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%\x |?p?M I^?^rt?feb ia politics, ||enfe?, Befes, ? ^jria?tm^ &acntc itnb frt. TO HOYT & HUMPHIIEYS. ANDERSON COURT HOUSE, S. C, THURSDAY""MORNING, MAY 2, 1861. VOLUME L?NU^pER 37. . THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER, IS. ISSUED. EYERY THURSDAY, AT OHE DOILAS A YEAS, IE ADVANCE. B@j?*If delayed six mouths, SI.50; and $2.00 at the end ox' tho year. EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. Advertisements inserted at inodcra.to rales'; liberal deductions mado' to tho;o who will advertise by the year-i ? ?. t K TALE 01- THE BLOODY GROUND. 2~ WM. EAULS EIXDZR. ' The history of our border abounds with thrilling incidents, and we could till vol? umes of interesting and exciting tales of those trying and adventurous times. Eti pine and murder, robbery and incendia? rism blood and massacre, were common occurrences half a ceutury ago in the wil? derness of tho \Vest. and men and women who dared the daggers cf the forcst/otppd in constant peril of the::- lives. Among those who settled in Keut?clcy somcoighty years ago, was a man named Martin Davis, who was accompanied by his wife Mary, and three email c hildren. A rude log cabin was soon built, and a patch of ground cleared for garden pur jioses, and then the pioneer and his family settled down in their v.-hd woods home. " Time passed with more or less cf trou? ble and danger, for the forest was full of Indians and wild ben^ and ?mitly^tlic following thrilling incident?temblein a).! respects?bee urrc d. "Well may the scene of such episodes Ue termed "f The Bloody Ground." * One Juno afternoon in the Summer of 1782-, Davis stepped out of his cabin u:to tho garden in front, and suddenly a ? hide? ously painted Indian, with 'tomahawk up? lifted sprang up in thn space between him? self and tho door of the cabin, which he had left open behind him. "^Redskins,Hoh'v 1" wiidiyshi-ieked tho pioneer, his first thought being for his family. ; %4l quick cry issued from the cabin, and j almost instantaneously the door was slam med to. At the same moment the Indfifcu utter? ed an ear splitting yell and sprang ut Da: vis, who turned upon his heels, and dash? ed away into the forest, net however !>;? fore he had seen several ctlie^ savagoa "emerge from their concealment ep?r the house. ': God have mercy on my vifo and chil ? dren!" ho cried, as he dftshed along; " for I can do nothing for them now. JLy only ? hope is to get assistance from the station. Meantime, oh ! Lord Cod, ait, and protect my. dear wife and children!" Thfi poor man was nearly frantic, and in perfect desperation, he dhshed alongin tho direction of the neareot station not? withstanding the little settlement was sev? eral miles distant. In fact he had no oth? er alternative. It was hard to leave his family uudcr such circumstances. L at he could do them no good by remaining. Panting and oat of breath.ho at loncth reached the stockade, but for some 'time was unable to articulate a syliaoloyi "My God. man. what's the matter?" was tho inquiry of those around hirn as? tonished and alarmed tit tho poor fellow's frantic efforts to speak. 'J Injuns?Injuns have at.taccd my cab? in '" at last burst from*-hi; frothing lips. u Come with me, or they'll murder my wife and children^ Ccine, come, for Cod's sako como ! Don't slop?don'tst;iy?but follow me." u Just lot us git our Weapons," was the response of those whom he addressed. k{ Quick ! quick! for the love of God, quick !" wildly ejaculated Davis. A few moments later and the half-don en men who were at the station at the time were following in Ilia footsteps of the frmiy.ind RftUh^'hp led Tl.j^v-;-v-p. the deep forest with the most Iran tie des? peration. ; " On, friends on! and may the good God save my helpless wife and ehiJiren!" the poor, half crazed pion eer w?uh every I now and then cry oat, in the most/atense j and earnest tones. At tho best, it took an hour toraverse the distanco between tho cabinand the . station and back again, and whfc would \ delay the remorseless savages jbm their bloody work for that length c timo ?? | What indeed! Such distracting thoughts'athese con? tinually obtruded themselves ,;to Davis' mind, and almost goaded Iiin/o madness. Moanwhile let us go back ' the cabin. The redskins who had stfti/d after j>oor Davis only pursued him a/>v rods, and then gave up the chase, pi< yojoincd the others at the cabin, tbi 4>?r of which / \ ? i Mi's. Davis had so opportunely closed at the first alarm given. The savages then commenced a fero? cious assault upon tho doors and windows ?all of which were closed?but, though rough and small, the cabin was tight and substantial, and for a long time they mado but little progres notwithstanding they battered away with all their might. For a time, Mrs. Davis was almost par? alyzed with terror, and sho could do noth? ing but weep, and cry out and hug her frightened children to her wildly. " Must we perish in this way ??? she cri? ed, in broken, hearted-rending tones. ': Must I and my children be put to the knife by these bloody minded and re? morseless savages. My poor husband, too ?oh ! where is he ? Oh! I shall go mad. My God.' is there no way of escape?no door open ! Heaven help me, I must do something to save myself and children. I cannot give up and die without an ef? fort, for that would be sinful. Lord, give me strength in this my hour of need, for to Thee and Thee only I now look for aid. At that moment tho door came crash? ing in, and the next instant the room was lilled with the yelling savages. Mrs. Davis and her children screamed in concert, and tho next moment they were in the power of the merciless red? skins. Such a scene as followed beggars all description. In the end, however, not? withstanding all thchucrios, and screams and struggles; the mother and her chil? dren were brutally massacred?inhuman? ly G-iaiped. The bloody and remorseless deed ac? complished, the fiendish redskins set to work Lq overhaul the cabin, and in a lit tle while they came across a keg of wkis k?v. ?; r.um ! rum ! fire water! drink S drink! fed nice! good all over! make bravo! dam brave! Ugh ! ugh !" So they muttered meanwhile capering aixuind their prise With every expression of joy. 1:: that moment everything else y/sa forgotten ; and with a drunkard's de riam they gargled down the fiery fluid. Consequently) in a brief-period not one ol then: could walk straight; and in a very little time longer i!:e whole party were down upon the ilocr helpless and ?uncon? scious. Time passed, and at length Davis and h:a ccrm; anjons neared the cabin. ":"] kkzv ucthiug! I see nothing!" ex? claimed the farmer; gaspingly. :,0!i, G.bdl" he added, wildly, ?? where are my who and ehiidren '! my dear wile and chil? dren '{" " Oh, I guess they're safe enough !" re? sponded the men, encouragingly. ?? God grant it! God graut it!" cried the pioneer; as he strained every sinew to reach the cabin. It was now nearly dark, and surround? ing objects were beginning to grow indis-. tinefc. In a lew moments the parly reached the cabin, Davis, something in tho ad aud as the hitter leaped the thresh hold into his little home, ho uttered a loud, ear-splitting cry-r-a shriek of agony?and halted as ii suddenly riveted to the spot. A moment afterwards the others came up. l\~o explanation was needed. .Before them lay the mutilated remains of Mrs! Davis ami her children.and around about, the drunken Indians. The men muttered deep curses botwecn their set teeth. The sight moved their fiercest passions. ' The pioneer buried his face in hands and groaned as if his heart would break. At length the settler started up a chan? ged man. for ins soul was on lire, and one thought only possessed him. You could read it in his burning glaring eyes. 44 Retribution!" ' - " Look friends I" he cried, in loud and cracked tones, my wile and children are murdered! murdered! iSee them where fchev 1'iV?i"w.i.-r>fl iuiil butchered like dumb boasts! $:ud these are the devils?God's" curse upon them!''?Le pointed to the prostrate s?vages?>; who have done the bi?ody deed?who have desolated my Hie forever. They must die! as surely as they have done this thing they must die?' - Say the word, and we'll make short work of the bloody cusses 1" deeply ejac? ulated one of the men as he pointed his piece at a redskin's body. Silently and sternly the rest imitated his example, and the parties being ccpial every redskin was covered. i;2N"o ! no ! not that way!" eagerly cri? ed Davis, his eyes burning with all the tires of madness. <l That would be too good for the red fiends?too good ! too good!" '?liowtheu?" demanded his compan? ions, simultaneously. Say tho word!" " Burn them, as they would burn us, if they had the chance!" fiercely hissed Da? vis, in deep and concentrated tones. The pioneers of the great West feel but little pity for savages at any time) more especially under such circumstances, and no voice was raised against Davis' terri? ble proposition. t: They have wantonly, brutally mur? dered my wife and children !" continued the bereaved settler, ;: and now I would but remind me of them. I'll make a bon? fire of it, and in the red flames roast their, infernal carcasses. Who will aid me in my vengeance ?" Every man signified his readiness to assist in anything. " Hands and feet, then, we will bind these drunken devils!" pursued Davis.? <: If either rouses tip, shoot him through the heart!" he added, implaccntly. The half frenzied .pioneer procured ropes, and in a little while, without let or bindancc, the six redskins were bound Iband and foot. Then the bodies of poor Mrs. Davis and her childrcd were taken out and buried by the settler and his com? panions?buried there, in great, black forest, by the light of a pine torch. ,; God bless them, and keep them for? ever and ever!" cried the stricken hus? band, from the bottom of his breaking heart. Then the sleeping redskins were carri? ed out and then the cabin was given to the devouring element. Ere long the little place was a mass of flames. ? ? "?"Sow, let justice be satisfied!" cried Davis, as they were all clustered in Jrpnt of the fire; for is it not just that these fi? ends should suffer for the murder of my wife and children ? Come toss them into the fiery furnace to which they are doom? ed !" One by one the six powerless savages were lilted from the ground, and "whirled into the craeklin, seething flames. To es c:rpc there was no chance, notwithstand? ing they had begun to show signs of re? turning consciousness; that dreadful! death was inevitable. For a lew moments shrieks and yells filled the air, and then nothing was to be heard bat the roaring of the red flames. The redskins but awoke to realize their doom, and die with a howl of agony. Ail over, Davis thanked the men from the station, and notwithstanding they earnestly urged him to go back with them, bade them adieu, and solitary and alone struck" oil'into the deep black for? est. Nothing was ever heard of him again. -o Ji'ST .So.?A calm blue-eyed, self-posses? sed young huh', in a certain place, re? ceived a long call the other da}- from a prying old spinster, who after prolonging her stay beyond even her own conception of the main question that brought her thither, said: "I've been asked a goood many times if you was engaged to Mr.-. Xow if folks inquire again whether you be or not, what, si all I tell 'em l" think?' " Tell them,'' answered the young lady, fixing her calm blue eyes in unblushing steadiness upon the inquisitive features of her interrogator, ;- tell them that you don't know, and that you are sure its none of your business." -: MAaniATii? and Love.?Marriage with? out love is life without health. There is no need to exhort a true woman to love her husband; she is sure to do it?she cannot help it. Even if her heart be pre? occupied, the sacred tic disposes it to res? pond to a husband, unless want of affec? tion and kindness on his part prevents it. Her first sensation (and we quote from a woman) is a sort of wonder at the good fortuc that has given her to the man of her choice; her second, a sort of fear that she is not worthy of him and her third, a strong desire to become so. Oh! that a woman's nature-was stud? ied by those who are destined to become her protectors and guardians! that they could undersl"2>LJ-er.-'WicTTrTPu^Tmi^i^n dcrnessj her perceptions of change and indifference, her unbounded capacity of being loved, and the immeasurable grati? tude when this essential love and tender? ness are accorded to her. AH a woman asks is love; for that she will resign self-will, opinion long-formed habits, everything. Withhold that, heap on her wealth, splendor in every form, and you fail to satisfy her. ila^y.a wo? man languishes amid abundance, and en? vies the very beggar in the streets, if the latter possess the blessings of connubial love. The Irish in the 'Field.?It is said that ten Irish regiments in the Abolition Slates have ottered their services to Presi? dent Davis. -4? A Life Preserver.?-STo man was ever found drowned with a receipt from a printer in his pocket. IBHitarjy Pofanwitfs. Military Movements.?Could the old Rail-maulcr have taken a squint into our usually quiet village on Saturday last, he might have imagined that something "was up," sure. Could he have soon, as well ?s we did, the advent of armed bands into our midst, he might have thought that the <; irrepressible conflict" had surely begun. Tbo Mississipians came not by tens and twenties, but by hundreds?two trains loaded to their utmost capacity. And what a study was here presented in the tout ensemble of this assemblage! Eve? ry shade of character was here represen? ted. The aristocrat and poor man stood shoulder to shoulder to battle for the rights in whicli each were equally interested. The grand-sire son and youth were haste? ning at the call of duty, and going as joy? fully as though bidden toa marriage feast. We did not attempt to count their num? bers, but suffice it to say, that the whole Mississippi Battalion with the exception of the baggage guard, which took water, transportation, arrived here, and are now quartered at the various fortifications be? low the city. They are no dress-parade soldiers, but hardy woodsmen, dressed in homespun pants and the picturesque hun? ting shirt, from the bosom of which were seen protrudiing the handles of revolvers and bo wies. Wo noticed one darkey?some officer's servant, we suppose?armed to4ho teeth, having no lcs.; than two pairs of revolv? ers attached to his person, sundry knife handles conspicuously in view, and the thought would intrude itself that we should like to "pit" this sable warrior against the fighty (flighty ?) editor of the .Xew York Courier and Enquirer, Gen. James Watson Webb. We would bet on the negro in the light, but not in the foot race. The Dick Keys ami Kale Dale arrived at Barrancas ycstorday, loaded down with troops, provisions and munitions of war. The Dale brought over the second company of Louisiana Zouaves. We shall have live thousand here soon. Let the old concern " inaugurate the war, anil wo we promise that there will no more "rest in Abraham's bosom."?Paisacula Gazette. -<i-? 3lA.ron AInderson in New Ybnit.?The steamer Baltic, with Major Anderson and his command on board, arrived at itfew York on Thursday last. The Major was received at the dock by an immense con? course of citizens and conducted to his quarters at the Brcvoort House. The Secretary of War at Washington received the following despatch from -Ma? jor Anderson, Thursday evening: Steamship Baltic,of?Sandy Hook, April 18, 1801,10.30 a. m., via Xcw York. Having defended fort Sumtcr for thir? ty-four hours, until the quarters were en? tirely burnt the main gates destroyed by fire the gorge walls seriously injured, the magizine surrounded by flames, and its door closed from the effects of heat; four barrels and three cartridges of powder only being available, ami no provisions remaining but pork, I accepted terms of evacuation offered by General Bcaurcgard ?being the same offered by him on the 11th instant, prior to the commencement of hostilities?and marched oatof the fort on Sunday afternoon, the 1-Lth instant, with colors dying and drums beating bring? ing away company and private property, and saluting my tlag with fifty guns. Major 1st Artillery, Commanding. Hon. Simon Camehon, Secretary of War, Washington. An Old Soldier Kicked by ax Old Relic.?The Petersburg Express relates in graphic style an accident which occur? red a day or two ago to one Mr. Tudor, a veteran of the Mexican, who, being made the recipient of an old flint-loci; musket, a relic of the Southampton servile insur? rection, which transpired about thirty years ago, took his present home for the mirpose of indulging himscll with pleasant ? I reiiiTniscenecs or ms experience ill" tM ROBK KT ANDERSON tnidc of war," and of discharging from it a load of two cartridges and five buck-shot, which, placed in i! thirty years ago, laid never since been withdrawn. The sequel of the affair is thusrolated by the Express: Stationing himsllf in true military style, he gave the worts "ready, aim, fire," at the same time Ming the trigger. The report as of a Iannon sounded through the air, and a jareqnivalcnt that of a can? non ball Btrilrijg him, landed him upon his back ten &t from where iic stood. The rebotmdiof^e musket was powerful, knocking aboufcwo square inches of skin off his cheek aid treble the amount from his shoulder, fesidos otherwise severely bruising him.,'Thecharge tore otf .nearly the whole sidcof an out-house. "We learn that Mr. Titor was more than satisfied with the resii of his experience with the musket, andiesolved to let it rest for an? other thirty fears' space. i1 I Corrrtpondencc of the Guardian. .Professor Lowe. Union C. IL, April 21, 1861. Quito an excitement was created in our town this morning upon the announce? ment of an unusual and precipitate ap? pearance of a stranger last night, at 9 o'clock. But tho manner in which the citizens of "Pen Ridge," Union district welcomed him was quite ludicrous. The stranger?as I learn?Prof. Lowe, the dis? tinguished aeronaut, ascended in his car at Cihcinnatti, Ohio, on the 20th inst., -i a. m., with the design of going to Washington city; but having come in contact with a strong current of air, was born rapidly in this direction. He decended at one time in what he supposed was Spartanburg District, but finding that he was some dis? tance frpm any railroad, and vtrishing to make for as near a point to one as his limited amount of gas would allow him, rcasconded and took a southward direc? tion, and soon found himself in the vicini of "Pea Ridge." But what was tho con? sternation of the people on seeing the bal? loon approaching! Believing that the day of final retribution had come, and boing wholy unprepared, some sought refuge in the adjacent woods, while others were valorous, and resorted to fire-arms. ?Sor were tho old ladies less affected, but with giant strength seized fence rails, etc., and vociferously refused to allow the "destroy? ing angel," as they believed him to be, to dwell among them. But he being unable to longer sustain himself in his car, de? scended amid the cries and imprecations of the spectators, and doubtless would have fared but poorly, had it not been for one gentleman who was more enlighten? ed on the subject and who demanded for him a respite. Ho was accordiagly al? lowed time to breath and depart in peace, upon condition that he be lodged safely in jail, lie was placed in a wagon and drawn to tho ':Stonc House" of this place, hut the kind hearted jailor refused to con? fine him, and consigned him to the care of Messrs. Fant & Powell, the gentleman? ly and courteous proprietors of the late Hugos & Giles Hotel, where he was kind \y cared for, and spent the Sabbath un? molested. He brings papers dated in Cincinnati!; 20th inst. He leaves in tho morning for Columbia, via Spartanburg & Union "Railroad, where he will doubtless give a good account of himself. C. -0 Rr.nnLS and Trtaitoiis.?This is the common epitaph bestowed by the Lincoln press upon the people of the seceded States. The" same title was applied by the British and Tories in the Revolution to our ancestors. Even George Washing? ton was styled the -'rebel leader Mr. Washington." It took the "rebelssonic time to teach the torics good manners, but they succeeded at last; nor do we despair altogether of improving the Re? publican mode ot speech, and that at no distant day. George the third never per? petrated a thousanth part of the wrongs against the colonies which Lincoln medi? tates against the Southern States, and there is no other difference between the twoytyrants, except that the one was a gentleman and the other is a blackguard. ?llichmo ml DfspatcJi. Attacking Northern Cities.?"We trust that the South will soon be in a condition to act aggressively as well as defensively. Wo have no idea on the face of the earth of standing still and bcin?r butchered lilec sheep in a slaughter-house. As soon as possible, a blow should be struck at the populous hives on the bor? der, and privateers should be fitted out to harrass the enemy's commerce. The sooner .this is done the better. Already, the Southcrn^army, at different forts and stations, numbers about thirty-five thous? and men. With the accession of Border States, this can be swelled, -without an ef? fort to a hundred thousand of the bravest troops in the world. We shall sec whether the iramc of invasion which Abraham '"""^TTf-rrr ; vi.'lficijnt^fjJ^jnjMj^n" which two can play at,??d. Ino.v Batteri*?Tho late engagc [ mcnt in Glmrlcctoitas disclosed two facts, which arc well vorthy attention. One is, that the most jficicnt of the batteries which dcmolishcf Sumter was an iron battery, which u said to have been the first actual test ft actual war of iron for? tifications. The other fact is, that the floating iron battery successfully resisted u^l the heaiy shots of Sumter, thus dem? onstrating ;ho value of iron armor for vessels, in attacking ports. AVe would suggest whether floating batteries, simi? lar to that in Charleston, might not be constructed in this city, and towed down to the neighborhood of Old Point, whilst a few batteries on land might be construc? ted of the same material, and brought toj bear upon that famous fortress. ?'ik Sunday Morni.no.?By n?Q7s from Har? per's Ferry we learn that tha United States armories at that place have'^gn.' partially burned by the garrison,. whiefr'J then fled to the Maryland side of the Po? tomac. The Virginia StatoTlroops. upon com? ing up, obtained possossionof>?^^3yii2i nie muskets, besides a . largo quantity of gunpowder and valuable military equips mcnts. ' * A messenger arrived, hero on Thursday from the Mayor of Charlestown, Ya.; to Mr. G-arrett, the President of the Balti? more Ohio railroad, instructed to demand' guaranties from him that no troops should be permitted to pass over the main stem, fair country made to run with blood. If the Union coul l bo restored by wa? ging hostilities against those men who conscientiously differ with us, the end at-, taincd would - indemnify the North and the South for sacrifices exacted, but the* ruin of the country is involved in the fact of war. The Administration may learn this too late to avail itself of tho lesson which it teaches, but tho ;?&oplo should thunder the living truth" in the ears of President Lincoln till he acknowl? edges his error. The cry should now be. for Peace, and should ring throughout'^' the land, before tho work of desolation7, has rended our Government to atoms. Tho people must now speak out boldly; and for the light, or suffer the terrible consequences of their apathy. Lot Peace be tho motto. It is the only one arounci which tho true patriotism can rally.? V.rith one and all who aro "not besotted by partizan zeal, let tho cry be forJPcace. ?Buffalo Republic. V . V*K -O-; ^-N. We cannot diviuo the ways of Provi- ? deuce; but to us it seems that a more unnatural and unhallowed warfare does not disgrace the annals of tho world.? Suppose the wrongs of tho South are im? aginary wrongs? Imaginary grievances have a moral force as potent as thoso that are real, and demand as serious treatment. Has the party in power dealt earnestly and candidly with the wrongs set forth by tho Southern people ? Most assuredly not ? but with dogged obstina cy it has persisted, in forcing its ethjcadL. doctrines upon a people to whom they were repulsive, and now because they re? fuse to swallow the Republican draught, their homes aro to be desolate, and their and that no more munitions of war should be suffered to be removed from the Arsonal at Harper's Ferry. If these guaranties were not?given, the messenger was. au? thorized to state to Mr. Garrctt'that, the. bridge over Harper's Ferry would at once be blown up. Letters have also been re? ceived from numerous farmers on the route to the effect that if any troops wero allowed to pas3 over the road, the brid? ges would at once be burned. -*-: When the news of the surrender of Maj. Anderson reached tho city onSatur day afternoon, the Harbor Master ordered the vessels in port to display their colors. Some of them ran up the old United States ensign at their masthead, which be? ing noticed by some of ourciaz'eTQT^fchsy were waited on and requested to haul it down, as on an occasion of this kind,they considered such an exhibition in bad taste. It did not require much persua? sion, to receive a ready compliance; the old bunting cam.} down- rapidly, and in one ease particularly, tho brig Black Fish, substituted its place with that of tho: Pal? metto design. The stars and stripes, it'is : proper to state, wero what some of the ?'. captains of the vessels understood as tho ' order of the Harbor Master to hoist, and was only in obedience, as they thought; to his order that they acted.?Savannah Republican. A woman may love her husband devo .tcdly?may sacrifice fortune, friends, fam? ily and country for him?alie may have tho genius of a Sappho, tho enchanted ? beauties of an Aimiick^iaU^^itti allthoso .slioJails \p--ttS3r~{ttS home comfortable, "Sis heart will inevitably escape her. And women live so entirely in the affections that, without love, their existence is void. Better submit, then,to " household tasks" than doom yourselves to a loveless home. Women of a high order of mind will not run this risk; they know their feminine and domestic duties arc their first duties. ?Field iL- Fireside. -0-:? Here is the eleventh commandment: ' " Thou shalt not carry off the editor's ex? changes, unless thou art sure he is done done with them ; neither shalt thou talk to him when he is reading proff o'r writing lest he should get angry and order thee out of the sanctum." -,?? A man who has done wrong, is always , fearing that his friends will rise up against him and accuse him of evil. Hi3C0J|? science is never, at rest, ^^rtti