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jpt-UME II. CAMDEN, SO. CA., FRIDAY, JAW U A BY 30, 1863. SBMBER M
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The exercises of Mrs. McCandless* Academy for
yoang ladies will be resumed on Monday next, the 2d
inst.
House and IiOt for Sale or Rent.
Persons desirous of purchasing a commodious
.and,.well-finished dwelling house?situated ;
in KirkWood?with all necessary out-buildings,
viz: carriage-house, good stable, servants quarters,
<fec., can do so by inamediate application
at the Confederate office. The above is on
a'lot containing three acres, with good fence.
To an approved tennant, the house may be
WArifA/j avt* 4-1*-% 4
vawu ivi tiiv ^reauat ycsr.
Honorable
Exceptions.
It seems that in our article of last week, herded
"Patriotism vs. Kxtortion," that we trespassed upon
the feelings of some of our mercantile community, and
others. fcich we much regret; and it affords us pleasure
to disclaimjdl intention of any such object.
We had qo individual or particular number of individuals
Jn .our mind at the time, nor did we have aDy
particular town or locality, but had reference to the
country at* large. The pulpit, the press and the rostrums?indeed
the whole country has been much agitated
upoqjt&is subject y and we were deeply impressed
with the.enormity of the sin ourself, and taking, as
wq endeavored to do. a-great philosophic view of its
bearings upon society, wo were led into the error o^
uqhug terms designating classes, too general and sweeping
in their qharacter. without making due exceptions,
for.it ia -.tqo,-notorious for doubt that there are many
honprabig^xcoptions among our mercantile and other
classes throughout our country; and we are] free to ,
say^that lu our immediate community, we have suffered
less fVom the exactions of the extortioner than any
ocfie? of ^jp aamq size within our knowledge.
We lipps tbia disclaimer will satisfy all, that .we had
no Intention oi being personal, or of injuring the feelings
of any.
, : d. . rire.
t On Thursday evening, the 22d iust., a fire was dis.
covered the cotton house of Mr George S. Doco'.as,
which w^s. burned to the ground before the flames
could be arrested. The house coutained 317 bales of
cotton, wfripji was a total loss; 276 of which was nearly
covered by insurance; 40 bah-s insured in full, and
10 having no insurance whatever on it, belonging to ,
Mr. Masst of Lancaster The building was owned!
by Mr. Douglas, on'which there was no insurance
Origin of the fire unknown.
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Thanks.
Messrs. W. G. Gkbald 4 Co. returns their sincere
tlianke to the firemen and citizens generally for their
untiring an^.successfull efforts to save .his cotton
house, and other property during the fire of Thursday
evening, the 22d inst.
Mr. Douglas al?,o requests us to $xtend his thanks
to the community |t l^rge for-the manifest anxiety
and promptness, with which they rendered valuable
serviee, in saving his property adjaoent to the burning
building.
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Death of Hahw ft w.w?
r-"t> ?*mu
; o-o Jane# UK-. Wttherspoon. ..
Those two gallant soldiers?members of the Camden
Volunteers?died from the effects of the wounds
received at the y Battle of Fredericksburg. Their remains
were brought home and interred with their kindred
dust. Both of them were of the original number
who went with Capt. Kennedy to the taking of Fort
Sumter, from tbpnoe to Virginia, where they underwent
all the sufferings and privations endured by
Kkmhaw'8 Brigade. Nobly and honorably they did
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weir auiy?sealing with their, Wood their lore for
Southern right* end independence. Their families
here the sincere sympathy of the community.
. j^The legislature ef Mississippi has passed a WU providing
that not over three acres of cotton shall be
planted* to tfce hand, under a penalty of $*00 per
acre, half to go to the informer. '
Death off Capt. Boy kin MeCaa
It is with deep regret we learn that C >pt. B. McCaa
died tn,tne Zd insi., from a wound received the day
previous, while lending the Regiment in a charge upon
the enemy at Leverne 1 n several instnnces honorable
mention have been made by his superior officers of bis
gallantry. He was a brave and meritorious leader of
a fine Cavalry company.
He was the eldest son of Or. J. McCaa of this place.
A few years since he moved to Alabama, where he
leaves a widow* and seven children to mourn their
loss. Tq his aged mother, brothers, sisters, and numerous
relatives in this community, it is a sad affliction.
Further Epro^esn Newu
The Paris Monitenr publishes an aocouut of the battle
of Fredericksburg by an eye-witnesa, who says
that the rapidity of the movements of the Confederates
was marvellous.
Napoleon has again turned his attention to American
affairs. Steps are being taken ?o resume the over
tures made to the Lincoln Government, and, it is believed,
with a belter prospect of success.
me .New xork limes, speaking of the batle of Mur- ;
fresborp, says: "The rebels have seldom fought with
such fury; never with spch tenacity? They were handled
by their Generals, Johnston and Bargg, with const!
mate skill."
[fob the pamden confederate.]
FMnlne i-i'rMuion !
It is stated vpon reliable authority, that there are
planters in Kershaw?many of them?having enough
of Corn to meet three years c >nsumptlon, who declare
their purpose to Rell none of it, and "spread" themselves
upon Cotton I Are they mad men or vkry
wicked men who tnlke thus? If right in them, is it
not right in all? If all pursue the same course, will
there not be absolute famine in the midst of abundance?
Will not the poor starve and the Government
be bank runted end the V onl-ooo
_ _ ?y w-v a wuavvo MCWIUO UUI
masters ? Such planters must be regulated by law or
by force; the government and the famishing people
will take if (hey cant buy. Let those concerned take
this CAUTION.
Important froi?i the North.
another battle impending on thb rapahannock?
burnsides address to his armt
Petersburg, Va., January 25.?The ?few York j
Tribune of Friday last, January 23, has been received '
here.
Burnside has issued an address to his army dated
the 20th instant, announcing to the troops that they
"are about to meet the enemy once more." He
says: "The auspicious momeDt seems to have arrived ,
to strike a great and mortal blow to the rebellion, i
and gain that decisive victory which is due to the
country. Let the gallant soldiers of so many battles
accomplish this achievement, and fame most glorious
awaits them."
The Tribune's correspondent, alter referring to the
movements of the Yankee troops preparatory to the
attack* says: "An unusually serious feeling pervades
the officers ot the army. It is felt to be the critical
period of the war. The tone of the troops has been
despondent for the last two weeks, and another re
pulse would bring results unpleasant to contemplate." !
The Washington Star of the afternoon of the 21st
says that General Hooker's division had certainly
crossed the Rappahaunock. The event caused much
excitement in Washington.
Gen. Fitz John Porter has been found guilty on all
the charges brought against him, and dishonorably dismissed
from the Yankee service.
From Bragg'* Army.
Chattanooga, January 25.?Gens. Wheeler and
Forrest are reported t-? be off on a grand rampage
As a response to the brilliant cavalry exploit on the
Cumberlond, John Morgan made a dash upon the en
emy's baggage, between Murfresboro and Shelby ville.
He captured and destroyed thirty wagons, took the
guard prisoners, and roae eway with several hundred
^dad mules. ...
The rumored reinforcements of Rosencrans do not
exceed, as the most reliable opinions believe, suffi*
cient artillery to supply the place of that lost at Murfresboro.
No stir is yet manifested in the way of an
advance.
IVewe from Galveston.
Mobile, January 23.?The New. Orleans Delta pub*
lishes a letter from Galveston, dated January 13. Its
correspondent says: "The rebel* now occupy the city
with a force of 6O00 to 700(1. The city is well fortified
and surrounded by batteries."
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From North Carolina.
Raleigh, January 26.?The Kinston correspondent
of the State Journal says that it is reported. that the
enemy if advancing from Newborn in two columns?
one towards Kinston; the .other towards Wilmington.
General MoCleruand has superseded Qen. Sherman
an aooount of the Vkaksborg disartir ? the Utter.
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A Tvrliable Hlatory.
We publish below a chapter of Chronicles, written*
by a Yankee after the defeat of IfcClellan at Richmond,
and printed in a Yankee newspaper oalled the
"Funny Fallow " The paper from which it is extracted
was taken fiom the pocket of a dead Yankee in the
streets of Frederiekuburg:
And it came to dbss in the davs of th? CI rout n?.
bell ion:
Being in tbe year two of the Confederate States,
That the hordes of the North came rushing down
upon tbe Capital, even upon the royal city of Richmend
;
Coming by way of the Cliickahominy,
Led by a mighty man, even McClellan,
Wbo, it is said by some, and by others denied, was
recommended that way by one 8tanton, and who advised
a sea voyage that the health of-his men might
improve.- ... ,
And whom it bos also been whirpered, in the dark
nforetimes, leased of the Ruler of the South a certain
swamp for a national cemetery
And the raon wer? landed on the Peninsula, even
between the rivers.
And they went down towards the city;
Even toward ihe Capital of (ho Confederate States.
And they came so near that thev could hear tiiA
cl< cks strike.
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Zew, it was even averred that watches could be
heard to tick in the fobs of the F. F. V's,
And that babes could be heard crying in the nursery,
refusing the maternal breast, but leaping with joy at
the sight of a pistol.
Like unto one Beauregard, a valiant Captain.
Now it came to pass in the days when the warriors
of the North came so near.
And had eveu filled several corner lots in the before
mentioned cemetery;
That the anger and pity of the South were arousedBut
their wise men and great warriors said one un'
to ;hc other,
This thing shall not be : Selah 1
Our heaits ache for them; yet, lot they are our
enemies;
That, though we welcome them to a resting place,
we want not a Golgotha among us.
And our anger is stirred by their coming'so near.
&ow it came to pass that a warrior arose in their
council andjutid:
Lo! I will go in behind thorn and see what there is
to hinder their going back.
And this warrior's name was Stuart, even a horse'
man.
And he went,
And he returned and reported that there was nothing
in the way.
Then the chief ruler said:
Arise, oh, ye valiant souls and drive them back.
And a righteous roan, the follower of the great Jefferson?even
one "Stonewall"?arose and went fortln
With many others,
And did the bidding of their rulers.
Then the Chief of the Northern's said:
Lo! I have changed my base, and have done much
urniii vu uio enemy
Orlando F. Glascock, "Grampion."
August 29, 1862.
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Tue Neoros at Washington?A gentleman recently
from Washington, D.? , brings information to
the Examiner, that the sto en and runaway negros
from Virginia to the number of three thousand and
upwards, are encamped on the "Slashes," within the
Northern precincts of the city. They are badly clothed,
wor*e fed, and their scanty tents ftirnish but poor
shelter from the warring elements at this inclement
season Many have died, and numbers are dying
every day from pneumonia and typhoid diseases, In.
duced by their exposed condition, and the emaciated
state of the survi vora; and the squalor and tilth per
Toning iiio ciiuHinjjjuuiH oeggar an description. The
efforts to procure employment for those who are able
and willing to work have been ineffectual, as the menial
places about the Government Departments are
filled by hungry Yankees and housekeepers, who refuse
to hire the "runaways," even when offered for
their victuals and board.
The New York Herald says "Yicksburg has witnessed
another and this time a very severe Union
defeat. An army of forty thousand men, assisted by
a formhlfthlA fluat nf war vaboaIm o)V?? a tmo!.'- *?
riblo fighting, have tailed to take this stronghold.?
The failure too seem* to be a bad one. We have certainly
lost five thousand men, and many valuable officers,
and the troops were at last accounts on board
the transports, In no condition to renew the engagement"
Tri Thrkatkxw) Sraports ?The Chattanooga
Rebtl lias the following: "In a pecent note, General
Beauregard saws to a friend and offirar nfnnt ?ti?? .
rw
poeiiion of Charleston and the other ooaat cities may
be considered aa proof sgaioat auoh of the * Yankee
wKfjmUmj am new Wring nelael eaj'
"Aid and Comfort ic thc Ejs?sSt^
Wh.le?le.<' ^ST
Under the above singular caption, we find the following
in the N. T. Herald.
Qpe of our Abolition organs of this citj published m
letter yesterday purporting to come from^the '^Beadquarters
of the Army of the Potomac," which Is a contribution
by wbolesaie of"aid ancfoomfort to tfcd dnemyAll
the declared treasonable or disloyal MbK
cations of all the newspapers heretofore suppressed by
Government amount to nothing compared with the
mischievous disclosures if true, of this sensation letter
of our aforesaid Abolition contemporary. It tells the
world' and tlio rebel army In front of onrs rftf Predie
icksburg that the "Administration looks with distrust
on the Army of the Potomac," and that that army
"look8 with distrust on the Administration;" that Gen.
Halleck has denounced this army as "disaffected and
dangerous," and that, in fact, "the Army of the Potomac
has ceased to exist^" that "the animosity in Washington
towards the army is amply repaid by the bitterness
of the army toward t the Cabinet;" that Gen. Burnside
bad been ordered to move against the enemy
"last Thursday week," and that the order wad C6t>lhtermanded
with ih? dhmvunr that an mo nf tha
erals "had no confidence in 4dm;" thaCtl.e army is demoralized
and in a dangerous position, and that the
Cabinet is debating whether to break it up, to appoint
a new commander, or to try nnother advance under its
present organization and leader and so on to the end
of the chapter.
Important ^from Savmiipttfi?
bnrdmcut of f ort IKcAIliieK
Savannah, Tuesday*January 27.?The enemy'e
gnuboats this morniug approached Fort iicAlister,.
and opened against it a furious fire of shot and shelL.
After five and a half hours incessant bombardment,,
without making any impression on our works, they
withdrew. Not a man was hurt or gun dismounted
on our side. The damage to the fort can bd repaired
in a day.
The New York Ilerald, of January 6, commenting,
on the battle of Murfresboro, confesses that "Bragg,
after inflicting upon Roosencrans a loss of ten thousand
of his splendid soldiers, several hundred wagons
and thirty cannon, retreats more with the air of a conqueror
than with the evidences of a serious defeat."
Thus the truth leaks out notwithstanding th? moat
studious efforts to oonoeal the facts. Hie battle of
IfurfVesboro was a drawn battle. Bragg attacked the
enemy, but failed to route him, and retired in his own
tirao, with all the suosiantial fruits of victory, prisoners,
arms cannon and stores. Rosencrams has removed
his army further from his base of supplies, but
has not strengthened his own position or weakened,
the forces of Gen. Bragg greater than his own have
suffered. lie dare not follow Bragg, and will not attempt
to do more pillage and plunder the unfortunate
people now within his limits.
Lincoln again in Doubt.?A newspaper correspondent
tells the following:
Some one sent President Lincoln a batch of newspaper
criticisms upon him and his conduct of the war,
last week. In speaking about it to a fHend, Kir. Libcoin'said:
"Having an hour to spare on Sunday, I read this
batch of editorials, and when I was through reading^
I asked myself "Abraham Lincoln, are you a man or
a dog?" ?
The writer does not sta^p what conclusion Mr. Lin
coin arrived at, bat leaves ua to suppose that he regards
it aa an open question.
[Scene at a Hotel. ?Time, midnight?parties arriving
by train. Belated traveler speaks to lucky one,
fixed snugiy in bed, and not anxious for roord company.]
First traveler?"la this bed you're in occupied,
stranger ?"
Voice from beneath the quilts?"Yea, sir."
Firet traveler?"How m<my in it?"
Second Traveler?"About 15,000 1 reckon, from the
way they"crawl/" [Exit first traveler with baggage.]
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The New York Herald says that three hundred
thousand of nine months men and two years men go
out in May, so that whatever the Federals do moat be
done by that time. Thad. Btevens (Abolitionist,) from
Pennsylvania, proposes to fill their place with negfoa.
The state of things in the Mountainous region of
North Oarolina, bordering on East Tennessee, is beooming
quite alarming. In the fhaineises, deserters
from both armies, refugees from Southern conscription
or Northern drafting, desperadoes, counterfeiters, ho,
find hiding places and security, and from ttyNb
they issue forth to plunder, annoy <tnd ttot fflftuqniulrly
murder the loyal citizens.
It is facetiously suggested that the reason so many
Yankees were shot in the bend, is the desire en the
part of the boys to get clothes without any boles fee
th~- ?
fix Hlltoa ftxd ouihoyuufont ?e<Wr tHk
fimu admits ttwt Oxootttaonp of tht^ttoHO*