The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-05
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y Mr.. EDToR Having heard some criticisms made.
upon course Of one who ssnow candidate before
the people for their votes as member of the Legis
ature, Of which he is now D member, JOHN N.
DEs4usspGE @ef applied to him for nformations on
the subject and now state the result Of those enqu5
ries Having surplus Of corn and peas from the
crop Of 1863 we have seen b,s book in which his
sales are kept and fnd he sold his average
of four dollars per bushe and the peas an average
Of three dollars and forty cents per buaheE one of
the corn sold for over five dollars and afair pro-
portion Of it at from twoo three dollars per bushsl:
and one lot oftwo hundred bushels was Sold at one
dollar per bpshel TO the wives and widows Of sol
sders and needy women with children; and enc lot
was sent to Charleston to aid soldiers families there
,as a gratliy Not ore bushel of corn or peas was
sold out Of Kershaw District except to some necess
who are embraced in the classes above stated. He
positively refused to o4se TO persons who wished to
purchassfto sell agasf fora profit whatever disiac
aos was; made as to purchasers it was in tayor of
wives and widows OF soldiers and the refugee fal
lies of Charleston and the low country Every demand
for corn was supplied when he had it to sell to those
|. who wanted itfor their own domesticsuse But it
was rnanifestg impossible 10 supply air3demands
The urgent demands Of soldiers and refugee families
making bargains for it even ii December last, had TO
besupped first and then all others were supplied as
fast asked for; and to those who first asked for it
getit in their turn SO long as there was como peas
to get. The applications were very; numerous, at
least t@ hundred and no distinction was made ex-
cept as above stated. Grain was sold ITO persons
whom he never saw, (and did not even knowSor see
then) SIMPLY because they came within the above
Glasses. was sold tot personwho it is stated
sent it to another District and sold fot "a profit If
this be true the intention was concealed from HIM at
the time when the sale was made. On the contrary,
he was told by the purchaser it was 70 suppl the me-
cesitous families Of this town5If this purchaser
abused the confidence reposed in him let the sin lie at
his own door, it's not right that Major DEsaussuRB:
should be responsible for the msreptese
Of Others His object was to throw the corn in the
hands Of those who was IN need of it, and supposed
this purchaser would do all he promised at thetms Of
the purchase # he has done otherwise, the fault is
none of Maj SAUssURE it has been also most un.
reasonably alleged against him that he sold corn
to the Jews We would ask why the Jew should not
be fed as well as others Some Of them have been
long citizens ofouF town. Others Of thsmare refugees
who have sought shelter and asylum in our midst
from the graspofa ruthless foe, and it is becomes
who have felfso little the Inconvenience from the
war toset up such clamot against any one. for
selling them corn. They have as much right to pura
chase as Others, and We keow Major DRsxussuRR too
well suppose to him capable Of making distinctonslof
this kind. While he had the grain to;spare be let it
go freely Il he desired was to be assured they,
stood in need not whether they were rich poor,
lJewsor Gentle. We are panied to think. tha. any