The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-03-14


own foolish and wicked course. My wife
and my children were half starved and hall
clothed only this time last year. Look al
them, if you please, now; for sweet, content
cd looks, and comfortable clothes, III match
them against any mans wife and children
And now, Madam, I tell you, as you told q
friend of yours one day last year-'tis the
fools pence that has done all this for u.s.
The FOOLS pence fought rather to say the
pence earned by honest industry; and spent
so that We can ask the blessing of God upon
the pence"
Mrs. Crowder never recovered the GUS
toner she had lost.
How GRANT WENT INro AND CANE
OUT OF ,"THE WILDERNESS" Jim Nye,
the senatoI.arom Nevada, made grand
1.spread.eagIe speech, recently, showing forth
the glories of General Grant. He dwelt
with special delight upon his heroes cam
paign in Virginia. The correspondent of
the New York World gives an account of the
speech, and on this particular point takes up
the orator, and shows how Grant got into
and out of "the Wilderness" We quote
his interesting historical facts:
Nye LAUNCHED into a fulsome eulogy of
Grant as a soldier, and his campaign from
the Rapidan to Richmond and Appomatox
Court House. 1t is not for the poor purpose
Of answering Nye, but to anticipate the thun-
der of speakers who will be listened to far
and wide next summer, when they speak of
that hideous compaign, that revive the
true record of it here. "Grant has been in
the Wilderness before" declared Nye, "and
he will come out of it as he did before. -
How did he come out of it? Let us see.--
Grant, on assuming command, Mey 4th, had
of effective men, besides the reserves when
he crossed the Rapidan, $4,000. Lee, at
the same date had an effective force Of ST.
900. Grants reinforcehents up to the bat
tie of Cold Harbor, June Sd, were $4,000.
Lees reinforcements up to the same date
were $4,000. Grants total force including
rcinforcements, was $4,000. Lees total
force, including reinforcements was 10000
Returns to their respective Governments
showed that when both armies had reached
the James, June 10th the number of Grants
army that had been put hors du combat was
$4,000.
Up to that date the number of Lees ar
my who had been put hors du combat was
10000. Grant had more than three men
to svery one that Lee had-222, 900 to TO-
900. Grant lost more than six men for eve
ry ono that Lee lost-117, 900, to 19,Ooo::
Grant lost as many men as all Lee had and
10000 over half as many more bcsides-1l7,-
1ee--G --l---:-e-:--a--Grs
instance more than twice as many men as Leo
-125, 900 to 52,0OO-yet had to be rein
forced by more men than all Lee ever had
$1,000 to 10000. These enormous ar
mics did not suffice to overthrow Lee. This
line which was fought on al! summer was
abandoned All this summer and tho sue
ceeding fall, and then the winter, and at last
the spring were spent, before, by this system
of exchanging six dead or wounded North.
er soldiers, for every one dead or wounded
Southern soldier, tho exhaustion of Lee and
his army became complete at Appomatox
Court House. This being the way in which
Grant got out of the military wilderness, we
may imagine over what wreck and over
throw and ruin of the best interests OF his
country he will, if he does escape from the
wilderness of popular doubt and disfavor
that now cnvirons his path to reelection.
The editor Of the Utica Herald says: "Ny
wife had cut an item from the columns OF
some paper wherein demented writer told
about some impossible woman who, being
troubled with bad temper, counted twenty
five, every time she got provoked, and thus
became sweet, dear, amiahle ornament to
the household of her delighted husband.--
I read the article, and remarked, "Bosh."
Maria paid no attention to me, but unfolded
her plan. She said that evcry time Il got
mad I should count twenty-five, and that
every time she got mad, she would count
twenty-five. I asked her who she thought
would pay our rent, while'wc sat all day long
counting twenty-five over and over. Then
she said I was always raising objections to
her plans for our mutual Improvement, and
! I said was not, and she said was enough
to try the patience of a saint, and said she
was too, and she came for me, and told her
to count twenty-five; but she forgot all about
that, and just tailed one in my left eye."'.
"Then I was going to demonstrate with
the poker, and she told me to count twenty
five, and said 1 would not; but did before
sho had pulled more than half my hair out
Then she made me count twenty-five over
and over until was out Of breath, and felt
real pleasant and good-natured. 80 we went
to supper. Now, the cat was curled up IN
nv chair, but 1 did not see it until l sat
down; and did not see it then, but was
uretty sure it was there; in fact l knew 1t
was there as we'll as I wanted to, and better
too I felt inclined to riseup suddenly, but
as gathered to spring, she brandlshed the
tea not. and murmured "Joshua, your tenn
Dor is rising; count twenty-five, or LII break
YOUR head;" and that cat was drawing map
of the tenth ward, with her claws, upon me;
with the streets and their boundaries marked
in my blood. I rose to explain, and sald'
"My dear, T." but she caromed on my
head with O we'll shot tea cup, and sprinkled
nv face with quart ofhot tea, and ; II sat
down and counted twenty-five; but it killed
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