The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, June 12, 1863, Image 4
^ iUftDd pf itry com panifta ofa^H<^."^ co:nl|;
gre&s. PeiPborton resigned ins# position, and
K; then went to Richmond and tendered his sefvi*
ces to President Davis, was accepted and gfren
fe was afterwards made a Brigadier and sent to
the Department of South Carolina.' No one
every heard that he accomplished any brilliant
deeds in thd^PepArtnient, but ho wt||$nn espo*i:<
cial pet ofLWJs, and was soon after made a
I Major General/" After a short time lie was sont
to the Department of Mississippi and East
Louisiana, and promoted to a Lieutenant .GenV
. erafcy. Socially, Gen. Perobcrton is a brute.
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ii you.uavc mvsincss q! a military Character he i
H0K is approachable, but not otherwise. lie dresses'
plainly, and his personal carriage is stiff and
v* ungraceful. In temper, he is brutal ahtl ; unmanageable,
cotitintially in a quarrel with his
\ t Adjutant and Staff. Soldiers aud citiizens arc
displeased with him, both socially and as a |
military chieftain, and demand his transfer to
some oilier department. The War Department
at Richmond have unlimited confidence
iu liim, however, and thero is 110 prospect of
a change. The President, in his address to the
faithful at Jackson, some time ago, spoke in
* , extravagant terms of liim as a military man, and
advised hearty acquiescence in all his plans.
His personal characteristics are : height 5 feet
1Q inches; eyes, dark grey ; nose, keen, sharp
_ y and straight; voice, coarse and rough, speaks
quickly, and plumes himself upon his dignity *,
is reserved in his manner; believes in General
> Pemberton, and don't care a -rush for public
opinion.
I Brigadier General O. D. Lee is a South Carolinian.
and vihnn lm Impomo o mKoi ??? ? u:?4
. ?-w vrwvwMtv ? i vwvif nna o j.'iroi
Lieutenant in the-Federal array. He graduated
at West Point, and bears the reputatioh of
an excellent soldier. This officer commands
the Vicksburg batteries, and all tlie artillery-in
the district of Vicksburg. It is said that lie
was so indignant at the recent running of the
blockade by the transports and gunboats, that
* he sent all the gunners with their officers in
irons to Richmond.
' General Lee dresses plainly, and acts the
gentleman. Jeff. Davis believes in Lee, and
ascribes to him the^possessiort of extraordinary
military genius. His conduct in the battle of
Chickasaw Bayou is highly commended. Gen. I
Lee is considered one of the rising men of the
Confederacy.
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Dying Confession of a K. Q. C.?A correspondent
of the Philadelphia Inquirer furnishes
tho following stateraent:
A man ot respectable connections, who resided
some years near Qillsburg, Pcnu., died a
'I ^ few days since at his home. A few hours preIvious
to his death, he called a few friends
around him, and intimated to them that he
could not die peaceably without relieving his
1 conscience of a weight which burdened it.
He confessed that he was a Knight of the.
Golden Circle, which order was secretly and
|l * extensively rAr?nnnn*/wl -J.. * vr
-j ..r.?vun;u jii musi, nonnern cities.
He stated that regular and general communication
was carried on between the headquarters
/ of the "Knights" and the Cabinet .of Jeff. Davis.
That ho was cognizant that the rebel War De^
parment had arranged with the organization
u of which he was a member to evacuate Richj|
. mond; for the purpose of drawing the Federal
army that far South, and while their attention
was engrossed, the rebel army, by a quick flank
inoyemont, would descend in full fource upon
" . Washington, and, aided by a general .uprising
of the Knights in Pennsylvania 'and 'other
P'i- Northern States, capture the city and seize
\ upon tho Government by force, leaving onr
I, army South at liberty to desolate at the expense
of retaliation in their own State.
This is no fabrication, but unquestionable an"
tbority furnishes this confession of a dy\ng man,
on a subject now familar to the residents of the
district wherhin he resided.
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cations *hd*otbor military work* within the State, or
Wboee Jose baa tfe? occasioned by the said Employment,
are made public for the intonation of* til concerned:
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\' 1. The following resolution were adopted by the
General Assembly of this State,*t the Basston held in
Resolved. That in the opinion of this Oeudbd Assembly,
it ie pr per uhd jtut > that the State should
compensate the owners of slaves taken by the authority
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?. W vwn nn in* puiMIW IwrTIW, YY11U J1HVO UIW ITOVk
diseases contracted iu said service, and whose death
or loss has been occasoned by reasoifot Said service.
Resolved, That the several claims now before the
Legislature, as well as others that may hereafter arise,
be presented to Jateea Tupper, Esq, State Auditor,
to be audited. Also, that said Auditor be authorised
and required to calf for any additional proof that he
may deem necessary to establish.said claims; and that
lie report to the' next session of the Legislature each
claim allowed, with the evidenccr^n which his judgment
is based . < <
II.* All claioos how on file in this office, or which
may be hereafter aubntitted for audit under the? forgoing
resolution, should be supported by the affidavit
of the claimant, which affidavit should set forth as
many of the following facts as the said claims con make
oath to according 10 his knowledge, information or belief^
1. The name and residence of the owner of the
slaves. , *
2. The name, age and qualifications of the slave,
and his condition of health at the tiiue of impressment
by the authority of the State.
3. The time when; the agent of the State by whom;
dad the period for which the impressment was made.
4 The location of the fortifications or other public
works on which the slaves was employed; the duratiou
of said employment; and the name of the officer or
other person having the charge of the slave while in
the public service.
5. The circumstances of the loss; 11 oy death, the
nature of the diseases; when and where contracted;
"by what physician (if any) it was treated, and when
and whore it terminated, if by escape, when and how
the escape was effected, and whether to the enemy or
otherwise.
III. The statement of the claimant as to the ownership,
impressment and loss of the slave, should be
corroborated by affidavit Of at least ono disinterested
person The fuct of the impressment should be verified,
whenever practicable, by the agent of the State
by whom the impressment was made, or by one of
the Commissioners of Roads for the Tlistrlfct or Parish
from which the slave was taken, or by the officer or
overseer havitig charge of the slave while in the public
service. The circumstances of the loss should be establised
in caso of death, by the attenditig physician,
if one was employed, and his testimony can be obtained;
and in caee of escape, by the person having charge
of the slave at tho time of escape, if his evidence can
be obtained..
iy. In addition to the foregoing proof, the value
ounesiave a.( toe time or impressment should be assessed
by two disinterested citizens of the District or
Parish from which the Have was taken, who shall bo
fint sworb to Appraise the said slavo fairly and impar
tially. & ugL
V. If the owner ol' the slave is dead, or is laboring
under-any legal disability, the evidence tending to
establish the ownership, impressment t\t^d loss may
be adduced by the proper legal representative of such
owner, who should make affidavit of the facts indicated
I in Section 1L according to his knowledge, information
1 and belief. The affidavit"of the owner, or of his representative,
unsupported by other evidence, will not
betaken as conclusive of the facts stated therein, un
less it shall appear that other and higher evidence
cAnnot be obtaiu, which fact should be distinctly set
forth in the affidavit of the said parly. And the officer
taking the affidavit should state in his certificate of
authentication whether, in his opiuion, the said party
^s or is not entitled to oredit
VI. The followiug form of certificate of authentication
is suggested:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
District.
I, " . , Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas and General Sessions (or other officer
authorized to administer oaths) ot said District and
State, do liereby certify that the foregoing affidavits
of
and apprftisment by . ,
wore sworn to before me by the said parties, whose
genuine signature are subscribed thereto; and that the said
affiants and nnnraisArn ai-? waii knnnm tn. nm i
be persons of veracity aud credibility
In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name
and affix the seal of said Court,
[l. s.] (or my official seal) at ,
this day of , 13G3.
[Signature and t?tle of officer ]
VII. No provision bus been made by Confederate
Government for compensating owners for slaves lost
in the public service prior to April, 1863. The recent
Act of Congress " to puthorize and regulate the
impressment of private property for the use of the army
and for other military purposes," applies to the
future, nud has no retrospective ofiect This Act,
however, recognize the principle of compensation by
the Government for Such losses; and it is to be presumed
that provision will be made by future Congressional
* legislation for their payment. The mode of
proof indicated in the foregoing articles conforms in
all important particulars to the requirements of the Impressment
Act of the last session of Congress, and agrees
in its main features with (ho provisions of the
Act of provisional Congress, approved 30th April,
1863, for " perpetuating testimony" iu cases of slaves
lost during the war. This conformity is deemed important,
in view of the character of the proof which the
State will be required to make, in establishing her demand
against the Confederate Government for money
advanced to her citizens on claims for which tho said
Government is primarily liable.
JAMES TUPPKR. State Auditor.
May 22 1
All papers in the State will copy 4nce, and
send bills to the Auditors Office, Columbia.
E W BONNET,
INSURANCE AND flANK AGENT
Bro&d-st? Camden, S. C.
March 13 I
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Camden Hotel Companysubscribers
to tiie capital stock of
KJ this Company, who are yet in arrears, are requested
tocorae forward and pay up the' balance duo on their
subscription and assessment, and receive their script
By order of J. Whitaker, President.
April 27 3 C. BELL, Sec. A Treae.
Notice
ALL PERSON'S HATING DEMANDS AGAINST
the estate of ELLEN W. CHK8NUT are requested
to band, them in legally attested, and all those
owing said estate will pay.
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Kuinaway? MY NJ5GR0 FELLOW, BEN,
about 25 years of age. 5 feet 6 or 7f inches high,
in fcolor a dark mulatto, and weighs about 160 pounds,
and bis left eye-tooth is out He has been out since
August 1861. The above reward will be paid to any
person apprehending the above named, and placing
him in the jail f Kershaw or*any other adjoining district,
so that I can get him. It is thought that he
may have found his?way to Charleston, as reports say
he has been seen seen uearthe city. Address
Joseph k. kirkla-nd,
April 17 3 Flat Ropk, 8. 0.
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Bonds WantedCASH
WILL BE PAID FOB APPROVED,
well secured BONDS, that have from one to three
years to run. Apply at Ate "Old Corner."
May 22 E. W. BONNET.
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mhu^aSnohCKNo. 5.~Tbb6odfederate
offioere end men have been duly exchanged,
end are hereby go declared: > " * * * ||
1. All officers and men Who here bean delivered at
Crtty Poiot at any time previowto Why ItW. , w
1 All offioere captured at any place before the let
of April, 186A who bare been released on pirole., >
3. All men captured la North Carolina pr Yiigtnfe
before the iff*March,1863, who hare bben releartd
on parole. 'v
4. The offioere and ?en captured and pAroled by
Gen. a P. Carter, in hie expedition to East Tennessee, ,
in December last.7 ...
5. The officers and men captured and .paroled 1pr
Lieutenant Colonel Dickey, in December, 1862, Jt?
his march to the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and irr v .
Captain, Cameron, of Corinth, * Mississippi, in Decern-,
ber, 1862,
' jB. The ofjeers and men paroled at Oxford, Mississippi,
on the 23d of December, 1862; at Deaark, Arkansas!
on the 17th of .January, 1863, and at Baloa
Rogue, Louisiana, on the 23d of February, 1863. . *: ,
I. All persons who have beef! captured on the sea,
or the waters leading to the' same, or upon, the seacoast
of th* Confederate or the United States,, at: any *
time previous to December 10th, 1862.
x 8. All civilians who have been arrested at any tlm*
before the' 6th of May, 1863, and released on parole,,
are discharged from any and evory obligation contained
in said parole. If any such person has taken the
oath of allegiance to the United States, or given any
bood, or if his release was accompanied with auy
other condition, bo is discharged from the same. *
9. If any person embraced in any of the foregoing
sections, or in any section of any previous Exchange
Notice, wherein they are declared exchanged, are in
any Federal prison, they are to be immediately released
and delivered to the Confederate authorities.
ROBERT OOLD,
Agent of Exchanges.
Richmond, May 9ib, 1863. ,
II. All porsons, whether citizens or soldiers, are expressly
prohibited from usiug, or in any manner interfering
witti fuel, or wood cut and delivered for the
use of railroads or railroad companies. It is of the*
first importance that this order should be observed,
and it will be strictly obeyed and enforced by the
army. * By order,
(Signed) S. COOPER.
May 22 Adjutant and Inspector Gen.
_ CIRCULAR ANR APPEAL,
FREE MARKET OF CHARLESTON,
lb the Citizens of Charleston and the People 6f South
Carolina Generally, and to the . Farmers and Planters
, especially, from the mountains to the seaJboard
The Free Market of Charleston, one of the noblest
and most useful charities extaut, after xnpre than a
twelve month of successful operation, is in danger of
suspension and even final stoppage. It is an institu*
tion, founded by priveto patriotism and benevolence,
endorsed by the city authorities of Charleston, and
recognized and encouraged by t!\e Legislature of theState.
. Its great and highly useful purposes is to supply
provisions, free of expense, to the needy familias of
soldiers and seamen, fighting the battles of their coun- '
try, or dead in lior service; and upward of eight hundred
families depend on its bounty for their daily bread.
It has become a great publio necessity, and it is the
duty of "every christian and patriot, male and female,
rich and poor, young and old, to contribute to its support,
in proportion to moans and ability?the rich man
out of his wealth, the poor man ont of *his ffoverty,
the widow with her mite?every large stream should
pour, every little rill trickle its refreshing waters into
this great reservoir of patriotic beuevolence, to be
dispensed in God-blessed bounty to the wives ar.d
children, the widows and orphans, the sisters and other
female dependents, of our bruve soldiery and seamen.
The final stoppage, or even the suspension, of
this charity would be one of the direst calamities that
could befall our City and State?it wonld- inflict dis"'
tress, suffering, and even starvation on numbers now
comfortably fod by its bounty, and perhaps, lead to
bread-riots, in our conservative city, to her serious injury
and deep disgrace. Come, then, fellow citizens, *
to the rescue, promptly, liberally, efficiently, and not
only save the Free Market from destruction or suspension,
but sustain it, in healtkfbl vigor,' as a God blessod
and man-blessing institution. Let donations in
money and in kind pour in lavishly from every quarter
of the City and State; and the consequences will
be happy indeed. Not only will bread, and meal, and
meat be eustainingly furnished to soldier's and seamen's
families, but the heart of the warrior will bocheered
and his arm nerved to victorious battle against ?
the vandal and ruthless foe, by the comforting oonviction
that his wife and little ones are patriotically and
sufficiently cared for, by their fellow citizens, at home.
Let our fanners and planters especially, in every section
of the State, send liberal supplies of vegetable*
and provisions, from their gardous, their fields, their
barns and their smoke houses; and swell to overflowing
the great reservoir of Free Market charity.
Charity is twice blessedr?it blesseth him that gives
as well as him that receives?and blesses the giver
even more titan the receiver.
Come up, thon, one and all, to the hallowed workr
and not only earn the soldier's and seamen's undying
gratitude, but lay up treasure in Heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, nor thieves break in
and steal. i
RICHARD YEADON, Chairman )
WM. B. YAJTKS, [ Committee.
JOHN PHILLIPS, J
N: B.?Country exchanges are requested to copy
'the above circular and .appeal, gratuitously.
Council Notice
All parties interested, are hereby .
requested not to lay off any lots in the Cemetdry,
on the new ground, north of the gateway, without permission
of the Council, until the grounds are properly
laid off, which will be done as soon as possible.
By order of Council
R. to. KENNEDY, Recorder.,
Morch 13
Notice.
The stage fare to Lancaster will be
raised to $6.00 a seat, and thirty pounds baggage ^
allowed. V
Volunteers going or returning, will be charged ?
$3.00,
' Any package to or from volunteers will be taken
and forwarded free 'of charge. All others must bepre-paid.
IfoCURRY k HAMMERSLOtJGH.
November 7
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