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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1861-04-16
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Yesterday was anotligrss.asy day with our
military men, From diybFeak until sunset
and far into the night, ST, t,aners were constant
ly plyins to and AAosbst4eolf the city and the
batteries, transporting nea, provisions and mu-
n,tions Of war. A fotzthe. probability Of "a a
fight, and that ngfflt soon; most people have
come to regard it Ia ad$st eiact, and we lnay
add llat'it is regass { as esssally certain that
our brave boys ats batteries will not unbe-;.
seem their ancestry and that the hircling in
vaders sent by Lifsen 34sill have canse to RE
the day they set toSt UPON the soil OF South
Carolina. !:
THE coLpSiDtk! COMPANIES.
In response to The tearglafflrie oder of Col
oncl Kers!iaw, tie, e,svossombalies in RichIand
District, attached tosEis file second) rcgi-
mcnt, prclaralyscit .their homes and started
for Charleston sziee, in noticifbhg
their departure Shy "a -
.As We annopnced ,SssElny morning, the
Gor67n@'s GaaTds;c eesssssssol, and tie Col,
umJia 0rcyS, Capt t5s;rIEi;u:r, took their derar-
ture Yesterday afsetroos .fofstie seat Of war. .
"Thcsc two gallant eoAlss sies lladtheir ranks
well filed, aud lei 81 gaoaa spirits They were
escorted 10 the .R$$ilro&,F depot hy ths." Old
Gaar,l" Of the Ri5ek1zzgnz Re99anttcr RIFE Com
;r:,,y, Tie Eng dG5:a$es, The Coihge Cadets
and the Indfpsaei4s.s s5sAEagiae cosapaty.
Their escort !s:llaore honorable by the
spontaneous q asipajoriig of onr,ciii-
zcns, aud NC were ssyatifcilo Sc a large nnn-
bcr Of tic ladigsao 5!ie eeiiy honorlpg tic oc-
casion by thcirsffasssss,.s
"B,ief addressests tlle companies were made
I:h Dr.: VIM. Rcy7lls5ll.s OF this city, AID Mr.
Fleming, Of snintss. 7 es.saw many eyes ill
ed with tears, ;|lNqre amused to such de-
monstrations Of .ti7!Swe know lliaf the
bitter pasg of sepalatss ys:.s felt in many he
SONS where; maahsoa $.a, patriotism forbade
anonlward cyprcs$;cnss
"isichland Disc Ihas done molly in:tiis
emergency. VIII iestWo companies Which
leave to-day tCapt and Capt. Eay's
she will bave5sS5 Companies in service, nearly
4 averaging 100 onassSsSe1es,'g!s sssvolyss upon
US w!iosaie lctsat ;Jc yigilant and ac-
4 tive. and tins seems the spirit thu. am.
mates al whom aud sRecessitr
4;eompel to remain;
Is; arriyesl ut O'Clock,
down South,
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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1861-04-16
ANEW M0VE,
FREGEIT OF 'a'EgE LsNCGA4 &C.
VERN1SENT.
a .sEASBENG ARMY At yvAsgzzNS-
INGT0N.
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WAsmIScToN, April 10.
The alarm Of Tie Aho'itioni>t< ut the bare
4 idea of "a demonstration by the Sorihrons
against Washington begins tobe perfectly IN.
dicroil$.
General orders have this day been issued hy
Ithe War Department, forming new military
regiment out ofthc District OF Columbia and
she State of Maryland
Colonel Charles Ferguson Smith, ofrennSyI,
vania, is appointed Cnmrandant, and Brcvct
Captain Theodore Talbot Qatc Of Fort Snm-
ter), whose family reside here, has been made
Aliutant of the new Department.
The large force Of regulars now quartcred
here i. to lie increased, instead of diminished.
Captain Sherman's company of Light Artille-
ry and two companies of Federal Cavalry are
expected here to morrow. The Cavalry will
purchase their horses here.
1t is evident that Standing arnlyis to over
awe Maryland aud Virginia, while the attempt
is being made 10 suhirgatc the Confederate
States. Nor are the precautions confined to the
concentration Of regular troops.
al the volunteer companies were to-day
called from their ZONES, ard mustered into
service. They are at their respective armo
rics; but, at the earliest moment, they will he
provided with quarters and rations BY the Gov
F.
crDmcnt.
Eeverytling is unsettled here, and the citi-
zcus look very buc.-Charleston Mercury.
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have sood quarters and NC hope rleasan
time The %columlda EGrrys are now also or
dnty in llc.ltarbcr. Both are splendid lool,
ing companies, numbering about scycnffysmeI
each. We unacrssandstIat Captain Gary, 0
tie College Cadets" has alsoscolnc llge.p, Co
lumbia TO tendertlc services of.llis eolnpaa,
to the Governor. St
Besides the Colahbia companies there arc
now in the field, belonging to tic Second Reg
imen, the following ccnpaliesoo The Riciand
Guard jRihemen), capl. Gookler;; the Salem
Company (Intantry), CaPtsss!!saeasts; flr SKATES
Rights Guards, Capt. ri ": ,,ys; tile llar,
mont titles Capt. spalr'i; as tcsscmcl.t-
of coripanies which have Cor souiafimc. been
on service.
The wloIcsofthc sctoad EegifSSsalt4s now
in tie field, with the exception Of the Lancas.
ter Company and Major Garritts, who are dc,
,aincd Only by tie difficulty oftrnnsportat;on,
a";l may sooH be expected
THE rEADqrARTEas or THE REGnirsr.
The headquarters Of Colonel Krr.Iaw vas
transferred Yesterday moririus at 10 o clock 10
Morris Island. Three companies of the 5i1.-
men, are on detached service at several iyI-
port:tnt points Aaan evidence of the rromp
ttudc Oft the mc! COMPOSING CoIoacI Nel.haw's
command, We may mention that the order for
their coming down wassnot Issued until p
M. on Monday last, and, although scattered at
the time over tonr district; i l.ancaster, Kcr.
shaw, Richland and Clarcnion:-thcy are al
ready at their respective posts, fully equipped
and "cagcr for the Fray"
A GLIMPSE AT TIE BATTERIES.
About three O'clock our Reporter, in the
Suggestive cnmp%ny OF cannol,s, balls, Slc<,
and every description Of munitions Of war, be-
sides a very -lorgc amount of provisions, en-
barkcd for ha$ty trip TO the barber batteries.
Everything seemed. indeed, in afple-p order,
both on Morris and SuIllvan's Islands. The
rin"d caunon just arrived from Liverpool has
already been placed in position, ard is relied
upon to DO its work pretty thoroughly. Tie
troops at all the posts seemed in good spirits
and much invigoratcd l'y the prospect for
brush. Among them was the g.ey-Larcl vol
untcer from Virginia, Mr.. RriHn.
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by Star Of the Vest battery, OF four "a
ponnders by sunkcn battery, oftwo o-inch
Dahlgreen guns; bya battery at Vinegar Hill
of two 24-poundcrs; and by two 24-pounders
and two 12-ponndors at Lighthouse Inlet
AT Fort johnson, on James Island, there
arc two mortar batteries, oftwo lO-iuch mortals
in eacll, and one gun battery Of one 24pound-
err.
AT Fort Palmetto, on Coles island, near the
mouth of Stono river there is a battery of two
24-poundcrs and two lspounders.
At Battery island, on Stono river, four "a
FOUNDERS have been ordered to be placed in
battery.
A mortar battery Of three mortaEs is IN the
course of construction near Mount Pleasant.
8 A floating battery, strongly made, ana cased
in front with iron plates, has been constructed
to breach the facade of Fort Sumter, towards
James island This battery has been mount
edswith two Az andt 32-poanders.
Besides the above mentioned guns in posi-
ton, there are thirty-uine guns. Of different
kinds and caLrcs, at the Citadel most ofwhicll.
are not mounted, and there are four heavy O.
inch uortars just received and one 9-incl
Dahlgreen gnu expected momentar;Iy, from
Richmond
+ yTo man the difftrc.lt batteries and tort;fc't-
tiohs nentionetl,sa to prevent the landing OF
ahostilc force on Sulliva:,'sand Morris Island,
the troops arcsdistsbnted as follows: On Sui
sliyau's Island there are thirteen hundred and
Sninetyfoar men, consisting of artillery, infant
ry, and Il detachment of dragQens the Whole
under tie command of Brigadicr General Dun
oyant. On Morris island there arc thirteen
hundred and fifty six men, consisting Of artllle.
rry and infantry, under the command Of Col.
NNIayey; Gregg. At Fort Johnson there are one
|.hunilfc,Senlisted men,undor Capt. James; tllr-
tyone cnlistedssSmeu, under Lieutenant 3land-
Ing, at Castle PinckGey,tt ard Que hundred and
fory-siix, men, composed IS artillery and infant
rs, under Capt. Pope, at Fort Palmetto o-inal;--
ing III all three thousand and IN aty-scyen.
Eiaea; which force has teen placed aldeesthe
Ecomnlaad 8. .Bligadisr General Beauregard, an
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CorroS "BooMlSc Our market report re-
cords the sale o! eighty-eight bales Of Cotton
yesterday at ftse:.n cents.
snrn-nnh Ru.,hI:e.r
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4 back to tIG war ofslsl2,7 and tho Alien and
! Sedition laws, the tale is the same.
s, The Kansas Nebraska Compromise was vic,
Fatrd just as soon as, in the case of Kansas, ii
became an object to violate it. The Missouri
Compromise was set aside just as soon as, in
the case of California, the North were not to
gain by it. The Mexican war was unpopular
at the. North, because it was a Southern war;
and yet the South was excluded from the ter
ritoIy acquired. The acquisition ofTcxas WAS
important to the security of the South; and
yet it Was witt; great difficulty, after one rcjcc-
lion, brought into the Union only from the
that British goods from Texas
would interfere with Northern interest. The
tariff conprcnise OF '33 was grossly violated
Just sAsoon as, in accordance with its terms,
the Northcrn people were 10 give thcr plum
der or the South. The tsr;if Of 1916, with
lis compromise reductions, proSpectivcIy made
to save Northern manufactures from alleged
rnin, was SCI aside the very moncV the South
wcrc 10 obtain the advantages for which they
had acqHicsceI in temporary protection. The
wsr o! 1912, wared in behalf of Northern ship
ping, showed people unpatriotic, selfish and
lrcac!rcro!s. Tic Alien Law manifested an
INSCRIPTIONS disposition to use power to graft
" raTacty ut the expense Of the cmigrants
coming to or shores, whom m,thcy wculd now
Us" against tic South in filling up tic terrific
rics for new Frccsoil States. The Scdlion
Las exhibited their pragmatical' and selfish
Tyranny being an attempt by penalties to
mnzzIc the press and prevent all opposition to
measures Of the government. Tlleirsystematic
refusal 10 carry out the provisions of tlc Con
for the return of fugitive slaves, is a
piece with these special instances mentioned.
Their disregard of the Fugitive Slave Law
Of 1850, for which the Border
States acquicsced in the California swindlc, if
not Of suh duration, /, as notorious as the
other 1t is needless to multiply examples.
Tie people Of the Northern States obey a
"I,igher law" than any Which can be made in
Constitutions and Congressional cnactmcnts
hy the peoples of Southern States The law
which interest ambition or fanaticisln may, at
any time, and on every occasion, suggest, is
The law to which they are obcdicnt.and true.
We ask the people Of the South whether,
with all their experience of the trcachcry and
bad faith of those nns0und and inimical aliens,
they can entertain the idea Of again admit
ling them into full fellowship as members of
hc same Confederate household? ? In our
opinion, it would Gc madness.
Charleston Mcfruyy.
NICE WIDow.-Ihc following is from
DR.. Holmes new novel.
The widow Romans was now in full bloom |
If ornamental sorrow. a very shallow Grape
,onnet iricd and froth like, allowed the par
cd raven hair to show its smothncss. y jet |
oin hcayed upon her bosom with every sign of
or OF unknown origin. Jet bracelets ,
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The NAVAL PREPARATIONS AT TIE NORTH. -
Our tcIegraphic despathes inform us of the
sailing of the steamship -INo0tr, with 800
troops, a company of horse and several can
nor; also, the departure of the Z. S, steam
frigatc Pomhotan aud s!oop-of war Potrnee,
and that the steamship Illinois and brig Of
war Perry sa next. The Atlantic and III
nois are merchant steamers, drawing at least
twenty feet water The Pdwnee and Perry
draw from ten to twelve feet water.
We learn, also, that the screw trigatcs Mia-
ncsota and CcicT0ao, and sidcwhccl frigatc
mississippi, arc nearly ready for sea. These
ships a draw over twenty feet water. If
there is fleet of smaller vessels, their names
have not transpired, and it wou!d require
very diiscnt search of the U. S. Navy list to
find them Just now We take it the Gulf is
the destination of Commodore Striughanl's
fleet Charleston Mucury.
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sy5z.zsT7y5'ts; SoaT
I preeIatc the generosity and puhIicspirt of tllose
cltlzens freadsnf thc isstate-irLo lave cons
tribntcd money and labor forthe bei6ieas,,e
Ithe State, andstake pleasure in noticing par
ticnlarly the liJerality and patriotism Of Ben-
jam'n Nordecai, Esq., in making the frsf, and
a very generous donation.
H1GH LIFE IN WAsHIXGToH.-An intelii-
gent correspondent of. one the New York pa.
pers gives the following description Of Lincoln.
last reception:
@Ihc reception at tie White House was one of
the poorest ever seen in Washington. Sons
of the strong minded women from the West
insisted on dancing the Rail splttcrs dance
which consisted in SIMPLE walking in zig-zag
manner from one side OF the room to the other
as though they were following q split rail fencs
in the dark. 1t certainly was the most undig-
nifcd and childish performance ever seen in
the White house. The faces of Senators Sew
ard and Cameron were red with shame. In re-
ceving his friends, and in shaking hands with his
friends, Old Abe does tho business mp like
regular rai!-splitter who hal jnst gone through
the marriage ceremony, and was receiving the
congratulations of friends. In his reception he
labors harder perhaps snd goes through moro
hard work than ordinary men cond stand
Western admirers fancy all his movements
arc beautifully Frcnchy."
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a NICE WIDow.-Thc following is from
DR.. Holmes new novel.
The widow Romans was now in full bloom
of ornamental sorrow. a very shallow Grape
bonnet ircd and froth like, allowed the par
ted raven hair to show its smoihncss. y Jet
pin heayed upon her bosom with every sign of
memory, or OF unknown origin. Jet bracelets
slonc with every movement OF her slcnder
hands, cascd in cross fitting black gloves.
liar sable dress was ridgcd with manifold
honrccs, from beneath which small foat
showed itself form time to time, clad in the
same hue Of mourning. Everything about her
was dark except the whites other eyes and the
enamel other teeth. The effect was complete
Gray's E!cgy was not more pcrfecs compost
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SsIeparted onatseii

During,the aft5lnoolh disp7tshes had been g:
ceiYeA of Q nature to warrant the belief that
formidable nava! force was off our coast
Subsequent dispatches confirming the first re
ports, it was determined to send down addi-
tional troops to the harbor Notifications.
Shortly before midnight the city was startled
by the booming of seven guns from the Cita-
del Grccn-thc signal for the mastering of the
l7th Regiment, In a few minutes, the wet
misty aGeaaIsEiere all commotion volunteers
coul6 lurrying to and fro to join
thcigssta alnands and tic neighbor-
hood d nc sI w'saed+,. rlrongcd by
" tie, citizen so1diery, wh6 like true "ninute
mem 81 et. their beds and hastily donned the
knapsack and sshoullercd the muskct As com.
pany aftezcoaPAgy filed silently down to the
boats, % flashes Of the lightning
lit up their bright bayoncts and glazed kepis
and nothing save the steady measured tramp
Of the men disturbed the solemn stiffness.
Col Kcrshaws Regiment was sent for yes
tcrday, and is expected to arrive this morning.
Ample provision has been made FOR accommo-
dation Of the troops. cforc daylight this
morning the force at the threatened points
will be fully doubled.
is we 90 to press a ocIck a. my all is yet
quiet, but rumor prevails that there arc sew
en- vessels off the bar Charleston NrcHry.
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E'rnEI Ncsy YGrk..

E'rnEl Ncg YGrk..
New YORK, April 10.
The papers here all agree that the war ships
are for Charleston harbor. They are expect
cd to reach there this evening.
The Tribune announces war, and jnslifes
it.
The Baltic. with 200, ard the Illinois with
400, troops, sailed last evening. They carry
a stock Of signal Rockets.
The most intense excitement prevails here,
and stocks are tunlblins with the warlike
rumors.- Charleston Mcrsury.
TEoops on THE W1wG.-Captain Booktcr's
company, the Richland Guards, numbering
about ninety men, left for Charleston yesterday
afternoon. They were escorted TO tsn depot
by the military companies remaining here.
Col. Rion's regiment, numbering some eight
or nine. hundred men, will arrive to-day. in
special train, Immediately after the arrival of
the regular train. They will connect with the
South Carolina Railroad at the jsuctlou.
J.
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To tile exclusion of other matter we copy
from the Mercury some details of the events
on Wednesday evening in Charleston
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Savornsh JRYzlb5;e17s..
The national Republican., 1861-11-13
DROPOsALs FOR BEEF CATTLE ON
THE HOOF. -

Sealed proposals, for supplying to the Govern.
me. ! ,OC0 Beef Cattle on the Hoof are invited the
18th day of November r, 1861, at IL o'clock NJ. The
Cattle TO be delivered IN Washington City, on the
30h day of Nov uiber, i.Gi or as soou thereafter
rs III, Government may direct he bids 10 be
directed to Lieut. S. @. GREEN, A c. s., u. =. A.,
223 g street, Washington City, endorsed Propo
sails"
Sealed roposals are also invited till the 18th day
Of November, 1861, Mt rclock p. M. for supply.
ing the Government 900 Head of Beef Cattle on
the hoof The Cattle TO be delivered at harrisburg
Pa The seth OF November 1861, or as soon there.
after d, the Gov, rnm Mt way dir ct The bid. to be
directed 70 lieu' y. II. BARROLL, A Q. s., U s.
" Proposals"
Seal. d proposals are invited till the 18th Of No
yemoer, 1861 at clock p NJ. for supplying 90
head OF Beef Cattle TO the Government fhe Cattel
to be delivered on the 3Oih day OF January, 1852, a.
either York, Chamber'burg, or Horr sbuTg Pa. as
the Government may direct The bids to be directed
to Nsjor A. BECKWITH, G. s., U. s. A., 223 G
st eet, Washington, d. G., and endorsed " Propo.
yils."
Government reserves to itself the right to pay In
Treasury notes, aud 10 reject any bid. for any
cause. No bid will be entertained unless the bidder
H. present to respond to his bid.
Each lot OF Cattle delivered shall average at least
800 pounds gross weight; and no animal will be
recetvsd viii h weighs less than 100 pound. gross
weight.
Form Bib.
ment good Beef Cattle on the hoof Tor per
hundred pounds gross weight The cattle to be deiv
cred at according TO the terms OF the enclosed ad
vertsement. The Cattle to be weighed on the scales
and the weight 80 determined to be the purchase
weight t. hereby agree to give good and ufiicient
GIVE Treasury notes or other Government funds in
payment for the Cattle oct 2s--td
The national Republican., 1861-11-13
Communicated.
A Warning Voice from God.

We, as nation, are dependent upon the pow
ers above, and have hada great deal of cor
rupton in our midst, in the way of politics and
sectaranism, which has been inconsistent with
the Holy Bible or its laws. And would advise
every creature, without exception, that has a
soul to save, to live after his convictions, and
take the Testament as his guide and let all
sectarianism pass by which Is not strictly to
the above statute book; and come down, as
did the Ninevies of old in sack cloth and ashes
you will please re fer to the Bible for an account
of the same; and my mission is II similar one to
that of Jonas; and find that | have no peace
with my God, and your God also, until have
it proclaimed to all the world, to warn them
that we who are, or have not been, living
after our convictions, arc shortly to be chas.
tened, as the 18th hour is ut hand, and that the
wrath of God Is over us, and tho cup being
nearly full, and will be poured out unless we
repent; and that we may be visited by pesti.
lence or famine rs God knows who is above US
| hope that these few words may find the
tiresides of every family in this known land
that all classes of men might take it to their
hearts, and live by it and die by it, 30 help you
God. subscribe my pame to the above, and
if there is any questions to be answered on my
part, | am ready at any mans disposal, or tC
appear before any honorable body of men, IL
the United States or Europe, to defend mysel
with reasons to Justify the above remarks
| The friend and wei .wisher Of all mankiid,
BENZ. W. STAUFFER, NJ. d.
Lebanon county, Pa Palmyra is my P. O..
but now of Washington City.
N B.-Let every publisher OF paper'copy
this that believes in the Bible, in all LANGUAGES
The national Republican., 1861-11-13
Gromt Activity ut tho Depot.

The greatest activity and hustle prevail at
the Baltimore depot, owing 10 The immense
quantity of Government freight continually ar.
riving from the North and West at this point.
For squares on either side of the depot the
streets are bttentimes completely blockaded
with Government teams loading and waiting to
be loaded from the cars, which now stretch
along New Jersey avenue as far as Massachu
sets avenue, and along Indiana avenue as far
sas Third street. Large quantities Of lumber,
consigned to the Government, intended for
barracks for the troops, are daily arriving.
Coal is also coming in very rapidly, though
mostly for Government purposes, private con.
signees experiencing great Inconvenience and
trouble in getting their supplies over the road.
Although extensive additions have lately been
made to tho rolling stock Of tho road and in
creased facilities afforded for the storage OF
freight, still the road Is unable to meet the
demands made upon 1t by its patrons.