The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-27
CIRCULAR AND APPEAL.
FREE MARKET or CHARLESIUN
To the Citizens Of Charleston and the Pe.,le of So,L
Carolina generally, and to Me Farmers and PLuute,s
e$pecsdHy jro'n The mountosns to the SeaJoa,d


The Free Market of Charleston one of the noblcst
ana most useful charities cXtmnt. after more than
tweVe mon til oil successful operation is i'm danger of
suspension and even final stoppagc 1t is an insti;u-
ton, bounded by private patriotism and benevolcnce
endorsed by the city authorities OF Charleston and
Recognized and encouraged by the Legislature of the
State Its great and highly useful purposes IS to sup
ply PROVISIONS free OF expense to the needy imias of
soldiers and scamen fighting the battles of their co,n-
Try, or dead in her service and howard of eight hun
dred families depend its bounty for their dalvj,re:d
IL mas become great public necessity anu it is the
"nty OF every christian and patriot made and female
rcE and poor young and DID, to contribute its sup
port in proportion to means and abilitythe rich man
oet oil his wealth, the poor man out of his poverty,
tfe widow with her mite-every large stream should
pour, every little rill trcke its refreshing waters into
tliS great reservoir OF patriotic benevolence to be
dispensed in God-blessed bounty to the wives ard
Children the widows and orphans the sisters and 9TH
er female Dependents of our brave sodiery and sea-
men, The final stoppage, the suspension of
this charity would be of the dircst calamitcs that
could betal our City and State-it would ntlict dis
tress, suffering and even starvation on numbers now
comfortably fed by its bounty, and perhaps lead to
bread"iots our conservative city, to her serious i'll
jury and deep disgrace. Come, then fellow citizens
to the rescue, promptly literally EFFICIENTLY and not
only savct the Free Market from destruction or susp+n
son but sustain It, in health.ul vgor as God bless.
Ell and man-beSSug institution. Let donations i'm
money and in kind tcur in lavishy from every quar-
ter OF the City and state; and the consequences will
he happy indeed. Not only will bread and meal and
meat oe SuStanlngv furnished to soldiers and sea-
men iainles but the heart of the warrior will be
cheered and his arm nerved to victorious battle against
the vandal and ruthless foe by the comforting conv-
ton that his wife and little ones are patriotcay and
sufficiently cared for by their fellow citizens at home
Let our farmers and planters especially every sec.
ton OF the State send liberal supplies of vegetables
and provisions, from their gardens. their icls their
parns ana their smoke houses and swell to overflow.
ing the great reservoir of Free Market charity
Charity is twice blesSed-it blcsscth him that pivcs
as well as MN that rcccivcs-and besscs the ever
even more than the receiver
Come up thcn and all. to the halowcd work
and not only earn the soldiers and seamens untlyny
gratitude but lay up treasure in Heaven where nci
ther moth nor rust doth corrupt nor thieves break in
and steal.
RICHARD YEADON, Chairman
WIN. H. YATES lCom,,;,toe
JOHN PHILLIPS
N. b-Conntry exchanges are requested to copy
circular and appeal, gratuitouSly