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J. T. HERSHMAlV, Kr'itor.
FRIDAY, MAY 29, I S?3.
To Delinquent Pnfroia*.
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jrairons knowing themselves indebted to the i
Confederate Office, arc earnestly requested to
call at once and make settlement of .the same.
We dislike sending out accounts, especially f
when we are put off with perhaps one-tenth [
of the amount due, and frequent excuses of j
having invested their surplus in something tnore
to their advantage than paying their debts.? j
VVe are not of those who refuse Confederate
currency. . We will receive the whole amounts
-duo us in that currency, in preference to any
other that mav be offered.
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Ann Abundant Wheat and Rye j
Harvest.
Wc have been assured by a great number of
the best planters and farmers of Kershaw District,
that the prospect has never, to their recollection,
been more encouraging for a fine
crop of wheat and rye, than the prescut.
At Brownsville, Texas, molasses is selling at
fifty cents per gallon; shoes, of good make,
eighteen dollars per dozen; hats at the same j
price; domestics, twenty cents per yard. Two
hundred barrels of flour sold at auction at ten
dollars and fifty cents per barrel.
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To the friends of Education.
We have received the following letter, ac- !
companied by a statement to the U achets and
friends of Education in the Confederate Stales
(and to be found on our fourth.page) from Mr.
T. J. Wells, of Wallerboro, S. C., who is the
agent for the State, and to whom all corres-1
pondence must be addressed. We would be 1
pleased to present our views on the sustainancc i
of this noble work, hut have not time in this
issue, instead of which wo take the liberty of
using his remarks to us:
Walter bo ho', S. C., May Gth, 18G3.
Dear Sir: An Association in behalf of Education
in the Confederate States, was recently
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organized at Columbia, S. C., when it put forth j
tlic e DC rosed "Address" to Teachers and al!
friends of the cause. Believing that all of our
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people are its friends, we being anxious to call
their attention to the importance of the move
then or there made, do earnestly request you
to give the "Add..-ss" the benefit of your circulation.
Nor, dear sir. do we feel that we are
o imposing upon your generosity. The press is
the watchman on the walls of our political
zion. Unmoved amid the clash of arms, and
the contending councils c: legislatures, its pure
patriotism seeks the country's welfare, analy- i
sing, proving and pressing upon public atten" i
tion, those measures, which make for its pros-1
cnt or. prospective good. We, the teachers,'
feel we have our part to perform, and with the I
blessing of God, we intend to perform it. Our
warfare is none the less important, because silently
waged. It is true, wc have not been assigned
"a place in the picture near the flashing
of l! e gur.s"?ours is an humbler office, but
sve are unwilling that our heroic soldiers should
ret.ni > 1 liAiiiA. ?11-- p 1
uvtuko iiutuu jjvuuvuiit/ iree oy tticir
valor, to find those homes intellectually in
bondage to Yankee books, Yankee "influences
and Yankee cant. A single victory may decide
tlie boundaries of an Empire, but there
must be victories of days, of months and of
years?victories as silently won as is the unfohliiig
of the human soul?to create that influence
whi< h forms a nation. It is to create
a Southern influenre, an influ.
ii wo firmly be he ye, is based upon
i.. .ii, justice and a well directed civilization?
an influence which, catching the spirit of a
pure religion, has the glory ot God in its motive,
and the good of man as its object?that
we appeal to you to enable us to reach the firesides
of our people, through your valuable
f journal.
Very respectfully,
* J. T? VVEIXS
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PUBLIC MEETING. 1
Id accordance privious notice, a public
meeting of the citizens of Kershaw District t
was held this day, at the Town Hall, to adopt s
measures for supplying the' families of 'soldiers c
now in service, widj corn. i
On motion of Col Win. M. Shannon, James t
Dunlap, Esq., was called to the chair, and Mr. t
\\ in. McKaiii ret]n : *o a< r as Secretary. t
Ool. W in. M Shant r.?, at'tci <?n appropriate 4
address, offered the todowing preamble and re- I
solutions, which, after remaiks from M, j A. t
M. Kennedy, Maj. L. W. It. Blair, Maj. ,1. M i
DeSaussure and% Capt. J. B. Mickle, were i
adopted. j
The citizens of Kershaw District are im- i
pressed with the following facts, viz: That, 1
mere .s an inequality in Uic distribution of <
breadstuff's in our midst, causing a partial scar- <
city of these prime necessaries of life. That
there is decided cause for apprehension that ]
during the approaching summer' this scarcity \
may be seriously felt by the families of some o1 1
our absent soldiers, unless guarded against by j
the men who are at home. That every com i
fort, every luxury, every necessary of life, every ]
article of property held or enjoyed by them ai i
home, is so held and enjoyed as the result of I
the conduct of our brave soldiers in the field, <
but for them our homes and property would i
have been deso'ate and waste, our wives and i
children homeless fugitives. 1
Therefore, he it 1
Resolved, That the citizens of Kershaw District,
who are not in the army, acknowledge it 1
as a very small part of their obligation to pro- <
vide for the families of our brave soldiers, who <
are absent. ^ 1
Resolved, That a committee of five he now
appointed who shall nominate a committee of !
five from each election precinct in the District, <
whose duty it shall he, to call upon every per- 1
son within the limits of their respective pre- 1
cinct?, to procure contribut'ons of corn, to be 1
deposited with the Board of Belief, to he sold i
at one dollars per bushel to the families of <
soldiers. . i
Re sol I (d, That a contribution to this end 1
of one bushel of corn for each negro slave
owned in the District, or for the amount of
property equal in value to one negro, would
furnish an abundant supply of coin for this
purpose, while it would be a vervMight burden
in view of the obicct to be aceomnlislirwl onrl
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the duty owed.
Resolved, That it, is recommended to each
citizen of the District to contribute one bushel
of corn for each slave he owns, and whero his
property is invested otherwise than in slaves,
one bushel for every fifteen hundred dollars of \
property?provided so much be necessary.
Resolved, That each contributor be requested
to give to the committee who hall upon him
an acknowledgement specifying the amount of
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corn which he undertakes to deliver, the place i
of delivery, &c. and that, this acknowledgment
te turned over to the Board of Relief, who
shall receive and sell the same. ;
Resolved, That the contributors deliver the i
corn contributed by them respectively at what- i
ever place in the District which is most convenient
to them, and in such quantity as may be
called for by tin? Soldiers' Board of Relict", and
that the Board ol Reliet only call upon each
contributor for bis proportionate share <>t his
whole contribution as it may be needed.
Under the 2d resolution, the following genr?
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tomon I
M;ij. ,J. M. DeSaussure, Maj. L. W. R. Blair, 1
E. Parker, I >. D.- Perry and J. J>. Mickle, who
reported the following persons to act in the
different Heats.
| Cmcton's Mills?J. J. Nelson, W. B. Huck'
abee, L. L. Whitaker, R. L. VVhitaker, David ,
! G. Robertson.
Goodwin's?J. B. Mickle, R. O. Drakeford,
A. A. MeDowall, G. W. Barnes.
Flat Rock?John Thompson, L. B. Stevenson,
Jesse Truesclell, Thomas J. Cauthen, G. R.
Miller.
Buffalo?Wm. Mosely, Charles Raly, Wm.
Mungo, Burrell Jones, Seaborn Jones.
Lizzenby's- J). Bethnne, B. S.Lucas, Angus
McCaskill, John McGougan, John R. Shaw.
Liberty Mill?Wm. Dixon, L. J. Patterson,!
R. B. Cunningham, A. I). Jones, jr., J. R. Dye.
Shrock'sMill?B. J McCoy, E. Barnes, W.
Kelly, Alex. McLeod, Daniel Gardner.
Camden?R. M. Kennedy, Samuel Shiver,
Jos. W. Dolfy, Wm. J. Gerald, WT. II. It.!
Workman.
j On motion of W. B. Huckabee, the proceed-'
ings were requested to be published in the
Can den Confederate.
Upon motion, rho meeting adjourned.
JAMES DUNLAP, Chairman,
Wm. McKain, Secretary.
Die Yankee Prisoners in Aujgunta. *
It is possible, says the Augusta Chronicle, ;
bat one may sometimes entertain an ange) un- ;
i wares, though he is far more apt to got hold
if the Cloven Foot in the disguise of a gentlenan;
but we believe there is not the slightest
loubt as to the identity of the uniformed genry
who peraiubulaled our streets on Tuesday,
he 12th inst. They were no angels, unless
'destroying angels," and to disguise,, neither
>y garb or speed), was their true character con ea/ed.
There were circumstances, too, conlected
with their presence in this city, which
nade them known to us as the murderers and
blunderers of Southern citizens. Yet with a'l
these convincing proofs before us, one could
lardly determine' whether they were friends
br toes, judging front the treatment they revived.
The " freedom of the city" is one of the
highest courtesies that can be extended to distinguished
strangers, and this many of our
hlue-conted guests seemed to enjoy, roaming
about the streets at. pleasure, mingling freely
with our citizens and servants, arguing trite
|iolitieal questions with some, and indulging
in insolent swagger in the presence of others.
Some residents bought gold and green-backs
bf them, a few entrusted them with letters to
their friends at the North; others furnished
them with cigars and refreshments, and a ConFederate
officer of some rank dismounted from
his horse and slmok a Yankee by the hand,
ll.illt tl.n ll..t I... 44 ?I- J ?
1 nil IUU ICIIKIIA lllrtU lie *V?? ~ glHU 10 see
Kim !" Did the pressure of that grip leave no
>tain of blood upon his lingers?thcfiesh blood
of murdered kinsfolk? And women presented
the unfortunate prisoners?guests, we mean?
with flowers. Did any of our Confederate
soldiers who acted as guards to these men receive
such floral testimonials of good will and
female favor? Not one. No wonder the cap
tives manifested such exuberance of spirits
throughout the day, and bore their term of durance
so lightly, or that the}* left the city at
evening with the manner of an excursion party
returning from a pic-nic. A rare jaunt they
have had through the 44 land of cotton."?
Pleasant reminiscences will they have of their
tour to the South, expenses pa\d?pleasant recollections
of Augusta. Soon again in camp
they will tell the jolly story of what rare times
they had in Dixie, and long for another gallop
through the land of flowers, where greenbacks
are worth three for one, and wh?re fc
males kiss the hand that slew their brother.?
And the fortunate recepientof a choice boquet
will exhibit its prcsspd and laded leaves as a
tribute of Southern devotion to the Union, and
sympathy for those who have battled for
the 44 glorious flag." Intelligent officers will
prate of Union sentiment, and encourage
the pristine hope that thousands of victims
of rebel tyranny would rally to the
stars and stripes, could they once again be tin
furled in their midst. And many of these
precious vandals were the same who openly
avowed in the streets of Rome, their intention
Lo return again in less than three months, burn
up the town, and hang every man in it, and
who cursed Gen. Forrest as a rascal and a
scoundrel. These men, fresh from the scenes
of murder, burning and pillage, with hands
scarcely wiped of the blood of our citizens, are
received in Augusta with a degree of leniency
and civility, if not of sympathy, that is absolutely
criminal, and womeare actually found
who bestow their fa\o:s upon them. What
humiliation !
What shall we sav < Wo wnnl/1
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harsh measures with prisoners who fall into
our hands; we would offer them no indignity;
but prudence as well as justice require that no
communication should he permitted between
them and citizens; that they should be kept
closely under guard, and not be allowed to
wander about our towns, free to poison the
minds of negros, to spy out defences, factories
and Government works, or even to slip away
under the guise of a citizen's dress, stealthily
furnished by some traitor, and lurk among us
for future mischief. Shall we permit these attentions
and intercourse with Yankees, while
there exists orders at the North forbidding all
expressions of sympathy with, or the tendering
of aid and comfort to rebels, even to the communicating
with them by letter, under penalty
of death ? while worthy citizens and their
wives hnd daughters are imprisoned and exiled
to the South for such offences? Confederate
prisoners are not invariably treated cru
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elly at the North, but we know how freqoent
and just aro the complaints of severity thai is
absolutely barbarous. We would not mete out
to them, the full measure that they mete out to
us, but it is a burning shame, it is humiliating,
and insulting to the widow and fatherless,
that these relentless, blood-thirsty foes should
be treated as friends and guests. The act belies
our professions of patiotrisra and devotion
to the cause of the South, and stultifies us in
the eyes of our enemy and of the world. Let
our prisoners feel that they are regarded as
enemies. Let them see that, we are not inhuman,
but that we look upon them with that
loathing and bitter hate which the unholy
cause in which they are enlisted so natnrally
inspires. Let no moro such attentions bo
Klirtvvn to r?risr?nr?r? vvtirtni w?ir mav
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throw into our hands.
Burial Place .of Oeneral Jackson
It is to be regretted that the remains of Gen.Jackson
could not be interred near those of
Monroe, in Hollywood, that beautiful spot, so
near the theatre of his glory, where every
breeze waits his renown, and the murmuring
waters, as they roll solemnly by, seem to attune
themselves to sweet yet mournful melodies
of the grave. But, in accordance with
a desire said to have been expressed in his will
the body of the fallen hero will be removed to
Lexington. This was his place of residence before
the war; and there, for years a subordinate
professor in the Military Insitutc, lie lived and
labored, unknown to the world, * and perhaps
even to himself, til! called forth by Providence
to play a part in the affairs of mankind which
has borne his name to the remotest comers of
the earth, and to achieve a fame that will be
grand and enduring as the eternal mountains
at whose feet he was cradled, whose long shadv
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ows, like those of some majestic cathedral, will
consecrate his grave, and whose loftiest pinnacles
will derive new sublimity from their association
with the name of Jackson.
Vallakdiguam.?It appears that the offence
charged against this gentlemen is resistance to
the bloody and despotic order of Burnside declaring
death against all person, who should
denounce or oppose the war policy of the Abolition
Government at Washinton, an act that
has no parallel in audacity among the despotisms
of modern times.
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The arrest and trial of Vallandigham brings
up the issue squarely between the Abolitionist
and Democrats at the North. If the latter
have any pluck, any spirit cf resistance to
tyranny and usurpation, tlicy will now show
it. They can dodge the question of resistance
no longer without disgrace and dishonor. We
predict they will cave in and cowardly yield
their necks to the oppressor.
The Wounded in the Late Battles.?We
have been enabled to ascertain, says the Richmond
miner of 14th inst., the exact number
of our men who were wounded in the h ut
battles about Fredericksburg. They amount
to six thousand one hundred and thirty-eight.
Six thousand one hundred have been brought
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by railroad to this city, The balance remain
in hospital near the battle Held. Of those who
have been brought hither, the wounds of two
thousand are very slight?only sufficient in the
majority of cases to enable the sufferers to obtain
furloughs.
Why should our noble hearted women who
are doing so much for the soldiers and the
country, suffer for the want of such implements
as Cotton ami Wool Cards, or pay speculators
a thousand per cent, for them? Cannot Cards
be made here? If not, cannot Cotton?-and
perhaps Wool?be spun without Cards? Whero
are our inventive and ingenious citizens and
patriotis? Was there not a simple machine
called the Columbia Spinster, invented during
the last war with England, and in operation in
this State, taking the Cotton from the field and
converting it to Yarn?
Execution of a Deserter.?Jacob Adams,
says the Charleston Mercury of Tuesday last,
a deserter from the Forty-sixth Georgia Regirnnnf
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-iiw siiut m iuu nace uourse about 12
o'clock yesterday. A large number of troops
were at the execution.
Frank P. Blair, the Yankeo prisoner who
took the oath of allegiance to the Confederate
States after the late battles, is a son of Frank
P. Blair, the member of the Lincoln Congress
from Missonri.