VOL. 1.
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For tlu* Frio South, j
ITIorr'ti Island So::?r.
Rush on. rush on. for glory.
The light will not bo ioiiij;
This ilny. the strife of b:?tt le,
Tlio next, the \u1oiv son;'.
To h'.nt who nobly iLucth.
The nit'll ofi>misK.- shall be;
Ho, in the page of story,
Shall live eternally.
Strike nobly then and strongly;
Bid the enslaved go free;
Goil front f:is seat of justice'
Thy present sdxielil shall he.
These richly blooil-ltor.trht acres
Shall be the free-man's soil;
Rush o2} where danger thickens.
Rush to vonr comitn v call.
[Beaufort, Sept. 17th, lsi.:.
sumicr i
I.
Snmter sliencod! Ilow I wonder
Jf'tis true, and no sad blunder!
flKenml. shattered, crushed asunder!
Sontier captured! Let it thunder
lA-r the land and o'er the ocean!
Let it sweep in grand commotion
I p the rivers to their fountains,
CVr tiie valleys, parnrics, mountains,
tiVr the plains, and deserts glowing.
O'er sierras every snowing,
Down where tropic gales ar blowing,
Dowu bright streams to sunset flowing, ,
'Oil from ocean onto ocean
Sweeps the rapturous commotion?
Sweeps the mighty acclamation
Ot a gn-at triumphant nation.
Aim with twenty million voices j
Haifa continent rejoices
t"cr the sure and glorious token
That Rebellion's power is broken I
IT.
Sumter fallen! God is holy !
God who hears the ]>oor and lowly?
Hear.- and answers, soon or slowly?
Fr<cn ids heavenly habitation,
Saw our sin and tribulation,
l.cud oar contrite snppltcation,
Sent us -uccor and salvation!
lileand be God's name forever 1
I c' the golden gateways sever!
l.ct the swellng, bursting jxeau
JT Use opal empyrean!
I.ct the adamantine arches
T.ea-bk us the anthem marches
l"y. the everlasting river,
I jsto God, the glorions Giver,
almighty to deliver!
I et tije haipstriugs leap and quiver!
Let the crystal columns shiver!
J .-*t ..11 u;rth, all heaven endeavor!
Ll?.-v.kh i.k Goi/o nam a Fcxcviatl 1
III.
Pic s?.d Ijc God's natue forever!
Never, never, never, never,
another slave-dominion
Str?*tcn o'er earth its miduight phiion !
lUur. O liarth, through all this battle
, Ilc-i-r tl'y broken fetters rattle!
Shunt, (' Earth! Slug, child and tnollier!
Win.' and husband, lover brother.
J nior^li t! :s lfiiul awl every ether 1
1 ;.ncl sing, tnrer.gn &u ?w u,uju.\
11 ror^ji ?il bwuan fcttbftatioif*1
To.-, though oni? the ieiu-A And slaughter, (
~4\i - the brave blood poured like writer,
Ouu ?n? shame, the sin. the sorrow, i
Yc.ars shall he the golden morrow!
Yonre with us, though "round n? closing
I'll:'led tyrants stand opposing:
Cod'* great hand, oVr all disposing, T
Siiil all good shall save and cherish, ?
*2 ill all evil tail and perish.
GF.O. Lankinv. TAVLOU.
A *4 Swamp Angel" Incident.?a Morris
Island correspondent of the Pliiladel
phia Inquirer says : j
" Col. Serrell, of the New York Engi- :
Beers. had the charge of the construction |
of the 'Swamp Angel,'and being of an
energetic constitution himself, and not '
afraid to enter swamps, you can imagine i
his surprise when one of his lieutenants, j
whom he had ordered to take twenty men j
and enter the swamp, said that he ' could j
. i- iYtu,i tro? ton deet>.' Col. t
UOX CIO il tuu muvt <? ^
Seneli ordered liim to try. He did so,
and the lieutenant returned with his men
covered with mud, and said :
" 4 Colonel, the mud is over my men's i
heads; I can't do it'
"Tno colonel insisted, and told the ,
lient. to make his requisition for anything j
that necessary for the safe passage of i
the swamp. The lieutenant made his !
requisition in writing, and on the spot.
Ifw^s as follows , 41 want twenty men I
eighteen feet long, to cross the swamp
fifteen *eot deep.'
44 The joke was a good one. It secured,
however, not a cubit to the stature of
the lieutenant, but rather his arrest for
disrespect to his superior. The battery,
however, was built with the aid of wheel.
baiiowa and sand. Like Jonah's gourd,
it sprang up in a night, and Beauregerd
whithered under it in his modern NineTeh."
A IUuhdeb Befoke Charleston.?A
correspondent of the Lowell JS'ctcs, w ho
"* ' a
lias lately escaped irorn
the following story :
Al ter the assault on Fort Wagner, -where
Colonel Shaw was killed, a rebel soldier
was showing his boots in Savannah and
bragging how he got them, lio said lie
attempted to take them off a Yankee soi?licr
on that fatal field, who, though
wounded, remonstrated, saying the r
were dead ones enough from whom lie
might take u pair. Then with a fiendish
exultation, he went on to say how he
thought ho wouldn't rob the wound d,
so, putting the bayonet through the man's
heart, lie took the boots and came away.
If devils ever dance, that fellow should be
counted in, boots and all.
* %
THE FREE SOUTH, SATUJF
j ion oi' the ?Vri; of Habeas Cor.
pux tlic Prc??ii1ci3t'-: Proclamation.
By the President of tlic United States a
proclamation :
ir/ -v>- v, the Constitution of the United
States has ordained that "theprivilegeoj
the writ of habeas corpus shall not he suspended
unless when in cases of rebellion
or invasion the public safety may require
itand trim ratis\ a rebellion was existing
,1-iv nf Mnrcli. wllicl]
I KJll U.4(v? v..., .... , ^
rebellion is still existing ; anil, icher&ts, by
a statute which was enacted by theSenatf
and House of Representatives of the United
States in Congress Assembled, thai
during the present iusurreetion the President
of the United States, whenever, in
his judgment, the public safety may require,
is authorized to suspend the writ ol
habeas corpus in any case throughout iht
United States or any part thereof; and
whereas, in the judgement of the President,
the public safety docs require thai
the privilege of the said writ shall now be
suspended throughout the United States
in casts whereby the authority of the
President of the United States, the military,
naval and civil officers of the United
States, or auyof them, hold personsund-. r
their command or in their custody, eithei
as prisoners of war, spies, or aiders or
abettors of the enemy, or officers, soldiers,
or seamen enrolled, drafted, mustered 01
enlisted in or belonging to the land oi
naval forces of the United States, or a'
deserters t herefrom, or otherwise amenable
to military law, 01* to the rules and
I articles of war, or the rules and regulations
1 prescribed for the military or naval scr .ij
ces by rlie authority of the President of
; the United States, or for resisting the
draft, or for any other offense against the
' military or naval service,
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
I President of the United States, do hereby
proclaim and make known to all whom it
may concern, that the privilege of the
writ of Habeas Corpus is suspended
throughout the United States in the several
cases before mentioned, and that this
suspension will continue throughout the
fil?i cni/1 rebellion. ol'UUtil litis
U lU.ni A< '11 w* mu ? % - ,
proclamation shall, by a subs 'qneut one,
to bo issued by the Fresident of the United
Shites, be modified and revoked. And I
do hereby require all magistrates, attorneys,
find other civil authorities within
the United States to hike distinct notice
of this suspension and give it fall effect,
and ail citizens of the United States to
conduct and govern themselves accordingly,
and in conformity with the Constitution
of the United States and the laws
of Congress in such cases made and proTiW.
In totimonv whereof, I lwvc hereunto eot my hand,
and cauM*l the wal of the United States to !> affixed,
thi# fifteenth day of September, in the year of our I.ord
one thousand eiirht hundred end sixty-three, nnd of the
independence of the I nited States of America the
ck'htT-<ial.th. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
i'-y the President
\V*. II. Seward, Secretary of State.
Thk Incertitude of Human Existence.
?At 4 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, were
borne to the dust from wiience they came
the remains of Mr. Henry C. Yanderbilt,
over which sorrowed a young girl of seventeen
years, who in two hours passed
from the condition of maidenhood to m<i?
-t mVlmvlinod
ITOllj ctliCl iriiui lUttv&uu iv ??.. ??
She was married in New York to Mr.
Yandeibilt, who resided at No. 2,0l)G
Wallace street, Philadelphia, at a quarter
to 10 o'clock on Friday morning. At 12
o'clock the groom, who was but twentyone
years of age, died from congestion of
the heart?died literally in the fullness of
unutterable joy at the successful ccnsnmj
m avion of his earnest courtship. The
wedding was compartiively private, and
the youug mau, apparently in bounding
health and unmistakably bouyant spirits,
was conversing with his newly made bride,
when the fatal spasm induced by conges;
tion seized upon liim. Medical aid was
summoned, but the pitcher at the fountain
| was forever broken. Xo skill of human
leechery was of avail. The remains were
! borne yesterday afternoon from the sad1
dt :n d house, and now lie beneath tho sot!
[ of the cemetery.?Phil. North Americun.
A colored firm in Newark, New Jersey,
having suffered some peculiar embarrass1
.1 n?,l tl?
LlCUt-1, m-euuv oumu misim , mm
senior member gave to the public the fo!
lowing " uotis.'"?J)e dishointion of eo
parsnips lieretofo resisting twixt me an-,
Alose .ioues in do barber periessiou, an
h<i\t<,a resolved. Pussons who os<
must pay to do scriber. Dei a what d?
. firm ?v-c must call on Jones, as do firm i:
unsolved.
A p;vcocioiis boy being ask d in bis go
1 ography, v.Lat they raised in South Caro
iiiv; riVd. " they used to raise merge:,
1 and (.1,0:1 but now they are raising tL
deviL"
The Da:!'. 7hue.* speaks of men wh<
I " worship the rising sin." True enough
prospaous sin always linds worshipers. p
ID AY, SEPTEMBER 58, 18(33
, The Sale of Forfeit.d LoikIn.
Tho new instructions, under wh eh the
i direct tax Commissioners arc to attempt j
^ tho regeneration of South Carolina, are
. ( in substance as follows :
i The sales to be made by the Corimis
' 1 . ~
i sioriers are of such lands as were bought
iu by them for the United States in February
and March last, amounting to some
; GO. 00.) acres. Certain of these lands were
1 I selected for naval and military purposes ; ;
" ! others have been designated and set apart
': for charitable purposss ; others again for j
i , educational purposes.
All the rest of the lands so purchased j
[ ; are to be sold after GO day's notice, ac- j
i i cording to the provisioi s of the act. The
. i lands selected for naval and military pur- j
: j poses are ordered to be surveyed, accurate j
' j drafts of the surveys to be made, and one |
copy to be deposited with the Secretary j
. i of the Treasury. Those designated for j
[ ; school purposes are also to be surveyed,
' j and a plat of the same made definitely
. describing them, and a copy filed,
j These lauds arc to be let by the Com- j
j missioners for terms not exceeding five j
' i years, and the rents and issues arc to be j
' received by them and appropriated to the
j education of colored youth, and of such
i : poor white persons as may apply for the j
benefit of the provision. The lands pro |
served for charitable purposes are to be
divided into lots of twenty acres each,
and certificates to be issued to the heads
of families of colored citizens, those to be ,
preferred who, from their meritorious I
sol-vices and industrious habits, may coil- ;
statute good moral examples to persons of :
J of their class.
The colored citizens to whom certificates
sue issued are to be required to pay for :
the same a sum not less than one dollar j
. and a quarter per acre, the am-, unt to
be determined upon by the Commissioners '
according to the value of the respective !
lo:s. The residue of the lands will be
sold for farms to be divided into tracts of i
not more than 320 acres each. A part of
the tracts purchased in by the Com mis-j
\ sloners lying adjacent to the harbor below |
Beaufort on St. Helena's island where a j
|
suitable site for a city exists is to be di- ;
j vided into city lots.
The town of Beaufort is to be sold ac- j
( cording to the present divisions of the j
i i^-nnertv. These sales are to be !
j r-vr y - .
mode for cash, except to persons in the
r naval or military service, who are entitled j
to purchase, and who are to receive cer- j
tiheates upon paying a quarter of the pur- j
! chase money, and the residue in three j
i years from the date of sale. The minimum
price of the farms is fixed at $1.25
per acre, exclusive of the farm buildings
I which a: e to be appraised by the commissioners
at their cash value,
i If, on being exposed to sale, any farm
J shall not be bid for at one-third its ap,'
praised value, it shall not be sold, but
! shall be exposed a second time, and if then
not sold at onc-tifth its value, it should
be advertised a third time, and sold for
what it will bring. The Commissioners
suv required to keep books in which to
enter all their proceedings, descriptions
1 of land sold, price of each tract sold, and
1 date and terms of sale, which books arc
I to be deposited with the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Veuy Stupid.?Bink is always saying |
some very absurd things, and we are sorry j
t j I
to say, for we have a great admiration ox
liifh on general principles, bnt then we
1 cannot shut our eyes to his faults any
i more than we can deny that there are
| spots on the sun. He was in company
1 with Miss Zephauia Shoddy, a few evei
nings ?incc, v, hen the conversation turned
upon a party where ladies were invited
s } to appear in demi inii-Uc. 13ink/; inuuiixd
s I wl:at I he Latin expression meant, and
vers informed l>y Miss Zepkania that the
! words were French, and signified Jutlf
Good God !" said 13ink, 44 which end !
] do tii iy cut it o.Tof
Zephauia puiied lie dress up rs high I
I . io: n?l her sho hd r- a.; eiivuiusramv
> j wo:.. <2 a!1 v.- and. tarn.d a v. ay, remarking j
: { that Ih'.hi wax* very stupid, and so he i
1 WsA I
TJf\ r> Q
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THE FREE SOUTH.
PUBLISHED EVERY
Sainrday Mornins,
AT BEAUFORT, S. C.
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James G. 1 licizipsoil ----- Editor*
C. C. Lcigrh. No. 1 Mercer street, N. Y., Aijcut,
fU iio is authorized to receive subscriptions.;
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Mass, Agents. ^
TERM S?Two Dor.i.xas per annum, in advance.
JOB PRINTING
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
NEATLY DONE AT THIS OFFICE,..
|I?w ^tlvcrtisemnvte.
Likt of Letter* rcmaiuiug in tbo Prwt
OFFICE at Beaufort, S. C., oil the week ending*.
Sept. 24th, KJ.1.
Aldridzc, William H. .Jones, Mrs. F.ora
Allston, Frances Lewis, Mrs. Mary
Bradley, M. A. ljimbert, Robert'
Blake, Lauilon Maxwell, Mrs. Marranc*
Byrou, Nathaniel Midrtlcton, .Mrs. Polly
Bolles, Lot Middleton. Mrs. Lucy
Bennard, Miss A. Mark, .Mrs. TUnah
Brown, Miss Silvey McCoy, Aaron
Brown, Charles Miller, Mrs. S:unuel
Brown, Miss A. Norvecs, Miss M.
Bond. Frederick L. Powell, Mrs. t hristianna. S *
Bean. Henry F. Polite, .Mrs. Tyro
Camory, Col. P. J. Fobinson, Miss Margaret
Casitay, Mrs. Letitla Illcharvlson, Miss Louim
Cnuds-y. Miss Ellen Spaulding. Miss llatty
Chaplin Phoebe Stewnrt, Mr. s.
1 fanner, Miss (?. Scott, Mrs. I.evina
Edwards, Mrs. James Snow, Israel
Frederick, Mrs. James Wright, .Mrs. ITynrt
Fripp Kcbocca Wilson, MisoLavina
Grant, Mrs. Flora Williams, Benjamin
Hicks. George J. Wheeler, James F.
Jerv. v, Mrs. Marv Williams. Mrs. Gr.;-.'
Persons inquiring for an .* of the above will ask See?
ADVERTISED LE ITERS. . P. .M.
lee! led! Ice!!!
Enw \tti> L. Lt.o\t, is now ready to famish vessels,,
steamers, hotels, andprivat persons with Ice in any *
quantities.
Orders left at the Ice House, or through the Post Ot
lire, will receive prompt attention.
Tci? t-.ii'ii- nnT. from '5 to s a. m., and <! to 7p. m.
I:i Magnolia street, rear of Robbins store.
n'?!f EDWARD L,. LLOYD.
Wholesale Departmeat*
ILurd bv the bariel,
Flo*r by the barrel.
Con: fir Its by the barrel
S?!?ar by the barrel,
Shoe* by t he boi
White .Tfilitnry Glov? s by the box.
Other goods, too numerous to mention, just In by.
the ''Addle H. Dnrnrs," and for sale at urholiwalc and
reUil by
soEStf) C. G. ROBBIES Ac COw
LOST.
At Jlorrls Inland, an the 12th ir s<MOUOCCU
ROUND PoCJiET MEMORANDUM
BOOK, opens on the end, fastening with elastic band.
an;l containing various memoranda and document* ot
no value to any one but the owner. The finder trill
confer a great favor by leaving it at Col. Hall's, Provost
Marshal, Morris Island, or at the Provost Marshal's*
OfHo?, Hilton Head and will be liberally rewarded
for hi? trouble. 13S l!| J. W. It. HILL.
C. G. BOBBINS & CO.
Have jiwt received per late arrivals from New York,
the largest and most compUts assortment of carefully
selected goods ever brought to Beaufort, purchased by
* * 'L!-'" ?ro AVDML
i!r. E. Fuller, wtio ties n:ui over iajri? .
eaee :>s n buyer, iu tbe best markets.
DRY GOOES,
Comprising everything a iaily cart use, both elegant
and coarse, as circumstances allow.
Sh.oos for GontlomoiL,
Eight hundred p i!r, assorted, both ia prices, styles and
numbers. Slippers iu great variety.
iSiyXc>39
From the rao-t fas'ilombla cutters In N>w York, suitsbio
for civilians more particularly. Bine Flannel -nita,
very low, for undress military.
Ennnccllcd Travelling ???? . all sizes,
in new design?.
Glove?, all kinds, including Gnnnlletf* aim
"White Cotton Gloves, Boxins Glove*,,
and other styles uxumnierons to i:u ution.
Travelling Shirt:, in r. II design? and colors,
also Fall ami Winter I'nier Clothing: of"
the l>est onaL'ty.
GH-OCSRIES.
Case Goods cor the Army??Krcs'.i ami
warranted perfect.
CbecKP-thie ton of the highest grade that the*
ni.-n ket a.Tords.
- _ ?,r ,.r
Rrtrc^r -Pnt i:;> oxprw-;v for ns
anc<j 4J cent? a poiuvl. V."e Iiot i o x coiid
quality. srdf .: < ;s sjM for ::*? amice;v. i : s-t?.re.
Kc;-: SJaiiia, V'.'.- ... "In*.-.4
C C:-.; . if y?u an? * Wf taking d.
so .' r.itn.oi! r.rul 'li-; t perforin it if
cloelr-' SRClt.
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