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? Bleckle1 TWO HIttTORW DOCUMENTS ii '?<& __ Wntfe HeniPtoo'H Kloqumt B^ply to ?horman'? jaraneas Letter. ( . Tim following . correspondence be tween General Sherman, the modern Duke of Alva, and General Wade Hampton should be of interest to the ?urUng ??cn, not only of the So'itii, but ejxhe North aa well. It ahowa some fi? Olag or the firm and desperate deter mination of the Confederate soldiers ^P^tt protect the honor of the Southern even at the risk of wax to the jKhe Incident to which allusion is m > % m General Hampton in thia corres ?Bndeuce was an outrage committed fi Feaatervllle by a lieutenant In ?? merman's army, who was soon after Hards shot for lt He killed the father of tho house sod the outrage which allowed left the daughter a white ;>;...' Raired imbecile. S&t ls because of outragea like thia Sat Southern man cannot understand iiy some Northern people greet the uthern guests with the air. "March, t Through Georgia.'* They aeem to ink lt appropriate. They would not lt If they knew what inhuman deeds reen? led: Headquarters In the Field, Feb. 24, lieutenant General Wade Hampton, ^Commanding the Cavalry Forces, ^Confederate States Army: "General: It ts officially reported to t?ti that our foraging partie* are mur flared after capture and labeled, "?)eath to all Foragera." One Instance OT a lieutenant and several men near Chesterville, and another of twenty, *Jiear a ravine eight roda from the nain road" about three miles from gfeast orville. I have ordered a flml k, . Br number of prisoners In our hands to be disposed ot in a similar manner ?I hold about 1,000 prisoners, can red in various ways, and can stand as long: aa you and would suggest at you give uottce to tho people at Kge that ovary life taken by them, iply results in tho death of one ot oar Confederates. Of course, you can. At question ioy right to forage on the fbuntry. It is a war right as old aa ?Story. The manner of exercising lt M Uries with circumstances, and if tho Aril authorities will supply my re Bb' jfiisltions, I will forbid all foraging. Sufi can find no civil authorities who Ao respond to ray calls for forage or ''; , vnnrtslons, therefore I must collect directly of the people. I have no a?bts that thia is the occasion of much misbehavior on the part of our San; but I cannot permit an enemy fif Judge or pdnish with wholesome ' Marder. 1 regret the bitter feelings I.. .. ondcrsd by this war, but they were U% ?fcbe expected, and I almly allege that !;.oia who struck the first blow sud . ovMable, ought not In . . proacn us for the nat ?aacea. 1 merely ?asert ??tfltf aod my resolve foragers to the extent ir Building I am. with respect, your obedient servant, W. T. ' Sherman. Major General United Slates Army. To this bombastic fulmination. Gen eral Hampton returned the following answer: Headquarters in the Filed, Feb. 26, 1865. Major General W. T. Sherman, United States Army. General: Your communication of the 24th instant reached me today. In it you state that lt has been offi cially reported that your foraging par ties ara "murdered after capture" You go on to say that you have "ordered a similar number of prisoners in our hands to be disposed of in like man ner," that ia to say, you have ordered number of Confederate soldiers to be "murdered." You characterise your order in proper terms, for the public voice, even in your own country, where it seldom dares to express Itself In vindication of truth, honor, or Justice will surely agree with you in pro nouncing you guilty of murder If your order ls carried out. Before dismiss ing this portion of your letter, I beg to assure you that for every soldier of mine "murdered" by you, I sbsll have executed at once two of yours, giving lu all cases preference to any officers who may be in my hands. In reference to the statement you mtke regarding the death of your foragers, I have only to say that I know nothing about lt; that no orders given by me authorise the killing of prisoners after capture, and tbag*JL?W not believe my men killed any of yours except under circumstances In which lt waa perfectly legitimate and proper that they should kill them. It la a part of the syatem of the thieves, whom you designate as your foragers, to fire the dwelinga of those citizens whom they have robbed. To check thia Inhuman system, which is Justly execrated by every civilized nation. I have directed my men to shoot down all of your men who are caught burn ing houses. This order shall remain in force aa long as you disgrace the profession of arms by allowing your men to destroy private dwellings. You say that I cannot of course question your right to forage on the country-it is a right as old aa his tory." I do not, slr, question thia right. But there is a right Older even than this, and one more inalienable tbe right that every man has to defend bia home and to protect those who are dependent upon him; and from say dependant upon him; and from my heart, I wish that every old man and boy in my couta try who can fire a gun would shoot down as he would a wild beast, the men who are desolating their land, burning their homes abd Insulting their women. You are particular in defining and claiming "war right?." May I aak if you enumerate among these the right to fire upon a defenceless city without notice: tn burn that ettv tn th? ??niinil after it had beep surrendered by the Inhabitants, who claimed, though ttl vaia, that protection which is always '??.'?';!. 1 B ef o? Ask"l ... -.,1V 'son I accorded in civlllaed warfare to non-* combatants; to dre the dwelling hous es citisena after robbing thom; and to perpetrate even darker crimes than these-crimes too black to be men tioned, j You have permitted, ir you have not ordered the commission of 'these of fences against humanity and the rules of war; you fired on the city of Co lumbia without a- word of warning; after its aurfender by the mayor, wno demanded protection to private prop erty; you laid the wb?le city In ?.shes, leafing amidst ita ruins thousanos of old men and hs#pi*o? women /tad children, who are likely to perish of starvation and exposure. Your line bf march can bo traced by the lurid light of burning houses, and in more than one household there is now an agony worse than that of death. The Indian scalped hts victim regardless of age or sex, but with ?ll ita barbarity he al ways respected the persons of his female. captives, if or s soldiers, more savage than the Indian, insult those whose natural protectors are absent. In conclusion, I have only to re quest that whenever you have any of,' for the terms appear synonymous ot my men "murdered" or "disposed with you, you will let me hear of lt, that I may know what action to take In the matter. In the meantime I ahall hold fifty-six of your mea as hostages for those you have ordered to be exe cuted. I am yours, etc., ... . WADE HAMPTON Lieutenant-General. '-'In the face of this threat of re I ta tton it la safe to say that Sherman re considered his ill-advised proposition to "murder bia defenseless prison ers. AX mSKLFlSH HERO Tribute to the Confederate President By Judge Reagan. The Hon. John E. Reaan, the last living member of the Confederate cab inet, delivered a eulogy to President Davis. Ha said la part: To me has been assigned the duty of saying' io a brief way something of the character and service of the Prest ident ot the Confederate States, the beloved Jefferson D&vts. My asso ciation with Mr. Davis daring our great struggle and the very high op inion I formed of his disinterested and patriotic devotion to the cause of -th? Confederacy and of his unvarying constancy and courage, makes the diu ty moat agreeable, except that I re cognise, my inability to gi vie such as account? of bis character ead portrayal of hts services ea ts due to bis mem ory. "To say that he was an honest man, a brave soldier, an able statesman, s sincere patriot and an earnest Chris Usn does not give a full idea of ht* character. In one respect there war by some persons some misapprehen sions of his character. It was nomo imr-erlou^a??d'"??ubbotn , Those if close contact ead association with "hin did not so regard him. re you Dugan" *airit ? ANDERSON, "I bare heretofore expressed the f view and now repeat it, that practt- 1 catty he had two characters, or rather t two methods of thought and action, t White in his private life he was, gen tleness and kindness, in the discharge i of his public service he seemed to he i guided almost Wholly by a sense of 1 duty. And he seemed to expect those who conferred with bim about public ' matters to address themselves direct ly to the matter under consideration, and was not at all times patient with such persons as sough' to occupy his i time with general conversation or as i to matters about which th?;y would i give him no information. i "It will be readily understood that one who occupies a position in which i bia whole time was necessarily'given to the discharge of important public business, could not permit the time to be wasted in commonplace conver sation or ta 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 bas been that he would not listen to advice on matters of Importance. More than four years of constant contact with him as a member of his cabinet 'en ables me to say that this was n great mistake. HU habit was when he bad to act to exhaust all nvailible sources of information on it before coming to a conclusion, always consulting free ly with the members of bis cabinet and with others who might be able to give him information After doing this and reaching his conclusion the matter was settled w;th lav, unless the presentation of now friert required further consideration. Ho had not time to eo?sid?r question i upon the rame facts. In the position h? occu pied vacillai ?cn would no! have bren as bad aa erroneous decuri?n on the public questions. "I speak ot these points because ! think in- these respects some injury has been done to his memory. "In solitude President Devis work ed for tr f- success of the Confederate army ana often in places under heavy fire. "At the Battle ot 8ev?n Pines (Pair Oaks) I aaw General Lee and C.ener al Magruder under a heavy Are o' musketry and remonstrate?, against him so exposing himself for there was ao necessity for his doing so. During the several da>s fighting .M?: Rich mond, he was exposed tb the enemy's fire and General Lee ordered bim to quit the field. Some days after, Gen. Lee appeared In tho cabinet, Mr. Davis Jocularly aald he had supposed he waa commander-in-chief and that General Lee was under him even In the field, and on the daf of the Battle of Rich mond and Petersburg 1 saw Mr. Da vis tn company with Generals Lee and Beauregard under fire of the enemy':-, sharpshooters for a long time, while several persons were being hit ead tine 6?>?i*.!?T uOy StSudt?s nour VII? pi sst- ; deni, bad his arm ?hot off by a shall. The officers urged' him to retire from the field ?ts hts exposure waa anheces Buy Why ?fj ' ' 'fr* j "\V. . I" .ft* ?"C.4? 4. >fc ? &Cod S. C. Air- He auld he felt as I did, that ie could reader no service .there* bat hat it would have been an unpleasant bins to ride off under fire. "Mr. Davis had tho courage of "ich. ird Coeur de Lion and the consistency ind love of liberty of Cato God bless lis memory." MIK SONG OF.DIXIE FOB CONFEDERATE CHOIH8 Lovers of "Dixie" have long felt that that the words of the South's national song abpuld express less nonsense and more patriotism; that the .'.ord'- of tba Ft;mg should be worthy of Ita inspir ing music, and so lt ls that we submit the "Dixie" which is endorsed by the] United Confederate choirs of Amerl DIXIE LAN? Ob! Dixie Land la tho Land of Glory. The lend of cherished song and story; Lpek away. Look away, Look away, Dixie Land. Tia the land that patriota love to dwell In. The land our fathers fought and tell in; Look away, Look away, Look away, Dixie Land. i (Chorus.) I am glad I live in Dixie, Hurrah, Hurrah! Ia Dixie Land I'll take my stand, to lire and die for Dixie Away, Away, Away down South lp 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 tight we lost, but aron a glory Which will last till Time is hoary. Look away, Look away. Look away, Dixie Land. Still Dixie ta tba lead of freemen Of Soldiers brave and gallant seamen; Loud they made war's thunder rattle; Dixie Land. The land where rulea the JS?glo-Saxotf. The land of Darla, Lee' and '' Jackson ; - Look away. Look away. Look away, Dixie Land. And Dixie's acne will stand together Through sunshine and stormy weather Look away. Look away, T<ook away. Dixie Land. Tho' lightnings flash and'ntoyataSn*' serer, Count on the gallant South forever ; Look away. Look away. Look - away, * Dixie Laad. We hope that all who are Interested, especially the Daughters of tba Con federacy and the pupila of tba city schools wll clip Otu "Dixie" from Ute paper ?ad preserve it, that wa may all become familiar with tba words. . Musical Committee Before Kowanee, ZU.,' weat "dry" a result of the local optioa election recently, one person purchased sixty dozen bottles ot beer, which he figures, will last him for two yeera, provldan bc continues only on? bottle dailv I M ? #53 GEMSFBOJ You cannot poets-Landerstand .Unless you visit po*t's land.-Gothe, Antony and tleoPatra (By Win. H? Lytle.) .William Haines urtle waa born In Jincinnatti November 2, 1826 and died >n September 20, 1163. After gradu itlng 'at coller? he studied law, vol unteered at the beginning of the Mex ican war and served aa captain to its Dlose, when he resumed his practice; vas elected to tbs Ohio Legislature, commissioned Colonel In the - Civil var and was kiped while leading a charge at Chlacaniauga at brigadier general of volunteers. I am dying Egypt, dying, Ebbs the crimson life tide fast, And the daile. Platonic shadows, Gather on the evening blast. Let thine arms, O, Queen, enfold me. Hush thy Robs and and pow thine ear; Listen to the great heart secrets Thou, and thou alone must hear. -VVr Though my ?(g^red and veteran le gions, Bear their And my vrre< Strew da? Though no gj me. Prompt t( I must pei Die the gi ?Eies high no mere, M sad acatter'd galleys Actlura's fatal shore, ?geling guarda surround their master's will, like a Roman, it Triumvir still. Let not Cigar's servile minions Mock thallon thus laid low; Twas no f Ansa's arm that fell'd him, Twas hlSwn that struck the blow; HU who. wlbwM on thy bosom, Turn'd ?de from glory's ray, His who jBfunk with thy caresses. Madly Sew a world away. Should til base plebean rabble Dare ajpll my name at Rome, ' / Where ns noble spouse, Octavia, Weepsflrithln her. widow's horpe. Seek hefjsay the goda:wWr. wUnese Altars? augers, circling 'wings That bel blood with mine ebmmlngled Tet still mount the throne of kings. As for ~0 Light .-Wit Give Let 1 can Tri ?d&artt the splea?b? of thy smile ? Caesar, crowns, and arches, ls brow the laurel twine, ira the Senate's triumphs, 'ting ta tove like thine. ?m ying. Egypt, dyja? /. I the insulting Oman's ciy. re e*ntag! Q*ick tnyialchlon! ie treat these ate I ale more aro? the battle fae!! my heart .gaiting swell, Ira sad Osiris guard thea! Cleopatra, Rotas, farewell. smmkh ?15^ ww????!?.? -*-rili Witheraaooa tiarr. tta ttl? ion of Thomas Reeder, Gary and Mary inn Porter waa born the 10th day of March 1831, at Cokeabury, Abbeville bounty, S. C. He entered the South Carolina college In 1880; but two rears later in consequence of an un successful attempt to induce tba Fac ility to do sway with the commons hal! his class resigned, and with a iiuuibe? of his fellow students, he en tered the Junior Class at Harvard, (rom which he graduated with dla tui tion in 1854. He studied law under Chancellor Carroll, at Edgefietd, and In 1855 was admitted to the har. As a member of the So&th Carolina legislature in 1860-61, he was ga sir-, dent supporter of the Ordinance of Secession and upon war,being declar ed went at once Into the service aa captain of the 'Watson Guards, Com pany B, Hampton Legion. Gen. Gary served as captain, lleuter.ant-Colonti. colonel, brigadier general, and maj or general from the first Battle of Manaasas to Appomattox C. H.? being in twenty-five battles. When Lee sur rendered, Gen. Gary refusing to hand over bia sword to. the conqueror?, made his way through the linea of the enemy, never accepting pardon or par role. He Joined President Davis* par ty at Greensboro, N. C., and escorted them to Cokeabury, S. C., whare the next to the last cabinet meeting waa held in hlh mother's house. '?. After the aar, Gen. Gary resumed the practice of bis profession at Bd gefield, and was soon recognised ss one ot'the leading lawyers of titi Stat?. He took an activa part in poli tics, and it was tn his house at Edge field that tho plan of campaign of 187? for the entire state waa originated. He personally took charge of tt)e cam paign In. Edgefteld county, whare Gov. Chambrelatn was completely routed by Gea, Gary's red shirts, and it wa on thia occasion that ha waa dubbed "the Bald Essie of EdgeJJeld." In re ply to ho* many votes Edgefteld .could give to Hampton, his untque. easvw waa; "How many does the ?tate needf' Gen. Gary, tbs jurist, patriot, hero eta team an, died st his home in Edge field on April the Otb UM tba anal versary of the day on which ha made that memorable reply: "South Caro linians never surrender. . ? . . . * a s e s e s e e e . m e e .* DE. W.H. WOODS . . 8P?CIAU8T . . Hear?? . .9aah?sjl*,sj.90?s& itt ^ m * J <M9*9t H8.?0 BtoeMay ?riMfas * ISfe* ;.' m.wsoav ?, C, * s se iMi ..*.*? ? * s ?; S''