The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-01-29

are under the daily charge of Dfec-
tres. who visits the csiabi1bmsnt daily
for Que week in turn. :, .ls !. ;, :,
The furniture cf tho Soldiers~ Rest
simply covers the wants Of the inmates;
rs yet. there is noihing superfluous. A
very important donation has recently
been made by a member of the Associ.
a,ion in .G,eenvilie, Of n large wire safe.
purchased and forwarded from Colum,
\ 'bis, for twenty dollars ~ T.. -.
The amount appropriated for the
Soldiers'' Rest, exclusive Of provision
fund. j. 5000. The amount exclusively
d, voted TO provision, Sill. Total ex>
pense for three moHihs, s24l. When.
ever found necessary, under clothing
has been given 10 the soldiers. - =
The GreenuiHe Enferprise has kind.
lr printed notices and the notifications
fer supplies free Of charge =.
Marry interesting cases among
one hundred aud twelve inmates,
have arisen for the sympathy Of the
weekly visitors, but we have TOO full
aud sad an experience Of The evils Of
war around a, TO require any desc,ip
lion 10 stimulate us 10 continued acts
| Of self>saciifice, in. q cause so deeply in
volving the well being Of all whom we
love. One recent instance only will be
presented 10 show the usefulness Of the
Soldiers Resi-, in sofening some Of the
horrors of This cruel WAT: . '. -...
A youth cf twenty, a boy in appear
ancc, Belonging to This District. came to
the establishment, from a Virginia hos
piial, with muhealed wounds. At The
second battle Of Manassas, ball had
entered 10y the left collar bone, passing
out 10y the right shoulder blade. lie
| mad h"en rnr"rsed "a dcad, hut rallied
on removal from the battle field. He
represented his treatment as very kind,
hut 80 intense Was his desire to return
To his mother, whom he described as
poor and lonely, with such a yearning
hnme>sickncss. that his surgeon allow
Ell him TO depart, after two months
treatment. lie Struggled through the
J'aIney, accompanied by another inva-
f;d, aud arrived pcnniless anl with on
'ly one suit Of >oied clothes. late in the
evening OH The cars. lie was brought
10 the soldiers Rest. aud cared for
through the night. The next morning
n phys'rian promptly aud kindly d,ess>
ed his wounds, and assisted iu chang.
ing his clothing for some furnished from
the Depository of the Association. A
comfortable carriage was then hired to
convey him eleven miles, aud a sum of
money supplied for incidental expenses.
As he WAS lif'ed to the carriage, a lady
VII" found his thoughts dwelling on
his home, said to him :" hope you will
met your mother we'll" His eyes filed
with tears as he replied. I" she does not
expect me, she thinks me dead"
he Soldiers Rest, in College, near
ltnmcomle street. is open for inspection
To those who desire To see the arrange
mems. IL is Il" unpreten.ling huilling,
and claims n" competition. with the
noble Hospitals scattered over the
Southern Confele,acv. but when this
fearful war ia over. and peace smiles
upon She land. The inhabitants OF G.een
vile will point 10 il with pride AMI sav,
Here is The, dwelling where onr sick
and wounded soldiers found shelter,
food, eloIling and sympathy"
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.SFMI OFFICIAL VIKw or MEDIATION.
The Washington Republican, generally
rrcogniz' Il rs All Administration organ.
thu" expresses itself concc, ming media>
ton:
We are confident that wc are on the
eve ofsons Developments respecting for
eign mediation. There are now many
slraws which indicate how the " lind Is
soon to blow, .... e. -.
The Richmo-,i Dispatch said, son. o
days since, that after the battle Of An.
nel"m propositions Of peace ought to
have been made; that both parties could
Then have 'ra'le proposals Of this nature
with peas CT prophecy.
The New York Tribune has n we'll
considered article upon .he subject of
foreign mediation. proposing the Swiss
Canlons rs the mediatory power. i,
does not object to the French Govern
nent making IN effort in this direction
bnt Is not SO well satisfied with Eng
land. Our people might he satisfied
with the interference or mediation of
the Swiss Cantons, or even Of France or
most certainly Of Russia. but never with
pertfdioas Engiand, if zoe can help IL.
Other indications are manifest that
something in The shape of interference
ar mediation is soon 10 take place. An
this may be premature and unfounded 4:
still we are doub'less approaching a CHI
SIS in our national affairs. ,..-.. -. e
We may not be pleased with tho
complexion our public affairs are assum>
ing; still We know The utter folly VI re.
sisting the inexhorabie logic Of e, ents. |
II We cannot, ,sor have not, put down the
rebellion, we canru, expect nations
which suffer much ly our quarrel to
hook on as disin,erested spectators for
ever. 90. .sss-.-
The rebels have raised liule or no !
grain i'm their fields and ,..;u,, ho,,l>