The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-25
CIRCULAR AND APPEAL.

FREE MARKET OF CHARLESTON
10 Me Citizens Of Charleston and the People of South
Carolina generally and to tho Farmers and Planters
especially, from tho mountains to the seaboard.
The Free Market of Charleston, one of the noblest
and most useful charities extant, after more than n
twelve month OF successful operation, is in danger of
suspension ana even final stoppage 1t is instiu.
tlon founded by private patriotism and benevolence
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 sun
ply PROVISIONS ee OF EXPENSE to the needy fmlias OF
sooers ana seamen fgtng tie battles of their coun.
try or dead in her service and Upward of eight bnn
dred families depend its bounty for their daily bread
III mas become great public necessity and it is the
duty OF every christian and patriot male and female
rich anu poor young and DID, to contribute to its sum
port IN proportion to and ability-,he rich man
out OF his wealth, the poor man out of his povertv
the WIDOW with her mlte-every large stream should
pour every little rill trckle its refreshing waters into
tnis great reservoir of patriotic bencvoence to he
dispensed in God-blessed bounty 10 the wives a,d
chIoren the widows and orphans the sisters and 9th
er female dependents, of our brave soldery and sea-
men. Inc hnal stoppage, or even the suspension of
this charlty would be Of the drest caanes that
could befall our City and State-it would infct dis
tress suffering and even starvation on numbers now
comfortably fed by its bounty, and perhaps. lead to
oreaolos IN our conservative city, her serious in.
jury ana deep disgrace. Cone, then. fellow citizens
TO The rescue, promptly literally efficiently and not
only save the Free Market from destruction or suspen.
slon' but sustain it, in healthul vgur as God bless
ed ana man-blessing institution. Let donations in
money ana IN kind pour in lavishly from every quar-
ter OF the City and State; and the consequences will
be happy indeed. Not only will bread and meal. and
meat be sustainingly furnished to soldiers and sea-
men families but the heart Of the warrior will be
cheered and his nerved victorious battle against
the vanda and ruthless foe by the comforting conyc
t'on that his wife and little patrotcally and
snfcienty cared for by their fellow citizens at home
Let our farmers and planters especially in every sec
on OF the State, send liberal supplies of vegetables
and provisions, from their gardens their fields their
barns and their smoke houses and swell to overflow
ing the great reservoir of Free Market charity.
Charity is twice blessed-it blesseth him thai gvc.
as we'll as him that receives-and blesses the gyer
even more than the receiver e'
Come up, then, one and all, to the hallowed work
and not only earn the soldiers and seamen's undvnr
gratitude but lay up treasure in Heaven where uei.
ther moth nor rust doth corrupt nor thieves break in
and steal "
RICHARD YEADON, Charnau)
WIN. r. YATES, (Comm;tte.
JOHN PHILLIPS,
N. B-Country exchanges are requested to COW
the above circular and appeal gratuitously