The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-05-09
EdltoriaT Correspondence.


Dear Intelligencer: TWAS our purpose to have
involved the necessity of negecting other and i'm
portant duties, as to our future punctuality we
make no rash promises at least, not until We have
become most thoroughly initiated into the mystic
ries of camp life It was thought necessary last
week, from the crowded and compressed state of
tachment under q Lieut.. are now quartered, as the
heading of this article will indicate at CAdp Bo-
ouET. The origin Of this poetical soubriquet may
be traced to the multitude OF exquisite Aowcrs
which decorate different portions Of the otherwise
barren walls of Barracks; yotive offerings of pa
trioic ladies to gallant soldiers. ct all times and
under any circumstances, these manifestations of
kindness would impress the heart with deep feel
ings Of gratitude, but under present circumstances
new mode of expression must be invented to
give utterancc to the deep and unqualified appre-
ciation felt by the recipients of such favours.
Every day witnesses additional acts of kindness
upon the part of the citizens towardshe soldiers.
Since establishing ourselves in our new quarters,
We haze to acknowledge (and it is with great
pleasure flvors from Mrs. Nonrn, her neice Miss
MARY D., the editor of the Cdrolniaa, and
and many others; mattresses have been rendered
for the benefit OF the SICK which were politely de-
cined, through fear of adding too nuInerously to
the sick list. Edibles which the veriest connois-
sour could not improve upon have made our hearts
glad We will say zen qassdnt, though it might
have been as appropriately said elsewhere, that
this city challenges the world for the beauty of its
daughters, which is equaled only by their patriot
ism and unselfish devotion 10 the cause of their
country. Few will leave it without chcrishing
dcep.and lasting Impressions of the warm-hcarted
hospitality of its citizens. There are at ts-tinc,
we believe, near two thousand two hundred (2,2O0)
volunteers encamped about The city. Being a
member the Palmetto Rifemcn, we see but little
of the other companies consequent upon the man-
fold duties which we all have to perform, pre-
Gliding frequent intercourse one with another.
A call was made during last week upon the differ
ent companies composing the 4th Regiment Cor
volunteers for the Confederate service, the PAL-
MErTo RIfpssiEN responded with will TO the call;
we believe not less than scychty-ive 75) signi6ed
their willingness to go any where it vas thought
they could best serve their State, or the great
cause of their country. Other companies re-
spondcd with equal promptness with the Rifemcn,
and are ready, willing and impatient to meet the
invader and teach him that the successful culmin-
alton of our efforts in the victory of Sumter is but
the beginning Of the end Of this war of sections.
The Palmetto's have been several times compli-
menled-twice by receiving invitations to parade
before the young ladies of the Methodist College.
Through the indefatigable and untrying energies
and attention of Capt. WnITYEn, they arc winning
golden opinions, and attaining an enyiablc rcpu-
tation for their proficiency in the art Ntare. In
deed they were beginning to be vain of their at
tainmcnts until they witnessed the precision with
which the Arsenal Cadets performed the most diff
fcult and intricate evolutions.
The Butler Guards arc we believe returned the
'scrack Company" of the 4th Regiment, and one
of the companies that have transferred their SER
vices to the Confederate States. But as Sergeant
JAMES has doubtless furnished you with matter
more interesting and more in detail-for che pre-
sent, re bid you adieu w. w. II.