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The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-27
sTATE OEsS 6UTH QAROLINA.

COLUMBIA. S. G.. February 23, 1863
WHEREAS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
w provided by statue for furnishing such negro
labor as the Confederate authorities may require for
coast defence, prescribing the mode of obtaining
tho same, the success of which plan will much depend
upon the commissioners Of roads and the patriotism Of
the people and which labor it Is important shall be
furnished with all possible despatch to1 tgHc
q Now, therefore, ], II. L. BONHAM, Governor and
Commander-in- Chief in and the State of South
Carolina in pursuance Of the requirements of the above
mentioned statues do call upon all good citizens of the
State--and first those composing the second Labor
Division Ito allow considerations private interest
to prevent their promptly furnishing the labor which
shall be called for by Col. WILLIAM NJ. SHANNON,
the State Agent whose duty and pleasure 1t will be
to see that their slaves properly cared for also
exhort that important and responsible body the
mssioners of Roads, who have served the State so
faithfully without fee reward, to discharge firmly
and efficiently their aborous duties under the statues
enforcing strictly NIL the provisions thereof n
Given under my hand and the seal of the State at
Columbia, this twenty-third day of February
lL.sl A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and sixty
.- three. i"@ * .3, a.ls.
7go. NJ. L. BONHAM
w. r. HUNT, Secretary of State.
tB Charleston and Columbia papers publish twice;
papers in the Districts comprising the Second Division
publish once. W sit7 100 Gtt7asg -a r
February 81 $685. Z
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School Notice.

'INHE EXERCISES OF MY SCHOOL COM
i menced on the 9th January. All pupils will be
charged from the time OF entrance to the class of the
scholastic year of ten MONTHS whether they complete
the term or not Exception will only be made in case
of withdrawal because of sickness or in favor of
refugees who may leave the town before the expra-
ton of the year. aagsyls5 .g 4ssai @. H.PEOK.
January % 81 rfrt a4 sT ng
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NOTICE.
February q

CAMDEN, 8. G, February 24th, 1853
rTNHE RAlLROA AD AGENTS AT ALL THE DE-
L POTS within the Districts of Chesterfield, Ma
rion, Darlington, Sumter and Williamsburg, where
slaves will be presented by the Commissioners of Roads
on the 9th of March, under call made by me on 21s
inst, are requested to act sub-agents Their COM
pensaton will be two dollars per day while engaged
on the duly
Blanks and instructions viii be forwarded them at
once. 2s1+s - ,snsfgi efaa 81 e-fens4t
fem.g SIS ahs,5ie}E WIN. M. SHANNON, ,y1as
ggl :. .a.t,st ef. sf State Agent.
1B Mercury, Courier and Cyplinian will copy
twice and forward bills to James Tupper, State Au-
ditor.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

l'4 'HS, .aL}ai EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, J
sdi'| u CoLUMBA,s. G., February "a, 1868. q
NTHEREAS IT is BECOMING A PEOPLE AT
w all times to! give thanks To- Almighty God for
his past protection--o acknowledge their dependence
upon him, and devoutly mplore his future blessino
Now, therefore. ], M. L. BONHAM, Governor of
the State of South Carolina do appoint and set apart
THURSDAY, the fifth day of March next as a day of
thanksgiving, humiliation and prayer: on which day
earnestly invoke all the citizens of the State to Law
aside all secular employments whatever and to assem-
ole at their accustomed places Of public worship to
rencer heartfelt thanks To Almighty God for the great
ana ana profession he has heretofore bestowed upon
US humby and deyoutly 10 beseech him to forgive our
manifold sins, to mpart wisdom TO our rulers and in
the invasion of our soil by our ruthless
foes TO shield and protect our fathers sons and broth
ers in battle end give victory to our arms and that
he viii vouchsae 10 Us as people his future blessing
sand protection "'''''s
Given under my hand and the seal Of the State at
ia 6,e Columbia, this twenty-fourth dav of Fahr,arv
81 in the year OF our Lord one Thousand eobt Inn
dred and sixty.three. e e.''s, 1ee1',''N" 49,
NJ. L. BoNHAM.
w. R. HUNT, Secretary Of State.
a. rCharleston and Columbia papers publish threo
ines ION alternate days all the other papers Of the
State publish once. 1s -" '-'
February27
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STATE OF SOUTH CARROLL IA

A PUBLICATIONS. FOR APPOINTMENTS IN
a the State Military Academy under the sub
joined resolutions, from the lst 3d. 9Th and 9Th Con-
gressional Districts will be receivedand fled with Cen
eral JAMES JONES, Chairman of the Board of Visi-
tors until the 10th day of March next, on which day
Cadets will be appointed and notified to report for ex
animation to the Academic Board at the arsenal in
Columbia on the lst day Of April next when they will
be admitted if their atanments equal to those of
the class at that time II not admitted they will not
be regarded rejected, but their applications, if re-
newed, will be again considered with Others at the
annual meeting of the Board of Visitors in November
next. r-
Applications must state particularly the facts that
bring the applicants within the terms of the resolu
ton.
By order of the Governor
B.F. ARTHUR,
1913. Private Secretary.
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Estate Sale.

pY PERMISSION OF THE COURT OF ORDINA
- RY for Kershaw District will sell be fore the
Court House in Camden, the first Monday in March
next being the second day of the month:-- a,ia
Fourteen Negro Slaves, IL of them very valuable
Two Carriages, two Wagons, Harness. &C.
One Mule, two Mich Cows = t'@
One Gold Watch and large supply of Household
and Kitchen Furniture.
7srms-For the Negroes one-third cash, the oal-
ance on credit of one and two years. with interest
from date, payable Annually, with two good sureties
and mortgage of the negroes. For the other proper
ty, cash. L. Ea, 81 .tIgs5l
Parties wishing to pay cash in full for the negroes
will be allowed to do so.
Purchasers to pay for papers.
j. d MATHESON,
Feb Cd Admr c. Matheson, decd.
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Resolued, That his Excelency the Governor be,
and he IS hereby authorized to select youth from
each Congressional District in this State of off,
GERS or soldiers OF the Army, officers men of the
Navy, of the Confederate States who during the
istirg war, have died in battle who have died from
wounds or exposure, who, not being sons of officers
or soldiers, arc under the age of twenty years and
have behaved with gallantry the field of battle,
who shall be placed in the other of the military
institutions of this State to be educated at the charge
of grateful country.
H. That this appointment be made in every year.
and that two thousand dollars, if much be neces-
sary, be appropriated therefor the same to be in
creased by the same amount in each succeeding year
until it shall reach eight thousand dollars at which
sum it shall continue an annual appropriation.
cB Papers in the lst, 3d. 9Th and 9th Congress ion
al Districts publish twice e'
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
louisiana.

In conversation with one Of the Vicksburg
prisoners, who came BY the way Of New Or
leans. he informed us that when the boat
arrived, thousands of the ladies of New Or
leans crowed as close to it as the guard
would allow them. There were also many
gentlemen to greet the prisoners. The Ia
dies proposed to the Federal officers to furn
ish the prisoners with some fresh provisions,
Leave being granted, enough provisions,
including every delicacy, wines. brandies,
two hogsheads of ice. &c for the sick, were
brought to last the prisoners to their respec-
tive homes. New clothing enough to give
every man of them (four hundred in mum
ber) suit, was piled upon the warf; but the
Federal officers would only allow such Of
the prisoners as were destitute of any par
ticular article to receive anything of the
kind Our informant learned that every
boat bringing prisoners to New Orleans was
greeted BY ladies' in the same way
Next day when the boat left, similar
crowd ofladics and gentlemen were present
Thousands Of snowy handkerchiefs waved
adieu to the prisoners. while the. shouts and
cheers Of the men on the shore and on the
boat rent the air. Montgomery Mail.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
An incident OF Optical Illusion.

Three Young men, handsomely dressed
sat by the west fountain in Capitol Square
yesterday morning, smoking aud chatting
pleasantly and leisurcly While thus en-
gagged in Willing away time, a respectable
looking citizen, whose head was rather gray
ish, and expression somewhat stern and
cynical, took seat on the same bench, and
managed to glide into the conversation,
turning its course, meanwhile, to the army,
At length he asked ''How is it, gentlemen.
that you in the full tide of health, with APP
parently plenty Of time and money, vel
brought up, and all that-how is it, that
you can sit here idly, and see others fight
and be butcbered up, and sckened to death
for your sake r. '.Weil, responded one,
the army would siiitsme Well enough, bu
for one thing Ifyou will pull off that neat
ly fitting shoe and roll up my drawers, you
will find leg made of leather straps ane
iron ribs The original | left at Sharps
burg. AS for me, remarked the second
if you will take the trouble to feel this left
arm, you will discover that the bone be
tween the shoulder blade and the elbow. tt
the length Of five inches, has been removed
When | Stand upon my right foot, also,
am balancing on my toes, the heel being
gone Result of bullets in the second bat
tie of Manassas The third youth scarce
y knew what to say, but looked daggerr'
at the cynical old codger, ard broke out
The same sort of talk forced me IN. wa
shaking skeleton when | joined, and OF
The first march broke down, got put II
one of the meanest hospitals in the country
and came out paralized in one side. Here
h. lifted up shriveled, and lifeless arm.
And may ! ask, sir he added, 'wha
keeps you out 2 You seem to be IN excel
lent vigor.' me? II Why-ahem-
I'M orey forty fve.-Enquirer.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
Outrage on Confederate @ Ulcers

Tie rev York Ford, in an editorial on
the treatment Of General Morgan, by the
notorious Burnside, protests Indignantly
against such conduct ID the following para
graphs !:
After several months Of junketing, Burn
sides army finally moved out to the Ken
lucky river, but never came near an enemy
The only enemy in Kentucky was allowed
to pass directly through the State. In the
face of Burnside and of all his troops, Nor
gan was permitted to ride by him almost
unmolested, and to cross into Indiana and
Ohio ana not until the Citizens of those
States had rallied IN sufficient numbers was
the bold maraudef captured. Buff Burn
side had nothing to do with catching the
hare, be insists upon his right to cook it,
when caught.
The commander of the Department of the
Ohio first appears in the field as barber
and TAILOR. He orders the captured officers
first to the city prison Of Cincinnati and af
forwards to the Ohio peniten tiary, where
they are subjected to the indignity Of hav,
ing their heads shaved. Such a proceed
ing is as unworthy Of a great nation or its
representatives as it is unwarrantable by
all the lawsof war. It is perfectly right
Of course that these officers should be de-
tanned as hostages for Col. Streights party
captured in Georgia, but Col. Streight ls in
the Libby prison, treated as all other off.
GERS are treated. The cases are SO nearly
alike that they are naturally Suggestive off
sets Of each other. And if we mistake moi
greatly. this cruelty towards Morgan will
but inaugarate fresh and painful retalia
ton upon our prisoners in Richmond.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
From the London Times, July 20
from the L0hu0n Times, July 70.
The English Press on the Battle of Get
tysburg and the Surrender of Vicks-

The English Press on the Battle of Get
burg.
/. Thu real lesson that should be drawn
from the political failure Of these repeated
and mutual invasions is, that. the issues
sought are MOTTO be gained BY war at all
From the tie first the conflict was one Of
questions and principles Which can only be
settled by craftsmanship. National mad
ness has given then over for decision by
the sword, aud it is not evident to the
world that fighting brings that decision
eny nearer. Opinion has marked out a
frontier which arfhies cross in vain to COM
pei submission. Which ever side attacks
seems destined always to fail. The South,
constantly victorious in Virginia, is bafled
when it passes north Of the Potomac. Even
the alternating successes of the war, in the
waste of lie By which they are purchased
prove it desperate; and the repeated fail
ures on both sides, for any purpose larger
than destructive incurslon, polntas clear
~ as any human events can do tc a settle
ment of another Kind.
i
haustion, but it will never mutually cons
vince statesmen, if they can be found, will
have to take the whole question out of the
hands of The soldiers at last even # the
three hundred thousand troops called fer by
,, the NofiEern CONSUMPTION are enrolled,
armed and slaughtered in another two
years Of miserable conflict The Cabinet
Of Washington are not equal to their task.
Every crisis Of affairs seems t, elicit addi-
tiona proofs that they are in every respect
unfit to deal with the events passing
around them The CLEAN Of success that
has fallen on the Federal arms, in the sur
render of Vicksburg. and the iacidents OF
I the second Maryland eampaigh, have ex-
hibited the President ana his chief minis
tiers in a manner ,almost pitiablc. Wih
their country torn asunder, and its sol still
reeking with blood. they hnd. only voice
to make poor and fifpa,.t election speeches
When '.sercnadcd. = as a popular congrst-
ulatlon Oil tie. fall pr yichsbnrg, the pfeSi
dent made an address to the crowd that
',not even the friendly reports could invest
with dignity" The Secretary Of Wa9
claimed tie. merit Of retaining General
Grant in command, and consequently OF
the victory achieved He turned the
event to y elimination Of some Of his e'l
leagues and q gloifyiug Ct himself Mr..
Stanton made it party triumph over he
advocates Of peace by q small sheer at the
'..copperheads And Mr. Seward crowned
the wretched display by something thai we
record, but will not repeat, for it was slump
|ly blasphemous. That new in such posi-
tons could so express themselves at such a
time is q deploraLle. illustration Of the de-
generacy Of American rulers
Queen Victoria. visit Germany for four
weeks in August. She will travel as the
n.Duchess Of Lancaster. AZ.
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Chr Uindifat0r,
W. II. h. LYNN, Editor & Proprietor.
TERMS.

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NO. 2G.
From the London Ii. raid, July

From the London Ii raid July q. -. a,
i The second invasion of the Nort9ier72
States by a. Cohfederate army has terminal
ted, like the first, without resplt.~ ffsea
two yeats of slaunhter-afsar p lie sacrifice
of at lessa.sfsos Kindred thousand men. ~
Virginia, Maryland and Ponnsyl yahie, the
position of affairs is urchaagei.s-.; The
South is still too weak for successful aer
erosion, the North finds each fresh eaor3
at invasion more disastrous failure; and
yet there is not the slightest prospect Of tts
end of the struggle hlr SeUard, ig bs-
ginning to renew his ninety days prouiisesy
The fall of Vicksb has given him rey
lease OF perer. lie is evidently fureaas'ifs
the date st wilich the fighting snasas.al pt
the South will have bece me exhausted al
the rate Of a million or a million and. q
half of Northerners for Eve hundred thou.
sand Confederates. And as Washington IS
safe, as. Philadelphia is,rlot in faluea, saha
the guns Of Fort MclIenry still repress Sc.
cession in Baltimore, he is confident the
day of exhaustion is not far distant. The
news which he will receive from this coun-
try by the. next mail will strengthen Ills
hopes. He will know then that he has
another six or nine months for the execu-
tion of his fendish work. lie will learn
that the word which might have given
peace to continent. and possibly saved the
lives of fifty thousand men, has not been
spoken. lie will hear that the English
Government, which is prepared to accept
any issue in behalf of peoplesof alien race,
language and faith. waging war, notso
much by native valor as by foreign aid,
shrinks from acknowledging the indepen-.
dence Of a nation which asks from it abso-
-lutely notelag beyond a formal recognition,
and which,dfter ta0o gears Of ancessant
lighting Deer half a contiMeit, maintains
an unimpeached authority and radgnif::
cent urnay, such as no other people striving
for freedom has ercr attained an the first
or last gear Of ats struggle for nat to'aat
rights We can understand Mr. Seward 8
feelings and objects Ifthe Union ceases
to exist lie is nothing lie is worse than
nothing, for the curses of millions will
brand him as the facile tool of the most
corrupt and blood-thirsty Administrations
the uorzd has erer seen
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
ExrnAonp1NARY Yield OF WHEAT.

..ExrnAonDrsAnY Y1EID OF WnHAr.-
Wm a. Wyatt, ESQ.,, residing ID this
county, within rs miles of Raleigh, on the
Fayetteville stage road. sowed last fall a
lot Of three bushels and three pecks Of pur-
pie straw wheat, which yielded him by ac-
tual measurement when thrashed out. one
hundred and thirty ve bushels Of the very
best aud heaviest kind of wheat. This
yield is about thirty-six bushels to one
whereas 10 to / is considered fine yield
in this neighborhood. These are facts,
and the statemen. can Be verified by abun-
dant testimony. Who can beat Mr.. Wyatt
Rich, Why.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
From the Chattanooga Rebel.
Official Report of the Battle of Main
Street.

To Jimmy Seldom, Esq, Secretary Of IFar;
NJ DEAk JANEs The battle of Main
street fire plug, occurred between the UNI
lesigred and the proprietor of the ''Magno-
liza BARRON about the settlement of .
small ..'julep'' bill. The Proprietor afore-
said rejoiceth in the appreciation of Suggs"
I came to the premises of Suggs to make
Gin military parlance) requisition for q,
short horn of Peach | come to
words-then l come to blows then both the
enemy and myself ''clincEed" and we came
out in the street Crowd Of spectators soon
collected and made circle so that the Pro-
vost Guard was unable to get. sight, or
prevent the ,maneu9res. Observing that
the enemy (suggs) largely outnumbered mo-
liz the force Of his muscles, fell back in a
sort of rapid hog WalloV 70 tie curb stone,
were I fortified with resoluts defamation.
to die in the last ditch Enemy advanced
in serpentine crawl and took firm hold on,
my hair. I Immediately advanced thumb
and took possession of the adversaries left.
|eye. He skirmished vigorously with his
right fist, and made desperate charge On
the back of my neck with his teeth. He
held this position, until / drove his nose
back in utter confusion with my left mauler.
| then ordered my my right arm to advance
aud take possession of the base of his. neck
below his ears. with instruction to garote.
This order was promptly obeyed. The en-
envy then brought up his heels. (until that
time held in reserve) and proceeded to kick
hole in my bread basket in order to cut
of my supplies Of wind With the same
design / advanced my left hand into his
mouth-bnt in this the. enemy anticipated
me-. by taking five of my fingers prisoners
in his teeth, eylncing determination, en-
phatically to make war to the teeth. My
mouth then went forward at a double quick
and captured his nose He then kicked me
in both TANKS with his toes, with toe-tal
disregard of the rules of civilized warfare,
| Discoving myself fapked In this manner, l
| bit Kim severely in the rear and raised the
black flag, when he drew off his forces, ara
left the field | then deemed it prudent to
fall back, which did as soon as an open
ling in the crowd could be effected and
thereby saved myself and an unnecessary
efnsioa of blood. It was one of the most
Eskillful retreats on record. One of the best
evidences Of military genius is to retreat
we'll: It's a,matter of no consequences to
know how to fight. Anybody can fight
and fighting is oethmon. Bat to know how
to retreat when you are whipped is the
highest perfection in tine school of high tao
tics. {
by tbs blessings ofthe Gods Of war l
have achieved q complete and decisive de-
! fest oyer the left. !. s;
| j. HAPPY
Gen. Commd's Dept Main ST.
! T. -
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14

CoLoREn INCIDENT. HI is veil known
that tho Yankees kept Yankee faith !.
(Which beats The ang;eus Pune faith highaS
than a kite, With tie officers of the yicka-
burg garrison, respecting their servants.
but Sambo was occasionally more than a
match for them The servants of Color,
Harrison and Lieu! Colonel ,Rssks, 43l
Miss. being disposed. al.sr having beeu
k;s,!sf in close quarters SO long, 10 see a lit
t.e of the world, ool their eaEtass. .nssast
woeful stories of how their masters had
threatened to cut tEeis throats ii they tried
to leave ttenss, ssstt. the consequence was
they were taGen under Yankee protection
aud carried down to Nat u. There ,hests
:. free Amercans Of African desc, MT en-
gagged themselves as team>ters, land staTfinc
maize an Inspection of the stock of animals
IN the service, each selected pair of chois,
mules and put out," risflS oau and lead
log the othe,r., In this style they sncceecs-
ed in reaching Enterprise little befofs5
their masters.
Ile negro taken North is. lest. liz is
out OF his latitude But if the Yankee un :;
dertake to manage them South, they viii.
.hnd themselves fooled out IF their eye
teeth. = 1itoiit 1tlee1tiStr.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
VAfuan1n Aoou1s1r1os The Confede

VAlUADLn ACQUISITION The Confeder-
ate States Medical Department at Charlotte,
NC received last week one of the most
valuable eargoes of drugs from London that
has ever been received in the Confederaey
since ;he commencement Of the war. In
the lot are two hundred cases of amputa-
ting Instruments. The medicines are Of
the most superior quality. So it is certain
our soldiers will not die for the want of
medicines. These drugs were bought II
London by our Government and brought
over at its own risk. Such blockade rum
ming as that does some good; but there is
no sort of necessity for the Yankee trash
that is run in by. private parties and sold
for ten prices, depreciating our currency
and encouraging extortlon and specula-
ton.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-08-14
POPE Plus TX.
Copartnership Notice.

WE have this day entered into Copartnership
w for the purpose of conducting the MEB CAN
TILE BUSINESS in the Town Of Stanton, I'M
der the style and firm of P. B. & j. b. Hoge.
We solicit the patronage of our friends and the
public generally.
=. J. B.. HOGE.
Staunton. Nav III. 1853.