The free South. (Beaufort, S.C.) 1863-1864, November 21, 1863, Image 2
VOI. 7.
THE FREE SOUTH, j
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BEAUFOMT. 8. CM MOV. 21, 1663.
fir Agents wanted in the different Regiments of this
Department, for the Fee* South.
TO OTTR SOLDIER FRIEHDS.
An excellent plan to aecnre a copy of the Free Sooth
eeery week is to awWrthe fwr
THREE JCOHTHS FOX SO CXHTS,
Yoor paper will then be sent by mail snd will follow
your regiment whererer it may more.
Soldiers sboald send the Free Sooth to their friends
at home,
It would be almost as ?ood as a
WEEKLY LETTER,
snd will contain all the news of the department, and
fntl lists of the killed and wonnded and deaths in hoe- j
pital. Sent by mail at $2. ?>0 per yea* In advance or
50 CERTS FOR THREE MONTHS.
How we will Pvaisb South Carolina.
There is undeniably a feeling of deeper
hatred toward South Carolina in the
minds of Union men than exists against i
tiny other state in the Confederacy.? ,
She has been termed the 44 Mother of
Traitorsher chief city is known as j
44 the cradle of rebellion," and her hand
was the first to degrade our sacred liag. I
Thus far she has coinparitively escaped
the horrors of a war she was so prominent!
in fomenting. Hardly any state has suf- j
fered less. A few islands on her coast !
are all that have fallen into the hands of
the Union armies. Charleston lias, it iR
true, been beseiged for nearly a year, but
with exception of a few shells thrown in
as 44 feelers," and the unavoidable anxie- j
ty of the people she has this far escaped
unscathed. Indeed it is said that many ,
of her citizens have grown rich by the
contraband trade, and that the foreign
commerce has paid her for all the lo*ses :
by the blockade.
Knowing all these uiings the South
Carolina chivalry, and especially the;
Charlestonians look with horror to tlie
?ky when her soil shall be over-run by
Union armies, and her chief cities held j
under the sway of Union generals. They j
tell the people that no mercy will be
shown, that the fate of New Orleaus will
be enviable to that reserved for Charles-1
ton. We propose to tell them a few of
our schemes for their punishment.
Gen. Sax ton lias iuaagurated one which
is going into practical operation at once.
We mean the division of land. The immense
estates of the chivalry are to be j
given to the children of the soil; the ;
lash-incited labor of the slave is to be re- |
placed by the cheerful toil of the freemen
and the land-owner ; her valleys are to
bloom with free ootton ; her hillsides re- :
sound with the hum of spindles; her
forests are to be levelled by the emigrant
from every clime ; railroads, canals and
steamboats are to open up her most secret
places, biinging wealth, comfort and
knowledge to her benighted sons and
daughters.
* She has shut out light and we will pun-1
ish her with a flood of it. She has barred
her doors against all discussion ; she lias !
hunted a stranger with a northern news- !
paper in his pocket as if he were a thief;
she has mobbed post-oflices to purge the .
mails of periodicals daring to have free ;
thoughts. This shall all be changed, i
When the army goes there goes also the
news-paper?pestilent abolition journals \
all of them. This has been commended
already. The Free South and the New i
South are already established institutions,
and, speaking for ourselves, we expect to
continue to exist and do our share to- J
wtrd electing an anti-slavery union Gov- j
ernor in South Carolina. Yes, we -will
give them newspapers of the freest kind, ;
out-spoken against all wrong, open to the ;
discussion of every subject, and carrying
light into the dark places of the land.
And finally as tlie bitterest of all pun
is amen ts we will bless her barbarism with !
th i crowning gift of free schools. The I
m :sic of the sc hool bell shall be heard ,
fc= *
THE F? EE SOUTH, SATU1
through all her borders, and the poores
nt pro child shall enjoy the blessed privi
lege of education. Ignorance shall fle
away with oppression, for freedom an(
learning must combine to elevate the de
graded and the out-cast. White am
black, the " poor white trash " and tin
" nigger " will then learn that " knowl
edge is power," and that the lords of th<
lash who so long ruled over both are onlj
to be feared by the ignorant.
Thus we will punish them with the
blessings they despise, and sweeping onl
the filth of their house, force them to s
higher plane of living ; force them to see
the dignity and blessedness of labor
force them to acknowledge anu receive c
new civilization, to discard ignorance
and barbarism, substitute freedom foi
bondage, light for darkness, and introduce
them to the glory of a permanent
prosperity and peace.
A Test Case.?The Rev. J. H. Fowler,
who was Chaplain of the First South
Carolina regiment of colored volunteers,
is now suffering in a Richmond prison the
penalty of his high-minded devotion to
truth. The case has been brought to the
notice of the military authorities in "Washington,
and it now remains to be seen if
our government will demand for that individual
the fail* and equal rights to which
as a chaplain and prisoner of war he is
plainly entitled. Mr. Fowler's is, in
some sort, a test case ; the government is
pricked in honor to see that justice is
doue to him; nor can it louger evade 01
blink the question, '*What shall be the
status or condition of the colored troops
ami of those white officers serving with
them?"
A dispatch from Washington, authorized
l?y the Secretary of State, announces
that the iron-clad vessels now
builing at Nantes and Bordeaux, it is
presumed for the rebels, have been promptly
arrested by the French Government,
at the intercession of Minister Dayton.
Should this decision of the Imperial Government
be final it destroys the last lingering
hoj>e of the Rebels of obtaining ?
fleet. Thus one by one their resource*
fail them, and the complete suppressior
of the Rebellion becomes more ctrtainh
only a qnestion of time.
By reference to our advertising
1 -i >11 1 ll_l _ 1 ..1.
column ic will oe seen uiai a isirgt* saie oi
household furniture will take place or
Wednesday next. It is now on exhibi
tion at the old Provost Guard House, 01
Bay street. A visit will repay those in
terested in antiquities. We were remind
ed of the honse of Mr. Toodles, whicl
he described as a "Hospital for diseases
furniture." Nevertheless there will be j
spirited competition by those left destitute
during the past week cr two.
To Correspondents*
Sekgt. Noah Lewis.?It is customar
for Chaplains to receive pay for delivering
money to soldiers families. Sometime
the necessary expenses are paid by th
officers of regiment., and in other case
it is provided for by a percentage. Ir
your particular case there appears som
hardship but we cannot decide withou
hearing the other side.
Jfc^-Gen. Saxton reviewed the troop
at this post on Tuesday last. Quite a dis
play was made and all the troops looker
welL The splendid weather we are noi
#- 11. a- jl
enjoying is lavwHtie ?? sucu exercises
and men and officers enjoy an occasiora
break in tiie monotony of camp life.
Chief Medical Inspector Wirtz inspect
ed all the Hospitals of the post on tli
same day.
S?$*- Brig. Gen. Sprague, Adjt. Gen. o
the State of New York, arrived in th
ralton, on a visit to look alter ihe in
terests of New York troops in tliis depart
incut.
Those who possess virtue possess als<
nobility.
EIDAY, IfOVSMBER 21, 1863.
t j The Navy Department lias received f
- ' from Chief Engineer King an account of ;
e j experiments recently made with one of j
1 the iron-clad vessels completed in the
- West She tnrns out to be a perfect suc1
cess in every way, having made nine miles '
i an honr. The importance of this success
- j is owing to the fact that tliis is the first
3 vessel of the nnmber having fonr propelr
j lers. She left St. Louis on the 20th ult,
J and was operated on 72 consecutive hours,
t ! the engines making (57 revolutions per
k . minute, and the propellers 112 revolutions
k ; per minute, giving to the ship the speed i
> i stated. It is very gratifying to know that 1
; : the first of a large class of vessels has met
t { with such unexpected success, consider- '
> j able prophecies having been made against ;
j their usefulness.
m t m
| )&?When the Swamp Fox General, j ^
' ! Jeff. Thompson, arrived at Pilot Knob, j \
itfter his capture, he assured Gen. Fisk j
| that the prospects of the Confederacy I 5
j were never more brilliant. He expressed j ^
i himself much dissatisfied with the eonduct i ^
> of the people of southeast Missouri, in !;
i not remaining true to the rebel cause. ; t
> i " Two years ago," said Jeff., " they were : ^
as plucky as need be. On my way up J
1 this time I whispered to them whenever
I got a chance, and told them to keep up 1
good courage. I thought they would be (
i all right, but d?n 'em, they had to take j.
i out their note-books to see which osth of ?
i allegiance they took last."
Another step has been taken in
^ transforming the formerly sleepy town of j <
| Beaufort into a busy Yankee city. That; c
necessary adjunct of all places of enter- | r
prise?a Fire Department?has been or- j r
gauized. Six hundred feet of hose has | j
. been obtained, a carriage built, and on t
. ; Nov. 4th, 1863, New York Hose, No. 1, *
r organized by the election of the following ' c
j i officers: W. H. Hyatt, Foreman; S. S. |
. Boome, Asst. Foreman; D. Booert, Sec- a
retary; Geo. W. Pond, Treasurer. 1
The proceeds of the sale of the prize | <
steamer Victoria have been ordered for j *
distribution by the Court. The total sum j ]
1 realised from the vessel and cargo was t
' $330,000. The fees and expenses amount-! *
1 e- to $7,000. Half of the balance goes 1 ?
to the United States, for the Navy Pen- j {
sion Fund ; and the remaining half to the j
< /v* ii it _ ^ ? /t l 4
, captors, ui tnis ine rxiiHiago ue ijttna \ j
f received about $150,000, and the Odor or a ''
1 < . . i
l , and Tioga the residue. | (
i JJ@?* The frost of last week has brought ' ]
X j
the cotton picking to a sudden close. We i
i understand that much cotton planted late j J
! has not yielded so well as was anticipated, ;
j | and this frost has still further interfered i
^ ; with the prospect. j <
5 Sacceiwii in Went Virginia.
Washington, Nov. 9, 1803.
Intelligence has been received here, j
, dated Clarksburg, Va., that Gens. Averill I ,
r and Dntie, commanding separate forces, : ,
? . after several severe engagements on Fri- I
s ' day and Saturday last, succeeded in driv- j
e iug the enemy under 4'Mud wall Jackson" |
1 for serial miles down the vaillev east of
s i Greenbrier Mountains into and through J
i the town of Lcwisburg, in Western Yir .
e ' ginia.
I After the first battle on Friday, fought
by Gen. Dufle, the enemy was reinforced,
j but nevertheless tlie rebels were totally
routed on Saturday under the combined
s forces of Dutie and AverilL The route
was so complete that the enemy aban1}
doned all their supplies, guns, colors, &c., \
r I and fled in dismay, leaving their dead and j
wounded on the field.
Our men behaved splendidly, and the j
1 victory was one of the most brilliant of i J
: the war. The number of killed and ;.
_ ! wounded on our side is not stated. We
! hold Lewisburg.
Q _
A CrKiors Fact.?A wreath of flowers !1
; which was laid upon a cofiin buried in a
if Gloucester (Massachusetts) cemetery,eight
e years ngc, was recently disinterred and
found in a remarkable state of preservation
; the stems of the flowers were found ; :
- to be green, and had sprouted to a con- I;
1 sideruble size. They have been carefully |
planted, and are now in a thriving condio
tion, with the prospect of making healthy
plants. 4
NO. 48.
Advance of die .Army of the Potomac.
There is no important change in the
Army the Potomac. Our troops occupy
the old battle field of Cedar Mountain.
Gen. Lee, it is pretty evident, declines
to take up the guage of battle which Gen.
Meade has nrgently pressed upon his acceptance.
The rebel Army of Virgin*,
excepting the rear guard, have again ensconced
themselves within their strong
fortifications on the south bank of the
Rapidan.
The following special dispatch oo?roborates
the important successes of the
advance and we hope are birx the prem/initnnT
Ikifl at/tnn wlltpk
UiWillbl/iJ U1 VI ?uiv uwa*M ? ! ?
is to tin ally overwhelm the rebel capital;
Ukaikji Airrrjts Akmv Potomac siah Kappa* vnnock)
Station, Va., 8:40 p. ro? Nov. 8^ JSOis J
r+Maj.-On. Hauscs, G?n*ral-fn-Chitf.
This morning in advancing from Kelly's
Ford it was found, the enemy had retreated
during the night. The morning: wa?
so smoky and hazy, it was found impossible
to ascertain at Rappahannock _
Station the position of the enemy, and it ivas
not till the arrival of the column from
Ive ly's Ford, it was definitely known the
position at the Rappahannock was evaeinted.
The army was putin motion, and
;he pursuit continued by tlio infantry to
13randy Station and by the cavalry beroud.
Maj.-Gen. Sedgwick reports oficially
the capture of four guns, eight
jattle-ilags, and over 1,500 prisoners.
VXaj. -Gen. French took over 4CNU prison;rs.
Sedgwick's loss, about 300 killed
md wounded; French's about 70. The
conduct of both otlicers and men in each
ifi'air was most admirable.
GEO. G. MEADE, Maj.-Gen.
THB. CHARGE ON THE REDOTRTS.
The correspondent of the Washington
Thronide gives the following graphic ao:ou.it
of the heroic charge on the rebel
edoubts
"The 1st Division, 6th Corps, comnonded
by Gen. Russell, were drawn up
n two lines of battle, about one mile from
he run. The 1st Division, 5th Corps,
ormed the left. The ground was open,
covered with a heavy growth of dead
puss. Immediately in front were the
pins of the enemy, the gunners plainly
risible. For half a mile over this ground,
lie 1st Brigade, supported by the 2d,
vhich -was under temporary oommaud of
Jol. Ellmnker of the 119th Pennsylvania,
tdvanced on double quick. Two ditches,
vide, deep and muddy, had to be crossed.
For a moment there was a slight confulion,
but the line was soon dressed, and
ihey continued on, through showers of
?rape and canister. Not a rifle was discharged
till the men got close to the reloubts.
When the last cannon was fired
it the storming party, they were not ten
:eet from their muzzles. Sergt. Roberts
of the 6th Maine, was the first to leap
nto the fort. Being alone, he was orlered
to surrender, and had just laid his
rifle down when in jumped a score or
inoro of his comrades. Quick as lightning
he took up his piece, dashed up to atall
color-sergeant, snatched the flag from
his hand, and bore it off in triumph.
Another m m took an officer prisoner,
wad became so enthusiastic that he feh a.
disgust for the prisoner he had to guard
At last his anxiety to join in the melee
became so great that he caught his prisoner
by the collar and kicked anil pushed
him over the ramparts of the fort A.
few rebels tied to the river, and one was
shot in the water. Mauy took refuge in
the neighboring fort, but they were soon
captured. Seven pieces of .steel rifled
cannon were here captured, and a brigade
of infantry.
"Griffin's battery now got the range
of the left hand fort. Shell after shell
plunged into the earthen square. The
place for a moment was untenable. The
Louisiana Tigers withdrew in a moment
to breathe the fresh air. The '2d Brigade
(1st Division, otkX'orps) dashed through
the embrasures and over the parapet of
the vacant fortress. Toe line was encircling
the Lonisianians and in live minutes
after a deadly volley was heard, a
cheer peeled out on the evening air?the
fort was captnred and the Tigers caged.
Pour guns were found in the fort, aud
the men of the Louisiana brigade, commanded
by Gen. Hayes, numbered among
our captures. We held the line ef the
Rappahannock that night. The men.
slept on their arms. The next morning
the rebels were not to be seen. Their
pontoons were there but they had lied."
The patriots 01 tiie revolution are fast
passing away, and soon the last will be
summoned to his filial resting place. The
youngest of them now is about ninetyfour
years of age. On the 1st of July,
1862, * there were but sixty-two of thein
living, since which time over one-third of
the number have (lied,