The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-10-07
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Upon the coarse Of enc who 5s nov eanfuate ei9ls
the heops for teir votes as aneuber Of tie Legs
] lature of which he is now aemheF Maj Jol'N NJ
DKSAUsstEs we appliedto him for Information ma E - on
the subject and now state the resrt OF thoss5 erft
4ies: HSving a surplus Of corn and peas IRON the
t.oo Of ss3 weHave seen ghis book ip which tills
s,lss are Kept and find he sold his ct an average
Of four ars per buslel ant the peas az an average
Of three dollars and forty cents per buseL Noae @
the corn was sold for oeef ffedolsrs, and lar pro.
portion Of it at rom two to- three dollars per bnAhel
and one lot of two hundred boshels was sold at one
dollar per b,lsheI to tho wives and @widowsaot sol
diers and needy women Will cl!ildren AMI ono lot
was sent 70 Charleston to soldiers families there,
as grattrty Not ore buslicl Of corn or peas vas
cold out Of Kors6aw District except 10 soino necsss-
tous peF.ons in Sumter District uesr be plantations
wfo,are embraced in the classes above stated tie
positively refusetto sell to persoIs WHO wished to
purchase to selEagain fora profit; What everatsslf
ti9a was nlsde as 10 purchasers it was in favor Of
wives and widows of soldiers aoa the refugee FAM
lies o Ghsrlestpn and the low country. Every demand
for corn was supplied when he had itsto sal to tlose
who wanted it for their own domestic, use. But it
Z was maniGstIy impos$blcto supply all Demands
The urgent dculayds oG soldiers and refugee families
making bargains COR it even IN December last, had 20
be supplied fist and then all others were saipPie as
fast as asko{tf for and 10 those who cst asked oEit
got ii IN their turn so long thee was com or peas
to get. Tho applications were ItEy numerous, lht
least two hundred, snd nodistnccion1 was mnde eS'
cept as above stated. Grain rwas sold to persons
whom he never saw, (and did not even know Or see
them) SIMPLY because they came within the above
classes One lot was sold to person who it IS stated
sent It to another District and sold for profit VI
= his be true tD intention concealed from hun at
the time when the sale was made On tls2contrary,
he was told by the purchaser it was tc supply the ne
cesitoqs families Of this town. II this purchaser
abused the confidence reposed in nlet the sin lie At
his own door, it not right that Major DESAussURE
should be made responsible for the Misrepresentation
ufothers. His object was totlrow tie corn in tie
bands Of those who in need Of it, and supposed
this purchaser would do all heprosed at the tiafe Of
the purchase If he has dons otherwise, the fault is
mono Of Maj DESAUssrREs, it has been also most M
reasonably alleged against him that he sold corn
to tic Jews. We wouh ask why the Jew should moi
ne fod as well others Some OF them have been
loug citizens our town. Others O. the refugees
who have sought shelter and asylum in our midst
from the grasp ola ruthless ioe0 ands it i'll becomes
us who have clt go little the Inconvenience from the
war tosrt up such claulor against any one for
selling them corn. They have asguuch right 20 pur-
chase as others and We know Major DEs irSsuEE too
well suppose to him capable ofInaking distinctions Of
this kind While lie had the grain to spare he let
go freely ...lN he desired was to be assured they
stood in need not Whether they werc rich or poor,
jew or Gentiia We are seaned 10 think that any,
can be found in this oranB Other ccnnJnity who
wouid urge this as sn ojcGttou against Mm. How
many Of this people have sned their hlood-nany nov
lo in tler cold graves whose h.es wese freely offered
upon their c6uutry's, alter; and for what ?Nto save
your homes and ircsi3cs from I;e$olaton O.! shame
where is thy blusi to make such distinctions Caro-
luans is it true at this time, that you less Kind
and hosptGble to tho stranger haa in former times
No, weare sure yon viii .ropuliste this as not the
truth. Not now while our enemy ere laundering at
the gates ofor capital and our own beloved city is
besieged for our subugston-we say, not now. We
will never say so Willie we see them bearing their.
breast to our common foe Let us be united and DO
our duy to the Jew aud the Gentle, and Cod will,
bless u.s.,
All his most ardent friends ask for him, is
to place in reyeiw his many acts Of kindness to-
young men in starting in hfe; when in want of
3 friend in their time ofneed, aud we doubt
if 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 wcliin life );
and we arc, sure few can be foundt that applied
for either sympathy Or kindnesswllo, were turn:
ed empty away; butwe claim for him the suf-
frages of bis citizens.ppon higher ground than