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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1862.
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A Christum Patriot.
Like unto the welcome oasis that greets tho eye, de-.
lights the senses und refreshes the physical energies of
the worn-down traveller of tho desert, is the contrast
iu tiiis day of war, of blood-shed, of selfishness, of
greed and of extortion, with the pure, unbiassed ;uid
uncontami:.ated Christian patriot. Tho light of his
example and of his deeds gives cheer, even whilst the
withering and blasting simoon sweeps irresistably by,
when the words from his moutli comes like tho bursting
forth of tho glorious sun upon a world of darkness
and gloom, or tho peering watch-light to the tempesttost
mariner, bringiug hopo and anticipation. Tho
Philosophy of a world of cormorunts, at a period such
as this, stands abashed and confounded, aud seeks,
with arguments of subterfugo and with reason dar'
kened by uvarice and depravaiy, to classify tho words
and deeijsof such an 0110, as but the fitful emanations
of a brilliant nature. But this ignis fatuous vanishes
before the light and justice. Gold but shines tho more
lustrous from association with the baser metals, and is
but refined by subjection to the crucible of fire, and
thus the deeds of the good man shine forth while the
shafts of a mercenary and contracted humanity fall
harmless at his feet.
These thoughts have been brought to our mind from
an interview with a friend, who has been visiting various
portions of our State, and whose good lortuue it
was to come within the limit of tho noble hospitalities
of Mr. John Scott, of Richland District, and to learn
the principles by which he is actuated during these
truly dark and selfish times. Mr. Scott is a planter
of the Fork of Richland, who has cultivated his broad
acres entirely in corn the present year?who will con_
tinue to do so whilst the war continues, and who is
never so well gratified as when he is permitted to bestow
some act of friendship or generosity upon the defenders
of his country. His barns are now bursting
with the golden grain, which, as a fixed principle of
his lifo and a governing rule without its exceptional
lie will neither sell to a cotton planter or a speculator.
?ii8 corn is at tbo service of bis country at a price now
far below that to which it has been raised by tho extor"
tioner, or will be divided among tbo poor and needy
of the country at similar rates. With politioul sentiments
throughout harmonizing with these, and with
an ardent and zealous piety which shines forth in
works, Mr. Scott lives in unostentatious comfort, loved
and admired by all who know him, as tho true Christian
patriot.
That Salt Mine.?The followiug lottor. which appears
over a well-known signature, gives some particulars
relative to the "Great Opelika Salt' Mine." It
will be read with interest; and it will be seen that this
"great discovery" has turned out to be a stupendous
mare's nest, just as we thought it would from the first:
?Columbus Sun
Opklika, Ala., Nov. 27, 1862.
Kds. Sun: There is a report circulating in the newspapers,
that we have a "Salt Mine" in the vicinity of
this place. It is a mistake; there is no such mine in
this vicinity,if thero^is, it is not known to the innab
itants of this place.
There was, a* you have heard and stated in your
paper a pieco of rock salt found by gome little boya
on the railroad near this place. It was probably dropped
from the cars as they were passing. Tbis g>?ve
rise to the rumor, I believe at first published by the
Atlanta Confederacy.
You will do the public a benefit by contradicting
the report.
Yobrs, Ac.,
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IAMDEN, SO.CA., FRI1
Tints Scheme of Mediation.
The Charleston Mercury of Monday morning, in an
editorial in reference to thep roposed mediation, says
The long silence with which the wily Governments
ot Europe have watched the straggle of the South for
independence, is broken at last.?Napoleon has proposed
to the Governments of Russia and Great Britan
to mediate jointly for a cessation of hostilities belween
the North and the South. Russia and Great Biitan
have coolly declined to joined in the scheme proposed
Tho reply of Russell is as blunt a refusal as diplomatic
courtesy would allow. Gortschakofl* assents, but in a
uiuuuci bu uu4uuuuu<i unu conamonai as to make it '
plain that Russia decs not mean to meddle in our
quarrel. And so, for the present, the matter rests.
For us, the result of the French Emperor's proffer
repeats more forcibly than ever the great lesson, that
in the strength of our armies and the wisdom and enorgy
of the men who lend them, lies the only hope of
peace lor these Confederate States. If we can hold
our own at every point during the winter that has
now begun, the cause is won. For wo long years
the Powers uf Europe have been agitating the qu*s 1
tion of intervention. Napoleon has not taken the ini- \
tiative, at this late day, without long and anxius pon* ;
dermg Cest te premier ]tas qui coute. Let the South ,
but gather all her energios autl emerge victorious
from the terrible ordeal through which she must pass |
durirf% the next hundred duys, and she will find friends
enough ou both sides ot the Atlantic.
Acknowledgement.
The Ladies of Liberty Hill S A. A. thankfully ac- i
knowledge the following donations:
From Mr. Kilgore 1 felt cloak, $25; Mrs. Kilgore !
55 yards of woolen cloth, Mr. J. R Dye 2 carpet blankets,
$25 und the. weaving of 66 yards of woolen cloth;
Mr. D. Kirkland 3 lbs. of wool, Mr. Wm. Dixon $25?
Mrs. Wm. Dixou 2 blankets, 1 comfort and 6 pair
drawers; Mr. R. B. Cunningham $25, Mrs. R B. Cunningham
G pillows. 2 carpet blankets; Miss M. Cun- j
ningliam 1 pair of socks, Miss S. Cunningham 1 pair
socks, Miss Maggie Cunningham 1 pair of socks, Mrs !
J. L. Jones 3 carpet blankets, 2 pair of drawers; Mr. i
J. Brown $25, Mrs. J. Brown 1 carpet blanket, lblau- '
ket; Mrs. L. W. W ardlaw 7 carpet blankets, Mr. D. D.
Perry $25, Miss N. Perry 2 blankets, 1 pair of socks;
Miss II. Perry 1 pair ol socks, Mr. A. P. Jones $20, '
Mrs. A. D. Jones 2 blankets, Dr. T. McDow $10, MrsMcDow
1 blanket, 1 pair of drawers; Mrs. Montgomery
2 pair of socks, Mrs W E. Johnson 1 blanket,
Mr. Wm. Cunningham $40, Miss Mary Cunningham
1 pair of socks, Miss Lizzie Cunningham 1 pair of
socks, Master Joe Cunningham 1 woolen shirt, whioh
he insisted should bo made out of tho cloth insended
for his own jacket, Miss S George 4 blankets, Mr
J. S. Thompson $25, Mrs. J. S Thompson4 blankets,
Mis. A. B. Wardlaw 9 carpet blankets, Mrs. W- Pat
vursoii i uiuiiKei, Air. u J. .Patterson $50, Mrs. L. J
Patterson 4 carpet blankets, Mr. "Wiley Patterson $25'
Mr. John Perry, jr. $5, Mr. A. D Milliard $5, Mr'
Wm Brown $20, Mr. H. R. Brown $10, Mr J. R.
Gilbert $5, Mr R C. Patterson $5, Mr. D. Harrison
$5, Mr. John Montgomery $25.
Any contributions will be most gratefully received.
Mrs. L. J. Patterson, President S. A. vC.
We have sent during the past week to our weary
soldiers in Virginia, 28 carpet blankets, 18 blankets,
20 pair of pants, 4 vests, 59 shirts, 48 pair of drawers"
87 pair of socks.
Ladies Aid A asocial ion.
The President of the Soldiers Kest, in behalf of the
Kershaw Ladios Aid Association thankfully acknowh .
edge the receipt of the liberal and timely donation of
$20 from Col, James H. Withkrbpoon, of Lancasterville,
S. C., who not only contributes to the wants of
the weary and sick soldier, but has gone himself to defend
the frontiers of his country. I
{^"Lancaster Ltdgtr please copy.
Capture op Yankees.?On Friday, morning a de- !
tachment of cavalry of Gen. Hamptons brigade, under
the immediate command of the General liin^olf,
fell upon and completely surprised a picket force of
niu uiioiuj' ub nun, in f auquier county, about
ten miles beyond the Happuhunnock river. So sudden
and unexpected was the descent upon them that they
surrendered without firing a shot. The prisoners, 87
in number, of the 3d regiment Pennsylvania cavalry?
consisting of 2 captains, 3 lieutenants and 82 privates
?were brought down on the Central train last night,
under the charge of C'apt. Meighan, of the 2d South
Carolina cavalry, and were lodged in the Libby prison.
?Richmond Dispatch, 1 at.
Wants his Tod.?Quite a novel petition was presented
in the Georgia Legislature from some person I
in Franklin County. It stated in the preamblo that
the condition of the petitioner's health was such that
a daily use of spirituous liquors was indispensable to
his bodily well being; that he was unablo to buy liquor
at the present prices, and prayed the Legislature
to grant him the privilege to make whiskey for his
own use. A general smile of incredulity went up
from the whole House,- though there is no doubt the
petitioner was in dead earnest. '
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Trouble In the Abolition Camp.
Saltillo, Miss., November 27.?-On Sunday, 13d,
a regiment of new Abolition recruits at Corinth refused
to obey marching orders for Qrand Jnnction. A force,
of two regiments attempted to coerce them, whereupon
a severe fight ensued, lasting three hours. A
great number were killed and wounded on both sides.
It is said that troops from Rienzi were ordered up to
quell the insurgents, but the fight ceaBod before their
arrival at Corinth.
The Ten MlMsourl Murders.
The ten Confederate soldiers whom the Abolition
brute, McNeill, lately murdered in Missouri, were not
ATAnlltO/l for tilling nn Ti * *
??-? .v. Biuiufi, nu ouciujf. ib seems mat a man
was missiDg from the neighborhood of the ten, and
they were held responsible for his safety, and ordered
them to have him forthcoming within a fixed time, un*
der the penalty of death. The time passed, and they
were slain. It turns out now that the day after the
murder the missing man returned to his home. He
had not been molested, and was absent on business
which he did not desire to communicate to his friendsThis
statement was made on the authority of a St.
Louis paper. The crime in the case is made more ter~
rible by this statement.
From Virginia.
Richmond, December 2.?The Fredericksburg train
arrived at a late hour this evening. Parties from
Fredericksburg say that appearances indicato a fight
to-day. Some even assert that skirmishing began
this morning. Nothing, however, confirmatory was
received at the War office, up to p. m.
The Perils of Rebel Flirtation.?Of all'tlie Massachusetts
Yankees, those in the National army, when
in presence of tho rebels, male or female, seem most
refreshingly verdant. While Gen. Burnsido's headquarters
were at Warrenton, the colonel of a Massachusetts
regiment accepted tho hospitality of a young
lady of pleasing manners, living about four miles from
that place, and with a friend, galloped out one morning
to breakfast. It was the old story iu the history
of tho war?the fair one was false as fair, and the hospitality
was a decoy, resulting in the capture of luck*
less visitoreby a squad of convenient rebels, who rudely
broke in on the matinal repast, and hurried them
away from the presenco of tho perfidious charmer.
When shall wo learn.
Superabundance
of Men.?There is, according to
the census, an excess of 733,258 males over females
in the United States. This fact is noteworthy and
ought to quiet the apprehensions of those who feared
the war would cause an undue preponderance of women
after peace was declared. No matter how bloody
the war may be, or how long it lasts, it cannot make
way with three-quarters of a million of lives. The
waste of life may^ moke the sexes nearly even; but
then we shall be better off than England, where the
females are in excess nearly a million, and the social
problem of the day is ho-.v to provide them with husbands
or occupations.? Yankee paper
Brig. Gen. Wm. N. Pendleton the Chief of Artillery
in the armies of Gen. Lee in Virginia, is an Episcopal
minister. He, like Gen. Polk, was graduated at West
Point, and became a minister, but divested himself of
the surplice in the very beginning of this war, and as
a captain of artillery, distinguished himself at the first
battle orManassas Step by step he has risen to the
highest position in the artillery service of the Confederacy.
Confederate Marines.?The Mobije Advertiser
says: "A detachment of Company K. C S. Marine
Corps, left this city a few days since, under oommand
of Lieutenant James Thurston, of South Carolina, for
Savannah, Ga We understand that this detachment
is intended for the new iron-clad steamer Fingal, which
has been completed within the past few weeks."
Shot works in Petersburg.?Mr. James Dohe^ty
has commenced the manufacture of shot in Petersburg,
Va., ?nd his wors are now in successful operation.
The stcei'le of the old Presbyterian Church has been
converted into a shot tower, and the proprietor is prepared
to drop from two to four thousand ponnda per
week.
Look out for Them.?Means having been adopted
at Richmond to rid that city of a portion of the immense
number of rascals who have infested it, one of
the papers recommends that all other Confederate
cities be on the qui trive for them. They a/*e scattering
everywhere, and will no doubt turn up in the busiest
and most thickly settled cities.
A gentleman who under the last excitement, would
exciaim, tnere's a crisis comingl was considerably
amused at being gravely informed by a little four year
old son, that the "cry tit" had come, and was in the
bed with mother."
"Mr. Buell's caae," says the correspondent of the
Cincinnati Oatetlt, "does not improve on investigation^
Parties who are best informed, say he will be cashiered."
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*62. NUMBER 6
Important from North Carolina*
Goldsboro, N. 0., December 1.?Passengers by the
train from Kingston, which arrived at 11 o'clock, this
evening, report the enemy at Cove Creek, sixteen
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uiuvB mum mue oi iNewoera, ioa supposed to be in
force.
Kingston, N. 0. December 2.?Two deserters, just
in from Washington, report the Abolition fleet to be
at Newbern, and that Wilmington is to be attacked
this week.
A report prevailed this morning that a skirmish
had taken place at Cove Creek; but it is now known
that the statement was without foundation.
A Sell?A witty knave bargained with a seller of
lace in Loiidon for as much as would reach from one
of bis oars to the other. When they had agreed, it ap?
pearcd that one of his ears was nailed at the pillory
at Bristol.
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Eighteen negros, employed as butchers in the Savan.
nah market have subscribed the sum of ninety dollars
for the relief of the soldiers in Virginia , ^
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Madame Ovieda, the heroine of the diamond wedding
has, after an unhappy time of it, secured a seperation
and $4000 a year from the Senor.
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Special 1S5" otices.
KERSHAW LODGE IfO. 99, A. F. IB..
A STATED COMMUNICATION OP KERSHAW
Lodge No. 29 A. F. M., will be held at their Lodge
Room, Tuesday evening, 9 th inst., at *7 1-2 o'clockBy
order of W. M. *J. JONES, Sec.
December 5 1
MEDICAL NOTICE.
DR. T. REKNSTJERNA, offers his services to
the public in quality of Physician, Surgeon and Aocouchour.
Office over the store of Messrs. Qayle &
Young.
May 30
OFFICE QUARTERMASTER,.
Charleston, S. C., October 1, 1862.
MR. A. M. LEE IS APPOINTED AGE XT OF
this department, for the purchase of Corn and
Fodder, in the Districts of Kershaw and
Lancaster.
Planters desiring to sell, will communicate with him.
Particular attention must be paid to the packing o
the fodder, and no water must be used. During the past
year the Government experienced heavy loss from
improper packing, and all such will bo hereafter rejected.
MOTTE A. PRINGLE,
Captain aijd Assistant Quartermaster.
ifTW The subscriber can be found at his residence
DbKalh street, next west of the Presbyterian Church
October 10 A. M LEE..
Special Notice.
On and after Monday the 24th irst, and
until further notice, a special Passenger train
will be run between Columbia and Kingsville
three times a week, viz: Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, observing the following schedule:
t.?o?? ir;n?o..:il o . ^ '
uvme iiiii^otiiic U,UU ?. lil., ArriYU Bl OOJUffibia
9.45 a. m.
Leave Columbia 12*10 p. m.; and arrive at
Kingsville 1 40 p. m. t
The Extra Passenger Train between Camden
and Kingsville will?during the running of the
above Special train?run on Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday of each week, instead of or
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
H. T.PEAKE,
General Superintendaub
November 21 4
Wilmington Salt.
BEST QUALITY WILMINGTON SALT. \
?also?
Country LARD for sale at the "Old Corner.
December 5 E. W. BONNET,
South Carolina?Kershaw District.
by wm. m. bullock, e8quirb, ordinary.
VX7HEREAS, EDWARD B. LANG APPLIED
tT to me for Letters of Administration on all and
singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credit^
of Edward B. Lang, late of the District aforesaid, M
deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and I
singular the kindred and creditors of the said de: I
ceased to be and appear before me at our next Or- I
diuary's Court for the said District to be holden at H
Kershaw Court House on the 22d day of Dedem- H
ber inst to show cause, if any, why the said admin
istration should not be granted. H
Given under my Hand and Sea), this flrst H
day of December, in the yearof our Lord one thousand H
eight hundred and sixty-two, and in the eighty- H
seventh year of tho Independence and Sovereignly of Hj
the State of South Carolina. H
December 5 2 WM. M. BULLOCK, 0. K. D. |
To Hire, : I
A NEGRO WOMAN, WHO 18 A GOOD OOOK
and Washer will be hired for the year 1863. Rn- I
quire at the " Old Corner." j^m
December U R. W. BONN BY.