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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22

Woman is like ivy--,ho more yoa arc ruined
sAe closer she cliags TO you.
Some crus,y bachelor. who should be COM
PEELED Il, inhabit The bleak world OF bachelor
dom alone, adds:
1vy ia ike wonsn--the closer ii ol!ngs 10
you The more You are ruined. Poor rule that
don.s work both ways.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22

Tnx Ngxr srgsxo.--Tf,e Yankee Journals
eosss that shsy VIII give the rebels final
oasesns in the spring. Their preparations are
10 hs ON q gigantic scale. They proclaim that
they arr piIiag up stores and other necessasses
tof tssan,'s army almost a. high rs Lookout
Mountain Goliath, Of Gath, Was not nerc
confident Of smashing 70 atoms The rnddy
stripping that disputed bis progress than the
hackers Of Giant are Of bis annihilssing the re-
bciliou in the spFiue campaign.
We are aos dispesesl 10 aaderrate the mag
nitadc oil the solemn crisis which u At hand.--
A colossal danger threatens uss but We mnst
meet il like men. We must emulate the YAM
kees in tho foresight, Tie calculation, the sys-
tenn, the uotiring labor of preparation for the
decisive hour. II We do this il We leave noth-
ing 10 chance, If We are rs circumspect and
prudent as we are brave and determined, then,
with the blessing Of God, the huge struggle Of
next spring will break the backbone Of this war
and ipflict fatal paralysis upon the energies
OF she United States. We look forward With
hope, with confidence. with ffn belief that
every man in the Confedraey will grid up his
loins for one grand and crowning effort for The
salvation OF bis country Riishpsossd Dispateh.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22
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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22
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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22

paigEAtgsS tie pp4lt4cAs AAu iHlHiafE SssMuSfs
which have caused our fDisforsuncs. bat TO sng
gcst 10 our people that Providence map have 4
benefireas designiii pfotfaesing ibis struggle,
and intend tiserGbr 20 rcndcr our separation
from The North complete and eternal.
Bat, admitting that our Government has
coassnstscd errors, are not thcsa errors cxeep-
sionnl Are moi iss intentions pasriosicl Can
We angie on. lid our ossn ninis any man wlo
wcsssa have dose better than President I,asis
and who, even II llc had avoided the errors
which he iaaa committee might not hare faalea
insa aahass of coaaI snsgDiiadef II ssr eass.
asses esaass barn sransp!scd, To show wlss
csrssss III ssase been done. Bot. ID the Gonirss
erass Govcsnascas haa ues The gift of iiorckao#I.
stsge as well ss iafaliibilsiy, aisribascs which
sseaons oaiy 10 ssoa. which es Cur other reitisens
can lay ciai1n 10 .i.esc qual;siesf .Asd, II the
seyssastsas has boon 1T iauss. can sbss people
sssow clean hands Ase tisey isssataelessi Haze
preserved s,a purity and ssassio;issn which
aaisnasSa sera III TIC iogsnniig og slsss ssss,ss
gasf Gu tho contrary, has aes q Hnssassass
madness sf greed sni cain seized Gpos The On,
55sire population Have tos The cities rssn wild
Hssh speculation and sxsotsior. aud The fafrers.
saes tic pFerssh Sf isssnseressednrss and pa.
ssssa. aach enormous pssec& tor
tssesf s:pss Tia. the eaFlcseney of tic
sarsss and the welfare "a stse eoaatfs hays been
sssosh pa, is rcssig 40, al, raiss bis haissis
sf ssais sa'sssaa hour. Il; ell slc hread limits OF
sIIae eossssssy. sssss sas gse il blaacsessE What
cssas os ffeasrasss. tas TIC agfass, can raise
slse;s isassds ID Heaven ard sas Behold .sbefa.
There 30 lEoesi Oh sIissc ltands hsss the blood
az The eneta5SS o she oosntry there u 30 ptil-
sasssa III iilese hssrss bat sisat which baais for
hss asifare @s
is alae uassse os als that ii good and boiT. for
The sake osuas tsrrsses and our liberties, lei ss
asanisa sbe trli spirit oil disscssi aud stand by
oar eaaatry ard os,s Government. Sp earthly
good, no,Asspg hut esil, misfortune. ruin. esn
ossa isssss csssnissassssss anss ssssi,niaassOas.
The North aas ahashsa up lie internal bfoils TO
snpfsogs man lika Llneolr, who b not thc
sssosce oE a majority of his ssopis, in sle work
az sahiagssing The censsdssaey. Can NC sses
sat,ssos. saeh i man Is nayie In the work si.
defending osr hea,ths ana honssi II The
wraag asan is President, rho Eaf iua taffs f---
Who e.ssasea him unanimously Lei rs be
slslssssalsa la rho child as cur own ersasipa.--
Fer oar osn rass, with sli bis srspss. Nc besisys
bin, s,sse of the foremost nsea 81 The continent
In ssrssise capacity. and 90 rarer pasFio:
lsses No either mar hss ~ mach interest as
he 10 faithfully performing bis dats. Let as
only egsrrisd ii grucfosis san.iisaca in him and
eash osEes. les Gossrnsaens ard pspptc en.
sdeasof ID tho !sasata 10 avoid tho ersa,s sf the
ssass. and sise ss,sase viii be as bright ard
sheesssl., sla a5asss OF our discomfort wii! pass
awar. ard 4 glosiiooas srring rejoice oar hearts.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-01-22
grRrUcATy0g

4 M
TO The ssaiens of i,iasrs. ta' the calm fhilos.
osiser. wss6 hss ppndered osss tho pages OF
rhetoric luse-- iao ias sspnsl among ssa erssn.
bling ssasls os unhappy Poland. o. amid :hs
sissalase ruins Il Oppressed Ireland. aaa looked
far bsss assown The sons vista of departed
ysass no has sesii there sie natssM misesies
III satsaga,eA peoples; 10 such oaa there is
something ipdsseris,abiy terrible ia sle word
5asuhiagatsos.@ Representation 10 Legislative
halls denied. the religion ~ the people inter
t.5esea, seg,ools abolished, sa bong established
eFsishsa of priasgehituse sfasnplea anaer foot,
eslaeaa;en insemieted, property destroyed and
wealth soaasca,ed. children forced 10 testify
against their pafen.s-shc celebration Of Fot
Iigscss services, tho education OF children. and
lid holding Of property punishable with deash.
sash were soslse OF The bitter fruits OF sstiaga-
tseu II. the conquered lands of tito East Are
the Southern people ready 10 submit 10 sabia-
ga.;sal FORBID IT, Heaven! In tho lsnguage
81 ssas ssoathtva Liiersry Asatfnse-, arg We
asaady 10 give mp house aud hands, slases and
eas,le, and wander homeless, to the end oil the
earth: 10 sliaaisaef the Yaskac isbs oil three
thousand millions; II pay .axss. without The
means Of paying them; 10 make bfieks withou.
straw TO sss our wives aud daughters 60 10 she
kitchen and the washsah; 10 see oar mcthess
serving as waiting usafds 10 the wives Of Van.
kee generals; 10 see orr sols drafted into Yam.
kse armies ard compelled 10 shed their blood
ID enforcing Gha Mcnaoe doctrine against The
French in Mexico 10 have every newspaper in
tsls hand edited by a Yankee every palpi, and
esesy school filed by an Abolition fanatic; to
have our children saHgs,t TO detes. Lee, Jack.
soa and Bsaarsgatd as rebels, TO have all
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naath Of Hon. II. z. II. Garnett.

heath Of Hon III. z. 4. Garnett
rF,o,n the Richmond Wing Of February 10.
We are griyved to announce the death OF III.
F. Fl. Garnet, Esq, member or the aouse
ot Representatives from the Essez Dlseflc'
n VIRGINIA, He breathed his last az MS resi-
l3ence in Essex county, Saturday last after a
brief illness of Typhoid fever Mr.. U. was
40 &c the most valuable members OF the
Hn,sa Possessed Of clear and vigorous
;nteIloct which had been improved by a
fboronoh calculation, and an enlarged course
~ readi1,g and study, and practlsei IN the art
and learning Of craftsmanship, Jew men OF nus
raars have ever been better lifted TOR the
eywa;ohtv duties Of legislation in time SO mo-
,,apfons as this than was he. Mr.. Garnett
asn;red TO be and was more than POLITICIAN
statesman From his graduation at the UNI,
versity. with the highest honors, to the PERIOD
II his unexpected and untimely death, he mao
devoted himself to those graver contempla-
f;ons an more solid studies, which, while they
NAV not best qualify the public speaker tor
displav on II hustings, or evoke the yocllefa-
t;ons Of popular assemblies, prepare the law
maker TO handle wisely and WITH advantage 10
the people, the great questions thas ln'olve d
nations we'll being. The death OF any suctl
man at this time is publo loss, out llttle SNORT
Of general calamity. Mr.. GaTnett age was
we suppose, about forty-tWo. ne mao serveu,
with distinction several terms LII liAe OoaSA''0
Of the United States.
During the reception at the White House
IN Washington on Friday, DR.. Augusta, the
negro surgeon for the District negro regiment,
dressed in his majors uniform, and Assistant
Surgeon Abbott NEGRO, Of the same reglzaent,)
paid their respects to President Lincoln and
were kindly received by him.
Harvey Thompson, a private OF the 4th
PENNSYLVANIA cavalry, was arrested on Monday
bv the guard at the Baltimore AMI Ohio Rail
road depot in Washington, for being drunk,
representing himself to be captain, and hav-
ing in his possession forged pass.
Mr.. Samuel F. Briggs, the clerk to Pay
master Malone, and who was arrested upon
suspicion Of being concerned in taking 10000,
has been released, there being no evidence
against him. Major Malone and his son, q
Young man about 2l years Of age, are in GUS
tody, and the affair is being investigated.
On Wednesday,. two citizens OF Virginia,
residing within the Federal lines, were sent to
Washington by the Provost Marshal General
Of the Army Of the Potomac, charged with
aiding and abetting the Confederates
An official dispatch received in relation to
the fght at Drainsville, states that the Fede-
raj loss in killed 10, wounded T. The mum
Der taken prisoners has not been fully ascer-
tanned.
About FIVE weeks ago, private u. u Whit
,ner Of the lst Connecticut artillery deserted
his regiment, came to Washington, purchased
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
THE PETERSBURG COURT or INQUIRY

Persons arriving from City foin report that the Court
of Inquiry Of which Gen Hancock s President appointed
10 investigate the facts aud circumstances attending the
recent unsuccessful assault the enemys poston in front
of Petersburg convened at tho headquarters OF the Second
Corps Monday
Gen MEAnE commanding the Army OF tho Potomac
being the fret witness called gave his testimony and pre-
senied the preliminary correspondence between himself
ard the Lieutenant General and al the arders issued fr
the headquarters o the army concerning he assault The
documentary evidences accopanied by bal explains
tons-al deslghed to show that ia tkng
for carrying cat the views Of the Lieutenant Ge era an
scpatg the obstacles to be encountered and giving n-
strucohs how to them together with the pro.
mitigation a MI orders necessary to nsure the entire
81 OF the undertaking Gen Meade did all that could be
done by hm ani that he be held responsible for
failure oi the assault,
| The Court again convened Tuesday Of which day
considerable portion devoted t. reading and
she voiumlnOus documentary evidence sn3 verbal
ny presented the previous dsy. Touching question
which o whether the invett cation should extend
To matters which tranqpred after two O'clock n the alter.
noon oi the 30b July, when troops withdrawn
from the the demolished fort the Court decided
that the order oE the President they ustruce 10
inquire into all the facts aud circumstances attending the
assault the enemys position on the 3Oth
AT the session OF Wednesday Gen BURNsIpE Uas ex-
arued, and gave history Of the affair He claimed shat
he ND carried cut the orders Of hs superior ocers and
that neither he nor the cers OF his corps were to blame
for tLe failuTs
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
NEGRO PRISONERS AT THE SOUTH

One OF the officers Just liberated at Chareston b,,o
home list Of negro soldiers imprisoned at Charles
ton They belong chiefly to the Ffty-fourh and Ffty
fifth Massachusetts regiments 1t clear tberstr that
the rebels have neither shot this class OF mar d
them into slavery.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 5h instant in msption
ing the capture Of eleven hundred prisoners pcud no two
hundred negroes, at Peter sburg the 30 umo makes
,mauifest that distinction had then been made he
tween the whites and blacks who were ndiscrminatev
mixed aud marched together through the streets The
Dispatch however, the supposon that mspy if NOT
all the negroes were stolen runaway slaves" pro
ceeds to say:
The right of the Yankee Government is undoubted TO
enhst or draft or procure how they can negroes
whose residence is at the North They would have per
ect right 10 make war upon with elephants STAN
pede us Tn wild cattle, to dogs upon ussnd our
men an equal right to kill thema perfect right therefore
70 employ negroes soldiers But they have right 70
ses mans negro and him against his master and
his MASTER wherever be may find that stolen runway
negro, is enii led to reclaim him. On this po,t our Co
vernmeut s happily cOnmtsd; aud it can by no menna
vade the plain Of restoring slaves o their
owners-uuless indeed II recognises the validity Of the
emancipation proclamation well OF the confsoation
act but this is not TO be supposed.
1t not houege making good beginning IN march
up those two hundred negroes along with nps hnndred
white as prisoners OF through the streets of Pc
tersburg inetead Of separating them and driving then,
into by themselves until their status shnud be-
iantd snd their owners (f amy found Two hundred
genuine Eb0shns sprDked among the crowd of prisonra
end placed the same footing was 4 sight The mor.i
effect oi which among the slaves Petersburg eoud NOT
De- Nholesome and II s mainly upon that ground we dis
approve VI the e&helton, not because they not good
epQaen company for the Yankees lhsy marched with "
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION

The Louisville Journal Of Tuesday says: The New
York Commercial and other Eastern papers aaisdvert
very severely upon Gen Sherman for sending the four
hundred factory girls taken AZ kossvile to the North
This censrre arises from msapprehenson Of the facts
for le operatives thrown out OF employment
ny the chances OF war IN impoverished country where
every thing bad been taken for the support Of tie rebel
army and unable to obtain food, importuned Gen Sher
man to send them where they coud find work and secv
ry One oi our correspondents described :hs scene
piabe when the poor creatgres cng to our officers aud
Ia anRushod tones 5ePgcd to be removed from the
OF de1olGuon which every where surrounded them and
where Y they remained nothing but starvation could bs
expected In the exercise OF enlarged and generous
spirit oi humanity the General acceded their request
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
THE eUoTA OF NEW YORK.

We learn from the New York papers that the Secretary
Of War has replied to the letter Of Governor Seymour Of
the Sd instant submitting the report Of the Provost Mar
sba General which he trusts will satisfy the Governor
The objections made against the quota assigned 10 the
state of New York deemed to be we'll founded
TIE Secretary doss not feel authogcd 10 appoint com
misin. First, because ther6 is fault found by the
Governor with the enroling officers nor aoy mistake
fraud or neglect on their part alleged by him requiring
yestRation by commission. Second the errors of the
enromeht II there be any, readily be corrected by
tn ard OF Enrolment established by law for the COR
reciion OF tho enrolment Third the commission would
not have nor has the President Secretary War power
to change the basa c draft prescribed by the of Con
uress Fourth the communist would operate t. postpone
the dat aud perhaps fatally delay strengthening the
mica iu the field thus aiding the enemy and endauger
ing the National Government. Every facility, he says
viii be afforded by the War Department correct aay
mistake that may appear i'd the enromeut and no
effort will be pared TO do justice to the otes of New York
aad Brooklyn aud apply the law with equality and fairness
to every district aud in every State,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-18
THE ADVANCE OF GEN. SHERIDAN.
HEADQUARTERS OF GEN SHERID,N,
Nsar MiddIsfo,rr I'm \ A,,0uet IA IS

near Middtef01n, ira Augusf a. 1864
The enemys pckrts, stationed short distance beyond
Cedar Greek, withdrawn Friday night and yes
teriay morning cavalry entered and took of
Srasburg The rebel pckes after reappearng the
cavalry withdrew assuming line within three miles
Of the town Reconnaissance consisting Of several regi-
mens made tonight at SIX o'clock, resulting in the
pushing back Of the enemy skrmish line to within short
distance of the town The enemy did not partcu-
lary desrous of holding hs line and our skrmish ne
supported by steadily advancing battle lines approached
his position, retired toward the town keeping up lively
Are as he won't.
Yesterday and to-day troops have rested quietly in
camp. Every thing is in readiness for a movement how
ever and should the enemy remain in his present position
active operations will undoubtedly soon commence The
necessity of fully ascertaning the enemy present
will be seen at glance and may account for the delsy
Monday Morning, august Is Our forces are now in
possession Of Srsbug On advance toward the town
the enemy whose force consisted of but skrmi.b line
fell back out Of the town. leaving it in possession The
enemy has abandoned his works beyond Strsbug and is
believed to be retreating towards Mount Jackson.