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n" Li i ?r-ar?m The ffpiher't Lwi Sacrifice. BY CARRIE BELL^NCLAIR. Oh t spare bin), 't's the only one? My darling' youngest boy ; 'Tie all a mother now has left To fill her heart with joy. A husband and two eldest sons Were battling with the brave? They fell; Sud each I know now fills A soldier's honored grave. Then do not take the last I have, If you have* power to spare. But leave him to a mother's love, And to her tender care; For sad will be a widow's heart, Bereft of all her joy, Oh I Freedom I must thy sacred cause Demaud my only boyf Dear mother hush tho murmuring now That rises iu thy heart; If ia 11 I'lnrioiis pause, and I Would gladly bear a part Thou must-1 stay, when duty calls. Or bear a coward's name? Or cause the check of iunoeeico To wear a blush of shame. No ! lot me go and sh op besido A father's hallowed grave, Or fall, as did ruy brothers dear. Amid the true and bravo. I know 'twill uud a bitter drop To thy deep cup of woo; But mother let your heart respond. And say, if I must go! My noble son 1 thy mother's heart Is filled with yearnings wild, And gladly would I cling to thee, , My last, my only child; But Honor's path is bright I know? That path thy father trod; Co! serve thy country, well my boy? I give thee to thy God! But spare oh, Father 1 spare him when Tho battle rages wild ; And, if it be thy holy will, Bestore to me my only child! But if in sinfulness I breathe An anxious mother's prayer, My country take my noble boy? 'Tis my last, offeiing there I How YAiicoIn Recruits lii* Army. A gentlemen recently from Norfolk gives tlic following accounts of a proceeding which was doubtless regarded by the enemy as a "cute Yankee trick" There are in the city of Norfolk four churches which are used exclusively by the colored people for public worship. One of these has a bell, and is known as the "Hell Church." A notice was recently circulated among the colored population, by order of the Provost Marshal, that on the following Sabbath something would be communicated in the Bell Church in which they were interested? Their curiosity being thus appealed to, the ringing of the hell drew an immense crowd. The house was filled. Many who could not get in stood mound the doors and windows with listening ears. At an appointed signal, a military manoeuvre was executed; they found themselves surrounded by 3U0 soldiers, with fixed bayonets. Resistance was useless. Escape impossible. Al) who were neither too young nor too old for military service were hurried away. No time was given for farewells or for making any preparations. In their Sunday clothes, they were marched on hoard the vessels that were in readiness to carry ihoni to the North to swell the armies designed tor the subjugation of the South. We doubt not that Mr. Lb ^ohi lin?i> this a much easier way of recruiting hi? thinned ranks than by endeavoring to e; a draft among the infuriated populace o| New York. The average daily circulation <>(' the London Time* is 05 000, which require* a - . ?1 y of sixty tons of paper per week. The ; .;:.!?< r <.f persons employed by it is 370. The editor, Mr. Dclanc, receives ?9,000 a year, and has a twenty-fourth shave in the paper. OFFIC E Ul;ARTERRASTER, Charleston*, S. October 1, lsr.j. MR. A. M. LKF. IS AITOIXTKD A<IK >T <.>K this department, for the purchase of ( oi ti uisd Fodder, in tlio Districts of Rcrsliuw and Laiieialcr, Vlautvrs desiring to soil, will communicate, with him. Particular attention must he paid to Lpe packing ?> the fodder, and no water must he used. During the past year the Government experienced honvv loss from improper packing. and ait such \ ill he her nl'<>r rejected. MOTTIO A i'Wi !.' Captain and Assistant Qm,r'leriiniH> >. Tho subscriber can oo found at his r.-id ue DaKalb street, next west of fho Presbyterian Church October 10 A. M LEK. ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDEST TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES. AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF WARfare scarcely equalled in the number, magnitude, aud fearful carnage of its battles; a warfare in which your courngo and fortitude have illustrated your country and attracted not only gratitude at home, but adinira* tion abroad, your enoraies continue a struggle, in which our final triumph must bo inevitable. Unduly elated with their recent successes, they imagine that temporary reverses can quell your spirit or shake your determination, and they are now gathering heavy masses for a general invasion in the vain hope that by adesporate effort success may at length be reached. You know too well, my countrymen, what they mean by success. Their malignant rage aims at nothing less than the extermination of yourselves, your wives aud children. They seek to destroy what they cannot plunder. They propose as the spoils of victory that your homes shall be partitioned among the wretches whoso atrocious cruelties ha\e stamped in j farny on their Government. Tlioy design to incite j servile insurrection and light the fires of incendiarism whenever they can reach your hemes, and tlioy- debauch ,i;e inferior race, hitherto docile and contented by pr misi: g indulgence oftbo vilest passions as the pr co of treachery. Conscious of their inability to provail by legitimate Warfare, not daring to make peace lest they should bo buried from their seats of power, the men who now rule in Washington refuse even to confer on the subject of putting an end to outrages which disgraco our age. or to listen to a suggestion for conducting the war according to the usages of civilization. Fellow citizens, no alternative is left you but victory, or subjugation, slavery and the utter luin of your selves, your families and your country. Tho victory is within your reach. You need but stretch forth your lisnds to grasp it. For this and all that is ne- j | ccssary is that those who are called 10 the field by t even motive that can move the human heart, should promptly repair to the post of duty, should stand by their comrades now in front of tho foo, and thus so strengthen'the armies of the Confederacy as to ensure success. The men now absent from their posts would, if present in Hie field, suffice to create numerical equality between our force and that of tho invaders ?and when, with any approach to such equality, have we failed to he victorious? I believe that but few of those absent are actuated by unwillingness to serve their country; but that many have found it difficult to resist the temptation of a visit to their homes and the loved ones from whom they have been so long separated; that others have left for temporary attention to their affairs with tho intention of returning, and then have shrunk from the consequences of their violation of duty ; that others again have left their posts from mere restlessness and desire of change, each quieting the upbraing3 of his conscience, by persuading himself that his individual services could havo no influence on the general result. These and other causes (although far less disgraceful than the desire to avoid danger, or to escape from the sacrifices required by patriotism,) uro nevertheless, grevous faults, and pin. e the cause of our boloved country, and of everything we hold dear, in imminent peril. 1 repeat that the men who now owe duty* to their country, who have been called out and have not yet reported for duty, or who have absented themselves fiom their posts, are sufficient in number f.. cnniirn no t-i/itrvrt- in tho ct rn .'rtrlo nmv imnnnitinf I call 011 you then, my countrymen, to hasten to your camps, in obedience to the dictates of honor and duty, and summon thoso who have absented them* selves without leave, or who have remained absent eyond the period allowed by their furloughs, to repair without delay to their respective commands, and I do hereby declare that I grant a general pardon and amnesty to all officers ar.d men within the Confederacy, now absent without leave, who shall, with the least possible delay return to their proper po*tsof duty, but j no e xcuse will be received for any delay beyond twenty J days alter the puplication of this proclamation in the j St <te in which the absentee may bo at the date of j the publication. This amnesty and pardon shall extend to all who have been accused or who have boon convicted and are undergoing sentence for absence I j without leave, or desert.on. excepting only those who have been twieed convicted of desertion. Finally, I conjure my countrywomen?the wives, mothers, sisters an.d daughters of the Confederacy?to j - use their all-powerful influence in aid of this call, to . add one eiowning sacrifice to those which their patri- j otisni h:ts so freely and constantly offered on their j country's altar, and to take care that none who owe i i service in tin- field shall be sheltered at homo from the . : h .ving d? sorted their duty to their fatui lies t< > t!u !r country and to their God. lim n under my hand and ilu seal (if the Confederate State.-, at Richmond, this 1st day of Ani [Stgust, in tho year of our Lord one thousand em lit hundred and sixty-three: .1 EEEKkSi i\" DAVIS. ' lly the President: J. P. Buxjamin", Seme I a ry of State. August 11 3 Th" papers throughout the ( onfedcrato States are requested to copy the above proclamation at tho earliest moment, and for twenty days thereafter, and send their bills to tie Private .Secretary of tho President. ! Administratrix' Notice 4 I,L Pr. It SONS INDEBTED TO Til K ESTATE . \ of rhns. .11. Peek, ere requested to call on Mr. W. P. Mm;1i-oii. (who is my authorized agent) and set Mo th'- *amo: ..nd al! who have claim against tiie estate wiii hand ihe:u in t'Oiim properly1 attested, on or before i i tho tirstday of November next. August 21 2 FRANCIS M B. PECK. Ad'rox r INSURANCE. HAVING BEEN APPOINTED AGENT FOR the Insurance Company of the State of Virginia, I am now prepared to take Risks Against Loss or Damage by Fire Persons wishing to insure their property, will have a favorable opportunity of doing so, in perhaps as safe a Company as there is in the Confederate States. May 22 N. D. BAXLKY, Agent. Runaway. COMMITTED TO THE JAIL OF KERSHAW District a Negro Boy, who says his name is JUlIS, ami that lie belongs to Robert Oliver, of Georgetown, S C. Said Bov is fivo feet five or six inches high, will weigh 150 or 60 pounds, had on an old black coat, and grey satinett pants, and a Confederate hat, made o \\ ire grass. The owner is requested to come forward prove property, pay expences and take him away. DUNCAN SHEORN, Jailor. ' March G | M O = o J I ? ? -M ? = Smt ? *&. 2L s g.i i > i ^ " I ? ft-? W X -2 ? H g a S > H 2 -5. Kg S 5 " .1 o H : ? ^ ^ l?i ? ? s S ! a i 53 si H 2 2 M s Qg < ^ ~ ? S * S3 O fa *3 - ? c _ Ob * MB! ?< CZ . J o P s- S = ^ O o u ? w <!* < V) L3 -Si - Z*. tn -=> c *5 5 5 E ?' ? 3 ? ? s < S w sS ? ? 5 H g ? s5 -j ? > s 32 r*) mt o ? ? ? I ppS ^ ^ *5 ? v W _ rn Q W S S o si S ^ 5 o < ^ 5 cs ? S3 fa S ? g w t? * ? ? " CJ 55 - > 5 2 ^ ^ - '2 5J Wanted-Wool! Foil WHICH TI1E HIGHEST PRICE WILL BE paid. ? ALSO? COTTON AND WOOLEN HOME-MADE JEANS and PLAINS, it McCUKRY & HAMMERSLAUGll'S. H ^ K fas M HJ ? ? W lJ C rt h " ~ b ? CO ? ? t>^ J ? ? ? r. .a > ho ? ^ 5 S <5 I a Ph - Xj 59 ? |t?i-=i w jG c ^ . ^ ? s - -5 * ? ? J ^ 5 W 5 I > o ^ n -% f w 5 ? ^ . s f?^ a S 5 ^ ^ u ^ H ? M . S g PS ill!! a 1 h sa s 11 U g : !HteS ">? .&"? fee h ^ ji H g ?! * H PHe? u s -M uj ^ S & 2 ^ ^ y? > h ? jr 8 P a ri ^ r | C^S? B <1 X U v^> * l_T p 3 J^tS 3 H < pq ^ s3 ? g 88* t it ^ i/ g ^ t> r H ^ ? -2 ? 5 ? s I -J f. 5 g a * Uh W cC New Goods. TnST OPENED, AT THE "OLD CORNER, Printed Muslins; also, Tapes, Pins, Hooks am Eyes, whito and colored serpentine Braids, Ac., tha has just run the blockade. E. W. BONNE V. July 3 .* ' . 1 1 I i.lLUIMgP^??Mil llll "II [PROCLAMATION.] STATE OF SOUTH CAKO LI IV A EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ) Charleston, S. C. August 2, 1863. J WHEREAS, BY INFORMATION RECEIVED at tins Department, it appears that in Charleston, on the 24th of December last, a man by tlio namo of Sam'l. Collins was stabbed iu the breast by somo person or persons up to this time unknown, and that the said Srmuel Collins died instantly: Now, therefore, I, M. L. BONHAM, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the aforesaid State, do issue this my Proclamation, offering a reward of THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS for tho apprehension and delivery of tlio real murderer of tlio said Samuel Collins into any of the jails of this State; and if more than one, an additional roward of Three Hundred Dollars for each one who shall be proved to bo an accomplice. Given uuder my hand and seal of the State, at [l. s.] Columbia, this eighth day of August A. D. one I thousand eight hundred aid sixty-three. ? M. L. BONHAM. ^ J Wm. R. Hontt, Secretary of State. C5>" Columbia papers publish twico, and other papers of the State once a week for one August 14 5 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ADJ'T. AND INSPECTOR-GENERAL P OFFICE. j> Charleston, Aug. 12, J sg:;. j" GENERAL ORDER NO 32. rpilK FOLLOW IXG PERSONS II AVE R EC KIT KI> 1 a majority of votes at an election lieM on tlie 31 si nit. for Field Ofliccrs of the Regiments organized for "local defence and special service in the State for th>? term of six months," in pursuance of General Order No. 28, issued from this Ottice, are hereby declared and announced duly elected to the Offices as hereinafter stated, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly, to wit: first regiment. THOMAS ROBERTS, Colonel. AV. L. HODGES, Lieutenant Colonel. W. E. WKL130RN, Major. # second regiment. WILLIAM FORD, Colonel. G. A. LEWIE, Lieutenant Colonel. WALTER QUATTLKBAUM, Major. fou rth regim ent. J. H. WITFIERSPOON, Colonel. F. M. MELKTT, Lioutcnont Colonel. J. C. EVANS, Major fifth regiment. J. IT. WILLIAMS, Colonel. JOHN A. BRADLEY, Lieutenant Colonel. L. I?. SADLER, Major. II In the Third Regiment there was a failure to elect Field Odicers, owing to the failure to organize the Companies in the 16lh Regiment, S. C. M., beforo 1 the day on which the election was ordered to be held. An election for Field Officers of said Regiment will bo ordered as soon as these Companies have been organized II J. The Colonels will nominato persons for the * Regimental Staff?one Adjutant, one Quartermaster, one Surgeon and one Assistant Surgeon?their appointment to be subject to tbe approval ol the President. Colonels will report their nominations to this office, and thov "ill be forwarded for approval. IV. The Colonels commanding these Regiments will hold themselves in readiness to report, with their respective commands, at the shortest notice, lor duty or> the coast. By-command : A. C. G A It LI \QTON, Adjutant and Inspector-General S. C, j?t?" Papers of State copy three times. August '21 3 Sequestration Act A LL PERSONS WIT HIN THE DISTRICTS OF rV Fairlicld, Kershaw and Sumter, who have not complied with the provisions of the Act in relation to interest, (approved 30th August, 1801) are notilled that executions will be lodged with tho Confederate Marshal, against all defaulters, on the lirst day of September, 1803, for debt, interest and cost. Mr. JAMES V. LYLKS is fully empowered to receipt for tho District of Kershaw, and Montgomery Moses, Esq., lor the District of Sumter If debtors arc resting under the impression that sorpiestratcd claims cannot be collected during the war, J tliey are specially referred to the 13th section of tho amended Act, in which it is said ' Jn the collection of del'tn or choses in action, no State Stay Law shall yovern 1 have granted indulgence to those who have already paid a fair proportion of their indebtedness, and will continue to do so, when circumstances require it; but to those who have paid nothing, executions and levy will bo issued in full August 14 3 J. R. AIKEN, Receiver. Dissolution of Copartnership. fpiIH COPARTNERSHIP OF KOOPMAN &80MI MKRS is tins day dissolved, by mutual consent ? either party will sign the name of the linn in liquidation. All persons indebted by nolo or account, will please i make payment to tho undersigned, or their authorized 1 attorney, Mr. M. Druckeic. t M. KOOPMANN. L. SUMMERS. Camden, June 1, 1863. 6 June 12 ' /