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YPL. 1 CAMDim, S. C., SATURDAY, gULY 9, 1864. 3STO. 7.
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Mexico.
The Mexican EmjVuJ has heroine a fact. It
actually exists. Whatever may bethought, of
its probable or possible, future, its success or
failure, the right or the wrong of it, no doubt
can be entertained as to its real existence-.
The boasted "Monroe doctrine" is dead . to all'
intents ami purposes, ami the loot-prints of Maximillian
upon the sands of Vera Cruz arc hut
the initials to deeper'and broader tracks upon
the soil of the American Continent.
We cannot say that we are very sorrv at all
this. In the days ofspread-englei.sni, when it
was a crime to butt against the few crude and
primitive notions that governed our national
politics, we brayed as loud as the best of them,
the glories and beauties of the Monroe doctrine.
Non-invention, quoth wq, or eternal war.?
Hands oil", or fight,. And in truth that was a
very good ideA in its way, and fit enough for
the time; but in a liberal or just sense, it was
as narrow-minded as any pf the exclusive prejudices
of the Japanese, and it perished with
the Union, whose power could alone give it
value. Now that it is gone, we wish il a hearty
jourtiey among the shades of defunct theories,
and a peaceful issue at last into the heaven of
dead and buried political catch-words and pen
fly trumpets.
Two little things th.it Maximilian has done
look well for us. JIo lias made Santa Anna a
Field Marshal, and recalled hint home ; and he
has created Dr. Gwinn Duke of Sonora, with
the office of Governor General of that blooming
Province. Both of those dignitaries arc
truly and loyally inclined to us and our cause.
As far back as 1801,Santa Anna was betting
high on Southern valor, at i lavana, and did win,
it was saidj several thousand pistoles upon the
result of the first battle of Manassas. lie wrote
a letter to his agent in New Orleans, just, before,
its fall} offering a largo sum to be applied to
the Confederate Hospital Ivuiid, a*td subscribed
to $50,000 worth of (iovurnment -stock. His
partisans in Mexico are anti-Lincoln to thcorr,
and his interest will he thrown in our favor
wherever ho can find a chance, lie is to be
made Prince of Matamoras, it. is said, and placed
in charge of the military department of the
Kio Grande. In this event, lie will have manv
or.e.nKioiiK f o sliow tii< l.-imlK- . 1 v.....*.< i
\? ir?| f? I.- U IIIII, ? 11 ] 4 1
wo do not doubt. tiiat lie. will redeem 11is oxpressio'ns
of sympathy. If ho had no ??l lior
motive, the interest invested in our success
would he a sufficient inducement.
Dr. (Jwinn is a Confederate l?y births ile
was born in Tennessee, r;jiscd in Mississippi,
and-schooled in an extreme.school of Southern
polities. A Democratic member of Congress
from the State of his adoption, hp emigrated to
California in thp beginning of the ,gold fever,
and flourished there. Ile made a fortune,
married, and became an American Senator.?
At Washington City he held the position of a
bold, unscrupulous leader, a dashing financier
and a lncky adventurer. When the Yankee
clement in California deprived him of his
place in the Senate he went to Paris.. He has
been there until recently, and the result of his
mission is as above stated.
It is not bard to decipher out of the situation
of Maximilian, and these two annoint
ments, where his interests and sympathies' incline,
and the day is almost in sight when a
close bond ot' fellowship will exist between his
floral empire and tho Sunny South, a, union
which wo heartily approve, as natural, expedient
and right. The two nations will represent
the chivalry of this continent. Their territory
joins together at a point where there can be
no great commercial or domestic conflict.?
Both people hate, or ought to hate, the puritan
Yankee. Each has its mission to do in restoring
peace, order and social liberty to a distracted
land. The habits and feelings of the pair
ai*o congenial, brave, gay and aspiring. 1'aris
will be reproduce^ in the halls of the Montizuines,
and a new world of art, literature and
life will spring up under the Magnolia of
Dixie.
The Yankee pedlar and the Atcc bandit?;
'.wain of nuisances of alike description, will
different names and styles of doing the same
business?will be put down, and "dance and
song and sunburnt mirth," will prevail instead.
Maximilian and Jeff. Davis will get along tinoly,
and when the present term of the President
expires, we Will elect (leu. Lee to succeed him,
and h<; will be also hand and glove with his
neighbor, the Emperor. You will see them
visiting each other, like excellent friends, gentlemen
and cousins. That is the way we arc
going to make the Monroe doctrine-work of its
own accord, without any pressing.
Events are hurrying. The revolutions arc
reaching their natural conclusion. Peace, liberty
and happiness will follow both and crown
the one with a clinplet of its native Magnolia
?whose emblem is "pcrscvercncc"?the other
with a diadem of impojial silver.?Atlanta
Confederacy.
Failure of llie Oraiisl!!?*."
Wo. com* tn.iloiT 4V/-V... ?1.? ,r- ' '
? 1 -J uv \?uy liv/iii tuu ituw I UI'K JlCTOdC
of the '20th, nn interesting article on-^lie iron*
O
clads of the Yankee navy, showing their complete
failure, after an expenditure of nearly
seven(i/ millions of dollars. The Jlerold has
the following editorial remarks on the subject:
We have five classes of monitor batteries,
which have, cost us in the ncighboihoid of
seventy millions of dollars, and all of them
have been tried, except the ocean ironclads,
which arc no more nor less than huge monitors.
The first lot failed, and have been
patched up to enable them to light and lloat.
The second lot would have sunk in launching
but their error was discovered in time, ami the
Vessels built up several inches. The Onondaga
is a great failure. .She is barely above the
water wilh scarcely half her stores on board.
None of these, vessels have come up to the
promised standard in any particular. Now we
have the result of the pcil'orinaucesof the wonderful
light draught vessels, built to sail on the
morning dew. There is no doubt they are the
greatest failures of all. Wo have, yet to t?-st
the cumbersome monitors known as the. ocean
ironclads. To think of their crossing the
ocean is simply ridiculous, as they carry but
six days1 coal for full steaitiing, aml it is pretty j
certain that their speed will never run up to '
the proposed rale so boastiuglv " announced. .
A monitor has never floated which made the j
j"|'Wi | Toil I iN'iI l?y HIT ilCMH IIl'I'S, lltltl, ll'Olll ,
..present prospects they never ill. \Y< liave!
enough <?l" these misernhlc failures on our hands ;
al present. Let us huiid something that will In: j
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Ol S?T\ KM'. ,
Atrnriotis VitmSnliMii ??l" lite Mtiruty ;
al Bi4'xi:i!^iotii.
Authentic Advices from Lexington, savs the i
Sni iiul, slate that. ov<*rv building connoted1
with I lie. Virginia Military I iislir.il>> was burned, :
except the house, occupied hv the family of
General Smith, the Superintendent.
Lexington contains a college which was endowed
hy Y\ nshington, and hears his name.
Prominent in the campus was tine statue of .
the noble patron, erected as a memorial of Ids
munificence, and of the gratitude of the friends
of the college. This statue of Washington,
t litis erected, and thus consecrated, the Yankees
have sacriligiously stolen and hauled^ away.?
They loaded it up in their wagons, and sort it
oil' to lJeverly. (den. Hunter has made his
name immortal.
iSor is this all. Lexington is llio home of
Ex-Governor Letcher. There, in a house modest
in pretention, but commodious and comfortable,
he dwelt with his family. It is - now in
ashes, with all its effects, has been destroyed by
Hunter and liis vandals. This beastly outrage
will commend Gov. Letcher still more closely to
the sympathies and favor of Virginians. 11 is
fidelity as Virginia's Governor has met with
this reward front her enemies?what response
shall we malm ? Will the people stand by and
see him thus suffer a loss which he can ill afford.
without sonic tpslimroiiol fl.ol ^-1 ...11 ?.t
. - , --- -x.w ?? ?> ?!!?? lllivt ^II<U1 auunt
our sympathy and retrieve his loss ! Wo trust
not.
When the enemy burned his house, they refused
to allow liifj wife to retain a change of
clothes for herself or her children. Everything
.was given to the devouring elements by these
brutes. The house of General E II. Smith,
Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute,
was also ordered by JIunter to be burned,
but he was told that the General's daughter
was so extremely ill that her life would be for!
foiled by her removal, and even then, this
j worse than barbarian reiterated his orders un|
til remonstrated with hy some of his officers,
: when li,e consented to spare the house, though
i with marked reluctance.
'i > e their appearance at
i ' brought to market
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CAMDEN DAILY JOURNAL.
SATIIItDAY naoXCNlNU, JULY J),
JtSriig. (?cn. W. S. Walker* i
Wo are vol}" much gratified in hearing, by a^ lalo
letter from tliirf gallant ollieer, that his wound is doing
well and that ho ii treated with kindness by the enemy.
* Wo learn that a telegraphic despatch has boon received
from the Postmaster of Wilmington, stating thai
the railroad between Woldon and Petersburg has boon
repaired, and the mail oonununication between Wilmington
and Richmond resumed.
< !r n. Johnston's headquartersafc at Smyrna Church,
a little old country meeting house, with a dilapidate 1
graveyard, six. miles this side of Marietta. I .four.
Gen. Stkwaiit on the right. llooti 011 the lift. an.I
IfAitDKn ill tho centre, with :t line extending aerui-s
the roiul, is tlio organization of the army.
A Northern pa; or'says Hint tho following i ? the
number oilmen who have re-enlisted to serve Lincoln*
for the war up to 1st April:
PriXii Maine there were .'U97 ; New Hampshire, i
12.V2; Vermont, ir?r?7 ; Massachusetts, r?IKi-| ; lilu'l-*
Island, 89:*.; Connecticut. IM'.iO : New York, I0.SI9;
New Jersey, ; Pennsylvania, !?;." I fi i 1 tela ware
101; Maryland, IIS; West Virginia, 22-<!): Dfctriol
Columbia. IIS; Ohio, 18,11*20; Indiana, S237 ; Illinois,
114,7SO ; Michigan, -It'uS; Minnesota, 10.7<)! Wisconsin,
-10(>.'!: Iowa ti.VJf); Missouri, 1107; Kentucky,
"2i'.00; Kansas, 2!)7?making a total of 1 IS,077.
The recently published correspondence, between
(low liitoWN. of Georgia, and Mr. Secretary MK.M*5HNc.F.lt,
in regard to the clearance of the steamer
will-he read with equal astonishment and disgust.
Such acts as these tend to weaken tho faith of t.he
people everywhere, and it is by precisely such means
that the lor mat ion of peace parties has been encouraged
in portions of North Carolina. Alabama. Mi?
sisstppi. Au<l it is t > be loured that, if some cheek be
not imposed upon the usurpations of the executive,
llu? iihoi. disnstinus results miry bo i cached.,. For
ourselves, who aTo a ?Slntes-!?iuhts man. wo are suspended
i etween aniay.on.efl at the attda eilv. nisi indi^nr.lion
at the folly, of the agency at, Richmond, in
its systematic disregard of the riehts of the States; in
its persistent ienoriup-, in small ihhr.ps as we'd as ureal,
of'lie very principles i'. was created to vindicate; in |
its vh'orous ctVoiIs to redneo the war. now wajrini; for j
the sovereignty of the States, ton liijrc: I sd'.-urdity.
But, leavi nc the <pusliou of lipid out of view, what j
is to lie said of the policy which prohibits;! State fioui j
I'm lti-liiiip. to its troops, in Confederate service, sup- |
plies.which are greatly needed, and which 'lie central j
iruenry can no', or. a', all events, dies not finnish / |
Such a course, pursued hy an in'-iv'uhinl in Vis private j
holiness, would he consider* d as indicating a lack of
Cnnnon sense. Xay, ilinipht even inspire rlouhls of
his sanity, aid lead to the issuing of .'i, coin.uissiou
'"tie lunaiieo." But Mr. M t:.M.\tiNi;i:u is a mi id with a
reply:
' this is the law and you may kiss?
Kxaclty as yon please, or not. the rod.
Bill, if you don't, I 'll lay it on by tl?d !"'
For nit Kxecuiivc which wtocs nil laws not of j
its own .dictation, and inlcrprvts all tho rest to si;'.', j
ils own convenience, this is sublime.
As for tlto courtesy, shown by the I'rosideiit. tin- !
less said about it tho better. ?Vo feel humiliated stud
ashamed, and heartily wish tltp correspondence, had
been suppressed, and tho whole matter hushed up.
Unfortunately, however, the facts have been published
to tho world ; and it stands recorded that the Secrets*
ry of tho Confederate States, acting, as he aliegcs, under
the orders of the rresidc-nt, forcibly"prevented
tho I'tnvornorol a Sovereign State froni sending out p
steamer to bring home supplies, which ho had purchased
for the troops of his State, and which were actually
,nt Nassau awaiting shipment, because lie, the
(-iovcrnnr, would .not'consent that one half M' the
steamer's cargo, out and i:>, should bo appropriated to
the uso of Ll 10 Richmond agency.
fiKTTIXti \\*EAK IN* TUB IvNESS. If reports
bo true, all the {South lias to do to establish her
independeneo firmly, in a very brief space of
time, is to persevere in her present habit, of
whipping tno Yankees. A Tupelo correspondent,
writing to the Mobile Advertiser, says
letters,have been received from Washington,
one at May field, Ky., from Lucicn Anderson,
Congressman from that, district, and the other
at Dresden, Tentt., from the notorious Emerson
Eithoridgc, saying that hostilities 'would
cease next month, or, at all everts, that an armistice
would he proposed, and begging their
respective friends to use their utmost endeavors
to have those States go with the .North.?
Eithcridgo says, "we arc whipped," and Anderson
that "the present Congress will rceogni/.c
tho Confederacy." This is positive, says the
Savannah Republican,
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LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
FllOM Til ? WEST
Onattaiioociiin, July 0.?Tlicrc was very
heavy firing last nightalong(Jen. Hood's front,
ennse<l l>y an attempt, of the enemy, to. plant
batteries to eonnnaml the river. Our batteries
opened on them, and they replied rapidly,
and were soon sib-need. The enemy charged
Hen. Bates' skirmishers yesterday, hut were repulsed.
Our cavalry pickets waited until they
j got half way across the river when they opened
| on them and drove them back in great confusion?wounding
many.
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A FIGHT FEAR JACKS OX.
Mor.ii.k, July 7.?A despatch from Jackson
dated yesterday savs, last evening we. drove
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the. enemy from our left t>n the field. AVc renewed
the fight earlv this moriiinnr Thn. ItfrliT
r- J - a' - ~ "04,v
ing throughout \v:?s hot. Tlio enemy were severely
punished and closely pursued to Clinton,
where, owing to recent, long and rapid inarches,
our horses j.nled and the condition of our men
was such as to render pursuit inexpedient. Our
loss was lf)0 killed and wounded, among whom
were Con. Oholson, severely though not dangerously
wounded.
PleiV-auton has telegraphed Dix that Kirby
Smith was ero.-sing the Mississippi.
Several confused telegrams from* JIarpers
berry indicate a heavy rebel force moving in
I that directiou, in three columns.
The Ibiltimore O'oset/c of the 4th says all
eommnnication between little Jioclc and Memphis
has been cut bit" by the rebels.
A great lire has occurred at the Springfield
: armory, which has destroyed mtjch machinery.I
he \ ankeo Congro > war* to have adjourned
on the Itli.
'I he N. Y. Ilt'mld says provisions of alt
I;ir11 < \?i.?..<I I.I.
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It was reported-on Suiiuay that the relief
j-avalry and infantry li.nl -approached near
Mai tinshuruf, cairsinj* Lfreat? evcilenient.
Tin-: Mackav (Jurat (Irs?Yesterday nioriiin<_;
this u'lin was attain tested on the Cioshv
Sands, near this town. A steel holt, 12 inches
Ion;;-, and wei^hni^ 10-'? lhs, was lired at a tar-'
" . t repre .i 111 ii:a section of the side of her
Majesty's snip Ajdncourt, at prevent beinjj huilb
at I lii heiihead. The target was constructed
with a o 1-2 inch armour plate, 9 inch teak
h ickinu,', 1 inch inm "skin'' timber halk, and tjfjfcty.'
!ar?v pin s supportinef tin; whole. Tint shot '
still, k tie.; target 12 inches below, and directly
iua laine with the ImH'seye, went clean through,
lnjricd a piece ol the target (DO lhs. weight) "w
jour feet deep in t he sand, and then traveled 440 ]!
wards aloiin-the beach. It mav here he stated }
tmo ti... .r.d"t .a <" -
111<iu in*- MU--I.IIIU; <M nil' l.llgCL IIUIll 1110 gilt)
w.-.s 200 yards, the-distance at which the Government
authorities have tested other guns.?
Kail do Grey and Kipon recently said that another
gnu had accomplished the same work as
tjio weapon of Mr. Maekay, hut he forget to
meuiion that that gain was three tons heavier,
and had a bore of 10 1-2 inches, whereas Mr.
Mackay's has only a bore of S 1-10 inches.?
Captain Fisher, 1*. X.,- Colonel Clay, Major
rdiindcll, Mr. dames Mackav, the owner oftho
gint, Mr. Daniel Maekay, and several other
gentlemen, witnessed the experiments.
[ Ltvertfool Journal of Commerce.]
Mr. \Y. S. Lindsay, M. P., has sent to the
Time# an extract, from the letter of an English .
friend of his; at present on a visit to New Orleans,
who gives an account of the recent defeat of
iioneral jijniKs. lie Pays?"JJanks lost 9000
men, nil his artillery (30 pieces,) ammunition,
ami baggage, anil was obliged to rotrcet demoralized,
and yet the Government journals of
New ( h-lenns announced a Federal victory.?
The Federals were 30,000 strong, and the rebel
army 'J0,000. Tlio Federal cavalry, which
mustered 9000, could not now form a brigade,"
A Yankee soldier, describing the light to Mr.
Lindsay's correspondent, said. "The rebels
went, at it with the liiry of an avalanche, which'
nothing could withstand, and the Union troops
skedaddled tenfold faster than at Hull's Rum
The rebels were well booted ami well clothed."
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It is expected that the Peruvians will soon
have 100,000 men in the field to repel Spanish
aggression. The Spanish Admiral offers to
give up the guano islands and all reprisals when
Peru pays whit she owes Spain. Peru offers
to pay when Spain y r. -r d.