Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 16, 1865, Image 2
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*-&?- y- ONE DOLLAR per annum, payable in produoe af .old
price* t Ineludlnj Coin, Wkffct, Flour, Bacon, Bye, Butter
y.;5 -MAjNaEiy. . '
TWENTY DOLL AfiSfln Confederate money to nonprod
ucera or person beyond the DfctrfcX.
TEN DOLLXns for 6 months.
RATE3 OF ADVEBTIBINQ:
One equare of ten lines, Five Dollars for each Insertion,
r 50 cents per line. No adtreitiKment chaijed lea* than
~ OWtuariee, Tribute* of Eeapect and Complimentary
Notice* charged a: adTcrttotng rate*. :
COUBT WEEK.
The neual formula of callings impanneUing.
and adjourning juries was gone
through with here on Monday. The
, country is suffering from" the suspen
$ion of courts of justice, and it seems to
have been an unfortunate piece of legislation,
that temporarily abolished them.
Many a rascal has gone unhung, and
-many a good.citizen has been defrauded
of the protection that is due him,
by this act. We trust that the next,
Legislature will re-establish the criminal
branch of the District courts at f
least, and give some assurance to the s
country that it is not to be left wholly
at the mercy of such maurauders as we
have had, and may expect to have again
among us.
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X ITAi'Ail JB.WWH*. ^
f We are pained to reoord the death of ^
' Lieut, Jambs J. Slider, of Company
D, GOrs Battalion of Reserves, and a
worthy, and esteemed citizen of this
place. While a train and its guard was
conveying>pris oners frtan Wilmington
to Goldsboro, Lieut. Snider,'occupyinga
place on the top of one of the coaches
aa^it passed under a bridge, was fatally
injured, and survived the accident
* but a few hours. His remains were
brought to this place for interment.
Honored and loved by those in his immediate
sphere. The intelligence of
his death will bring sorrow to all who/
\ knew Him. /
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/ AN IMPOSTOR.
c. CoL W. J. Hoke, Commandant at
Charlotte, N. C., advertises for the arrest
of a person styling himself Col. L.
WBcTJtoberts, who escaped from his guard
while under trial for horse stealing.?
This man is well known in his assumed
character, to many citizens of this District,
upon whom he has foisted himself
for the past three months, and they
\ would do well to "be on the look out for
THE NEGBO SOLDZEB BILL.
Congress has by a vote of 40 to 37 in
vthe House, and 9 to 7 in the Senate,
" * passed the Bill providing for the musteriogiatoConfederate
service, of 300,000
aegtoefc This action has been too long
. deferred. The boldness necessary to
the execution of such a" measure, was
wanting until the urgent remonstrance
of the Oommander-ki-Ohi ef, and the
rapid inroads oif the enemy made it a
measure of the last importance. Had
this bill become the law of the land three
V' months ago, our armies might now be.
receiving the assistance of these allies,
ahd'the inarch of the deatrpyer arrested.
As it is, three months more must elapse
before ire receive the assistance so much
needed at this time. #
We' dtf adt doubt tne propriety or tms
measure. The' country?far ahead of
its constituted representatives?has long
foreseen its necessity, and urged its adoption,
and even the negro himself,
whlioifife witnesses the advance of the
foe whose chief effort is the destruction
of every jwcial fabric in which his own
happiness and well being are bound up,
will recognize its necessity, and yield a
willing obedience to its mandates.
That the negro soldier is a success, is
no longer questionable. The enenjy
have used him for the past two years in
every department where their armies
have penetrated, and Ianccln confesses
in one of his electioneering addresses,
that without the aid of the 200,000 negroes
he has put in the Federal army,
our. subjugation would be hopeless. We
must cancel this force by using an equal
or larger number of negroes ourselves.
In org&mzing this force, much is left to
the discretion of the gilave owner, and
much to be done by the States in their
feparate capacity. Let each act promptly,
vigorously, and with the will necessary
to the achievement of a great ob,
jeet. Now is the time to work. If we
wonld not be crushed ourselves, nor become
the silent witnesses of a desolation
deeper far than ever spread its sombre
pall over the historical ruins of the past,
we riSust be up and doing, with the spirit
that makes brave acts virtuous.
TUB SUFFERERS BY THE WAR.
lie entire up country of North and
South Carolina, has become the refuge
of the unfortornate people, driven from
their homes by the recent invasion of
these two States. Xhey have come, !
many of them, destitute of the commonest
necessities of life?are without
homes, food, clothing or whatever else
may be necessary to their comfort. It
becomes our people to heed well the
promptings of generosity under these!
circumstances, and to See to it thaf.no
craving; for self, cheats conscience' of
its authority. If ever a people deserved
sympathy* it is those who have become
penniless exiles from luxurious homes,
in this war. Then let sympathy, for
once, have its will. They do not ask
alms of you. But they do ask, and expect
you to sell to them of your plenty
for the currency^)f the country, to relieve
their present wants. Their case
is an urgent one. They need- succor
now. You cannot refuse to share witV
them some one of the ordinary article*
.of food, that fill your store houses. Do
something for them," and dont let it he
Baid of you, if a similar misfortune
should make you a refugee, that those
who came to you in a similar condition,
received no evidence of vour Bvmnathv
"T ?r w A w
except in words. Bring something that
yep can spare them, be it ever so trifling,
and thus meet the appellation that
has been given yon, of a generous
peoplp. ; .
/ For tbe Yorkville Enquirer.
'THE EHEMY IH LAHCASTEE.
Laijcastbb, S. C.
March 12, 1865.
The flood has swept over ne and left
a wide belt of ruin in its track. Desolation
as complete as ever clad the sombre
TuinB of a Ninevah or Babylon,
marks the pathway of the destroyer
through many portions of this District.
In many places, the houses are all burnt
for several miles along the highways,
and not a vestige of fence, nor the
semblance of a living being is left, ft
is as desolate as if some poisonous blast
had spent its furious contents, blackening
and charring everything in its
flight. The heaviest sufferers by the
enemy were in the South-eastern portion
nf the District, through which a
portion of the enemy's infantry passed.
Kilpatrick's cavalry entered this vilon
the morning of the 28th Febru
ary, and left 011 the 4th inst., and I
venture to say, that a better organized
gang of thieves never existed. Every
hoVj.se was searched from cellar to garret,
and all portable valuables stolen.
What dould hot he carried away, was
in many instances taken to their camps
and destroyed. Not a horse, mule or
colt was left on their line, of march.?
Those not fit for cavalry or artillery,
were shot. About 150 of the carcasses
of such animals were left in the streets
and about the snhurhs of this village.
J?ilpatricks head-quarters were here,
which fact probably spared us jrom the
torch, as that would have interfered
with his pomfort.. It afforded but little
protection ihothef respects, for officers
and men seem to regard-plunder
as their principal object, and highest
snccess. The jail was the only building
burned. After the main column
had left, a party of about one hundred
returned on Sunday with the avowed
object ofjjuraing the village, but the
timely arrival of a. part of Wheeler's
cayalryput the vidians to tbobfheels.
Many citizens in "the cdttnfry tfere/
abused in their persons. Whipping ana
hanging by the neck to extort confessions
of hidden valuables, was the common
practice. All who were suspected
of having coin concealed were made to
suffer. One gentleman, Mr. ? Adams
was shot on his own premises, and
while struggling in the agonies of death,
the demons stood over him, and violently
prevented his agonized family from
administering to his last wants. -A
Mr. Belk was also murdered. The
lifeless body of C. R Northrop, Esq.,
a well known member of. the Charleston
bar,-who
had taken refuge here, was
found, after the enemy left, concealed
in a ravine, some distance from this
place. Singular to say, his wife- and
family are reported to have gone off
with his murderers. Mrs. Mary Barnes
when asked to receive and entertain a
party of the villians, nobly replied:
"You may burn and destroy WhaY ytfu
find here, but I "will not permit you to
enter my house." The torch did its
work to completion, and the defenceless
lady was made to suffer -every personal
abuse that the vilest ingenuity could
suggest. i
Such are a few of the instances of
suffering to which our people were subjected.
It is but a Sample of affairs
elsewhere in the District. To destroy
was the watchword everywhere, and
had the enemy remained long enough,
probably not a stone or brick would
haye stood in the whole of Lancaster
occupied by them, to tell that it was
once inhabited.
Kilpatrick's cavalry numbers about
6,000, and Shqjrman's entire force will
probably not exceed 40,000 men. They
t , j; * _ a . _ /? i.i i v. ' t
ao not seem uisposea cougar?oremuca
demoralized from indiscriminate pillage;
and when oice our brave boys encounter
them, we believe it will be the easiest
and most complete rout of the war.
The enemy seems to have crossed
the Pee Dee, and the- last of their columns
gone into North Carolina. Sherman
is reported to be at the county
seat erf Rockingham, and moving towards
Rayetteville, from whence it is
supposed he mil move towards Wil-fi
mington. Report goes on further to, ,j
say that Gilinore has advanced a considerable
force from Charleston,, in the.
direction of Florence?probably thinking
we were green enough to leave a.
few Yankee prisoners there. Let him
beware lest Florence prove a dangerous
place for him. Who knows huj that he
may stumble upon something dangerous
there? * * *
: ^ mrarm&MMimm t
?The Rev. Mr. Mevnardie. the well
known clergyman of Charleston was, we
learn, captured by the enemy in Lancaster.
? The New York ElrdtiH* Charleston
correspondent found "Sumter stronger
than when we ($he Federals) fired the
first gun. against it." What, a testimony
to Confederate science, endurance and
courage!
? Fayetteville, N. is now in the ,
possession of the enemy J The distance
from that point to Raleigh is ab<3ut 55. <
miles. . .. ' I
\-The South Carolina Cadets, after a
march of 250 miles, arrived in Charlotte ,
yesterday, en-route for a point that must not <
be. named. - The young men Btood the joul* '
.ney admirably, and except a few sore feet,. j
conld complain of nothing.?Carolinian. .
? A correspondent of the Richmond Sen- f\
tinel proposes id be one of twenty?five, to j
contribute two hundred thousand dollars
each towards paying Geo, Lee's army.
rr The Yankees are publishing the Herald (
of the Union, at the office - of the North i
Carolinian in Wilmington. The firstaeo- 1
tence in ite leader is. "The people of Wil- ,
aingtqo ere subjugated."
? Prinoe Poligcao, Major General in the
Confederate anny,' with twowfficd* of his 1
staff, arrived in Havana, on the 18thnit.,
on hia way to Europe?Some say to get j
married. |
salaries of the Oabinet pfficew hive
been raised by the House of Representatives 1
to 810i000 per annum. The Assistant Sec- '
.
retaries and Treasurers are to reoelve 87,500;
Chiefs of Bareana 87,000; Chief olerke ,
private Seeretariea and others, 85,000 other
Clerks 85,000; Messengers 85,000; Portmasters
at Biob&ond $7,000; Assistant
Postmaster $6,000; Chief Clerk 86,000);
other Post Office Clerks $4,000.
The Exemption Bill.
The following is the exemption bill <
finally agreed upon by the. tf o Houses j
of Congress, and which now only a- \
waits the approval of the President to J
become the law. It concerns and inte- <
rests, a great many people: i
"A BILT, TO DIMINISH THE NUMBER OP j
EXEMPTIONS AND DETAILS.
"The Congress of the Confederate )
States of America do enact, That so
much of the 'act to organize forces to ;
serve during the war,' approved February
17,1804, as exempts one person *
as overseer or agriculturist on each 1
farm or plantation upon which there *
were, at specified times, fifteen able
bodied field hands between the ages of f
sixteen and fiftyj upon certain condi- 4
?tions, is hereby repealed, and said persons
shatl be Hahle to military service I
/- At. ~.X: X.*W.y. 1
a1uu11 11uj capio-myu uj tiic muc
wnich they secured exemption byn?- *
son of haying executed bonds for one ,
year from the date thereof; Provided, J
That exemptions of persons over forty- 1
five years of age may be granted under 1
the provisions of the act aforesaid.
"Section 2. That no exemption or '
detail shall be granted by the President
or Secretary of War, by virtue of '
said act1, except of persons lawfully re- 1
ported by a board of surgeons as unable 1
to peform active semop in the 'field; '
persons over the'age of forty years, and j
ed in the Nitre and' Mining Bureau m 1
localities where styve 'labor cannot, 1
with safety, be employed, and persons
of scientfic skill, employed by, or working
for, fbe Confederate or State Gov- H
erriment, and shown by proper testimo- }
ny to be such laborers, mechanics, or
persons of scientific skill; and with the j
same exceptions, all exemptions, and
details heretofore granted by the Presi-, :j
dent or Secretary of War, byvirture !
of said act, are hereby revoked.
"Section 3. That all skilled artisans 1
and mechanics who are engaged in the
employment of the Government of the'
Confederate States are hereby exempt
from all military service during tne
time they are so employed."
GOV. VANCE'S RECENT ADDRESS.
Gov. Vance, the able and energetio Executive
of North' Carolina1 has issued an 4
addw?s to the neonle of that State, anting
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them to apai^fc in fDrnisbing supplies fortbe
army of Virginia. After renting tbe
oause3 for an extraordinary effort to be made
at this time, and tbe forcible appeal of Glen.
Lee to the people of Virginia, he proposes
a course of action in North Carolina, well
calculated to produoe the desired results.
He says;
1st. Let every citizen who o&o, pledge
himself to fcrfifeh the rations of one soldier
for six months, without designating
any particular soldier as the reoipieot of the
contribution. ' ;
2d. Let those thus pledging themselves
furnish, say 80 pounds*of bacon and 180
pounds of flonp, or their equivalent in
beef or meal, to be delivered to the nearest
commissaryagent
' 8. Let tbe donor bind himself to deliver
one half of the amount above stated, viz:
40 pounds of baoop and 90 pounds of flour
(or its equivalent,) immediately, and the remainder
at the end of three monthB, unless
he prefer to adopt the better plan of advancing
the whole amount pledged, at once.
4. Let the pledge of each individual, sub
scribing and furnishing the rations of one
soldier ibr six month*, be made the basis of
larger subscriptions. Those whose generosity
and whose means will enable them to
do so, may obligate themselves to provide
the rations of 5, 10, 20> or any number Of
soldiers for six months; while even the poor,
who oould not afford to supply the rations
of one man, may, eombining, authorize one
of their number to mike the designated
subscription of, at deas% one ration for onei
man for fix months. .-> I
To effect this, I earnestly reoommend
that county and neighborhood meetings be
immediately held in every portion of the
State, at which sobsoriptions may be taken
up; and, that a oommittee of responsible
and reliable gentlemen be appointed by
Buoh meeting, to wait on those who do not*1
attend, and ascertain what can he raised at
the earliest poBBible moment. - .
And rest assured, that-no patriot can better
serve his oounty, than in so doing. By
this means every .possible ounfle of provisions
which can be spared for the support of
onr army, may be made available. *
Should yon not, fellow-citisens", respond
to this oall, yon may calculate, not only npon
seeing your own sons in the army suffer
and be defeated-iiLito field, for want of
those supplies, but, you wilt have the mortificaton
to beheld them -seised and appropriated
toth&auppprt of the enemy who
somes to destiny, ns. ^dvanoing as he
does, through the interior of the land, without
either water or railroad oomnrabieatiops
in his rear, he i* tow subsisting by plunder
and the win of the people of South
Carolina, and mast necessarily do so when
he enters- our State. Be assured, therefore,
that every pound of bacon or beef^ and
svery bushel of meal whioh you withhold
from your cfn army, is a oertain, contribution
to the maintainance of that of tye enemy.
Ton here, therefore, to ohqose-whethor
you will feed your eons, who are bleeding
in our defence, or our ruthless enemy who
irms.onr slaves and lays waste onr country.
. To shew you, fellow-citizens, the earnest
imnrAurinnii I have nf thn nenpwritv of this
action, and tb*fr I will call upon yon to make
Dp sacrifice which I will net share with yon, I
have tendered Jo the Commissary Department
one half qjf jny entire year's supply,
and expect to put my own family upon the
tinted rations allowed to aursoldiers, re*
grettiog that I bav&o little to offer. That
whioh is left me tp subsist upon will be
doubly sweet, because it will be thejwead
of honor and independence.
Confidentlyrelying upon the'generosity
Hid patriotism of a people to whom I have
often appealed and never appealed in vain,
[ am, fellow citizens,
Yonr obedient servant,
. : 'XKvmm.
By the Governor:
iu M. McPhebterb, Private Secretary.
Conf&darata Congress.
Richmond, March 8.?The Senate rammed
the consideration of House bill to
increase the military force of the Confederate
States. On motion of Mr. Carperton, the
bill Was amended by the insertion of a proviso,
that Jtto more than twenty-five per cent,
of male slaves between the ages of 18 and
15, in jwjy 8tatp,abaU be called for under
the provisions of this act. The bill then
passed. '
Yeas?Brown, Burnett, Caperton, Henrv.
Rnntar. Oldham. Semmef. Sims and
rj_J -V "I w"7"? 7?' 71 ~--Z7~ j'7~ " |
Watson?9.
Nats?Barnwell, Graham, Johnson of
Ga.f Maxwell, Orr, Vest and Wigf^ll?7The
Senate passed the House bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow
speoie, to be applied to the redemption
ind reduotian of the currency."
The Hcase resolution, fixing a- day of
idjournrfent,* was amendSflPHy laserting
Saturday, 11th inst., and then adopted?I
yeas 10, aays 8. .
EiobQmond, March 9.?The Senate rpjeoted
the House hill presiding paymeqt
For horses hilled or lost in the servieQ of the
Confederate States. _
Mr. ^Wigfall submitted the following resolution,
which was'agreed to t
Resolved, by the Congress of the Confederate
States, that the thanks of Congress
and the country are due andherey tendered
to. Gen. Wade Hamnion for hia manlv let
ter of the 27th February, addressed to Gen.
3hBnwn, and that in the opinion of Congrew,
the Executive Department should
rostain Gen. Hampton in carrying out the
policy: indicated in bis letter.
Tbe'Honse passed the Senate bill fxing
the time for tbe^comwencement of the next
session of Congress, with an amendment inserting
October instead of November.
The Senate amendment to House bill authorizing
tbe Secretary of the Treasury to
borrow specie to be applied to the redemption
and reduction of the currency, was agreedtit
The lull to amend the act regulating the
destruction of property under military neoeswity,
was rejected.
The Senate amendment to the bill putting
negroes in tho army, was concurred in
?yeas, 40; nays, 20.
Tbe House conourred yesterday In the
Senate resolution for adjournment, tine die
next Saturday.
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? Gxn. Ho will Cobb.?We give below
tbe closing remaka of this distingnisbed
Georgian in a speech made by bim On the
10th nltlmoj".at Macon) Georgia:
I went to tbe araveyard of Atlanta and
stood there tfl?efagtbc oity of the dead.??
There were, hundreds?perhaps thousands
of our gallant soldiers Bleeping quietly their
last sleep, who had given their lives a holy
sacrifice for our holy cause. And I thought
of reconstruction 1 and it seemed as though
a voice rose from the graves of the gallant
dead, saying^-" neveb I TOUCH IT
NOT! 1" And I called upon God to witness
that I haduiworn I never, would; and so
help me God,,I never will! (Enthusiastic
apd prolonged cheering.) Life is but a
span. Property is but a fleeting show. Pat
me in the grave, but never put on me the
garment of* Submission-is 11 (Qheers.)
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At a recent meeting in Staunton, Ya.,
sixty-five persons pledged themselves to giae
not to sell or lend, but to give to the army
and the Government, supplies amounting
to one hundredmd thirty-four barrels of
flour, 7,075 pontes of bacon, and (108,175,
in money and Confederate bondB.
gar Man's true work is to seek God's
glory. . .7*
LATEST NEWS,
Battle at Kinston?Confederate
Victory.
Richmond, Maroh'9.?The following
dispatch was received this afternoon:
Headq'rs A. N. V., March 9, 1865.
Hon. Secretary of War: Gea Bragg reports
that he attacked the enemy yesterday
four miles in front of Kinston, N. 0., and
drove him from -his position. He disputed
the gronnd obstinately and took a new line
three miles from hi* first.
We captured 8 pieces of artillery and
1,500 prisoners. The nnmber of the enemy's
dead and wounded left on the field is
large. Oar loss comparatively small. The
troops behav.ed most handsomely. Maj.
'Gens. Hill and Hoke exhibited their accustomed
zeal and gallantry.
R "R. Lee. General.
Gen. Lee's Official Beporta.
Richmond, MaNch 11.?The followipg
dispatches were recieved last night:
Headquabtebs A. N. V., March 9.
H<m, Secretary of War:
Rosser reports that on the 6th, with
a few of his men he Attacked the enemy
neat Harrisburg, who were guarding
prisoners taken at Waynesboro,. ana
captured a few prisoners. On the morning
of the 7th he again attacked them
near Jtade's Hill, dating detained them
for a day %&d night at the rh He
caused them to retire in haste, abandoning
the only piece of artillery they had
and their ambulances. - He annoyed
thenra great deal and enabled a good
many of our men to escape.
R^E.'LEE, general, v
Headq'bs. A. N. Y., Merch 10.
Hon*Secretary of War:
Hampton attacked Kilpatrick at daylight
this mornin^^nd drove him from
ma vamp, waiting xuo gvue <mu nogvuo,
many horses ana several hundred, prisoners,
and released, a great numher of
'our own men whcthad been captured.
The guns and wagons could* not be
brought off for want of horses. Many
of the enemy were killed and wounded.
Our loss not heavy. Lieut. Col B. LKing
was killed. Brig. Gen. .Hume,
Colonels Hagan and Harrrison, and
Majors Lewis, Ferguson, and others
were wonuded.
R. E. LEE, General.
Mf Shermans's army is reported to have
crossed tba Pedee en rente to Fayetteville.
His personal head quarters when last heard
from, were at Society Hill.. In Gheraw the
enemy destroyed a large amount of cotton
and ordinance stores, whioh could not be
removed for want*of transportation. Several
hones are said to have been involved in die
destruction. The town was evacuated- by
onr forces on Friday the 3rd. The enemy
entered immediately, up the main Camden
road, and fired grape shot and cannister
down the streets at the retreating cavalry.
No casualties among the citizens are reported.
Daring the evacuation, a gallant act
was performed by Captain. Parker, of tbe
well known. Marion. Artillery, of whioh be
it said to its infinite credit, not a man has
deserted doriog the. war?not a man baa
been demoralized. Orders bad been given
to born a certain bridge, bat for some -good
reason the aot was delayed until the Federals
were olose at hand. Fire then being
applied, tbe structure burned slowly. .The
Federals swarmed and endeavored >0 extinguish
$e flames, but Captain Parker rallied
around him six pr eight of his men,
and planting his little hand on the bridge,
fought them across the flames, revolvers in
hand, until they were unable to pursue.?
Oh mounting bis horse at the opposite side
of the bridge, the animal fell dead, pierced
by six minnie balls. About forty of our
troops are understood to have been captured.
Warren Adams was slightly wounded above
the heart, but esoaped.
Aiding the Sohpiebs.?The ladies of
the Natural Fridge Soldiers' Aid Sociely
have recently sent a handsome present io
the old Stouewall Brigade, now commanded
by~Gen. Terry.. The gift consisted of about
four thousand dollars!, worth of. osefal
articles of home manufacture. - The letter
of Mrs. 0,?<X Btfdwio, Secretary of the
Society, accompanying it, is a beautiful*and
inspiring tribute of itself. We mafce the
folUfing extract;
To all your brave men we declare that,
notwithstanding the forming mists- which
sow envelop our cquntry, we do not ddubt
that a bright and glorious day is dawning
upon us. United and determined to be free,
we ate invincible. The oelestial spirit of
liberty which animates the South can never
be extinguished or subdued. Oceans cannot
quench it; mountains cannot crash it.
Like the volcanic, fire, whioh rages in the
bosftm of the globe, it would burstsven the
rookrihbed earth itself and flame up to
Heaven. What! shall we, Virginians, the
ohildren of Washington and Jeffersoq, Henry
and Lee, be slaves to Yankee tyrants ?
Never. We vow it by oar blue mountains
and our verdant valleys?by ont silver
streams and sunny skies?by our grey haired
sires and lisping babes?by our dead
squs and brothers, martyrs to liberty, whose
blood has bathed consecrated fields?aye,
we reverently ewear by the immortal God
himself, who kaoweth the secrets pf all
hearts, that we never will snhmit to be the
degraded slaves of brutal Yankees, who
have armed our slaves, desolated our homes,
. % v t * it.?- 1 J_
insulted our Bex, ana lmouea ineir uauuu
.in the blood of oar people.
The South Not Yet Conquered.
The New York Tribune is not so rare
that the "rebellion" is put down. It says:
Of course, we do not rejoice as over assured
and accomplished triumph. We kAow
that tWe remain armies to vanquish and
( the efforts of desperation to baffle. -It is
possible that the rebel hosts-troW mastering
for their last- onset may deal as an unexpected
and telling blow. Iieeis to march northward
into the free States, says onfe' rumor;
he is going west to reclaim Kentuoky and
feed on her. undevastatad herds and pastores,
says another; be will elude Grant and
fell like a thunderbolt on Sherman, says" a
thud. It is poes|ble that he may y&.be
able to concentrate one bugdred thousand
men, two thirds of theoi veterans, and, such
a forc^ wall bundled, is never to be despi
led.
The Word "tolahf A*
TheH tbbughtfal reader of the psalma
cannot have failed to ask himself what the ,
word "selah" means. 'It is4 Hebrewword
or sign, which the translators of the Bible
have been forced to leave as thej found it,
from their, ignorance or disagreement as to
its correct signification. The Targom, and
most of the Jewish commentators, give the '
word the meaning eternally, forever. Bab- ,
bi Kimohi regards it aaaBignto elevate* the
voice. The jdioe of the Septnagint translation
appears to have regarded it as muai- ,
o&l or rythmioal note. Hetner regarded it
as indicating a change of tone; Matheson
as * mosioal note, equivalent to the word repeat
~ Aocording to Luther, and others, it is
equivalent to the word silenae. Geseuins
says Selah means, "Let the instruments V?d.
the singing stop/'?Woacher regards U as
equivalent to turtumcorda I (up, jny soul 1)
QAIKIIIM avSminiMM All tasaiiU.
uummci Bivvi au cuo ocvouvj"
fodr passages in whioh the word d&fttt,
recognizes ia every case-?an actual appeal
or summons to Jehovah; they are o'alis for
aid, and prayers to be heard) expressed
either with entire directness; or if not in'
the imperative, 'Hear, Jehovah/arid the
like, still earnest addresses to God that He
-would 'remenfter and heaF/' ect- The word
itedf ha regards as a blast of trumpets by
the priests.1 Selah, itealf, he thinks, ia an
abridged expression used for Higgaiori, indicating
the sound of the stringed instruments,
- MiBRjifD?On the 7thlaw., by J. D. P. Currcnce, Em.,
Mr. SAMUEL C. JOHNSTON, and Mrs. MARGARET
ROBESON, all of Yort District.
lawys MoraTiiiJiiijpBOAD;
uHnn in
2lHE Annual Meeting of the Stocfeboldera
of the King's Mountain Rail Road Company,
be held at the COURT HOUSE, in YorkviUe, on the
25tb Instant at 12 m. J. A. CARROLL, Agent. '
March 16 .y ? -Jf' 1U
PHILANTHROPIC L0C6E, HO.
I 19-A . *f The>?>ffnlBr COMMUNICATION
of thuSdaii will be "held at tbek ASONIctfALL, ifffifDAY
EVENING, next, 20th Instant, at 7 o'eloofc. There
will be work of. Importance in the, THIRD DEGREE?<
Members will take due notice thereof, end govern themrelva?
acordlngly. \j
By order of the Lodge.
J. B.. ALLISON, Secretary, ?
March 15 9 It
AmdJSTIOS BE8E|im! .
T1JE Members of Company J), Gill's
Battalion, aca^ prdereii to Teport at
Chester, S. C., on Monday next. I
will furnish the necessary transport*-,
tion. Thosemf Company C, had better
attend also. r .
.. THOMAS J. ECCiES,
Lieut. Commanding Co. D.
March 16, 1865. . It
Headquarters Armies of the C. States,
11th February, 1865. *
Genei?al Orders v No. 2.
In entering upon tlie campaign about
to open, the General-in-Chief feds a$su?ed.that
the soldiers?who.have so long
and so nobly borne the hardships ana
dangers of the war, require, no exhortation
to respond to' this call of honor
and duty. A _
With the liberty transmitted by their
forefathers thet haye inherited the spir
it to defend it."
The choice between war and abject
submission is before them. - v ?
To such a proposal brave men with
arms in their hands can have but one
answer.
They cannot barter manhood - for
peace, nor tbe right of s^f-governSent
for life or property.
* But justice to them^equires a sterner
admonition to those who have abandoned
their comrades in the hour of peril. 1
A last opportunity is offered them to
wipe out the disgrace and' escape the
punishment of their crimes.
By authority of the President of the
Confederate States, a pardon is announced
to such deserter! and men improperly
ahsent, as shall return to tqp commands
to which they belong within, the
shortest possible.time*! not exceeding
twenty days frpmthe.publication of this
order at the headquarters of the department
in which they may be. i
Those who may be prevented by in- !
terruptian of communications, may re- .
port, within the time .specified to the
nearest Enrolling Officer or other officer ;
on duty, to bo forwarded as soon as
practicable, and upon presenting a ceis
tifioate from snob officer showing cpm- [
pli^npe with tjus requirement, wUJ re- '
ceive the pardon hereby ordered.
Those who have deserted to the service
of the"enemy, or who have deserted
after having been once pardoned for
the same offence, and those who shall
desert, or absent themselves without authority
after-the publication of this order,
are excluded from its benefits.?
Nor does the offer of pardon extend to
other offences than desertion.>&.absence
without permission.
' By the same authority, it is also declared
that no general amnesty will again
be granted, and,those who refuse"
to accept the pardon now offered, or
who shall hereafter desert or absent
themselves- without, leaye, shall suffer
such punishment as the Courts may impose,
and* no application for clemency
will ue entertained. Taking,
new resolution frQm ?ne^Eate 1
.which our enemies intend for us, Let-'every
man devote-all his, energies to'-the
common defence.
Our resources, wisely and vigorously
employed, are ample, and with a brave
army, sustained by a determined and
united people, success, with God's assistance,
cannot be doubtful.
-The advantages of the enemy will
have but little value if we do nut permit
them to impair our resolution. Let
us, then, oppose constancy t<Fadversity, f.
fortitude to suffering, and. courage to
danger, with the firm assurance tl?t Efc
who gave freedom to Cur fathers will
bless the effortB of theitv children to
preserve it.
?R. E. LEE, General.
March 15 '9 6t
iAW rBA 8 ! l RAGS! M
X^AOTED'in quantities of from'five
" V to lite thouiand pounda of Wean COTTON AND
LIKEN BAGS, tor which the hljheat.CASH PRICE trdi
be paW at the - r MINTING OPFIGfc. >
Notembw.l? 4a S Jtf.
~ SAIjT! n*?Tl l ?
npO exchange for CORN or other
Ju PBODUCB. V s, T. WHEELER. i
liumv 4 if \
GeNERAlObDERS, No. 3.
' . . I
The discipline " and efficiency of- W .
army have been greatly impaired 0$
menleaving their*proper commands to
join others, in -which- they find serrtofr
mo?e agreeable.
This practice, almost as injnrioturin |
its consequences, as the crime of desertion,
by the Articles of War, exposes
the offender to a similar punishment,
and subjects the officer receiving him to,
dismissal from the army. * It
is therefore declared that the provisions
of General Order No. 2, of this
date, from army headquarters, apply to
such men as hare left them proper commands
and joined others without "being
re'znlariy transfererf: "Tftej IriU 'receivtf
the pardon promised hrthafc order
npon comglyinK wuh.i^co^Mg^
miiiKl 111ie UUllBCI^Ut7Ml/CB
ba
I^P^IkL^K^K
I? ite a|Mfor doty
but su^fb educational adrantt^Baa^n.bo
thi^Scb^Ttb?
KsriiTci ? 'isfcSSr
Inland vtmayM effort aad to?8Uon
B*X& G#wraOT:the 1-1 * AP^L
t>^al: G. A. Font*, A. A- G?k .' ' ' i'
March 15 ?9 . ?
J^ISTjf jLetter^ rem^aing ?j5?
Airfcrton^Edwart ^^AdajM^pW-^j^Bwflct, ^arab
Mim8.%. n^Mn.itBxy'Duae^,WBuJSr Da$i ttiw
Mary E. Forbes, Jobn Gauldin, TharwGUI,Mrt. M. Heffner^-Danlel
W. HU^ Ctd. Cad^w,^
5n?&^MUke!l^JMr?H?2e?t Moore.ljeutl'w. ?.U>
pear beforeuni'st oor neit Ordinary'sCoartfDr the uid sSMarch?
neitfio "ehew' f wj^yAawlK?
ministration should not b? granted.
Given under my band and Seal, tbiaI&b*X & JMtdlfc
sixty-tlve, at^ to ^Te|^ty-B^S^!5r
and appear before me, at our next Ordlnary^^SS^^g
Mid District, to be holden at York Conrt JtoOM on iWpWp'
d^of Mat^lt^^|to.ahew cna^ If any, trtyt&eiwd
In Lbe year of our Lord one thousand eti^Ztmiwd'eSi
sixty-five, and in the 89th-year ot the Independence o<
r"~ ,?
ceasettU " " tSTZcJ?*'*** ' 3
TUrse are. therefore, to cite and udmonlah all and singular,
the kindred sod creditor* of the*said deceased, to be
ana appear before me, at ottr next Ordinary** Court ftir
the said District, to beholden at York Counatatae, on th??
tlin said^ailmlniiitration should uot be arantedk ;!?T* - *
Glvan under my hand and Heal, $5 (Kb day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thrmje^CijfcttamtteWlLsiia
Blxty-firo, oqd In the eighty-ninth. year'of the In""?'^?'SmacfSE\.
movn,, o. y.?.
March 8 8 ?
^mi55te?i5^a^@rr
TTJoT received and for sale* lot. of
tl, excellent
ENVELOm
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' *' o&tvem* x ^
NOTICE TO THE TAX PAW
pUR^^T To D^r|T'
teJtwitb toispon?d pay on qjuneriy lale*. wi*i?tice
and covero jrovnelTe? accordlndy, oa th* -will b? tfte , lut
notice to* this office. ^
February 15 ' - 1 ^ I
STEEiL HBH. I
OA GTROSS of GHJiLOTT'8 S93SEL
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