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f , I VOL. 1 GAMDEJST, S. C., MONDAY, NOV. Ql, 1864. NOr 121 ? ? .!_: ? f i ... . . ; . >, i >' _J : ' - ' ) - _Li > / .i.'' H. *S """"i"""-"""""-" . I 3By X>, 3P, HQCQTT. | I ' Terms of Subscription. [ ?Wlj paper. ?per .montli - $3.00 " 41 for StfXfontlis - $15.00 j "Weokly, - - - "... . $5.00 ^ T?-I+OC3.fr>T Advertising: I AWVVVW " ? | For 0110 Square ?? twelve lines or less?TWO: DOLLARS and FIFTY CKNTS for tlie first, inscr-f | tion, and TWO DOLLARS for each subseqeulit. Obituaw Notices, exceeding one square,, charged j dt advertising rates. Transient Advertisements and Job "Wont MUST BE PAID FOR IX ADVANCE Xo deduction made, except to our regular advenifi-! ing patrons Sensible Hiemarliii, Tlic Selnfa Reporter, in discussing the present condition ot' our country, makes the annexed remarks upon the duty of the prose, the power of the people and the road to peace : ! It "has been tjo much Hie fashion of editors in the Confederacy, to drift passively with the j current of events," instead of escrtingtheirpowers of thought, and- by a twMer interchange of ideas and opinions, reap the advantages of a ! ftwiftHnde of counsellors. . The direction of the ! WafWh's nffairs are now, and have been from the beginning, substantially under the control of a few men. There is but litt le freedom of opinion practically, and the consequence is, that the accumulation of ills are accordant in an inverse ratio wi.h the anomalous reputation of the maxim that the pcople^re the rightful sov-, creigns?the arbiters of their own destiny. If: it to true that the people are incapable of self' government, tbo sooner we get rid of republi? can government, the better fqr us qnd our posterity. Let us have a hing?one who can do 1 our thinking for i.s?and submit ourselves to I be driven bv Jrim, just as his inclination or caprice may elect: We seriously believe that our form of sov- 1 ernment is suited to times of war as #ell as peace. But if we be in a vessel that is suited only to sailing on a smooth sea?one that win- i ftot withstand the fury of the storm ?then, we : "* * repeat, we arc in a perilous predicament,"ami should cast about us tor the first port that offers j security. Let no man have the effrontery to say that lie is the friend of Constitutional lib* erty, while he ignores the right of free speech 1 in times like these. Now is the time, above all others, when the people should think and speak for themselves?nay, act too, if they would save themselves troiu the perils that cn. . viron tlieni.' The sleek paragons of high schools mid colleges? the retinno of pimps and mountebanks that wait upon the heels of power, cannot and will not save the liberties of the people. The good old sturdy farmer, with rough hands and honest heart, has a wealthy.brain, ajid his plain common sense is more to be trusted than the specious fulminations of gorgeous-rhetoricians at the hustings. Onder our free Government no man can presume to overawe the freedom of opinion, he his position as high as it may.? Nay, the l'rcsident himself! it should be borne in inind, is but the servant of the people?the same as the k>wc6t official that feeds on the crumbs from his tabic. TJicse are the. great cardinal facts that give strength-and vitality to the body politic, which under the enervating influences of military rule, may yet become a soulless carcass. We believe 4bc people of.tbc States have their destinies in their own hands, the inalicnablo right of self preservation remaining, despite all pow ers delegated, or other abstractions standing between them and peace. If Richmond and Washington cannot consumnip'te an armistice and a final cessation of hostilities, the States can, and it should be done promptly and without hesitancy. r* ... * Desperate Measures.?"Go forth my son, says the sage, "and observe with how little wis' V 'dona the world' is governed." The Confederate Senate has before it a Bill to compel all |r producers to take scneauie prices irom citizens. Jm The result will be starvation?'nothing will be s^> says ^acon Ttlerjrbph. How often 41 and how persistently have all.tbcsclaws to.prejBL vent extortion beeu tried in ^nob of the Confederate States, and every time- proved worse than futile? Can. we learn nothing by experience ? , y . M ? V nTunrKi rmiv ir iri>\i I L/iiUI/LMY WAIL I JUU11AAU Moivte.n nioitiviKG xov. 21: Wo would refer the Militia of Kershaw District to General Orders No. 18. issued from the office or tlio Adjutaut and InspectorGeneral, calling out the Militia of the Stato to nssciublo at Hamburg, forthwith, alter organizing, in company, at the bea dquartors of tloir reapoctire Districts. Satisfied.?McClellax, :t uppears, is *8ti?dled with public office, and lias uestgned his military com* mission. In.doing so lie probably only f.>rrestallod the exercise of a little power at Washington, that Will 1 Id linvp KiiiMfniiHlv rfiitni-sprl him fmm Hip apnrim He acted wisely. > roftafsu StaiItps.?It is stated that the contractor for printing lostage stamps has given up his contract and that until stamps can be procured, some of the postmasters in the interior towns will mark envelope ' paid" for all who wish to save the trouble of paying for each letter as handed into the office. Envelopes by the dozen or hundred can thus be marked and answer the purpose of stamps. The Latest Army News.?By despatches, to be fotmd in our telegraph- column, it will be seen that Sherman*, oh Friday last, was with-rrt thirty miles of Macon, and that Gen. BbauIieoard has issued a proclamation to thc.pcople of Georgia urging them, to retard the movements of Sherman by burning bridges, and placing obstructions in bis way; also, that lie is in the enemy's rear with un arnn-, and that if the people be truo to theniselvesand obey his proclamation ho will ruin tlio foe ere lie reaches ltil nlacc of destination.? The Macon press tells us that the enemy has riot only destroyed Atlanta, but Jonesboro', McDonough, Mont:cellO and Ilillsboro', desolating every foot of soil over which they trend. The Chronic'* < ' Sen'iael of Saturday has reliable Information di 'ect from Stone Mountain, which stat'-s that tlio Yankee column, in leaving Atlanta, moved down the Got gia Railroad, and divided at Docatur, one half taking the Covington and the.* other the reockbridge noad. At btone Mountain they burned *11 the un?cupib4 hor.se?< comprising some two-thirds of the town, nnd wore. *yiitg waste the countiy as they progressed. It is :;uiu '.hey march in hollow Mpiarcs, with thcir-trnins in the centre ; and that tfte view from the summit of tl e mountain of the conflagration of Atlanta was awful Leyood description. The Gate City was 'an ocean o! flames' as the fiery waves rove and fell throughout in whole extent. : If such has bee^ the fate of the pride of Georgia, What I might wc ol Carolina "expect at their. hands, in the J event of a successful inarch to the seaboard ? The I Queen City would be razed to t!ie*grotuid. and notli' ing left to show her' greatness as a commercial emporium.?the classic soil being the only vestagc left'us, with which to console ourselves as a people?an inheritagc kit tis, as the inhabitants of Vhis ea:tfr. A card. A friend of the Confederacy, now resident in Europe, has sent to one of the ladies of the eommitteo for the Bazaar to bb held in Columbia, twelve " Cuisine Lo ger,,: or Camp Cans, and it has been proposed by some gentlemen that the ladies and children should at once buy up, by subscription, several of these Cans for our different Generals in the field. Our self-sacrificing leaders would 1eel this to be a pleasnnt evidence of our care for their eomfo t. We appeal to the ladies and children to make up the necessary sums without delay that our bravo Generals may enjoy the convenience contained in the Cuisino Loger as soon as possible.? They are valued ai $500 each, are rat.de in Paris, and contain, in a very small space, everything necessary for cooking and serving a meal in camp. A particularappeal is made.to the people of Camden j for Gen. Kersuaw. One has been sent to Gen Hamp- ' ' to.v, by the Young Ladies' Hospital Association of | Columbia; one to Gen. Forrest, by the gentlemen; one is to sent to Gen. Beauregard, by the young ladies of Charleston; three or four yet to be made up; Gen. Lee, by the little children; Gensi Kersiiaw, IIood and Lo.vgstreet, by the ladies. Columbia, S. C., Xov. 14tb, 1864. Acknowledgment*. Mr. Editor:?I gratefully acknowledge, from tbe ladies of the Soldiers' Afd Association, Liberty fiill? Kershaw District, through Mr. Blodgott, the following contributions to Wayside Hospitul, Kinirville, S, C., for i the sick and wounded: uno largo box,' containing flour, raeal, vegetables, sweet {jotatnes, sc. B. F. CHAMBLTSS. \ , LATEST BY TELE&EAM IMPORTS OP THE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Entered aecordirip to tlie Act of Conpress hi the year 1863, tij J. S. TilItASuKn, in (lie (lerk's office' of the District Court of the Confederate States fiVr <he Norlhtni District of Gcor pi*/ FROM VltCGIMA. Iiicnmoni), Nov. 19.?.An official telegram to the War Department says: Gel). Pickett reports that on the night of the 17th, a portion of the enemy's picket line in front was taken possession of and held.- One Colonel, 2 Captains^ Lieutenants and 113 privates werfceapitiKCtl; besides the:r dead and bounded left on the ground. Our loss one killed and ten wounded. ??.*.?? FROM MACCfi. Maco^, Nov. 19.?The military authorities are active awl vigilant, and every man is under' arms. Confidence is being tfestofed. TUfrfc' tffonmr nri? l>r*lipv<?rl tn lip mi on#- rwvlit. ulimit miles distant. The city will be defended to the last extremity. PROCLAMATION OF GEN. BEAUREGARD. We have-taken the following from a private despatch : Kingsville, Nov. 20.?Tlie Augusta papers of to-day'contain a proclamation by Gcji. Iieanrcgard to the people of Georgia?telling them to retard Sherman by burning everything in his front?cutting dowp trees, burning btidges, and to hurras* him. That his army is following hard after Sherman, and that he will ruin Sherman if the people of Georgia will do a? he request. NORTHERN NEWS. ihcumond, Nov. 19.?-The Baltimore American of the 17th has been received. It contains no news. Gold at the first board in New York on Thursday was 221. Gen. Burnsidc firmed nt Fortress .Monroe am! proceeded immediately to the front. The oflieial vote for Lincoln in Maryland is 37,000. For McClel-* Inn 32,4C1). A Harp* Hit.?The Raleigh Confederate li'dr the following hit: We learn that the Government agents are impresaii g apple brandy, and that it is-the intentioiYot the authorities to take all there is in the county for the use of the Governmertf.? Was there ever a Government as dry as ottrs? ever one that required so much brandy Md whiskey ? Men are detailed to sell1 it, impress it, and we suppose men are detailed to drink it. If taken* for medical purpose, predict that most or the sickness win t>c amoTJg tne orBeers and their clerks, attendants and ftworitcs, and that the weather beaten soldier? tfill get but precious little. We honestlv believe that if the importation, sale and manufacture of spiritious liquors was prohibited altogether, that it would be all the better for otir cause, for drunkenness among Government officials has become so common that it has ceased to excite the wonder of any orifc. Maximilian's Coinage.?The New Orlean Picayune *avs; We have been shown a Mexican picayune of the Maximilian' issiv, a very neat little coin of silver, on one side of which annears ...w.w - y#- ? ,?1 ; r i?~4 tlie familiar eagle of the Mexican Republic, with un Imperial crown upon his head, and surrounded wdh the u.Impeno AfrxicanoOn the reverse, between two laurel breaths, is the inscriptions w5 Cents 1864,M." A young woman in Jackson, Michigan, has been carrying on the recruiting business in an original and highly peculiar manner. Marries a man on condition that he will enlist and gire her his bounty. She being striningly handsome, the poor dnpe consents. After he :s gone, she marries another. Four men has she thus weddeu and sent to the army.- On the fifth occasion alio was detected. f STATE OF -StfTTII CAltOLISAi ADJ'T & INSP. GEN'LS OFFIC# Columbia, Nov. 18, 1864.' GENERA L ORDERS NO. 15. " :r THE.COMPANIES ORGANIZED fa . I * crcry Militia Regiment of tliis State will forthwith proceed to llambnrg, S. C., and rc- ' poit for duty to Lieut. Col. WilmotG. DeSaussurc, A. D. C. s'if-rft ?V II. The commanding- officers of said com pa 'J nies will immediately summon the members of their respective companies, as well as all persous within the Militia Rcgimeiitr.to which they , , belong, aftd who have not been enrolled, but ^-r ho wr'tf liable to duty beyond the limitsr'of M iheir Districts, to assemble at the most convenient points on tho line of railroads, prepared ? to proceed at^pce itp Hamburg. f A . III, The troops wiirprovide themselves witlt' r /. . haversacks and lour day si rations, and such ' \ supplies of clothing and cooking ntchsils as are indispensable for their comfottin the field, Without encumbering themselves with such articled as are no't absolutely necessary. IV* I \-?m n? n tr aH^h<>i>c nrn fv* inoiifl I - x * V"iii|'nii| V'UIw-m niv nuiiiuiiAUU IV i?wut certificates for the transportation ot'iijcmbcrs of <.'1 their respective command*. V. The persons.liable to this service are all persons between the ngos of sixteen and seventeen years, and all persons Ijetwccn seventeen and fifty years of age, who are exompt from Confederate service, "but who are ,uot exempt bv the laws of thia State from State service, which includes, amongst other classes, tttflboiH u dc-.l agriculturists who have been exempted by ' * Confederate authority as owners and manager* of their own plantations. ? VI. Companies, convenient do Harnhurg w^'' select their own means of transportation to that point. . * - s VII. The commanding officers of Ilegimentaf - *. * and all general officers, as well as the officers V- * commanding these companies, are charged with ". ; the immediate extension of these orders without further notice. ? -* VIII. The "Battalion'of State Cadets"; 'and ? the companies of Mounted Infantry, conjiitand^ , ed hy Captains Frederick and Fcrcival, will Imld theiuselvs in readiness to take the field at the ' shortVst notice. * , 1 V Thf> (-invf-rnnr nrid enjoinn, as a matter of the utmost importance Tor the public defence, the pfompt execution of ^ these orders, ami the assembling of th^jUfftoprt; at the places designated .without d'elnjRPSf * ' by command : & * A. C. GARLJNGTON, l| Adjutant and Inspector General. Papers of the State publish'one weefeNov. 21?Ot. / i: T^?., : : a. 1 ?1? ufjj 81 j?luwa?il 'KIK VP N3 fl V S ' ?4 -ffWy asn 0[qvj joj 'bwj oojy; onp spqspq f /* , '% |9qs?q Jddsjwiioa '/\(VA 3AIJ XY 'S3O.ITI0J. I3WAVS JTCHHRflffl/J '998}13)0j ' Exchange- ' J WILL EXCHANGE TWO MULES for good* ' ^ . m iltih C0W9. R. b. johnson. nfr?l 8?3t-fm.w. noticeT The subscriber will receive a limit-; ed number of Hides and Tan them roR ojte vnmgf;at his Tan Yard on his plantation, four miles eafFSfc Camden. . r The Vats and 'Leather House are secure and nnd?r the charge of a watchful and reliable overseer, but as this arrangement is made for the accommodation of neighbors and nut with the view of profit^ Hidaa will' oDly be received - at the owneb's bisk. Those who bavo left Hides there recently will removritheta-unless ' they assent to tbase terms. * * Wtf. U. SHANNON. Camden, Nov.-18,1864. . 3. For Sale.A ^ TRAVKLLINfl-: TRUNK >FOK-h \ ' c cmll " MATHE30NtCo. November 15 V . . * > , s * * . : , j?.