Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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XSRCON'D CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: ?GENERAL B. II. BaJTLEDGE, OF CHARLESTON. <TITIRD 'CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: ?COLONEL A. C. II ASK ELI*,. 4OF ARUKViLLE. frOURfti 'CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: COLONEL E. C. McLUKE, OF CHESTER. SELECTED STORY Stonewall Jackson s Star. :o: INCIDENT OF THE WAR. *?.>??.. ;yv i .-? ?'!?!?:o._ In the fall of 1864, I was detached from ftold duty, in Geueral Lee's army, and intrust ed by tbo Confederate Government wh/h a mis sion to one of ?se Northern States,requiring great eccreoy and ?dispatch; out with this, my story has nothing to do, save as an explanation of my^c^enco at such a time in the enemy's ter ritory. Having rcasou to remain a few days in Philadelphia, I was surprised aud gratified to $ud. sympathizers with our great struggle f.ven. ip^tljo most radical and loyal city. Care fully conccnlfdg'my position and ImSiucss there irYdfh 'myxoid friends, who so gladly threw open their doors and' hearts"' for' n traitor'so-called to .enter. I enjoyed some pleasant hours iu the society of ?'??those' who wore compelled to speak with bated breath, but whose hearts throbbed and eyes kin died, at,, the recital of Southern Svrongs and Southern -Valor. ; -llpou descending to breakfast one fair Octo ber morning, niy hostess Mrs. B.: (a Virginian ?herself, but married to a Northern man.) met me, wreathed^ ih' smPes/and 'holding in her ?hnnd a'highly ombossod envelope, whose dain ty ribbon knot, and beautifully engraved ini 'ti.d iWttfoYs; although entirely different from anything* of thc'kiud I had seen for three years, savored to my mind strongly of matri mony. My thoughts went back to the halcyon days-of the past, before heavy cares and dis ojVpointpients had left their impression oh my hoa'rt und" bruin, and. (ho exposure of camp lifo added to tho fatigue nud privations of the ipai;p>,.)}ad ploughed . long' silvery tracks in jny raven rocks?tho only silver by-t!io-way, jtheu'Jn.my' po.^cssioii. When I "looked love into oyes that spaku. again," and. the merry marringe hell was ready to ehiine for mo; when just such bits of porfuuied, pasteboard covered in)' table, and my Services Wore asked by friends, who joyfully, entering the matri monial bark, bid me god speed on a like cruise! The sequel of these thoughts, which flashed jaloug the wires of memory, issuod from my lips iii the single word, "wedding V* "You arc a good guesser," said my fair friend.' "Yes, it is an Invitation to the mar riage and reception of my lovely little hot, Minnie Norton, whom you met here the other evening'and admired so much. She was bom in the Old Dominion, and clings fondly to every recollection of our glorious old mother State. For two years sho has devoted herself exclusively to relieving the necessities of tho Confederate prisoners, and nursing the sick and wounded in the hospitals horc. Listen to what she says in a uoto accompanying the in vitation card: "Bring your mysterious and agreeable friend, Mr. W., with you on the 12th j al though he will not tell u*S the nature of his mission here, because he has tho absurd idea thnt a Woman cnunot keep a secret, yet I know it is something connected with tho welfare of my beloved South, the land of Jackson and Loc. Iiis hearty cordial tones and dear old accent arc music to my car j will you not ask him to grace my wedding with liis presence V "I shall be only too happy to accept/ said I; that note falls like balm upon my heart; uouo but a dear little Virginia girl could have written such. I hopo the man of her choice is worthy of the gem he has gniucd." '^Oh, he is a noble fellow ?" returned my hostess; and the eutrauce of the breakfast put an end to the conversation. Tho eventful day arrived, and, arrayed in the regulation dress on such an occasion?glos sy black immaculate choker and irreproachable fitting kids?a costume in which I was some what puzzled to make my acquaintance, I took my heat iu tho carriage beside Mrs. B., and was rapidly whirled to the scene of cnlivenmeut. We did not attend the ceremony which took place in the church*; theroforo upon our arriv al, tho bride of on hour had already received the congratulations of her friends upon her ac cession to now dignity. Entering the drawing room, from which the daylight had been care fully oxcludod, my Confudorwto oyco woro <iom pletely dawclod by the splendid array of beau ty, fashion and wealth gathered there, and, for some moments, I imagined thnt I had been transported to fairy land. I was, however, awakened from this trance, by au exclamation of delight from my companion, and found my self standing before an impersonation of grade aud beauty, clad in white satin, orange blos soms, illusions, aud a dozen other airy nothings, with which the fair sex arm themselves to stay their unsuspecting victims. Collecting my scattered senses, I soon settled J down to a "peace basis," and paying my de- j ve^re with tolerable composure to the happy couple, gave place to the eager throng behind mo. Refusing for various reasons, the en treaties of my frionds to be introduced to suu i dry damsals of her acquaintance who were "pretty and so rich," I retired to a corner, from which observation I became au amused and interested "looker on in Vienna," My eye roved over tho brilliant scene, The flushing of jowels^ the tiutter of laces, 'And odors of tropical mnsk ; Men and wotnon, Most hcautifid faces, And oyes of tropical dusk. mingling with the witching blue of the North ern clime, until at la<t, like a weary bird, it re turned to the figure of the bride and rested there. Something in her quiet, dignified bear ing, aud happy, trustful face was refreshing to me, and, ahmst uncouicion-ly, I scanned her whole "person. What struck me "particu larly, as I inwardly commented on the tasteful elegance ol her attire, (for 1 am something of a connoisseur in such matters,) was the ab sence of nil jewels. Instead of tho bridal pearls, a single highly burnished star caught at her throat the light fall of lace that covered her neck and shoulders. My curiosity, for 1 l plead guilty to the weakness?was aroused to fathom the origin, of a fancy, for wearing such au ornament on tho most oventful day of a I young woman's life, and musing upon it, my thoughts took another direction. The camp, the battle-field, tho hope of promotion, and the dawn of a day when I too, might wear a star, engrossed me so entirely that I'forgot tir.io and place ,nud was only aroused from my reverie by a light touch on my arm, and the sweet voice of the bride in my car, saying : "1 shall not allow you to make statutes in the corner any longer, Mr. Wrj if you will uot join the dancers, at least do the homage to me. I intend to throw aside etiquette for a few mo ments and sit down in this alcove with you, for I wish to ask some questions concerning my friends in Dixie." Was ever mortal mnu deaf to such an.ap peal! It Is need less to sny that I complied, and, though the introduction of many mutual acquaintances soon regarded myself on a foot ing sufficiently intimate and friendly to inqiiiro tho history of the "lone star." Sjic hesitated upon hearing my question! then lowcriughor Voice, said : "In this land of j the free und home of the bravo, to name one of tho rSouth's great chieftains :in: tones of I praise is trousou y but siucc you.are a,true sou of her's T will venture to. relate tu you the story connected with this. procious relic of Stonewall Jackson and how it came iuto my possession." . . "Some months ego, while visiting tho C. hospital, my nttcutiou was attructod towards one of the patients who hud been brought in the day before. He was a young man, appa rently about twenty years of Uge, and although almost wasted to a skeleton, his broad ojhju brow, dedicate, high-bred nose, and gcooral air of refinement indicated that his was no mcau lineage. The beautiful browu eye, followed all my motions with such a yearuiug, beseech ing expression that I was irresistibly drawn to his bedside. OiToriug him au orange to cool his parched tougue, and seating myself beside him, I inquired iuto his condition. "Will you bathe my head, as my mother used to do," said he, "and thou talk to nie?it is so long siucel have heard a sweet, low voice, like yours." Taking out my cologne, 1 did as be bade me, talking in an encouraging, hopeful manner meanwhile, until by degrees he revived a lit tle, aud told mo his history. "I am a Virginian," said he, and his wan check Hushed with pride ; "my home is on the banks of the Shcnandoah, and I was one of the first to answer the bugle note when our fair Valley was invaded. Jackson was my leader, and I belong to the Stonewall Brigade. Although only an humble lieutenant, I had rather be a privatein the noble band than hold a general's commission in any other corps. Jackson was my hero j for him I would have scaled any height, undergone any hardship, and since his death I have scarcely cared to live, have by the faithful pcrformuneo of my duty to assist iu winning fresh laurels for the brigade he loved so well." He then went on to toll me he hod been takeu prisoner six months before, and, accustomed to an open air, the confinement of a prisou had under mined his health, and the home sickness aud of ??ho|iu deferred" preyed on bt* mind J uutil a slow fever ensued, which was then draining tho strength from his youthful veins. Of course all this was not told at once, but at intervals, in answer to my questions. Finally, fearing the excitement would prove injurious, [ enjoined quiet and rest, bidding him good bye, with the promise to return the next day. For a week, at the same time every morning I attended my "Virginia boy," aud my en trance was the signal for a brightening of the sad, hopoloss eyes. Sitting by bis side, with his thin baud clasped in miue, he would relate many little incidents of his campaigns with Jackson, always dwulliug on the famous ex ploits of his ndored commander, or else pour fourth a tide of recollections of the mountain home, of the dear old father and mother whose pride ho was, the fair haired sister who so fondly nwaitcd his return?bis horse and a dog, and a th???uud minor details of the sweet homo lifo so dearly treasured in his heart. But I shuddered to mark how fast his life was ebb ing away, and wept at tho thought of the sor row that would fall with a crushing weight upon that absent household. Upon the seventh day I was shocked by tin? distressing change which hud taken place iu his appearance, that peculiar pallor and con traction of features always the herald of death having settled upon his countenance. No glad smiles grooted mo us I approached his cot, but only a faint pressure of the hand as 1 bent over him. "Will you not taste this cooling drink 1 have prepared for you V i said. "No, dear lady," replied he in a faint voice, and then continued, painfully laboring for breath, "Save it for some one c!r;e ; 1 am dying. The surgeon would not tell me just new when I asked him, but I feel the death damp on m^ brow. I am not afraid, for I am a soldier, but it is so hard to die alone, never again to sec my native mountains, and feel the cotd air fan my cheek?never again to bear my father's bless ing, or receive my mother's good night kiss. Will you not do me u"c more favor- write to my mother !" T assenfed, and drawing forth' paper pen stud ink, wrote as well as my fast dropping tears and trembling hand would allow.' After tweak ing of his situation and my kindness, he pro ceeded to scud uU'octiouatc farewells to various members of his family., not forgetting the ser vants whom ho mentioned by name. Tberp was n pause, and ho lay silent for some mo menta, the large tears gathered in his eyes, and rolled down the wan cheek. Then pointing to the worn uniform that hung from n peg on the opposito wall, he asked me to band it to hlhr. Fumbling in the pocket be took out a knife, and indicating n particular place iu the waistbands of his pantaloons, directed me to rip it opcu. I did sound drew put a small roll of paper containing something bard which' upon opening T found to be a military star, tho wrapping paper being closely written over. After RtiSMiitr upon'them both fbr sometime he took Up the star, aud handing it to ine. Haid : ?'When General Jackson fell, it was my painful task to assist lu carrying Ii im off tlic field t o a pbieo of safety, My coni?mnd was forming in Hue of battle, and although my heart failed, and my right arm felt nerveless at the thought of charging the enemy unaided by his presence, stem duty called mo to the front. Kneeling to takcouelast silent look othis pale heroic face, I spied the stars ou tho collar ol his overcoat, which hung'loosely over tho lit ter. Quick as thought 1 took out my knife, aud, cutting one away, concealing it in my bosom; with it on my heart, I hastened to the battle-field, and no sword did better service that day than mine. Here it is ; will you not keep it for the sake of oiic, who, dying amongst strangers and enemies, has had his laid momenta soothed by your gentle care !" Completely overcome by grief. 1 took the pre cious gilt und murmured my thanks. Then, holding out the paper, he asked nie to c..;do.so it iu the one to his mother. "Tell bor it is the last leave of absence I ever received from Gen eral Jackson, signed by bis own hand?a hap py furlough spent at home. T shall soon have another, endorsed by a Greater Captain than he. to go a dwelling where pleasures arc end less." ; Exhausted by the effort of speaking he sank back motionless, while I smoothed the damp curls, and moistened the dry lips. Riveted to the spot by my affection aud sympathy for the sufferer, two long hours passed away, and 1 watched with sickening dread, the death film dimming the beautiful eyes, and bent to catch the first faint breath. Suddenly a glorious light shone in his face; partly risiug and pointing upwards, he exclaimed, 'T see it? the star, the; General, lain here;" aud heav ing one farewell sigh for earth and friends, tho youug hero rejoiued his beloved Commander. Her voice faltered and she ceased Fpeakiug, while I was too much moved to make an}- com mont. Regaining her self-possession, she suid, ?'Can you wonder now, Mr. W., that I should prefer wearing the goui, hallowed by so many sacred memories, to the costly jewels that lie in my casket up stairs?" fcdlfnd-Tud 1- do not," suid I "and I hopo it niiiy bo a beacon on your pathway through life, and then, when transplanted to tho realms above, tho owner may sparkle as the ceutro star iu the Victor's Crown." V A IU 0 U S._ [From tlic Charleston News,] Political Straws?How the Wind is Blowing. Within two week o two Radical papers in Wisconsin have hauled down Grant and put up Seymour. So many Republican papers in all parts of the country are joining the Democracy that we cannot find room to print their names. General Bucll, who saved Grant and bis army from utter destruction nt Shiloh, sup ports Seymour and Blair. Five hundred Republicans in Montana have renounced their adhesion to tho Radical party and come out for the Democratic ticket. The Illinois Cost, a German Radical paper, has expired, iu consequence of the detect ion of the respectable Germans oi the city, who have heretofore acted with the Radicals. There is a German Demo ratio club in New York, nearly 500 strong, nearly all of tho members of whiohnro said to have heretofore voted the Republican ticket. The Grant electors hi Alabama have de elided to serve, and have taken tho stump for Seymour. A Radical paper in Montgomery has ceased publication f<tf Want of support. The 1'ittsburg Post says it has the names pi eighty-two Republicans of that city who have joined Scynomr aiiJJllair clubs, and will vote the entire Democratic ticket nt the next elec tion. Two thous ind Germans residing in the np por portions <d Philadelphia luivo formed n Feympur and IMair club, These German?. h.1Ve heretofore acted with the Radical party, rliilmlolphiit will elect the Democratic ticket by at least ton thousand majority. The Quincy (IlljupisJ Jforuld says that iu that city there have not been loss than fifty eliunges pl'Guruiati Rudioals, from Grant to Soympur in the course of, tho past mouth, and iu Adam.- County not h.ss than two bun dled. lix-G'overnpr Willtain F. Johnston, of Alle gheny County, l*oj||iHy\vuuja, formerly a Und? ic.il of the strongest kind, has come out strong ly for Seymour and Blair, lie made n JDcmo t-i at it- speech in J'lttnbuig a few nighhs siucc. Dr. Aloiizo Gareelon, of Lcwiston, Maine, has always boon u radical till since tho nomi nation of Grau*- Ho is one of the lending physicians of that Slate and has held the office of Surgooii-General under the Radicals. He now eomus out for Seymour mid Blair. Wie dditor"0f thV Danbury < Conti, j (ftan'r?,, Uhtll Huh year Radical, says the General of the Army and Radical candidate for tho Presiden cy has ' lived iu smoke and will cud iu siuokti," while his name in politics. (has not added otto convert to the cause lie lias seen lit to shoul der. Mrs. Edi/abelh Cady Stantou. iu an editorial article published in tho Revolution, a New York paper, says': "In closing, we appeal to every patriot ( including all tho conservative clem cuts; wo especially mention them as their patriotism is doubtful, and excluding the Rad icals, as theirs is certain) tn forget all past differences, aud unite with us In tho great ap proaching struggle to elect Horatio Seymour und Frank Rlnir, that tire war for the Union, the constitution and the laws may be com menced in en most." Head This, Colored. Men. A correspondent id* the Macon Journal and Mcsscni/cr gives the subjoined account of a speech delivered by a colored man, at a Dem ocratic barbecue, in l'ulaski County, a few days ago: Next followed a colored man by the name of Sherman, who gave, in a conversational, style, a most interesting history of his trip to and his stay in Liberia. He was not at all complimentary to the agents of the CAbuixa tion Society, on account of the meagre supply of provisions .on the voyage. lie says they were compelled to subsi; t for days on rations consisting of a single cracker and a pint of water j but when they reached their destination, on account of tho many deaths occurring iu their party-, their rations Wero increased to three crackers per day. He said he was told by tho Colonization Society thnt, when ho reached Liberia, he would find a species of fruit kuown as the bread fruit, growing in great abundance on the trees?all ol which ho found to be true, but neither he nor any of bin party could cat it. He says the natives live on snakes, frogs, lizards, or any sort of animals they' can capture and slay, but they prefer animals that have died, and arc in a putrid state. He said he determined to leave no soon as he could provide himself with money lo pay his passage to New York, which ho soon obtained, and took ship for Now York, whore he felt cou&dout of meeting many friends. After arriving in the city, he made application to some men on the wharf for work, was told they did not employ negroes, and driven away; he inndc several other applications on the wharf, meeting in every instance unkind re pulses. He then made application nt two car penter shops, from which he hardly escaped with his scalp. He returned to the wharf iu despair, when he fortunately found a gentle man from Savannah, and after having to work for his foud until he could get a situation, he proposed to work for him in tho same way; he gave him his food, and aftcrwads paid the full price of his labor, which enabled him to reach Savannah, whero he met with Southern friends, who furnished him means to reach his old home, whore be hopes to live and die, for he says the black man has no friends only in the South. Ho advised the black man to be peace able and industrious, and be governed by the advice of the people in this country. That shivery nt the South, in its worst form, is better for the black man than freedom at tho North. Matrimony. "Shall I get married ?" is a question which a man often puts to himself in tho present day. Nothing can bo wiser than to make it a ques tion; but when a man docs he should examine and weigh the thing fairly aud fully, and not consider that he has found a solution to it the moment he meets with an objection to contra vene his wishes. It is not for his father or his mother, his friends or his books, thnt he should yeild to, iu a case that is r'pnlly too great for their de cision. Hoar than', or rend them, he may to gather their opinions; but if his own conscience prove stronger than their arguments, and that his spirit still cries out ""marry," why, marry he should, with due deference to many sapient advisers. *? * <ds mnrringo ft desirable state 'I This is tljo, first question-. Almost every nmn and woman will answer it in tho affirmative When should it be entered into; is tho next question". To this the reply is. ns soon ns a man hav ing reached a proper age, say twenty-five, is able to support a wife. Then conies the ques tion of children. A man, by pinching ? huh" here, and a good deal there, can support a wifo : but the poor fellow is afraid of having a family to feed, and elotho, and educate, with out money enough to benr tho additional ex pense. This is die tug. W? bolievo few young men would bo such fools as to remain jn * state of "single blessedness" if the image of coming childtou did not haunt and bcwildoa thcni. But this apprehension ns qtltle' n& gruuiidlt&S as ttiu other. Children hare hsHds tu work Witit, UMd may ho rendered a sotircC of profit.to a prudent lather who knows_.Jo.OW to rear them up. Do not listen, therefore, yoUng men, toilicse frivoloiiS objoetlohs. Do yoitr friends adviso you ngainsl;- Iharflrtg?? .; Look at tticir owt! cases. You will Hud tttat most of them gjt married themselves, s?oijur or later, and that they did very well in spit- of tho b?rdet!. If you rtjally do discovor among them a few wbo have lost their position, aud become poor sinoo their having taken to themselves a wifo, in nine cases out of ton yod will fiud, by tu ft! tig the matter, that it wda not tho wife and chit 'drdu Who brought down, but their own eovct ousuess, vauty, and ambition. For if a man will risk upon a card or a die, or ?pori ? specu lation equally hazardous, all he possesses, in order to doublo his fortune; he must bear the consequences j aud his example should servo to deter you against such ventures, but not against matrimony. To the Colored People* We publish below rth extract froni ? speech made to tho colored p??plc of Georgia by an eminent goutlemau of that Stato. It contains some excellent suggestiona,-aud is worthy of' a cuicful perusal. Wo commend it bo the careful consideration of the colored people of this Slate t What a glofioUs future there ia for you iu these Southern States. A mild winter, ,4 f fruitful spring and summer, and autumn, With its rich and abundant yield. Acclimatized, and accustomed to the culture of the soil) and in tho midst of those'who from infancy have , lobked Upon you, with feelings of alfectic-j and you, with gratitude, ae the recipients of their kindnees. What can prevent yo?t nd* vance in all the blessings of lifo??Surrounded With all its comforts and assured of its safety. Nothing! nothing! but the evil advice of bad tuen; contemptible aspirants for political position, who have come amongst and .art hurrying you to ruin and destruction) by -arraying you in, OppOSBkjl.-.f^^Uf_ frtends and former owners. They tell yott . if tho Democrats gain the elections yvjU will be made slaves. This is false, and tboy tell it with the energy of tfUth. and want you to believe it. Believe them sot, fellow oiti* zena. You arc frco; never, no no tor, to bo aiaves again; snVc lo your own passion and their evil advieo. Free as the white man, protected as the white man by tho same laws of your country, in all that is right, just and honorable But this Government is a White man's Government. Tho Indian never ruled; tho negto will never rulo, and it ia madness to think otherwise. Do you think, that nne million and a half of people, two thirds of whom oannot read, nor do they know the simplest letter in tho alphabet, will goVcrn thirty millious of: ? who have mado laws for these States; led aies to battle, and whoso eloquence held in breathless suspense the Congress of our couutry. Arc auch ?wen as these to be governed by you ? Believe not their falsehoods. Listen not to them. Oh I that my voice could reach you from the Boa* beach to the mountaiu of overy Southern Stato, and convince you that your only friends are those who will give you employment and offer you the protection of life and property, tinder the same laws that guard their own, and that ' only a quiet submission to those laws, which wo must all obey, will give peaco and plenty where want and oppression now reigus tri um? pliant. Now make your choice, and God direct yon to make it wisely, for ft will be want and exile, <Vr life, peace and prosperity. HOW TO ?FOBBTEfcfc THE W K?THE ft.-?A corrc'spondodnt of tho Augusta Chronicle, makes the following assertions relative to tho wenthcrl A red sky (mind yoti, now, sky,) in the morning signifieth rain. Lightning in tho North signifieth rain. Snails crawling to and \rp trees, siguiincth rain; the higher up the tree they erawl, the heavier will bo the fall of rain. Light Cob-webs across the road, or loushcS) etc., at early morn, 'signified fair wenthet. . A io.d. sky ?(mind yon^-now, aky, frtit clouds,") at flrtn sot, signifieth fair weather. , A-new moon, with its horns turned doWn, indioatcth a rainy Uioou. A new moon, with its hot as turned up, ih> dicaleth a clear moon. Ants working at early dawn indicated a clear day. Evening red and morning grey, will light the traveler on bis way; but evening grey and morning red, will pour down ruin on traveler's head. Iu winter, a red sun-set indten'toth wind sud severe cold. In his speech out iu Colorado ;he mher day Oedfax declared himself Yqywtctl to ntv/r<> mffrayc?no doubt in order to enU h the Vote? of his hearers ?KxchiiwjL.