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VOLUME 7. - YORKVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1861. NUMBER 35.'
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I YORKVILLE, S. C.
IHUBSDAY MOBBING, AUGUST 29,1861.
} ~{K7-Mr. John R. Allen, Pout Master at Chester, Is our j
authorized agent; and fully empowered to receive money
for this office, and give receipt* for the same.
Q&- In cases where subscribers do net take the Enqcirer
from the post-office, Post-Masters are requested to ronify us
immediately.
Subscribers desiring their papers changed must mention
the Post Officefrom, as well as the one to, which they
desire the chagen to be made.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The undersigned having volunteered for
Confederate Service, the business of the
Enquirer Office will be attended to by
J. E. Grist. The publication of the paper
will be continued as heretofore. The i
expenses of the office being heavy, and
most of which has to be met with cash, we |
request those indebted to the conoern, to |
pay the small demands that may be due.?
Our Co-partner, Mr. W. W. East, will 1
continue his interesting letters from the 5th
\ Regiment, and it is the purpose of the un- j
dersigned to communicate such matters to t
the paper as are likely to prove interesting 1
to our readers We repeat the request for
those indebted to make payment. /
L. M. GRIST. t
August 15, 1861. 1
YOKKVILLE MARKETS. a
Corn.?Very little offering?would com- i
mand 60 to 65c per bushel. Flour?meets v
with ready sale at $2 25 per sack. 1
Groceries very firm at high prices?Salt
$6?Coffee 40 cts p6r pound. Molasses 60 t
"D? ?? QHrt Rnnp Ifi f.n 1 8}f>.
IU IVU. J-?<?gg?Ug UVU. ?Vf. - - We
direct attention to the card from ]
the Ladies of the "Relief Society" of our i
town, proposing an arrangement for the *
transportation of contributions to our soldiers
in Virginia. The plan proposed has ^
been adopted in several other localities, and .
if adopted, will certainly ensure the safe 1
i and speedy transmission of packages?
which cannot be relied upon when sent in j
the ordinary channels. The attention of j
other Societies in the District is particular- t
lv called to this matter. 1
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9^ The Ladies of the Relief Society, fc
gratefully acknowledge a donation of one 8
hundred pair of woolen socks for the use of
the 5th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers,
from Mr. William White, of Blairs- i;
ville. V t!
Also, two pair of socks from Mrs. Beam- *
guard. One pair of socks from Miss Jane ^
Curry. Ooe pair of socks from Mrs. Lewis,
a lady over 80 years of age. Twelve pairs 1
socks from Mrs. R. Walker Ratchford.? ^
Three dollars and fifty cents from Mrs. r
Anderson. Five dollars from Mrs. Wheeler.
Five dollars from Mrs. McCaffrey.? d
Five dollars from Mrs. Zurcher. One dol- (
lar from a Lady.
THE CONCERT.
Among the many praiseworthy efforts
which are being made in our midst, for the
relief of our suffering soldiers on the Poto- ^
mac, we would call special attention to that ^
advertisement by Mr. Davies. Mr. D. is
i well known to our citizens as an accomplished
amateur, and with the assistance of F
Mr. Latta's Band, will furnish an enter- a
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tainment worthy to be enjoyed even in
r r o tlU4ca v.'i ycacc. a
Bat, in addition, the appeal addresses it- a
self irresistibly to every person in the community.
There are many, doubtless, whose
mite is so small and humble that they have (
refrained from placing it upon an invidi- e
ous subscription list. These will find the a
Concert an attractive place for depositing
their contributions, for doing justice to ^
themselves in aiding the noble cause, and a
for encouraging our patriotic fellow-citizen t
and his co-adjutors, the ladies, in their r
labors.
We need say nothing more. The sad f
story of the sufferings of our friends and (
neighbors in Virginia is familiar enough to '
all, and if these do not appeal, successfully, 1
to our people, our words certainly can not (
avail. We feel we need only inform our ,
readers that the concert furnishes the very 1
best occasion for all to render in their con- j
tributions.
CONFEDERATE LOAN. <
For the information of those citizens of '
our District who have subscribed money to '
the Confederate Loan, we publish the following
letter addressed to Col. Wilson by ]
the Secretary of the Treasury : i
^ "Confederate States of America, i
Treasury Department, ^
Richmond, August 20th, 1861. J
W.B. Wilson, Esq.,
, Yorkville, S- C.
Sir: Your favor of the 14th instant,
giving an account of your good progress in
procuring subscriptions both of ootton and
money, is at hand. Those who wish to
subscribe money and get Bonds, you will
please direct to deposit the money in some
good Bank to the Credit of the Treasurer,
Mr. Elmore, and remit to him a certificate
of Deposit of the same; on the receipt of
which he will forward Bonds as desired.
Very respectfully,
C. G. MEMMINGER,
Sec'ry. of Treasury.
A Utah correspondent of the St.
Louis Republican says that Fort Crittenden
had been disposed of by auction, and that almost
everything had been sold to the civilans,
for next to nothing. Property which
cost five millions of dollars, has not brought
^ one hundred thousand.
^ PROM LIGHTWOOD KNOT.
Camp Johnson, ;
Lightwood Knot Spring, August 96, 1861. J
Dear Enquirer:?Thanks to the kindness
of Mr. Rose, of the King's Mountain
Road, and Mr. Sumner of the Charlotte
Road, the "Palmer Guards" were enabled
to reach this place about 4 o'clock on Tuesday
evening last, and have sufficient time
to get their tents "in order" before dark.
Nothing occurred on the route worthy of
special mention, unless we except the warm
and enthusiastic greetings received at every
point. The kindness of Mr. Edward
Thomas, the Engineer on the Charlotte
road is specially remembered.
The camp is under command of Colonel
Calhoun, and is situated seven mues aoove
Columbia, immediately on the side of the
Railroad. The location is excellent, and
if "our boys" never fare any worse than
(hey do now, there will be but little cause
for complaint. The water is good, and but
little trouble is experienced from musqui;oes.
On yesterday, the Companies from York
vere favored with an excellent Sermon by
Rev. W. T. Hall, of Ebenezer. Every
ivening Divine service is conducted in dif- '
!erent parts of the Camp, and frop the atention
which is given on these occasions it 1
s evident there is a strong religious and 1
noral sentiment prevailing.
There are seventeen Infantry and two ]
Cavalry companies encamped here, and
lumber in the aggregate about 1620 men.
The Cavalry companies are mounted, and
vith their gay uniforms present a handsome
ippearance One of these latter Companies j
s from Abbeville district; the other from
Spartanburg and Laurens, and number 55 (
nen each.
The following are the infantry Compa- 1
lies now here, with the number of men at- 1
aohed to each Company :
Indian Land Guards, Capt. Jones, '
^York) 81 men. Campbell Rifles, Capt. 1
Miller, (York) 86. Palmer Guards, Capt. 1
McCorkle, (York) 96. Lancaster Guards, 1
ZJapt. McMauus, (Lancaster) SO.
3apt. Jay, (Abbeville) 93. Carolina 1
Bees/ Capt. Owens, (Laurens) 90. Com- '
<)any Rabun, Capt. Wood, (Laurens) 95. .
Enoree Musquitoes, Capt. UrowD, (Lau ens)
90. Gist Guard, Capt. Gist, (Uni- 1
in) 88. Cedar Creek Rifles, Capt. Davis, j
Fairfield) 78. Richland Guards, Capt.
Sookter, (Richland) 77. Columbia Ri-\\
les, Capt. Radoiiffe, (Richland) 80. Mq/r
in Guards, Capt. Calhoun, (Laurens)*78. '
3onham Rifles, Capt. Gaillard, (PickeDs) 1
'6. Newberry Rifles, Capk Hunt, (New- ]
terry) 8?. Gidsham Riflef, Capt. John- 1
on, (Pickens) 91. Detachment of Capt. 1
Julpeppers's Company frofi Darlington, 38
aen.
The Compani** have n<R yet been organted
into regiments, bt? it is expected that .
his consumation, which is devoutly wished, 1
rill be effected some time during the presnt
week. The indications at present are '
bat the York Companies will be attached '
o the regiment forming by Gen. Dunovant.
?he subordinate field officers have not yet 1
ieen so fully determined upon. Two other 1
egiments will be formed here, and one also '
t Aiken.
Persons having friends in Camp, should 1
lirect letters to the care of the respective
Japtains, Lightwood Knot Spring, Richmd
District, S. C. More anon.
L. M.
AN ADDRESS
To Captain McCorkle's Company, on
saving the Yorkville Depot, August 20,
y Rev. J. M. Anderson. 1
)jflcers and Soldiers of the
Palmer Guards:
When I look along your line and contemilate
the character?the personnel, moral
nd physical, of your company, I might be .
xcused if I were to indulge in terms excessive
of the highest admiration. I must,
t least, be permitted to give utterance to 1
feeling of profound satisfaction with "Old '
fork," that having already sent six, fully 1
rganized, gallant companies to the field,
he now sends a seventh, equal in number !
98) to the largest, and organized with an 1
ase, dispatch and harmony unequaled by 1
uy. I
In the beginning of our contest, the hope
vas very generally entertained, that our 1
timcuities might be adjusted witnouc aciu
.1 bloodshtd. Besides, the imaginations of 1
nany, no doubt, iuvested the camp with a !
omance, with a sort of gala day attire, that (
nade it attractive to many enthusiastic, (
muthful hearts. But you have stepped '
'orward, organized, and offered your servi- 1
;es to your country, almost in hearing of s
;he roar of battle, almost in view of the ?
ireadful carnage of the battlefield and in '
the face of ail the saddeuiug reports of dis- '
jase and mortality, which come to us from <
)ur hospitals. After a few brief days, (
having bid farewell to loved ones, with the 1
jolemn conviction, that probably, for the 1
ast time you may have felt the warm pros- 1
lure of the hand of love, for the last time '
crossed the threshold of the old homestead,!1
ind for the last time, looked upon scenes
familiar from childhood; you, uow, go to
meet the hardships, privatious and perils of
the tented field. This shows that your
hearts are fully alive to the momentous is- 1
sues of the struggle in which we are engaged.
It evinces the most thorough conviction
on your part, that all we hold most
dear?personal liberty, the sanctity of our
homes, the honor of our wives, daughters
aud sisters?are all in the most imminent
dauger, and that for these you are willing
to imperil life itself. It is a hardcase, that
we must pay blood for those very rights
which have so recently come down to us,
sealed witg the blood of our fathers. But it
is so. Our enemy, from the ignorant usurper,
who defiles the seat of Washington, to
*1 1 _ ? rv\ miAn tbU a A?a?nli -?o r* Kin Paa^
cue IUWCat ujiuiuu irruu v/iuuuuco ai uio itcu,
have decreed desolation to our lands, a/icZ
pollution to our homes. I am glad you
stand ready for the needful sacrifice. Cherish
this majestic purpose. In the language
of the soldier prophet, I would say : "Go,
fight for your brethren, your sons, and your
daughters, your wives, and your houses."
More than this, remember that to your brave
hearts aud stout arms is entrusted the fate
of pure, simple Republicanism. In your
defeat, she will sink to the earth, shorn of
her power, probably to be chained for ages
to the car of the despot; but with your
success, she will arise and iD a loftier,
broader flight will dispense peace and hap.
piness to the nations of the earth. And,
higher and better still, remember you go a
forth, to battle for freedom of conscience, o
and for the truth and ordinances of God's o
word. If then, in His Providence, you
should ever be placed where you will be ii
compelled to reel and stagger before the <3
shook of an overwhelming force, let the i;
-fit- ? .A
consideration 01 me migui.y responsioumes a
which rest upon you, nerve you to one more t
determined, resistless charge. Permit me o
to say, that we do expect you, like those c
noble sons of York, who have been already
tried in the fires, "to play the men for your a
people and for the cities of your God."? o
And whilst I would not, even "for a small t
moment," have you divested of your indi- a
viduality, your sense of personal indepen- J
dence, whioh gives such tremendous effi- v
ciency to the volunteer soldier; and whilst p
I would have you to follow with unquos- f
tioning obedience and affectionate devotion v
your gallant Captain and his associate officers,
I would solemnly admonish you not v
to put your trust in an arm of flesh, but in o
the Lord of Hosts, "who loveth righteous- v
ness and judgment; who breaketh the arm a
of the wicked, abaseth the proud and a
axalteth them that fear Him." He can t
jave by few, as well as by many. If I
then He be with you, victory is certain, fc
1*0 secure His presence and blessing, make t
Him your personal friend. If up to this t
hour you have been an enemy in your mind, a
by wicked works, I would, for your own
personal good, and for che good of your be^'
loved country, entreat you to seek a recfltf- q
[filiation with your offended and yet long
suffering Father, by a sincere repentance, 7
in honest and full confession of all your t|
fins, and by an humble and hearty faith in ti
His Son. I go farther, and in the name of d
Jesus, Emaauel, the Captain of Salvation,
whose yon are and ichom you are hound to 5
serve, charge you, before you shall have c
raised your tent pole; before you shall have 8!
put your name upon the muster roll of your
country, to enlist under the banners of king b
Tesus and pledge yourselves to his service,
You have no right to postpone His claims.
It is not safe. Death seems to have a spe- t]
fial license at this time, making a most 81
weeping use of accident, disease and the n
cattle field; and therefore you are all pecu- D
iarly obnoxious to bis shafts. Although 8|
fou may cordially adopt the motto : Dulce it
jt decorum est pro patria mori, yet permit f(
Be to say, that dying thus, in itself, will not v
prove an acceptable sacrifice to a (rod of
nfinite just'ce and truth for your sins; nor
will the fact that your dust might mingle f(
with the dust of the great Washington se- d
jure to your soul an "eternal communion
with his Bpirit in heaven." This is bao>^
false theology. It is Mohammedanism.?
Nothing but an interest by faith in the
alood of Jesus can save the soul. No soldier,
Lowever brave and generous, can be Q
prepared to die, until he shall first have be ^
some a soldier of the cross, and have put r(
on the panoply of the gospel. In the name,
then, of my Great Captain I offer you a tj
complete, tried and perfectly efficient ar- a
mor. Here, is helmet and breastplate, "
shield aDd sword?all that is needful both Q
for offence and defence. Here too (a Bi- t
ble) is "His army regulations," a perfect
directory for every step, aye, and a perfect
rule for every thought and every word. I g
rejoice in the assurance, that every one of
you will carry a copy in your pocket, and q
I would fain hope also in your hearts.
p
It would certainly be an insult, for me t
to stand up and seriously exhort you never
to speak disrespectfully of your devoted p
commander. The very thought that you (
would ever be guilty of speaking slightly n
of him, especially in his presence, would a
511 you with shame. Let me tell you, that (
it will be infinitely worse in you to speak t
reproachfully of your glorious Captain, Je- h
3us Let me then exhort you ever to res- I
pect his authority and to reverence his very f
name. t
Inclosing, I would most solemnly oharge h
pou, in the presence of these loved faces h
ind these familiar scenes, that you will re- f
frain from three things: First, from all c
blasphemy of the name of that God, "in u
whose hands is your breath, and whose are c
ill your ways;" second, from the common n
lse of all intoxicating drinks, whioh might tl
raake you an annoyance to your comrades tl
ind totally unfit you for the service of your w
jountry ; and lastly, that you would avoid a
;ard playing. There is so little concord, t
oetween a pack of cards and the Bible, t
;hat they can scarcely dwell together in the J
same house, much less in the same pocket; I
ind hence, either one or the other must be a
neglected and thrown aside. You oannot u
hesitate in makiug your election. The Bible b
jnrried in your pocket, may, as in many other li
;ases, save your life in the day of battle, c
ind if carried in the heart, it will save the a
Soul. The pack of cards, however, on the r
contrary will in the time of danger prove a a
burden, at least, to the conscience. Your o
speaker in his recent visit to the plains of *
Manassas, saw lying on the ground, near 3
the spot where the 5th Regiment of South h
Carolina Volunteers expected to meet the t
enemy, a pack of cards which some penitent v1
soldier had thrown away, but he saw no e
cast off Bible. And it is a noteworthy fact, a
that the Yaukees, in their disgraceful flight i
from the Stone Bridge, when they believed v
death on his Pale Horse was in hot pursuit a
after them, almost lined the road, with c
their cards, which they threw away, feeling c
them, uo doubt, to be a grievous burden to
their consciences. j
In all these respects, nay in "all that is t
trne, and honest, and just and pure, and t
lovely, and of good report," I trust yours will <
ho n mnrlol HnmnanT. This it will be. if 11
every one feeling his responsibility, will I
think, speak and act right. i
In bidding you farewell, we assure you <
that wherever you may be called to go, you '>
will be remembered, morning, noon and <
night, in the closet, around the family altar i
and in the public sanctuary; and the pray- 1
er will go up continually from many loving 1
hearts, that "God would preserve you from I
all evil, forbidding the suu to smite you by
day or the moou by night," and that He 1
would in his own good time bring you back
in safety to the quiet and sanctity of your
homes, crowued with the triumphs of an
honorable peace.
For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
PREPARE FOB WAR.
Dear Enquirer:?Allow me again to
ppear before your readers, for the purpose
if urging the formation of a company of
avalry.
The latest news informs us that the emssaries
of Linooln are at work on oar borlers,
that the deluded and rotten element
n East Tennessee is being famished with
rms, and this may foreshadow, at no disant
day, a forward movement of our eneaies,
up the French Broad and across the
aountains.
Our mountaineers are again assembling
long the banks of the Watauga, the keen
rack of their rides, and the neighing of
heir horses are now heard in those valleys,
8 they were just before the battle of King's
louotain. These are daagerous times, and
re know not what great event may take
ilace to-morrow. It is weii enough not to
eel too secure, and equally well to be proided
against every emergency.
In case of insurrection or invasion what
rould be more acceptable than a regularly
irganized and armed troop of cavalry,
rhother for giving information, rallying, or
-nnoyingan enemy. Let us then with one
.ccord, at once set in motion an organizaion,
which will be a useful auxiliary at
tome, or, if needed, abroad, will find us
tetter qualified for the service of our counry,
than if we remain here supinely conemplatiog
this unnatural confliot. To
rms, to arms. L.
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For the Yorkvllle Enquirer.
?HE LADIES "RELIEF SOCIETY."
The ladies of the Relief Society of Yorkille
having had great difficulty in securing
be carriage of their packages to their desination,
have deemed it advisable, provied
the ladies of the other societies concur,
j appoint an Agent for the District, whose
usiness will be to go once a month to the
amps of our soldiers, and take with him
nob things from each society, in the Disrict,
as they may wish to send and bring
ack to us a correct statement of the situaion
of our friends. Should each society
i the District agree to share the expense,
be tax will fall lightly on all, as we feel
are there are many gentlemen who would
'illiugly go, provided their expenses were
aid. As we are desirous that this thing
hould be attended to as soon as possible,
; is earnestly requested, that each society
irward its answer to the office of the Yorkille
Enquirer, by this day week.
Any gentlemen wno may reel disposed
> act as Agent in this matter, will please
jrward his name to the same place, in orer
that a selection may be made.
Yorkville, S. C., Aug. 27, 1861.^^/
From the Pontotoc (Miss.) Examiner.
The Late Lieut. Bichard A. Palmer.
The announcement of the untimely death
f this worthy citizen and gallant officer,
as filled our community with the deepest
egret and profoundest sorrow.
llarely in the history of our town, have
Idings of grief cast a shadow of deeper
loom than has been visible for some days
ast upon the countenances of his numerus
friends. He fell at the post of duty in
he terrible and bloody conflict near Maassas,
on the 21st of July, in the defence
f all that is- dear and sacred to the Southrn
heart.
The deceased was born in Yorkville, S.
}., on the 81st of September, 1833, and
;raduatcd with high distinction in 1852, at
he "Citadel Academy" in Charleston.
Soon after graduation, he was chosen
irofessor in the "St. John's Military and
Classical Institute," at Spartanburg, in his
lative State, and subsequently was engaged
s instructor in an Institution at Marietta,
la. Lite in the autumn of 1858, he setled
in the town of Pontotoc, Miss., where
ie soon took charge of the Mathematical
)epartment of the Male Academy, and had
or some time under his tuition and faithful
raining many of those gallant youth, who
n the recent day of battle ever rallied at
lis voice and sustained him iu his last and
atal struggle. In the year 1860, he bearae
associated with the "Presbyterial Female
Institute" of this place, and in this
onnection, by the gentleness of his manors,
the kindness of his discipline, and
be purity of his heart, be wou for himself
be lasting affection of all with whom he
ras associated. At his country's call he
bandoned the class room of his choice for
be sterner duties of the tented field. At
he organization of the "Pontotoc Minute
den," 2d. Mississippi Regiment, Colonel
iaulkner's, he was chosen 1st. Lieutenant,
nd in due time, by his high attainments,
ntiring efforts aud superior drill, he raised
is company to a degree of military discip- ,
ine second to none under Gen. Johnson's ;
ommand. Near the close of that desperte
struggle, where personal valor and heoic
effort triumphed over fearful odds, and
ltuost at the very moment, that the shout
f victory proclaimed the routing of the
oe, a comrade fell wounded by his side.?
!rue to the purer and holier instincts of
lis nature, our lamented friend and chrisian
hero, while bending over and breathing
yords of comfort and consolation into the
ar of the bleeding soldier, was pierced by
. minnie ball, entering below his arm, rangng
upward and lodging in his neck. He
yas borne at once from that scene of carn.ge,
by kind and devoted friends, to a place
>f safety?and, at his request, was soon
sonveyed to Manassas Junction.
As he was borne along he spoke oomjosedly
of the fatal nature of his wound,
;he unerring certainty of his death, and of
;he blessed hope of immortal life, which
jheercd his heart in that hour of bitter
irial. Sending messages of love to those
ie held most dear, he requested to be raised
from his reclining posture, that he might
jnce more look out upon the verdant groves
ind smiling fields, in contrast with the resent
soenes of gore?and thus while resting
his aching head upon the bosom of his
friend his ransomed spirit took its peaceful
light. His remains were becomingly interred
in a retired, quiet spot, south of the
Junction, near a kind and generous widow's
cottage. Around his grave were gathered
his brave associates in arms, a devoted
brother, and many of his faithful Yorkville
friends, who shed the tear of sorrow over
his early but honored tomb.
He had been for many years a member
of the Episcopal Communion, but some m;
months before be left this place, he attach- St
ed himself to the Presbyterian Church by
a renewed profession of his faith in Christ 16
In that faith he constantly lived, and Lc
triumphantly died. Long will his memory th
be cherished by his numerous friends, who sii
were won by the lustre of his manly virtues
and sterling worth.
Brief as was his life, it was full of usefulness
and promise. He died a martyr in
a glorious cause. Around his honored
name will ever circle a halo of unfading
glory. For,
"To the Hero, when hi* sword tic
Hu won the battle for the free, ?
Death's voice sounds like a prophet's words : DR
Ana m its bollow tones ore Heard ,k
The thanks of millions yet to be."
"We tell thy doom without a sifjh,
For thou art Freedom's now, and Fame's?
One of the few Immortal names tb
That were not born to die." rr
A. H. C. ,H
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From the Pontotoc (Miss.) Examiner.
Tribute of Respect. rai
At a called meeting of the Pontotoc m
Lodge No. 81, of Free and Accepted Ma- ^
sons, held at their lodge room Aug. 6th,
1861, the following preamble and resolu- a?
tions were unanimously adopted :
Whereas, it has pleased an all-wise God an
in his inscratible Providence, to remove
from our fellowship, by an untimely death, at
our much esteemed and beloved brother,
Lieut. Richard A. Palmer, while defending Wi
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our homes and firesides on the bloody bat- re
tie field of Manassas; therefore, to the end 8^
that we may record our views and feelings
on occasions of this distressing calamity,
be it te
Resolved, That in this sudden bereave- ^
ment we recognize that God is a sovereign, '0l
doing according to his own will in the ar- aD
mies of Heaven, and among the inhabitants
of earth. Gh
Resolved, That in his death this fraternity
has lost a zealous and devoted brother, va
onr State an esteemed and valued citizen ^
our country a gallant officer and christian
soldier. ^
Resolved, That we mingle our heartfelt
HumnnfhipH sind sorrows with those of his
numerous friends and distant relatives over *n
this sad affliction.
Resolved, That in token of our high ap- t0
preciation of our lamented brother, we wear a*
the usual badge of mourning thirty days. an
Resohod, That these proceedings be f?'
published in the Pontotoc Examiner, the
Yorkville (S. C.) Enquirer, and a copy of aS
the same be seat to the parents of the de- m'
ceased.
A. H. CONKEY,) ' foi
WM. S. BATES, VCW.
W. W. LELAND, J th
Lodge Room, Pontotoc, Miss. Aug. 6, '61. bo
Important Proclamation from President
Linooln. at
Whereas, on the 15th day of April, 1861,
the President of the United States, in view w]
of an insurrection against the laws, Consti- ac
tution and Government of the U. States, m.
which had broken out within the States of en
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, and m,
in pursuanoe of the provisions of the act
entitled "An act to provide for the calling C
forth the militia to execute the laws of the Si
Union, suppress insurrections aud repel invasions,
and to repeal the act now in force
for that purpose," approved February 28, Oi
1795, did call forth the militia to suppress ed
said insurrection and to cause the laws of m;
the Union to be duly executed; and the foi
insurgents have failed to disperse by the en
time directed by the President; and where- ou
as, such insurrection has since broken out, las
and yet exists, within the States of "Virgin- wf
ia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Arkan- wi
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sas: ana wnereas, cne insurgents in an me eri
said States claim to act under the authority hu
thereof, and such claim is not disclaimed ao
or repudiated by the persons exercising the wu
funotions of Government in such State or ofl
States, or in the part or parts thereof in s'u
which combinations exist, nor has such in- an
surreotion been suppressed by said States: of
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, tr<
President of the United States, in pursuance
of an act of Congress, approved July
18, 1861, do hereby declare that the inhabitants
of the said States of Georgia, gi<
South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, 30
Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida, (except Ca
the inhabitants of that part of the State of cu
Virginia lying West of the Alleghany hii
Mountains, and of such other parts of that 50
State and the other States hereinbefore named
as may maintain a loyal adhesion to Fo
the Union and the Constitution, or may be,
from time to time, occupied and controlled Ioc
by forces of the United States engaged in ab
the dispersion of said insurgents,) are in a Hi
state of insurrection against the U. States; Fe
and that all commercial intercourse between thi
the same and the inhabitants thereof, with set
the exceptions aforesaid, and the citizens
of other States and other parts of the United
States, is unlawful, and will remain rei
unlawful until such insurrection shall cease
or has been suppressed ; that all goods and frc
chatties, wares and merchandize, coming thi
from any of said States, with the exceptions a s
aforesaid, into other parts of the United at<
States, without the special license and per- up
mission of the President, through the Sec- ca
retary of the Treasury, or proceeding to
any of said States, with the exceptions a- tio
foresaid, by land or water, together with th<
the vessel or vehicle conveying the same, m<
or conveying persons to or from said States, an
with the said exceptions, will be forfeited thi
to the United States; and that from and af- do
ter fifteen days from the issuing of this flii
proclamation, all ships and vessels belong- cri
ing in whole or in part to any oitizen or in- oo
habitant of any of said States, with said
exceptions, found at sea or in any port of
the United States, will be forfeited to the ?
United States; and I hereby enjoin upon
all district attorneys, marshals and officers H;
of the revenue and of the military and na- ha
val forces of the United States, to be vigi- Oi
lant in the execution of said act and in the wj
enforcement of the penalties and forfeitures an
imposed or declared by it; leaving any par- no
ty who may feel himself aggrieved thereby wi
to his application to the Secretary of the bl
Treasury for the remission of any penalty f0
or forfeiture, which the said Secretary is af
authorized by law to grant, if, in his judg- dc
ment, the speoial circumstances of any oase th
i shall require such remission. ef
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
y hand, and caused the seal of the United
ates to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
th day of August, in the year of our
>rd, 1861, and of the independence of
e United States of America the eightycth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State.
The News from Missouri.
Passengers who left Memphis Friday
)rning, 16th, report that a full confirmain
of the glorious victory in Missouri has
en received in that city. It turns out
at Gen. MoCulloch had only seven thound
men in the engagement, a portion of
ese armed with old rifles and shot-guns,
e had five pieces of artillery, formerly benging
to Bragg's battery, which were tain
from the Arsenal at Little Rock. His
ounted force consisted of about 2,000
en, including one capital regiment of
angers, under command of Col. Thomas
i !11 a nbflnooa t-t nlnff t.rtntCl.
ia Regiment was with him. The rest of
s command consisted of Arkansas men
id Missourians, hastily recruited. The
33 of the enemy in the action is estimated
2,500 killed and wounded, togetherlnth
Jtten's battery, excepting one piece, which
is carried off in the retreat Gen. Lyon
!1 early in the engagement from a rifle
ot, supposed to have been fired by a sharp
ooter, who picked his man.
Colonel Siogle, the next in command, afr
a desperate contest, gave the order to
II back. At last accounts Gen. McCulsh
was in full pursuit, and confidently
iticipated capturing the entire Federal
rce. An express had been despatched to
en. Hardeo, who was moving up from
jcahontas, Arkansas, urging him to ad
nee rapidly and form a junction at Pilot
nob Mountain, eighty miles South-west
St. Louis. Hardee has a force of over
teen thousand men, with a splendid park
artillery. Both his and McCulloch's
mmands were gathering accessions daily
their march.
Gen. Pillow had moved his command up
Cape Girardeau, and at last accounts was
raiting news from Generals McCulloch
d Hardee. He was to have been reinrced
in a day or two by Thompson, with
e thousand Missourians, and has now an
gregate force of nearly twenty thousand
en, which is being increased daily.
The fall of St. Louis is looked upon as a
regone conclusion. Many of the German
f a^ fkn in
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e direction of Illinois, while the most anunded
joy pervaded the Southern portion
the citizens.
The importance of possessing St. Louis
this juncture cannot be over estimated,
lie vast stores of clothing and provisions
jicb are accumulated there will be most
ceptable to our quartermaster and comissariat
departments, while holding Cairo
ables us to control the navigation of both
e Ohio and Mississippi rivers.?Richond
Examiner.
Jen. McCulloch's Official Dispatch.
'ringfield, Mo., via Little Rook,
August 13, 1861.
Hon. L. P. Walker :?The battle of
ikhill has been fought, and we have gaina
great victory over the enemy, coramded
by Gen. S. Lyon. The battle was
light ten miles from Springfield. The
etny were nine or ten thousand strong;
r force was about the same. The battle
ited six aod a half hours. The enemy
ire repulsed and driven from the field,
th the loss of six pieces of artillery, sevil
hundred stands of small arms, eight
indred killed, one thousand wounded,
d three hundred prisoners. Gen. Lyon
is killed and many of their prominent
ioors. Our los3 was two hundred and
tty-five killed, eight hundred wounded,
d thirty missing. We have possession
Sprinfield, and the enemy are in full reiat
towards Rolla.
BENJ. MoCULLOCH,
Brigadier-General Commanding.
A telegraphic despatoh from Memphis,
res the following additional particulars :
The Confederate lo98 was from 200 to
0 killed, and 400 to 500 wounded.?
,pt. Blank caught Siegle, but he wa9 resed.
He shot at and thinks wounded
at. The enemy's loss is estimated at 2,0
to 3,000.
The following despatch was received at
irt Smith:
Fayetteville, August 13.?McCul:h
sent forces after Siegel's command,
out twenty miles from Springfield. Gen.
irdee met and captured the whole of the
ideral forces, and is bringing them back,
us making a clean thing of it. The mesiger
is just in.
C. H. STIRMAN.
The Nashville Union has the subjoined
narks upon the above despatches :
The account of McCulloch's great battle
im his own report, demonstrate that,
ough fighting under the disadvantage of
surprise, his heroic legions, after desper;
and bloody fighting, completely broke
1 the enemy's command, routed him and
pturcd many prisoners and munitions.
Swift and terrible has been the retribum
upon the Hessian crew who committed
e atrocities at St. Louis, under the infa)us
Lyon and Boerstein. Their bloody
d brutal acts have quickly recoiled upon
emselves. The pages of human history
not present an example where the in
3tion of the penalties for such atrocious
imes have been so speedily and surely
nsum mated.
Admiral Milne and the Blockade.
A Canadian paper says :
"Admiral Milne has now assembled in
alifax the largest and finest squadron that
s ever been seen in American waters.?
a the arrival of additional vessels on the
ly, some of which bring Armstrong guns
d ammunition for those ships which are
it yet furnished with them, the squadron
.11 put to sea and attend to the Southern
ockade. Admiral Milne is just the man
r the occasion?cool, determined and not
raid of responsibility; a thorough old sea
>g, who knows his duty and will do it
oroughly. If he finds the blockade infioient,
he will make short work of it."
Retaliatory Law of the Confederate
Government.
A bill has been reported by the Judiciary
Committee of the Confederate Congress
for the forfeiture and confiscation of the
estates, property and effects of "alien enemies."
The sense of Congress is understood
to be decidedly in favor of this retaliatory
law.
The provisions of this retaliatory enactment
are in view of the act of the Lincoln
Congress, pretending to confiscate the property
of the Southern people, (except their
slaves,) and to liberate the slaves. The bill
confiscates all property, of every description,
owned. Dossessed or enioved bv alien ene
mies since the 21st day of May, 1861, and
condemns it for the full indemnity of the
citizens of the South who have suffered any
loss or injury under the act of the United
States to which it is retaliatory.
Receivers are to be appointed by the Confederate
Courts, to take charge of the property
of alien enemies, including all funds
and credits in way of partnership and trust;
also to sue for the same, if necessary, and
attaoh all credits due such enemies by writs
of garnishment, and to account for the
same through regular settlements in courts.
The law proposed by Congress is eminently
practical. The Grand Jury is charged
in the first instance, with the discovery of
aliens' property subjeot to confiscation,
which is aided by penalties for its concealment,
the wilful negleot of any partner or
trustee, or citizen to give information of
such property within the Confederacy, being
punished by fine and imprisonment.
The Confederate States' attorneys in the
respective district courts are charged to
prosecute all cases instituted under the law,
and are compensated by the commission of
one per cent, upon the fruits of all such
litigation.
The bill also provides that the President
shall, by and with the advice and consent of
Congress, appoint a board of commissioners,
to consist of three members, to hear and
adjudicate claims brought before them by
parties wh: have been put to loss under the
confiscation act of the United States; the
finding of the commissioners in favor of
any such claim to be prima facie evidence
of the correctness of the demand?said
claims, however, to bo subjeot to being
passed by Congress, and, when passed, to
be paid out of the "confiscation fund."
All expenses incurred io proceedings
under the act, are to be paid from the "confiscation
fund," the receivers to be allowed
commissions on the amount of their receipts
and expenditures
The law gives to the Confederate Courts
special jurisdiction in cases enumerated,
and particularly to settle all partnerships
heretofore existing between a citizen and
alion enemy, and to separate the interest of
the latter for confiscation, and to sever all
joint rights in which he is concerned, for
the purpose of confiscating them.?Richmond
Examiner, 21 st.
The Pirates of the Potomac.
The waters of the Potomac are ploughed
by a number of vessels bearing armed robbers,
under the license of Abraham Lincoln,
to plunder and steal and destroy the
property of Virginians who live along the
banks of the river and near the mouths of
the creeks. A special aim of these thieves
is to steal negroes, and they have been tolerably
successful. We were informed a
few days ago that Mr. Thomas Brown had
been robbed of ten servants by one of these
piratical companies. One of the negro men
succeeded in escaping from the captors, and
leaping into the river, swam ashore and
reached his master in safety. The following
accounts are published in the Northern
papers, from the negro stealers themselves:
More Contraband.?This morning,
the propeller Resolute, arrived at the yard
for a supply of coal, &c , bringing with her
ten "contrabands," five men, three women
and two children, owned by a Mr. Brown,
near Machodoc. Last Saturday, as the
Resolute was passing, a musket was fired at
them from the house, whereupon a boat's
crew was sent ashore, the house burned, and
the darkies brought off.
The Resolute has taken on board from
plantations along the river, whose owners
had gone to the wars, eighteen "COOtraKnnda"
in fhf> last fftW daVS.
I
Washington, August 12.?The Potomac
flotilla is still actively employed. Capt.
Cravea, of the steamer Yankee, informs
the Navy Department that he will report in
person the circumstances attending the capture
of the negroes.
Lieut. Mygath, of the steamer Reliance,
under date of the 13th, says: On the
night of the 9th, while this vessel was at
anchor before Piney Point, a boat was seen
plying about and acting in a suspicious manner.
Upon being hailed, it came alongside.
The crew was composed of four negroes,
who represented themselves as having belonged
to Col. Forbes, and that he lived on
the Machodoc river, in Virginia. They
stated that they had run away from their
master because he intended to use them for
military purposes, or, to use their own words,
"because he wanted to send them to the
wars." The negroes have been sent to the
Resolute for transportation to Washington.
Capt. Craven says that on the shores of
the Potomac there is not one in twenty of
the residents who is a true Union man,
and I sometimes think that there are many
hundreds of them organized into companies,
perhaps regiments, and prepared to act
against the government at any moment.
Washington Star.
Keep Back the Cotton.?The following
shows the importance which our Congress
attaches to the policy of keeping the
cotton crop away from our seaports daring
.? a. ?nn rtiii* fnrpicrn
toe present lratuuuuuo uu .v.?a_
trade. The planters and factors who have
adopted this coarse will find mach to reward
and encourage them in this warm
commendation of oar ralers:
"Rasulued, That the Congress heartily
approve of and commend the course pursued
by the cotton planters and faotors of
the country, in sending no cotton forward
from the interior to the seaports of the
Confederacy during the existence of the
blockade, and the determination of the insurance
companies to insure the crop only
when retained on the plantation/'
Richmond. Items.
Richmond, August 21.?The President
approved, to day, an Act empowering the i
President to appoint two other Commission*
era to Europe. The Act empowers the
President to determine to what nations the ,
Commissioners now in Europe shall be accredited,
and to prescribe the duties of the ,
two additional Commissioners. They will -,
receive the same pay as those now in Eu- rope.
The President has also approved an< Act
to aid the State of Missouri in repel* ?
ling invasion, and to authorize her admis^.
sion into the Confederacy. The preamble -}
sets forth that the people of Missouri have. :i
been prevented, by unconstitutional inter- i
ference of the Federal Government, from r
expressing their will in regard to a union
with the Confederates, and that Missouri*,
ans are now engaged in repelling the law*
less invasion of their territory by armed
forces. The Confederate Government coo*
aiders it their right and duty to aid tha /
Government and people of Missouri in re*
nollinrv intrnainn an/1 woontninry moena an/1
^/VlliUg kUTHUiUU UUVI 4WV4V4Ug} UiV/HUU HUVk
the opportunity of expressing their will
upon all qaestions affecting their rights and J
liberties. The President is authorised to
oo-operate through the military power of
this Government, with the authorities of ^
Missouri, in defending that State against
' lawless invasions by the United States, and
maintaining the liberty and independenoe
of Missouri, with the power to accept the ,
services of troops sufficient to suit the pur*
pose. The Act provides for the admission
of Missouri into the Confederacy, on an
equal footing with other States, when the
Provisional Constitution shall be ratified by
the legally constituted authorities-of Mis-,
souri, and an authentic copy communicated
to the President. The President is then
directed by proclamation to announce the
admission of Missouri into the Confederacy.
The Act recognizes the Government in
Missouri, of which Claiborne F. Jackson
is Chief Magistrate. .
Gen. Ochiltree, of Texas, introduced axresolution,
which was unanimously adopted,
complimenting the splendid victory obtain- 1j
ed by Gen. McCnlloch and his brave army
at the battle of Oak Hill, near Springfield,
Missouri.
Regulations Respecting Alien Enemies.
The following regulations are hereby established
respecting alien enemies, under
the provisions of an act approved 8th, August,
1861, entitled "An act respecting
alien enemies?. ...
1. Immediately after the expiration of
the term of forty days from the date of the
proclamation, [the Proclamation was published
in our last issue,] it shall be the duty
nf tho aotpomt Diafrinf ftttarnam. marshals.
and other officers of the Confederate States,
to make complaint against any alien ene-'
mies coming within the purview of the aot
aforesaid, to the end that the several Coarta
of the Confederate States, and of each State
having jurisdiction, may order the removal
of snoh alien enemies beyond the territory
of the Confederate States, or their restraint
and confinement, according to the terms of
said law. ^
2. The Marshals of the Confederate States
are hereby directed to apprehend ail aliens
against whom complaints may be made under
said law, and to hold them in strict
custody until the final order of the Court,
taking special care that such aliens obtain
no information that coald possibly be made
useful to the enemy.
3. Whenever the removal of any alien
beyond the limits of the Confederate States
is ordered by any competent authority, under
the provisions of the said law, the Marshal
shali proceed to exeoute the order in
person, or by deputy, or other discreet person,
in such manner as to prevent the alien
so removed from obtaining any information
that could be used to the prejudice of the
Confederate States.
4. Aoy alien who shall return to these
States during the war, after having been
removed therefrom under the provisions of
said law, shall be regarded and treated as ,
an -alien enemy, and, if, made prisoner
shall be at onoe delivered over to the near|
est military authority, to be dealt with as
a spy, or as a prisoner ot war, as tne case
may require.
Skirmish at Harper's Ferry.?a
gentleman jnst arrived from the above looality
informed us last night that Col. Turner
Ashby, of Fanquier arrived at Boliver,
near Harper's Ferry, about two o'olock
last Sunday afternoon, with 200 troops. He
sent forward 10 men to reconnoitre, who
reported 400 Abolition soldiers in Harper's
Ferry. He proceeded, intending to
attack them. On arriving at Camp Hill
he ascertained that they had found out his
design, and crossed the Potomao on a bridge
of boats. After Ashby and his men got to
the Ferry the enemy commenced firing across
the river, a distance of three hundred
yards, and killed a horse of a first lieutenant
The fire was returned, one of the eneemy
being killed and five wounded. The
lieutenant's horse was replaced by a better
one taken from the enemy. The latter have
a wholesome dread of Ashby and his men,
who are encamped two miles south of
Charlestown, Va. , Banks has a considerable
force two miles from Harper's Ferry.
There are now, so far as known, no Yankees
in arms on the Virginia side of the
Potomac from Martinsburg down to Harper's
Ferry, and but few between that point
and Alexandria.?Richmond Dispatch.
Prince Napoleon and the First
Regiment op Virginia Volunteers.?
When Prince Napoleon visited our linea at
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^eutrevuie, uu uio , ?
volved upon Major Skinner to condaot him
to a neighboring height, whence a view
could be obtained of the field of battle. It
was with great difficulty the major could
make the Prince believe that such a signal
victory could have been won without regulars.
It so happened that on the descent
of the hill the Prince got a rear view of the
first regiment, then ranged in line of battle.
"There," exclaimed his Highness,
"surely those are regulars, though they are
a little shabby." "Pardon me, Prince,"
replied the major, "they are volunteers,
and if they are a little ragged behind, they '
did not give the Yankees a chance to find
it out/'