The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-31

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tie proclamation Of Lincoln asssa political con-
cession to the Abolitionists When the Union,
sssisted ths Consultation gave no right to
5 ID Pfeident OF Congress to free the slaves.
Emancipation wss the thunderboltin the hands,
aof the President to destroy the social organiza-
4 ton Of the South at q blow. Mr.. Lincoln has
j assumed the right to launch, without the pow
e. .c e.sesee h:s decree. The North must cor
quer every square mile of the South before it
can make the proclamation of more effect than
merely waste of paper" s.s, ss53
The New York Tribune, of the Goth, in an
4 editorial, says:-"The last advices from Europe
Z render it morally certain that France and
Q Great Britain will recognize the Southern Con-
federacy on or about the 1st of January next
: provided the situation shall remain unchanged
/. till that time In other words, if our armies
90 into winter quarters without achieving further
and more decisive successes, Western Europe
4 flies to the rescue Of the rebels"
50 The Washington correspondent of the same
paper writes: "Ladies here Of rebel proclivties.
I who arc on intimate terms with the Belgian
Legation confidently assert that Belgium is
about to recognize the Southern Confederacy,
and that her example will be followed by the
larger Powers of Europe"
Commercial advices from New York show
that a strong impression exists among the lead
lug merchants that a termination of the war
will ultimately occur from financial crisis and
the consequent confusion in the North.
The Secret of the Failure OF the Mary
- land COmpaign.
The following is extracted from the Wash
ington correspondence of the Chicago Tri-
bune:
General Lees military operations in Mary
land have failed only for the want of troops
II, at the decisive moment, on Wednesday, he
/, had had 10000 fresh troops to hurl against
!. Burnside at the bridge of Antietam, the day
would have been lost to us, our army would
have been annihilated, and Gen. Lee would
have remained in Maryland. do not make
this statement at random. l know what say
is true; and the history of the battle, when it
comes to be written, will show it to be So How
many troops do You suppose General Lee had
in Maryland altogether 100000? 1OOOOO?
he had, to fight the battle of Antietam, just
ffty-six thousand combatants; not man more.
know that fact positively; and this included
the troops that had fought at Harpers Ferry,
and captured that palce on the 18th.
The divisions of Jackson, Walker, and A. F.
Hill left Harpers Ferry on Monday afternoon
crossed the Potomac on the pontoon bridge
marched all Monday night, got into position,
and rested on Tuesday, and were ready to
fight, and did fight at Antietam, on Wednes.
day. Moreover, the artillery ammunition of
the Confederates gave out during the afternoon
of the 18th, and they fired out their cannon
pieces of railroad iron about eighteen inches
long. Scores of these missiles were found on
the field of the 18th.
The EXPECTED ATTACK ON CHARLRsroH-A
New VERSION OF AN OLD SToRY-Thc city
gossips, yesterday, were all agogover the state
ments Of deserter from the Yankee fleet named
Alexander Russell, who had Just reached
the city. He claims to have overheard. in the
conversation Of Yankee officers, that Charles
ton is to be attacked between the lat and 9TH