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The tri-weekly herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-03-30
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PoIrTENEss.-Our friends ofthe Pacifcator
have the following reminder in their last issue:
Politeness is never out Of place. It is accept
able and commendable everywhere. But more
particularly should it be observed in the house
Of God A stranger visiting church should
always be kindly invited to a seat, and not be
permitted to walk through the church hunting
for one, nor left standing at the door during the
service. And when the mi1ister goes in the
pulpit to preach, it is great want Of courtesy,
to say the least of it, to be Jumping up and
running out. It is insulting to the Priest, and
disturbing to the congregation.
We do not intend these suggestions for any
body or any church in particular; but otter
'then in the kindliest spirit to all our readers,
believing that one and all will agree with US
in what We have said
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Religious education is, the cheapest defence
Of nations. 49,
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KEEP THE B1RTHbAY.-Keep the birthdays,
vigorously they belong exclusively TO-, and are
treasured among the sweetest memories Of home.
Do not let anything prevent some token, DC 1t
ever so slight, that it be remembered. Birthdays
are great events to children, For one day they
are heroes. The special pudding or cake is made
for them new jacket.or trowsers, with pock.
cts, or the FIRST pair Of boots are donned; and
big brothers and sisters sing into insignibeance
beside s'little Charlie" who is siz to-day" and
is soon going to be man." Mothers who have
had dozen little ones to care for are apt to neg
lea birthdays; they come too Often--sometimes
when they are neryous-out if they only knew
how much such souvenirs are cherished by their
pet susy or Harry, years afterwards, when away
from the hearthstone, and they have none to re-
mind them that they have added one more year
to the perhaps weary round Of life or to wish
them. in old fashioned. phrase, ''manT happy re-
turns to their birthday" they, woud never per-
nit any cause to step between them and mo-
theirs privilege. =
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HOME ISELUENcEs,-Therc are certain local.
ties in North Carolina, and doubtless in all the
States, where every evil influence is brought to
bear upon our noble soldiers, and to which are
evidently owing many of the desertions that
weaken our cause and disgrace the deserters and
their families. An officer DOW at home on &C.
count of a severe wound received in battle, was
speaking oft his a few days ago, and told us how
often the best and most cheerful soldiers return
ed gloomy and discontented to camp after a, fur
lou gh Ee said tha; on demonstrating with one
of his men, an acquaintance from his own county,
he had Succeeded In dispelling his gloom, when
the man apolosised for it, remarking that, 1.-THE.
fact is that if JEFF Davis were to go to the.
settlement and stay three weeks, I'm id if he
too wouldn't desert. u Fayetteville Observer.
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a public teacher who hadjust received an ap-..
pointnent in quiet country village, says that
on the second morning 81 found leisure to look
about me, and among the scanty furniture. eSS-
pied a three legged stool. is that the ounces
stool q l said to little girl Of Eve. The eyes
sparkled, and the curls nodded assent Fand the
lips rippled out suppose it is-the teacher al
ways sits on it, .. =,
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BABY N THE SUSBEAM.-A baby not old
enough to speak or walk was creeping on the
floor By-and-by bright ray of sunlight fell
upon the carpet She looked at it, aud crept
ali around It, with the greatest curiosity in her
sweet face and then putting down her lips,
she kissed it. Now, was not that beautiful?
This little sunbeam lighted up joy in her baby
heart, and she expressed that JOY with sweet
kiss.
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As Brood AS IT is LoNG.--A German stadStcal
writer remarks that the invention of the sewing
rachine hes enabled one woman to sew as muca
as hundred could sew by haud'a century agoi
but, he continues, one woman now oemanoS IS
much clothing as hundred lid century ago
So hat matters are not so much changed after all:
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''In what company is your life insured slr !"
asked sprightly young miss.
,''In the Hope" was the reply.
81 prefer the Alliance" said she bfushing. -.
Then we'll make joint stock operation, L
rol choose" said The delighted old bachelor
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YOU disgrace the profession, OF arms oy alio"-
inc YOUR men to destroy private dwellings,:
You say that cannot, Of course questien
vour ripht to forage on the country. sit is
rjrht as old as history" do not, sir, ques-
ton this right. But there is a right older @
even than this, and one inalienable-the Tlgnt
that every man has to defend his home ana 20
protect those who are dependent upon him.
And from nv heart wish that every old man
and boy in my country who can hre a gun
would shoot down, as he would WHO Deas''
the men who are desolating their land, ourn-
ing their houses, AMI insulting their women
You are particular in defining and claiming
ssvar rights" Nay I ask if you enumerate
among them the right to fire upon defence
less civ without notice; to burn that city TO
the Ground after it had been surrendered oy
the authorities, who claimed, thoug b in valn'
that protection which is always accorded ID
civilized warfare to non-combatants; to hre
the dwelling-houses of citizens after Tooolng
them, and to perpetrate even darker crimes
than these-crimes too black to be mentioned.
You have permitted, if you have not order.
ed the commission of these offences against
humanity and the rules of war. You aFed
into tae city of Columbia without a word of
warning. After its surrender by the Mayor,
who demanded protection to private property,
YOU laid the whole city in ashes, leaving amid
lis ruins thousands Of old men and helpless
women and children, who are likely to perish
of starvation and exposure. Your line q
march can be traced by the lurid light of burn
ing houses. and in more than one household
there is an agony more bitter than that OF
death.
The Indian scalped his victim regardless Of
sex or age, but with all his barbarity he always
respected the persons of his female captives.
Your soldiers, more savage than the Indian,
insult those whose natural protectors are ao-
sent.
In conclusion, have only to request that
whenever you have any of my men disposed
of or ''murdered"- "-for the terms appear to
be synonymous with you--you will let me
hear of it, in order that may know what &C"
ton to take in the matter. In the zacautinles
I shall hold fifty-six of your men as hostages
for those whom you have ordered to be exc
cuted
am yours, ETC.,
(SigneO : WADE HAMPTON,
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One Of the Shetland mares imported by John
S. Rarey, of Ohio, lately gave birth to eolts
which is considered as the smallest specimen OF
the horse kind the world, being only twenty
inches in height, and only weighing tWensy-one
pounds. The mother of the colt weighs only
seVenty-fve pounds.
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am yours, ETC.,
(Signed) : WADE HAMPTON,
Lieutenant.General

The following resolution was agreed to by
the Senate on the 9th instant, in reference to
the above correspondence
RssoZred By tho Congress Of the CoaJsder-
ate States Of .Americo, That the thanks Of
Congress and the whole country are due, and
are hereby rendered., to, .Lieutenant-General
Wade Hampton for his manly letter OF the
9th February, 1865, addressed to General W,
T. Sherman; and that, in the opinion of Con-
gress, the Executive Department should sus'
tain General Hampton in carrying out the
D5l;cy indicated in his letter.
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NEWBERRY C. Il. ,

At the request of many Of our readers we
publish the following interesting correspon-
dence. Though late and many having already
seen, yet we believe it will be- received with
pleasure: 49,
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am, with respect,
Your obedieut servant.
Isignedl ". T. SHERMAN,
Maior-General United States Army.
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIELD, !
February 27, 1865. !

Major- General ". 7: Sherman,
United States Army ::
GENERAL: Your communication of the 9th
instant reached me to-day In it you state
that it has been officially reported that your
foragipg parties were murdered" after cap
ture; and you go on to Say that you had "Or-
dered a similar number Of prisoners in your
ha nds to be disposed of in like manner" That
is to say, you have ordered a number OF Con-
federate soldiers to be murdered"
You characterize your order in proper
terms; for the public voice, even in your own
country, where it seldom daces TO express it.
self in vindication of truth, honor or JUSTICE
will surely agree with you in pronounc'ng you
suiltv of murder if your order is carried out
{ Before dismissing this portion ofyour let.
ter. I beg to assure you for every soldier OF
mine murdered" by you I shall hare executed
at once taoo of yours, giving, IN all cases, pre-
ference to any officers. who may be III my
hands.
In reference to the statement you make re-
esrding the death of your toragerS,fl nave
only to say that know nothing OF 1t; tnaE
no orders given By me authorize the Killing
Of prisoners after capture, and that l d not
believe that,my men killed any Of yours ex-
cent under circumstances in which 1t was per
fectly legitimate and proper they should kill
them.
1t is part Of the system Of, the thieges
whom you designate rs your loragecs to IRE
the dwelling of those citizens whom they nave
robbed.
To check this inhumaa system, which IS
Justly exeerated by every civilized nation, !,
have directed my men to shoot down al OF
YOUR men who are caught burning houses.
This order shall remain ~ focce IS long as
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How TO SAVE BuTTER.-ln these times OF
necessity, when butter is. from fTe to ten
dollars per pound, any method by which we
can economise in it's use ought toS meet with
consideration The Petersburg Express men
tons plan which has already been adopted
in some portions of North Carolina. That
journal says: - =.
1t is the custom of nine out Of ten people to
bite their bread with the buttered side Gf'.
As the tongue is the organ of taste, and as
butter is spread upon the bread to impars !"
pleasant taste to it, The true way to ,eat Is
with the buttered side next the tongue. In
this manner a thin layer ofbutter will serve
the purpose of and render the bread as pata-
table as though it were spread with a double
coating. This practice, we understand has
been partially adopted among the economical
in North Carolina, and originated with Qua
kers out there. 1t is said to be an excellent
recipe, especially when cold bread is eaten,
and saves from one.half to t%o-thifds Of rho
butter usually consumed.
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Correspondence between Generals Sher'
=. man and Hampton.

HDo'Rs MILITARY DIV. OF MISSISSIPPI,
In THE FIELD, February a. 1860.
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NUMBER 5.

How Do Folks LIVE ?-Tbat is the question
which now puzzles more than Hamlet ever
dreamed of when he gave utterauce to, his
celebrated souliloquy-"to be or not to be.
The hotels in our city charge fifty dollars
per day for board, a price by no means higher
than that demanded at other hotels in the
Confederscy, and if poor Confederate soldier
wants single meal the price is fifteen dollars
Just four dollars more than his months pay.
Everything man has to eat o. drink costs
fabulous price, and yet the services of the
mechanic or laborer in no way corresponds
with the amount he receives for those services
Most of them lead the life Of a dog from one
weeks end to another andit seems almost a
miracle that they can earn enough to liEs upon.
There are some people in the community who
are making rapid fortunes who before the war
were for the most part insolyent. Like the
lilies of the field they toll not neither do they
spin, yet Solomon in all. his glory was not
arrayed like one of these?"
T4aG1LstG (0nStitGtl0nGG18t.
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Lient. Gen. Wade Hampton,

Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton,
C6mmon2'g CaU01ry Forces, g. 5. Il. ::
GENERAL: 1t is officially reported to me
that our foraging parties are murdered after
CAPTURE, and la6eiled, death to all Foragers." !"
One instance of lieutenant and seven men
near Chesterville, and another ofFtWenty,
"near ravine, eighty rods from the main
road" about three miles from Feasterville.
have ordered similar number of prisoners ii
our hands to be disposed of in like manner
I hold about one thousand prisoners cap
tured in various ways, and can stand it as long
as you but hardly think these murders are
committed with your knowledge, and would
suggest that you give notice to the people at
large that every life taken by them simply re-
suits in the death of one of your confederates'
OF course 'you>canuot question my right to
forage On the country. 1t is a war fright as
old as history. The manner Of exercising It
varies with circumstances, and if the civil au-
thorities will supply my acquisitions will
forbid all foraging.-But I find no civil au-
tborites who can respond to the calls for for
age or provisions, and therefore must collect
directly of the people. fhaVe no doubt this
IS the occasion of much misbehaTiour on the
part of our men, but l, cannot permit an ene-
nv to Judge or punish with wholesale mur-
der. =.
Personally, Iregret the bitter feelings en-
gendered bY this war; but they were to be
Expected, and simply allege that those who
struck the first blow, and made war newt
able, ought not in fairness, to reproacb US for
the natural consequences. merely assert
our war right to forage, and my resolve to
protect my foragers to the extent of life for
life.
I am, with respect,
Your obedient servant.
[Signedl ". T. SHERMAN,
Noior.Teneral United States Army
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Religious education is the cheapest dcfence
Of pstions.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-05-19

A fight ensued, both parties exhibiting
the greatest determination. Fifteen min
utes elapsed before the mistake was discoy-
cred.
The firing in this skiTmish was the first
warning that Davis received.
The captors report that he hastily put on
one of his wife dresses aud started for the
woods, closely followed by our men, who at
first thought him woman, but seeing his
boots while he was running, they suspected
his sex at once.
The race was short one, and the Rebel
President was soon brought to bay. He
brandished bowie knife and showed signs
of battle, but yielded promptly to the per-
suasions of Colt reyolyers, without com
pellipg the men tofre.
He expressed great Indignation at the en-
ergy with which he was pursued, saying that
he had believed our Government more mag
unanimous than to hunt down women and
children,
Mrs. Davis remarked to Col. Harden after
the excitement was over that the men had
better not provoke the, President or he
might hurt some ef EN-.
Reagan behaves himself with dignity and
resignation
The party, evidently were making for the
]. II. WILSON,
Breyet Major General
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THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.

The spirit Of slavery-for that spirit was
by no means confined to the slaveholding
States-wrote the word "aohite" in the con-
stitution of Pennsylvania, excluding an en-
tire class of her citizens from the ballot box
"a class, all of whom were natives of the
country, and large proportion of them
worthy, intelligent, honest men-while for
eigners, however ignorant, vicious and de-
based, utter strangers to the genius and
spirit of our institutions, and incapable of
understanding them even if they had tried,
were, after short delay, admitted to all
the privileges of citizenship. We were GO
ing to say after short probation, - but
there was no probation about it. The
question was not ''Are you fit to be a citi-
zen?" but, How long have you been in the
country"
We say nothing against our laws of natu-
ralization. Many good citizens have come
in through that door, and we do not wish
to see it shut but we desire to unbar an
other door in our State, and restore to those
of our citizens who, although not white
have proved themselves to be loyal, patri-
otic and brave, privileges which they once
enjoyed, but of which they were unjustly
deprived by the Conventional Convention
of 1886. At that time well-dressed gentle
men and scholars united with coarse and
brutal mobs to sustain slavery, and at that
time it was agreed by the common consent
of all these classes, representatives of the
pulpit, the forum, the top-room and the
brothel, that abolitionists should not talk,
and that negroes should not vote.
But now, since abolitionists have regained
the right to talk as much as they please and
where they please since William Lloyd
Garrison has walked the streets of Charles
ton, and made speeches there, and since
black men wear the livery of the nation,
and battle valiantly in its defence. we say
that In all fairness we must let them vote.
When the right was taken away from them
in Pennsylvania, the advocates of the meas,
ure eontended that it was erpedieat; but
even this miserable plea cannot be urged
now. Let the word white" therefore, be
expunged from our State Constitution, and
let it drift down among the cast-of barbar-
isms and foilies of by-gone era, along with
that infamous judicial dictum, that a colored
man shas no rights which white man is
bound to respect
We do not say that the word LOYAL ought
to be inserted in its stead in Pennsylvania
but there are plenty of States, in the con-
stitutions Of which it ought to be inserted
it would be a good word in all the border
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States, while in those which composed the
late confederacy it is indispensable This, Of
course, would admit all the colored men to
the balIot-box, but it would exclude many
white This, itseems to us, is the dictate
of reason, prudence and common sense /;
while to exclude an entire class, merely be-
cause they have not as white skins as the
rest of us, can be referred to nothing but to
blind and slavish prejudice. Let us mag
Inc that two men are pefore us-one has
fought and bled in the service Of his coun-
try but his skin is black; the others soul
is black with treason, and hands red with
the blood of his murdered countrymen but
his skin in white-which shall vote Pitts
b7tr0h Gazette.
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THE CAPTURE OF JEFF. DAVIS,

TIE CAPTURE OF JEFF. DAVIS.
The capture ofJef. Davis has been the
principal excitement of the week. Full de-
tails will be found in this paper With this
capture ends the last remnant of the rebel
government. For four long years this ma
ton has contended for this consummation,
with a snnglenesE of purpose which has won
for Us the admiration of our enemies. And
to-day we have the proud satisfaction of
seeing upon our banners, in letters of living
light, the triumph of our sacred cause
Heaven be praisedl The valiant men and
true, who have braved death for their coun-
try's salvation viii soon return to the peace
avocatioRs of life and all will go ON again
as merry as marriage BELL How cheer
ing the thought. Oh America:
"There is no other land like thee,
No dearer shore,
Thou art the shelter of the free,
The home, the port of liberty,
Thou hast been, and shall ever be
Till time is DER.
Ere forget to think upon
My land, shall mother curse the son
She bore"
The capture of this neted character, whose
name win be handed down to future genera
tons as the most horrid migrate that ever
attempted parricide, will blast the hopes of
every traitor throughout the world. And
we are happy to say that the ridiculous ca
per cut by this fallen culprit at the time of
his capture, is fit finale to theslave-holders
rebellion. The details win be read by his
many adherents with modification and shame
ana they will curse, with bitter oaths, the
day they followed the lead of this man. We
have heard men assert over and over again
that the rebel President, ike Hannibal,
would administer his own potion, or die sell
ling his life dearly as possible. But alas,
JEFF is only human, and his friends bad
prophets. He viii arrive in Washington in
a few days, it is hoped, and he viii be placed
on trial for Treason or for being accessory to
the assassination Of President Lincoln. 1t
is quite probable that there is rope in store
for him. II should be a strong one, and
our hope is that he viii find the end of it.
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SURRENDER OF DICK TAYLOR.

CINCINNATI, May IA special despatch
to the Cincinnati Gazette, dated Cairo. 9th
says The following despatch has been
received at Headquarters, Memphis, from
General Candy, via SenatoIia on the 9th.
HID. QRs. MILITARY Dry. OF WEST
MISSISSIPPI, CITRoNELLE, May 4, 1865.
Lieutenant General Taylor has this day
surrendered to me with the forces under his
command on substantially the same terms
accepted by General Lee.
fSipned. X. r. S. CANDY. -
General Washburne has also received a
dispatch of the same import from General
Candy, dated Mobile, May 5th.
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j. III. WILSON,
Breyet Maior-Gen.
MACON. GA. MAY 18-o.. 30 a.

-hACoNi OA., MAY 1o--J' ~ d. H.
Hon. p. H. Stanton Sec Of Var:
Lieut.. Col Hardee, commanding the Ist
Wisconsin has just arrived from Irwins-
vile. He struck the trail of Davis at Dub
lin, Laurens county, on the evening of the
7th, and followed him closely night and day
through the pine wilderness of Alligator
Creek and Green Swamp, via Cumberland
vile, to Irwinsville.
At Conference.-The, Col Harden met Col.
Pritchard with $50 picked men and horses
of the 4th Michigan
Harden followed the trail directly south,
while Pritchard, having fresher horses,
pushed down the Oemulgee toward Hope
well, and thence by House Greek to Irwins-
vile, arriving there at midnight of the 9th.
JEFF Davis had not arrived.
From citizen Pritchard learned that his
party were encamped two miles out Of the
town. he made dispositions of his men,
and surrounded the camp before day.
Harden had camped, at 9 D. m within
two miles, as he afterwards learned, from
Davis.
The trail being too indistinct to follow, he
pushed on at IA. M, and had gone but little
more than one mile when his advance was
fired upon by men of the 4th Michigan.
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Hon. Henry Wilson in his speech before
the American Anti Slavery Society in New
York on Wednesday, said
have received letter from am eminent
and distinguished military man III Ken
lucky. He says that slavery surrendered in
Kentucky on the 23d of April. They have
enlisted IN that State under the Law giving
freedom to the black man who viii enlist in
the service of the United States, about 25,-
600 men. This officer says he has given to
wives and children more than 500 free pa
pers in day. The Governor has called his
Legislature together on the 5th, and have
no doubt they will adopt the constitutional
amendment. This amendment I regard to-
day as an achieved fact. 1t viii be adopt
ed slavery viii perish. Let us see to it.
let ussee to it that the thing itself perishes
forever.