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' "VOLUME XXVI. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7,4867. NUMBER 17.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
A NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
PROCLAMATION BY TIIE PRESIDENT OF
J. ii ? liMliji; C1A1LO.
Ia conformity with a recent cus-[
torn that may now be regarded as cs- j
tablished on national consent and j
approval, I, Andrew Johnson, of the
United States, do hereby recommend
to my fellow-cieizens that Thursday,
the twenty-eighth day of November
next, be set- apart and observed
throughout the Republic as a day of
national thanksgiving ' and praise to
the Almighty Ruler of Nations, with
whom; are dominion and fear, who
maketh peace" in his high places.
! Resting and refraining from secular
labours on that day, let us reverently
and devotedly give thanks,to'
our Heavenly Father for the merciesanil
< blessings with which He has
? crowned the now closing year. Es4
pecially let us remember, that He has
covered our landj through all its extent,
with greatly needed and very
abundant harvests; that He has caused
industry to prosper, not only in
our fields, but also in our workshops,
. in our mines and in our forests, lie
-has permitted us to multiply ships
upon our lakes and rivers, and upon
tae "nigh seas, and at the same time
toxiextend our iron roads so far intd
the secluded places of the contias
to guarantee.^speedy overland
intercourse between the two oceans
? ' Hfe has inclined our hearts to turn
away from' domestic contentions and
commotions consequent upon a dis- :
tracting. and desolating civil war, and 1
' toiiwalk more and more in the ancient '
?. wwjrfe-of loyalty, and conciliation and <
baroitberly love. He has blessed the
'jppaceful efforts with which we have
.established new and important corns'
mercial treaties with foreign nations,
f while we have at the same time !
strengthened our national defences, !
and greatly enlarged our national i
bordersWhile
thus rendering the unani- <
juous and heartfelt tribute of national i
praise and thanksgiving, which is so j
justly due to Almighty God, let us not i
fail to implore him that the same di- 1
vine protection and care which we ]
have hitherto so undeservedly, and t
j.et bo constantly enjoyed, may be <
continued to our country and our <
people throughout all their genera- i
fmnc fnrnvni*
V1V44C VI* ]
Done at the city of Washington i
this twenty-sixth day of October, in
the year of our Lord one thousand (
eight hundred and sixty-seven, and of j
the Independence of the United States ,
the-ninety-second c
[Seal.] Andrew Johnson. j
William IL Seward,
Secretary of State. ]
Ecclesiastical Robbery.?At a j
recent meeting of the Methodist Clc*: ,
gy of Charleston District, the ^oVjowing
special report from th*v Comir^t.
tee on the State of tbe Church
adopted: ' 1
- With th<> clc- - * v i
AcdisW' 3 sectional war,
the v -?*onwcntot sectional armies,
\ ..imoval by emancipation of one j
^rcafc cause of sectional strife, thous- j
lands of warm, Southern Methodist
Jhearts believed that sectional church
differences were at an end, and lookno
fr, + V,~ ,T !
(UU nitu lv uig k;ch ij x \j~ i
;union of the t^o great divisions of'
. American Methodism. The cxpecta- j
tion in the South was general, in this ;
- district the hope was almost unanimous.
But this bright vision?
-worthy o? the millennium?has been
irudely dispelled, proving that, slavery
-was neither tho cause of disruption
:nor the ground of continued separation.
As a representative portion of the
Church, this Oistri?%^ Qorifcrencc sol-1
cbnly and in the fear of God disclaims
amy responsibility for. the present
awful spectacle of divided Methodism, i
With the entrance of tho Federal ar
mies to this section came the missionaries
of the M. E. Church (North),
ivho were most affectionately and
warmly welcomed by our people.?
They were invited to our homes and
in the absence of our own pastors, as
brethren beloved, cheerfully given
possession of ohr pulpits. .
To our horror and disappointment
when our pastors returned, these
missionaries, who had breathed only
brotherly affection, refused them admittance
to their own pulpits, arid
turned upon us with military orders,
under which they claimed forcible and
continued possession of our church
property, and still so hold some of it,.,
despite our remonstrances and cntrca-.
ties....
? Spring street Church, Charleston,
cost us $26,000. Of this amount
$275 was contributed by the coloured
membership, now its occupants, in
i n .1 * r "n /II 1 XT a1.
the name or in em. .a. unurcu^orui,
and this transaction is permitted by a
church numbering its'millions of dollars,
collected in celebration of its
centenary ! What a crowning act to
the centenary of Methodism! We
call Heaven and earth to witness,
that as a church, wo arc free from the
guilt of dishonour entailed by such
acts upon our common Mother. We
most solemnly deny what has been
charged against us, that we are in any
way responsible for tbe revulsion of
public sentimcnt>in this section a"gainst
the M. E.vGhurch (North), or
arc in any shape "or form* the authors
of,the profound contemptMn-which.its
name is now held,"nor'bf>,'the abhorrence
with which-its agcmtg herc are
now regarded. They and they "alone,,
arc the sole authors'of this .infamy,
and we can only weep.over, the indelible
dishonour nhiis inherited by. our .
common Methodism. This Conference
however, cannot but believe that the
Bishops and leading men of the 'M.
E. Church (North) arc misled by the .
misrepresentations of their local agents
?therefore,
Resolved, That the Secretary bo
hereby instructed to furnish an official !
copy of this declaration to Bishops 1
Morris. ^TfarrcVrftTd 'Srnrnstmy"ih the J
full expectation that they will interest '
themselves for the protection of the
fair name of their church, and the
enforcement of justice; and that copies
be furnished to the Christian Advocate
and Methodist, in New York,
with a request to publish them.
Charleston Mercury.
Tjik Jewels of Clahemoxt Lodge
ReSTOK ed?N oble-11ea bted Ma;oxic
Lidebality.?The jewels of
Claremont Lodge of Ancient Free
Masons, located at this place, were
stolen and carried off b}' Rotter's
raiders when passing through Sumter,
in Ap ril, 1SG5. But the sacred I *.
lies of fraternal feeling and brothermod,
which bind every true hearted
VTnsnn. hnvo nt lf?nrrtli hromdit tliem
7. 7 "" " "" p-~ - - "r^ I x
:olight. The vandalism wliich prompt
id tlic theft mid sale of the sacred y,
jinblems of this order, is onlv in keep- r
rig with that which desecrated and j
ohbed the house of God in the
:>outh. n
The jewels of this Lodge bore up- b
m them the name of the Lodge ay d j
ts location. They arc bovTie away ]
is a portion of the booty gathered at c
Sumter and find th?-ir way to Svra- j
;usc, N. Y. U'ero they fall into the ?
lands of a Poble*hearted Mason, Mr. <
aobert Seymour?-(and let his name \
>c wetter! in the hearts of the broth- ]
jrhood.} flois a dealcr*in silverware f
111 d buys them amidst a lot of old ^
si}ver which is offered to him for <salc. ]
He makes the fact known to the Or- ]
dcr in this State. My. II. Claremont ]
Moses, for soli'ic past our worthy ac-1;
ting Master of Claremont Lodge, j i
opens a correspondence with liitn. It ]
is found that several of the jewels are j
missing. Mr. Seymour not only re
stores all in his possession, without .
charge, but, supplies deficiencies, el- ]
egantly wrought, and adds some cost- i
ly emblems, elaborately wrought, and ;
which lie presents, with warm exprcs- .j
sion of sympathy and affection. This
liberality cannot be too Jngiuy spoken
of, whilst his Masonic conduct in
the matter shines forth to give lustre
to the Order and rid it of any
charge of bias by sectional influences.
Sumter Watchman.
Have the courage to "cut" the
most agreeable acquaintance you
have] when you are convinced ho
lacks principle. A friend should
bear with a friend's infirnptjes, but
not with his vices.
From the New Orleans Crescent.
THE LAST RATION.
BY AX EX-CONFEDERATE OFFICER.
Few hear the immortals of Lee's
army speak of the retreat from Petersburg
to Appomattox Court House,
the scene of the army's apotheosis,
and the reason for this silence can be
well understood. Knowing nothing
and thinking little about kite condition
of the army outside of theif own
commands, the great body of lire men
in; their reliance on their great commander,
simply performed the duties
imposed upon them, suffered the agencies
that necessarily fell to their lot,
and met calmly the death which ended
those duties * arid agencies for
many clays before the memorable 9tli
of April.
The sufferings of the rank and file
of the army, on that occasion, were
mercifully deadened by a stupor .if
not recklessness, superinduced by the
peculiar hardships to which they were
subjected. The enemy, with his overwhelming
force of splendidly mounted
and equipped cavalry, held, in addition,
the direct point aimed at by
Gen. Lee, retarding his advance, compelling
him to fight while daylight
lasted and to do his marching
by night. The want of sleep, and
during the last four days of the retreat,
the entire lack of provisions, ,
produced in the men the mental and j
physical condition I have mentioned, j
And although after the surrender the i
men and oIKccrs of the federal army!
vied with each, in their kindness, and j
exhibited a desire to do everything I
in their power to relieve-the necessities
of their late foes, the destruction
of.a portion of their supply train by
Gen. Rosser and. Fitzhugh Lee, and
the,, detention of the balance by the
awfuloondition of the roads, left themselves
in a' critical condition and incapable
of affording Lee's army the
much needed supplies'.' '
Great efforts were made$ ancPsucccssfullyy
to complete as soon as'pos3ible
the paroling of the men, in order
that thej might be-dispersed from a
plac^^Jjpre there, was no sustenance
rf any description for man or beast.
A.it1011g the first commands ready to
cave were the first and second Loui- ]
siana brigades, then commanded by |
Sol. Waggauian. and with tlicm por-!
Jons of the .Washington Artillery. I
Louisiana Guard Battery ami Don-!
ildsonvilie Artillery, all hailing from <
he same State, arid naturally clus-j
ering together when about to return ;
>nce more to their dear Southern
lonies. The condition of these men !
vere really deplorable. Starved, ,
vorn out and many of tlicm stricken
vith fever, they looked with dismay i
>n. the dismal march to Burksvillc!
station, the nearest point at which ;
hey could expect to find transporta-:
ion. Col. Wggaman and many of
lie officers did not believe half of:
hem would be able to perform the ;
ourncy, and as a dernier resort, arid!
lso in some measure to inspire the i
nenwith hopes which he himself be-1
icvcd to be delusive, Co1.. "W. started '
he brigade commhsary ahead to try j
nd pick u.p something for man and ;
ir:?.st on the route they were travelog.
The commissary, with no more
lope of success than his commanding
ifficer, started oft*, aud after travelog
u few miles over a tract which
rave no promise of supplies, being
iubious about the road the brigade
vould travel, accosted an old, grcyleadcd,
and very ragged negro he
bund sit t ing at a cross-road, and qucsioncd
him in regard to the route to
Burksvillc. The negro replied intcligently,
giving him the necessary directions,
and the commissary was
ibout to ride on, when he thought
:hat the darkey might possibly assist
iiim in his search for somcthirg cat*
K1 v* XT? Ivwt nol'iri/v IP
iuiv* iiu uc^an vj
svlicre lie could get feed for liis horse.
After a moment's hesitation and a
rapid inspection of the questioner, the
darkey replied in the affirmative, and
immediately led the way through a
gate to a small clearing in the pincy
woods. Stopping in the yard of a
small shanty, he went in and got the
key of a pretty good-sized corn crib
which he opened, and displayed to
the commissary's gaze forty or fifty
bushels of the finest corn in the ear
he had ever seen even in Virginia.?
He took out a liberal feed for Unhorse
and remarked, "The Yanks had
spar'd hirn that much." The commissary
saw in his mind's eye his brigade
onco more eating a "square meal,"
and assuming his most persuasive
tone, commenced:
^Un?le, 1 have ab.out six hundred
men behind here a little, ways who
have eaten nothing to speak of for
five or six days. They have some
thirty or forty- miles to travel on foot,
and they will never- be able to make
the trip in their present condition.?
Could you not let them have.a couple
of cars of corn apiece, and save their
lives ?"
Darkey.?Is they Southern soldiers?"
Commissary.?Yes."
Darkey.?"Well, I reckon, young
master, they's the last I'll see. You
just tell them to come along and take
what they want." And having said
this,ij.ic poor old fellow sat down on
a stori^fTd cried like a.child.
In an hour or so the troops came
along, and were marched up in single
file to the corn crib and given two
ears aniecc. The old darkv in the
meantime had knocked in the head of
a barrel- of sorghum molasses, and
nearly every man got a tin cupful.?
There were a few cases of colic that
night among those who were not fortunate
enough to get any sorghum,
but that did not lessen the gratitude
of the men for the Confederate ration
issued to the Louisiana troops in
Virginia.
?Dox't Like jiy Business."?
There is no greater fallacy in the
i world than that entertained by ma|
ny Young men that some pursuit
I in life can be found wholly suited to
their tastes, whims and fancies. This
philosopher's stone can never be discovered,
and every ono who makes
his life a search for it will be ruined.
Much truth is contained in the Irishman's
remark : "It is nivcr aisy to
work hard." Let, therefore, the fact
be always remembered by the young,
that no life-work can be found entirely
agreeable to a man. Success always
lies at the top of a hill; if we
would rcachjt, we can do so only by
hard, ncrseverinir effort, while beset
with difficulties*$fJeyiry kind. Genius
counts^nothing'ip the battle of
life... Determined, "obstinate/ persevcrence
in one single channel, ' is,
cy ery|biri^\JHcnce,. should^y-one. i
of our young readers be debating in
his mind a change of& business, hnaginingjhc
has a genius for some other,
let Iiim at once dismiss the thought,
as lie would a temptation to do evil.
If you think you made a mistake in
choosing the pursuit or profession you
did, don't make another by leaving
it. Spend all your energies in working
for and clinging to it, as you
would to the life boat that sustained
you in the middle of the ocean. If
you leave it, it is almost certain that
you will go down ; but if vou cling to
o ' / o
it, informing yourself about it until
you are its master, bending your every
energy to the work, success is certain.
Good, hard, honest effort steadily
persevered in, will make your business
or profession grow, since no one
should expect to reach a period when
nc can feel that his life work is just
the one he could have done best, and
liked best. We are allowed to see
and feel the roughness in our own
pathway, bgt not in others; yet all
have thejj).
?
Saturday Night.?How many associations,
sweet and hallowed, crowd
around that short sentence?"Saturday
night!" How many thousand
memories are stirred up in their cells
buzz like startled bees as the words *
are written down. And yet it is but
the prelude to more heavenly associ- :
ations, which the tired frame and '<
thankful soul with new and renewed
joy at each succeeding return.
'Tis then the din o# busy life ceases?that
cares and anxieties arc for- j
gotten?that the worn out frame seeks j
its needed repose, and the mind its
relaxation from earth and its concerns
?with joy looking to the coming day
of rest, so wisely and beneficently set
apart for man's peace and happiness
by the great Creator.
The tired laborer now seeks his
humble home, and his wife and children
meet him at the threshold with
smiles and caresses. Here he realizes
the bliss of his hard-earned comforts;
and at this time, perhaps, more than
any other, the happiness of domestic
life and its attendant blessings.
Released from the multifarious
cares of the week, the merchant and
the professional man gladly behold
the return of "Saturday night;" and
as gladly seek in the bosoms of their
families, the reality of these joys
which, at this congenial season, have"
ever spread for its increasing bouni*y
But, perhaps, it is pn the ear of the
Christian that the sound of " Saturday
night" breaks most pleasantly.
He has reached the verge of another
of those bressed resting places in. the
way of life, which is a type of that
endless Sabbath?that perpetual rest:
for the vigilant and' the- faithful?
towards which he is tending,and hastening
with every breath.
The Mother and Her Seven.
Sons.?A Jewish mother and her se'ven
sons were brought before Antfocus,
charged with- having refused to
worship his idol. \ The
king addressed them separately,
ah d began with the eld est," "by commanding
to worship the idol.
" I cannot," said lie; "for my God
has commanded me, saying, 'T am
the Lord thy God, who brought thee
out the land of Egypt.' "
This refusal enraged the king,, and
lie immediately ordered that the boy
should be killed on the spot.- ; ... . .
The second boy was -then brought
forth."
" Acknowledge .my idol as one.of
thy gods," said the king.
"How can I ?" replied the boy,
" The law tells me 'thou shalt have
no other gods before me.1"
The king, enraged at his obstinacy,
had him executed as the third son
was led in. . *
Antiochus then lowered his demands
by asking him merely to bow down
before the idol; but the boy said :
"I dare not. The word of God
commands me, " Thou shalt not bow
down thyself before them," and he
was executed.
The fourth son was>then ordered to
acknowledge the idol mcrchv as a diO
>
vine power wJio miluenceil flie. earth.
"No,'" said lie: "for it is said, 'know
therefore this day, and consider in
thine heart that the Lord He is God
in the heaven above and upon the
earth beneath; and there is none
else.'"
Having thus refused to comply with
the king's wish he too was led forth
to death, and the fifth son brought in.
I^Clie kjng. now asked still lessjand
only requested the boy to snow^lie
idol some reverence.
" I must not;" was the reply, "for
'lie that sacrifices to any god save
unto the Lord only, shall be utterly
destroyed.' "
The king, enraged at being thus
repeatedly foiled, ordered him put to
death also.
The sixth son was called to the
king's presence and was asked, not to
embrace idolatry, but only to deny
his faith.
// "KT yy *1.1 i i tt r - r* _ 1 t
" i>o, saia tnc jau, * lor uou nas
tlius spoken to Israel, saying, 'The
Lord lias anointed thee this day to
be his peculiar people.'"
He too, was ordered to be put to
death.
At length the mother and her seventh
son, a mere child, the only survivors
of the noble band of martyrs,
were led before Antioclius. He tried
all his powers of persuasion to make
the child do his bidding, but in vain.
Even his hard heart began to melt,
and he would gladly have saved the
child, but he could not, for thousands
were crowding around his throne, and
all his royal dignity would have been
lost if it appeared that he was obliged
to yield.
"On one condition," said headdressing
the child, "will I spare thy
life. I will drop this sygnct-ring of
mine; pick it up, and thou slialt be
saved."
But the boy perceived the king's
device.
" What!" said lie, "shall I be more
mindful of thine honor than of my
Gods!"
And the brave boy's words sealed
his doom.
" Let me kiss my boy before his
death," asked the mother.
She kissed him and said, "When
thou art in heaven, an sec Abraham,
our ancestor, tell him he has a rival;
for he erected an altar for the sacrifice
of one son, but I have seven altars
for the sacrifice of seven sons."
The heroic mother did not long
survive her noble sons.
A man in Hendricks County, Indiana,
named James Adams, ate
thirty-two peaches, a couple of muskmclons
and one raw sweet potato,
and drank two gallons of buttermilk,
lie leaves a widow.
To save your meat from spoiling |
in summer, it should be eaten in the j
spring. . '
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ALX:; FOR RECON|TKUCTIONr^j!e ^ .
New York Sun says that the^ifi^ises.- .
of the'Norfb^nvpcople^desire a 'rwen^, *
strnctibnpolicy giving security aghast?''"
future rebeHion, and are ..opposed *fo '
the spiteful scbemes. df the Repubji- ? ..
can ex&emistiVv 'Tfi'e Jnasses of the
Southern, people are of the same mind
a$tQ*reconstartiotlon.^They do notcare
mucb ^out security against art-. * 'v
other rebellion, for.they know there
neve?'"can, may or should ; be" an'other.
^But theyNvan^reconstructioh,
jio-'matterwhat becomes, of the Re-J
publican or. any other party. That; * .
point, they are Convinced, will be
righted.iilthe future by the good sense*
-wit/I Let th6 ^ ^
masses df 'tlfe Northern people who'
desire reconstruction, therefore, "go
ahead."?Phoenix. ' .'
-???
: Grant 'and the Presidency.?
;The movement made throughout the
country to nominate Grant for the >
presidency has developed itself in
Washington, in the presence 'of a ^
strong pressure made upon him for a * *
1 letter clearly defining his views on
the pending important national questions.
Such of his friends as are ur- ,
ging the writing and publication of a
letter, are confident that one will b^e
forth-coming before the November
election.? World.
* *
A correspondent of the San Franfrancisco
Bulletin speaks of the terrible
carnage of the late Chinese rebellion.
One district is described
which yielded 60,000 chests of tea
per annum before the war and is now
a desert waste. A belt of land 400
miles long by 200 miles wide is literally
without an inhabitant. The writer
says: The distinguished China
traveller and savant, Dr. Macgowan, ,
estimates the loss of life by the Taeping
war at 25,000,000 souls; but intelligent
Chinese whom I have conversed
with say that full 100,000,000
were killed or perished from starvation.
There was not much to choose
on euner siae. wnetlier imperial or
Tac-pirig, the victorious party, put
men, women.and children to death.'
The Grand Ganal used to be choked
with dead bodies, and I have seen
even the swift flowing Yantze crimson
with blood of all ages, sexes and
conditions in life.
How to bo Good.?Dr. Johnson
wisely said, "He who waits to do
a great deal of good at once, will
never do anything." Life is made
up of little things. It is but once in
an age that occasion is offered for doing
a great deal. The greatness
consists in being great in little things.
How are railroads built ? By one
shovel of dirt after another?one
shovel at a time. Thus, drops make
the ocean. Hence, we should be willing
to do a little good at a time, ar.d
never "wait to do a great deal of
good at once." If we would do much
good in the world we must be willing
to do good in Jittle things?little acts
one after another; speaking a good
word here, giving a tract there, and
setting a good example all the time;
we must do the first thing we can,
and then the next, and so keep on
doing good. This is the way to accomplish
anything. Thus shall we
do all the good in our power.
Modesty.?If you would add lustre
to your accomplishments, study a
modest behavior. To excel in arything
valuable is great, but to be
above conceit, on account of one's
accomplishments, is greater. Consider
if you have natural gifts, you
owe them to Divine bounty. If you
have improved your understanding
and studied virtue,. you have only
done your duty, and there seems lit?
c?
LiU XUOdVMi AU1 YcMlitJ.
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Brownlow.?The Louisville Cou-.
rier says that a great sensation was
created in that city by the late announcement
that Governor Brownlow
was dead. The news-boys made a
good thing of the rumor, and shouted
the tidings through the streets, selling
a goodly number of papers thereby.
The Courier thinks thev would be
glad if somebody would kill the old
cuss every day. The grief of the
citizens on hearing of the sad news,
which proved to be false, is described
as being of that excruciating typo
which forebore outward manifestations,
and required numerous and frequent
drinks.
Man is wonderfully made, and, ia
the present day, so is woman.