The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, March 28, 1862, Image 2
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J. T. HERSHMAN, Kditor.
FRIDAY, ^K iraM8??,
Special Koilcc.
The Ladies who took work on Wednesday
from the Hal), will please send it to Mr. R.
M. Kennedy's Store, before 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning, 29th inst., as the box will
be packed at that time.
Ta
np^rialf Vairr AHIaam
Officers wishing clothes for their recruits,
will pleaso ineeb the ladies of the Kershaw
Relief Association at their Hall, on Saturday
at 11 o'clock.
Famine!
Is this terrible scourge possible in these Confederate
States? More than possible; it is imminent,
unless the whole Cottoc region?especially
that portion east of the Mississippi?
shall be devoted exclusively to the production
of Breadstuff* and Provisions. By this scourge
nut* ninlirriHitit 4t\n inf aiiilu a oauci i ias /In
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strov us, more tliati bv force of arms. Let tbc
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decree go forth at once, that not a see l of
Cotton shall be planted this year. Should
this be done, breadstuff's and provisions will
be abundant, but nevertheless will command
remunerative prices, in consequence of the
necessarily enormous issue of Treasury Notes
and inflation of the currency?money?consisting,
as it will, of these and bank notes.
During the blockade Treasury Notes must be
the principal resource of the Government.
The currency is already an excess, and prices
unduly elevated. The further indispensable
issue of these notes will increase their depreciation,
and counteract the tendency to low
prices from over production. We must not
only provide for the wants of our people and
our armies, but for the armies of our enemy,
who means to invade and feed upon us, and
devastate and destroy our enps and provisions.
Not less than 400,000 men, usually employed
in the production of breadstuff's and provisions
by their owl labor, will be in the armies at
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hiv |/iiiihiii^ illiu jj;iun iiiji SCili)l'l'?. l_, illl'M
tlicse men shall be substituted by slaves there
will, iu ordinary season, be a scarcity, and with
a dry season a famine. But to insure abundence,
all the slave labor usually engaged in
making cotton must be devoted to the production
of food for men and beasts. Let it be
observed, that we are cut oft', as far as supplies
are concerned, from Kentucky and Tennessee,
the rich valleys of Virginia and the whole belt
of corn and rice lands from the Chesapeake to
Florida.
- Grow, therefore, no more cotton ; burn all the
enemy approaches; then food will abound ; our
armies and our people will be cheaply fed, and
the blockade will be raised in due time
Abundance mu?t be had everywhere; each
State should provide for itself. Our communications
may be cutoff; abundance in Mississippi
or Alabama may not save the Carolinas
or Georgia?or vice versa. Great abundance
from this year's crop, should the blockade
be raised, or peace possibly be made, will
enable us to make enormous crops of cotton
next year, and thereby recover our position
in the markets of the world.
\V e must repeat?a scarcity of breadstufls
and provisions, with a greatly inflated currcn
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cj, wmi cause* at icjisi jamine -prices, wmcii w ill :
bankrupt the government and starve the poor. ]
Finally, if we mean to live and not die, let us
put our house in order.
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Volunteering.
Kershaw District lias ag;iin shown her zeal
and maintained her ancient fame, in the response
of her citizens to the recent call made
for volunteers. The number that have enrolled
themselves, to fill up the companies now in
service in Virginia, viz: Capts. Kennedy,
Cantey and Shannon; and Capts. Warren,
Blair and Jones, on the coast; besides many
that have enlisted with Lieut. W. L. DkPabc.
for Capt. Johnson's artillery company, now
stationed on James Island, will amount in all
two hundred men. Then taken in connection
with about six hundred and fifty previously in
service ?in all 850?with a voting population
not, excluding one thousand?better illustrates
the deep feeling that pervades our people than
language can express. Many who go now
have heretofore been detained by a sense of
duty. Now, since the call has been made,
private interests have given way to the great
object to be accomplished in resistance to the
tyranny of the Lincoln Government. Thov arc
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a fines body of recruits, going, as tbey are, imbued
with a lofty spirit of patriotism, and will
make as fine soldiers as any that have preceded
them. May the Almighty bless and protect
them, with those already gone from us; that
after achieving our liberties they may be permitted
to return and enjoy the protection of a
well-established government under the aegis of
our own Confederacy.
Pcriioii-o Wishing!" Enlist
Can do so by making immediate application
to cither Capt. J. D. Kennedy, Lieut. J. A.
Schrock, or Sergeant Baum, as they will probably
all leave for their respective Companies
in Virginia and on the Coast on Monday next.
We understand that Lieut. W. L. DePass
is also recruiting for artillery service and may
be found bv making application at J. S. De
Pass' store. Fifty dollars bounty will be paid
by all of the above named officers.
Notice to Recruit*.
Capt. Kennedy requests all bis recruits to
report themselves toliini at 10 o'clock Monday
morning, 31st instant, at McKains Drugstore,
prepared to leave for Virginia by the mid-day
train.
Lieut. Sen rock gives notice to those having
recruited with him for Capt. Warren's Company,
to report themselves to him at the Postollioe
Monday morning 31st instant half past
nine o'clock.
Cant F- li. (Iavtkv r<?rmir<?<s ;iii iwnsnns \vl?r?
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have joined his company to report themselves
to Sergeant Baum, Saturday morning, 29th
instant, at nine o'clock.
Tli? I>uty of the Disinter.
The following extracts we clip from a correspondence
in the Charleston Courier, which
every planter should ponder over and aet on
promptly:
Plant no cotton for a foreign market. One
fifth of your usual crop will be sufficient topicserve
vonr seed for better times hereafter, furnish
you with what is necessary for your spinning
wheels, and the honest patriotic manufactures
in your neighborhood, who "have not
bowed the knee to Baal" and sold themselves
to Plutus. If, however, they are all of the
latter stamp; then charge them Liverpool
prices for your eotton, and let them have it
grudgingly at that.
Your crops of Wheat, live and Oats, are
progressing rapidly. Be careful in gathering
those cereals, and preserve the straw, which
must be properly housed for the use of your
cattle.
Corn must be vonr principle crop. It must
be this year, at least, your staple. Plant in
different months?use the muck from the
swamps in your vicinity, mixed with barn yard
and stable manure, leaves, Arc., and collect
everything from the poultry house?the ashes
j from the kitchen, lime and such fertilizers as
are convenient and cheap.
Plant laigely of Sweet Potatos. Plant also
full and successive crops of Cow peas. The
1 Shinny and other early peas, must not be over
looked. 1 lie common (Jow l'ea comes in much
later. Both are admirably adapted to make
soup for the soldiers who are butling for our
liberties.
Plant the Irish Potato. It is not too late,
and let our patriotic friends in the upper country
see to it that they preserve a suflioieney of
seed to supply the demands of the lower country
next autumn for planting.
Tlie Klnemy.
So far as we could learn, everything was
quiet over the river yesterday. (\Yc received
no reports ot landings and threatened attacks
I and our troops on this side were allowed to
! remain in their camps and rest from their
labors of marching and counter-marching in
response to false alarms. It is difficult to say
what the enemy are at. They have been
amusing themselves with feints for a week past?
and may possibly venture upon a demonstration
soon. We arc patiently waiting, and our
troops begin to chafe under tlie delay.
Nothing of interest from any portion of the
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Georgia coast. ine enemy seem to bo more
particularly engaged just now in paying their
respects to our Florida friends, and especially
at those points where there is no chance for a
| fight. How long will it take them to make
' Florida "loyal" by holding her small towns on
'licr coast? Let them work out that proposi|
tion and give us the process.?Savannah Republican.
List of Exemption*.
The following list of exemptions have been
furnished us by the Board. They meet on
Monday next, at the Court House, where they
will rcoeivo all other applicants for exemption*
Mot more than one-fourth of the number are
exempted from physical incapacity?the larger
portion occupying positions for which the
Government had already made provisions.
The Hoard eon&ists of the following named
gentlemen: Dr. J. I. Trantham, Dr. D. L?
DcSaussure, Col. Durrell Jones, Lieut-Col. Win.
Dixon and Major W. A. Ancrum:
R. R. Williams, James L. Downs, Ezekial
Gaskins. John S. Fletcher, James L. Stover,
L. B.Stephenson, S.J. Trusdale, James R. Sowell,
Isaac S. Huff, Laurence 0. Jones, Joseph
A. West, Isaac Shirahr J. L. Hogan, W. D.
! Ilogan, John McKaskil, James Motley, Allen
Young, J. L. Gattis, W. L. Cook, James Kelly,
A Rabun, Mason D. Wood, W. J. Ross, Isaac
I Owens. J. TTrm.h.lo A A MnTW.II W W.
Gardner A. L. llaile, L. McKinnan, J. I>. Gaskin,
John Bart-field, Burwcll Outlaw, John
Brcnnon, J. A. Elliott, M. Ingraham, M. McGugan,
M. K. Yarborough, Samual Cato>
Nathan UintYeos, Wily Watkins, Ilently Outlaw,
II. F. Jlodson, Joseph W. Doby, C.Gooding,
J. A. Boswell, L. MeCandless, C. II. Peekt
ltev. J. S. Ilankel, Kev. S. II. IIay, Joseph
Sommers, F. L. Zenip, Dr. D. L. Desaussurcj
J. T. llerslnnan, J. K. Witherspoon, II. Pate,
Joel Gardner, Duncan Sheom, Win. B. Taylor,
W. Crowcll, Win. Ostin, J. B. Hatninond,
Adam Team, George Taylor.
TlicWuriu ilic West.
Mkmphis, March 2.'>.- Information was
received last night from Islainl No. lOtliat there
was heavy cannonading all day on Sunday, in
which two of the enemy's gunboots were destroyed.
One of them sunk below Hickman,
ivy., the other sunk in sight of the Island.
The soldiers on the island are in good spirits
and declare they will hold their position against
the world. The land forces of the enemy at New
Madrid arc estimated at 40,000. Sixty ofthein
came down on Saturday in small boils through
the swamp to Gayoso, and captured seven
citizens, formerly of General Jell'. Thompson's
army. Yesterday the Confederate scouts captured
100 of the enemy's artillery horses, but
were compelled to leave the guns as the enemy
was close at hand.
The BSulllc near Wlnclicslcr.
The President has received a letter from
Gen. Stonewall Jackson, saying that he had a
light at Winchester on Sunday, with 18,000
of the enemy. It lasted from four o'clock in
the after moon until nightfall when both sides
ceased from the contest. Jackson fell back to
a bettor position on Coder ('reek, leaving Cob
Ashby's cavalry in possession of the field, where
they remained until morning. The enemy
also moved during the night, pushing his retreat
towards Winchester. Our loss was considerable
in ofliccrs and men; that of the enemy
was enormous.
Later despatches lix our loss in the Winchester
battle at between 350 and 400 killed and
wounded.
The enemy's loss is from 1200 to 1500.
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Axothkk Jackson Affair.?The Memphis
Avalanch learns from a gentleman who arrived
in that city from Nashville, that Capt. John
Morgan was sent on a scout with a detachment
of his squadron ner/r Laverno, and had a
skirmish with the enemy's pickets?killing 17
and taking about as many prisoners. Captain
Morgan was entering the turnpike from a lane,
and was alone, when lie suddenly came in contact
with a cavalier, who said to Morgan, "Halt
and dismount!" The. r<*nlv wot "I .. ?>
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John morgan, and do not obey Federal commands;
draw your pistol, sir; we arc upon an
equality. The Federal replied: "We arc not,
sir"?at the same time making a quick motion
with his hand to his side?when the valient
captain fired, and "down went a Federal meetin
house!" Ho fell dead and turned out to be
the veritableCapt. Wilson, of Iiuell'sstaff, who
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piaiueu mo rcucrai nag on the Capitol at
Nashville! Morgan is ccrtainlv the intrepid
Marion of the war.
Persons have been detected in New Orleans,
going round the city buying up all the mourning
goods, for the purpose of speculation, in
-anticipation of a great battle at Corinth, where
thousands of the young men of New Orleans
are now posted. '
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The Enrollment.?We arc requested by
tlie Adjutant and Inapoetor-General to publish'
the following information, by way of answer
to numerous inquiries which hyfve been ad-,
dressed to him :
All male citizens between the agefe of 18
and 40, uot in service, are required to enroll
themselves within ten days. v
Persons exempted will enroll themselves,,
with cause of exemption stated upon enrollment.
Persons failing to enroll themselves will first
bo conscripted for service.
It is to tho advantage of each man to enroll
promptly, as he hereby secures a proper enrollment
of himself, and lessens the chances- for
his conscription.
The enrollment is not tho conscription, but
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iiiv uiiia nj'uii nini/ii iuu ?;uiinv;ii]HiUU IS licru*
after based.
The conscription will not l>e had until the
enrollments are completed.
The enrollment is to obtain a correct statement
of all citizens, between 18 and 45, not in.
service, and to furnish data for filling requisitions
for troops.
When proper persons can be obtained, officers
will be appointed from among those consc
r i pted. ? Cv roli n i a n.
The Alabama ladies are sending their copper
preserving kettles to Beauregard, to be
made into cannon.
Many of the towns of Georgia arc sacrificing
their church bells to make cannon. The ladies
of Columbus arc stirring in this matter, and
in an eloquent appeal to the citizens say: "Old
brass andirons, knobs, keys and even buckles
can be made available: and even your bright
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and shilling utensils, if thus appropriated, would
burnish with a greater lustre your own patriotism,
and aid far more your struggling country,
than if kept for the decoration of your
parlors.
Yankee Grown Cotton?The latest Yankee
liiiniliu" is that of raising cotton in Southern
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Illinois. So taken arc they with this idea that
tin y cannot wait till next similiter to try the
experiment, but have raised several hales this
winter. In a late Northern paper the shipment.
of eight hales is announced as "the first
shipment of cotton from Illinois.''
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Five thousand dollars is offercrd as a reward
bv a citizen of Savannah to any one who will
open and keep it open for a month, coimnuni
cation with Fort Pulaski and Savannah.
obituary7
I >1 FI >, at ('nmdun, on the 9th 111st., Mh.
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??. ;vu in l lv, in me oisi year ot Ins
age.
Another old and respected citizen lias goneOne
l>y one ourgrev haired sires are called;
away, reminding us again and again that this
earth is not our dwelling place.
Mr. Arthur was horn in Richland District,
hut for the last twenty or thirty years has resided
in Camden, devoting his time and attention
to his plantation, lie was an enthusiastic
lover of his native State, and though his age
and infirmities prevented him from inarching
to her defence, yet he was rccdy to do all in his
power to aid her in her struggle for liberty,
lie remarked to the writer but a short time
before his death, "I would gladly shoulder my
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iiiuMtui, ana never lay it uown till the last
invader should quit the soil or bite the dust."
lie was a volunteer in the Florida war, and
served his country faithfully and gallantly,
enduring the privations and hardships of a
soldier's life without a murmur or complaint.
As a citizen he was universally respected.
Honorable and just in all bis dealings, kind
and obliging even to a fault, lie died,^ we believe,
without an enemy in the world.
llci/uiescat in pare.
_A_i *r i ouncements.
Mn. Editor: Please announce tho following gentlemen,
as most suitable, (in these trying times, when
every interest should be taken in tho welfare of our
town) to fill the offices of Intcndant and Wardens of
Camden, for the ensuing twelve months:
For Intendant.?J A M FS DUNLAP. /
Fur Wardens.?C. A. MrDONALD,
D. D. IIOCOTT,
ROBERT KENNEDY,
w. if. JVlCiJU W ALL,
And oblige MANY FRIENDS.
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Please announce the following gentlemen for Jntendant
and "Wardens at thb ensuing election, and
much oblige MANY VOTERS.
For Jniemlant?JAMES DUNLAP.
For Wardens?W. D. McDOWALL.
It. M. KENNEDY.
I>. M. BOSWELL.
N. D. BANLFY.
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