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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-06-26

The M1ss1ss1ppI's MoUTHt AGAIN
BLocKADED.-It has been generally be.
lieved for several days and with good
deal Of reason, that the French and Eng.
lish men.of-war are now blockading the
Mississippi river below New Orleans. A
notice of sixty days is required, of the
raising of blockade, before commerce and
trade can be resumed. So. that the Yam.
kee trick Of Lincoln, in clearing five hun.
Fdred vessels for New Orleans and Por,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-06-26
e, From the Southern Guardian.

Mr.. EDITOR Your correspondent
"Stonewall" was recently so severe in his
structures upon certain cotton buyers from
East Tennessee, that we are incliued to be-
lieve be is Yigilaut ''oser- much. ~ A, few
facts On this same subject, if you please: +
An agent Of this Tennessee firm has
secured this section of the State, buying at
quite a remunerative price all the cotton he
could. He bought the subscribers crop
at ten cents per pound, and left-it piled on
the plantation with conditions, that W hen
the war closed, or the blockade was raised,
the seller is to deliver it at the nearest de-
pot. Verbal instructions, too, were left,
that rather than bale of it should fall in.
to the hands of the Yankees the torch
should be applied to it, We presume the
same conditions were given to all the plant:
ers, as none of the cotton sold was moved
from the plantations, though the: cash was
paid for every pound of it. 80,
Now we contend, that if this firm is of
the Andy johnson stamp, they are the;best
friends the Gonfederacy has, for tworeasons
TO wit :: they are circulating thousands of
money, and the moment they can be proven
to be friends of the enemy their property
Cleft on the plantations) eau be, and must
be, con6scated. Certainly ouf State au,
thorities woulduot allow the shipment, nei-
ther would our railroads transport cotton in
the direction of the enemy. Respectfully,
- p - . CORONACER., ,,
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A Military Execution.

"Persoune," Corinth correspondent Of
the Charleston Courier, gives the following
@gra phic description of the military execu.
ton If spy: f.
A military execution is terrible thing.
I saw another Oh Wednesday noon, and a
more stoical death than was suffered by the
culprit on; th soecasien I have never in my
somewhat varied experience known equal
led. He was Tennesseean, named Coon
Harris, about forty years of age, resident
of Kgis or Paducah, and had been convic-
ted Of being spy. As. be rode by my
quarters he was seated on the box which
was to serve as his coffin, in a rude vehicle,
guarded by twelve soldiers, but not the
most careful observer could have discover
ed any difference between him and curl
Gus bystander, Arriving at the place of
execution, which was only quarter Of a
mile distant, he jumped lightly from the
wagon, fingered moment to see his coffin
removed, and then sahntered earelessly
down to the tree, beneath which hewas to
meet his fate.
An officer followed him to unlock bis
hand. cuffs, and the two stood there mo,
ment in conversation, the prisoner apparent.
ly as cool and uneoncerned as if he were a
mere spectator of the scene. His eyes Was
still bold and unwavering, resting now upon
the crowd, and now yacautly in the dis.
tance, as if at timesIa thought of the fu-
ture entered his mind, but neither cheek
blapched nor muscle quivered. The man
seemed made of stone The interview fin
ished, the last words of which were, 81 die
an honest ard innocent man." the officer
pinioned his arms back, the faded brown
coat was buttoned across his chest, and be
sat down on his coffin. A handkerchief
was then tied over his eyes,and he voluntari-
ly laid his head back against tree. Even
in this trying moment, the last that bridged
/ the narrow ohasm between time and eter'
nifty, and earth was forever shut out from
view, did he preserve his remarkable self
possession. Finding the bark Of the tree
somewhat rough, he occupied several Sec
onds in adjusting his head, as one would tit
himself to pillow before going to sleep,
SO that it would rest easily, then chewing
upon quid Of tobacco, he became still
The file Of eight men were now ordered
forward until within ten PAGES of the cul-
Fp1it, the officer took his place upon the
right, and in low tone gave the order,
"take aim" The muskets we're leveled-
few seconds of terrible suspense-"Fire y
"a simultaneous report conVulslve start
"a splash of brains-a little stream or two
! Of blood from wounds around the heart-a
falling of the head to one side-a dropping
of the lower jaw-ode long sigh-aud the
soul Of the spy had winged its way to the
presence of the Great Judge. The body
was then removed by couple Of negroes,
and the crowd Of two or three hundred who
had witnessed the scene dispersed. All
what terrible teacher is war! How ii
bluuts the feeling, hardens the heart, and
dries up the fountains Of mercy! God
grant it may soon cease!
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for the purpose Of making observations fol
the benefit of the Yankee Generals, while
the Northern. sritersatalk Of the peo.
pie Of Richmond having had an ppportpni.
tysof seeing the glorious old, flag floating
from Professor loves balloon. sOns Of
these balloons was sent up on Saturday
morning; about O. O'clock but had gone
but: a short distance in hear on,i itstotser-
wing tour, when p we'll directed. shot from
one Of the; pieces Of the Purcell Battery,
Capt. Pegram, struck the balloon, tearing
it all te'pieces, and knockinga man ont.
We know. not whether the indigiduai TINS
upset was Prot Love OF one Of his subal-
terms, bot. whoever he was, we feel very
confident, be went up his last voyage SAT.
urday morning. After the eapsixng Of
the balloon, an artillery dueE of half an
hour's duration was carried On, but there
was, anobody:hurt on our, side.3 4sss; "a
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Tbis firm own the Emily St. Pierre, Ell

This firm own the Emily st. Pierre, Elf
"a Bonsall, Condor, Alliance, and other
vessels lately so active in running the
blockade between Liverpool, Nassau and
Charleston: They also owned the General
Parkbill, a.yesseI which was Condemned as
British at Philadelphia lat spring for
breaking the blockade They put this
vessel, and indeed ali their vessels, under
British colorss in 1860, soon after sonth
Carolina seeded. -: 80 81. .,,>,:. ~
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RATES OF POSTAGE. and after
the lst of July next, the rates Of postage
will be as follows: For every letter not ex-
ceediBg half an ounce in weight, conveyed
in the mails for any distance within the
Confederate States, there shall be charged
10 cents. And for every additional balf
ounce IN weight, Or additional weight OF
less than half an ounce; there shall be
charged additional single postage.
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LsrB Hs.rt.
: THEP EPREs1DENr's CoTToN.-Au article
appeared in the Raymond (La:J Gazette, a
short time since, charging that President
Davis cotton had not been destroyed; and
that the President was holding it for the
purpose Of making money thereby. a
card from ". o. R. Dickson, dated Jack.
son, Miss, June 18th pats this matter to
rest. Mr.. Dickson says: Mr.. Davis cot
ton is where the Yankees will never get it,
for the following reasons, viz: First, it was
removed from their reach !; and. second, it
has been all burned, as also, was the crop
belonging to bis brother, Joe Davis. For
further4proof Of this, we can refer TO- Lieut.
q. H. .;Hally, who Witha squad Of men,
performed the duty Of eonsigning it to the
flames. =
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= WHAT THE YAnKEE PRrsoNERs SAY.
-+The Charleston -Ooarisr, speaking Of the


--The Charleston Courier, speaking Of the
Y Yankee prisoners, says:s "a IL 5s.sts u,
-. Some haye answered freely TO- visitors
who were attentive and not obtrusive. One
of; them was surprised, and expressed Bis
surprise, atthe appearance Of female nur-
,ses and visitors, stating he had been in:
formed thai. there was not 2 woman leftin
Charleston, that their orders we're to give
no quarters to any one in Charleston, and
that they expected to reach Charleston
easily. >s:s Z --,:;1.r'.s ,s:as-!!
Others, intimate that they had, been en-:
couraged and stimulated by reports Of the
capture Of Richmond aud the general fail:
ure Of the "rebellion" everywhere, and
promises of an early peace in victory, with
its spoils and rewards. :. = .s~r@ as-ll-
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sar It is well known by our readers
that Mcclellan has number of mronauts,
who frequently 60 upon their erial voyages
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President Davis, to the Army Of Rioh-

u i - " .
President Davis, to the Army Of Rich-
q. mond. <St;. p
80, ExEouT1YE OFFICE, % June, 1862.
70 tie Army Of Rtchmond !. re. r =, -, @,,., :
! render to you my grateful tacknowledg:
ments for the gallantry and good conduct
you displayed. ip the battles Of the 3lst
May and ist inst, and with pride and plea.
sure recoguize;the :steadiness and intrepidity
with which yon{ attacked the enemy in
position, captured his adyauced Eintrench'
uaents, several, batteries of artillery and
many standards, and everywhere drove him
from the, e,epen field, ,s.s - =, T.
! Alta part Of your operations It was my
fortune to be present. On mo other ;occa-
sion have I witnessed more of ealmness and
good order; than ,you exhibited while ad.
vancing into the very jaws Of death, aand and
nothing could exceed the, prowessi with
which you closed upon the enemy, when a
sheet of FIRE was blazing in your faces!
Inahe renewed struggle in which you
are on the eve Of engaging, | ask, and ga Gan
desire, but continuance Of the same con:
duct which now attracts the admiration and
pride Of the le' loved e ones you have left at
home, ), ,,.s,- =. ,.,. So; =. -,
You are fighting for all that is dearest to
men; and, though opposed to foe who
disregards many Of the usages Of civilized
war, your humanity to the wounded and
the prisoners was s>the fit and crowning gio:
ry to yourValor. =, :,
Defenders of,,a just cause, may God have
youin His holy keeping! -.
-. =. =. JEFFERSON DAVIS. :,
The General will cause the above to be
read to the troops under his command.
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| A asKEgeH" oE; TIE SouTH FROM
HARpEa's " WEEKIY THAT pamby nanby
trepresentatips eof laenlighteued" Yankee
Journalism, Harper's: Wsekly, in Its issue
Of the 18th ultimo, which we have before
JUS, contains one, of the most. ibelIous and
scurrilous articles upon the South and the
women Of the South, which we have ever
seen. After commenting with its usual
disregard of truth upon the: extreme ig.
n,rance of the Southern masses and the
moral and intellectual superiority Of the
Yankee riff:raf over them, it uublushingly
says: sImpatient of natural. decay, they
boil the dead flesh .of. our soldiers to get the
bones more speedily. The bones ate,cut
and carved into trinkets, into caskets, into
drinking cups, and the women Of the reg.
[ioh, equally ytiguorantsand cruel, ,!wear them
with. glee. 6 In the, Shenandoah valley the
people suppose ;useto have horns; believe
that we gore the wounded and eanpot taste
blood enough. The extravagsnce, the iai-
|ocy. of fignorance, 10 every quarter thst:onr
troops have entered, is, appalling, But il
Eis not strange, Slavery cannot exist with
out il, 1T must have Ignorance at any
price, ;Kpowiedgeis light, and in the light
it withers. "a s.,, sS s.zs ;S: !; .st ( (
Such is the true type Of the 3unconscion-
able falsehoods; which fill the. columns Of
Yankee journals iniwritilg Of the south
manufactured out:of whole cloth, with the
fullest consciousness oftheir mendacity, and
distributed throughout Europe With the
hope of prejudioing the advocates ofsmen-
archy and the shaters Of African slavery in
that, country against OUT cause Thhiisgro
.aspersion upon unimpeached morality and
Ithe bright Christian virtues Of our leyeg
women, is intended asa: bass!and malig-
nant caricature Of our, civilization, and is
only exeeliei 10 infamy by the recent 3bru:
tai, insulting and cowardly reflection upon
their chastity BY that bestial Yankee mis-;
creant, Benjamin F. Butfer-a more odi-
GUS name in future history to the .geutler
sex than that of the ruffau Haynau him
self Memphis asAppsa1"
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Royaf ons a Etradine sexpeditioI. has been
nirped IN tbabud. 5TSesae iYankee skip.
ners. v;t; ia sna s.otbs, traf;;c....eans .,,,,
tnrn tail - .bs R.l;ss: s,;a snrss tbs bIasE. I
beaded II O. sscssssss ,;,ss u :s.s.s State 81 fhsir
nssssags; ;iyams.. Nys.s.S = fs,a1;Sr l - W
80" = .f.sGs.s ,stsglg, 80 .sasy sstiy,s
JUST TRIBUTE. "a day or g two goH
gentleman was writing . letter Tor an Ala-
bama SOLDIER who had received three balis
in hs person, TO an only sistsr Of bone. {
Sad SAID he, 1a sssay % my dear SISTER 8 snttsf
much and long. to see. YOU, .hut am Hs
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ofthe .City.ef Memphis:
SIR Il have respectfully to request
that you will surrender the 'City-o Mem
phis to the authorities of the United States,
which | have the honor to represent.
am, Mr.. Mayor, with high respect, your
most obedient servant. -
G: H. DAVIS, o
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AGooD SuBsrIryrE.-A lady friend
Informs US that among shsfmaay substitutes
now being adopted for ceaee, none Gomez
SO near the, genuine article aa rice. Ia pre-
pairing it, the same rules should be obssry-
ed as those necessary ID preparing cofse.--
Try it.LNorM Carolina Paper.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-30
How. they WheedIe.

The IHegLGsjaH thinks that Democrats
ought TO JOIN the Republicans upon one
common platform and that the time has
come when all party lines should be OBJ
liberated, and political distinctions igno-
red, etc. This, indeed, would he nice
dodgc-this no party cry,wc hear coming
from 50 many Republican papers, but
this bait won't catch, although they sue
cecded last fall, in some localities. in
wheedling Democrats ont of their votes.
by their pharisaical shouts of - Union
Union. and no party :" But the Stats
ties show that in those districts where
they were in the majority that they drew
the party lines tight and refused TO accede
any thing TO Democrats at ali. but in
Democratic counties they were anxious
that there should be no party distinctions.
But Democrats viii rot, another time. be
deceived by these devices and trickerv of
the Abolition traitors who have already
almost ruined the country. We say there
fore, let there be party lines;-,hc Demo
cratic party must triumph; We must re-
lnsta;e that old party and wrest the Gov
ernment from the vortex of ruin into which
the Republican party are so rapidly hast
enlng it; We must fight these deadly foes
OF the Constitution. at the ballot box; we
must there tell these enem;es of freedom
that they can no longer practice frauds up
on the people; it IS through the ballot box
that we must end this reign of terror-by
the votes of the honest masses. that we
must purge the forum of these Ieeches,
if we would save the country from the
prcciPicc to which she is FAST approaching
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-30
War News.

The following Is n copy Of the letter
from the Secretary of War TO the Joint
Committee of the New York Common
Council on National Affairs:
WAR DEPARTMENT, July %, 1862.
. Gentlemen Your views respecting
the recruiting service and the proper mea-
sures TO encourage II have been attentiyelv
considered by the President, and the fol-
lowing regulations established by the De
partment are expected to attain the object
You desire:
" First The Adiutant General VIII
detail an officer at each rendezvous for
mastering in recruits, who will pay to
each recruit his proper share of bounty,
and also pay the recruiting fee al the time
he Is mustered into the service of the
United States.
Second. 1t being of paramount i'm
Hortance 10 the old regiments double that
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-30

REREL DESIGNS IL KENTUCKY ANp
TENNESSEE.-W have received letter from
Clinton county. Of the date Of the 18th
containing v@rv important information. As
we are not permitted TO state al that Il con
taiuS. we viii conieuSe y hat relates to the
Rebel action IN a part oi Kentucky Just now
not attracting the attention II seems To re-
Ouire. There was q panic AT Albany. IN
Clinton county. produced by report Jiat
the Rebel troops were apprnaching IN great
force. when, in truth. there was only fsrtv
or fifty OF Fergus1u's band. Such troops a
we had there. instead Of opposing him. fie5
rireci pitatelv. taking the horses Of their own
friends. pulling Un bridges to prevent pur
suit. end passing Columbia IN their retreat.
and while they We're skeiadalinE In that
direction, Ferguson was at Glasgow with
Morgan. The citizens of Albany were daily
expecting the return Of Morgan.
Starns' Rebel Cavalry are In Scott county.
Tennessee. about forty FIVE or fifty miles
south of Albany, and are said TO number
one thousand me- The Tennessee Secps-
SioHists say that the object Of Morgau's raid
Is TO attack our forces at the Gap in the rear.
cut OF the supplies, and attack the Gap with
a large force IN front; and also that large
mum beTs were To be employed in controlling
the Kentucky elections IN August. Our
correspondent, in a postscript, says that he
has Just seen a gentleman from Tennessee.
who informs him that there are now seven
teen regiments Of Rebel troops on their way
across Cumberland mountain destined for
Nashville, and that they were within seven
teen mi Is of the city. The Secesh state
that Starus has two thousand five hundred
men. and that he viii pass into kentucky
through Clinton aud Wayne counties. He
adds that . the SecessiouistS here are iubi>
liant over existing PROSPECTS. Frankfort
(hy J Commonwealth.
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80 A Bad Fist of it,

Barker, through one of his Pugs, at
tempts to make an apology for the resolu-
ton passed by the . Peoples Conven-
ton, which we noticed last week and in
backing water for his party, brings the
battery of that resolution to a position
where it plays directly upon himself, and
where it will very readily apply. We
take his own words for it: he says that
the resolution does not mean Democrats
at all-'' that it will not bear that con-
struction, but thai is aimed at the diSlqy-
al the miserable creatures who sympathise
with this Internal rebellion" and asks if
'.it will apply no where else - Now let
us see who are the sympathizers with the
rebellion. 1t has already been f.roYed
that Barker Is an Abolitionist of the
blackest dve. and that he cherishcs in his
little heart the wicked purpose of over
throwing the temple OF liberty, is mani
fest from thc following resolution, passed
by his party some time ago, anlpublishod
in the New York Ti5j,sle, a paper which
this abolition minion sticks up on his bed
post and prays to every night.
IFbac0s. The dissolution IF tie present
imperfect anil il,glorjonS Union Getresg tie
free and stare States, Irould result IN the
orel-tlr0lc Of SIGrcgy and the consequent .for~
nation Of a more perfect and glorj,5s Union,
trit5ouf bci"cuJDS Of slarery therefore,
:. RsSoIreH, That Ire jHUite a .frre coJrcss
poHdeHce icjH tie DiSUEoHists or the South
II, order 10 dsrise the most suitable irGy and
means to secure the c0HS7tBmdtiga SO dcrJut-
y to be 5Cished.' -
Is it not plain, that they who are SO
ready to sticnatizc their nnighborS, are
the ones to be watched and suspected -
When the thief cries out .'watch your
pocket-books," be on your guarl-be not
deceived, citizens, by the iargon of this
viper who IS now I'm aspirunt for one of
the highest Offices in your gift, who if e,ec-
ted to Congress would endeavor to carry
out the infamous doctrines set forth in the
above resolution. To this end he would
inveigle you, and like harlot would de-
ceivc you for his own selfish ag1andize-
ment
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-30

Of the new regiments Viii be1nf7
81 for each n rlit-
"Ihird- The recruits VIII bs,-s
armed and equipped without d.
placed In a camp Of instruction.
ANY other practical su-r-,----.
may be- pleased 10 offer VIII alvar.
spectfully considered by this 5.r--
Yours truly.
A" EDWIN " Srsvr.r
Secretary Of w.
=. To Alderman Farley and lI,l.r
Councilmcn Jones, Hogan, kas1
Pinckuey."
WASHINGTON, July 2G.-Tbe p
dent has issued a brief proela1aa.
inc al persons within the cpnt4m,..
OF the sixth section of The Cont.
act 10 cease participating IN. adm
tenancin- or abeiung the existing "a.
against the government ot The r.
States, on rain OF the i0rta-tar.s a-5.
zures as within and 10y said SIKH --
provided
The official document ne..,,a---.
smmate the recently ARRANGED a.-.
fyr a general exchange of urrsa1a-.
been forwarded TO General Dix
81. LoyI-, July 25.-Can-ile-r-
citemant existed here to-lav. T.r-
ti-a Ce1suIs o-Eea was c-gw7aIlr r-
number at persons claiming .h. nm
-
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DeatI, 0EeN-Presidenl VAN EBu
rem.

Martin Van Burcn, who died at Kin
derhook, New i FORK, on the 9th inst,
was the eldest son of Abraham Van Bu-
rcn, and was born at Kindcrhook on the
9TH of December, 1872. With q tolcra-
bic education ha commenced the study of
law at the age of fourteen and was admit
ted TO the bar in 1903. in 1912 he was
elected TO the Senate of his OWN State and
was reelected in tho following wear. In
1915 he became Aforementioned of the
State and being reelected in 1916 to the
Senate, he removed 10 Albany where he
opened an office. IL was elected to the
United States Senate in 1921. In 1928
ha was elected Governor Of the State of
New York by the Democracy of that
State, m,] = short time afterwards he be
came Secretary of State to Gen. Jackson,
which position he held till the Cabinet
was dissolved in 1881, when he became
Minister to England. but did not long
remain in that capacity a- the Senate re-
fused to confirm his appointment In
1886 he became Juckson's successor
Mr.. Van Buren supported Pierce in 1852,
Buchanan in 1856. and Breckenridge in
1850.