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Quantreu.

The humane and. benevolent. Abolition.
lists are previously distressed and exasperaL
ted at the method ofwar adopted by the
Missouri guerilla chieftain, Quantrell. That
exeerated warrior seems to have fashioned
his campaigns after the Yankee system, to
have infringed their patent right of barba-
rous and savage warfare. We can scarce
ly be expected to credit their accounts Of
the proceeding of any Confederate warrior,
but, to some extent, believe it possible that
Quantrell may have departed from the gen.
eral Confederate custom of fighting wolves
and hyenas according to the rules of the
knightly tournament. Having to deal with
Jim Lane and other incendiaries and mur-
derers Of that stamp, Quantrell fights them
with their own weapons, exacts an eye for
an eye and tooth for tooth, and pays the
debt of retaliation with the most scrupu-
lous sense of justice and to the last farth.
ing. Whenever the Yankees hang Con.
federate, 'Quantrell hangs a Yankee when
ever Confederate house is burned down,
a Yankee dwelling shares the same fate,
and whenever a aYankee officer issues an or
der for Quantrell's execution, as soon as
caught, it is a lucky thing for the Yankee
if he is not strangled by his own rope
Gen. Blount, who lately issued such an
order, was himself caught before the ink
was dry, attemptingto escape, was prevail
ed upon to stop by shower of buck shot.
Of course, this uneivil conduct of Qusntrell
must meet the reprobation of all civilized
mankind. he ought to allow his people
aud himself to be strung up and shot down
like dogs, and ask pardon of the Yankees
for putting them to such an expenditure of
rope and powder. But he is a peculiar
man, with strange savage sense of tit for
tat, and lives in wild country, where eve-
ry one executes justice with his own hands.
He is said to have suffered grievous wrongs
at the hands of the enemy at the, beginning
of this war, and to understand how to right
his wrongs in The only manner that; barba-
rians can appreciate. The Yankees hold
him in wholesome awe. He is as secretive
and cunning as themselves, and makes re-
tributionthe study and passion of his life.
They would give round sum for Guam
trelPs scalp, but the brains under Fthat
scalp are too much for=them; aud! the ;nten
that sesk;his,life are apt to fall into bis
hands. we observe that Quntrell makes
no speeches and utten no threats, but retail
iation is the law of his existence. He does
not seem-to be ambitious in the least, nor
to be at all covetous of glory; but, on the
contrary, to'hold thepomp and circumstance
of war in low esteem. He is the avenging
angel Of the wild Western border, and is
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destined, we trust, to scourge to the death
the outlaws and murderers who have made
Missouri and Kansas shudder with their
crimes.-Richmond Dispatch.
Longstreet.

Yankee accounts speaking Of the attack
on Knoxville, report that the final assault
and repulse took place on the 5Oth, Long.
street having been reinforced, according to
the writer, by Gems. Jones, jackson and
Williams. The letter says:
Skirmishing commenced on Sunday night
at 10 o'clock, and continued sharply until
near dsyligh; of Monday, on our left front
before Fort Sanders, commanded by Gen.
Ferrero, and defended by the 10th NJ York,
Benjamin's Sd U. s. Artillery, and Buck
ley's Rhode Island Battery. Our pickets
were driven in, and the enemy had possess
ed themselves of some rife pits, but the
Massachusetts boys drove them back, when
suddenly the rebel stormipg party, led by
the 10th and 18th Georgia and 18th Missis-
sippi, under cover of our own retreating
men, came to the assault
They approached to within 100 yards of
the fort unharmed. Then commenced Sc
ries of desperate and daring attacks, stub
born resistance, death, carnage, and horror
scarcely equalled during the war. These
men were the veterans of tbe Potomac
the flower of Longstreet's army-and, con-
fdent Of promised victory, they plunged
into boiling hell of lead.
Wires had been stretched from stump to
stump in front of the works by Captain Poe.
Over these the advancing enemy fell in con-
fused heaps, with the killed and wounded
around them. Our artillerymen hurled
shell by hand; forward over the impedi-
ments came the doomed rebels Hot and
hotter became the battle, until the ground
over which they passed was carpeted with
the slain. The ditch was piled with dead,
wounded and dying
Not one of their side faltered-not a
score Of the gallant stormers escaped. The
sun rising, looked down through the cold
mist and chill frost of, that November NOR
ming upon the remains of an army. 1000
killed, wounded and prisoners, was the cost
of the assault of Fort Sanders. Nobly has
it sustained the reputation of its namesake,
and revenged his fall. Among the killed
is Col. Girarde, of the 18th Massachusetts,.
It. Col. O'Brien, the brother of Mrs.
Brownlow, is a prisoner.
Gen. Burnside offered them an armistice,
from 10 ss m. to 5p. m, to remove their
wounded and bury their dead. Il was ac-
cepted. Our loss Will not reach eighty, all
told. Over fifty Of these are the men of
the 9th Kentucky, captured on the South
of the river.
Besides $50 prisoners, we have three bat
tie flags. One of them was planted on our
works at one time.
The twelve days Of Longstreet before
Knoxville, threatening assault and siege,
had caused scarcity of forage, gave US
considerable labor to fortify our position,
and temporarily suspended our commuuica-
tions and destroyed much property, chiefly
rebel. There has been some loss Of men
by the casualties of war, but no panic, re-
treat, starvation, or actual investment has
occurred. thus far. The siege is another
rebel failure. o., "
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GEN. HARDEE AND THE STRAGaLER.-
We recently heard a camp anecdote, which
we think is worthy of being preserved in
print. While on forced march in some
of the army movements in Mississippi last
summer, General Hardee came up with a
straggler who had fallen some distance in
rear Of his command. The General order
ed him forward, when the soldier replied
that he was weak and broken down, not
having had even half rations for several
days.
sThat's hard" replied the General, "but
you must push forward my good fellow, and
join your command, or the provost guard
will take you in hand"
The soldier halted, and looked up at the
General, and asked: >
"Ain't you Gen. Hardee 2" 49,: Z.
eyes," replied the General. 2.
"Didn't.you write Hardee's TacticsW =
dyes" ~
"Well, General, I've studied them tao,
tics, and know 'em by heart. You've got
an order thar to double column at half dis
tance, hain't you?" So. I
"Well," asked the General, "what has
that order to DO with your case 2" :
, "I's a good soldier, General, and obey
all orders that is, possible to be obeyed ;,but
if you will show me an order. in your, tac.,
tics, or any body elss's tactics, to double
distance on half rations, then I'll give in"
The General with a. hearty laugh, admit
ted that there were no tactics 70 Peet tbs
CASE and putting spurs to his korss rode
forward. E. &. = ,,,-7, si
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PIEDMONT RAILROAD The 4Danyille
Register says that the freight tsainae on this
road commenced running on the i2Sd Of No
vember. In short time trausporationcs
be had over this road as far as to Reidsvine,
which is about half way between Danyille
and Greensboro The interval between
these places will be, supplied With wagons,
until the compilation of the road. We un-
derstaud that it is the purpose Of the Con-
federate Government to put . large number
of wagons on the road between Greenshorc
and Reidsville, at IAN early day, for the
purpose of transporting supplies,O of corn and
bacon from the Gulf States for Gen Lees
army, and that depots of provisions will be
established for the storage Of large quanti-
ties of supplies at Danville and Greensboro,
and at intermediate points between these
places. .;ssss5za. So
1t is thought that with viii tlhe present work
ing force employed. on the Piedmont road,
the ears may probably nm through By the
first July, 1864 s -
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The Private Soldier.

Under this head the jackson (Mississip-
pi) Crisis pays the following handsome tri-
butte to the private soldier:
Justice has never been done him. His
virtuous merit and unobstructed patriotism
have never been justly estimated. We do
not speak of the regular soldier, who makes
the army his trade for twelve dollars per
month. We do not include the coward,
who skulks, nor the vulgarians, who. can
perpetrate acts of meanness, nor for the lag
gard, who must be forced to fight for his
home and country. These are not the sub.
jects of our comment. We speak Of the
great body of citizen soldiery who consti-
tute the provisional army of the Confeder-
acy, aud who, at the sound of trumpet and
drum, marched out with rife or musket to
fght-to repel their country's invaders or
perish on that soil which their fathers be-
queathed, with the glorious boon of civil
liberty. These are the gallant men Of whom
we write, and these have made breastwork
of their manly bosoms to shield the sacred
precincts of altar, place and freside.
Among these private soldiers are to be
found men of culture-men of gentle train
ing-men of fintellect--men: of social posi-
tion-men of character at home-men en-
deared to a domestic circle of refinement
and elegance-men of wealth-men who
gave tone and character to the society in
which they moved, and men for copscienee's
sake have made living sacrifice of proper
ty, home, comfort, and are ready to add
crimson life to the holy offering.
Many of these, if they could have sur
rendered honor and a sense of indepeud-
ence, could have remained in possession of
all these elegances and comfort. But they
felt like the Roman who said, sPut honor
in one hand and death in the other, and 1
will look on Both indiferently."
With out rank, without title, without an
ticipated distinction, animated only by the
highest and noblest sentiments which can
influence our common nature, the private
labors, and tells, and marches, and fights;
endures hunger, and thirst and fatigue
through watchings, and WEAKNESS, and
sleepless nights, and cherries, laborious
days, he holds up before him the one glo.
rious -"Freedom to my country !,
"Indepeudence and my home" " If we can
suppose the intervention ofIess worthy mo-
tive, the officer, and not the private, is the
man whose merit must eommiugle. such ial,
10y. The officer may become renowned
the private never reckous upon that; theof'
fcer may live in history-the private looks
to such record; the officer may attract the
public gaze-the private does not look for
such recognition; the.oficer has salary :.
the private only a. month stipened, the a:
mount Of which be has been accustomed to
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be converted into bonds bearing adequate

be converted into bonds bearing adequate
interest, with a provision for taxation sufi-
cient to insure punctual payment and final
redemption of the whole debt. The Presi-
dent recommends to the consideration Of
Congress the report of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and hopes it will engross the con.
sideration Of that body until disposed of in
the manner best adapted to attain the i'm
portant results which the country antici-
pates from its action. The President be.
lieves the army to be in all respects in bet
ter condition than at any previous period Of
the war. He recommends the restoration
to the army of all improperly absent, put
ting an end to substitution, modifying the
exemption law, restricting details, and
placing in the ranks all able.bodied men
now employed as wagoners, nurses, cooks,
and other employees doing service for
which negroes may be found competent
He concurs in the opinion expressed by the
Secretary of War, that there is no ground
for the objection that new provision, to
include those who have furnished substi-
tutes, under former calls, would be breach
of contract. The action of several execu.-
tive departments is reviewed, and the graft
flying announcement made that the receipts
Of the Post Office Department are 1915 1000
in excess of expenditures Communication
with the Trans. Mississippi is so obstructed
as to render difficult a compliance with the
executive needs. Legislation is required
providing for the exercise of temporary au-
thority, especially in the postal department.
and the Treasury, for which sub secretaries
are recommended while for military af-
fairs it would seem to be sufficient to author
ize the President and Secretary of War to
delegate to commanding generals SO much
of the discretionary power vested in them
by law as the exigencies' of the service shall
require. In conclusion, the President ad-
verts to the savage ferocity of the enemy in
conducting the war, and holds up to pub
lie execration the refusal of the Lincoln
Government to execute the cartel for the |
exchange of prisoners. But the patriotism
of the people had proved equal to every
sacrifice demanded by their country's need,
and God had blessed us with success dis. |
proportionate to our means, and under his
Divine favor our labors must at least be
crowned with success.
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SLAVE LABOR FOR THE COAST,
. DIVISION NO. 1.
THE commissioners of the Ro;


and the Town authorities of the judicial Districts OF
Pickens Greenyle Sparanburg, Anderson Union York,
Chester Laurens, Abbevile and Newbey are required
forthwith all persons in possession OF slaves Ii
able to Road duty within the limits OF their authority, 10
deliver one fourth ofheir slaves liable TO such duty at the
Rail Roud Depos nearest the owners residence on We'd
nesday 18th December, proximo; in time for the down
morning rains for thirty days labor the Publications
III. The Commissioners of Roads and the Town authori-
ties aforesaid WIN also impress and deliver, at the Depots
at the same time one fourth Of all the male free negroes be-
tween the ages of thirteen aDd fifty, within the limits OF
their authority forwarded for the same term OF labor
Ill The aggregate Of the calls made on this Division, in
cludng the present CALL fo months labor Of one fourth
the Road hands In pursuance then, OF the terms OF the
Acts Of the Legislature, the Commissioners OF the Roads
and the Town authorities viii only require OF the several
shareholders such amount of abor will, when added
10 that already furnished, make up such owners quota
the ono fourth oftheir Road hands for four months.
W The Inconsistency Of calling for hands for thirty day
which detained siry days, matter beyond my cons
troll The Act requires call for term Of service OF
thirty days. while the negroes only be discharged by
orders of the General Commanding.
v. Persons to whom will be at all convenient 10 con-
tribute labor In advance under this call earnestly re-
uuested 10 do law them of all credit for
ute calls, which will come probably at less oppor-
tune season.
vi. Owners are advised furnish their slaves with
rations to last TO Charleston.
VII The Agents sent receive the negroes, pro-
hibited from furnishing substitutes.
WIN. NJ. SHANNON,
Agent State South Carolua.
Camden, s. c., November l3, 1863.
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A Monkey on q, Spree,

.t rs-s ...g
In DR.. Guthris,s quaint styled book, the
"old Years Warning, y Hesfnd the follow.
ing lsughsbls descriptions Of q 5dsunken
monkey: - :.;;:s.s-sa ]
"Jsok," as he was called, asesing bis
master and some companions drinking, With
those initiative powers for whichhis species
is remarkable, finding half glass Of whis-
key left, took It up and drank it of. Il
flew, of course, to his head. Amidst roars
oflaughter he began to hop, skip, jumpsnd
dance. Jack was decidedly, drunk. "a Z
Next day, when they. went with the in.
tention of repeating the fur, ito take The
poor monkey from his box, be was mot tobs
seen. Looking inside, they discovered him
crouching in corner. -
"Come out r said his master. -
Afraid to disobey, he came shamsfaeedly
out, walking Gntthree legs. + '0ns fore.psB
was laid on his forehead, saying as plain ss
words could do:
"What aheadache I've gotl"
Having left him some days to- get well
and resume his gaiety, they. carried him OF
to the old scene Of reysl. On entering, he
eyed Eyeglasses with manifest Terror, skulk
ing behind the chairs; and 5on his master
ordering him to drink, he sboltsd, and wss
on the house top ina twinkle. Theycalled !;
him down. He would not come,& BIS
master shook a whip at him. Jaot, ,sitsing
astride on the 'ridge-pole, chsttering and
grinIing defiance.
4 gun, of which he Was always afrsid
was now brought, and pointed at this new
disciple of temperance T he ducked his head
and skipped overto the back Of the hous1
Two guns were-next leYelled at him; one
from each sideof the. house, upon which,
seeing his predicament, and less sfzid, apsg
parently, of the fire than the sfreMatsb~ -
the monkey leaped, tone bound; upon the
chimney.top, and getting down the fuA .
held on with his Sore-paws. He would
rather be singed than drink!
"H6 triumphsd; and, although his mas.
ter kspt him for twelve years after thai, he
never.could persuade the monkeytto tssts
another drop Of whisksy.D 9
Many. a young man, just entered s1pon
the downward path Of inebriety, with but
half the bene6oent instinct not to call il !
emoral courage of this poor monkeB
might, inresisting the temptation which, :
in all its forms, was powerless With his Hng
tailed brother, have become the honorable
and honored member Of society, instead Of
wretched inebriate. :. s siff;e 70; ~ sar
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YORK DISTRICT.


Sor Division or Sale of Real Estate of George Me- Floyd,
deceased, ....
Margare, w. Floyd, Applicant, .-- .
David J. Floyd, James Floyd, Carroll Henry, and Wife,
Mary j., s. c. Kennedy and child (whose name Is un-
KNOWN ofS. G. Kennedy and Elizabeth G. Kennedy, de-.
ceased, heirs of GeorgeMc Floyd, deceased.
TT appearing to my satisfaction that
Carroll Henry and Wife, Mary j., S. G. Kennedy, and
child (Yhose name is unknownl of 5. G. Kennedy and
Elizabeth G. Kennedy deceased, defendants in above sta
ted case reside without the limits Of this State is there
fore Ordered that they do appear and object TO the division
or sale OF the real of GeogeMc Floyd deceased
or before the fifteenth day Of February 1854, their con-
sent to the same will be entered of record.
fsos)S JOHN A. BROWN, o. Y. d.
eTove,oher n 45 3m
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Patriotism Of Southern Women.

Patriotism Of Southern Women.
The cheek glows and the heart swells
with honest pride at the recital Of the noble
acts of sublime heroism and self sacrifice
displayed by our bonny Southern girls
Harken to the story of their worth as reci-
ted by one of their most intense enemies
The writer is an army correspondent of the
Chicago Journal, who confesses that his
mean little soul shrunk beneath their with.
ering. looks Of hatred and pride. God
bless EN-.
I shall never be.done admitting the patri-
otto faith and undying devotion Of the loyal
women Of the land, but I must tell you that
the rebel women Of the South are worthy
in everything, but sacred cause, of their
Northern sisters. There, is nothing they
will not surrender with emile the gemmed
ring, the diamond bracelet, the rich ward
robe. They cut up the rich carpets for SOL
diers blankets without sigh they take the
fine linen from their persons for the banda.
ges. When 400 of Longstreets men came
up to Nashville prisoners of war, about the
toughest, dirtiest, widest fellows the sun
ever shone on, and flight of stairs-in the
building they occupied fell; killing and
woundiug large number of them, you
should have seen the fair young traitoresses
coming forth from the old aristocrasic 'msp-
sions, bearing restoratives and dslicacies.in
their hands, mingling in the dying crowd,
wiping away the blood with their white
handkerchfefs, and uttering words of cheer,
should have seen them doing this, with hun
dreds of Union soldiers all around and smi-
ling back upon the rough blackguards of
rebels as they left. But in all, there was a
defiant air-a pride in their humanity
strange to see. Of truth they carried it
off grandly. And almost llthose girls were
in mourning for dead rebels-brothers,, loV.
ers and friends, whom these same girls had
sneered into treason and driven into rebel
lion, and billowed all the South with their
graves, and the least they could do was to
wear black for them and aaunt black from
the window blinds. Clothed be theirsouls
in sackcloth! I said they were worthy of
their sisters at the North in all but right.
eous cause, but 1 said wrong. There is a
bitterness, there are glimpses of the Pytho-
ness that makes you shrink from them. But
they are fearfulIy in earnest; they are al
most grand in self:saorifce. Oh, that they
were true and loving daughters Of the old
flag!
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| pay some field laborer on his rich domains.
The officer may escape harm in battle by
reason of distance-the private must face
the storm of death; the officer moves on
horseback-the private on foot; the officer
carries sword, the emblem of authority,
and not 6ght-the private carries his mus.
ket, and does all the fighting.
The battle has been fought-the victory
won; and Lee, or Lougstreet, or others,
have achieved glorious success !; but that
success was attained by the private soldier
at,the cost of patriot blood, of shattered
bones and torn and mangled muscle and
nerves. We do not mean to underestimate
the officer, or disparage his courage, or his
patriotism. We draw the parallel for an.
mother purpose, and that is to show. If an.
other than the highest human motive
prompts the soldier to action, it is the officer
and not the private, who is liable to feel its
influence.
We have often felt panied and annoyed
at the hippant reference to the privates,
while the unreasoning speaker seemed to
regard the officers as the prime and meri-
torious agents of all that is done. Why,
in those ranks is an amount of intellect
which would instruct and astonish a states.
man. In those ranks the merit of every
officer, and every action, is settled unap-
pealably. In those ranks there is public
virtue and capacity enough to construct q
government, and administer its civil and
military Offices. The opinion Of those men
will guide the historian, and fix the merit
of generals and statesmen. The opinion of
those men will be, and ought to be omnipo-
tent with the people and Government Of the
Confederacy.
Heaven bless these brave, heroic men!
Our heart warns to them, Our admira-
ton of their devotion and heroism is with
out limit. Their devotion to principle a.
mounts to moral sublimity. We feel their
suferiugs and share their hopes, aud desire
to be identified in our day and generation
with such host of spirits, tried and true,
who bend the knee to none but God, and
render homage only to worth and merit.
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ESTRAY MULE.

TOLLED before me, by Edward T,
= Brandon, living 10 miles East Of Yorkville, nea
Wrieht's Ferry, BROWN HORSE MULE, about fourteen
hands hgh supposed to be upwards of twenty years Old
No marks visible except very sore back Appraised q
October II 10 4Gi
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
%. - - ..' WORK DISTRICT.

R0ddey & Co., VS. ". b. Dunlap.-ATTA HMENT
WHEREAS, the plaintiff S did on
w the 18th day of October 1862 file their declaration
against defendant who is sad) absent from and
attorney known within the same upon whom copy of the
said declaration might be served Il is therefore ordered
that the said defendant do appear and plead TO the said
declaration. before the 10th day OF October, which
will be In the year of Lodone thousand eight hundred
and sixty four otherwise final and absolute judgment will
then be awarded against him.
(Sl6) ... S. E. MOORE, Clerk !,
October 18th, 1863. .-.. ..-
Nnyeu,her a oily,