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VOLUME X . LANCASTER C. H, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC., II, 1861. NUMBER 44.
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Legislature of South Carolina.
Saturday, Nov. 30, 1SG1.
SENATE.
Tho Sonnte convened at 12 M. AfUr
prayer by the lie?. Mr. Breaker, the jour- i
ual of yesterday's proceedings was road, i
Mr. Marshall, from the Committee on i
Military, submitted an unfavorable report I
qn tho Ilouqo bill for increnso of pay of i
soldiers. t
Mr. Cannon presented (he petition of i
sundry citizens of Spartanburg, praying s
relief from heartless speculators in (he t
necessaries of life. Referred to the Judi s
cinry Committee. c
Mr. Arthur presented the petition of (
Rev. J. II. Thorn well, and John 11 Adger li
praying to be refunded a tax illegally ex* s
ecuted. t
Mr. Moses offered tbe following resolu j
,tlon, wbich was agreed to.
Jiesolved, That it be referred to the t
.Committee on Finance and Banks to in (
quire and report on tho expediency and
propriety of some legislation by which
the banks of Ibis State may be required
to afl'ord aid by discounts on endorsed
paper, secured by lien on cottou anJ rice.
Pursuant to notice, Mr. Mazyck intro
duced a bill repealing the thirty third
section of an Act regulating salarie?, and
a bill to continue certain militarv com
missions, which were appropriately re
ferred.
GENERAL ORDERS.
Tbo following reports from the Com- i
mitlec on Finance and Banks were Agreed I
to, and ordered to be Bent to the House I
of Representatives for concurrence : I
On petition of Trustees of Marine I
School in Charleston, recommending an I
appropriation of $5,000. i
Tbo bill and report on making the
Surveyor'General and his deputies Mag
istratos ex officio, wore ordered to lie on
the table.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
the following resolutions, which
wore agreed to :
Resolved. Thatdurinc the rniiliiiiinnrA
? O ? ?
of tbe war now ponding between the
Confederate States and lbe United States,
tbe Governor be empowered to employ a
Special Private Secretary, at a salary of
$1,500 per annum.
Resolved, That F. J. Moses, Jr., Esq.,
who bas been for the past year in the
pervice of the .Governor as Special Private
Secretary, he paid $1,500 for his services.
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was called to order at 12
M., and after the calling of the roll, the
lion. James Simons, Speaker, look tbo
.Chair.
11II.LS, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
Mr. Ryan presented a bill to aid in the
construction of the linrnwell Railroad,
which received its first rending. Also, a
bill to repeal the third section of an Act
for regulating the salaries of certain of.
ficers, ratified in December, 1857.
Mr. Macfarlan gave notice of a bill to
amend an Act, ratified December 18,
1840. Also, a bill to authorize the banks
of the State of South Carolina to deal in
Confederate bonds.
Mr. Prince offered tbe following :
Unsolved, unanimously, That the thanks
of this General Assembly are eminently
due and are hereby tendered to Hr/gadier f
jCeneraf N. G. Evans, a gallant totj of I
South .Carolina, for tbe brilliant and de- f
ciaive victdry won by tbe troops under _
bis commsnd, at Leesburg, and that tbe }
Governor be instructed to procure a gold
medal, with auitable davices, and cause t
tl>. i,iiu In b.4 nrMinlAil in ilia name o ' I
r <7~ r t - I
MjtiTtjL
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the State of South Caroline, as a teatiino'
nial of the high appreciation by his na,
tive State of his gallant conduct and distinguished
services on that memorable
occasion,
Mr. Buist offered the following :
Resolved, unanimously, That the Leg'
islature of South Carolina has learned
witti the deepest regret the annunciation
of the death of Gefi. B. E. Bee, who fell
on the 21st July, 18G1, at the battle of
Manassas; but that their sorrow for his
loss is tempered with their gratulation
that ho fell after the display of heroism
and daring almost unexampled, as showed
a noble spirit and brave soldier in the
service of his country on the field of battle
and in the hour of victory.
Resolved, unanimously. That a copy
of the foregoing preamble nnd resolution
be|(ransmited by the Clerks of the respective
Houses to tlio widow of the deceased,
as evidence of the deep regard
ami admiration of the Slate of South I
Carolina for (lie lamented and distinguish*
ed dead.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
A message was received from the Sen.
ate, proposing to go into a ballot for one
Senator, on Tuesday next, at 1 o'clock.
A message of concurrence was sent.
Mr. Aldricb proposed a message to the
Senate, inviting that body, on Tuesday,
at 1 12 p. rn., to join in a ballot for a
second Senator, which was ngreod to.
SPECIAL OUI)EH.
Resolutions in regard to the salt in the
Slate.
Mr. Ulack stated fully and explicitly his
reasons for the resolution, its expediency |
and its necessity. The planters were |
needing salt for their winter provisions. |
Other States had adopted this resolution, 1
and it did not become South Carolina to '
)e backward on this occasion. Georgia s
and North Carolina have bothjidopted f
.his resolution. The agent of a railroad f
n Georgia went to Chester and bought ?
alt at $12 a sack, and then ho went over '
0 North Carolina and bought it at #5 a
acTf, and the reason for this difference c
onsists in the resolution of the North si
* a i r\ a T orrielul nrn It in
r.nviMii* Mv^ioinuiiu IV id nilllUtb BU1UI
utely necessary thai the salt should he
eized, for the planters can get none for n
heir next crops, and for that reason can c
>ut up no meat. c
Mr. Yeadon said that the Constitution
,vna against this, for it forbade confisca [
ion of property. i
Mr. Black said that the Constitution (
did not mention salt; tliat, in 1830, tiie
Legislature caused the impressment of all
kinds of property into the public service.
But he was opposed at this time to seize
anything hut salt ; for there was no necessity
for this now, nor did he desire to
inaugurate such a policy.
Mr. Thompson said that this resolution
would not meet the difliculiy. I
Mr. Duryoa said that he held that this 1
resolution was not against the Constitution,
but lie w-as opposed to hasty legis
lation, and he therefore proposed the re- (
Terence of the resolution to the Commit. (
Lee on Commerce and Manufactures, so <
that they might be presented in a more I
satisfactory form. 1
Mr. Macfarlan stated that he would '
rote against the whole affair, because it
was unconstitutional.
The resolution was referred.
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Monday, December 2, 1801.
SENATE. ?
O a. * ****
oenate mei hi \ i o clock m., pursuant
to adjournment. After prayer by (lie
Rev. E. II. Hort, tho Journal of Saturday (
was rend. I
The House sent to the Senate for com i
currence, resolutions in relation to Gen.
N. G. hivan.?, which were ordered for im? 1
mediate consideration, and concurred in '
unanimously. ,
The House of RepresentHtivos also sent
to the Senate the preamble and reaolu- \
tions in relation to the death of Gen. B. |
E Bee, which were publisheJ in the
House proceedings of Saturday. The |
preamble and resolutions were unanimousi
ly agreed to.
Mr. Marshall also gave notice that be (
would ask leave to morrow to intioduce
a bill to protect the person* and property 1 (
of volunteer* who are now or may here |
after be in tbe service of their country (
agninst vexatious lawsuit* and executions,
and to grant aid to such of theii families (
as may require support. ,
Mr. Ailston ottered a resolution empowering
the Governor to accept the ser- (
rices of the Pee Dee Legion, and to or- j
janize and e<juip them for the defence of j (
he Slate, in accordance with the provif , ,c
ons of the Act of Confederate Congress, j
rrovidiog for tbe organization of troop* I
)t State defence, which was referred to
lie Military Committee. f,
Pursuant to notice, Mr. Mazyclt intro- a
duced a bill to authorize the South Carolina
Railroad Company to isRiie receivable
notea, which received its first reading,
and was referred to the Committee on
Finance and Ranks.
The bill provides for an issuo of receivable
notes to an amount not exceeding
.000, and in sums not less than one
dollar ; allowing the company to use the
old plates prepared for the Louisville,
Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad, with
the necessary written alterations to show
the liability of the company under its
present name.
GKNKIIAL OKDKR8.
Tho unfavorable report of the Military
Committee on the House resolution in
relation to increasing the pay of soldiers,
was agreed to.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at 12 m., pursuant to
adjournment.
Mr. L)oz;er offered the following :
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
General Assembly that his Excellency
the Governor l>? mniionlud tn nm/ii>.n ..
full supply of grHin, flour, rice, bacon,
beef, salt, Ac., necessary for tue support
of the army for at least twelve months.
Resolved, That to accomplish this it is
recommended that his Excellency the
Governor seize forthwith any of the a*
bore named articles, together with any
other as may be necessary for the use of
the army which may be found in the
hands of speculators, or any other person
or persons holding the same for sale, al
lowing a just compensation for the same.
Resolved, That it is expedient for his
Excellency to appoint an agent or agents
lor the several districts, who may be wib
ling to aerve, without compensation, to
purchase from the producers necessary
mpplies for the at my at a fair retnuneraive
price.
Resolved, That in case such agents
i!tAll fail to procure necessary supplies
or the army, withiii a reasonable time,
or al least twelve months, it is expedi I
int that iiis Excellency the Governor <
bould seize a portion of the supplies
in ml in the hands of the producers, as
lay be necessary to supply the deficien
y, allowing a just compensation for the 1
hidu. i
The resolutions were referred. I
Mr. Thompson gave notice of n hill to |
nake owners of slaves liable for sheep, ?
attle or hogs stolen by said slaves, under t
ertain circumstances. I
Mr. Rlatk gave notice of a bill to re- <
real certain portions of an Act to pro i
'ide for a code of Statute Laws for South I
Jarolina.
Tuesday, December 3, 1801.
SENATE.
Senate met at 12 in. l'rayer by liev.
Mr. Martin.
Mr. Garlington introduced a bill to
prescribe the manner of calling for volunteers,
dtc. Referred.
Mr. Whaley offered the following :
Rtxolved, That it be referred to the
Jominit'ee on Kinance and Ranks to in
piire and report what measures are nec
?vaary in relation to the taxes ot those
:itizens of the Stale who are exiled from
ibeir homes, and whoso property is par
lially or entirely in the possession of our
snemies. Agreed to.
llouse sent to Senate a message to
unite, on Wednesday, at one o'clock, in a
ballot for Comptroller General. Concurr1
sd in.
Mr. Allston offered a resolution appro
.1 si. . ...!? - t - /
ring mo action 01 me uovernor in the
organization of the l'ee Doe Legion. K<?
ferred.
Mr. Garlinffton ottered the following :
Resolved, That the losses sustained by
die planters of this State, who have sac
rificed their properly, by committing it
;o the flames rather than it should fall
nto the hands of our iovaders, entitle
ihetn to the warmest sympathy of the
people of this State, and that their conluct
has exhibited a noble spirit of pa
Iriotisin, which reflects the highest honor
upon our beloved State.
Mr. Marshall introduced a bill to pro?
lect the persona and property of voluni
leers, &c.
Senate joined the Iiouse in a ballot for
two Confederate Senators.
HOUSE OK REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met pursuant to adjourn'
ment.
The Committee on Agriculture reporti
?d a hill to relieve fanners in the State,
t>y the aid of the Banks. This bill re.
reived its first reading.
Mr. Aldrirb gave notice that on to*
norrow be will introduce a bill to recapurfl
property publicly user!.
Mr. O'Connor introduced the following
esolutions:
lirtolvcd, That His Excellency, the
iovernor of the Slate, be requested to 1
tomiuunicate to this House, (if, in bis 1
udgment, it be rtol incompatible with the
lubiic ipteresi) the state of our military I
reparations to repel the recent invasion <
f our soil?the number of our effective '
irces now in the field for thai purpose, '
r.d what reinforcements, if any, in men ^ I
or materials of war are expected from
our sister States, or tlio Government at
Richmond.
JiesolveJ, That such communication be
made to the House in open or secret ses
eion, as His Excellency may deem advisable
to recommood.
Adopted after several remarks on both
sides.
From the Fiehmoml Dinpateh.
The Federal Department Reports.
Manassas, Nov. 29.?The New York
Tribune say a that tl.e reports of the Secretaries
rapidly approach completion.?
The great interest which the war will
give to that of the Secretary of War
will be heightened by Cameron's distinct
avowal of bis nolicv of nlacinrr arms in
the hands of slaves who are willing to
use them for the cause of the Union.?
lie will support this by argument and
historical references ; ntid to show that
his leading position upon this vital question
has been deliberately and strongly
taken, and ns a foretaste of the administration
hereafter of the War Department
until the close of the rebellion, the
public will learn with interest that Mr.
Cameron will appeal to Congress and to
the Governors of tho States for authority
to hind the Government to practice the
closest economy, and to demand accountability
from every subordinate in tho
War Hureau and the army in the tield.
Knormout as the war is and will be, it
will not be pcimitted to bankrupt the
Government or the people. Mr Cameron's
report will also probably contain recommendations
that will go far to abolish
the distil ction between the militia and
the volunteers. Among these will be the
repeal of the regulation which confers
rank on the regular officer over the vol
unteer of the same grade, leaving it to
be determined by seniority, according to
late of commission.
f*?cretary Chase will recommend a
leeesnarilv large increase of the revenue
luties. The necessities of the Treasury
luring the war will require the tariff to
>e ho shaped as to produce the greatest
)o?sible amount of income. A largo inci
hntul protection to American manufac
urea will of course he the consequence.
Upon the vital question of war, Secretary
Jhase will fully develop the theory that
davea in rehul Slates should be employed
to raise cotton, sugar, rice, ami tobacco,
for Government account. This policy has
already been established by Cameron in
regard to ungathered and ungiuned Sea
Island cotton iu Beaufort. The nation
will heartily approve the commendation
of Chase to Congress an a wiser disposilion
of slaves than to leave them in the
rear of the army, roaming at large, pillaging
and marauding. It is a new form of
emancipation, hut an effective one.
Of the other reports nothing positive
is known, nor of the President's message.
The statistical portions of the reports are
now in the hands of the printers.
[The foregoing extracts from the New
York Tribvnt ;s a fresh development of
the atrocious purposes of the Lincoln ad
ministration.?Eos. I)ia.l
Vi hat Secretary Chase says.
Washington, Nuv. 18.
Secretary Chase returned yesterday.?
In addressing (lie bankers at New York
on Saturday, be said that the Govern*
mei.t saw their way clearly to quell the
rebellion ; that they had information
which warrants them in saying that the
public would soon hear glad tidings of
success, more startling and more effective
in their results than that from Port Royal
and the West ; that neither the Government
nor Gen. McClollan ever had (he
least idea of placing the army in winter
quarters, but, on the contrary, the military
plana all contemplate regular, systematic,
and energetic activity in pushing
forward upon the rebels as prudence aud
judgment dictate ; that the Government
bad ample funds to supply every liability
until the 1st of February.
Rev. C. 11. Betta, Chaplain, writes from
Pocolaligo :
Where are our Hible Societies I
Here, my Christian friends, is a work
for you. Do you not know that many
Bibles and Testaments were lost on Bay
Point and Hilton Head. We expact to
recover that lots with compound interest,
but in the meantime we want Biblos and
religious paper*.
High Price* for Negro*.?At a sale in
Abbeville District a few days ago of the
Personal and Rea! Eatate of John Smith,
dec'd., 130 Negroe brought the handsome
sum of $65,600 00. Among these there
was a boy seven years old that brought
$1,400. There were two or three very
old negroe that sold at from 25 to $100.
The lands were sold also at high prices.
The home tract brought $14,000, end
ihe other lands in life* proportion.
A Private Letter from Com. DuPont.
In ? private letter to Fox, the Assistant
Secretary of Lincoln's Navy Department,
Com. DuPont says :
During the disheartening evening; of our
i naSSAOe inv f?itll novnr niuo 1.1.1
r e?- ?J ft'" ' ? - "J i
at aonie moments it seemed nlmost appalling.
On the other hand, I permit 110
elation at our success ; yet 1 cannot refrain
telling you that it has been more
complete than I ever could have believed.
1 kept under way, made three turns,
through 1 passed five times between the
forts. I had a flanking division of five
ahips to watch old Talnall, who bad eight
small and swift steamers ready to pounce
upon any one of ours, should they he
disabled.
I could get none of my big frigates up.
I thought the Sabine would have gotten
clear : to the St. Lawrence I sent no
word, and the Savannah was blown off.
I do not regret it now except 011 their
own account. I believe my plan was
clever. I stood against the tide and had
the management the better in consequence.
Their confidence was extreme that they
could drive us away. They fought bravely,
and the rifle guns never missed. An
80-pound rifle shot wer.t through our
mainmast in the very centre, making an
awful hole. They aimed at our bridge,
where they knew they would make a iTole
Luckily a shot in the centre let water into
the after magazine, but I saved a hundred
lives by keeping under way and lie
Iljf; HI ?<J CIUBC.
We found their lights graduated At
600 yards. When they once broke the
stampede was interne,ami not a gun was
spiked. In truth, I never conceived of
such a fire as that of this ship on its sec'
ond turn, and I am told that its effect
upon the spectators outside of her was
intense. I learn when they saw the flag
flying on the shore the troops were pow- j
erless to cheer, hut wept. tren.Sherman
was deeply affected, and the soldiers are
loud and unstinting in their expressions
of admiration ami gratitude. The works
are most scientifically constructed, and
there is nothing like 'Walker' on the
l'otomac.
I did not allow tho victory to check
our ardor, but dispatched some vessels
j under Captain Gills over the other side.
To-day I have an expedition to lteaufort
to savo the light vessels, hut they were
tired instantly after the surrender.
Gen. Drayton who commanded, the
rebel forces in the recent action of I'ort
Royal and Iieauregard, is the brother of
Commodore Drayton, who so gsllanlly
commanded 0110 of our splendid gun
boats in the action. They bombarded
each other at a great rate. They are
sons of the late Colonel Drayton, a distinguished
South Carolina member of
Congress.
Commodore S'.eadman, who ooinmam
ded a division of our fleet in the hstlle
of Port Royal, is a native and citizen of
South Carolina.
fitting in England?A recent Washington
dispatch to the New York p?|>era
says :
Ry the arrival of the steamer City of
Wathinglon, we have information of
how the late correspondence between
Secretary Seward and Lord Lyons, rela*
tive to the arrest of Rritiah subjects in
tiiis country wss received. It made a
very unfavorable impression. All the
leading London papers assail XIr. Seward
and our Government with great bitterness.
It is reasonable to conclude that
.i._ -? ? - -
me nrreai 01 aiiueii aud Mason from a
British steamer will not improve the temper
of these journals or of the British
Government.
Manufactories in the South.?They
have thirty factories in the Stale of Geor
gia engaged in making cotton and wool
en goods, besides several smaller factories
that only spin yarn. The following is a
statement of the works of the factories
for one week : 202,000 yards of shirt,
ings; 271,600 yards of oznabergs, stripes,
drills and deniins ; 64,000 yards of ker?
seys and lindseys, and 22,000 yards of
jeans and cassimers.
/turning Property.? The plantation of
John K. Mathews, Kaq., situated on Hear
Island, near the mouth of Aahepoo River,
was visited by the Lincoloite* on Wedoes
day last. On their approach the proprietor
with noble patriotism, set fire to his
crop, and was about placing the match to
hia residence when a detachment of our
cavalry arrived, and he aparwd the houoe for
the troops to quarter in. Mr. Malhewee ia
a moat extensive rice and cotton planter,
and we learn haa made a eplendiderop thie
year. Mr. Kdward Reynard, of Kdisto Inland,
haa likewieo burned hia whole eropof
cotton, aa well ae hie residen:eand the other
buildings upon hia plantation. Such noble
aacrittces to the cauee of the South
deaerve the highest praise.?CharlrHon
Mercury 2Q/k tint.
The Admission of Missouri.
The noble State of Missouri is now i
formally a member of the Confederacy?
| the twelfth star in the Southern Constel
i lation. The following is the President's
\ proclamation announcing the fact :
I'ilOCI. A M ATION OF TIIK PRESIDENT OF THE
CONFKUEKATK STATES OF AMKKICA.
Whereas an act of the Congress of!
the Confederate States of America, approved
this, the 28th day of November,
1801, provides that "the State of Mis
souri b<?, and is hereby, admitted as a
member of the Confederate States of
America, upon an equal footing with the
other States of the Confederacy, under
the Constitution for the Provisional Government
of the same
Now, therefore, I, Jkkkkkson Davis,
President of the Confederate States of
America, do issue this my proclamation,
making known to all whom it may concern,
that the admission of the said State (
of Missouri into the Confederacy is complete,
and that the laws of the Confeder- ,
acy are extended o\er said Slate, as fully |
and completely as over the other States
now composing the same. i
??? ) In testimony whereof I have |
seal > hereunto signed my name, and (
?v? ) caused the seal of the Confod
erate States to be affixed, at Richmond, '
this 28th day of November, A. D-, 1861. I
Jkfkkuhom Davis. i
11V the President : i
R. M. T. Hunter, Secretary of State. |
From the Islands. J
The steamer (Jen. Clinch, Capl. Dexter,
arrived hero on Saturday night from
Jehossee Island and neighborhood. The
L:ncolnites had uot got beyond Pen wick's
Island, nnd no event of importance had
transpired for several dnyain that vicinity.
Tlie planter* on Hutchinson *nd Ken- J
uick's Ialfttid* have all burned their crop* 1
and removed their negro*. These places
are located in St. Helena Sound near the
Athepoo K'ver, and are easily approached
by the enemy's gunboats. ]
Letter.? A private letterdated the29th
1 ull., has been received from Hutchinson's
Island, staling that on that day one of (
the enemy's steamer* had approached *
and landed a force of two hundred men,
who bioke into the overs er's h >u e and I
plundered and carried off everything valuable
about the premise*. They then
proceeded to th* residence of the proprio* j
tor, the door of which they forced open,
and demanded from th* servants the
keys of the wine cellar. The wines, how- 1
ever, had previously been removed. The
marauders, after committing some fur- '
ther petty depredations, skulked off to
their l-oats, fearing, probably, a surprise.
Immediately upon their departure, the
torch was applied to the buildings coir
taming the crops, and soon little was left
upon the rich plantation except heaps of
smoking ashes.? Charleston Mercury, 3J
instant.
Letter from Col Cogswell.
Richmond 1'ruoks, Nov. 11, 1861.
L)kak Bkotiikii : 1 write to you under
very painful circumstances. In case the
privateersmen are punisbeJ, the authorities
here have concluded to retaliate, and
they have selected the highest in rank to
operate on. My leltor to 8 will explain
all to you. To night or to morrow,
I, with the remainder in the black list,
will he con6ned in th* county jail, sod
treated as criminals swatting trial, and
the action of the authorities hers will be
governed by tbe action of th* Government
In reference to th* privateers.
Console dear 8 as much as pot
Bible under the circumstances, and do not
let her come to Richmond in any event
whatever. In this pending calamity I
feel much more fur ma ?if- ?
IIMU III y
child thad rnyaclf. 1 believe that the ma1
jorily of iLe officer* on the lial are mar
lied inen, with wive* end children a*
dear to them a* my S and the
"Little Ladjr" ere to me.
When the name of CapL Kickelte we*
drawn, CapL Thome* Cox, of the Firat
Kentucky Regiment, offered to take hi*
place; but thie of course wu not allowed.
It wee a noble act. God blea* him for it.
I never euppoaed that honeetly and
faithfully serving my country would
bring my neck in danger of a baiter ;
but eo it appear*. I never thought that
after boing apered the bail atorin of balls ;
at Leeeburg, I might have to face death
in another and dishonorable form.
Tell J. T. U. that I expect bim to do
hie beat, a* I do not wish to bo hung for
piracy oo the high aeae, when I never
venturnad on tl?? h#i?- J? -? * '
- ? ? ?/ uwp WllbOlil !? *
iog eea kick. i
l'leaae write to me u toon u you re- >
ceive thia, and ytate how thia now net io 1
the programme u received in the North. |
Whet do the people eey about the ex- 1
change of priaonera I The Government ,
muat exchange or enrry the war to exterr
munition. They can take no middle
course. |
8 baa llio list of officers. Plense
Lave it publitbed in tbe city papers, as
we do uot wish to go down uu-Z/frn/if-ed.
I shall send a copy of tiie order of Benjamin
to J. T. B. You can examine it at
your leisure, as it is one of the important
papers connected with the war.
Give inr love to 1) and the cliil*
dron, and believe me as still your friend
and brother. M. COGSWELL.
Tiiad II. Lank, E?q., New York.
The Fires of Patriotism. ? At 11 o*
c ock, last nigh, the heavens to the South*
west were brilliantly illuminated with the
patriotic flames ascending from burning
cotton. As the spectators witnessed it,
they involuntarily burst forth with cheer
nflnr rhpcr nti.l mrli Imnrl tx-aa ........^.1
as wilh r new pulse. Our people ere in
unrncst. The patriotic planters on tlio
soa l.oard are hourly applying the torch
to their cotton and other produce and
effects. Tho?-e who have not had the
heart to enter upon this work of praiseworthy
patriotism and destruction therm
reives, have authorized the military ,ui?
thorilies, before yielding anything that
:an in the least minister to Yankee greed
snd lust, to fanke the destruction complete
before them. Parties froin North
Edisto and the neighborhood unite in as:
lerting that cotton and valuables on the plantations
which could not he readilv
ernoved were involved in one common
lame and ruin.- Charles ton Courier, CO th.
BUSINESS CARDS.
C B NORTHROP.
Attorney at Law
AND
?oLicrroK i.\ I:UHTV,
iVtil practice in Lancaster and lLo neighboring
District*.
OFFICE AT LASCASTKKYILLK.
October 21st, 1801. 37-ly
Dr. ALFRED CRAVEN,
Htwldcut Siirncoii ItciilUt,
YOHKVII.LK, H. C.,
)fl*crs hie Professional Services to the eiliens
of I jmcuster Village ami surrounding
ountry.
ARTIFICIAL TKKTH inserted on Hold
'late, from oue to a full sett.
June 11th, 18.VS l?-lv
MELTON dc WITHERSPOON,
\TT0 RN K Y tS AT LAW
ABO
Solloitors in Equity,
Will practice in Lancaster and the surrounding
Districts.
['. D. MELTO*, I 11. J. WITHEKsPOON,
(Chester, S. ('. | Lancaster C. 11.
January 11, I860. -18?tl.
WILLIAMS & ALLISON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AND ^
Solioitors in Equity.
LANCASTER, C. H , S. C.
Will practice in the District of I?anca*ter.
Prompt attention given to Collections.
Mr. Williams may be consulted at Yorkville,
& 0., and Mr. Allison at bis office in the
Court, at Lancaster.
July,7th ltf&ff J|?tr
$7.1 REIVAKU!
411 His a way from where we had thorn
hiied, near Chester, in June last, our
three Negro men, viz : HILL, UILUS
and IIKNKY.
Dill and titles we bought the 14th of l.ivt
November, at the estate sale of Kd Ia?i-i.
on Broad River, in York District. They
being brother* end having relation* in the
neighborhood where we purchased Iheui, it
is more than likeley tliey have made their
war back to their old neighborhood.
Bill is about 'JO year* old, 5 feel 8 inches
high, will weigh 150 or 160 pounds; i*
very black; rather aharpcd face, speaks
quick when spoken to.
Giles, his brother, is sbout lit years old
6 feet 9 inches high ; will weigh 1G0 lbs
is very black, and walks with his head up
and feet turned out in front.
Henry, we purchased, Jan !,ofCu|. VRives
on the Catawba river, lis is 'J3 year*
old, well act, 5 feot 10 inches high, and will
weigh 175 pounds ; has a heavy brow and 4
speaks slowly ; has some character as a
runaway. May go to Charleston or Washington
cite, it is linrd telling where ho will
go as he is a gentleman of travel. 'J'ltey
all ran ofT about the same tiuie.
We will pay $75 reward for the throw
men; or $J5 a piece for either of them delivered
in any Jail so that we can get then).
These boys may attempt to make their way
North, as some others from Ibis place have
attempted. i
PRIDK 6L DUNOVANT.
Aug. 7, 18GI ?Jti-tf.
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