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and Well-finished rooms, with fine negro qimrtcimnd
good kitchen, stable, and other nec?wary
outbuildings, for sale. With the above,
and surrounding the Bame, is twenty-seven
acres of rich land, nearly nil of which is nndcr
good cultivation. For further particulars enouiro
at this
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make immediate application.
Wateree Mounted Riflemen.
Capt. E. M. Boykin's Company of Mounted
Men went into camp at the Race Course, near
Camden, on Wednesday last, lor t)?e purpose of
drill and instruction in the duties of camp life,
where they will remain for a few weeks? from
whence they will bo forwarded for duty on the
coast.
Military Election.
We would call the attention of the voters
of the Lower Battalion S. C. M., for Kershaw
District, to the General Order of Col. Wither
spoon, for an election to bo held on the 7th
proximo for a Major to till the ^vacancy occasioned
by the death of Major W. A. Ancrlm.
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The End off the First Volume.
With this number closes one year of the existence
of The Confederate. For the patronage
it baft received from a generous public, and
the support of personal friends, we feel grateful.
Whilst it has not been all wc could have desired?nor
what wc should have nindc it if tho
tunes would have guaranteed an enlargement
?>yefc we are satisfied it has answered in a good
degree the purpose for which it was established
?as a means of conveying intelligence of a
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ivuai ana uisirici interest, 'lho difficulties
attending the publication of this sheet?though
small it be?is greater in these war times than
the casual observor has any idea of. One
thing wo can say, we have adhered strictly to
our old price of subscription and advertising;
whilst all, or nearly all, of our cotemperaries
have exacted an advancc-|-and we think justly
so?we have made no change; but if our patrons
do not come up within the next ten days
and pay their arrears we will be Compelled to
add a percentage?as we arc compelled to pay
at least four times the former price of material
with which to continue the publication. We
will endeavor to do our duty and bespeak the
continued assistance of former patrons, earnestly
requesting all delinquents to pay up, and
those whose subscriptions have expired to renew
them?with the only thing upon which
the publisher can mcethis liabilities?the cash.
The Ladles.
wo cannot despair of the triumph of our
cause, whilst wo sec the unfaultering devotion
of the ladies to the cure of the wounded and
sick soldier. We arc informed by a friend,
recently returned from Virginia, that all along
the lino of road from Richmond may bo seen,
on the arrival of the train, minstering angels^
supplying the wants and necessities of the
poor soldier. At Ilillsboro', N. C., they have
committees that go in the train for twenty
miles, with baskets filled with provisions, and
supplies of bandages, which they distribute to
the hungry and suffering men. At Greensboro*
the same kind attention is bestowed to
theln?also, at Winnsboro', Orangeburg and
many other stations on our South Carolina
roads, like attention is given. The good done
in this way is invaluable to the soldier, and
is no donbt gratefully appreciated by those on
whom it is conforred?there being many whose
wounds or feeble condition from sickness render
them unable to leave the cars without help,
and not a few who start homeward, through
necessity, without money or rations. It is a
labor of love, which will have a happy effect.
While we speak of those from home, we
cannot withhold our meed of praise from the
1 wives, mothers and sisters of our own community.
They are laboring for the soldier; and
many a poor fellow must bear in his memory,
with all the brilliapcy of fresh recollection,
, the many Jrindnc89eft received at our way-side
hospital. With the zeal of our ladies and the
courage and fortitude of our men in the field,
^ with the blessing of Uod wo can never bo a
conquered people.
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From tho eltcttons in <F*iti*y|<f*i$ia, Ohio
and Indiana, the , Democratic party carried
"those State* by returning to Congress a majority
of members over the Republican party.
In New Vork there are indications of public
indignation against the usurpations of Lincoln.
John Van Burcn lias made a bold speech for.
that (attitude. Among other things he brings
to light a piece of history connected with the
commencement of old Abe's, administration.
which puts Gen. Scott in a more favorable light
j than we have been led to believe , he was cn'
titled to. He certainty had a more correct
idea of the "big job" than Abraham himself.
The folly he cqmmittcd was in continuing to
' uphold the party in power against the South.
In this, as in his past life, vanity, his besetting
sin, carried him with those whom lie ought to
have looked upon as his enemies?to draw
his sword against the friends of his youth and
the land of his birth. It is probable from the
upheavings now visible, that the proclamation
of Lincoln, which was tr take effect on the
1st of January next, and from which his mad
followers, Greely and Bcacher, confidently expected
such great results, and the elevation of
the darkie on a footing with them ?a proposition
which no sane man in the South would
deny?as the meanest negro in South Carolina
is better than either of them?being made to
do some good?while their lives have been
given to break up and destroy, in opposition
to the teachings of God's word, and the
experience of mankind in past ages?this panacia
over which they howled so lustily has met
with an opposition they did not expect. What
the end will be no man can tell. As a
friend remarked to us a few days since, "wc
are without pilot, compass, or rudder." Both
! parties breathe the spirit of animosity against
the South. It may be the working of that
unseen Hand, who rules the destinies of men
i and nations, by thus creating destruction among
I themselves. The South will soon, beyond
j doubt, gain her independence, as we feel and
firmly believe, as a people, iliat the institution
of slavery is in accordance wi'.h the words of
the Moit High, and intimately connected wi*h
the well-being of that race, and the interest of
those to whose care they arc committed, and
the product of whose labor supports so many
millions of the human family. Its overthrow
cannot be accomplished by any power on earth.
So long as we continue true in the defence of
our principles and the maintainonce of our
rights, let us not indulge a hope of peace from
bickerings among themselves. If such should
be the result none would rejoice more than we.
But we fear the idea of subjugating the South
is still their aim. Might, they think, must
overcome right. Against such a catastrophe,
let. us rfll pray, labor and strive.
[for the camden confederate.]
Mr. Editor : You will please publish the
following list of articles sent on to Mr. Barnwei.l,
for his hospital and the suffering soldiers
at Warrenton :
Comforts, 22 ; carpets, 2 ; blankets, 4 ; fans?
81; flannel shirts. 10; flannel drawers, 14;
handkerchiefs, 30; white pillows, 20; colored
pillows, 12; dressing gown, 1 ; shirts, 6 ; bandages,
rags, lint, herbs, preserves, catsup, corn
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starch, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, arrow root,
alspice, pepper, sage, soap, cordial, 18 bottles;
j wine, 0 bottles; half bushel rice, flax-seed,
melon-seed.
To Keep Apples for Winter Use.?Put
them in casks or bins in layers well covered with
dry sand, each layer being covered. This preserves
them from the air, from moisture, and
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: from frost; it prcAonts their perishing by their
own perspiration, their moisture being absorbj
ed by the sand; at the same time it preserves j
the flavor of the apples, and prevents their !
wilting. Pippins have been kept in this manner
sound and fresh til mid-summer, and how
much longer they would have kept is not
j known. Any kind of sand will answer, but
it must be perfectly dry.
II uno in Effioy.?The Atlanta Confederacy
has been informed that the citizens oflluntsvillc,
Ala., lately hung in efflgy Nich. Davis,
Jerry Clemens and George Lane, of that place,
on account of their Unionism. Lane is openly
for Lincoln, and went off with the retiring
Yankees. Clemens and Davis lemain at home,
but it seems that the people have no confidence
in their fidelity to the South.
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I Tbo ?Xn dtoof>^ f^tnlo<>tnraUift<iod Aognttn
at thre* p.itf, aitt hot arrive ^yesterday
until s&en. The detension was Mused by *
very serious accident at a point on the Coltim*
bia branch, between Jamison's Turn Out and
Orangel>urg, forty-seven miles from Colombia
The flange of one of the wheels of the baggage
car snapped off, and afterwards the entire rim,
which throw off the track two flat cars laden
with shot and shell, the baggage car,-mail car,
and one of the passenger cars. One of the
cars laden with shot was entiroly demolished,
while the baggage car was badly damaged and
overthrown on the right of the roa<j, and the
mail car turned over on the left. The engine
oiwl ntirl nt? vnmcinnd A.? ...?II ? ?
ciiiu ivuuvi ivaiiniucu vu uio linuA, HB Wl'll MS
the two passenger cars, which completed the
train. The forward trucks of the mail train
were broken, and the car entered the road liko
a plough, which checked the speed of the train?
and tore up two rail lengths of the road*
Most surprisingly and fortunately, there was
no injury to life or limb, though the cars were
crowded; and tho only blood spilled was that
of an innocent chicken on its way to the slaughter
market.? Mercury of Wednesday.
Latent from Richmond. the
campaign in kentucky gen bkagg'b
official report.
Richmond, October 21.?Gen. Bragg's offi
cial report, dated Rryantville. Ky., October 12.
has been received at the War Office. After
mentioning that Gen. Po'k commanded the
Confederate forces in the battle at Perryville,
he says: "The cngagdtnent became general
about 1 o'clock, p. in., and continued furiously
from that time until dark, our troops never faltering,
never failing in their efforts. For the
time they were engaged, it was the severest
and most desperately contested engagement
within my knowledge. Fearfully outnumbered,
our troops did not hesitate to engage at any
odds, and, though checked at times, they eventually
carried every position, and drove the enemy
two miles. We had captured fifteen
pieces of artillery, by a most daring charge,
and killed otu?and wounded two of the enemy's
Brigadier Generals and a very large number
of inferior officers and men, estimated to be no
less than 4000. The ground was literallv covered
with his dead and wounded. Our own
loss was not less than 2i500, killed, wounded
and missing,"
the campaign in virginia?latest from genlke's
army.
At the date of the last accounts that we
have from Gen. Loe's army, all was quiet along
our Hues. Stuart is said to be off ou another
fVn if laof ? d rv4? ?l, " P i 1. ? " ?
nay. v^u dpi i uceunj uv.'ini:'iliiiuiil> ??l IllU *Mleniy
were employed in destroying the railroad
from near Ohnrlestown to Winchester. The
sleepers and cross-ties for miles were taken np
and arranged in piles six feet high, and the
iron rails were then put op top, and the whole
fired.
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Non-Payment in the Yankee Army.?The
Washington Government is getting in bad
odor from not paying its soldiers. The exchequer
of Mr. Chase is still owing arrearages
of fifty millions! The New York Tribune says:
There is dissatisfaction at the non-payment
of the troops in the field. Requisition to the
amount of not less than fifty millions dollars
for their pay lie in the Treasury Department
awaiting action. So much has been drawn for
recruits that the department is obliged temporarily
to do injustice to the old soldier. Tn
the East, not a few regiments have not been
paid since the first of June. In the West,
some of the best regiments in the service have
not received a cent for eight months. Meantime,
a regiment of paymasters drew their
salaries in idleness. It is hoped that the evil
will soon be remodied by paying the soldier.
Caught in the Act.?Two Yankee officers
rvtn An It Aif a V?aa?* A .. 1- ? ? ? ?* -
auu iuui |>iiiniiCo iiatc uuuii UIKCII prisoners Oil
what is known as Chisolm's Island, near Port
Iioyal Ferry, umlcv the following circumstances:
Some pickets from Capt. Manning Kirk's Company
of Partisan Rangers discovered these
scapips stealing frnit from Mr. Chisolm's orchard.
They surrounded them, and gave them
the alternative of surrendering or being shot.
Like Capt. Scott's coon, the Yankee thieves
"came down" on condition that our boys
'wouldn't shoot."?Mercury.
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noon, have bee n received hero. Vliev
some interesting intelligence:
m'CLKLLAN AGAIN ADVANCING INLO VIRGINIA.
The Baltimore American of Saturday afternoon
says: "All our information, as well aether
despatches from Headquarters, indicate that
the army of the Potomac has begun its grand!
advance into Virginia. In addition to the adJ
vance up^n Charlestown, VaM from Harper'sFerry,
which was commenced yesterday, Gen*
Woodbury's division also crossed the Potomac,
and encamped on Thursday night near Kearncysville.
Tho indications are that the enemy
will not have to wait long before they are mot
by the army of the Potomac."
THE MOVEMENTS IN KENTUCKY.
There is nothing satisfactory from KentuckyThe
Yankees claim no victory, but say that
Bragg is leaving the State. The Federal forces
have occupied Lexington. The ldss in Rosseau's
division at Pcrryville was 456 killed, 1463
wounded, and 101 missing.
THE STATE KLECTION?HEAVY DEMOCRATIC?
GAINS.
The Democrats have carried Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Indiana. The Republicans carried
Iowa. In Pennsylvania, thirteen Democrats
and eleven Republicans are elected. In Ohiot
twelve Democrats and five Republicans, with
three Districts still to bo heard from. In the
last Congress there wero twelve Republicans
and eight Democrats. In Indiana, eight Democrats
and thtee Republicans are elected. In
the last Congress there were eight Republicans
and three Democrats. In Iowa, all the members
elected are Republicans, and their State
ticket is successful by 10,000 majority. Tho
Democratic majority on the State ticket in
Pennsylvania h 10,odo; in Ohio, 28,000; and
in Indiana, 8000. In Indiana, Colfax, Dunn
and Julian [Republicans] are defeated. In
Ohio, Garley (Republican], Pendleton and Cox
are re-elected. In Pennsylvania, Grow, the
Speaker of the last House of Represeniativcs, is
defeated. Thaddeus Ttcvcns is re-elected.
Yoorhees [Republican] has been re-elected ta
Congress, in Indiana, by 2500 majority.
r8 lie War in the West.
Holly Springs, October 20.? (7o the Mo~
bile Advertiser.)?The enemy from Corinth
yesterday made a rcconnoisancc to our liuos
under a tlag of truce. The pretext was to cuqnire
concerning somo pretended ill-treatment .
of their prisoners in our hands, and to remonstrate
against the guerilla system. We have
no trustworthy confirmation of the evacuation
of Corinth. Upwards of five hundred Yankee
prisoners, taken by us in\he late a'.tack on
Corintli, arrived nt Jackson to-day. Several
limulred of our wounded are at Corinth, and
.well treated. The enemy estimator the losses,
on each side in the late battles to have been
about equal.
OBITUARY.
DIED; of croup, at Camden, on the 12th inst.,
JULIA KALB, daughter of Thomas and Annie Jokes,
four years of age.
Brief must be the record of a life so transient. Time
was not given for the development of character?the
untimely frost of death nipped the bud before it had
expanded. Little Julia was lovely in form and amiable
in disposition?the light of her parents dwelling, and
the joy of their hearts. But Jesus, the good Shepherd,
came, placed this little lamb in His bosom, and
carried her through the cold waves of Jordan to the
heavenly Cnnnau.
"From adverse blasts, and lowering storms,.
Her favored soul He bore,And
wltti yon bright, angelie forms,
She lives, to die no more. v
A Friend.
DIED, on the 1 It'll of September, in the battle o>
Sharpsburg, JAMES D. COOPER, aged 16 years, 4
months and P days?a native of Kershaw District.
A few months ago he became a member of Capt.
Leitner's Gornpanj'?Camden Volunteers?attached
to Col. Kennedy's 2d South Carolina Regiment. Although
young in years, his officers bear testimony to
his gallant conduct on the bloody day which terminated
his lifo, while attacking a battery of the enemy;
and within a few feet of their guns he fell Thus has N
he letl to his countrymen an example of true patriotism,
and to his aged parents the consolation that heacted
well his part, for the defence of his home, against
the destroyers of our poace and happiness. .
Aiiiiouncements.
Mr. Editor: Please announce Capt. WM. K..
HUOIISON a candidate for the office of Major, to-,
command the Lower Battalion S. 0. M., to All the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Major Wm. A. An-.
crum. HI8 FRIENDS.
Mr. Editor : Please to nominate Mr. D.G.ROBERTSON
a candidate for Major of the Lower Battel,
ion 22d Regiment & C. M., to fill the vacancy occa*
sioned by the death of Major Wm. A. Anorum, and,
oblige MANY FRIEND8.
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