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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 0, 1865. EDITED. BY' JAMES A.- HOYT and W. W. HTJKPI&EYS. . ' Fonrth S9giment S. "C. M. * - Officials "tod others transmitting orders rind com :. municvtions' to- Lt. Col. -James Thomson, com? manding the 4th.Re^^ S. C. M., ?will direct, to the . care of Lieut. James A-kHoYT, Anderson C. H.,*S. C. ? ___-4-' Clerk of the Co;irt. ; ? Capi.-JoEr^L. Daniels, tlienewly tlectcd^CIort, has hj?^n STvorn into office and entered upon the discharge of . its duties. His predecessor, Elijah . Webb. Esq., has held the position for twenty-eight - successive rears !. In retiring from it now, he may -be Veil assured of rendering a faitlrftl and jiislro r.iurn for the confidence so long reposed in him by the'p'?ople. -.-.-; Tho Meeting noxt Monday. The citizens of Andersan District are invited to assemble at the Court House on' Monday next, to - c?nsicer the'eonijition^f affairs and the prospects i qf.-.ultimate success. Judge M?neo among others, ' has consented to address the people *on that occa? sion. His views will no doubt intereft the public, aodrcanhnato their confidence acdhope.- Let ev? ery man who can^IeaveTiome onjthat dayjbe pre? sent, in order to give,expression to the patriotism and Intelligence of .'community. Now is the ?timeito assert o.ur deyotion to the cause in which v we-aro gall- aL'ke-Mnteresting, [when*j?the sombre clond>r of defeat and disastor thicken the sky. A bravQ.peoplc will not'resscn Oioir ardor because of temporary disadvantages. . -* . . --' Tho Situation. Thii usual ihrong of rumors has reached here in the pist weck.f "Some are confirmed by direct in? formation, and others are-left to perish fo??want of ' circulation. Soldiers are constantly arriving from Charlotte and that direction, and by this means we arc advised in reaard to the absorbing events . of tho camjmingn now in progress; Gea. Joe? John'sto's has - certainly been placed in command of the"army which'has been collected^ to defeat Sus&xkx', and we may look for better . things thanhave transpired preceding this event. He is the.proper,man to bring the Yankee favorite to grief, not only because of his ability, but for other reasons.".. His'order assuming command will be found elsewhere in our columns.-. ' *ll:'is reported that'.HAipEE ar.d H?ke formed a " junction with, their forces and attacked SuEnauVs -right wing, somewkero near fhe North Carolina .line,' and defeated it badly, capturing several .fb.ov.sond prisoners.. This needs confirmation, 1 ottover. , * ^ Wilmingtou-was evacuated by our troops on the 5 21st ultimo, and the-enemy took possession next ^day.v c ? ' The Yankee nation is in|"ccstacie8 over tho fall of Charleston and Wilmington. -:-*-?? ."" Agricultural. - Y\'c arc indebted to a friend for the following ex? tract from Trof. Holmes' " Southern \tcaaricr," ?lipon the cultivation of Irish Potatoes.' He has also promised to "furnish our columns with occa Bional contributions, tojutereat our farming" com mniity: ' Irish Potatoes should be planted in,.February and March,- not lator. Your ground should bo well ploughed or dug up, then laid ;off in* rows defcri-Jrencbcs. Sorcad ;|j^irorT? /^lio-ihi Save at< Jioast. two eyes)' eight inches' apart, ..on the straw or hay in tho- centre of the trench,, put a goodTiandful of manure on each set f-but if you have iiny. Hogs-hair, (reserved for this purpose - when you scalded yocr/hOgs) put as- much "as you out-take up by a pinch of the thumb and foro fin? ger, and pl'aco it ou each-set, and then cover with, iabout six inches deep with the earth Jhat was ta -ion'out of the trench, drawing it up.into a little . Tidgo. - .0 - . Potatoes usually lie in the ground a month or so bctfafe- they show "themselves.** Should thoy bo caughtrby a frost tho tops only'will1 bo .killed, un? less any of the plants, havo formed tubers, when tbey'w-n* most likely be- entirely killed. Haul the "earth up to their stems as they advance in growth,' bat do not cowr the plant entirely-with the earth you wish auj early crop. . ?? ?. . *r-:?v . ? ' Eioq-aent^and Trufliful. Gel*. Howell Cobb recently favored the people .of Itaoon, Ga., with a speech upon tho condition of the country and its 'prospects of ultimate 'suc? cess. It would givo us grca::. pleasure to re-print ?i ?oll, toe admirable truths he so eloquently advanced; "?'-but our limited space does, not admit of it. The following, however, is^so entirely* applicable,- at this momtfnt^in view of tho recent .vandalism of ? our unemieB in this State and theflr execrable con? duct in Columbia, that we gi ro it place in our edi? torial columns. ^ The charred and blackened ruins . of oit capital?the fiendish and brutal coquet to . warc'^ defenceless*-women and children?the vast track" of desohkion in tho'enemy's track?their' thseuts'arid denunciations, cruel as cowardly?all /ekoaldbean incentive to, every Bon of Carolina. to lxnew their vows of eternal hatred and uncon . qi&rable resistance to a foe destitute "of principle .. .arid feeling. With the galAnt ^nd distinguished. " Georgian, let Heaven witness our resolve never V"ag?Tn~to ajailTale witb'tb?Ttccurspidraco. . - " Ponder well,'*hesitate long before you yield to tfie delusive_ hope of a restoration of the Union' .Go ainong?the people where Yankee conquest has has' prevailed. .Would that you could haVe accom? panied me to the*. Gate City a few-days ago: No man can form any conception of the cruel, wanton destruction,' but those who-see it. Standing there and Deholding the wreck, and ruin around me, I asked:/Why, oh! why is. this? When - the enemy comes to tjur plantations and takes put stocks and provisions. I can understand that, lit is to supply his wants: But Atlanta.is almost one .vast piieof ruin.- When Sherman-left it the ? incendiary torch was' applied.'"uttiscTiminately;? ..tvi^'this necessary to his success ? Did it add any ilew laurels, .to Sherman, except to:^that wreath of infamy for,his previous villanies ? ? Then why was .it ? I answer, it was pronipted by their malignant ?hate of our people,' their unconquerable jind-hcll born hate. ? Do you n3k me . to reconstruct with them'?* "I went to the graveyard and stood there among .the city of the dead. ? There were hundreds?per? haps thousands of our gallant soldiers sleeping quietly tieir last sleep, who had given their lives a holy sacrifioe for jwrJuolyjcause. And T thought of reconstruction! and it seemed as.though.a voice rose from the graves of thVgallant' de?d/saying, ^KffcEE.' TOUCH IT NOT!!" and I called upon God.to wUhesB that I had. sworn I never would; . and so lielp me God, I never will! Life is butj a epan. Prop erty is but a flee^ig showl Put me in the grave, but never]but :on me the -ffarmen? oj*a fobipiseitmitt" ? Interesting Letter from Columbia. " ' We are permitted, through .tin kindness of a friend,'to make the following extracts from,a letter. written by a lady residing in Columbia, and which contains a graphic^and truthful account of tho de-; plorable condition of affairs in-?iit onoc beautiful oity. Tho description here given cannot fail to in? terest and awaken the sympathies of our . people with the homeless population now hovering around the'smouldering ashes of our fair capital : .HCJIXS OF COLUMBIA, Feb.. 22, 1SG5,~ ' . Dear Friend: You and your in tSrcsts have been scorched by the' enemy, but our beautiful town and its. homeless.people have been truly parehed and withered. "Only the . shell- of eavirons is here ;." and a centre of cinders and nslic-. Last Wednesday? Bcauregard."returned' from Charleston. He thought-if Hardce's corps, then ' at HKiagsiille, and Chcatliam's : Division towards Augusta, could jret here, we'might res'ist the.Fddc-' rats;. Johnston and Hampton were" also here,' and ready to do or die. "On Thursday, at dawn,'the Yankees,?then over in Lexington and in sight of town,?commenced BheHjng. The women, and;, children all scampered towards the Charlotte De? pot, that being remote. * * *. * ' Wheeler's cav? alry begged for provision and clothes; this being deHicd^tLey'battcred^own"doors andMtook what they-needed. At dawn of Friday the CommiSsarr stores were thrown open for the poor. It was not generally, known, until the negroes, with usual rapucity, took off barrels of rice, flour, baoon, &c. The" stores at the4 Depot were also' opened; but none know of powder there, and in tho midst of progging,- there was a terrific explosion, which1 drove scores "nk> eternity, principally negroes. At daybreak, Ma3'orlGoodwin went.over with.the whito flag, for the Yankees had been kept, out all night, only by burning the bridges over . Saluda and Congaree Rivers. We ieard, then, their long roll, and for miles along the bank .of the river their muskets and field pieces gleamed with death. Beauregard went off, at .8 o'clock, on th^Char-" lotto Road- At 11 o'clock tlie;y had fixed their pontoons and crossed. Three Union flags, wore boisted?one over tho Market Hall,"and one over Janney's" and Nickcrson's Hotels/ Half an hour afterwards came yells and phouts, and Yankee Doodle music Ma*ny speculators?"focls?-had re? served whiskey,'and-it was found by hogsheads in abundance. - Had it been empti ed into the gutters, the result might not have been. so.fatal to our doomed city. From mid-day till sunset the troops, some 20,000 in number, were marched up and down oat streets. Tbey-saw its bcaufy-and envied its quiet.: During the entire dfiy liouscs were en? tered, and watches and money demanded; and at sunset,.tho torches of these civilized savages lit the town. . . First tue gas-work3 end- four' squares'? of its vi? cinity. Then Main street, from Cotton Town to the Now State House, with one entire r*ow west'ol" Main street and thrce'roWs of titrccts east?alt are in smouldering embers. Washington-street church, Mr. Pringlc's'cliurch, the" Trcauury buildings, eve? ry Bank, tho' Court House, Jail, Arsenal, State . House, and evary store, all, all, gone. The women begged that'they-might be helped to remove their furniture, and the. answer was,"" Rebel,, let it burn." The town reminds we of the ruins of Palmyra and Baalbcc. I* say the Yankees resisted the entreaties of mothers. Tlicy' even threw :from the hcad^s of servants, trunks and boxes which' were being car? ried for tfieir owners. They also'.entered houses on Main street, before tho fire reached them,' and ordered the women and children nut that they might have"no Witn'csup of ''?'< ;' robberies. Ih-c [?^-tmufltot -w?7?lomanacdr. ?n.a jujuil .of them de .'grc^m^^^^^^^pa^ufO'Hlmf vlTiTfiv'V' fl'i o" ?e? ! groes, and told them they were tho curbed cause of tho war. All of them talkel of lite, glorious Union?Ihey were dctcrmincd-.to restore it to its original size. . .. * While the fire prevailed, they went promiscuous? ly into houses and kitchens?took provisions 'and; clothes, asking no lcave*bf cither white or <dack. Their General, en leafing, offered some salt to dis-" tribute among sufferers, and gave 100 muskets for tho -protection of the towq; of these, 70 wcl-e spiked or out of order. That was humnnilj', in keeping with their genoVal conduot. . They were here from Friday till Monday noon. It .seemed like three weeks. xThcy tihot down pigeons^ raced, after pigs andrcalves, and helped themselves to all the nice-wagons and Jmggi'es. in towriV. A* sorry spectacle does the town present, with some 800 families hemcbss and without provision, camped at the Asylum and Tark, and about the' streets, amid tho 'ruins. t '' ?\"fticn the last regiment went off,, many families ?who had tlipirinterests North, or nono"left hero, went" with thee, as if .to ^lengthen tlicir triumphal march. \ y- ' - It'was said Shcrmao had four corps along, but about or'less.than 20,000 were in the streets.? Their, wagon-trains were in splendid keeping, and they had burned" or.st'oletf all tlicy; wanted from every plantation within raiding distance of their march. While herer they worked, one grist -mill night and "day, and they were busy all the while at the. forges, mending wagons and making hooks to tear up the railroad, o Oh! what agony attended that age of misery.? The time then sped Elower than I hnve ever-known. I was alone, with my fceblo grand-f ither ;-but (jod was good,, and TJaniel-liko^I was preserved in the midst of.liona. -Had.voHe pfevioiislylubscribcd to Reconstruction, this hideous itriitality must have* crushed; the thought, May our present sorrows only'teach us to trust in God, who iif 'His own good time cam save us from such bitter foes. Reliove the SujQcriiugi Thp o?ention of tho members of the Soldieis' Board of Relief, and of tho citizens'of fche'District,' ie specially called to tho proceedings of a meeting held at tlite place on Saleday, for- the purpose of rai&ing/supplies to be forwarded to*^our suffering fellow-citizens of Columbia, "vyintisboro1, and other pfaces in the track .of the late devastating march of the Yankee army, through thin Stato. No pen can relate the story-of the wrongs and sufferings ? that have been inflicted on our i'ellow-citizcns in tha*whole region of' country. All, of every class, .the high and'tho low, the rich-and the poor, the whito~"and the black, have been stripped by41 re? lentless foe, of their .entire .subsi^ince,. and unless . promptly relieved by the citizens of other portions of thi3 StatJeTwho have been less uafortunate^mtfet certainly atarvc. Hundreds and thousau'ds-of wo? men and childrrti, with. their dependants,'who have heretofore lived in comfort and affluence,/are how sustaining life, upon boiled corn alone,1 which -they haye raked up, aB* the debris of the Yankee, camps. Is there a-citizen of the Distri&-:-rhb<ie heart will not be reached by this simple - statement .of facts ? ' Is there one who will npt/centribitte a porlion--of J his supplie?, however" umited -they may.be; to re -UevV-wh-in^ earnestly* calied upon to come pr.c^p?y-f?rwlifcT_,wtth offerings of provisions, of' any kind, and all who have a surplus of-corn, iiour, baco:i, or other pro? visions, above what/th- > can bo reiuonabiy 'ex'pecr .ted to oontribute^BIS^^^SSl^^^S^B for sale, to reljevS^Hfl H of their' UDfQ*'hlnM^w^^ffi^^^Kmiif Band dollars haxaW ??B B hand for tho purposqH for -all provisions thatJM H Mr. J. D. M. Dobbins a^H pot Agent at Williamston, Belt^H 38 are named as personsjwho will tikTCirr|B^^! forward all supplies, under the directioifc^ State Agent appointed by the Governor,* kei"2 proper destination. The Railroad .will- tm tyY all supplies to its dower t crnuuus. -inj.e ofB^?'/ .from which point arrangements will be ? forward. ? ' " -fhs^ The members of thc-Board-of Relief ar??lEj be active in getting up contributions. -W^p"^ izens 0/ the District,' I beg yotf, to reneWour ancient character for patriotism and .Iibe?y-:? j Let each one so act as to be. able to excla"K?"J1 ?his heart of hearts, I have done my duty.. Jr -? . J. P. RE*' ~ Chm'n. Sol. B. R. for Anderste Public Mee?ug. Ii A mooting of tho citizens of Anderson "pi?t was held in the Court House oiT'Monday inst., to-take intp consideration-the cond*1 of" the suffering population ,of- Columbia, andlt^'0 some means for-theirimmediate relief."". 1| Jtov J. Scott Murray was called to thefair, and in a brief address explained the objeot|jthe meeting. James A. Hoyt was requested toff as Secretary. 1( Hon. J. P. Pveed, in response toja call frf tbe Chair, gave an interesting account of affairs gpo lumbia and the adjacent country?the ext? of" suffering and distress,caused by,the recent om& tion of the enemy?their vandalism and cru JTto citizens, and the.deplorable condition in whispur fcllow-couutrymeu were placed "by Ais visipo? of the public enemy. He then made an elofent and forcible appeal to tho audience 'toj contftite liberally of their means and supplios to thejief of tho destitute. The follo*wing contributions have. beef red 'ed .by the Chairman: j Mr. Charles Ii-by, 10 bus. corn"; ',!. A. Osbpfc?/ i'bbl. flour and one hundred dollars; J. P. ] ed? lbbl.-flour, 10 gals, syrup, and one hundrec ol lars; Crawford Koys, two barrels of flour, ftjj' pounds of bacon, three bushels of Irish pott es,' and 10 gals, syrup ; Joseph Ityrum, 6 bus. m and 2 bus. peas; T. M. Horsey, 1 bag flour, 5( >s. bacon, one thousand dollars; Georgo Maasfit S bag flour'and 2 pieces bacon; W.-D. Clancy, ti vo hundred dollars; R. Monro, one hundred d?l's ; D. T. Rainwater, 40 lbs. bacon ; J. TV. WHk'i n, one hundred, dollars; Rev. Jas. "Wilson, 5 is. corn; J. R. Gochran, 30 lbs. bacon and 2 buslo tafocs; Julin's Mntthiesscn, 1 bag flour, 4 pircB bacon, and one hundred dollars; J. F. Wilson,bo Hundred dollars; W. K. "Brown, ? 50 bus. cc a.; James Ravcnct, one hundred dollars; John Gjir ledgo, two hundred dolfars; W. A. McFall, ivo bbls. flour; Hugh Wilson, one hundred dolL 8 ;. Daniel Brown, one hundrod dollars; A. Evins, ne hundred dollars; Thomas Harper, one htra:od dollars; D. Siloox-, two hundred and fifty-El? lars; .Charles Haynio, '6 bus. corn ana**2o| nr. bacon; E. Webb, 2 bus. oorn; B. F. Cray tor, 5 bus. corn and 25 Ibs^ bacon; W. C. Breese,' hundred dollars ; R. Richie, ten dollars; W.fH no Scott, fifty dollars;' D. Watson, 5 bus. meal| S. | McCully, 1 bag flour, 50 lbs. bacon, and'7 gal/sy rup to be sent tq John McCully, Columbia*; B. Earle, 10 bus. corn ; J. B. Watson, 50 lbs. bfceo-u; John McGregor, 25? lbs. bacon; Wm. Burros, 25 lbs..bacon; Rev. W. B. Long, eight dollars ; Miss C. W. Simmons, one hundrcd-Aolinrn; 11 -ijESSj son, one bbl. flour or fiv?Ct...?"* -^racxju'"'^-^? Smith,'five bus. meal-, and twenty-five lbsVbjgjJ^J Z. T.' Taylor,' teV dollars; W. S. Millford^one sack flour; J: B. MoOrc,-ten dollars ; S,rE. jNIofo-c,, iten dollars; J. 0. Davis, ten dollars-; Rev. Jf$c:r riss, fifty lbsrbacon and five .b,ns? meal;:Re*;|J.3. Elliott, thirty.dollars; E. C. Jackson, ten dollars; J. W. Harrison, five hundred dollars ; Rev: Ji.S?clt Murray, 'fifty dollars and twenty-fivo lbs. ba'o?n ; Reuben Burriss, five bus. me<il and fifty lbs. bWo:3j' A. Y. ftubbarvT, one piece bacon ahd'twentyifive dollars ^-0. P. Smith, one'hundred*nnd fifty col? lars.; P-A. Wilhjte-, fifty lbs. flour or fifty doli$rY; S. Blcckley,'two bus. potatoes; J..B; McGec|'or.;.e piece .bacon ; A. .0. -N orris, fivc^bus. meal'?; Mr,;. B-. H. Wfiitner, ten bus. meal and five gals, ^[up; B: F. Whitnef; five bus. mcarnnd one side bic?n ;? Capt. K. L. Summons,.one Ii?ndreli'lbs. bacojianu ono bbl:? ?ur; Mra.^'C. Martin, fifty' lbej^uf' ono piece bacon, and four. gals, syrtip; Julius Poppe, one hundred, dollars ; J. M~ Hirsch;' tea dollars ; E. W- Webb, five dollars ; E.- W. Eferuirl,. ten dollars; W. S. K?esc, one sack^our.; S.fflydo^ onc-bbl. flour one hundred and tweni'y-eigli E lbs,,/ and five lbs. coffee ; Mrs. Mary X. Orr, one} \ok. cf" flour j ^James A. Hoyfc, twenty dollars. { Any further donations will be acknowled through the Intelligencer. . - ' ' h' On moti"on.o?'Mr. Ilcyt, the incinbers'of tjf'e"Sol? diers'Board of EeliefgjVrere requested to receive contributions from the citizens of the District. ?? The meeting then adjourned.* * . - J. SCOTT MURRAY, Clp'n. > ^James A IIoyt;-Secretary. . ? 1 Obttitarj. 1 Z -; ? .. ti , ? V Death has again visited our community *and re? moved from our midsf, a-youthful ?Boldicnof' ster-; ling worth. William M?,Smixii, of Co. Gr.; 7th S_. C. Cavdlry> ttnd.8on-of M. B.-Smilk, of-'Antjersou District, "died at the house of hiB fnthcr.-Jjeoehibcr 17th', 1864, of; Chronic Diarrhoe}*, aged, twenty years and.twenty-five.days.. Entered the arnraj first of MAch, 1803, as a membor of T*<mholm'r squadron of cavalry. Would have been in the field at an earlier day but was detained by the Providence of God-^The Squadron was ordere'a*vto Virginia? April, 1834, when it was attached -to-.the 7th Regt. S. C.'C. ' > Thehearls'of the parenrjhavcbeen made to bleed .at tho loss of their beloved "JJenjamin," their youngest'and only remaining .soiay-to whom they1 looked1 to.comfort them, in their declining-years.^ He now^rests quietly from the noise and. strife .of war: His eyes will, no more''gaze .upon the:bl?ody battle-ffelds of Virginia. His ? youthful) volco will, be heard no more, in the mountains and- v?llics of; the Old Dominion while pursuing"a rcirca?'pg ejre-' my. *Wh*at a trial-to parents! to yieldftp this lcxt< Bon, the heart's treasure; to follow an??tder broth? er who had'preceded him to the Bpirit?land, ? and who had- devoted his life to the cause bj?bi? suffer-; ing country, at the commencement of lier troubles.. Letters received from hi?-Captain and c?mrade in-ar&s bear honourable testimony to.khyi7.gallant bearing, while* confronting the.enemy.- .- When duty ? required, ho was ready to take tho posi of danger^ It is belioyed he participated in allr.tthe; battles '! fought by his regiment, except for aakprt'period, when disabled- by disease, (daring .the rmonth of June he. was confined to the hospitals)- ?Sfie last, ?battle ia^which he took part, waa^on.tfie 7j.Fof Oc? tober. ? ? ;V;.:-' ~_ It is lamentable' that so ciany ioblf; gallant yotrrrgmcn have sacrificed their lives; for'the re? demption of their counrry, _whil?: bo;niipy stou^ able-bodied young men remain'at.homein-inglori? ous ease and like'" Galio, care for-none of those things." The loss of such brings bitterness to-the hearts^rf fond parents,- it is a. loss to/the commu? nity and- to, their country. May a I|?nd stronger than man's eustain them under so sore a trial.' - -ROCK MILLS. IP ^^oldiers BS B?exhortation to BS BTduty. B^y their fathers they H^c:iU it. wSSDSM^S^a^nSiBP and, abject':3ubmission BBp : ? i, -Xol^B^B|Pfflsbrave men, with arms in their "huhds, cafhaveburonc answer. .^^Iicy .??iinot barter manhood, for peace, nor the' jlS?^jr?fiHili^|jfornmeut for. life or property. "gTBui jo8tico to .them requires asterner admoni r^on. to{]pfito>yrt(o have abandoned their comrades j^jgjaouf of peril. ?A last opportunity-is offered them to wipe out ?the disgrace and "escape the punishment of iheir .crimes; ' - ? ' - - |! JBy authority of the President of the Confederate 1 States a pardon is announced'to such deserters ami men improperly absent, as ahall return to' the commands' to -which they belong within the st?rt? est possible time, not exceeding twenty days i'rom the uubiication of this order, at the headquarters of tiio'department in which they may be. Tboso who may be prevented by interruption of communication; may -report within the time speci? fied-1 a the nearest enrolling officer or other officer oh duty, to be' forwarded as soon' as pra'ctic?bre',' .and upon presenting a certificate from such officer showing compliance with this requirement, will receive the pardon hereby offered. ' 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 authori? ty, after the publication af-this order, , are exclu-". ded from its benefits. Nor does The offer of par? don extend to other offences than desertion and absence without permission. By the same authority, it is also declared that no general amnosty will again bo granted, .aid; those who refuse-to accept the, pardon now pfferecf, or who shall-hereofter desert or "absent themselves without leave, shall suffer such punishment as the Courts may impose, and no application for clemen cy will be entertained. i Taking new resolution ftom the fate which our | enemies intend for us, let every man devote all his I energies to the common defence'. Our resources, wisely and vigorously employed,,, are ample, ancTVith a brave mrmy, 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 if we do not permit them to impair our resolution. Let us, then, oppose constancy to ad? versity, fortitude to suffering, and courage to dan? ger, with the firm assurance that He- who gave .freedom to our fathers will bless the efforts of their children to preserve it. E. LEE, General. March 0,1865 ' 0 6 Headqu?fters, Ab MIES of TUE Co nf f. DE R.ATE StATE,S *? February lltli, 1865. / GENERAL ORDERS NO. 3. THE^liscipline and efficiency of the army have been greatly impaired by men leaving their proper commands to join others in which they find service more agreeable. This practice?almost as injurious in its conse? quences as the crime of desertion?by the Articles of War, it exposes the offender to.a similar punish? ment, and subjects, the officer receiving him to a dismissal from the army. * . - It is therefore declared-that tho provisions of General,Orders No. 2, of this date, from army headquarters, apply to suoh men as hare left their proper commands and joined others without being regularly transferred. They will receive the par? don promised in that order^upon complying with its conditions, or suffer tho consequences attached to neglecting it. ? ?The names of Buch absentees will be forthwith reported to these headquartcrsby the officers with whom they are serving, and immediate moasurJf taken to return them to their proper comman^jj? As soon as practicable an inspection^^BraM I made and charges will be preferredgsj who neglect to enforce this order. <H K ?11^1^ j . K. E. LE?^gSSB THE attention of soldiers on^f^r^ghiiT^^^^ to the following extracts from General Ordera^J^ 111, series of 18G3, and from General Orders No: 1, current seriesAdjutant and Inspector-Gener? al's Office:? - ^Extracts.'] ? ADJ'T AND INSPECTQR-GEN.'S OFFICB-, V ?^Richmond, October 29, 1863'. / GENERAL ORLfERS NO. 141. ? ? * . * * . . \ * # . * II. Soldiers rct'ilrmngvhome on furlough, or on reaching places at which-they will stay duringjur-; lough, will immediately report to^the nearest'En rolling Officer, who will keep a'register of their -iiamcs, descriptive list, placer where stationed, by" Jjvhom the ltirlpugh was granted and the time at :Jehich'it expires. !*? *? *' * % ADJ'T 2ND INSPECTOR-GEN'S '.OFFICE, \ o* - . Richmond,-Va., January G, 18?5. / GENERAL.ORDERS NO. 1. ? I. Soldiers furloughed, who fail ooKheir return home to report to- the nearest Enrolling Officer, as required by Faragraph II, General Orders No. 141, 18B3, will forfeit their furloughs, be arrested by ,d3nrolling Officers and returned to their commands ;as abBonpecs without" leave. ? Commanding officers (will express this requirement and^penaltyupoa'tho ?f?cVof all furloughs thus issued." ?. ? v '"'. >A rigid"coflpUaacc with the abovre orders -will be .?enforced. I ? -?N?tico is also Ke'rebygiven to all officers and sol? diers who have overet?id their furloughs on ao ?Jipunt of damage done-th'e GrbenvilJe & C; R. R. by tn?'l?te freshet, that theyjrnust return to 'their com? mands immediately, 'byway of Greenville, Spartdn .burg and .Chester,-as the roa^is now sufficiently .repaired to enable them tq go'.through by walking only a few miles, and failing to go forward as above* indicated) they will lay .themselves liable to -a7T.M*?and to ba sent under yuprd. B: B. M.jCRBARY, Maj. & Enrolling Officer, Anderson'Dist.V ?-. March"9, 18G-3 G 2 . FOUNDu rfEAIt the McCIiodist Church, iii this village, two .small-KEYS, attached, to a Brass Ring. Apply .at 'this Office. - - - March.9, 18G5 ' G 1' NOTICE. PERS'ONS^Vbo left Notes in. the hands of Col. J. :V. JKJORE^ dec'cL, for;colleetion,-will. please call upon me and get themj-as I cannot bo rrfspoo^lblc for, the same.' . E. E. MOORE, .-Adm's. i ~ Pcndleton'.'M^I^), 1863,- ? - ' . 6?3 \ Get Your Hides'Tanned. THE subscriber wiirT^n.fo%tbe'publ];c' on the fol? lowing terms: For on""?iburlh of the ieath'cr;when tanned, ?or one-third of the marketvTaluc'of the 'leather when banned; or at the old price, when "per? sons having- the tanning doue will.^prtyin things that I need, atv(he old price.'? ? . "The firm of TT.B. ? H. LONG Is^dts'soRad this day by Mutual consent. Tiu^busihcssrwiUTbe set-: tiedny'thc "undersigned. My addreisisNaweUP. 0., Anderson District, S. Q*> ...." ? ;; I: mich 9,-1865.. ? -6 . - ? RUNAWAl ' FROM the subscriber, on Saturday night last, my Ncgr?""boy EMERY, about 20 years of age, 5<cet Ginches higli, heavily buili^. and has a scar uppn: -his right cheek,'' I purchased -him at the -Batate i .Sale of L. P. Featherstom "deceased, on the 29th of. October last, near Craylonvillc, and-he-may be -lurking in that* neighborhood." ? . I will?pay THREE 'HUNDRED DOLLARS for-' his apprehension ani delivery to-me, or tho'same. reward will be given if he-is lodged in" any jail of this State: A. E. KEIp. r March 9,1865. . 6 - 3* THE STATE -OF SOWE cMlWI. I EXEO?TIVE DEPARTMENT, Spabtaxbueo C. II., 27th Feb., 1865.- : To the People of.South Carolina:. The intelhY gence -of the f?ll of Columbia has reached you. It was defended by the few troops who had been sent there, as long and as well as- it could.be ; against the overwhelming numbers marshalled "for Its de? duction. To Gcn'l Stevenson, who brought to its aid a small force from -the Army of Tennessee: to Geal Butler, who was there with a portion of his tibramarid ; to Gcn'l Hampton, who'-did all that he could under the great and pressing disadvan? tages to-which he ivas subjected: to ithe militia of our. Stato, who from seve"ral adjoining'Districts gathered for'the defence of tho Capitol of that State: to the ArsenaLCadets, who under the com-, mand of Captain Thomasr were as efficient as vete i rah troops ; the thanks of tho people-of this State I are due. They did ail-that men "could do. ThatJ I tbe Ganitol of South Carolina was not saved-and is now ? mass of ruins, is not their l'auiu With a spirit which was anticipated, the enemy lavished their wrath upon-that city. With no sol? diery in tho streets'to oppose their entrance ; with a defenceless and unarmed population, chiefly of women and children, the only .persons Whom they met; their hate was exhibited in. the wanton, de? struction of the greater portion of the public and private buildingsfwhich adorned the Capitol. ;A city evacuated anaiaken possession of -without rc sistance within its walls, was treated "like a'ctty carried by assault, and defended to the~-last ex? tremity. A record of infamy has thus been com? pleted; and the excesses which have marked the most signal cases of savago violence, have been ?surpassed by those who profess the obligations of ??lirion; and pretend to illustrate the rules of civilized warfare. It is not necessary that I should oan^uponjfthe population of South Carolina now to'arouse them? selves. The fertemy in language more potent than I could command, have told them what will be tbeir fate, unless that enemy is checked Prepare then every where; make readynow every man. Rely henceforth upon ? yourselves.; All that has' been lost is tho sacrifice made by the State to ^he Confederation. Let no ,one in* all time dispute the fidelity of this State to the "cause to which with other'States, hor political existence was pledged ? iWith her own bravo sons in another State; who,.if upon her own 'soil,'would have driven the ruthless | foes, who in video! her beyond her Mttits; she called ?none back to her rescue.' Their duty was to be where they were ordered: her duty waa to suffer to any extremity. That duty has been performed.' The State of South Carolina makes no' complaint. Her nnrnose is fixed. If such shall be her fate, ehe will suffer, ever, she will concede, never.. But I summon the people of South Carolina now to a high and solemn duty. The wrath of the en? emy was not confined to the public offices and the private dwellings of the inhabitants of Columbia.' It was high enough to provoke the vengeance, it was low enough to excite'the contempt of the brave and the good. It sunk to the lowest .point of degradation, when it was exhibited in taking from the unarmed and helpless population of that city, their limited means of subsistence. They were willing to Starve a population of women and children. - Irr the streets of the Capitol of your State, are now thousands of your fellow-citizens without shelter and without subsistence.- And I call upon you to assist me in relieving- that population from the pressing want with which they are afflicted. If to you they were strangers, I could appeal with confidence ; if to you" they were foes/their suffering would disarm you. Your humanity would assert itself. But they are not strangers; nor ore fliey yourfbes.; They are 'your'Jfel&w^'ditf?mr'; parts of the same political community with 'your? selves. They are' connected with you *hy^Ja.e closest ties of political consanguinity. They are tlrf? victims of that cause, to the support of whigh you pledged yourselvefwith them, to abidetjjif^Ss sue, whatever it ? might be, which was jf^ffi^l, They ask no more, t-han th-i you will Jr^^^jt abundance, relieve for Jhem, the ^j^m^g^ffsja the nam of hunger. Al]?H|^|^l || I slSH your ^MfeeifiS^ zeus; '?Vi fellow meS| it ii inilil ?-iBJ^flftj^ you to give^M t key are in vS can, Bell tvhafl be promptly^M brook delay. worthy of that res^B should'come fr<un y<^Bgffi?$jfip^^ . By the Goveruofjl^j Official:- ^^^ra^^?^ W. S. Elliott, Private SecretfflU March 9,1865 6 1, m CITIZENS' MEETING ! THE Citizens of Anderson District are earnestly' invfted .to meetaftho. Court House on MONDAY. NEXT, the 18th*inst. Addresses may be expected from Hons. R. M?NRO, J. P." REED, and others, on the state of the country. March 9,?1865 6 . 1: . ? UNION BANK OF, S. C, February 27, 1865. ; THE annual- election for Directors of, this Bank will take place.on WEDNESDAY, 16th of ,March next, at the office of the Bank, Anderson C.H., S. C. ? ' ' . . W. ?. CLANCY, ' Cashier. ,, March 9, 1865 -. " 6 * 1 Soldiers5' Board of Relief, f , A SPECIAL MEETING-' Of this Board is ordered ;t.o~be hc!d at the Court House on THURSDAY'the tICth in.si.attt. It is. important that every member. shall be present, as business of importance must be transacted. J. ?. REED, Chm'n. . ? March 9, 1865 - 6 1 WAR TAX NOTICE! I WILL attend at the'following times and*places, for the Collection .of the War Tax, wkich'is now '?due :. ' .' . . ? , . MeClihton'B Shop, 'March 6th and 7th. ?"Anderson C. H., March 9th, lOth.and H'tbt - Wiltiainston, March 13th and 14tli: . .'Beit?n, MarchVlSth. At-which time iny; books -will close. C. L. BEIT), Assessor of Tax in End,irill also" attend at tho- above appointments, "for.the'purpose of assessing tho' Tax.in Kind for 1864. M. S. McCAY, - Collector 3d.Coll'A Bist. . .March 2. 1S65 ... - 5 " . 2, ' Estray ?bt&fe. TAKEN UP,Cby the subscribe^ on the morning.of the 23d:ult., aBLACE MARE MULE, Very, small,' twenty years' old; with, marks of gear and saddle [quite ipparent> Said Mule wafi'sold/atthe "Estate !Sale'l>f" Wm. Magee^dec'd., ihiNo>embcr Jast,.to: M; AV-Uouglns, of Ashville, N. C, eid iB.s^pno^ed' iSykave e.strayed from that phce. The present owner is requested to/comy forward, proyo.prpper ty, pay e^enses-and lake- hex away- , ^ ,: Said E^tray, may be foifhd" at th*e' Iat^resfdehce of "Wm;; Magee? tdeo1^ three miles we&of "Grayr tontilte.-V - MIKE McGEE. -~ ? ??ch 211805 , ? ? - - Take Out Ywir' Land Papers, MY tTm'o haYrn"g expired in the" ?lerk'a'Offici&j per^ sofas haviiig'BeedS:Hi^:the office'wiU'pleaB^ call on mo or Capt."t>aniels,--'and "take them out j. - ELUAfi- WE'fJB, . < .? Former Clerk and-Begfeter. ' .Marcli MS^/L- 'H-v^-? ?" 8 ? STATE Of SOtfiBSl *''... Itf THE C?tf?'OJ! WHEREAS, John 'taTtcatffra' in writing in my Office, praying? porting to be the last trail Harkins, dec'dV, bearing dote^^ m&y be proven'in doe fort infJaw; ing'tomyfi^sTivction, thflt thcibB law are? ifbsent: Vithout tbxr limU*^ The heirs.at law of JamejjHar** MartinTJarkins, James HarT' John Harkins, Sarah Harkin , , dhd wife Margaret, and Mary 'Ann Harkins, if living, if not, i?>U*?W,: and names unknown. Heir* ? Harkins, dco'd;,, to wit: Wi^ Harkins and Annie Har'tins,^ living^ wife of JonathanrClwrwvai ! her heirs at law, number ana' MA, turn Heirs at -law' of Jane ^ht^'TBL^m^m^^"^ unknown, Heirs at law of EstlTe^jft^^ and names jnknown. , . * It is therefore ordered ti*^^e-*^^''^?l parties do severally appear m.tae.Cocrt- of VpjggU arv, for Anderson District.- atv-Anderson.^%.? House, on Thursday, ttin/XSth* ^ of May if :fim at which time the s/^aid p^r-ViKpe^Rji - to its leeaUalidity and ilite>xacuf,i?n'r v. ipeber:: ilammwhv o. |j Feb. 16, 1865 '.. :. 3 v j . f J || I will attend-at the fol^Fin?fpl^e?, ;?n? named, for tho purpos* ^X^.r*J?g'^M^lM taking the Taxes for Aad^^a^ist^o^^|^gJ**p Anderson C. H., dunag'SttrcTr'^ ton's Shop, Monday, MBBK^:?5S*V evening of the same d*y^fieMa'8;r 221 Tucker's, 23; StortirpJ^fi Ec evening of same day;Jo&^;tpMtfea^ evening, ^dersonv?lf;,^Bnfe?^flfMt 28; Townville,'29 ; J?^?!?'-;--., evening, Craig's; C^*^?*S*^^ Sherar's; Smith's, 3dr CraytonvjJle,.?^M Path, 5tb.; Calhoufl^Jth^^ ' Williamston, 7th} "IfettwW 8trk; Rush ?evening, OrrviUe; White Plains^ _ A. Riley's; Brushy Creek; - I2y Vq***S. Cann's,) 13; Wilson's-.Store, 14.; May and June.at An|ejson C. H., my books will close.'- ' State Tax not pjilte. dc^l^^Mt yeats; -1 March. 2, 1865 v * 6 ? ' <tfhib^C. H./Beb. 23, I860. | SPECIAL O&DEB'tfmM:-'^.- ' j IV. All persons1 betten tbo #| ^,| years, in the Districts 0/ Ander^^Ig^B who belong'.to the -firsj^lasn m^.*n6. .-go? now be abseatfronttaiir commands, ^^^Jf are on furlough or haw ncver reportt<J /or?H| will until otherwise fretted, report W^?**mi . WM. HENRY-TBKaCOT, A, D. C,_ta.*a nor, at Pendleton. ? ? ^ '*#''Jfef' By t>rdcr of "trrt:Goyemofcr> ;. ;M v VTM. 7.:NA!*CEyA. A? . March2,1865.,:, ' y: 'v;6^ >;; 7 j^r PickeUs'C^uri;r copy twice *D*fl*ffiafcf.--l to this office.. ? - ;. - -- . JnflfflMll EdUorTqt - stOLWed^rohv^ thtfator highly ;?Jpre?iatedi; ?he Slick being i ftmilf'rellc March?, 1866 - - .6" . 'THE??i?^^e^in1i>ieMve HIDES, a^his T?n yard, near AadeKson C'.'H^ ^hifh will Su jtanetl* if p^mc^jw^oatieuln Bart'. . > ? < ? . ^ *SV BRQWNl Jb; i . Feb. 9,1825;^ ? :'K ? ' ? ; Bi CarK Soda and T. FOR sale by I! Feb. 9, 1865 For sale b For sale \j ';>-.? <: *Fcb. 9, mi }?l FOR sale by - Febl 9,1865: :t7; S^J?SESE:; 1,000 Lba Sugar TO Exchange forr^pp^.^X^^^.^ Feb. 9,1865 ' \ r ' 27 W' ^' ^p5 PENS,.-P^-T/fe * L^PEg?t^ BAUD'S.