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./ , % * ?_ . , . _ * . Tlr~~~~nmr ... ??? * * 7 ^ ?1)C Canteen ConfcKvntc. VOLUME III C AMDENSO.OA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1863. NUMBER 1 I. - /if v - - - - - - ? - viijr mauiorn yionffifratf At three dollars a yeas, payable invariably iialf-yearly in advance ? Terms lor Advertising:: For ouo Square?a-twelve lines or less?TWO DOLLARS for the first insertion, and ONE DOLLAR AND hIKTY CENS for each subsequent. Oktuauy Notices, exceeding one Square, charged To at Advertising rates. Transient Advertisements and Job Woric MUST RE DAID FOR IN ADVANCE. No deduction made, excopt to our regular ad vertisin batrons. T. HERgHMANJgd^ WfeTitlBUTIOlV? VK B!! A ? 1 ?o Slioll these ihii^fs be?shall cihno unfettered fly, 1 Doing such deeds on earth as J.hock the sky-? Shall Havoc spread its Vampire wings in flame, While cities hum, and woman sinks in shame;? :8hall .fields be ravaged, innocence he driven IFrom homes late happy in the smile of Heaven; ^Patriots 1? mauacled, and grey-haired men 'Thrust'headlongdown from light to loathy den: While the brute rages a felon foe Trample on all that's jnire and good below;? And no avenger, aran'-d by Heaven, with might , Rise to the'rescue, and repair tlie bright. By lordjy genius, and in desperate fight!? How long, 'Q, Lord! shall the invader prey, > 10re thy sharp vengeance issues forth to slay ? ' Patienoe with God. my brctherenl? Vengeance keepsUmelumberiug watch, though still occasion skepn^ V.'iih heurt scarce pent within his narrow vest, An ./Etna's lires all raging in his breast. The champion comes?the avenger?wait the Hour, And ho will rise, commissioned, with the Power! Soon as the opportunity shall show, Swift as the Partheuu arrow from the bow,-. xrue to iiis aim as L>eain, tnc Avenger specus-. And mutes the hntes of Hell, with mightiest deeds; Then for long suffering, and unequaled err?*, He rallies all his attributes sublime; "With terrors unexampled in his hands, ..Fiercely he rages 'mongst the felon bands-;: With tiger thirst, with viper fang of Fate,. Unmeasured Fury meets unmeasured Hate; . He mocks tlie invading legions?braves the strife, Where tyrants game gainst human pea (TO and life ; While the gale foe grows palsied as he hears ' The<kiiell-of Doom fast following, in his ears; Cowers .'neath a Fate more fearful than he brought,. And pains more dread than have their birth in thought; passion so devours?so rends its foe,? .Ho'Ilateso fell,?when vengeance strikes the blow; Man looks uglmst, and mercy, from the skies, : Shuts her own breast, even us she shuts her eyes *r Invokes the Furies for their proper quest, .'Nor seeks'their ravenous instincts to arrest All her own:nature turii'd to gall, she cries, i' ll/\ 4 /"v ?> 1 1 ni rtnl i<iu t uv7 it i i iuic iv; 4iu c^cimuvoi It needs themiltureof a thousand years, To tear the Demon as the Demon tears: Terrible crimes, from mercy's self, demand ' The terrible .Vengeance of Kternul Hand; And. for tliedeeds of Hell, 'tis Fate's intent, , Hell's self slajuld rfiete out proper punishment.'' Wc clip the following paragraphs from the Atlanta (Geo.) Oon/cdetucy of Oct. 24th : Tub News from East Tennessee.?The views frotn East Tennessee is most exhilarating. Our cavalay, under the gallant commanders Dibbrell and Morwson, have driven the enemy to his fortifications at London, without inenrring any loss on our side. The loss of the enemy is summed up as follows: 700 prisoners, 50 wagons loaded with stores, 10 ambulances, 6 pieces of artillery, a lot ot mules and horses, besides small arms, camp equipage, &c. This lays Wheeler's raid far in the back ground. Gen. Morrison commands a brigade of Georgia cavalry, and has occupied the extreme front, much to the discomfiture of the enemy, for many months. Col. Dibbrell is in command of a brigade of Forrest's men, and 'knows nothing bnt to defeat the enemy whenever he gets in striking distance of his camps. All honor to the patriots who strike such repeated and telling blows. Miramon, recently one of the ' contestants for the Mexican throne for Presidency, has written a letter to Gen. Forey, the commander of the French forces, giving in his adhesion to the new Empire of Maximilian. inpormiu from llie United Slates. GRANT 81PERSEDE8 HOSECHANS At CHATTANOOGA. Richmond, Oct. 24.? A flag of truce boat arrived at City Point yesterday 'evening, with Northern dates to the 23d inst. The Herald) in its news summary, says that there are n?> signs of battle between the armies ?f Meade and Lee. With the exception of several caHdrv regiments, no portion of Lee's army h north of the Rapidam. Important move! merits in the Yankee Army of the Potomac are now on foot, the precise object of which, ! says ti?e Ilcrald, it is not proper to make puhI lie at the present time. Meade was in Washj ington on the 23d inst., in [consulation with j Lincoln. I Gen. U. S. Grant has been ordered to supersede Gen. W. S. Rosecrans in the command of I the Yankee "Army of the Cumberland:' ! Rosecrans' movement beyond Chattanooga^ without orders from Washington, gave offense to the military authorities there, and this is assigned as the cause of his removal from the command. Rosec rans has gone to Cincinnati* Secretary Stanton had arrived at Louisville. | A correspondent of the Richmond Sentinel writes from Wilson, N. (J. : Tlie people of Wilson were in excellent spirits, occasioned in part by a speech of President Davis, on hit* way South. The ladies were very attentive. Driving the waiters of the hotel oft they waited on him in person at his meal. Having finished, lie was called upon for a speech, with which he complied, addressing the ladies in a few remarks and in the housewife style. He told them, among things, "to take care of their Confederate money, that it would be good in a few days; the washing day is over, the clothes arc hung on the line to dry; all that is needed is a little more sunshine." The ears moved oft* amid the cheering of the crowd and the waving of handkerchiefs hv the ladies. Report further says that oscular impressions were freely made and received by the ladies and the President. I The President Kissed.?A friend remarked to us yesterday that there never was a great occasion without something ridiculous to spoil it, and related the following : A lady intent on seeing the President, awaited his arrival most anxiously at the depot, and, upon seeing him rushed frantically to where he was, exclaiming in pathetic strains. "Oh ! Mr. President, will you let the Yankees come to Sclma !" "I assure you, my dear Madame, they shall not," replied the .dignified Mr. Davis; and thereupon the overjoyed fair one smacked his lips. No dainty "bus," it was either, but a regular "sockdologer" that sounded like the report of a 6mall pistol. Anecdote of Gkneiial Ewell.?When General Ewell entered Carlisle, Pennsylvania. i the clergymen of the city called upon him in J a body, and asked whether they might open 1 their churches on the ensuing Sunday. "Certainly," said General Ewell, "I wish myself to attend church. They retired, but soon reappeared, and in the moat deferential tone, inquired whether he objected to their praying for the President of the United States. ' "Not at all," replied General Ewcll, "I know of no man who is in more need of you^ Thk French in New Orleans.?Ti* wlrshington correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger learns from high authority that the petition of the French residents of New Orleans to the Emperor, praying that a suitable fleet may be sent for their protection in the event of any sudden trouble, has been promptly and favorably responded to, and that some half dozen yessels-of-war will soon bo within easy call of the French Consul in that city. Tlie New Fashion in Ftifflund?Women us Mnokcrtf. The custom of smoking by women has lately 1 been introduced in England, and, according to ! the Court Journal, is likely to "become very prevalent." The authority says : Fashion holds such a tviannic sway over ] society that we need never l>e surprised at see| ing the most astounding change in manners, | custom and dress brought about its magic ini fluence. lligh waists, short waists, no waists at all, chimneypot bonnets, flat bonnets, powi dored hair, dishevelled hair, rouge, patches, : onntrinl lir.nnc furtliin?nl?o I..?1. I ?UUp ciuMUina', lligll; heeled boots, sandals, high dresses, decolle-tees ' dresses have all had their day; wo have lived i to see the time when duel'st* and four bottle i ! men no longer exist, and when every man, high and low, rich and poor, old and young, indulges in the German and Dutch luxuries of the short pipe and mild Havana. But a more startling change is likelv "to come over the spirit of our dream," ladies belonging to la- I crew e dc lac reuv of society have introduced cigarettes. We could mention the name of many of England's arisrocratic daughters who open'y indulge in mild Latakia. A elever co- ; temporary has alluded to "fast matrons;" let j us hope that unmarried ladies will be slow to ' | follow the example of those who would introduce the noxious weed into female society. Tub Yankee "Sanitary Commission."?A Confederate Chaplain who was recently a prisoner in the enemy's hands communicates to j the Richmond Sentinel some interesting particulars concerning the "U. S. Sanitary Commission." lie says: It has its own officers, its own supplies, its own wagons, and yet accompanies the Yankee I army whenever it moves; separate and independent, and in time of need always on band, i Among its stores, are to be found every conceivable luxury that the siek palate can desire; such as ice, brandies, wines, cordials, lemons, broina, chocolate, etc., in fact, it would be tedious to enumerate the different articles to be 1ih<1 from its charitable counters. And not only are delicate edibles provided, but its stores comprise shirts, drawers, towels, beddings, i everything, in a word, necessary to establish a I first class hospital. _ ? v Major General Gecko is II. Thomas.? It has been already stated that this individual, who is now connected with liosecrans' army is a native of Southampton county, Va. A lady who resides at Jerusalem, the county scat of Southampton, informs the editor of the Spirit of the Age that Thomas distinguished himi self in the war with Mexico, and on his return home was presented by the ladies of his native county with a handsome sword. After the beginning of the present war, and Thomas lino determined to array himself against the South, lie w rote to his sister to send him that sword. The true hearted, patriotic woman replied that he could not have a sword presented by the women of Virginia to turn against their brave fathers, sons and brothers, who were fightfhg in defence of the land whose birth place lie had disgraced; and that instead of sending the sword to him, she would prefer seeing it thrust through his traitorous heart. Major Jack Dowino's Views on Fighting.?Here is what Major Jack Downing said, several years ago, on the subject of fighting* True as preaching, isn't it? "In tlie matter of fighting there is one thing I always keep my eyes on, and I found General Jackson of the same way of thinking, and that is, depend less on folks who say they are ready to shed the last diop of their blood, than on , folks that are ready to shed the first drop, i Give a man eight dollars a day to make speeches in Congress, with the right of free postage, and you will hear enough of "last drop matters; when it eomes to camp duty, then the " first drop" folks have to stand to the rack at eight dollars a month ! Tlie Next Neellng ofCoAffrcis. Considerable confusion exists as to the time when the next session, and the last, of the First Congress will commence. Some suppose Congress will meet in December, some in January. The Constitution of the Confederate States provides (Art. I, Sec. 4): uThe Congress shall assemble at ieast once in every year; and such meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall, by law, appoint a differrent day." The Congress have not by anv law of geueral application.appointed a different day for their annual assemblages. They met on another day last winter, but it was under a law limited to the special occasion. On their last adjournment they specified no day for their next meeting. The Constitution, therefore, determines the time, and it is th6 first Monday in December? On the 7th of December, therefore, Congress will meet in Richmond. Lincoln President for Life.?The New York Sunday Mercury, of the 20th nit., nub ?' ' ? I lishes a letter from Washington correspondent, who says that it has been determined to postpone tiie next Presidential election until after the suppression of the rehelion and the restoration of the Union. The reason he assigns for this hold movement is, that the Constitution requires all the States, to vote, and that in the present condition of the country it is impossi^ hie to comply with the requirement. An occasional correspondent of the London JVcwsy writing fiom Constantinople, says there are 1U0,000 Circassians and the surrounding tribes, with an equal number of Tartars and Georgians, ready to take the field against Russia with any power that ehoses to direct their operations. The Russians know this and expect every clay a rising of the hostile tribes by which they are surrounded. It was excellent advice which President Davis ga/c to the citizens of Ivinston, in North Carolina, when lie told them to take care of their Confederate Money, that it would be of full value after a while. Many persons are throwing away money under the prevailing mania lor ail kinds of extravagance, which t 11 a t\r OAllli) l?AAcf n,ll'.ill*n/?-v/M?r.l.. 1 VIM\ J V.VUIU IIIU.1I. iiUKUilltj^CUUSIV USsU, pUI'Utl^B, may sorely need after awhile. The soubriquet of "The Lousy Calf," is applied to Rosecrans, the Federal General, because of his extraordinary good luck. "Rosy" was born under a luekv star. But "there is 110 telling the luek of a lousy calf," says tho old proverb?"he lives all the winter and dies in the spring."?liebtl. >. A young man on being asked by his sweothcart what phonography was, took out his pencil and wrote the following, telling her that was phonography : "U R A B U T, L N." (You arc a beauty, Ellen.) A polite young lady recently asserted that she had lived near a barn yard, and that it was impossible for her to sleep in the morning (\n ?\i* f*lW\ tif r\i* f Kn Antorv !.?? 4 ' ~ MwviiMo v? ?,iiv vi* ivi j mnuc uy u JJCIHIC* man licti. Wc lately met a grammarian, says-a Californa paper, who has just made a tour through the mines, conjugating; or rather, cogitating thus: 'Positive, mine; comparative, miner; superlative, minus." DISTRICT OFFICERS. TTlfi DELEGATION OF KRRSHAW DISTRICT to the Legislature/pive notice, that the members of the following District Bonrds will have to bo re-appointed at the ensuing session. They ask, therefore, that the names of the present members, new members mid all vacancies may bo reported to them before the session: 12 Commissioners of Roads. 8 Commissioners of Free Schools. 7 Commissioners of Public Buildings 5 Commissioners to Approve Public Sureties 24 Managers of Elections?3 to each Box 10 Magistrates October 0