The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-09-30

Ian notto.- QlSpOseQ at all 10 acbpb tlS peace'u
tender, we would ask what Union or what stage or
standard Of the Union shall we lccept? The Union
as formed by thirteen States Of whom twelve actually
held slaves and all recognized slavery the Union
ofwieh one large section organized and aided and
encouraged the John Brown raid against the other
section, and the home of Washington
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CoNFLIcr OF AUTHORITY ,-Jndge HAIYBURToN Of
the Confederate Court Of Richmond has decided that
Marylanders who have served on the term for which
they enlisted in the Confederate army, cannot be held
to further service but are to be discharged if they SO
demand. $50
Judge PARKER, ofthe Winchester Circuit Ya.i has.
decided on the other hand, thatthe voluntary aban-
donment of theirowi State by Marylanders theircom
ing here and making common cause with US in our
struggle, are acts towhich the law attaches the re-
spensibities well as the privileges of domic not
of citizenship and tha, such persons consequently
embraced in the LEGISLATION that continues all enrolled
men in service.
AT present we have no tribunal whose decree may
settle such conflicts ofauthority.
JAMES RIvEG ToPoeRApHr. The course of
James River, below Richmond, describes on
the map the profile ofa human face, looking
Westward with an aquiipe nose and well de-
fined chin. Dfewry's Bluff, or Fort DPeyry, is.
on the South side of the river, at the point of
the nose. The turn underthe nose is the To-
cality Of thenaval attack on Fort .Dfewry in
1852 Immediately under the chin of the pro.
file 10 follow upthe sfmilejj rs is curious bend
lin the river of seven miles, forming what is
called "Farrar's Island the neck or isthJnus
of which is. known as ,Duteh Gap" znd is on
ly half mile wide Trent's Reach, alluded to
in Gen. Lees dispatch, is on the South side of
the horse shoe turn of the river, at Farrars Is
lank ITowlett's Hill, in Chesterfield, is oppo-
kite Trent's Beach, nearly half a mile from the.
river, and is. consideredan important position.
Ware Bottom Church is between Howlett's
Hill and Bermuda Hundlcd.
RGvoLuT1oN'Iv a PKIN11SG. OFFicE.-On
tie 7th instant the eentire force Of conlpositors
employed on the Chicago. Ttnaes was dismissed,
and forty young women were instituted. The
propretors Of The Times had been preparing
for this course several months, ever Since the
strike ard had these gills under instruction in
private rooms about the city. A despatch
from Chicago says the movement caused great
sensation among the printers, as it was under.
stood that the Times had resolved to break IN
the Printers Association. The Assocationteok
advantage of'the proprietors of the Times, and
sought to control or destroy their business. In
turn, the publishers have thus attacked the
Association.
The Great Eastern, which cost S5,oo0,o0o
has been sold for sl25,ooo, which sum will
not be sufficient to pay of preferment creditors
and her expenses.
1t will bt remembered that this steamer
was launched on Sunday, and there are those
who see retributive justice. in the above for
that impious act of the directors Ssaoannqh
Morning. ,Neaos.
We takeit forigranted that the people who
get for Sl25 600 what cost, originally, S5,00O,-
900, must be Sabbatarians of the straighest
Sect otherwise the manifest. interposition of
Providence in the case would not be so clear
as it appears to the Savannah News.
"A LETTER FROM GEN. MoCLELIAN.-We
learn that there is a letter from Gen. Nc Clellan,
which is to be read at the ratification meeting
tomorrow Saturday evening, now. in the
hands of Mr.. Hiram Kotchum. In the letter,
it is sad Gen. Mcclellan expresses surprise that
any Democrat should find fault with his letter
accepting the Chicago nomination.
We trust that Gen. Mcclellan has embraced
the opportunity to state that if elected, he will
make an immediate offer for a acessation of hos
tilities and a convention Of all the States-NeaO
York Neaus. j