The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-08-20

sHnc ''"If vi cle'1ciS, t.hu. Tie INSPIRATIONS OF
country and feg but such sentiments find
Practical expression, in his own case, in paying
::bood-money for mercenaries who are not .cti-
:zens, and care nothing for flag or country-
Massachusetts patriotism runs now exclusively
an this channel. Negroes and Irish and Dutch
are the Representative substitutes" fthose who
ihaed most to 10 in causing the war.-C Carolin-
;AI -.--.
S.:fs DEeENERAcy OF NORTHERN MAsoss The
sMesonic fraternity have hitherto been Of the
:opinon that the acts of vandalism practiccd by
Ahs Federal soldiers in the various Masonic
SLprlges of Mississippi, were not the acts of Ma,
sons, but OF hired soldiers, melted BY desire
4oEbooty but the Mobile Register bushes to
Record IN instance which shows that they have
5ksen mistaken. During the last visit of the
enemy. to Port Gibson, they visited tho Lodge
rapn,, stole the regaia and jewels, aud tore M
anti destroyed the records and papers Of WASH.
ihgton Lodge No. g.. and Clinton Chapter No.
2sasIhey also destroyed the charter Of sad
;ggPtef, issued by the Grand Chap.cr W he
sstdlted States, September la, 1926, and signo4
.tAEsspc Witt Clinton. And rs 'Fto add iia,,,,;;
j atdste3ury, one ofthe party left all the altar il
searftss on which was inscribed eth IOMAS
epR#E, W: N. Of Peoria Lodge, No. Is, pco-
4ri.st.&slnois."
e -N:the Revolutionary war; when the charter
S& d Lodge aud its record had fallen int, Brit
SlHflhhnds, they were promptly returned by Il
taSshf truce, und er a guard Of honor How
different the conduct Of w. NJ Price, who hv
actions, seems to have olnried in dcstro, ing
the records and papers Of an institution devoted
to 0cnexolsass . =: :. = :.
S YInE ,s1 -: ,,7t
alhdedi few sinee, to.fha c5,.,
mitssd thia xostk8 y CatSo ga,
lie Church, by the Ynnkee General command.
ing at Natcicz, in ordering him away from his
church into confinement for refusing to .nrap
for Lincoln. Below, we give an extract from =
private letter, detailing the affecting partipc Of
the Bishop from his faithful flock.L.1acE>ou on
Mississippian.
"Blshop Elder was banished from the lines
yesterday, or rather sent to Vidalia to be- con-
5ped until his case is submitted TO the War
fA}epartment. His offence is, refusing to road
tsFe prayer for the President of the Uuiic1
IlsssMEbtes. His conduct has won the admiration
19t1he entire community.
FstI must say, I feel proud of this course.
iNt tpone thirty young ladies met him At the
I!Se tob'd him goodbye, and kneIt before.
IMM'ln he dust to receive his blessing and
Eksa'eq' twas most affecting scene. 1 hear
Et5eEe sEs w.s not drycye among the spectators.
Ehss shs IN me spirit says others have suffered,
1lt@hy shoid not he
NasE HoRRmE.-We are informed that when the
II aankses ptercd Decatur, Georgia, an Old gen
ittepan, te Rev. Mr.. Holmes, met them with n
HNan ssa inhishhand. The hellish ficnds, in order
liz FrsM yenge on the old man for his act,
Hbpgetl ~ ,slEnln his house and then fsed the
|)|ANYa||ddihE bfning him with it. Such outra. m
'Esseps Mte'y is enough to provoke the hcav-
eHatosi a' .t sWraatnl vengeance and change every
ssTg 9fgr:s into venomous addcrs to sting
tas ,gl gyAlasls As destruction: We think tho verv
roekf ea aaeaas'pes should cry ."revengo" for such
Drptai'tHgEa r1sat III 9"fAe''' Conjederaey.
Seven, s,t hApsand people have died of starvo-
tionSat ,T g saAtiSo Almost as bad as recon-
naa oMa9seFsHn! gs SO Srce at Petersburg--NortAerp