The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-10
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apont the coarse Of one who is nov candidate before
the people for their votes as member Of 4e Legis'
yatJre, of which he is now member, Maj JoiiN M
bgSAussUaE, We applied to him forV information on
ls subject and now state te result Of, those erqa-
'ries Having a surplus of'corn and peas ron the
crop oclsS3 we aye Seen his book in which his
s.lesre kept and lind he Gold his corn at an average
OF four dollars per bsbel and the peas at an average
offitee doilarstaRd forty cents per bgsbet Ncne%o
the cornsss sold for over five dollars and fair pro
portion of tat from two 10 trrse dollars per hushel
and one iot OF two hundred bushels was sold at one
. dollar per bushtl to the wives and widows Of sol.
aiers and needy women with chilaren and one @'e'
was sen to Charleston to cid soldiers aHl!es there
as a gyatui;g. Notcfe hpsfiei Sf csfF or peas was
told oct Of Kersha@ Districts except 10 some 9seresS
tons persoas in Sumter District near his flaptaiion
who are n.braccd inthe classes aBoye Stated SHe
positively refused TO sell to- rcrsnrs ao wished tc
purchase to sell again. Cor proiT hat eyer atsEo
i;or was made as to purchasers it was in favor q
wives and widows OF soldiers and fhe reiRgee- tani
lies oeCbarestdn AID ths low contyy. Every dein;nd
for corn was supplied when he had it TO sell to those
who waned it.toC theft, own domestic use; IBpts
yass psAbesti5 iapossbisto supply all demands. =
The urgent demands soldiers and refugee faaiiles
haE;6g. birgas fort eyeit ss Defender last Had 10
be,supplied first end then aaothets weue supplied as
fast as asked for aud TO Those who first asked for ii
got intheiftun SO longJas there NRs corn or peas
10 get The applications :wereE>"ery nlliaefeas' at
least two hundred and no distinction was made ex'
eept as above stated. Grain was sold to persons
whom he never saw (and did rot even knew:orF see
tben) simply because they came within the above
classes One lot was sold TO person wo it is stated
sent it to another District and s"id for profit If
this be tlq,e the Intention was concealed from HIM at
the time when the salo was lhade On the contrary,
he was told by the purchaser was 70 supplg thene-
,cesitous ariilies, of this town. II this purchaser
aBilsed the confidence rep6se in him lei bein lie at
thssowu DOOR tits not right that Mgor DESAuSsUaE
should be made responsible for the misrepresentation
efod.efs. Hissoiject was to thrQw tire corn in The
7ands :oft!ose WIZ Ras in need of$t. and supposed
this purchaser would Dc all he promised at thftme OF
the purchase # he has doae otherwise tue fault is
none Of Mp. DGSsUssrH&s it has bneIl also most ull-
reasonably alleged ogiitlst him that lie sod corn
te the Jsws We would ,sk-why the Jew should net
DC fed rs well rs SheFs some 81 them lave 9eS''
l"nsct7ze"s Of our '"wr others OF thsm Sfe refugees
WHO have sought sl!slter ard asylum in our nsast
from 'heFrasP 'i Fu'tleSs 'os' ana IT II! osC
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lis. t;,,ri n,rn ,ho, h,y. os 5ncb rah, ,,,rnr.
Chase 7s other. and We know MdjS pESA tssuRE too
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