The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, December 27, 1861, Image 2
J. T. HERSHMAN, Editor.
FRIPAyT PECEWBERa7ri861.
Apologetic.
It was not our intention to Lave issued any
paper tbis week, in common with all the press
of the State, but having neglected to mention
it in our last number, we shall issue this as an
extra, giving the latest news of the week, up
j. !..i. t..: a I. - 1 i; ii i
io last Iiigui, uumg Uiu uuiy iuuuiuin luroilgu
which many of our country friends arc able to
secure the news of the day. We make this
explanation, that our renders may know at
once the cause of their receiving a half sheet,
with but little in it.
AVc have much valuable original matter for
next week's issue, which should have appeared
in this, had we published a full sheet, amongst
which will be found two very interesting letters
from camp?ono from our own coast, the
other from an extreme southern division of our
army.
Clirifttimit*.
The commemorative Festival Day of the
Birth of Christ was celebrated in Camden in
an unusually quiet and orderly manner. No
rrrarwl (lisnlnv nf firn-wnvl-c tin! tl cli/ a! inoc r\V I
crackers, nor a drunk man to be seen on tbe
street?everything was order.
TYew Military Company.
By reference to the proceedings of a military
meeting, held at Town Ilall on yesterday,
it will he seen that Capt. W. L. DePass has
organized his company of volunteers. He
numbers seventy-two good men, is recruiting
daily, and is expected to leave on Wednesday
next, for the Columbia camp of instruction.
We congratulate Capt. DePass in his success,
knowing well the many difficulties with
which he hod to contend in his organization.
None, we are satisfied, who may attach themselves
to his corps will ever have cause to regret
the association. His Lieutenants arc all
brave and good men, and favorably known to
the people of our District. His men arc composed
of just such as Kershaw is able to produce
and will feel proud to acknowledge.
Kcksliaw CJrcys?Cnpt. Jolm L. .font**.
In our last issue we should have stated that
this fine Company had gone into Camp, at the
Cornwallis Quarters, on the Wednesday of last
week; but the press of business during the
past two issues of our paper, has been so heavy
as to cause us to neglect the publication of
several local matters, both civil and military,
of importance, which we regret much. We
hope, however, our friends in camp will view
the omission as unintentional 011 our part. We
nn/lnrcfonrl flinv liQvn linnn vnprinfiiirr rantrllr
UUUVIObflllU l?"VJ ?! ' v ?.'^'VI? 1 VVI I (Ij'IVII > ^
and have now in camp near one hundred fine
stalwart men. They will probably leave for
Columbia on Monday next, and will be mustered
into service the following day.
Death in Camp.
John J. Riciibourgii, cf Capt. Warren's 1
Company, died at Camp Gist, on Friday, the
20th inst. Ilis remain? were brought home in
charge of private Yates, on Monday last, lie
was a good and true soldier, and would have,
no doubt, rendered valuable service, had he
lived.
Returned From Camp.
Our esteemed fellow-townsman and ex-editor,
Capt. Tno. J. Warren, of Kershaw Guard,
returned from cainp on Monday last, suffering
from a severe attack of neuralgia in the
head, lie has been confined to his room since
his return, but is improving slowly. His health
permitting, will leave lor his Company, on the
coast, during the early part of next week.
Lieut. J. J. McKain, of Cnpl. Kennedy's
Company, has returned for a few days, in
company with his brother, Mr. Wm. McKain?
who was unablo to reach camp, after leaving
home some few weeks since. We are grieved
to hear of his illness, and hope he may soon
be himself again. The lieutenant, we understand.
has enioyed the best of health whilst in
tbc service, and we think the very picture of
health.
Mr. James Riddle, of the same Compnnv,
and formerly engaged in the Journal oflice, we
learn, has also returned on account of bad
health.
There are several others returned, suffering
somewhat, but as yet we have been unable
to learn their names.
To Arrive.
A despatch has been received to the effect
that Col. Joseph B. Kersiiaw and Mr. T. J.
Ancrum, will arrive by this evening's train.
t
Indefinite Postponement.
The proposed Concert (noticed in our last
issue) to have been given by Mrs. Bews and
\l> i? 1 1 if n .
mi. uukki,, ?? eiigesieu ov air. 15. at our town
relief meeting of last monday week, lias been
unavoidably postponed. We regret this postponement,
as the many friends of the above
named lady, and numerous admirers of her
musical talent, will be sadly disappointed.
Since writing the above, we have been requested
to say, that there will be a Concert
given shortly, under the sole direction of Prof.
Henry E. Eckel, in which he will be assisted
by Mr. Henry Basii, of Camden, as violinist,
and other artists from Charleston. The proceeds
of the Concert, we are informed, are to
be sent to the Belief Committee of Charleston,
for the benefit of the sufferers.
Tlic Ladies' Aid Association.
The following acknowledgment has been
handed us, as tli i best and only means by
which it could have general publicity?there
not having been any meeting ol the Association
during the week, previous to the publiea
nun ui our paper. it anorus us liiucli pleasure
to be able to record the noble deeds of our
fair ladies of tbe "Camden Aid Association.*'
This is but one of many?their hearts and
purses ever open to the suffering poor or distressed
soldierr. Such acknowledgments of
remittances, or anything they may wish published,
to advance the good cause in which
they are engaged, will always find a welcome
in our columns, whenever presented:
Charleston, S. C., December 20, 18G1.
Mrs. S. Amelia Cantcy?Dear Madam : I
desire, in behalf of the Committee, grni.-fidlv
to acknowledge the receipt of your <v the
18th inst., covering $31, from the l.adi".-' Aid
Association of your town, for the sutlVivrs by
the !atc fire in this city. The two bundles of
clothing came also to hand, this morning; and
in a very short time were assorted and distrib
uted by the ladies of the Committee, who have
charge. of this part of our good work.
Please assure the ladies of Camden, that
their offering lias been most acceptable, ar.d
served to relieve the wants of many who were
destitute of clothing, and in many cases of litt'e
children, who had been snatched from their
beds, with only their night garments to cover
them from the cold.
Thanking you for your kind sympathy, I
am, with much respect,
Your obedient servant,
J. K. SASS, Trcas.
[roil THE CONFEDERATE.]
Military Meeting at Town Hall.
Camden, S. C., Dee. 20, 1801.
The Companies of Messrs. Brown and DePass
having united, a meeting was held at
Town Hall on the 2Cth nit., for the election of
officers. On motion of D. M. Podgers, W.
L. DkPass was called to the Chair, and Isaac
IIolaand appointed to act as Secretary.
The Chairman then announced the meeting
as prepared for the transaction of business.
The motion was then adopted to proceed
forthwith to the election of officers, which resulted
in the choice of \V. L. DkPass for Captain,
1). M. Rodgers for 1st Lieutenant, C.
Shiver for 2d Lieutenant and S. C. Clyijurn
for 3d Lieutenant.
It was then moved l>y Mr. D. M. Rodgers
that we go in Camp, near Columbia, on Wednesday
next?which was unanimously adopted.
The Chairman of the meeting then annmimwwl
llmt tlw? <i) tlwi / Vnmni.ti
v v..v v/i iuv \>vui|?ni'j oiiuniu,
in number, seventy-two, and was therefore in
advance of the number required bv law as a
quota.
On motion it was then moved to adjourn,
to meet at Town Hall on Saturday next, at
o'clock, a. m. ISAAC lIOLLANI?, Se.'tv.
KERSHAW KOIMiiE, Wo. 29, A. E. Tl.
A STATED COMMUNICATION OF K E It.
show Lodge No. 29, A. F. M., will be held at their
Lodge Room. Tins Kvkxikg, at 7 o'clock.
Brethren will take due notice, and govern themselves
accordingly. By order W. M.
December 27 1 JAMES JONES, Seet'y.
Extra Family Flour,
For sale by gayle a young.
December 27 2
BY LAST RIGHTS MAIL
Important from tlie North.
THE MASON-SLID ELL AFFAIR LORD LYON8 DILATORY
LINCOLN WEEK IN ,THE KNEES
YANKEE NEWS FROM THE POTOMAC AND MISSOURI?
IIATTER AS PRISONERS RELEASED,
ETC., ETC.
Norfolk, December 24.?Tho New York
Herald of tlio 2i?t lias been received here.
Lord Lyons is said to have had two interviews
of a very cordial character with President
Lincoln.?No formal written communication
passed, nor has Lord Lyons, as yet, made any
demand for the release of Mason and Slidell.
Lord Lyons expects further instructions to arrive
by the steam-ship America, and he has
intimated that lie will withold his demand until
lie receives the America's mails.
The New York Herald says that in the
event of a peremptory demand for the release
of Mason and Slidell being made by England,
Lincoln will probably yield them, in view of
the present exigencies of the country in its
struggle with the rebellion, provided that En1
gland shall maintain her neutrality. The
lb raid says that "it is better to yield to the
! exigencies of the crisis and promptly to relieve
I % .
i England of her convenient pretext for a quarrel,
by restoring Mason and Slidell to British
protection.'' The lbrald adds : We will
settle with England hereafter.
The N. Y. Times says that Minister Adams,
in his despatches to the State Department at
Washington, does not mention that he knows
the purport of '.he instructions of the English
Government to their Minister. There is notli
ing in Adam's despatches indicating that England
makes any exorbitant demand upon the
U. S. Private letters, received from British
Statesmen, assert that Great Britan will not
demand the release of Mason and Slidell hut
will merely require an apology.
The Hump Congress has in ado an appropriation
for the immediate construction of 21) j
iron clad gunboats.
The Jhrotd contains the Northern accounts
: of the J)ranesville affair, Gen. McCall, in his
official report, dated Dranesvillc, December
i 20, says: 44 (Jen. Old's Brigade, with the l?t
Regiment of I'ensylvania Rifles and the Boston
batteries of Artillery, had a brisk fight today with
the enemy, consisting of four regiments
and a battery of artillery. The enemy were
defeated and fied. We have found forty of
their dead and ten of their wounded. Our
loss was two killed and eight wounded.
The JIt ruld publishes despatches from Gen.
llallcck, in Missouri, dated December 10, announcing
the capture of 150 rebels, with their
tents, horses, baggage, &<*., at Cat Camn.
News received at Shawnee Mound from Sedalia,
Mo., dated Dec. 20, says that 200 wagons
1,000 horse? and nearly 2,000 troops have
been captured by (Jen. Pope.
Late advices from the ?S. O. coast say that
Gen. Steven's brigade, consisting of 4,000 men,
now ocupv Beaufort, Lady Island, St. Helena
and Bay Point. The number of men at Port
Royal and vicinity is 20,000. live hundred
thousand pounds of cotton had been secured
at last accounts.
Two hundred and eighty-four released prisoners
of war who were taken at Fort 1 Interns,
arrived here last night, from Fortress Moi roe.
?Supplies for the Southern tleet left Hampton
Roads to-day.
From ItU'kimomE.
til k dranesville fight.
Richmond, December 23.? A despatch from
Centreville, this morning, says : We have taken
Dranesville, the point occupied bv the enemy
on Friday. The Yankees ran like race
horses. Our loss on Friday was, 50 killed,
1,30 wounded and 40 missing. The enemy's
loss was fully as much.
The Lynchburg Republican of this morning
has private letters stating that Gen. Jackson,
with a brigade, left Winchester on the 1 fith,
and, on reaching the Potomac destroyed dam
i ? ~ *
No. 5, which feeds the Chesapeake and Ohio
i Canal. l)v the destruction of this splendid
stone dam, water communication is cut off between
Washington and the coal region of
Maryland, in the neighborhood ofCum erland.
Washington will thus he reduced to great
straits for fuel.
Nc rice
It : if \ V IX - PI. rn\i IX- ; " r H PiT
? ' sy t in eni 1. ilo ili r -i >. <-c .inpnnicd
with iIn* Ciisli, in t- t ijiiixnlcni >|i i.ii agreements
or those we sire inUcl>l<'d to, iiee.pt.d.
December 27 K OIWIANX ?v SOMMKRS.
i To Hire.
ONRNo. 1 RRICKI.AY1 R WILl, .BR IIIRKD
from 1st of January next Apply at this office,
or at the B.anch Bank
December 27 3
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Negros to Hire
17*1 VK OR SIX YOUNG N'RCROS TO MIRK KOIt
the year 1862. For particulars apply to
December 27 2 J. M. GAYLB.
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the under.
signed by noto or account are requested to come
forward and settle the same, at once. One of the Arm
having volunteered in the defence of his country, requires
the business to bo settled up by the first of
January, 1862. Those who do not avail themselves
of this opportunity will liavo to settle with an Attorney?as
tho business has to be settled by cash or
note. GAYLE & YOUNG.
December 27 8
School Notice.
THE EXERCISES OF mr. Mof!
CANDLF.SS' SCHOOL will bo resumed on
WEDNESDAY, January 1, 1862. Pupila
tyy will be charged from time of entrance to
the close of the session, which will be 9ft
months. Terms of tuition made known on applicft.
tion to tho undersigned.
90 T. XfnP A "WTkT lfQt
?rvv?*MVV* ? V A4. JL/AidkA/*
A PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
that J, D. F. JAMISON, President of
Convention of the People of South Carolina,
assembled pursuant to an Act of the General
Assembly, passed on the thirttenth day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, and which adjourned
on the tenth day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and sixt} -one, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the said Convention,
do hereby convoke the same, and by these
presents do herewith summon the members of
? : i r\ * - - A . . 11 . i
uie miiu convention 10 ie-assemoie at columbia,
in the State aforesaid, at 12 o'clock m., on
the twenty-sixth day of December inst.
Given under my hand at Burwood, Barnwell
District, this fourteenth day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one. D. F. JAMISON,
President of the Convention.
Attest: B. F. Arthur, Clerk.
Jt-f?" All the papers in the State copy once.
December 2G 1
l'UOt JLA MATlO^i.
ctati? nr cntttir oaoottxta
UA11JL1J VI >JV(J 1 11 VllllVUlil
KXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Y
Columbia, November 26, 1861. J
VyilEUEAS, INTUliSUANCE OF AX
* * Act of the Confederate Congress, entitled
"An Act to put in operation the Government
under the permanent Constitution of the
Confederate States of America," passed tho
21st day of May, A. D., 186*1, an election has
hoen held for members to represent this State
in the Congress of the Confederate States;
and in pursuance of an Act of tho Assembly
passed the 16th day ol December,. A. D., 1852
the votes have been counted for that purpose,
and it appears-that the lion. John McQueen
has been duly elected to represent the 1st
Congressional District, composed of Lancaster,
Chesterfield, Marlborough, Darlington, Marion,
Williamsburg,. Horry, and Georgetown; the
lion. W. l'orcher Miles, for the 2d Congressional
District,, composed of Charleston, excln
niiv ui iiiv i in isii ci > u. ouini n v. UIICIUII , bUO
lion. L. M. Ayer, for the 3d Congressional
District, composed of Beaufort, Barnwell,
Orangeburg,.Colleton and St. John's Colleton;
the Hon. &1. L.. Bonham, for the 4th Congressional
l>ist., composed of Lexington, Edgefield,.
Newberry, Laurens and Abbeville ; the Hon.
James Farrow,, for the 5th Congressional District,
composed of Anderson, Pikens, Greenville,
Spartanburg and Union; and the Hon.
YV. \V. Bovce,. for the 6th Congressional District,
composed of York, Chester, Fairfield,
liiehland, Kershaw, Clarendon and Sumter.
Now, tlierclore 1, F. \Y. Pikens, Governor
and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State
aforesaid, do issue this my Proclamation, noti
lying and declaring, acording to the provisions
ot the said Aetsr that John McQueen, W.
l'orehcr Miles, L. M. Aver, M. L. Bonham,
James Farrow, and W. W. Boycc, had a majority
of the votes cast in their respective Congressional
Districts, and are therefore duly
elected Representatives in the Congress of the
Confederate States of America.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, the 7th day of December, A, D.? 1861,
and in the 86t.li year of the sovereignty and
ihdependancc of the State of South Cerolina.
F. W. PICKENS.
Wm. R. Hunt, D. S. of State.
December 27.