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Two Historic Documents. Wade Hampton^ Eloquent Re? ply to Sherman7s Infamous Letter. The following correspondence be? tween Geisers! sherman, the modern Duke of Alva, and General Wade Hampton, should be cf interest to the young m-n no: only of the South, but of the North as wei: It shows somethiner of the firm ond desperate determination of the Confederate soldiers to protect the honor of South ern ladies even at the risk of war io the death Toe incident to which allusion is made by Genera! Hampton in this correspondence was an outrage com milted at Feastervillevby a lieutenant in Sherman's army, who was soon afterward shot for it He killed the father of the house and tho outrage which followed lefc the beautiful daughter a white haired imbecile It is because of outrages like this that Southern mea cannot understand why some Northern people greet Southern guests with the air, "March :pg Through Georgia " They seem to think it appropriate They would not if they knew what inhuman deeds it recalls : Headquarters ic the Field, Feb. 24: h. 1865 Lieutenant Genera! Wade Hampton, Commanding Calvary For?as Con federate States Army General : it is officially reported to me that our foraging parties are murdered after captare and labeled '.lK=atb to al! foragers." One in? stance cf a lieutenant aud seven men near Chesterville, and another o? twenty -'near a ravine eighty rods . from the maia road," about three j miles from Feasterviile I have ! ordered a similar number of prisoners in our hands to be disposed of in like manner I hold about 1,000 prison ers, captured in various ways, and can stand it as Jong as you, and would suggest that you give notice to the people at large that every life taken by them simpty results in the death of one of your Confederates. Of course, you cannot question my right to "forage on the country v It is a war right as old as history The manner of exercising it varies with circumstance:?, and ii the civil authorities will supply oy requisi? tions I will*forbid ali foraging But I can find no civil authorities who can respond to mv calls for forage or provisions : therefore, I most coiled . directly o? the people. I have no doubt this is the occasion of much misbehavior on tbe part o? our men ; but I cannot permit an enemy to judge or punish with wholesale mur? der Personally, I regret the "bitter feelings engendered by this war, but they were to be expected, and I simply allege that these who struck the first blow and made war inevi table, ought not in fairness to re proach us for the natural conse? quences I merely assert our war right to forage and my resolve to protect my foragers io the extent of life for life I am, with respect, your obedient servant W T Sherman Major General United State* Army To this bombastic fulmination Gen eral Hampton returned the following answer ; Headquarters in the Field, Feb. 26.1855. Major General W. T Sherman, United State? Army General : Your communication of the 2-ith instant reached me toda? In it you stat3 t'.j-.t it hfi^ been < fd c?2-'y reported that your foraging ! parties are "murdered after capte:o ? You go pa to say that you have "ordered a similar number of orison ere in our hands to be disposed of in iike manner," that is to say, you j have ordered a number of Confederate soldiers to be ?:murdered " Y u characterize your order ia proper ; terms for ?he public vo:ce. even in your own coun?ry where it se'dom dares to express itself in vindication : of truth, honor, or justice wiil surety agree v%i;!j you in pronouncing you guilty of murder ii your order is i carried ont Before dismissing ih':< '? portion of your letter, I beg to assure ; you that for every soldier of mine "murdered'' by you, I Khali nave ? x ecuted at once two of yours, giving ia all cases preference to ai.y officers who may be in my hands Ia reference to the stammen* you make regarding the death cf y o jr foragers, I h-ive im^y to say that I know nothing &b ut it ; that n > orders ?riven by mo authorize the killing of priso:>ers after capture, and that I co not believe that my men I killed tty of your?, except under circumstances in which it was per fectly legitimate and proper that they should kiii them h is a part of foe system of the thieves, whom you designate as your for.ig*nr3, to S - tbe dwelling ot those citizens whom they baye robbed To check ibis inhuman system, which i- justly execrated by every civilized nation, I have directed my men *t> shoot down ?i! of your men who are caught burning bouses This order shrill rt main in force as long as you disgrace the profession of arm? hy allowing your men to destroy private dwellings You say that I cannot of course question your right to forage cn the country - "it is a right as old as history " I do not, sir, question this righi But there ia a right older even than this, and one mor;; inalienable the right that every mau has to defend his home and to protect those who are dependent upon him ; and fmm my heart. I wish that every old mun and boy in my country who can Dre a ?ran would shoot down as he would a wild beast, the men who are desolating their land, burning their homes and insulting their 'vernen You ore particular in defining and claiming "war righi? :? Moy ? ask if you enumerate among these the ri^ht ?O fire upon 3 defenceless city wi (hoot notice ; to bum ?har city to the ground after it had been surren? dered by the inhabitants, who claim? ed, iheugh in vain, that protection which is alwsys accorded in civilized warfare to non combatants ; to fire the dwelling houses of citizens siter robbing them ; and to perpetrate even darker crimes than these Climes too black to be mentioned. Y7ou have permitted if you have not ordered the commission of tber.e offences against hcmanily an?' the rules of war : you f?red on the city of Columbia without a word of warn? ing ; after its surrender by the mayor, who demande.'] protection to private property, you laid the whole city in ashes, leaving amidst its ruins thousand? of o'd men and heiplfs? women and children, who nre !ik' ly to perish of starvation and espes?le. Y'our line cf march can oe tn.-c^d by the lurid light of burning honse?? and in more than one household lhere is row an agony worse than that of death The indian scalped his vic tim regardless of age or sex. but with all his barbarity he alway? respected 'he persons of his female captives Your soldiers, more savage than the Indian, insult those whose natural protectors are absent In c inclusion, I have only to rrqu jst that whenever you have ar y of my nen "murdered"' or ''disposed of," for the terms appear svnon} mons wi:h you, ync wiil !e: me hear of it, th3t I may know what action to take in the matter Tn tiri? meantime i shall b >ld 55 of your men as hostages for those you have ordered to b? executed I am y:">crs, etc. Wade Hampton, Liectenant Gonera? In the ?3Ce of this threat of retalia? tion iq is safe.to s?y that Sherman reconsidered his i'd advised preposi? tion to "murder" his defenceless prisoners -m mi I JJ) I I ? - PHILIPPINE NEWS. I - Troublesome Insurgents Xe ar Manila Lay Down Arms. Washington. April 5 --The navy department today received the follow ing cablegram from Admirai Kern ey at Cavite : "Goodrel! at Olongopc, on the -i:tb, concluded surrender in country from Iba to !'!.oron? ,? The territory referred to in Ad mirai Rpmey?s cablegram ia a stretch of la:Jd 50 miles long fr^m Morong, jest below Subi? Bay to Iba. a point nearly 40 miles up the coast in /sm beies province-a portion of the country which has caused no end of trouble to the American forces. Gen Gr?e ly said today that the signal corps had at least a o: z -n sharp fights in this vicinity whi!?' endeavoring to maintain open tele graphic communication with Mani!? The insurgents fi- ally became so aggressive that G'u Greyly decided to have a cable laid from Olongspa in Snbig bay which is the site selected for the now naval station in the Philip? pi'.^, to connect with Manila on account of the difficulty in maintain tag telegraphic communication over ??:?:! The la}:';.u of th^ cabie is now iii progress Lieut. Coi Goodreil, LT S .M (/ , h-ts been in charge of the marines at Oiongapo The news that this troubii-some portion of Luz')n has brien pacified is hailed with satisfaction by the war depart ment oScials 32?H1&28 iiiven Avray. I: :?? coresialy gratifying to the public to know d' ooo c;ji)cer:5 in the land who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer? ing. The proprietors of br. King'* New Dis covery r<.r Consumption, Con?bi ;tnd Cold?, have jr.vt:; away ovr tea million tria! b..???cs <>? great medicine ; ;'.nd h:-.ve ti:e satisfac faction of knowing it bas absolutely cur?d thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron ?hitii. iionrc*r?ess and il! diseases of the TiiT'-at. Chest and ?^?- ar? surely cured by ir. Call on .T. F. 1<V. De Lorine. Druitg?i?, and j;et & s.r?al boliif free, 'tegu?ar rire S?:c and Si. S very t..?;:'?. eiiarnnw ?. -.r prire refunded. 3 THE MANILA FRAUDS. "ijarjrla. Ar.-:i :>-Lieu: Frederick V> y-!;, ot tho Thirty : : * r. ? r* volunteer I iftisctry, ea:-i ?jom:??j;??arv tor ihr. S.?O j ood dis?n :: o' the deparrm nt Sooth rr: L'Z .: han arrived ar Qstevbhi-. j\ .v of ij-c<ju-xa. where lie b B b .?' '? ch ?r;r i wren mi-appropr:8tio? f>() j bac-;; aod wiih ;;:hc;r :r;oju:;i- ; r : r ? . . I i a i sjed ?her foe shortage in the commissar* rt<*r>*r?meot in Manila 2g ;:,'(;:.', s $1.85;(?00 in conreas: h the scandals in the coa? mt s ??sr y depart ce. nt th" co?eo??oo and aa'miois?rsriorj of tho. insular fu'-o a'c matters r' .<. oor>gra'u!atioo. Tho s:cC'"-un's of the custom house, interna! r v cue department end Uce?se nffiee have hen inspected and are reported perfecotiy straight Aguinaldo Will issue Manifesto Manila, April 4 -Aguinaldo has the assistance of Chief Justice Arel lano and Fisher. Gen MacArthur's private secretary, in preparing his manifesto The work is not com pieied and the tenor of the contents is not divulged Chief Justice Arellano bad a long conference with Aguinaldo Ue pays Aguinaldo is realizing the {utility of further resistance and is desirous of sparing Filipinos additional distress, trusting lo the justice and generosity of the American people The chief of the revolution will urge the insur? gents to cease fighting and accept American sovereignty Senor Arellano says that Aguinal do's manifesto is not yet prepared far publication ar:d that be is unable to furnish tho tezt. The authorities assert that a forma! announcement wi!! be 'nade when anything definite is accomplished Newspaper a Paying Asset. (Fro*> Thc Nsw York Evening ?-st ^ Wasbiag-oo, 'darch 28 -Trie LU red States government in a fen days at public auction a prosp?rons D moeratic newspaper, li U prohib?? the on iv D mocr;ii:c newspaper < v T rsa by a Rep'uh?ccn ?d?Jnis*Tatiop. It wi i 1 ba recaped hit The Philadelphia Rsc rc came into thc caa?s of the corop* roi I er of tba currency a io tv va:? ago a- par* <f 'hr: aF-so,s cf the Cb est nu' S:rce: Na*icr?a) Baak; havirjg been tarnee ir. o C Sin ...?'*.* v. i's propric ror. to tr;?.!.::; got ? ee*t*>tn objigatiOas. When C r:)i'rr:'ii^r Da:. -~ ir.r it d info t'~- ff >ir- of :he p-p T hf ccad? op bis mi d tba:, i* was a good r^s-i ar d that a.;i ir needed v;-.-- to be 'c* a!.?ne? .So he i.asfroo'cd R ce:ver E:rle to k-f-p rhe paper aod rar- ir oe i's wel'-esrabirr-bed mes Thu?: ii nappe; ed :har Tfc.% K'c- ! ord weat r f?ht or: ;-r.-.ir;; auk tod things about *be admir) titration, white thc ad Cjinis*r arion looked o o and smiled, p-rfeet:? COT rsa* i'? 'h - knowledge *h-t ' rt?e paper was io ?. sr---.? to ra? dirt- | ??er.r?s on its stoeu M** Dawes's hopes have bern f;:!!y r-is d : the news riper h-.-s proved oro ot che back's rest assets, as rhe rime n* st ha*.?d to elrf-e the rsceiverscir;, thc gov; rnment vrli sell ii* anti adtaitiitration organ to the highest bidder Bravo Me:> Fall Victims to stoma cb. iner and kuln ev trou? bles a< well RS woman, ali feel rhf! results in less of appetite, poisons in the blocd. bick abce, nervousness, headache uad f;rt'i. listless run-down feeling. Bat r berets T?O noe l to eke that. Listen to J. .?rl-.-r. I^avi::?, I' .?, lie says : ..Klecrri? Hitters ara" just.the :hi;tg: for ;t :z:3a waes be ran down, and d'-a't c.ire whether he lives <>r dic = It did more to give me ac" s:rcr.^:h ?C< d appe? tite than anything I could take. ? can now eat anything and bave a ^ow lease on life.' Only 50 cents at J. F. U*. DeLonue's I>rug Store. Every bottle ?rua*anteed. '.. Wage Wonders. John D Rockefeller's income is $57 6l'0 per day, or $4') a minuto This is certainly the greatest con ?inuous performance on tbe planet J Pierpont Morgan recently re ceived $7,453,125 for 40 dave' work, which makes his daily wage $1"6, 328 Could M r Morgan get a ?es? rr.ore jobs of this kind he would rauh as th;: foremost wage earner cf the times As this is hardly possible the p:iim rem ?ins w-th Mr R? ckefelier But by a Strange ia-;- of nature the wor"'d is not big enough :o hold many Rockefellers and Morgans, since it would n:>t long have any funds with which ip pay ?heir wages ai-.er keeping it:, res: of the wage earners a'-ive St Louis. Aprii- 3.-Rolla \vVils. Democrat, has been elected mayor b;* about IU,00?? pi ural: ty Danville, Va, Ap-il 2 -The bo ?rd of directors ol tl!" Ri ve: side cot;on milis n et this afternoon and refused ?ii . demande pi *h*-ir o oe rai ives for a 10 hour day. The operatives met tonigin and formally cec'rarsd a s r ito in force The mi i's wi ii st igy s! ut down This .'hrows i ,800 operatives out of emo:?ymVht ano cuts off a pay 011 ci ?70 OOO pra- month - SANT7FACT?RERS OF mm% SASH, J?NQSJ Moulding & Building Material. ofl?beasd .Vi- rooms King, opposite Caa non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, Par- M \ .< .ar -...<: - which v/e gu?rante superior o atty s?oId South, and t her. b . sive money. Window and Fancy ?iass a Specialty October 16-o 8 AIS' We Breathe Contains Oxygen and Ni? trogen in the proportion of one to ii ve. dm. simm & p.o5s C?rlales Ox;.ger; :_:..?. N.'r.-cr' . ie forSi'T LTOO-? ; - ::: < s :?:,8 - ?2 o se, sos ?s very sclu* -M; ;r? :.T '-:e*t lit-era?es if ; ir is r; i.'sr.o rre iuogs by icaaietion, ab s:ir*>T? by r;;o bined, which i' pu.-i?bs and ??> ;:c-.-? ci reprit rr ?b? fS! s.t ali C??2'-t>23 So?d ?< r nor 20? page treatise ; ? 'ree. BBS, ST?KS? & P?LEN, 1112 Girard Street. Philadelphia, Pa. 5*n Francisco, Cal. Toroo'c, Cal. F.-N i 3-6 n Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Garden Seeds. Havana Segars. Large line of fine Havana S ega rs. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet and Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLonne's Drug Stare. FOR SALE. Bi:MH PLYMOUTH ^OOKS ANO SILVER WYAN39TS. All fine and shipped on approv? al. At South Carolina State Fair Oct. 29th. my I3arred Hocks won 1st Hen, 1st Cock. 2d Pullet, 2d Pen and tied B?itmore for best exhibit. FGGS, - - $2 per 13 J A, CULLIJM, J .-ti SO-4:;: liidrj- Sprinc, S C Eggs and Chiekens. Barred Plymouth. Hock Eggss FROM FINE STRAINS OF FOWLS At $1 per sitting of 13 Also a few young Cockerels for sale. IST. GK OSTEEN. Northwestern Railroad, TI E 7?BL2 NO 3 ia E?Trc? Wedoeaday, Oct IT, 130G US TV," E KN WILSONS MILL Alli) SUMTE'/. Switlibbcap? D?ilv 6JE fr.i.c?ti~ Northtouod 73 2?z0d 72 ? ss STATIONS p a ?i 00 Lr P-j?T/'er Ar 12 3 3 : N T?? 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