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Separate Stats Aflfeon>
- m-T?^r^^day, publishes the
following reply of. th'e President to sundry
Sawtow tftjtgwg?,4M.tk9 topic uaoounceS
iu the.abov? c?ptioQ. Toe. Whig S3jd that it
^^jCtOBHanipTAr, No?ei?berl7, 1S64.
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Tortkc Ban. Senators of- Georgia?MesmAi
f^,. Wright President Senate, Y. LfliMB
J JUL Chambers, Thomas E.
? Wetfr Robert A.
Netbet. .
- , Gj^nxlemjc.y : I jDiwf.reil bj telegram
thie fWHtf MRJfrftPS<4 iltb ina^Dt, as
TeqaAA*^ ;86d nov respectfully comply
i wittopaataleHire that t should express. mp;
vfcwWtba sublet to whioh yap invite mr
attention.
Georgia,- by Mr- Stephens, of fiancoc^,
Art. JOB.?e'?oi inclined to favqr
W anJ Bimijar reaolqticni*
bBBetjS2<hem to have a tendency to
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create divisions among ourselves,*?? to
triB^in^'^gepgthen ojar enemies'?butthat
in MiliedgflviUe that I favor
e?A%^mdn(on the-partof the Stetejrand
would be pleased.-to see Georgia oast her
M, Yoir^ekipdeiwugb
aodjtf the pasxe?latjot}fl,^oqia
iu;ti*F slightest degree fi^/awfet me lp
bringing the war to a successful and speedy
close, you will give them your earnest and
I retunryou my cordial thanks for this
expwMion of~ confidence, bat assure' yon
piwwe th^oa-wii!
already have seen by the closing part of my
%W$S**?& which must hajre reicbed
you since the date"of your letter, that I ba^e
not contemplated the use of any other agency
Stf^atihg^ for peace than that established
by the Constitution of the Confederate
iTilLTgrnryseems to me to.be welladaptftW
*QjQrio?'cui?equeBoes
tfu?wo&l(J follow any
ptl?yg' ^hat '
*rte objection to separate State notion
SSiffiOT*1x179Vletu*. io
be so oooolusiye as. to admit no reply. The
it$medfc$e *nd io^table tendency of snob
distinct action by each State is to create*diaeordant
instead of united counsels; to saggostjJtojour
enemies possibility of a dissolatioa
ot the Confederacy; and to encourageTthein,
by the spectacle of our divisions,
ttf determined and united action against
us; . ,
Thaj would iealty.?go?fc the fclaeddea
that some of tha States ofthe Confederacy
are disposed to abandon their sister States
and make separate terms of peace for fchemselres;
and -if such a suspicion, however
unfounded/' Were once engendered.among
otff ownrp^opl<5, it would be destr^ti^ of
tiaT'spirif of mutual confidence and support
whidff fofiBff <5ur chief reliance for sncoess
in the-maintenance of our causer' /
' WU? tho proposal of separate State ah?
*l4t tt'y v 'J#4 lj. * r ' - si ?
boa waa fiat mooted, tt appeared to me so
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impracticable, so voH of any promise of
gpod, that t gave no heed to iha, proposal;
bet upon its adoption by citizens whose po- j
aitien and ability give height to the expression-of-their
opinions, ? was led to a serioaa
consideration -of the subject. SLy fUstim-.
yireaftons "havq not beeq changed by reflection.
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- TV all tbc StutPB ftl rti* t?ft hmtila fftdo- J
rations are to meet in oonventioD, at is plain
lhpt saflb a meetirig . can .only take place
after an agreement as tok the time, place
-and terms on which they are to meet. Now,
. without discussing the minor, althoogh hot
trifling difficulties, of agreeing as to timy
and place, it ie certain that the States would
never content to a-coavehtiou without a previous
agreenu-flf as to the terms on "which
they were to meet. The proposed convention.
mast meet - on the basis either thai no
by-llte dwirian of the conjentioDj "tor,tbat
it should be so bound. But, it is plain that
an agreement on-the basis'that no. State
t&?)pJLd.bd bound, without it? ctfhaenfc, "by
Ihastennitof wouldbvan
abandonment oxCthh^ part of the North of
U^prtHended tight of coercion; .vf'oal*,'be
i iiw-ahijojate recognition of fit independence
of the sevarai States of the Confederacy;
would-be, in-.a word,. ?o coppl&e a concession
of the rigbtfolness of our cause thai
the most visiohary oannot hope for snob an
sgjoaanent in. advance of the meeting of a
convention. The. only other possible basis
of Meeting is that each State-should agree
befandtlad, tbv~ be bound by ihb deoisibn of
the convention, and snch' agreement is bat
another form of-submission to' Northern domiifion*
as we Wellkn&w that in each a-oonvention
we sfibnld be ontnbmbered nearly
two to one. On the very threshold bf the
scheme proposed, therefore, we are met by
aa-ohstacle which canbot-be removed. Is
not theimJJ*aotica6le*oharactfer of the project
appaftot?
1 Yoa.will observe Ijjiat I* leave entirely out
-of view the suggestion that a convention of
all the States, of both federations, should
fye .held by common consent without any
^previous understanding as to the effect of
its deak&uw t should meet merely to debate
and pass resolatiods that are to bind do ope.
It is nor sapposedrthat this can really' be
the meaning fctfcched to the proposal, by
those whoare aotive in its support, although
the resolutions to which you invite-my atMotion;
declsra thet the-funotion of suoh a
oonvention would ba. simply, to propose ^ a
pHp of peace,'With the consent of the two
belligerents; at, in other Words, to aet as
cpegptiatQTs in treating tor peace.. This part
of tins scheme is ant intelligible to me. If
jibe convention is only to be held with the
oonsent of th^ktvo belligerents, that consent
cannot be obtained without negotiation.?
The plan then would resolve itself into a
scheme that, the two Governments should
negotiate an agreement for the appointment
of negotiators to make proposals for a treaty.
It seems mnch more prompt and simple to
negotiate for peace a? once than to negotiate
Lfor the appointment of negotiators, who are
ii moot ttifliniif annnnanf frn ?4o Anvthinp
"but make proposals.
If the Government of the United'States
is willing to make peace, it will trea$ for
peace clireotlj. If unwilling, it will rcfase
to consent to the Convention of States.?
The author of these resolutions, and those
who concur in bis views, appear to mp to
oommit the radical error of supposing that
the obstacle to obtaining the peace which
we-all desire, consists in the difficulty of
finding proper agenoios for negotiating, so
that the whole spope of the resolutions ends
Jp nothing but suggesting that,-i/ the eneOBJ
will treat, the best agency would-be
State delegates to a oonventiost.; whereas
the whole and "only qbstaole is thpt the enemy
will not treat at all, or entertain any
other proposition than that we should- submit
to their yoke, acknowledge that we are
criminals, and appeal to their mercy for pardon.
After this statement of objections, it may
appear Superfluous to add others of less
gravity; but^ as you invite a full expression
of my views^ I will add that history is rcplete
with instances of the interminable
difficulties and delays which attend the attempt
to negotiate on great j?nd conflicting
interests,, when.the parties to negotiation
are numerous. If thie hasibeen the case
where the parties possessed full powers to
conclude a treaty, what can we hope from j
an assemblage of negotiators from thirty or
forty States, who, in the midst of an exasasperating
warfare, are to' meet withont
power to oonolnde anything ?
In thd history of oar own country, we
find that, in a time of profoun d peace, when
the most cordial brotherhood of sentiment
existed, and when a long and bloody wtar
had-been brought to a successful close, it
required two years toassemble a convention
and brjng its deliberations to an end, and
another year to proopre the ratification of
their labors. With such a war as the present
in progress, the yiews of the largo assemblage
of negotiators proposed would undergo
constant change according to the vicissitudes
of the Btraegle, and the attempt
to seenre concordant views would ' soon be
abandoned* and the parties more embittered
^hap ever; less hopefnl of the possibility
of successful negotiation.
Again, how is the diihouJty resulting
from the conflicting pretensions of the two
belligerents in regard to several of the
States to be overcome ? Id it supposed that
Virginia would enter: into a convention with
a delegation from whatour enemies choose
fco terpa.$he "State" of "West Virginia,"
and thus recognize an insolent and violent
dismemberment of her territory 1 Or
would the United States oonsent that "West
Virginia" should be deprived of her pretensions
to equal rights, after having formhTtw
ndmiffofT' Tior no a Stnfo nnd
fyer to vote at a Presidential election ? Who
?onld send a delegation from Louisiana,
ennessee, Kentucky, Missouri 1 The enemy
claim to hold the governments of those
States, while we assert them to be members I
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of tl^ Confederacy. Would delegates be
received from both sides ? If so, there
would soon be a disruption-of the Qftnve.ntion.
If delegates are received from neither
side, then ajxturber oft he States most
vitally interested iq the result would remain
unrepresented, and What value could be attached
to the mere recommendations of a
body of negotiators under such oircomstancos
Various-other considerations suggest
tbaaselvea, but enough has beeufcwd to justify
my .conclusion that the proposal of separate
State action js?nwise, impracticable
and.offers no .prospect of good to -jsojyjter-,
balance its manifold injurious qonssjjuences
to the qigse of, our country- Very ^respectfully,
yours, &o. * > *
. - . . *JEFFERSON DAVIS. ' j
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. # pi^tering Trust.
At this stage in our., contest when defection,
from .our cause under various and ingenious,
vhut really flimsy pretexts, has apnea
rori in m#n5 nnnrfem and iu flVarv dau
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becoming more open-mouthed jand blatant,
it is refreshing, $nd encouraging to turn-to
old histories and chorniolea, and toad of the
struggles of other heroic peoples^ conduct,
od, as oops will now hate to beragainst th?
machinations^ tlffe cowardice, the meanness
and selfishness of home traitors, as well as ^
against the arts and military power of the
public' enemy. The .torieg of the revqjqtionary
war, malignant fienda^as thoy were.
in many instances, were but the prototypes
of a class of grumblers,, and grpwlera, and
malcontents who have evidently given uj^
in their hearts the.p&usp resistance, and
' only wait'lef the y?nkee<yok Sto bow their
, heads and receive it.. They are doing harm
to the spirit or Our own people, and increasing
the confidence of .the enemy in the prospect
of their ultimate success against us.
We have no arguments tooffer suchi people.
TJhey do qqfrneed or require tQ^e
convinced. They are simplyigoing the way
which the influence^ to whioh they are subject
djpw them. They are either-.not
grounded in the prihciples which underlie
this content, and do not Jrnow Whif it isabout,
j)T they are mere gulls, screaming
timidly and pitoously around the ||6od vessel
of our fortunes, or they are dragged
down into the mire by.their money bags.
It,is lamentable to think that^so many
breve and gallant hearts, so manylcedmpiisbed
and enlightened minds, so much patriotism,
and honor, and manliness, so much
profound thought .and attainment, 'have
been lost to us in the wild waves of wftr,.
and that instead of the voices which would
instruct and cheat,-insteadiff"the examples!
which.would thrill and enthuse airhole
people, we haw a class rising-up and Tenturing
to speak upon affairs, composed mainly
of renegades from duty and systematic
shirkers and skulkers froin every form of
servioe, aud that detestable and execrable
set of low villians who have traded in and
got rich on the blood and misfortunes of the
country. We bave.no argument-for such
persons. . Only one cap reach, them and be 4
effectual to silence their treason..
* Ip contrast to such^ read the.anecdote below
of the sublime confidence aud glorious
patriotism.pf Gen. Marion. What he say?
about the want of generosity of the enemy,
is a thousand times truer of the Yankees
than of the. British, and his predictions ofsuccees
to the cause which he so nobly sustained.
arising from this cause, may therefore
be accepted as much more likelylo be
.verified in our oiroupiatances than in-those
in which it had such.* gratifying, and successful
fulfilment, under the. steady efforts and
unyielding courage of.ouj'rrevohitionary
sires. Let us -hnJ; - emulate his noble exv
ample,, catch bis lpfty enthusiasm, and heedhis
inspiring and- prophetic words. There,
is deep riuloaophy and truth in them: "Afte^
the .surrender of Charleston andthe
bloody defeat of Bnford, South Carolina
appeared to he subdued. Marion, not-yet
recovered from the effects of'his broken an-.
,klo, watf compelled to take, refuge ip the
swamp and Torrent. With bloody-minded
and malignant enemies around him, he had
friends among all classes who Matched over
his safety. As soon as.he was able to mount'
his horse, he collected a few friends and set
ont.for North, Carolina.^ His ankle was
still so ?ore that it required the help of .Horry,
his friend god hjs servant, both, to lift
from his horse. But his spirits were gopd,
and -when Horry lamented that their 'happy
days were all gone,' 'our happy days all
gone, indeed 1" answered Marion, on the
contrary, they arc yet to come. The-victory
is still sure. The enemy, it is true,
have all the tramps, and if they had but
the spirit to pjay a generous game, they
,would oertainly ruin us.. But they have no
idea of that game. They- will treat the people
craelly; and that one thing will ruin
them and save the country."
? - Southern Guardian.
Arrival of Captain Semmes.?Captain
Raphael Semmes, whose arrival in
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the .Confederacy, had been previously announced,
is now in Richmond The gal- '
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lant Uaptain is loosing as naio as ever; aau
bis many friends will bo pleased to learn
that he has accomplished his long add tedious
joaraey homeward in 'safety. We are
not informed, says .the Whiq of the Captain's
movements, but the county'can illy
spare him from that sphere of usefulness in
which he has made so great a reputation for
himself and so gloriously defended the country's
cause. _
.Happiness.?Now let ua teli you a secret
worth knowing. This looking forward
for enjoyment don't .pay. Frpm what I
kuow of it, I would as soon chase butterflies
for a living, or. bottle up moonshine for
cloudy nights. The only true way to be
Konnw is to take the drops of happiness as
"-trtrj i '
God gives them to us every day of our
lives' , The boy must learn to be happy
while he is plodding over his lesson; the
apprentice while he is making^ his fortune.
If he fails to learn, this art, he will be . sure
to miss his enjoyment when, be gains what
he sighs for. *.
To the Teachers and P&ople of the. li
*' Confederate States. h
At ttye late Confederate States Educational
Association, whioh met in Charlotte, ?
North "Carolina, fne^ underatgned committee.were
appointed to prepare ^and publish
an Address to {he Teachers," the educated
ladies, and the people generally,' of the
Confederacy, cp trie subject, of education v
and Southern literature : .. . n
!/? ^ - TO TEyeTK^OHBE^ - ? ti
! ; Teachers oftha South? You oooupy a .r
Inch and most important position in the T
nation. As tbe-^edfloators the rising F
geaeration?^tis those 'Who Crr to Bhape the t:
plastio minda ofoor youth ryonhold in your ''
hands the destinies of oat government:-? t
Tho soldiers, the statesmen; the* ministers, ^
theedactifarrs?in s word, ftthtbose who are 6
to fill the-learned- professions ud the use- c
- nl ocoupHtions, are in yobs charge. In *
the tender minds whioh you are tcsbape, '
Re the-ddrmant-elementB of that silent, yet ^
powerful influence which is the main spring ^
of human society and the hope of the world. P
The stability; the^rosperity, the mdral tone 0
?and glory*of" our infrtot nation, all depend 4
upon the manner in whioh you"discharge 0
yonr duties. Tour responsibilities are na-( D
utterably great. *
Congress, in tlieir wisdom, bavfi,' so far,
deemed yohr services in the sohodl room of
greater importance tfitn in the arifty. You *
Ute not personally favored in their legrsla- '
tion by being left at home; It isb&oause a
thby feel fhat you can -better serve yonr 1<
country as educators than as soldiers. How
important?,. then, that every teaober of the *
South regard hitbwlf,* and be togardfeV? by ?
othere,"'as a'publio benefactor and patriot 1 i
How unworthy is every "one who has be- ?
come a teacher ffoin do higher mdtive than d
to keep oat of-tfce army ! * * * - f
A8 the educators" of a pffoallar people, d
holding peculiar* views and institutions, it p
is of the highest, importance that all our
teachers place themselves4 on the broad plat-'1 o
form of principles which underlie o ar gov- I
ernment?that their'efforts and labors nan- 8
re on i ze and blend into*'one gra n d system, 1<
and 1-ead to - one great. end. "Pree^fcm and g
religion are the faudenmhtal principles .of u
nationality. Oh this solfd platforid should 1'
all'our teachers sit and instil these priori- t'
pies into the minds'of the young who sit at
their feet. n
It is not .only the office of our teachers to ...
mould tjie intellectual and. mor%i state of [
the young, bat oar. national literature also _
is to oome mpatly^irqm their pen. And
tluk literature of a nation wields not only, a ?
^OW^F^I influence on the national mind,
but it is really thejakponent of the ipjtelleotual
and moral condition, and the most.im- 0
perishable glory of the nation. (i
Such a nation as ours needs and must (j
have a literature of its own, ? Then, .South- a
era, Educators, as you realszo yoar respoa- ^
sibilities, do yoa appreciate the work which ^
lies before yoa If.it is your, duty to shape ^
tne mina anauoerature 01 oar imam ua- ^
tion,-dfow important it ia that y?&. at D.nce. ^
begin the task in earn eat. In^regard to the. ^
literature of-our country, is in your gow- Sl
er to decide whether it..shallbe the poison-< ^
oas prodoo^ops..of our.enemies, under the e
insidious.garb of ^Southern Edition,'/ or ^
the prodpotions.of SonthefjQ. minds, adap- Sl
ted to Southern institutions. ' ?he republi- 0
cation of foreign books generally will but ^
corrupt,the minds of our people, undermine ^
the foundations of our nationaUty, and pre- r(
sent us to the. world 4a an ignoble and dep- B(
pi cable .people. Frown* therefore*; upon ^
those trhnjwft. republishing. *nd lirqplating. ,f
in the South this dangeroua liteutmoi apd,^
cncourage those irho^ate polishing Efouth- S(
ern booksrhy SpRthern.authc??,\ J ; A" ^
TO TD? EDUCATED LADIES OP THE SOUTtf.- b
Ladies : The fact fibs already been men-' -tl
mentioned that the silent yet powerful in- Cl
flucnce of pious, intelligent women is the
maiu spring of sooiety and the hope of the S
world. When we appeal ttf the Itrdferf of oi
the Soutfi, we appeal to those who ore able It
and know how tofc wield this inflnenoe.? ?
Your influence in the cause of Southern in- 0
dependence has been felt and'acknowledged b
by the world. "We appeal to" "you to unite w
'all the elements of your mighty* inflnenoe si
in the cause 'of Southern "education. 'Let b
all the rays of that inflnenoe blend to dis- ti
perse the dark night of ig'noranoe. "Your J
services are not olaimed in the field, but
your oonntry needs yonf influence, in "the tl
school "room. Your"patriotistn will not al- D\
low you to turn heedlessly away from the ai
cries of the young and rising generation, d
The -mch of the Sooth are needed ' in the ai
field, and the'educated ladies mpst^ take tf
their places 'in the schools of the lapd.? m
Will not every educated young lady of the ti
Sooth come forward, at onoe, and enlist as
a teacher, and lend, her influence in the ^
cause of education ? (
TO TUB PEOPLE. " r~ , '
People of the Sooth: You have cheer- 6
folly made many noble sacrifices for the c<
cause of Southern ' independence. You S
have freely given of your property and yonr
blood. Having paid so dearly for oar free- y<
dom, whioh wo think, in the providence of 01
God, is'soto, can yoo fail to watch the fa- ej
tare of our nation? To gain our indepen- th
dence as a nation will be an inestimable m
blessing ;" but to neglect the' mental and tL
moral training of the ohildren of the Sooth I
would be to destroy oar independence, and m
loose the dear, Blood-bought treasure. of
"Knowledge is^ power." It is better th
than riohes or honor. It is the principal th
thing. We, therejfore, beg your influence g<
and oo-operation in the cause of Southern m
education. But it may bo asked, "What is
can we do.in.this work?'/ . You can call d<
into the school room the teaohers who are fii
to train the young. You can encourage th
and support them in their arduous wqrk.? h<
Our spools would all soon be filled with di
able and oompetent teaohers, if they were
called out, and properly enoouraged and
remunerated by our people. Then, dear
people of the South, raise your voices at m
"??? on/1 /.oil ft.. *Via arlnrtntoj larHoa nf our CS
vuww UUU V41I IV L bUV ^ ?
.. .' ? . V. - ^ *'.
ind to'teaoh our chlldfen, and openyonrj
learie and parted to their* *sappoit. '* * ''
. TlLMAN R. Ga1NJB8, 1 ...
Washington Baibd, V QomwiUce.
Richard Stbrlin^ f J
" " Prom the Columbia Carolinian. ; " ~
- * The Voice Of the Soldiers.
In pointed contrast with;the craven notes
f nrnakcrs. and the snbmissive wbiseers of
, - -
be sods afe-MtWfflPy woapkcad before oar /I
eadere yesterday the thpUiog and jxfylaating
words of Glen. Marion, uttered ?t a
leriod ofpgreat depressioi^.m ou^revoja- ...
ionary fortunes, when everything,seemed
ost-and when even his friend Sorry thought }
heir, "happy days, were .allgqne." We 1
avo had the .pleasure lately of peeling sov- ;
ral of oor offioers and soldiers, a^d. have '*
loticecf the surprise'and indignation* they 1
eel at the attempt of home-keeping people I
o lower otjr* standard. ' They seem to (
rwtthe another atmosphere, to have j oat '
escended ffcta a parer sky." They will '
sake their1 voice to be ^i6ard, and 'their '
pinions'wfli be"'felt, and heeded] *as wdre'l(
hose of oqr revolutionary heroes who shrahk J
ot from the most frying duties, ahdwbbae '
aanly and patriotic breasts niver^ admitted '
be idea of sob mission or oomproffise with (
be foes who pollute ?Eetr country's sbil.: 1
ijj* 'i -tv jh 'j
A correspondent in jGen. Hjood's arcpy .
writes to the August^ Constitutionalist^ .
'let tfie people at. home only regain firm- 1
nd steadfast." Another soldier on far-" (
oagh in Jefferson'County exclaims :
A failuje woold not fallso-heavily on the .
E5hT, WlmyGhSJi 1#hit*wouHf H^?dBae of* s
in limited "circumstances? These meet- \
ags'aod the giving tfy'ofthe people at home: J
re* raining the negroes and injuring us; j
iesuacle the peb{9^"fVonithis.
A GcHonSl of ah Alabama regimettfr, W>w '
iisdbled by wounds*, in' writing to the name
4per,T shyi: ' * *** " *****4 *~f '
' Oof only Baftty depends on maintaining 1
nr separate: mdepnudShoe; and? 16 fbr as
am concerned^ F anf fesolved neverto j
obmit to reooostraotion on any ierms so^
)og as I have a fibgnrleTEtoJmH the trig- (
ero?.a pi?toj^- xCz-" - z - ? ?j
.Well and jaobly said, indeed. The reso- ^
itioa of the army ?eem?*not a whit behind
hptrof Cong rees and; t&e President. 1
la farther 'illustration of its spirit we j
ave the satisfaoKorFdf publishing the fctjr
foUtrijhig r - ,
Extract from aipfivOte Utter of Cajdt..H. ,
/, R. Garden to his JKothtr.] t
Hdqb's .pA^M^xajo Lo't Battery, . j
. 9usheli^' Bat., Army oi N; 'Y. i
Janpap_8,1865. j-j
? ? ? * ? -t / / 7 * mt 1
1 treifkUlG./or aauiu t/arouao. 4.na eyes
f the country are noif fixed upon her, and; 1
\c destiny of this young nation depends 1
he mariner in which she conducts herself 1
'urikg this cristd6f our fa/e*f{:We are be- 1
ag "weighed in th6*balaoce8,'r and as S. <
'aroKna tfses ter rtrength'and inflnenoe? i
lib influence 6f: ei&niple, for therein liee ?
er strength?ire" will "either fdfee*ohr ad- 1
ersarriea to the waft, or bnreelves ISok the '
eanf."* Letnofour people fribjugdPk tKem- 1
ilves . I have noTfMr df tffe result if they *
rilTbtit remain firmJ'and, remembering that- f
vei^thing, everything which man holds i
ear isn't stoke;-?esolve to dieTather than 'i
arrender those gifts"with which a benefl- 3
ent Creator has endowed them.- If oraven '
earted they farter now, they do not ddserve 1
ie boos of freedom foe which welfare al-' 1
?ady shed oceans of hlood; th%y do not de- \
jrve the name^>f?o?, and-a just God wiH t
rand theaxtthinfiniyu Axe there those c
far hold'.propwtyJ dearer thsa them honor *
4-lheir consoaanae:?. flwirvnrldly-pos- *
assions will they be ruined for haying^ hKt -t
ieir^ honor; having wared -their omielience. 1
y base-submission, not one. jot) or oofctii- ^
e of their abundance will be left them to ?
omfort their ignoble sools. i ' - -n t
Bat I hoDe for better thinsrs ' from oar \
J lid uiuuu tu lujurtj uur chum uy vuwiuiu^ m
ispondent and arguing among Hie soldiers, oi
id I am confident b&ve been thp cause of jx
aking a great many desert our cause. ^ ?ac
m't see for an instant how any one could d<
r o x
tate. The. country, this, army, and espeiajly
wt.'South Carolinians of this army, *
xrfc to Aer to dispel the dark clouds'which ...
ra gathering over our land- And oh! *
\od, let not oar hopes be vain) let us- not
ave cause to be ashamed of the State"*
hioh gave us birth. We triust, wc willi *
looeed?it nan bff. done if the people will ?
at rise in their might and hurl baok the 8
de wbioh is sweeping from oar coast, and 7
feel hsfured that it-toill be'done. .
Do'not' think Trom what 1 havo written 9
rat I am "gloomy?on the contrary, despite y
ar disasters^ I^m very hopefulbut there ?
ro indications, I hear, of despondency add
isaffection in the country whichHike not,
ad whenever I Chink of the craven hearts
lat would yield jiaw my blood boils "witfcinC
ie, and no words oan express my - indigoa-J ,r
on and oontempt for such baseness.' " 0
Another young soldier of our oity, Louis ^
.adcliffc, writes a letter which does him. q
onor. These brave young fellows, what-'
per others may do or contemplate, have
srtainly not caught the submission fever: ?
alkehatchie Bridge, Jafc. 21,1865. I'
My Dear Faxher : "Since my last to t<
)u, the enemy have made one or two dem- n
istrations. against our lines, which were 0j
isilyu repulsed without loss. I presume n
lis movement was done only to cover some tl
ore important oqe on their part. As to
ie result I am not in the least uneasy, for
am confident we will whip them; our 0
en were never in better spirits. The idea oi
' their having a chance to strike a blow for pi
leir mother State, has .greatly animated pi
iem, and I predict that they will giwe a gi
)od account of themselves whenever they ol
eel the invader. All we have got to do, at
to remain true to ourselves, with a firm te
termination to gain that for whioh we 're
\st struck. I am confident we will do st
lis, if only supported by the people at ni
>me. It seems it is there where the great ly
rawback lies. Our citizens at hojne have w
u J,_ 1. U_ l.? :? IN
sver consent to lire dnder Yfttdfee
fho has lost a dear relative in *&? war.? ?
is fbt myself ,1 wotli^Aih^ <fiej:?nd t'
ruly hope, my dear father, that such are ,
roOT-feeiin?i for yod'a^wefrvftfare tlfHfcp
reattnent'lhat we would"to subjected to
ihoald sach a thing ever happen. . Bfesfcfes
70a most* remember, yon baVea dear son,
intf I.a dear brother, whos^ remains noir
nouldfcr in the gtave'/'and calls T5l* venj-.
jeance'. ( ^ '
- ' .SK ' ^ ' .In- f? 1
itol *' Fxon tl>e Camden Jotqaaf., . 7 H
Jb'orry eix^T jttoursui a iree ioy.
'My plan tatioft is about three miles from j
Sflndehi on tb'o Wateree.* fntelHgcnce'
cached me oil Wednesday last* that the j
rivfer win rapidly Ttfoidg. I took-a Bateau,
d company with a strong man serftbC and >
pushed off -thy"fctdtfk.-' While en- i;
2pg&~in capttrring three fine bogs the heaA ;
lam co the plantation, above, broke an# .
et loose ? floo? that ?wept,every thing beore
it, and spread ouf about twenty^ miles;
Tom batik to bauk;" Iu a^cmptmg to got
rat,-the bateau was washed by the. coftcdt f
igaiusta tree# capsized and two of thh pig?
Irowned. Thf> hoot was caught by the
;ree in midship, and we managed hot get 1
)n the bottom whore we stood three feet ih' 1
eater. Oof foil anchor-begafi to give Way, 1
lot there was- anothetf tree ten feet distant. r
jeyond on* refchfroi^ the. boat,. By crawlng
fs far as we cpuld,. and then placing onp
2nd of the boat pole in a fork oHhe trap'u
tnd holding the other effd,fmy companion
n?'distress, made- his esoape, snd'ih turn^
jeid the. pole for.me. It was a ootton tree, <.
ieven. inotyea.at the root,.and- about-forty
reet high. We had scarcely' perched onrlelves
in its boughs before the first tree and
bfrbont were- swept away. Here, we were rp
ar slender tiee, with an angry torrent
wenty-feettfeep^wepping five feet beneatn
is, and an expanseof.the river more than a
nile on either side. Fhtm* Wednesday
ct twelve Volock, until Friday* at two o'-jlosk
we ohufg for life to these fraiLbut.
aithful limbs. The river reached its highest
on Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock,
mid iffl rnar and width nrevented onr cries
irom being head until next day. All the 1
first day and night, and all the second day .
urd night we. ebopfod for helft tad wo be- !
jan to aye up all hope.. ,ln. my exertion
o save the boat, I had thrown off my coat,
rhioh we lost, andj the only Way wb kept 1
)ursetTes 'from Jfreezin^ -to' doathj wasby '
violently and oonstawtly strikingeacb other '
ind kicking the tree. ? . ,
Thursday night the boy slept soundly, .
ihdf it was with' difficulty 1 supported bim
md cheered him up from giving oat entffej.
yt - We tasted no Xoodiar watbr,.and f?l; &
do inclination to do so, but I occasionally .
nois taped my lips, that I might hollow thp
onder. The wares surged about as and '
we -were fearful the tree irould be washed 1
>ff, as the current seemed to-be heaped of>< j
n the: trqok in whioh they.grew., Tbtmgji- j
ylmost my entire stpcfc of malty beef qa^- ;
Je, sheep, bogs, fodder, Ac., was swept ? !
ray,' yet soimmi&nt was tbe pefrf,ff scarcq-,J
y thought of them for a moment: 2$v&p- >xertioa*wa8
made'to rescue ua-by several
jeutlemen, but' the torxent was too Awift ;
ipd hjftvy for a,heat to liye.^ A bqteatf.
nth two negroes came W(thio a hundred
rairds of tha^ree, when it was'awamped and !
hey barely escaped 6y clinging to another.: Vbout
two o'olock oh Friday, Mr. Sash, j
be avtffs&r Cbesftate {Iantatkn^
rifch two ootored mpureached tba tree in \. J
wet. llejjwith one-*bfthem, took opr'nta. '
ea on* the tree. and we safety reached tb rt d
Sort* stiTA* truia* W the s
atpesoid. reiurusdadd beoughfc ,
M otbtf konpfij- J
ied,fco bed,,1?utia doing we}l;.he'would
lafe given OQt in a few hours longer pf> 4
loubt. I am Bote id my limbs, -and hoarse, 1
iut mSSt id other way, andfWith*grfti- 1
ude to a kind? Providence for rescuing us- '
rom a watery.graye, I will ever remeu^her (
be freshet of Jawarj II, 1$65. t *
The plantation Ts badly , washed, aud ia * (
ome places heavily "deposited' with sand, I
?vtery dam- was cartiediawfy. -The rivet ]
ose jtwo or'three fe eWhighor (ban -any mafk 1
rithie the memory of the oldest citizens, (
maid here express my thanks to those wire '
& hobly periled their li^es to safe ours, a&d "
Bpe8iaHy~fc<fMr. Hash. " " * 8
My lass; in part, eousiata of eleven head (
f horses and copies, twojenets, abont tweu- (
j bead of oattle, seventy-five bead 8f bogs,. 1
arty-five to fifty sheep, a large amount of ?
adder, peas, &o., &c., &o.
: D. D. HOCOTT. M
v - ; >?* rr '
ftAJXE0AQ8.-rThe Sooth Carolina raU- 8
oad is in perfect 3running ordeE, through- 1
at its whole ezteot.
The Northeastern railroad' is now in'per- 8
;ot order along the whole distance frodi 8
Ibarleetoo to -Florence. " . f - '
The Wilmington and Manch^ter railroad 5
completely repaired and running twins v
n schedule time. # |"
The cars on the Spartabburg and Ufcion "y
ailroad are running daily from Spartaobarg 0
) Shelton, Fairfield District. Arrange- 0
lents have-been made to run a daijy lipe, 11
f stages to some point on the Charlotte 3
lilroad, either Blacbstooks or Winnsboro, ?
ie exact point to be hereafter stated. * 81
- ' ; MW? ? J
The feesiden^cwoes not w ant an l
boan.?"Gape Fear," the cprrespondent "
: the Wilmington Journal, writes: I hapan
to know that tb<3 President was ap- g
roaohedsome months ago by an intelligent Y
jntleman who. desired Ac -establish a first tl
ass newspaper. which shofild support the' b
Iministration, and that thePteaijledt, af- &
r thanking hitn for bis good. intetitfbos,: ii
ijjfied that1 while hfc wished to receivb the r'
ipport of thepress of the. country, he did ^
)t wish to have ad orgpn devote^ espialto
his interests. He said no^man was so"7
ise or elevated that he could notfTte b^ne-* it
fed by jadroions and independent critiaim,
and that he desired the pTqp to be w
jrfeotly free to condemn or approve the tj
its of Government aoeorifing as thfcVmfeht tf
> . *# f . .%?I w is , &
jserve, . T . ;+*
* *' % it'. ?? 1 IT ^ ?? t
SoWoqm? of a 4>e$ftue*jrarmer%
t r>. CTR"**C-nW)??ui?|"?0
^craafc*a*aaxni*Aap?M?"> - <
to this
'
cad d?5to'8toti4i ^lir^MniM^!
Oi<W**6t-M*bft.A
ohuse-H^ked fpm <pt
niggers" at h$me
the difference betWiokltoewl v&amfitid
htmwt wtyiaabH^iyifci^j? <3 tiftbins
?. Q?f4MU*0ft4 hi'agPfctfiftan api?;
the ma^aito^
as lively Mm krikifcl WfcarV tire kwortermasters
? Pressing other peop&4jfcg$g8
?halloaing 'fbum;n^ the
preachers t Praiai^^UTthej^fiut s^Hl^g,
the doctors^ A tottitfgr &<*# i&k5&\o
other people's wire^- W&w^ tite "far
&*Wt* te^^Jo^^wn^r
&fv
metff Whir's &* editonrr" Aftosii^V
the gciy*iiment for of' imstiirf tfeftfce
Py%i&2;/ b>?5i?' < i 23ti6?
. I am oot.-fitm for a, Boldier, any way?
has no
thing- @an make aff- nJ^ooftf ia^%body?in
favor ofrtitor WML gdn&4**d2bhaty-^and^
thaf.isofc .of.^W>
take a man out, poariag dojrn saining. jcfoa't
know the ^rat step, cijeteme^ to'gddSf&wa/
?t 48:?MM nf Mc*T.r4h^KnAd^b^M^Wt^fiA.
liable to apaplexy-j, wife io defikit
HgbtflW
^ ?Torb^if l
by Jaw, then the, terntemea Jkengo.
I b'lievd they're aofcaally going to jight
u giarilla?they ^nOi 4-pntti^Taf *l?M1n
against . the* cavalry jiitoxMjL Wtftti't
As I cam along,
aSG4UXX onJiis fence;
'?'4ten <?' Agl^i .
cams a commissary. k "Aht Mr. JBpekiu,
these are aolIem'tTmeaVno^ c6untf|f^p?e
Bubjued when eneii inea as yOw tWSRfcr
their moakets I": Ihvr rv, .obStrtogA
&&tfet&sswaS;
should fan6y the way those'oldflftbmao^we
to fix themselves ?a these eflltt^thl&VSk
some/ kaer. of th*m?el*?sj th^^M^yonr
youhaa a chance if a bullit w^ to hit youA
bUlHt'wooftT gothrodgh "'me Eiea jfrfcln
of lard. I wonder what's thro- sSbtMcr Ibr
kwactev. 4-J5 tonfe? FRc mmtatev *h?P it
Collar irrx An Mh.lliina ?aak fa ^aaia T ilaaal
*?Drn Bsmji mm
Bjpeja-in food toWom-y&mi i\m m0t
5V? fffl cl^iag^ytfrftffnyafr JWtftW'
it went (^an^throag^ me, nytkin a hole as
trogtf donftSBCo^bitoofni^ le^t tm&fi
I f'*m j&x r?pvfc-r *
o4^phfef
&&#&!> LWdofc, ?T wWofi W' into tto
iicBitect/ he oaaaad a plawrd?te^? itowk
?P> p<?Melyj>phifctiag g&m.
si&niMagra
>f swearingrcoaid Vdrdly fffl'bftftftMi
>ebbtniag ai jagufrtiofl* Th*r- horrible 1awfl?#B&
of-Md^tthptottr-J^'M's ?oaor
and service, anfoT prpf*^ .pit
irere, the Tery atones, by takin^hia namo
a vain, most have been obvibttlr to every
met- Let 81t-ChMpb&**iMfr\k fol- 1
nd.1 ; - '?V i'amto
JJf e, < 4ft" 0?*f* d?W.rW*!IBPti!*i
itroctare, nM ta ,?d W^MBLriaring,
we trust, than the stately bUe, at
moe thepridVof^Efoglaud's capSi*l,a/Kl
nonament of its? ttlti&batf trdhto?rt*a
rtructorg, too, - which should be equally to
xod's hobQr ao3 .praise. We.are."la?Mg
he foundation, and rearingIh^wall/of a IBS
iew nation. Dissevered from- onr late* as- * Hp
?ciafcsi'in government w?l ejloe dftUgkted H
o support#*! hono^ f^^^fV
ing in their;place theanaSeire.atcnee of jg
.oother and &. hette! one?laying them , # j?
,midst toils and bacd>itfpa.l?ppeakable> and 9j
lementing them with onr bat Wood.? a|
Shall theM*{^red"precep|a?, afl tfife noble M
rork be polluted by proclamations of the ju
wfal and holy bame-of that Almighiy One,
rho, alone is able tm gifa ineewrio onr |||
indertabing?' Wonderfnlljrhas he Weesed Kj
is thus far. Amidst hostilities, fiercex for- ?
uidabfe, and unceasing. the worfc has gohe |ki
feadily on, until those whb oace donUted ?
ow readily admit that-the. jjrg^twyiaiio |H
tand. An. unseen t hnt eTer pfeaeht &u?d B
as been stretched out for our protection. B
iet it not be said, that thoee who are endor- B
ig hardship, ana exposing life| to foifiWrd B
tie gtfeat^difioe, are ffage^veTtWi^li- B
aticras to the Provident wh* ffij
nrftd tiii. ^uS
n r- '| unrrfiMl in SBa
le ranis and thrtnghoufbor land, otoljr in 33
mes oFrere Apce and devotion. Lit 's*oh Sffl
thing ae an oath nonttre aabayea^w^tofa g
Ikrfnpj of frtr batiana^fehctar# aWjch BB
urity.rH8b&&r,s PiMtf# ^ Wp1
o#G v ^ ' ,. ?. 'b f <ad
British GoKtrnttenlr^ii 4HMd * MB
rto^bfl offloiafly afcayu ??
fmhawj at WaiBingtdn,- that AaMftoaha,' ffl
bo - bara Woama baionilized^anbjadta^f Wm
ie Queen in the Colouiea are frat^fc&ged jj?j
QW>. io ffi
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