The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-11
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correspondent OF the New Orleans Gre
scent, writing from Richmond, says:
Our chief article Of commerce NOWADAYS
is a commodity known in the market as "sub-
stitutcs." The article has risen from 500 to
5000, again to $500, and from that to $1,000
and $1,000. The cheapest kind now offering
commands $500 readily wretch named
Hill has been making enormous sums, as much
as from $4,000 to $4,000 day, by plundcring
substitutes some of whom are the very scum
of the earth, while others are poverty stricken
Maryanders of high social position at home,
and men of real moral worth. A friend of
mine bought substitute from Hill for $500.
He saw Hill give the poor devil 800 and put
the remaining S4oO in his pocket. AS my
friend went out of the door, he met gentle
man who told him he had just paid $1,000 for
a substitute.
OF this sum it is possible the substitute re.
ccived 5000, and Hill the other $1,000. To-
day he went up main street with at least fifty
men at his heels. You may therefore infer
that he coins money even more rapidly than
the Yankee distiller Stearns. now in Jail with
Bolts, who used to make $4,000 day by fur
nishing his vile stuff to Southern soldiers.
The fact is, the business of buying and selling
substitutes is abominablc all around The
mon who come here from the country to buy
them arc run mad until they get them; they
are absolutely crazy with fear lest they should
fail to obtain them, and seem willing to spend
their last dollar in effort, so insane is their
cowardice, inspired by anxiety On the other
hand the exhibition of his person to which the
the substitute is subjected is reoiculous and
disgusting. AS he is stripped to the skin, per-
cnssed, auscuted, examined from top to toe,
like horse showing off his PAGES. a lovely
business truely.
The VRGINIA.-Commodor Tattnall re-
ceived orders Saturday last to repair forthwith
to Norfolk and take command of the battering
ram Virginia. The whole country will be re
joiccd to hear it, and look with confidence to
the future operations of the wonderful machine.
We regret to loose his services at this post, but
for his and the countrys sake, we are pleased
to see him in a position where he can be avail
able to the latter, and sustain his well. earned
fame as naval commander.
Commodore Tatnall leaves here this morn
ing for the theatre of his future labors. He
was accompanied by Capt. j. Pembrook Jones,
late commander of the Resolute, who will act
as his Flag Lieutenant, and his son, Pauldine
Tattnall, as Secretarv.-SavannaA Repablican
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FROM THE NoRTH.-We are assured in well
informed quarters that the Government has
received advices of verv important nature
through a letter addressed to the Secretary Of
War by prominent and wellknown politi-
clan of the North. These dispatches from the
enemy's country express the most determined
confidence that unless some great disaster to
our arms intervenes, the attempt which will be
made about the middle of next month to put
in operation the system of direct taxation at
the North will accomplish, perhaps by gradual
steps, the abandonment Of the war by the
Yankees. The public debt of the North is
stated to be already twelve hundred millions of
dollarss-Richmond Enaniner