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although many made warriors escapes. Color
bearrr, William N. Bragg, !. fine looking
young fellow, the son Of my cxccllc.lt friend,
the Mayor Of Warrenton, had his ear slightly
burnt by n bail. This young fellow took two
beautiful Colts revulvers. Lieut.. Shackle.
fore obtained u Sharpes rifle, SO did Capt.
Green, Of the l'appal.annock Cavalry, while
his FIRST Lieutenant. James ". Green, had bis
cap shot Il! his head
1t is Lelieve.l that spies brought them into
our can p: and the most infamous rascal Of
them ali is certain Dan Dulany, who fol.
merly held q commission in the Navy, but
who wns dropped By his Northern frvnls com.
posing the Naval Boar,i which cut off 81 ranY
u few years since This man was notorious
drunkard aui thief. and having voted Ike
Union ticket ut the election. wcat to Wash
iugton, aad is now directing the Northern ras
calls in their invasion of the houses nnl graves
OF his own parents. Would 10 G,'l we could
catch him, for it was only Few days since
that hr Sent word to Tie irnrI,.S al Fairfax
Courthouse Tia, they must Iclsn soon, as he
would he ut that place. was at he Court
hoase OIL Yesterday, bat Left nnt thinking the
enelny were so Ioo:hardy as 10 come there.
Had knuwu ii, oil, how much pleasure ii
would have ~iren me 10 harr stayed. On
parting with the lam'a;cd Mlrr, remarked
that i, was u shame that his company, with
out bayonrts, should have been stationed SO
far without infantry supports. His reply,
noble as the gallant spirit himself, was wor-
thy uf him. +" care nothing for that they
have placed my company in the van, and we
will do our duty,' lie was in the highest
spirits then, and, poor fellow, 'illia thunsh;
that in less than fifteen loas. he would ufer
up Ills life upon the altar Of bis country. The
stay and support Of a widowed mother and
three or fvur sietcrt, his loss will be most
deeply felt hy them. One OF his brothers
WAS lost, few years since, on the United
States slocp.ofwar .llbuny, and he now falls
the first commissioned officer in t! great war
!ur Southern Independence When his body
was brought in, hi, men knelt beside it and
wept like children
The South Carolinians, ol00 strong, have
advanced to tine Court House, together with
Kempcr,a Flying Artillery. while strong sup
ports have been advanced from Manassas
Junction lfall the men at the Junction
and EairfaY Court House could be advanced
on Alexandria, VIC have enough TO whip all
the troops on this side OF the river; but l
won't tell how many there are.
y. B.-The body of the lamentel Marr
reached town this evening, and was escorted
to the residence Of his deeply afflicted mothtr
by the Lee Guards and u very large concourse
of citizens.
Another friend, who left the Court House
at t o'clock this evening, says we did mor:
damage than WAS at first supposc' AM that
the cEemy arc in full retreat, pursrred by our
c.yalrs.
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Meeting Of the Columbia Ear.

Al Il meeting If He Bar o: C,lumli.;, held
the 3O'h nlt., TN OCCASION OF the Death rl.r
llc iionusahc Er.ncis H. Wal,law. ul.c Of
Tue Associate Justices Of the Court f An.
pea!s OF this State, Chancellor Carroll: 10y re:
quest, took the chair, and spike briefly Of the
virtues and attain,ncnis Of the distinguished
deceased.
Han. We. DeSa,ls~ue introduced the FOL-
Iowin5 pream,lsarl tes,.inions Which, after
hcins seconded ly John B..l!,ke:t ar! ID. Il.
DcSaassnr.. Esq. i'll $ ort addresses OF judi
clou' praise, were u animously a'npte..;
the Hon. Fran,. II. WatlIaw. a Judge OF
the Court Of Apic;.'s If the Stale Of South
Carolina, las been called from this TO bitter
vo"ll. The State will mnur.i i'll loss Of ,his
.:minc#t na.i,tratc bat it i, the bar .wlo can
pest appreciate its extent. For ten years we
;larc been associated With Liln in The courts
Of Justice. For ten years we have been min
isters at that altar where he presided as one
Of the high priests.
We have witnessed with wha, dignity nrd
sb'lIty he discharged its hish functions
Me can bear testimony to hi, f itLlu ASST
luity, and the pat encc with wiirh he bore
lhe tolls of labnruus Office. He listened
without Interruption to the most elaborate
arguments Of cJunsc, and ifhe ever interpose ;,
it was only to acquire information. lie was
,patieMt Judge, yet the business of Tie coli.
Try was performed with comm, udlte C.
>patc:n.
Judge War'llaw, or Chancellor Wardla, ,
IS we have been accus:orlc >tiii to sly, to
distinguish him from his eminent brother, of
the Common Pleas, was highly gifted by ma
tire. lie lad Il clear and logical intellect.
What lie conceived clearly lie expire scl 'li--
timely. His judicial style was marked ty
purity, force and coaciScness
''''' "hatsvrr may be the natural eEdow-
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AllrGoRy.-WLcn Noah planted the first
vine aul retired, Satan approached and sad
81 will noaris!l you, charming plant" lie
quickly brought three anlnais, sheep, q Il;
on and hos and killed them, one alter an
other, nca. the vine. The virtue Of the blood
of these amin lis penetrated it and are still
manifested in its growth. When man
drinks one aoLe bo i then agreeable, gen
tie and friendly. Th!: is the nature "i tie
lamb. When he drinks two he is ik' n lion'
anu says "who is like nc?' a"d talks o.
s,upendious S, things. When he drinks more:
hi, sense tUrsakes him. and ut length he wa,
lows in the mud. Need it be sad he leseln-
blcS 4 TO-.
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No MORE REsDITlqS OF FUGITIVE SLAVES.
"A letter from Fortress Monroe, reporting
the movement of General llutlcr, says
Three fugiliYes, the property Of uolonc
Mallory, commander Of the rebel forces noar
Hampton, were brought in by our picket
guard yesterday. They represent thai they
were about to be sent South, and hence sought
protection. Major Carry came in with flag
of truce and claimed their rendition under
the fugitive slave law, hut was informed by
General Butler that, under the peculiar Cir
cumstances, he considered the fugitivcs con-
traband Of war, and had set them at work In
side the fortress.
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The Tribune hopes much from the instruc'
tions and efforts Of Mr.. Adams, the new min,
s:cr to England, 1t says
"Mr. Adams will declare distinctly that
any recognition by the British Government,
official Or unofficial, Of any pcrsnn pnrporiing
in any way to represent the Southern Con.
rdrracv, will he cs'ccIncd such an offence as
tu require lin Immediately to demand his
passports To hc sent to the British Minister at
Washington: further, that any Ctler by Great
Britain or mediation brtwcen this Govern.
ment and It's rcLelliuus citizens would lie re-
ssntcd as an aIron and, finally. that such
ground will be- !.kcn respecting lrVateers
and letters Of marqnc as to make it sure that
Great Britain will neither open her ports to
he private ii!lbu>ters Of Mr.. Jefferson Davis
nor give them any conncnance."
iow funny these North men are becoming !!
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arccr, and TO tic study Of which lis mind
,.,l r,tDr,l b.,t

arecr, and to tic study Of which lis nnini
.ad natural bent.
Without referring 10 particular cases, it
nay be sail ,ha, several Of his opinions upun
,mc OF the asstrase doctrines Of the law will
ear comparison with The aLlcst decisions p,u.
:rH,nce,l by any of lis predecessors in this
,;n!ntry or in England, and vii! remain as
enduring mnuaments Of his genius and lear.
ing
Chancellor War'i!aw was born in Deccn-
Der, 1909. lie was raised to TIE Chanccly
Bench in November, 1850, and after the pas
>,:e Of the act Of 18th December, 1850, 20
s,ab'is'l separate Court Of AplA:l's, he Was
,,ec!ei one ut' the three Judges Ia constitute
that bieh ana iiyni!ieI tribunal. The Slaie
hu< marked It's appreciation OF hi, character
and worth.
But - few weeks ago, he came to this city
% attend the May Term OF the Court Of a
pc.ls, but at The a.!nurnmcnt Of the Coul
he l,and of disease pressed heavily upon hi.o,
,u.l his manly frame sunk under tic ih!!.c.
ton. Thus fell this eminent citizen and viz
;uous magistrate, whose amiahle temper anil
,cntle manners coaciliatei the esteem Of his
riends, while the State is left to dsplore tbs
;,ss Of her gifted son. His life 1as marked
,y no angry col!iso IS in law or politics, and
;r died witl"Lt an enemy.
|. is due alike to the living and the dead
hat respect should be paid to the memory OF
,cpartcd worth. Next to the approval Of our
,wn conscience, the applause of mankind is
:,vete,i lv generous minds, and it is due to
,im vino has wasted his life in the conscien-
;nn, discharge of ;luty, that the voice Of
Yraisc should not be withheld. II cannot, in.
ICED, rcanmalc the silent dust; bu, if we
nay not pay the debt to the living, their
hiidgcn may reg.ri it as not tie least valua-
,.e part Of their inheritance.
To ns, tho survivors, i, Is useful 10 trace
lie Of honorable toll to its Apostle re:ut:'
such distinguished Success is an incentive to
manly exert on, :.nl if al may not hope TO
.tain the eminence of the deceased, the in-
:laenc. ol his example Will moi be l1st 70 lis
.ountrymcn.
ReylreJ, That the Bar Of Columbia deplore
he loss Of this distinguished magistrate and
cirtu3us citiz n, and in token Of their pro-
nuna rcspec, 70. his memory, will wear the
Usual badge Of mourning for thirty lays.
Re.yircI, That copy Of these proceedings
he sent to tho family Of the deceased Ly the
Chairman, with the expression Of our deep
vm,pa;hy in their dcplorablc loss.
RtSo'red, That at the next sitting of the
,;arl Of Appeals in Columbia, these proceed
:ss be presented 10 that tribunal, with re-
,rcst ,hat they be spread upon the records Of
:he Court.
J. P. Carroll, Chairm,r.
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TIE ZouAyEs.-Thc puritan propensity for
humbug shows itself in military as much as in
commercial life. We have all learned by sad
experience the wooden nutmeg practices Of
New England traders, the brown paper and
chip soled shoes, the hollow brass ri7ets of
trunks and, the million Of hollownesses and
articles which they have imposed upon Us
for generations. IIumbug in trade, literature.
education, has been the universal order Of
the day. No trick has been mere enormous
and profitable than that of giving big naines
TO li:tc things-calling every schoul y college,
every quack Il doctor, every miserable miner
al puddle a delightful watering place, every
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- -
Jacob Manfred had not calculated the
strength he should need for this ordeal. There
was GOODNESS in the very tone and manner
of the man who had come for him that went
like an icc-bolt to his heart, and with deep
groan he sank back in his seat.
Come-be in a hurry" impaticntly urged
the keeper.
At that moment heavy covered carryall
drove up to the door.
"Is this the hoacnbuse of J Manfred :?
This question was asked b. man wEo en-
tered from the carryail. He was a kind look
ing man, about forty yearsof age.
"'rhat is my nalAc," said JacIb.
"Thcn they toll me truly," uttered the
new conner. {" Are you from the almshousc ?
he continued, turning towards the keeper
GYcs."
sAnd arc yon afer these people
"Yes.'
"Thcn YOU may return. Jacob Manfred
toes to no poor-house while live"
The keeper gazcd inquisitively into the
features of the man who addressed him, and
then he left the house.
"Don. YOU remember me p exclaimed the
stranger srasping the old man by the hand
g cannot call you to my mem ry now"
DO YOU remember Lucius Williams%
"Niiliams 2" repeated jacob starting mp
from his clair. and gazing earnestly into the
face of the mar before him.
eyes. Jacob Manfred-Lucius Williams.
That little boy whom, thirty years ago, you
saved from the house Of correction; that poor
boy whom you kindly took from the bonds o.!
the law and placed him On board one Of your
vessels"
"And are you-''
"Yes-yes. an the man You made. You
found me rough stone from the hand ofpov,
crtv and bad example. 1t was you who
brushed or the evil, and who first led me to
The sweet waters OF moral life and happiness.
have rrofitcd by the lessons you gave me
in early youth, and the warm spark which
YOUR kindness lighted mp in my bosom has
grown brighter and Lrightcr ever since. Will
an alluencc for life have settled down to
spend the remainder of my days in peace and
lu;ctncss, with such of good work as NY
ahantls may find to d". leard Of your losses
Nd Your bcrcavemcnts. k!ow that the
Of your flesh are all gone, bat am
a child OF. your boun'y--a clili Of your Kind.
ness, and noS YOU shall be still my parent
Come: "a ~ ,sas> NJ home and heart and your
:r and and hap n'pp'a,' ,nr no,iv'e, my m"re thar
and YOU ;aht I aud Yr, Gene. You m
south ". I,1S g1.sSss1a will not see y
,gc doomed to darkness
Jaco:, Manfred tottercd for ard 81
Ipon Tie bosom rf his prescrver. II
aot sIcak his tanks for they were iCe
"r words. Wher he loUkcd up as
sought his wife.
''.s'l,an, he said, in choking, trembling
one, 'my bread has come back to me-"
"Forgivc NE, Jacob.
No, no, Susan. 1t is not who must for.
gyc,-God holds u: in his hand.
"Ah,n murmurcd the wife, Us she raised
her streaming eyes to heaven, II will never
doubt lin again
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or GUARDS,

Here We would give few suggestions for
men on guard. Appear on guard in your
best style, neat and trim. luu are Single,
ami subject to much notice. Walk soldicrly
and stand 50. You represent the camp at
Your post, and should be proud Of tie orpor-
tunity to girc good indication of the mate
rial in camp. DO not hold conversation with
persons unless actu.Iy necessary as per duty,
and wien you do speak. do So clearly, coli
ci>c,y, briefly, holding yourself erect aid
manly, yuuv mu:krt in proper position.
All pcrsors, Of whatever rank, high or low,
arc expected to pay respect TO a sentinel.
All srntiuels sllonld be on the alert, and
catch what is going on around, and if any:
thing creates Suspicion, report the same:
Never. leave The limits Of your post or beat.
Never give up your arms when in the dis,
charge of your duty as sentinel, nor prop
them against walls Or fences. Carry your
mn>kct generally at = support. Every senti-
mel shoul,i repeat calls for corporal Of the
guard from post to post, and do so clearly and
precisely, laughing. or joking, or antics, in
doing 50, Jciag punishable.
Scntincls will come to atcStion and pre-
sent arms to general and field officers, TO the
officer Of the day and to the post officer; 10
all others who carry arms.
4 sentinel, in challenging. viii do il thus,
cl,arly anal firmly: Who comes there il,
answered, "Friend with the countersign,
and lie sentinel be instructed TO pass persons
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small III statue, M, n".~
and have performed lca'S almost uncxanplr'i
in tie history of war What disgusting at-
fcction anu inp,rlcncc in Regiment Of New
Yurk lrclncn to assume such name; tt
dress up their asininc carcaSses in tic lion ;
skin, and expect to frishtrm the wl"lc soutE
from its prnpr;cty BY Il terrific bray
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"ylol.Eyr TEMPER" Tile Northern papers
speak Of the noble Jackson, who slew the
rullian Ellsworth, as man Of ''violent tom.
per-" leaving it to be inferred that his mode
Of meeting the invader will prove an cxccp-
tional one This is deluson which can only
be corrected by making series Of expert.
mcnts upon the Confederate flag. Mr.. Jack
son, as all who knew him will testify, was
one Of the most aniablc and exeml,liry Of
gentlemen, and his "yiolent temper" the stern
spirit of freeman, which animates every SOL
dcr upon the Southern soil.-Richmond Dis
,nt.h
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A NOZZLE SENTIMENTAL Octogenaran,
the venerable DR.. Archibald Campbell, Of
Nottoway county, mortified by the delay in
the action Of Virginia, on hearing oil the slo'
rioas bornbartlment of Fort Sumter and some
expression Of regret at tie expected loss of
life, lifted himself up On his couch of disease
and his eloquent eye flashing youthful fire,
exclaimed; 81 had rather be dead South
Caronian than live Firginan!" The no.
bic old patriot had now rather be live Fir'
ginian than sceptered king A nation has
been horn in day, and that naticn is brist-
ling with arms! Childhood and old age vie
with powerful manhood, in the generous riv-
airy Of burning eagerness to do, and dare, and
die, If need be, for the soil and tue homes,
the honor and independence of Virginia !
Thirty thousand volunteers were called for,
and three times that number have already ap.
pearcd Can such people he conquered?
Never never! The spirit Of the fathers
still breathes and burns in their sons And
the Revolution of 'Gl will ever be more tri-
um plant and glorious than that of 'TG, which
threw of the less degrading tyranny of the
British crown Richmond Enquirer.
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Perry's Y Roads, June lst 1861.
/" EIGHTY YEARS ago.

"EIGHTY YEARS ago.
A hostile flag is on our Coast;
A foe is ut the door:
With scornful micn and vaunting boast
The yankee dogs our shore;
Together a< this day we stand
Our hearts with pride ng"w
We sing the fire that swep; the land,
Just eighty years ago:
Recalling proudly
Eighty years ago.
The world by heart the story hath,
or how our freedom came,
When by Il dark and bloody path,
Our fathers marched to fame.
And should the foe awake the fires,
That now are smould'ring low;
The sons can do MS Did the Sires,
Eighty years ngn;
AS did their fathers
Eighty years ago.
We seek no foreign aid to hold
Our glorious flag on high
Nor stoop with hoard of coward gold
A foreign furcc to buy.
Our soil can grow us armed men,
Enough for any foe
Prepared to do the deeds again
Of eighty years ego:
The deeds our SreS did
Eighty years ago.
Their vaunting boast we've heard before
A boast we do not fear; II
Right welcome is the battles roar "a
That breaks upon our ear.
With our proud banner overhead $
Our native soil below,
We will not shame the mighty JssA
Ofeigh'y years ago: AA
Who freed cur nation <aE
Eighty years agn. AtHs
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,;c:c.ning up suoad take place twice u

/" Cleaning up snoa!d take place twice u
week
Tie arms and accou:rements in possession
of the men should always be kept in good
order and clean. NoeXcuseS shoudhc grant
ell for the .pcrfnmancc Of this, or indeed
any other duty. We have known whole
camp Of men to lave been subjected 10 severe
punishment f,r the neglect of their appear
ancc. inasmucEl as son companies had their
hair addressed and their jackets partly but.
toned, while somc OF the men lad their side
and other arms unc!cauei.
lIpwcvcr,a continual picking and cleaning
Of arms IS not permissible. No arms should
be taken TO pieces without permission of an
officer. For the private does not know when
he may he ordered To fall in, and how would
he luuk with u mll>kct minus lock.
We find that some men use The term gR't
for mllsket. Infantry do not carry guns.
Make Yourselves soldiers in terms rs wei! as
in bearing: one is of as much Importance as
the o:hcr often. An officer once lost rank by
using an unmilitary term in command.
In camp quarters the proper officers should
visit the kitchens daily and see the food; tie
cooking utensils, &C.. and he very careful to
the messing Of tie companies.
Su,iers should fnr The time being forget
their position heretofore. Tic young plan
ter aud eentle,nan in tlc ranks must not
dwell on his $tntHS. icis nov Il snl;ier, and
iii that capacity must rec 'snize hs duties
che..r:ally Tlc officers sllpul! not in IL camp
like ours oyerrun their power Or !yt. arbina:y
in ,h,: least. We mention these points, not
thai we sec any necessity for them, but that
an army like ours is not like the armies of
Europe. Cur payis our patriotism, cur glory
cur honor in being right, anl ally * serve
in the cause Of country.
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with the countersign, the sentinel will say,
aAdvance friend with the countersign." IF,
answered friends" only, he will reply, "Halt,
friends. Advance one with the countersisn.''
If answered "Rclief,a "patrol,' or "GEand
Rounds" he will reply, "1lalt. Advance,
sergeant (or corporal with the counters'gn.'
Satisfy yourself that the parties representing
themselves before you to be so and so are as
they state, by countersign. Don't let any
man, even Your General. pass without it.
We have thrown off the above suggestions
for the benefit of recruits who will have lime
in camp to study them after fuller and better
orders from thciro officers. A camp is school
for the soldier, and everything should be
studied apperainlng to military matters,
We could detail many more particulaslhad
we space, but again we will refer to the sub
ject.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED FREE CoLoRED MfNIN
ARMs.-On Monday night, q meeting of some
two thousand men representing says the
picnyune, "thc flower of the free cotpFed
population of New Orleans was held, to
take into consideration committee resolutions
previously published in city papers. By
these resolutions the free colored men Of the
CITY offer their services to the municipal au-
thDrities, in case Of an invasion by the enc
nv; and. il allowed to form themselves in
military companies, they engage to take arms
at a moments notice for the defence Of their
native soil. and fight, shoulder by shoul-
der" with the citizens, as their fathers did in
1911.
The meeting was addressed in an impas-
stoned manner by Mr.. Armand LanusseSand
the resolutions adopted unanimously.
At the conclusion of the proceedings fifteen
hundred of these patriotic yellow men step
ped forward and signed their names as ready
to perform military duty. Their stock has
no. degencratctl, and they will fight as faitL-
fully as their fathers did with Jackson. At
the time of the instruction of the slaves of
Saint Domingo, the free col rcd most earn
es!lv rendered their services Tor its suppress
sion to the authorities. They were doubted
and their aid rejected Had they been accep.
tcd, the negroes would have not triumphcl.
Most Of the whites who escaped with life,
were saved by the cxertions Of the free colSTed.
WHOLESALE PArRIorIsM-W learn that
there is gentleman by the name of James
.Argo. residing in Pulaski county, Ga, who
L.. r....s..,...,. ....I ;"-ln u-c i'm thr r-~f
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A WISE EyAcTMrNT.-The Montgomery
Adreriiscr saws: "Oac of the most important
ennclments made By the Congress at lis re-
cent session III Montgomery, was one to pro-
hibit the expectation Of Cotton from tho Con-
ieAerate States. except through the seaPorts
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sale AMI ,,,num'"i ...''.'''~'
and enjoy toa good old age, the delicious
fruits Of glorious indclendence, AID Ii e
confidence and esteem Of their fellow citizens,
which they SO Justly mcril.-Macon Citizen.
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he has learned how to be respectful and po.
lite In the home Of your youth, to your SUI
periors and your equals, this trait Of charac-
ter should be cultivated and displayed. Civ
ility costs but little yet it will work mans
way through life, and secure him friends with
q certainty that nothing can equal. A gen.
tleman, who from obscnrity and poverty has
arisen to fame and wealth, was once asked
what charm he used that led to snch results.
:" owe nv whole success," said he, "to one
small worl-cvility.' II you will rc<pec;
the rights and feelings of others, your own
will be respected.
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BE CouRrroUs.-In this age of blLnt re.
mark and disrespcctful language, it may seem
quaint anu oll-tashioncl to recommend to you
the duty of courtesy. M young man Is cdu-
Gated, no young man is fitted for society, till