The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-04
The Medical Board.


riodical washing of the gSfden sands of
transcription was performed by those mill
Etary miners constituting the Medical
F3Board The yield was uueom"nly rich
,Sp quantity, owing either to the improved
smachincry made use of on the OCCASION,
fr TO the operators "mistakins what gilt
ytercd for gold In. less. fgurative Ian
sguage, they were the days for the exami-
Nation of those. claiming exemption
from military service on account Of ply
steal disability. 1t was a "jicld doy'
fSr the lame, the halt apd the blind"
who. mustered in good force. armed
with their old certificates. These, like
'tae old currency, had all been called in
and newseucs issued, not in the ratio, of
two for three, but two for thirty.
nAcccpteI' when. written, in bright
red ink across the face of Il draft, and
subscribed by the responsible factor, is
deI.h.ful to the planters heart and eye.
".lcccr'cd' whsn whispered by the fair
ono We loyc, or,jiapleA by her expressive
silence, is heavenly music to the lovers
ear but oc~p'cl when written opposite
to the name of couscript who has ap-
piled for exemption, looks very much
like "rcjectel," and has a very similar
effect.
bns every condition in life has its con-
solatious; anl those scattered sheats
collected BY the late cleaners, may call
! to mind the topcr's saying, that "thc su,
gar.is always found at-thc bottom Of the
t1mGler.''
After our indulgence in the above, we
deem it but justice tO.spy, that since first
the conscriptiou act was enforced in cur
district, we have been unable to discover
in any conceivable respect, that there
vas any fnvoriSsisaa exhibited in the de-
.cisions made by the examining surgeon
--ciic qr the best cvilencas of which is
made clear to the mind by the promo
ton of Me lac Chief Examining Sur.
g:on, Dr. i. GLIY DANHrLLr, the val,
uablA services. whom the government
has saw proper to appreciate and reward,
5y assigning hin to the responsible. Pn-
! Ss;tion of Senior Surgeon of the State.
The emergency, dying his career as ex:
aiming S0Fscou, required not that he
should Place all over whom lie had con
troll. int; aativc >9r!;ce, NJ vas, IS VIZ
l.clicv,. "r,., !ci To- more discretionary
sowcr than the scH;itman who uuw pc
sides in his s;sad, and is his worthy sue,
ccsSor. DIX. CAY has accepted some
rom oar district whom we might deem
totally unfit for active service, an't may
call forth the cxccratons Of many in con
sequence, but we are disposed tnaec"rd
! 70 aim consciousness, of doing only
! what bis country expects OF him as sol.
dicr al! Il Gentleman, and VIC are con
vinccd That he has acted impartially to
wards those of all classes of society, both
in The spirit and Letter cf the instruc
tions given him, and in the end will no
doubt,havc the soothing consolation with
in himself, that his decisions were the
promptings OF the heart, where his roun
try's cause was the stake
General Lees Table.
The E:cInnnl correspondent Of the
Mobile Register is responsible for t;se
following;
In General Ices tent, meat is eater
but twice y week ; the General not allow
inc it of;ennr, because he believes indul
gencc in meat to be criminal, in the
present conAi;ion Of the country. His or
dnary dinner consists Of a head ofcabbagt
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