party which loses it. The mighty results depending on it involve the destiny of . n the people of this continent, and perhaps e of modern civilization. If there should s bo a partial defeat of the Federal army, j) let the Abolition leaders who instigated ] s tho rebellion and the war?Phillips, Gar- ( rison, Greeley, Ifeecher, Cheever, Tappan, a Jay and their associates?look out for | . another country, as this will be too hot to i' hold them. If there should be a total e defeat of the Federal army, together with '.lie capture of Washington, let the anti] slavery demagogues who, for the last thir* ; ty yeais, have been stirring up the em 0 bers of strife which resulted in the Southa ern revolt look out as fast as they can for some asylum beyond the limits of the , American continent, for this is the only I way in which they can cousult the safety a of their imperilled necks. r Starvation in the North.?The North r has threatened the South with starvation, 1 but curses, like chickens, come home to r roost. We find the following paragraph i in the local columns of the New York j JItrald ; i We learn, from a reliable source that ] early this week seventeen families were t dispossessed in Kait Twenty ninth street, j between First and Second avenues, and t have been allowed to remain upon the side-walk for the last three nights with out receiving any assistance. Somo of the children are in a most pitiable coni dilion. Our informant applied to some : of the policemen, who said they could r take no steps in the matter. lie then 1 applied to the Commissioners of Chari I ties and Correction, who referred him to 1 the ward police. Something should be done immediately to relieve the wants of ' these unfortunate persons. proclamation! STATE OF SOUTH f!AUO!.l!MA i Executive Department, July 6,1861. i ' A CCORDINQ lo an Act of the Confed1V crate Congress, entitled en "Act to put i into operation the Government under the , Permanent Constitution of the Confederate Slates of America," it ia required that each , State iiliall vote, on the FIRST WEDNES. 1 DAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT, for President and Vice Preaident of the Confederate Statea, which officer* are to bo inaugurated on the twenty-second of February next ; and wherena the exiating law of the State ) provides that the Elector* for Preaident and r Vice-President ahall be appointed by the Legislature ; and whereas the Legislature of thia Stale will not be in regular session at the lime preacribed by the aforeaaid Act for appointment ot Electors : Therefore, be it known that I, F. W. v PICK HNS, Governor in and over the State <i of South Carolina, by virtue of the power ( ve.ated in me by the Constitution, auihorit zing tlie Governor, on extraordinary occasions, to convene the General Assembly, do issue this my proclamation,calling upon r and requeating the Senator* and the Mem" bera of the House of Representatives to ? convene in COLUMBIA, ON THE FIRST J MONDAY IN NOVEMBER next ensuing, e that they muy be present in the House of Representatives, on the said first Wedneeday in November, to appoint Electois of President and Vice-President of the Confederate States of America, in conformity with " the Act of the Confederate Congress aforesaid. o As the Permanent Constitution is to be e organised, an election will be required of it two Senators from this Stats, arid alao, in 0 all probability, considering the peculiar slate | nf i itu antinteu -'l-- ?? * (| | v .?? vviauu;, "win impuriiMii mailers will i I hi Acted Oil At the VtOie session of the l*gr islalure. 1 Given under my hand and the seal of the M State afor??aid, at Columbia, this the >f sixth day of July, in the year of our I.ord a one tlio jaand eight hundred and sixty.one i? and in the eighty-aixth year of the iodu* pendence of tha State of South Caroli, na. F. W. PICKENS. Isaac If. Msas*. Sec-etary of State. 1 July 17th,?23? aumtd. ? SO UTIICA RO LINA! LANCATrEIt DISTRICT. ' S. J. Gamble, who ia in tha eoatody of . tha Sheriff of l.ancaater District by virtue of a writ of capias ad leapondendum at the e auit of Thoinaa K Magill having thla day filed in my office together with a achadule l, on oath of his estate and effects, his petW r lion to the Court of Common Pleaa, pray* n ing that he may be admitted to tha benefit cf the Acta of tha General Assembly made ' for tha relief of Insolvent debtors. It ia * ordered, that tha said Thos. R. Magill and ,r all other the creditors to whom the said ~ S. J. Gamble is in any wiae indebtad, be and appear and ara hereby summoned, and have notioe to appear bofora the said n Court at Lancaster Court llouae on the third Monday in October next, to show * "?u*e if they can why the prayer of the ' petition shall not be granted. J J. A. STEW MAN, Clerk " __f'#bowr!! '" J8?*! _ a4-din. pf ?I0 ' Notioe. DURING my abannca George MeC. I Withersponn will act as my Agent and At- j 0 torney iu fact, and ia authorised to rapt#. ' sent me. 11 JAMES U. W1TI1ERSPOON. ! | April 11, 1*61. lOlf. I BUSINESS CARDS. KERSHAW A CONNORS. COPARTNERS IN Ttf PRACTTtOB OP i LAW AND EQUITY ? LANCASTERVILLE, S. C. IW Will attend promptly to all bueincM entrusted to them. /. n. KERSHAW, | W. M. CONNORS. Camden, S. C. Lancaster, C. 11. Aug. 10, 1859. Dr. ALFRElTORAVEINr, Itesidcui Surgeon Dculht, YOKKVILLE, B. O., Jflers his Professional Services to the cilitens of Ijtncaster Village and surrounding :ountrjr. ARTIFICIAL TEETH inserted on Cold Plate, from one to s full set'. June 11th, 1856 16-Iy HELTON A WITHERSP00N. ITTftRWKVSI AT f. A W [i 1 1 V 11 11 li I U il JL li 11 TV AND Solioitors in Equity, Will practice in I.ancaster and the surrounding Districts. (J. D. MeLTON, I B. J. WlTHRRSPOOK. Cheater, S. C. | Lancaster C. II. v January 11, 1360. 48?tf. -j WILLIAMS ft ALLISON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW j and Solioitors in Equity. LANCASTER. C. II., S. C. Will practice in the District of Lancaster. Prompt attention given to Collections Mr. Williams may be cousulted at Yorkville, 8. C., and Mr. Allison at his office in the Court, at Lancaster. July 7th 1868. 31? tf DR. A- HALES, U 1 C^HBBWVO " 000000 RESPECTFULLY OFFERS ffffflHL HIS SERVICES AS SURGEON DENTIST TO THE Citizens of Ijincnsterville and Diatrlut.-* All operationa performed in the bent poeflble manner. ^OOQCT Artificial Teeth inserted on plate from a aiogle Tooth to a FULL SETT. Charges reasonable and all work warranted. WATCH Repairing prc~iply attended to and all work warranted. Not. 7, I860. 39tf. |7S REWARD ! a Runaway from where we had llietn aA LI..J i *1 A._ I |? iiirru, near < iidirr. Ill June in*!, our ZHt three Negro men, vii : BILL, CILKS and HENRY. Bill and Gilo* we bought tlie 14th of List November, at the estate sale of Ed. I<each, on Broad River, in York District. They bring brother* and having relation* in tho > neighborhood where we purchased them, it ia more than likelcy they have made their wav back to their old neighborhood. Bill ia about 26 year* old, & feet 8 inchea high, will weigh 150 or 160 pounda ; ie very black ; rather sharped face, apeak* quick when spoken to. Giles, hia brother, ia about 34 years old 5 feet 9 inchea high ; will weigh 160 IK* ia very black, and wnlka with hie head up and feet turned out in front. Ilenry, we purchaaed, Jan I, of Col. C. Rivea on the Catawba river, lie ia 23 year* old, well aol, 6 feet 10 inchea high, and will weigh 175 pounda ; haa a heavy brow and apeaka alowly ; haa tome character aa a runaway. May go to Charleston or Waah* inglon city, it ie hard telling where he will g<> aa he i* a gentleman of travel. They all ran off about the aame time. We will pay $75 reward for the three men ; or $25 a piece for either of them de- f livered in any Jail ao that we can get them. These boye may attempt to make their way North, as some others from this place have attempted. PRIDE Sl DUNOVANT. Aug. 7, 1861?26-lf. Bank of the State , SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston, 12th February, 1861. The Legislature having, at lla iate aes- I aion, authorized the laaue of Bonds to the I amount ot $675,000, bearing an interaat of I tec en per uant, for tha purpose of providing me (una* required lo sustain the Stale la & the act of resuming bar rights ef sovereign- I ty, thia Dank is now prepared to dispose of the Bonds. They are i**ued in eoine of $50, $100, and $500. An opportunity is " thus afforded every eitixen to make a secure and profitable investment, wlii'e cooUibe- ^ ? ting aid to the cause in whieh the State is & engaged. With the view of eoabiing citi- jf sens in any part of the State to share in M the Loan, the Clerks of the Courts of the k several districts have been required to open "$] books of sobacriplion fur the Stock. Sni table arrangements will be made fur furn* B ishiog the Bonds on the receipt of the mon* I ey, at an early day after each subscription, I has been made. Engagements lor the pur- f chase of Bonds may be aaede at the Bank, * or at any of its Branches. It is probable that, at the next Session of the Legislature. r those parties who desire it may have their 1 Bonds converted into Stock. C. M. FUR MAN, Prtttdnu. Feb S5, 3 if | John Anderson, THIS Thorough bred Jack is out I of MARENGO. Ha ie 16 hatfds | high, 4 years old, dark Iron grey. I end finely proportioned. He will sued the Fall season at thia place, on the following I terms : For the season, $J0.00 I i^ncaster C. H.. Sept lfi. 18flO.-3ltf. AFRESH supply ol Garden Seed, em- I bracing nli the varieties usually sold I in Ibis market, Just received sad for sale by JONRS CROCKETT. I Feb I J, Ififii. IIt ^ v. - I I