The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-11
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upon the course of who is now candidate Deiore
ihs. people fot their votes as member of the Legs
laturc of which he il. now member MAJ. JoHN NJ.
pnsaussuaE We applied 10 him for information on
the subject and now state the result Of those enqu
siss: Having surplus Of corn and peas from the
erop ;uf 1863 wshaye seen HIS book in which ms
kses are kept sud End he sold his corn At an average
of four dollars per bushe and the peas At an average
u three dollars and forty cent? per bsshel None o.
sa corn was sold oz oyef I'VE dollars end stiar pro-
norton of II at ro two 10 three dollars per busisf
and one lot of two hundred bushels was sold ~ one
dollar ner busheI to the wives aud widows Oh sol
,;ers and needy women with children and one lot
ras sent to Charleston to aid Soldiers families there
s gratuity Not ore bushel Of corn or peas sV'ls
cold out Of Kershaw District exccp; 70 some necess,
Ss persons in Sumter District near h,s plahla.'on'
%ho NJ are embraced in the classes above stated ne
positively refused to sell TO persons wle w'sneu 70
purchase TO sen again for profit What ever dis'He
i;or was made as to purchasers it was IN iavor OF
iyes and widows OF soldiers and the refugee iami-
jes Of Charleston and the low country Every demand
for corn was supplied when he had it to sell o those
who wanted it for their own domestic use: Bnt IT
was manestly impossible TO supply all demanas'-
The urgent demands of soldiers and refugee families
making bargains for it oven in Decettber last had 70
he supplied first and then all others were supplied as
Fast az asked for and TO those who first asked for it
rot it in their turn long as there was corn or peas
10 ve.. The applications were very numerous az
,ea,t two hundred, and no distinction was made e1.
cspt as above stated Grain was sold to persons
whom he never saw, (and did not even know or see
stsem) SIMPLY becauselsthey came within the above
classes Que lot was sold to person vino lt Is stated
sent it to another District and sold for proht Il
tb;s ba true The intention was concealed from him at
the time when tie sale was made On the contrary
he was told by the purchaser it was to supply the ne
,cestous families Of this town. If this purchaser
abused the confidence reposed in him lot the sin lie at
his own door. tits not right that Major DESAUssuRs
should be made responsible for the
of others His object was to throw the corn IN the,
hsnds of those who was in need Of it. and supposed
this purchaser would do all he promised at the time OF
,he purchase If he has done otherwise, the fault is
none Of Mst DESAussUREs, it has beyn also most un
Reasonably alleged against him that ne sold corn /
% the Jews We would ask why the Jew Should mol
be fed as well rs Others, Some of them have been
long citizens of our town. others of them are refugees
who have sought shelter and asylum IN our midst
from the grasp ola ruthless foe, and it MI becomes
,,s who have felt so little The Inconvenience from the
war 10 set up such a clamor against any one ior
selling them corn. They have as much right 70 pur
chase as Others. and we know Major DEsAussuRE too
well suppose to him capable Of making distinctions oil
this kind Whilo he had the grain to spare no let it
TO freely An he desired was TO be assured they
stood in need; not whether they were rich or poor,
Jew or Gentils We are panied to think that any
can be found in this or any other community Ti'p
would urge this as an objection against him How
MANY or this people have shed their bloodmany now
liza in their cold graves whose lives were freely offered
hpon their countTys, altets and for what to save
your homes and iresides from desolation. o shame
where is thy blush, to make such distinctions Caro-
ip.ns is il true at this time that you arc less kind
ind hospable .otiis ssrangSr than in former times
No, we are sure You will repudiate this as not the
ruth. Not now while our enemy. are laundering at
tho gates Of our capital and our own beloved city is
Ssssgsd for our subjugaton-we say, not now We
Hili beyer say 80 while we see them bearing their
breast to our common foe. Let US be united and do
our duty to the jew and the Gentle and God viii
bless rs.
All hia most ardent friends ask for him; Is
place in reveiw bis many acts Of kindness to
Young men in starting ia life; when in Want Of
: friend in their time ofnced, and we doubt
II MANY can be found who has SO willingly and
freely given his name and paid SO dearly for
the privilege of helping Others to do well IN life
and we are sure few can be found that applied
for either sympathy or kindness who were turn
ed empty away but we claim for him the suf-