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THE CAMDEN WEEKLY CONFEDERATE.
" KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND THE PRESS IS THE ROYAL THRONE UPON WHICH SHE SITS, AN ENTHRONED MONARCH."
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Vol. Ill] CAMDEN. S. C., "W'EDISrESDAY MfmiSTHSTG, SEPT. 7, 1864. GSTo. 33.
Ciif Cosffkratc
is PUBLISHED AT CAMDF.N*.
V.\ Eilf WEDNESiKir MORNING,
BY
J. T. IIERSHMAN.
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Four Men Condemned by a military
Commissfon to be Hanged.
nr.. ~>iKjary commission recently in
session jn Baltimore,-trr i*to: TZ Sr. I aulctrcct,
has sentenced four persons to he
hanged at Fort McIIenry on the 29th
iast. The following is a copy of the
finding and sentence of the oommissision:
William II. Rogers, charged with acting
nsa epy, on or about 24th May 1SC4,
in the Chesapeake Bay, at a point near
Annapolis; in a time of war andjrebellion of
the so called Confederate States, against
the supreme authoiity uf the United
States, acting as a spy in and about the
posts, quarters, camps fortifications of
ihe army of the United" Slates, in the
State cf Maryland, to be hanged by the
neck until dead, at such time and place
^nnnrol ninr ri/?ci<y.
as the com ma uuui? g <.Uv.<.? j
rvatc therein. *
John It. If. Kmbcrt, now or late of
t he so-called Confederate army, acting as
a spy on the 2f>th of April, on the liastern
Shore of Maryland, and also engaged
in the transpotntion of whiske}*, bacony
salt, dry goods, boot?, sboe3 and other
articles.
' Saihucl B. Ileum, now or 'late of the
so-called Confederate army duriug the
month of April, 11:64, and charged tfith
supplying the rebels with whiskey, alcohol,
nails, dry goods and^ general trafficking.
Braxton Lyon, now or late of the socalled
Confederate army, charged with
being a spy and trafficking with the rebels
in such articles us whiskey, alcohol,
salt and dry goods..
All yf these parties have been for some
time coufiucd in the city jail, and were
yesterday removed to Fort Mcflenry.
, "With the exception of Rodgers, all were
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members of the 1st inaryiapu cavmry.
It is not yet known whether the Prcsi
dent has approved the Bcntencc ip their
Cases.
War Rumors?A New Flee** of
Blcckncfc Itttrrao?
A correspondent of tbc__?J<}J?'^^^rk
Ileruld v.r:les from London :
When tho report reached the Stock
Exchange of Graht's blowing up a citadel
at Petersburg rebel stock fell one
per cent. To take the town would bring
it down five per cent, and ihe fall of
Richmond would drop it at least ten
more, llut at this time that stock is
worth more by fifty per cent, than the
best bonds and stocks of the Uhitcd
States Government. All this is owing
to just one thing, so far as the value of
the rebel stock is concerned, the facilities
for running the blockade at "Wilmington.
There is a whole fleet of steamers just
hgw iu the Clyde all ready to run the
Blockade, and just putting in cargoes
that will average in value half a million
gold dollars each. And about nine out
of ten of these efforts to run the blockade
nre successful. Scores of English and
Scotchj?uerchant8 andBhiponwers are rolling
in wealth now, with hundreds of
thousands ?several over a million?of
pounds made in blockade running.
Dead Yankees in Andersonvillc
During one of the intensely hot days
if last week, more than three hundred
sick and wounded Yankees died at Anucrsonville.
A curious calculation has passed through
our mind, dated on this information.
"\Ye lind that this would make 1800
feet equal to 600 yards, or more than a
quarter of a mile of uead Yankees.
A procession of wagons, odc to each
ttian, rcckouing 20 feet to the wagou,
would make a line GOOO feet, or more
than a mile long.
To bury thorn side by side, would require
a trench GOO feet long, equal to
2-10 yards, 7 feet wide and five feet deep,
would rcouire 120 men to dig the
craves, 2(?U oi-x . ,ft mnko
'2i) drivers to the wagons, 2;> assistants
to bury tbem, 25 wagons to haul thcrti,
10 mules to pull them.
It would require 0 good steam saw
mills constantly running, to furnish sufficient
lumber to make the coffins, reckoning
the work of each mill at 2500 feet
*c.' day.
At 50 feet to cch coffin the sum total
would he 1500 feet.
To the funeral cortego wo will allow
for charity's sake, 00000000, mourners.
?Atlanta Intelligencer.
Promotions
vVc Ica'rn from a letter received in this
city, yesterday, that Brig. Gen. M. C.
Butler has bceu promoted to Major
(i?ncral tr> command Hampton's old di\i>ion.
Col J din Duono-ant, Colonel
i f the 5th S. C Cavalry, has been promoted
to Brigadier General, to command
Butler's nld brigade. By the latter promotion
our young fellow-citizen, Lieut.
Col. B. J- Jeflords, rises by grade to the
rank of Colonel, commanding 5th S. 0.
Cavalry.?Charb'*ton Cot'rjVr, 30th.
! Terms on Which Peace may
Obtained
Washington, (Thursday,) Aug
! 25?You may rest assured' that all
| reports attributing to the Govern m<
any movements looking toward nogoi
tiwis for peace at present are uttc
without foundation. Tboro has bt
nobody at Niagara representing the G
crnment, or in any way expressing
opinion, concerned in any negotiation.'
conversations with tlie rebel einiss-n
on the subject of peace. The Govr
: mcnt has not ctitcrtaiuod or discus
I t1ir> nrni.-nt, nf nrnnositn? nn aruiis
| I " J ' " i r - c.
; with the rebels* nor huq it any in It* At
of sepdiug commissioners to Richnn
for the purpose, of ulToi ing or .solicit
terms of peace. or of negotiating w
iuc icoei fiutnormes on tnarornny nt
subject. Its sole and undivided purp
is to ; r (Sectite the war unfil the rebel
is quelled. Rut if anybody doubts
willingness to make peace whenever
rebels will lay down tlu-ir anus and
turn to the Union, let him produce :
: proposition from the rebel authorities
: that effect, or fiOf evidence that tliey
i desirous of ejafltig the war' on ill
i terms, and he will then bo in con fit
\ to test the purpose and disposition of
Government on that point, lie will I
"no difficulty or delay in defining
President's position on tliat subject
Special J>cspatcli to the New York Ti'r
rti-nnt TJnfrrGoc n "Pn er; In tho "Pror
Vice-Consul.
Graut lias refused h passage down
James to the representative of tlie C
sul of FrHtico at llichmoud, with (
patches for the French Minister at Wa
ingtorv. It appears that on Sunday
Vice Consul "proceeded to Yaiina, i
in accordance with a privilege hereto!
freely accorded, secured his pass
the flag of-truee boat, was nssiguc
state:roorn,- arrd aadc^very arrangeui
for the journey. At night the boat
visited by Grufltin person, who, with
the knowledge of the Vice Consul,
an interview with Major Muffnid, and
structed him to refuse a passage iu
boat to that offleiar or any one else
The consequence vta? that the Yice-C
sul had to return to Richmond vtrth
despatches.
Yankees in the Lower .Valley
VirginiaWe
have converged with nijPWitlcr
of this county who was in "wf^tbn,
the lower Valley, at the'time the. \
kces canwftfn^p well as when they w
jyiftsk, duriMSS^J^t^emonstrari
Our JhiortsST?RW
who travelctrUri state," riding in a
carriage drawn by four splendid g
horses.
The Yankee force, our iuforuj^nf tliii
numbered not less than HO ,<3^0 of
arms, a very large proportion of wl
was cavalry handsomely equipped and
ding excellent horses.
Our informant does not know ex
: ly the length of time troops occupied
I - - Pi _ ?T 1? I ..1 _ 1 it i..,4
i coming up niter "i. njuu >nuai, mu
| says that they consumed oleum lumrj
i passing a given point at a double on
in going back. The troops were giei
demoralized, especially on their retr>
They broke up a great many of tl
; guns, and threw others in wells. T
I burned all the hay and grain wit hin roa
' in numerous caces .' tiing fire to ba
I iu order to destroy the hay and gr;
| They destroyed Hot less than 20 or
j barns and stack yr.rd> in srghf. of N
ton.
) They burnt no dwellings, and assigi
; as a reason for burning the grain i
j hay, that we had burned (Ihaiiihershtt
They killed and drove off nil tlm <
j tie, hogs and sheep, horses, wagons, (
; riages, buggies, dogs, poultry of all ki
they could find,
i They retreated af.vr night. Tl
; came up on the 11th, and remain* d ah
' four days.
I They had no negro troops with tin
but there was a great number of no
( haDger6-on along with the army, /tier!
I horses, &c
I Tho troons were the behaveu
I r ~
j of men tlic people of :fs-tt regbui c
; saw. Thoy were povfvc-Iy 1 ~wI.
It is said they hung one of our inn
: North Carolina soldier, at Middle!
; charging hitn with being a spy.
( The women, i% is said, Tcnucsted
men to .take no prisoners.
The people of portion..- of the b>
Valley mast snfTer in c<>,w<{,i-m-e <>f
destruction of their grain, garden?, fr
provisions, poultry, Ac., by tin: pnl
j enemy. A desolate tiack niaikcd t!
progress where ever they w? nt.
Rockingham Rcyitttr At'jusl 11,'1
Streigiit Straightened <h't L.\
?Strcight, the notorious fanatic :
hater of the South and Southern in
tutions, and wlio was a prisoner at
Lihby for somo months, and from wh
1 he finally escaped like a molo by t
. < i . r
j iifiluip nis way .our, nas ai icaa* 101
his dead icvcl. We sec by laic Nor
j cm papers that lie was killed in a 6,
with General Wheeler's forces in i
rear of Sherman's army, nenr Cbattan
j jrn. He commanded the Fifty-fi
Indiana regiment.
"I wonder where those clouds arc .
; ing ?" sighed Flora, pensively, ns s
pointed with her thin, delicate finger
the heavy funeral masses that floated
zily in the sky. "I think they are goi
1 to thunder said her brother
S
be J. T. itERSHMAN?Editor.
ust Camden, Wednesday* An gust 3
l fi e -fr~ . ..
?nt M'o^by:s have become quite
-,a_ source of annoyance to the "Xankees?
rl*
^ is said they take no prisoner^
,,v' The number of graves in t5e Yank'
National Cctno-ery, at Chattanooga,
< or . ?
ies -caib' "'tm'her six thousand.
1 nj Grant's losses' iti the hiiltcft bef<
sod Lice
Petersburg on Friday and 'Sunday, i
ion Computed at four thousand. ^
ing Northern papers coutIurnAto be fil
i(|, Willi r\f n > 1 tf^&nr aCy ft
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"l*' piOl MICgr'l 10 II.'IV'J UUCU irnvoiiubu
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Indiana.
llOM t fr "
The losses during the bjnibnrdnif
^ie of Atlanta will reach ?5,000,000 wo
. of real estate, embracing. forty-scv
i t0 houses burnt, 497 nersous killed, f
are wounded.
ion The Now York Herald, in a late iss
the gays it will soon he a necessity for I.
'It'a ; coin to recall Giant to defend the ;
10 j tiooal Capital, which it admits is in ni
nrs f Ganger of capture than Richmond.
j In the late Constitutional Slate-^-Y
IC^ j kee?Convention, of Louisville, Ky.,
fj)c ! members disposed of over forty tlrouSi
j dollars worth of whiskey, ali which l
les- paid for by the State Treasury as ami
the expenses of the Convention.
the ^
and i There is 3" excess of females over
"te males in tivc States.in the North. C
uccticnt has 7,000: Massachusetts 1)7,0
;(j H #
r t New Hampshire 7,000; Niw York
was j 00Q^ Rhode Island G.000. In Penn<
out, vania the-numbers arc nearly equal.
l.adj- ^ ;
in-j Northern papers state that. Farra
tlie h.ts made arccconnoisance of the obsti
iioiis near Mobile, and found the stoat
?? Nashville had been sunk-across t|ic cli
bts , ,.
nel, making access to the city itnposst
until she is first removed.
leant, through a ielegraii. fu
Cac&dfitf Mj Journal, that Gen. J>
11 ft! aa'^ '0?L'CS hod been surpri
aa. at Greeuville. The general himself
cnt *ingkilled, and all hid staff capturrd, <
onij cept, MajorJIasscH ' _ ^
fine | I gratefully acknowledge (i, reoe
;ra} . of two barrels of vegataU..^ and proviso
k ! from the ladle?: of the S. A. A.. Dibe
n'ij ; Hill, kerrliaw District, fliioii^li }
,;c|, I'lodg-'ft, for the sir!; ami woim-lM
ri- tho Wayside Hospitnl, a! Ivingsvillc S\
11. F. ClIA.MBI.KSS,
,*u.' i (Steward )
J End cf the Danish Wnr.
1 he Danish war, that has long ahsor
! die attention of Europe, is virtually at
l>at i end. At the third meeting of the (.'
icir fcrence at Vienna, Denmark wade a. I
ticy i concession of all that had been denial:'
r^' ! of her, and M Von Qunadc, having
rns *
ii ! reived the necessary lnstruelmns, agri
j5 i to sign' tho preliminaries of peace.
uw- three months' nrmist ice has been accept
land King Christian has promised to ci
ned . .. , . , r, , , . ,, , . .
j ; fi?c i 'nc11ics or seuicswig. nmsicm :
,r.r i Lauetiburg, witl; (lie appertaining islao
cat- and will retain a diminished territn
, with a million and a half of inhahitaf
" : burdened by the expenses of war or
i halted by the ravages of tie enemy.
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A Deserter Arrosted by Ladies
| A correspondent of tho Macon 'J\
' graph relates the following incident.:
On ;lie morning of the 1st of Align
l|1"> it was rninon-d that there vas a deser
( in Irwin county, about tri miles fr<
the cntt"t house, and no nan cuuld
v ' fonnd toarrc.-t him. What are we tod
was the question asked lv m iiic lad
''' in the nuighboihood. Atlhis mocu
' two young ladies proffered to go a
i make the arrest. Thr.y made tin
?"r mothers and the wife of 3 soldier w
lived near by acquainted ?ith tlieir i
n?c . loll,'',n5* T',e ,kV? matrons volunteer
! to assist, the young ladies; according
| llio carriage was ordered and a net;
. ! man put. upon the box. Armed ai
lcir ! equipped, the ladies drove t? the I101
, of the deserter, boidly ?nd fenrlest
I tbev flighted from their carriage a
I walked into the house. Deserter ask
ST- them to be seated, but tbey declined,
lDcl the same time informing lira that
B'1* was a deserter and their prisoner, a
jbo must tako a seat in their cirriage aD(i
ich with them to the Court Ihuse. Desi
un* ter begged, entreated and prayed, b
in^ all to no purpose ; to town they carri
'h- bim and put him in jail, irs'ructiug t
?ut jailor to Keep Dim uutii oa.icd lor uy t
enrolling officer,
oo-'
rst A nice place to keep ?ool?Fannii
County, Texas. Another aivantage?i
growing. An exchange ells ue thai
go- woman raieiding near Old-Warren, Fa
ihe nin County, Texas, rcccmly gave bir
to to five bouncing boys?mother and "fan
la- ly" doing well. The boys arc nam
rig Davis, Lee, Cooper, Beauregard at
Bragg.
Negro Enli3tmonts in Kentucky.
? Tlie subjoined orders; relative to tl
1> "enlistment of negroes in Kentucky, d
? velopc the policy pursued by the Yunki
a Govern in ^nt- towards the people of tb
State. The mait^ point is that an own
of slaves is deprived of all control ovi
them. In other words, if a negro go
ec to the Federal authorities and says '
aj am willing to enlist, but my master c
jeets," the master may be arrested, throv
into prison, and subjected to such oth
punishment as the "powers that be" mi
direct. The wonder ia that the. peep
lro of a sovereign State can. tamely eubn
to such an usurpation of their rights; b
, , perhaps, like the ancient eels, they ha
, "got used to skinning." nnd now ecarcc
n'd wiutc uoJ.r ?ire~rtpo ratFan :
f? pn^vvost Marsbal'.s office,
Ninth District of Kentucky,
Grrcnburg, Kcutuoky, May 17, 1864.
?(lt The following is a copy of a letter i
^ ceivcd to-day at. this office, from Hea
quarters Acting Assistant Provost Mi
cn" ; sh:r4 General. Louisville, Kentucky, dat
>* '1 May 13th. 18G4, which is published I
the information of all concerned.
Captain : The oiVlcrs this day rcoeiv
,l(7 by telegraph from Brigadier Gcoci
,in | Burbridge, herein quoted, will be coi
ya. ! plied with by provost marahals and otl
officers engaged in making cnlistmen
' The order is as follows :
"Please direct all your prorost m;
sbals to receive all negroes wboni'ay of
themselves, rcg^rdles^ 6f the wishes
,e the owners. * * *
Any person who interferes with t
,vas enlistments will be promptly arrested.
>nc (Signed) S. G. Buriiridoe,
"Brigadier General Commanding
Gcuerul Purbridge telegrapns fimjn
l])(. a* follows, and his advice will be cj
firmed and accepted :
"n" "Advice that the l'rovost Marshals
00; the different districts be instructed
II, arrest any person interfering in any w
-j. with the drafting or enlistment of negro
"(Signed) S. G. BunnniDGK.
"Prigadier General Commanding
u( j Report each ease of attest for t
| cause without delay to General' P
UC I bridge, and ask what disposition to ma
ncr ' of the arrested person
an-i Py order. George McLank,
lie Captain A'- P?- C. and Adjutant,
j Captain W. C. Gricr, Provost Marsl
; Ninth District,
ilte | Captain Gricr issues his orders acci
dm ! dingly to all deputies and agents unc
j | him to enforce these orders "jT'Uiiptly
se' | and to be "iudusfribas in procuring *
| recruits.
X Yankee Reports.
' _X o"i ii-?r>.?tidi nt. of the N'.w Y<i
opt '1 wii'es from 'New S'O'h CWHit
The lire from our batteries is still k(
up <>ii Sumter =?nd the cit)', slowly, I
1'.v with must -gratifj^ng. accuracy. At
dr. | HCitor who etmem recently informs
in r!;nt onr tiri;g does great wxeeution, a
1 is directed at the weakest points of t
( rt, a fact attributable to Gott. Foste
i knowledge of it while stationed the
Th" rebels, it is said express great fi
1?et l.<M?.l,'iriimnnl .if nnil
, I*. ii ?. ,
' by no means impregnable will tihitna
i ly interfere with t!<c safety of their ca
an | mates, and much weaken the defences,
on ; Inconsequence of the. non-receipt
full i K',,,s ^"r which requisition has be
, , j made, General Foster requested Adnii
' Dahigrcn to loan bitif a battery, alvJ t
lc" | result is nn arrangement by which a h
red ! tery ofsix (Ithink) elcAcn-inch gnus to
,\ placed Moris Island h'fwccn Clint (u
j and Grogg, to be manned by sailors a
! marines, and assist in-the hombarumc
there. One pun has already gone t
ind ami the rest will probably he moant
ds, ; before this letter reaches you.
r,r . During the Fiitnmer the main drfcn<
' of Milton Head Islaiiih, consistiup pri
its* i
'' rip-illy of n simple line of earthWori
ux with one or two batteries, have b en c
i tended, and strengthened by the cr
: struction of a citadel iu their centre th
: enabling a small force to hold tlx
against a larger force than the rebels c
; probably even land here. Another c
vf.? add is to ?-c erected near Mitchebvil
,er rendering too Island safe against, a
1,11 .".ttack from the Seabrook direction.
ho third is to be constructed just outse
" ' : the town of Heaufort.
ics j '>'hcse works arc probably not
nt j lately uoees?ary for the protection
n'l these posts, but they will render the
plf more impregnable and save iliuch loss
b? j life on our aide should a serious attack
i'<- : made.
rly | 'ifhe Crimson Has:
:ro ' In looking over ad oM Dumber of tl
imI . Home Journal, wo fi*yi ihe following
ise : McPlmrson Washington, a lineal doscc
ily dnnt nf the "Father of his country
ud owns the celebrated "crimson flag of E'
cd taw" which was carried at that farnoi
at fight as well as at Cnwpens. There
he a story connected with that piece cf cloi
nd narration. Just before the battle of E
go taw, William Washington called upon
jr- lady, and asked her for something re
ut to inspire the boys in the coming Ggh
cd She withdrew, and returned with the d
he sired color, carefully wrapped up. Oi
he revolutionary mothers wore red petticoa
in those dhvs. and not bcincr able to o
tain any thing else, she sacrificed hi
a" crimson jupt on the altar of her corn
t's try. It was carried into a hotly coote
; a ted field, and, wherover it was seen, tt
in- boys thought of their sweethearts an
th wives at home, and struck for freedoi
ji- with terrific force. That little flag
cd now borne by the Palmetto soldiers, bi
id ing in the preBeDt custody of the Wasl
iugton Light Infantry.
/ til
j The Burning of Hon- Mr. Boteler's
je' Residence
e-1 A correspondent of a Northern paper
:e [ denounces Flutter's barbarity in Yirginat
' ia, ahd referring to the fuming of Hon.
cr i A' It Boteler's house, publishes the foier
lowing letter of Miss Boteler :
es Siiephjwdtown, Jefferson County, Va.,
'I July 30?Wednesday night,
fr- My Dear Sitters: I suppose you will
rn have heard before this reachea you that
er our dear, beautiful home is in ashes,
ay Yesterday, just after dinner, Lizzie, her
>le throe little children, and I, being at
lit home, fifteen Federal soldiers of the 1st
ut New York cavalry, under Captain Marve
tindnlc, came with orders from General
ily Hunter fo burn cverytliing under rool
T5n fTTe places of A. IT. Boteler and Edmund
J. Lee. They came to us- first,
) and in twenty minutes after their arrival
1 it would have been dangerous to enter
re- the house. Of the furniture, we saved
d- two little rocking chairs, and throe other
ir- chair# from the porch, This is literally
ed ! all. The barn, in which was stored all
for . tho hay just cut; the servants' house
| and library, with the books, cabinet ol
ed ! iriinerals, valuable historical papers ant
ral documents?all are gone. The men1
iu- house arid dairy are still standing, as tin
icr wind blew from them. Writing this ii
ts. harder work than I thought it would be
irfter all I have gone through with,
ar- They piled up the furniture, and wit!
fer camphdne, etc., built the fire that has
of Burned deep into .our hearts. Ne?t*?nc
I are at aunt Nannie's to-night; Lizzii
he r.hd children at the Grove. Mrs. Lei
I lias joined her husband, aud Fount.aii
! Bock aud Bedford ?irc both desolated
I My heart aches to have such' terrible ti
?r, j dings of the dearest spot in all the wolc
in- to you. I fear I loved it too much, bu
j my greatest grief is for our darling par
of cuts. We are young, ami can bear sue!
to ; changes better, but their life-ties wen
ay ; formed and ilvcted there. I'll writ<
cs. ! more ill the niorniug, when fitted for it
| How many will,be sorry to bear all this
I read Hunter's oid?r myself?had it ir
his ruy hands ami 'tried to keep it to seuc
lir- papa, but it was taken out of iny hands
,ke * * * * * *
Your devoted sister,
Timi.
This correspondent closes his letter a
ml ] follb^V:'
| The house was not^hc properly of Mr
or- i Jloteler, biU belonged to Mi-i. Hofccler
ler ; who like o SpartanTJtother, inm riemaihet
' through r.jl tjj'c dangers of war to protec
re- [ Iter property and children. With tin
exception of the "gallant" Milroy, win
. deprived her of her servants,.she am
, her. daughters luve received every conr
'*] . , ^ -j frOW. -VfrTge ? P'S n':v
" ' i armies. McClcllan, like a gallant soldier
; who makes war only on men, ordered he
':lf ' house to be protected while, his victori
: ens troops were in pur.-nit of the enemy
u* | It-was left by General. Hunter to maki
!I(t i i i . a\ ' \ ?!r..i i i . i
nesminic un.?? ovauimn in>use, ami id urinj
,c I to poverty this interesting family.
r s j We admire the ravage and couragenu
ro" lion, but bate tiie filthy and pruwlinj
:nr jackal.
'ts Flesh, limb and blood the foinur make
tc- l
his own.
*c" ! The last. pour, brute securely gnaws tin
j bone.
0 j General Hunter seem* to seek immor
en) j tality, and doubtless his name will hi
rn' 1 handed down to posterity, associated
j not with the deeds of a warrior, but 1:k<
, him who fired the Kphesian dome willb*
j known only as an incendiary. J. Jj.
r.d j A hundred Yours Too Late.
nt [ The Newcastle (England) Chronicle o
1 P? j the '20th ult, says :
| When, in 17>54, one of the rarlit
j friends of the Newcastle Chronicle sen
-<*8 . joj- insertion the fullowing advertisement
iu- j he litrle drear.-.: over how long a span
' '? | of time responding application's would bt
'* ! uizde :
m- | "Wanted, middle aged woman (vrht
1,8 | has becu servant in genteel families, ant
un can he well recommended for her hones
an ; ty) to take charge of a singlo geutleman'i
'l* | house in the country. She must under
K | take cooking and setting out t'he table.
11)' I A gardener is also wanted, who, havint
A ! 1..W.. uni'i 11 #..n- ? 1 ? ill
I IMIW fl PUIltil ^UIUUII \\J till I U IV1 | IT III
1? he expected to assist occasionally in the
! house or stables.
1 If n man and wife can undertake the
! above places- provided they are not euro
I cumbered vfjth children, it will be more
j agreeable. Apply to the printer of this
be j papor. Yesterday, in celebration of ?Ik
centenary of the Clironiclo, we distribn
ted among our suhseriLera reprints of
JVo. 1, published on tho 22d March,
1764 ; and of the twenty-nine "advertise>
' mcnts it contained, the foreging stood at
1* the head. The sheet bad not been rcis
sued many hours when a respectable,
worthy looking couplo entered the pub^9
lishing office, and advancing to the coun18
tcr, innocently inquired the address of
^ the "singie gentleman."
u" All'the establishment was at fault.?
a Its "oldest inhabitants" could not remember
the name of tho advertiser.?
Tho rustic bachelor was unkuown. No
e" account stood against him in the books
ir of the office. Timchad written over him
t9 Noncst. Ho was clean gouc?he, bis
genteel bouse and 6mall garden?all
-r were forgotten. AtkJ the honest appli
cants who ottered themselves yesterday
e" so unexpectedly to his call, were surpris10
ed, to their astonishment- thirt they wero
a hundred years too late.
m
is Captain Turnbul! aud eight men,
e- Company H, ?S8d Illinois, were killed,by
i- Confederates while reparing tbc telegraph
lino below Fort Poocleon.
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p~r6cefj)1Xgs of the Chicago
COX VEXTIOX? THE I R PLA T.FORM.
\
Richmond, September 2.?The followingr^s- . . '
oh'tions were adopted at Chicago widb four dissenting
voices: , :*
Rtsolvtd, That in future, as in past, we wilt
adhere with unswerving fidelity to the Union
under the Constitution, as the only so',id fouodii
tion of our sticngth, security and happiness, us'
a people, and the frame work of our Govern'
inent; equality conducing to the welfare of all
' the States, Northern.and.Southern.
Rtiob'cd, 'i^iat this Convention explicitly da- ?
1 clarcs that it is the sense of the Auigriaa*- r * T?
pic that, after four years' failure to restore, the
j Union bv the experiment of kat, during which,
under pretence of milip^y necesdty or power,
| the Constitution has been disregarded in every
part ; public liberty and private rights alike,
trodden down, and the material prosperity of
the country essentially impaired ; justice, lib
1 manitV, liberty and the public welfare demand' f |
' that immediate efforts be made for a cessation." * -J
[ of hostilities, with a view to the ultimate con- /!
' vention of all the States/ or other peaceable ?
^ means, to the end thai, at the earliest practice- <
blc moment, peace may be restored on the ba5
sis of the Federal Union of the States.
> Renolitd, That the direct interference of the
military authority of the United States with re- . _
1 cent elections is a: shameful violation of tho
1 Constitution, and a repetition of such acta, in .
' the approaching election, will be held as revoJ
luti'uinry, and will he resisted, with "all tho
me., .s and power under our control. ' ^
| jResolatd, 11)at it is the aim and object of
the Democratic party tQ,. preserve the Federal,
' Union and the rights of the States unimpaired, ?M
' ar.d they hereby declare and consider the ad1
ministrative usurpation of extraordinary power, 'J
' not grunted by the Constitution, the subversion ;
1 ofcivil law by military arrests, the imprison- *
3 niant t im*i I mtil c/ilitiinn.v ,\C A iti/tfion n miiiana
infill, u lill HII'J VI ** IHvl I v. <? 11 tlUliVlin
2 in States where civil Jaw exists in full force, the
; suppression of freedom of, speech and the pre.*.0,
the tfnusiial test ositli and interference with tlic
1 denial of tlic right of the people to bear anus,
i calculated to pre-** nt the restoration and per
faction of the Government, deriving just pow-"
ers fioni the consent, of the governed.
licit)} tied, That the shameful disicgar'd of the.
? Administration of its dutt in respect- to our #
5 j fellow citizens who have long l-eeti prisoners of!
war in a suffering condition, deserve* the most
severe reprobation and scorn aliae of the. rei
public and common humnuitv. . ,
i lxf.-d't'cd, That the sympathy of the I'emo1
cratic party is l??*?iti?v and earnestly extended
e to the soldiers of ohr.annv, who arc or have i
} been in the fi'dd niiik'r the ting of our common " J
*'
1 i country; and'in the'e'vetrt of otjr gaining pow-' - ~M
-1 cr, they will receive all die care, piotcetior^^^^^B
X"7 ud Nili-\i.us< JflK' 1
j' lie have so nobly earned:* f.
r * \
_ I Mr. Stockton,-of" Xe'w' .h/r^T,* n ihiinatcd
J MeCIcllati f.-r 1'rcident!* Mr. Ijoi g,- of Ohiot- !
r.; invoked the Convention riot to add weakness
? ( to the pkitforrn !>\ placing'stii.-h a man,in nomi*
; nation. Mi. Harris, ."if Marvlar.d, made a fu-"
r I lieu.* onslaught on MiCIellan, and knocked*
" ! Jowd a New York delegate who denounced ^
j turn a> a traitor. ?.?n Ilic first finllnt JlrUlcl;
Ian received 'JO'J voter-; Seymour i'.t, and Mc- J
r J CIcIIrd wa* declared nominated. M
Jloratio Seymour made a speech, pledging eji
s his life that when McClellan was placed in the*
, ' Presidential Chair, lie will devote ail his ener- . l
s ! girsto the host interests of his country ; seers
i ring, never again to he invaded, a!! the rights
! and privileges of the people.
! ValUndi'ghahi moved that the nomination be
^ made unanimous, which was carried amid deaf
I | I
t ; wi'V? app'ause. j
I Pendleton wai unanimously nominated for J
, , the Vice Presidency on the second ballot^'
when the Convention adjourned. r ^
FROM TIIE GEORGIA FROST. v" ^
| j Macon, Sept. 12.?Parties from the front say
: our loss during Wednesday's engagement docs
i | not exceed 600. On Thursday the enemy
j mace four assaults on our lines in heavy1 col|
limits, c->cb of which were repulsed with great ^ ^
'! slaughter. Thov then concentrated on Govan's
I .
' front, and breaking our lines, a retreat *as neo^
' rssai'r, which v;as effected Thmsday night.?
Prisoners report only four Yankee corps en
I gaged ?tKco of which were menacing Atlanta
and guarding their communication. No m'ia.
; Me information t ?is been received regarding
1 yesterday's operation?.
Macon, Sept. .1?During the Inst two days
the city has boon full of rumors of the wildest
character, and owing to the operations on the
line ef railroad, comminution with the press'
reportor is impossible at this time. The result '
of the action on Thursday was, Hardee being ***
oppressed with overwhelming numbers fell back
to Lovejoy'6 Station, and by order of Gen. Hood,
withdrew towards Atlanta, leaving the railroad
in possession of the enemy. It is now ascertained
that a corps of Sherman's army was
thrown upon the railroad. The losses ou both
sides wore heavy, but as the Yankees attacked
our entrenchments they must have suffered mo
heavily than ours. No reliablo details can be
obtained. Rnmors are current that Hood evac- (
nated Atlanta yesterday morning, but no positive
information lias beotweceived. A colli6sion
occured yesterday on the Macon Toad,near
Barnesville, killing 20 person and breaking
up the train of cars. - , -j
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Macoyr Sopt,^.?AH doubts a^out the fall
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