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THE ANDERSON DAILY INTELLIGENCER Moms** M?, ae, m*. S?il. Before you Buy Ask "Dugan" Why Anderson v"-T^ ^^-w- j^r. Bleckley Building ANDERSON, S. G . Phone 647. TWO HISTORIC DOCUMENTS Wada Hampton's Eloquent Bfipl? to Sherman's Inf antons Letter. Tho following correspondence be tween Oeneral Sherman, the modern Duke . of Alva, and General Wade Hampton should be of interest to the young men, not only of the South, but or the North aa well. It shows some thins of the fina end des**eratc deter mination of the Confederate soldiers to protect the honor of the Southern ? ladles evan at tbe risk ot war to the death. The incident to whioh allusion ls made by General Hampton lu thia corres pondence was an outrage committed at Feaaterville by a lieutenant la . Sherman's army, who waa soon after wards shot for lt. He killed the father of the house and the outru*,o which followed left the daughter a white haired imbecile. It is because of outrages like this that Southern men cannot understand why nome Northern people greet the - Southern guests with the air, "March. lng' Through Georgia." They neem to think it appropriate. They would not do it lt they knew what inhuman deeds it recalled: Headquarters in the Field, Feb. 24, 1866. Lieutenant General Wade Hampton, Commanding the Cavalry Forces, Confederate States Army: General: It la officially reported to me that our 'foraging parties are mur dered after capture and labeled, "Death to all Foragers." One instance of a lieutenant and several men near ("heaterville, and another ot twenty, "near a ravine eight roda from tho main road" about three miles from Feastervllle. I have ordered a simi lar number of prisoners ia our hands to be disposed of in a similar manner ;-I hold about 1,000 prisoners, cap tured In various ways, and can stand lt as long os you and would suggest f.ithst you give notice to the people at Y -large that every life taken by them, simply results ht the death ot one ot our Confederates. Of course, you can. .not question my right to forage on the country. It is a war right as old as history. The manner of exercising it varies with circumstances, and If the civil authorities will supply my re quisitions, I will forbid all foraging. But I san bsd no civil authorities who can respond to my calla for forage or provisions, therefore I must collect directly of the people. I have no doubts that thia Is the occasion of much misbehavior on the part of our en; but 1 canna* permit an enemy to Judge or punish with wholesome trder, I regret the bitter feelings senderad by this war, hut they were . 'to he expected, and I slmly allega that '.'". .^those who struck the first blow-sud ^?i war inevitable, ought not. in ^^Hmens to reproach us for the nat al consequence.). I merely assert ' /our war rlgnt to forge and my resolve ' ' to protect my foragers to the extent of Hie for lite. I am. with respect, your obedient servant, ., W. T, ".herman. Major General United States Army. To this bombastic fulmination Gen era' Hampton -ft -sod t1*" fri?-w?r, answer: Headquarters In the Flied, Feb. 26. 1865. Major General W. T. Sherman. United States Army. General: Your communication ot th? ?4?h instant reached ms today. In it you state that it haa been offi cially reported that your foraging par ties are "murdered after capture" Yon go on to aay that you have "ordered a similar number of prisoners in our bands to be disposed of in like man ner," that is to say, you have ordered humber of Confederate soldiers to be "murdered." You characterize your order in proper terms, for the public voice, even in your own country, where it seldom dares to expresa itself In vindication of truth, honor, or justice will surely agree. with you in pro nouncing you guilty of murder If your order la carried out. Before dismiss ing thia portion of your letter, 1 beg to aaaure you that for every soldier of mine "murdered" by you, I shall have executed at once two of yours, giving in all cases preference to any officers who may be In my hands. In reference to the statement you make regarding the death of your foragers, I have only to aay that I know nothing about lt; that no orders given by me authorise the killing of prisoners after capture. and?thaw*Ws?* not 'believe my men killed any of yours except under circumstances In which It was perfectly legitimste and propel that they ahould kill them. It ls a part of the system of the thieves, whom you destgaste ss your foragers, to Dre the dwellngs of those clthtens whom they have robbed. To check this inhuman system, which in Justly execrated by every civilized nation, 1 have directed my men to shoot down all of your men who are caught burn ing houses. This oHer shall remain In force es long aa you diagrace the profession o? srma by allowing your men to destroy private dwellings. You say that I cannot of course question your right to forage cn the country-lt is a right aa old as his tory." I do not, slr, question this right. But there Is a right older even than this, and cafs*'ssgig Inalienable the right that every maa h-u? to defend bia home and to protect those who are dependent upon him; and from any dependent upon him; and from mr heart. 1 wish that every old man and boy tn my country who can fire a gun would shoot dows as he w?uld S'wlld beast, tbs men who are desolating their land, horning their bornes and Insulting their women. You are particular In defining and claiming "war rights." May I ask if you enumerate among these the right to Ore upon a defenceless city without notice; to burn that city to the ground siter lt had been surrendered by the inhabitants, who claimed, though ia vain, that protection which ia always ! j accorded lo civilized warfare to non combatants; to Are the, dwelling hous es cHUeoB after robbing them; and to perpetrate even darker crimea than these-crimes too black to be men llnnAiJ Yon have permitted, if you have not ordered the commission of the.<*o of fences against humanity and the rules of war; you /red on the city of Co lumbia without & word cf warning; after ita surrender by the jnayor, who demanded protection to orivate prop erty, you laid the whole city In ashes, leaving amidst its ruins thousands of old men and heip|c(ba woman lind children, who are likely to 'perish of starvation and exposure. Your line of march can be traced by the lurid light of burning houses, and in more than one household there is now an agony worae than that of death. The Indian .nairwii hts yfoHm regardless ot ?>*! or sex, but with all Ita barbarity ' he al ways respected the persons af his female captives. Your soldiers, more ' savage than the Indian, Insult those whoso natural protectora are absent. In conclusion,. I bave only to re quest that whenever you have, any of,' for the terms appear synonymous of my men "murdered" or "disposed with you, you will let me hear of It, that I may'know what action to take in the matter. In the meantime I ahall hold fifty-six of vour men aa hostages for those you have ordered to bo exe cuted, I am yours, etc.. WA DB HAMPTON Lieutenant-General, the- face of this threat of refla tion lt ia ssfe to say that Sherman re considered bia Ill-advised proposition to "murder his defenseless prison ers. AX UNSELFISH HERO Tribute te the Confederate President By Judge Ree??a. The Hon. John B. Renae, the last living member or the Confed?rete cab. i net, delivered a eulogy to- President Davit. Ho aald In part: To me nae been assigned the duty of aaylng In a brief way something of tba character and service of the Presl ident of the Confed?rate States, tho beloved Jefferson Davis. My asso ciation with Mr. Davis during our great struggle and the vary high op- , Inion I formed or his disinterested abd patriotic devotion to the cause ot the Conrederacy and of hie unvarying constancy and courage, makes the du ty most agreeable, except that I re eognlse my inability to giv*> such an account of his character and portrayal of bia services aa la due to his mern- ; ?ry. "To say thst he was an honest man. a brave soldier, an able statesman, a i aln cere patriot and aa earnest Chris tian does not give a full idea of uta character. In one respect , there war. by some persons some misapprehen sions of his character. ' lt waa noni"- i HMe alleged that he wa* self-willed* Krions and stubborn Those in contact and association with him ot so regard btu*. "I have heretofore expressed the view and now repeat lt, that practi cally he had two characters, or rather two methods of thought and action. While In bia private life he was gen tleness and Kindness, in the discharge of his public service he seemed to be guided almost wholly by a sense of duty. And he seemed to expect those who conferred "vlth him about public mattera to address themselves direct ly to the matter under consideration, and was not at all times patient willi Buch persons ss sought to occupy his time with general oonvematlo-i or. as to matters about which they would give him no information. "It will be readily understood that one who occupies a position In which his whole time was necessarily given to the discharge of important- pua?U: bu8ln,3ss. could not permit''the time ti? he wasted In commonplace conver sation 4 or In listening to . mon who could give him no real Information This doubtless created the Idea with such persons that he was self willed and Imperious. "Another mistake as to his charac ter made by some persons has been that he would not listen to advice on mattera of Importance. More than four years of constant contact with him as a member of bia cabinet en ables me to say that thia was u great mistake. H1B habit waa when he bad to act to exhaust all available sourcer of Information on lt before; coming to a conclusion, always consulting free ly with the members of lils cabinet and with others who might be able to give bim Information.' After doing thib and reaching bia concludion the matter' was settled w?t:? ht u, unless the presentation of now fact* raquirtd further consideration. He had not time to consider question i upon ike esme facta. In the position be oe n pled vaclllatlcn would no! have .boen as bad as erroneous decision en the public qnestiors. "I apeak ot thene points because 1 think. In these respects some injury has been done to his memory. "In solitude President Davis work ed for the success of the Confederate army and often m places under heavy Ore. "At the Battle of Seven t\nes (Pslr Os ks I I saw General W*> and Gener al Magruder under a heavy fire of musketry ?nd remonstrated against him ab exposing himself for there waa no necessity for his doing so. Dui lng the severa] daya fJghtia?: ij^e/ry^ mond, be was exposed Vo the enemy'? fire and. General Lee ordered him to quit the Held. Some days siter. Ocrer Lee appeared In the cabinet, Mr. Davis (ocularly said be had supposed he was commander-bv*:h*ef eatf^hgf wenettel I^MI wa? lindar h4*? ???n. In the Seid, and on the daf of the Battle of Rich mond and Petersburg I aaw Mfr. Da vis la company with Generals Lee and Beauregard under fire of the snemy'a sharpshooters for a long time/, while several persona were being hit sad oue aOMUsr boy standing near the p.\ 41 dent. had his arm shot efl" toy a abell. The officers urged him to retire from th? a?ld at his exposure was uri necea . ... ... . Baxy. He said he felt aa I did, that he could render no service there, but that it would have been an unpleasant thing to ride off under fire, ' "Mr. Davitt had the cnunm ot Riob ard, Coeur de Lion and the consistency and love of liberty of Cato Odd bless his memory." THE KONG OF DIXIE FOR C03FEDEBAT? ?HG?KS Lovers of "Dixie" 'ii4ve long felt that that the words of tbe South a national sons should express less nonsense and mere, patriotism; that the words of the song should be worthy 'nt its Inspir ing music, and so lt is that we submit the "Dixie" which is endorsed by the United Confederate choirs ot Amerl DIXTE LAND V ' Oh! Dixie Land is the Land of Glory, The land of cherished song sod story; Look away. Look away, Look away, Dixie Land. Tis the land that patriots love to dwell In, The land our fathers fought and fell in; Look away. Look away, Look away, Dixie Land. (Chorus.) I am glad I live in Dixie, Hurrah. Hurrah! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand, to liva and die for Dixie Away, Away, Away down South in Dixie Away, Away, Away down South - In Dixie -. . . The Blue and Gray went out to battle. Look away, Look away, Look away. Dixie Land. The fight we lost, but won a glory Which will last till Time ls hoary, Look away, Look away. Look away. Dixie Land. Billi Dixie la the land ot freeman Of Soldiers brave and gallant seamen; Loud they made war's thunder rattle: 1 Dixie Lend. The land where rules the An?lo-Saxon, The lead of Davis, Lee and Wesson; Look away. Look away, Look away, Dixie Land. And Dixie's eons will stand toother Through uunshlne and stormy weather Look away. Look away, Look away. Dixie Land. j Tho' lightnings flash and mountains sever, Count on Die gallant South forever; Look away. Look away, Look away. * Dlxla Land. We hope that all who e?e Interested, especially the Daughters of-the Con federacy and the pupils nf the etty schools wu clip this "Dixie" from the paper end preservo it, that we may al! become familiar with the word?. Musical Committee Before Kowanee. 111., want "dry" a result of the local option election ] Decently, one person purchased sixty I dozen 1 >ottle? of beer. wb?ch he figures j win last kim tor two years, pr?vida he continues only one bottle daily. . GElfjfj FROH POETS o . You. cannot poets understand Unless you visit poet's land.-Gothe. Autonj ?na CleePatra (By Wm. H. Lytle.) William Haines Lytle was born in Cinclnnattl November 2. 182$ and dlt*t un September 20, 1883. After gradu ating at college be studied taw, vol unteered at tbe beginning of the Mex ican war and served ,as captain to its close, when he resumed his practice; was elected to the Ohio Legislature, commissioned Colonel in the Civil war and was killed while leading a charge at Chlacamauga at brigadier general of volunteers. 1 am dying Egypt, dying. Ebbs tb.-, crimson ute tide issi, And toe dark. Plutonic shadows, Gather on the evening blast. Let . thine arms, O, Queen, enfold me. Hush thy sobs and and bow thine ear; Listen to the great heart secrets Thou, and thou alone must bear. Though my scarred and veteran le gions. Bear their eagles high no more. And my wreck'd and acatter'd galleys Strew dark Actium'a fatal shore, Though no glittering guards surround me. Prompt to do their master's will, I must perish Ute a Roman, (Die the great Triumvir still. Let net Caesar's servile minions Mock the lion thus' laid low; Twas no foe man's arm that fell'd him, Twa?? his own that struck the blow; Hts Who, pillowed on thy bosom, Ttrrn'd sslde from glory's ray, His who drank with thy caresses. Madly threw a world away, v Should the base pie bean rabble Bare asssll my name at Rome, Where my noble spouse. Octavia. Weena within her widow's borne. Seek her; say the gods bear witness Altara, augers, circling wings That her blood with mine commingled Yet shall mount the throne of kings. As^for^hertU^^ With the splendors of thy entile Give the Caesar crowns and arches. Let hts brow the laurel twine, I cen scorn the Senate's trlamnh?. Triumphing in love like thine. tl? I am dying. Egypt, dying. Hark! the insulting foewan's cry. Ther an? -Wi??-: Qsrcs ruy falchion! Let me front them are I die Ah! na, more amid the battle [*.? Shall my heart exulting swelt, Iris and Osiris guard thee! Cleopatra, Rome, farewell. GENERAL *ARTltf WTTSEafiPOON GABY Martin WRfc?np& Gary, the thtrd son of Thomas Reeder, Gary and Mary Aita Porter waa born the 10th day of March 1831. at Cokesbury, Abbeville fVinniV S C Ua anlcpml (ko BAiiih' Carolina college ta 1860; but two " years later in consequence of, .an un- : successful attempt to Induce tba Fac ulty to do away with the commons' * hall his "icc resignad, ??? w??.h a number of his fellow students, he en tered the Junior Claas, at Harvard, from which he graduated with dist ta tton in 1854. He studied la" t?der* Chancellor Carrol), at Edgefleld. and ta 1855 waa admitted to the bar. Aa a member ol Uta South Carolina' legislature ta 1860-61, he waa an ar dent supporter of the Ordinance ot Secession and upon war being declar ed went at once Into the service as captain ot the Watson Guards, Com pany B, Hampton Legion. Gen. Gary served as captain, lieutenant-colonel, colonel, brigadier general, and mair or general from the first Battle oj Manaasas to Appomattox C. H., betas! in twenty-five battles. When Lee atm rendered, Gan. Gary refusing to hana over his sword to the conquerors* made his way through the linea of the enemy, never accepting pardon or pa role. He Joined President Davis' par ty at Greensboro, si. C., and escorted them to Cokesbury. S. C., where Tthe next to the laat cabinet meeting waa held in nih mother's house. i After the war. Gen. Gary resumed the practice of his profession at Sed gefield, and waa soon recognized, as one of the leading lawyers of the State: He took an active part ta pol? tica, and it was ta bia house at Ridge field that the plan of campaign of 1876 for the entire state Waa originated. He personally took charge of the cam paign in Edgefleld county, whare Gov. Chambrelain waa completely routed by Gen. Gary's red shirts, and it wah on this occasion that , ha waa dabbed "the Bald Eagle ot Edgefleld." In re ply to how many votas Edgefleld could Sive to Hampton, hifr unique, answer, was: "How many does the state nevd?" Gen. Gary, the Jurist, patriot, hero statesman, died' at his home ta &dg*~ field on April th? ?th 1801 the anni versary of the day on which he made that m?morable reply: "South Caro tintana ne vor surrender." e.e9 H . ' DB. W.H. WOODS . BPftCIAUBV . MSKASSS af tl? a s K???Si . .?asa. ?a l*?xS?.?> ?aft?, ra,* J Otees* t M8.lt fflllUsf Mastic J * TE?JB? . i j AKDftiaoH, a, a * ee*?o*?* ?.. * it s ? . . o