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' FltlDAT, DECEMBER la, 1MD.
Another Call for Labor.
Our State authorities have made another requisition
for negro labor, to be rendered on the fortifications
near Charleston. We believe the call is for one half
* of the number subject to road duty,
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To Contributors.
We must beg the indulgence of our friends who have
contributed for tlria week's issue. Our paper is fi led
!up with new advertisements, and we find it impossible
to give publicity to the communications sent us, before
our next issue.
j inauKK.
The committee of tho Soldiers Reft, tender their
thanks to Mr. W. C. Cauthan for $71 received from
{ Lancaster through him from the following persons:
J. M. Ingram $2, J. B. Mobley $10. Osborn Floyed
$6, Thomas Cauthan $10, Miss Kmeline Cauthan $5,
C. L. Duncan $2, Mrs. Dr. Cauthan $10, Miss Susan
Cauthan $6, Mrs. A. Cauthan $5, L. M. Cauthan $5,
* Dr. 1). LI Beckham $4, J. T. Cauthan $1.
District Police Force.
4 On Thursday last, the Senate passed tho bill to provide
for tho organization of a mounted corps of District
police eadh man to furnish his own horse, accoutrej
jnents, Ac.
The offioers are to receivo $25 per month, and the
privates $20 per month. They are to patrol their respeotive
districts day and night. Forage is to be pro.
vided. The Governor is to appqjnt the commissioned
% officers, on the recommendation of tho delegations, or
a majority of them from each district.
Lincoln's Last Message,
n The Richmond Whig, in giving to its readers the
entire six columns of the recent message of President
Lincoln to the Yankee Congress, partly says: "The
Whig never before contained so much twaddle in a
ingle edition/ The language and ideas of the address
are but little if any above those of a well raised negroNevertheless,
as the highest exposition of the thoughts,
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Dcubiuiouvo aixu pv?iIV/ ui uur vucujjt , wc arc uuii^cu
to surrender our columns to it. Its ?alient suggestions
are only three?and each of these is a suggestion of
falsehood: 1st, that tlio relations of tho Yankee Gov*
ernment with foreign powers are satisfactory; 2d, that
the actual-expendiUires for . the last fiscal year amounted
to ld|s/]fchaif; $475,000,0$0. and, 3d that his plan of
"compensated emancipation" affords a prospect of set.
tlement add peaoe. Tin remainder of the message is
a slipshod reoital ot matters of. bnt little interest; and
the <whoie of it in faot,,so much, the more gibberish of
an uneducated and vulgar mind, as to admit of no serious
consideration of its doctrines or positions. We
therefore dismiss it with the feeling that in I its publication
Ve have performed a necessary though shabby
j task."
The Missouri Massacre?Heroic Self-Sacrifice.
| ?We learn from a late number of the Cincinnati En'
quirer, that one of the victims selected by tho Federa'
General McNeil for his butchery in Missonri, was a
man who had a wife and several children, dependent
altogether upon daily labor for their support. A young
man, knowiDg tho condition of the family, offered himself
to McNeil as a substitute for the husband and
father, was accepted, and was one of the ten who were
oltnf thn Pinnlnnot'i ?>uu ?j-..?
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than wo should have looked for from that quarter, says
the history of that etrocious murder would not pe com"
plete without the relation of thia incideut of heroic selfsacrifice;
neither would the infamy of McNeil be fhlly
understood and appreciated without its recital.
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"Retribution," alljas "606."?The Columbus
(Ga.) Sun alludes mysteriously to vessel bearing
the above title, which has latelystarted from nobodyknows-where
to cruise affier every-body-knows-what.
Thet'names of the officers are, Capt. John Parker, 1st
officer; C. Carroll Hicks, 2d officer, G. Hjty, 3d offloeri
G. Price, Ordnance officer.
Five Abolitionists, together with 400 sacks of salt
2,000 pairs of boots, were captured at Pascagoula,
Ala., by a company of partisan rangers lately It
seems that these men had a boat and were on a regular
trading axpsdition along tha coast
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Personal Correspondence.
Columbia. December A 1861.
(7. P. PteMom, Esq., Editor Gumrdtar*:
Snu As the friend of Colonel Chesnut, I request
that you publish in the Guardian the enclosed oorrea,
pondence. Respectfully. Ac..
JOHN WALLACE.
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Columbia, December 4, 1862.
7b R. W. Oibbes, Esq., Editor of the South Carolinian,
Bib: In the issue of your paper this morning, and
under the editorial head, I find an article with the fol
lowing caption.
"the eiecutiv* council."
We'll blow the villians all sky high,
And do it with eoo-no-my."
I am a member of the Executive Council, and deem
your language, applicable to me, falso, scurrilous and
offensive. I do not permit the term villain to be applied
to me with impunity. I demand, therefore, s
disclaimer of this language, as applied tome, in a man
ner as public as the affront has been given {
JAMES CHESNDTy Jr.
Columbia, December 4, 1862.
Colonel James Chesnut,* Jr.
Sir: In a foolish squib which I without reflection
published in this morning's Carolinian, I used a quotation
which I deeply regret. I did not intend it in an
offensive sense and cheerfiilly apologize for it. I will
correct it in the Carolinian. Respectfully,
R. W. GIBBES.
Columbia, December 4, 1862.
Dr. R. W. Gtbbes, Editor Carolinian.
Bflfc I have received your reply to my communication
of this date; your disclaimer is perfectly satisfactory
to me, but I desire that you ^hall publish in youi
paper the correspondence between us.
Respectfully, Ac.,
JAMES CHKSNUT, Jr.
The Execuiive Council.
In a sportive paragraph in yesterday's issue, inten
intended for the Legislatee, as we thought debate
unnccssarily prolonged, when wo had not heard tha,
the vote had been taken, we quoted from Hudibras s
verse, in which the word "villains" was used. We
had no idea whatever of applying it in an offensive
sense to the Council, and sincerely regret that it has
given offence. It is due to truth to disclaim any such
Dersonnlitr Aft VA pnlAptain fnr ito
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est personal feelings, and have so said before. Politically
we have condemned them.?Carolinian 5thirut.
[fob the okmden confederate,]
To the Iriitfengent and Conuctlmeii.
Gentlemen: We desire to call your attention tc
a great and growing evil, earnestly requesting you tc
take such measures as may be in your power to pre'
vent it. We allude to the enormous prices of country
produce, which prices are only sustained by speculators
who buy up and ship off every articie they can
lay their hands on.
It is well known that there is in our town a set ol
scamps who are speculating upon provisions and othei
necessaries, paying extreme prices for them?while
regular consumers of the town are forced to do without.
Not an egg or a chicken, or fowl of any kind?not ?
pound of butter or other necessary article of consumption
can we get, because of the greedv leaches whe
have fastened themselves upon our community. If ?
load of* chickens or provisions come into town, it if
met at the head of the streets, bought and shipped
off. Now we have no objections to any persons buy
ing all he needs for his own use, but we have tin
most serious ohieetiona tt\ himnwr?
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forestaller speculator is sending out of the town twc
or three hundred dollars worth per week of the verj
articles we need and are compelled to have.
W e therefore recomntend you to pass and enforce t
law levying a tax so high as to be prohibitory updi
every article of the kind shipped from the town
Should you, however, not be able to check the evil
we hope that an outraged community will take th<
matter into their oyrn hamts, and deal with these pes
tilent scourges of humanity in such a way as to detei
others from a like course. Mant Citizens
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Bumside seems to be following the occupaticn o
his predecessors. He has taken to ditching on thi
other side of the Rappahannock in the mud, and doei
not venture across for fear of tailing on a "Lee" shor
with a "Stonewall" in the rear, it has been rainin)
incessantly all day, which renders the roads impassa
ble, and consequently renders army movements im
practicable for some days.
The Enemy'8 Visit to Qen. Bbagg's Plantation
?A letter from Hatches, dated 18th, says "Mrs
Bragg, wife of Qen. B. Bragg, and her mother. Mn
Ellis, have separately been burnt out by the Aboil
tionists and are on their way to this place. The!
plantations are on the Bayou Terrs, near Thibodeau
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Exploit* of our Cavalry In Teuneace.
Richmond, Dooomber 9.?The following official despatch
from General Bragg tiaa just been received:
{I MubfrmSBoro, Tbnn., December 8.
Acting Brigadier General John H. Morgan attacked
an outpost ot the enemy at Hartkrville, on the Comber-*
land River yesterday. He killed an<l wounded 200,
; captured 1800 prisoners, 2 pieces of artillery, 2000
' small arms and all the other stores at the position,
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>u? (iisiiuuo uojr a amaii iurB|^iug uiin Of Uie en[
emy was captured by Gen. Wheeler, near Nashville,
with &0 prisoners; and on the 5th instant CoL Reddy,
I with h? Alabama Cavalry, captured a train near Cor
inth, with its escort and a number of negros. Our
loss at Ilartsville was about 125 killed and wounded;
and none at eithe^of the other places.
! (Signed) Braxton Bragg.
1 Another Victory*
Chattanooga, December 9.?A despatch dated
k Murfresboro, 8th, has been received, which states that
I two regiments of Hanson's brigade, the second and
ninth Kentucky, under Hunt, and also Gordan's command,
attacked the enemy at Huntsville, Tenn., yesterday,
killing about two hundred and capturing the
balance, flfteeu-liuudred. Our loss was about one hundred.
Ono Kentucky regiment lost sixty-five.
From Virginia.
i Richmond, December 10.?Three French gentlemen
I have arrived in this city from Washington, via Win"
I Chester and Siauhtoo, who it is understood are bearers
of despatches from ihe French Government to the
Confederate Government.
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"The Rbign of the Caesars" in Augusta.?Governor
Brown, of Georgia, acting under the authority of
the Legislature of that State, has seized from $300,000
to $400,000 worth of goods in Augusta, for the use
of the soldiers, fcabe paid for, of course, at reasonable
rates. The Augusta Chronicle thus tells the story Of
the seizure:
There was considerable excitement among the merchants
and dealers of this city yesterday morning.
- The agents appointed by Governor Brown to seize
> certain articles of necessity, commenced their work?
I and went through Bevel al stores, seizing factory goods'
i jeans, shoes and leather. A detachment of police waB
) detailed to guard the outlets from the city, and to aid
> in making the seizures. The "seizors" were our own
i citizens, and were clothed, for the time being, with almost
as extraorainary power as the Caesars of old
But they must have done their work well, as a very
large number of dreys were brought into requisition
to haul away the product of their labor. What the
effect of these seizures will be. we cannot tell. Some
think that the effect will be injurious to the city, inasmuch
as it may drive trade away; while others think
. that it will have a very beneficial effect, as it will tend
* i to check speculation. At all events, yesterday, it was
4 lAut seizer aut nullus. '*
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# Explosion at Columbia.
t Columbia, Dt-ceraber 9 ?The mixing t house (1st
process) of the Powder Mills, on the Congaree Canal,
F blew up this morning. Cause unknown. Nobody
hurt. Estimated contents 300 pounds. The building
) was not large, and was seperate from the principal
J mill.
t j The Chattanooga, Tenn Rebel (0 Friday evening
says: "Gen Joseph E. Johnson was accompanied by
, his inestimable lady, on his journey from Virginia to
t Tennessee. The General leaves this morning for
} Murfresboro', and immediately assumes command of
the army."
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? Spacial Notices..
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> HIEDICAX NOTItE.
DR. T. REENSTJERNA, offers his servioes to1
the public in quality of Physician, Surgeon and Ac1
coucheur. Office over the store of Messrs. Gayle dr1
Young.
May 30 '
I OFFICE QUARTERMASTER,
ChaRLK8TOX, S. C., October 1, 1862.
r MR. A. tf. LEE IS APPOINTED AGE *T OF
this department, for the purchase of Corn Mid
Foddoi, in the Districts of Kereluew and
f LancttNter,
9 1 Planters desiring to sell, will communicato with him.
B | Particular attention must be paid to the packing o
Q the fodder, and no waier must be used. During the past
g year the Government experienced heavy loss from
. improper packing, and all such will be hereafter re.
jected. MOTTK A. PRINGLE,
Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.
XW The subscriber can be found at his residence
r, DbKalb street, next west of the Presbyterian Church
Octohpr 10 . A. M LEE.
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To Hire,
r A NEGRO WOMAN, WHO IS A GOOD OOOK
ii ai.d Washer will be hired for the year 1863. En
I quire it the "OldCorner."
1 December ? II, 101HBT.
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, 1862. NUMB Efi 7
Special Net Ice.
On and after Monday the 24th irat, and
until further notice, a special Passenger train
' will be run between Columbia and Kingsville
three times a wpek, vix: Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, observing the following schedule:
Leave Kingsville 0.00 a.m4 Arrive at Cotpmi
bia 9.45 a. m.
i Leave Columbia 12*10 p. m.; and arrive at
' Kingsville 1.40 p. m.
| 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
j Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
H. T.PEAKE,
General SnperintendauL
November 21 4
Wilmington Salt
BKST QUALITY WILMINGTON 8AXT.
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Country LARD for sale at the 41 Old Corner.n
December 5 E. W. BONNET.
South Carolina?Kershaw DiStrlPfc.
BT WM. M. BOLLOCK, EBQU1RB, ORDINABT.
\\TUERKAS, EDWARD B. LANG APPMCD
V V to me for Letters of Administration on all rand
singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits
; of Edward B. Lang, late of the District aforesaid,
deceased:
I These are, therefore, to cite and admonish- all and
singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased
to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's
Court for the said District to be holden at
! Kershaw Court House on the 22d day of December
inst to show cause, if any, why the said admuiistration
should not he granted. *
Given under my Hand and Seal, this first
day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-two, and in the eightyseventh
year of the Independence and Sovereignty of
the State of South Carolina. t
December 6 2 WM. M. BULLOCK, O. K. D.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
ADJT ft INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, )
Columbia, December 5, 1882. )
I A. C. GARLINGTON, pF NEWBERRY DlS
TRICT, Having been elected Adjutant and Jn1
spec tor-General of South Carolina by the General As'
sembly of this 8tate, be Is herewith annouced aa sneh,
and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
WILMOT G. D*SAU88UEE,
Adjutant and Inspector General of &L 0.
13?"Each paper in the State copy onoe.
December 12 1
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA*
ADJT A IN8P. GENERAL'S OFFICE; >
Columbia December 4, 1861. J
SPECIAL ORDER NO. 81. I
I THE CLAIMS OF THB ENROLLING OFFI
( ERS for enrollments made under General Orders
No. 6. of the date of 7 ih March, 1863, and of the 1
Boards of Exemption under the same order, having
been audited, the Adjutant and Inspector-General is
ordered to fssue certificates to the Enrolling Officers
and Boards of Exemption, fehich certificates will be
paid upon presentation at the Treasury.
II. The Enrolling Officers and Boards of Exemption
will each designate one of their members to attend
at the office of the Adjutant and Inspector-General
to reoeive such certificates and to receipt for the
same. By order:
WJLMOT G. DkSAUSSUBK,
Adjutant and Inspector-General of 8. 0.
Qf Each paper in the State copy ones.
December 13 1
Camden Bridge Company.
A MEETING OF THE CAMDEN BRIDGE
Company will be held on the 37th instn at the
Branch bank. COLIN MJLCREA.
December 12 S
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COMMISSIONERS OFJtOAJD* FOR X?
1 shaw District will sn( in ^anton on tha 1*
Mondsj in January next, at 11 a. m. l l
Dooms ber 12 3 OOUHM10ML
I^oi* Bale.
A MOUSE AMD LOT ON LITTLETON STREET,.
near Mr. MoDownU*s wsMiaw. Bcqnim at
Daoassbsr 13 % JAMES ORRHfU*.
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