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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-01

The term Of enlistment Of the regiment expired some
time ago, and the men are returning home, where
they will he joined by the remsinder Of the regiment,
and mustered out Of the service preparatory TO reor-
ganizng for the war,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-01


The 18th Georgia Regiment, under command Of Col.
Brumby were expected TO arrive in Lynchburg on
Saturday night as where they TO rendezvous and
he mustered into service. The whole regiment il well
srmed viii superior rifles ard muskets. Officers OF
the regiment, who bad reached Lynchburg on satur-
day. Informed that thousands Of troops route
for Lynchbmg aud might be expected daily. Georgia
alone is ready is ready send her tens OF thousands
while other Southern States will do equally as well.
lLynchburg Republican.
PUBLIC MEETING IN RICHMOND.
In pursuance Of call made by his Houor the Mayor,
a meeting Of our citizens was held yesterday evening
at oClOck TO consider the best means Of providing
for the soldiers wounded at the late battle of Manassas
In conseq uence Of the storm that prevailed the meet
ing was largely attended al II would otherwise
have been, but the spirit manifested such we
have never before witnessed on any occasion. The
object of the meeting having been explained by his
Honor resolutions unanimously adopted appoint
ing Committee TO proceed TO Manassas, and bring
down such OF the wounded can leave aud another
Committee 10 provide suitable places for them here,
either in private families in such hospitals may
be prepared for them. The meeting then adjourned.
HUMANITY TO TIE EEEMYs WOUNDED.
large number-we do not know how many-have
been wounded. Let us anelorate, as far az we can,
their suferings; let all the attention that can be
bestowed on them be given, for they deserve II ALL
Many OF these men are far away from home from
their families and frends. 1t IL for now supply
as Tar as we CAM the place Of both home and friends
IL may be also that inasuch as the Yankees have left
many OF their wounded on the field we shall have TO
take care Of them. Let do IL chcerfly and thus
ASSURE theu that we bear malice toward the van.
quished and wounded enemy, and we wiz thus heap
Goals of FIRE upon their heads.
APPOINTMENT.
Gen. Loving has been appointed 10 the command Of
the North-Western army, TO succeed the late Gen.
Garnet, aud will shortly leave for the field OF his
o. eratons. he will be accompanied By his aid Col
Stafke, who was with Gen. Garnet on il.fat.d
expo dition.
We have Ihe AUaldHche and The Memphis Dqiy
Appe OF the 10th, from which the following extracts
are takeh1;
NO WANT OF ARMS SOUTH
corresp pdent Of Tie Georgia C,tzers from Rich
InOnd Gays t1ere are over 900 men EMPLOYED in the
Tredegar Iron Works where they turn off over 10 can
non per day, from to 1874 pouuders-co og-
itzers, field pieces rhed caunon khelshot and balls
enough 10 supply an army Of 900 men. The mus
ket stock is made ir a peculiar way. The piece of
wood is put into macLie and II comes out perfect
stock; 500 are turned out in a day.
The manufacture Of cartridges IL another show.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10
VOL g. ST. CLOUD srEARNs CO.; MINNESOTA, THURSDAY

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St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10
ADDR ESS
. 49,, ,J" 49, BY i~ -..... =. =
WILLIAM H. WOOD, Esq.

Memory dwells pleasantly in places that
never knew us. Adorned by art and con-
secrated by wisdom, the dwelling places of
men, and. women whose power of intellect
have made them immortal, are ever dear. to
our hearts and sacred in our memory, In
spirit we are there and as deyotees before
the altar, bow as in the living presence Of
genius We may never hope. to attain unto.
Scio,. Mantua, and Manisa each is holy
ground; Great souls dwelt around them,
and Art and Learning and Philosophy
We love the names of these spots Of earth,
because once illumined by w.t.: wisdom
and intelligence mot the God of War
was there, .careering, in martial array over
ensanguined fields, Not the military chief
tain with waving plume and gorgeous trap:
pings, with his cohorts of glittering arms,
in battle. None of these: But the worlds
masters in theipeaceful arts of Philosophy
and, Poetry. They were those, speaking
as prophets in the wilderness unto peo-
pie in an idolatrous age We love these
Eold sages Of "visiou and faculty divine. y
We speak their names in homage and re-
peat their. words with revercntial emo
Ftions. We look back to the scenes and
days Of these old Philosophers aid they
appear all bright and beautiful. The times
bear the impress Of the intellects thatlived
in them They: are, irradiated by the glo.
~ 4 that marvellous learning imported
The Groves Of Academus, though ever a7e So
old, have, to our ears, pleasant sound
We can never cease to cherish, with eve,
growing ardor,i the mindsithat there, in. %
daEkened age, spoke out truths that a 's1 aan
Poetry, science; and philosophy stheese heese
make natiohs, places ana ages great III. the
worlds history. 4 The laws of IL ycdrsus;
the teachings of Socrates the Illiad Of
Homer, made Athens famous. ana have
Fgiven her opromihence Oh tie historic page
All times arej indebted ed'tothe.intellectst6st
Eliye in them, for their claim to maplind:s
respect and remembrance, g; They, alone
embellish and beautity and ensure perpet.
ual honors!h So has # Been ordai1ed fot
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

AID the chief; no 70 more m X t the robust vieor O
health aud hardy independence as the'ex
elusive children of nature, no more the
wild, joyous and bounding freedom Of the
[populous band through the forest. Peace
ably if we can, forcibly if. We must, wt
take possession of these lands. You must
recede. Broken into fragments, diseased
weak, dependent, a beggar at the door o1
the white man you must 'hencetorth' take
up your abode on well defined reservation
For we haye come with civilization We
have come with the security Of govern.
ment and law; Knowledge; its solace, its
expanding and ennobling influence; in.
dustry and art with their ten>thousand
triumphs; science with it's mighty grasp
Of power; religion with it's tender chari-
ties :and it's; brotherhood Of 'affection-we
have come with these All my friends,
let us take heed that he finds us not max
ing, too lofty pretensions. Let US, take
heed that he finds us not recreont to our
noble system Of life-that he shall not
discover. 'our institutions neglected, I'm.
housed or in decay. Let US take heed
lest from some high dechyity, finding us
absorbed in the selfish struggle for the
mere loaves and fishes Of life, he does
not look down upon us with aisdain.' 60
80 But to look at tho subject again IN a
practical light, consider what wide. field
we are placed. in and how extensive an
influence a good literary institution can
here exert. Where have we ever seen,
considering the, times, such encouraging
development as within the past three years
has united our interests with tho valley
of the Red River? And yet what a vast
cxpanse Of beauty and fertility beyond as
yet remains unoccupied. Will not this
prospect stimulate us to further <exertion
in order to maintain our relative position?
In this enterprise you are contributing
something to that power Of knowlcdge
whose triumphs always COME with bless
ings, and whose light, has improved every
useful art and given "eountenance to every
great REFORM This power is Still explor-
ing, still renovating, still achieving -
lessening the dangers of the deep and of
the misunderstanding the pestilence--
extinguishing tue OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ing the oppressor diminishing crime
soothing pain -lengtheninS" life Wher-
ever the mariner shall struggle amid waves
lashed by the ocean gale, wherever the
messenger of truth shall be menaced by
intolerance and persecution, wherever
right encounters wrong, there do you ex-
tend a hand to sustain, encourage and
inspire. You contribute plenty to the
squalid garret of want, a rampant of secu-
rity around the cottage of the weak, a
cheering ray to the captive's cell, an hour
Of rest to aching toll. This is that tri-
umphant help t. action
''Whose might is not in crowns and palaces,
In parchment rolls or blazened heraldry, -.
But in the power Of THOUGHT, the energy
OF unsupported mind, whose steady will
No force can daunt, no tangled path divert
From its high onward purpose"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

the saving and healing light Of a yetbriebt-
er star may be blended with it. May the
star of christianity morning star Of
mans hope, also arise and shine-a fairer
star imperial Corinth never knew. For it
will conduct us to homes in the shining.
Pavilion Of uncreated excellence
Not in the court OF. some Acropolis soon to
become a ruin and a mockcry; not in
houses of Oriental magniiccnce cmbelisl..
cd with Egyptian gold; but in God built
chambers eternal in the Heavens. -c,' ...
~~ The aHuence of this world in it's best cs-
tate; beauty Das it bloomed' Oh Judean
hills, and in the spice groves Of Sheba
Will appear poor indeed when this morn
ing star shall reveal to our. vision the out
lines Of those eternal columns; and the
immortal Tshbite and Pisidia's martyr,
and the prophets Of old shall be seen
there '..''' ~ -. '..'T"-
"rhroned and sceptrcd with harp and palm" ~
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10
From the New York Tribune,
THE SECESSION MOVEMENT.
49,. lu~,!9. -. sue = IL - l. II.T TET o1N
i, PRAYER IN A STORM: 1
FSee President Buchanan's last Proclamation.

ESee President Buchanan's last Proclamation.
A gale came up from the sou SOU west ~ ~
Twas fierce November weather; 81.
But the ship had felt such a storm before,
And her plsnks still held together ~.
And thus, though the bowling tempest showed
The passengers said = ''We'll trust our ship,
The staunch old Constitution n,.p 3. 4 =.
The captain stood on the quarter deck, - +
':The seas" he said, "they batter us:
Twas my watch below in the former gale.
Idoubt if well weather Hatteras.
The wind on the one side blows me of, IT,
The current sets me shoreWard:
I'll just lay-to between them Both, '''HS - y
And seem to be going forward" j...; !tp7
t"Breakers ahead ~ cried the watch on the bow,
"Hard up!' was the first mates order
'She feels the ground-swen," the passengers
"And the seas already board her!''
The foresail split in the angry gust;
In the hold the ballast shifted
And an old tar said: If jackson steered, .
We shouldn't thus have drifted!' -.
But the captain cried :!:Let 80 your helm ~
And then he called to the -bo'swain '''A
"Pipe all hands to the quarter-deok,, - !"
And we'll save her by Devotion ~
The first mate hurled his trumpet down;
The old tars cursed together: - :... :.~
To see the good ship helpless roll, -,
At the sport Of wave and weather.
Il, ~: ..-.' -: - ,ii'> ~ 1'II.~:
The tattered sales are all a-back,
Yards crack, and masts are started;
And the captain weeps and says his prayers,
Till the hull be mid-ships parted. ,.t, H.,
But God is on the steersman's side
The crew are in revolution; .4.. Il !
The wave that washes the captain off,
Will save the Constitution!
~ So BAYARD TAYLOR.
New York, Dec. 18, 1860. -, ~ .,.!g
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

TnnILL1NdT ADVENTURE WITH "A Boa:
CoSsTR1CToR.-LanS6 in his "Trayels
in India,' tells, this exciting story: When
on one Of his sporting excursions in wv
maud, Capt. Croker was told Of an enorm-
GUS boa oranaconda, which had been occa
sionally seen, and was held in great terror
by the natives, but could obtain no certain
intelligence of its whereabouts. Being,
however, one day in pursuit of game, ac- C.
companicd by Shikaree, and very. DOW
erful and high couraged dog, the latter
made rush forward, and suddenly he
heard whimuer and. choking noise.
Capt: Croker at once thought that his dog
was in the clutches ola rheetah, and push
ed on to his assistance through the thick
jungle, where lie got Sight Of d large OBJ
ject, in color black and orange, which he
at first thought was tiger: but presently
saw that it was huge boa constructor
coiied up. AS he approached, the mon-
ster began to uncoil himself; presently
its head glared, as the animal glided to-
ward him. .'''.'
Captain Crokerwas man Of great nerve,
and he fired both barrels at the boa's head;
both barrels took effect, yet: though check
Cd tor an instant, the snake came on Il ore
fercely than before, and the Shikaree
having bolted with the captains rifle, he
also was compelled to run, and had just,
time to climb up a tree when his pursuer
arrived at its foot. Captain Croaker lost
no time in reloading, but to his dismay
found that the Shikaree had carried of: all
his balls; luckily, however, he had plenty
of shot, and having reloaded, saw that one
Of the boa's eyes was knocked cut; never
theless the animal appeared quite aware
Of his proximity, having seemingly follow
ed him BY the scent.
BY this time the boa was twining itself
round the ,bole Of the tree in order to as
cend it, when Captain Croker fred one
barrel into its remaining eye, at a distance
of only about ten feet; the creature at
once fell back, butagain and again renew
cd its efforts to reach him, though with
out effect, and Captain Croker continued
to f:e till life appeared to be extinct.
though for considerable time it contin-
ued to writhes and lash the bushes with
its tail tail, the vast muscular power of which
seemed quite astonishing.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

''Whose might is not in crowns and palaces,
In parchment rolls or blazened heraldry,
But in the power Of THOUGHT, the energy
OF unsupported mind, whose steady will =.
No force can daunt, no tangled path divert
From its high onward purpose"
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10
"A +s4SLf+s iAs'-S SIGc9 4t
ERHII.AnEIn nuIA 1nnaann

10 4oq 9l PHlLApEhRH1A, I'LL 49 yhP Jappar.s Jiapqpar .s,,
three salutes OF thirty three guns each
will be fred in different sections of ttlle city
today ia honor of-Maj. ILL. '.Andersouiraoh
2tit gGiI2itfT1l wsu .t jHda 5:a.s, !Ft4ox
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10
rEpHEN MILLER. HENRY swIssHELSl
K EAL ESTAT e AG ENCY
II. H. BARRETT ..:
vii Engineer and Surveyor,

WI Engineer anu surveyor.
p6 ,)fice on First Street, Lower st. Cloud
psof all surveyed lands, and plats of all
th, sding towns Of Northern Minpesota, can
be, = I at al times et my Office.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

XII UsEFuL ORrHoGRApH1cAL RULE!
Among the other difficulties of English
photography is the, relative position OF !
and 6 in words endingi in ':ievc" and .'eiyc;''
and both in manuscript and print are seen
:'believe" and "beleive, ," ''recieve'' and
:.receiye," p: ..reprieve'' and "rcpreive.",
The writer was somewhat surprised on BE-
ing told not long. since :by foreign Lady,
Who was taught English in HollaEd, that
there was rule regulating the pcsitionnaoo aoof
the letters referred to in all such words;
and as it was new to him, and 50 far as he
has been able to discover, new to every
one, he thinks it may prove useful to give
it publicity y i" .'' ''''L I'D >'' s.J'~ -
When the preceding consonant is a let
ter which Il comes after Tin the alphabet,e
comes after + in the word, as '.believe;'''
but when the preceding conscnant comes
before 4 in the alphabet, E comes before
in the word, as ''rcccive." = I. id 9'oA>so
Tho rule is lnvariable as applies tb sthe
class Of words referred to, but is,,nttef
general application to words Of one; sylla7
BILE, having the same vowels in juxtaposii:::
ton: thus We have "niece,"' ''ceil," &c.,
which conform to the rule; anda"chief,"
"seize," &c., which, do not fluoy }-,io,q
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

.H,r t,ST : 36 "a b1ui FtEt.!!n3 ! i..iflNf su0
Mr.. MCGOWAN, q member of the House
of ReprreSentaatiy',ess5 ',s5 If South Carolina, al
d recognized leader III the State, said ine
the, course of "a debate AM the House aou
the 9th inst 81: so.,,>,A,>...> .5.
-, Ncs Aave .long been satisfied as to the
causes Of, dissol"ti;on. We avaH 't7 our.
selues Of tie elcet1afef Lmcozn, butsit Is
not with asthel only cause &of nc.mplaint.
We, have sjremaigea. in the Union, for the
purpose Of obtaining |teais the cooperation Of
our Southern sisteys-to arrange The tinmao
when and the manner how, and for no.
thing 'e1se.aaibEn9 osIt~-.ai}oI hHazs5tsin
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

n +. & G.. ANDRE VS.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods,
Groceries, and Crockery. Main Street, Lower
Town, St. Anthony, Minnesota. v2n3O:1y
." Produce taken in Exchange for Goods.
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-01-10

s E. ANTHONY BOOK STORE
u. HECFTMAN.
wHoLEsALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN,
] OOKs, STATIONARY, WALL PAPER,
FISHING TACKLE, POCKET CUTLERY,
FANCY ARTICLES, TOYS, &C..
Three doors above the fremont Hotel.
st. Anthony, Min.
June, 10, 1858. -, ~ yollno18, 1
frEPHEN MILLER. HENRY sw1ssHELM
X EAL ESTAT e AG ENCY
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA. A.-.I,
n he undersigned offer their services to loan
money upon best real estate security; and
70 purchase and sell property either real or
personal, for q reasonable commission. IL
Thsy have now for sale, at low prices: Il
20 quarter sections Of good land. -. 80
so lots, (some improved, } in st. Cloud. Is
20 " in Nininger addition to St. Paul.
20 /" in Nininger eity,2 rrrrolI
10 in Mound city, Illinois.
MILLER & SWISSHELM
St Cloud, May l3, 1858. y ""'''3-
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-27
Indefinite Postponcment.

The proposed Concert (noticed in our last
issue) to have been gwen by Mrs. BEws and
Mr.. EcKEl, as suggested by Mr.. B. at our town
relief meeting of last monday week, has been
unavoidably postponed. We regret this post
ponement, as the many friends of the above
named lady, and numerous admirers of her
musical talent, will be sadly disappointed.
Since writing the above, we have been re-
quested to say, that there will be Concert
given shortly, under the sole direction of Prof
HENRY E. EcKEL, in which he will be assisted
by Mr.. HENRY BASH, of Camden, as violinist,
and other artists from Charleston The pro-
ceeds of the Concert, we are informed, are to
be sent to the Relief Committee of Charleston,
for the benefit Of the sufferers.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-27
Returned From Camp.

Our esteemed fcllow-townsman and ex-edi,
tor, Capt. Tho. j. WARREN, of Kershaw Guard
returned from camp on Monday last, suf:
fering from a severe attack of neuralgia in the
head He has been confined to his room since
his return, but is improving slowly His health
permitting, will leave for his Company on the
coast, during the early part of next week
Lieut. j. J. McKAIN, of Capt. KENNEDy's
Company, has returned for few days, in
company with his brother Mr.. WIN. McKA1N,
who was unable to reach camp, after leaving
home some few weeks since. We are cricved
to hear Of his illness, and hope he may soon
be himself again. The lieutenant, we under
stand, Las enjoyed the best of health whilst in
the service, and we think the very picture of
health.
Mr. JAMES RIDDLE, of the same Company.
and formerly engaged in the Journal office, we
learn, has also returned on account of bad
health.
There are several others returned, suffering
somewhat, but AS yet we have been unable
to learn their names.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-27
FOR THE CONFEDERATE.
Military Meeting at Town Hall.
CAMDEN, S. c., Dec. 26, 1861.

CAMDEN, S. c., Dec. 26, 1861.
The Companies of Messrs. BROWN and De
PASS having united, meeting was held at
Town Hall on the Goth ult, for the election Of
officers. On motion of d. M. RoDGERs, w.
l.. DEPAss was called to the Chair, and Isaac
HOLLAND appointed to act as Secretary.
The Chairman then announced the meeting
as prepared for the transaction of business
The motion was then adopted to proceed
forthwith to the election of officers, which re-
suited in the choice of w. L. DEPAss for Cap-
tain, ID. NJ. RoDCERs for lst Lieutenant, G..
SILVER for I'd Lieutenant and S. c.. CLyBURN
for Sd Lieutenant
1t was then moved by Mr.. D. NJ. RoDcERs
that we 90 in Camp, near Columbia, on We'd
nesday ncXt-wbich was unanimously adopted
The Chairman of the meeting then an
nounced that the Roll of the Company showed,
in number, seventy-two, and was therefore in
advance of the number required by law as
quota.
On motion it was then moved to adjourn.
to meet at Town Hall on Saturday next, at 10
O'clock, a. IN. ISAAC HOLLAND, Scc'tv.
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-27
A PROCLAMATION.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRE-
SENTS, that /, ID. F. JAMISON, President of
Convention of the People of South Carolina,
assembled pursuant to an Act of the General
Assembly, passed on the Thirteenth day of No
vember in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, and which adjourned
on the tenth day of April, one thousand eight
hundred and sixt, -onc, by virtue of the au-
thority vested in me by the said Convention,
do hereby convoke the same, and by these
presents do herewith summon the members of
the said Convention to re-assemble at Colum-
bia, in the State aforesaid, at IL o'clock m, on
the twenty-sixth day of December inst.
Given under my hand at Burwood, BarEwell
District, this fourteenth day of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty-one. D. F. JAMISON,
President of the Convention
Attest: B. F. ARTHUR, Clerk
Es- All the papers in the State copy once.
December 26
The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-27
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
COLUMBIA. November &c. 1861

LUMBLA, November 10, 1861.
w HEREAS, IN PURSUANCE OF AN
w Act of the Confederate Congress, enti-
tied can Act to put in operation the Govern
mcnt under the permanent Constitution of the
Confederate States of America" passed the
been held for members to represent this State
in the Congress of the Confederate States;
ano, in pursuance of an Act of the Assembly
passed the 9Th day of December, A. D., 1852
the votes have been counted for that purpose,
and it appears that the Hon. John Mcqueen
has been duly elected to represent the 1st
Congressional District, composed of Lancaster,
Chesterfield, Marlborough, Darlington, Marion,
Williamsburg, Horny, and Geore etown; the
Hon. w. Porcher Miles, for the I'd Congress
sonal District, composed of Charleston, exclu-
sve of the Parish Of st. Johns Colleton the
Hon. l.. Nj. Aver for the Sd Congressional
District, composed of Beaufort, Barnwell.
Orangeburg, Colleton and St. Johns Colleton;
the Hon. Nj. L. Bonham, for the 4th Congress
sional Dist, composed of Lexington, Edgefeld.
Ncwberry, Laurens and Abbcville; the Hon.
James Farrow, for the 5th Congressional Dis
trict, composed of Anderson, Pikens, Green
Vile, Spartanburg and Union; and the Hon.
w. w. Boyce, for the 6th Congressional Dis
trict, composed of York, Chester, Fairfield.
Richland, kcrshaw, Clarendon and Sumter.
Now, therefore |, F. w. Pikens, Governor
and COMMANDMENTS Chief in and over the State
aforesaid do issue this my Proclamation noti-
fy,ng and declaring, according to the provisions
of the said Acts, that John Mcqueen, w.
Porcher Miles, L. NJ. Aver, NJ L. Bonham,
James Farrow, and w. w. Bovce had ma
jority of the votes cast in their respective Con-
gres iona Districts, and are therefore duly
elected Representatives in the Congress of the
Confederate States of America.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, the 7th day of December, A, D.. 1861,
and in the seth year of the sovereignty and
independence of the State of South Cerolina.
F. w. PICKENS.
VIM. r. Hunt, D. S. of State.
December 81.